Texas Archive » April, 2019

Texas - April, 2019

273 articles

• Winston & Strawn Wins Sole Acquittal In $40M Kickback Row
• JC Penney Board Says It Enacted Pricing Oversight Programs
• Texas House Votes To Narrow Anti-SLAPP Law
• Mineral Lease Treatment Not Accounting Change, Exxon Says
• Preston Hollow Tells Chancery Nuveen Is Out To Destroy It
• Real Estate Rumors: Sarkis Izmirlian, Rubicon, Hunington
• Farmer Who Said Pipeline Co. Hurt Crops Can't Get New Trial
• 4 More Trump Judicial Nominees Appear Set For Confirmation
• Door Maker Says Rival Taking Already Settled Fight To Texas
• Helicopter Co.'s Creditors Seek Suit Over Pre-Ch.11 Loans
• Free Speech Law Can't Stop CFO's Wrongful Termination Suit
• DC Circ. Vacates SEC Sanctions Over Broker Conflicts
• Maximizing Insurance Recovery For Energy Companies
• DOI Got Royalty Penalty Wrong, Equinor Tells 5th Circ.
• Navigating Willfulness In Patent Cases 3 Years After Halo
• Berkshire Offers $10B To Back Occidental's Anadarko Bid
• Title VII And LGBT Discrimination: The Path To The High Court
• Chemical Co. Hit With Pollution Charges After Texas Fire
• Texas Settles Suits Over Citizenship Review Of Voter Rolls
• Drilling Support Co. Accuses Rival Of Employee Poaching
• 7 Cos. Heat Up IPO Pipeline With Nearly $1B In Deals
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Baylor Official's Defamation Case
• Anadarko Warms To Occidental After $57B Competing Bid
• Data Centers Complicate Patent Venue Standards
• Texas Furniture Co. Says Illinois Carpenter Owes It $1.13M
• Investcorp Drops $170M To Buy US Distribution Facilities
• Mid-Continent Sues Restoration Co. Over $19M Bond Breach
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Dallas Pumps Up Claim For $5.6M Water Bill In EFH Ch. 11
• Texas Justices Nix Convict's Hospital Suit For Lack Of Expert
• Texas Justices Clarify Evidence Needed For Atty Fees
• Oil Co. Says Egyptian Ruling Applies In $18B Award Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Baker Botts, Weil
• Laser Co. Misses Target In Arbiter Conflict Challenge
• Texas Justices Toss Driver's Sanctions For Pretrial Bluffs
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• 1st, 5th Circuits Back FBI Malware Warrant In Child Porn Case
• Nursing Home Must Face Bedsore Death Suit, Court Says
• Feds' Hoops Trial Witness Explains Bribes Caught On Tape
• Cashed Royalty Checks Don't Kill Eagle Ford Lease Fight
• Rival VoIP Providers Strike $63M Deal Over IP, Antitrust Claims
• Texas Attys Blame State DA For Judge's Bribery Prosecution
• Dallas Joins Texas Cities Requiring Paid Sick Leave
• Enviros Say Effluent Rule Delay Fails After 5th Circ. Ruling
• 6 Myths About Sports Betting
• DHS Waives More Enviro Laws To Speed Border Wall Buildup
• ExxonMobil Looks To Arbitrate Papua New Guinea Oil Row
• Texas Funeral Home Can't Arbitrate Switched-Bodies Suit
• Ex-Texas Coach Admits Bribe From 'Varsity Blues' Mastermind
• Ericsson Wins Bid To Enter AT&T, Verizon Patent Spats
• Google Seeks Ax Of 14 Uniloc Patent Suits In EDTX
• Del. Chief Justice Looks To 'Humanity' In Blue Bell Appeal
• Litigation Funder Nabs K&L Gates Atty For New Dallas Office
• Bradley Arant Lands Construction Transaction Pro In Houston
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Kills IP Theft Claims
• Justice Department's ACA Reversal Raises FCA Questions
• Cravath Reps Occidental In Competing $57B Anadarko Bid
• 5th Circ. Revives Builder's Objection To Road Work On Its Plot
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• EEOC Announces Flurry Of Discrimination Settlements
• Southwest Airlines Beats Ex-Flight Attendant's FMLA Claims
• Landowners Slam Kinder Morgan Over Permian Pipeline Plans
• Katten Muchin Draws Trio Of Akin Gump Attorneys
• Texas Citizens Participation Act Wielded As Strategic Weapon
• White & Case Lands Oil And Gas Construction Pro In Houston
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• More Than 60 Firms Sign Houston Bar Gender Fairness Pledge
• Lawmakers Want To Rein In Texas' Broad Anti-SLAPP Law
• High Court Skeptical Of Limiting Courts' Title VII Purview
• Delays Undo Decade-Old Kickback Case, Gas Consultant Says
• 5th Circ. Upholds $2.9M Injury Award For Rig Worker
• K&L Gates Bolsters Houston Office With Construction Pro
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Insurer's Loss In H-2A Worker Row
• Trade Court Raps Metal Importer For Unpaid Flange Duties
• Exxon Says Investors In Climate Suit Should Be Denied Cert.
• Rent-A-Center Nabs $92.5M To End Suit Over Nixed PE Buyout
• Equinox Trainer Denied Nationwide Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Fried Frank, Weil Lead Jacobs' $815M Cybersecurity Co. Buy
• $13M Patent Bill Rests On Inflammatory Statements: Huawei
• Supreme Court To Mull Title VII's Presuit Hurdles
• Halliburton Says Ex-Engineer Stole IP, Tried To Sell It Back
• Pepper Hamilton Faces Sanctions Push Over Baylor Docs
• 5th Circ. Says Interstate Travel Axes Oil Workers' OT Suit
• Court Battles Slow Trump Health Care Rollbacks
• Old Ruling Shouldn't Direct Texas Tribal Gaming, 5th Circ. Told
• In Virtual Teams For Mass Torts, The 'Law Team' Is Critical
• Ex-Clark Hill Attys Launch Data Privacy Firm In Dallas
• Takeaways From DOJ Action Against Telemedicine Fraud
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Reviving $19M Samsung IP Verdict
• 5 Tips For Lawyers Entering The Cannabis Industry
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, McDermott, Barnes & Thornburg
• Houston Refining Says Faulty Reactor Design Cost It $10.2M
• Anti-Straight Bias Not Forbidden By Title VII: 5th Circ.
• Wind Energy Co. Urges 5th Circ. To Affirm $70M Award
• $8M Hurricane Harvey Insurance Claim Sent To Arbitration
• Feds Beat Suit Blaming Army Hospital For Man's Death
• Halliburton Must Arbitrate Blast Coverage Fight, 5th Circ. Says
• PE-Backed Medical Tech Co. Files Simpson Thacher-Led IPO
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• FERC Approves 2 LNG Projects But Remains Split On Climate
• AutoMedx Says Zoll's $5.4M Suit Is Barred By Bankruptcy
• Vinson & Elkins Leads Oil & Gas Co. Brigham's $261M IPO
• Arbor Lodging Lands 6-Hotel Portfolio For $135M
• Chrysaor Inks $2.7B Deal For ConocoPhillips UK Units
• Upstart Football League Files For Ch. 7 After Abrupt Shutdown
• 5th Circ. Upholds Engineer's Win In $500M Chevron Rig Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Encompass' $9.5M Win Against BCBS
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Teacher's Nude Photo Due Process Claim
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Greenberg Traurig's Atty Immunity Dooms Ponzi Investor Suit
• Cigna Won't Have To Hand Over Docs In NFL Health Plan Suit
• What Firms Are Getting Wrong On Partner Compensation
• Sports Betting In The South: A Status Update On Gulf States
• Whitestone REIT Overstated Profits, Investor Alleges
• High Court Asked To Weigh IPhone Addiction In Deadly Crash
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-Wife, Not Widow, Gets Dead Man's 401(k)
• Few Avenues To Protection For Foreign FCPA Whistleblowers
• Texas Judge Hands Berg & Androphy $4M Loss In Loan Fight
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• Texas Privacy Bill Would Hurt Consumers, Ad Industry Says
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• Oil Waste Recycler Ordered To Stop Creek Pollution
• Texas Judge OKs Settlement In Prison Call Class Action
• Judge In Baylor Case Warns Attys About Playing To Media
• Law Firms May Gain A Tool To Compare Themselves To Others
• Pipe Co. Hits Supplier With $1.5M Suit Over Oil Well Failure
• Conagra Hid Info In Run-Up To $11B Pinnacle Deal, Suit Says
• Fight Over Stock Payout Lands Brothers In Chancery Court
• Logistics Property Leases Out 1.1M Sq. Ft. In Texas
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• Apache Hit With $62M Verdict In Processing Facility Row
• Miss. Insurers Should Beware The Voluntary Payment Doctrine
• The Many Ways Firms Are Failing To Address Harassment
• Zoll Says Ex-Partners Can't Escape $5M Arbitration Award
• Winston & Strawn Adds Energy Dealmaker In Houston
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Texas Cancer Center Asks 5th Circ. To Toss HHS' Privacy Fine
• Permian Ripe For Mergers As Big Oil Aims For Prime Assets
• What GCs Really Want From Their Outside Counsel
• 9 Companies File IPOs To Bolster May Pipeline
• With Texas Trial Looming, PTAB Agrees To Review IV Patent
• 5th Circ. Tells EPA To Strengthen Toxic Coal Wastewater Rule
• Saudi Heirs Want Egyptian Ruling Axed From $18B Award Suit
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• 5th Circ. Upholds 3-Year Medicaid Ban For 2 Texas Docs
• Timing Is Key For Texas Insurers Accepting Agents' Liability
• 4 Firms Steer Waste Management's $4.9B Disposal Biz Buy
• Driver's Licenses May Offer Path To More Inclusive Juries
• 15 Firms To Steer Robust IPO Lineup Led By Pinterest
• Texas Justices Say Utility Is Shielded From Drowning Suit
• Ford Unit Wins $2.1M In Atty Fees In Auto Parts IP Row
• Recruit Says 'Cultlike' Essential Oil Co. Is A Pyramid Scheme
• Brand Battles: 'Star Wars,' Guns N' Roses, Texas Tech
• Attys Win Fees, Sanctions In Suit Over Title Co. Takeover
• Superior Energy Unit Gets $72M In Suit Against Ex-COO, CFO
• On Its Way Out Of East Texas, Apple Hit With Patent Suit
• Trump Considering Releasing Immigrants In Sanctuary Cities
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Cracking Down On Legal Ads
• Texas Justices Say Denying Oil, Gas Lease Was Duty Breach
• Texas Tribe Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Bingo Block
• Wedding Venue Likely Used Trade Dress Of Rival, Judge Says
• The Potential Effect Of State E-Cigarette Regulations
• ConocoPhillips Escapes Expat Engineer's Firing Suit
• After Electoral Rout, Ex-Judges In Texas Land New Work
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• The Art Of Using Preemption To Defend Wage-And-Hour Cases
• 3 Firms Steer Chevron's $33B Anadarko Buy
• La. Waste Co.'s Bribery Suit Gets 2nd Wind In 5th Circ.
• Neiman Marcus Freed To Sue Debt Investor For Defamation
• Cole Schotz Snags 4-Atty Klemchuk IP Team In Dallas
• Texas Doctor Can't Duck Claims Over Hernia Repair
• Texas Swag Co. Exec Admits Role In Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• Investor Sues McGuireWoods In Chancery For LNG Deal Docs
• Jefferies Urges Court To End Investors' Suit, Sanction Attys
• M&G USA Lienholders Seek $1.6M Fee For Aid To Del. Ch. 11
• Former GOP House Financial Services Chair Lands At UBS
• Texas Panel Tosses Suit Over Ex-Rep. Farenthold's Hiring
• HTC Says Ericsson Reading Too Much Into Licensing Verdict
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Senate Approves Trump's Ind. And Texas Court Picks
• Fairway Energy OK'd For $77.5M Sale To Creditor
• DOD Awards $1B In Border Wall Deals After Funding Shift
• Civil Rights Atty Calls 5th Circ. Judge's Dissent Misconduct
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Attys' $1.6M Award In Contract Row
• Top Texas Officials Endorse Higher Sales Taxes In Tax Swap
• Andrews Myers Adds 3 To Business Litigation Group
• Swift Energy Keeps Well Contamination Suit Alive
• 5th Circ. Upholds Medicaid Contractor Whistleblower's Firing
• NextEra Says High Court Can Fix EFH Breakup Fee Tension
• Jackson Lewis Adds Norton Rose Employment Atty In Dallas
• 5th Circ. Puts ACA Appeal On Fast Track
• Texas Securities Board Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Co.
