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Texas - February, 2023

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• Firm Sued By Highland Trustee Wants Texas Judge Recused
• Lewis Brisbois Atty Says Ex-Firm Won't Provide Pay Row Info
• Del. Judge Grants Ex-Xerox Unit New Trial, Scolds AIG Attys
• Sexual Assault Case Against Jerry Jones Revived On Appeal
• Brita Lands Win At ITC Against Water Filter Rivals
• Condo Settles With Insurer Over Harvey Damage Coverage
• Judge Tosses Fitness Co.'s TM Suit Against Amazon Sellers
• DeSantis Rips 'Unprecedented' Suit Over Stranded Migrants
• States Want Google Suit Back In Texas Due To New Venue Law
• Megan Thee Stallion Says Record Co. Depos Should Be Struck
• ISP Says 'Insufficient' Evidence Backed $47M Piracy Verdict
• DOJ Says Texas Suit Over Migrant Funding Is In Wrong Court
• Meritage Accuses AIG Of Improperly Grouping Stucco Claims
• 2 Takeaways From 3rd Circ.'s J&J Bankruptcy Ruling
• Roe's Demise Revives Texas Suit Over Abortion Services Funding
• Paul Hastings Reps 3rd SilverBox SPAC In $120M IPO
• V&E-Led Oilfield Services Provider Eyes $387M IPO
• Marriott Seeks To Toss, Transfer Michael Irvin Defamation Suit
• Gun Co. Says Uvalde Mom Is 'Forum Shopping' To Avoid Toss
• Canada-Based Baytex To Buy Ranger Oil In $2.5B Deal
• Justices Say Del. Can't Keep Abandoned MoneyGram Checks
• Justices Reject Higher Fines For Nonwillful FBAR Violations
• DOL To Crack Down On Migrant Child Labor
• 5th Circ. Says It Can't Review BIA's Denial Of Asylum Bid
• Patent Case Over Battery Chips Ends In Texas
• Lewis Brisbois TM Foes Ask Judge To Reconsider Injunction
• Pro-Life Statements Aren't Defamation, Texas High Court Says
• Biden Administration Defends Vehicle Emissions Regs
• Charles Schwab To Face Merger Retail Trade Antitrust Suit
• Supreme Court Says La. Pollution Suit Will Stay In State
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• 5 Ways Fed Crypto Statement Affects State Member Banks
• Insurer's Faulty-Construction Coverage Suit Ruled Premature
• TD Bank To Pay $1.2B To End Stanford Ponzi Suit
• High Court Will Hear Challenge To CFPB Funding
• Meta's Zuckerberg Pulled Into Texas' Biometric Privacy Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Landry's Owes Chase $20M In Data Breach Row
• 5th Circ. Denies Release Before Ruling For Convicted Execs
• Google Says AGs Can't Tweak Consumer Law Claims Now
• Mixed Messages May Have Spurred UT's DEI Halt, Experts Say
• Texas High Court To Hear LG Chem Faulty Battery Case
• 4 Red States Sue To Stop SEC's Proxy Vote Disclosure Rule
• Dallas Gets Top Court's Ear In Battle With Pension Fund
• GOP States Aim To Block Labor Dept.'s ESG Investing Rule
• Sierra Club Says EPA Fell Short Of Air Standards In Texas
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• There's More To The Helix FLSA Opinion Than Meets The Eye
• Former New Mexico AG Counsel Joins Nachawati Law
• Duane Morris Adds Real Estate Pro From Coats Rose In Austin
• Texas Justices To Weigh Free Speech Law In Winstead Suit
• MS-13 Leaders Indicted On Narcoterrorism Charges
• 737 Max Victims' Families Want 5th Circ. To Undo Boeing Deal
• Powell Beats Disciplinary Suit Over 2020 Election Litigation
• Dell, VMware Win Patent Trial With Albright-Directed Verdict
• Uvalde Mom Asks To Join Other Parents' Claims In Austin
• Texas Atty Says Appeals Court 'Made Up' Sanctions Offenses
• DOL Urges 5th Circ. To Revive Dental Co.'s 401(k) Fee Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs EDTX Patent Rulings That Cleared LED Co.
