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Texas - July, 2023

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• Meta And Twitter Among 26 Sued Over Telecom Patents
• Texas Lessors Say Energy Cos. Owe $100M+ In Royalty Snub
• Shareholders' Attys Get $6.4M After SolarWinds Breach Deal
• Tax Preparers Accused Of Filing Dozens Of False Returns
• Texas High Court Skips Nate Paul's $1.9M Charity Award Suit
• CFPB's Small Biz Loan Data Rule Halted For Myriad Banks
• Texas Appeals Court Rules Conoco Unit Owns Waste Water
• Chubb Units, Broker Prevail In Texas Coverage Row
• Paxton Seeks Dismissal Of All But 1 Impeachment Article
• 'Meme Stock' Trader Pressured Ex-Wife To Lie, Feds Say
• Social Media Order On Biden Admin Too Broad, 20 States Say
• Alito Gives 'Ghost Gun' Ban More Time, Stays Texas Ruling
• Patent Cos. Owners Gripe That Connolly Isn't Being Very Fair
• Split 4th Circ. Upholds NLRB Order In Union Dock Work Row
• Texas Judge Rejects 'Flawed Premises' Of Feds' Transfer Bid
• Texas House Rebuffs AG Paxton's Impeachment 'Puzzlement'
• Immigration Atty's Bid To Toss Defamation Suit Ruled Too Late
• Littler Slams Atty's Bid To Cull Consultant From Info Theft Suit
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Pair As Of Counsel In W.Va, Texas
• Texas Cases To Watch: 2023 Midyear Report
• Texas Ex-Doctor Loses Sexual Abuse Coverage Suit
• Cravath, Vinson & Elkins Steer Biogen's $7.3B Reata Buy
• Holland & Knight Notches Aviation Lobbyist In DC
• Top 3 Immigration Policies To Track In 2nd Half Of 2023
• Tuesday Morning To Liquidate After Reaching Creditor Deal
• Patient's Expert Report Prompts Spinal Injury Suit Dismissal
• American Airlines Says Travel Website Allows Scam In TM Suit
• DOJ Hailed For Goal Of Helping Pretrial Inmates Access Attys
• DEA Runs Internal Proceedings In A 'Star Chamber,' Atty Says
• Texas Panel Says El Paso Immune From Worker Car Crash Suit
• Insurer Wants Texas Hotel Water Damage Suit Tossed
• LG Chem Must Face Texas Suit Over Exploding Vape Battery
• Immigration Program Pitfalls Exacerbate Physician Shortages
• New Texas Appeals Judge Shifts Outcome In Malpractice Suit
• Lloyd's Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Bad Cement Row Dismissal
• Appeals Board OKs Contract's End Over No-Show Janitor
• Mallory Gives Plaintiffs A Better Shot At Justice
• How GCs Can Offer Inclusive Culture For LGBTQ+ Employees
• 22 States Fight 3M's $12.5B 'Forever Chemicals' Settlement
• Insurer Seeks To Block Intervention In Sex-Trafficking Fight
• X Corp. Sues Israeli Data Co. Over Scraping Practices
• Texas Appeals Court Calls Out Seemingly AI-Generated Cites
• Hospital Operator Accused Of Reneging On Deal To Pay Bills
• Schlumberger Freed Of Liability In Ex-Engineer's Sex Bias Suit
• Autism Treatment Center Gets OK For $48.5M Sale, Ch. 11 Plan
• Lifesize Inc. Gets Final Nod On $20M Ch. 11 Financing
• AT&T Partly Wins FCC Dispute Against Texas Utility
• DOJ Settles Female FBI Agent's Back Pay Bias Lawsuit
• Chinese LED Maker Takes Bulb Battle To Fed. Circ.
• Schlumberger Can't Undo $1.3M Injury Award
• Steel Co. Asks High Court To Review President's Tariff Powers
• Texas Law Firm Reverses Ex-Associate's Contract Suit Win
• White House Tells 5th Circ. Social Media Order Unprecedented
• These Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Winston & Strawn Brings On Alston & Bird Litigator In Dallas
• American Airlines Says Travel Hack Website Went 'Rogue'
• What To Know About The Lyondell Leak MDL 2 Years Later
• 5th Circ. Unsure If Court Can Undo Boeing, DOJ 737 Max Deal
• Texas Federal Judge Awards Driver $26.5M In USPS Crash Suit
• On Deck In JPML: Insulin Pricing, Bard Catheters, Southwest
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• WDTX Magistrate Gilliland Talks Reality Of Being A New Judge
• Benefytt Creditors Raise Concerns Over Ch. 11 Releases
• Car Dealer Tells Texas High Court To Revive $1M Jury Verdict
• Woman Urges Texas Justices To Let Jerry Jones Suit Proceed
• Texas AG Paxton Blasts 'Kitchen Sink' Impeachment Case
• Insurer Can't Exit Equipment Damage Suit Early, Judge Says
• Bottini & Bottini Accused Of Stiffing Texas Atty On Fees
• Folgers Can't Ditch False Ad MDL Over Coffee Content Labels
• 5th Circ. Dumps Nate Paul's Suit In Texas Search
• Enviro Firm Adds Former Texas Regulator As Partner
• Insurer Hit With $21M Suit By Former Outside Sales Director
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Ex-Engineer In Bias Suit Was Nearly Let Go, Jury Hears
• Split 5th Circ. Orders Injunction In Election Betting Site Suit
• Shopify Asks Texas Judge To Expose Alleged IP Edge Affiliate
• Financer Says It Was Duped Into $13M Inventory Investment
• Gov't Again Asks High Court To Review Bump Stock Dispute
• DOJ Suit Says Texas' Floating Barrier Has Enviro, Safety Risks
• The Biggest Copyright Decisions Of 2023: A Midyear Report
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Firefighter's Disability Bias Suit
• Shoulder Implant Infection Suit Can Continue, 5th Circ. Says
• Textron Asks Albright To Triple $279M Drone Patent Win
• NC Cleaning Services Co. Slaps Ex-Franchisee With TM Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Palladius, Baha'is, Waterton
• AT&T Challenging $48M Dallas Office Property Appraisal
• VA Nurse Drops Suit Challenging Abortion Policy
• Texas Man Says Feds May Have Breached Atty-Client Privilege
• Texas Justices Won't Rethink Ruling In $180M Oil Lease Row
• Insurance Insights From 5th Circ. Blue Bell Coverage Ruling
• Texas House Opposes Paxton Bid To DQ Democratic Sens.
• Winston & Strawn Adds Ex-Weil Transactions Pro In Dallas
• 5th Circ. Backs Gas Co.'s Defeat Of Alcoholic's ADA Suit
• Courts Can Overturn Deficient State Regulations, Too
• Blank Rome Launches Dallas Shop With Attys From 4 Firms
• Transfer Offer Was Boost, Not Retaliation, Schlumberger Says
• The Litigation Jolting Health & Life Sciences In 2023's 2nd Half
• 5th Circ. Agrees To Rehear Musk's Tweet Beef With NLRB
• 5th Circ. To Hear If Boeing-DOJ 737 Max Deal Can Be Retooled
• Inventor Pushes For New Trial After Texas Jury Cleared LG
• Merchant Services Co. Must Face Autodialer Class Suit
• Google Told To Pay $339M In WDTX Chromecast Patent Trial
• Lifesize Final Ch. 11 Loan Approval Delayed Over Changes
• DOJ Warns Texas It'll Sue Over Floating Barrier In Rio Grande
• Energy Litigation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2023
• 4 Things Cos. Must Know About Texas' New Business Courts
• Micromobility Can Lead To Macro Liability For Cities, Cos.
