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Texas - November, 2009

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• Beneficial Settles With CBS, Digg On Web Game Patent
• SEC Says Construction Co. Rife With Accounting Fraud
• Amazon Hit With FLSA OT Suit Over Clock-In Policy
• DA Nano, Cabot Patent Battle To Roll On
• Pricaspian Turned Away In Total Oil Profits Suit
• USDA Says Plan Lets Pilgrim's Pride Evade Rules
• Insurer Securities Suit Against Fannie Mae Revived
• Texas Comptroller Objects To Stallion's Ch. 11 Plan
• Mortuary Giant Settles Las Vegas Antitrust Suit
• Atser Wins Partial Reversal Of Misconduct Ruling
• Tech Cos. Appeal $1.8M Wells Fargo Arbitration Award
• Intuit, Newegg Added To Alcatel-Lucent Patent Suit
• Allstate Dropped From Massive Marketing Patent Suit
• Strategic Energy Told To Pay Circa $1M In Commissions
• Sipco Sues Rivals Over Wireless Technology Patents
• Fuel Added To Excess Coverage Suit Against US Fire
• Hartford Pays To Settle Garlic Import Case
• Wachovia Slaps Owners Of AHL Team With $19M Suit
• TXCO Sues Delta Petroleum Over Oil Leases
• LandAmerica Ch. 11 Plan Wins OK From Judge
• Haynes And Boone Cuts Associate Pay For Dec.
• Thermo-Ply Wins Prosthetics Suit On Obviousness
• Merck Wins Bid To Toss Texas Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Applied Optical In The Clear In Fiber-Optic Suit
• Motorola, RIM Hit With Visual Voice Mail Patent Suit
• Wal-Mart, Samsung, Others Sued Over Antenna Patent
• SEC Sues Real Estate Co. Over $25M House of Cards
• GM Seeks $30M In Faulty Steering Component Suit
• Xerox, ACS Shareholders' Pact Alters Merger's Details
• Venture Capital Pro Rejoins Pillsbury From Howard Rice
• Concho Pays $225M For Permian Basin Assets
• Fanuc, GE Units Settle Robotic Tech Patent Suit
• Aetna Seeks Dismissal Of Ob/Gyn Coverage Suit
• Q&A With Andrews Kurth's Kendall Gray
• 2 Economists' Take On I4i V. Microsoft
• NetMass Settles Cloud Computing, Storage Suit
• Texas Court To Rehear Sabotage Case Against Exxon
• Medical Transcription Co. ETransplus Faces OT Action
• Kinder Morgan Caused Ethanol Plant Explosion: Suit
• Abstrax, Dell Settle Computer Assembly Patent Suit
• Pa. Residents Hit Cabot With Well Pollution Suit
• Aloft Drops One Patent Suit Against Oracle
• Retalix Downs Investor Suit, Closes $33M Equity Deal
• AmeriFirst Trustee Refiles Law Firm Negligence Suit
• Spansion Plan Opposed Over $8M Unpaid County Taxes
• MMS At Center Of Jefferson Block Insurance Dispute
• FDA Enforcement Heating Up
• Davis-Lynch Fails To Nix Defense In Drilling IP Suit
• EEOC Can Seek Info On UPS Beard Ban: 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Says Ads Invalidated Supplement Patent
• Panasonic, LG, Others Sued Over Optical Drive Patent
• FERC Launches Probe Of Gas Pipeline Rates
• Targeting Manipulative Trading Of Electricity Contracts
• Creditor Objects To Edge Sale Over Lease Interests
• Ex-Halliburton Contractor Wins $3M In Assault Case
• Treasury Secretary Aims To Refocus Financial Reform
• Stanford Victims Set Sights On Broker Pershing
• LMI Wants $50M Policy Out Of Stanford Defense Kitty
• Idearc Lenders, Creditors Settle Suit Over Asset Liens
• House Committee OKs Breakup Of Too-Big-To-Fail Cos.
