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Texas - January, 2014

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• 5th Circ. Sets Arbitration Rules In Conoco Win Over Union
• Texas Court Trims Cop's Defamation Suit Against Union
• JC Penney Appeals $3.1M Atty Fee Award In Texas
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear Case On Home Equity Loan Rules
• Apache Sues For $265M To Cover Pipeline Explosion Suits
• Disgraced Texas County Judge Arrested On NM Fraud Charges
• Highland Knocks Out Noncompete Claim In Fight With Ex-Exec
• Texas Reminds Insurers Of The Benefits Of ADR Appraisals
• Samsung 'SmartPause' Feature Infringes Patent, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlos Slim, Deutsche Telekom, HSBC
• 57 Reps. Continue Push For State Sales Tax Deductions
• McGuireWoods Business Pro Decamps For BakerHostetler
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Texas Land Sale Case Could Reshape Real Estate Deal-Making
• American Airlines Workers Claim Unions Withheld Equity
• Scrapped Pipeline Deal Spurs $1.3B Claim In Texas Trial
• K&L Gates Adds International Energy Partner In Houston
• Medicare Bans New Suppliers In High-Fraud Areas
• Houston Atty Sues Partners Over $22M Firm Dissolution
• O'Quinn Settles With Insurer In Overbilling Coverage Row
• Texas Air Quality Permit Program Wins EPA's Go-Ahead
• Men's Wearhouse Open To Padding $1.6B Jos. A. Bank Bid
• 10 US Cities Band Together To Cut Climate Pollution
• Highland's Ex-PE Chief Fights Claim He Led Illegal Trade
• PMC Settles Shareholder Suit Over $2.4B REIT Merger
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Texas-NM Water Fight
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.7M Judgment For Chinese Drywall Maker
• BP Federal Contracting Ban Should Stick, US Says
• A Closer Look At Weatherford's Export Violations
• Ex-Chesapeake Head Gets $500M For Onshore Ventures
• 5th Circ. Asked To Keep Rehearing Window In DR Horton Case
• Highland's Contract Claim Axed In Fight With Former Exec
• Appeals Court Won't Ax $100M Suit Over Failed Energy Deal
• EEOC Says Texas Can't Sue Over Background Check Advice
• Porter Rogers Fights Malpractice Suit At Texas High Court
• Investors Slam Proposed $1.3B Sale Of Chuck E. Cheese's
• Atty Fights Former Firm's Attempt To Arbitrate Fees Row
• Cravath Forges Martin Marietta's $2.7B Deal For Cement Co.
• JC Penney Beefs Up Poison Pill To Preserve $2B Tax Breaks
• Texas Atty's Ex-Counsel May Have Aided Escape, Jury Hears
• Texas, Okla. Strike Cross-Border Water Accord
• Highland Pushes Texas Court To Back $28M Win Against RBC
• Ex-Mayer Brown Atty Brings ERISA Row To Supreme Court
• Samsung Reaches $650M Deal With Ericsson To End IP Spat
• Bracewell & Giuliani Adds Ex-Andrews Kurth Trial Pro
• Texas Agency Defends Drought Rules In Water Rights Suit
• Google Customers Covered By Patent Agreement, Jury Rules
• Texas Attys Should Face Tax Shelter Penalties: 5th Circ.