• Biggest Texas Legislation In 2023: Midyear Report
• Texas Justices To Hear 5th Circ.'s Prompt Payment Act Query
• Texas AG Paxton Seeks To DQ Sens. From Impeachment Trial
• 9th Circ. Urged To Reverse Insurer Win In Life Insurance Suit
• Tales From The Trenches Of Remote Depositions
• Texas Witness Says Abortion Ban Confusion Sowed By Media
• Ex-Schlumberger Engineer Says Dream Job Was 'Nightmare'
• Chinese Drone Co. Must Hand Over Source Code In IP Suit
• Mineral Co. Investors' Attys Seek $600K In Moot Merger Suit
• Biden Opens First Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale
• Employer Groups, Insurers Fight For 'No Surprises' Law
• DynaEnergetics Drops Drilling Patent Cases After PTAB Ax
• The Legal Issues Flying Around The Evolving Drone Market
• 5th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Fee Appeal in Highland Ch. 11 Case
• Immigration Law Firm Gets OK To Arbitrate Ex-Workers' Suit
• Paxton Aims To Delay Ethics Case Past Impeachment Trial
• Smyser Kaplan Faces Data Breach Suit In Texas
• Insurer Says Nursing Facility Covered Only For 'Named Storm'
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Texas Justice Agency Race Bias Suit
• Judge Greenlights Challenge To ATF Gun Dealer Revocations
• Texas Abortion Ban Has 'No Mercy' For Suffering, Judge Told
• Foxconn Says Faulty Cellphone Suit Can't Be Arbitrated
• Ex-SEC Officials Tell 5th Circ. To Vacate SEC Buyback Rule
• Google Is Joint Employer With Contractor, NLRB Says
• 5th Circ. Upholds Manufacturer's Win In Boat Injury Suit
• Sorrento Asks For Stay Of Employment Suit Against CEO
• El Paso Seeks Dismissal Of Tribe's New Trespassing Suit
• Schlumberger HR Says Remark To Engineer Was 'Feedback'
• 3 Ways Courts Approach Patent Eligibility At Trial And After
• Texas Child's Bus Injury Suit Filed In Ill. Is Tossed
• Employer Drug-Testing Policies Must Evolve With State Law
• Year-Round Construction Needs Nix Request For H-2B Worker
• El Paso Can Sue NM Agency In Lone Star Court, Judge Rules
• Out Of Prison, Ex-El Paso Judge Wants His Law License Back
• $4B In Border-Barrier Work Won Without Open Competition
• What Stands Out In Newly Enacted Texas Energy Laws
• Court Sinks Short-Seller's Defamation Suit In Texas
• Tesla Files Patent Suit Against Company That Sued It First
• House Republicans Fight Giving 'Dreamers' Health Insurance
• GOP States Say Supreme Court Ruling Doesn't Kill DACA Suit
• MLB Takes Over TV Deal For A 2nd Bally Sports Team
• Utility Sues Colo. Commission For Putting Off Rate Ruling
• 7 Trials To Watch In The Second Half Of 2023
• Google Ad Tech Case Bound For Texas, AGs Tell 2nd Circ.
