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Texas - April, 2013

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• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Challenge To Under-21 Gun Sale Ban
• UBS Seeks To Appeal Disclosure Ruling In $113M MBS Suit
• Sen. Boxer Wants EPA To Answer About Texas Plant Blast
• Austin Can't Avoid Developer's Flood Takings Claim
• Paramedics Ask 5th Circ. To Revive OT Suit
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bracewell Employment Pro In Dallas
• Morgan Lewis, Vinson Pilot $390M Contango, Crimson Merger
• E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might Be Unconstitutional
• Texas Pipeline Penalties May Hit $2M Under New Bill
• Katten Bigger In Texas With New Houston Office, 5 Enviro Pros
• 3rd Haynes And Boone Atty Makes Jump To K&L Gates
• Oil Exec Gets Sentence Pared In $485M Ponzi Scheme
• Dallas Firm Wins $1.25M Embezzled By Ex-Managing Partner
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Sumitomo, KKR
• Dell, Toshiba, Others Sued Over Computer-Cooling Patents
• Cancer Treatment Device Maker Beats Antitrust Claims
• $135M ATP Royalty Suits Belong In District Court, Judge Says
• Transocean Must Turn Over Deepwater Docs To Chem Board
• Trio Convicted For $33.5M Air Force Contract Fraud
• TransCanada Pushes Keystone Start Date To Late 2015
• Texas High Court Asked To Strike 'Baseball Rule'
• Cousins Puts Up $102.4M For Austin Office Tower
• Stanford Owes SEC $6.8B As Ponzi Scheme Fallout Continues
• Citigroup Appeals For Coverage In $55M Mexican Land Gaffe
• Asarco Says It Didn't Waive Cemex Claim In $19M Cleanup Row
• Shutterfly Latest To Be Sued Over Online Image Patent
• TransCanada Settles East Texas Land Seizure Suit
• Justices Asked To Mull E-Privacy Law In Phone-Search Case
• MBIA Suit Over $1B Sports Venue Bonds Tossed
• Reps. Want Probe Of Federal Oversight After Texas Plant Blast
• LNG Venture Reaches Tentative Supply Deal With Petronet
• Houston Eyes More Housing Projects With Code Change
• Apollo, Double Eagle Form Okla. Oil And Gas Venture
• Nexstar, Mission Broadcasting Pay $270M For 19 TV Stations
• Applying Absolute Priority Rule — Broad Vs. Narrow Views
• Jenner & Block's $4.4M Patent Fee Award Approved
• TPH Latest PE Firm To Snag Piece Of Oil, Gas Startup
• Expedia MDL Won't Wait For Pending High Court Ruling
• Anadarko Urges Court To Nix Deepwater Securities Suit
• Texas Says Churchill Downs Can't Lift Ban On Online Bets
• Texas House Passes State Version Of Ledbetter Act
• Dallas Eatery Owes $1M In Lease Dispute, Appeals Court Says
• DOI Offers 21M Gulf Acres For Offshore Drilling
• Starbucks, Marriott Sued In WiFi Hotspot Patent Blitz
• K&L Gates Adds 2 From Jackson Walker, Haynes And Boone
• First Suits Over Texas Plant Explosion Trickle In
• HIG Capital Acquires Hospitality Services Provider
• Q&A With Thompson & Knight's Scott Stolley
• Texas House Panel Backs $2B In New Water Projects
• Texas Plant Blast Likely Caused $100M In Insured Losses
• Dell Investor Cashes Out After Blackstone Walks Away
• MetroPCS Shareholders Greenlight $1.5B T-Mobile Merger
• Razed San Antonio Building's Owner Loses Award In 5th Circ.
