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Texas - July, 2008

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• After Losing $34M Patent Dispute, Hyundai Sues CWC
• P&G Sues S.C. Johnson To Protect Febreze Patents
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• FDA Warns Against Mexican Serrano Peppers
• IP Lawyers Take Active Role Against Counterfeiters
• Aloft Drops Some Cos. From Weather Patent Case
• House Passes CPSC Overhaul Bill
• Plaintiffs Can Refile In Kitchen, Bath Case: 3rd Circ.
• Nokia Siemens Settles With Australian Patent Holder
• Questions, And Options, Follow Bennigan's Ch. 7
• Paralegal Claims Ex-Employer Is 'Sexual Predator'
• 5th Circ. Denies Stay Of Pacific Lumber Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Chief Of Enron Unit Settles With SEC For $31.5M
• Litepanels Tries To Dim Sony's Lights In LED Suit
• Akin Loses Lawyer Team For Third Time This Month
• Fla. Man Sues Banks Over Online Security Patent
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Bill Falters In Senate
• CORRECTED: Court Adopts Aloft Constructions In Browser Suit
• Garment Workers Lose $437M Toxic Dust Claims
• Sierra Club To Sue Luminant Over Air Pollution
• Aloft Hits Cell Phone Makers With Browser Patent Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Nokia, Google Sued Over Messaging Technology
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Bennigan's, Steak & Ale File For Ch. 7
• Lawmakers Strike Deal On CPSC Overhaul Bill
• BP's Texas Refinery Still Hazardous, Expert Says
• Merger In Sight, EDS And HP Settle 5 Investor Suits
• FERC Approves Midcontinent Express Pipeline
• Judge Approves Settlement In Gemini Patent Dispute
• LecTec Sticks J&J, Others With Medical Patch Suit
• Oracle Says SAP Knew Its Subsidiary Stole Software
• Judge Tosses Preempted Claims From Aredia Suits
• Manuli Rubber Pleads Guilty In Price-Fixing Scheme
• Stent Inventor Sues Abbott For Infringement
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• National Semiconductor Sues LSI For Infringement
• Aloft And Adobe Settle Claims In Web Browser Spat
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Contract Breached By Canon
• Shire Sues Actavis Over Carbatrol ANDA
• Judge Dismisses McAfee Suit Against WilmerHale
• Jury Verdict Stands In BP Oil Lease Dispute
• Epson, Panasonic, Others Settle Copier Patent Suit
• Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Facebook, PA Advisors Near Settlement
• State Courts Embrace On-Camera Culture
• Judge Enjoins Nintendo From Selling 3 Controllers
• Texas Seeks To Bar UBS From Doing Biz In the State
• Lawyers Debate Value Of 'Lone Pine' Orders
• Optiver Charged With Rigging Oil Futures Prices
• Securities Class Action System Is 'Broken': Study
• Nokia, Qualcomm Settle GSM Patent Dispute
• Patent Suit Takes Aim At Texas Instruments' Circuits
• BP Settles With 4 More Plaintiffs In Texas City Case
• Monopoly Puts Pet Owners In Doghouse: Suit
• German Court Rules Qualcomm Patent Invalid
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Asarco Settles Pollution Claim With Timber Company
• Sen. Criticizes FDA For Salmonella In Peppers
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Class Cert In Chili's Suit
• IP Practice: Jones Day
• Fiserv Targeted In Latest Suit Over Online Bill Pay
• Alcatel Wants Microsoft To Produce Patent Licenses
• Cooper Sues Acuity Over Light Fixture Patents
• Boston, Medtronic Agree To Slash Damages By $64M
• EPA Gets Heat Over Proposed Waste Permit
• Jury Convicts 3 Of Cheating Investors Out Of $50M
• SEC, Insurance Co. Settle Options Backdating Suit
• Nortel Wins $20M In 'Gray Market' Phone Case
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Pachulski Stang Selected For LandSource Ch. 11
• Judge Again Upholds $21M Verdict Against Nintendo
• Plant Must Be Open To Violate Clean Air Act: 5th Circ.
• Lawsuit Filed Over LyondellBasell Crane Collapse
• Ford Ranger's Design Defects Fatal: Rollover Suit
• 5th Circ. Splits From Sisters In PSA Interpretation
• Tellabs V. Makor, One Year Later
• Nokia Settles Overtime Suit With Former Employees
• Just Back From Suspension, Judge Faces New Probe
• Securities Practice: Jones Day
• Asarco Wants Asbestos Claimants Committee
• Court Rules Against Oil Co. In Storm Damage Spat
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Customer Reps Sue ACS Over Break Pay
• WilmerHale And McAfee Bicker Over Legal Fees
• CBS Honchos To Be Deposed In Rather Suit: Reports
• Halliburton Must Post $14M Bond: Judge
• American Airlines, Google Settle Trademark Dispute
• LandSource Strikes New Deal For $1.2B Financing
• AT&T Hit With Another FLSA Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Telephone Manufacturers Settle Patent Spat
• Senate, House Lawmakers OK Items In CPSC Bill
• Hexion Faces Huntsman Shareholder Suit Over Merger
• Dell Sales Reps Get Conditional Class Certification
• Monster Cable, Systemax Settle Patent Flap
• Judge Rebuffs Attempt To Halt Pacific Lumber Plan
• IP Practice: WilmerHale
• Comcast Settles Voice Messaging Suit With Klausner
• Encryption Patent Holder Tags Microsoft In Suit
• SEC Ends Suits Against Ex-Daisytek Execs
• Judge To Consider Challenge To $50M BP Deal
• Former Chase Employee Sues For Age Discrimination
• Katten Hires Former Ev3 Patent Counsel
• Jury Hands DeepNines $18M Victory Over McAfee
• Energy Practice: DLA Piper
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Veteran Litigator In New York
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• More Power For Baker Botts' Houston Office
• Overstock.com Settles Orion Patent Case
• IP Practice: Hogan & Hartson
• Chavez Directs Another Threat At ExxonMobil
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Judge Partly Reverses $250M Verdict For Medtronic
• 'Troll Tracker' Libel Case Now On Third Judge
• Ex-El Paso Execs Settle SEC Suit Over Reserves
• Comcast Wins Summary Judgment In $590M Suit
• Appeals Court Tosses Fleming's Enron Suits
• Disabled Legal Secretary Accuses Law Firm Of Bias
• Judge Rules FLSA Suit Against Chili's Can Proceed
• Fed. Circuit Examines Key Phrase In Cooper V. Dudas
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• IP Practice: McDermott Will & Emery
• Despite Some Unrest, Lawyers Unlikely To Bounce
• Locke Lord Partner Joins Akin Gump's Energy Practice
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Lawmakers Jump Into Google-Yahoo Probe
• BoNY Appeals Pacific Lumber Reorganization Plan
• Asarco Reaches $16.8M Settlement Over Idaho Site
• Energy Practice: McDermott, Will & Emery
• Six Plaintiffs Settle In BP Texas City Case
• Reliant Wins Fourth Extension To File Plan
• Boston Scientific Bid For New Stent Trial Rejected
• Former Weil Partner Joins McKool Smith In New York
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Brazilian Biodiesel Giants Fight Over Sales Contracts
• Bombay Co. Disclosure Statement Approved
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• CPU Maker Seeks Injunction Against Acer
• Judge Keeps Ohio AG's Insurance Antitrust Suit Alive
• Judge Denies BoNY's $170M Claim On Palco
• IP Practice: Morrison & Foerster
• Shire Sues Apotex, Nostrum Over Carbatrol ANDAs
• M&A Practice: McDermott Will & Emery
• Judge Rules For Tremont In Halliburton Dispute
• Samsung, Mitsubishi TVs Become Focus Of Suit
• Court Stays Visto-RIM Suit For Scrutiny Of Patents
• SEC's Post-Election Future Tough Call, Experts Say
• Texas Teacher In Evolution Flap Sues For Her Job
• Transcor And Petrobras Fight Over Texas Refinery
• New Hybrid Car Patent Fuels Suit Against Toyota
• SEC Settles With Microtune Over Backdating Suit
• High Court Won't Stay Ruling On BP Blast Plea
• Grupo Mexico Wins Chance At Bat In Asarco Case
• Wi-Fi Networks, Retailers Hit With Patent Suit
• Jury Lets One Fen-Phen Lawyer Off The Hook
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• CORRECTED: Cardio Access Expands Catheter Patent Suit
• Hunton Snags Eight Akin Gump Attorneys
• IP Practice: Weil Gotshal
• Judge's Claim Constructions Boost Alcatel