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Texas - October, 2018

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• Texas Mineral Cos. Deny Misleading Landowners In $5M Row
• Ecopetrol Seeks $20M From Texas Co. For Peruvian Tax Bill
• Tesco Drilling Patent Case Stays In Texas' Eastern District
• Bank Says Financial Adviser Shares Blame In ERISA Fight
• Enviros, Utilities Cross Swords Over EPA's La. Haze Plan
• Texas Justices Told City's Taking Of Private Road Is Unlawful
• 5th Circ. Reverses Conviction In Mexico-Tied 'Bank' Fraud
• Security Co. Says It's Owed $4.5M For Harvey, Irma Patrols
• 5th Circ. Panel Got Gas Royalty Ruling Wrong, Devon Says
• Putting The Brakes On Construction Defect Suits In Texas
• With Conflicting Paths On FAA, High Court Likely To Take Both
• Judge Refuses To Stay Order Voiding Indian Child Welfare Act
• Doc's Suicide Relevant To Med Mal Claim, Texas Panel Says
• Workers Comp Bars Rig Injury Suit, Texas Appeals Court Says
• Sabre Tells Texas Justices Lufthansa's Fee Fight Preempted
• Trump Wants Atty Fees In Stormy Daniels' Defamation Suit
• Houston Hospital Fights Doc's $6.4M Defamation Award
• Texas Panel Revives Shipper's Suit Over Gas Deliveries
• 4 Firms Guide Chesapeake Energy's $4B Deal For WildHorse
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Split Fed. Circ. Rejects Google's Venue Change Bid
• Texas Doc Says He Can Prove Hospital Antitrust Claim
• $242M Toyota Crash Verdict Cut To Meet Texas Damages Cap
• Columbia Pipeline Investor Outlines Issues With $13B Deal
• Mattress Firm Gets Final OK For $250M DIP Loan Package
• Saudi Oil Co. Wants Sanctions In $18B Award Row
• Garteiser Honea Snags Former Locke Lord Partner
• Petrobras Says Arbitrator's Views Needed In $622M Award Suit
• Justices Look For Arbitration 'Outs' In Antitrust Appeal
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• Prospects For Tax Policy In A Divided Post-Election Congress
• 3 Firms Guide $1.7B Denbury, Penn Virginia Tie-Up
• OK To Attack Your Own Jury Question, Texas High Court Says
• Coal Co. Trying To Shirk Paying Benefits, Retiree Trustees Say
• Disney Stores Not Enough To Keep Toy Patent Suit In Texas
• Texas LNG Project Alone Won't Have Major Impact: FERC
• Health Co. Wants WebMD Trade Secrets Row In State Court
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Potential Shift On OSHA Multi-Employer Policy At 5th Circ.
• Law Student Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking Georgetown Alum
• Texas Panel Affirms Well Co. Founder's Loss In Contract Row
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over Cancer Patient's Death
• Quick Drill Lease Language Gives Energen A Win In Texas
• Bankrupt Driller Reaches $4.5M Settlement With BHP
• Salvadoran Sues ICE Over Separation From 4-Year-Old Son
• Cooler Maker Yeti Can't Stand The Heat As IPO Falls Flat
• Liberty Mutual, Contractor Must Show Docs In $36M Hotel Suit
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Insurer Needn't Cover Elevator Injury Suit, 5th Circ. Rules
• 5th Circ. Revives Sex Expo's Free Speech Row With Dallas
• Seed Co. Wants Local Counsel Removed In Insurance Dispute
• Deals Rumor Mill: CommScope, Endeavor, Innovent
• Couple Stole $14.5M From Benefit Plans, Indictment Says
• Hospital Co. Wants To Nix $61.8M False Claims Suit
• Booted Law Student Says Cheating Probe Merits Suit's Revival
• From Medicine To Sexbots, AI Raises Liability Questions
• 3 Tools To Help In-House Attys Manage Stress
• Daewoo Asks 5th Circ. To Reconsider Shipment Row Question
• AI Is No Substitute For Good Lawyers
• EXCO Seeks To Dodge Pipeline Co.'s $237M Contract Claim
• 5th Circ. Affirms Saudi Prince's $3M Win Against Tech Co.
