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Texas - January, 2019

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• UT Health Settles Grant Misappropriation Claims For $2.4M
• Dykema Joins Jackson Walker Seeking To Punt Ex-NFL'er Suit
• How Patent Litigation Changed In 2018
• Delaware Outstrips Texas As Top Patent Hotspot Of 2018
• Patent Injunctions Drop Sharply In 2018
• Despite Drop In AIA Reviews, PTAB Hasn't Lost Its Luster
• Offshore Co. Hit With Putative Class Action Over OT Pay
• DOJ Brings Price-Fixing Charges For Koozies
• Biz Groups Back Full 5th Circ. Redo In BNSF Disability Ruling
• NFLer Didn't Miss Enough Plays For Policy Payout: Lloyd's
• Hospital Tells Texas Justices Misdiagnosis Suit Needs Expert
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out NPE's $19M Trial Win Against Samsung
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Texas Jury Clears American Airlines In Race Bias Mucus Suit
• Pathology Lab Strikes $64M Deal Over DOJ Kickback Claims
• Holding Co. Asks High Court To Approve Ch. 11 Patent Sale
• Locke Lord Re-Elects Firm Chair, Names New Board Co-Chair
• In-N-Out Asks Justices To Heed Janus In 'Fight For $15' Case
• Frack Water Co. Wrongly Pushing Invalidated IP, Cos. Say
• Houston Atty Sues Apple After FaceTime Records Deposition
• Can A Driller Trespass While Fracking On Its Own Lease?
• Ex-Director Of SEC's Texas Office Headed To Jones Day
• Ex-Huawei Worker Loses Bid For Source Code In IP Fight
• Ex-Rep.'s Law License Suspension Stands, Texas Court Says
• Tobacco Co. Owes $125M After Winston, Kool Buy: Texas AG
• Rolls-Royce Motors Out Of FCA Suit In 5th Circ.
• Sen. Graham Agrees To Press AG Pick On Mueller Probe
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• Anadarko's Texas Win Eases Energy Cos.' Coverage Worries
• Texas Driller Facing $40M Suit Over Co.'s Shared Secrets
• Turkish Oil Co. Says Investor Group Scammed It Out Of $1M
• Thompson Coe Can't Duck Insurer's Suit Over Claim Advice
• Baker Hughes Can't Claim $17.6M Tax Refund, 5th Circ. Told
• What Academia Must Know About DOJ's China Initiative
• Clinic Fights For Cigna Docs In Row Over NFL Health Plan
• Medicare Recoupment Ruling Defies Pro-Provider Trend
• Dickinson Wright Nabs IP Litigator In Texas From Michael Best
• Target Lodging Hires Ex-GC Of Dynegy As New Top Lawyer
• White & Case Adds Partner To Growing Arbitration Practice
• Enviros Urge 5th Circ. To Nix Exxon's Texas Refinery Permit
• Texas Justices Say Glassdoor Can Protect Users' Identities
• BNSF Wants Full 5th Circ. Redo Of Disability Bias Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Boot LG Patent Suit From East Texas
• Texas Trio Duped Investors Out Of $45M, SEC Claims
• J&J Knew Hip Implants A 'Disaster,' Jury Hears In Retrial
• South Texas Beef Processor Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Taxation With Representation: Covington, Simpson, Troutman
• Texas Justices Undo Nix Of $2M Wrongful Death Verdict
• How States Are Forging Ahead With Obamacare
• Anadarko's $100M Deepwater Defense Bid Revived In Texas
• Barr, Slate Of Court Picks Set For Judiciary Panel Vote
• Gordon & Rees Adds 20 From Hawkins Parnell & Young
• Texas Cos. Urge State Justices To OK Pollution Exemptions
• Time Warner Tells Texas Justices Utility's Fees Discriminatory
• San Antonio Hotel Owes Tax On Guest 'Extras,' Court Says
• Split Fed. Circ. OKs $23.5M Medtronic Loss Over Spine IP
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Vinson & Elkins Steers Legal Tech Co.'s $83M Funding Round
• Which Views Will Win In Debate Over National Privacy Regs?
• FCA Co. Torches DOJ Effort To Scuttle Suits
• Hunt Division Loans $72M For Student Housing Portfolio
• Texas Nurses Lose Cert. Bid In Wage Info Antitrust Row
• Drilling Tech IP Suit Not Time-Barred, Texas Justices Hear
• States Say Navajo Can't Step Into Child Welfare Fight
• DC Circ. Judges Criticize Advisory Firm's Ties To Fund Broker
• HTC Loses Bid To Arbitrate Ericsson Claims In Royalties Row
• IRS Wrongly Credited Company's Tax Payments, 5th Circ. Told
• Comparing Grid Operators' Energy Storage Market Proposals
• Gilstrap 'Offended' By Gamesmanship Of Irell, Winston Attys
• Navigating The Many Risks Of PFAS In M&A Transactions
• Top Quantlab Investor Urges Chancery To Kill Control Bid
• IHeartMedia Gets Court's Stamp Of Approval On Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Newspaper Wins Review Of Chamber Defamation Row
• J&J To Pay States $120M For False Hip Implant Promos
• Iraq Veteran Says 3M Earplugs Caused Hearing Loss
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• Google, Patent Holder Reach Deal In Infringement Case
• Virginia Is Latest State To Find Employer 'Take Home' Duty
• Attys Awarded $15.5M In Fees After Stanford Ponzi Deal
• Trucking Broker, Texas Cucumber Co. Escape Legal Pickle
• Texas Justices Take Up Permian Basin Lease Ownership Row
• Drinker Biddle Hires Benefits Partners In DC, Dallas
• Grandmother Hits Ballpark With Suit Over 'Unsafe' Stairs
• Texas Judge Changes Course On County's ICE Detainer Policy
• IHeartMedia Clears Ch. 11 Path With Legacy Noteholder Deal
• Texas Justices Take Up 2 Post-Menchaca Coverage Battles
• Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood From Medicaid: 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices To Take On Nursing Pay Dispute
• How States Are Preparing For The Next Recession
• Settlement Counsel Key For Efficient Mass Tort Resolution
• Texas Bill Would Criminalize Faking Family Relation At Border
• 5 Fraud Insurance Decisions Sure To Shape 2019
• Insurer Says $1.5M Arbitration Award Over Stolen Info Sound
• At Objector's Urging, Judge Rules Against Him In Edelson Suit
• Contractor Seeks $10M After Pa. Pipeline Project Goes Awry
• Feds Say Indian Child Welfare Law Must Stand
• 5th Circ. OKs $20.5M Award In YouTube Channel Profits Row
• Houston Judges OK Plan To Strictly Limit Use Of Cash Bail
• TPS Holder Is Eligible For Green Card Despite Unlawful Entry
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Vegas Casinos Avoid Suit In Texas Over Gambler's Suicide
• Gilstrap Won't Delay HTC's Royalty Row Trial With Ericsson
• Investor Says Info On InfraREIT-Oncor Merger Is Misleading
• Westmoreland Says It Will Seek To End Union Contract
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Ruled Inapplicable In Federal Court
• Justices Weigh 21st Amendment's Scope In Wine Sales Case
• Tribes, Allies Say Constitution Backs Child Welfare Law
• FHFA Won't Defend Leadership Structure Before Full 5th Circ.
• Senate Dem Decries Shutdown Of Chemical Accident Probes
• ER Doc Tells Texas Justices Retrial Order A 'Clear Abuse'
• Texas Sued Over Ending Home Health Care Reimbursement
• Trump Nominates Jackson Walker, Greenberg Vets To Bench
• Objector Admits To Unethical Conduct To Exit Edelson Suit
• FCC Final Say On Ad Rules Cripples Businesses, Justices Told
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• Firm Tries 3rd Time To Toss Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 3 Partners To Dallas Office
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Reverse ICWA Invalidation Order
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Bid To Delay Trial Over Patent Royalties
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Apple's $440M Loss In VirnetX Patent Case
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• Dems Seek Senate Intervention In 5th Circ. ACA Case
• Chimera Pump-And-Dump Conspirator Takes $3M Plea Deal
• McDermott Int'l Sued After Stock Drops 60% Post-Merger
• Pulling Up Stakes: Shearman, DLA Piper, Latham
• Weil Steers Tritium Partners In $465M Second Fund Closing
• Jones Walker Snags Fowler Rodriguez Team In Merger
• EPA Right To Nix Houston, Dallas Air Controls, Texas Says
• 'National Emergency' Would Be Rife With Legal Challenges
• United Airlines Staff Dropped, Hurt Disabled Flyer, Jury Told
• J&J Faces Retrial After $151M Hip Implant Loss Reversed
• 21st Amendment Vs. Commerce Clause At The High Court
• Ex-GC Returns To Lead Haynes And Boone Group In Dallas
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Store Chain Not Covered In Sex Assault Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Hospital System Must Face Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• High Court Will Take Up Calif. Offshore Drilling Wage Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Ships $93M WesternGeco IP Row Back To Texas
• Burns Charest Picks Up Dallas Litigator From Sayles Werbner
• Consumers In All 50 States Sue Marriott Over Data Breach
• State Lawmakers Grapple With Proliferation Of E-Scooters
• Exxon, Texas Tell 5th Circ. Enviros Can't Second-Guess EPA
• Tech Startup Partner Gets $5.9M Arbitration Award OK'd
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, Pierce Bainbridge, Bradley Arant
• Samsung Ducks Out Of Mobile Traffic, Battery Life IP Suit
• Texas Aviation Co. Wins Transfer Of Fatal Crash Suit
• Rosneft Unit Can't Dodge $70M Arbitral Award, Court Hears
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• Bandera Partners Pushes For Changes To Luby's Board
• IHeartMedia Lays Out Case For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• 5th Circ. Says Humana Can't Seal Docs In Antitrust Row
• Sidley Austin Adds Global Restructuring Atty To Dallas Office
• Stanford Bank Investor Can't Keep $79M In Ponzi Transfers
• Texas Oil Cos. Can't Dodge Suit Over Unpaid Royalties
• Enterprise Hit Over Discovery Lapse In $50M Oil Shipping Row
• Investors' Attys In Cobalt Bribery Case Seek $43.5M In Fees
• Last 3 Banks In $120M Enron Debt Investor Suit Settle
• Texas Doc Loses Fight Over Expert Report In Patient's Death
• 5th Circ. Affirms Ex-ArthroCare CEO's 20-Year Fraud Sentence
• Gov't Ordered To Beef Up Response To DACA Challenge
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Amrock Denied New Trial In Appraisal App $706M IP Row
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Ax Of IP In $19M Samsung Verdict
• Uber Scoffs At 'Nonsensical' Arguments In Fund's Fraud Suit
• Cryotherapy Co. Sued Over Texas Woman's 2nd-Degree Burns
• Builder Says Dallas Charity Owes $1M For Hospice Project
• Biometrics Co. Dodges Claims It Bribed Foreign Execs
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For Amazon, Blizzard On Data IP
• Fairway Energy's Ch. 11 Case Will Remain In Delaware
• Skadden Steers PE-Backed Auto Lender's $100M IPO
• RI Law May Force Atty To Face Malpractice Suit, Judges Say
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• Ex-Reps. From Fla., Texas Join Akin Gump Lobbying Practice
• High Court Decision Sets Arbitration, Court Power Balance
• Fairway Energy Fights Call To Move Ch. 11 Case To Texas
• Dallas Jeweler Says Biz Partner Owes $7M For Soured Deal
• Roku Can't Escape Streaming Patent Suit
• Ericsson Can License IP On Its Terms, Not HTC's, Judge Says
• Neiman Marcus Settles Multistate Data Breach Row For $1.5M
• Ford Says Dealership Owners Owe $112M For Financing Fraud
• Fed Board, Immune To Shutdown, Scolds Texas Bank On AML
• Newly Elected Houston Judges Drop Bail Reform Challenge
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2019
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Contracts Decide If Cases Go To Arbitration, Justices Rule
• Notes Trustees Seek Indemnity In IHeartMedia Ch. 11 Plan
• Royal Caribbean Can't Dismiss Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Fashion Platform Co. Loses Depo Bid In Stolen-Image Row
• Judge Sends $20M Maritime Contract Dispute To Arbitration
• Cricket Field Owner Takes Utility Fight To Texas High Court
• Wind Energy Co. Says No Reason To Pause $70M Award Row
• High Court Won't Review Nixed $663M Guardrail FCA Ruling
• Preemption In Pharmaceutical Cases: 2018 In Review
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• How Courts Have Applied Cray Patent Venue Test
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Munck Wilson Expands To West Coast With Hecker Tie-Up
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• Confusion Over 'Fulcrum' Hits Tipping Point In Texas TM Suit
• Education Co. Agrees To $500M Debt Relief Over Fraud Claims
• Lloyd's Group Urges Arbitration Of $1M Storm Damage Row
• WildHorse Investor Sues Over Proposed $4B Merger
• Investors' Suit Seeking $50M Over Real Estate Fraud Revived
• States Get Argument Time In Supreme Court Liquor Law Case
• Police Camera, Software Co. Withdraws $75M Public Offering
• Frac Sand Co. Says Schlumberger Unit Owes More Than $1M
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 4
• Ukrainian Co. Appeals OK Of Carpatsky's $147M Award
• House Dems Tap Munger Tolles' Verrilli For ACA Defense
• Susman Pioneer Is Back Home After 15 Years On Texas Bench
• Wind Farm Exec Can't Ditch Suit Over Secret Recording
• Bradley Arant Opens Dallas Office With Trial Boutique Founder
• Texas Suspends Newly Elected Judge Over Bribery Charges
• USAA Bank Settles With CFPB In $15.5M Deal
• Appeals Court Wipes Out $45M In West Texas Oil Lease Fight
• Parker Drilling Authorized To Tap $50M Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Franchisee Asks To Dodge Arbitration After Closing Eateries
• Oil Recycling Co. Must Face Suit Over Highway Spill
• FisherBroyles Snags Health Industry Counsel As Partner
• Edelson Wins Discovery Bid Against Atty In Extortion Suit
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• Airline Flyers In Antitrust MDL Seek Delay On Atty Fee Ruling
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 3
• XTO Energy Hit With Suit Over 'Grossly Negligent' Operation
• 17 AGs Appeal Ruling That Nixed Affordable Care Act
• Is Texas V. US Taxing For Obamacare?
• Schiff Hardin Escapes Insurer's Malpractice Suit At 5th Circ.
• Cos. Face Rise In Need, Cost For Legal Work In Big US States
• Fairway Energy, Creditor Fight Ch. 11 Move From Del. To Texas
• Ex-Dickies Manager Seeks $1M In Age Discrimination Suit
• Booted Texas Law Student's Cheating Probe Suit Revived
• BoyarMiller Adds Probate, Estate Practices With Acquisition
• Texas Midstream Co. Sues To Keep Millions In Payments
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 2
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Seyfarth Shaw Snags IP Duo From Baker McKenzie In Houston
• Top 10 SALT Stories Of 2018: Part 1
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Watch These ERISA Cases In 2019
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2019
• Financial Services Litigation To Watch In 2019
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2019
• Patent Cases To Watch In 2019
• Post-Wayfair State Developments To Watch In 2019
• Texas Marijuana Laws And Where They May Be Going
• Construction Cases To Watch In 2019
• Texas Legislation To Watch In 2019
• State Tax Cases To Watch In 2019