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Texas - October, 2011

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• KBR Named In Alleged Rape Victim's Assault Suit
• Ex-ABB Exec Says Prosecutors Withheld Info In Bribe Case
• Latham Lures Bracewell Finance Partner To Energy Group
• US Liable For Exxon Refinery Cleanup Under WWII Contract
• HTC, AT&T Tagged With SmartPhone Patent Suit
• It May Take Two To Tango Under RESPA
• Female Ex-Workers Sue Wal-Mart Again Over Sex Bias
• Texas Court OKs Utility's Rate Adjustment Clause
• Oil Co. Investors Ask High Court To Chuck Ch. 11 Ruling
• Apple Settles Internet Security Patent Suit
• Texas Pol Escapes Hurricane Ike Bribery Case
• Latham Guides PXP's $450M Alliance With EIG Energy
• Del. May Eclipse Texas As Top Patent Venue Under AIA
• Willis Group Beats Stanford Investors' Fraud Suit
• KBR Waste-Burning Exposed British Soldier To Toxins: Suit
• Fox Sports, NeuLion Hit With IP Suits Over Web Simulations
• DeWolff Consulting Firm Gets OT Suit Booted
• Texas District Judge Moves To Son's Firm As Mediator
• 1st-Year Pay Is (Relatively) Bigger In Texas, Report Shows
• Grappling With Preservation Of Claims Post-Confirmation
• Enviros Warn Energy Future Unit Of Pollution Suits
• AARP Backs Dallas News Workers In 5th Circ. Age Bias Suit
• Case Study: Merck V. Garza
• CFTC Accuses Couple Of Running $2M Forex Scam
• Cisco, Teleconnect Hang Up Call Processing Patent Suit
• GameStop Wants Text Ad Suit Moved To Texas
• Apple, Microsoft, Others Settle Search Result IP Claims
• Case Study: Texas Mutual Insurance V. Ruttiger
• Klausner Sues Oracle, HP Over Visual Voice Mail Patent
• 2 FERC Intrastate Gas Rules Struck Down By 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Affirms Gaming Pioneer's $28M Stock Option Win
• CORRECTED: Pier 1 Didn't Infringe Gift Card Patents, Jury Says
• Hughes Adds 9-Story Office To Texas Planned Community
• Dunn, Insurers Reach Deal In $44M Construction Row
• US Fines Texas Oil Co. $15M For Illegal Cabotage
• Burger King Latest To Exit Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Kinder Morgan Buys Natural Gas Treater For $155M
• Retail Trusts Jointly Buy $97.6M Texas Shopping Center
• Baker Donelson Enters Texas With Spain Chambers Merger
• Chadbourne, Proskauer Get Stanford Ponzi Suit Booted
• Texas Man Convicted In $60M Telecom Scheme
• Wellogix Takes Reduced $44M Award In Accenture Feud
• DOJ Needs Win In AT&T Challenge To Boost Credibility
• Tech Co. Zaps Sony Over LCD Projector Patent
• Cravath Helps Santander Sell Auto Unit Stake To PE Firms
• Case Study: Whittle Development V. Branch Banking
• Fraudster Gets 2 Years For $3.6M Ex-Im Bank Scheme
• VC Firm Pursues Massive $250M Hospital Project In Texas
• Sonic Solutions, Uniloc Unplug Software Activation IP Suit
• USDA Contractor Pays Up Over Race, Sex Bias Claims
• United Copper Takes On $150M Debt In KPS Capital Buyout
• Oil Traders Admit To LyondellBasell Kickback Scheme
• Computer Co. Caught Up In Traffic Info Patent Litigation
• Nut Seller Restarts Trademark Battle With Kraft
• Akin Gump Lands Haynes & Boone Energy Deals Pro
• DiamondRock Forges $262.5M Deal To Sell 3 Hotels
• Photog Claims IPhone Apps Nicked Her Pics
• Strip Club Chain Seeks Coverage Of Text Spam Suits
• BNP Paribas Defrauded Federal Credit Program: US
• El Paso Investor Sues Over $38B Kinder Morgan Buyout
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $35M Investment Scam Case
• Texas Fines Valero, Conoco Over Air Quality Violations
• Apple's New IPhone Greeted With Patent Suit
• Blackstone Unit Inks 27 Retail Leases Ahead Of Holidays
• NRRA — Not A Surplus Lines Panacea
• Overstock, Newegg Didn't Infringe Alcatel Patents: Jury
• Alcon Sues Generics Maker Over Nasal Spray Patent
• Halliburton Gets Discovery Narrowed In Ex-Atty's Case
• AT&T, Cisco Infringed Network Router Patents: Suit
• $94M Wellogix Award Slashed In Accenture Contract Row
• Texas Arbitration Rules Challenge Stays Out Of High Court
• Statoil Makes $4.4B Brigham Buy With Vinson & Elkins Aid
• Kinder Morgan's $38B El Paso Deal Forms Energy Giant
• Shearman Guides AmeriGas In $2.9B Energy Transfer Buy
• No Quick End For Dallas In Ex-Auditor's Retaliation Suit
• Schlumberger Wins Arbitration Bid In Baker Hughes IP Row
• Entertainment Cos. Targeted In DVD Menu Patent Suit Blitz
• Amazon, Sears Settle Web Patent Suit With Alcatel-Lucent
• Case Study: Lesley V. Veterans Land Board Of Texas
• Chemical Co. Can't Raise Retiree Premiums: 5th Circ.
• Stragent Drops Porsche From Voice Control Patent Suit
• Judge Pares Solvay Drug Marketing Scheme Suit
• US Asks Court To Enforce Transocean Subpoenas
• Foley IP Pro Jumps To Bracewell's Houston Office
• Contractor Exec Escapes Suit Over Unpaid Afghan Deals
• 5th Circ. OKs Cab Permit Plan Over Competition Objections
• High Court Nixes Stanford Ponzi Victims' Arbitration Row
• Bingham Guides GE In Summit Midstream Investment
• Applied Scores Victory In Covidien Surgical Tool IP Fight
• San Diego Wildfire Insurance Suit Will Stay In Calif.
• Hercules Battles Investor Suit Over Exec Pay Hikes
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer White Hit For $19M
• Denham Pursues New $200M Oil Deal With Bracewell Help
• Insurer Must Back PR Co. In Coach Defamation Row: Judge
• GrafTech Takes Aim At RIM In Thermal Management IP Suit
• Amazon Kindle Sparks Suit Over 5 Tech Patents
• Simpson, Kirkland Aid Investors In $1.6B KCI Notes Deal
• Fulbright Securities Atty Jumps To Greenberg
• SynQor Wants More Damages After $95M Patent Win
• Lothian Bankruptcy Deal Survives Shareholder Challenge
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Alston, Bracewell Help Riverstone In Power Plant Buyup
• JPML Won't Combine Airline Booking Antitrust Suits
• Boat Owners Sue BP For Pay Over Deepwater Cleanup
• 5th Circ. Revives 'Your Work' Policy Exclusion Suit
• Miraca To Buy US Clinical Lab Testing Co. For $725M
• Haynes & Boone Snags Seyfarth Energy Finance Pro
• Lochner, General Dynamics Pull Plug On Wireless IP Row
• Software Co. Whoop Roped Into Data Patent Litigation
• Boat Fatality Insurer Pleads Guilty Over Fake Policies
• Akin Gump Grabs Haynes and Boone Pro For Texas Office
• Case Study: US V. Barraza
• Jackson Lewis Adds Greenberg Trio To New Austin Office
• CEO's Jab At Patent Law Costs InnoLux Double Royalties
• RDN Exits Auto Repo Technology Antitrust Suit
• Dow Wins Bid To Limit Discovery In Patent Licensing Feud
• Ex-Motown Head Says He Kept Copyrights After Asset Sale
• AT&T, T-Mobile Accused Of Hiding Info On $39B Deal
• Texas Law Firm Can't Shake OT, Retaliation Action
• Merrill Lynch Fined $1M Over Broker's Ponzi Scheme
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Magistrate Judge For IP Practice
• OPEC Antitrust Suits Nixed By High Court
• High Court May Hear Appeal Of Blocked Coal Plant
• AOL, Yahoo Targeted By Internet Portal IP Blitz
• Pilgrim's Ordered To Pay $26M For Price Manipulation
• Bringing ANDA Litigation To East Texas
• Top Court Boots Petrobras Immunity Claims In $787M Suit