• Texas Oil Co. Not Covered For Pollution Suit, Insurer Says
• Schlumberger Worker Cites 'Lasting Damage' From Sex Bias
• 'Egregious' Actions Prompt Gag Order In Paxton Impeachment
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Two Employment Attys In Dallas
• Husch Blackwell Brings On Coats Rose Atty In Austin
• Ex-Littler Atty Accused Of Theft Blasts Document Review
• AT&T Calls Black-Owned PE Firm's Race Bias Suit 'Offensive'
• Texas A&M Escapes Bathroom Camera Sex Harassment Suit
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Decision Nixing Google's $20M Loss
• 5th Circ. Tables FDIC Challenge For High Court's SEC Ruling
• 5th Circ. Urged To Undo SEC Ruling On Ideological Bias Proxy
• Dickey's BBQ Hit With Suit Over Small Biz's 'Wing Boss' Name
• Texas Floating Border Barrier Spurs Mexico Diplomatic Row
• Southwest Airlines Faces Joined Suits Over Holiday Delays
• Texas High Court Told Cities Must Pay Bill In Utility Suit
• 5th Circ. Sinks Longshoreman's Fall Injury Claims
• DOJ, Texas Spar Over High Court Ruling In Public Charge Row
• Texas Atty Convicted For Role In Medical Kickback Scheme
• NFL Says Doctors Refuted Ex-Player's Disability Claim
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Formaldehyde Exposure Coverage Suit
• LG Chem Can't Escape Texas Exploding Vape Battery Suit
• 5th Circ. Pauses Limits On Biden Admin Social Media Collabs
• Texas Justices To Tackle 5th Circ.'s Loan Acceleration Queries
• Top Privacy Developments Of 2023: Midyear Report
• Sorrento DIP Lender Opposes Short-Selling Settlement
• 2 Firms Steer ESG-Focused SPAC's $300M Public Debut
• Insurance Costs, Housing Top Issues In House ESG Hearing
• Feds Say Crypto Maven's Latest Con Merits Bail Revocation
• Alex Jones Podcast Co. Sues Supplement Supplier In Ch. 11
• Developer Sues Gov't Over Failed Student Housing Project
• Texas Appeals Court Latest To Face Tech Problems
• Level Up Lawyers' Business Development With Gamification
• Texas Lawmakers OK Property, Biz Tax Cut Ballot Measure
• Paxton Deputy Must Face Ethics Claims For 2020 Election Suit
• Ex-Texas High Court Justice Joins Paxton Prosecution Team
• 5th Circ. Backs GEO Group's Win In Disability Bias Suit
• Texas Construction Statute Of Repose Leaves Open Questions
• 'Ridiculous': Texas Judge Unloads On Biden's Abortion 'Fiats'
• Dallas Nightclub Must Face Shooting Victim's Suit
• Web Designer Ruling Doesn't Help Texas Judge, Agency Says
• Twitter Sues Data Scrapers After Musk Caps Tweet Views
• Health Co. Looks To Board For Damages Post-Ch. 7
• Gov't Takes 'No Surprises Act' Challenge To 5th Circ.
• Alex Jones Asks For Approval Of Book Deals In Ch. 11
• Top 4 Immigration Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2023
• Hunton Andrews Ducks Texas Patent Malpractice Case
• Shouting Match Breaks Out In Hearing Over $54M Verdict
• Houston To Relocate Those Near Polluted Union Pacific Site
• Immigrant Workers Drop Firings Suit Against Potato Plant
• Academics Sue Texas Over Constitutionality Of TikTok Ban
• GAO Says Mistake Missed On $82M DOD Cybersecurity Deal
• Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Unsettled
• Fed. Circ. Makes Quick Work Of Dell, Sprint, BASF IP Disputes
• Insurer Seeks To Join Suit Over Sex Trafficking Coverage
• What The ESG Divide Means For Insurers And Beyond
• Littler Wants To Review Ex-Firm Atty's Docs In Theft Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Rancher In $8M Fight With Former In-Law Atty
• Southwest Says Insurer Must Cover Network Failure Costs
• 5th Circ. Won't Stop Blinds Installers' OT Wage Claims
• Exxon Buying Carbon Capture Biz Denbury In $4.9B Deal
• Gibson Dunn Beats Viasat DQ Bid In Patent Dispute
• Texas DAs' Abortion Silence Bars Outsiders' Help, Groups Say
• LG Hit With $1.7M Verdict In Digital Transmission Patent Suit
• Texas Court Says Insurer Can't Evade Startup's Contract Suit
• ATM Maker Diebold Gets OK For $2.1B Ch. 11 Debt Swap
• 5th Circ. Turns To Texas Justices In Prompt Payment Act Case
• GOP Rep. Subpoenas State Dept. For China Sanction Info
• Texas Panel Says Arms Makers Must Face Rifle Explosion Suit
• BBC, WaPo, AP Want Latest Anti-Vax Antitrust Suit Tossed
• BP Nabs Lesser $10.75M FERC Fine Over Price-Fixing Claims
• 4 Legal Issues Grant-Funded Broadband Projects May Face
• Feds Fight Accused 'Meme Stock' Trader's Sanctions Bid
• FERC Note On La. Pipeline Was Too Late, Corps Tells 5th Circ.
