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Texas - February, 2019

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• Harris County Says Cleaners Aren't Immune To Pollution Suits
• Texas Court Restores Precedent-Setting Ambulance Death Suit
• Energy Transfer Unit Gets OK In Condemnation Row
• Apple Sued In EDTX Over Essential Ex-Samsung, LG Patents
• Butler Snow Adds Ex-Texas Appellate Judge To Austin Office
• Texas Builder Says Insurer Sold It 'Worthless' Policy
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In February
• Hospital Co-Founder Says Bribes 'Papered Up' To Look Legit
• 6 Sentenced In Texas Fake Pot Labeling Scheme
• Don't Let Royal Caribbean Arbitrate Wedding Trip Row: Judge
• Jeweler's Claim Rare Diamonds Overmarketed Lacks Clarity
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Former Orrick Litigator
• Oilfield Equipment Co. Claims Manufacturer Sold Faulty Parts
• LG Owes Core Wireless $3.5M In Phone Patent Suit, Jury Says
• Philip Morris Blasts Tobacco Co.'s 'Delay' In $125M Suit
• MoneyGram Investors Sue For Consumer Fraud Records
• O'Hare Airport Servicer Hit With 2nd Biometric Privacy Suit
• Texas Counties Barred From 'Purging' Naturalized Voters
• No Evidence Trump's Wall Contract Exists, Gov't Atty Says
• Driller Says Worker Can't Prove Willfulness In FLSA Suit
• Feds Charge 2 Fla. Businessmen In Venezuela Bribery Ploy
• Frack Equipment Co. Says Trade Secrets Suit 'Threadbare'
• Defense Cos. Gave Wrong Tax Advice To Contractors: Suit
• No Immunity For Haynes and Boone's Deal Work, Panel Told
• Texas University's Excuses Don't Fly In Faulty Building Suit
• Samsung Patent Suit Halted For PTAB Reviews Ahead Of Trial
• ITC Ends Probe Into LED Display Panels
• Apple Defeats Ill., Texas Fraud Claims Over IPhone Screens
• Driller, Blackstone Unit Agree To Settle First-Refusal Dispute
• Gov't Backs States' DACA Challenge, But Not An Injunction
• CORRECTED: M&G Plastics Plant's $1.1B Ch. 11 Sale Cleared
• Apple Shuts Stores In EDTX, But Will Other Cos. Follow?
• Texas Doc Convicted In $20M Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Insurers Say $1M Harvey Coverage Row Can't Be Remanded
• Feds Doubt Need For 2 Trials In Exxon Mobil's $1.35B Tax Row
• Energy Subcontractors' Bankruptcy Settlement Axes Liens
• Saudi Transportation Co. Fights Bid To Vacate $5.3M Award
• Goodyear Hit With $33M Verdict In Wrongful Death Suit
• 5th Circ. Delays Nixing Chesapeake Award After Arbitrator DQ
• Colony Capital Sells Industrial Portfolio To Nuveen For $136M
• Chapter 11 Debtors Could Recoup Some US Trustee Fees
• Nautilus Wins Elliptical Machine Patent Fight At 5th Circ.
