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Texas - February, 2014

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• Texas Justices Uphold Forum Clause In $33M Oil Merger Row
• Luminant Beats $470M Pollution Suit Over Texas Coal Plant
• Halliburton Could Be Star Turn For Baker Botts Young Gun
• Texas Lawyer Convicted For Role In $5M Stock Sale Scheme
• Texas Justices Revive Stock Buyout Row In Light Of Drennen
• Calif. Case Law Is An Excellent Anti-SLAPP Resource
• 5th Circ. Partially Revives Texas Transit Rail Contract Row
• Men's Wearhouse Welcomes Jos. A. Bank To Bargaining Table
• Handful Of Banner Deals Define M&A In February
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, J. Crew, Total
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Flip Gulf Dead Zone Ruling
• Landowners Want Enbridge To Pay For Bulldozing Property
• Orlando & Braun Partner Denies Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
• NYT Gets Defamation Suit Over Firebomb Plot Nixed
• Bulk Of $4M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Award Upheld On Appeal
• 5th Circ. Analyzes Additional-Insured Endorsement Scope
• Jos. A. Bank Says It's Open To Higher Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Epstein Becker Asks Texas Justices To Nix Malpractice Suit
• Haynes And Boone Snaps Up More Space At NYC's 30 Rock
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Apple Bid To Get Patent Case Out Of Texas
• Texas Cops Need Warrant For Arrestee Cellphone Search
• Japanese Utilities Sink $1.2B Into Freeport LNG Project
• Natural Gas Partners Feeds $100M Into MS Energy
• Deals Rumor Mill: WhatsApp, Jos. A. Bank, Carlyle
• Houston Atty Accuses Former Associates Of Defamation
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Could Face Billions In Damages
• RPX Fights Demand For Apple, Sidley Docs In AIA Intrigue
• Texas Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down
• Atty Wins Stay In BP Suit Amid Probe Into Spill Fund Fraud
• Siemens Asks Court To Toss $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit
• Ex-Analyst Hits Fox Sports With Bias Complaint In Texas
• East Texas Launches Fast Track For Patent Cases
• Texas Industries Investors Say $2.7B Sale Price Is Too Low
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG Capital, Blackstone, Panasonic
• High Court Says Law Firms Can't Avoid Stanford Ponzi Suits
• Houston Firefighters Union Sues City Over Staff Cuts
• LNG Exec Sues Director Over Deposition Fisticuffs
• Google's Defense Nixed In Data Cache Patent Suit
• Men's Wearhouse Backer Showcases Activists' M&A Role
• $18M Tax Shelter Battle Remanded By 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices Asked To Ax $5M Award In Gas Reservoir Row
• Just Energy Demands $7M Arbitration Award From Power Co.
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• 5th Circ. Axes State Claims Over BP Deepwater Horizon Spill
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Parsley Coffin Energy Pro
• Former Continental Pilots Sue Union Over Merger Deal
• A Close Look At M&A Brokers' New Registration Exemption
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, SoftBank, Chevron
• Total, Endo Units Hit With Vaginal Mesh Suit In Texas
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $14M Sales Tax Refund Suit
• Astrotech Wins Appeal Of Ex-CFO's Derivatives Suit
• Apple Wants E-Books Cases Sent Back To Texas, Calif.
• Men's Wearhouse Ups Jos. A. Bank Bid To $63.50 Per Share
• Supreme Court Boots $25M Pilgrim's Pride Antitrust Row
• Ex-NFL Kicker Gets 7-Plus Years For $2M Ponzi Scheme
• Ex-Chesapeake CEO Raises $680M For Okla. Shale Play
• Firm Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Wrongful Death Settlement
• Insurer Backs More Arbitration In $15M Lance Armstrong Row
• 5th Circ. Affirms Brand, Generic Wins In Reglan Suits
• Expedia, Travel Cos. Can't Get New Trial In $55M Tax Case
• Ex-Texas Atty's Bid To Reverse 20-Year Sentence Rejected
• Texas Justices Again Nix $1M Porter Hedges Malpractice Suit
• Major Victory For Hospitality Cos. In Antitrust Suit
• BHP Says Royal Blue Is Stalling $117M Oil, Gas Sale
• RLJ Ditches 11 Hotels After Nabbing $313M Hyatt Portfolio
• Texas Judge Dodges Indictment On Domestic Violence Charge
• Constangy Brooks Hits Former Partner With Fraud Suit
• Texas Atty's Appeal For Cut Of Personal Injury Award Axed
• Outside Party Lines: A Guide To Texas Nonparty Discovery
• Diamondback Spends $114M On Texas Oil, Gas Acreage
• Choice Hotels Wins Trademark Suit, But No Damages
• Brookfield, AEW Partner Up In $118M-Plus Houston Tower Deal
• Toyota Wins Stay For AIA Review In Patent Fight
• Hines Global REIT Pays $176.4M For Texas Mall Space
• Ex-Condo President Sues Doyle Raizner, Blog Over Settlement
• K2 Reversal Adds To Series Of Coverage Flip-Flops
• Oilfield Co. Asks Texas Justices To Nix Ex-Worker's Fee Award
• Orlando & Braun Partner Charged With Bankruptcy Fraud
• Intuit, Hertz Fail To Invalidate TQP Encryption Patent
• Injunctive Relief Over Trade Secrets Now Easier In Texas
• Texas High Court Asked To Void Town's Water Permit
• Life Partners, SEC Spar Over Mixed Jury Verdict
• Valero Fights Tax Assessor's Bid For Texas Refinery Data
• Signet Jewelers To Acquire Zale For $690M In Cash
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Reliance, Nucor's Boycott Cost Steel Co. $80M, Jury Hears
• Apple, Twitter Accused Of Infringing Photo-Sharing Patent
• Activist Affirms Proxy Plans After Jos. A. Bank's Bauer Buy
• Texas Group Launches Denton Fracking Ban Campaign
• Hotels, Online Travel Sites Dodge Antitrust Class Action
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Deal Squeezes Men's Wearhouse
• Hutcheson Bowers Adds Former DLA Partner In Austin
• Chesapeake Dodges Fraud Claims In Oil, Gas Contract Row
• Newegg Blasts $2.3M Verdict In TQP Data Patent Fight
• Mere Acceleration Does Not Trigger Prepayment Premium
• Anadarko Nets $1B In Sale Of China Operations
• Sidley's Blown Deadline Shows Firms Need Careful Monitoring
• Toshiba's Attempt To Trim Excite-Tablet Patent Suit Flops
• Jury Ready After Thompson & Knight's Alleged Spying
• 5th Circ. Adds New Wrinkle To Construction Defect Debate
• Texas Judge At Center Of Bribery Probe Resigns
• Thompson & Knight Guides Olympic's $170M Tower Reno
• Hayman Capital Discloses $200M Purchase of GM Shares
• Why The 5th Circ. Was Wrong In Asadi V. GE Energy
• Texas Justices Pass On $72M Rig Worker Insurance Suit
• Atty's Libel Claims Against BBB Nixed By Texas High Court
• Baker & McKenzie Lures 2 Baker Botts Attys To Dallas Office
• Texas High Court To Hear $7.5M Post-Hurricane Award Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Murphy Oil, Lone Star, Cinven
• Oil Cos. Sue Investor Over Execution Of $31M Award
• Atlas Resource Buys GeoMet Gas Reserves For $107M
• Constangy Adds Kane Russell Employment Pro In Dallas
• Jos. A. Bank Upends Merger Fight In $825M Eddie Bauer Buy
• BP To Begin Medical Claim Payouts In $130M Deepwater Deal
• Arnold & Itkin Hit With Suit Over $2M Loss In 5th Circ.
• ETP Chief Says Ex-Biz Partner Broke Trust In Pipeline Deal
• Both Sides Claim Victory In 5th Circ. SOX Row
• Google Must Face AdSense Contract Suit In Calif.
• Wrongful Termination Suit Against John Wood Revived
• Texas Justices Urged To Let $21M Exxon Royalty Suit Proceed
• Dallas Hit With $200M Suit Over Oil And Gas Lease Breach
• AT&T Appeals Order On Sidley's Blown Deadline In IP Case
• Texas Oil Refiner Puts Up $700M For Parent's Pipeline, Storage
• Texas Bar Sues State Rep. Over Client Referral Scheme
• K&L Picks Up Norton Rose Atty To Bolster Houston Office
• State Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Statutes May Null Contracts
• Pemex Can't Revive Gas Theft Claim Against Plains
• Appeals Bond On $595M Award Slashed In Eagle Ford Suit
• Hayes Messina Won't Be Ousted From Dell Patent Suit
• Sidley Austin Attys Missed Deadline To Appeal $40M Verdict
• First Wind Gets $206M In Financing For Texas Wind Project
• Apache Sheds Argentina Unit In $852M Deal
• Fujifilm, HTC, LG Hit With Patent Suits Over 3-D Software
• K&L Gates Says It Needs Oil Data For Malpractice Defense
• Texas Court Reverses Comptroller On Helicopter Sales Tax
• Drilling Fluid Co. Inks $100M Deal To Shed Enviro Biz
• As Exonerations Grow, States Make Them Harder To Win
• Greenberg Traurig Adds 4 Ex-Locke Lord Attys In Dallas
• ETP Claims Enbridge Offered $207M To End Pipeline Spat
• Astros Can't Delay Comcast Regional Sports Network Ch. 11
• Fish & Richardson Must Face Fraud Suit, Texas Court Told
• Former Texas DA Gets 13 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Royston Rayzor Wants $5.5M Malpractice Suit Arbitrated
