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Texas - January, 2009

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• Teles Targets Cisco In VoIP Patent Suit
• Texas Pesticide Toxic Tort Moves Closer To Trial
• Insurers Battle La. AG Over Hurricane Payouts
• IntusIQ Slams Wireless Companies With Patent Suit
• Bombay Co. Trustee Fires Off Suits To Reclaim Cash
• Arnold & Porter Scores Enviro Expert From Bingham
• K&L Gates, Bell Boyd Vote To Join Forces
• Life Insurance Regulators Refuse To Ease Capital Rules
• Foley & Lardner Sued By Former Clients Over Fees
• On The Clock: Optimizing Courtroom Presentations
• IBM Cut From Blade Server Patent Suit
• Rough Times May Breed Shareholder Oppression
• Superior Offshore Ch. 11 Plan Trumps Rival Ch. 7 Bid
• FTC Pauses Whole Foods Case To Weigh Settlement
• Microsoft Settles File Encryption Patent Suit
• Cisco Wants Lawyer's Records In 'Troll Tracker' Case
• Nokia, Skullcandy Resolve Patent Spat Out Of Court
• Calif. Panel Blocks Offshore Drilling Project
• Fed. Circ. Braces For Overhaul As Retirements Loom
• Fish & Richardson Cuts 30 Staff, Maybe Attorneys
• Post-EBay: Permanent Injunctions, Future Damages
• EC Fines Marine Hose Makers $173M In Cartel Probe
• Senate Judiciary Committee OKs Holder In 17-2 Vote
• Medtronic, BSC Agree To Halt 5 Patent Spats
• AHM Ch.11 Plan Unfairly Frees Execs: SEC
• Texas Hospital Settles Charges It Bullied Insurers
• Wal-Mart Loses Rehearing Bid Over Fire Liability
• Woodside Exec Called To Help Clarify Ch. 11 Deals
• Asarco, Denver Strike Deal On Environmental Claims
• Apple, SanDisk Settle Texas MP3 Patent Spat
• Reining In Forum Shopping In Texas
• Texas Investors Sue Merrill Lynch Over $39M In ARS
• 5th Circ. Runs Over Ex-UPS Driver's Religious Bias Suit
• Enron Attorneys Settle SEC Fraud Suit
• Shift From Bush Enviro Agenda Likely To Be Subtle
• Caliper Sues Shimadzu Over DNA Research Patents
• Cooper, Thomas & Betts End Connector Patent Battle
• Elan Sues Alcon Over Eye Treatment Azopt
• Samsung, Pioneer Settle 2 Plasma TV Patent Spats
• Seagate: Trends Over The Last 18 Months
• Retail Giants Sued Over Customized Web Pages
• Honeywell Agrees To Drop Acer From LCD Patent Suit
• Judge OKs $7M Enron, Goldman Deal Over Securities
• No WARN Act Relief For Grocery Workers: 10th Circ.
• Great American Drops Suit Over 'Pollution' Deaths
• Oil Co. Hit With Fine, Probation Over La. Brine Spill
• Holiday Inn Parent Sued Over Wireless Patent
• Motorola Dropped From Commil Wireless Patent Suit
• Judge OKs Kimball Hill Disclosure, Voting Process
• Meat Manufacturer Settles FLSA Class Action
• Fund Manager Charged With Multimillion-Dollar Scam
• Google Seeks To Invalidate Aloft Patent
• Trends In Climate Risk Disclosure
• Bracewell & Giuliani Lures Top DOJ Lawyer
• Slew Of Objections Filed Over DBSI Sales Plan
• Lubrizol Fires Back In Superfund Insurance Spat
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Ky. Office, Snags 4 Partners
• Senate Passes Pay Discrimination Bill
• Shure Owes $4.6M In Earphone Patent Case: Jury
• Akin Gump Sheds 65 From Staff Rolls
• EPA To Revisit Cement Plant Mercury Emissions
• M&A Practice: K&L Gates
• D&O Liabililty For Corporate Patent Infringement
• US Catastrophe Losses Hit $25.2B In '08: Report
• Gateway Loses Bid To Toss Intergraph Settlement
• Asarco Strikes Deal In Suit Over Land Sold In Distress
• Patent Case May Pave Way For More Trolls At ITC
• Insurer Must Defend Negligence Claims V. Law Firm
• 3 Reasons NJ May Be New IP Venue Of Choice
• FDIC To Pay $90M To Settle Subprime Mortgage Suit
• Asarco Pens $3M Deal For Superfund Cleanup
• Mondis Sues LG, Hon Hai Over Display Patents
• IBM, Atmel Cut From Number Generator Patent Suit
• Lawyers Warn Of Litigation Boom With Ledbetter Act
• New Mass. Patent Rules A Boon After TS Tech
• EPA To Rule On Petition To Nix Citgo Refinery Permit
• Judge Blasts Centocor Bid In Humira Patent Case
• Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• Former NFL Player Sues Plan Over Disability Benefits
• Sprint Reaches $8.8M Settlement In FLSA OT Case
• Patent Damages Reform Could Harm Economy: Study
• Woodside Files Ch. 11 Plan, Disclosure Statement
• Creditors Come Out Against AHM Liquidation Plan
• Dell Deal Makes Xerox Last Holdout In IPC Patent Suit
• Covidien Settles With Rochester Medical For $3.5M
• USPTO Agrees To Re-Examine TiVo's Time Warp Patent
• FTC Tries To Block Oldcastle, Pavestone Merger
• Pilot Who Refused Alcohol Test Wins Job Back
• Dewey Cuts Staff In US, Ramps Up In Europe
• Election Reopens National Catastrophe Fund Debate
• Hogan & Hartson Snags Partner From Vinson & Elkins
• Financial Crisis Stoking Workplace Class Actions
• Man Hits Hooters With New Sex Discrimination Suit
• Insurer Must Defend Post-Policy Claim: Judge
• Recession A Boon For Insurance Groups
• Fenner, Foundry Reach Settlement In Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Obviousness Ruling For SMC
• Judge Tosses Oil Antitrust Suits On Political Grounds
• Slow Sales Push Developer Tarragon Into Ch. 11
• Whetstone Settles Patent Suit With Printer Maker
• Panel To Reconsider Sex Charges Against Judge
• Judge Won't Toss Superior Offshore Securities Suit
• Mitsubishi Settles Volume Control Patent Suit
• Law Firm Mergers To Accelerate This Year: Survey
• Sulfuric Acid Makers Strike $12M Deal Over Emissions
• Sanofi Slaps Novo Nordisk Over Safety Needle Patent
• US Judges Looking To Foreign Courts, Report Says
• Sidley Life Sciences Duo Jump To Baker Botts
• Bankrupt Asarco Resists $516M Tax Claim By Parents
• ITC To Hear O2 Micro Patent Suit Over LCD Circuits
• Property Rights Groups Eye ESA Fight In High Court
• Lonestar Files New Suit Over Semiconductor Patent
• Galderma Sues Paddock Over Clobex ANDA
• Sikh Worker Sues IRS For Religious Bias Over Knife
• Reductions-In-Force: Best Practices
• Entergy Says It Sold Power To Miss. From La.
• Charter Slaps Verizon With Patent Suit Over FiOS
• Pipeline Co. To Pay $3M For Jet Fuel Spill
• Zicam Cold Remedy Took User's Sense Of Smell: Suit
• FDA Eyed Over $1.5M Consulting Contract
• Plaintiffs Fight Pilgrim's Pride Bid To Lift Stay
• Ariba Awarded $6M In Online Auction Patent Case
• Firms Object To Cash Collateral Use In Tweeter Case
• DOE Vet Rejoins Haynes & Boone
• LyondellBasell's US Units Seek $8B In DIP Financing
• The Patchwork Quilt Of State E-Verify Laws
• District Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Charges
• Nidec, LG Patent Suit To Move Forward
• Paul Hastings Booted From Honeywell LED Case
• Baker Botts Scores Securities Partner
• Plains Capital Settles Online Banking Patent Suit
• US Units Of LyondellBasell File For Ch. 11
• Thompson & Knight Snags Ex-US Attorney
• Acacia Settles Patent Spats With Eastman Kodak
• Barclays Balks At Pachulski's Fee Request
• Acacia, UBid Settle Online Auction Patent Suit
• Buffalo, Toshiba Settle Linex Wireless Patent Suit
• Abbott Strikes Back At Bayer Patent Suit Over Humira
• Flying J Asks For Reprieve From FERC Proceeding
• Bridal Expo Accuses Ex-Workers Of Theft
• Morgan Lewis Nabs DOL, Ex-FTC Attorneys
• Braintree Chief Told To Pay $3M In Fraud Suit Deal
• Samsung, Radio Shack Sued Over Cable Patent
• Pozen Sues Alphapharm, Mylan Over Generic Treximet
• McAfee Overbilling Suit V. WilmerHale To Move Ahead
• 8th Circ. Denies AT&T Appeal In Religious Bias Suit
• Palm, RIM Face Parallel Suits Over Hand-Held Devices
• Patent Litigation In Eastern Texas: Is The Party Over?
• Broadcom, OPTi Strike Deal In Tech Patent Suit
• NY May Reopen Some Discovery In DRAM MDL