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Texas - January, 2011

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• Halliburton, Others May Have Fracked Illegally: Report
• Enviros Sue For Access To Info On Faulty Dams
• St. Paul Tries To Evade Texas Oil Spill Costs
• Apple's Invalidity Claims Can't Halt MP3 Player IP Suit
• Gibson Dunn Snags 5 Experts To Bolster Dallas Office
• SynQor Pulls Ericsson, Cisco Into Converter IP Fight
• Nokia, Others Face Wireless Navigation Patent Suit
• VW Hit With New IP Suit Over Car Audio Systems
• J&J Slammed With $482M Verdict In Stent Patent Suit
• BASF Hit With False Marking Suit Over Herbicides
• Ex-Judge, Others Indicted For Hurricane Ike Fraud
• Akin Gump, Sydow Clash Over Stanford Suit's Venue
• Fujitsu Exits PACid Suit Over Network Patents
• Dean Execs Defeat Shareholder Suit Over Milk Monopoly
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Lures 2 Oil, Gas Partners From Baker
• Apple, Google, Others Sued Over Processor Patent
• 5th Circ. Clears BP Traders Of Propane Antitrust Plot
• Aspen Exploration Owners Plead Guilty In $56M Fraud
• Acer Faces Infringement Suit Over Keyboard Patents
• Stanford Ruled Incompetent To Stand Trial
• Dell Worker's Insider Trading Suit Counterclaim Nixed
• Salespeople Slap Ryland With FLSA Action
• Comcast, Others Sued Over Channel Management IP
• Ricoh Infringed Coding Tech IP: Patent Co.
• Stripes Sues TGI Friday's In Trademark Spat
• Amazon Settles With Texas OCR Over Search Patent
• Xerox, Others Infringe Tech Patent, Gemini Says
• Senators Continue To Float State Bankruptcy Option
• Artesyn, Others Win Brief Stay In Converter IP Suit
• Army Contractor Gets 3 Years In Bribery Case
• Lamebook Suit A Ploy In Trademark Row, Facebook Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Stryker Prosthetic Suit
• Man Claims Insanity In $15.8M Ponzi Scheme Case
• EPA Rebuffs Objections To Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• BP Hit With RICO Action In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• Microsoft Sues TiVo Again As DVR Patent War Plays On
• Kodak Camera IP Found Invalid In RIM, Apple Case
• Constitution May Thwart Bankruptcy Option For States
• Dunn Wants Subcontractors' Insurers To Cover Defense
• 3 Indicted Over Alleged Oil Shipping Kickbacks
• Reebok Infringes Sports Gear Patents, Suit Says
• Napa, Duracell Hit With Battery Charger IP Suit
• EPA Enforcement In 2011: No Penalty Left Behind
• Union Membership Continues To Decline, Report Says
• Winstead Lures Haynes & Boone Enviro Partner
• Insurance Gap Triggered Loan Default, Court Says
• Cadwalader Forms New Practice With McDermott Attys
• Auto-Repo Tech Cos. Hit Rivals With Antitrust Suit
• US Seeks $10M Judgment For Lockheed Tool Payments
• JPMorgan, Other Banks Hit With False Marking Suits
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Chemtura Faces False Marking Suit Over Insecticide
• Bipartisan Group Of Sens. Call For Patent Reforms
• AOL, IBM, Others Sued Over Data Storage Patent
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Steve Leifer
• Boeing Settles With Passengers In Denver Plane Crash
• Criminal Law Aspects Of Gaming Regulation
• Atty Accused Of Bribery Should Be Extradited: UK Court
• Imperial Sugar Sues Ironshore For Recall Coverage
• Feds Accuse Life Insurance Bond Co. Of $670M Fraud
• Apple Fires UK Salvo In Nokia Patent Battle
• House Sets Stage For Health Care Replacement
• Entry-Level Auditors Slap KPMG With Overtime Suit
• Twitter Faces Suit Over Celebrity Networking Patent
• Marvell, Cirrus, Others Face Computer Memory IP Suit
• Genetics Co. Sues 6 Labs Over DNA Test Patent
• Vizio, LG Settle Flat-Screen Patent Disputes
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 2
• FDIC Sues Ga. Bank Execs Over $70M In Bad Loans
• Fla. Asks To Add 6 States To Health Law Fight
• Court Rules Fla. Law Can't Stop BofA Convenience Fees
• Wachtell Reps Comerica In $1B Sterling Bancshares Buy
• High Court Refuses To Hear Stanford's Bail Appeal
• Knife Importer Wants Duties On Chinese Axes Lifted
• Broadcom, Others Sued Over HDTV Split Video Patent
• NJ Wants Say In $850M FERC Pipeline Proceeding
• Jones Day Snags M&A Partner From Weil Gotshal
• Sony, Toyota Infringe Component Process, Suit Says
• SEC Hits Former MediCor CEO With Fraud Suit
• Intel To License Wi-Lan Portfolio In Patent Deal
• CHS Aims To Oust Tenet Board In $3.3B Takeover Bid
• Case Study: Microsoft Corp. V. I4i LP
• Buyer Can't Drop $15M Trico Boat Deal, Judge Says
• Ex-Perot Trader Faces 10 Years For Securities Fraud
• 1st Settlement Reached In Deepwater Horizon MDL
• GM, Ford, Others Sued Over RFID Patent
• Oracle Oil Coverage Spat Kicked Back To La. Court
• Verizon False Marking Suit Remains In Texas
• Energy Partners To Make $201M Shallow Gulf Oil Buy
• US Wants Stanford Evaluated In Government Facility
• Weil Reps GE In $520M Deal For Power Conversion Co.