• 'Frack Master' Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Reaches SEC Deal
• Exec Gets 7 Years In $8.2M Shipping Container Ponzi Scheme
• CBRE Can Arbitrate Claims Of Terminated Whistleblower
• 5th Circ. Reverses Itself On Deadlines For Contempt Appeals
• When Bad News Hits: How GCs Can Help Weather The Storm
• Rams Owner's Co. Wants Suit Tossed Over 'Stolen' Docs
• Labs Say UnitedHealth Can't Sue On State Fraud Claims
• Airbnb Strikes Deal To Ax Claim It Infringed Menu Bar Patents
• IHeartMedia Asks Ch. 11 Judge To Approve Fee Examiner
• Investor Drops Suit Over Cryptocurrency Hacking
• Beto For Texas Campaign Sued Over Election Robotexts
• Helicopter Co. Says No Evidence Backs Wrongful Death Claim
• EnLink Is Latest Midstream Co. To Abandon MLP Structure
• Texas Building Co. Sues County For Axing $1.4M Contract
• Liberty Mutual Loses Rebuttal Bid Against Texas Contractor
• Emerging Trends In State And Local Equal Pay Efforts
• Wachtell, Fried Frank Steer Jacobs' $3.3B Energy Biz Sale
• Drug Law Change Not Retroactive For Immigrant: 5th Circ.
• O'Quinn Not Covered For Part Of $46M Overbill, 5th Circ. Says
• Emerson Electric Can't Shake $14.7M HVAC Injury Verdict
• 3 States Say Controversial Water Rule Infringes Their Rights
• Three Firms Guide Launch Of $508M In IPOs
• 8 Firms To Guide IPOs Surpassing $1.6B In Seesaw Market
• Walmart Not Negligent In Aerosol Death, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices To Hear IBM's $17.5M Software Contract Row
• Texas Justices Won't Revive Romo's Fantasy Expo NFL Suit
• Texas Justices Decline To Hear Apache Royalties Dispute
• Texas Foster Care Would Imperil Indian Children, Tribes Say
• Iancu Calls Patent Troll Concerns 'Orwellian Doublespeak'
• Auto Group Investors Try To Ditch Antitrust, RICO Suit
• HTC Says Ericsson Is Dragging Its Feet In SEP Royalties Row
• Jackson Walker Picks Up Appellate Pro In Dallas
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Labaton Says 1/3 Of Its Open Cases Include Referral Fees
• Baker Botts Guides $950M Valero Deal, Ending MLP
• Fund Takes 2nd Stab At Uber Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Texas Firm's Advice Cost It $1M In Asset Sale, Telecom Says
• Energy Co. Must Pay Long-Term Benefits To Fired VP: 5th Circ.
• Huawei Using Suit Against Him To Steal IP, Ex-Worker Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vista Equity, Palantir, Warburg Pincus
• 5th Circ. Passes Daewoo Iron Shipment Row To La. High Court
• Tribes Scoff At States' Urgency In Child Welfare Case
• Trump Threatens To Send Troops To 'Close' US-Mexico Border
• FAA OKs Drone Operation With Radar Beyond Line Of Sight
• Enviros Sue Trump Admin. Over Border Wall Exemptions
• Landry's Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Tiger Welfare
• Sprint Stiffed $4M Commission, Wireless Partner Claims
• Ex-USA Gymnastics CEO Charged With Evidence Tampering
• EPA's New Approach To Interstate Air Pollution Under CAA
• Marine Surveyor Can't Escape $500M Chevron Rig Suit
• Enviros Sue FWS To Protect 550,000 Acres Of Bird's Habitat
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• $1M Condo Insurance Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Apple's Bid To Move Patent Suit From EDTX
• Texas Panel Told Noncompete Row Belongs In Arbitration
• Apartment Seller Stated False Occupancy Rate, $4M Suit Says
• Roku Zapped With Infringement Suit Over Streaming Devices
• KKR's Auction Abuse Claims Dismissed As 'Joke' In Apt. Row
• American Airlines Sues Expedia Over 'Advantage' Trademarks
• Paul Hastings A 3rd Party To Fraud, Cancer Center Exec Says
