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Texas - July, 2017

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• Texas Judge Won't Cut Exxon's $20M Clean Air Act Penalty
• Ad Liability Insurance Can't Cover IP Theft Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas BigLaw Leaders Line Up Against State 'Bathroom Bill'
• Latino Group Slams Texas' Threat To Alter DACA Suit
• 5th Circ. Clears Offshore Rig Operator In Worker Death Suit
• Texas Judge Greenlights $100M Halliburton Class Settlement
• Houston Law Firm Sued For Missed Wrongful Death Deadline
• Investors Want Ex-BP Exec's Statement Kept In Oil Spill MDL
• How State High Courts Are Reshaping Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Media Hacking Suspect Arrested On Extortion Charge
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Ex-UT Doc's Retaliation Suit
• TC Heartland Didn't Change Venue Law, Texas Judge Holds
• House Bill Would Ditch Wall For Border Tech
• Pa. Man Gets 2.5 Years In Prison For $14M Ponzi Assist
• Texas Atty Won't Be DQ'd For Recommending Witness
• Fracking Sand Rights Dispute Can't Be Heard In Texas Court
• Insurer Must Defend Road Repair Co. In Patent Row: 5th Circ.
• Texas Judge Dismisses Blue Spike IP Suit For Improper Venue
• Texas Can't Bump Counties' Volkswagen Clean Air Suits
• Patent Venue Questions For States With Multiple Districts
• Marine Surveyor Can't Shake Insurer's Suit Over Chevron Rig
• Texas Appeals Court Caps Doc's Damages In ER Death Suit
• Kelley Drye Adds M&A Pro In Texas To Lead Practice Group
• Gramercy Property Invested $220M On Industrial Buys In Q2
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Gilstrap's Venue Rules Harm Telecommuters: Tech Co. Group
• Cumulus Wants Larger Award In $1M Overpayment Dispute
• Texas AG's Securities Fraud Trial Gets December Start Date
• Texas High Court Lets Denbury Inspect CO2 Pipeline
• Longview Pushes Texas Justices To Reinstate $95M Win
• Driller Lost Permian Lease Rights, Texas Court Says
• Hays Wants Out Of Terror Attack Insurance Suit
• CMS Extends Ban On New Ambulance Suppliers To Beat Fraud
• Texas Court Wipes Out Firm's Win Against Ex-Receptionist
• Baylor Ordered To Release Starr Settlement, Other Docs
• Biz Groups Say Piwowar's Letter Backs Nixing Fiduciary Rule
• Clariant Touts Progress Of $20B Huntsman Merger
• Seyfarth Grows In Houston With Energy, Health Care Litigator
• 'Dr. Phil' Case Shows Limits Of Employer Enforcement Power
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• Baker McKenzie Adds Energy Pro To Houston Office
• EEOC Backs Grocery Cashier At 5th Circ. In Harassment Suit
• Siemens Beats Suit Over $7M Bill For Busted Turbine
• J&J Wants 5th Circ. To Block Fourth Hip Implant Bellwether
• Texas Co. Owner Gets 4 Years In $374M Medicare Scam
• Texas Co. Settles SEC Suit Over Oil And Gas Offering Fraud
• AMC Beats Rival IPic's Antitrust Suit In Texas State Court
• Staffing Co. Can't Evade $1.3M Judgment In Contract Fight
• Houston Atty, Ex-Firm Settle IP Theft Lawsuit
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• Section 230 Of The CDA Must Align With The 21st Century
• Gilead Backs Cray In Appeal Over Gilstrap's New Venue Rules
• Texas Judge Urges Justices To Review Conspiracy Time Limit
• 5th Circ. Says Several T-Mobile Workplace Rules Pass Muster
• Dallas Atty Facing Up To 10 Yrs In $22M Workers' Comp Scam
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Who Wants To Be An MDL?
• Chinese Co. Takes BP Asset Sale Row To Federal Court
• Pump-And-Dump Orchestrator Ordered To Pay $9.2M To SEC
• EEOC, Bass Pro Reach $10.5M Deal To End Race Bias Suit
• Iron Workers To Spearhead Anadarko Securities Fraud Class
• Fed. Circ. Denies Hughes' Bid To Move Patent Suit From EDTX
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• Total Asks 5th Circ. To Revisit Suit Over FERC's Fining Power
• $97.5M JC Penney Investor Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Flood Board Asks High Court To Revive Coastal Damage Suit
• FasciaBlaster Sues User Over 'Defamatory' Facebook Posts
• Texas Senate OKs Maternal Mortality Study Extension
• Driver Of Rig Charged With Smuggling After 10 Die In Texas
• Texas Panel Finds Flaw In Spinal Surgery Expert Report
• Ex-CFO's Misappropriation Claim Booted From Texas Court
• TC Heartland Couldn't Be Predicted, Tech Co. Argues
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• Texas Groups Seek to Block Release of Voter Data
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $10M Warehouse Fire Coverage Suit
• 20 Democratic AGs Ask Trump To Defend DACA Program
• Wash. Expands Biometric Privacy Quilt With More Limited Law
• Texas Judge Questions Arbitration For 'Indirect Customers'
• Biz Groups Continue 5th Circ. Attack On DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Latino Lawmakers Ax Texas Event Over Sanctuary City Law
• OFAC Continues To Pursue Oil And Gas Companies
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• FCA Relators Can't Self-Represent, 5th Circ. Rules
• EEOC Says Manufacturer Would Only Hire Hispanic Workers
• KeyBank Loans $142M To Nonprofit Harmony Housing
• Ex-ArthroCare CEO Can't Escape Wire Fraud Charges
• Citing Deal, Texas Justices Toss Bus Monitor's Disability Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Review Ex-US Rep's Suspension
• Texas Partnership Ruling Lets Midstream Cos. Breathe Easier
• Lawyer Group Blasts Issa's Attack On Gilstrap's Venue Rules
• Dish, Others Hit With Suit Over Data Compression Patents
• Texas Inmates Need Relief From Summer Heat, Judge Rules
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Challenges To Texas Plant Permits
• Bar Code Co. Gets Patent Suit Moved Under TC Heartland
• Charges Expanded For 6 In Chimera Stock Inflation Scheme
• Texas Panel Revives $2.3M Arbitration Award Against City
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 1
• Why Amazon Is Taking To The Skies
• Exxon Sues Over $2M Fine For Russian Sanctions Violations
• 2 More Plead Guilty In Massive Indian Call Center Fraud
• SEC Reduces Disgorgement Ask For $4M Pyramid Schemer
• Genband Asks Gilstrap To Rethink Ban Of Infringing Products
• NextEra Sues Texas PUC Over Rejection Of Oncor Bid
• Retailer Rails Against Finding It Can't Move Toy Suit To NJ
• Dallas Atty Accused Of Rigging Fraud Marriage For Assistant
• BoA Unit Lends $66M For Mixed-Use Project In Houston
• Patient Asks Texas Justices To Review Leftover IV Suit
• $535M Energy Transfer Partners Win In Pipeline Case Undone
• Verizon Backs Sprint's Bid For Redo Of Access Fee Ruling
• Carlton Knocks Arbitration Recommendation In $1B Oil Fight
• Virtus Real Estate Raises $408M For Latest Fund
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• Ex-BP Exec Seeks Redo On Investor Claims In Oil Spill MDL
• Ropes & Gray, Cravath Guide Crown Castle $7.1B Fiber Buy
• Investor Rips Atty Fee Requests In $100M Halliburton Deal
• Third Man Cops To $6.4M Diamond Investment Fraud
• Humana Dodges Bulk Of Texas Hospital's $15M Late-Pay Suit
• Cray Urges Fed. Circ. To Scrap Gilstrap's New Venue Rules
• Aussie Co. Denied Appeal In $1.4B LNG Project Case
• Waste Co. Deal Block Shows Pitfalls Of Failing Firm Defense
• Texas Farmer Says Denbury Can't Force Pipeline Access
• Houston Law Firm Sues Recruiter Over Atty's Credentials
• Nasdaq Fights Bid To Move Unsettled Facebook IPO Cases
• 5th Circ. Says Stuttering Worker Should Have Gone To HR
• Instant Coffee Recalled Over Ingredient Similar To Viagra
• Houston Billionaire Eyes Rockets As Team Goes Up For Sale
• Texas Judge Nixes Use Of TC Heartland In Data Patents Row
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• War Of The Employment Class Waivers: 6th Circ. Weighs In
• Texas High Court Ruling Sows Confusion On Mineral Deeds
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• Oilfield Co. Wants Texas Justices To Lift Heavy Sanction
• Texas Debt Collection Lawyer Can't Shake $25M Penalty
• Reed Smith Adds Energy Pro To Houston Office
• RI Atty Must Face Fee Dispute Suit In Texas, Court Affirms
• 5th Circ. Tosses 'Lame' Objection To Crestwood Merger Deal
• Tree Ordinances Can Lead To Takings Claims, Texas AG Says
• Baylor Hospital Says Courts Split On Misdiagnosis Claim
• Law Firm, Ex-Partner Agree To Mediate Trade Secrets Row
• Ukrainian Oil Co. Denies Gov't Ties In $147M JV Award Suit
• Nut Supplier Says It Fixed $1.5M Payment Hack Suit
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Sports Agency Owes Couple $1.2M In Unpaid Loans, Suit Says
• Insurer Wants Dallas Labs' Policies Vacated Over Fraud Suits
• Texas Free Speech Law May Kill Defamation Suit, Court Says
• 5th Circ. Won't End Defamation Case Over Toll App
• Feds Seek $144M Forfeiture Over Nigerian Oil Bribery Scheme
• 'Phantom Frog' Fight Tries To Hop To High Court
• Euronet Bashes New CFIUS Filing In MoneyGram Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Thompson, Davis
• Houston Hospital Ex-Finance Director Claims Discrimination
• Denbury Wants Texas Justices To Order Access To Pipeline
• My Strangest Day In Court: The Life Partners Bankruptcy
• 5 Issues To Watch In The Texas Special Session
• Cobalt Wants Redo Of Class Cert. In Investors' Bribe Case
• A Circuit Split Could Keep Patent Cases In East Texas
• Whole Foods Investor Sues To Block Amazon Merger
• Judge Greenlights Some BP Investor Holder Claims In MDL
• Uniloc Keeps Up EDTX Patent Barrage Against Apple
• Lawmakers Slam 'Reprehensible' New Gilstrap Venue Rules
• Carbonite Transfer Bid Doomed By Alice Motion In IP Row
• Texas Sen. Taps New Attys For Securities Fraud Defense
• 3 Firms Steer Investcorp-Esmalglass-Lone Star $689M Deal
• Monopoly Risk Led Judge To Block $367M Waste Co. Merger
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses Amputee's $43.5M Jury Verdict
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Mortgage Servicers Should Review Escheat Compliance
• Texas Atty Gets 3-Year District Ban Over ADA Litigation
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• House Committee Floats $1.6B Proposal For Border Wall
• Dallas Man Cops To Diamond Investment Fraud Scheme
• Auto Shop Urges Texas Justices To Review Trade Secrets Row
• State Dept. Greenlights $4.1B In Foreign Military Sales
• EFH's Largest Creditor Resists Berkshire Hathaway Bid
• DHS, FEMA Skirt Texans' Rules Challenge Over Storm Damage
• Panel OKs Toss Of Whistleblower Suit Against Texas A&M
• Insights From Recent Rise In Nuisance And Trespass Cases
• Medtronic Case Illustrates High Bar For Inequitable Conduct
• Gilstrap's Venue Test: The 4 Factors And What They Mean
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• Sidley Adds Energy Finance Lawyer In Houston
• Texas Judge Blocks Transfers Of Penny Stock Shares
• Landfill Co. Can Claim Future Clean-Up Costs: Tax Court
• Texas Court Says TCEQ Shorted Power Plants On Tax Break
• Texas Man Facing $25.6M Tax Suit To Lose Atty Of 6 Weeks
• The Firms Filing The Most Patent Cases
• Hicks Thomas Nabs Andrews Kurth Energy Trial Atty
• Judge Says BigCommerce Patent Suit Should Stay In EDTX
• Blue Star Grabs Youth Sports Media Biz
• Texas Judge Orders Consumers, Credit Monitor To Arbitration
• Govt. Settles Suit Over Botched Surgery At Army Hospital
• Halcon Sells Oil Assets For $1.4B To Bruin E&P Partners
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• McGuireWoods Adds Product Liability Litigator In Dallas
• HHS Wins Stay In Suit Challenging Transgender Bias Rule
• Enbridge Says Consulting Co. Owes $2M For Shoddy Work
• Elliott Says It's Considering $9.3B Offer For Oncor
• Cop Rips Into Twitter, Others In Suit Over Dallas Shooting
• Gardere Adds Energy Litigation Partner In Houston
• McGuireWoods Adds International Arbitration Atty
• Texas Politico's Atty DQ'd Over Client Conflict
• American Airlines, Ex-Affiliate Agree To $22M ERISA Deal
• 5th Circ. To Review If Maritime Law Applies To Well Injury
• Munck Wilson Acquires Boutique Firm To Bolster IP Group
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• Apollo Scores Golf Club Operator In $1.1B Take-Private Deal
• What Changed In The Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• Congressional Forecast: July
• Sedgwick Closes Austin Office
• USCIS Must Revisit Bull Rider's Visa Bid, Judge Says
• Texas Court Reverses Harleton Win In $232M Oil and Gas Fight
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds IRS Test For Nonprofit Status
• Texas Judge Throws Out UT Profs' Campus Carry Challenge
• Joe's Crab Shack Auction OK'd, With KRG As Stalking Horse
• Texas Insurance Agency Owner Gets 7 Years For $4.6M Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Gibson, Goodwin
• 5th Circ. Closes Book On Worker's ADA Suit Against BNSF
• Texas Panel Revives Fairfield's $21M Data Licensing Claim
• AARP, Worker Group Defend Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Prof's AG Representation Row
• Baylor Settles Former Student's Sex Assault Case
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit To Pay $9B For Bankrupt EFH
• Feds Blast Ex-Stanford Exec's Bid To Ditch 20-Year Sentence
• Where Plaintiffs Are Filing Suit Post-TC Heartland
• A Word Of Caution On 'No Third-Party Beneficiary' Clauses
• Post-Whole Woman's Health, Women's Health Still Matters
• Trump Admin, Voters Spar In Briefs Over Texas Voter ID Law
• Gilstrap's Venue Test An Encouraging Sign For Patent Owners
• Top Texas Supreme Court Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report
• Securus Says Rival Won't Provide Docs In Prison Phone Suit
• Staffing Firm Owner Gets 3-Year Prison Term In Tax Case
• Texas Court Hands Patent Win To Roku Over Improper Venue
• BakerHostetler Adds IP Partner From McDermott In Texas
• 15 AGs Urge Court To Uphold Congressional Review Act
• White Attorney Loses Fight Over Makeup Of Texas Bar Board
• Lionstone Lands $123M Refinancing For Austin Tower
• Video In Dr. Phil Imprisonment Suit Fair Use, Judge Told
• Developer Asks Texas Justices To Review Flood Map Row
• Ex-NBA Player's Adviser Barred From Top Roles In SEC Case
• Vistra Energy Pays $350M For Koch Texas Gas Plant
• Jones Act Implications Of Using FPSOs In The Gulf Of Mexico
• 5th Circ. Won't Stay $374K Fine On Firm Suing Car Parts Co.
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Attys' Early Win Bid Nixed In $1.8M Clawback Row
• Houston Ruling No Invitation To Alter Same-Sex Benefits
• Fed. Circ. Slams Gilstrap For Not Awarding Fees To Newegg
• Retailer Can't Use TC Heartland To Move Toy Suit To NJ
• Sidley Austin Nabs 2 Energy Partners From Morgan Lewis
• 30 State AGs Back FCC Proposal To Block Spoofed Calls
• Texas Oilfield Services Co. Says EP Energy Owes It $4.4M
• DOL Drops Class Action Clause But Defends Fiduciary Rule
• TC Heartland Is Already Remaking The Patent Litigation Map
• Disney Gets MagicBand Patent Infringement Suit Dropped
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Partner In Dallas Office
• Texas Law School Freed From Ex-Librarian's Bias Suit
• The Potential Reach Of High Court's New Slant On Trademarks
• Was TC Heartland An 'Intervening Change In Law'?
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Chip Brooker
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• Texas High Court Backs Free Speech Over Emotional Distress
• Nigerian Oil Co. In Chevron Row Tells 5th Circ. It's Not A Corp.
• Texas High Court Reverses $1.9M Win Against Scaffolding Co.
• Under Trump, Feds Want Texas Yucca Mountain Suit Denied
• Bartlit Beck Scores A Trio Of Patent Trial Verdicts
• 5th Circ. Backs Jury Award In $1M 'Monster Jam' Royalty Row
• ID Theft Tax Fraudsters Sentenced For $1.8M Scheme
• Sharing Texts From Boss Not Protected, NLRB Judge Rules
• Exxon Suit Can't Deter NY, Mass. Climate Probes, AGs Say