• Avoiding Class Actions With Arbitration Agreements
• Trial Patient Sues Abbott Over Humira Cancer Risks
• US Loses Transcript Bid In $16M Bribery Case
• DC Circ. Allows EPA Takeover Of Texas Air Program
• USPTO Nixes RealTime Data Compression Patents
• VirnetX Says Siemens Violated Telecom Patents
• Acqis Wants IBM Sanctioned In Server Patent Case
• Dana Settles Over Toyota Truck Frames For $25M
• False Marking Suit Says BSA No Boy Scout
• T-Mobile Wins $5M Judgment In Trademark Suit
• NPEs Reap Big Rewards In IP Actions: Study
• Retailer Anchor Blue Returns To Ch. 11
• GAO Scraps Protest Over Customs Hangar Lease
• US Chamber Vows To Help Roll Back GHG Regulations
• Merck Unit EMD Faces False Patent Marking Suit
• High Court Declines Avid Inequitable Conduct Appeal
• DeLay Sentenced To 3 Years For Money Laundering
• Mexican Court Rejects Vitro's Prepack Plan: Report
• Feds Score 5th Circ. Win In Texas Drilling Case
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Contractor Legal Fees Suit
• Goodlatte To Lead House IP Subpanel
• High Court Won't Hear 'Me Too' Evidence Case
• Judge Keeps Qimonda Docs Secret In $100M Liens Suit
• High Court To Take Up Halliburton Fraud Case
• Attys Suspended For Misconduct In Nike IP Suit
• Creditor Challenges Loehmann's Ch. 11 Plan
• Stanford's Trial Delayed Over Mental Competence
• Lender Slaps Euler Hermes With $6M Coverage Suit
• Cisco Atty's Religion Remarks Win Commil A New Trial
• House GOP Unleashes New Labor Legislation
• EPA Asks Court For Control Of Texas GHG Permits
• Samsung, Others Hit With Suit Over Chip Patents
• Promethean, EInstruction Settle Patent Suits, 337 Probe
• BofA Faces Mortgage Loan Officer FLSA Action
• SAP Wins New Damages Trial In $139M Versata IP Case
• Reed Smith, Thompson & Knight Call Off Merger
• Vinson Reps Pioneer In $866M Tunisia Oil Deal
• Locke Lord Nabs Katten Muchin Corporate Pro
• Insurance Coverage For Tenant Improvements
• BMW Hid Major Engine Problem, Suit Claims
• Store Managers Hit RadioShack With FLSA Action
• Apple, RIM, Others Hit With Display Patent Suit
• Toyota Wins $2.5M Ruling Against In-House Lawyer
• Baker Hostetler Reps Texas Health In MedicalEdge Buy
• Texas To Accept Nuclear Waste From 36 States
• Kraft Says Indian Food Maker Ripped Off Oreo Cookie
• STMicro Antitrust Suit Falls Short, Avago Says
• Obama Inks Bill To Improve Agency Efficiency
• Fed. Circ. Remands Prosthetics Patent Suit
• Commerce Approves Chinese Drill Pipe Duties
• Driving M&A Successes In 2011
• Oracle Faces $110M Software Trade Secrets Suit
• IP Cases To Watch In 2011
• Networking Insider Trading Defendants Win Bail Deals
• New Law To Crack Down On Foreign Criminal Assets
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Reps Dell In SecureWorks Buy
• Marcellus Shale: Will Pa. Impose A Severance Tax?
• BofA Exits RealTime Data Compression Patent Suits
• BP Loses Bid To Depose Oil Spill Witnesses In Texas
• Cole Joins DOJ As Deputy AG Over Senate Objections
• DC Circ. Stalls EPA Grab Of Texas Air Permit Program
• Mylan To Pay $65M To Bury Medicaid Inflation Claims
• Louis Vuitton Scores ITC Probe Of Handbag Importers
• DOJ Joins $120M Dallas School District FCA Suit
• Latency Periods And The Statute Of Limitations
• Field Techs Lose Cert. Bid In Time Warner FLSA Suit
• Dover To Acquire Oil Pump Maker For $402.5M