• Williams Sells JV Stake To Crestwood Affiliate For $485M
• Execs, MDs Charged In $1.2B Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Texas Judge Who Accidentally Resigned Denied 2nd Chance
• Barr Signals Distaste For Trump's Support Of ACA Challenge
• Vinson-Led Brigham Minerals Launches Estimated $223M IPO
• Seven Found Guilty In $40M Texas Hospital Kickback Scheme
• Munsch Hardt Adds Ex-Coats Rose Construction Atty In Texas
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Texas PE Shop LiveOak Snags $105M For Startup Fund
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Post-Verdict Push For Better Rates
• Ex-Dallas County School Board Head Avoids Jail In Tax Case
• House Republicans Want More Info On FEMA's Data Overshare
• Ex-Nonprofit Employee Wins $410K In Texas Sex Bias Trial
• 5th Circ. Nixes 'Obamacare' Brief To Avoid Judge's Recusal
• Fluor Must Face Fired Worker's Disability Bias Suit
• Chubb Tells 5th Circ. $106M Well Judgment Not Its Problem
• Winston & Strawn Picks Up Dallas Trial Boutique Cofounder
• Former BP Counsel Joins Vorys Employment Team
• Texas Oilfield Workers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Unpaid OT
• Hot Soup Suit Should Be Iced, Hospital Tells Texas Justices
• Stone Cos. Blocked From Using Rival's Customer Lists
• Nexstar Drops Ind. Stations For $42M To Buoy Tribune Deal
• 2 Firms Guide Go-Public Deal For PE-Backed Chuck E. Cheese
• Enron Investors Strike Deal With Ex-CEO To End 16-Year Saga
• Feds Nab 2 Texas Attys In Water Treatment Plant Conspiracy
• Burger King Wants 37 Ex-Franchises In Texas To Lose Logos
• Texas Employers Feel The Crunch As ICE Ramps Up Raids
• Texas Surgeon Preserves Trial Win In Patient Death Suit
• Texas Justices Say Trader Can Cite $7M Oral Deal In Lien Fight
• Texas Health Exec Gets 10 Years For $20M Medicare Fraud
• Texas High Court Revives Lawsuits Filed In Wrong Courts
• California's Data Protection Law: Not Quite A Done Deal
• Texas High Court Kills 2-Year Limits For Civil Conspiracy
• Attys Back Texas Judge Who Accidentally Resigned In Letter
• Texas Duo Convicted Of Bilking Investors Out Of $22M
• 5th Circ. Remands Dusky Gopher Frog Habitat Case
• Ex-Health Care Atty Can't Revive Benefits Bid At 5th Circ.
• Jones Energy Lenders To Take The Reins In Ch. 11 Sale
• Texas School District Fights Property Exemption Repeal Ban
• Huawei's Patent 'Gamesmanship' Warrants Fees, Judge Told
• Workers, Harris County Sue KMCO After Deadly Fire
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• Jenner, Munger Tolles Partners Inch Closer To 9th Circ. Seats
• Texas Disciplinary Case Revived Against 'Predatory' ADA Atty
• Texas Docs Tell Jury Hospital Marketing Deals Were Legit
• Tribal Members Scoff At Oil Cos.' Bid To Toss Pipeline Suit
• Texas AG Pushes For Fines After Deadly Chemical Plant Fire
• 5 Years For Texas Man Involved In $3.7M Health Care Scam
• Feds Try To Dodge Border Emergency Declaration Challenges
• Ex-ConocoPhillips Engineer Opens Trial Over Denied Benefits
• Patriots Player Drops Insurer From Injury Pay Suit
• 5th Circ. Told EPA Ignored Risks To OK Gulf Driller Permit
• El Paso Immigration Court Violating Due Process, DOJ Hears
• Texas Home Developer Abandoned Project, Investors Say
• Judge Abruptly Scuttles 'Frack Master' Plea Deal
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Denials For Texas Construction Co.
• Texas Dentist Must Face Suit Over Patient's Disfigurement
• Bankrupt Southcross Gets OK To Tap $255M DIP Loan
• Ex-Congressional Staffer Gets Prison For Charity Fraud
• Tribes Urge 5th Circ. To Preserve Indian Health Law In ACA
• Valero Sues IRS For $122M In Alternative Fuel Tax Credits
• 3 Months Into The Job, Texas Judge Accidentally Resigns
• $706M Trade Secret Verdict Is A Mistake
• Invisalign Maker Strikes $35M Deal With Rival In IP Fight
• Rent-A-Center Pushes For $126.5M Deal Bust Fee In Chancery
• Real Estate Rumors: Firebird, Kuafu, The Villages
• Samuels Jewelers Pivots To Ch. 7 After Failed Sale Effort
• Helicopter Firm PHI Floats $630M Debt Swap In Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas A&M Escapes Copyright Suit On '12th Man' Sensation
• 2 Republican AGs Break Rank, Back ACA At 5th Circ.
• $8M Harvey Insurance Claim Should Be Arbitrated: Magistrate
• Southcross Energy Enters Ch. 11 With Eye Toward Sale
• Texas Atty Gets 3 Years For $5.3M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
• Texas City Settles Immigrant Employment Bias Claim
• Baker Hughes Urges 5th Circ. To Revive Explosion Suit
• Nielsen Calls For 'Surge' In Agents At US-Mexico Border
• Avoiding Patent Venue Rules In Multiclaim Cases