• Kinder Morgan Says Texas Justices Should Nix Valuation Case
• Abortion Pill Fate Hangs On Conservative Judge, 'Zombie' Law
• Insurer, Guitar Maker Reach Settlement In Gibson TM Case
• Locke Lord Adds Tax Controversy Partner From Gray Reed
• Avaya Gets Nod On Additional $128M In Ch. 11 Funding
• Houston Lawyer Sues Blog For Defamation
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Public Finance Team From Orrick
• Irvin Seeks Hotel Security Footage In $100M Defamation Suit
• Immigration Law Firm Accused Of Using Illegal Noncompetes
• Jury Hits Oilfield Pump Workers With $7M IP Theft Verdict
• Atty Pushes Back After DOJ Says DEA Not An Agency
• Oil Cos.' Pollution Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Sandy Hook Families Ask Conn. Justices To Hear Jones Case
• AP Says 'Boycott' Is Effort To Fight Disinformation
• Tx. Justices Question Whether Anti-Mask Rule Order Needed
• Apple Foe Tells Fed. Circ. Axed $308.5M Verdict Upends IP Law
• Texas Judge Refuses To Torpedo $175M Verdict Against Meta
• 8 BigLaw Firms Sign On To New Abortion Defense Initiative
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• O'Melveny Gains Employment Ace From Locke Lord In Dallas
• New Oil And Natural Gas Entity Formed With $500M In Capital
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up Cokinos Young Employment Atty
• Supreme Court Upholds FLSA Salary Requirements
• Societe Generale Inks $157M Deal In Stanford Ponzi Fight
• Insurer, "My 600-Lb Life" Producers Dispute Policy Coverage
• Stockholders Seek Musk Give-Back In $56B Del. Tesla Pay Suit
• VW Tells Texas Justices Lone Star Emissions Suit Should End
• Suit Alleging Glass In Smucker's Jam Moved To Federal Court
• Gunmaker Seeks Toss Of Uvalde Family's Suit
• Sorrento Cleared For Ch. 11 Loan Over Nant Entity Objection
• Law Firm Loses Battle Over Malpractice Settlement Coverage
• Ex-Google Manager Fights To Save Age, Gender Bias Suit
• In Bias Case, Texas Justices Scrutinize Cause Of Obesity
• Beck Redden Says Malpractice Remand Threatens Judiciary
• 5th Circ. Declines Redo After Tossing Developer's Conviction
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds Maritime Litigator In Houston
• Crestwood, Brookfield Sell Texas Gas Storage Site For $335M
• Irvin's Defamation Suit Belongs In Federal Court, Marriott Says
• Justices Turn Away Convicted Mobster's Fight To Get Counsel
• Apple Wins Trims But Can't Defeat Watch Defect Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Ends Pecan Farm's Water Permit Suit
• Chris Brown Wants Discovery Reprieve In Concert Fee Suit
• Texas Justices Say Deal Can Offset $14M Med Mal Verdict
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 5th Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of $14M Exxon Pollution Fine
• Illicit Cannabis Is The Problem, Not State-Legal Markets
• K&L Gates Wants Arbitration Docs In Legal Malpractice Suit
• Judge Shake-Up In Texas Could Impede Forum Shopping
• Judge Trashes Multiple Motions In Lewis Brisbois TM Suit
• Texas High Court Grants Atty New Trial Following $6M Defeat
• Oil Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan Has Industrywide Effects, Court Told
• FERC Gives Go Ahead For Cold Weather Reliability Standards
• WDTX Judge Won't Send Ravgen Patent Suit Back To Albright
• DOJ's Corruption Unit Looking Into Texas AG Bribery Claims
• Nickelback Can Beat 'Rockstar' Copyright Suit, Judge Advises
• GOP States Decry DOJ's Judge-Shopping 'Slur' In Parole Suit
• Alex Jones Holding Guns For Jan. 6 Rioters, Ch. 11 Docs Say
• Pioneer Off Hook For Undelivered Gas In Storm, Judge Says
• Insurer Sues Label Maker Manufacturer After Gov't Office Fire
• Texas Files Suit Over 2023 Federal Spending Package
• Crypto Data Co. Approved For Ch. 11 Plan After Sales
• Claims Court Tosses Challenge To $76M Dam Repair Deal
• 5th Circ. Frees UnitedHealthcare From Doctors' Billing Suit
• Kroger Settles Background Check Suit Over Worker's Felony
