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Texas - October, 2010

179 articles

• Verizon Beats TiVo Inequitable Conduct Claims
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $411M Award To BofA In Gas Case
• FedEx Hit With False Marking Suit Over Engine Kits
• China Dumping Aluminum Products, Commerce Rules
• Getting Out The Vote
• Samsung Settles ITC Complaint Over Flash Memory
• Rayburn Enters Fight Over Transmission Project
• Jones Day Scores Smith International GC
• Swepco Blocked From Building At Ark. Power Plant
• Lockheed Settles Antitrust Suit Over War Planes
• MedioStream Can't Dodge Inequitable Conduct Claims
• Sensata Snags Honeywell Sensor Unit For $140M
• Ex-Safescript CEO Gets 30 Months For Insider Trading
• HP Hit With False Marking Suit Over Blu-Ray Players
• 1 Size Doesn't Fit All In Patent Trials
• The Rules Of The Road For Recovering Atty Fees
• Head Of Failed Texas Bank Cops To False Book Entries
• Proskauer Dodges Tax Shelter Fraud Appeal
• AnimalFeeds, Stolt-Nielsen Settle Antitrust Dispute
• FTC Drops Probe Into Google Street View Snooping
• Stanford Legal Team Turns Over For 5th Time
• DNS Seeks 337 Probe Into IBM, Dell, Others
• Wyeth, Schwarz Escape Reglan Failure-To-Warn Suit
• Motorola Latest Target In False Marking Suit Wave
• Green Is Lacking In Supreme Court's New Term
• Pa. Gas Producer Fined Over Deadly Tank Explosion
• Former EPA Regional Director Joins BP Oil Spill Panel
• BMW, EBay Settle Out Of Parallel Web Patent Spat
• Ex-Affiliated Foods CEO Gets 41 Mos. For Check Fraud
• No Violation In SEC Cooperation On Stanford: DOJ
• Sensata Discloses Potential FCPA Violations
• The Long Arm Of Personal Jurisdiction In IP Litigation
• Judge Speedily Dismisses Stanford's Latest Request
• Scaffold Co. Not Covered For Fatal Accident: Insurer
• Law Firm Says Stroller Maker Shirked IP Bills
• Gemalto Sues Google, Motorola Over Java Patents
• Texas High Court Revives Widow's Asbestos Claims
• Funeral Group Takes Casket Antitrust Case To 5th Circ.
• Cisco, Sprint, Others Sued Over Modem Patent
• Tesoro Fights $2.4M Fine Over Fatal Refinery Blast
• Anadarko Petroleum Seeks $24M From Driller
• Linklaters Advises BP In $650M Sale Of Gulf Oil Stakes
• Change And Challenge: Nuclear Power In The UAE
• Houston Jury Pool Not Too Tainted For Stanford: DOJ
• AIG Unit's Win Upheld In Mold Coverage Suit
• Tyson Settles Case Alleging Race Bias In Hiring
• Nuke Contractor Ordered To Begin Prison Term
• TransData Sues Oncor, Others Over Power Meter IP
• Farouk Gets $300M Judgment Against Counterfeiters
• Shell, PPG Settle Contract Suit Over Supply Agreement
• Landmark Sues BJ's, Ulta Over E-Commerce Patents
• Rent-A-Center Sues Over Class Action Settlement Cut
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Kazakhstan Oil Profits Suit
• Man Pleads Guilty In $100M Life Settlement Scheme
• DOJ, Stanford Spar Over Allegedly 'Vague' Charges
• Versata Accuses Infosys Of Trade Secrets Theft
• TQP Targets Dell, Chevron, Others Over Encryption IP
• Blackstone, Goldman Sued Over 'Junk Insurance' Co.
• ArborGen Joins Fray Over Engineered Eucalyptus Trees
• Texas Woman Hits IberiaBank With Overdraft Fees Suit
• ConCarb's Suit Broke Insurance Pact, Judge Rules
• Judge Reverses Verdict In KCI Wound Therapy IP Suit
• Stanford Case Could Spark New D&O Strategies
• A Securities Litigator's Guide To D&O Insurance, Part II
• 5th Circ. Pins $29.7M Claim To Pacific Lumber
• Aegis Mortgage Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan OK'd
• Acer, MicroUnity Settle Cell Phone Patent Suit
• National Union Sues Tesoro Over Jet Fuel Coverage
• Expedia, Travelocity, Others Face E-Commerce IP Suit
• Stanford Seeks Release Under Speedy Trial Act
• Jenkens Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Tax Shelter Case
• Steering Committee Formed For Toyota MDL In Texas
• Megachurch Seeks Deliverance From Debts
• A Securities Litigator's Guide To D&O Insurance, Part II
• Intel Exits Gellyfish Patent Suit Over Computer Pads
• BP To Waive $75M Spill Liability Cap In Some Cases
• Hanger Orthopedic To Snap Up ACP In $155M Deal
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Ron Breaux
• 1st Circ. Reinstates Fee Award For Whistleblowers' Atty
• DOJ Rejects Stanford Request For Co-Conspirator IDs
• Best Buy, Samsung Sued Over Expansion Card Patents
• Insurers Lose Appeal To Contest Harsh Texas Report
• SolarWinds Hit With Shareholder Suit Over IT Contracts
• Ruling On Health Care Reform Constitutionality Looms
• US Blasts Movie Gallery Ch. 11 Plan Over Tax Releases
• Red Sox Owners Close Liverpool FC Deal
• Halliburton Gets Discovery Limited In Iraq Contract Suit
• SEC Wins Fraud Suit Against Troubled Drug Co.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reopen GraphOn, Juniper Patent Fight
