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Texas - February, 2010

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• Greenberg IP Gurus Launch Boutique In Dallas
• Importers Ask CIT For Chinese Furniture Ruling
• Amazon Slammed With Patent Suit Over Book Search
• Rohm Accuses Insurer Of Bad Faith In Enviro Spat
• Venezuela Targets Conoco Over Refinery Stake
• Phoenix Hits New Group Of Banks, Insurers With IP Suit
• Sharp Settles Saxon Suit Over Communications Patents
• Obama Nominates 4 New US Attorneys
• Novartis Wins Out In Patent Suit Over Hemophilia Drug
• Liberty Settlement Closes Marketing Patent Suit
• EEOC Wants Law Firm Docs In Sex Harassment Probe
• NetApp Evades 2nd Sun Patent In Data Storage Suit
• BuckleySandler Adds Ropes & Gray Corporate Partner
• Micron Unit Dropped From Suit Over Memory Patents
• Nissan, Others Triumph In Tire Sensor Patent Suit
• Linen 'N Things Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Texas Appeals Court Kills Suit Over Failed Conoco Deal
• Oil Co. Appeals Insurers' Win In Leak Coverage Brawl
• LCD Patent Suit Withstands Sharp's Bid To Dismiss
• Apple, HP, Others Sued Over Memory Device Patent
• Nortel Agrees To $182M Asset Sale To Genband
• Parallel Targets Orbitz Over Web Site Patents
• Carestream Faces Suit Over Animal Imaging Patents
• Insurer Off Hook For $2M Katrina Oil Spill Settlement
• AT&T Settles Navigation Patent Dispute With Airbiquity
• Norman Strikes Deal In IPAT Data Security Patent Suit
• Guitar Hero Maker Faces False Patent Marking Suit
• Novartis, Bayer Settle IP Spat Over Hemophilia Drugs
• K&L Gates Adds Perkins Coie Corporate Partner
• GoldLantern Barred From Using Skullcandy Cell Phone IP
• Exergetic, Edison Units Settle Power Plant IP Dispute
• ITC Votes To Continue Probe Into Chinese Drill Pipe
• Hart, Avante Resolve Voting Machine Patent Suit
• Satyam Fights Tax Bill For $70M Upaid Settlement
• Kraft Roasts Balsam Coffee-Processing Patent
• SC Johnson, Energizer Accused Of False Patent Marking
• Tyco, Applied Medical Patent Battle To Move Ahead
• 5th Circ. Rules For AT&T In 'Triple Play' Antitrust Suit
• Davis-Lynch, Weatherford Strike Deal Over Drilling IP
• HP Drops Database Patent From Software Tree Spat
• Citizen Can Sue Exxon For Cleanup Costs: Judge
• Freescale Deal Clears Way For $750M Bond Sale
• Insurer Fires Back In Denny's, Sara Lee Claims Suit
• Innovative Global Launches Suit Over GPS Patents
• Rimkus' Trade Secret Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Part Of Network-1 Patent Nixed In Ethernet Power Spat
• Prison Co. Hauled Into $7M Suit Over Unpaid Food Bills
• Stanford Must Stay Behind Bars Until Trial: 5th Circ.
• Delivery Co. Owner Can't Escape DHL Drivers' OT Suit
• Judge Nixes Stanford's Bid To Toss SEC Ponzi Suit
• Fee Examiner Appointed In Chicago Sun-Times Ch. 11
• Yahoo Appeals $12.4M Loss In Online Ad Patent Suit
• IBM Accused Of Trying To 'Crush' Mainframe Rivals
• Italian Rival Sues AdMob Over Online Ad Patent
• Insurer Wants Out Of Defense For Gas Explosion Suit
• Disney Settles With Actus Over Electronic Payment IP
• Settlement Averts Meltdown For Texas Nuclear Project
• Sunbelt Settles In IPAT Data Security Patent Spat
• ATI Patent Suit Against Ford, Others Heads To Mich.
• Texas Court Won't Rehear Electricity Contract Spat
• Stanford Victims Allege 2nd Fraud In Antigua
• ITC To Probe Apple, RIM Over Kodak Camera Patents
• Maketech Settles In Uniloc Software Security IP Suit
• Pride Sets Aside $56M For Possible FCPA Settlement
• Southern Union Says $18M Enviro Penalty Too High
• Acceleron, SuperMicro Settle Blade Server Patent Suit
• Marine Hose Maker To Pay $2M Fine For Price-Fixing
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Broker Atty Fees In Bond Deal Suit
• Smith & Nephew Wins $4.7M In Arthrex Patent Spat
• All American, Plainview Hit With Suit Over Milk Product
• DataTern Sues BP, Others Over 2nd Database Patent
• Mining Exec Calls SEC Case 'Spiteful, Revengeful'
• More States Jump On Cadmium Ban Bandwagon
• Nike, Apple Hit With Patent Suit Over IPod Sports Gear
• 5th Circ. Rejects Halliburton Shareholder Class
• Saxon, Acer Settle Feud Over Computer System Patents
• Texas Fights EPA's 'Outsourced' GHG Finding
• NetApp Data Storage Suit Stayed For Patent Appeal
• US Targets Tesoro Over Gasoline Tests
• Anadarko Pens $1.4B Joint Venture With Mitsui Unit
• Short On Cash, Linens 'N Things May Resort To Ch. 7
• ITC Ends Saxon's Probe Into Samsung, Palm
• Mariner Energy Off Hook For $25M In Rita Damage Suit
• Lowe's Fires 1st Strike In Battle Over Ethernet Patents
• Environmental Justice 2.0 — An Enforcement Priority
• DataTern, Chevron Settle Database Patent Spat
• Juror Bias Voids Verdict: Mo. High Court
• Apple, Sirius Lose Bid To Transfer MP3 Patent Suit
• Bell Nunnally Beefs Up IP, Corporate Groups
• New Suit Attacks Proposed $41B Exxon, XTO Merger
• US Trustee Blasts Crescent Resources $4M Bonus Plan
• Satellite Radio IP Suit Survives Sirius Bid To Dismiss
• Citadel Appeals Ruling In $28M Fluor Stock Spat
• GE Fires New Salvo In Turbine IP War With Mitsubishi
• Apple, Google Want Web Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• Case V. Stanford Adviser Belongs In State Court: Judge
• 2nd Circ. Boots NY Title Insurance Price-Fixing Suit
• BNSF Shareholders Approve $34B Sale To Berkshire
• Gas Co. Made Fraudulent Transfer To Ex-CEO: 5th Circ.
• Tax Authorities Knock Last-Minute LNT Plan Changes
• Judge Sends ClearValue Suit Back To State Court
• Actus' Web Payment Patent Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Biometrics Co. Sues Rival Over ID Scan Patents
• HTC Settles In Minerva Mobile Media Patent Suit
• SSL Loses Bid For Citrix Docs In Software IP Spat
• Orrick Gives Breakdown Of Merit-Based Bonuses
• Hedge Fund Execs' Bonuses Aren't Guaranteed: Judge
• GE Partners Up To Buy $200M In Oil, Gas Reserves
• Jones Day Snags Vinson Securities Litigator
• Rohm & Haas Bests Insurer's Bid For Reimbursement
• Haynes Boone Nabs Winston Strawn IP Litigator
• Critics Fear Citizens United Could Tip Judges' Scales
• BofA, Countrywide Resolve Marketing Patent Claims
• K&L Gates Hires Simmons Finance Expert In London
• Dykema's Rates Help Land Ex-Greenberg Litigator
• EPA Orders NuCo Energy To Halt Brine Discharges
• Fla. Tops List Of Hot Spots For New FLSA Suits
• Texas A&M Blocked From Using Dog DNA Test Patents
• Heelys Maker Rolls Out Suit Against Kohl's, Others
• Farmers Reap $1.5M Verdict In Bayer Rice MDL
• Dish To Pay TiVo $5.8M In Attys' Fees In IP Suit
• Vinson Answers Complaints With New Bonus Payouts
• Class Actions Over Toyota Accelerator Recalls Pile Up
• Hynix, Others Hit With DRAM Chip Patent Suit
• Boeing Contract Claims Over Superfund Site Nixed
• Judge Boots Patent From Orica Blast Technology Suit
• Judge Narrows Arguments In Arthrex Patent Trial
• Wi-LAN Canadian Deal Clears Way For Patent Suits
• Parallel Drops Web Patent Spat V. Google, Amazon
• Granting A New Trial In Texas?
• Renew Energy Creditor Pushes For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Off-Label Marketing Ripe For Enforcement In 2010
• ITC Wind Turbine Ruling Makes Green Policy Waves
• Fifth Circ. Stays Insurer Payout For Stanford Defense
• Claims In Minerva Mobile Media Patents Invalid: Judge
• Centex Managers Lose Bid For Class Status In OT Suit
• Teva To Pay $315M To Settle Price Inflation Suits
• Casio Settles In Saxon Suit Over Communications IP
• Yahoo Told To Pay $12.4M In Online Ad Patent Feud
• Court Won't Compel Continental CEO Crash Testimony
• Semiconductor Co. Atheros Sued Over Capacitor Patent
• Sophos, IPAT Settle Security Software Patent Dispute
• Arlington Fires Off Declaratory Suit Over Cable Patent
• Freedom Drops Market-Cornering Claims V. Novation
• Regulators Enter Bank's Fraud Suit V. Transamerica
• Greenberg Nabs McGuireWoods Bankruptcy Partner
• Kodak, Zund Near Deal In Printer Patent Suit
• Interturbine Settles Export Violation Claims For $1M
• ITC Takes Up Sharp LCD Complaint Against Samsung
• Lenovo Resolves Suit Over Data Security Patents
• Mandatory Energy Benchmarking Coming Into Vogue
• Online Gambling Co. Sues IGM Over Betting Patent
• Cooper Tire Docs Contain Trade Secrets: Texas Court
• Panasonic Settles In Saxon Telecom Patent Case
• Senate Bill Seeks Ban On Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• Centon Strikes Deal In Tsera Touch Pad Patent Suit
• Velocity Micro Settles In Security Software Patent Suit
• RIM Gets Motorola Message Patent Nixed In UK Spat
• AtriCure Settles Medicare Fraud Claims For $3.8M
• Ex-UBS Trader Ordered To Pay $15M In SEC Settlement
• Google's Patent Fight Against Traffic To Proceed
• BTG Sheds 3 Patents From Samsung Chip Probe
• LG Settles TV Patent Spat With AtratechJapan
• DataTern Drops WaMu From Database Patent Case
• CORRECTION: Nokia Dropped From Icomm Patent Suit
• TiVo Adds Verizon Affiliates To DVR Patent Suit
• Legislators Pan Patent Reform Bill, Urge IP Protection
• Dell, AMD Sued Over PCI Express Switch Patents
• IP Innovation Calls Off Patent Feud With Google
• NY Town Objects To Old GM's Mediation Plan
• Wolf Run Sues More Banks Over Web Messaging IP
• EU OKs $5B Deal Joining IMS Health, Investment Funds
• Honeywell Wraps Up Dispute Over LED Patents
• Tech Support Worker Slams AT&T With OT Action
• Microsoft, Others Settle Data Security Patent Suit
• Lancet Retracts Study Linking MMR Vaccine To Autism
• Braskem To Shell Out $350M For Sunoco Unit
• Starwood Buys Tousa's Fla. Lots For $81M
• Hewitt Workers Make Another Bid For OT Class Status
• Texas Nuclear Plant Project May Be Near Meltdown
• The Art Of Patent War
• Tsera, LG Settle Spat Over Touch Pad Patent
• Intel Asks To Intervene In Case Over Ethernet Patents
• Significance Of Ogle V. Fidelity & Deposit Co. Of Md.
• J2 Resolves Internet Fax Patent Suit Against Comodo
• Eon, Inilex Settle 2-Way Paging Patent Spat
• Suits Over Toyota's Sticky Gas Pedals Accelerate
• Shell Loses Bid To Toss PPG's Supply Agreement Suit
• Pandora, Other Web Companies Hit With Ad Patent Suit
• Children's Cadmium-Laced Necklaces Recalled Per CPSC
• Jury Awards Ion $25M In Seismic Sensor Patent Suit
• Patent Verdicts, Judgments Could Cool Off In 2010
• Baylor Loses Bid To Force Insurer To Arbitrate Contract
• Subcontractor Wins $19M In Army Food Services Spat
• Motorola Wants To Rekindle RIM Phone Patent Feud
• Tierra Hits Qwest, Others With VoIP Patent Suit
• Key Energy Settles D&O Coverage Spat With Twin City
• Crescent Resources Files Plan To Cut $1B In Debt
• CME Group Settles Infringement Suit Over Data Patent
• Insurers Off Hook For Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup
• LG, Funai Settle Patent Suit Over Digital Displays
• E-Trade Inks Deal In TQP Data Encryption Patent Suit