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Texas - June, 2009

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• Britain Seizes $100M In Stanford-Related Funds
• Texas Windstorm Insurance — What's Next?
• Abbott Hit With $1.7B Verdict In IP Suit Over Humira
• Judge Rules Stanford Must Await Trial In Jail
• Sun Resolves DataTern Fight Over Database Patents
• Philips Settles With Atratech In LCD Patent Suit
• Jury Rejects BNSF Worker's $45M Exposure Claims
• Injunction Against Ex-Hair Club Employees Stands
• St. Paul's Katrina Liability Capped At $1M
• BP, Texas Agree On Pollution Measures At Refinery
• N-Data, Dell Reach License Deal In Tech Patent Spat
• Belkin Wins Bid To Move Patent Case
• Ford Van Owners Seek Class Cert. In $385M Suit
• Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed
• Top Fed. Circ. Rulings That Came Down Last Quarter
• MasterCard Settles TQP Encrypted Data Patent Spat
• Apple, Sirius XM Tied Into MP3 Player Patent Suit
• Ford Strikes $38M Deal In Ambulance Engine Suit
• Network Solutions Settles Rich-Media Patent Suit
• Judge Kent Escapes His Ouster By Quitting
• WaMu Wins Bid To Dig Into JPMorgan Books
• Asarco Inc. Challenges $1.1B Enviro Settlement
• Honda Settles With Texas Audio Patent Holder
• USPTO Upholds Rembrandt Contact Lens Patent
• Enviros Urge Clinton To Reject Oil Sands Pipelines
• Stanford Pleads Not Guilty To $7B Ponzi Scheme
• Tyler Tech Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Senate Takes Up Judge Kent's Impeachment Trial
• Sharp May Appeal ITC Ruling In LCD Dispute
• Veteran Patent Litigators Launch IP Boutique In Texas
• Akin Wants $83M Bond Lowered In Malpractice Case
• Grupo Affiliate Ups Offer Again For Bankrupt Asarco
• Ky. Jury Finds Sandoz Liable For $16M In AWP Case
• JC Penney, Avon Hit With Online Sales Suit
• Spectrum Brands Ch. 11 Plan Wins Court Approval
• Google, Yahoo Can't Appeal Web Index Patent Ruling
• Spectrum Brands Reaches Deal To Quell Plan Objection
• Antelope Trophy Hunt Apps Must Be Published: Judge
• Securities Vet Rejoins Sutherland From Mayer Brown
• Stena Drillship Still Faces Transocean Patent Claims
• BofA Wins $19M In Fees In AEP Natural Gas Case
• Asarco Cleared To Seek Legal Costs From Insurer
• Sharp Infringed Samsung's LCD Patent: ITC
• Comverse Exits Visual Voice Mail Patent Row
• Toyota, Affinity Labs Settle Car Audio Patent Suit
• Porter & Hedges IP Head Jumps To Fulbright
• Panasonic, PACid Settle Encryption Patent Dispute
• Rembrandt Vision Sues J&J Over Contact Lens Patent
• Insurers Clash Over Policyholder's Defense Costs
• Lutron Fires Off New ITC Suit Over Dimmer Switches
• Huntsman Scores $1.7B In Feud With Banks
• Morgan Lewis Scores Baker Botts Oil, Gas Head
• BB&T Strikes Deal In Mirror Imaging Patent Case
• Lyondell Asks Court To OK $5.2M Lubrizol Settlement
• Davis-Lynch Drops 1 Defendant In Drilling Patent Spat
• U Of Iowa Says Abbott's Humira Infringes Patents
• Texas Gov. Signs Refill For Hurricane Insurance Pool
• 5th Circ. Revives Flowserve Investors' Fraud Claims
• Nokia Siemens Inks $650M Deal For Nortel Assets
• Entergy Asks To Pause Refund Suit For FERC Ruling
• Insured Seeks Class Cert. In Group Health Plan Suit
• SEC Enforcers Sticking To Provable Fraud. For Now.
• Sage Software Is Latest To Settle Aloft Patent Suit
• RIM, Palm Sued Over Mailbox Processing Patent
• American Express Faces Patent Suit Over Gift Cards
• Verizon Settles EPA Regulatory Reporting Claims
• US Charges Exxon In Bird-Death Investigation
• States Join Qui Tam Medicaid Suits Against Wyeth
• Bingo Price-Fixing Deal Docs Not Shielded: Court
• ImmuDyne's Skin Cream Patent Win Partly Reversed
• States Seek Alliance With Feds On AIG Bonus Probe
• Stanford Faces Criminal Charges In $7B Fraud Case
• Q&A With Sonnenschein's Yar Chaikovsky
• Opening The Door On Internal Investigation Materials
• Q&A With Sonnenschein Nath's Gary Hernandez
• RIM, Motorola Phone Patent Spat Stayed For Re-Exam
• SEC Sidelines Ex-NFL Player Amid Fraud Case
• IP Lawyer Trademarks Name After Firm Fracas
• Saxon Slaps Panasonic, Others With Patent Suit
• T&K Snags King & Spalding Energy Lawyer
• Merrill Execs In Enron Deal Can Be Retried: 5th Circ.
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Max Stern
• Supreme Court Blocks Retrial For Ex-Enron Exec
• Ex-Enron Broadband Exec Settles SEC Case For $1M
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' James Pagliaro
• Persistent Pro Se Plaintiff Strikes Out In Sprint IP Suit
• CVS Unit's E-Ferol Insurance Spat Moved To Texas
• GraphOn Patent Claim Against Juniper Sent To Texas
• Alameda Creditors Attack Woodside Plan
• Superior Alleges Prices On Flights To Oil Rigs Fixed
• Kyocera Hit With Patent Suit Over Mobile Routers
• LandSource Lenders Join Bid For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Hasbro, Others Seek To Toss Sales Patent Suit
• Insurer Owes $5M For Lyondell Cleanup Deal: Lubrizol
• Google, Yahoo, AOL Hit With Data Patent Suit
• Stanford Tries To Boot Baker Botts From SEC Case
• Calif. Sends Examiner To Oversee AIG Restructuring
• Dorsey Backs Out Of Airbiquity-AT&T Patent Dispute
• Energy Partners To Start Push For Ch. 11 Plan Votes
• Valero Refinery Under Scrutiny For Toxic Flares
• A Practical Case For Federalizing Trade Secret Law
• Asbestos Claims, Indemnity Payments Down: Report
• FTC Lifts Orders Related To Hexion-Huntsman Deal
• Samsung Infringes Sharp LCD Patents: ITC Judge
• Spectrum Brands Secures $242M Exit Financing
• EPA Orders Texas To Revamp Citgo Refinery Permit
• National Western RICO Suit OK'd To Proceed
• Patent Claims Tossed In O2 Micro Suit Over Converters
• High Court Seeks SG's Opinion In Ch. 13 Dispute
• Calif., IBM Granted Most US Patents In 2008
• Nokia Last To Settle Phone Touch-Screen Suit
• Aloft, Yahoo, Google Set To Mediate IM Patent Spat
• I Have Insurance For That, Don't I?
• Exxon Owes $508M, Interest For Oil Spill: 9th Circ.
• Drilling Cos. Clash Over Borehole Patent
• $83M Bond Sought In Akin Gump Malpractice Case
• Work Illness Claims May Not Be Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• Siemens Settles Acacia Unit's Display Patent Suit
• Asarco Strikes Deal Over Idaho Mine Cleanup
• Humor Rainbow Strikes Deal In Online Dating IP Suit
• Calif. AG, CVS Settle Inquiry Into Expired Products
• Vizio Wins Temporary Stay In Digital TV Patent Spat
• Sirius XM, Others Hit With Satellite Distribution IP Suit
• Aeropostale, Coach, Others Sued Over Sales Patent
• Google Told To Hand Over Docs In Toolbar IP Spat
• HP Loses Bid To Send Acceleron Spat Back To Del.
• Brownback Lends Support To TARP Disclosure Bill
• TI Denies Having Contract With Bankrupt Visteon
• 9th Co. Exits Finoc Broadband Data Patent Suit
• IBM Software Patent Spat Moves From Texas To Neb.
• Crescent Files For Ch. 11 To Revamp Capital Structure
• 5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of USAA Fraud Action
• Judge Tosses Texas Suit Over Open Boreholes
• Stanford Fights Receiver's Bid To Sell Assets
• $10.3M Flying J, Contractor Settlement OK'd
• Tight Times Mean More Legal Work Stays In-House
• Panel Says Future Bank Stress Tests May Be Needed
• More Independent, Court-Appointed Experts?
• Omega Oil Drops Trade Secrets Spat Against Rival
• Insurer Seeks Mediation In Lubrizol Cleanup Costs Suit
• House Task Force Votes 10-0 To Impeach Kent
• Nokia Settles Typhoon Touch-Screen Patent Spat
• Novatek Wins Bid To Toss Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Yahoo To Exit Online Advertising Patent Dispute
• Allergan Launches 2nd Suit Over Combigan Patents
• Vizio Sues LG In High-Def TV Patent Dispute
• High Court Refuses 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Challenge
• JPMorgan Wins Defunct Bank's $17M In Stock
• LandSource Creditors Push For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Families Settle Over Fatal Rita Bus Blaze For $80M
• Texas Nonprofit's Ex-Head Told To Disgorge $5M
• Chrome Doesn't Infringe Invalid Aloft Patent: Google
• HP Unit, MetroPCS Settle Prepaid Phone Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives ADA Case Against CPChem
• Microsoft Fights To Overturn $200M Patent Verdict
• Bill Would Extend ACPERA's Civil Damages Limits
• LML Hits 6 More Banks With Check-Debit Patent
• House Republicans Blast Climate Change Bill
• Asarco Gets Green Light On $1B Enviro Settlement
• Texas AG Seeks $100M For Violations At BP Refinery
• Genentech — Where Do We Go From Here?
• Asbestos Group Balks At Harbinger's Asarco Plan
• The Benefits Of Shutting Down A Corporation
• Texas Court Affirms Tossing Of $26M Vioxx Judgment
• Canadian Bank Can Access DataTreasury Suits Info
• Microtune Execs Win Bid For Andrews Kurth Docs
• 10th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of AC Class Action
• Dish Network Wins Pause In TiVo DVR Patent Appeal
• Creditors Protest White Energy's Collateral Plan
• Dell, HP, Others Sued Over Virtual Desktop Patent
• The New Geography Of Patent Litigation
• AU Optronics Settles Honeywell LCD Patent Suit
• Texas Lawmakers Left Regulator In The Lurch: AIA
• TiVo Wins Contempt Ruling, $103M In Dish Dispute
• Key Energy Beats Insurer In Race To File Suit
• Texas Petroleum Hit With Suit Over La. Oil Spill
• Nigerians' Human Rights Case Against Shell Revived
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Liability For Frat Hazing Death
• Americas Mining Ups Offer Amid Asarco Bidding War
• Game Over For V-Chip Patent Claims Against Nintendo
• EPA Cites BP's Ind. Refinery For CAA Breaches
• Judge Kent To Give Up Bench Amid Sex Scandal
• Concentrated Natural Gases Pollutants, Judge Says
• Ark. Town Seeks $29M Over Idle Pilgrim's Pride Plant
• Citrix Wins Dismissal From Remote Access Patent Suit
• Cellular Cos. Accuse Tendler Of Inequitable Conduct
• Texas Lawmakers Revive Hurricane Insurance Pool
• AmeriFirst Exec's Mom Cleared In Contempt Finding
• Insurer Objects To Grupo's Asarco Plan Disclosures
• GraphOn Settles Patent Case With Google
• Preemption Dooms Some Claims In Katrina Trailer MDL
• States Can Handle Hydraulic Fracturing: Gas Industry
• Section 363 On Steroids
• Chesapeake Barred From Antitrust Cash: 5th Circ.
• Aloft, Palm Settle Patent Claims Over Smartphone
• Sun Sets On Solar Legislation In Texas
• Business Methods After Bilski
• Court Revives Vehicle Simulator Trade Secret Suit
• Eastern Texas After TS Tech, Awaiting Genentech
• Ex-Enron Broadband CFO Pleads Guilty To Falsifying
• Hitachi Cuts Claims In Plasma Patents Battle With LG
• FDA Head Voices Support For Food Safety Act
• Transmeridian Centers Liquidation Plan On Ufex Sale