• DePuy Just Can't Shake Those Hip Replacement Lawsuits
• AT&T Dismisses Blockbuster Vodafone Tie-Up, For Now
• Highland GC Says Ex-Exec Shared Sensitive Info To Hurt Biz
• Hospital Ordered To End Pregnant Woman's Life Support
• In Texas, Waiving Right To Appraisal Takes Prejudice
• Texas Rolls Out New Rules For ACA Insurance Navigators
• Oil Co. Exec Gets 30 Years For Defrauding Investors
• TD Ameritrade Can't Access Docs In IP Fight: Texas Court
• Vinson Represents PE Firm In Texoma's CP Energy Buy
• Transocean Policies Won't Cover BP, Texas Justices Told
• 5th Circ. Denies Cosmetic Co. Owners' R&D Wage Tax Credit
• Mexico Energy Reform Will Drive Global Need For Legal Work
• Community Banking Mergers Drive Texas M&A Surge
• Texas Eases Propane Licensing As Prices Surge Nationwide
• Houston Must Face Claims In $3M Drainage Fee Battle
• Convenience Store Resists Activist Pressure For Exec Change
• States Face $1.5B Tax Penalty Over Medicaid Opt-Out: Report
• Alexander Dubose Adds Norton Rose Fulbright Appellate Atty
• Xtreme Power Files For Ch. 11, Seeks Out Prospective Buyer
• SEC V. Schvacho Has Some Real Comedy
• Fractus V. Samsung — The Plot Thickens
• Measuring The Response To Texas Earthquake Uptick
• Stanford Receiver Asks High Court To Clarify Standing
• Former NFL Star Vince Young Files For Bankruptcy
• Highland Ex-Exec Says He Didn't Steal Firm's Strategies
• Arnold & Porter Opens Houston Shop With Hogan Attys
• Union PAC Fees Not Illegal Payroll Deductions: Texas Court
• Koch Pipeline Accuses Its Contractors Of Bidding Scheme
• Houston Sues To Rein In Firefighter Pension Contributions
• Excel Sued For Texas Mall's Lack Of Wheelchair Access
• Texas Grid Operator To Put $3.6B Toward Improvements
• Ex-Highland Exec Denies Trashing Firm's Reputation
• 3 Ways To Keep Pipeline Projects Flowing
• Texas Accounting Firm Accused Of Aiding Forex Schemer
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Reconsider Deepwater Settlement Ruling
• Google Infringed SimpleAir Messaging Patent, Jury Finds
• Finish Line Scores Win In Inventory Sales IP Row
• Texas High Court Won't Oust Justice From GOP Primary
• Dentons Adds Gardere Wynne Sewell Atty To Dallas Office
• Activist Picks 2 Retail Vets For Jos. A. Bank Board
• Highland Capital Accuses Ex-PE Head Of Shady Trades
• Susman Head Calls For Changes To Civil Jury Trials
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.7M Malpractice Suit Arbitrated
• Texas Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Ewing Case
• Texas High Court Fortunately Says 'No' In Ewing
• Housing Group Wins Property Tax Break At Texas High Court
• PAC Ordered To Produce Docs On '02 Texas AG Race
• Jos. A. Bank Spurns Sweetened $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Southwest Slams Union's Chicago Airport Sick Leave Suit
• Texas High Court Snubs Energy Co.'s Atty-Client Privilege Row
• Texas High Court Upholds Utility's Rate-Hike Provision
• Texas High Court Won't Overturn $2M CenterPoint Bonus
• Texas Justices Narrow Contract Exclusion's Scope In Ewing
• 5th Circ. Won't Pull Judge Off Deepwater MDL
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Understanding Texas' Groundwater Conservation Districts
• Fragomen Adds 4 Corporate Immigration Pros In Texas
• Highland Tells Jury Ex-PE Chief Quit, Stole Trade Secrets
• Texas Dems Urge DOJ To Fight State's ACA Navigator Rules
• Landmark Apt. Made $443M In Property Buys In Q4
• Challenge To Justice's Primary Bid Reaches Texas High Court
• 5th Circ. Strikes Tax Preparer's $3.7M Restitution Order
• Texas Bar's Action Against Ex-DA Heads To High Court
• Carter Stafford Adds 2-Term Texas District Judge
• Apollo Puts Up $1.3B For Chuck E. Cheese's Owner
• No 'Sham' In Canada Pipeline's Trademarks And Market Power
• Investor Wants $1.4M Davis Cedillo Contract Suit Revived
• Akin Gump, Grant Thornton Cost Developer $12M, Suit Says
• Dallas Atty Wants In On Oral Args In Case Against Ex-Client
• Doc To Challenge $1.3M Sanction Before Texas High Court
• Texas High Court Takes Up Pipeline Trespass Suit
• Summit Hotels Spends $37.5M On Houston Hilton
• Texas High Court Takes $10M Carbon-Injection Royalty Fight
• Apple's IPhone, IPad Flout Software Patents, Suit Says
• Texas Utility Again Defeats City Immunity In Contract Suit
• Houston GOP Judicial Candidate Sues For Spot In Primary
• Keystone Pipeline's Legacy In Texas Condemnation Law
• Bombardier Says Dallas Firm Cost It $1M In Repair Suit
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• Allergan Stymies Generic Glaucoma Med In Patent Trial
• Subcontractor Sues For Pay On $1.8M Air Force Base Job
• Texas Court Lifts Injunction In Sun Energy Investor Suit
• Allergists Accused Of Shutting Out Competition
• Wharton Equity Puts Up $250M For Multifamily RE Portfolio
• Activist Wants 2 Jos. A. Bank Board Seats Amid Buyout Push
• 'Patent Troll' Sues FTC Over Litigation Threats
• Comcast Wants Examiner For Sports Network Auction
• ABC Affiliate Sued By Ad Agency Over Rate Dispute
• Schlumberger Customer Info Sought In Permian Basin Spat
• JPMorgan On Hook For WaMu Leases, 5th Circ. Rules
• 5th Circ. Puts BP Spill Payments Fight On Life Support
• Former Akin Gump Head Joins Dallas Boutique Firm
• Apache Wants Coverage For $2.4M Lost In Bank Fraud
• NY Fund Backs Men's Wearhouse's $1.6B Jos. A. Bank Buyout
• Vinson Guides Ridgewood Energy's $1.1B Oil Equity Fund
• 5th Circ. Upholds BP's $9B Deepwater Settlement
• Texas Lenders Could Face Pushback On Foreclosure Waivers
• Ex-Highland Exec Can't Rip Industry In Trial, Judge Says
• 5 Online Gambling Initiatives To Watch
• Supreme Court Asked To Reject FERC Oversight Preemption
• American Spectrum Units Enter Ch. 11 To Halt Foreclosures
• 5th Circ. Greenlights Arbitration For Citi Sex Bias Suit
• Texas Oil Surveyor Fined For Illegal Immigrant Conspiracy
• Spotlight On Shareholder Activism In The Energy Industry
• Energy Trading Cos. Slap Former GC With Malpractice Suit
• San Antonio Defense Atty Accused Of Witness Tampering
• Cotton Cos. Want Arbitration Of Farmers' Contract Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Trustmark Must Turn Over $2M To Stanford
• Wilson Elser Relocates To Downtown Houston
• Texas Regulator Wants Limits On EPA Emissions Rule
• Q&A With Dykema's Kevin Oldham
• Lenders Don't Owe Brokerage Fee On Energy Loan: 5th Circ.
• B-1 Visitors Under More Scrutiny After Infosys
• Recruiter Asks Texas High Court To Block Web Defamation
• EDF Snags 4th Texas Wind Farm Project
• Dallas Can't Persuade Appeals Court To OK Direct Power Buys
• Ex-Army Doc, Sgt. Admit To $8M Med. Supply Contract Scheme
• Santander Unit's $1.56B IPO Offers Payday For PE Backers
• Gardere Scoops Up 3 Attys From Dallas Firm Lee & Stone
• Bankrupt Crescent Settles With Duke Over $1.6B Debt Deal
• Water District Urges Immunity In Texas High Court Lease Row
• Texas Court Finds City Immunity In Power Contract Suit
• DOL Wants Frito-Lay Suit Remanded Over OFCCP Mistake
• EOG Not Liable For Drunk Employee's Death, Court Says
• Loan Backer Defends Fair-Market Claims In Texas High Court
• Siemens Gets Robotics Patent Suit Dropped
• Corinthian Wants Cut Of $1.5M Award Against Texas Atty
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Energy Attorney To Austin Office
• Atty Falsely Listed Fishermen As Gulf Spill Clients, Suit Says
• Texas Plans $800M In Road Improvements For San Antonio
• Forest Labs Spends $3B For Specialty Pharma Co. Aptalis
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, New York Times, Shell
• Ellenoff Grossman Guides Infinity's $185M Glori Energy Deal
• Wastewater Migration Didn't Hurt Farm, Texas Justices Told
• ArthroCare To Pay $30M To End $400M Securities Fraud Probe
• ATP Oil & Gas Ducks KO Bid In Suit Over Property Deals
• Class Cert. Axed In Row Over Policyholder Data Leak
• American Realty Pays $71M For Texas Senior Housing Facility
• Tenaska Wants $125M Award Nixed Over Arbitrator Bias
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mergermarket, Carlyle, Time Warner
• Herculean Metaphors, Other Peculiarities Of Heller V. Ace
• Thompson & Knight Adds Ex-Vinson Energy, M&A Vet
• American Spectrum Drops $84.8M On Calif., Nev. Properties
• SandRidge Inks $750M Sale Of Gulf Of Mexico Business
• Novartis Sued Over 'Virus Production' Patent For Flu Shots
• Jackson Walker Nabs RE Partner From Haynes And Boone
• ATP Successor Says Contractor Bungled Well Operation
• Former US Ambassador Joins Haynes And Boone
• La. Asks 5th Circ. For New Judge In Deepwater MDL
• GOP Beats Bid To Oust Texas Justice From Primary
• Lone Star Sells Texas Steakhouse Chains To Co. Heads
• DLA Piper Scores Texas Franchise Pro From Jackson Walker
• Lance Armstrong Seeks End To $15M Tour De France Row
• Trinity Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Defective Guardrails
• Enbridge Puts Up $200M For Texas Wind Project
• B/E Aerospace Spends $265M On 2 Oil Services Cos.
• Verint Inks $514M Deal For Analytics Software Co.
• Men's Wearhouse Unveils $1.6B Hostile Bid For Jos. A. Bank
• Texas Atty Loses Appeal Over Fee Split With Former Firm
• Cleaning Co. Will Pay $3.2M To End Texas Enviro Suit
• Former Texas County Judge Gets 4 Years In Corruption Case
• Houston Asks Justices To Overturn City Seal Trademark Ban
• Staples Latest To Settle Acacia Unit's Card Patent Suit
• Texas City Asks High Court To End Power Contract Suit
• 5th Circ. Fast-Tracks BP Bid To Block Spill Payments
• WWE, Landmark Lay Down Swords In Data Patent Fight
• A Primer On Appealing Arbitration Awards
• Jos. A. Bank Ups Takeover Defense, Men's Wearhouse Circles
• Ex-Jenner & Block Client Fights $4.4M Arbitration Award
• Texas Personal Injury Atty Killed In Shootout With Police
• Texas Court Won't Split Biz Units In Franchise Tax Figures
• PGA Officials' Union Can't Sue Its Ex-Lawyer In Texas
• ON Semiconductor Sues CMOSIS Over Image Sensor Patents
• Year-In-Review: Fracking Developments From 2013
• Exxon Can't Dodge Flight Co.'s Suit Over $1.6B Land Deal
• Airbnb Backs Down From HomeAway Ad Dispute
• Looper Reed Loses Name Partner In Dispute Over Firm Growth
• Texas AG Snubs Windstorm Insurer's Assessment Question
• FTC Orders Divestitures In $1.4B Funeral Home Merger
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• An Employer's 'Top 5' Action Items For 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2014
• Texas Regulation To Watch In 2014