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Texas - August, 2018

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• Texas Justices Won't Hear Family's Libel Suit Over Trial Book
• Stryker Must Face Suit Over Rep's Alleged Assault Of Nurse
• Texas Justices To Hear $115M Mercedes Dealership Dispute
• DACA Protections Allowed To Stay In Place Temporarily
• Apple Denied New Trial After $502M VirnetX Patent Verdict
• Texas Justices To Hear UT Cancer Center Patient Death Case
• Visa Sidesteps Texas Antitrust Suit Over Credit Card Transfers
• Texas Justices Take Up Bombardier's Bid To Ditch $8M Verdict
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Texas High Court To Hear $27.7M Drilling Contract Dispute
• Texas Store Blasts Evidentiary Rulings In Buc-ee's TM Trial
• Latino Groups Sue For Texas Detention Site, Toxic Waste Info
• Hospital Gets Texas High Court Review Of Misdiagnosis Claim
• Texas Powerhouse: Susman Godfrey
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Skadden, Norton
• 5th Circ. Nixes Appeal In Coverage Row Over $60M Ship Crash
• Strong Local Economy A Springboard For Texas Powerhouses
• Texas Court OKs Expert Reports In Patient Paralysis Suit
• Texas Panel Axes $7.4M Award, Orders Redo In Contract Row
• Police Wrongfully Detaining Citizens For ICE Under Texas Law
• Aetna Gets Pediatrix's Claims Payment Suit Sent To Pa.
• Ford Hit With $4.8M Jury Award In Explorer Defect Case
• Waste Management To Forfeit $5.5M Over Immigrant Hirings
• $5M Fine Is Excessive, Ex-Life Partners CEO Tells Judge
• EDTX Judge Backs HP Trial Win, But Revives Axed Patent
• Rams Owner's Co. Can't Escape Claims Over Deal Interference
• Insurer Slams Dallas Hotel For Spilling Secret Settlement Talk
• Judicial Review Of A Manafort Pardon Would Be Overreach
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Verizon Hit With Patent Suit Over Wireless Tech Services
• Travel Act Gets Mileage In Health Care Cases
• J&J Hip Implant Plaintiffs Get $245M Judgment After Trial
• Gibson Steers News Corp's $210M Real Estate Tech Co. Buy
• Proskauer To Pay $63M To Settle Stanford Ponzi Case
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Verizon Win Over Hot Spot Patents
• Doc Can't Escape Med Mal Verdict Over Amputated Hand
• Life Partners Atty Says He's Not To Blame For CEO's Bad Acts
• PE Firm Can't Sue In Texas Over $180M Lens Maker Deal
• ICE Arrests 160 Workers At Texas Trailer Manufacturer
• TM Licensors Beware: Your Product Liability Risks May Vary
• DOJ Attorney, Clark Hill Partner Confirmed To US Tax Court
• Trump Calls Tweet Free Speech In Bid To Nix Defamation Suit
• Vantage Freezes Petrobras' Dutch Assets For $622M Award
• Aetna Ducks Pediatrix Suit Over Claims Payments, For Now
• Guatemalan Says Poor Medical Care At ICE Site Killed Child
• Justices Urged To Nix Immigrant's Appeal Of Misprision Ruling
• Houston Can't Dodge Car Crash Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Texas Man Can't Revive Claim Atty Erred In Stolen Semen Row
• Ambulance Cos. And Clients Ink $21M Deal In Kickbacks Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yum China, Coronado Coal, Saudi Aramco
• 5th Circ. Revives Injury Suit Over Worker's Fall From Roof
• Cloudy With A Chance Of Price Gouging
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• Ken Starr Joins Lanier Firm, Returning To Private Practice
• Baylor Fights 'Irrelevant' Discovery In Sex Assault Suit
• GOP Sens. Float Bill Keeping Pre-Existing Condition Coverage
• Texas Jury Hits Huawei With $10.6M Patent Verdict
• $5M Crash Settlement Belongs To Bankruptcy Estate: 5th Circ.
• SAT Prep Co.'s Stock-Drop Suit Dismissed With Prejudice
• Boston Scientific Hit With Robocall Class Action In Mass.
