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Texas - February, 2009

115 articles

• Pilgrim's Pride Plans To Idle 3 US Chicken Plants
• Novartis Unit To Appeal $47.1M Contact Lens Ruling
• PCA: Product Recall Do's And Don'ts
• Mannatech Settles Texas AG Fraud Probe For $6M
• AUO, LG Drop Patent From LCD War
• Judge Strikes J&J Invalidity Contentions In Stent Suit
• IP Suit Between Car Sale Sites Has Empty Tank: Judge
• Media Queue Suit Over E-Mail Patent Sent To Calif.
• Western Refining To Pay $2.25M In Enviro Settlement
• Tainted Syringes Spark International Manhunt
• Fish & Richardson Drops Client, Sues It Next Day: Suit
• CERCLA Doesn't Trump Tribe's Damages Claim: Court
• Workers' Suit Against Dallas Transit, DOL Dismissed
• DSS Drops Blu-Ray IP Suit Against Electronics Giants
• Texas Judge Pleads Guilty To Obstruction Of Justice
• Bimbo Bakeries Drivers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Insurer Can't Tie Katrina Wind, Flood Damage: Judge
• Zions Latest To Settle In Huge DataTreasury IP Suit
• Court Backs Army Corps' Dredging Claims In IP Spat
• Texas And The Eight-Corners Rule
• Fraud Suit V. Indianapolis Life Down But Not Out
• Bankrupt PCA Too Slow On Recalls: Texas
• China Drywall Probe Launched Amid Safety Concerns
• Stanford Hit With Investor Class Action
• Huntsman, Reinsurers To Arbitrate $93M Fire Claim
• Magistrate Backs Collective Status For AT&T Workers
• JBS, National Beef Kill $560M Merger
• Stanford Assets Seized In Latin America: Report
• Petron Files Antitrust Claims In Oil Well Patent Suit
• EPA Gives States $6B Stimulus For Clean Water
• Lawyers Keep Close Eye On New Ledbetter Rulings
• Wind Turbine Co. Sues Swiss Re Over Storm Damage
• Samsung Joins Saxon Targets Over Wireless Patents
• BP To Pay $179M Over Pollution At Texas Refinery
• Pfizer Unit May Have To Pay $153M In Fraud Case
• IP Stimulus Plan For Detroit's Big 3
• Kodak Shoots Back At RIM In Digital Camera IP Spat
• JPML Consolidates Yamaha Rhino Litigation
• DataTern Sues Slew Of Cos. Over Database Patent
• Tech-Based Venues Pushing Rocket Dockets Aside
• Asymptomatic Changes: Compensable Injury?
• Nikon, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• Sony, Nintendo Sued Over Online Gaming Patent
• SEC Accuses Billionaire Stanford Of Massive Fraud
• Acer, License Cos. Dismiss Microprocessor IP Suit
• Peanut Corp. Of America Files For Ch. 7
• Freedom Settles Suits Over Prepaid Phone Patents
• Monster, Timex Settle Package Design Patent Suit
• Hunton & Williams Nabs Veteran Akin Gump Litigator
• Acacia Unit, Edwards Settle Catheter Patent Suit
• Inspectors Find Salmonella, Rodents At PCA Plant
• IPhone, IPod Infringe 'Rapid Redraw' Patent: Picsel
• House Passes Water Conservation Bills
• Salmonella Recall Spreads To Dog Treats
• Courts Get Tough On Willfulness Claims After Seagate
• Wal-Mart Worker Life Insurance Claims Can Proceed
• Patent Licensers Bury Hatchet With ASUSTeK
• GOP Reps Revisit Comp Time Amendment To FLSA
• Samsung Reaches Deal Over Phone Touch Screens
• Is Coal The Fuel Of The Future?
• Keystone Drops Wireless Patent Suit Against Sirius XM
• Honeywell Unit Settles 2-Way Paging Patent Suit
• Kinder Morgan Unit, DOJ Settle Pipeline Spill Suit
• CAIR: A Journey Revisited — Part I
• Court Approves $3M Superfund Deal In Asarco Case
• KBR, Halliburton Drop $579M To Settle Bribery Claims
• Texas Bill Aims To Open Door For Guns At Work
• Twin City Fights $1M Claim Over Key Legal Costs
• FBI Raids PCA In Deepening Salmonella Probe
• Manufacturers Urge Obama To Oppose Patent Reform
• ACS Shareholders' Suit Tossed Over Demand Futility
• Getting Tough On 'Critical Vendor' Status
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend Furmanite: Appeals Court
• Leahy Discloses Plan To Reintroduce Patent Reform
• Deferred Prosecution Deals Dip Sharply In 2008
• DOJ Action May Herald Deal In KBR Bribery Case
• LSAT Prep Co. Breached Noncompete Contract: Jury
• Energy Regulation Will Mirror Securities: Experts
• 27 State AGs, Bayer Strike Deal Over Yaz Ads
• King & Spalding Nabs 3 Baker Botts IP Partners
• Spectrum Brands Gets Green Light For $235M DIP
• Class Certified In RadioShack Mileage Suit
• Finoc Sues Cisco, 14 Others Over Broadband Patent
• SciCo Fights Boston Scientific Sanctions Bid In IP Suit
• American National Sues Over Lehman Losses
• AIG Bows Out Of Green Lobby Group Under Pressure
• Haynes & Boone Snags DOJ Securities Vet
• 5th Circ. Denies Forum Challenge In Exxon Fire MDL
• Opportunity Knocks For White Collar, IP, M&A Laterals
• Quantum, Winbond Settle Number Generator IP Suit
• Firms To Follow Dewey, Consolidate Offices: Experts
• Continental Faces Negligence Suit For Denver Crash
• Washing Machine Mold Suit Against LG Kept Alive
• Traffic, Apple Come To Terms In Patent Fight
• DOI Official Gets Probation, Fine For Ethics Scandal
• $4B In Debt, Spectrum Brands Files For Ch. 11
• 'Business Risk' Exclusions In CGL Policies
• BSC Accuses SciCo Of Evidence Tampering
• Judge Rejects Microsoft Bid To Toss Paltalk IP Suit
• Haynes & Boone Merges With Calif. IP Boutique
• Greenberg Lures 9 Securities Attys From Akin Gump
• BSC Told To Pay Interest On $19M Medtronic Award
• Court Nixes Enviro Groups' Objections To Coal Plant
• KCI Vacuum Patents Valid, Uninfringed: Fed. Circ.
• Fund Manager Hit With Early Injunction In Fraud Suit
• Insurer Must Cover Condo Damage: 5th Circ.
• Magistrate Presses Court To Keep Allstate Fraud Suit
• Trade Secrets Bar Insulation-Maker Deal: Court
• Reversing The Benefit To Bank Acquirers
• Clarity For Plan Administrators
• Mosaid, Micron Settle DRAM Patent Litigation
• SourceCorp Unit Head, Shareholders Settle For $3M
• Seoul, Nichia Settle Global LED Patent War
• Circuit Split — CAFA V. Securities Act § 22(a)
• Mirant Investors' Ch. 11 Lawyer Stuck With $15K Fee