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Texas - February, 2025

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• J&J Talc Spinoff Wraps Two-Week Chapter 11 Trial
• Texas Appeals Court Finds City Can't Take Oncor Streetlights
• Intel Wants License Question Settled Before VLSI Trial In May
• Real Estate Recap: Gov't Lease Limbo, AI Upset, Profiteering
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• Insurer Gets Partial Early Win In Oil Pollution Coverage Suit
• Steakhouse Workers Score Collective Cert. In Tips Row
• Seattle Property Owner Slaps Exxon With Cleanup Suit
• Texas AG Paxton Announces 3 Deputy Promotions
• La. Regulators Ask Justices To Review Tesla Sales Ban Case
• Frontier Communications Must Face Suit Over Woman's Death
• Roc Nation Aims To Get Out Of Buzbee Conspiracy Suit
• Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• Arnold & Porter Lands 2 IP Partners From King & Spalding
• How Crypto Firms Should Approach Patchwork Of State Laws
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Flag Football League Exec
• 3M Wants Texas 'Forever Chemical' Suit Tossed
• MPLX Paying $715M For Full Control Of BANGL Pipeline
• GOP Rep. Reintroduces The JUDGES Act
• Judge Rejects Bid To Halt Sale Of NBA Star's Viral Jersey
• VW Urges Fed. Circ. Not To Revive 3D Glasses Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Sheriff's Workers' Leave Policy Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Foe Urges 5th Circ. To Let TM Feud Go To Jury
• Payment Processor Sues Trulieve Over Cashless ATMs
• Texas Attorney Says He Can Contact Party While Pro Se
• Ex-Trump Atty Powell's Mich. Misconduct Hearing Set For May
• More CFPB Attys Departing Amid Agency Uncertainty
• King & Spalding Finance Ace Jumps To Bracewell In Houston
• Whistleblowers Fired By Paxton Propose $6.75M Settlement
• Texas Atty Seeks Woman's Employment Docs In Sex Tape Case
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Medical Center's Race Bias Suit Win
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
• WDTX Chief Judge Won't Steer Hyundai IP Suit To Albright
• 5th Circ. Mulls Whether PPP Ineligibility Precludes Forgiveness
• Planned Parenthood Immune From FCA Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Police Supply Store, Others Ask 5th Circ. To Keep CTA Paused
• No DQ For Norton Rose In Texas Competition Row, Court Says
• Bowlero Strikes California Bowling With Contract Breach Suit
• Albright Won't Rethink Tossing VolP-Pal's Patent Fights
• Bill Would Bring Welcome Clarity To Del. Corporate Law
• Driver Accuses Geico Of Lying About Accident Forgiveness
• Party City Approved To Sell IP, Assets For $20.6M In Ch. 11
• Texas Chief Justice Blasts ABA, Urges 'Politically Neutral' Bar
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Texas Atty Accused Of Stealing Homeowner's Insurance Win
• Texas Judge Tosses Law Firm's Claims Of Unfair Competition
• Paralegal Wants Firm's Counterclaim In OT Suit Axed
• Wage-Fixing Jury Should Hear Of DOJ Pivot, Exec Says
• Jay-Z's Claims Against Buzbee May Get Trimmed, Judge Says
• Houston Atty's Alleged Sex Tape Going To FBI Before Defense
• Alex Jones Asks To Maintain Stay On Sandy Hook Payment
• Lab Owner Pleads Guilty In $36M COVID Tests Scheme
• 5th Circ. Declines Real Estate Co.'s Injunction Bid In TM Feud
• River Agency Says Harvey Flood Dispute Was Already Decided
• 5th Circ. Asks NLRB To Back Up Coercion Claim Against Apple
• 5th Circ. Eyes Congress' Quorum As Texas Fights PWFA
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• FCC Probes IHeart Practices Amid Broadcast Payola Inquiry
• 5th Circ. Backs FedEx's Win In Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Federal Judiciary Repeats Request For More Judges
• Perkins Coie Adds 3 Greenberg Traurig M&A, PE Pros In Texas
• 20 Republican AGs Back Trump's Firing Of Wilcox From NLRB
• Former Texas US Atty Joins Winston & Strawn In Dallas
• Holland & Knight Adds Texas Gov't Expert To Advocacy Team
• Landscaping Plant Farmer TreeSap Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans
• Ex-Judge Hopes To Avoid Testimony In Atty Romance Probe
• Border Wall Cos. Learned Of Fund Row In 2024, 5th Circ. Told
• Comerica Bank Wants Dismissal Of CFPB's Benefits Card Suit
• Texas Bank Fights To Keep $28M In Assets In Ginnie Mae Suit
• Wellpath Delays Chapter 11 Exit To Buy Time For Creditor Deal
• Investors Don't Have 'Shred' Of Fraud Evidence, Exxon Says
• FAA, SpaceX Say Rocket Launch Review Passes Muster
• Justices Weigh Potentially Key Standing Issue In DNA Case
• Partially Faulting Airline For 401(k) ESG Focus Belies ERISA
• Trump Media Seeks Shareholder Approval To Leave Delaware
• Chinese E-Cig Maker Removes Explosion Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Steward Health Risking Patient Lives At Hospitals, Buyer Says
• Apple To Invest $500B In US Over 4 Years As Tariffs Mount
• NinjaOne Valued At $5B After $500M Series C Funding
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Texas Atty Dinged For AI-Generated Fake Citations In Briefs
• NY Judge Extends Block On DOGE's Treasury Access
• Real Estate Recap: 'Park Ave' Effect, Federal Leases, Atty Hires
• Up Next At High Court: Straight Discrimination & Trial Rights
• Unilever Settles Class Suit Over Benzene In Shampoo
• Kim Kardashian Accused Of Misidentifying Death Row Inmate
• Payday Lender Says CFPB Uncertainty Should Pause Suit
• Ex-Trump Atty Powell Can't Dodge Michigan Ethics Claims
• Whirlpool Seeks More Damages And Fees After $27M TM Win
• Appeals Court Says No Contract Dooms Ranch Sale Challenge
• Eli Lilly Has Exclusivity Over Weight Loss Drug, FDA Says
• CFPB's $8 Late Fee Rule On Ropes As Banks Move In For Kill
• 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Ownership Claims Over Calif. Winery
• Solar Farm Says FERC Can't Justify Grid Upgrade Cost Order
• Alcon Hit With Suit Over Allegedly Contaminated Eye Drops
• Off The Bench: White House Hosts PGA Tour-LIV Golf Summit
• Weight Drug Suits Highlight Need For Legal Work On Safety
• Wood Smith Gains Trial Pro In Dallas From Taylor Anderson
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, V&E, Cravath, Dechert
• Justices Knock Ala. For Immunizing State Officials
• DOJ Says It Will Drop Immigrant Bias Case Against SpaceX
• Walgreens Says Theft Dispute Ruling Is 'Texbook Bad Law'
• Del. Chief Justice Targets Social Media's Pressure On Courts
• Barista, NLRB Agree To Put Constitutional Challenge On Ice
• Texas Claims NCAA Flouting Order On Trans Athletes
• Court Asks Trump's DOJ To Opine On Texas Tribal Land Fight
• Google Argues $20M Verdict Is Tied To 'Unverifiable' Testimony
• Schwab Antitrust Settlement With Investors Gets Initial OK
• Bell Textron Says Iran Is Refusing To Pay $1.7M Storage Costs
• Texas Judge Threatens Charges Over 'Dead' Expert's Signature
• Last Biden US Atty In Texas Departs After Trump Firing Move
• Texas Bar Forbids Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Companies
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Constitutional Claims Fail To Stop SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Bid For Paxton's Jan. 6 Docs Filed In Wrong Court, AG Says
• 'Death Knell' For SEC Dealer Rule As Regulator Drops Appeal
• CBS Will Seek Trump's Financial Info In '60 Minutes' Discovery
• MDL Plaintiffs Misread Blackout Protocols, Texas Justices Told
• NBA Teams Urge Justices To Take Up 'Discovery Rule' Case
• Parents Fight Riddell's Bid To Move Defective Helmet Lawsuit
• Prospect Medical Blames Yale Lawsuit For Ch. 11 Filing
• Backup Infowars Bidder Wants Judge To Restart Auction
• NBA Star's Charity Says Tourney Promoters Owe $400K
• Feds Urge Justices To Undo 5th Circ. Preventive Care Ruling
• FinCEN Sets March Deadline For Corporate Transparency Act
• Former Jones Day Atty Named Solicitor General Of Arkansas
• Jay-Z's Roc Nation Aims To Exit Buzbee Conspiracy Suits
