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Texas - September, 2014

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• BD Stuck With $114M Antitrust Verdict After New Trial Denied
• Vinson & Elkins Brings Back Bracewell Energy Deal Pro
• Fox Rothschild Breaks Into Texas In Merger With Dallas Firm
• UBS, Others Buck $113M MBS Suit As Judge Changes Course
• Texas Court Affirms Ethics Sanction In O'Quinn Fee Dispute
• UnitedHealth Snaps Up Texas Management Firm MedSynergies
• And Now A Word From The Panel: ABCs Of JPML Practice
• Starwood Energy Scoops Up 550-MW Quail Run Energy Center
• SEC In Settlement Talks With Evercore Insider Trader
• PE-Backed Midstream Co. Aims To Raise $150M In IPO
• EPA Targets Delek Over Fatal 2008 Refinery Pipe Rupture
• Roy-G-Biv, ABB Settle Patent Case After Rare AIA Review
• Jurors Can Hear About MDL In DePuy Hip Implant Bellwether
• Disbarred Texas Atty's Former Firm Drops Theft Claims
• Engineering Firm Argues Stock Deal Negates $7M Verdict
• Texas Judge Decertifies Meritage FLSA Collective Action
• Fertilizer Co. Sues DOJ Agency Over Fatal Blast Evidence
• Ex-Gray Reed Attys Join Forces With Slattery Marino Team
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Anadarko Seeks Deepwater Absolution From Full 5th Circ.
• Exelon Drops $500M On GE Turbines For Gas Plant Upgrades
• Texas DUI Atty Sues Rival Firm Over 'DoNotBlow.Com' TM
• NiSource Spins Off Pipeline Unit, Creates MLP
• Encana Strikes Texas Oil Gusher With $7.1B Athlon Buy
• Timing Is Everything In 'Take-Home' Asbestos Cases
• Attys Hit With $1.7M Suit Over Medical Partnership Row
• Austin City Council Moves Toward Authorizing Uber, Lyft
• 5th Circ. Keeps In Place Texas Ban On Online Horse Bets
• Insurer Claims Real Estate Developer Ducked Legal Fees
• Ex-Texas Judge Cops To Defrauding Social Security Agency
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Public Policy Pro From Baker Botts
• Rig Worker's Heirs Lose Bid For Punitive Damages
• Riley Cellphone Search Rule Is Slowly Sweeping The Nation
• Ex-Akin Gump Attys Launch New Firms After Telling On Client
• Texas Ethics Rules Murky On Bickel & Brewer Name Change
• Ex-Astros Owner Objects To Sports Network's Ch. 11 Plan
• Global Geophysical Unveils Dual-Track Ch. 11 Plan
• Cameron Can Enforce Noncompete In Ex-Worker's Stock Deal
• Electric Co-Ops Battle Over Texas Power Purchase Contract
• Dresser-Rand Can't Bar $32M Share Sale During Merger Row
• CVC Makes Back Most Of SPi Global Investment In Spinoff
• TCEQ Axes Power Plants' Property Tax Fight
• Cabot Spends $210M To Expand Eagle Ford Holdings
• Texas Pro-Policyholder Case Will Impact Excess Insurers
• Navigating Terms Of Degree Post-Nautilus
• Houston Tex-Mex Chain Sues Ex-Franchisee For Infringement
• Waste Management Wants Texas County's Pollution Suit Axed
• REIT Drops $210M On Data, Healthcare Assets
• States Tell DC Circ. It Conflicts With High Court EPA Ruling
• BMW Hit With IP Row Over Vehicle Monitoring Technology
• Bickel & Brewer Keeps Firm Name As Founder Joins Fish
• Chamber Asks 5th Circ. To Curb Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• Surgery Service Claims Blue Cross Affiliate Owes It $26M
• Wells Fargo Workers Say Prior Deal Doesn't Bar MDL Claims
• Atlas Energy Makes $340M Entrance Into Eagle Ford Shale
• Texas Common Carriers Should Consider Permitting Process
• AMJ Investments May Not Alter Texas Claims Landscape
• Google Can't Get Rockstar Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• Verizon Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold ERISA Case Dismissal
• Drilling Fluids Maker, Rival Settle Row Over Smear Campaign
• Moncrief's $1.3B Trade Secret Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Oil Rig Builders Can't Dodge $650K Exhaust Patent Verdict
• Hospitals Trim Claims In $66M Blue Cross Underpayment Suit
• Sysco Plans Notes Offering To Fund $3.8B US Foods Buy
• Texas Justices Urged To Nix Law Clearing Asbestos Claims
• Texas Court Remands Criminal Defense Lawyer's Fee Fight
• PE-Backed JP Energy Sets Terms For $332M IPO
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• BP Says Oil Spill Negligence Ruling Negates CWA Liability
• Pantech Must Face Rockstar's IP Suit Over Android Phones
• First National Bank, FDIC Settle Tax Refund Suit For $1.3M
• Oil, Gas Groups Can Challenge Texas City's Tax, Court Says
• Fleming Nolen Accuses 2 Firms Of Fen-Phen Deal Conspiracy
• Perry Prosecutor Says Gov. Made 'Mockery' Of Courts
• High Court Urged To Keep BP Spill Claims In Deep Freeze
• Thompson & Knight Avoids $960K Malpractice Judgment
• BP Settles $146M Suit Over Deepwater Containment Design
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Clarify Insurance Terms
• Accenture, Wellogix Settle $22M Fee Fight In Secrets Row
• FordHarrison Partner Joins Ogletree Deakins' Dallas Office
• Freescale, MediaTek Cut 11th Hour Deal Amid $23M IP Trial
• Latham Guides Siemens' $7.6B Dresser-Rand Buy
• Roundup Of Fracking Studies Still Shows No Consensus
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• Obama Pitches 7 For 5 States' Federal Benches
• Sanctions, $1M Fee Award Nixed In Texas State Farm Dispute
• Mexico Energy Reform To Inject Billions Into Texas, Panel Told
• $10M Suit Against Johnson DeLuca Over Hospital Ch. 11 Pared
• Texas Investment Adviser Gets 20 Years For Ponzi Scheme
• Gazprom Wants $1.3B Trade Secrets Suit In Federal Court
• Texas Rep.'s Racetrack Betting Machine Suit Gets Nixed
• McCourt Global GC Tells Law360 New JVs Are An 'Art Form'
• Fish & Richardson Litigator Moves To Polsinelli In Dallas
• Fracking Studies Put Energy Cos. On Firmer Ground
• Toyota Cleared In Trade Secrets Suit Over Market Research
• Exxon Gains Permian Acreage In Swap With Linn Energy
• Unmasking And Suing The Anonymous Social Media Speaker
• Texas Firm Branscomb Snags Ex-Bracewell Employment Pro
• Transocean Stuck With Deepwater Subpoenas, 5th Circ. Rules
• Perry Prosecutor Faces Reopened Witness Tampering Case
• RSUI Should Pay $8M Post-Hurricane Award, Texas Court Told
• Virtual Bank Founder Must Pay $40M For Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
• Hyatt Sells Off $590M Portfolio To Lone Star Funds
• Texas High Court Told Banks Can Recoup Foreclosure Costs
• Hunton Mostly Escapes Gas Co.'s $50M Malpractice Suit
• DePuy Exec Defends Hip Implant Success Rate In Texas Trial
• $21M Oil Royalty Fight Not Time-Barred, Landowner Says
• IRS' Lerner Argues Freedom Path's Suit Should Go Nowhere
• Newfound Report Validates $266B BP FCA Suit: Plaintiff
• Bankrupt Refinery Owner Floats $100M EnCap Deal
• OneBeacon Denied Again In Dish Malpractice Coverage Suit
• Thompson & Knight To Rep EFH On Tax Issues In Ch. 11
• Shell, Motiva Agree To Pay $4.5M To Settle OT Claims
• Takeaways For Texas Contractors Post-Barzoukas
• Texas Justices Weigh BP's $750M Deepwater Coverage Claim
• Judge Nixes 'Patent Troll' MPHJ's Suit To Block FTC Inquiry
• King & Spalding Nabs Ex-Cox Smith Health Care Ace In Texas
• Gray Reed Scoops Up Baker Botts Tax Partner
• Schlumberger To Appeal Ex-GC's Award In Trade Secret Case
• Court Won't Toss $1B Suit Over African Oil Field Profits
