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Texas - September, 2011

153 articles

• Ex-Stanford Unit Exec Seeks Exit From Ponzi Class Action
• Yahoo Denied Atty Fees After Beating Patent Suit
• Alcon Can't Toss Inventor's Lens Patent Suit
• Cisco, SynQor End 1 Suit In Ongoing Converter Patent Feud
• SEC Clean In Mark Cuban Probe, Watchdog Says
• Hartford Sues To Duck Oil Supplier's PCB Cleanup Bill
• Thompson & Knight Nabs Jones Day Securities Atty
• The Role Of Regional Offices In The SEC FCPA Unit
• Mark Holders Denied Class Cert. In Google AdWords Suits
• Racer To Pay Up Over Dad's $11M Ponzi Scheme
• Tricare Data Breach Compromises 5M Patients' Records
• Paul Weiss Reps KPS Capital in United Copper Buy
• Stanford Employees Ask 5th Circ. To Force Arbitration
• Attys Accused Of Trying To Hijack Wells Fargo OT Suit
• Privacy Progress: Data Breach Laws In Calif., Texas
• Cisco Verdict Boosted To $74M In Wireless Patent Suit
• BPP's New Ch. 11 Plan Approved After Creditor Deal
• Ex-Cowboy's Investing Partner Pushes For Discovery Stay
• EEOC Says Energy Co. Fired Woman Over Bias Claim
• Alleged KBR Rape Victim Told To Pay Court Costs
• Ex-Landmark Power Broker Barred From Contacting Clients
• Big Banks Want Hedge Funds' $100M Enron Suit Tossed
• SandRidge Sells Texas Properties For $231M
• Travel Co. Says NY Ruling Dooms AA Antitrust Suit
• Thompson & Knight Snags SEC Regional Director
• 5th Circ. Revives Golf Voucher Antitrust Suit
• EEOC Says BAE Violated ADA By Firing Obese Employee
• 5th Circ. Finds District Court Misapplied Cy Pres
• Merck V. Garza: Now We're Really Confused
• Texas Wildfire Victims Sue Bluebonnet For Negligence
• Investors Can't Escape Stanford Receiver's Suit
• Citing Dukes, Lufkin Asks High Court To Review Class
• US Wins $11M From Owner Of Insolvent Contracting Co.
• Case Study: In Re Lothian Oil
• 40K Pounds Of Beef For Schools Recalled Over E. Coli
• ZaZa Wants Court To Stop Ex-CFO From Wrecking Merger
• Judge Won't Rethink Ruling In Applied, Covidien IP Row
• Apple Settles 2 Suits Over Audio System Patents
• SEC Strikes Deal With Another China Voice Ponzi Player
• Centrica Unit To Buy First Choice Power For $270M
• Texas Court Affirms $3M Win For Ethicus In Contract Row
• Inventors Target Nissan In Coating Patent Suit
• Home Depot Markets Fake Saltillo Tiles As Real: Suit
• BPP Rips Citizens Bank's Objections To Ch. 11 Plan
• Dynegy Hires Former NRG, Reliant General Counsel
• Texas Takes EPA Emissions Row To DC Circ.
• EEOC Accuses Bass Pro Shops Of Systemic Race Bias
• Senate Panel Backs $17B In BP Fines For Gulf States
• Former Texas Judge Still On Hook For Sexual Harassment
• SEC Seeks Testimony On Mark Cuban In Trading Suit
• J&J Loses Bid For New Trial In $482M Stent Patent Case
• Gores Group Adds Alpheus To Telecom Portfolio
• Patent Reform Claims 1st False Marking Suit Victims
• Apache To Buy Exxon's North Sea Assets For $1.75B
• Verizon Can't Dodge Fraud Claims Over Idearc Spinoff
• Brokers Face Fraud Suit Over Bogus $332M Oil Field Deal
• Dallas County Targets BofA, MERS Over Unpaid Filing Fees
• UPS, Brown Shoe Co. Exit Online Data Patent Suit
• Sandoz Settles Texas Drug Inflation Claims For $66M
• Mercedes, BMW Coast Out Of Cruise Control IP Row
• UAE Cos. Sued Over Unpaid Tech Deal Commissions
• Exxon Says Pilot Retirement Policy Wasn't Age Bias
• Oil Recycler Sued Over Texas Facility's Cleanup Costs
• First Reserve Buys Stake In Amromco
• AT&T, Others Targeted In New Data Collection IP Suit
• Kinder Morgan Seeks To Restart $38M Budget Arbitration
• Microsoft, 10 Others Hit With Data Transmission IP Suit
• Staples, Others Face New Suit Over Web Display Patent
• Hercules Investor Points To Say-On-Pay Vote In Raise Row
• Is Texas' New Unemployment Compensation Law Effective?
• Texas Law Gives Privacy More Muscle Than HIPAA
• Traders Aren't Liable For Ponzi Losses: 5th Circ.
• BP To Pay $21M To End DOJ Gas Royalty Suit
• Groupon, H&M Hit With Traffic Information Patent Suit
• Applied, Covidien Head To Trial Over Surgical Tool IP
• State Tort Reform In 2011
• Sony, HP Among Targets Of Ethernet Patent Suit
• BellSouth Workers Take ERISA Loss To High Court
• Locke Lord's Fees Lowered In Energy Contract Suit
• Nintendo Wii Targeted Over Wireless Controller Patent
• Dallas Stars File For Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell
• Energy Future Unit Wants DC Circ. To Halt Emissions Rule
• Judge Nixes BP Derivative Suit, Suggests UK Venue
• Aspen Exec Must Pay $100M, Serve 7 1/2 Years For Fraud
• Klausner Sues 3 More Cos. Over Visual Voice Mail IP
• Ford, Allstate, Others Sued Over Web Navigation IP
• 5th Circ. Backs Chili's Waiters' $1.8M Tip-Sharing Win
• Microsoft, Apple Sued Over Internet Security IP
• Obama Taps Magistrate Judge For Texas Federal Bench
• Bridgestone To Pay $28M In Bid-Rigging, Bribery Case
• Capital One Exits LML's Payment Processing IP Suit
• SNR Denton Adds Private Equity Pro In Dallas
• Oil Securities Managers Face $13M SEC Fraud Suit
• Technip's $1B Global Industries Buy Spurs Investor Suit
• Lessons From Post-Uniloc Cases
• Apple, Amazon Sued Over Wireless Device Patent
• GeoTag Launches 3 New Suits Over Web Search IP
• Soul Singer Sues Philly Label For Royalties
• States, Industry Groups Decry EPA Sulfur Rule In DC Circ.
• Texas Ponzi Schemer Who Preyed On Elderly Gets 15 Years
• Federal Surplus Lines Reform On The Rocks
• 5th Circ. Upholds Exxon Fraudster's 5-Year Prison Bid
• Sierra Club, EPA Close To Deal In Texas Pollution Suit
• Samsung, HTC, Others Sued Over Music Playlist Patent
• Dell, RIM Hit With Suit Over Networking Patents
• Chesapeake Energy Shakes Class Cert. Bid In Lease Suit
• General Dynamics Settles DataTern Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. OKs Hostile Workplace Claims Under ADEA
• Energy Future Takes EPA Emissions Rule Feud To DC Circ.
• Facebook, Yahoo Sued Over Digital Coding Patent
• Davis Polk Advises Technip In $1B Global Industries Deal
• Can A Usury Savings Clause Save The Lender?
• Google Bests Function Media In IP Suit Over AdSense
• 5th Circ. Upholds Ponzi Schemer's 30-Year Sentence
• CORRECTED: Versata Gets $345M Award Boosted In SAP Patent Suit
• Obama Makes Judicial Picks For 4th Circ., Texas
• Google, Samsung, Others Hit With E-Wallet Patent Suit
• Energy Trader Sues HarperCollins, Author For Defamation
• Singled Out In Patent Bill, DataTreasury Files New Suit
• Apple, Motorola, Others Caught In Video Streaming IP Suit
• Google, Apple, Others Targeted In Sweeping Email IP Suit
• DOJ Sues Texas Agency For Harassing Black Worker
• Strasburger Gets Bigger In Texas With Oppenheimer Tie-Up
• Ex-Aspen Exec Gets 6 Years For $56M Fraud
• Apple, Google, Others Sued Over Website Patent
• Case Study: Goodner V. Hyundai
• Interpreting In Re United Operating
• Demand For Legal Services Up In Texas: Report
• Hospital's Insurance Dispute Not Local: 5th Circ.
• TiVo Claim Survives In Patent Suit Against Verizon
• Insurance Pricing Suit Belongs In State Court: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Triton CEO's Conviction For $50M Ponzi Scheme Upheld
• Judge Must Apply Microsoft Claim To Web Patent: Eolas
• Wal-Mart, Sony, Others Walk From Keyboard IP Suit
• $8M Settlement Reached In ArthroCare Shareholder Suit
• Ex-Stanford Employees Must Face Receiver's Suit
• Shell Unit Pays Up Over Chemical Spill Notifications
• Vinson Reps Multi-Chem In Sale To Halliburton
• Refreshing Texas Campaign Finance Regs
• ThinkOptics Sues Nintendo Over Remote Control Patents
• Debevoise Reps International Paper In $4.3B Temple Buy
• HuffPo, Others Snared In Latest Webvention Patent Blitz
• Halliburton Accuses BP Of Lying About Macondo Blowout
• Imperial, XL Resolve Refinery Explosion Coverage Row
• Taxi Price-Fixing Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Wi-LAN Sues Apple, HP, Others Over Wireless Handset IP
• Broker Settles Arch Coverage Fight Over $485M Fraud
• Sony Can't Remove Texas Data Patent Suit To Calif.
• McKool, Hennigan Merger Creates Tech-Savvy Trial Firm
• Facing Life Sentence, Ex-Triton CEO Seeks New Trial
• HP Settles Blu-Ray Disc False Marking Suit
• Imperial Sugar Investors Say Stock Doesn't Taste So Sweet
• Zale Shareholders Can't Revive Securities Fraud Suit