• Texas Court Pares Suit Over Bogus Fracking Pollution Claims
• Entergy Asks Appeals Court To Nix $1B Overcharge Suit
• EPA's Critique Casts Fresh Doubt On Keystone XL
• High Court Skeptical Of Texas Claim To Okla. Water
• 5th Circ. Speeds Up BP's Appeal Over Spill Claims Process
• Plains Owes Energy Co. Half Of $83M Award, Court Hears
• Trilantic, Riverstone Get Behind Upstream Oil, Gas Venture
• Dallas Claims City Judges Lack Standing To Fight Ouster
• Paul Hastings Adds Capital Markets Pro In Houston
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• Valerus Duped Into Upping Equity In Credit Deal, Court Told
• Greed Drove CIBC To Back Failed $45M Oil Well, Court Told
• Texas Asks High Court To Scrap EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Cortland Partners Puts Up $244M For 5 Apt. Communities
• Texas AG Can't Dodge Atty's Wrongful Firing Suit
• VirnetX Sues Microsoft For Breaching $200M Patent License
• Portuguese Shipper Pays $1M To Settle Pollution Charges
• Ericsson Ramps Up Essential Patent Battle With Samsung
• Jackson Walker Picks Up 2 Bankruptcy Pros In Dallas
• Travelers Dodges Defense Of Waste Co.'s Tussle With EPA
• High Court Sidesteps Fight Over Wetland Mitigation Credits
• Texas High Court To Hear Tyco Workers' Severance Beef
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., TPG, Billabong
• Copano's $3B Kinder Morgan Deal On Track After Settlements
• Google Says IP Law Boutique Must Hand Over Personnel File
• REC Sales Don't Compete With Electricity, Appeals Court Told
• Highland Blasts Fund Investors' Claims It Hid Withdrawals
• Texas Justices Take Up Scope Of Trade Secrets Protection
• Aetna Needn't Pay $13M Owed By Processor: Texas High Court
• Ex-Schlotzsky's Brass Can't Sue Haynes and Boone: 5th Circ.
• $4M Caremark Deal Not Tied To Fee Row, Whistleblower Says
• Blackstone Bows Out, Playing Silver Lake's Tune
• TransCanada Land Seizure Won't Get Day In Texas High Court
• Red Cross Says J&J's Anti-Bleeding Patches Infringe Patents
• Texas Justices To Consider 3rd-Party Restitution To Insurers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, IBM, Lloyds
• Texas High Court To Hear Suit Over $10M Plant Explosion
• Texas PE Firm Launches $150M Medical Real Estate Fund
• Proposed Texas Dental Bill Indicates Greater Regulation
• Texas Gets Food Stamp Suit Pared Down In Appeals Court
• Grupo Mexico Pulled Back Into Insurer's $12M Asbestos Suit
• Stereotyping Can't Show Same-Sex Harassment, 5th Circ. Told
• Porter Hedges Scoops Trial Pro From Hunton & Williams
• Oil Investor's $31M Award Upheld, Collection Efforts Nixed
• Oil Co. Pushes Texas High Court For Release Of Exxon Docs
• Personal Injury Atty Scammed Clients Out Of $1M, Suit Says
• Deadly Texas Blast Likely Covered By Insurance, Group Says
• Texas Appeals Court OKs Realtor Group's Property Tax Break
• 3 Ways To Leverage Internet Access During Trial
• DuPont, Texas City Pay $1M For Superfund Cleanup
• Houston To File $23M Suit Against BP Over Lost Tax Revenue
• Traffic Reroute Isn't A 'Taking,' Texas Tells Appeals Court
• Justices Question If Silence Before Arrest Can Show Guilt
• Copano Noteholders OK Tweak For $3.3B Kinder Morgan Deal
• TWIA Urges Texas Appeals Court To Reinstate Law Firm
• 5th Circ. Quashes Generic Reglan Failure-To-Warn Suit
