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Texas - April, 2009

168 articles

• Oracle, DataTern Settle Database Patent Suit
• I2 Sues Oracle Over Enterprise Software Patents
• Too Late To Sue MetLife Over Contract: 5th Circ.
• Idearc Shareholders Hit Execs With Fraud Action
• Reinsurer Can Sue Alleged US Auto Guarantors: Court
• Paper Or Plastic? Retailers May Be Losing Choice
• Warner Chilcott Targets 2 Over Prenatal Drug Patent
• Hearings Begin In Del. In Suit Over Selectica NOL Pill
• ETP Must Face FERC Adversary Hearing: 5th Circ.
• Employers Should Act Now To Avoid Swine Flu Liability
• Tadalafil In Erectile Dysfunction Pills Sparks Recall
• RIM Settles With Aloft, Stragent In Patent Suits
• Sinochem Gets Patent Suit Moved From E. Texas
• Hogan Nabs Energy Litigation Guru From Jones Day
• SEC Sues Ex-UBS Trader's Hedge Fund
• FDA OKs Emergency Drug Uses As Swine Flu Spreads
• GSK May Exit Treximet Spat But Remain On Hook
• Former Hostage Of Pirates Sues His Employers
• With $1.7B Bid In Hand, Asarco Files 4th Plan
• Qualcomm To Pay Broadcom $891M To End Disputes
• Sun Didn't Infringe Versata Software Patents: Jury
• Pozen Sues Teva Over Migraine Drug ANDA
• Pandemic Preparedness For Employers
• Kimberly-Clark Gets Share Of $325M Credit: 5th Circ.
• Galderma Drops MetroGel Patent Suit V. Tolmar
• Apple Hit With $19M Verdict In OPTi Patent Suit
• Travelers, Consulting Co. Battle Over Subpoena Costs
• CIBA, Rembrandt Settle Contact Lens Patent Suit
• Enron Off Hook For $22M Settlement Shortfall
• Coppertone Maker Fired Up Over Neutrogena Ads
• Spectrum Brands Settles With Senior Lenders
• Sterlite Gets OK To Buy Bankrupt Asarco For $1.7B
• House Panel Balks At Changes To Patent Bill
• Shell Settles Sierra Club Emissions Suit For $5.8M
• Autodesk Faces Patent Suit Over AutoCAD Software
• Costco To Convert Gas Pumps In Hot Fuel MDL Deal
• SEC Reels In Businessman In $40M Fraud Case
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Suit V. Ford Over Donated Patents
• Microsoft, Cos. Settle Wireless IP Spats With CSIRO
• Texas Senate Adopts Solar Energy Incentive Bill
• Blackboard Files ITC Suit Over E-Learning Software
• Asbestos Litigation Trends In The US
• Montrose Insurer Rails Against $6M Latham Fees
• Ashcroft Law Firm Garners 4 Former US Attorneys
• Rx.com's Group Boycott Suit Time-Barred: 5th Circ.
• Portrait Co. Asks To Toss Post-Sale Trademark Suit
• Mann Frankfort Covenant Enforceable: Texas Court
• Bayou Exec's Brother Gets 21 Months, $60M Fine
• WilmerHale Asks Texas Court To Toss McAfee Suit
• McDermott Nabs Howrey IP Star For Houston Office
• Planned NM Mine Falls Under Federal Law: 10th Circ.
• Reps Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit V. AT&T Unit
• Former Exec Cooked Blast Warning: Imperial Sugar
• Antiguan Stanford Liquidators Seek OK For Ch. 15
• InterDigital Insurer Wins Interest On $20M Award
• Stanford Wants 5th Circ. To Weigh In On Asset Freeze
• Intel, Dell Settle With CSIRO Over Wireless Patent
• Court Hikes Royalty Fees For Toyota Hybrids
• Texas Sen. Backs Lower Bar For Mesothelioma Claims
• 'Bondability' Letter Is Not A Contract: Texas Court
• Dell, Others Enjoined In Mass Engineered Display Suit
• Engineer, Contractor Off Hook For Celanese Cleanup
• Texas Rocket Docket's Popularity May Be On Wane
• Judge Won't Reconsider Duty-To-Defend Bid V. Attys
• Clear Channel, CBS Hit With Web Radio Patent Suit
• Appeals Ct. Rejects Bid To Review Coal Plant Approval
• Broker's Market Timing Was Deceptive: 5th Circ.
• Apollo Founders Can't Escape Suit Over Dead Merger
• Stage Set For Tussle Over 'Octomom' Trademark
• Calif. Slams Barclays' Disclosure For LandSource
• UK Firm To Liquidate Antiguan Stanford Unit
• Lyondell Can Pay MTBE Settlement Share: Judge
• Freedom Wireless Close To Ending Phone Patent Suit
• Insurers Group Fights Texas Workers' Comp Bill
• Insurance Companies On Offense
• Spectrum Brands Disclosure Statement Approved
• Affiliated Computer Off Hook In Default Dispute
• Citigroup Sold ARS After Market Collapsed: Suit
• Texas Court Revives Prempro Case V. Wyeth
• Stanford Advisers Hit With $40M Commissions Suit
• Climate Bill Should Comply With WTO: Trade Rep.
• Re-Examination Request: To File Or Not To File?
• We Had Right To Take Clients: Ex-Brobeck Partners
• EPA Doles Out $600M For Superfund Waste Cleanup
• Fulbright Draws Ex-FERC Lawyer From Akin Gump
• Investors In Texas Ponzi Scheme To Pay Back Profits
• Weatherford Hit With Suit Over Oil Drill Patent
• Parent Co. Owes Asarco $1B Plus Mine Shares: Judge
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek Insurance Info In Lyondell Case
• Hyundai Settles Auto Entertainment Patent Suit
• Flying J Asks Court To Boost DIP Package To $11.5M
• Sebelius Vetoes Bill To Allow Coal-Fired Power Plants
• Grupo Mexico Ups Offer In Bidding Battle For Asarco
• IBM, Oracle Sued Over Patent For Database Systems
• Recent Developments At The ITC
• Rembrandt Seeks Green Light For Charter Patent Spat
• Claims Pared In Patent Suit V. GM, Ford, Others
• Drug Sellers Move To Finalize $250M TriCor Settlement
• Zilog, Altera Settle Circuitry Patent Suit
• Vizio DTV Products Infringe Funai Patent: ITC
• Front Row, Kangaroo To Join Forces In Patent Deal
• PNC Unit Settles TQP Data Encryption Patent Suit
• Invista To Pay $502M In Landmark EPA Fine
• Judge Halts Jury Trial To Hand ADT Win In IP Suit
• Visa, Google, BofA Sued Over Online Payment Patents
• Stanford Ex-CFO Davis May Begin Plea Talks: Atty
• State Bills Attack Texas High Court Asbestos Ruling
• H-2B Workers Seek Class Cert. In Oil Rig FLSA Case
• EPA Names 9 Sites To Superfund Priorities List
• Ford Can Probe Juror Misconduct In SUV Suit: Court
• Petco Settles With EPA Over CWA Violations
• TransCore Ruling May Change How Licenses Drafted
• Cos. Must Destroy Docs In Oil Drill Patent Suit: Judge
• Steelmakers Target China In Anti-Dumping Petition
• Judge Mulls Vioxx Attys' Challenge To Fee Cap
• Fujitsu Settles CSIRO Wi-Fi Patent Claims
• Radio Shack Sued Over Surveillance System Patent
• Flaming Chicken Boxes Prompt KFC To Sue Supplier
• New Claims In Leegin Rejected Under Rule Of Reason
• Elan Bites Apple With Touch Screen Patent Suit
• Accolade, Webex Settle Remote Access Patent Row
• Lutron Takes Dimmer Switch Patent Suit To ITC
• 5th Circ. Won't Unfreeze Stanford-Controlled Funds
• HP, Global Settle Suit Over Data Security Patents
• Spanish Shipper Fined $2.5M For Illegal Dumping
• Bellwether Trial Set In Katrina Trailer Toxins MDL
• Folgers, Smucker Strike Back In Coffee Patent Scrap
• Allergan Sues Sandoz Over Glaucoma Drug ANDA
• Apptix Latest Dropped From VoxPath VoIP Patent Suit
• Landsource Unit Sues Dolce View Over $45M Deal
• Google, Others Sued Over Web Server Patent
• Biologics Legislation In The 111th Congress
• 'Chinese Warren Buffett' Ran $75M Ponzi Scheme: SEC
• Texas Instruments Sues Brokers Over $524M In ARS
• Fed. Circ. Gives ITC Go-Ahead In Agere Patent Probe
• Investors Seek Access To Funds In Stanford Suit
• Centex Seeks Sanctions On Attys In OT Action
• As Other Firms Shrink, Lanier Adds 6 New Lawyers
• Judge Stays Sanofi Safety Needle Patent Suit
• More Sites Settle With FotoMedia In Patent Spat
• Textron Terminated From Online Sales Patent Suit
• Class Action Over Stalled AA Flight Grounded
• Before Suing For Unpaid Defense Costs ...
• House Bill Targets Chinese-Made Drywall
• Inventor Sues Apple Over Online Disk Drive Patent
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Bar On Oil Tax
• Mirant, Southern Settle Spinoff Spat For $202M
• BofA, Merrill Settle TQP Data Encryption Patent Suit
• Medtronic, Acacia Unit Settle Over Catheter Patent
• Virgin Mobile, 7-Eleven Sued Over Cell Phone Patent
• Ponzi Schemer Settles With CFTC For $86M
• Bill To Give FDA Control Over Tobacco Passes House
• IBM, HP, Others Hit With IP Suit Over Blade Servers
• Hurricanes, Oil Prices Force Saratoga Into Ch. 11
• Suit Accusing Energy Transfer Of Fixing NYMEX Nixed
• Grupo Mexico Faces $6B Damages In Asarco Case
• CPSC Head Beseeches Obama To Fill Vacancy
• LSI, Cypress Strike Deal Over Semiconductor Patent
• Fujitsu, Affinity Settle Suit Over Car Audio Patent
• Class Cert. Granted to Wells Fargo Trust Recipients
• CPSC Issues Rhino ATV Recall Over Rollover Concerns
• Kelson Bid For $15M Breakup Fee Nixed
• Bid To Toss Search Patent Suit V. Google, Yahoo Fails
• Bill May Keep Lead, Phthalates On Shelves Longer
• Olympus, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Spat
• Computer-Intensive Services Under The EPA
• Court Weighs Sending TiVo DVR Spat To Texas
• Most Claims Against AmEx In Benefit Plan Suit KO'd