• Bracewell Snags Private Fund Expert From Skadden
• 2nd Plaintiff Joins Milberg Negligence Action
• Bracewell Nabs McGuireWoods Energy Finance Guru
• Wells Fargo Agrees To Buy Back $1.3B In ARS
• Stay Denied In Motorola Cordless Phone Patent Case
• JPMorgan, DataTern Resolve Dispute Over Web Patent
• The Bifurcation Divide
• Senate Reaches Cloture On 7th Circ. Nominee Vote
• Plaintiffs In BofA Securities Suit Get Access To Docs
• Smith & Nephew Not Enjoined In Wound Therapy IP Suit
• Shell Unit Back In Hot Seat In Human Rights Case
• McDermott Adds Darby & Darby Attys To NY IP Team
• Long John Silver's Wins Franchisee Contract Spat
• Stanford Receiver Looks To Sell Sinking Investments
• CenturyLink Sues Sprint Over VoIP Fee Contracts
• Q&A With McDermott Will's Miller Baker
• Acacia Unit, GE Reach Accord In Medical Imaging Suit
• Suit Says Health Insurance Distributor Stiffed Brokers
• Q&A With Keker & Van Nest's Robert Van Nest
• Judge Lets Texas Fund Arbitrate KeyCorp Unit Claims
• First Bank To Sell Franchise To FirstMerit For $42M
• Asarco Judge Picks Parent Cos.' Reorganization Plan
• Arnold & Porter Snags Veteran Appellate Lawyer
• PACid Refocuses Patent Case On Single Alcatel Unit
• Q&A With Dickstein Shapiro's Woody Peterson
• Verizon Retirees File ERISA Action Over Idearc Plans
• TJ Maxx Hit With Overtime Collective Action
• Trustee Objects To LandAmerica Ch. 11 Plan
• Microsoft Resolves Claims In DRM Technology Suit
• Shareholders Fire Off Suit Over Berkshire, BNSF Deal
• ADT Workers Lose Bid For Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Mass Engineered Targets 29 Cos. In Patent Suit
• Imax Sues Cinemark Over Rival Theater System
• Creditors Object To TXCO Asset Sale To Newfield
• Edwards Angell Adds Jenner & Block Public Policy Chair
• Britney, Justin, Lakers Sued Over Jumbo Screen Patent
• API Drops Thomson Reuters From Data Network Suit
• GE Seeks $6M From Exec At Bankrupt Crane Firms
• Liberalizing Rule 27 in the Twombly/Iqbal Era
• Endo To Pay $23M To Settle Patent Suit Over Patch
• Philips, VW, Others Sued Over LED Patent
• Stanford Mistress' Millions Targeted By Estate Receiver
• 5th Circ. Upholds Ruling For IRS On 'Sham' Tax Deal
• Video Game Makers Hit With Voice Technology IP Suit
• Edge Petroleum Disclosure Statement Wins Judge's OK
• TXCO Sues Horizontal Over Interest In Texas Land
• Last Claim Survives In Tire Pressure Patent Suit
• Logitech To Purchase LifeSize For $405M
• 'Rock Band' Controller Patent Fight Heads To Tokyo
• Broadcom, Atheros Look To Invalidate CSIRO Patent
• Landry's Faces Shareholder Action Over $238M Deal
• Objections Pour In To LandAmerica's Ch. 11 Plan
• Aloft Asserts Newly Issued Computer Software Patent
• Clearwire Sells $1.5B In Equity To Back WiMax Growth
• Foley Lures Sheppard Mullin IP Chair To San Diego
• Buffett Dumping Rival Railroads For BNSF Deal
• Fraud Claims Cut From Actimmune Marketing MDL
• Swift Reveals $200M Offering In Debt-Staving Maneuver
• Jeweler Zale Hit With Another Investor Fraud Suit
• Foley, DataTern Settle IP Malpractice Suit
• Toshiba Dismissed From WIAV Wireless Patent Suit
• Asarco To Sell Polluted NJ Property For $1
• EPA Gulf Program Champions Changes To Pollution Bill
• Newfield To Pay $223M For TXCO Assets
• Conoco Off Hook For Collusion In Sea Energy Spat
• Investor Actions Roll In Over BNSF, Berkshire Deal
• FDA Warns Online Smoke Shops Over Flavor Ban
• Texas Appeals Court Seals Volvo SUV Test Document
• Allergan Hits Alcon With Combigan Patents
• Tsera Settles With 2 More In Touch Pad Patent Fight
• Plaintiffs Drop Lipitor Class Action Against Pfizer
• Northern Ill.'s New Local Patent Rules
• Nichia Puts Heat On Jiawei In LED Patent Suit
• EPA Names 5 New Regional Administrators
• Yahoo Settles With Mary Kay Over E-mail Ads, Pop-Ups
• Realtime, F5 Networks Reach Deal In Data Patent Spat
• Blackstone Makes $320M Mall Deal With Glimcher
• Key Energy Seeks $1M From Insurer For Settlement
• Michael Best Adds IP, Venture Capital Attorneys In Wis.
• $1.7B Centocor Patent Award Against Abbott Stands
• EPA Agrees To Set PVC Plant Emissions Rules
• TPG Capital, Pension Plan To Buy IMS Health For $5B
• Ex-Time Warner Exec Loses Whistleblower Appeal
• RadioShack, Employees Settle ERISA Action
• AT&T, Sprint, Others Hit With Cell Phone Patent Suit
• Iron Mountain, NetMass Settle Backup Patent Suits
• Pension Fund Sues Over Berkshire, BNSF Deal
• 7-Eleven Sues Insurer Over Subrogation Claim
• Palm Loses Bid To Stay Patent Suit Until ITC Ruling
• Shire Settles With Apotex Over Epilepsy Patents
• Patent Holder Pulls Microsoft To Texas For IP Dispute
• Cinemark Seeks To Lower Curtain On Imax Patents
• 7 Tech Cos. Settle Tsera's Touch Pad IP Claims
• Q&A With Ogletree's Craig Cleland
• Court Gives Final OK To $85M Wal-Mart Settlement
• Family Wants Volkswagen Sanctioned In Crash Case
• Tender Offer Makes A Comeback
• Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Online Map Patent
• Congress Presses Obama On Airbus Subsidies
• Allergan Lashes Out At Eye Center In Patent Dispute
• Chrysler Insurance Off Hook For 'Thieving Mexican' Suit
• TXCO Sues CMR, Llewellin Over $3.8M Mineral Assets
• TPG Adds Gas Services Co. Valerus For $500M
• RIM Struck With Patent Suit Over Storm Touch Screen
• Former Enron Broadband CFO Evades Prison Time
• Berkshire Hathaway All Aboard For $34B Burlington Buy
• $27.5M Settles Universal Health Kickback Suit
• Deck Materials Maker Appeals Coverage Ruling For AIG
• Pa. Town's Anti-Mining Ordinances Voided Again
• High Court Rebuffs Rx.com's Group Boycott Suit
• Oil Co. Denbury To Shell Out $4.5B For Encore
• Superior Offshore Resolves $23M Back Taxes Claim