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Texas - June, 2014

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• Texas Firms Say They Should Be Able To Use Officer Title
• Kuwaiti Catering Subcontractor Sues KBR For Over $10M
• High Court Rejects Appeal On Stanford Receiver's Powers
• Enviros Can't Prove Texas Endangered Cranes: 5th Circ.
• Kelly Hart, Beard Kultgen Say RE Co.'s Ch. 11 Axes Suit
• Texas Powerhouse: Porter Hedges
• Justices Nix Equifax Suit Over Miss. Tax Appeal Process
• Linn Energy Picks Up $2.3B In Hydrocarbon Assets
• Halliburton Discovery Row Paused To Revisit Class Cert.
• Two Tapped For Judge Posts At Busy Patent Court In Texas
• Texas High Court Takes Up Flooding Liability Dispute
• O'Quinn To Face Ironshore Silica Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Kelley Witherspoon Wants Malpractice Verdict Dumped
• Texas Justices Take Up Contract Row Over Mineral Royalties
• $15M Sales Tax Rebate Row Shot Down By Texas High Court
• Bracewell Welcomes Ex-Vinson & Elkins Tax Pro In Houston
• Texas High Court Won't Rethink Kia Faulty Airbag Remand
• Texas Supreme Court Snubs Porter Rogers Malpractice Suit
• Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith
• Ex-Texas Prosecutor Gets Nearly 3 Years For Taking Bribes
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• How The Tennessee Gas Ruling Impacts Pipeline Projects
• Benefuel Says No Fee For Failed $20M Biodiesel Fundraising
• Draft Rules On $2B Texas Water Fund Open For Comment
• RE Rumor Mill: Olymbec, PrivatePortfolio, Sushil Patel
• Insurer Hit With Penalty In Hurricane Ike Coverage Suit
• AT&T, Sprint Sell Phones With Stolen Display Patents: Suit
• Indicted Ex-Judge Can't Blame His Colleagues, Motion Says
• DOJ Will Approve $2.7B Deal If Martin Marietta Sells Assets
• Texas Powerhouse: Jackson Walker
• Michaels, Hyatt Accused Of Infringing Traffic Detection Patent
• C&J Energy, Nabors' Fracking Unit Merge In $2.9B Deal
• AutoZone, JC Penney Duck Claims In Mobile IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Exhaustion Ruling Keeps Excess Insurers On Toes
• BoyarMiller Sued Over Radio Host's Alleged Investment Scam
• KBR Subcontractor Asks Texas Court To Revive $8M Suit
• Legal Fee Row Returns To Trial Court After Bribery Allegation
• Coverage Suit Over Dish's Malpractice Claims Stays Alive
• Everything's Bigger In Texas, Including PE Spending
• Texas Powerhouse: Locke Lord
• Oculus Blasts Virtual Reality Trade Secrets Suit
• Plains Wants Suit Seeking Half Of $83M Award Axed
• Texas Attorney Can't Collect Fen-Phen Referral Judgment
• Fed. Circ. Ships Nintendo Patent Case From Texas To Wash.
• Minority Owners Weaker But Not Powerless After Texas Ruling
• Texas High Court Asked If EPA Letters Trigger CGL Coverage
• Constellation Says TWC Is 'Forum Shopping' In Patent MDL
• Edwards Exploration Accused Of Running $12M Ponzi Scheme
• Anco Takes Asbestos Coverage Dispute To 5th Circ.
• Texas Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Steers DirecTV In $49B Sale To AT&T
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Class Cert. Against Life Partners
• Baker Botts Young Gun Wins Over Liberals In High Court Debut
• Telecom Giants Look To Revive Adaptix Fight Post-Nautilus
• High Court Pans Attys' Fees Bid In Texas Redistricting Row
• Excess Insurance Can Be Triggered By Any Claims: 5th Circ.