• Judge Recused From Noncompete Row After Bias Accusations
• Halliburton Wants Exec Testimony Out Of Price Impact Row
• Manufacturer Says Lloyd's Has No Suit Over Drilling Blowout
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jackson Walker's Michael Taten
• Insurers, Be Ready To Pay Twice In Texas
• Texas High Court Stays Course On Restrictive Covenants
• $73M Mesh Verdict Shows Email Evidence's Sway Over Jurors
• Faulty Wells Leak Gas To Marcellus, Barnett Water, Study Says
• CBS Hit With $1.3M Verdict In Personal Audio Patent Suit
• EEOC Hits Texas Pharmacy With Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Toyota Stole Research Co.'s Survey Methods, Jury Hears
• Hostess Freed From Property Tax Claims In Bankruptcy Case
• EPA Greenlights $500M Texas Petroleum Plant
• Epstein Becker Seeks Toss Of Oncologist's Malpractice Suit
• Houston Investor-Relations CEO Charged With Insider Trading
• EBay To Seek Sanctions Over Dropped Patent Re-Exam Suit
• Ex-McCarthy Atty Cites Privilege In $1.4M Dreier Fee Row
• BP Damages Will Be Punishing, Though Not Punitive
• BP's Bid For $750M Transocean Coverage Shaking Up CGLs
• Burger King Foiled German Sale Agreement, Investor Says
• Plaintiff Blasts Effort To DQ McKool From Guardrail FCA Suit
• Texas-Based Energy & Exploration Sets $400M IPO Target
• Alliance Data To Pay $2.3B For Digital Marketer Conversant
• Exxon Wins Stay Of Insurer's Suit Over Explosion Injuries
• Porter Hedges Lands Former Bracewell & Giuliani Tax Partner
• TMT Ruling Not A Death Knell For DIP Financing
• More State Courts Upholding Forum Selection Bylaws
• 5th Circ. Lets Stanford Receiver Claim $32M From Investors
• Halliburton Loses Appeal To Shift KBR Tax Arbitration Fight
• Life Partners Seeks Early End To Bellwether Fraud Trial
• Lexington Off Hook For Fired Trucker's $5M Arbitration Win
• Greenberg Wins Arbitration Bid In $3M Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Apple Can Transfer WiFi IP Suit To Calif.
• BP, Anadarko Shouldn't Get Deepwater Rehearing, DOJ Says
• AutoZone Not Liable For Employee Theft, Judge Says
• Halliburton Price Impact Dispute Heats Up In Texas Court
• BakerHostetler Adds Energy Atty To Houston Office
• Liquor Licensees May Have To Bite The Bullet
• Why The Locke Lord, Edwards Merger May Be In Trouble
• Texas Lt. Gov. Calls For Dissolution Of Windstorm Insurer
• Ex-Brazos Execs Forge New Dallas Midmarket PE Firm
• $6M Sierra Club Lashing Puts Fee Penalties Back Into Play
• EU Conditionally Clears Huntsman's $1B Rockwood Biz Buy
• Where Will BigLaw Go Next? 5 Hottest US Legal Markets
• Gardere Picks Up IT Partner From Jackson Walker
• Sandal Maker Says Old Navy Rips Off Designs
• Dow May Face Stiffer Penalties As 5th Circ. Affirms Shams
• Mark Cuban GC Says Managing Trial Team Key To SEC Win
• Locke Lord, Edwards Wildman Announce Merger Plan
• Japan's Ajinomoto Drops $800M On Frozen-Food Producer
• Novak Druce Name Partner Gets 2-Year USPTO Ban
• Excess Insurer Can't Duck 5th Circ. Ruling On Ike Coverage
• Ironshore Says Policy Doesn't Cover Shamoun Fee Dispute
• Judge To Wait For Texas Prompt Pay Ruling In Aetna Case
• Skanska Injects $108M Into Houston Office Complex
• FHWA Can't Save Guardrail Maker In FCA Suit, Relator Argues
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Gay Marriage Ban 'Defies Logic'
• Boston Sci Hit With $73M Verdict In 1st Pelvic Mesh Loss
• McLeod Alexander Beats Enviro Co.'s Witness Tampering Suit
• 5th Circ. Boots Exelon Challenge To Texas Wind Pricing Rule
• USDA To Invest $518M In Rural Electric Cooperatives
• Texas High Court May Have Remade Utility Ratemaking
• Thompson & Knight Botched Deal To Buy Metal Co., Suit Says
• Goodyear Owes $18.6M For Tire Builder's Asbestos Death
• Applied Food Sciences To Pay $3.5M Over Weight-Loss Claims
• Houston Enviro Reg Preempted, Energy Cos. Tell Texas Court
• Texas Regulator Says Gazprom Backs Anti-Fracking Push
• Oil Co. Slams Attempt To Alter 5th Circ. Ike Insurer Ruling
• Moncrief Wants $1.3B Oil Field Suit Back In State Court
• UK Gov't Backs BP In Appeal Of $9.2B Deepwater Settlement
• Auto Parts Co. Asks 5th Circ. To Restart GM Antitrust Row
• Ex-DLA, Greenberg Attys Launch Austin Employment Boutique
• USAA Snaps Up Industrial Warehouses In Georgia, Texas
• MERS, BofA Urge 5th Circ. To Boot Counties' Fraud Suit
• Schlumberger Ruling Raises Bar For Trade Secrets Claims
• Gov. Perry Aims To Nix Indictment Over Ethics Unit Veto
• Acacia Unit Blasts Schlumberger's DQ Motion In Patent Suit
• Dealmakers Q&A: Akin Gump's Thomas Yang
• Initial Impressions From Deepwater Horizon Ruling
• Baker Botts Wants Supreme Court Review Of Meta-Fees
• Haynes And Boone Adds K&L Gates Securities Expert
• Texas Supreme Court Refuses Ex-Partners' Fee-Sharing Feud
• Texas High Court Stays Corporate-Friendly In 2014 Term
• Iraq Takes Another Swing At Seizing Disputed Kurdistan Oil
• Ultra Petroleum Sells $850M Notes To Finance Pinedale Buy
• Heineken Ties Sink Chain's Bid For Texas Alcohol Permit
• Texas Bar Wants Ex-DA Disbarred Over Bribery Scheme
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• Deepwater To Deep Trouble: The 4-Year Road To BP Ruling
• Houston Sports Network Moves Closer To Bankruptcy Sale
• Deepwater Horizon Ruling Places $18B Bull's-Eye On BP
• Convicted Oil, Gas Investment Fraudster Faces Disbarment
• Halliburton Sanctioned For Destroying Deepwater Evidence
• Vantage Drilling Shares Aren't TMT Property, 5th Circ. Says
• Dealmakers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Mark Weibel
• Disbarred Texas Atty Loses Bid To Oust Judge In Fee Fight
• Dynagas, Linn Aim To Tackle Debt With $1B In Note Offerings
• Judge Pares Claims In Ford Sound System Patent Row
• Texas High Court Sets High Bar For Evidentiary Standards
• BP Found Grossly Negligent In Deepwater Spill
• Jackson Walker Adds Real Estate Partner In Dallas
• Enterprise Seeks To Upset $536M Pipeline Row Judgment
• Cameron Sues To Halt Researcher From Taking Data To China
• Trinity Wants McKool Smith Off Guardrail FCA Suit
• Rewards Method Patents Invalidated Under Alice, Bilski
• Wells Fargo Wants Group Carved Out Of Overtime MDL
• BMC Asks 5th Circ. To Nix $13M Penalty In Tax Holiday Row
• Duke Expands Texas Wind Farm Arsenal With 110-MW Project
• Dentons M&A Atty Rejoins Weil Gotshal Dallas Office
• Turnbridge Beats Target With $400M Debut Energy Fund
• Texas AG Says Plastic Bag Bans Likely Violate State Law
• Morgan Lewis Guides Buckeye's $860M Energy Buy In Texas
• Dunhill Can Pursue Damages In $6M Hail Insurance Lawsuit
• Tesco Says Former VP Took Trade Secrets To Nabors Unit
• Highland Investor Argues Texas Court Can't OK Creditor Plan
• Class Cert. Denied In Collapsed $2.5B Hedge Fund Row
• Sierra Club Must Pay $6.4M In Fees Over 'Frivolous' CAA Suit
• US Development Group Plans $150M IPO For Rail Business
• EEOC Contests Bass Pro Appeal Bid In Race Bias Suit
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Suit Over $55M Tire Co. Deal
• Judge Tosses Gov't's Claim For Indemnity In $264M FCA Suit
• Callon Petroleum Drops $213M For Texas Oil, Gas Lands
• SEC Claims Texas Advisory Firm Lied About Ties To Broker
• Restaurant Co. Settles DOJ's Citizenship Discrimination Claim