• K&L Gates Repped Both Tech Co. And Its Lenders, Suit Says
• San Jacinto River Authority Claims Immunity In Takings Row
• States Say Indian Child Welfare Act Must Be Blocked
• Winston Strawn Guides Industrial-Focused SPAC's $225M IPO
• 5th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. In Devon Royalty Row
• AT&T Looks To Nix Cable Contamination Suit
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Dental Co. Claims Must Go To Arbitrator, High Court Told
• NJ Judge Tosses Suit Over 'Back To The Future' Car Royalties
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• BALCA Reverses Cert. Denial For Gas Platform Workers
• Insurers Say No Coverage For Dispute Over Highway Work
• Southwest Must Lease Out Gates At Love Field, Delta Insists
• Texas Builder Says Subcontractor Stole Client, Poached Crew
• In-N-Out Can Block Fight For $15 Buttons, Legal Group Says
• Cooler Maker Yeti Sets Sights On Renewed $400M IPO
• Fed. Claims Tosses Contractor's $4.5M Levee Rehab Spat
• Macquarie Executives Hit With Stock-Drop Suit
• State Tax Codes Can Help Mitigate Poverty
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Exco Investors Accused Of Staving Off Its Bankruptcy
• Cobalt Investors Seek $147M Deal In Angolan Oil Bribe Row
• Pepsi Unit Gets OK On $292M Arbitration Award
• 3 Commodity Traders Charged In $60M Spoofing Scheme
• 11 Firms To Lead IPOs Raising $1.8B Amid Market Volatility
• Baylor Must Answer Inquiries Into Pepper Hamilton Report
• Health Hires: Insys, Ex-US Atty, Katten, Kasowitz, Dechert
• Texas LNG Co., Contractor Settle Pipeline Contract Row
• Biz, Defense Groups Back Exxon Fight Against Climate Probe
• Texas Justices End 46-Year County Boundary 'Death Match'
• Texas Atty Suspended During Workers' Comp Fraud Appeal
• Texas Jury Clears DynaEnergetics In Well-Drilling Patent Suit
• Charges Over $18M Offshore Tax Scheme Too Late, Atty Says
• Tenet Brass Knock Back Derivative Suit Over FCA Settlement
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Senate OKs 15 Judges As Dems Vow Fight On 9th Circ. Noms
• Permian Water Disposal A Thorn In Our Side, Oil Execs Say
• First Responders Tell Texas Justices Benefit Rate Is Protected
• DOL Recovers $2.5M In Wages From 4 Employers
• Hanover Insurance Loses Bid To Block Contractor From Spending $2.3M
• Tribes Seek Stay To Appeal Indian Child Welfare Act Ruling
• Texas Court Says Expert Report OK In Botched Surgery Suit
• Texas Justices Told NDA Suit Beats Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Bid
• BHP Says Bankrupt Driller Must Repay $9M In Royalties
• HTC Told To Reveal Google Transaction Records To Ericsson
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Laser Co. Zapped With Stock-Drop Suit Over Alleged Defects
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• Uber Aims To Dump Drivers' FLSA Suit Over On-App Time
• In Reversal, Injured Texas Worker Told He Can't Depose CEO
• Phillips Murrah Picks Up Employment Partner In Dallas
• Texas Widow Wants $2M Wrongful Death Verdict Reinstated
• American Airlines Workers Push For Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $20M Cialis Patent Verdict Against Lilly
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Golf Ball-Tracking Technology Suit
• Avoid Overlap In Trade Secret And Misappropriation Claims
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Labaton To Pay $4.8M, Accept Oversight On Fee Practices
• Conoco Says Eagle Ford Partner Must Bear Transport Costs
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Gilstrap's Alice Ax Of Messaging Patents
