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Texas - March, 2019

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• McKinsey's Ch. 11 Deal Shouldn't Stop DQ Claims, Critic Says
• Samsung Can't Dodge Suit Over Galaxy Phone Brightness IP
• Texas Frac Sand Supplier Hit With $25M Suit By Pa. Partner
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Driller's Overhead Power Lines Suit
• Texas Justices Pass On TV Producer's $2.5M Lost Tapes Win
• Judge Entitled To Fire Staffer Over Online Posts, Texas Says
• Texas Justices Skip Malpractice Suit Over Arbitration Loss
• Medtronic Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Undo $24M Spine IP Loss
• Pepper Hamilton Must Hand Over Baylor Sex Assault Docs
• 5th Circ. Says Transocean's $160M Win Needs Recalculating
• FWS Asks 5th Circ. To Remand Dusky Frog Habitat Case
• Staffer Says Home Depot Lightning Shock Was 'Foreseeable'
• One Death Threat Didn't Prove Persecution, 5th Circ. Says
• Clark Hill Adds Fmr. US Congressman To Houston, DC Offices
• NuStar Accused Of Selling Substandard Marine Fuel
• Gas Co. Seeks $3M After Explosion, Alleging Shoddy Work
• Water Balloon Patent Win Upped To $24.5M Plus Atty Fees
• Texas Jury Awards $15M Over Sham Real Estate Investment
• Texas Co. Accused Of Willfully Infringing Hoverboard Patent
• 5th Circ. Won't Make Becton Pay Out Profits Over False Ads
• IPic Tells Texas Panel To Revive AMC Antitrust Suit
• Texas Gov., Prosecutors Can't Duck Judge's Prosecution Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Firm's Fee Dispute Over Secret Settlement
• NextEra Can't Undo $275M Fee Denial, Justices Told
• Bankrupt Telecom Asks To Pursue Verizon MDL Appeal Fight
• 7th Circ. Mulls Reviving American Airlines Discrimination Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Suit Over Elliptical Machine Patent
• Guided Tour Biz Settles Texas' Suit Over Deceptive Sites
• Texas AG Says Revenge Porn Law Doesn't Hurt Free Speech
• Where Trade Secret Preemption Meets Insurance Coverage
• Calculating Oil And Gas Royalties After Burlington Resources
• Hogan Lovells Must Turn Over Petrobras Docs In Fraud Suit
• Oil Rig Welder's Injury Suit Marooned In Federal Court
• The Federal Circuit In 2018: A By-The-Numbers Snapshot
• Valero Accused Of Damaging Ships With Defective Fuel
• These Firms Crushed It At The Federal Circuit In 2018
• Energy Co. Fights Arbitration In $15M Bill Row With Apache
• Lack Of Contractor License Erases $14M In Del. Ch. 11 Claims
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Justices Hear Punitive Damages Issue In Seaman Injury Suit
• Entire ACA Should Fall, Trump Tells 5th Circ.
• Apple Using En Banc Bid To Stall $439M IP Loss, VirnetX Says
• Morgan Stanley Says Ex-Advisers Took Clients, Trade Secrets
• Residents Hit ITC With Suit Over Exposure To Toxic Cloud
• Texas Blue Cross Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Texas Oil Cos. Want Tribal Pipeline Trespass Suit Tossed
• Real Estate Rumors: Sydell Miller, Taurus, Safco
• DePuy Alleges Rival Induced Workers To Break Contracts
• Northrop Grumman Wants Workers' Tax Suit Dismissed
• Wachtell, Goodwin Lead $1.6B Office REIT Merger
• Halliburton Arbitration Not Covered By Policy, Insurer Says
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Texas AG Goes After Chemical Co. For Pollution-Causing Fire
• Ex-GC Wins $1.87M In Houston Housing Authority Firing Suit
• Pettit Firm Adds Ex-Appellate Judge To Its Dallas Office
• Raytheon Asks To Be Cut From Contractors' Tax Info Suit
• Former Texas Mayor, Builder Ask Court To Toss Convictions
• Labor Dept. Rejects Texas Roofing Co.'s Bid For H-2B Workers
• A Limited Victory For Pension Reform
• Atty Can't Sue Texas Bar Over Allegedly Forged Resignation
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Dechert, Wachtell
• What's Ahead For Autonomous Vehicle Test Driver Regs
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Lead Week's Hot Deals
• US Can Sell $82M Yacht Linked To Nigerian Corruption Case
• Neiman Marcus' Defamation Suit Baseless, Marble Ridge Says
• Most Of $4.4M Award Upheld In Fatal Texas Crash Suit
• 5th Circ. Seeks Texas High Court Take On Dallas Pension Plan
• Ready Capital Nets $105M In Loans For Properties In 4 States
• Equistar Wants Redo To Prove $5M Damages For Faulty Pumps
• Crypto Bank CEO Faces 5 Years After Copping To $4M Fraud
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Trial Counsel's Role On A Mass Tort Virtual Law Team
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Primate Trainer Gets $315K Defamation Award Reinstated
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Burger King Franchisee Skirts Ill. Biometric Law, Worker Says
• Chancery Rejects Minority Bid To Unseat Quantlab Founder
• Fiat Chrysler Wants Texas Drivers' Faulty Fuel Pump Suit Axed
• Squire Patton Atty Says Judge Smeared Him In Arbitration DQ
• Investors Claim Riverstone Misled Ahead Of $3.8B Deal
• Opposite Rulings Refine Scope Of Texas Sovereign Immunity
• Jackson Walker Hires Ex-Houston Appellate Judge
• Is 'Manifest Disregard' Defense Only Mostly Dead In Texas?
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-Koch Counsel As Enviro Atty In Texas
• Law Firm Leaders: Thompson & Knight's Mark Sloan
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• High Noon For Cryptocurrency Offerings In Texas?
• Neiman Marcus Unravels Suit Claiming It 'Funneled' $1B
• La. Appraisers Board Says 5th Circ. Got FTC Case Wrong
• Deion Sanders Dodges Default In Whistleblower Suit
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• TWC Texas Beats ADA Suit From Worker Fired After Crash
• Getty Accused Of Faking Copyrights Over Public Domain Pics
• Sidley, Dechert Steer Jones Lang LaSalle's $2B HFF Buy
• Cactus' $308M Secondary Offering Joins Wave Of Deals
• Gilstrap Adds $2.6M To Huawei's $10.6M Patent Verdict
• Insurer Says It Made Settlement Demands Before $39M Verdict
• Pulling Up Stakes: Jones Day, Pillsbury, Greenberg
• Haynes And Boone Steers Blucora's $180M Buy Of 1st Global
• 3i Invests $179M In Texas-Based Magnitude Software
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Panel Revives Developer's Suit Over $9M Sale Of Islands
• Bracewell Adds Ex-Andrews Kurth White Collar Atty In Dallas
• High Court Won't Review Insurer's Win In $21M Assault Award
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Golf Co. Won't Get Mulligan In Suit Over Ball-Tracking Tech
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche-Commerzbank, Petrobras, Carrizo
• Kirkland, Gibson Steer ArcLight Deal For $278M Midstream Co.
• 5th Circ. Denies Arbitration For 2nd Time In Texas Wind Case
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Over Ch. 7 Patent Sale
• Exxon, InterOil Escape Investors' Suit Over $2.5B Deal
• Contractor Says Houston Owes $13M For Airport Work
• Quinn, Labaton Nab Class Lead In Epic Dell Stock Swap Suit
• Texas A&M Urges Dismissal Of '12th Man' Copyright Suit
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• EP Energy Hit With $2.5M Suit Over Unpurchased Frac Sand
• Maxell Hits Apple With Patent Suit Over IPhone, IPad Tech
• Jackson Walker Snags Foley Enviro Atty In Dallas
• Baker Hughes Investor Sues Over 'One-Sided' GE Deals
• Bingo Blocked On Texas Tribe's Land, 5th Circ. Says
• IBM Gets $17.5M Fraud Verdict Axed, Faces New Breach Trial
• Bernstein, Quinn Square Off For Class Lead In Dell Stock Suit
• Why Your Mortality Table Puts You At Risk For An ERISA Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson, Vinson
• Texas Ruling Solidifies Standard For Med Mal Expert Reports
• Texas Justices Hold Immunity Bars Prosecutor's Firing Suit
• Injured Oil Rig Worker Says $776K Jury Win Wrongly Tossed
• Enviro Groups, Landowners Fight Border Wall Declaration
• Federal, State And Local Governments Vie For Control Of 5G
• Helicopter Operator PHI Hits Ch. 11, Blames Oil Downturn
• McKool Smith Vet Among Picks For Texas, Va. Court Slots
• Texas Atty Can't Beat Suspension Over Mid-Trial Threat
• Court Rules Against Chesapeake In Eagle Ford Royalty MDL
• FERC Chief Says LNG Project Approval Opens Door For More
• Alexander Dubose Gets New Shot At Bid For $500K In Fees
• Claims Cut In Suit Over Texas Student's Fatal School Bus Fall
• Lack Of Clarity Dooms BP Retirees' ERISA Class Action
• Insurer Owes Intellectual Ventures $1.5M In Network IP Suit
• PG&E Saga Shows Calif. Utility Model Untenable, Execs Say
• Chancery OKs Rent-A-Center Walkaway From $1.4B Merger
• Fed. Circ. Ends Ping-Pong With 5th Circ. On IP Antitrust Suit
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• Texas Justices Wary Of Triple-Penalty Late Commission Law
• FERC Commissioner Defends Speed Of Permitting Process
• Christian Broadcaster Arrested In $19.6M Ponzi Scheme
• Bankrupt Jeweler Accused Of Aiding Fraud Seeks Ch. 7 Status
• Final Guilty Pleas End Case Of Misbranded Supplements: DOJ
• States Face Many Hurdles On The Way To Legal Sports Betting
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Alice Ax Of Doctor Evaluation Patent
• Anadarko Beats Securities Suit Over Gas Well Safety Risks
• Polsinelli, Ex-Novak Druce Partners Blast Unpaid Fee Suit
• Perry Calls For A Full-Strength FERC To Boost Energy Exports
• CEOs Call For Investments To Grow Shale In North America
• Pompeo Says Energy Abundance Can Mean National Security
• Marathon CEO Calls For EPA Renewable Fuel Rule 'Reset'
• Split 5th Circ. Says Asbestos Suit Belongs In State Court
• Texas Justices Weigh Role Of Evaluations In Nurses' Pay Spat
• Ex-Pipeline Worker Blindsided By OT Ruling, 3rd Circ. Told
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Latham Continues Houston Expansion With Funds Partner
• CFPB Says 5th Circ. Case Looms Over Payday Rule Suit
• Hospital Co-Founder Says $40M Came With 'Expectations'
• Natural Gas, Efficiencies Needed For The Future Of Fuel
• Insurer Owes $8M In Sales Tax, Fees On Totaled Cars: Suit
• Travel Co. Defends Antitrust Suit Against Hotel Chains
• Jury Finds Ex-Mayor, Developer Guilty Of Bribery, Wire Fraud
• EPA's Texas Ozone Plan Was Just Right, 5th Circ. Told
• Green New Deal Supporters 'Oblivious,' EPA Chief Says
• Chancery Says $127M Rent-A-Center Breakup Fee 'Unlikely'
• Verizon's Roaming Fees Aren't Excessive, FCC Tells DC Circ.
• Builder Says Cos. Coexisted Long Before 'Fulcrum' TM Row
• Kirkland, Vinson Steer TPG's $930M Oilfield Water Biz Buy
• Texas Co. Can't Make Worker Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claim
• Petrobras Loses Doc Bid To Show 'Bias' Led To $720M Award
• Fitness Co. Urges 5th Circ. To Revisit Elliptical Patent Fight
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Texas Tech Suit In $8M Medicare Row
• Texas Pharmacist To Pay $2.1M In $42M Kickback Scheme
• Dallas PD, FD Pension Interest Rate Not Protected: Justices
• FCC Probes Overspending In School Subsidy Program
• 5th Circ. Reopens Salvadoran Woman's Removal Case
• States Grapple With Complexities Of Health Reform
• Trump Unveils 4 Judge Picks In Texas, Mich.
• Firm Not Covered For Malpractice Suits, 5th Circ. Affirms
• What To Expect From Increased FTC-State AG Collaboration
• Frack Water Co. Sued Over Scrapped $2M Unit, Asset Sale
• Huawei Likely To Lose Suit, But PR May Have Been The Goal
• Financial Adviser, Schwab Agree To Dismiss $100M Suit
• Pepper Hamilton Told To Release Baylor Sex Assaults Report
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Norton Rose Latin American Head Jumps To McKool Smith
• Law360's The Week In Discipline
• Doctor, Hospital Must Still Face Suit Over Texas Baby's Death
• Hospitals' ERISA Suit Against BCBS Transferred, Not Tossed
• DuPont To Pay $2.7M To Settle OT Underpayment Suit
• Exxon To Pay CAA Penalty Over Deadly Texas Refinery Fire
• Huawei Sues US, Saying It's Targeted By Unconstitutional Law
• Texas Supplements Co. To Close, Pay $4.7M In Plea Deal
• Tony Romo Venture Throws Hail Mary To Revive NFL Lawsuit
• Judge Lets 'No Fly List' Due Process Challenge Proceed
• Ruger Hit With Suit In Texas Over Faulty Pistol
• Winstead Adds Real Estate Pro With Condo Practice In Austin
• Golf Club Maker Says Fraud Judgment Forced Ch. 11
• Diagnostic Testing Fraudster Gets 20 Years For $50M Scam
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• NY Life Unit Loans $123M For Austin Mixed-Use Project
• Nutrition Co. Sees Jury Award For Rival Interference Slashed
• Telecom's NY Antitrust Suit Against Rival Sent To Texas
• Sentencing Data Raise Major Questions About Guidelines
• Missouri Shipper Can't Use Online Terms To Move Texas Suit
• Texas Pain Doc Must Face Suit Over Bad Steroid Injection
• Climate Report Sinks Piping Co.'s H-2B Bid, BALCA Says
• Willkie Farr Steers Colony's $1.2B Industrial Portfolio Buy
• State AGs Applaud Bill To Combat Illegal Robocalls
• Trump Texas Trial Court Picks Breeze Through Hearing
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Rethink Wiping Out $19M Patent Verdict
• Quinn Emanuel IP Atty Heads To Eversheds Sutherland
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• Winstead Adds Ex-Univ. Of Texas Athletic Director In Houston
• VirnetX Defends $600M Patent Win Over Apple At Fed. Circ.
• Texas Employers In Limbo Amid State, City Sick Leave Fight
• $106M Price For Data Co. Based On Fraud, Anschutz Says
• Texas AG Lauds Child Welfare Ruling, But Tribes Cry Foul
• Tier REIT Buys 3-Acre Atlanta Site For Office Tower
• Westmoreland Coal Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan, Asset Sale
• Chimera Pump-And-Dump Duo Must Pay $3.2M
• Aircraft Lender Aero Capital Nabs $200M In Debut
• Driller Blasts Petrobras' Subpoena Bid In $720M Award Row
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Trump Taps Obama Nominee, 2 More For Bench In Pa., Texas
• USPTO Texas Leader Says Agency Striving For Patent Clarity
• Enviros Say Texas Highway Project Threatens Salamanders
• Duane Morris Snags 2 Construction Litigators In Texas
• Texas Panel Won't Let Dentist Duck Suit Over Nerve Injury
• La. Appraisers Board Can't Challenge FTC Case Yet: 5th Circ.
• Truss Manufacturer Valued At $143M, Del. Court Finds
• Texas Justices Say Conoco Unit Can Deduct Transport Costs
• Ex-Equinox Trainer Seeks Class Cert. In Unpaid Overtime Suit
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief