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Texas - July, 2010

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• Merger Wrinkle Sends Halliburton IP Suit To Arbitration
• Pioneer Settles GPS Patent Suit With Ambato
• Jury Clears Fresenius In Baxter Dialysis Patent Suit
• ITC To Probe Sex Toy Maker's Infringement Claims
• Gaming Guru Garriott Wins $28M Over Firing
• Anointed Buyers Sweeten Rangers Buyout Bid
• Sony, McAfee Sued Over Anti-Piracy Patent
• Plaintiffs Want La., Defendants Want Texas For BP MDL
• Private Mortgage Insurers Need Support, Experts Say
• A-Rod Takes Issue With Rangers Ch. 11 Plan
• Bayer Appeals $1.5M Verdict In Modified Rice MDL
• Apple Settles Minerva Cell Phone Patent Suit
• US Concrete Prepack Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Ex-Thompson & Knight Atty Tapped For Federal Bench
• FDA's Drug Ad Rule And Learned Intermediary Doctrine
• Paul Weiss Reps AMN In $220M Medfinders Deal
• Pillsbury IP Bigwig Heads To Alston & Bird
• BP In Hot Seat Again Over Texas Refinery Emissions
• Best Buy, Dozens More Sued Over Encryption Patents
• RealPage Seeks To Raise $189M In IPO
• Jury Rules For Yamaha In 1st Calif. Rhino Suit
• Mannatech Supplement Patent Suit Stays In Texas
• Acacia Unit Sues BofA, Others Over Trading System
• Software Rights, IAC Resolve Web Search IP Fight
• Federal Insurance Victory Overturned In Spyware Case
• USPTO Upholds I4i Patent In Dispute With Microsoft
• USPTO Again Affirms Convolve Disk Drive Patent
• BP Faces Securities Probe Over Gulf Spill
• Stanford Receiver Sues Merge Healthcare For $9M
• Senate Bill Aims To Beef Up Port Security
• Texas Appeals EPA Ruling On Air Quality Permits
• Food Co. Wants Insurer To Pay For Pom False Ad Suit
• Dykema Nabs Miller Johnson's Criminal Law Chair
• Vlingo Fires Back In Speech Recognition Patent Battle
• Station Casinos Wins Disclosure Statement OK
• Delta Petroleum To Shed Noncore Assets For $130M
• Yelp, Yellow Book, Others Face Web Search IP Suit
• ST Sues Avago Over Semiconductor Patents
• Contractual Liability Exclusion In CGL Policy
• Hitachi Slams Vizio, TPV Over TV Receiver Patents
• Grassley Calls For Probe Of GM's $3.5B AmeriCredit Deal
• Moet, Zodiac Smooth Out Vodka Trademark Suit
• Bosque's Exclusivity Period Slashed By 60 Days
• Google, Yahoo Patent Suit Heads To N. District Of Calif.
• HP Inequitable Conduct Bid Fails In Blade Patent Fight
• Davis Polk Advises Quicksilver In $1B Gas Unit Sale
• Philips Settles In Skullcandy Headphone IP Suit
• General Growth Wins OK For $400M DIP Deal
• Apple, HP, Others Sued Over LCD Display Patents
• Case Study: Solutia And Pharmacia V. McWane
• BP Can't Disqualify La. Judge Over Debt Instruments
• Ford, Paice Bury Hatchet In Dueling Hybrid IP Suits
• Senators Tar And Feather BP Safety Boss
• Novartis Offers EU Antitrust Fixes For Alcon Merger
• Energy Lawyers Try Their Luck Beyond Houston
• Amazon, PayPal Face Payment Notification IP Suit
• Samsung, Sharp, Others Sued Over DVD Players
• Investors' Fraud Suit Against ArthroCare Trimmed
• TPG Makes $300M Investment In Copano Energy
• Siemens, Others Sued Over Engineering Software IP
• NovelPoint Bolsters Toy Patent Suit Against LeapFrog
• CORRECTED: Hunton & Williams Reps AmeriCredit In $3.5B GM Deal
• 7-11 Must Shed Sites To Pursue Exxon's Aussie Assets
• Cisco, KV Targeted In False Marking Suits
• Sprint Dropped From Cell Phone Locator Patent Spat
• Network Security Suit Against Juniper Tossed
• AOL, BofA, Others Hit With Spam Filter Patent Suit
• Stanford Execs Seek Discovery Shield In Lloyd's Suit
• Visa, UPS, Others Slapped With Web Data Patent Suit
• Nvidia Exits PCI Express Switch Patent Suit
• Confirmation Delays Wreak Havoc On Civil Litigation
• Lawmaker Calls Out China For 'Culture Of Thievery'
• Asbestos Tort Reform: Where Are We?
