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Texas - January, 2022

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• Ruling Bars Co.'s Sale Of Altered Rolexes, Lets It Keep Profits
• Shell Says Intra-Class Conflict Prevents Cert. In ERISA Suit
• DOJ Tells DC Circ. To Reassemble States' Facebook Claims
• Early Win Bids Fail In Brazos' Ch. 11 Fight With ERCOT
• Court Says Highland Capital Indemnity Fund Fits Ch. 11 Plan
• 5th Circ. Told FERC's $20M Penalty Against BP Can't Stand
• Fight Real Estate Defaults With Proactive Bankruptcy Filings
• Houston Ordered To Remove Israel Boycott Bar In Contract
• Nursing Home Tells 5th Circ. COVID Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Texas Fights EPA's Noncompliant Ozone Finding For El Paso
• AGIS Gets Lyft's IP Suit Tossed For Now
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• UK Bike Maker Says Texas Co. Scooters Infringed FROG Mark
• Medtronic Accused Of Stealing Rival's Sales Reps, Customers
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive Fraud Suit Against Favre, Others
• States Urge High Court To Skip 'Remain In Mexico' Challenge
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Product Liability Pro In Dallas
• Diversified Healthcare Trust Inks $703M JV For Office Portfolio
• GE Spinoff Asks Albright To Let LED Patent Suit Light Up Ohio
• Texas Sues To Nix Program Uniting Central American Families
• Texas Justices To Decide Fate Of VW, Audi Parent Cos. Suits
• Shooting Victim Defends Counterclaim Over $17M Verdict
• Texas High Court To Hear 'Special Appearance' Appeal Row
• Purdue's Appeal On Ch. 11 Releases Fast-Tracked By 2nd Circ.
• Texas Justices Will Review $10.3M Cerebral Palsy Birth Verdict
• Texas Jury Sinks $10M Spat Over Copyright-Protected Tech
• Texas Justices To Consider TCEQ's Water Rights Authority
• FCC Upholds $22K Fine On Factory Signal Jammer
• Injunctions Under TM Modernization Act: A Year In Review
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear $1.2M Gold Coin Theft Dispute
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• IP Forecast: S&P To Fight Claims Its TM Suit Came Too Late
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Texas House Seeks Federal Probe Into Operation Lone Star
• Biden Admin. Hit With FOIA Suit Over US Border Levee Walls
• Lyft Judge Rips 'Ridiculous' AGIS Bid To Kick IP Suit To Texas
• 5th Circ. Affirms $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Doesn't Belong In Texas
• All Pa. Counties Join $26B Opioid Deal Over DAs' Objections
• Texas Judge Delays Trial In KBR Kickback Scheme
• USPTO Must Revoke Fintiv Rule With Or Without New Director
• Aon Says 2021 Disasters Propelled High Insurable Losses
• 4 Firms Rep As Satellite Biz D-Orbit Goes Public In $1.3B Deal
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nvidia, Unilever, Kim Kardashian's Skims
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• VLSI Patent In $2.18B Intel Verdict Faces PTAB Validity Check
• No Physical Loss Dooms Gift Shop Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Tyson Asks 5th Circ. To Keep COVID-19 Death Suits Federal
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In Phillips 66 Pipeline Access Fight
• EPA Declines To Switch Up Ethylene Oxide Risk Calculation
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• Texas Gov. Asks State Justices To Affirm Mask Mandate Ban
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Texas Panel Pauses Sex-Trafficking Suit Against Salesforce
• USPTO Sanctions 3 Cos. Over 'Fraudulent' TM Applications
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Hapoalim, Amazon, Ansca Homes
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• EPA's Enviro Justice Campaign Adds Inspections, Monitoring
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Feds Win Restraining Order In $6.5M PrivatBank Funds Case
• Texas Courts Are Losing Their Sway On Discretionary Denials
• Workers Say Fluor's Mismanaged 401(k) Cost Them Millions
• 5th Circ. Affirms 'Einstein' Visa Denial For Canadian Engineer
• PTAB To Review USAA Patent In Bank Check Deposit Fight
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• EU Clears Prince's $2.1B Ferro Buy With Fixes
• The New Antitrust Agenda's Impact On Energy And Chemicals
• Texas Nursing Home Can't Dodge COVID Wrongful Death Suit
• Texas Bar Claims Immunity From Membership Fee Suit
• Texas Panel Sends $19M Reimbursement Case To Mediation
• Texas Hospital Can't Escape Pancreatitis Death Suit
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Energy Firm Takes Aim At 5th Circ. Arbitration Waiver Finding
• Texas Gas Co. Can Proceed With Coverage Suit Over Spill
• Engineering Co. Agrees To $1.9M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• EPA Pushes To Dodge Houston, Dallas Smog Regs Suit
• Year's 1st Patent Trial Leads To $486K Oil Well Award In WDTX
• Latham Lands ESG Experts To Bolster Capital Markets Team
• Albright Ships Dell Patent Case From Waco To Austin
• SEC Nabs Early Win Against Oil Execs in Ponzi Scheme Suit
• 5 Firms Steer Energy Infrastructure Cos.' Deal Valued At $1.5B
• Navy SEALs Seek To Make Vax Challenge A Class Action
• Nelson Mullins Nabs 31 Bowman And Brooke Partners
• More Firms Match Milbank Associate Salary Scale
• Texas AG, 3 Others Sue Google Over Location Tracking
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-Snell & Wilmer Real Estate Atty in Houston
• Simpson, DLA Steer $3.7B Blackstone-Resource REIT Deal
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• 5 Banks Must Face Jury Over Stanford Ponzi Scheme Claims
• Zurich Defeats Pandemic Coverage Suit Over IT Co.'s Losses
• Texas Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate For Federal Workers
• DOJ Sues Pharmacist For Filling Illegal Opioid Prescriptions
• Google Says States' Ad Antitrust Suit Stifles 'Market Forces'
• Texas Justices Revive Fatal Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Google Can't Sink Audio Patent In Del. Suit
• Clark Hill Expands Tax Team In San Antonio, Mexico City
• Texas Justices Will Review Abortion Law Challenge
• Texas Man Is 1st Charged By DOJ Election Threats Task Force
• Freeman Mathis Opens First Texas Office In Dallas
• Office Space Management Co. Lands $150M Vista Investment
• Former Cheer Coach Hit With Another Sex Abuse Suit In Texas
• Apple Fires Back At Ericsson In IP War, Seeks ITC Import Ban
• IP Forecast: Minerva, Hologic To Face Off At Fed. Circ. Again
• 5th Circ. OKs Trans Woman's Removal With Strides In Mexico
• Justices Again Decline To Streamline Texas Abortion Suit
• Investors Say Biotech Co. Altered Alzheimer Drug Data
• Magna Can't Nix Panasonic's Radar Patent Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Panel OKs Oil Co.'s Win In Cattle Death Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zentiva, Carlyle Group, Acorns Grow
• Blizzard Can't Beat Networking Patent Infringement Suit
• Biden Seeks To Expel Migrant Families; DC Circ. Is Skeptical
• Texas Hemp Consultant Indicted For Bribery, Austin DA Says
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Union Carbide Asbestos Verdict
• Lyft Beats Patent Claims Over GPS Technology
• 5th Circ. Told CFPB Structure Is 'Blatantly Unconstitutional'
• 5th Circ. Creates Carveout For Deepwater Response Claims
• Fraudster Ex-SEC Lawyer Has A New Con, Wall St. Cop Says
• Justices Unsure Cruz Campaign's 'Self-Inflicted' Case Is Faulty
• Full Dallas Appeals Court Mulls Arbitration For Serial Killings
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• American Airlines Hits Travel Rewards Guide With TM Suit
• Texas AG Sues Google Over 'Misleading' DJ Endorsements
• Jones Day, DLA Piper Steer $670M Texas Data Center Deal
• Fed. Circ. Criticizes Gilstrap For Keeping Netflix Suit In Texas
• O'Melveny Nabs 5-Partner Locke Lord Team In Dallas
• Purdue Urges 2nd Circ. To Quickly Undo Ch. 11 Plan Rejection
• Texas Justices Revisit Implied-Revocation Rule In Debt Row
• Ericsson Ups FRAND War Against Apple With Patent Suits
• Albright Says Key Term Indefinite In Hydraulic Fracturing Case
• Investors Sue Pawnshop Co. After CFPB Enforcement Action
• Consultancy Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Samsung Settles IP Case After Warning Of Trial 'Train Wreck'
• Brazos Previews Ch. 11 Securitization Plans Ahead Of Trial
• DOD Says Navy Vax Challengers Jumped Gun On Lawsuit
• Real Estate Rumors: Toll Brothers, Albany Road, Onx Homes
• Libertarian Groups Urge High Court To Review Bar Dues Row
• Texas Justices Asked To Reinstate $10M Landfill Fight Award
• 5th Circ. Punts Abortion Challenge To Texas Supreme Court
• Justices Will Not Review Lloyd's Arbitration Fight
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Google Cut Secret Facebook Ad Deal, Unsealed Suit Claims
• Broadridge Unit Ignored Discovery Order, Energy Co. Says
• States Ask DC Circ. To Revive Facebook Antitrust Case
• Fed. Circ. Will Let Albright Keep Battery Biz Patent Row
• Texas Judge Chops Up Border Wall Claims, Remands Some
• Samsung Settles Wireless Charger Patent Row Ahead Of Trial
• Texas Justices End 'Implausible' AMC Antitrust Suit
• Oil Groups Tell 5th Circ. To Nix Biden's Oil, Gas Lease Ban
• Bracewell IP Litigator Joins McKool Smith In Houston
• Texas Physician, Hospital Must Face Patient Infection Suit
• Trend Micro Loses Attempt To Get Patent Case Out Of WDTX
• Texas AG Says Planned Parenthood Owes $10M
• Fed. Circ. Panel Iffy On Reviving SAS Software Copyright Suit
• 5th Circuit Revives Asylum Bid, Citing Overlooked Evidence
• Chamber, State Groups Press Congress To Pass Privacy Law
• Albright Rejects Google's Bid To Delay Patent Trial Amid Virus
• Texas Justices Mull Next Steps In Whataburger Arbitration Suit
• Cabot Beats Investor Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Claims
• Texas Justices Told Co-Party's Appeal Tolls Malpractice Claim
• 5th Circ. Backs Navistar In Suit Over Student's Death
• 5th Circ. Partially Revives Asbestos Suit Against Boeing
• Samsung Strikes Down Some Patents Tied To $25M Trial Loss
• King & Spalding Can Arbitrate Fight With Ex-Client
• Contractors To Pay $1M To End Small-Business Fraud Claims
• Biden Gets More Appeals Picks With 5th, 9th Circ. Openings
• Ex-Prof Must Face Charges He Lied To NASA About China Ties
• Jackson Walker Nabs 5-Atty Probate Team From Crain Caton
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• 5th Circ. Overturns Ex-Atty's Tax Fraud Conviction
• 3 Firms Steer PE Giant TPG's $1B IPO
• 2021 Ended With Overall NPE Uptick, Report Says
• Pandemic Put Deep Freeze On State Trials, New Data Show
• Sanction Lifted For Texas Lawmaker Who Wore 'Pussy Hat'
• Cisco Cuts Deal To End Fiber Optic Patent Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Private Border Wall Challenger Wants Suit Back In State Court
• Fed. Circ. Tosses 1 Verdict, Affirms Another, Costing Texas Co.
