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Texas - April, 2014

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• Samsung Faces 1 Less Claim In Audio Link Patent Dispute
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear KBR's Political Question Appeal
• Kosmos Energy Agrees To Pay $10.2M To Settle IPO Suit
• Bracewell Hooks Ex-Deputy Criminal Chief In Dallas
• GMO-Labeling War Wages On, Now With Congress Weighing In
• Texas Prosecutors Accused Of Spying On Defense Attys
• Texas Attempts To Storm 'Alamo' Beer Litigation
• O'Quinn Sued For $100M For Punting Stock Manipulation Suits
• Construction Co. Demands Defense From Insurer In FCA Suit
• New Fracking Fluid Disclosures Weaken Trade Secret Claims
• Southside Bank Snags OmniAmerican In $307M Merger
• 3 Takeaways For PE Firms From Energy Future's Ch. 11
• Energy Future's Case Puts Spotlight On Prearranged Deals
• Mercedes-Benz, Best Buy Hit With IP Claims Over Displays
• Kirkland Brings Big Bankruptcy Chops To Energy Future Case
• Junior Creditors Will Be Key To Energy Future's Ch. 11
• BNSF Blasts 5th Circ.'s 'Sweepingly Broad' Tax Decision
• 2 Profs Accused Of Lying To Win $1.3M In Gov't Contracts
• Nucor, Others See Damages Tripled To $156M In Antitrust Case
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Vinson Helps Cirrus Nail Down £278M Wolfson Buyout
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Client Solicitation Statute
• Cryptocurrency Exchange Insolvencies May Force Reg Action
• Encana Sells $530M Worth Of East Texas Properties
• Energy Future Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Tackle $40B Debt
• Ex-Baker Botts Atty Denies Patent Conflict In $50M Suit
• Apple Stalling In E-Books Case, Texas AG Tells 2nd Circ.
• IRS Sued For Giving Republican Org's Docs To ProPublica
• Nuance Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Win In $45M Merger Fight
• Texas Jury Hands Hunt Oil $1.3M For Honeywell Engine Defect
• 6 Lawmakers Named To Texas Judiciary Selection Panel
• Energy Cos. Pull The Plug On Bluegrass NGL Pipeline
• Transocean Pushes 5th Circ. To Quash Deepwater Subpoenas
• Texas' New (And Old) Take On Exculpatory Clauses
• Personal Injury Firm Strikes Deal In EEOC Pregnancy Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Avery Dennison Patent App Row
• Vinson Guides ETP In $1.8B Susser Holdings Merger
• 'Threatened' Chicken May Ruffle Permitting Feathers
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• At-Will Workers Can't Sue For Fraud, Texas High Court Says
• Texas Lawmaker Seeks AG's Take On Gov.'s Defense Costs
• Ex-Schlumberger GC Says Trade Secrets Suit Is Frivolous
• Texas High Court Will Weigh Contractor Immunity Case
• Houston Airport System Floats Plans To Revamp Terminal
• Texas High Court Boots Donation Suit Against GOP Group
• Judge Slams Plea To Delay Andrews Kurth Malpractice Trial
• Lance Armstrong Loses Appeal In $15M Arbitration Fight
• Texas High Court Won't Nix Epstein Becker Malpractice Suit
• Baker Botts Owes $50M For Patent Flub, Jury Told
• Texas Builder Sues Ex-VPs For Swiping Clients, Workers, IP
• Texas Bar Wants Atty's Suspension Over Fee Dispute Upheld
• FTC Directors Back Tesla's Push To Direct-Sell Cars
• PE Firm Acquires On The Border Chain From Golden Gate
• A Potential New Defense In Medical Malpractice Cases
• Halliburton Blasted By Securities Class Over Withheld Docs
• Kirkland-Led Chobani Gobbles Up $750M TPG Investment
• Waiting On FTC, Men's Wearhouse Extends Jos. A. Bank Offer
• Houston Atty Sued Over Salt Dome Collapse Settlement Advice
• Forest Oil Wants $24.5M Enviro Damage Award Tossed
• Baker Botts Patent Malpractice Trial Kicks Off In Dallas
• Texas Fracking Nuisance Award Could Embolden Plaintiffs Bar
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Groupon's Bid To Move Peer-To-Peer IP Suit
• Challenge To $15M Wells Fargo OT Settlement Still Alive
• Should Gov't Be Held Liable For WWII Industrial Pollution?
• Souper Salad Settles FLSA Suit With Tipped Workers
• Raymarine The Latest Target In NovelPoint GPS Patent Blitz
• Post Oak Energy Sinks $100M Into Texas Oil Co.
• Halliburton Sues Ex-Chief Scientist For Stealing Trade Secrets
• Kirkland Taps Simpson M&A Partner For New Houston Office
• Andrews Kurth Guides Hilcorp In BP Alaska Oilfield Buy
• Texas' Atty Fee Statute — Elevating Form Over Substance?
• Ex-Texas Prosecutor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes
• Deadly Fertilizer Plant Blast Was Preventable, CSB Says
• Texas Atty Gets 10 Years For Forgery, Billing Scam
• Texas AG Questions Alleged BLM Land Seizure Along Red River
• ETP Seeks $1B Judgment In Pipeline Partnership Fight
• Samsung Resolves Patent Suit Over Disk Drive Memory
• 5th Circ. Affirms Travelers' Win In Truck Crash Spat
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• 'Troll' Says FTC Bullying Over Patent Letters Warrants Suit
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• State Climate Actions Stumble On Dormant Commerce Clause
• 5th Circ. Ends Appeal Of Malpractice Suit Over Patent Apps
• Jury Awards Texas Family $2.9M For Fracking Nuisance Claim
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Red Lobster, Citigroup
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Priest Johnson's Priest Johnson
• Houston Mayor Introduces Human Rights Law
• Sales Tax Cuts Amazon Purchases By 10%, Study Finds
• AT&T, Chernin Pour $500M Into Online Video JV
• ERG Wants Rival Buyer Back In $100M Suit Over Lost Deal
• Ex-CEO's Bias Suit Against Tuesday Morning Nixed Amid Deal
• Appeals Court Kicks $20M Coverage Dispute Out of Texas
• SAP Can't Quash Versata's $391M Patent Win
• 5th Circ. Tosses Bias Complaint Against Texas Judge
• Dallas Atty Accused Of Tanking Case Over Judicial Grudge
• Earth Day And The Evolution Of Environmental Law
• Gramercy Property Pays $73M For 4 Industrial Properties
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• High Court Snubs Fight Over FERC Oversight Preemption
• Wal-Mart's Trespass Suit Against Texas Unions Kept Alive
• Md. Pension System Sues BP For $15M Loss After Gulf Spill
• EnCap Flatrock Injects $125M Into RiverRock Energy
• Concord Nets $240M In Sale Of Marriott, Hilton Portfolio
• US Blasts Exxon's 'Innocent' Act In $80M WWII Pollution Suit
• Skadden, Cleary Help Seal Sweetened $461M Chindex MBO
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• BP Pounded By Spate Of New Deepwater Investor Suits
• Sierra Club Loses Fight Over Radioactive Waste License
• Mt. Gox Liquidation Is A Bad Sign For US Investors
• Jailed Texas Client Can Sue Attys Over Contempt Order
• 5 Tips For Winning Over The Texas Supreme Court
• Texas Blasts EEOC Bid To Nix Suit Over 'Felon-Hiring Rule'
• Ogletree Deakins Adds Employment Pro To Houston Office
• Construction Defect Coverage Recap For 1st Quarter
• Calpine Nets $1.57B In Sale Of 6 Power Plants
• O'Donnell Ferebee Partner Hit With $5.6M Malpractice Suit
• Texas Businesses: Take Child Abuse Reporting Seriously
• $325M Texas Natural Gas Plant Gets Green Light From EPA
• DOJ Says Texas Is Ducking Discovery On Voting Rights
• Ex-Named Atty Seeks $1M From Patent Firm For Unpaid Fees
• Employers Watch For NLRB's Next Moves On DR Horton
• Cantey Hanger Immune From Fraud Suit, Texas Justices Hear
• Employers: Take Care In Crafting Confidentiality Clauses
• Player In $11M Ponzi Scheme Gets 25-Year Sentence
• Gardere's Bid To Cut Ethics Jab From Appellate Ruling Nixed
• GM Ducks Demand For 'Park It Now' Notice On Recalled Cars
• GM's Bankruptcy Shield Bid Will Test Asset Sale Terms
• BP To Divest Texas Panhandle Gas Field
• EPA, TCEQ Issue First Joint GHG Permit For Texas Plant
• Appeals Court Won't Seal Docs In Judge's Defamation Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Battery Park City, JEMB, Williams-Sonoma
• Fractus, Samsung Strike Deal In $38M Antenna Patent Row
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Ruling On DR Horton Class Waiver Ban
• High Court Ruling Kills Kimberly-Clark's $6M Tax Refund Bid
• How They Won It: Dykema Shapes Expert Discovery Limits
• Fish & Richardson Escapes Fraud Suit Over $28M JAMS Award
• GM To Ask Bankruptcy Judge To Bar Defect Claims
• Johnson Controls Pays $1.6B For Air Distribution Technologies
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• A Quick Guide To East Texas' Fast Track For Patent Cases
• MBIA's $1B Houston Sports Venue Bond Suit Revived
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• Caelus Partners With Apollo On Alaskan Oil And Gas Buys
• 2 Texas Men Ordered To Repay $132M For Tax Fraud Scheme
• Texas Judge Won't Combine IP Suits Against Google, Apple
• Texas Justices Asked To Rethink $10M Gas Explosion Suit
• Energy Future Misses Key Deadline Amid Restructuring Talks
• Kia Asks Texas Justices For Redo On Airbag Defect Opinion
• Visteon Corp., Rand McNally Caught Up In GPS Patent Blitz
• Global Geophysical Nabs $152M Ch. 11 Financing Deal
• 3 Govs. Rip 'Political Theater' On Medicare Advantage Rates
• Airline Seeks To Repossess Engines From Low-Gravity Jet
• Texas Monthly Sues New York Times For Poaching Top Editor
• TI Can't Dodge Suit Over 3 Ethernet Tech Patents
• The Lessons And Limitations Of Chadbourne V. Troice
• Shamoun Seeks $1M In Coverage In Malpractice Suit
• AIG Says Sinkholes Fell Outside Texas Brine Policy Period
• Grand Jury To Weigh Indictment For Texas Gov. Rick Perry
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Stanford Ponzi Victims Suit Against SEC
• Oil Investor, Attys Sued Over Collection Of $31M Award
• Sutherland Lures 3 Attys With Ties To Tech Sector
• Legal Recruiter's Suit Over Online Trash Talk Panned Again
• ETP Says Enterprise Worker Disrupted Pipeline During Trial
• Texas Court Backs Brick Maker's Anti-Pollution Tax Relief
• NRG's Texas Nuclear Power Project OK'd By Feds
• Brand Battles: The Fight Over 'Cronuts' Heats Up
• Diamond Can't Ax Texas Suit Over Oil Rig Injury In Malaysia
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• GM 'Park It Now' Bond Could Cost $1B, Atty Says
• Judge Nixes One Trigeant Fight Till Another Is Settled
• EEOC Sues Personal Injury Firm For Firing Pregnant Worker
• GM, Suspended Engineers Targeted By Personal Injury Suit
• Texas Water Wars Push State Toward Greater Oversight
• Chemical Co. Can't Ax Rival's Defamation Suit In Texas Court
• Sauce Maker Surrenders To Heinz In Ketchup Trade Dress Row
• GoDaddy Escapes Class Action Against 'Revenge Porn' Site
• Deals Rumor Mill: Teachers', Blackstone, TPG
• Citgo Settles $40M MTBE Defense Coverage Suit
• Trending: State High Court Accord On 'Faulty Workmanship'
• JPMorgan, Citigroup Face $64M Investor Suit Over RMBS Sales
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Strasburger's Betsy Kamin
• Dell Dodges Investor Suit Over $24B Buyout
• Winstead Real Estate Attys Launch Boutique Austin Law Firm
• Men's Wearhouse Again Leaves $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Offer Open
• Disgraced Texas Mayor's Associates Cop To Bribery Charges
• Jackson Walker To Argue Against $3.8M Estate Fraud Verdict
• Texas Agency To Hire Watermaster For Brazos River Basin
• KBR Sues To Stop Halliburton's $104.5M Tax Refund Claim
• Texas Can't Nix Planned Parenthood's Funding Challenge
• Google Says Court Can't Scrub Case From Internet
• Sony Narrowly Escapes Sanctions In Phone Patent Suit
• Chrysler Faces Suit Over Dodge Durango Fuel Tank Defect
• Haynes And Boone Adds 3 Finance Pros In NY, Dallas
• Oryx Midstream Gets $300M From PE Investor Group
• Surplus Lines Insurance In Texas: A Dark Horse
• Texas Grid Operator Backs $590M Houston Power Project
• Texas Family Claims $9M For Fracking-Related Illnesses
• GM Faces Another Suit Over Bad Ignition Switch In Texas
• DOL Dinged $600K For Oil Field Service Co.'s Atty Fees
• Branch Law Firm Says Avandia Fee Claim Must Be Arbitrated
• Intel Dusts Off Stragent's Failed Suit Over Chip Patents
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• Husch Blackwell Snags Ex-Thompson Coburn Health IP Pro
• Hunt Oil Heir Tells Jury Honeywell Hid Defective Engine
• Appeals Court Asked To Reconsider Atty's Plea For Fees
• JPML Won't Join Diet Pill Suits Against USPlabs, GNC
• Volkswagen, Audi Collide With Dashboard Display Patent Suit
• Barra's Unflinching Safety Assurances Endanger GM
• Jackson Walker Adds Ex-Brownstein Hyatt Enviro Partner
• EEOC Slams Texas' Suit Over Background Check Guidance
• Texas Court Reinstates DFW Rule Favoring CNG-Fueled Cabs
• Fluor Appeals $17M Judgment Over Too-Hot Iraq Water Heater
• Nucor, Reliant Ask Judge To Delay $52M Antitrust Judgment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Foxconn, Goldman Sachs, Airbnb
• Texas Homebuilder's $1.6M Award Against Oncor Tossed
• Wells Fargo's $15M OT Settlement Approved Despite Pushback
• Texas Bank Regulator Says Bitcoin Exchanges Need Licenses
• GM Car Owners' Suit Idles As Judge Delays 'Park It' Ruling
• GM Driver's Account Undercuts Barra's Car Safety Vow
• 5th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In CVS Proprietary Info Suit
• Caesars, Dunkin' Hit In Landmark's Patent Suit Blitz
• Jackson Walker Adds Texas State Rep. To Energy Team
• Steel Distributor Wants $52M Antitrust Verdict Tripled
• Ex-CB&I Exec Claims Defamation In Noncompete Row
• Texas Court Rebuffs Sierra Club Challenge Of Waste License
• Texas Mayor Cops To Bribery, Pay-To-Play Contracting Scam
• Wells Fargo Blasts Objections To $15M Wage Settlement
• J&J Hit With $1.2M Verdict In Texas Pelvic Mesh Trial
• SEC Further Trims Nigerian Bribery Suit Against Noble Execs
• Bankrupt Global Geophysical Accused Of Inflating Revenues
• W&T Offshore Fined $2.3M For Inaccurate Oil Royalty Reports
• Michael Kors, Mary Kay Make Peace In 'MK' Trademark Row
• Fed. Circ. Flips Order Keeping Toyota Patent Row In Texas
• O'Donnell Ferebee Asks To Pick Counsel For Malpractice Suit
• Appeals Court Says No Damages Due In Ex-Law Partners' Row
• Texas Reps Cast For Ideas To Get More VC For Startups
• Munsch Hardt Nabs Chamberlain Energy, Maritime Pros
• What's Next For EPA Post-Sackett?
• Gardere Moving Dallas Offices Out Of Downtown District
• Texas Lt. Gov. Claims Immunity In $26M Coverage Suit
• Texas Sued Again Over Abortion Clinic Regulations
• American Spectrum Unit's $17M Property Sale OK'd In Ch. 11
• Atty Battles Former Firm Over Hurricane Ike Referral Fees
• Chesapeake Sued Over Barnett Shale Royalty Payments
• Groups Blame Texas Judicial Vacancies On Partisan Divide
• Perkins Coie Picks Up Tech, Privacy Partner In Dallas
• Pillsbury Launches Austin Office Focused On Energy, Tech
• Cheniere Woos 2nd Customer For Texas LNG Project
• Carey Watermark Snaps Up Austin Hyatt In $87M Deal
• Cantey Hanger Nabs Former Shackelford Transactional Atty
• Dallas Finance Firms Hilltop, SWS To Merge In $260M Deal
• Gibson Dunn Reps Lone Star In $1.3B Deal For DFC Global
• Allstate Can Keep $6M Telemarketing Fraud Award
• Gardere Attys Ask Appeals Court To Revise Scathing Opinion
• Plaintiff Firm Played Major Role In Kosmos Class Denial
• Tour De France Prize Insurer Fights Lance Armstrong Appeal
• Denbury Wants Award Nixed In Oil Field Expense Row
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• GM Recall Delivers Fresh Meat To Consumer Protection Bar
• Cemex Must Foot $1M Of Asarco's Lead, Arsenic Cleanup Bill
• Elections, Political Law And The Financial Services Sector
• Bankruptcy Judge Orders Mt. Gox CEO To US For Deposition
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Dukes Class Member's Sex-Bias Claims
• Astros, Comcast Enter Mediation Over Sports Network Ch. 11
• SynQor Adds To $95M Power Converter Patent Verdict
• Texas Atty Caught In Judicial Bribery Scam Loses Bar Card
• Regulators Approve $309M Transmission Line In Texas
• Wells Fargo $15M Wage-Hour Deal 'Overbroad,' Court Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: AmLaw, Sam Zell, TPG Capital
• CORRECTED: Crestline Rakes In $1.7B With Pair Of Opportunistic Funds