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Texas - May, 2015

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• Texas AG Says Gay Marriage Rulings 'Mock' Judicial Process
• Insurer's Award Over Fraudulent Hailstorm Claims Upheld
• 4 IPOs Eye $552M To Start June After Brief Slowdown
• 'Discourteous' Former Texas Criminal Judge Admonished
• Ex-BP Exec Wants Congressional Staffers Cut From Trial
• 3,700-Page Report In Patent Row Not Too Long, Judge Says
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• BP Drops $750M Transocean Policy Fight After Deepwater Deal
• Judge Limits Overview Witness Testimony In BP Exec's Trial
• Texas Justices Open Door To Close-Held Corp. Derivative Suits
• Texas Well Servicer Settles EPA Waste Disposal Row
• Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins
• Texas Gov. Poised To Sign 25% Business Tax Cut
• Haynes And Boone Off The Hook In $1.7M Conspiracy Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Co.'s Suit Against Its Bankruptcy Trustee
• Immigrant Moms Denied Birth Docs For Citizen Kids: Suit
• Texas Judge Cops To Gun Charge, Lying to Federal Agents
• Former SEC Official Joins Jones Day As Partner In Dallas
• Yahoo Adds Fraud Claim In Row Over $1B NCAA Bracket Prize
• Texas Powerhouse: Thompson & Knight
• Old Chrysler Squashes Clutch Maker's Adversary Suit
• Pier 1, GameStop Hit With Web Navigation IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Will Hear Args. On Immigration Action Block July 10
• Analyzing Data Trends To Shape Complex Litigation Strategy
• Company Illegally Fired Pregnant Woman, Judge Rules
• Jury Awards GE Unit $29.8M From IBM In Fraud Suit
• Patterson & Sheridan Adds IP Partner To Houston Office
• Houston Atty Convicted For Defrauding Criminal Defendants
• Fracking 2.0: The Rise Of American Shale Refracking
• Gordon Rees Accused Of Sloppy Settlement In Docs' $2M Suit
• 5th Circ. Dissent Targets Politics Of Obama Immigration Suit
• Baker Botts Seeks To Uphold Bar On $41M Malpractice Award
• Apple Blasts Smartflash Bid For $1.6B In Patent Case
• Texas Powerhouse: Locke Lord
• Obama Won't Take Executive Action Stay Fight To High Court
• Industry Groups Seek Rehearing Of DC Circ. GHG Ruling
• BDO To Pay $40M To Put Stanford Ponzi Suit In Rearview
• IRS Slams New Claims In Conservative Org's Targeting Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive FCA Suit Against Bombardier
• Hogan Lovells Expands IP Practice With Ex-Bracewell Atty
• Texas Powerhouse: Jackson Walker
• 5th Circ. Takes Broad View Of Standing In Exec Action Fight
• Credit Suisse Accused Of Breaking Tolling Deal In Loan Suit
• Houston Urges 5th Circ. To Revive $641M Exxon Pollution Suit
• High Court Passes On Immigrant Children's HHS Abuse Appeal
• SEC Gets Injunction Against Oil Co. Exec In Fraud Case
• L-3 Blasted For Saying Army Allowed Overbilling In FCA Row
• DOJ Drops Oil Co. FCPA Investigation, Citing Cooperation
• Obama Loses 5th Circ. Bid To Lift Block On Immigration Action
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Raising Bar On Asbestos Claims
• 5th Circ. Pares Claims In Hurricane Ike Coverage Row
• Citgo To Pay EPA Fine Over Texas Plant Violations
• Texas House OKs Bill To Punish Bad Faith Patent Demands
• Texas Man Cops To $12M Fake Oil Interests Scam
• Hess Escapes Bid To Revive Well Pollution Suit
• 5th Circ. Should Hear Certain BIA Appeals, High Court Hears
• Texas Leaders Strike $3.8 Billion Tax Cut Agreement
• Cruise Co. Takes Lloyd's Collusion Row To High Court
• Brand Battles: 1-800-Flowers.com, Facebook, Texas Rangers
• Texas High Court Sides With Doctor In Records Access Fight
• Bass Pro Says EEOC Wants 'Unlawful' Case Setup
• Eatery Near Texas Biker Shootout Sues Twin Peaks
• 5th Circ. Backs 'Waved Through' Immigrant In Removal Row
• Blurred Lines Remain On Health Care Liability In Texas
• McGuireWoods Snags 2 Ex-Morgan Lewis Employment Pros
• In Wisconsin, FCA Liability May Apply To E-Rate Program
• $1.3B Malpractice Suit Over Chevron Pollution Suit Restarts
• Texas Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• Texas Court Won't Rehear Valero Refinery Appraisal Appeal
• Levee Board Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Coastal Damage Suit
• United Airlines Beats Class Action Over Low Fare Promise
• Hospital Admin Gets 40 Years For $116M Medicare Scam
• Senate Confirms Federal Judges For Texas, Utah
• Fed. Agency Docs Sought To Track Down Ex-Stanford Workers
• Dollar General Urges Justices to Tackle Tribal Jurisdiction
• States Rip Issuance Of 2,000 Work Permits After Injunction
• Life Partners Ch. 11 Trustee Alleges 'Wide-Ranging' Fraud
• NFL Renews Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Ogletree Deakins Lands 2 Labor Pros From Ford Harrison
• NY Fights Bank Subpoenas In Ocwen Loan Mod Suit
• Quantlab Wins $12M Verdict In Trade Secrets Row
• Beck Redden, Arnold & Itkin Sued Over Rig Explosion Case
• Blue Bell Hit With First Suit Over Listeria Outbreak
• Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty To Immigration Marriage Fraud
• Dish Says OneBeacon Shouldn't Get 'Do-Over' On $34M Award
• Credit Report Agencies Pay $6M To End State AGs' Probe
• 'Mere Threat' Not Enough For Retaliation, 5th Circ. Told
• Dallas Anesthesiologist Indicted On Health Care Fraud Charges
• Texas Court Says Tax Refund Documentation Rule Is Invalid
• Texas Powerhouse: Beck Redden
• Schlumberger Says SLAPP Law Can't Ax Claims Against Ex-Atty
• AVIC Wants New Arbitrators In $2B Dispute, 5th Circ. Told
• Ignition Defect Suit Says New GM Just As Liable As Old GM
• Texas Contractors, With Immunity And Liability For Some
• Use Of Biometric Information As A Basis For Civil Liability
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• Judge Chides Trinity For Bringing Venue Fight To 5th Circ.
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• 5th Circ. Widens RICO Reach In Houston Schools Contract Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Another Claim After Reinsurer's $16.5M Win
• BP Can't Revive Texas Lease After Well Shut-Ins
• 5th Circ. Clarifies Standard For Derivative Citizenship
• Ex-BP Exec Says Proposed Jury Instruction Is Outdated
• REIT Ashford Trust Buys 9-Hotel Portfolio For $224M
• NiSource Pipeline Unit Readies $2.75B Private Offering
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To Deep-Six Executive Action Case
• DuPont Migrant Workers Drop Wage Suit
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Vinson & Elkins Energy Bankruptcy Pro
• EP Energy Restructures Debt With $800M Offering
• Tread Lightly Texas: Defining 'Spouse' Under The FMLA
• How Are Texas Oil And Gas Cos. Faring In China?