• High Court Snubs Whistleblower Claim To $38M For Doc Fraud
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Recruiter's Trash Talk Suit
• Houston Duped Voters Into $125M Fee, Texas Justices Told
• Texas Powerhouse: Gibbs & Bruns
• Southwest Risk Targets Ironshore In $28M Ike Coverage Suit
• Dentons Nabs Life Sciences Patent Ace For Houston Office
• Judge Changes Mind, Lets Intuit Out Of TQP's Patent Row
• Juror Fraud Aided $3M Ford SUV Deal, Says Texas High Court
• Texas Justices Clear Schlumberger Of Driver's Boat-Boozing
• Houston Atty Faces $1M Malpractice Suit Over Blown Appeal
• TI Hit With $3M Jury Verdict Over Ethernet Tech Patent
• Texas Powerhouse: Gardere
• Texas High Court Axes Oil, Gas Surface Trespass Suit
• Strasburger & Price Owes $161M For Delay, Ex-Client Says
• Fuel Co. Owner Indicted For $29M Renewable Credit Fraud
• EPA Greenlights $800M Expansion Of Oneok Gas Liquids Plant
• Texas Justices Ax $26M Award Citing Wrongful Arbitrator DQ
• Texas Energy Co. Can't Duck $2.9M Fracking Nuisance Verdict
• Mormon Dating Site Settles Trademark Spat With LDS Church
• Texas Justices Reject Minority Shareholder Oppression Claims
• Acer, Profectus Ink Deal To End Tablet Patent Row
• Client Fabricates Evidence, Perjures Testimony — Now What?
• Ex-Texas State Judge Indicted For Taking Bribes From Atty
• SEC Settlement With Ex-KGW Capital Exec Gets Initial Nod
• Jack Daniels Maker Sues Texas Over Single-Factor Tax Test
• Thompson & Knight Lures RE Pro From Haynes And Boone
• Judge Says Dividend Claims Against BP Belong In England
• Littler Nabs Ex-Haynes And Boone Employment Pro In Dallas
• Texas Powerhouse: Fish & Richardson
• Appeals Court Clears Nautic Unit From Texas Jurisdiction
• At Last, Men's Wearhouse Seals $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Pickup
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Court Clarifies Insurers' Replacement-Cost Obligations
• Workers Tell JPML Signal Trying To Delay Trafficking Trials
• Centerline Says Others To Blame For $2M Tax Credit Gaffe
• Texas Voter Redistricting Row Loses Gerrymandering Claims
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Covering Michaels Data Breach Suits
• Houston Attys Call Ex-Boss' Defamation Suit 'PR Tool'
• Kirkland Reps Starwood In $1.4B Purchase Of 7 Malls
• Nokia, Motorola Hit With GPS Speed Indicator IP Row
• Texas Powerhouse: Baker Botts
• Houston Trial Atty Sues Colleague Over Unpaid $1M Loan
• Judges At Odds Over Staying Cases For 3rd-Party AIA Review
• Mt. Gox's Chapter 15 Bid Wins Texas Judge's Approval
• The Tireless Texas Wonk: Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
• Texas Powerhouse: Akin Gump
• Amerisource Relator Can't Ax Counterclaims Over Secret Info
• Texas Eastern District Chief Judge To Retire In 2015
• Texas AG Can't Duck Whistleblower Suit, Appeals Court Says
• Voestalpine Wins EPA's Nod To Build $740M Texas Iron Plant
• Ex-Texas ADA Seeks High Court Review Of Racism Claims
• Hartford Wants Out Of Nuke Plant Crane Collapse Coverage
• Apple Settles $700M E-Books Antitrust Suit To Avoid Trial
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Texas Powerhouse: Ahmad Zavitsanos
• Jackson Walker Cleared Of Conflict In $11M RE Fraud Case
• Texas, La. Counties Urge High Court To Hear MERS Fraud Row
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Sued Over Botched Filing, $1.6M Award
• McGuireWoods Adds Tax, Energy Pro In Houston
• Texas Law360 Is Now On Twitter
• Fluor Wants BP To Cover Deepwater Workers' Comp Suits
• TPG-Led Group Drops $1.14B On Australian Property Manager
• Supreme Court Rejects Barge Oil Spill Collision Case
• MM Steel Secures $7M In Fees For $156M Antitrust Win
• FIO Report Sets Stage For Sweeping Insurance Changes
• 5th Circ. Continues Trend Against 'Innovator Liability'
• Fuzzy Math Behind EPA's Carbon Emissions Rule
• Andrews Kurth Settles $51M Suit Over Client's Stanford Deal
• Anadarko's $13M Deepwater Horizon Settlement OK'd For Now
• Fed. Circ. Pans Accounting Firm's Claim For Stanford Fees
• New Texas Rules For Foreign Attys Could Boost Int'l Work
• Texas Powerhouses Show One Size Doesn't Fit All
• DLA Piper Welcomes Ex-Norton Rose Fulbright Securities Pro
• Texas Justices Say Atty Fee Limits Don't Void Arbitration Pact
• Sony Tops List Of Biggest Insurance Rulings So Far In 2014
• Texas High Court OKs Broad Waiver For Foreclosure Offset
• Texas Justices Nix $57M Verdict In Marriott Property Feud
• A Close Look At Overriding Royalty Interest Transactions
• Fracking Case That Wasn't: Parr V. Aruba Petroleum Inc.
• Steel Cos. Denied New Trial After $156M Antitrust Judgment
• Fox Sacks Sports Streaming Patent Suit At Texas Trial
• TWIA Again Sues AG To Block Mostyn Firm's Records Bid
• Burleson Nabs 2 Partners For Probate, Energy Practices
• AIG's Sinkhole Coverage Suit Belongs In La., Judge Rules
• Partner Canned For Charging Up Firm's Card Loses Appeal
• Lateral Demand In Lone Star State Leads To Texas-Size Pay
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Consol, Noble Form MLP To Serve Marcellus Gas Drilling JV
• Andrews Kurth Should Have Told Stanford No, Jurors Told
• Greenberg Says $2.7M Malpractice Suit Should Be Arbitrated
• Defunct Builder's CEO Slammed With $27M Fraud Verdict
• Putting Up Roadblocks To The Latest 'Litigation Vehicles'
• Polsinelli Adds 3 Shareholders To Health Care Practice
• Bombardier Misconstruing Congress In Tax Case, Gov't Says
• Boston, Jacksonville Harbors Get Fed. Funding For Dredging
• BioFuel Energy Puts Up $275M For Greenlight Capital's Real Estate Co
• Schlumberger Sues Baker Hughes VP For Trade Secret Theft
• O'Quinn Fights Bid To Revive $1.3B Chevron Malpractice Suit
• ETP Says Enterprise Trying To Duck $1B Pipeline Damages
• Energy Future Seeks OK On $11M Texas Tax-Refund Deal
• Greenberg Gets Bigger In Texas, Hires 5 For Houston Office
• Baker Botts Beats Convicted Ex-Client's Fee Forfeiture Suit
• Cheniere Execs Can't Escape Fired GC's Whistleblower Suit
• Former Voltaix Engineer Arrested For Trade Secrets Theft
• Austin Accepts Deal To End DOJ's Firefighter Hiring Bias Suit
• Ex-Andrews Kurth Client Targets RE Deal As $51M Trial Opens
• Andrews Kurth Ex-Client Facing High Bar As $51M Trial Begins
• CORRECTED: TGI Fridays, Partners Win $3M In Suit Over DFW Restaurants
• CoinLab Backs Mt. Gox's Ch. 15 Bid, With Conditions
• Texas Jury Awards $19M To Eon In Telecom Patent Suit
• Texas Court Clears PE Funds In $45M Hospital Buy Suit
• Justices Pass On Accenture's $44M Trade Secrets Appeal
• American Energy Partners Drops $4B For Shale Stakes
• Wells Fargo Swap Deal With Hotel Stands, 5th Circ. Says
• High Court Quashes BP's Bid To Extend Spill Payment Freeze
• Terrace Energy Unit Gets $75M Loan For Texas Oil Project
• Winston & Strawn Wins Privacy Settlement For Gay Student
• $10M Crosstex Blast Suit Stays Dead In Texas High Court
• Texas Justices To Hear City's Bid To Ax Condo Owners' Suit
• Fox Seeks Inequitable Conduct Claim Over Withheld Prior Art
• Texas Justices Won't Review Bickel & Brewer DQ In $60M Suit
• $43.5M Tax Bill Protested By Dallas RE Magnate's Estate
• PGA Officials' Union Loses Bid To Revive Malpractice Suit
• Texas High Court Says Used Goods Sometimes Carry Warranty
• Shamoun & Norman Refused Explanation For Nixed $7M Award
• Phillips 66 Snaps Up Chevron Oil Terminal In Texas
• FTC Nod Stokes Support For $1.8B Men's Wearhouse Offer
• Deepwater Horizon Spill Tied To Faulty Blowout Preventer
• Dallas Seeks AG's OK For Contractor Minimum Wage Hike
• BP Running Out Of Legal Ammo In Deepwater Fight
• ConocoPhillips, Shell Escape Pemex Gas Theft Suit
• Porter Hedges Dodges $1M Suit Over IP Settlement
• Texas Judge Blocks Utility's Suit Over $90M Water Project
• Akin Gump Freed From Bogus $25M Trade Secrets Case
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Atty Liable In Hospital Takeover Scheme, Panel Rules
• Warburg Pincus Invests Up To $500M In Texas Pipeline Co.
• Google Beats Expunction Order In Atty Discipline Case
• 5th Circ. Sinks BP, Anadarko Bid To Nix Gulf Spill CWA Claims
• 2 Texas Attys Accused Of Illegally Soliciting Clients
• Texas Headed For Showdown With EPA Over Carbon Regs
• DeLay Conviction Fight Heats Up Ahead Of Oral Arguments
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Planned Parenthood FCA Suit
• Texas City To Pay $1.4M In Attys' Fees In Immigrant Rental Row
• Fleming Wants $3M Fen-Phen Referral Fee Award Slashed
• Andrews Kurth Reps Trinity In Premium Pet Food Co. Sale
• Tax Giant Ryan Acquires Dutch Transfer Pricing Boutique
• Nautic Unit Wants Out Of Swiped $45M Hospital Deal Dispute
• Greenberg, Hunton Can't Hide Behind Immunity, Court Told
• Vinson & Elkins Snags Back Freshfields Bruckhaus Partner
• Disbarred Atty Asks Texas Court To DQ Judge In Fee Fight
• Volkswagen Units Want Out Of Vehicle Display Patent Row
• Porter Hedges Agreed To Malpractice Jury Trial, Appeal Says
• Siemens Must Face $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit: Appeals Court
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover $156M Steel Antitrust Judgment
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Judge In School Finance Case Biased, Texas AG Says
• Beer Co. Says Texas Doesn't Own Alamo Trademark
• Baker Botts, Ex-Client Duel Over $40M Patent Verdict
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Jury Convicts ArthroCare Execs In $400M Fraud Scheme
• Andrews Kurth To Face $51M Trial Over Client's Stanford Deal
• EPA Carbon Rule Points States Toward Cap-And-Trade
• Bailey & Galyen Asks High Court To Ax $10M Malpractice Suit
• Axip Energy Reaps $430M From International Business Sale
• Fate Of EPA's Carbon Rule Lies With Next President
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Cinven, Protective Life
• Blue Cross Seeks To Toss $66M Hospital Underpayment Suit
• Cox Smith Woos Ex-OFCCP Director From K&L Gates
• Ex-Alcon Exec Presses Justices For Benefit Denial Rules
• Zenergy, Apollo Invest $755M In Energy Partnership
• Former Astros Owner Sues For Coverage Of TV Deal Suit
• Marathon Oil Nabs $2.7B In Sale Of Norwegian Subsidiary
• Texas' Fair-Notice Pleadings Standard May Be In Trouble
• EPA To Crack Down On Existing Coal Plants