• Orrick Brings On 3-Atty A&O Shearman Energy Team
• Insurer Must Cover Trucking Co. In Fatal Fire Row, Judge Says
• Limited FERC Pipeline Review Makes No Sense, DC Circ. Told
• J&J Talc Unit Launches 2-Week $10B Ch. 11 Settlement Trial
• 5th Circ. Questions X's Need For Watchdog's Donor Lists
• Convicted Pharma Exec Seeks Trial Redo, Citing Feds' Error
• Dems Push Corporate Transparency Act Legitimacy To Courts
• ER Says 3rd Parties Allow For Accurate Blame In Injury Suit
• Acccounting Firm Blames Broker For Losing $1M In Coverage
• Steward Says Mass. Owes $22M For Withheld Patient Claims
• Houston Energy Co. Settles Claims Over Utah Plant Turbines
• DHS Campaign Warns Unauthorized Immigrants To Leave
• States Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Contractor Wage Hike Ruling
• Apple Wins Ax Of Heart Monitor Patent In PTAB Remand
• Baker Botts Partner Says Inventor's Atty Is Threatening Her
• Pillsbury Adds Reichman Jorgensen Trial Ace In Austin
• Proposed Tweaks To Del. Chancery Law Ignite DExit Firestorm
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink DOL Win In OT Threshold Dispute
• Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
• Diamondback Buys Midland Assets For $3B Cash Plus Stock
• Real Estate Recap: Practice Pivot, Tariff Tax, Lennar's Lawyers
• Loper Bright Doesn't Sink ESG Rule, Texas Judge Says
• Feds Seek Stay Of States' Methane Suit, Citing Trump Order
• ITC Bans Some Power Converter Devices In Vicor Patent Case
• SEC Crypto Mining Case Paused After Feds Bring Charges
• Tech Cos. Say Gilstrap Bungled Eligibility Instructions
• Texas Justices OK Indirect Facts In Some Defamation Suits
• SmileDirectClub Trustee Gets OK To Hire Orrick
• Old Permits Irrelevant To Pollution Controls, Texas Justices Say
• Texas Investigates DeepSeek For State Privacy Law Breach
• Diddy, Jay-Z Rape Lawsuit Dropped Amid Legal Ethics Battle
• Fed. Circ. Rejects COVID Test Suit In Gilstrap-Authored Ruling
• X Gets Pause On Content Filter IP Suit Pending PTAB Decision
• Houston Energy Co. Stiffed For Cleanup Costs, Court Told
• Corporate Transparency Act Vital For Nat'l Security, Circs. Told
• Texas 911 Agencies Back GPS Alternative At FCC
• Serta Ruling Further Narrows Equitable Mootness In 5th Circ.
• A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• Construction Groups, DOL Want Pause In DBA Rule Fight
• Texas Justices End Election Ethics Suit Against AG Paxton
• Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing
• ASUSTeK Hit With $10.5M Verdict In Chip Patent Case
• After Winning $18M, ASUSTek Foe Asks For New Patent Trial
• Claims Court Won't Block $182M Army Corps Deal
• Tesla, Objector Appeal $730M Chancery Board Pay Deal
• Boeing, DOJ Want More Time To Rework 737 Max Plea Deal
• Oil & Gas Co.'s Antitrust Suit Baseless, Insurers Say
• Jury Clears Cisco In IP Trial Over Routers, Axes Patent
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Pause State Ozone Plan Decision
• Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape
• Sandy Hook Families Seek To Enforce Alex Jones Judgment
• Ex-Angels Staffer Says Attys Botched Skaggs Overdose Case
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Goodwin Life Sciences Pro In Texas
• Kirkland, Davis Polk Steer SailPoint's Upsized $1.38B IPO
• CPS Energy On Hook For $60M After $109M Explosion Verdict
• Labcorp Can't Score New Trial After $384M Patent Loss
• Blind Vendors Fight Dismissal Of Military Retailer Dispute
• Ex-Schwab Employee Enjoined From Using Client Info
• Ga. Judge Trims Untimely Paragard IUD Claims From MDL
• United Airlines Asks Texas Judge To Toss COVID Vaccine Suit
• 5th Circ. OKs Drop Of Litigation Over Biden-Era GHG Rule
• As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits
• CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump
• Conn. Opposes Bankrupt Prospect Medical's 'Plunder'
• Houston Firm Pushes For $30K Sanctions In Back Wages Case
• Texas Bar Suggests Limit On Atty Nondisparagement Clauses
• Ex-Client Slams Buzbee's Sanctions Bid In Fraud Suit
• Power Generation Co. Going Public Via $770M SPAC Deal
• NYSE Plans To Launch New Exchange In Texas
• Squire Patton Brings On Polsinelli Tax Ace In Houston
• 2nd Lyondell Leak Case Settles A Week Into Trial
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• ​​​​​​​FCC's Subsidy Fund Like 'Bureaucrat's Dream,' Justices Told
• Ex-Texas Mayor Fails Retrial Bid On Federal Bribery Charges
• Red States Tell 8th Circ. DACA Health Coverage Harms Them
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Jones Act Competition Suit
• Houston CBRE Broker Says He Was Fired For Complaints
• What Judges Want You To Know: Litigate Smarter
• Biz Group Balks At Piecemeal Bonds In Crane Collapse Case
• DOL Asks 5th Circ. To Pause Fiduciary Rule Battle
• SEC Stays Binance Case Amid Other Crypto Case Extensions
• Activist Elliott Targets Phillips 66 Again Over Lack Of Progress
• Botkin Chiarello Adds Litigator From Cleveland Krist
• 5th Circ. Backs UPS' Win In Fired Black Worker's Bias Suit
• Akin Gump Adds Gibson Dunn Special Situations Pro In Dallas
• Texas Bar Eyes Ban On In-House Referrals From Non-Attys
• Jones Day Gets Amazon Atty For Energy Practice In Houston
• Commerce Powers Key In Battle Over Corp. Transparency Law
• TD Bank To Sell Schwab Stake In Roughly $13.1B Offering
• Nelson Mullins Adds Litigation, Biz Pros In Houston
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• What Judges Want You To Know: You Can't Fool The Court
• Baker Hughes Obtains Toss Of Ex-Worker's 401(k) Fee Suit
• Investigators Say Texas Atty Lied To Help Clients Hide Assets
• Texas Property Owner Seeks Over $1M In Storm Coverage
• Amazon Used App Toolkit To Harvest User Data, Suit Says
• Sandy Hook Families Accuse Alex Jones Of 'Ambush' Appeal
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reject Crypto Exec's Privacy Law Claim
• Fed. Circ. Revives Cotter's Radiation Injury Suit Indemnity Bid
• SpaceX Says It Has Been Harmed By Coastal Commission
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Asbestos Ban Rule
• Dallas Loses Bid To Reinstate Short-Term Rental Ban 
• How Cos. Can Use Data Clean Rooms To Address Privacy
• Black EEOC Atty Says Telework Bid Earned Her Cold Shoulder
• Partner Sues Partner In Dispute Over Houston Firm
• Lexitas Selling Registered Agent Unit To Dutch Co. For $415M
• Sidley Adds White & Case Energy Ace In Houston
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Tennis Players Bid For Class Cert. In NCAA Prize-Money Feud
• Greenberg Traurig Gains Finance Pro In Dallas From Troutman
• Insurer Escapes Construction Co.'s Suit Over $12.3M Award
• Feds Defend Corporate Transparency Act In 5th And 4th Circuits
• FERC Says Trump Orders Support DC Circ. Rehearing Bid
• 5th Circ. Pauses Suit Over CFPB's Small Biz Lending Rules
• BofA, H&R Block, Others Are Sued Over Image Capture Patent
• SolarWinds Accepts $4.4B Sale To PE Firm Turn/River Capital
• Construction Groups Push To Ax DBA Final Rule For Good
• Judge Won't Transfer Apple IP Fight, Warns Of Circuit Split
• Texas Wants 3M, Dupont 'Forever Chemical' Suit In State Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds High School's Win In Gym Fire Suit
• CFPB's Medical Debt Rule Halted For 90 Days By Texas Judge
• Jewish Woman Says Discrimination At Tesla Led To Her Layoff
• Del.'s Quiet Ambition To Tweak Chancery, Stem Feared DExit
• Texas Judge Ends Fund's SEC Suit Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Sony Loses Sanctions Bid In Baseball Video Game TM Suit
• Meet The Texas Atty Who Tried To Decode An NBA Megadeal
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• Lockheed Martin To Pay $30M In FCA Deal Over F-35 Pricing
• Vexed Texas Judge Limits Issues In ASUSTeK Patent Trial
• In Microchip Feud, Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Error Was 'Harmless'
• Will NFL Let Kendrick Call Drake A Pedophile At Super Bowl?
• Tesla Fatal Crash's Tentative Trial Date Hinges On Fla. Justices
• Texas County Hit With Race Bias Suit Over Contracting Policy
• SEC 'Exposes Lunacy' Through Its Dueling Suits, PE Firm Says
• Judge OKs 'Unorthodox' Deal To Fund Pa. Hospitals In Ch. 11
• Nabors-Acquired Biz Accused Of Pirating Simulation Software
• Amazon Patent Suit Was Wrongly Sent To Calif., Tech Co. Says
• Texas' Google Ad Tech Trial Delayed From March To August
• US To Appeal Block On Corporate Transparency Act
• Zips Car Wash Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Trim $279M Debt
• Tort Report: Kiss Death Suit Must Be Axed, Band Says
• Former US Atty Leigha Simonton To Join Dykema In Dallas
• Jay-Z Gets Nod To Withdraw Sanctions Bid Against Buzbee
• Metals Dealer Says Partners Lost $12M In Attys' Tax Scam
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Meta Eyes Texas Skies, Another Crypto IPO, And More Rumors
• 5th Circ. Tight-Lipped At NLRB Constitutionality Arguments
• $12M Medical Fraud Suit Doesn't Need Retrial, 5th Circ. Told
• Party City Reaches Interim Deal On Unpaid Rent
• Schwab To Add Oversight To End TD Ameritrade Buy Suit
• Lyondell Leak Is On Job Foreman, Not Valve Maker, Jury Told
• Judge Found 'Vertical' Mattress Deal Won't Hurt Competition
• Feds Say Jury Should Decide If Message Was Threat To Judge
• Judge Nixes Jones' Ch. 7 Deal With Sandy Hook Families
• Blake Lively Sued By PR Rep Over 'It Ends With Us' Claims
• Modelo, Constellation Urge Judge To Block 'Counterfeit' Beer
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• The Future Of ALJs At NLRB And DOL Post-Jarkesy
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Healthcare Reg Partner From Troutman
• Texas Bar Says Lawyers Can't Partner With Non-Attorneys
• Troutman Pepper Brings On Former DOJ Official In Texas
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• 'Every Breath' A 'Struggle' For Lyondell Leak Worker, Jury Told
• FCC Floats $4.4M Robocall Fine Against Telecom Network
• Trump Picks AG Paxton Atty For Homeland Security Dept.
• FCC Drops 5th Circ. Defense Of Nonbinary Gender Category
• 5th Circ. Mulls If Green Orgs. Have Injury In Injection Well Case
• 5th Circ. Asks Why EPA Stalled Denial Of Texas Ozone Plan
• 5th Circ. Backs Biden's Gov't Contractor Wage Hike
• McKesson Paying $850M For Top Stake In Eye Health Co.
• US Trustee Wants Stay For Container Store Plan Appeal
• Exploration Co. Wants Sanctions Over Atty DQ Attempt
• NLRB Attys Won't Address Member Removal In 5th Circ. Row
• PE-Backed Identity Software Firm SailPoint Primes $1B IPO
• Boeing Supplier Tells 5th Circ. To Ax Texas Biz Records Law
• Greenberg Traurig Biz Pro Joins Holland & Knight In Texas
• Veteran Energy Attorney Joins Baker Botts In Austin
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Business Duo In Dallas
• Pearl Energy Closes $999.9M Fund, Tioga Raises $125M
• Shell Workers' 401(k) Suit Gets Class Nod, But No Early Wins
• 5th Circ. Panel Split On NLRB Case After Post-Loper Remand
• Gilstrap Tells Patent Atty To 'Relearn The Fundamentals'
• Del. Justices Agree Conduent Fraud Verdict Wasn't Proper
• Texas' Bid To Launch Stock Exchange Moves Forward
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit HHS Win On Scope Of ACA
• DOJ's LA Fitness ADA Suit May Be 'Inadequate,' Judge Says
• Texas Can Help Feds With Noncitizen Arrests, Judge Says
• CFPB Small Biz Rules Outstrip Authority, 5th Circ. Hears
• Fed. Circ. Questions Mitek's Fears Of USAA Check Patent Suit
• USAA Fails To Flip PTAB Loss In $218M EDTX Case
• Fired SpaceX Workers Want To Know Where Musk Was
• Disciplinary Rule Updates Every Texas Lawyer Needs To Know
• Texas Appeals Court Wipes Exxon's $2.5M Oil Cleanup Verdict
• Jackson Walker Ethics Case Shelved Over Lack Of Authority
• 4 Keys To Litigating In An Active Regulatory Environment
• Sidley Adds Paul Hastings Energy, Finance Pro In Houston
• How High Court May Rule In First Step Act Resentencing Case
• Power Cos., States Ask DC Circ. To Dispose Of Coal Ash Rule
• Kiromic SEC Order Shows Importance Of Self-Reporting
• PetroQuest Gets OK For $20.6M Texas Oilfield Sale
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer