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Texas - November, 2024

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• Starbucks, Baker Botts Partner Accused Of Defaming Inventor
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Set Tighter Rules On Patent Damages
• X Corp Says Gov't Trying To 'Muzzle' Doc In Bitter HIPAA Case
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. EPA Botched Ozone Compliance Orders
• Drake Says UMG Boosted Lamar's False 'Pedophile' Claim
• Texas Backs Off Title X Suit On Contraceptives To Minors
• GOP-Led States Accuse BlackRock Of Driving Up Coal Prices
• 5th Circ. Reverses Treasury's Block Of Crypto Mixer
• Up Next At The High Court: Transgender Care, Holocaust Art
• Fla. Atty Vows To Fight Litigation Funder's Law Firm Stock Win
• Howard Hughes Corp. Beats Hurricane Harvey Flood Suit
• Judge Dismisses Suit Alleging Collusion In 'Texit' Case
• EPA Mercury Rule Is Fatally Flawed, DC Circ. Told
• Ex-Texas Atty Can't Beat Sanctions For 'Egregious Conduct'
• No Coverage For Drywall Co. In Murder Suit, Insurer Says
• BP Spill Worker Loses Bid For Full 5th Circ. Review Of Suit
• Tossing Uri Consumers' Claims Stifles 'Growth,' Justice Says
• Man Admits Conspiring To Ship To Blacklisted Chinese Co.
• Biden Urged To Dismantle 'Deportation Machine' Pre-Trump
• Beasley Allen Escapes Sanctions For J&J Deposition No Show
• Atty Sanctioned In Privacy Suit Over Dodgy Prejudice Claims
• Fed. Circ. Won't Review Rejection Of Dish's $3.9M Fees Award
• FTC Actions In Oil Cases Go Against Its Own Rulemaking
• 5th Circ. Says CFPB Payday Rule Can Take Effect Next Year
• Meta Wipes Out Some Claims In WDTX Patent Case
• EPA Overstepped With Methane Control Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Law Firms' Tobacco Fee-Sharing Showdown Revived In Texas
• X Corp. Says InfoWars Social Media Accounts Can't Be Sold
• Texas Atty Sanctioned For Citing Bogus Cases After Using AI
• Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GTCR Plugs $1.33B Into Software Testing Biz Tricentis
• Mass. AG Fines Burger King Franchises Over Labor Violations
• Split 5th Circ. Backs NLRB's Finding On Worker's Firing
• Judge Eyes Dec. Hearing To Sort Out Onion's Bid For Infowars
• Samsung Inks Deal In Suit Nixed Over Rival's Atty Misconduct
• Texas AG Loses 'Unserious' Bid For Jack Smith Doc Order
• Cruz Calls Digital Equity Program Rules 'Unlawful'
• Gov't Defends EB-5 Rule That Hikes Up Petition Fees
• FHWA Says Rule Doesn't 'Compel' States To Lower Emissions
• Hormone Therapy Co. Jilted Actress Over Image Use, Suit Says
• TMX Moves For Emergency Block On $52M Pa. Fine Hearing
• Pitney Bowes E-Commerce Arm Confirms Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• Post-Election Implications For The EPA's Methane Rules
• 5th Circ. Upholds Miss. Ban On Medical Pot Ads
• $65M Deal In Texas Drilling Suit Gets Final OK
• Texas Judge Tosses Remainder Of Border Phone Search Suit
• 'Reverse Redlining' Suit Reveals Language Risks For Lenders
• Justices Nix Removal Relief After Cannabinoid Conviction
• Justices Won't Hear Takings Clause Claim For Wrecked House
• Justices Reject Patent Case Challenging Newman Suspension
• Justices Turn Away Suit Over Data Extraction Award
• Real Estate Recap: AI, NY Rent Control, NEPA
• Wellness Software Co. Not Immune From IP Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Justices Say Court Bungled Ruling In Abortion Case
• Jury Awards Netlist $118M In Patent Case Against Samsung
• Texas Supreme Court Sends 130-Car Pileup Suit To Trial 
• Texas Lacks Reason To Stop Migrant Transport, Groups Say
• State Immigration Powers May Strengthen Under Bondi's Lead
• Texas Panel Says Gender-Affirming Surgery Suit Too Late
• Dish To Pay $100K For Failing To Deploy 911 Location Tech
• Nissan Automatic Brake Classes Dismantled By 6th Circ.
• Defamation Suit Against Ga. Election Chief Tossed
• Texas Justices Say Paxton Can Duck Whistleblower Suit Depo
• Legal Tech Company Can't Arbitrate Sex Harassment Claims
• Snack Maker Hearthside Files For Ch. 11 To Shed $1.9B Debt
• DirecTV Scraps Dish Merger After Bondholder Rejection
• Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Fights High Court Review Of Kickback Law, Jury's Role
• Greens Sue Army Corps Over San Jacinto River Barge Project
• Ex-Google Engineer Ordered To Stop Posting Pixel Secrets
• No New Trial In Suit Over Fatal Nissan Truck Fire In Texas
• Texas Doctor Gets 190 Years For Poisoning IV Bags
• Tempur Gave UK Co. 'Total Autonomy' Post-Merger, CEO Says
• Texas AG Pushes For Preservation Of Jack Smith, DOJ Docs
• Unions, ACLU Throw Weight Behind EEOC Bostock Guidance
• Settlement Doesn't Void Injury Coverage Ruling, Judge Says
• Texas Sues Dallas For Marijuana Amnesty Measure
• Swedish EV Battery Co. Files For Ch. 11 With $5B Of Debt
• Phillips 66 Charged With Dumping Wastewater In LA County
• Crypto Cos. Add New Play In Their Offense Against SEC
• Suit Against Mortgage Co. Axed Despite Atty's Bad Faith Claim
• Paxton Sanctions Bid Unwarranted, Immigration Org. Says
• Defamation Suit Against Ga. Election Chief Likely To Proceed
• 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
• New SEC 'Dealer' Rule Tossed In Win For Hedge Funds, Crypto
• Not So Fast: Lenders Say CFPB Payday Rule Must Stay On Ice
• 5 Charged For 'Scattered Spider' Phishing Hacks, Crypto Theft
• Texas Court Tosses $800K Verdict In Bar Shooting Suit
• Bumble Brass Fumbled App Revamps, Investor Suit Says
• Apple Tapped With Patent Suit Over IMessage 'Tapbacks'
• 'Ambush' At Patent Trial Led To $22M Loss, ASUS Says
• SkyWest Airlines Hit With $2M Verdict In EEOC Harassment Case
• Citing Fintiv, PTAB Rejects Samsung's Challenge To Patent
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of Texas AG's Bid To Revive X Probe
• Cross-Border Sales Were Unlawful Monopoly, Feds Say
• Texas Offers Up Land To Help Trump's Mass Deportation Plan
• $2.6M Deal Proposed To End Chancery Lottery.com Suit
• 3 States To Challenge Abortion Regs After Docs Drop Claims
• Beasley Allen And J&J Tussle Over Atty Sanctions Bid
• Expect Surging Oil And Gas Industry Under New Trump Admin
• TGI Fridays Gets OK On Bid Process As It Seeks Out Buyers
• Dell, Iron Bow To Pay $4.3M To End Army Overcharge Claims
• Judge Rejects Infosys' Bid To Seal NDAs In Trade Secrets Row
• Online Lenders, Contractor Face Service Members' Fraud Suit
• 'Blackballed' Bailiff Who Reported Jury Tampering Loses Suit
• Personal Injury Atty Buzbee Accused Of Assault, Malpractice
• EEOC Says SkyWest Left Harassment Questions 'Unasked'
• No Venue Change For Baseball Team Sale Clash
• Samsung Loses ITC Patent Case Against Chinese Screen Co.
• Feds Defend BLM Authority In States' Methane Rule Challenge
• Hemp Co. Hit With $100K Verdict, Loses Trade Secret Claim
• Raytheon Must Face Former Engineer's Age Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of Video IP Injunction Against X
• J&J Wants Beasley Allen Atty Sanctioned For Depo No-Show
• Alex Jones Seeks To Stop The Onion From Buying Infowars
• The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
• Backup Bidder For Jones' Infowars Wants The Onion Bid DQ'd
• 5th Circ. Indicates DOT Airline Fees Rule May Need Reworking
• Texas Judge Suggests Letting Influencers Battle Over 'Beige' IP
• Texas Appeals Court Finds Telecom Laws Violate Gift Rules
• 5th Circ. Eyes Procedure In 1st NLRB Constitutionality Cases
• Dispute Over Biden Admin Voting Access Order Paused
• Trump Faces Uphill Battle If He Tries To Target Prosecutors
• Diddy Accusers' Atty Buzbee Accused Of Extorting Celebs
• 5th Circ. Says Texas County Wrong To Close Court Hearings
• Bracewell Expands Tax Bench With V&E Atty In Dallas
• Latham Leads Invitation Homes In $200M Acquisition JV
• Health Care Co. CareMax Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell Assets
• Real Estate Recap: Industry Leaders Weigh In
• Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker
• Texas Appeals Court: $3M Bond For Real Estate Row Stays
• Kroger, Texas Ink $83M Deal Over Opioid Crisis
• Texas Staffing Co. Sues State Over Minority Contract Program
• SEC Says Risky Bond Recommendations Violated Reg BI
• Tech Co. Urges Judge To Trim Starbucks' IP Counterclaims
• PetroQuest Gets Interim OK To Tap $847K In Del. Ch. 11
• Paxton Says Texas Porn Site Law 'Modest' Way To End 'Crisis'
• Texas Judge Won't Halt CFPB Small-Biz Rule As Banks Appeal
• Swedish Debt Collector Intrum Files Prepack Ch. 11 In Texas
• Texas Judge Strikes Down DOL Overtime Rule
• Fed. Circ. Won't Send Smartwatch Patent Case Out Of Texas
• Off The Bench: NCAA Eligibility Fight, Movie Script Dispute
• US Courts' Design Standards Increase Size, Costs, GAO Says
• Texas Judge Asked To Bar Biden Policies, Restart Border Wall
• Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, MoFo, Gibson Dunn
• Texas Justices Say Subpoena Can't Pause Roberson Death
• Sterilization Co. Cosmed Hits Ch. 11 Amid Cancer Claims
• Judge Presses SEC Over 'Rogue Employee' In PE Fund Fight
• 5th Circ. Judge Pummels Judicial Integrity Critics
• Split 5th Circ. Axes Student's Bias Suit Over Right-Wing Beliefs
• Albright Moves Apple Foes' Patent Suit To California
• Crypto And Private Fund Groups Push SEC On Dealer Rule
• Cisco Asks Albright To Ax $65.7M IP Verdict, Seeks New Trial
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms SEC's Kroger Proxy Decision
• EEOC Says Texas, Think Tank Can't Scrap Bostock Guidance
• Red State AGs Sue SEC Over Crypto Policy
• Texas Court Tosses Devon Energy Suit Over NM Rig Injuries
• Houston Back Wages Trial Was 'Circus,' Atty Tells Court
• Whole Foods Workers Seek Massive Class In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Ovintiv Buys Montney Assets For $2.4B, Sells Others For $2B
• Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Lawyers Partnering With Non-Attys
• Texas Judge Recuses Himself From Microsoft Patent Case
• Diamond Sports' Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod With Amazon Deal
• So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
• Texas Boutique First To Match Milbank's Year-End Bonus
• The Onion Buys Alex Jones' Infowars At Ch. 7 Auction
• Nvidia, Microsoft Rip Antitrust Suit And Its 'Imaginary' Cartel
• Tempur Sealy Has 'Keys' To Merger, Mattress Firm CEO Says
• Texas Court OKs Med Mal Death Suit, Expert Report
• Google Says $20M Thermostat IP Verdict Was 'Manufactured'
• Fed. Circ. Judges Frown On Custom Emoji Patent
• Short-Term Rental Owners 'Unreasonable,' Dallas Tells Court
• Fed. Circ. Won't Send Microchip Patent Suit To NY
• Frontier Stockholders Vote In Favor Of $20B Verizon Deal
• Texas Fights Contractor Wage Hike After 9th Circ. Ruling
• Instant Brands Equity Owner Accused Of Lying To Lenders
• Jones Day Gains Winston & Strawn Corporate Pro In Dallas
• Jackson Walker Must Supply Docs In Judge-Atty Affair Probe
• EPA Effluent Rule Is Fatally Flawed, 8th Circ. Told
• Locke Lord Adds Real Estate Ace From Frost Brown In Dallas
• Online Car Financing Co. Vroom Crashes Into Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Won't Reopen CFPB Payday Rule Fight
• Trump Gathers Nat'l Security Team For Border, Defense Roles
• SkyWest Had 'Lewd, Crude' Work Environment, Jury Hears
• Comerica Sues CFPB To Stop 'Ultra Vires' Benefits Card Probe
• SEC Quietly Shelves Private Fund Rules After 5th Circ. Loss
• SEC, SolarWinds Walk Away From Settlement Talks
• Tempur Sealy Merger 'Surprisingly Bold,' Competitor Testifies
• 5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Black Tech's Race Bias Suit
• American Airlines Escapes Pandemic Early Retirement Suit
• KFC Sues Chicken Rival Church's Over 'Original Recipe' TM
• Penn State TM Jury Asked To Ponder Sponsorship Confusion
• Paul Hastings Commits To Texas With New Office Leases
• Progressive Accused Of Giving Crash Victims' Info To Law Firm
• Justice Alito Calls Bid To Unfreeze Spousal Parole Rule Moot
• Notable Q3 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• O'Melveny Continues Texas Expansion With McDermott Atty
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Cos.