• Justices Won't Hear In-N-Out's 'Fight For $15' Button Appeal
• Waste Management Can't Duck Texas Worker's Injury Claims
• McKinsey Ch. 11 Settlement Adds To Disclosure Conundrum
• VW Emissions Opt-Out Drivers Must Try Suits In Federal Court
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Vinson
• Texas Pharma Sales Rep Pleads Guilty To $8M Fraud
• Jeweler Laundered Money In $2B Indian Bank Fraud: Probe
• Pulling Up Stakes: Orrick, McGuireWoods, King & Spalding
• Baylor Med School Denied Attys' Fees In Cancer IP Row
• How States Are Disputing Trump's Border Wall Emergency
• Texas High Court Axes Mercedes Dealer's $115M Fraud Award
• IPR Estoppel Increasingly Applies
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• O'Hare Airport Servicer Hit With Biometric Privacy Suit
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Jury Verdict Clearing Allergy Advocacy Group Stands: Judge
• Apple Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Undo $439M Patent Loss
• Maxell, Huawei Reach Terms To End Smartphone Patent Suit
• Jury Right In Permian Basin Lease Row, Texas Justices Hear
• 5th Circ. Tells Judge To Rein In Chase Wage Class Notices
• Doctors Took $40M In Kickback Scheme, Feds Tell Jury
• Tribal Members Seek Class Cert. In Pipeline Trespass Suit
• PTAB Cites Texas Case In Nixing ZTE's Antenna IP Challenge
• Petrobras Seeks AAA Docs In Fight Against $720M Award
• Bracewell Alum, Ex-Justice Tapped For Texas High Court
• Telecom Urges NY Court To Keep Antitrust Suit Out Of Texas
• Texas Floats Bill Requiring Re-Roofers To Register With State
• 5th Circ. Says More Info Needed To Sustain Gas Royalty Suit
• State Farm Tells Texas Justices Benefits Award Bars Damages
• Womble Bond Adds Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty In Houston
• Dems Call For Investigations Into ICE Detention Practices
• Judge Appointment Doesn't Sway 5th Circ. In Retaliation Row
• Immigration Bill Roundup: Border Wall, Immigrant Students
• Newspaper Tells Texas Justices Libel Claim Should Be Axed
• Child Welfare Law Fulfills Feds' Tribal Duties, 5th Circ. Told
• Plaintiffs Bar Finds Booming Biz In Strip Club Suits
• Drug Co. Peloton Snags $150M In Funding For Cancer Trials
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Ericsson's Licensing Offer To HTC Is FRAND, Texas Jury Finds
• High Court Passes On Bid To Apply Lawyer Rule To Adjusters
• 4 Suits Target Trump's Border Emergency Declaration
• Texas Justices Urged To Ax Negligent-Hiring Claim
• Xitronix Patent Antitrust Row Not Welcome At 5th Circ. Either
• Texas Jiffy Lube Owners Underpay Workers, Suit Says
• Contractor Says Lack Of Site Control Clears It In Injury Verdict
• UT Cancer Center Says Doc's Decision Didn't Affect Immunity
• While Not A 'Platonic Ideal,' Irish Investor To Lead EZCorp Suit
• AVIC Tells 5th Circ. To Nix Confirmation Of $70M Award
• Justices Won't Hear Kids' Bid To Halt Father's Deportation
• Ex-Xerox Unit Pays $236M To End Texas Medicaid Fraud Row
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• McKinsey Pays $15M For Failing To Disclose Ch. 11 Conflicts
• Akin Gump, Vinson Steer Blackstone's $1.6B Targa Stake Buy
• The Growing Use Of Anti-SLAPP In Employment Cases
• Calif. Floats Ban On Intersex Surgery For Minors, Doctors Balk
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• States May Take The Lead On Regulating AI
• TracFone Sues Texas Cos. In Latest Anti-Trafficking Effort
• Texas Justices Back Exxon In Workers' Comp Recoup Row
• Texas Oil Rig Co. Dodges Liability Verdict Over Worker's Injury
• Petrobras Must Post Bond In $720M Award Row, Court Hears
• Trump Steps Into Legal Minefield With Wall Declaration
• Texas Justices Deny Law Firm's Appeal Of Malpractice Award
• Butterfly Center's Border Wall Suit Doesn't Fly, Judge Says
• Bristow Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over SEC Disclosures
• Texas Panel Trims $725K Award In Ex-NFLer Assault Suit
• Texas Justices Side With Insurer In Atty-Client Privilege Row
• Wells Fargo Wants Quick OK On Samuels Jewelers Credit Bid
• FCC Urged To Tread Lightly On 6-GHz Unlicensed Use
• Texas Judge Shuts Down Tribe's Bingo In El Paso
• Gov't Opioid Suits Hide Attorneys' Personal Interests
• Texas High Court Denies Redo In Long-Running Atty DQ Row
• Identifying Jurors Who Are Susceptible To The Reptile Strategy
• ACLU Sues For Info On Border Wall Contract Cited In Tweet
• Austin's Blockchain For The Homeless Faces Challenges
• Texas Energy Co. Gets $1.4B Award In Venezuela Bribe Case
• PE Firm Says It's Out $2.1M Due To Texas Co.'s Execs
• Execs Slam Iancu's 'Downplaying' Of Patent Troll Concerns
• Honda Hit With $38M Verdict Over Shoddy Seat Belt In Texas
• Former Stockbroker Gets 15 Months In Prison In Plea Deal
• After PTAB Wins, BMW Seeks End To Car Tech Patent Suit
• Sports Bar To Pay $700K To End EEOC Sex Harassment Suit
• Total E&P Owes $21.6M For Well Plugging, Texas Jury Says
• CFTC Asks Court To Nix Bid To Move EOX Insider Trading Suit
• Landry's Fights Visa To Keep $12M Claim In Data Breach Row
• Baker Botts' New Managing Partner To Focus On Tech, Energy
• Scope Of An Expert's 'Expertise' Can Make Or Break A Case
• Injured Cop Blames Social Networks For Dallas Police Attacks
• US, Enviros Urge 5th Circ. To Keep CAA Permit Ruling Intact
• Texas McDonald's Arbitration Bid Fails In Worker Injury Suit
• Pro Wrestler Says 'Call of Duty' Stole His Character
• Texas Panel Told Free Speech Law Can't Nix Atty Discipline
• Texas Panel Affirms Ban On Repealing Homestead Exemptions
• Tesla Offshore Can't Get Covered For Boat Accident: 5th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flexport, Onex Corp., Nexstar Media
• Chevron Can't Escape Crude-Oil Tank Injury Suit
• $173.8M In Deals OK'd To Settle Cobalt Energy Bribery Claims
• Oil, Gas Marketing Co. Seeks $5.3M After Mistaken Payment
• Expert Failed To Tie Injection To Spinal Injuries, Court Says
• Del. Revenue At Risk In High Court Unclaimed Property Suit
• Jailed Texas CEO Must Pay $10M For Workers' Comp Fraud
• White & Case Adds Ex-Simpson Thacher Energy Atty In Texas
• The Many Elements Of Protection For Pre-Existing Conditions
• Merger Deadline Alert Not Rent-A-Center's Job, Chancery Told
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Axes Presuit Depo Bid
• Texas Energy Co. Seeks $10M Over Unpaid Egyptian Oil Work
• Judge Doubts Use Of Free Speech Law To Dodge IP Theft Suit
• Munsch Hardt Adds Former Shell Tax Adviser, 2 Energy Attys
• Texas Butterfly Refuge Says Border Wall Would Clip Site's Use
• Texas Bill Would Stop Local Employment, Benefit Policies
• Waco's New Judge Primes District For Patent Growth
• Telecom Says Texas Already Downed Rival's Antitrust Claims
• Enviros Can't Add To Complaint In Bayou Pipeline Fight
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Investcorp Drops $330M On 8 Apartment Complexes
• Texas Atty Can't Arbitrate Malpractice Suit, 1st Circ. Rules
• 5th Circ. Finds Details Matter In Drug Arrest Deportation Case
• Gilstrap Won't Rethink HTC's Arbitration Bid In Patent Row
• Rent-A-Center 'Crooks' Scuttled $1.4B Deal, Chancery Hears
• Texas Didn't Violate Tribe's Rights With Bingo Suit: Judge
• Huntsman, Venator Hit With Class Action Over Stock Sale Info
• Insurer Can't Exit Coverage Suit Over $28M Robocall Deal
• Texas Bill Would Block Wireless Throttling In Disaster Zones
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• No Premium Recovery Guarantees For 5th Circ. Lenders
• Securities Class Action Filings Show No Signs Of Abating
• ALI Shouldn't 'Teach' Insurance Restatement In A Courthouse
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Texas Justices Decline To Hear $2.9M Default Judgment Row
• T-Mobile Owes IV $34M, Ericsson Owes $9M: Patent Trial Jury
• 5th Circ. Revives Oil Rig Worker's Negligence Claim
• Land Services Co. Says Ex-VP Took Client To Competitor
• Latham Adds Ex-Kirkland Energy Partner To Houston Office
• Health Hires: Locke Lord, Sidley Austin, Butler Snow
• More States Propose Paid Family Leave Policies
• For Texas Insurers, Liability Is Separate From Defense Costs
• Nexeo Inks $640M Divestiture Amid Univar Takeover
• 5th Circ. Judge Argues Title VII Doesn't Forbid LGBT Bias
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Schiff Hardin Win In Malpractice Suit
• Hilton, Marriott, Others Urge Court To Toss Conspiracy Claims
• Hospital Fights Blue Cross' Bid To Nix Underpayment Suit
• Womble Bond Dickinson Opens Office In Houston
• States Tell 5th Circ. Indian Child Welfare Law Should Go
• 2 Firms Steer Kimbell's $151.3M Deal For EnCap Assets
• Texas Woman Charged In $42M Pharma Kickback Scheme
• Texas Judge Upholds Warbler's Endangered Status
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Telecom Says Antitrust Suit Belongs In Texas With Patent War
• Hospital Tells Texas Justices Lien Suits Violate State Law
• Texas Chief Justice Wants Higher Bar For Judicial Hopefuls
• Houston Doctor Gets 18 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion
• Ohio Says Feds Can't Interfere In Indian Child Cases
• Jefferies Uses New York Law To Escape Texas Investors' Suit
• Marathon Oil Unit Says Rival Swiped Drilling Rights
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review $20M Cialis Marketing Verdict
• KFC Parent Escapes Sexual Orientation Bias Suit, For Now
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Ex-Texas Appellate Judge In Houston
• Widow Slams BNSF's Full 5th Circ. Redo Bid In Disability Row
• Texas Mercedes-Benz Dealer Says Ex-Worker Stole For Rival
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical That Uniloc Data Patent Is Inventive
• IT Firm Dodges Ex-Employee's Sex And Race Bias Claims
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Google Patent Venue Ruling
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Texas Construction Co. Faces $4M Loan Advance Fraud Suit
• Court Rejects Bid To Trim Ex-Mayor, Developer Bribery Suit
• Fla. Blue Accused Of Underpaying For Emergency Services
• Farm Bill Gives Cannabis Companies Room To Grow
• Maxell, ZTE Reach Settlement After $43M Patent Verdict
• Expensify Says Rival Is Leeching Off Super Bowl Ad Success
• Exxon Mobil Sinks ERISA Climate Change Class Action
• Land Development Co. A $350M Ponzi Scheme, Investors Say
• Diamondback Says Frack Equipment Co. Stole Trade Secrets
• Saudi Co.'s $5.3M Award Must Be Nixed, Texas Court Told
• Jackson Walker Picks Up Employment Pro In Houston
• EPA's Shift On Clean Water Rule Lets Enviros Enter Challenge
• Obama Exceeded Authority With DACA, State Coalition Says
• Total E&P Says It Doesn't Owe $33M In Offshore Drilling Row
• Truck Driver Wins $2M In Trial Over Highway Rear-Ending
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Texans Look To State Supreme Court For Franchise Tax Clarity
• Buc-ee's Fuel Pricing Too Cheap, Ala. Gas Station Says
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• Trade Dress Cases Focusing On Functionality
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Texas Justices Say Plane Crash Victim's Suit Not Time-Barred
• Sunoco To Pay $5.4M Over Texas, La., Okla. Spills
• DLA Piper Adds Health-Focused Corporate Partner In Dallas
• Texas Justices Cut $5.3M In Damages Against Bombardier
• Chubb Bound By $106M Faulty Well Judgment, 5th Circ. Told
• Tyler Technologies Drops $185M For MicroPact
• Driller Wants Insurer To Pay Worker's $1.4M Injury Verdict
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2018: Part 2
• Oil Storage Co. Settles Dispute Over Costs In Ch. 11
• Univ. Of Miami Backs Stanford Investor's Clawback Appeal
• Steel Dynamics Lands Majority Stake In Steel Biz For $134M
• Texas Justices Hold Lufthansa's Fee Fight Not Preempted
• TPG Pours $300M Into New Autism Therapy, Services Org
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1
• 2018 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review