• Patent Holder Sues Top RE Cos. Over Site Search Functions
• Texas Courts Must Enforce Corp. Forum Selection Clauses
• Crown Royal Maker Will Mediate Whiskey Trademark Claims
• T-Mobile Wins Ban On AT&T Unit's Color Scheme
• Disney Sued Over 'Toy Story 3' Character Lotso Bear
• Google Loses Bid For Retrial Of SimpleAir's Patent Suit
• Xtreme Power Sets Up DIP Lender's Stalking Horse Bid
• Accused In $1M Judicial Bribery Plot Get Time To Review Tapes
• Thompson & Knight Atty Accused Of Spying On Jurors
• Texas High Court Urged To Affirm Bickel's Ouster In $60M Suit
• Delayed Oil Refinery Emissions Rule Deadline Wins Approval
• 2014 Should Be Pivotal For Fracking Regulation
• Mars Recalls Rice After Rash Outbreaks At Schools
• Justices Asked To Clarify FCA Liability For Universities
• Exxon Deserves $630M CAA Penalty, Enviros Say
• Appeals Court Affirms Age Bias Verdict Against Austin
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Vodafone, Nestle
• Power-Supply Suit Shows Risks In Public-Private Development
• St. Paul Fails To Dump $24M Katrina Insurance Claim
• TransCanada Asks Texas Justices To Ax Landowner's Appeal
• Locke Lord Grows Houston Office With Int'l Tax Partner
• Schlumberger Customer Info Off Limits In Permian Basin Flap
• Astros Push Back Against Sports Network Bankruptcy
• Anatomy Of A Merger War: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• Bombardier Says FCA Suit Over Crashed Plane Parts Can't Fly
• DOT Loans $840M For Houston Highway Project
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
• Reps. Float Bill To Safeguard Private Chemical Sites
• Texas Bar Tells State High Court DA's Office Hid Evidence
• Texas' Securities Fraud Suit Against Life Partners Revived
• Arnold & Porter Lures Back Energy, Project Finance Ace
• Texas Jury Awards $2.8M To Highland, $2.6M To Ex-PE Head
• Atty Faces New Charges In $32M Money-Laundering Plot
• Citgo Fined $2M Over Refinery Emissions, Bird Deaths
• Accenture Won't Hand Over $44M Jury Award, Wellogix Says
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Restart $1.4M Davis Cedillo Suit
• A Clear Path To Section 363 Sale Challenges
• Chinese Toilet-Part Maker Escapes Insurers' Defect Suit
• Crosstex Energy Plans $70M Permian Gas Pipeline Expansion
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, KKR, Carlyle
• Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $10.5M Gas Royalty Judgment
• ETP Says Partnership On Pipeline Wasn't Just On Paper
• New Trial Ordered Over San Antonio Stormwater Project
• Law Firm Beats Mushroom Distributor's Malpractice Suit
• Texas Trade Secrets Decision Helps Energy Companies
• Texas Regulators Blast EPA Overreach In House Hearing
• 2013's Top 10 Tax Controversy Cases
• EPA Grants Texas Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority
• Vinson & Elkins Partners Form Litigation Firm In Houston
• Griffin Secures $110M Refinancing For 5-Office Portfolio
• Host Hotels Asks Texas High Court To Junk $57M Verdict
• Ex-Highland PE Head Seeks $20M In Defamation Damages
• 5th Circ. Recalls DR Horton Mandate To Allow Rehearing
• Oil Driller Says Pooling Clause Should End Trespass Suit
• Comcast Can Push Houston Sports Network Into Ch. 11
• Life Partners Cleared Of Insider Trading In Mixed Verdict
• 21 States Tell 3rd Circ. EPA Water Standards Violate CWA
• 5th Circ. Slashes $50M Verdict In Soured Apartment Deal
• Tale Of The Texas Appraisal Provision
• Texas Court Blocks Water District Bid Over Lack Of Demand
• Insurer Challenges $2M Oil Rig Damage Claim
• Astros, Rockets Blast Comcast's Bid For Bankruptcy Examiner
• ETP Exec Tells Jurors Pipeline Partner Betrayed Co.
• Hotel Co.'s Properties In 8 States Struck With Data Breach
• Texas Court Backs TransCanada Win Over Land Seizure
• AmREIT Sued Over Crumbling Houston Shopping Plaza
• 5th Circ. Sides With Texas DA's Office Accused Of Racism
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Why You Should Not Follow Mark Cuban's Legal Advice
• Future Of Water Project Financing In Texas
• Texas Justices Pan TV Station's Defamation Defense Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jos. A. Bank, Lenovo, Nestle
• Smith & Nephew Pays $1.7B For Fellow Medical Device Maker
• Jos. A. Bank Sounds Off On $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Offer