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Texas - April, 2010

194 articles

• Stragent Targets Slew Of Tech, Car Cos. In IP Suits
• FTC Examines Simon's $2.3B Prime Outlets Buy
• Judge Keeps TQP Encryption Patent Suit Alive
• US Cos. Appeal Chinese Magnesite Price-Fixing Ruling
• Army Corps Didn't Infringe Dredging Process IP: Judge
• FDA Dropped Ball On Heparin Probe: GOP Lawmakers
• Wyeth, Schwarz Escape Reglan Failure-To-Warn Suit
• ITC Initiates 337 Probe Over Panasonic Chip Patents
• Fleet Management Indicted Over Alleged Oil Dumping
• The New Energy Battleground: Transmission
• Sanyo Settles In Saxon Communications Patent Suit
• Export Control Reform Initiative?
• Gulf Coast Fishermen, Shrimpers Sue BP Over Oil Spill
• Bon Tool Wins Judgment In False Patent Marking Suit
• Schwarz Pays $22M To Settle Medicare Fraud Cases
• Congress Mulls Opening Cuba To Travel, Trade
• Baker Botts Stands Firm On $142M Asarco Bill
• BP Loses Bid To Nix Testimony In $81M Fire Suit
• Geomas Settles Cityhub Patent Theft Suit
• Avid's Pet ID Patent Not Enforceable: Fed. Circ.
• Baker Hughes Awarded $25M In Varel Drill Bit Spat
• EBay Settles TQP Encryption Patent Suit
• Abbott, Lilly, Others Hid Miscarriage Drug's Risks: Suit
• Wal-Mart Adopts Cadmium Testing Standards For Toys
• DDB Takes Shot At NBA Over Web Broadcast Patents
• Eastern District Of Texas Rocket Docket Still Has Fuel
• Mitsubishi Settles In AtratechJapan TV Patent Suit
• House Panel Probes Fatal Gulf Of Mexico Oil Rig Blast
• DOJ Taps 35 Prosecutors, Agents To Tackle IP Crimes
• DE Hits Fiftyone, Others With E-Commerce Patent Suit
• Insurer's Request For Appraisal Granted On Appeal
• BNSF A Year Later: Joint And Several Liability
• Justices Weigh Arbitrator Role In Unconscionability Test
• Lender Gets OK To Fight Crescent Ch. 11 Plan
• Widow Wants Toyota Rollover Case Reopened
• Lewis Brisbois Snags 16 Wilson Elser Attorneys
• Clients Say Fen-Phen Lawyer Overcharged $29M
• Goldman Tops List Of Chief Litigators' Nightmares
• Kraft Deal Shuts Door On Balsam Coffee Patent Spat
• Water Pollution, Illegal Logging Top Feds' Enviro List
• Much Litigation Expected After Oil Rig Explosion
• GOP Probes Auto Cos. Over 'Secret' White House Talks
• Motorola, RIM, Others Slammed With Phone Patent Suit
• Huawei Dropped From Wireless Networking IP Suit
• Liability Pact Valid In Spat Over $81M BP Fire: Judge
• Ford To Initiate Recall Over Faulty Seat Recliners
• Texas Oilmen Bilked Investors Of $16.6M: SEC
• Yahoo Faces Suit Over Web Sports Broadcast Patent
• K&L Gates Nabs Corporate Partner From Vinson
• Vivid, Other Porn Cos. Settle Video-Streaming IP Suit
• Kyocera Targets 2 Norman Wireless Patents
• Online Security IP Suit V. Ticketmaster, Others Survives
• Northern Ill. Patent Rules Have Yet To Boost Filings
• Microsoft Wants New Venue For Software Patent Spat
• Lexington Must Cover Gas Well Damage: Judge
• Acacia Unit Sues IBM Over Remote Computing Patent
• Sony, EA, Others Settle Voice Recognition Patent Suit
• Gibson Dunn Reps American Tire In $1.3B TPG Takeover
• Nintendo Strikes Deal In Saxon Wireless Patent Suit
• Telus To Sell Ownership Rights To Wi-LAN Patents
• Fenner Trims Ethernet Switch Patent Suit V. Dell, HP
• Ethics Panel To Probe Massa Sex Harassment Claims
• St. Jude Settles Doctor's Pacemaker Patent Action
• Nike Golf Club Inventor Claims Putted Back Into Court
• Greenberg Atty Leads New Perkins Coie Dallas Office
• Insurer's Claim Survives In Suit Over $5M Pecan Loss
• JPML Won't Combine Plastic Molding Patent Cases
• Boehringer Pays $7.75M To Settle AWP Allegations
• Godwin Loses Bid To Toss AmeriFirst Malpractice Suit
• The Discoverability Of Patent License Negotiations
• Goldman, Sears Targeted In New DataTern IP Suit
• Sierra Fires Preemptive Strike Over Networking Patents
• Howmedica Faulty Hip Implant Suit Preempted: Judge
• TomTom Finds Way Out Of Auto Navigation Patent Suit
• Station Casinos Says It Has Most Creditors Lined Up
• New Trial Ordered In BP Water Flow Negligence Suit
• Eka Exits Wireless Technology Patent Suits
• Air France Ocean Crash Cases Land In California
• Power-One, Artesyn Strike Deal In Converter IP Suit
• House Panel Probes Cadmium Concerns At Retailers
• JPML Consolidates BofA OT Suits In Kan.
• Intuit Reaches Deal In Alcatel-Lucent Web Patent Suit
• Ribbit Settles In Klausner's Visual Voice Mail IP Suit
• Insurance Suit Numbers Hold Steady In 1st Quarter
• SEC Sat On Stanford Case For Years: Report
• Environmental Litigation Unexpectedly Drops In 2010
• Kirkland Advises Constellation In $365M Gas Plant Buy
• More Demanded Of Plaintiffs In Financial Crisis Suits
• Facebook Exits Interactive Gaming Ad Patent Suit
• Dallas Sued Over Law Favoring Natural Gas Taxis
• Erickson Emerges From Brief Stint In Ch. 11
• Basic Energy Sued Over $18M Botched Well Job
• Suzuki Settles Motorcycle Frame Defect Suit For $5M
• Fed. Circ. Rulings Offer Mixed Bag For Patent Owners
• Judge Tosses American National Suit V. JPMorgan
• Handango Resolves Network Messaging Patent Suit
• Patton Boggs IP Lawyer Joins Bryan Cave's Dallas Office
• Apache To Snap Up Mariner Energy For $2.7B
• The Growth Of Agricultural Competition Enforcement
• Image Entry CEO Cops To $2M Fraud
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Elaine Walsh
• Jury Convicts AmeriFirst Principal Of Fraud
• Sens. Grill Holder On Securities, Health, Antitrust
• Pozen, Teva Bury Hatchet Over Treximet
• Toyota Says Hybrid Patent Case Is Precluded
• Utilicraft Founder Sues Freight Feeder Over Asset Sale
• Avon Bid To Sink Online Sales Suit Premature: Judge
• Ex-UBS Client Pleads Guilty In Secret Account Probe
• NFL Tackled With Internet Broadcast Patent Suit
• Ga. Joins States' Health Care Suit Over AG's Refusal
• CORRECTED: Unenforceability Verdict Sticks In Target Stroller Patent Spat
• Fed. Circ. Axes $21M Patent Verdict Against Nintendo
• Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Bane Phillippi
• Top Insurance Rulings For The Last Quarter
• Rising Star: McDermott's Sergio Pozzerle
• Trustee Slams Release In International Aluminum Plan
• Suzuki Exits Traffic Alert System Patent Suit
• Saxon, Dell Resolve Computer System Patent Spat
• Trustee Accuses Bruno's Execs Of Trashing Company
• Touradji Freed Of Some Claims In Ownership Spat
• Flying J, Shell Reach $8.5M Refinery Cleanup Deal
• Wal-Mart Settles In Acacia Unit's Fraud Security IP Suit
• Devon To Sell Gulf Assets To Apache For $1B
• $110M E-Ferol Settlement Gets Final Approval
• Sundance Seeks New Trial In $14M Rig Loan Suit
• 9th Circ. Turns To Texas Court On Insurer Bias Case
• Samsung Dropped From Flat-Screen TV Patent Spat
• Rising Star: Jackson Walker's Michael Nasi
• T-Mobile Exits Cell Phone Locator Patent Suit
• Signaling A Stricter Damages Standard In Fed. Circ.
• Access 1st Settles In Wolf Run Messaging Patent Suit
• Ebaum's World Settles In Web Game Ad Patent Spat
• Haynes & Boone Scores SEC Heavyweight
• Apple IPad Added To EMG Touch Screen Patent Suit
• Last Defendant Settles In Variant Marketing Patent Suit
• Applebee's Devours Suit Over Nutrition Info
• Qualcomm Cuts Deal In PACid Data Encryption IP Suit
• Rising Star: Cooley's Nik Patel
• AT&T Online Access Tax Cases Merged Into MDL
• DDB Tech Hits ESPN With Patent Suit Over GameCast
• Whetstone Drops 2 More From Printer Patent Suit
• Applied Medical Fights $4.8M Verdict In Surgery IP Suit
• Crossroads, Postvision Resolve Data Storage IP Spat
• Asarco Accused Of Foot-Dragging In Interest Feud
• Senate Prepares For Battle To Replace Stevens
• 5th Circ. Nixes ESA Appeal Of Railway Permit
• Fifth Third Wins Privilege Ruling In $500M Contract Suit
• Texas Court Sued Over LexisNexis E-Filing Policy
• Stanford Hires Dershowitz As Defense Consultant
• Smith & Nephew Seeks New Trial In Kinetic IP Suit
• Wi-LAN Hits Apple, Intel With Bluetooth Patent Suit
• Genesis, Shippert End Feud Over Liposuction Patent
• Judge To Review $52M Disk IP Verdict Against Quanta
• Rising Star: Haynes & Boone's Diana Liebmann
• Gracenote Settles In Song Identification Patent Suit
• Rising Star: Baker Botts' Scott Janoe
• 5 More States Join Suit Against Health Care Law
• RIM Dropped From Raylon Software Patent Suit
• Aware Settles Acacia Unit's Medical Imaging IP Suit
• Vacancies Haunt Insured Commercial Property Owners
• Morgan Keegan Hit With SEC, FINRA Fraud Claims
• AmEx Settles Suit Over Secure Transaction Patent
• FLS Miljo And Component Makers' Right To Indemnity
• Bankruptcy Sale Orders Vs. Receivership Sale Orders
• D&O Carriers, Don't Put Away Those Checkbooks Yet
• US Cellular Dropped From Phone Locator Patent Suit
• Coal And Nuclear — A History Worth Repeating?
• L-3 Wins New Trial In Lockheed Trade Secrets Suit
• Stanford Wins Latest Bid To Switch Attys In Fraud Case
• Terrorism Suit Against Oil Cos. Tossed
• Ind. Guardsmen Take Battle Against KBR To Texas
• Bristol-Myers, Takeda Hit With False Marking Suits
• Personal Audio Seeks More Info From Apple In IP Spat
• Insurers Must Cover Hyundai For Patent Suit: 9th Circ.
• Exxon Units Cough Up $32M To End Gas Royalty Suit
• Pilgrim's Pride Strikes $10M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Vizio Loses Bid For LG Display Docs In ITC Patent Row
• Toll, Honeywell Settle Web Site Trade Secrets Suit
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' R. Ted Cruz
• Ledbetter Saves Professor's Race, Origin Bias Claim
• Panasonic Seeks ITC Probe Of Freescale, Motorola
• Apple, HTC, RIM Face Patent Suits Over Smartphones
• DuPont, Motorola Still On Hook In Flight 447 Crash Suit
• Denbury To Sell Properties To Quantum For $900M
• Fed. Circ. Bolsters Hearing Components' Audio IP Win
• Dell, HP, IBM, Samsung Settle Memory Patent Suit
• Trelleborg Accused Of Fixing Prices For Buoys, Pilings
• AT&T Loses Bid To Toss Song Identification IP Suit
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Suit To Invalidate Kinetic Patents
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Microsoft's En Banc Bid Against I4i
• Shell To Cough Up Over $9M In CAA Settlements
• Plaintiffs Take MEMC Securities Suit To 8th Circ.
• Panasonic Settles In Ambato Navigation Patent Spat
• Microsoft To Intervene In TiVo, AT&T Patent Dispute