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Texas - August, 2017

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• 3 Takeaways From The Halt Of Texas' Sanctuary Cities Ban
• Harvey Shows Advisers Need To Prep For Hell Or High Water
• Video In Dr. Phil Imprisonment Suit Not Fair Use: Gilstrap
• ETP Says Appeals Court Wrongly Wiped Out $535M Verdict
• Trio Of Dallas Bank Ex-Execs Face Charges Over Travel Bills
• Kaspersky Lab Says It Turned Tables On 'Patent Troll'
• Texas Jury Awards $10.1M Against Nintendo In Patent Trial
• ABA Points Texas, La. Hurricane Victims To Legal Resources
• Med Board Right To Take Doctor's License, Texas Court Says
• Texas Sen. Can't Undo Atty's DQ In Securities Fraud Case
• 3 Employer Concerns When Disaster Strikes
• Anadarko Sues IRS Over Refused $15.6M Loss
• Obama DOL's Overtime Rule Struck Down
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Insurers May Be Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Place: Part 1
• Lloyd's Members Can Handle Hurricane Losses, Fitch Says
• Texas Ban On 'Sanctuary Cities' Blocked By Fed. Judge
• Texas Lawyers Jump To Action As Harvey Wreaks Havoc
• Stanford Ponzi Victims Seek 5th Circ. Toss Of FINRA Award
• Atty Seeks 5th Circ. Review Of Self-Representation Row
• Gilstrap Sends Riddell Rival's Helmet Patent Suit To Illinois
• Texas Justices OK Out-Of-State Attys To Help Harvey Victims
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Baker Botts M&A Expert
• Dykema Hires Ex-Bracewell Attorney In Texas
• Recent Settlements Suggest Off-Label Cases Aren't Extinct
• Property Insurers Should Brace For Post-Harvey Storm
• Quick Harvey Claims Offer Little Payoff For Policyholders
• Haynes And Boone Trots Out Kipling In IP Sanctions Row
• Texans File Over 600 Price Gouging Complaints Amid Harvey
• Canadian Football League Team Hires, Fires Ex-Baylor Coach
• Riot Blasts Uniloc For Filing In 'Plaintiff Friendly' EDTX
• Samsung's Redaction Bid Shot Down In License Breach Suit
• Harvey Crisis: How State Laws Will Protect Service Members
• Nigerian Man Gets Nearly 4 Years For $3.7M Email Scam
• Stock Fraud Suit Tied To Whole Foods Pricing Scandal Tossed
• PE-Backed Zenith Energy Snaps Up Oil Storage MLP
• Energy Industry Braces For Legal Headaches Post-Harvey
• Harvey's Floodwaters Shutter Houston Law Offices, Courts
• Ticket Execs Escape SEC's $33M Athlete Fraud Suit, For Now
• Cardtronics' $460M DirectCash Buy Gets Early Nod In UK
• Gilstrap Nixes New Trials In Metaswitch, Genband Patent Suit
• Lilly Loses Bid To Escape $20M Cialis Patent Verdict
• Transocean Wants $14M Oil Drilling Award Recognized In US
• IRS Provides Tax Relief To Hurricane Harvey Victims
• Quantum Energy Partners Sells Tubing Co. Stake For $237M
• Big Rig Driver Pleads Not Guilty To Human Smuggling
• Texas A&M Athletic Dept. Fights Info Bid In '12th Man' IP Suit
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Texas Energy Co.'s Win Upheld In $21M Shareholder Suit
• Judge Won't Rethink UBS Win In Suit Over Enron Info
• Anadarko Slams Gov't Denial Of Docs In $25M Refund Row
• Topgolf Gets Antitrust Suit Nixed As Premature
• GAO Axes Builder's Border Wall Dispute For Missed Deadline
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka San Antonio Office Adds 5 Attys
• Quantum Energy Launches $450M Oil, Gas Co.
• 5th Circ. Won't Send Texas-EPA Air Quality Fight To DC
• Ex-IT Director Gets 33 Months For Embezzling $773K
• Judge Nixes Atty's Bid To DQ Judge In Free Speech Row
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• Defunct Insurer Agrees To Arbitrate Reinsurance Dispute
• Texas Panel Upholds Attys' Reprimand In Firm Name Dispute
• Texas Universities Say Alliantgroup Schemed For Tax Credits
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 3
• Can Your Insurance Weather The Coming Storms?
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• Texas Judge Denies NAACP Bid To Intervene In EEOC Case
• Wyly Widow, DOJ In Deal Talks On Tax Fight Over $8M Home
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Tulane Prof's Tenure Denial Bias Suit
• Apache Wins Drilling Rights Back In West Texas Oil Dispute
• $27M In Attys' Fees OK'd In Stanford Bank Ponzi Scheme Deal
• Whistleblower Can't Nix Judge From Rolls-Royce FCA Suit
• Real Estate Industry In Anti-Money Laundering Crosshairs
• Texas Court Kicks Mexican Insurance Fight Across The Border
• Cobalt Can't Use CalPERS Ruling To Toss Cert., Judge Says
• Pay Defeat For Paxton Prosecutors Puts Texas Judges In Bind
• New Study Provides Ammo For Exxon Climate Suits
• Shook Hardy Adds Ex-Mayer Brown IP Pro To Houston Office
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• Exxon Contractor Must Pay $3M In Coverage Spat: 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Affirms Win For Amtrak In Man's Discrimination Suit
• Houston Church Accuses Insurer Of Ducking Flood Damage
• Houston Atty Nixes Her Starbucks Hot Coffee Suit
• 5th Circ. Skirts Texas Atty Immunity Question In Fraud Suit
• E-Commerce Biz Admits Fixing Prices Of Promotional Items
• Insurer Must Act To Save Football Concussion Coverage Suit
• 5th Circ. Opens Door For More Search Warrant Access
• 5th Circ. Puts EPA Power Plant Effluent Rule Fights On Hold
• Marketing Co. Says Houston Law Firm Represented 2 Sides
• Dorsey Adds Norton Rose Securities Atty To Dallas Office
• Chevron Wants OT Claim Arbitrated In Trade Secrets Row
• Ex-City Manager In Texas Gets Prison For Bribery Scheme
• Ex-Statoil Exec Can't Use Likely Stolen Tech, Judge Says
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• States Ask High Court To Hear Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• Yahoo Gets $4.4M March Madness Ding In 5th Circ. Reversal
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Nintendo Faces $144M Patent Trial Over Wii Gaming Tech
• Texas Atty Says Arbitration Settled Girardi & Keese Fee Row
• Texas Appeals Court Says Paxton Prosecutors Were Overpaid
• NFL's Bid For Attys' Fees From Ex-Player's Counsel Nixed
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Auto Policy Family Exclusion Row
• 5th Circ. Nixes $2.5M Asbestos Excess Coverage Ruling
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Texas To Appeal Congressional Map Fight To High Court
• Strippers Tell 5th Circ. Not To Revive Topless Dancing Law
• The Top Employment Cases Of 2017, So Far
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• Ex-ArthroCare CEO Convicted Again In $750M Fraud Scheme
• Liquor Chain Wants 5th Circ. To Revive Hack Coverage Suit
• Dish Wants Claims Tossed In Data Compression Patent Row
• Ex-Statoil Exec Says Injunction Bid Should Be Nixed
• Texas Tells State Court AMC's Tax Win Could Cost $6B
• Phone Billing Cos. Seek $38.5M In Damages For 'Cramming'
• Sanchez Energy Sells Eagle Ford Assets For $105M
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Kirkland, Davis Polk
• Houston Clinic Owner Gets 40 Years For $17M Medicaid Fraud
• Slowdown In Bankruptcies Belies Oil Cos.' Stormy Situation
• US Power Giant Calpine To Be Taken Private In $5.6B Deal
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Judge Backs Injunction For Alleged $23M Scam Conspirators
• Farmers' Toxic Advice Suit Against Monsanto Moves Ahead
• Zinke Says Gulf Of Mexico Oil & Gas Lease Sale Netted $121M
• Driver Of Rig Indicted On Smuggling Charges After 10 Die
• Dorsey & Whitney Adds Norton Rose Corporate Pro In Dallas
• Texas Court Tosses Surgery Suit, Says Med Mal Law Covers It
• 16 States Back Trump Travel Ban In High Court Brief
• Texas Panel Backs Expert In Newborn Brain Damage Suit
• Texas Court Won't Knock Out Firm In Pecan Co. Divorce
• No Inequitable Conduct In Toy IP Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Restaurant Asks 5th Circ. Not To Undo FLSA Verdict
• 'Nonbinding' Still Means 'Nonbinding' In Texas
• 5th Circ. Free Speech Ruling Unnerves Media Lawyers
• NFL Appoints Oft-Used Arbitrator For Cowboys Star's Appeal
• Statoil, Chief Counsel Get Ex-Exec's Sanction Bid Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Georgetown Rail's $2.5M Patent Win
• Texas Panel Clears Store In Selling Gun Used In Shooting
• $400M Petrobras Row Must Be Arbitrated: Marine Chain Co.
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Texas Lawmakers Head Home Without Vote On Bathroom Bill
• FTC Asks For More Info On $20B Clariant, Huntsman Deal
• Baylor Settles Another Sex Assault Suit By Ex-Student
• EOIR Adds 9 Immigration Judges To Help Ease Backlog
• Landry's Wins Ch. 11 Auction For Joe's Crab Shack, Taverns
• Union Appeals Cowboys Star's 6-Game Conduct Suspension
• Energy Litigation Team Joins Shackelford Bowen In Dallas
• DC Circ. Tosses Sierra Club's Freeport LNG Export Fight
• Statoil, Chief Counsel Face Sanctions Bid From Former Exec
• Polsinelli Picks Up Texas-Based Bankruptcy Shareholder
• New York Times Must Face Libel Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-Stanford Advisers Want High Court To Force Arbitration
• Mobile Shopping Tech Co. Can't Ditch Securities Fraud Claim
• Texas Panel Says Surgeon Must Face Negligence Claims
• TPG Buys Transportation Logistics Biz In Nearly $1B Deal
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Noble Americas Atty To Corporate Practice
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• Exxon Scores Nix Of Pipeline Violations At 5th Circ.
• Energy Investors Up Damages In Duane Morris Suit To $764M
• 3 Questions As Texas Awaits Immigration Law Ruling
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Civil Rights Suit Against Ex-Judge
• SAP, Mitel Hit With Suits Over Phone Call Tracking Patent
• Davis Polk Guides VF To $820M Dickies Acquisition
• Andeavor Logistics To Buy Fellow Andeavor MLP For $1.5B
• Texas AG Asked If Federal Law Nixes Health Insurance Rule
• EFH, NextEra Units Work Toward Settling Wind Credit Row
• Nabors To Acquire Tesco In $220M Deal
• 5th Circ. Revives $16M Conservation Easement Deductions
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Deion Sanders Sanctioned For Discovery No-Show In FCA Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Sidley, Sullivan
• 17 States Urge DOL To Rescind Persuader Rule
• Oil Rig Co. Can Deduct Subcontractor Payments: Texas Court
• Texas Tortilla Co. To Shell Out $1M Over Illegal Workforce
• Gov't Enters FCA Anti-Dumping Suit Against Furniture Co.