• Pozen's Suit Over Treximet ANDAs Stays Intact
• Store Managers Hit Couche-Tard With Overtime Action
• Judge Approves Hines Nurseries DIP Financing
• White & Case Atty May Be Barred From 337 Case Talks
• Evaluating Reasonable Royalties After ResQNet
• Convicted AmeriFirst Exec Seeks Acquittal Of Fraud
• Judge Advances States' Fight Against Health Care Law
• AARP Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Stent Makers
• PulteGroup Again Hit With Suit Over Faulty Plumbing
• Acacia Unit's JMOL Bid Nixed In User Interface IP Suit
• Super Micro Computer Exits Blade Server Patent Suit
• KV Settles Promote Innovation False Marking Suit
• BP ERISA Suits To Join Securities Actions In Houston
• Lochner Hits Hitachi, Others With Computer Patent Suit
• Ivera Sues Hospira Over Medical Cleaning Patent
• Comcast Dismissed From EMG Touch-Screen IP Suit
• US Wins Bid To Intervene In Qui Tam Wyeth Drug Suit
• Arbitrating International Environmental Disputes
• Juniper Networks Sued Over Source Filtering Patent
• All 50 State AGs Launch Foreclosure Probe
• Judge Dismisses Flight Instruction Suit Against USAF
• Hines Nurseries Ducks Into Bankruptcy For 2nd Time
• Texas Man Gets 10 Years For Oil Investment Scheme
• Lloyd's Off Hook For Stanford's Legal Costs
• Hunton & Williams Snaps Up Energy Finance Package
• House Reps Call For Balance In 510(k) Overhaul
• Blockbuster Creditors Turn On WG&M, DIP Terms
• Deal Ends Challenge Of $41B Exxon-XTO Merger
• Fed. Circ. Sides With Mitsubishi Over TV Patents
• ITC To Probe Digital TVs, LCD Devices In 337 Cases
• Porter & Hedges Adds Beirne Maynard Enviro Partner
• Becton Fights Antitrust Claims By Rival Syringe Maker
• Entergy Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Mark Cuban Wants $2.6M For Failed Rangers Bid
• Rhapsody Exits Sharing Sound Patent Suit
• Credit Suisse Win In Lockup Spat Vacated
• False Patent Marking Dominates Rise In IP Suits In Q3
• Life Insurers Face 3rd Complaint In Tax Shelter Case
• House Pushes For OCI Rules In NASA Acquisitions
• Pampers Licensee, P&G Face False Marking Suits
• Vinson Reps CNOOC In $2.2B Chesapeake Shale Deal
• State Farm Blames 3M, Samsung Products For Leak
• EMG Sues Wal-Mart, Others Over Touch-Screen IP
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Alleged Patent Troll's Suit V. Cisco
• Hicks Says $476M Bid Undervalues Liverpool
• BofA Stops Foreclosure Sales In 50 States Amid Outcry
• Weil Gotshal Bankruptcy Malpractice Suit Revived
• Cisco Escapes False Marking Suit Over Cable Boxes
• Sipco Sues AMX, Others Over Energy Management IP
• A Special Rule For Corporate Exec Depositions
• Sidley Goes After Asarco For $1.7M In Legal Fees
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Karen Manos
• Chesapeake Hit With Suit Over $25M Oil, Gas Contract
• Judge Approves Lenders' Plan For Bosque Power
• New DataTern IP Suit Targets Aflac, Lilly, Others
• Plaintiffs Get Creative With Consumer Class Actions
• Judge Won't Toss Armored Suit Over Oral Contract
• La. Case Against BP To Remain In Federal Court
• The Patent System Pendulum Revisited
• DOJ Looking At Improper Foreclosure Allegations
• SEC Sues Ex-Dell Worker, Husband For Insider Trading
• Lockheed To Defend $96M Faulty Ship Case At Trial
• Coke, LG, Others Targeted In Web Data Patent Suit
• NOV Unit Hydralift Seeks Exit From $10M BP Rig Suit
• US Ecology Pays $500K For Hazardous Waste Leaks
• Wilson Sonsini Lures Back Warburg Pincus Director
• GE Continues Energy Push With $3B Dresser Deal
• Q&A With Crowe & Dunlevy's Brooke Murphy
• Texas Co. Tells MGA To Bug Off Insect Toy Design
• Wash. Fines Tesoro $2.4M Over Fatal Refinery Blast
• Lufkin, Andrews Kurth Accused Of Oil Well Patent Plot
• Claims Against Bayer Pared In Tainted Rice MDL Case
• Ericsson, LG Sued Over Data Transmission Patents
• Apple Fights $626M Verdict In Streaming Patent Suit
• Toss Criminal Suit, Civil Suit Is Enough, Stanford Says
• US Asked To Weigh In On Securities Cert. Standards
• Motiva Brings Wii Patent Spat With Nintendo To ITC
• KBR Tries To Boot FCA Kickback Suit
• AmEx To Fight DOJ On Merchant-Fee Antitrust Claims
• ON Semiconductor's Memory Patent Suit Sent To Calif.
• Wal-Mart, CVS, Others Sued Over Greeting Card Patent
• Boeing Hit With False Marking Suit Over Alloy Plating
• Reed Smith Eyes Merger With Thompson & Knight
• Oil And Gas Co. Exec Gets 97 Months For Ponzi Scheme
• Medtronic Settles Patent Spat Over Stents
• P&G Faces False Marking Suit Over Razors, Water Filter
• Encore's Competition Claim Against Southwire Lives On
• ConAgra Faces False Marking Suit Over Popcorn
• Pharmacy Class Blasts CVS For Misusing Patient Info
• Texas Broker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison