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Texas - March, 2014

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• Pipeline Giants Lose Ground In Fight Over Easement Values
• 6 Patton Boggs Defectors Open McGuireWoods' Dallas Office
• Texas Utility Settles Dozens Of Suits Over 2011 Fires
• Consumer Group Backs BP In $750M Spill Coverage Row
• High Court Passes On 2 More Partnership Adjustments Cases
• BE Aerospace Lays Out $145M To Acquire Vision Oil Tools
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Mayer Brown Atty's ERISA Appeal
• Magellan, Trafigura Partner For $250M Pipeline Project
• Vinson & Elkins Reps TPG On $1.8B Jonah Field Deal
• Jury Wasn't Confused In Cisco's VirnetX Patent Win: Judge
• High Court Allows US Intervention In Texas, NM Water Fight
• High Court Won't Rule On FCA Liability For Universities
• 2 Texas Breweries In Trademark Shootout Over 'Alamo'
• Texas Atty Gets Prison For Role In $22M Mortgage Scam
• Texas High Court Nixes Depositions In Ford Defect Case
• Fulcrum Wants Retrial Axed In $2M Wrongful Termination Row
• Texas Justices Narrowly Deny Review Of Forfeiture Laws
• Latest Patton Boggs Exits 'Not Material' To Merger Deal
• Texas High Court Gives Kia New Trial In Failed-Airbag Suit
• Take Note, Texas, Letters Of Intent May Need A Rewrite
• Waste Manager Makes Play For Lower Sentence At High Court
• Texas High Court Nixes Crosstex's $10M Gas Explosion Suit
• ERISA Preempts Tyco Workers' Severance Bid: Texas Justices
• Texas Justices Cut Post-Award Interest For Reopened Record
• Texas Properties Land $60M In Greystone Financing
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas Abortion Restrictions
• Comdata Sued For Stealing NexPay's Health Payment IP
• Munger Tolles, Boies Schiller Judge Noms Advance
• Investment Firm Sues Rimrock Over Pipeline Finance Deal
• Endeavor Energy Can't Duck Suit Over Oil Lease Brokerage
• O'Quinn Asks Texas Court To Boot $1.3B Malpractice Suit
• GM To Oppose Consumer Bid For 'Park It Now' Notification
• Texas Court Reverses $4.4M Verdict In MBI Trade Secrets Suit
• TTAB Deems 'Churrascos' Generic Despite Prior Mark
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Texas AG Wants In On Fight Over Medical Malpractice Law
• A Whole Lotta Shaking Going On In Central US
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Texas Regulators Vote To Take Over GHG Permitting
• Katrina Insurance Suits Belong In Fed. Court, 5th Circ. Says
• Thompson & Knight Fights Patriot's Award In Gas Sale Row
• Dallas Adopts Partial Plastic Bag Ban, Fee For Retailers
• 5th Circ. Backs NLRB Rejection Of Co.'s Confidentiality Rule
• Power Plant Sues EPA To Keep Docs Away From Sierra Club
• Seismic Data Co. Global Geophysical Hits Ch. 11
• Texas Rep. In Client Referral Probe Stiffed Clinic, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Guilty Verdicts In Hospital Bribery Case
• Memorial Production Drops $173M For Eagle Ford Slice
• Kinder Morgan Sinking $1B Into CO2 Pipeline Project
• Wells Fargo To Pay $15M In Wage-and-Hour MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Citic Pacific, Dish Network
• Texas Justices Asked To Ax Life Partners Class Action
• Hot Local Market Launches Texas Firms Onto National Stage
• Texas Court Orders Disbarment For Houston Ethics Atty
• 5th Circ. Denies EEOC Appeal In Exxon Pilot Age Bias Row
• NAICO Pans Arbitration Of $2.7M Greenberg Malpractice Suit
• Hidden Employment Risks In 3rd-Party IT Sourcing
• Pipeline Gives Denbury Eminent Domain, Texas Judge Finds
• Nucor, Reliance Hit With $52M Verdict In Steel Boycott Case