• Ranger Energy, YogaWorks Raise $125M In Downsized IPOs
• Baylor Waived Privilege On Parts Of Pepper Hamilton Report
• NFL Suspends Star 6 Games Over Domestic Violence Policy
• 2 PE-Backed Energy Cos. File IPOs Totaling $200M
• 5th Circ. Upholds Convictions In H-1B Visa Fraud Case
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Group Says Landry's Appeal In Tiger Suit Should Be Tossed
• Law Firm Accuses Litigation Funder Of Witness Intimidation
• Mexican Firm Can't Ditch Celanese Smear Campaign Claims
• Excess Director Pay Claims Are Insurable, 5th Circ. Told
• Houston Couples Sue To Defend Same-Sex Spouse Benefits
• Charity Drops Suit Against NFL Over Bowling Event Move
• Petrobras Says Don't Pause $400M Suit For Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Tosses Stay In Enviros' Barge Facility Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Order In Nigeria Oil Dispute
• Cabbie Says Law Firm Represented Both Sides In Crash Suit
• Single-Family REITs Form $11B Giant In Merger Of Equals
• 5th Circ. Panel Rules In Favor Of Mandatory Class Waiver
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Texas' Sanctuary City Suit Against Austin Dismissed
• San Antonio River Authority Can't Ditch Dam Repair Suit
• T-Mobile Accused Of Infringing 4 Patents With LTE Network
• States Urge Justices To Take On Calif. Tribal Water Ruling
• Texas DA Sues Over Ex-Prosecutor's Unemployment Benefits
• Carlton's $1B Oil Field Fight In Chad Paused For Arbitration
• Ericsson, Nokia Say Judge Gilstrap's Venue Rules Make Sense
• Doctor At Heart Of $374M Medicare Fraud Gets 35 Years
• REIT Shareholders Sue To Block $1.2B Sale To CPPIB
• Jackson Walker Adds 4 Andrews Kurth Partners In Texas
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Total's Suit Over FERC Fining Power
• Employer Takeaways From EEOC's $10.5M Deal With Bass Pro
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Planned Parenthood Medicaid Cutoff OK
• Female VP Alleges Discrimination By Student Housing Co.
• TD Ameritrade Beats Mutual Fund Fees Suit
• Texas Sen. Fights Atty DQ In Frack Sand Fraud Suit
• Texas Court Affirms Toss Of Ill-Fitting Dentures Suit
• Oil Exec Must Disgorge Up To $4M In Investor Funds
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Paul Hastings Corporate Atty In Houston
• Axed Web Patents Solved 'Specific' Problem, Fed. Circ. Told
• Split 5th Circ. Says NLRB Can't Enforce Class Waiver Ban
• Texas Jury Awards $21.1M To Broadband Patent Owner
• NCAA Didn't Protect Players From Concussions, Suits Say
• Ex-Norton Rose M&A Partner Now GC Of Houston Energy Co.
• Envision Inks $2.4B Ambulance Biz Sale To KKR-Backed Co.
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• Texas Dems Want Answers On Border Wall's Enviro Impact
• 2017's 1st Half Saw Hefty Uptick In Texas Partner Moves
• El Paso Airport Hotels Lose Bid To Nix Competitor's Lease
• Bracewell Hires Away Morgan Lewis Energy Atty In Houston
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Goldman, Los Angeles Mansion
• Excess Insurer Off Hook For Fatal Golf Cart Incident
• Investor Drops Suit Against Baker Hughes Over GE Merger
• Enviros Lose $500M Texas Road Projects Challenge
• E-Retailer, Exec Plead Guilty To Price-Fixing
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Texas Co. Asks Fed. Circ. For Another Shot At Adobe IP Suit
• Texas AG, Dental Supply Co. Settle Antitrust Claims
• Insurer Looks To Exit Hotel's Hail Damage Suit Pre-Trial
• 5th Circ. Sides With Workers In Entergy Overtime Spat
• Patent Venue: How We Got To TC Heartland, And What's Next
• Even An Unsigned Email Can Be A Legally Binding Contract
• Class Cert. Upheld In Texas Roofing Claim Adjustment Row
• Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate Practice In LA, Austin
• SEC Charges Salesman Linked To Breitling Energy Scam
• SEC Says Texas Oil Co. CEO Used Investor Cash For Tuition
• Texas Panel Axes Med Mal Suit Over Lack Of Proper Notice
• Erykah Badu Must Face Defamation Suit, Texas Court Says
• EFH Plans' Flops Highlight Regulators' Relevance In Ch. 11
• Baylor Faces Long Road To Resolving Sex Assault Cases
• 3 Firms Set To Steer IPOs Totaling $310M Led By Coal Miner
• Exxon Says Mass. Top Court Alone Can't Handle Climate Fight
• NBA's James Harden Wants Out Of Nightclub Assault Suit
• 2017's 1st Half Saw 22% Rise In Real Estate Partner Moves
• Investors Want Cobalt's Class Cert. Redo Bid Nixed
• Texas Man Admits To Russia, China Space Circuit Conspiracy
• Mineral Liens Can Be Contractually Waived In Texas
• EFF Urges Judge To Unseal Records In 'Stupid Patent' Row
• Dumped Recycling Co. Sues Houston For Decision Records
• Willkie Farr Nabs Partner From Kirkland For Houston Office
• Texas Atty Pleads Guilty To $27M Workers' Comp Fraud
• Marathon Petroleum To Pay $86M To Settle Refinery Fire Suits
• Scrutiny Of Tea Party Orgs. Wasn't Illegal, IRS Says
• Highland Can't Jump-Start Credit Suisse Deceptive Loan Suit
• Real Estate Software Biz Drops $250M On Leasing Platform
• Westwood Financial Nabs $171M In Loans On 13 Properties
• UT Cancer Center To Face Suit Over Patient's Death
• Heller Sequels And 2nd Amendment, Still Undecided: Part 2
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• State AGs Press High Court To Take On Microsoft Warrant Row
• Texas Lawyers See 'Bathroom Bill' As Bad For Business
• J&J, DePuy Fight Hip Implant Claims Ahead Of 4th Bellwether
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Reject Challenge To Gilstrap's Venue Rules
• Texas Energy Co. Sheds $820M In Ch. 11 Consummation
• Texas Court Tosses Suit Over Newborn's Genetic Test
• Oilfield Services Co., Drugmaker Launch IPOs Totaling $160M
• Deals Rumor Mill: NFL, Beyoncé, Hasbro
• Houston Golf Assoc. Wants OK To Nix Ticketing Contract
• Mass. Top Court Can Handle Exxon Climate Fight, AG Says
• How Highly Automated Vehicles Will Drive Legal Change
• Drilling Co. Layoffs Didn't Violate WARN Act, 5th Circ. Says
• Locating A 'Place Of Business' After TC Heartland: Part 2
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• Texas Fraudsters Can't Slip $374M Medicare Scam Convictions
• 5th Circ. Won't Redo $12.5M Access Fee Ruling Against Sprint
• Fuel Broker Can't Avoid Texas Superfund Cleanup Order
• Chinese Co. Moves To Dodge Suit Over $775M BP Asset Sale
• Global Tel*Link Gets Patent Smear Campaign Suit Tossed
• Fried Frank Ex-Client Can't Sue In Texas Over Tax Advice
• ETC Inks $68M Financing Agreement With PE Investors
• Former Ambassador To Brunei Joins Chaffe McCall
• Texas Pipeline Co. Asks DC Circ. To Affirm FERC Approval
• Chipotle Seeks Contempt Order Over DOL Overtime Rule Suit
• Jefferies Dodges Arbitration With Biotech Investors
• Texas Can't Force Yucca Mountain Decision, Nev. Says
• SEC Battles For Asset Freeze In $23M Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Oil Producers Cannot Recover From Downstream Purchasers
• Charity Workers Want Out Of Deion Sanders FCA Suit
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly