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Texas - August, 2009

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• Texas Supreme Court Sets E-Discovery Protocol
• Tellabs Settles Digital Network Patent Suit
• Wis. Considers Barring Credit Checks In Hiring
• Asarco, BNSF Settle Claims Over Rail Yard Cleanup
• Yahoo Appeals $6.6M Verdict In Online Ad Case
• Kinder Morgan To Buy Crosstex Gas-Treating Assets
• 5th Circ. Reverses Wilshire Duty To Defend Ruling
• Hynix, Others Sued Over Flash Memory Patents
• TXCO, Creditors Defy Bank's Bid To Seize Rigs
• Eon, Carrier Settle 2-Way Paging Patent Suit
• Jackson Hewitt Seeks To Nix H&R Block Patent Suit
• HP Latest To Settle In Data Encryption Patent Suit
• Lin, Powerchip Resolve Patent Suit Over SDRAM
• Emergency Stay Denied For Ex-Haynes & Boone Client
• Guaranty Financial Group Files Ch. 11
• Zimmer, Smith Nephew Settle Bone Screw Patent Spat
• Weatherford Nails Halliburton For Drill Patent Claim
• Chrysler Group To Accept Liability Claims
• Actus, BofA Settle Payment Method Patent Suit
• Texas Jury Clears Yamaha In Rhino ATV Liability Case
• Proskauer Rose Targeted In Stanford Ponzi Fallout
• Lanier Starts New Bad Faith Insurance Group
• Spectrum Exits Ch. 11 With $840M Less In Debt
• TiVo Rings Up AT&T, Verizon Over DVR Patents
• Akin Gump Settles $72M Patent Malpractice Suit
• BMI Settles Copyright Suit With Texas Nightspot
• Energy Transfer, FERC Reach Wholesale Price Deal
• UK Moves Against Oil-For-Food Trader
• Zimmer Slapped With Patent Suit Over Prosthetic Hips
• Stanford Rushed To Hospital As Ex-CFO Admits Plot
• Winston & Strawn Lures Andrews Kurth Ch. 11 Vet
• Baker Botts Confirms New Round Of Cuts
• Judge Hands Partial Victory To CIBC In Fraud Suit
• Versata Scores $139M Verdict In Software Patent Row
• Panasonic Sued Over Patent For Electronics Cooler
• Class Cert. Granted In Okla. Oil Royalties Case
• Titan's Assets Frozen In SEC's Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Microsoft Appeals $290M Patent Ruling For I4i
• Schlumberger Appeals $32M DIP Approval For TXCO
• 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Shavitz In FLSA Suit
• Mallinckrodt Damages Limited In E-Z-EM Injector Spat
• Most Claims Survive In Uzbek Tea War Insurance Suit
• Ex-Haynes & Boone Client Seeks Emergency Relief
• Builders Sued Over Dallas Cowboys Facility Collapse
• Finoc Drops 2 More From Broadband Patent Spat
• Crane Seeks To Eject Bryan Cave From Patent Spat
• 10th Circ. To Rehear Hydro Appeal Over Mine Permit
• SemGroup Ch. 11 Plan Features Settlement Offers
• The Scope Of Post-Ponzi Fallout
• P&G Ends Air Freshener Dustup With SC Johnson
• Winstead Lures Hunton & Williams Bankruptcy Vet
• Stanford Investors Sue HSBC, Others Over Deposits
• Southwire Sues Encore Over Cable Patent, Mark
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Insurer's Noncompete
• HP, Others Sued Over Videoconferencing Patent
• Radiologist Targets Abbott Labs Over Stent Patent
• Boston Scientific Stent Patent Spat Booted From Del.
• Sierra Club's Fight Against RUS Coal Plant Approvals
• BofA, Allstate, Others Hit With Marketing IP Suit
• Texas 'Boiler Room' Oil Outfit Settles With SEC
• Stanford To Remain Behind Bars
• Trailer Maker Fights Plaintiffs' Expert In FEMA MDL
• Microsoft Wins Speedy Review Of Word Appeal
• ITC Launches Samsung Flash Memory Probe
• Ford, Firestone Cases Belong In Mexico: 5th Circ.
• E.Digital Seeks To Settle With Samsung Over Flash IP
• Nutracoastal Recalls, Stops Distributing 'Steam'
• PartsRiver Takes Hit In Web Shopping Patent Suit
• What's Cookin' In Dallas? Cuban And The SEC
• Tech Co. Exits Actus Electronic Payment Patent Suit
• Nintendo, Hillcrest Reach Deal In Suits Over Wii
• Georgia-Pacific On Hook For Ark. Mine Cleanup
• Coverage Spat Over Drilling Co.'s Waste Nixed
• Texas Instruments To Pay $173M For Qimonda Assets
• Verizon Units Face Fiber-Optic Patent Suit
• SAP Loses Appeal In Sky's Software Patents Suit
• FDA Warns Cos. About Marketing Ibuprofen Products
• Shutterfly, FotoMedia Resolve Claims In Patent Spat
• La. Landowners Want Class Cert. In Chesapeake Suit
• Paperless Pay — A Lawful Solution
• DHS Seeks To Rescind No-Match Regulation
• Chevron Hit With Suit Over Texas Plant Emissions
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Wal-Mart Win In RFID Patent Suit
• Best Buy, Webroot Sued Over Online Backup Patent
• 5th Circ. Unsure Of Jurisdiction For Aetna Suit
• B&D Off Hook In Wal-Mart Indemnity Suit Over Grinder
• Microsoft Appeals $290M Patent Infringement Ruling
• DDB Owns Rights To Patents In MLB Spat: Judge
• Minerva, UTStarcom Agree To Drop Cellular IP Spat
• AmEx, TQP End Data Encryption Patent Spat
• Function Media Wants Google Claims Nixed In IP Spat
• Google Fights To Block Counsel Deposition In IP Suit
• Grupo Mexico Ups Asarco Bid To $2.2B In Cash
• NextCard, LivePerson Call Truce Over Web Patent
• EDS Workers Move To Combine FLSA Actions
• Pipeline, Operators To Pay $4M Over Ammonia Spills
• AllVoice Sues Microsoft Over Voice Recognition IP
• Ex-Dell IP Counsel Moves To Haynes & Boone
• Sanyo, LG Hit With IP Suit Over Electronic Navigators
• Winstead Employment Vet Jumps To Ogletree
• Bayer Sues J&J Unit Over Arthritis Drug
• Yahoo, HP Caught Up In Traffic Info Patent Spat
• IPC Settles With Xerox To End Printer IP Spat
• Burden Lies With Cos. In Price-Fixing Pacts: AAI
• Microsoft, Southwest Hit Over Wireless Web Patent
• Aloft Seeks To Drop Google From IM Patent Suit
• Suit Says Honda Cars Had Faulty Transmissions
• Fed. Circ. Sinks Fishing Co.'s Fee Bid
• Century Indemnity Can't Get Bad Faith Claims Nixed
• Boeing Settles Defective Work Claims For $25M
• 'Yum!' TM Owner Ups Ante In Dispute With Nike
• Injunction Ordered Against Millennium Ponzi Suspect
• LG Asks ITC To Block Imports Of Funai TVs
• Cisco, Avaya Added To Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Eon, Nighthawk Settle 2-Way Paging Patent Claims
• 5th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Class In Belo Fraud Case
• 5th Circ. Sends Ensco Rig Debris Suit Back To Dallas
• Exxon Pleads Guilty In 5 States' Bird Death Suits
• Small Telecoms Lob Antitrust Suit At AT&T
• Approval Sought For ATM Ponzi Scheme Settlement
• LG Targets Funai TVs In New Infringement Suit
• CBS, Yahoo, AOL Settle FotoMedia Photo Patent Spat
• Stanford Investors Appeal Interest Freeze On Assets
• Snapple 'Natural' Label Suit Not Preempted: 3rd Circ.
• Aloft, Yahoo Settle Instant Messaging Patent Suit
• LCD Color Patent Suit Against Sharp To Continue
• US Fails To Quash Broadcom Execs' Subpoenas
• Lowe's Managers Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• FMLA And Equitable Estoppel
• Klausner, Embarq Settle Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Boeing To Pay $2M To Settle Whistleblower Claims
• I4I Formatting Patent Costs Microsoft $290M
• Plaintiffs Want $3M In Fees In Natural Gas MDL
• Sterlite Ups Bid In Battle For Asarco
• Houlihan Hits Back At Judge's Scathing Ruling
• Md. AG, PPG Reach Deal On Mercury Emissions
• Shook Hardy Snags Partner From Ogletree
• Top Skadden IP Lawyers Join Paul Hastings
• Unitrin Sued Over Hurricane Season Policy-Nixing
• SEC Asks 5th Circ. To Block Stanford Clawback Bid
• Stanford Investors Accuse Broker Of Negligence
• Toxic Asset Threat Remains, Despite TARP: Report
• NextCard, HSBC Trim Claims In Credit Card IP Spat
• Verizon's Bid To Dismiss VoIP Patent Suit Denied
• CDX Disclosure Statement Wins Court Approval
• Abbott Sues Centocor Over Psoriasis Drug Patents
• DataTern Settles With AmEx Over Database Patent
• Red Hat, Novell Still Face Interface Patent Claims
• Texas Court Reverses Ruling On Oil Cos.' Covenant
• Exco, BG Group Strike $249M Midstream Asset Deal
• Fund Manager To Pay $300K Fine In SEC PIPE Suit
• Pool Defect Claims Contractual, Not Tort: 5th Circ.
• Actus, WildTangent Settle Payment Method Patent Suit
• Q&A With Locke Lord's Elizabeth Mack
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Rob Fram
• Judge Says DirecTV Must Use Plaintiffs' Search Terms
• Class Status Denied In AT&T ERISA Suit
• EDS Ends Prepaid Phone Patent Spat With Rivals
• Honeywell Appeals Judgment In LCD Patent Case
• Stanford Brokers Battle Receiver Over D&O Policy
• Texas MDL Panel Consolidates Mylan Cases
• Insurer Ordered To Cover ORI In Amputated Toes Suit
• API Strikes Deals With Amazon, Facebook Over Patent
• Willis Group Sued Again Over Alleged Stanford Plot
• Former Lyondell Execs Blast Proposed Benefits Cuts
• Toyota, Others Prevail In Spat Over Britannica Map IP
• Going In-House: Making The Transition From BigLaw
• Settlement In Google, Aloft Browser Feud In Works
• 5th Circ. Nixes Boeing Workers' FLSA Action
• No Duty To Defend For Insurer In AARP Suit: 5th Circ.
• Objections Pour In Over Grupo Mexico's Asarco Plan
• FDIC Sues Baker Botts To Get Bank Fraud Docs
• Minn. Inventor Hits More Tech Cos. Over Data Patents
• Motorola Settles Minerva's Cellular Patent Suit
• Apple, Others Settle In PACid Encryption Patent Suit
• Q&A With Orrick's Roger Frankel
• Greenpeace, Kimberly-Clark End Forest Feud
• Retailers Cut Deal With Acacia Over Fraud Patent
• An Eye On Trade Secrets, Noncompetes In NY
• Noble Group's $65M Bid Wins SemGroup Auction
• Nissan Seeks Sanctions Against MoFo, MHL Tek
• Plastic Bag Bans Could Be The Next Wave
• Twitter Hit With Suit Over Mass Notification Patent
• Dell Sales Reps Win Certification In FLSA Action
• Q&A With Faegre & Benson's Joseph Price
• Ex-Accountant Dropped From SEC's Delphi Case
• Sedgwick Snags Akin Gump Insurance Partner
• Stanford Lawyer's Withdrawal Bid Held Up For Now
• USPTO Preliminary Finding Rejects TiVo DVR Patent
• Energy Partners Wins Approval For Chapter 11 Plan
• Oil Sludge Plaintiffs Fight Chrysler Notification Method
• Davis-Lynch Attacks Inequitable Conduct Allegations
• Smucker, Kraft Hit Back In Coffee Patent Feud