• AT&T, T-Mobile, Banks Settle Credit Card IP Suit
• Avoiding Intent In A False Patent Marking Action
• BP Investor Suit Seeks Damages From '05 Onward
• Elpida Settles In Ring Suit Over Memory Access IP
• Bosque Power Ch. 11 Plan Envisions $43M Equity Blast
• V&E Reps Concho In $1.7B Marbob Energy Deal
• Agar Strikes $1.14M Deal Over Sudan Shipments
• Philips, Biomet Accused Of False Patent Marking
• Sirius Exits Personal Audio MP3 Patent Suit
• EpsteinBeckerGreen Nabs Sills Cummis Employment Pro
• CERCLA Section 309 And State Law Limitations Periods
• Sony, Disney, Others Sued Over DVD Tech Patents
• Fed. Circ. Grants ADT Win In Alarm System Patent Suit
• JPMorgan Sues Over Texas Rangers Lease Transfer
• Texas Insurers Settle Hurricane Ike Suits For $189M
• Pfizer, Abbott, Others Hit With False Marking Suits
• Network-1, Cisco Strike $32M Deal Over Ethernet IP
• Greens Seek Restraining Order On Ark. Power Plant
• Fidelity To Sell Databases Following FTC Probe
• Denon Settles In VoxPath Data Storage Patent Suit
• Avid Denied En Banc Hearing On Nixed Pet ID Patent
• Pokemon Attacks Card Guide Publisher Over IP
• Implications Of Exxon Mobil V. Venezuela
• White Energy Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Baker Botts Flayed For Pursuing Rival RFID Patents
• Medical Developer Sues RSUI Over $12.5M Settlement
• House Panel Backs Oil Well Blowout Prevention Bill
• Okla. Wants In On Wyeth Protonix Medicaid Suits
• Obama Nominates 7 To The Federal Bench
• Apple, Sprint, Others Hit With False Patent Marking Suit
• Trial Loss Leaves Bayer 0 For 3 In Modified Rice MDL
• McWane To Settle Federal, State Enviro Claims For $4M
• Bracewell Opens Doors In Seattle
• Vinson & Elkins M&A Lawyer Shifts To Winstead
• White Energy Files 3rd Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Micron Settles Ring's Memory Access Patent Suit
• Markey Asks FDA To Look Into Arsenic In Gulf Seafood
• Insurers Accuse Arthrocare Of Medical Billing Fraud
• ITC Probes Promethean In Teaching System IP Case
• The Race Is On For Offshore Wind
• Freight Firm Can't Dodge Calif. Labor Code, Court Says
• Zenith Awarded $75M In HDTV Patent Suit
• Abbott Settles Syringe Action Right Before Jury Verdict
• Weinstein Dropped From Video Indexing Patent Suit
• Scottrade Settles EMG Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Patent Suit Plaintiffs Lose Ground At Fed. Circ.
• GGP Plan Seeks To Split Mall Owner Into 2 Firms
• MedIdea Seeks Rehearing Of Patent Suit Transfer
• OPA Cap May Be Off Table For BP, But Not For Others
• Magellan To Buy BP Oil Storage, Pipelines For $289M
• Pa. Fines EOG, Forbes Energy Over Gas Well Blowout
• 1 Bank Left In Wolf Run Messaging Patent Suit
• 'Yum!' TM Owner Drops Spat With Nike
• GOP Forces Delay In Senate Panel Vote On Kagan
• Sanyo Dropped From SmartPhone's Patent Suit
• Judge Keeps $200M MDL Over Ford Vans Alive
• Anointed Buyers Sue Rangers To Close $575M Deal
• Medtronic Faces False Marking Suit Over Stents
• Appeals Court OKs 3rd Trial In Lufkin Crash Suit
• Caliper Life Sued Over Animal Imaging Patent
• General Growth To Get $500M Infusion From Fund
• Consumers Target J&J Over Children's Drug Recalls
• Battery Co. Wants Insurer To Cover Class Suit Costs
• Fiber Systems Beats Inequitable Conduct Rap
• Station Casinos Creditors Attack Disclosure Statement
• Texas Alters Emissions Permit Program Amid EPA Row
• Ericsson Dropped From Videoconferencing Patent Suit
• Samsung, Agere Resolve Patent Licensing Dispute
• Toshiba Dropped From Computer Linkup Patent Suit
• Epson Exits Portable Multimedia Patent Spat
• Monsanto Fined $2.5M Over Misbranded Pesticides
• Embarq Exits Web Telephony's VoIP Patent Suit
• Alcon Forms $50M Trust For Novartis Shareholder Suits
• Rader's Views On Damages To Be Felt At Fed. Circ.
• What Counterfeiting Crackdown Means For IP Owners
• Texas Shielded From FMLA Self-Care Suit: Court
• Texas Court Limits Nonclient Liability For Auditors
• ®emember The Alamo!
• McDonald's Will Fight Proposed Happy Meal Suit: CEO
• Central Calif. Tops Eastern Texas As Patent Hot Spot
• International Deals Fuel Law Firm Merger Uptick
• Imperial Sugar Settles Safety Violation Spat For $6M
• Snamprogetti To Pay $365M In Nigeria Bribery Case
• 8th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Grounded AA Plane Suit
• Skilled Healthcare Hit With $671M Verdict
• Juniper, Others Sued Over Network Security Patent
• HuffPost Becomes Last Defendant In Web Ad IP Spat
• Weil Gotshal Faces Cut From Rangers Ch. 11
• Sierra Club Accuses Exxon Of Air Violations In Texas
• Amway Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed: Texas Court
• BiTEK Induced Infringement Of O2 Micro Patents: Judge
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Atty's Age Bias Claim
• SunTrust Settles In DataTern Data Security Patent Suit
• Odyssey Shareholders Sue Over $1B Gentiva Merger
• Patterson To Buy Key Energy Units For $238M
• ConCarb Hits National Union For Carbon Black Coverage
• Target Strikes Deal in Actus E-Payment Patent Suit
• Epson, Lexmark, Ricoh Face Patent Suit Over Printers
• Amazon, GE, Others Sued Over Camera Clip Patent
• EPA Revises Effort To Reduce East Coast Smog
• Texas Instruments Wins SJ In Processor Patent Spat
• Honeywell Faces False Marking Suit Over Filters
• Softvault Sues Intel, Others Over Anti-Theft Patents
• House Bill Aims To Ease Foreign Web Trade Barriers
• ArborGen Eucalyptus Trees Pose Major Threat: Suit
• How To Expedite Energy Infrastructure Project Spats
• Volvo, Caterpillar Face Vehicle Tracking Patent Suit
• Reuters, Realtime Data Patent Spat Remains In Texas
• Texas Tax Agency Seeks To Overhaul Ch. 11 Setoffs
• Miller To Seek 7-Year Ban On BP Offshore Leases
• LSI, Marvell, Samsung Face Disk Drive Patent Suit
• Sex Toy Maker Sues Rivals Over Fleshlight Patents
• EPA Strips Texas Of Lax Clean Air Permitting Program
• Microsoft Adds 5 Patents To DVR Suit Against TiVo
• IPhone 4 Signal Issues Spawn 2 Class Actions
• Dell, Nokia, Others Tagged In Wi-Fi Patent Suit
• Mannatech Rivals To Halt Sale Of Dietary Supplements