• On Harvey Anniversary, Voters OK $2.5B Flood Bond Package
• Norton Rose, Bracewell Guide $1.4B Energy Merger
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• 5 E-Discovery Hurdles For Government Agencies
• Wild West Lives On In Texas Judge's Outlandish Opinions
• Brand Battles: Texas Fights For Famous Alamo 'Sand' Phrase
• Investors In 'Ponzi-Like' REIT Seek Initial OK Of $13.5M Deal
• Texas Justices Pass On Unocal Alaska Pipeline Partners' Row
• Trucking Co. Avoids Retrial Over Atty's Immigration Remark
• Yetter Coleman Hires Ex-Sidley Austin Partner In Houston
• Rehab Co. Pays $6.1M To Settle Nursing Home Kickback Case
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Mayer, Vinson
• Financial Advisers Sued By Victims Of $100M Loan Scheme
• Texas Doc Can't Ax Ex-Patient's Suit Over Crutches Injury
• States Urge Nationwide Injunction For EPA, Corps Water Rule
• ConocoPhillips Names Baker Botts Atty As New GC
• Houston Texans Denied Arbitration In Player's Injury Suit
• Texas Panel Trims Law Firm's Suit Against Ex-Employees
• Foley Gardere Snags Baker McKenzie Biotech IP Specialist
• The Year Of The Crypto Investigation
• Opioid Cos. Slammed With More Suits Over High Health Costs
• White & Case Adds Ex-King & Spalding Arbitration Atty
• Chase Says Landry's Atty Can't Be A Witness In $20M Suit
• Texas Couple Sentenced For Exploiting Cambodian Immigrant
• Arkema Case Raises Post-Harvey Stakes For Energy Cos.
• High Court Sets Arguments For Tribal Tax, Hovercraft Cases
• AMC Can't End Theater's First-Run Antitrust Suit
• La. Real Estate Board Pushes 5th Circ. For Immunity
• ZeniMax Sanctioned Over Docs In $500M Oculus IP Suit
• Texas Enviro Agency Wants Plants' Pollution Tax Break Axed
• Texas Panel Says Developer's $4.7M Win Should Be Trimmed
• Texas Panel Revives Suit Over Ranch Hand Killed By Cattle
• Texas High Court Urged To Enter El Paso Historic Site Row
• 3 Firms Guide $1.4B Sale Of BridgeTex Stake To OMERS
• Patterson & Sheridan Picks Up A Pair Of Litigation Partners
• Exxon Investors' Climate Suit Turns Up The Heat On Oil Cos.
• Harvey Bond Vote Could Send $2.5B To Flood Control Projects
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• 5th Circ. Revives Insurance Adjuster's Suit Over Soured Deal
• La. Eatery Owner Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Win In TM Spat
• Sens. Ask Army To Explain Efforts To Address Lead On Bases
• 5th Circ. Dismisses Doctor's Suit Against VA Over Firing
• Gov't Lands $5M Judgment In Solar Energy False Claims Suit
• W&T Offshore Raises $361M For Gulf Of Mexico Projects
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive La Quinta Stock-Drop Suit
• ISP Says Record Cos. Want It To Be 'Copyright Police'
• Ex-Texas Judge Can't Shake Bribery Conviction On Appeal
• Exxon, Gov't Get Partial Wins In Pollution Cleanup Suit
• Post-Harvey Coverage Suits Fall, But Causation Rows Linger
• Texas Appeals Court Blocks Austin Sick Leave Ordinance
• 5th Circ.'s New Maritime Contract Test Takes Shape
• 1 Year After Harvey Houston Courts Sharing Space, Making Do
• Toyota At Fault In $242M Verdict Over Kids' Crash Injuries
• NLRB Dems Fight Post-Epic Review Of Wage Suit Ruling
• Investors Must Arbitrate $3.2M Row With Burial-Alternative Co.
