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Texas - May, 2020

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• IRS Workers Returning To Millions Of Unopened Tax Returns
• The Case Against Solitary Confinement During Pandemic
• Pierce Bainbridge Calls Interim Class Lead Bid Premature
• Rejected College Applicants Can't Sue Over 'Varsity Blues'
• 5th Circ. Lets Down Telecoms In Access Fee Fight
• Neiman Marcus Ch. 11 Examiner Bid Dropped After Criticism
• Bankruptcies Pile Up As COVID-19 Pandemic Squeezes Cash
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Remdesivir Access, Zoom TM Security
• 5th Circ. Agrees With EPA's Review Of Exxon Refinery Permit
• Insurers Cleared To Arbitrate Hurricane Harvey Coverage Row
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $61.8M FCA Suit Over Medicare Coding
• Texas Justices To Consider Royalty Clause Dispute
• Open Source Vet Joins Taylor English IP Team In San Antonio
• 5th Circ. Upholds Firing Of Worker With Gun In Car
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Walmart's Bid To Undo Settlement
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• SEC Tags Another Adviser With Fee Disclosure Penalties
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear Dispute Over Tax-Free Zone
• Texas Justices To Hear Utility Co.'s Bid To End Injury Suit
• TCL, Canon Settle IP Suit Amid Roku Source Code Fight
• Judge Says 'Sorry' But Won't Toss Latest TopGolf FLSA Suit
• Supervisor Claims Cell Tower Builders Failed To Pay OT
• Energy Co. Says It Hasn't Seen $63M Award 5th Circ. Upheld
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Prisoners Filed COVID-19 Suit Too Early
• Chevron Awarded More Than $15.6M In Trademark Dispute
• Virtual Auction Leads To $53M Ch. 11 Sale For Southland
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• 5th Circ. Upholds Accountant's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Energy Groups Fight 5th Circ. Revival Of Rig Worker's OT Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Verizon, Sprint Due Answers In Access Fee Suit
• Aquaculture, Fishing Cos. Stand To Net Big Gains From Aid
• Ex-UT Doctor Says He Was Fired Because Of His Age
• O'Melveny-Repped Yeti Prices $198M Secondary Offering
• JC Penney Assures Sale And Reorg Plans Are On Track
• Insurer Rejects Extra Coverage For Events Axed Due To Virus
• Texas High Court Says No To Most Jury Trials Until Aug. 1
• Pierce Bainbridge Founder Cops To New $4M Unpaid Debt
• 5th Circ. Says Lufthansa Worker Must Arbitrate Race Bias Suit
• Southeast Texas Landowners Blame State For Flood Damage
• July Too Soon For $165M Petrobras Jury Trial, 5th Circ. Told
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Dallas Restaurant Group Sues Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses
• Oil Driller Alta Mesa Wins OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Tuesday Morning Hits Ch. 11, Plans To Close 230 Stores
• Citgo Sues Vendor For Role In Venezuelan Bribe Scheme
• Dell Latest Co. Sued Over Zeroclick's Touch Screen IP
• Oil Driller Says It's Looking To Finish Ch. 11 Before Fall
• Oil Co. Says It Can Keep Payments For Well Constructions
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $6.7M Hurricane Harvey Claim
• NCAA Denies Duty To Protect Athletes From Coach Abuse
• Trump Appointee Steps Down From East Texas US Atty Post
• Ex-Pierce Atty Says Colleague Lied In Boeing Max 8 Hearing
• Judge Lets Defense Firm Exit Fee Spat With Ex-Novak Attys
• Gas Storage Cos. Want $4M For Pipe Collapse
• Preparing For A Deluge Of COVID-19 Whistleblower Claims
• COVID-19, Contango And Energy's New Economic Reality
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• A Texas Case Could Put Electronic Agreements In Jeopardy
• Justices Won't Review Oil Survey Data Infringement Row
• Centennial Wants $10M For Failed $150M Saltwater Well Deal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Phillips 66 Workers' ERISA Suit
• Texas Banks Mutually End $3.07B Merger Over Coronavirus
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Texas Firm Accused In $100M Suit Of Swindling Ailing Mogul
• Caprock Midstream Hit With $9.5M Suit Over Merger Deal
• NJ Co. Asks To Move Texas Hotel Fraud Suit To Fed Court
• Fort Worth Episcopal Diocese Wins $100M Property Fight
• Private Texas College Isn't Immune From Shooting Death Suit
• Borden Dairy Sets June Auction For Possible Ch. 11 Sale
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• Willkie Adds Former McGuireWoods Houston Office Head
• Tyson Foods Slammed With Wrongful COVID-19 Death Suit
• Fed Circ. OKs Arthrex Do-Over In Apple Decryption Case
• 'Binary Choice' Leaves Detained Families In Limbo, Attys Say
• ACLU Helps Inmates File Virus Lawsuits in Texas, Tennessee
• Investors' Attys Get $11M After Settlement With ER Operator
• Ex-Judge Denied Prison Release Despite COVID-19 Fears
• Trump Admin. Defends Border Wall Waivers At High Court
• NLRB Nixes No-Cellphone Policy Case Against Bottling Co.
• Vitol Has $52.2M Butane Tax Credit Bid Stayed During Appeal
• Biz Groups Urge Congress To Enact COVID-19 Liability Shield
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• How Courts May Interpret COVID-19 Waivers Of Liability
• Apartment Owner's $1M Harvey Claim Sent To Arbitration
• Senate Confirms Ratcliffe As New Intelligence Chief
• Texas Supreme Court Justice Tests Positive For COVID-19
• Dems Denounce 5th Circ. Pick Over ACA, Citing Pandemic
• Facebook Beats Texas TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Texts
• Texas Hospital Beats Suit Over Patient Taken Off Life Support
• SEC Says Alta Mesa Ch. 11 Can't Release Fraud Claims
• Judge Doubts Due Process Risk For Detainees Amid Virus
• House Homeland Security Chair Slams $1.3B Border Wall Deal
• Medical Clinic Fights NFL Bid To Nix Benefits Suit
• Third Time's Not The Charm For 'Raw' Honey Labeling Suit
• 5th Circ. Axes 'Fruitless' Appeal Of Chinese Drywall Settlement
• Wis. Executive Power Ruling Has A Downside For Businesses
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• Preventing Elder Exploitation As Securities Fraud Increases
• Oilfield Co. Hornbeck Aiming To Wrap Up Ch. 11 By Mid-June
• Oilfield Chemical Co. Seeks $1.3M For Mixing Plants
• ClubCorp Again Accused Of Billing Members During COVID-19
• How States Are Relaxing Truck Weight Rules During COVID-19
• Sierra Club Tells 9th Circ. Ruling Dooms Border Wall Funds
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• IRS Expects To Bring Back Workers In 3 States Starting June 1
• Texas Man Charged With $5M Pandemic Relief Fraud
• Insurer Claims $1M Suit Over Injury At Oil Well Not Covered
• Houston Attys Asked For Input On In-Person Proceedings
• Senate Returns To Judges, Confirming Ariz. Trial Court Pick
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Chesapeake Energy Faces Well Explosion Wrongful Death Suit
• Rival Targets Topgolf's Deal For Ball-Tracking Tech In New Suit
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• Flynn Asks DC Circ. To Toss Case, Reassign 'Biased' Judge
• ICE Detainees Suing Over Atty Access Fire Off Quick Cert. Bid
• Volatile Oil Market Drags Hornbeck Into Ch. 11 With $1.1B Debt
• Robbins Geller Leads Southwest Safety Lapse Securities Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Kinder Morgan Worker's Widow In ERISA Fight
• Texas Court Websites Could Be Down For Weeks
• Total E&P Says It Doesn't Owe $41M To Gulf Drilling Partner
• JC Penney Mulls 242 Store Closings In Texas Ch. 11 Plan
• ADT Hit With Class Actions Over Employee's Video Snooping
• Orion Residential Lands $182M Loan For 4 Texas Properties
• Texas Chemical Storage Co. Wants Fire Suit In Fed. Court
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• Texas Court Holds First Jury Trial Via Zoom In Insurance Feud
• Shale Firm Gavilan Falls Into Ch. 11 Beset By Virus, Oil Slump
• Open Lending Valued At $1.08B In Slashed Go-Public Deal
• JC Penney's Unveils Ch. 11 Strategy In Rare Weekend Hearing
• Quanta Tells 5th Circ It Was Ordered 'To Do The Impossible'
• Texas Agency Relaxes Guidelines For Controversial Sterilizer
• GAO Rejects Protest Over Army Washer Maintenance Deal
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Google Patent Venue Ruling
• Texas Contractor Says Microsoft Owes $34M For Data Center
• Retail Giant JC Penney Retreats Into Ch. 11 Amid Pandemic
• Why Gilstrap Is Getting Ready For Trial — And Not On Zoom
• Albright Pushes Roku IP Trial To Late June Over Pandemic
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Inside The First Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Charges
• Practical Strategies For Markman Hearings Amid COVID-19
• Texas Justices Say 'Anti-Washout' Clause Can't Save Rights
• Texas Newspaper Says Insurance Underpaid For Axed Festival
• Susman Godfrey Founder, 79, Begins Recovery After Crash
• Workplace Body Temperature Devices Raise Privacy Concerns
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Source Code Woes, Generic Antivirals
• Ultra Petroleum Plans $2B Debt Swap In Return To Ch. 11
• Sotomayor Says Prisons May Be 'Cautionary Tales' Amid Virus
• Chapman And Cutler Snags Fintech Expert As Partner
• No Early Exit For $158M Medicare Fraudster Amid COVID-19
• PTAB Nixes Apple IPR With New Factors As WDTX Trial Nears
• Judicial Pick Splits GOP As Sens. Advance 6 For Trial Courts
• Southwest Airlines Sued Over Finger Severed In Wheelchair
• Texas Dentist Owes $9M For Fraudulent Medicaid Billings
• Kern's Nectar '100% Natural' Label Misleading, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Nixes Humana Win In Suit Over Eating Disorder Care
• Hulu Warns Remote Source Code Viewing Could Destroy Biz
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• Major Trends In COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits
• 10 Tips For Virtual Hearings Before Regulatory Agencies
• Texas Law Firm Robocalled Wrong Number, Suit Says
• Sheikh Heirs Say $18B Oil Fields Award Can Be Enforced
• Injury Firm Defends Claim To $2.1M Whistleblower Atty Fee
• Fox Rothschild Lands Polsinelli Bankruptcy Partner In Texas
• Online Home Buying Platform Scores $105M In Financing
• Workers' COVID-19 Injury Claims May Not Hold In Court
• Ex-CBS Reporter's Defamation Suit Tossed After Inactivity
• ACA Challenge Draws Conservative Fire At Supreme Court
• Engineer Accused Of Inventing Biz For $13M In Virus Loans
• Border Agent Sued For Death Of Guatemalan Woman In Texas
• Uber Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Fund's Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Fed. Circ. Applies Arthrex To Reexaminations In VirnetX Case
• AGs Call For COVID-19 Worker Safety, Biz Immunity
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• 5th Circ. Says LSU Can't End Hazing Death Discrimination Suit
• Silicon Co. Wants Insurance To Cover $1M Transfer Fraud
• 4 Personal Jurisdiction Questions Defendants Should Ask
• 'Unusual' Error Gets AT&T's FMLA Win Nixed At 5th Circ.
• Texas AG Says Dallas Can't Stop Law Office Reopenings
• 'Remain In Mexico' Changes Spark Confusion At The Border
• House Dems Unveil Sweeping $3T Virus Relief Bill
• Facebook Cuts $52M Deal To End Moderators' Trauma Claims
• Borden Dairy Lender Calls $4M Bonus Plans In Ch. 11 'Absurd'
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Cities Owe $2.2M Hotel-Tax Appeal Bill
• Amazon Tells 5th Circ. It's Not Liable In Remote Control Row
• 5th Circ. Says It Can't Hear $106M Faulty Well Insurance Fight
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Offit Kurman Accused Of Overbilling In Pump-And-Dump Suits
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Siemens Unit Fights Saudi Co.'s $53M Commission Demand
• Law Firms Settle Ex-NFL Player's Wealth Management Suit
• Lewis Brisbois-Repped Cancer Biotech Plans $25M IPO
• HP Rips Quanta's Reasons For Delaying $439M Award Payout
• Insurer Claims No Coverage In '600-lb. Life' Lawsuits
• Texas Courts Latest Victim Of Inevitable Ransomware Crush
• Veteran Houston Bankruptcy Principal Joins McKool Smith
• IP Firm Sued Over Conflict In Messy Software Co. Divorce
• Fed. Circ. Backs Topgolf's PTAB Win On Driving Range Patent
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Virus Curbs More Hearings, Trials In Fed. Circ. And WDTX
• Texas Justices Urged To Revisit Atty 'Push Poll' Sanction Case
• AA, Retirees Must Clarify Benefits Calculations In ERISA Suit
• Texas Grocer Sued Over Shopper's COVID-19-Related Injury
• Missteps To Avoid In Marketing COVID-19 Antibody Tests
• Texas Crude Oil Biz Accused Of 'Poisonous' Deliveries
• Remote Courtrooms Here To Stay As Judges Tackle Backlogs
• Texas Court Sites Taken Down After Ransomware Attack
• Discount Retailer Stage Stores Plans Ch. 11 Sale Effort
• How One Legal Aid Clinic Has Gone Virtual
• Thompson & Knight Fires Manager For COVID-19 Mask Post
• Wells Fargo Wants COVID-19 Lending Policy Suit Tossed
• Quanta Fights Sanctions In HP's $439M Price-Fixing Row
• Texas Justices Reject Tax Prepayment Rule, Revive Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Insurers Not On Hook For $5.6M Verdict
• Neiman Marcus Cleared For Initial $275M In Ch. 11 Loans
• Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit Greenlit By Texas Justices
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: USPTO Gets Busy, Zoom Trial Begins
• Ill. Daily Fantasy Sports Ruling Is A Win For Operators, Players
• States Must Act To Cut Auto Insurance Rates During COVID-19
• Pharma Cos. Escape Claims Drugs Caused Painful Disease
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• 4 Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed This Spring
• Underwriter Wants $41M Harvey Claim In Arbitration
• Texas Justices Rule Regent Care Must Pay $3.4M Injury Award
• Legal Risks Facing Retailers Amid Pandemic Market Shifts
• 'Incompetence' Won't Get Oil Co. Sanctioned In FLSA Appeal
• 2 Bankruptcies Provide Template For Embattled Retailers
• Instacart Workers' Union Vote Can Proceed Despite Virus
• Real Estate Rumors: Turner Impact, Self Storage, Stillwater
• Commerce To Probe 15 Countries Over Steel Wire Imports
• Baker Botts Helps Energy Spectrum Clinch $969M Fund
• Sephora Settles Virus Furloughs Dispute With JCPenney
• Texas Jury To Decide Fees In Axed Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Southland Ch. 11 Creditors Can Retain Financial Advisers
• Moving Co. Gets ERISA Suit Over Stock Plan Transferred
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Wrong Address Wipes Out $4M Judgment Against MMG Bank
• Texas Bank Seeks Redo In $62M Winstead Malpractice Suit
• Keeping Texas Leases Alive When Oil Wells Aren't Producing
• Bankruptcy Rulings May Help Debtors Qualify For PPP Loans
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• Problems With Federal Courts Tolling Statutes Of Limitations
• 5th Circ. OKs Speedy Appeal Of HP's $439M Disk Drive Win
• Texas Landowner Can't Stop High-Speed Rail Survey
• Bradley Arant Adds Veteran Finance Partner In Dallas
• Fantasy Players Want Another Swing At MLB Cheating Suit
• 3 More Firms Roll Out Virus Cost-Cutting Measures
• Texans Can't Be Jailed If Businesses Defy Virus Orders
• Section 101 Is Not Fixing Itself: A Look At Patent System Stats
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B Equity Injection For CenterPoint Energy
• Neiman Marcus Hits Ch. 11 Amid Pandemic To Slash $4B Debt
• 5 Highlights As ACA Showdown Starts At Supreme Court
• Regency Unitholders Want Damages For 'Corrupt' $11B Tie-Up
• Tappan Zee Bridge Builder Hit With Investor Suit Over Costs
• FINRA Bars Ex-SEC Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam
• HTC, Ericsson Tangle At 5th Circ. Over How To Value Patents
• Pirkey Barber Nabs 3 IP Attys From Norton Rose
• FDA Seeks Delay Of Graphic Cigarette Warnings Due To Virus
• Texas AG, Gov. Slam Judge For Jailing Salon Owner
• Judiciary Seeks More Funding And Judges In COVID-19 Relief
• Ex-NFL Security Coordinator Slams Texans' Dismissal Bid
• Sausage Maker Accused Of Causing Worker's COVID-19 Death
• Female Justices Tear Into Trump's ACA Birth Control Regs
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• Munck Wilson Mandala Adds Securities Litigator In Austin
• Google, YouTube Must Face Video Streaming Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Restore $10M IP Verdict Against Nintendo
• Sephora Rips JC Penney's 'Fanciful' Narrative In Deal Dispute
• Shell Accused Of Reneging On $3.6M In Oil Delivery Payments
• Immigrants Say ICE Phone Policies Restrict Counsel Access
• PTAB Sets Precedent On When Pending Trials Can Doom IPRs
• La. Appraisers Board Can't 'Run To Court,' FTC Tells 5th Circ.
• Grand Jury Suspensions A Looming Problem For Prosecutors
• Adapting 2020 Tax Expectations To COVID-19 Developments
• Chuck E. Cheese Fights Dallas Eviction Over COVID-19
• Trump Ally Vows Independence As Top Intelligence Official
• Fed. Circ. Won't Ship Apple Patent Case From Texas To Calif.
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• Texas Regulators Deal Final Blow To Oil Curtailment Proposal
• Ensuring Offshore Platform Safety During The Pandemic
• Now May Be A Good Time To Rethink Biometric Regulation
• Texas Justices Won't Review Coronavirus Shutdown Orders
• Glue Maker Sanctioned $60K After Atty Submitted Fake Docs
• Chamber Backs Oracle's Bid To Cripple DOL Bias Watchdog
• Fairfax Unit Must Fund Deal That Undid $4M Ruling, Suit Says
• JCPenney Stalls Sephora Split Over COVID-19 Furloughs
• COVID-19 Closures Send Gold's Gym Into Ch. 11
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt At Adversary Dodges Sanctions
• 5th Circ. OKs New Bribery Trial For Ex-Texas Mayor, Developer
• Regulator Opposition Sinks Texas Oil Curtailment Proposal
• Let Jury Decide Texas Firm's Role In $80M Scheme, Court Told
• State Of Class Certification
• Dave & Buster's Plans $100M Offering, Can't Rule Out Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Scrutinize EDTX's Grip On Patent Cases
• Uber's Attempt To Dodge IP Suit Called 'Puzzling At Best'
• Preston Hollow Seeks $100M In Del. For Nuveen Defamation
• Kinder Morgan Should Face $1.6M Pipeline Suit, Judge Says
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• Pipeline Co. Says Driller Can't Use COVID-19 To Break Deal
• Shipper Fights $400K New Trial Ruling Over Damaged Pipe
• The Death Of The LSAT
• Amherst, Front Yard Nix $2.3B Merger Over Market Uncertainty
• Data Is Key To Stopping COVID-19 Spread In Prisons
• Feds Urge No New Trial For Ex-Atty Convicted Of $32M Fraud
• Pierce Bainbridge Hit With Third Suit Over Unpaid Biz Loans
• Amazon Says Reissue Patent Limits Microphone Suit's Scope
• Ex-Fox Commentator Says NYT Story Warped Court Ruling
• 5th Circ. Pauses HP's Bid To Collect On $438M Disk Drive Win
• Ex-Blue Bell Prez Charged As Co. Settles Listeria Case
• Texas Jury To Referee Rival Locker Room Contractors' Clash
• Feds' Loan Actions Not Enough To Keep Drillers Afloat
• Does Property Insurance Cover COVID-19 Damage In Texas?
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Looming Trials, Jeff Dunham's Dummy
• Split Texas High Court Sends River Authority To Arbitration
• 6 Ways Lawmakers Could Address COVID-19 Liability For Cos.
• Texas Court OKs Doc's Trial Win In Patient's Spine Injury Suit
• Exxon Says Feds Owe For WWII Pollution As Trial Ends
• Graubard Miller Guides CBD-Experienced SPAC To $150M IPO
• Sirius XM's $2.2M Texas Tax Refund Nixed On Appeal
• Texas Pipeline's Water Permits Void, Sierra Club Says
• Texas Justices OK Fraud Exception To Insurer Defense Rule
• Shell Says 'See What Sticks' ERISA Suit Lacks Substance
• UK Opposition Forces Sabre, Farelogix To Drop Merger