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Texas - May, 2019

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• Schlumberger Unit Hit With Sanctions Request In Patent Suit
• Exxon Investors Push To Merge Suits Over Climate Change
• 4 Highlights From This Legislative Session In Texas
• High Court Border Shooting Case May Turn On Swing Vote
• Watchdog Report Finds Overcrowding At Border Patrol Center
• Mexican Energy Co. Files $10M Suit Over Docked Ship Deal
• Deion Sanders To Pay Atty Fees In Whistleblower's Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit Lloyd's $100M Deepwater Battle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ardian, TPG, Deutsche-UBS
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Beer Distribution Rights Row
• Food Service Logistics Company Must Pay Texas Sales Tax
• California's Amended, Ambiguous Data Privacy Law
• Reed Smith Adds Energy Partner To Growing Dallas Office
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Block Deposition Bid, Panel Says
• Fed. Circ. Revives Suit Over Chip Patents Bought From AMD
• Icahn Funds Seek Occidental Docs Over $38B Anadarko Deal
• Enviro Says Texas Barge Facility Should Be Shut Down
• Detention Center Workers Charged With Selling Names To Atty
• Can The Affordable Care Act Survive The Latest Challenge?
• Bus Co. Must Pay $230K To Resolve Alleged H-2B Violations
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Miami Businessman Cops To Venezuela Oil Co. Bribe Scheme
• Antero Wants Trade Secret Row Against Okla. Co. Revived
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Akerman Snags Ex-Prosecutor From Dykema In Dallas
• Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Settle Reading Program TM Row
• Apple Aims To Nix FRAND Claim In Suit Over Wireless Patents
• Alto Snags $130M For Latest US Real Estate Fund
• Huawei Asks Texas Court To Find US Ban Unconstitutional
• Navy Gives 17 Cos. A Shot At $249M Equipment Contracts
• Obama-Era Clean Water Act Change Violates APA, Judge Says
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• 5th Circ. Affirms $10M Award Confirmation Against Apache
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• 5th Circ. Looks To Texas High Court In $79M Clawback Appeal
• Door Maker Wants Rival Blocked From Taking Claims To Texas
• Switchback Energy Acquisition Files Confidential IPO Plans
• Prison Co. Accused Of Reseparating Families In Texas
• 5th Circ. Rejects NFL Team's $19.5M Deepwater Horizon Claim
• Jackson Walker Lands Energy Finance Pro In Houston Office
• Feds Defend 10-Year Delay In Unsealing Gas Kickback Case
• NextDecade Signs $9.6B LNG Project Deal With Bechtel Unit
• Justices Pass On Case Tying IPhone Addiction To Fatal Crash
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive UBS Win In 17-Year-Old Enron Info Suit
• Houston School District Must Pay $9.2M In Copyright Suit
• Texas Justices Pass On Hospital's Bid To Duck Hot-Soup Suit
• Hotel Chains Say Search Scheme Suit Belongs In Illinois
• DOD Not Immune From Suit Over Ex-Airman Church Shooting
• Lone Star Laterals: Crowe & Dunlevy, Husch Blackwell
• Texas Justices Side With Pathfinder In Permian Lease Row
• Fed. Circ. Revives Uniloc Patents Axed Under Alice At EDTX
• Texas Justices Let Libel Claim Against Newspaper Proceed
• Xerox Gets Gay Ex-Worker's Title VII Suit Thrown Out
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• Recent Chancery Rulings Offer Forum Selection Pointers
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• ExxonMobil Unit Can't Arbitrate Gas Field Row, Investors Say
• Spencer Fane Snags Oil & Gas Partner In Dallas
• AGs Want More Firepower Against Internet Platforms
• 2 Ex-Venezuelan Oil Co. Officials Sentenced In Bribery Ploy
• KLA-Tencor Didn't Engage In Patent Fraud, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• EEOC Brochure On LGBT Rights Justifies Suit: Church Group
• NFL Didn't Make Sponsor Ditch Romo Expo, Panel Says
• Akin Gump Guides Diamondback Unit On Upsized $665M IPO
• SolarWinds' DLA Piper-Led Secondary Offering Raises $270M
• Feds Say Firm Can't Intervene In Texas Ponzi Scheme Case
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• Dems Warn Of Judicial Overreach As ACA Arguments Loom
• Split Texas Panel Gives OK To TCEQ Injection Well Approval
• Dems Object To 9th Circ. Pick Who Doesn't Live In Calif.
• 'Smarmy' Behavior Not Exactly Fraud, Fed. Circ. Judge Says
• Doctor Can't Sue Medical Expert Over Testimony, Panel Says
• Stone Co. Can't Shake Online Review Defamation Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: TransferWise, Lone Star, Hudbay
• Sen. Warren Asks CBP For Details On Migrant Kids' Deaths
• Brief Border Patrol Stop Was Constitutional, 5th Circ. Says
• Firms To Face Revived Malpractice Claims Over Syngenta Suit
• Texas Judge Who Allegedly Groped Other Judge Reprimanded
• Texas Says 5th Circ. Shouldn't Revisit Tribal Gambling Ruling
• Smuggler Behind Wheel In Fatal Crash Gets 22 Years
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• Reed Smith Brings In 8 New Partners To Open Dallas Office
• Well-Plugging Co. Says Ex-VP Going After Its Clients
• Merck Buys Peloton Therapeutics For $1.05B Ahead Of IPO
• Amendments Would Add Clarity To Texas Anti-SLAPP Law
• American Airlines Sues Mechanics Over Travel 'Slowdown'
• Texas Passes Felony Penalties For Pipeline Damage
• Justices Let Producer's Revived Tax Fraud Conviction Stand
• Cybersecurity Co. Sued Over Jacobs' Planned $815M Deal
• Houston Pharma Co. To Recall Contaminated And Weak Drugs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abertis, Deutsche Bahn, Del Frisco's
• Baker Botts Leads NRG's $300M Deal With Stream Energy
• Texas Bar, State AG At Odds In Post-Janus Fees Fight
• Atty Asks Texas Justices To Revive Forgery Suit Against Bar
• DFW Airport Board Immune In Card Services Contract Dispute
• Texas Judge Backs Broad DOJ Authority To End FCA Suits
• Texas High Court Allows Taking Of Developer's Land For Road
• Cubic Energy Successor's Ch. 11 Debt Swap Plan Gets OK'd
• Vantage Gets $720M Petrobras Award OK'd By Texas Court
• Don't Reduce Arbitration To 'Sham' Proceeding, 5th Circ. Told
• CBP Outlines Futile Hunt For Wall Contract From Trump Tweet
• 8 Firms Steer 5 IPOs Topping $1B Led By Diamondback Unit
• Nurses Were Paid Hourly, Not On Salary, Texas Justices Say
• 5th Circ. Wants Redo Of Law Funder's $3M Award Against Atty
• Texas Justices Side With Time Warner In Utility Fees Row
• Why States And Cities Are Concerned About Census Accuracy
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Ex-Citgo Exec Says She Was Fired Over Kickback Refusal
• Texas Appeals Court Awards Equistar Nothing In Pumps Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives MD's Securities Suit Against Ex-Biz Partner
• Jiffy Lube Worker Wants No-Poach Case Kept In Pa.
• Fed. Circ. Didn't Create 'Physical Realm' Test, Justices Told
• US Can Enforce IRS Summons For Law Firm's Client Identities
• Atty Off Hook For $400K Counterfeit Check, Texas Court Says
• FERC Backs Energy Storage Rule Despite State Concerns
• More Courts Are Applying IPR Estoppel Expansively
• Texas Panel Says It Can't Hear Weevil-Infested Pecans Suit
• Investors Knew Risks Ahead Of $125M Fine, MoneyGram Says
• Pyrinas-Aeneas JV Eyes $120M Biotech Real Estate Fund
• Property Insurers: Beware Getting Stuck In Texas State Court
• McGinnis Lochridge Nabs Int'l Law Pro From Picard Kentz
• Ice Cream Co. Can't Shake $2M Atty Fee Award
• Weatherford Investors Say Disclosure Suit Rooted In Texas
• Morgan Lewis Nabs 2 Bracewell Partners For Dallas Office
• TracFone Slams Bid To Nix Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• 5th Circ. Revives Twice-Deported Texas Man's Citizenship Bid
• Advanced Disposal Hit With Suit Over $4.9B Planned Merger
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Baker Hughes Oil Well Patent
• Feds Dragging Out $18M Offshore Tax Scheme Row, Atty Says
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Susman's Kalpana Srinivasan
• Pulling Up Stakes: Greenberg, Barnes & Thornburg, MoFo
• Homeowners' Expert Blames Dams For Harvey Flooding
• LNG Project Investors Ask Chancery To Halt $200M Share Sale
• AIG, Caterpillar Seek Quick Wins In $15M Fracking Fire Row
• Chancery To Tackle Claims That Nuveen Strong-Armed Rivals
• Winston Reps NGL Energy In $890M Water Disposal Co. Buy
• Senate Confirms Texas Atty To Eastern District Judgeship
• Texas Aircraft Co. Must Face Suit Over Deadly Ill. Crash
• Greystar Sued Over Allegedly Excessive 401(k) Plan Fees
• DC Circ. Gives New Meaning To 'Willful' In Securities Statutes
• Jones Day Bolsters Banking, Energy Groups In Houston
• Immersion, Samsung End Fight Over Touchscreen Tech IP
• State Law Doesn't Trump Int'l Arbitration Policy: 5th Circ.
• Don't Let License Rules Snuff Out Your Fire Expert
• Debt Attys Charging Base Fee Can't Get More, 5th Circ. Says
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• Weatherford Reaches Ch. 11 Deal To Clear $5.8B In Debt
• No Health Supplement IP Infringement, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• 3 Biotech Firms Prime IPOs That Could Raise $285M Total
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Some IP Boutiques Take Hit Amid Shifting Patent Landscape
• 96 Charged In Vietnamese Immigration Marriage Scheme
• Former Texas Atty Gets Prison Time For $5.5M Invoice Fraud
• Bristow Group Files Prepackaged Ch. 11 With $1.7B Debt Load
• BALCA Affirms H-2B Cert. Denial For Texas Construction Co.
• BNSF Says Ex-Worker's Death Should Stop Disability Bias Suit
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Diamondback Unit Rattler Midstream Launches $583M IPO
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Deter Atty Discipline, Board Says
• Dentons, Willkie Guide $425M Amber Road Take-Private Deal
• Equinor Pumps Up NOLA Oilfield Stake In $965M Deal
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• Expert Report Falls Short In Texas Cancer Misdiagnosis Suit
• Travel Co.'s Antitrust Suit Against Hotels Stays In Texas
• Texas Justices End Dallas Newspaper Defamation Suit
• Sex Trafficking Survivor Sues Texas Hotels For Negligence
• State Lawmakers Stepping Up Fight Against Insurance Fraud
• Texas Justices OK State's Fight Over Galveston Oyster Lease
• Apple Dodges Atty's FaceTime Eavesdropping Suit
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• 5 Firms Steer $10.3B Deal For Midstream MLP Buckeye
• Texas Hospital Must Face Suit Over Transplant Patient's Death
• $1M Hurricane Harvey Insurance Coverage Dispute Settled
• Report Shows High-Skilled Mexican Immigrants On The Rise