• Prison Healthcare Co. Wellpath Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Bradley Arant Adds Real Estate Pro In Dallas Office
• NYC's Suit Against Companies Busing Migrants Gets Tossed
• Tort Report: Royal Caribbean Spycam Victim Seeks Class Suit
• Real Estate Recap: Trump, Big 4, Office Demand?
• Insurer Ignored Sex Harassment And Rampant Fraud, Suit Says
• Ford Buyers Win Cert. Of Some Classes In 'Death Wobble' Suit
• J&J Talc Unit Must Revise Ch. 11 Plan, Insurers Say
• Pawn Shop Must Face CFPB's Military Law Claims, Judge Says
• 3rd Texas Doc Sued For Providing Kids Gender-Affirming Care
• Biz Owner Pleads Guilty To CBP Contract Kickback Scheme
• 'Love Is Blind' Producer Urges Arbitration For Assault Case
• 5th Circ. Remands Texas Social Media Law Challenge
• Mark Zuckerberg Beats Liability In Social Media MDL
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Veteran Corporate Atty In Dallas
• Ex-Spouse Entitled To $2.9M Pandemic Tax Refund, Court Told
• Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
• Texas Judge Blocks Biden Administration's Spousal Parole
• Litigation Funders Look For Attorneys They Can Trust
• How Penn State Trial Against Retailer Could Upend TM Law
• Trump's Immigration Plans Could Threaten Economic Security
• Car Dealer To Pay $5.8M To Investors Over Pot Stock Scheme
• Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
• Pantech Wants $1M Verdict Tripled In OnePlus Patent Case
• Firm That Took Hurricane Victim Cases Wants Out Of Fee Row
• Dell, Lattice Semiconductor Attys Work Through AI Risks
• Louisiana Says EPA Usurped State Power In Pollution Row
• Paul Hastings Lands Morgan Lewis Enviro Litigator In Dallas
• Customers Look To Preserve Lead Class Action Against AT&T
• Judges Warn Attys Not To Waste Jurors' Time In Patent Trials
• Feds Say No Grounds To Amend Suit In Contract Ratings Row
• Fed. Circ. Panel Irked By Confusion In Check Patent Case
• 5th Circ. Chides Texas For Clashing Insurance Law Messages
• Tempur Sealy, Mattress Firm Ask Court To Pause FTC Case
• 5th Circ. Backs Gas Co. In Ex-Worker's Severance Pay Suit
• Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
• The 3rd-Party Bankruptcy Release Landscape After Purdue
• Gray Reed Co-Founder James McGraw Dies At 74
• Texas High Court Delays Rule Changes For Non-Atty Services
• O'Melveny Continues Texas Growth With Orrick Energy Atty
• Contractors Say Osprey Crash Suit Lacks 'Who, What, When'
• Mich. Atty, Arizona Voter Sue Elon Musk Over $1M Giveaway
• Tax Court To Rethink $1.9M Deduction Denial Post-Chevron
• How The Patent System May Look After Trump's Return
• Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?
• How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases
• An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist
• GOP's Senate Win Hands Future Of The Judiciary To Trump
• The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin
• GOP Newcomers Elected To Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
• Republican Justices Win Reelection Bids In Texas
• Nunes Can Search Maddow's Devices In Defamation Suit
• Houston Metro Can Blame Sniper In Cop Shooting Suit
• Texas Justices Shut Down Last-Minute Poll Judge Challenge
• Nokia Beats Patent Infringement Case Over Router Tech
• Texas, DOJ Reach Agreement On Federal Election Monitors
• Texas Rebar Giant CMC Hit With $110M Antitrust Verdict
• FTC Defends Noncompete Ban In 11th Circ. Appeal
• Paxton Seeks Sanctions In Immigration Nonprofit Row
• States Say EPA 'Wants To Drive The Car' In CWA Row
• United Surgical Partners Settles 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
• Trustee Seeks Jackson Walker Docs In Judge Romance Probe
• Insurer Can't Avoid Paying $122K LSU Frat Hazing Award
• Comparing Antitrust Outlooks Amid Google Remedy Review
• FERC Skimped On Pipeline Review, Environmental Groups Say
• Texas Deploys Legal Team Ahead Of Possible Election Fights
• 5th Circ. Says Late EEOC Filing Dooms Race Bias Suit
• Title VII Compliance Lessons From Raytheon Age Bias Suit
• On The Ground: How Attorneys Safeguarded The Election
• Kroger, State AGs Finalize Sprawling $1.37B Opioid Deal
• New Panel Not Needed In NLRB Row, Exxon Tells 5th Circ.
• 'Don't Cut Corners, Counsel,' Judge In $110M Trial Warns
• 'Oh, Come On': 5th Circ. Doubts Intuit Ads Misled Consumers
• Hurricane Zeta MDL Judge Orders Mediation Amid DQ Battle
• Exxon Keeps Win In Sand Blaster's Lung Disease Suit
• Ericsson Settles Cell Site Patent Case On Eve Of Texas Trial
• Philly DA Can't Stop Elon Musk's $1M Giveaway To Voters
• Texas Border Buoy Trial Delayed After En Banc Ruling
• McKesson Inks $450K DOL Deal Following Hiring Bias Probe
• Religious Groups Want 5th Circ. To Toss FCC Diversity Form
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Simpson Thacher Atty As M&A Co-Head
• Election Could Bring Change In Weather For Offshore Wind
• Mortgage Co. Accused Of 'Bad Faith' In Settlement With Atty
• Ogletree Adds Steptoe & Johnson Employment Pro In Texas
• Haynes Boone Hires 3 More RE Attys From Holland & Knight
• Texas Rips Feds' 5th Circ. Bid To Revive Highway GHG Rule
• Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
• Insurance Industry Impacts If DOL Fiduciary Rule Is Revived
• TGI Fridays Restaurant Chain Hits Ch. 11, Blaming Pandemic
• Philly DA Gets Remand Of Suit Over Musk's $1M 'Lottery'
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Boeing Supplier Should Win Texas Probe Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Recap: Election Expectations, EB-5, $50B PE Bet
• Elevance Says Flawed Medicare Rating System Cost It $375M
• Patent Case Sent To Albright Over Qualcomm's Objections
• Texas Justice Says Amici Should Get Say In Religion Case
• 5th Circ. Punts On Bid To Stay CFPB Small Biz Rule
• IBM Settles $19.5M EDTX Case Over 'Blockchain' Software
• Behind High Court's Rare Review Of 2nd Texas Capital Case
• Fracking Services Co. Nitro Gets OK For $3M Equipment Sale
• Medisca Inks $22M FCA Deal Over Ingredient Pricing Scheme
• Oil Group, Enviro Orgs Clash Over Offshore Drilling Plan
• ISS Advises Frontier Shareholders To Abstain On Verizon Vote
• Jackson Walker Rips Trustee's Judge Romance Fee Clawback
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
• Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
• Paxton Can't Take Depo In 'Bogus' Probe, Immigrant Org Says
• Buca Di Beppo Gets OK On $27M Sale To Main Street Capital
• Off The Bench: Horse Racing Ruling Halted, Fla. Betting Deal
• Stericycle Has All Approvals For $7.2B WM Sale
• Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Law Firms Pour Money Into Texas Supreme Court Races