• High Court Ruling Spurs SEC Fight Over $2.9M Disgorgement
• Activist Investor Starboard Urges Huntsman To Change Board
• Seadrill Finance Co. Gets Plan OK A Day Into Ch. 11 Case
• Feds File 1st Case Under Anti-Doping Law Over Tokyo Games
• Texas Justices Debate Validity Of $820M Refinery Settlement
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• 3 Firms Guide $1.9B Merger Of Oil Cos.
• Texas Justices Asked To End Suit Against Immigration Firm
• Texas Justices Doubt Breadth Of TCEQ's Permitting Power
• Snell & Wilmer Enters Texas With New Dallas Office
• US, States Oppose Effort To Leave Trump Water Rule Intact
• Cyberattack Steers Texas Steel Firm Into Ch. 11 Wind Down
• Energy Co. Wants Supreme Court To Nix Rig Worker's OT Pay
• FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid
• Riddell Beats Helmet Bellwethers But Can't Dodge Defect Row
• 5th Circ. Cuts $4.3M Atty Fee In Defective-Toilet Settlement
• Pine Tree Drops $64M On Los Angeles-Area Retail Center
• Real Estate Rumors: Fifield, Alexandria, Spectrum
• Texas Tells High Court Ysleta Pueblo's Bingo Rightly Barred
• Seadrill Finance Co. Seeking Quick OK For Ch. 11 Refinance
• Definition Of 'Railroad Co.' Central In Texas Bullet Train Row
• 5th Circ. Finds Insurer Must Defend Roofing Co. In $5M Suit
• More Than A Dozen Firms Aided 2021's Top Real Estate Deals
• Limetree Bay Bidder's Ch. 11 Sale Stay Nixed In Texas
• Texas Justices Mull Duty To Warn In Electric Shock Suit
• Dallas Courts Issue Delays Amid COVID Spike
• Michelman & Robinson Opens First Texas Office, Plans 2nd
• 'We Build The Wall' Trio To Be Tried Together
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2021
• 5th Circ. Blasts Court For Sealing Records In Abortion Case
• Limetree Says Appeal Of Sale Is No Reason To Delay Closing
• Justices Told Fla. Can't Claim Part Of Injury Settlement
• Pandora Plays History Of Mixtapes To Attack Playlist Patent
• Health System's Virus Coverage Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Boeing, Southwest Ask 5th Circ. To Void 737 Max RICO Class
• VLSI Asks POP To Nix Review Of Patent That Drew $2.18B Win
• EZCorp Shareholder Says $16M Board Stock Awards Improper
• Gov't Says CEO In $2B Tax Fraud Case Faking Dementia
• IP Venue Transfer Rulings Ignore Plaintiffs' Jurisdiction Rights
• Trucking Industry Needs Protection From Huge Legal Verdicts
• Pizza Chain Accuses Franchisee Of Trade Secret Violations
• DOI's Vision For Offshore Wind: Obstacles And Opportunities
• How State High Courts Are Ruling On Consent To Jurisdiction
• Texas Regulatory Atty Joins Baker Botts In Austin
• High Court Stays Out Of $700M Texas Refinery Case
• Locke Lord, Kirkland Rep $3B Navitas Midstream Buy
• High Court To Hear Circuit Split Over Ch. 11 Fee Hike
• Aerospace Engineering Expert Can Testify In GM Engine Suit
• 5th Circ. Mulls Punting Texas Abortion Fight To State Court
• FCC's USF Contribution Rate Is Appealed To 5th Circuit
• 'Unrealistic' Bid For Google Revenue-Sharing Docs Mires DOJ
• Don't Revive Oil, Gas Lease Ban, Red States Tell 5th Circ.
• Toyota, Family Settle $194M Lexus Seat Defect Claims
• Instacart, Uber's Cornershop End Dispute Over Data Scraping
• Jones Act Compliance Strategies For Offshore Wind Projects
• 5th Circ. Sends $500K Remington Ruling To La. High Court
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC: December Edition
• Munck Wilson Nabs Litigation Partner From Dubois Bryant
• Purdue Ch. 11 Appeal Can Go To 2nd Circ., NY Judge Rules
• FisherBroyles Adds Attys From Jones Day, Polsinelli
• Cole Schotz Elevates 9 Attys To Members In NJ, NY, Texas
• Bracewell Beefs Up Energy Practice With 4 Promotions
• Justices' Texas Abortion Ruling Is Murky On Key Question
• States Seek To Revive Trump Lead-Drinking Water Deadlines
• 8th Circ. Ruling Sets Road Map For Disability Benefit Reviews
• Dead Keystone XL Means States' Suit Is Moot, Judge Says
• Texas Court Ends Patient's Fraud Suit Against Hospital
• 5th Circ. Told FBI Cloaked Retaliatory Firing To Avoid Review
• Texas Gov. Loses Third Appeal Over Mask Mandate Ban
• Texas AG Urges State High Court To End Whistleblower Suit
• Top 5 Drug And Medical Device Legal Issues Of 2021
• States Oppose Purdue's 2nd Circ. Appeal Try In Ch. 11 Case
• Texas Panel Says Atty Must Face Tortious Interference Suit
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Reeder Unit Lands $100M For Residential Development
• Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2021: An Empirical Review
• 5th Circ. Smokes Texas BBQ Joint's COVID Coverage Claims
• 5th Circ. Critical Of DOL In Data-For-Insurance ERISA Case
• Omicron Surge Reshuffles Patent Trial Plans Once Again
• NextDecade Delays Its Rio Grande LNG Export Project Again
• Ex-Boeing Technical Pilot's 737 Max Fraud Trial Set For March
• 5th Circ. Says Immigration Judges Can Upend Old Decisions
• Texas Oilwell Co. Loses Trade Secrets Trial Against Rival
• DC Circ. Denies Texas Arg Time In Migrant Expulsion Suit
• Texas High-Speed Rail Developers Slam State's Amicus Brief
• Discover Unit Seeks Revival, New Judge In Visa Antitrust Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Refusal To Enforce $18B Oil Award
• Ex-SEC Enforcer Joins Holland & Knight In Dallas
• After NetChoice Ruling, Duty Of Care Is Best Section 230 Fix
• Navy Vaccine Religious Exemption Ruling Warrants Scrutiny
• Texas County Settles Ex-Judge's Due Process Suit
• NFL Says Cowboys Player Can't Fight Drug-Test Suspension
• Boy Scouts Early Ch. 11 Vote Count Falls Short Of Target
• Texas Abortion Providers Ask Justices To Speed Up SB 8 Suit
• Albright Won't Ship Patent Suits Against ZTE To North Texas
• COVID Woes Delay High-Profile Gilead, Samsung IP Trials
• Zoom Trial Glitches Earn Kinder Morgan Redo In Tax Case
• Chief Justice Names Patent Venue Among Top Priorities
• Opioid Claims Involving McKinsey Should Be Axed, States Say
• Biden Turns To High Court To End 'Remain In Mexico'
• Texas Sues Biden Admin. Over National Guard Vax Mandate
• Biden Renews Nomination Of Texas Sheriff To Head ICE
• Purdue's 2nd Circ. Appeal Request To Get Quick Decision
• Judge Calls Navy's Religious Vax Exemption Process 'Theater'
• Winston Nabs 2 IP Pros With Large Waco Docket
• TPG Sets Price Range For IPO With Eye On $9.5B Valuation
• 5th Circ. Questions Success Of United Vax Mandate Challenge
• 3 Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2022
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2022
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• 2022 Trends And Predictions For Patent Litigation
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2022
• Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2022
• 'Remain In Mexico' Renewal May Bring More Solo Migrant Kids
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2022
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2022