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Texas - August, 2022

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• Circuit Split Clouds Grid Project Construction Fights
• Netflix Must Face Defamation Suit Over 'Dirty Money' Episode
• Venezuelan Co. Loses Discovery Bid In Caterpillar Fight
• 5th Circ. Hears Groups' Challenge To Texas LNG Project
• Panel Trims Texas Tech Worker's Age Discrimination Suit
• Monsanto Can't Beat Texas Couple's Roundup Cancer Suit
• Google Spars With States Over Viability Of Ad Monopoly Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Oil Employment Site's $3M Trade Secret Win
• Lyft Hit With 13 Lawsuits Over Sexual, Physical Assaults
• BP Retirees Tell 5th Circ. To Allow Intervention In ERISA Row
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Ax Cigna Win In Payment IP Suit
• Texas Sets Transportation Priorities In $85B, 10-Year Plan
• ABA Stance On Role Of Nonlawyers Is Too Black And White
• Texas Appellate Court Tosses Divorce Malpractice Case
• 5th Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On Ch. 11 Exculpation
• Lone Star Wins $216M In Long-Running Fight With S. Korea
• Split 5th Circ. Backs $14M Air Pollution Fine For ExxonMobil
• Insurance Industry Groups Criticize Litigation, Regulations
• Bankruptcy Dispute Kept Malpractice And IP Claims Alive
• DC Circ. Won't Sink Gulf Oil Leases Despite Flawed Review
• Racial Bias Suit Dropped After Aid Cut For Minority Farmers
• Startup Loses Bid To Shield Docs In $115M Walmart Fight
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Legal Malpractice Coverage Dispute
• Firefighter Fund Can't Challenge Houston Pension Reform
• Texas Court Affirms $2.7M Trial Victory For Fired City Staffers
• Pre-Permit Best Practices For Texas Solar Farm Proposals
• Little League Says It's Cooperating In Sex Abuse Case
• Texas Appeals Court Finds HOA Can Limit Short-Term Rentals
• Clark Hill Hires Scheef & Stone Health Care Attorney In Dallas
• Arbitration Is Next In Texas Hospitality Fraud Case, Court Says
• Texas Doctor Convicted Of Defrauding Tricare
• Migrant Kids' Attys Seek $694K Fee In Emergency Shelter Suit
• In Secrets Row, Texas Court Axes $2M In Fees
• Recruiter Can't Save $1.2M Suit Against Kilpatrick Attys
• BakerHostetler Adds Patent Pros From Dentons In Dallas, NY
• How D&O Insurers Can Limit Bankruptcy Exclusion Risks
• Harnessing The Power Of Big Data In Litigation
• DOL Board Refuses Texas Hotel's Bid To Hire H-2B Workers
• Albright OKs Google's Transfer Bid For Data Sharing IP Suit
• Antero Gets $1M Added To $11.8M Victory In Kickback Suit
• How Law Firm Operations Can Adjust To New COVID Realities
• 5th Circ. Questions Challenge To Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule
• Conn. Defamation Trial Can Proceed Against Jones, Infowars
• Anti-ESG Bills Raise Questions For Public Retirement Plans
• Driller Lands 2nd WDTX Verdict, Netting $2M This Time
• Ex-Airbnb Counsel Fills GC Vacancy At SonarSource
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Was Right To Halt ACA Sex Bias Rule
• Oil Co. Says Ecopetrol Tax Award Shouldn't Be Reconsidered
• Albright Ships 2 Tech IP Suits To Calif., Keeps GE Current Suit
• Texas Broker Wants New Trial With CFTC After $7.5M Verdict
• Whistleblower Says Contractor Defamed Him Over SEC Award
• Feds Say Ex-Rep.'s Arrest Tripped Up Trump Ally's Scheme
• Harvey Loss Not Capped At $4.5M Flood Limit, Panel Says
• 5th Circ. To Scope SEC Agenda In Nasdaq Diversity Rule Fight
• Mexican Co. Sues Shell, Gazprom For Info In $600M LNG Spat
• Assessing The Criminal Implications Of State Abortion Bans
• Dutch Telecom KPN Nets $31.5M Jury Award For Patent Suit
• Questions Remain On Computer Fraud Coverage For Phishing
• DC Circ. Punts Houston, Dallas Smog Regs Fight To 5th Circ.