• Texas Botched Air Permit For LNG Terminal, 5th Circ. Told
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• 2 Firms Guide Battery Tech Firm's Go-Public SPAC Merger
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Foley & Lardner Litigator In Dallas
• Tuesday Morning Gets OK To Tap $15M In Ch. 11 Financing
• In 3rd Reversal, PTAB Will Eye Seagen Patent In $42M Case
• What The Public Has To Say About The EPA's Methane Plan
• Texas School District Escapes Some Claims In Bias Suit
• Optis Urges Fed. Circ. To Boost $300M IP Win Against Apple
• Credit Suisse Cuts $23M From Damages In Vegas Fraud Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Montecito Medical, AHV, James Mills
• Developer's Lease Breach Suit Was Timely, Texas Court Told
• Texas Court Says Meritage Can't Compel Arbitration In Spat
• No Evidence Hain Baby Food Caused Kid's Autism, Co. Says
• Insurer Underpaid Winter Storm Damage By $3.7M, HOA Says
• Pizza Hut Says Ex-Franchise Owner Dodging $11M Judgment
• Army Hit With Protest Over Sole-Source Medical Support Deal
• Texas Brothers Convicted Of $3.6M Bank Fraud
• These Firms Are Pulling In The Most Patent Litigation Work
• Texas Asks Judge To Halt Expanded Migrant Parole Program
• Sidney Powell Wants Ethics Expert Out Of Misconduct Trial
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• Avaya OK'd For Expedited Confirmation Of $3.4B Ch. 11 Plan
• ITC Clears OnAsset In Zebra Radio Frequency Patent Suit
• Whataburger Says It's Not At Fault For Drive-Thru Assault
• NBA Legend Calls Foul On Ralph Lauren's 'Gervin' High-Tops
• After Rules Shake-Up, Albright Remains The Top Patent Judge
• Patent Suits Mostly Stayed Level In 2022, Yet Appeals Fell
• Ocwen Can't Escape Whistleblowers' Foreclosure Fraud Suit
• Berry Corp. Investors Seek Class Cert. Over Deception Claims
• DC Circ. Should Nix Calif. Waiver Challenge, Groups Say
• 5th Circ. Pauses Title 42 Appeal For Public Emergency End
• Power Cos. Want To Ditch Winter Storm Uri Negligence Claims
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Air Quality Plan Is Good Enough For EPA
• Insurer Sued Over $5M In Texas Winter Storm Damage
• Avaya Reenters Ch. 11 With Deal To Slash $2.6B In Debt
• Texas, Groups' Challenge To New Water Rule Consolidated
• Tech Startup CEO Pilfered $20M For Private Jet, Feds Say
• Texas Man Gets 3.5 Years For $15M COVID Loan Fraud
• Texas Insists Justices Must Take On Grid Project Law Fight
• Norton Rose Reelects Dallas Atty As US Managing Partner
• Ex-Workers Want Education Co. To Pay For 'Harassing' Filing
• Vast Solar Inks SPAC Merger Deal Worth Up To $586M
• 3 Firms Steer Drilling Tools Biz's $319M SPAC Merger Deal
• Retailer Tuesday Morning Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M In Debt
• Meta Seeks To Cut Down Texas AG's Biometric Privacy Suit
• Texas Justices Must Fix Pipeline Debt Loophole, Partners Say
• Albright Sends Dropbox Patent Case To Northern California
• Texas Two-Step Still Worth The Gamble, Ch. 11 Experts Say
• Cruz Questions Delays In Deepwater Port Licensing
• Chancery OKs Astrotech Vote Settlement, $290K Class Fee
• New Dallas Office Expands Clausen Miller's Texas Footprint
• Party In Lyondell MDL Says Insurance Cos. Should Defend It
• Texas' Medical Cannabis Program May Soon Be Sittin' Pretty
• Texas A&M Looks To Preserve Win In Prof's Race Bias Suit
• Sorrento Therapeutics Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M In Debt
• Red And Blue State AGs Join Legal Fight Over Abortion Pill
• Texas Justices Again Rebuff Flood Insurance Case
• BigLaw Atty Can't Ditch Ex-Firm's Counterclaims In Wage Row
• 10th Circ. Shuts Down New Mexico Nuke Waste Storage Fight
• Texas Justices Cut TxDOT Loose In Head-On Car Crash Suit
• Michael Irvin Files $100M Defamation Suit Against Marriott
• Beck Redden Malpractice Suit Should Continue, Atty Argues
• 737 Max Victims' Families Can't Scrub DOJ-Boeing Deal
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Former Texas Justice Schenck Rejoins Dykema's Dallas Office
• Groups Back Tesla Against NLRB's Union Apparel Ruling
• Valve Maker Flowserve To Pay $245M For Canada's Velan
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• Bathroom Attendant Accuses Texas Billionaire Of Wage Theft
• Texas AG Apologizes In $3.3M Whistleblower Deal
• Texas Court Backs Property Owner In Blocked Street Suit
• Texas Fights ATF Rule On Pistols With Stabilizing Braces
• Liberty Mutual Gets Pretrial Win In Sex Discrimination Suit
• Nonprofit Urges 5th Circ. To Rule On Title 42 Intervention Bid
• Disbarred Atty Slams SEC 'Hysterics' In $1.15M Fraud Case
• Patent Biz Settles Suit Ahead Of Answer Deadline
• Alleged Owner Of World Series Ring Wants It Returned To Him
• Condo Insurer's Fire Damage Deal With Nationwide Voided
• Ex-Host Says Conservative Media Co. Ignored Sex Harassment
• Employer Tips As EEOC Urges Return To Low Retaliation Bar
• Convicted Execs Ask 5th Circ. For Release Ahead Of Ruling
• Texas, Groups Ask Judge To Stop New 'Waters Of US' Rule
• ParkerVision Reaches $25M Patent Deal, Ends Intel Suit
• No MDL Status For Claims Against Firm Tied To Disbarred Atty
• Holland & Knight Brings On Tax Pro In Dallas From Polsinelli
• 5th Circ. Weighs Impact Of Atty Assault Charge In PPP Dispute
• Lewis Brisbois Atty Says Ex-Firm Plays 'Dress Up' With Law
• Free Speech Law Shields Littler Attys From Malpractice Suit
• Weil Gotshal Guides Kainos Capital's $1B Fund III
• Home Decor Wholesaler Hits Ch. 11 With $495M Debt
• DOE Shirked Climate In LNG Export Approvals, Sierra Says
• 5th Circ. Revives Charges Against 2 In Venezuela Bribery Case
• 5th Circ. Grills Union Over Arbitrator's Deadline Ruling
• 5th Circ. Judge Decries CFTC 'Bully' In Election Betting Suit
• 5th Circ. Doubts Texas Tuition Perk Crosses State Borders
• Geico Tells 5th Circ. Class Reps Are Atypical
• Applied Materials Gets PTAB To Ax 4 Circuit Tech Patents
• Contractor Denied $1.1M Over Knowledge Of DOL Mistake
• Alex Jones Says Sandy Hook Suit Would Deplete Ch. 11 Cash
• Texas Panel Lets Hog Catching Contest Escape PETA Suit
• Promoter Sues Texas Bars For Streaming Boxing Match
• 5 AGs To Take Contractor Wage Bump Challenge To 9th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Hears Debate On Police Reports And Defamation
• Sandy Hook Families Retain Investigations Firm In Ch. 11 Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Reinstate Financial Adviser's Retaliation Suit
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: Crime And Custody Coverage
• Texas Says HHS Can't Make Pharmacies Sell Abortion Pills
• La. Meat Labeling Law 'Orwellian,' Tofurky Co. Tells 5th Circ.
• Judge Advises Against Oil Co. Dismissal Bid In Pipeline Suit
• Samsung Says Insurer Shorted Chip Plant On $400M Uri Claim
• Kramer Levin Attorney's 'Baseless Attacks' Earn PTAB Block
• Bank Cuts $100M Deal With $24M Fees In Stanford Ponzi Fight
• TotalEnergies Unit Can't Stop Enforcement Case, FERC Says
• '2000 Mules' Creators Want Out Of Defamation Suit
• 5th Circ. Hints Support For Sweeping Bostock Carveouts
• Texas Noncompete Law's Atty Fee Preemption Status In Limbo
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• Financial Services, Fintech Are Top CFPB Areas To Watch
• Border Patrol Chiefs Tell Lawmakers More Resources Needed
• Texans Charged In $50M Ponzi Scheme Involving Tires
• Ex-Fossil Group Worker's Sex Harassment Suit Revived
• Ex-Cop Sues Texas Bar Insurance Arm Over Crash Benefits
• Atty, Partner Had Illegal Kickback Deal, Houston Court Hears
• Health Provider Failed To Pay OT, Texas Judge Rules
• 'No Surprises' Medical Billing Rule Is Still Illegal, Judge Rules
• Navy's Vax Mandate Exemption Process In 5th Circ. Spotlight
• Grocer Wants Texas High Court To Toss Defamation Claim
• Election Betting Co.: 'Little' Separates CFTC Order And Caesar
• 5th Circ. Mulls Sales Refusals In Steel Antitrust Row
• 5th Circ. Says Cameroonian Failed To Back Up Asylum Claims
• Texas Gov. Unveils Plan To Bar State Agencies' TikTok Use
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Hear Monolithic's Patent Venue Fight
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Md. Lawmakers Pitch Pot Regulation
• Real Estate Rumors: Snyder, Texas Ranch, ExchangeRight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Texas Joins Kansas, Okla. In Prairie Chicken Rules Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Oil Tech Patent Ruling Drills Down On Indefiniteness
• Top Texas Court Again Declines To Hear Moody Heir's Dispute
• YouTuber Logan Paul Slapped With Crypto 'Rug Pull' Suit
• Nokia Settles EDTX Wireless Patent Infringement Suit
• Samsung Settles TV Patent Litigation Campaign For $150M
• Vedder Price Adds Shareholder From Bryan Cave
• 5th Circ. Revives Texas County's Army Corps Flooding Suit
• Crypto Mining Co. To Swap 27,000 Rigs To Wipe $38M Debt
• 2 Texas Energy Cos. Win $42M Verdict Over Well Seepage
• 'Judge-Shopping' Texas Needs Albright Scrutiny, Experts Say
• Tesla Says NLRB Went Too Far In Union Apparel Ban Case
• Tort Report: Live Nation Can't Exit $60M Suit In Rapper's Death
• Gilstrap, Albright May Be Overruled More In Non-Patent Cases
• Texas Justices Say Payment Bars Wrongful Imprisonment Suit
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• Ex-NFL Player Says 5th Circ. Shouldn't Touch Benefits Win
• Albright Exits IBM's Stolen Tech Suit After Swiss Co.'s DQ Bid
• 5th Circ. Strikes Down Domestic Violence Firearms Prohibition
• 20 AGs Warn CVS, Walgreens Against Mailing Abortion Pills
• Agency Shouldn't Back Kinder Morgan, Texas Justices Told
• Judge Albright OKs Apple Patent Suit's Move To Calif.
• FedEx Must Pay Full $366M Retaliation Verdict
• CFTC Tells 5th Circ. To Reject PredictIt's Injunction Bid
• Ex-Schlumberger Worker's Sex Bias Suit Headed To Trial
• McDonald's Supplier's Fire Suit Thrown Back To State Court
• Boeing Rebuts Claims That DOJ 737 Max Deal Is A 'Charade'
• IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. To Eye Cooley's Conduct In CBD Row
• Moms Slam Dismissal Bid In Toxic Baby Food Class Action
• Oil Developers Say They Don't Owe Exxon $71M
• Magellan Pays Texas $600K For Pollution From Oil Tank Fire
• Texas Fraud Claim Against Bankman-Fried Thrown Into Doubt
• Navigating DOJ's Fresh Focus On Criminal Monopoly Charges
• Ex-Facebook Worker Says Insurer Wrongly Denied Benefits
• Red Bull Racing To Settle Patent Case Over F1 Safety 'Halos'
• Intellectual Ventures, Honda Agree To End Wireless IP Dispute
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• NLRB Won't Let GC Add Claim Over Replacement Workers
• Winstead Promotes Largest Shareholder Class With 14 Attys
• Senate Panel Approves 15 Judge Picks In 1st Votes Of Year
• Texas Developer Settles With Insurer Over Hurricane Damage
• Texas Court Says Expert Unqualified In Gangrene Death Suit
• Duo Defrauded Mentally Ill Calif. Doctor Of Millions, Feds Say
• Colo. Oil Co. Says Suit Over $4M Arb. Award Cut Should Stay
• GOP States Seek 2-Year DACA Wind-Down In Texas Suit
• Fed. Circ. Finds Albright Can't Hold Onto Google Patent Row
• Improved Bitcoin Price Leads To New DIP For Core Scientific
• Houston Tells Texas Justices: Tax Activist 'Makes Up Law'
• How Proposed BOEM Regs Will Boost Offshore Wind Projects
• Kroger 'Negligence' Dooms Indemnity, Applicant Checker Says
• Hinshaw Expands In Texas With 7-Atty Dallas Office
• 5th Circ. Won't Budge From Ch. 15 Power Price Suit Remand
• Crypto Coverage After FTX Fall: Accountant And Atty Liability
• Boston Scientific Hit With $42M Stent Patent Verdict
• Atty Says Firm's 'Disloyalty' Claim A Pretext To Skirt Bonus
• Texas Tech Defeats Iranian Ex-Professor's Bias Suit
• Icahn-Owned Auto Parts Co. Gets OK For Interim DIP Loan
• Invacare Hits Ch. 11 In Texas To Slash $240M In Debt