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Texas - July, 2011

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• BofA, Yelp, Others Sued Over Traffic System IP
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' William Sims
• United Salt Must Face Investor Suit Over Plant Buy
• Texas Watchdog Sues Life Partners Over Subpoenas
• $8M Patent Playlist Verdict Against Apple Stands
• Texas Court Revives Suit Over $2.6B Gas Co. Sale
• Pros And Cons Of The Texas Trademark Act
• KB Home Ducks Sales Staffers' OT Class Action
• 5th Circ. Affirms Biodiesel Exec's $3M Fraud Conviction
• Jury Hits Dell, Others For $5.4M In Hard Drive IP Case
• Barge Co. Owed Coverage In Injury Suit: 5th Circ.
• IP Firm Slusser Wilson Joins Fulbright & Jaworski
• Building Your Own Business Development Plan
• Contractor Denied Own Hurricane Cleanup Fraud Trial
• Aspen Owners Get Prison Time In $56M Fraud Suit
• New Dallas Litigation Firm Eschews Hourly Billing
• Ex-Littler Employment Partner Rejoins Firm
• NFL Draft Pick's Ex-Agent Sues Over Expenses
• Affinity Targets Apple Over Audio Link Patent
• Franken Wants Regulators To Kill AT&T, T-Mobile Deal
• Agromod Recalls Papayas Over Salmonella Fears
• Google Tries To Nix SourceProse Mobile Map IP
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes Claims In Royall Libel Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of Ex-First Fidelity CEO
• Kinder Morgan Settles DOL Suit Over Back Pay
• Purple Leaf Sues Amazon Over Online Payment Patent
• Fugitive REIT Founder Gets 17 Years For $2M Fraud
• USPTO Pulls DVD Patents In IP Suit Against WB, Others
• DataTreasury, US Bank Can't Agree On Imaging Royalty
• Medical Transporter Irving Settles Drivers' FLSA Action
• Men's Wearhouse Securities Suit Gets The Boot
• FTC Signs Off On $12B BHP-Petrohawk Deal
• Lodsys Targets 'Angry Birds' Co., Others In Licensing Row
• 5th Circ. Makes U-Turn On Arbitration In Stanford Suit
• Longbranch, Exec Told To Pay $2.4M In Forex Ponzi Suit
• Texas Instruments Exits Wi-LAN Bluetooth Suit
• Wells Fargo Files $239M Suit Over MBS Loan Default
• Drilling Co. Trustee Can Sue Shareholders: 5th Circ.
• Provident Trustee, SEC Settle Ponzi Case For $2.4M
• 5th Circ. Trims $2.8M Award In Post-Katrina Insurance Suit
• New Personal Audio Suit Targets More Apple Products
• Don't Mess With Noncompetes In Texas
• Texas Pol Wants Lying Charges Cut In Ike Bribery Case
• Kohl Calls On Regulators To Bar AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
• National Union Can't Sue Helicopter Cos. Over Crash: Judge
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Advises Dell In Force10 Acquisition
• 5th Circ. Lets Federal Off Hook In La. Explosion Deal
• Q&A With Fulbright & Jaworski's Brett Govett
• Ex-ArthroCare Exec Mostly Ducks $2.1M SEC Judgment
• 5th Circ. Nixes Wal-Mart Fees Award In Contract Suit
• Energy Transfer Wins Southern Union With $9.4B Bid
• Adobe, EchoSign Sued Over Email Verification Patent
• SEC Wants Striker Execs To Pay $3.6M In Fraud Case
• 21 States Back Challenge Of Health Care Law In 8th Circ.
• Private Equity's Role In Shale Field Transactions
• I Would Walk 500 Miles … But Would I Get Paid For It?
• Simpson Thacher Reps Tyco In Chemguard Buy
• 5th Circ. Nixes Continental's Sham Divorce Suit
• Cuban Can't Use 'Unclean Hands' Against SEC: Judge
• Tenaris Fined For Failure To Report Chemicals
• Texas City Cleared To Sue AEP Unit Over Plant Deal
• Dykema Snags K&L Gates Litigator For Dallas Office
• General Dynamics Looks To Duck DataTern Patent Suit
• US Denied Quick Win In FCA Suit Over Lockheed Pact
• Texas Rips $5M Fee For Ultimate Electronics Liquidator
• Jones Day Adds DLA Piper IP, Tech Pro In Dallas
• Pengo Settles US, Texas Radioactive Waste Claims
• Litigation Reform Impacts On Environmental Cases
• Sullivan, Morgan Lewis Rep BHP In $12B Petrohawk Buy
• Stanford Receiver Seeks $1.5M From Broker-Dealer Exec
• Key Energy To Buy Extraction Services Cos. For $300M
• Texas Court Remands Fight Over Construction Payments
• Texas Supreme Court's Unsettling Opinion On Causation
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law: Possible Unintended Results
• Wachtell Reps ConocoPhillips In Business Split
• Sabre Says AA Suit Fails To Allege Antitrust Harm
• Union Carbide Gets Sanctions Relief In Asbestos Suit
• BofA Dodges Loan Officer FLSA Suit
• SynQor Scores $16M In Extra Damages In Patent Row
• OpenText Buys Software Co. Global 360 For $260M
• Simpson Thacher Reps Apax In $6B Kinetic Concepts Deal
• Texas Refineries To Get New Emission Permits: EPA
• JPMorgan, Citi Settle In Check System False Marking Row
• Google, EBay Infringe Online Payment Patent: Suits
• Judge Won't Rehear Rejected Vitro Ch. 11 Petitions
• Q&A With Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• 5th Circ. Nixes $13M Verdict In Tech Contract Dispute
• Texas Court Revives Merrill Fraud Liability Claim
• AGs, DOJ Subpoena Sprint Over AT&T, T-Mobile Deal Review
• Title VII Caps Are Per Party, Not Per Claim: 5th Circ.
• Medicare, Medicaid Sued Over Preferred Pharmacy Rule
• Winstead Lures 11 Texas Attys From Beirne Maynard
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Brian Antweil
• NASA Contractor Denies Fraud Over Space Vehicle Parts
• Vinson & Elkins Reps Vanguard In $546M Encore Buy
• Personal Audio Wins $8M Verdict In Apple Patent Case
• The Legal Duties Of Clinical Trial Sponsors
• Challenging Insurer Misconduct Allegations
• Texas Jury Says Halliburton Worker Not Raped
• BP Says Gulf Rebound Nixes Future Loss Claims
• Online Storage Co. Dropbox Faces Trademark Suit
• Judge Backs Arbitration Ruling In Oil Field Dispute
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Gib Walton
• Continental Off Hook In Trade Secrets Suit: 5th Circ.
• Oil Shipper Omega Navigation Slips Into Ch. 11
• Porter Hedges Lures New IP Partner In Houston
• Ex-Sedgwick Adjuster Can't Beat Trade Secrets Suit
• Stanford Investors Attack Receiver's Clawback Efforts
• Stanford Defense Atty Begs Judge For Cash
• Boom Maker Appeals $3M Contract Suit Against BP
• Infomercial Star Awaiting Prison Accused Of Mail Fraud
• Q&A With Ogletree Deakins' Jeffrey Londa
• Dissecting Stern V. Marshall
• Texas Court Nixes $1.7M Exxon Award In Lease Row
• EPA Unveils Final Cross-State Emissions Rules
• Judge Stays Motorola Suit Over TiVo DVR Patents
• Baker & McKenzie Lands Energy Pro In Securities Group
• Fossil, Shareholders Settle Backdating Suit For $8.6M
• Tracking Noncompete Enforcement In Texas
• Sales Workers Sue Yellow Pages Publisher Over OT
• Life Partners Investors Consolidate Suits Over Data
• TiVo Seeks To Snuff Verizon Patent In DVR Fight
• Weil Adds Ex-Vinson Private Equity Pro In Texas
• Lodsys Targets NYT, Others Over Data Exchange IP
• National Oilwell Varco To Acquire Ameron For $772M
• Wildcat Attacks EA, Nintendo Over Trading Card Patent
• Microsoft, Google Sued Over Search Engine Patent
• Ropes Reps TPG In $2B Bid To Take Immucor Private
• Ex-T-3 Exec Sues Over Title After Robbins Buyout
• Western Refining To Pay $1.5M Over Refinery Emissions
• Judge Tosses $15M Patent Win For Transocean
• Spoliation Of Documents And Appropriate Sanctions
• 5th Circ. Seeks Texas Opinion In Organ-Selling Row
• Starr Fights Coverage Of SGS Chemical Spill Cleanup