• Ex-Nets Player Pleads Out In NBA Health Care Fraud Dragnet
• Sandy Hook Families Want Tort Committee For InfoWars Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Shake Up Employment Bias Litigation
• Law Of The Case Is More Nuanced Than You May Think
• IP Forecast: Comedians' Rep To Fight Pandora's 'Cartel' Claim
• 5th Circ. Sides With Miss. City In Officer's Sex Bias Suit
• AIG Moves Exxon's Benzene Coverage Fight To Federal Court
• Conagra Brands Loses Texas Fight For $2.4M Tax Refund
• MDC Energy CEO Can't Ditch $23.5M Transfer Fraud Claims
• Adapting To High Court's Medicaid Recovery Ruling
• Engage Associates At Orientation With Thoughtful Activities
• Alex Jones Atty Pleads 5th At Sandy Hook Data Leak Hearing
• Amplify Energy Strikes Deal To End SoCal Oil Spill Suit
• Justices Urged To Ax Harsher Foreign Account Tax Penalties
• How 10th Circ. Trustee Fee Ruling Will Affect Ch. 11 Appeals
• COVID-19 Tort Cases Have Peaked, Report Says
• Biz Groups Ask Texas Justices To Nix Insurers' Claims Edge
• La. Hotel Owner Says Insurer Hasn't Paid For Laura Damage
• TCT Mobile Gets Claims In USB Charging IP Axed At PTAB
• Judge Orders Stay, $3.34M Bond In NFL Disability Benefit Suit
• Celsius Says Trust Co. Won't Turn Over $17M In Assets
• DOJ Wants 'Raw' Google Data To Ensure No Cherry-Picking
• Houston OKs $18M Affordable Housing Project, With A Catch
• Blue Bell Execs' Insurance Bid Denied In Listeria Outbreak
• Dallas Nursing Home Can Go Forward With Landlord Suit
• Texas Church Sorry About That Unauthorized 'Hamilton' Show
• Mineral Cos. Say Feds' Solution For Losses At Wall Too Costly
• Amazon, Gaming Co. Face Dungeons & Dragons Patent Suit
• Texas Prosecutors Face Abortion Ban Enforcement Challenge
• Zurich, SafePoint Latest To Be Hit With Laura Claims
• DOJ Wants To Argue In State-Led Facebook Case At DC Circ.
• Clark Love Sued Over 'Scheme' To Settle Expired Mesh Suits
• Biden Reboots DACA Protections For 'Dreamers'
• Insurer Accused Of Manipulating Prices In Hurricane Suit
• Texas Wins Halt Of HHS' Emergency Abortion Care Guidance
• Investment Pro Wants WSJ Article Thievery Suit Thrown Out
• 5th Circ. Axes Dallas Developer's Bribery Conviction
• 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling Signals New Sureties Road Map
• The Cruciality Of Building Client Intimacy Ahead Of Recession
• 2 Suits Claim Insurer Misrepresented Hurricane Damage
• Voyager Asks To Halt Investor 'Ponzi' Suit Against Mark Cuban
• Tribe Says Permit For Texas Oil Terminal Needs More Review
• 5 Amici Back Drug Cos. Fighting Denial Of Patent Review
• Texas Wants 5th Circ. To Block National Guard Vax Mandate
• New Orleans Short-Term Rental Law Found Unconstitutional
• Albright Kicks Patent Suits Against Apple, Google To Calif.
• 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit' Is Now A FRAND Strategy
• Grid Operator Eats $178M Loss With FERC Enforcement Deal
• Investors Get Certified In Suit Over $3B Pa. Pipeline Project
• Essilor Will Pay $22M To End Doctor Kickback Claims
• 5th Circ. Mostly Affirms Highland Capital Reorganization Plan
• Prospects Are Mixed For A New US Mining Boom
• How To Win Over Bench Trial Judges Post-COVID
• 3 Insurers Accused Of Contract Breach Over Hurricane Laura
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Decision Awash In Footnotes Reveals 5th Circ. Judges' Depth
• Court Won't Block Plan To Sell Cloned Polo Horses
• AT&T Says Ill. Staffing Co.'s Claims Were Resolved In Texas
• La. Plantation Loses Bid For COVID-19 Business Coverage
• EcoFactor Says Google Is Ignoring Witnesses in New Trial Bid
• PTAB Urged To Narrowly Tailor Sanctions In VLSI Fight
• A Cautionary Tale On Diversity Jurisdiction From The 6th Circ.
• Gibson Dunn Adds Akin Gump's Ex-Climate Change Co-Head
• A Deep Dive Into The Glass Ceiling Report: Women In Law
• Tribes, States, Lawmakers, Profs Ask Justices To Keep ICWA
• Wells Fargo Botched Contract With Oil Giant, Judge Says
• VLSI Patent Challenger Denies Abuse Claims In PTAB Row
• Nike And Adidas Agree To Settle Suits In Shoe Patent War
• Gilstrap Won't Save PNC From $218M USAA Patent Loss
• Apollo Helps GI Alliance Doctors In Buyout Of $2.2B Practice
• CHIPS Act 'Guardrails' Bring Uncertainties For Chipmakers
• Texas AG Loses Appeal Over Courthouse's Gun Restrictions
• Albright Told BBiTV Gave Up Its Chance To Be Texan
• Anonymous Litigant's $20K Award Against Media Co. Tossed
• 5th Circ. Backs La. EMS Win In Male Workers' Sex Bias Suit
• FERC's Cost Determination Order Overstepped, 5th Circ. Says
• Tesla's Near Silence On Legal Chief Stirs Disclosure Concerns
• Judge Permanently Blocks Biden Oil And Gas Lease 'Pause'
• Investors Seek Cert. In Bankrupt Mall Co. Stock Drop Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: 3D Investments, Haywood Group, Steam
• Polsinelli Adds Ace Litigator From Clark Hill In Dallas
• Winstead Gains Dallas Real Estate Pro From Munsch Hardt
• CFTC's $7.5M Trial Win Masks A Stinging Insider Trading Loss
• Full 5th Circ. Won't Rehear United Vaccine Mandate Row
• Texas Doctors Escape Suit Over Woman's Blindness
• Judge Trims Circuit Patents Suit Against Apple For Now
• Beto O'Rourke Says Tweets Over Winter Storm Are Protected
• Sirius Asks Court To Deny 2nd Chance To Texas Tax Agency
• Helix Asks 5th Circ. To Keep Same Judge On Remand
• Families Say Little League Is Stonewalling On Sex Abuse Case
• High Court FLSA Case Threatens OT Pay Landscape
• Deshaun Watson Suspended 11 Games In Settlement With NFL
• 5th Circ. Rules Against DOL In Data-For-Insurance ERISA Row
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: Endo International PLC
• Franchisee Can't Escape Pizza Chain's Trade Secret Suit
• Supplement Makers Reach Patent Deal After Amazon Fight
• Concrete Plant's Air Permit OK'd Despite Proximity To School
• 5th Circ. Says Block Of Biden's Gas Lease Ban Is Too Vague
• $22M Port Damage Verdict Against Louis Dreyfus Stands
• Full 5th Circ. Affirms Lack Of Jurisdiction Over Navy Collision
• Key Factors In Determining Specific Personal Jurisdiction
• Fed. Circ. Revives Click-To-Call Patent After Post-IPR Ax
• Dallas Ex-Atty Gets 5 Years For Money Laundering
• Haynes And Boone Sees Revival Of Texas Suit Over IP Sale
• Judge Axes Leasing Dispute Over Dallas AT&T Antenna
• Arb. Docs In $12.7M Steel Feud Unsealed By Texas Judge
• Sandy Hook Families In Dark About Medical Data Disclosure
• Porter Hedges Shifts Leadership To Co-Management Model
• Texas Ruling Guides On Asset Sales For Secured Creditors
• Holland & Knight Lands 2 Data Security Pros From Reed Smith
• Detention Officers Ask Full 5th Circ. To Ditch Title VII Rule
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Day Care Death Coverage Denial
• PayPal Gets Albright To Ax Management Tech Patent Row
• Celsius Gets OK For Sales From Crypto Mining Operation
• Texas Gets 2nd Shot At Egg Price-Gouging Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: MSD, Colony Hills, Larry Ellison
• VW Says Texas MDL Court Denied Key Emissions Discovery
• Alex Jones Atty Urges Judge's DQ In Conn. Discipline Hearing
• What Litigators Can Really Learn From Rambo
• Texas State Bar Beats Attys' Dues Suit
• Texas Engineer Wants To Ax Fraud Charges From Indictment
• Dental Practices Settle After COVID Insurance Coverage Win
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: Altera Infrastructure LP
• 5th Circ. Knocks Fracking Suit Transfer, But Affirms Toss
• Texas Workers Want Hospital Declared Liable For Unpaid OT
• Real Estate Rumors: Wolford, SoulCycle, Apple
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Attorneys Should Note Judges' Financial Conflicts Of Interest
• Altera Infrastructure Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $1B In Debt
• 5th Circ. Backs Nuke Co.'s Win In Fire Captain's Bias Suit
• Norton Rose Absorbs 7 Lawyers From Chicago Boutique
• Bonds Ellis Plants Flag In Houston With 3 Bankruptcy Pros
• Texas Landlord Blasts Nursing Home's 'Fairy Tale' Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Gets Mistrial Over Listeria Outbreak
• White & Case Boosts NY, Houston Offices With 3 New Partners
• Haynes And Boone Adds Frost Brown Litigation Pro
• DOL Urges 5th Circ. To Nix Migrant Shelters' Wage Challenge
• Tribes, Feds Urge Justices To Back Indian Child Welfare Act
• 5th Circ. Affirms Activision's Call Of Duty Win Over Booker T
• Budget Bill A Start In Climate Fight, Insurance Experts Say
• Skadden, Baylor-Linked Foundation End Billing Row In Texas
• Dallas Pension Fund Seeks Redo Of 'Tainted' $1.2B Trial
• A Law Firm's Guide To Avoiding Client Conflicts
• 5th Circ. Says Qualified Immunity May Block Retaliation Suit
• Expect More DOJ Labor Market Enforcement, Despite Losses
• Seagen Eyes $12M In Atty Fees On Top Of $42M Daiichi Verdict
• Head Suspect In NBA Health Fraud Scheme To Cop Plea
• Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins
• Investors Get Second Chance At Cabot Pollution Suit
• IP Forecast: Tesla Wants To Steer Secrets Case Out Of Court
• Texas Tech Settles Basketball Coach's Discrimination Suit
• Mobile Store Investor Sues Over 'Fake' EB-5 Scheme
• 5th Circ. Backs CR Bard Win Over Vein Filter Implant Design
• Ex-Wells Fargo Risk Exec Joins Texas Capital Bank
• Texas Says State Should Have Voice In Trans Care Suit
• Enviro Groups Say Feds Delaying Protecting Prairie Chicken
• Manufacturers' Liability After NJ Asbestos Warning Ruling
• Why Spectrum's Hard-To-Believe $7B Jury Loss May Not Last
• First Guaranty Resolves Fight Over $1.55M In Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Real Estate Rumors: CoreVest, Hartz Mountain, Dwight
• Quinn Emanuel Launches New Dallas Office With 7 Attys
• What 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling Means For FERC Authority
• Church's 'Hamilton' Show Likely Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law
• Texas Powerhouse: Norton Rose Fulbright
• Convey Stockholder Sues For Books On $1.1B TPG Buyout
• Mark Cuban Sued Over Voyager Digital Crypto 'Ponzi Scheme'
• JC Penney Gets OK To Settle Ch. 11 Claims For $12.4M
• Juniper Can't Ax Network Patent Claims At PTAB
• Munck Wilson Picks Up $3.9M Fees For Trade Secrets Win
• Maxell Wants Sanctions On Motorola, Lenovo In Phone IP Suit
• Texas Court Says 'Discovery Rule' Doesn't Apply To Med Mal
• EPA Launches Civil Rights Probes Into Texas Enviro Agency
• Big Tobacco Wins 8th Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels
• EPA Will Consider Strengthening Flare Air Pollution Standards
• Texas Home Developer Says Lagoon Co. Can't 'Strong-Arm'
• Considerations For Associates As Lateral Hiring Cools Down
• Texas Can't Have Immunity For Highway Project Taking Land
• Conn. Judge 'Gravely Concerned' Over Sandy Hook Data Leak
• SPAC Investor Sues For $23.7M Fertitta Merger Kill Fee
• Alice Dooms Animation App Litigation In Texas
• Southwest, Union Want Abortion Bias Suit Damages Slashed
• Texas Powerhouse: Locke Lord
• Ex-Employee Says Texas Firm Failed To Prevent Data Breach
• Judge Won't Nix Shipbuilder Claims In Petrobras Bribery Feud
• IBM Must Pay $16M In Atty Fees To 'Exploited' Software Co.
• Texas, Mo. Go To 5th Circ. Over Border Wall Funding Ruling
• Latham, Kirkland Lead $718M Sale Of Huntsman's Textile Biz
• Texas Energy Co. Sues Terminal Co-Owner In Del. Court
• Texas 'Individualism' In Evidence Rules At Play In Jones Trial
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reverse Albright On Venue For HP Patent Suit
• Thompson Coe Adds Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty In Dallas
• Fake-PAC Fraudster Pleads Guilty To $3.5M Scam
• Justices' EPA Ruling Didn't Move Needle On Chevron Doctrine
• Texas Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• Biden Begins 'Remain In Mexico' Wind-Down, Again
• Travelers Says Underwriter On The Hook For Building Defects
• Senior Home Can Arbitrate Families' Claims Over Killings
• Electric Car Co. Says Workers Stole IP For DeLorean Project
• China-Backed Entities Off The Hook In Chad Oil Feud
• FAA Rips Two-Year Delay In Texas Airport Fuel Depot Suit
• AGs Say BlackRock's Social Conscience May Cost Pensions
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• ACLU Urges DHS To End Alleged Ties With Texas Police
• Texas Tax Talk: Ruling May Erode Pro-Taxpayer Presumption
• Alex Jones' Attys Face Possible Disciplinary Action In Conn.
• Thompson Coe Adds Top Litigator To Dallas Insurance Group
• Walt Disney Atty Jumps To Tech Co. Sabre As CLO
• Texas Powerhouse: Bracewell
• CSX Employees Sue Over Collision Between Train And Truck
• Insurer Can't Skip Harvey Coverage, Texas Court Says
• MoneyGram Says 'Forum Shopping' CFPB Should Take A Hike
• Scouts' Plan Mostly Approved, Jones Hit With $50M Verdicts
• Texas Regulators Call Celsius' Plans For Its Crypto Too Risky
• Agent Forced Out Of DOJ For Aiding Bias Report, Suit Says
• Ethics Lessons From The Alex Jones Discovery Debacle
• Gilstrap Snags 1st MDL, And Of Course It's A Patent Case
• Alex Jones Jury Awards Sandy Hook Parents Additional $45M
• Texas Panel Says Koch Must Face Poaching Suit After Flub
• Sandy Hook Jury Starts Mulling More Damages Against Jones
• Tesla Fends Off Investor Attempts To Fix 'Toxic Culture'
• Bell Nunnally Expands With New Aviation Partner
• Atty's Phone Search Suit Tossed For Lacking Injury Claim
• US Trustee Objects To Corsicana Bedding Employee Bonuses
• Texas Powerhouses Excel In Saturated Market
• Trump Attys Olsen And Olson Face 'Big Lie' Bar Complaints
• SPAC Investors Hit Alta Mesa With Fraud Suit Over $3.8B Deal
• Texas And Mo. Fail To Win Border Wall Claims Against Biden
• Haynes And Boone Nabs Shearman & Sterling Energy Partner
• Texas Doctor's Electroshock Suit Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• ERCOT Hits Back At Insurer In Winter Storm Coverage Suit
• Mitek Tells Gilstrap It Fears Check Patent Suit From USAA
• Jury Says Alex Jones Must Pay $4.1M In Sandy Hook Case
• 5th Circ. Mulls Judge's Authority To Halt ACA Sex Bias Rule
• Insurer Settles Dispute Over Apartment Burglary Coverage
• What Employers Should Do To Prepare For Natural Disasters
• Disclosed Texts Can't Get Jones Mistrial In Sandy Hook Case
• GM Wants Calif. Class Rep. Axed In Faulty Engine Suit
• Rulings Limiting Federal Agencies May Lead Congress To Act
• Combating Implicit Bias In Alternative Dispute Resolution
• McKool Smith Continues Shore Chan Hiring, Adds Two Attys
• Texas DA Ordered To Face Voter Discrimination Suits
• State AGs Launch Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force
• Texas Woman Can't Sue Over Anonymous Prank Package
• InfoWars Gets Approval For Modified Ch. 11 Cash Usage
• Hotel Wants Texas Standards For COVID-19 Shutdown Case
• Apache To Pay $15M Over Late Oil & Gas Royalty Payments
• How The Metaverse Will Affect Business And Legal Processes
• US Trustee Says Basic Energy Can't Discharge Claims
• Dallas Can't Shake $33M Verdict In Drilling Ban Suit
• 5th Circ. Considers Phillips 66, Shell's Harbor Dues Dispute
• Jones Faces Own Texts Before Jury Gets Sandy Hook Case
• Alsup Grants Google Partial Win In Sonos Audio Patent Row
• Duane Morris Opens 4th Texas Office In Fort Worth
• 5th Circ. Denies Exxon $1B Tax Refund On Foreign Oil Deals
• Insurer Shouldn't Escape Harvey Flooding Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Votes For No Rate Increases
• Winston & Strawn Adds M&A Partner From Baker Botts
• Bracewell Brings Aboard Ex-EPA Senior Official In Houston
• Dykema Adds Alston & Bird Energy Litigator In Dallas
• Apple AirPods Infringe Pinn Patents, Jury Told As Trial Opens
• 5th Circ. Finds No Coverage For Death Of Child Left On Bus
• Alex Jones Apologizes, Spars With Opposing Counsel At Trial
• Texas' COVID Deadline Extension Deemed OK In Med Mal Suit
• Texas Regulators Say Voyager Digital Ch. 11 Moving Too Fast
• Texas Order Could Increase Patent Litigation In Calif. District
• Smoke Shop Says Texas City Can't Escape Harassment Suit
• SEC Scores Win In $14M Investor Aviation Scheme Suit
• First Guaranty Mortgage Gets OK For $147M In Ch. 11 Loans
• Health Care Co. To Get $2.8M Monthly Bond In Hospital Suit
• MoFo Adds Back Corporate Partner To New Austin Office
• Texas Air Force Vax Challengers Ask For Stricter Freeze
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Hid Listeria To Protect Profits, Jury Hears
• Zoning, Carbon Regulation Among Top Construction Lawsuits
• Polsinelli Adds 6 Attys To Health Care Litigation, IP Groups
• Albright Boosts Patent Verdict To $21M, But Won't Triple It
• BakerHostetler Juices Houston Energy Team With Trial Pro
• Gibson Dunn Expands Dallas Financial Practice Groups
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $130M Letter-Of-Credit Dispute
• Chevron, Exxon Urge 5th Circ. To Keep La. Suit In Fed. Court
• Private Texas College Must Face Trial In Shooting Death Suit
• Navigating Arbitral Subpoenas In A Post-COVID Landscape
• Oil Co. Wants Marathon's $10M Lease Suit Tossed
• Alex Jones Damages Trial Can Continue Despite Ch. 11 Filing
• The Top In-House Hires Of July
• Baker Botts Adds Energy Partner In Houston
• Apple Aims To Clip Claims In AirPod Ear Damage Suit