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Texas - October, 2008

153 articles

• Incoming Administration Eyes Ambitious Energy Goals
• Judge Denies Hexion Bid To Extend Banks' Pledge
• Biax, Sun Settle Dispute Over Server Patents
• Why The Third Restatement Still Falls Short
• Plaintiffs Lawyer, Edwards Fundraiser Fred Baron Dies
• IBM Faces Patent Suit Over Supercomputer
• Class Fails Certification In ATM-Investor Action
• Economic Downturn Affecting Lawyers Across Globe
• Jury Awards Ariba $4.9M In Online Auction Patent Suit
• Poultry Giant Slapped With Securities Fraud Action
• Injunctions Harder To Win In Post-EBay Courts
• Yahoo Begins Due Diligence On AOL Merger
• Sony Wins Summary Judgment in Agere Patent Suit
• Judge Shifts Blame For Heater Defect To Chinese Firm
• Pioneer Scores $59.4M Verdict Against Samsung
• Blade Server Patent Holder Takes Shot At IBM, HP
• Class Action Killer: The 'Predominance Requirement'
• Female HR Execs Sue Dell Over Sex Bias
• Mosaid Settles DRAM Spat With Powerchip
• Hexion Sues Credit Suisse Over Failed Merger
• Pressure Builds On DOJ Over Google-Yahoo Deal
• ADT Security Faces Purported FLSA Class Action
• Chevron, Nigerians Spar Over Fatal Barge Incident
• CPS Energy Disputes Subpoena In Avaya Antitrust Suit
• 10th Circ. Keeps Case Over Okla. Water Ban Alive
• No New Trial For KB Home In Copyright Spat: Judge
• Bombay Ch.11 Professionals Seek $7M In Final Fees
• Banks Refuse To Fund Hexion-Huntsman Deal
• Marcal Paper Files 3rd Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Inventors Sue Logisys Over Glowing Keyboards
• Zyprexa MDL Judge Orders Conn. To Produce Records
• Genentech's Rituxan, Others, Under Fire From Sanofi
• QPSX, UTStarcom Settle Digital Network Patent Suit
• Novartis Adds Wyeth To Hemophilia Patent Hit List
• Texas Tops CO2 Emissions In New EIA Study
• Banks Lose Appeal In Huntsman-Hexion Merger Case
• In Re VW: Patent Filing In Eastern District Of Texas
• Bristol-Myers Shells Out $21M To Settle Orencia Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses Cell Phone Antitrust Suit
• CDW, 3rd-Party Defendants Settle In Display Suit
• CWC Reaches 3 More Settlements In Sales Patent Suit
• Verizon, Klausner Settle Patent Fight Over Voicemail
• Acacia Unit Settles Hyperlink Patent Suit
• Marvell Loses Bid To Disqualify Lawyers In Patent Suit
• Atmel Fires Back At OPTi In Interface Patent Suit
• Sharp Dismissed From Volume-Control Patent Suit
• EPA Sued For Not Regulating PVC Emissions
• Visa, DataTern Resolve Web Site Patent Dispute
• Motor Coach Seeks To Shelve Rita Injury Litigation
• Rosetta Resources To Pay Calpine $97M
• Barnes & Thornburg Bags White Collar Defense Duo
• FTC Sues To Block $85M CCS-Newpark Deal
• Calif. Supreme Court To Consider Meal Break Case
• Ousted Exec Copped To Bid-Rigging: Halliburton
• Third Dimension, Infineon Settle Semiconductor Suit
• A Blot On Careers, Sanctions Can Haunt Lawyers
• Antitrust Suit Over RFID Patent Dismissed
• Traffic System Patent Holder Guns For Wireless Cos.
• Judge Orders Settlement Talks In Zyprexa MDL
• Atalaya Capital To Purchase Bennigan's Franchising
• Butler Hits Rival With $50M Employee Theft Suit
• K&L Gates Adds NY Litigator And 2 From Dallas
• American Airlines Targets Yahoo In Keyword Suit
• TPL Loses Bid To Toss Microprocessor Patent Suits
• MedioStream Adjusts Defendants In Patent Spat
• Texas Court Nixes 7-Yr. Term For Trade Secrets Theft
• As Mandated, FDIC Takes Center Stage Amid Crisis
• Dewey Reveals Plans To Close Another US Office
• DOJ Has Beef With Meatpacking Merger
• Terms Defined In Freedom Wireless Phone Patent Suit
• PhoneFusion Dropped From Klausner Patent Suit
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• 5th Circ. Wipes $136M In Damages From GE's Slate
• Gas Co. Convicted Of Illegally Storing Mercury
• Economic Troubles May Delay Carbon Regs Worldwide
• Caltech Sues Camera Giants Over Imaging Patents
• Threats To Cave Species Spark Litigation Nationwide
• Finding Clarity In Antitrust Class Certification
• Judge Merges 'Moldy' LG Washing Machine Cases
• Shell Settles Over Magnetic-Strip Card Patent
• Nike Claims Wal-Mart Shoes Infringe 'Shox' Patents
• Wireless Patent 'Visionary' Targets New Defendant
• Reliant Energy Channelview Plan Headed For Vote
• Panda, Calpine Settle $200M Contract Dispute
• Qui Tam Suit Over OxyContin A No-Go: Judge
• Ex-Energy Corp. CEO Pleads Guilty In Stock Scheme
• Securities Class Actions Against Financial Institutions
• Microsoft Prevails In MIT's Color Copy Patent Suit
• Ex-Enron Broadband CEO Cops $8.7M Plea
• Judge Keeps Alive McAfee Fraud Suit V. WilmerHale
• Sterlite Angles To Buy Asarco On The Cheap
• Transferring Cases Out Of Eastern Dist. Of Texas
• Insurance Co. Sales Leaders Are Employees: 5th Circ.
• Environmental Law Professors Grade Bush Legacy
• Judge Orders Banks To Honor Hexion-Huntsman Deal
• Lawyers Eye VW Suit's Progress In Texas Courts
• Immigration Firms Combine To Create Foster Quan
• Barclays Files Plan In LandSource Ch. 11
• Bush Antitrust Legacy A Mixed Bag: Professors
• Britannica Asks To Renew Search Systems Patent Suit
• Nokia Faces Patent Suit Over Firewall Appliance
• Linksmart Renews Wireless Patent Fight Against AT&T
• SimpleAir Drops Mobile Message Co. From Patent Spat
• Adobe Settles Network Patent Dispute With Droplets
• Alcon Sues Synergetics Over Eye Laser Patent
• Leaps & Bounds: This Week's Major Lateral Hires
• Patent Holder Files 3rd Suit Over Heat Sink Patent
• Court Flings Dell Shareholder Class Action Aside
• Morgan Lewis Snags Latham Partner
• College Board Seeks Injunction For Alleged SAT Thief
• Volkswagen Loses Bid To Void Orders In Patent Feud
• Patent In $41M Contact Lens Suit Invalid: Re-Exam
• FTC Rule Changes Would Squeeze Litigants
• 3M Sues BPI Over Connector Patents
• Rather Wants To Add Lost Earnings Claims To CBS Suit
• Pickens Sues Lehman For $59.9M
• Court Thins Misconduct Claims In Syringe Patent War
• Candela Skin Treatment Patent Case Sags
• Lilly Settles Zyprexa State Claims In $62M Deal
• CDW Settles More Claims In Display Screens Fight
• Judge Trims Citgo Award In Ruptured Pipeline Suit
• Ex-Workers Sue Auto Dealer Under WARN Act
• Justices Grapple With Scope Of ERISA Case
• Patent Holder Sues Computer Graphics Card Makers
• Microsoft, Aloft Settle Claims In 3 Patent Suits
• Texas Cos. In DOJ Probe Face Antitrust Class Action
• BofA Tackles Countrywide Cases With $8.4B Plan
• Justice Breyer Unloads Stocks To Avoid Recusals
• Nippon Offers $30M To End Battery Patent Suit
• Heller Employees Won't Get Vacation Pay: Report
• Comfort Co. Files For Ch. 11, Citing Subprime Woes
• Dish To Pay $104M After High Court Refuses Appeal
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• EPA Sues Pipeline Co. Over Jet Fuel Spill
• Skullcandy Moves To Dismiss Patent Suit V. Audiovox
• EPA Gives Houston More Time For Ozone Compliance
• Cardinal Health To Pay $34M To Settle Painkiller Case
• Fujifilm Settles Photo-Sharing Technology Patent Spat
• Oracle Sued Over Database Management System
• Best Buy Sued For Using Spybot To Fix Computers
• Lehman Moves To Sell Off Energy Co. For $230M
• U.S. Extends Antitrust Exemptions For Financial Aid
• Court Nixes Class Bid By Halliburton Shareholders
• Siig Sued Over Audio Player Accessories
• Adobe Files Patent Suit Against Acacia Research
• MedioStream Sues Microsoft Over Multimedia Patents
• IPC Settles With HP, Brother Over Printer Technology
• Tesoro Sues Calif. Regulators Over Ethanol Gas Rule
• Fry's Electronics To Be Dismissed From Orion Suit
• Bailout Still In Doubt As Spotlight Shifts To House
• Facing Losses, Farmer Mac Raises Capital
• 99¢ Only Stores Fined $1M Over Pesticide Violations
• Intel Seeks Judgment On 18 Wi-LAN Patents