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Texas - February, 2020

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• Energy Trader Awarded $408K In Software Secrets Trial
• DOJ Sides With Tech Licensors In Nokia Price-Fix Suit
• Oil Trading Co. Gets Tax-Free Zone Break, Texas Justices Rule
• Lone Star Laterals: New Trial Boutiques In Dallas, Houston
• Greystar Urges Judge To Stand By ERISA Arbitration Decision
• Dallas Judge Reprimanded For Repeatedly Late Bar Dues
• $13M Huawei Patent Case Halted After Settlement News
• Texas Justices Say Email Not Contract In $230M Energy Deal
• Latham, Baker Botts Steer Shell Midstream Deals Worth $3.8B
• Texas Justices Side With AEP In Utility Easement Fight
• Monsanto Worker's Obesity Was No Disability, 5th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Stops Fight Over Boxing Match Streaming Dispute
• Ch. 11 Venue Bill May Be A Solution In Search Of A Problem
• 2019 Patent Litigation: A Year And A Decade In Review
• Does Willful Blindness Beget Enhanced Patent Damages?
• Chevron Cites 5th Circ. Ruling In Climate Suit Venue Fight
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Prosecutor Says He 'Messed Up' At Start Of Arkema Trial
• Energy Trader's Software Not A Trade Secret, Texas Jury Told
• Bar Louie Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plans OK'd After Breakup Fee Trim
• Texas Court Says Hospital Must Face Breast Cancer Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs $8.9M Restitution In IRS Call Center Scam
• Justices Shut Courthouse Doors On Border Patrol Victims
• 5th Circ. Deems Texas' Winner-Take-All Electoral System Legal
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Black Worker's Bias Suit Against DOI
• Texas Beats Constitutional Challenge To Grid Project Law
• Law Prof Blasts UT's 'Sexist' Motion To Dodge Bias Suit
• What ACA's Uncertain Future Means For Biologics Patents
• Michael Best Adds Austin Firm To Boost Startup Muscle
• West Texas Cements Its Place As Patent Hotbed
• Supreme Court Dispatches 5th Circ.'s Formal Appeal Rule
• Chevron Wins $1.1M For Imposter's TM Infringement
• Data Provider Sportradar Targeted In New MLB Cheating Suit
• Texas Justices Question 'Intent' In Overworked Trucker Suit
• Texas Justices Mull Fraud Exception To Insurer Defense Rule
• HGTV Star Beats Ex-Real Estate Partners In Suit Over Buyout
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Rep McCathern In Malpractice Row
• Fort Worth Air Traffic Center Ducks Claims In Fatal Crash Suit
• More Legislatures Should Pass Broad Noncompete Bans
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• TopGolf Workers Claim They Were Cheated Out Of Pay
• Law Firm Leaders: Porter Hedges' Robert Reedy
• RJ Reynolds Must Keep Paying Texas For '98 Settlement
• $16M Fees OK'd For Greenberg Traurig's Stanford Ponzi Deal
• Judge Approves New Cash Collateral In Alta Mesa Ch. 11
• 5 AGs To Lead Multistate Probe Into Juul's Marketing Tactics
• Chevron, Sariel Await Jury's Decision In $3M Trademark Case
• Sens. Invite Justices To Rule On National Injunctions
• McGuireWoods Partner Joins Pillsbury's Int'l Arbitration Arm
• Texas Court Yanks New Trial In Med Mal Death Case
• Texas Justices Dubious Of Price Impact In Air Ambulance Suit
• Texas Atty Can't Get License Back After Evidence Tampering
• Texas PI Firm Says Referral Website Violates Trademarks
• Texas Justices Question Liability Bar In Public Transit Injuries
• Google Weighs In On Whether Servers Are 'Agents' For Venue
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Caveat
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Texas Pipeline Ruling Offers Confidence On Partnership Law
• Mallinckrodt Strikes $1.6B Deal To Exit Opioid Suits
• 37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs' Atty Fee Bid In Opioid MDL
• Haynes and Boone Nabs V&E Finance Duo In Dallas
• In His 1st Bench Trial, Judge Albright Awards $3.6M In TM Suit
• Navy Asbestos Case Leads 5th Circ. To Reset Removal Test
• Atty Lied To ICE About Brother Bribing Employees, Feds Say
• Enviros Say Feds Have No Plan For Saving Endangered Toad
• Alleged Troll Sues Uber Using Newly Offloaded IBM Patents
• 'Broken' Ex-Texas Coach Gets 6-Month 'Varsity Blues' Term
• US Trustee Says Bar Louie's Ch. 11 Sale Plan Chills Bidding
• Texas Pipeline Builder Wants End To 'Mirror-Image' Okla. Suit
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Justices Won't Review Apple's $439M Loss, 3 Other IP Cases
• 3rd Circ. Philly Pay History Ruling May Set National Bar
• Latest IPR Trends Mostly Favor Patent Owners
• Akin Gump, Latham Steer CenterPoint's $400M Gas Biz Sale
• Texas Warns Judge Who Threatened Jail Time After Nixed Plea
• Insurers Win Bid To Arbitrate Hurricane Harvey Coverage Suit
• Texas Atty's Vacated Forgery Conviction Makes Suit Timely
• Marriott Can't Duck Hotel Guests' Data Breach Claims
• Apple Urges Court To Slash $439M Loss As Justices Review It
• Rent-To-Own Stores Settle FTC Market-Splitting Charges
• Texas Justices Say Time Ran Out In Gun Range Shooting Suit
• Buyers Sell Texas Justices On Broad Reading Of Royalty Sale
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• Veterans, Ex-Lawmakers Join 9th Circ. Border Wall Fund Fight
• 5th Circ. Blocks Mississippi's 6-Week Abortion Ban
• Texas Communities Challenge FERC Approval Of LNG Project
• Texas Justices Say Ebola Closure Suit Is Med Mal Claim
• Firm Immune In Destroyed Evidence Case, Texas Justices Say
• Texas Justices Give Obstetrician New Trial In Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Husch Blackwell IP Partner Joins Dykema In Austin
• Greenberg Traurig's $65M Deal In Stanford Ponzi Suit OK'd
• Health Hires: Davis Wright, Skadden, Holland & Knight
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Activists Sue DOD Over PFAS Foam Burning Contracts
• Decision Clarifying Patent Venue May Still Spur More Fights
• Secrets Theft Dulled Competitive Edge, Energy Trader Testifies
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Replaced
• Peloton Says Flywheel Users Can Trade In After Patent Deal
• KAIST Agrees To $203M Award In Samsung Patent Fight
• ACA Penalty Isn't A Tax In Bankruptcy Cases, 5th Circ. Says
• Tribe's Alamo Restoration Suit Still Thin, Officials Say
• Noble Drilling Can't Slip Injured Worker's $250K Jury Award
• White & Case Adds Ex-Vinson M&A Pair In Houston
• EEOC Policy Change Clashes With Challenges To Arbitration
• Southwest Hit With Investor Suit Over FAA Noncompliance
• SEC Says Oil Execs Can't Add New Defendant To Ponzi Suit
• Data Co. Calls DOL Opinion On Health Plan 'Unlawful'
• Google Accused Of PTAB Deception Over Motion Sensor IP
• 5th Circ. Nixes Opinion Citing Anti-Gay Bias After Apology
• Energy Trader Says Ex-Employee Owes $2.6M In Secrets Trial
• Texas Doc Not Guilty Of $69M Medicare Fraud
• Vape Cos. Tell 5th Circ. FDA Has No Right To Regulate E-Cigs
• Oil Co. Officer Gets Nearly 6 Years In Venezuelan Bribery Case
• Texas Jailers Must Face Suit In Migrant's Suicide, Wife Says
• Pulling Up Stakes: Latham, Dechert, Fenwick & West
• Fort Worth Says Demoted Officers Aren't Whistleblowers
• Hess, Schlumberger Urged To Settle After $218M Valve Trial
• Gov't Off Hook For Hurricane Harvey Dam Release Flooding
• 5th Circ. Revives Investors' Bid For Atty Malpractice Coverage
• Venator Says It Didn't Lie About Fire Damage At Plant
• 5th Circ. Says Chevron Off Hook For Mesothelioma Deal
• Kirkland Helps Align Capital Notch $450M For 2nd PE Fund
• GOP States Urge High Court To Skip ACA Row — Or Nuke Law
• Gov't Defends Air Traffic Tower's Actions In Fatal Plane Crash
• 5th Circ. Affirms Lab's $30.6M Tab In Medicare Fraud Suit
• Bakken Terminal Builder Settles Air Permit Suit For $2.4M
• Texas Judge Rules Huawei Contracting Ban Is Constitutional
• Chevron Tells Jurors It Was Imitated By Oil Copycat
• Texas Firm Should Be Named in $7M Suit, Brokerage Says
• Orrick Snags DLA Piper Trial, Oil Pro In Houston
• EPA Internal Watchdog Says Mexico Border Program Failing
• Texas Firms Sell Recruits On Opportunity As BigLaw Invades
• Contractor Status Of $1,000-A-Day Worker Dooms OT Claim
• How Montana Fossil Ruling Could Affect Oil And Gas Cos.
• Dems Slam Plan To Send Tactical Agents To 'Sanctuary' Cities
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• 2 Firms Assist As Dell Sells Cybersecurity Biz For $2.1B
• DeLorean Estate Fights Fee Bid In 'Back To The Future' Suit
• Gibson, Weil Steer $2.3B Amherst-Front Yard Merger
• Home Decor Retailer Pier 1 Imports Plans Ch. 11 Sale
• Nissan Settles Engine Defect Class Action
• ABA Supports Legislation Protecting Pot Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Says Sanctions Can Be Undone After Late Settlement
• Austin Asks Judge To Pause $2.15B Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Boeing, Southwest Must Face Passengers' 737 Max RICO Suit
• New Ransomware Ring Aims To Publicly Shame Its Victims
• Feds' 'Shotgun' Claims Cut In $122M Hospital Fraud Suit
• Drillers Feel Squeeze From Wary Bondholders In Debt Deals
• UT Urges Toss Of Law Professor's Gender Pay Bias Suit
• Whistleblower Appeals Canon FCA Ruling To 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices Will Hear Injured Worker's $1.7M Dispute
• Baker Hughes Stock Suit Has 'No Basis In Fact,' GE Says
• Insurer Must Defend Co. In $1.5M Fracking Well Damage Suit
• States, Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Block Border Wall Funds
• Universities Shouldn't Roll Dice On Sports Betting Compliance
• Bat Species Status Ruling Leaves Cos. Hanging
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• CBD Maker Accused Of Breaching $10M Loan Contract
• Shearman Grows Texas Footprint With Dallas Debut
• Team Health Can't Dodge FCA Suit Over Nonphysician Billing
• Tech Giants Urge Justices To End IP Damages 'Loophole'
• Investors Can't Revive Suit Over $2.5B Exxon, InterOil Deal
• Six Flags Hit With Investor Suit Over Failed China Projects
• Insurer Should Escape Building Defects Suit, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Says Google Servers Don't Justify Venue In EDTX
• Shell Sued For Yanking $50M Crude Oil Transport Deal
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• MTC Chooses Texas Official As Its Next General Counsel
• Perkins Coie Opens Austin Office With Vinson, Wilson Alums
• J&J Unit Settles Noncompete Dispute With Texas-Based Rival
• Podesta Group Won't Have To Face Texas Firm's Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive La. Royalty Payment Suit Against Shell
• McClatchy Files Ch. 11, Cites 'Grim Reality' Of News Industry
• Texas Doc Fights Claim Of $69M In Unneeded Treatments
• 5th Circ. Says Defunct Staffing Co. Can't Shake Insurer's Bills
• Energy Execs Pin Ponzi Scheme On Texas Driller In SEC Suit
• BakerHostetler, Bradley Arant Partners On Track For Bench
• Austin Urges Court To Allow Sanctuary Endorsement Suit
• Union To Appeal Order To Bargain Over Freight Rail Crew Size
• Black's Law Editor Can't Testify In Hess Valve Dispute
• Intel The Latest Chipmaker To Face IP Suit From ParkerVision
• Bondholder Loses Round In $132M Venezuelan Debt Fight
• Dallas Firm Can't Get $200K Contingency Fee Under Oral Deal
• Cigna Wants Redo On Privilege Ruling In NFL ERISA Suit
• Texas Man Sentenced To 16 Months For Trade Secret Theft
• Anti-Male Bias Suit Against Baker Hughes Nixed By 5th Circ.
• BakerHostetler Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary
• Fla. American Airlines Kickback Suit Shipped To Texas Court
• Nuro Self-Driving Car's OK Sets Course For New Exemptions
• Texas Judge Rejects Landry's Fee Argument in JPMorgan Suit
• Jackson Lewis Atty Accused Of Covering Up Biased Firing
• Industrial Wholesaler Settles Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Dean Foods Shareholders Ask For Ch. 11 Committee
• Fired Texas Prosecutor Wants Benefits After Trial Misconduct
• Saints' Locker Designer Looks To Sack Rival's Patent Suit
• Frito-Lay Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Factory Toxins
• Should Lawyers Be Armed? Atty Tests New Wave Of Gun Laws
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Indian National Can't Delay Visa Revocation, Judge Says
• EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
• Fed. Circ. Affirms That 2 Ticket-Reading Patents Are Invalid
• Astros' Sign-Stealing Sent Career To Showers, Pitcher Says
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• 7 Legal And Business Considerations For Influencer Marketing
• Corn Dog Owners' Relatives In Contempt For Ongoing TM Use
• Hagens Berman, Rosen To Lead Seismic Data Co. Fraud Suit
• Federal-State Employment Law Divide Reveals Systemic Flaw
• Pa. Fracking Decision Leaves Trespass Question Open
• Fed. Circ. Denies Apple's Rehearing Bid In $600M IP Suit
• Texas Justices Hold Liquidated Damages Clause Not A Penalty
• TV Co. Accuses Orrick Of Switching Sides On IP Contract
• Court Cancels Debt Collectors' $2.5M Victory In Letter Scheme
• Arbitration Pact Doesn't Bar ERISA Class Action, Worker Says
• Real Estate Finance Firm Leads 3 IPOs Raising $208M Total
• Texas Justices Say Appeals Courts Can Ask For More Briefing
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Trim 2 Software Patents
• Ex-Judge Endures Ribbing From Rakoff In Return To Court
• Molson Coors' Vizzy Hard Seltzer Sparks Trademark Suit
• Huawei Hits Verizon With A One-Two Punch Of Tech IP Suits
• DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger
• City Of Austin Challenges $2B Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Texas Lawmaker Seeks Sales Tax Sourcing Rule Change Delay
• Fed. Circ. Says Implicit License Clears AT&T In Network IP Suit
• Mayer Brown Hires Longtime Locke Lord Energy Partner
• 5th Circ. Nixes 'Glaringly Dishonest' Ex-Prosecutor's Bias Suit
• Mississippi Defends 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law At 5th Circ.
• DOT Greenlights Nuro's Driverless Car Test Fleet
• Utility Asks 5th Circ. To Keep $60M Wind Farm Liability Cap
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Worker Injured In Hotel Build
• MLB Sign-Stealing Report Demands Culture Of Compliance
• Getting State Approvals For Energy Storage Siting
• Photo Of $120K Banana Art Leads To Copyright Fight
• Mark Cuban Among SEC Critics Siding With Lucia In ALJ Fight
• 5th Circ. Asked To Clarify Prevailing Party In Maritime Law
• MLB Cheating Scandal Spurs 2nd Suit From Fantasy Players
• Tenet Fights Appeal To Revive Investors' Kickback Claims
• McKinsey Denies Hiding Ch. 11 Conflicts As Texas Trial Begins
• CFPB Fines Think Finance Cos. $7 In Global Settlement
• Del. Justices Ask Icahn To Justify Expanded Records Bid
• GC Violated Duty By Gunning For Share Of Contingency Fee
• 5th Circ. Judge Asks If Texas Court Can Answer Car Fee Query
• Texas Disposal Co. And Ovintiv Unit End $40M Secrets Suit
• PNC Presses Fight Over Borden Ch. 11 Cash With Complaint
• Breitling Auditor Must Face Some Claims Over $32.8M Fraud
• 5th Circ. Won't Review OK Of Wind Investors' $63M Award
• Insurer Seeks To Nix Coverage For $763K Arbitration Award
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds 5 Enviro Attys From Winstead
• Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger
• Music Choice Settles IP Fight With Rival For $13.3M
• Fed. Circ. Skeptical Sovereign Immunity Bars Cancer IP Suit
• Attys Can't Undo $20K Sanction For Spoiled Car Part Evidence
• MDC Energy Strikes Deal With Lenders Over Control Of Ch. 11
• Walmart Win In Grape Slip & Fall Can't Nix $35K Deal Offer
• Trump Gets Moving On Judicial Picks In 2020
• Apple Gets Backup In High Court Bid Over $439M IP Loss
• Peloton, Flywheel Agree To End Patent Fight Over Bike Tech
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Thompson & Knight Adds Real Estate Attys In NY, Texas
• DOJ Presses Sabre On Talk Of Buying Farelogix 'To Kill It'
• DOJ Questions Democrats' ACA Appeal Rights At High Court
• Ex-Chimera CEO, 1 More Get Prison In $48M Stock Scam
• Gibson Dunn Grabs 2 Orrick Attys, Including M&A Head
• 5th Circ. Pollution Policy Ruling Too Broad, Concrete Co. Says
• Hess Tells Court Schlumberger's Faulty Valves Cost It $218M
• Mithril Says Ex-GC Can't Stop Suits Outside Calif.
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: The Current Legal Landscape
• Strategic Considerations For Litigating Alice Issues At Trial
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Product Liability Defense In The Last Decade — And The Next
• Latham, Debevoise Rep $850M CenterPoint/PowerTeam Deal