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Texas - August, 2008

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• GM Recalls 944,000 US And Overseas Vehicles
• SEC Settles With Exec Accused Of Fooling Investors
• Judge Shoots Down Bayer's Appeal Bid In Rice Row
• Judge Drops 2 Patents In Medtronic Catheter Case
• Agere, Sony Reach Partial Agreement In Patent Suit
• Car Cos. Sued Over Sound System Integration Patent
• BMW, Toyota Sued Over Service Request Systems
• Counting The True Cost Of A Nuisance Settlement
• IP Practice: Baker Botts
• Grupo Mexico Moves To Regain Control Of Asarco
• Mohawk Can't Withhold Lawyer Records: 11th Circ.
• Braintree Gets 2nd Sanctions Order In SEC Suit
• Dynegy Faces Increased Pressure From Sierra Club
• Texas Oil Groups Sue EPA For Inaction On Air Rules
• Mrs. Fields On Track For Short And Sweet Ch. 11
• Ipex Sues Adobe, Others Over Proofing Patent
• Canadian Law Group Proposes Toxics Reduction Law
• Klausner Sues Verizon, Google Over Voice Mail
• Texas Settles Pollutants Lawsuit For $6.5M
• TomTom, Others Sued Over Sound System Patent
• Motorola Settles Suit Over Cell Phone Signal Patent
• Mrs. Fields Makes Bittersweet Move To Ch. 11
• Exxon, EPA Settle For $2.6M Over Chemical Leakage
• Waste Cos. Take Patent Fight To Mass. District Court
• EPA's New Self-Audit Policy
• Patent Holder Targets Sony's Blu-Ray Disc Players
• BofA Wins $411M In Natural Gas Case
• Avid Seeks To Drop Latest Suit Over Pet ID Chips
• Judge Doesn't Mince Words In Wal-Mart Grinder Case
• Asarco Pledges $200M For Wash. State Cleanup
• PA Advisors, Seevast Settle Search Patent Dispute
• Fish & Richardson, Former Partner Settle Dispute
• Judge Confirms Bombay Co. Liquidation Plan
• SimpleAir Approaches Deal With Yahoo, MySpace
• IAC Dropped From GraphOn Patent Case
• US Synthetic Settles National Oilwell Varco Units' Suit
• Enron Gets Settlement Shortfall Case Sent To Texas
• Judge Tosses Salary-Fixing Suit Against Oil Cos.
• AT&T Off The Hook In Second Aloft Patent Spat
• J2 Targets Another Rival In Internet Fax Suit
• AT&T, Stragent Agree To Drop Patent Dispute
• $50M Fine Falls 'Woefully Short': BP Blast Victims
• AOL Settles Online Advertising Patent Suit
• Intermet Wins Interim OK To Use Cash Collateral
• CDW Settles With 3 Suppliers In Mass Engineered Suit
• Nintendo Hit With New Patent Suits Over Wii
• Tesco Sues Rivals Over Oil Drilling Tool Patent
• Panda To Appeal $200M Claim Against Calpine
• LendingTree, IMX Bring 2003 Patent Spat To An End
• Nichia Sues Seoul Semiconductor Again Over LEDs
• Judge Invalidates Bra Patent, Citing KSR
• Pressure Products Wins Injunction Against Rival
• Cisco Execs Deny Approving 'Troll Tracker' Blog Post
• Conoco Wins Appeal In $6.8M Drilling Contract Fight
• Intel Takes Aim At N-Data's Computer Patents
• IP Practice: Sidley Austin
• Wine Auction Site Settles Acacia Unit's Patent Suit
• Judge Tosses ECOA Suit Against JP Morgan Chase
• Court OKs Asarco Asbestos Claimants Committee
• Hispanic Houston Police Can Proceed With Bias Suit
• Aloft, AT&T Drop Patent Dispute
• $2B Texas Offshore Oil Port Project Moves Forward
• Judge Sends Panda Energy Packing Again
• Judge Won't Certify Classes In Bayer Rice Suit
• Cookie Maker Crumbles, Announcing Ch. 11 Plan
• McAfee, WilmerHale Fee Fight Remanded To State Ct.
• Medtronic Hit With Suit Over Catheter Balloons
• Google Sued Over Online Listing Service Patents
• Wi-LAN Drops TI From Wireless Patent Suit
• Medtronic Sues Boston Scientific, Abbott Over Stents
• Jones Walker Combines With Alabama Firm
• Bush Signs Consumer Safety Bill
• 5 Mistakes Lawyers Make In Mediation
• 5th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Texas Ozone Plan
• DOE Tax Credits Violate Environmental Law: Suit
• Boston Scientific Slaps Medtronic With Stent Suit
• Auto Supplier Intermet Flees Into Ch. 11
• Judge Tosses ERISA Claims Against EDS
• Ruling Gives Plaintiff Hope In Toxic Cleanup Case
• Kaye Scholer Moves To Dismiss Malpractice Case
• Judge Partly Buys File-Sharer's Innocence Claim
• Powerchip Joins Calif. Micron-Mosaid Spat
• DSS Sues Blu-Ray Makers For Patent Infringement
• Bombay Liquidation Plan Draws Protest
• Aloft Drops 2 More Defendants In Weather Patent Suit
• Patton Boggs Adds 3 To Dallas IP Practice
• CFTC Unveils Forex Fraud Task Force
• BlackBerry Maker Settles Patent Clash With Wi-LAN
• Value Of Disputed BofA Natural Gas Trimmed
• Yahoo Not Off The Hook In PA Advisors IP Suit
• Kramer Levin Snags IP Attorney From Ropes & Gray
• Boston Scientific Tries To Invalidate Wall Stent Patent
• Justice Recusals Continue Despite Stock Sales
• Faulty Maintenance Caused Crash In Iraq: Suit
• EPA Invites Facilities To Fess Up Online To Violations
• Bennigan's Restaurants May Stick Around After All
• UBS To Buy Back $18.6B ARS, Pay $150M Fine
• Medtronic, Others Hit With Cutting Tool Patent Suit
• Epson, Kodak, HP, Others Hit With Printer Patent Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Eppendorf, Bio-Rad Drop Suits Against Each Other
• Atmos Faces Safety Citations After Texas Blast
• Specialized Patent Trial Courts Fail To Gain Traction
• More Women Filling Top GC Ranks: Survey
• Citigroup To Buy Back $19.5B In ARS, Pay $100M Fine
• Litigation Proves Tough For Border Fence Opponents
• EPA Denies Texas Biofuels Waiver
• Citigroup May Buy Back $5B In ARS Debt
• Law School Grads Face Tight Job Market
• DataTern Targets Sun, Oracle Over Database Patents
• 5th Circ. Reversal Of Poliner Restores Order
• Cisco's 'Troll Tracker' Blogger Joins Wilson Sonsini
• Westinghouse Settles Orion Sales Patent Claims
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Environmentalists Drop Fight Against Coal Plant
• Apple Settles Patent Dispute Over IChat Feature
• Juries May Review Future Damages In Patent Suits
• UBS May Settle With Texas Regulators Over ARS
• Linksmart Sues Cisco, Others Over Wireless Patent
• Fed. Circ. Allows Tessera ITC Patent Case To Proceed
• PA Advisors Settles With 3 Defendants In Patent Suit
• Web Tracking Solutions Sues Google Over AdSense
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• EPA Approves New Mexico Coal Plant In Navajo Nation
• Laid-Off Lawyers May Have To Look Beyond Big Apple
• Senate Passes CPSC Overhaul Bill
• Flat-Screen TV Giants Hit With Circuitry Patent Suit
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Could Be On Its Way Out
• Employment Practice: Fulbright & Jaworski
• Acacia Unit Settles Copier Patent Claims With Toshiba
• 7th Circ. Clarifies Class Action Fairness Act
• One Claim Left For Worker Suing Over BP Blast
• Phoenix IP, Emerson Electric Settle Patent Suit
• Asarco's Reorganization Plan Implements $2.6B Sale
• Covenant Awarded $2.5M For Soil Savers Fraud
• Malpractice In IP Cases Not Always Federal: 5th Circ.