• Uniloc's Sparsely Pled Patent Suit Gets Over Hump In Texas
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• FTC's Wordy Motion Sinks Bid To Toss Alleged Troll's Suit
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Greenberg Traurig Flubbed Medicare Appeal, Suit Says
• E-Book Consumers To Get Payouts From $166M Deal
• Reliance, Nucor Face $67M Demand In Boycott Case
• Looper Reed Botched Client's Tax, Prenup Advice, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Input On Workplace Injury Suit
• Docs Agree To Pay $3.9M In FCA Suit Over Suspect Tests
• Texas Pipeline Co. Hit With $2M Verdict In Land Seizure Row
• Vessel Owners Face Suit Over Texas Oil Spill
• Pantech Can't Duck Login Patent Case Over Flex Smartphone
• Texas AG Probes Oil Spill In Houston Ship Channel
• Weatherford Nets $250M In Sale Of Pipeline Business
• Practitioners' Playbook: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• Texas High Court Will Hear Investor Suit Over Plant Buy
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• Jury To Decide Steel Co.'s $80M Boycott Suit
• Insurer's Reimbursement Claims Fired In Well Blowout Row
• Texas Justices Deny Oil Co.'s Bid For Sensitive Exxon Docs
• Nigerian Oil Co. Sues Over Lost $1B Chevron Lease Deal
• Highland's $2.8M Attys' Fees Award On Chopping Block
• Brand Battles: Sherlock Holmes, Texas Rangers, HBO
• Texas Justices To Mull Clocks On Partner, Partnership Suits
• Texas Justices Blow Away $29M Wind Energy Credit Penalty
• Housing Group Keeps Texas High Court Win On RE Tax Break
• TransCanada Land Seizure Appeal Dies At Texas High Court
• Texas Atty Wards Off $10M Fen-Phen Overbilling Judgment
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Atty's Dynegy Fee Dispute
• Good News For Power Plant Developers
• FERC Approves 23-Mile Cross-Border Natural Gas Pipeline
• So You Think You Know The Worst FINRA Arbitration Venues?
• Texas Oil Patches Grow Thorny With Overtime-Pay Issues
• Ivanhoe Energy Beats $95M Suit Over Ecuador Oil Field Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Ducks Fraud Suit By Surgeon's Widow
• Tokio Unit Says Human Remains Cleanup Fraud Not Covered
• Cabot Launches Suit Over Fracking Mishap
• Koch Unit Pledges $44M Plant Upgrades To Resolve EPA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Strauss-Kahn, Whampoa
• Men's Wearhouse Extends Window For $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Deal
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• Supreme Court Vs. 5th Circ. Over Whistleblower Statutes
• FERC Aids Competition By Choosing Market-Based Rate Policy
• Jury Deadlocks In Fraud Suit Against Defunct Builder's CEO
• 5th Circ. Returns Miss. LCD Price-Fixing Suit To State Court
• Jury Dings Google $85M For Infringing SimpleAir Patent
• EPA's Broad Discretion At Risk In Nutrient Petition Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Rehear Union PAC Payments Case
• Texas Court To Review DeLay Money Laundering Case
• Foster Wheeler Investors Balk At $3B AMEC Merger
• Texas AG Scores Asset Freeze Against 'Diploma Mills'
• Five Point, GSO Affiliates Buy 50% Stake In Twin Eagle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Carlyle, Blackstone
• Texas Slams EEOC Over 'Felon-Hiring Rule'
• 5th Circ. Denies Energy Co.'s $28M Tax Refund Claim
• Appeals Court Won't Let El Paso Off Hook For Landfill Floods
• Alliantgroup Loses Appeal Over Ex-Workers' Client Contact
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Ex-Clients Say Friedman & Feiger Caused Mental Anguish
• Texas Man Gets 20 Years For Plot To Murder Tax Trial Judge
• FTC Bashes 'Patent Troll' MPHJ's 1st Amendment Suit
• Appeal Over Beirne Maynard Partner's Land Deals Snubbed
• 5th Circ. Stay Saves EPA From Nutrient Rulemaking Order
• Comcast Yanks Offer To Buy Bankrupt Sports Network
• Sutherland Debuts Abroad With European Energy Boutique
• BP Seeks 5th Circ. Rehearing In $9.2B Settlement Row
• Kirkland Reps Cardno In $145M Deal For Oilfield Service Biz
• Insurer Dodges $2M Bill Over Faulty Chevron Rig Repairs
• Texas Lawmakers Urged To Overhaul Appellate Elections
• In Barnett Shale, Energy Cos. Face Pushback From Locals
• Houston Firm Hit With $1M Unpaid-Bonus Suit By Ex-Partner
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Attys' Fees In Employment Fight
• Texas Surface Rights Will Be Tested In Pooling Case
• Yahoo Breached $1B NCAA Bracket Contract, SCA Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore, Carlyle, Bain Capital
• Schlumberger Says Top IP Lawyer Stole Trade Secrets
• Baseball Team Strikes Out In 'Miners' Mark TTAB Battle
• San Antonio Atty Cops To Bribing Judge For Bond Reductions
• Texas Steel Co. Strikes $4M Deal To Settle Antitrust Suit
• Google Gets Digital Security Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• Overstock.com Says 'Patent Trolls' Backed Down
• 5th Circ. Says Law Firm's Solicitation Not Protected Speech
• EPA Appeals Board Won't Revoke Texas Plant's Permit
• Consumer Suit Claims GM Hid Defect In Recalled Cars
• Freeport LNG Enviro Issues Can Be Solved, FERC Says
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Hyperdynamics Faces Investor Suit Over FCPA Disclosures
• Texas Bar Sues Injury Atty For Plundering Settlements
• Texas Court OKs Flow-Through Exclusion To Franchise Tax
• How They Won It: Akin Gump Defeats Texas Gay Marriage Ban
• 5th Circ. Flips BNSF Railway Tax Refund Ruling
• Tech Co. Wins $11.4M For False Claims It Dodged Payroll Tax
• Venue For Rockstar-Google Smartphone IP War Still Undecided
• NLRB Asks 5th Circ. To Review DR Horton Class Waiver Ban
• Key Energy Hit With $1M Sex Discrimination Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Land Buyer Can't Pay By Check
• Texas Jury Awards $25M In Cardiac MRI Trade Secret Suit
• CommonWealth Zings Zell Amid Proxy Battle
• Ex-Texas Prosecutor To Plead Guilty To Taking Bribes
• Rock Oil Secures $250M From Riverstone For Shale
• NM Accuses Gov't Of Water Grab In Spat With Texas
• Judge Axes Part Of SEC Win Against Life Partners
• Thompson Coe Sued Over Jewelry Theft Insurance Spat
• EEOC Hits Wal-Mart With Age Bias Suit Over Fired Manager
• Texas Attorney Admits Forging Judges' Signatures
• Texas Atty Faces Bid To Revive Witness Tampering Claims
• Additional Insured At Stake In Texas High Court BP Case
• Texas Bar Sues Atty Over Client Referral Scam
• Drug Cartel Associates Admit To $1.2M Judicial Bribery Plot
• CORRECTED: Oil & Gas Co. Censured After Advertising To Bitcoin Users
• Energy XXI Puts Up $2.3B To Acquire EPL Oil & Gas
• Exxon Says US Must Chip In For $80M WWII Pollution Cleanup
• PGA Officials' Union Seeks Revival Of Malpractice Suit
• Armstrong's Tour De France Prize Row Goes To Appeals Court
• $750M Transocean Policy Covers BP, Texas Justices Told
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Play Was Key To $1.8B Sale
• Dyna Abandons $14M Suit Over Mexico Gold Mine
• Summit Subsidiary Pays $305M For Gas Co. In Drop Down
• Lloyd's Must Cover ATM Co.'s $16M Theft, Texas Court Says
• Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Ink $1.8B Merger Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, TPG Capital, Disney
• Sierra Club Suit Over Texas Radioactive Waste Site Dumped
• High Court Asked To Revive Avery Dennison Patent App Row
• Simpson Thacher Lands Baker Botts Energy Transaction Pro
• Akin Gump Hires Ex-Baker & McKenzie Oil & Gas Chair
• Accenture Urges High Court To Nix $44.4M Welligox Verdict
• United Rentals Pays $780M For National Pump, GulfCo
• Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Seeks US Bankruptcy Relief
• Kinder Morgan Accused Of Shady Expense Accounting In Suit
• Verizon Fights Retiree Suit Over $7.4B Pension Transfer
• Akin Gump, Casino Developer Sent To Mediation In Fee Row
• RE Investor Tries Again To Revive $1.4M Davis Cedillo Suit
• 5th Circ.'s BP Ruling Holds Cos. To Tainted Settlements
• Rick's Cabaret Flouted 'Talladega Nights' Mark, Studios Say
• BlackBerry Offloads US Headquarters In Texas To Brookfield
• Heinz Sues Texas Co. Over Ketchup Bottle Trade Dress
• Google, Yahoo Sued Over 'Revenge Porn' Links
• USAF Contractor Can't Shake FCA Suit Alleging $50M Scam
• Texas High Court Urged To Revive RE Investor's $53M Win
• EPA Administrator Committed To Carbon Emissions Rules
• Texas Lawmaker Wants State AG To Shred Plastic Bag Ban
• Greenberg Traurig Fraud Suit Must Stay In Federal Court
• Austin Firms Look To Cash In On Tech Work At SXSW
• Carter Validus REIT Shells Out $99M For Texas Hospital
• MERS Member Banks Beat Texas, La. Counties' RICO Claims
• Texas Justices Asked To Weigh In On Anti-SLAPP Exemption
• Bauman Will Shrink The Scope Of Jurisdictional Discovery
• Anonymous' Spokesman Gets Hyperlink Charges Dropped
• Atty Plans To Plead Guilty In Judicial Bribery Scandal
• DOE Secretary Promotes Green Tech And Oil Production
• Trigeant Claims Sabotage, Hijinks In Oil Family Feud
• MERS, BofA Shake Texas Counties' Mortgage Records Suit
• Texas Retailers Target No-Surcharge Credit Card Law
• Insurance Recovery Firm Anderson Kill Hits Dallas
• Weil Gotshal Profits Drop 7% After Year Of 'Repositioning'
• Shell, Quicksilver Reap $180M In Colo. Shale Acreage Sale
• Seyfarth Expands RE Group With King & Spalding Atty
• Energy Cos. Eyeing Solutions To Booming Wastewater Costs
• Incumbent Justices Best GOP Challengers In Texas Primary
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Global Oil Investment Opportunities Abound, Experts Say
• $319M Verdict In Dallas Pipeline Trial Stuns Industry
• Bass Pro Can't Get EEOC Suit Nixed Over Conciliation
• 5th Circ. Says Attys' Investments Were Tax Deductible
• VirnetX Wins Ongoing Royalty In $368M Apple Patent Suit
• El Paso Energy Hit With $21M Suit Over Data Licensing Deal
• OfficeMax Escapes Claims In Asus Tablet Patent Row
• ETP Scores $319M Verdict In Pipeline Deal Breach Case
• 6 Moves Tip Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Toward Merger
• The Missing Link In Business Interruption Coverage Claims
• Bankrupt Whistleblower Can't Pursue FCA Suit: Contractor
• Mexico's Pemex Moving Fast To Do Biz With Foreign Investors
• 5th Circ. Rejects BP Bid To Block Spill Payments
• Houston Firm Sues Ex-Officemate Over Malpractice Claim
• Murkowski Offers Crude Oil Export Roadmap
• Texas Power Estimate Cools Capacity Market Debate
• Eagle Rock Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $1.3B Asset Sale
• Developer's Trustee Sues Houston Firm Over Asset Transfer
• Texas Bar Fights Fraudster's High Court Disbarment Appeal
• Justices Nix Appeal Over Pa., Texas Immigrant Rental Laws
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever
• Men's Wearhouse Inching Toward Jos. A. Bank Merger Deal