• Law Firms Battle Over 'Ever Argued With A Woman?' Slogan
• 5th Circ. Sides With Kiewit In $9.5M Drilling Contract Row
• ND Tribal Landowners Hit Texas Oil Cos. With Pipeline Suit
• Zoe's Kitchen Hit With 2nd Suit Over Proposed $300M Sale
• 5th Circ. Revives Visually Impaired USCIS Worker's Bias Suit
• Westmoreland Coal Hits Ch. 11 With Plan For Lender Takeover
• Texas Atty Flagged After 'Attacks' On Judges' Integrity
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Higher Bar Applies In Birth Injury Suit, Texas Justices Told
• Establishing Waiver Of The Right To Appraisal In Texas
• Texas Church Group Wants Exemption From LGBT Bias Laws
• Bed Bath & Beyond Can't Toss Water Balloon Toy Suit
• 5th Circ. Reverses Doc's Win In Records Seizure Row
• Ex-Racetrack Exec Tells 11th Circ. $5M Judgment Is 'Punitive'
• Shipping Co. Must Pay $49M For Copycat Container Designs
• Indian Child Welfare Act Found Unconstitutional
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Warehouse Goods, Fla. Hotel
• King & Spalding Adds Litigation Pro In Texas
• Ericsson Insists HTC Must Prove SEP Royalties Breach
• Asbestos Firm, Insurers Reach Deal In Payback Suit
• Texas Man Gets 70 Months For Human-Smuggling Scheme
• Texas Doc Pleads Guilty In $40M Med Center Bribery Scam
• HealthNow Wants Out Of Hospitals' Benefits Payment Suit
• Ex-Camera Co. Prez Fights Rams Owner's Attys' Fees Claim
• Holman Fenwick Snags Greenberg Energy Atty In Houston
• Insurer Owed Nobilis Defense Of Stock Drop Suits: Judge
• BALCA Says Texas Fencing Co. Can't Hire Temporary Workers
• Texas Judge Adds 2 Years To ZTE Oversight In Sanctions Case
• Texas Hospital Says Patient Shot By Guard Can't Bring Suit
• 'Puffery' Didn't Hurt Whole Foods Investors, 5th Circ. Says
• Petrobras Can't Prove Bias To Nix $622M Award, Vantage Says
• GOP AGs Back Big Oil's Bid To Ditch Wash. Climate Suit
• Dell Still Exploring IPO Despite VMware Stock Swap Plan
• Blank Rome Nabs Employment Pro From Ogletree In Houston
• Fiber Optic Co. Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Faulty Lasers
• M&G Gets $2M As Funds In Delaware Ch. 11 Run Out
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• WebMD Says It Didn't Swipe Smaller Co. Secrets, Break NDA
• Exxon Investors Fight Oil Co.'s 2nd Bid To Ditch Climate Suit
• Eagle Ford Shale Cos. Get County's Road Damage Suit Axed
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Man Who Tried To Kill Texas Judge Gets Life Sentence
• Munck Wilson Brings On Complex Litigation Partner In Dallas
• Prologis Sells $1.1B Property Portfolio To Mapletree
• States Urge Justices To Flip Illinois Brick In Apple Case
• GE Says It's Entitled To Atty Fees In Well Blowout Row
• Texas Judge Blocks Ysleta Pueblo's Appeal In Bingo Battle
• Ex-Refinery Worker Wants 'False Positive' Test Row Revived
• 5th Circ. Leaves Door Open In Feds' Time-Barred CAA Suit
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• Facebook Accused By Trafficking Survivor Of Aiding Abuse
• 5.5 Ways To Remove GILTI From Your State Tax Base
• 5th Circ. Says Ethics Class Sanction For Atty Unreasonable
• Try Using Neutrals For State Court ESI Disputes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Campbell, Richemont, Lone Star
• 3 Big Banks Can't Dodge Enron Debt Investor Suit
• Ex-Life Partners Atty, CEO Ordered To Pay $7M In Fines
• Life Science Co. Gets $150M Funding From TPG Sixth Street
• Texas Hospital Giants To Join, Forming State's Largest Chain
• High Court Passes On Noble-Conoco Row Over $63M Cleanup
• Rams Owner Says Stolen Docs Should Kill Aerial Camera Suit