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas High Court To Decide On Dealers Act
• Health Hires: Dorsey & Whitney, DLA Piper, Epstein Becker
• Dallas Says Gov't Immunity Stops Stericycle Wastewater Suit
• Insurance Co. Must Cover Contractor In Sports Complex Row
• Aviation Co. Gets Emergency Award OK'd In Contract Row
• Taxation With Representation: Akin Gump, Wachtell, Kirkland
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Katten's Head Of Real Estate Eyes Lone Star State Expansion
• Judge's Wild Order Threatens To Make Warring Attys Kiss
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• Texas Court Revives Patient's Liver Biopsy Injury Suit
• Texas Court Won't Revive Hunt Heir Mortgage Fraud Case
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Allergan Medicaid Rebate Suit
• Dean Foods Says Ex-Chair, Gambler Owe $9.7M For Fraud
• Plants' Poor Planning Caused Extra Pollution After Harvey
• Ex-BP Economist Gets Prison In Bitcoin Extortion Plot
• Texas Court Says Stroke Misdiagnosis Suit Can Proceed
• 2nd Circ. Judge Has Blunt Take On La Quinta Stock-Drop Case
• EOIR Adds 23 New Judges To Combat Case Backlog
• Finnish Co. Can't Dodge Arbitration Over Engine Failure
• Health Staffing Firm Wins Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• NRA Atty Faces Scrutiny After Not Disclosing Sanction
• EEOC Litigation Wave Continues With Grand Hyatt Bias Suit
• Insurer Off Hook In Texas Employment Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Rules Database Patents Correctly Axed Under Alice
• ICE Arrests 45 Unauthorized Immigrants In Houston Operation
• American Realty Investors Still Face $63M Judgment
• Pa. Hospital Chain To Pay $13M To Settle Kickback FCA Suit
• Tax Atty's $5M Bias Suit Against Georgetown Tossed In Texas
• Equipment Seller Tells 5th Circ. $26M Tax Suit Wrongly Nixed
• Cabot Inks $1.6B Cash-And-Stock Deal For Chemicals Co.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Toss Balloon IP Case From Texas Court
• ETP Exec Wants Co. Kept Out Of His $20M Fraud Suit
• Exxon Investors' Climate Suit Beats Dismissal Bid
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Akin, Wachtell Assist On Diamondback's $9.2B Energen Buy
• Parties Duel Over Rationale For Blocking DACA In Texas Suit
• LeClairRyan Hires Ex-Phelps Dunbar Employment Pro In Texas
• Trusts' $11.7M Fuel Tax Credit Appeal Burned In DC Circ.
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds Corporate Partner In Houston Office
• Asbestos Depo Doc Isn't A Court Record, Texas Court Says
• Drug Kickback Suit Against Eli Lilly Dismissed For Now
• 5th Circ. Backs Deere Arbitration Bid In Contract Dispute
• Texas Judge Admonished For Treatment Of Homeless Witness
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• States Push Back Against Dismissal Bids In Opioid MDL
• FedEx Knocks Out Part Of Intellectual Ventures Tracking IP
• Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Oil And Gas Scheme
• Texas DA Still DQed After 'Contentious Exchange' With Atty
• Texas Enviro Agency Can't Escape Age And Race Bias Suit
• Insurers Fight Asbestos Firm's Quick Win Bid In Payback Row
• Texas School District Wants Sex Discrimination Suit Tossed
• IRS Seeks Early Win In FOIA Doc Fight With Highland Capital
• Lower Court Confusion Over Impact Of Trump V. Hawaii
• Trends In Protection Of Anonymous Online Speech
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Chinese Wind Energy Co. Can Enforce $70M Arbitration Award
• Texas DMV Gets Fee Collection Suit Partly Overturned
• City Can't Ax Neighboring Town's Walmart Contract Suit
• American Airlines Stalling ERISA Class Cert. Fight: Workers
• 5th Circ. Restores Producer, Atty Convictions In Tax Case
• Aviation Co. Fights For Award In Helicopter Contract Row
• A Right To Carry Everywhere, On A Road To Nowhere
• McGuireWoods Adds Litigation, Employment Partners
• Houston Atty Drops United Airport Shoving Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Expectations For Venue-Related Discovery Post-TC Heartland
• Why Ohio Nixed The New Liability Insurance Law Restatement
• EEOC Says United Backed Pilot Who Posted Colleague Nudes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tronc, Turkish Airlines, SDI
• Texas Court Denies Exxon $337M Tax Refund For Fuel Credit
• Oil & Gas Co. Wins Water Use Fight With Texas Landowner
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Builder's Arbitration Clause
• Ariz. Lawyer Denies Witness Tampering, Other Charges
• Dallas Councilman Admits To Taking Kickbacks And Bribes
• J&J Hip Implant Plaintiffs Seek $246M Judgment After Trial
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Texas Appeals Court Tosses Suit Over Feral Hog Poison Rule
• Judge Wants More Briefing On Texas' Bid To End DACA
• CFPB, Payday Groups Again Denied Stay Of Payday Rule
• Texas Panel Zaps Power Co.'s Tax Break On Steam Generators
• Attys Shake Malpractice Suit Over $20M Arbitration Losses
• Lenders In $25B EFH Loan Row Get No Priority, 3rd Circ. Says
• Texas Court Affirms $16M Mexico Power Plant Arbitration Win
• Monitronics Seeks Coverage In $28M Robocall Settlement
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• Arbitrator Overstepped In $21M Contract Row, 5th Circ. Says
• Seismic Owes Attys' Fees As Sinclair Won, 5th Circ. Told
• AstraZeneca Settles Texas Medicaid Fraud Suits For $110M
• Google Pix Exclusion OK'd In Texas Inflatable Man Injury Trial
• FTC Asks 5th Circ. To Stay Out Of La. Real Estate Board Row
• Ship Pilots Group Not On Hook For Chemical Spill In Collision
• Sidley Austin Steers Quantum Energy To $5.58B Fund Closing
• 5th Circ. Told Bankruptcy Can't Touch $5M Crash Settlement
• Tech Co. Investor Accuses Executives Of Insider Trading
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• What District Courts Are Saying About Admissibility Of IPR
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Fraudster Was Tried In Correct Venue
• 'Ban The Box' Turns 20: Decoding The Current Framework
• Texas Retailers Sue USDA to Keep SNAP Data Confidential
• Ace Fights Claims It Underpaid Hotel For Renovation Damages
• Plaintiffs Bar Is Steering Truck Crash Cases To Mega Verdicts
• GAO Says More Info Needed On Southern Border Wall's Cost
• Journalist Hits CenterPoint With $1M Suit Over Electric Shock
• First Reserve Sells Oil, Gas Co. To Kosmos For $1.2B
• Landowners Say Cos. Posing As Drillers Took Their Royalties
• Texas Gas Station Can't Use Logo After Buc-ee's TM Win
• Investment Co. Slams Schwab With $100M Defamation Suit
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• Exec For Inmate Medical Co. Can't Dodge Bribery Charges
• 5th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Funds' EisnerAmper Auditing Suit
• PE-Backed WhiteWater, NextEra To Develop Whistler Pipeline
• Insurer Needn't Cover $8M Courthouse Defect Award: 5th Circ.
• Arkema, CEO Indicted For Harvey Chemical Release
• Texas Justices To Rule On Border Counties' Taxation Question
• Texas Atty Can't Send Malpractice Suit To Arbitration
• Exxon, InterOil Want Texas Suit Over $2.5B Deal Dismissed
• SEC Ends Exxon Climate Probe Without Charges
• JPMorgan's Damages Bill Cut From $4B To $7M In Estate Row
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Baker, Davies, Foley
• 5th Circ. Frees Texas State Agencies From Superfund Suit
• Texas 'Frack Master' To Stay Behind Bars Until Fraud Trial
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• Endo To Pay Texas $13M Over Off-Label Lidoderm Sales
• Focus Brands Inks $200M Deal To Take Jamba Juice Private
• Walmart Beats Insurer's Appeal In $1.7M Heater Fire Suit
• Albertsons Says FCA Suit Makes Same Claims As Earlier Ones
• Startup Fights Paper's Bid To Unseal Records After $706M Win
• Texas Court Claims Immunity In Suit Over Assistant's Firing
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• Exec Hit With FCPA Charges For Venezuelan Bribe Scheme
• Atty Fees Chopped By $1.6M In Energy Newsletter IP Suit
• Trucking Instructor Exempt From Arbitration, Court Says
• TTAB Says Houston Distillery Can Register 'East End'
• Enerpipe Not Liable For Worker's Accident: Texas Court
• JPML Won't Centralize 3 Separate Tribal Lender Cases
• 5th Circ. Rules Aetna Can't Sue Texas Hospital Over Billing
• Ford Sues Dealership Chain Over $40M In Defaulted Loans
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons
• Federal Inaction And State Activity: Student Loan Edition