• Kelley Drye Adds Akin Gump IP Duo To Houston Office
• Texas Panel Says Jury Verdict Didn't Jibe With Evidence
• Senate Panel Moves Kirkland Vet Toward Deputy AG Post
• 4 Ways State AGs Are Targeting Energy Sector
• Valve Co. Can't Get Sanctions Over Injured Worker's Affidavit
• Chevron Refuses To Beat Occidental's $38B Bid For Anadarko
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Jury Awards Sleep-Deprived Trucker $80M After Crash
• LifeCare Can Tap First $27M Of Del. Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Nonprofit Demands More Atty Access At ICE Detention Center
• Lanier Firm Accused Of Flubbing Deepwater Claim
• Auto Insurer Accused Of Underpaying Thousands Of Claims
• Steel Co. Wants $13.7M Over Delayed Army Hospital Project
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 3
• Asarco Wants Defendant Class Certified In Union Benefit Fight
• 3 Firms Lead Marathon's $9B Merger Of Midstream MLPs
• New Trial Ordered Over Too-Low Jury Award In Car-Crash Row
• Texas Telecom Co. Wins $10M In Trade Secret Trial
• Minority-Owned Cos. File Fraud Suit Over Houston Contracts
• Bayer CropScience Says Fired Scientist Stole Trade Secrets
• Chicago Hotel Worker Brings Suit Over Fingerprint Scans
• Atty's $5M Sanction Cut To $500K In Defamation Dispute
• Inside Occidental's $38B Campaign To Win Over Anadarko
• Entertainment-Focused SPAC Prices Upsized $275M IPO
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 2
• Hospital Chain Lifecare Opens Ch. 11 With $185M Debt
• Keep Increasing Pressure Against Noncompetes
• Texas Judge Who Let Friends Out Of Traffic Tickets Rebuked
• Straight Woman Wants Redo In 5th Circ. Orientation Bias Case
• M&G Lienholder Attorneys Win Rare $1.6M Fee For Ch. 11 Aid
• Texas Homeowners Say Gov't Must Pay For Harvey Flooding
• BALCA Denies Foundation Repair Co.'s Bid For 25 Workers
• Ex-Baker McKenzie Partner Joins Tax Group At Baker Botts
• Defending Securities Act Claims In Texas State Court: Part 1
• Amplify, Midstates Create $729M Co. With Merger Of Equals
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Texas Justices OK Electric Companies' Pollution Exemptions
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Cleary, Wachtell
• Evicting Rent Control Bans: Some State Proposals To Watch
• 16 Firms To Steer Packed Lineup Of IPOs Dominated By Uber
• Exxon Hit Again With Climate-Related Investor Suit
• Recently Confirmed Judge Up For 3rd Circ. Promotion
• Texas Justices Side With Energy Co. In Negligent-Hiring Row
• Pepper Hamilton Seeks To Avoid Sanctions In Baylor Suit
• Ex-Private Equity Execs Indicted Over 9-Figure Fraud
• Unmet Deductible Dooms $6.7M Hurricane Harvey Claim
• Jiffy Lube Says No-Poach Suit Belongs In Texas
• Houston Zoo Claims 'Fly-By-Night' Biz Is Infringing TM
• Energy Co.'s Fraud Suit Won't Be Derailed By Anti-SLAPP Law
• DOI Rolls Back Post-Deepwater Blowout Safety Regs
• Bribery Convictions Tossed Over Court Officer's Juror Advice
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Kill Sanctions Bids, Court Says
• Alaska Native Corp. Inks $2M Deal To End Kickback Suit
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• 3 Firms Cut $6.7B Sale Of Privately Held Wound Care Co.
• Trump, GOP Urge 5th Circ. To Nuke Affordable Care Act
• Senate OKs Ala., Texas Court Picks As Trump Nears 100 Mark
• Gov't Scores $4.4M Deal In Gas Royalty Scheme Suit
• 5th Circ. Cuts Bulk of Jury Award In Pump-And-Dump Suit
• 4 Ways Rohrmoos Could Change Fee Fights In Texas
• Insurers Should Cover $11.7M IberiaBank Deal, 5th Circ. Told
• Amid Departures, LeClairRyan Launches 2nd Texas Office
• Defending Against Home Equity Loan Foreclosure In Texas
• Exploring EEOC Charge Questions At High Court
• White & Case Brings On 2 Orrick M&A Partners In Houston
• Elevation Capital Raises $100M Real Estate Fund, Ups Target