• Attys Get $2.2M After Blocking ACA Sex Bias Rule
• 5 Ways Firms Can Rethink Office Design In A Hybrid World
• Travelers Units Beat Blue Bell Coverage Suit At 5th Circ.
• Patent Board Agrees To Dig Into More Fintiv Patents
• Gov't To Probe Union Pacific's Role In Amtrak Service Delays
• Web Designer Ruling Won't Affect ACA Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• States Say EPA's Good Neighbor Plan Should Remain Intact
• VLSI V. Intel Saga Points To Conflicting Patent Guidance
• Lewis Brisbois Atty Says Ex-Firm Thinks Rules For 'Suckers'
• A Midyear Look At How AI Is Affecting Lawyers
• Software Biz Co-Owners Resolve Co. Ownership Dispute
• 5th Circ. Reverses 'Backwards' Ruling Over Texas Tuition
• Bumble Can't Swipe Left On Ill. Biometric Privacy Suit
• Paralegal Says Houston Atty Fired Her Over Harassment Claim
• Texas Firm's Poaching Suit Against Atty Is Sent To State Court
• State Bar's Holiday Posts Violate Atty Rights, 5th Circ. Told
• Katten Adds Hunton Andrews Litigator To Dallas Roster
• Bar Score Is Best Hiring Metric Post-Affirmative Action
• Indian Couple Says Visas Being Wasted In 'Rollover' Process
• 5th Circ. Mulls Lengthy Record In Black Surgeon's Bias Suit
• Defense Counsel Sentencing Lessons From Holmes Case
• Panel Restores $1.4M Verdict Over Man's 24 Hour Fitness Fall
• Future Claims Sticking Point In HONX Ch. 11 Plan Proposal
• Lending Agent Facilitated Fake Loan, Chinese Investors Say
• Judge Rejects Bid To Rethink Cinemark's Virus Coverage Loss
• 5th Circ. Tosses Engineering Co.'s Israel Boycott Clause Suit
• Earplug Hearing Loss Suit Fails After Breaking Ga. Deadline
• Judge Won't Delay Parole Policy Trial After Justices' Ruling
• Cos. Must Prepare For More ESG Scrutiny From All Sides
• Texas Gets New Interim AG Before Paxton Impeachment Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Accused 'Meme' Stock Trader Wants Prosecutors Sanctioned
• 5th Circ. Asks In ITC Cleanup Case: What's In An Oil Spill?
• Texas Judge Halts State's Waters Of US Challenge
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Greenberg Traurig Exec In Houston
• Davis Polk, Paul Hastings Lead TPG's $2.45B Forcepoint Buy
• DaVita Nurses Win Partial Cert. In Meal Breaks Suit
• La. Property Owner Drops Hurricane Damage Coverage Suit
• Texas Among States To Get Multimillion-Dollar Grid Grant
• KnowBe4 Shareholders In Talks To Resolve Del. Merger Suits
• Split 11th Circ. Rethinks Ford Mustang Defect Class
• Landry's, JPMorgan End $20M Data Breach Payment Fight
• Videoconferencing Co. Lifesize Approved For Ch. 11 Sale
• Ex-Vitol Trader Can't Suppress Emails In Bribery Case
• FCC Nominees Up Soon For Senate Committee Vote
• BCLP Co-Chair To Become Global CEO
• Ghosting In BigLaw: How To Come Back From Lack Of Feedback
• Real Estate Authority Recap: Water Woes
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell Lipton, Gibson Dunn
• SolarWinds' Charter Dooms Texas Investor's Data Breach Suit
• FDIC Bid To Sink Ex-CEO's Challenge Hits Wall In Texas
• Texas County Sues State, Attorney General Over Election Bill
• Texas Oil Driller Plans Liquidation In Face Of $145M Debt
• DOL Defeats Restaurant Industry Challenge To Tip Credit Rule
• Justices Urged To Review 'Narrow' Analysis In School TM Row
• Insurer Can't Escape Texas Mall's Hail Coverage Suit
• Dallas County Facing DOL Probe After Payroll Issues
• Would Biden Airline Service Order Raise 'Major Questions'?
• FloSports Hit With Shareholder Suit In Chancery
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Lewis Brisbois Trial Team In Texas
• Insurer Can Keep Water Damage Claims In Federal Court
• Texas Attys' Fees Dispute Over Wrongful Death Case Revived
• US Drops $835K FBAR Suit Against Texas Broker
• Texas Bankruptcy Ruling May Create Uncertainty For Sureties
• Influencer False Ad Settlement Shows Small Biz Is Fair Game
• Phillips 66 Didn't Infringe Houston Co.'s Oil Tech IP, Jury Rules
• Chemo Patient Got Infection From CR Bard Catheter, Suit Says
• NLRB Urges Full 5th Circ. Not To Take Up GC Firing Row
• After 5½ Hours, Jury Undecided If Phillips 66 Used Oil Co.'s IP
• Justices' Ruling Helps Doctors' ACA Challenge, 5th Circ. Told
• Sorrento Therapeutics Cleared For New $20M Loan In Ch. 11
• Texas Drilling Equipment Co. Sues Rival For Patent Fraud
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2023 Midyear Report
• Cannabis Reform Victories And Setbacks In 2023 So Far
• Hedge Fund's Suit Aims To Stop Scrutiny, Developer Says
• Lone Star Wants $216M Win Enforced Against S. Korea
• States Must Fight Predatory Real Estate Listing Agreements
• The Differing Court Approaches To Pay Equity Questions
• US Chamber Urges 5th Circ. To Vacate SEC Buyback Rule
• Navigating Scope And Applicability Of Texas Data Privacy Law
• Patterson-UTI Inks More Than $370M Deal For Drill Bit Maker
• Steps To Success For Senior Associates
• Paxton Playbook Nothing New In Texas AG Impeachment Fight
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Lone Star State Atty's Fee Dispute
• Wesco Aircraft Asks To Retain Quinn Emanuel In Ch. 11
• Georgia-Pacific Ruling Furthers Texas Two-Step Challenges
• Texas Energy Co. Says Broker's Trading Error Cost It $3.9M
• NRA Takes Aim At ATF Rule Treating Pistol Braces As Rifles
• Lenders Knock CFPB's 'Sky-May-Fall' Claims At High Court
• Oil Co. Asks Court To Toss Insurer's Explosion Coverage Suit
• Discrimination Attys Should Watch These 6 Arguments In July
• 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Session
• Law360 Podcasts Untangle A Week Of Blockbuster Rulings
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Jackson Debuts As Chattiest Justice
• Utility Co. Says Ex-CEO Can't Have Privileged Atty Docs
• Real Estate Rumors: French Montana, Investcorp, NewQuest
• Sorrento Therapeutics Seeks New $20M DIP Loan
• How To Avoid A Zombie Office Building Apocalypse
• Legal Profession Must Do More For Lawyers With Disabilities
• The Supreme Court Can't Fix The SEC's In-House Court Issue
• 3M 'Fishing Expedition' Put On Hold Amid Texas Atty's Appeal
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Houston Firm Says Associate Made False Time, Work Reports