• Highland Lands $28M Award In RBC Securities Row
• Texas Justice Of The Peace Killed Prosecutors, Wife Says
• Akerman Lures Dallas Banking Atty From Beirne Maynard
• PE-Backed Construction Co. Scoops Up Pipeline Contractor
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Carlyle, Commerzbank
• Texas Lawmakers Weigh Bill To Preserve Windstorm Insurer
• Dynegy Settles $1.6M Shareholder Class Action
• Tobacco Cos. Push For End To Texas Outdoor Ad Fee
• Vision Capital Sues Hotel Group Over Unpaid Placement Fee
• BP Hit With $1B Toxic Emissions Suit Over Texas Refinery
• Appeals Court Voids $1M Verdict Over Razed Historic Building
• Dickie Scruggs Back To Prison After Flopped 5th Circ. Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panasonic, Suntech, ConocoPhillips
• Dell Strikes Deal To Stall Icahn
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry Wants $1.6B In Business Tax Cuts
• Energy Future Holdings Proposes Ch. 11 Restructuring
• Enbridge, Enterprise JV Can Change Pipeline Tariff, FERC Says
• MetroPCS Board OKs Deutsche Telekom's Revised Offer
• Texas, Electric Cos. Ask DC Circ. To Nix EPA Boiler Rule
• Aetna Avoids Arbitration Of Suit Over $99K Ear Wax Removal
• Plains Pipeline To Build $375M Crude Oil Line In Texas
• Supreme Court Seeks US Input On Texas-NM Water Dispute
• Behringer Offers Equity Backing To Spur Austin Luxury Tower
• Toyota, Others Seek Sanctions In 'Baseless' NPE Suit
• Hitachi TV Receiver Patents Not Infringed, Jury Rules
• Texas High Court Again Snubs Atty's Employment Suit
• Reporter's Tapped Call On Hold For Now In Ex-DA's Trial
• Dickie Scruggs Loses Bid To Vacate Corruption Conviction
• Malpractice Suit Against Fuqua Firm Revived by Texas Court
• BP Escapes $2.6B Suit Over Canceled Post-Spill Dividend
• Gunn Ruling Pushes Baker Botts Patent Suit To State Court
• Houston May Extend Tax Zone For $556M Transit, Park Plans
• Shire Sues Neos To Block Adderall XR Competitor
• NBC, CBS Hit With Patent Suit Over Popular Podcasts
• Insurance Cos. Blame $20M Turbine Failure On Siemens
• Schlumberger Inks $90M Eagle Ford Share Buy
• Amazon Can't Close Book On Sales Automation Patent Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Frees Hotel From Tax On Toiletries
• Defunct Pfizer Unit Ends Appeal Of $8.7M Asbestos Verdict
• Shift-Swap Policy Alone Can't Repel Bias Claims: 5th Circ.
• Eagle Ford Worker Shortage Prompts Spike In Noncompetes
• Oil Execs Can't Skirt Charges In $485M Ponzi Scheme
• Godwin Lewis Picks Up Glast Phillips Bankruptcy Pro
• Baldwin Rips Costner Oil Venture Ruling In 5th Circ.
• Reporter Wants Tapped Call Blocked From DA Corruption Case
• Hermitage Wants Out Of $20M Silica Exposure Suit Coverage
• Ex-Stanford Bank GC Dodges Subpoena In Houston
• Clearwire Investor Urges 'No' Vote On $2B Sprint Merger
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Arbitration Award In Video Game IP Suit
• Texas Inmate Indicted Over Threats Mailed To US Attys
• Comerica Can't Duck $5M Software Sublicensing Suit
• Dallas Firm Biased Against Women, Partner Says
• Texas Man Who Sold Fake Insurance Policies Gets 10 Years
• UCSD, Algae Trade Group Defamed Biofuel Co., Suits Say
• Health Insurance Co. Charged In $9M Va. Tech Fraud
• DOI Wasn't In Contempt With Gulf Drilling Ban: 5th Circ.
• Tax Firm Can't Appeal Fight Over $8M Building Seizure
• AutoCAD Software Maker Says Infringement Claims Barred
• SEC Balks As Stanford Tries To Fight Civil Case Again
• Atty Bucks Claim He Breached Duty By Filing Rival FCA Suit
• Atmos Can't Build Pipeline Until Landowner Row Is Finished
• 5th Circ. Nixes La. Katrina Victims' FEMA Trailer Claims
• Lucas Ends Suits Over Undrilled Well, Failed $24M Asset Buy
• Texas Court Won't Revive $10M Award Against Fen-Phen Atty
• Investcorp Picks Up $200M Office Sites In Houston, DC
• Polsinelli Lands Ex-Bell Nunnally Health Care Litigation Pro
• THL Puts Up $1.1B For CompuCom
• 5th Circ. Blocks Contractor Claims Against Bankrupt Hospital
• Chemical Co., CEO Can't Dodge Charges Over Workers' Deaths
• K&L Gates Nabs Corporate Pro From Haynes And Boone
• Lance Armstrong Says Insurer's $12M Suit Barred By Deal
• Samsung Hit With $15M Jury Verdict For Phone Photo Patent
• Liberty Mutual Sues Contractor's CPA Over $50M Losses
• GE To Pay $3.3B For Oil Service Co. Lufkin In Stock Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Billabong, Icahn
• Q&A With Haynes And Boone's Mark Trachtenberg
• NRG Energy Shells Out $244M For Texas Plant
• Forged Signature Claim Bars BP Spill Attys' Fee Bid: Judge
• Travel Cos. Ordered To Pay $55M In Texas Hotel Tax Case
• Multiple Theories Not Needed In Expert Report: Texas Justices
• Lynn Tillotson Targets Texas Rangers Investors For Fees
• Texas Owes Virgin, TracFone $2.3M Over Improper 911 Tax
• Texas High Court Trims Access To Public Workers' Union Reps
• Texas High Court Voids Ruling Giving City Land To Pipe Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, Billabong, 3i
• Konica Minolta Pays $4.3M To End Wage Action
• Feds May Back Skilling Sentence Cut To Bar Retrial: Expert
• 6 More Cases Back DR Horton In NLRB Row, 5th Circ. Told
• 5 Tips For Out-Of-Towners Litigating In Texas
• Exxon Reaped $2B By Selling Land From Under Flight Co.: Suit
• Samsung's ChatON App Targeted In Patent Infringement Suit
• Bankruptcy Judge Rips ATP Over Late $3M Royalty Payments
• Whooping Crane Endangerment With A Water Rights Twist
• Shore Chan's IP Referral Fee Deal Backed By Texas Judge
• BP Asks 5th Circ. To Review Deepwater Spill Payouts
• 5th Circ. Bars Atty Fee Award For Mixed-Motive Retaliation
• Midstates Pays $620M For Anadarko Basin Acreage
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Nokia, Littlejohn
• Texas Lawmakers Urge Frack Fluid Fee, Widened Pipeline Regs
• 5th Circ. Sinks Patent Suit Over BP's Deepwater Plunger
• Apple, Nokia Resolve Smartphone Sensor Patent Claims
• Southwest Tries To Knock Out Plane Safety Class Action
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Ford Win In SUV Rollover Action
• Arkema Pays $1.4M To Settle DOI's Arsenic Pollution Claims
• FERC Urged To Nix Gulf South's $48M Pipeline Deal
• Houston City Council Votes To Sue Over Libor Manipulation
• Macquarie, Keba Say ATP Still Owes Them $3M In Royalties
• Penn Virginia To Spend $401M On Eagle Ford Shale Biz
• VirnetX Says Cisco's Jury Confusion Entitles It To New IP Trial
• Texas Senate Committee Mulls Bill Protecting LGBT Workers
• ETP Unit Must Face $162M Property Tax Suit, Texas Court Says
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• $1.8B Entergy Deal Could Harm Texas Consumers, State Says
• Gas Co.'s Fracking Defamation Suit Sent Back To Trial Court
• Thompson & Knight Adds Ex-Sutherland Asbill Finance Pro
• Texas Court Eyes Oil Investor Group's Standing In Fraud Row
• Fluor Settles Whistleblower's FCA Suit Over DOE Contracts
• Exxon Says Enviros Can't Sue It Over Refinery Emissions
• New Facebook Notification: 'You've Been Served'
• Transocean Can't Dodge Deepwater Investigation Subpoenas
• Appeals Court Boots Challenge To Dallas Payday Lending Law
• Texas Judge Tosses Pipe Supplier's Suit Over Saudi Plant
• Inside EPA's Plan For Startups, Shutdowns And Malfunctions
• Texas' Chief Justice Urges Lawmakers To Back Court Reforms
• MBI Wants $4M Verdict Upheld In Trade Secrets Row
• Former US Trade Rep. Kirk Joins Gibson Dunn
• Texas Senate Tackles Judicial Election Reform
• Gastar To Pay $85M To Buy Chesapeake Leases, End Suit
• American Airlines Ends Antitrust Battle Against Orbitz
• Fed-Up Judge Blasts Fee Dispute In $16M Lockheed FCA Suit
• Texas High Court To Weigh Warranty Scope For Used Goods