• Texas Powerhouses Boast More Than Just Energy Chops
• Enviros Urge 5th Circ. To Revive $641M Exxon Pollution Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Texas Biz Sale Arbitration Appeal
• Chesapeake Pummeled With 8 Suits Over Shale Royalties
• Cargo Airline Wants 5th Circ. Rehearing In Engine Repo Row
• Duke, Berkshire Deals Help Austin Wind Power Top 1,000 MW
• Texas Judge Reprimanded For Calling DA 'New York Jew'
• High Court Asked To Eye DHS Defense In Discrimination Suit
• Phony Docs Torpedo $25M Verdict In Trade Secret Row
• OPINION: Pro Bono Lawyers Can Close Debtors' Prisons
• Chevron Presses Dune Energy Over Oil Field Liabilities
• Texas Governor Signs Bill Blocking Local Fracking Bans
• USCIS Chief Takes Responsibility For Injunction Violation
• High Court Wants Corps' Input On CWA Authority Rehearing
• Cisco Asks Fed. Circ. To Vacate $16M Judgment In Wi-Fi Row
• Whistleblower Nails Home Care Biz With FCA Retaliation Suit
• Wal-Mart Settles Ex-Dukes Plaintiff's Sex Bias Suit
• Auto Insurer Says It's Owed Coverage For Trademark Battle
• Insurers Want Siemens To Foot $7M Bill For Busted Turbine
• AT&T Beats Bascom Suit Over Online Filtering Patent
• Texas House Votes To Curb Groundwater District Liability
• Texas House Bill Would Nix 'Pick-A-Pal' Grand Juries
• Texas House OKs Bill To Shield Franchisors From Labor Suits
• Arrested Immigrants Can't Sue Border Agents, 5th Circ. Says
• Shell's Report On FCPA Violation Privileged: Texas High Court
• Houston Construction Co. Pays $58K To Asthmatic Worker
• Texas Energy Chief Says Blame For Earthquakes Is Premature
• Ironshore Says $28M Ike Coverage Suit 'Unfounded'
• Immigration Case Backlog Reaches Record High
• DuPont's Safety Violations Killed 4 Workers, OSHA Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fort Worth, Centaur, Capital One
• Induced Seismicity Legal Issues Break New Ground
• LLCs Not Subject To Texas Attorney Fee Statute ... For Now
• 'Death-Penalty' Sanctions Axed In Ike Coverage Appeal
• Gay Marriage Rulings' Stay Uncalled For, Texas Justices Told
• 5 Insurance Battlegrounds To Watch In Texas
• Noble Fights Defense Duty In ConocoPhillips Oil Pollution Row
• After Listeria Deaths, Texas Outlines Steps For Blue Bell
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Baker Botts, Cassin Attys In Texas
• CORRECTED: Buyer Settles Contract Suit Over Texas Hospital Deal
• T-Mobile Settles Wireless Patent Suit After Trial Called Off
• 5th Circ. Says $2.7M BP Deal Is Binding, In Need Of 2nd Look
• Texas Church Gets Another Shot At Visa For Minister
• Deals Rumor Mill: Avon, Advent, Standard Chartered
• Former BP Exec Says Lawmakers Can't Use Speech Privilege
• Strategic Hotels Buys $197M Texas Hotel In Deal Frenzy
• Cheniere Raises $11.5B For Texas LNG Export Project
• Alston & Bird Guides Sabre's $411M Abacus Stake Buy
• Ex-Army Doc Gets 6 Years For $8M Medical Contract Scheme
• DOE Greenlights Cheniere's Texas LNG Export Project
• Expedited Appeal Of Houston Equal Rights Law Denied
• 5th Circ. Refuses En Banc Rehearing Of Pemex Gas Theft Suit
• Senior Living Facility Wants Texas DTPA Suit Dumped
• Judge Wants Names From DOJ's Immigration Advisory Info
• REIT Monogram Buys Stakes From JV Partner For $225M
• Exxon Can't Dump Ex-Worker's Suit Under Free Speech Law
• Visa, MasterCard Accused Again Of Swipe Fee Conspiracy
• SEC Enforcement Chief Extols Virtues Of Cooperation
• US Urges Justices To Pass On Dollar General Sex Assault Suit
• Investor Loses Bid For Piece Of $41M Marcellus Profits
• 5th Circ. Told 2,000 Mistaken Work Permits Justify Injunction
• Nestle Health Science Says Competitor's Generic Is Fake
• Who Owns Likes, Posts, Pages And Tweets In Bankruptcy?
• Former Native Oilfield Drivers Awarded $3.7M In OT Suit
• Texas Justices Arm Property Owners Facing Asbestos Claims
• Adams & Reese, Others To Pay $5M In Stanford Fraud Suit
• Perry Appeal Overcomplicating Ethics Case, Prosecutor Says
• 5th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Chevron Rig Repair Coverage
• Murphy Oil Says NLRB Flouts 5th Circ.'s DR Horton Ruling
• Oil, Gas Driller WBH Gets Nod For $25M Ch. 11 Bid
• What's Next After Williams-Yulee?
• Ex-Baylor MRI Tech Takes Age Bias Suit To Supreme Court
• Music Publisher Takes 'Whoomp!' IP Dispute To High Court
• Empire Petroleum Fuels Up For $100M IPO
• CFTC Eyes New Trading Rules After 'Flash Crash' Bust
• Uncharted Territory For Business In 'Waters Of The US'
• Guidance For Global And Local Layoffs In Energy Sector
• BP $750M Dividend Suit Belongs In England, 5th Circ. Says
• M&A, Securities Pro Rejoins Baker & McKenzie As Partner
• 5th Circ. Vacates Humana Win In ERISA Wreck Payout
• Texas Energy Regulator Taking Nimble Approach To Quakes
• High Court Asked To Take Rolls-Royce Forum Dispute
• FCC Should Decide Fight With Sprint, Verizon, Says AT&T
• Auto Parts Co. Asks High Court To Hear GM Antitrust Row
• BP Exec Wants Charges Axed Over 9 Refusals To Testify
• Dish, EchoStar Strike Deal To End Patent Suit Before Trial
• SEC Sues Dallas Radio Hosts Over Securities Sales
• 5th Circ. Told Obama Abdicated Oath With Executive Actions
• Software Co. Epicor Plans Spinoff, $2.1B Debt Offering
• OPINION: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• Noble Energy Makes Texas Splash With $2.1B Rosetta Buy
• Can Texas Plaintiffs Shake Challenges In Seismic Suits?
• BP Can Appeal Some Deepwater Claims, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas High Court Restores Dallas' Suit Against Developer
• Texas Bill Aims To Raise Bar On Asbestos Claims
• RSUI Must Pay $7.5M Post-Hurricane Award: Texas High Court
• Texas High Court Says Dow Not Liable For Contractor Death
• Karnes Women Denied Block On Hunger Strike Retaliation
• Gov't Admits To Violating Block On Immigration Actions
• Meritage Saleswoman Arrested Over FLSA Trial Testimony
• Texas Justices Slash $67M Award Over Bulgaria Methane Field
• Texas Justices Avoid Bond Issue In $600M Eagle Ford Fight
• Irate Investors Say NY Securities Boutique Mishandled Funds
• Texas High Court Overturns Jury Verdict In Lift Death Suit
• Texas Senate OKs Bill Over Immigration Enforcement Pact
• Versata Accuses Ford Of Using Its Software As A Blueprint
• Contractor To Pay $400K Over Misuse Of DOD Info
• Texas Supreme Court Says Life Partners Sold Securities
• Texas Supreme Court Tosses $8M Chemical Fire Verdict
• Texas High Court Clarifies Multiple Perils Coverage Scope
• How To, And How Not To, Foreclose On Oil And Gas Equipment
• Karnes Detainees Lack Valid 1st Amendment Claims, Feds Say
• Ethics Expert Says Court Erred In Disbarring Texas Atty
• Jury Awards Leg Amputee $44M Over Crane Accident
• Big Red Claims Pa. Soda Maker Infringes Trademarks
• Texas Atty Asks Court To Restore 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• Texas Court 'Bound' To Grant Valerus Arbitration Hearing
• Chadbourne Again Loses Discovery Bid In Stanford Ponzi Row
• Lexington Realty Nabs Spitzer's $51M Houston-Area Portfolio
• BNSF, IRS Settle Stock Option Tax Fight
• Mexican Tech Worker Claims Data Co. Broke Hiring Promise
• Supermarket Backs Down On Injunction In Visa Denial Suit
• Summit Sends ND Oil Assets To Subsidiary For $255M
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Porter Hedges Adds Corporate Partner From Thompson Knight
• Texas Ethanol Co. Fights Investors' $36M Derivative Win
• 1st Amendment Orgs Back Wide View Of Texas Public Info Act
• State-Tribal Collaboration Bill Passes Texas House
• Crestwood Forges $7.5B Midstream Biz In MLP Merger
• Houston Wants Expedited Appeal Of Equal Rights Law Barred
• Texas Tribe Delivers Sweepstakes Plans After Contempt Order
• Procopio, Simpson Thacher Guide Strata-Blackstone Apt. Deal
• Nossaman Lures 2 Environmental Law Pros From Sedgwick
• Dead Soldier's Parents Say GNC Can't Slip 'Jack3d' Suit
• Texas Blasts Wal-Mart's Suit Over Liquor Permit Ban
• CORRECTION: Apple Slams Ericsson's Bid For Expedited Patent Trial
• Attys In 'Frivolous' IP Filing Ordered To Pay Sanctions
• GM Says Workers' Disparate Religions Doom Title VII Suit
• Woman Who Married To Stay In US Agrees To Plea Deal
• Pillsbury Adds Ex-Baker Botts Tech Partner To Austin Office
• GSA Subcontractor Sues For $4.3M Over Work On Int'l Bridge
• SXP, Ex-Quantlab Workers To Pay $28M In Trade Secrets Fight
• No Proof Of Damage In Land Swindle Suit, Texas Court Told
• Arpaio Exec. Action Suit May Help Spur High Court Review
• American Eagle Pilots Ask High Court To Hear Seniority Suit
• NLRB Gets Backup In 5th Circ. Murphy Oil Arbitration Row
• Paper Co. KapStone Buying Victory Packaging For $615M
• Schlumberger Says SLAPP Law Doesn't Protect Ex-Employee
• Texas Judge Nixes Burger King Europe's Contract Beef
• Fans Ask For Time Out In NFL Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Keep Exec. Action Block In Place
• ETP Unit Must Pay Taxes On $162M In Stored Gas: Texas Court
• Samsung Asks To Limit Rembrandt Damages To $15.7M Verdict
• Midstream MLP Enterprise Draws $2.5B In Debt Offering
• Takeda's $2.4B Actos Deal Ends 5th Circ. Appeal
• K&L Gates Adds Enviro, Administrative Law Trio In Texas
• Texas Suspends Lawyer Facing 8 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Grocery Chain Demands Injunction In Visa Denial Suit
• As Goes Calif. Stormwater, So Goes The Nation's?
• Freescale Shareholders Sue To Stop $12B NXP Takeover
• Texas Quakes Likely Due To Disposal Wells, Lawmakers Hear
• Adeptus Health Unveils $152M Stock Offering Amid Expansion
• DC Circ. Denies States' Challenge Of EPA's GHG Rules
• Smartflash Wants $1.6B From Apple After ITunes Patent Win
• New Texas Med Mal Test Won't End Expert Report Fights
• Local Carriers Want To Toss Verizon, Sprint Overbilling MDL
• 5th Circ. Curbs Texas Atty Sentence In $600M Laundering Job
• Texas Senate Passes Bill Blocking Local Fracking Ban
• Kansas, Texas Back Fla.'s Suit Against Feds Over Health Care
• Morgan Lewis Snags K&L Gates Gov't Contracts Pair
• Schiff Hardin Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Atty With Soft-IP Muscle
• Groups Say Union Election Rule Use Ripens Their Challenge
• Community Health FCA Whistleblower Wins Partial Atty Fees
• 5th Circ. Clips Cargo Airline's Wings In Engine Repo Row
• Lupin Smacked With IP Suit Over Generic Paxil
• 5th Circ. Nixes Mexican States' Claims Over Deepwater Spill
• Obama Wants Strasburger's Elizabeth Copeland For Tax Court
• Florida, NY Top List Of Busiest Courts For FLSA Suits
• Loss-of-Use Damages Case Earns Review By Texas High Court
• $80M Suit Over Fried Frank's Role In Tax Deal Remanded
• Texas High Court Refuses Ex-Texas Tech Coach's ESPN Suit
• DOJ Submits Sensitive White House Docs In Immigration Beef
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear $21M Oil Royalty Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Fen-Phen Referral Fee Fight
• Texas High Court Cracks Down On Health Care Liability Claims
• Trafficked Cubans Say Garnishment Only Hope Of Recovery
• Plastic Bag Manufacturers Sue Dallas Over 5-Cent Fee Law
• Texas Judge Rebuked Over Speech At Tea Party Event
• Texas Justices Take Up Kingsaire FMLA Retaliation Case
• Week's 4 IPOs Draw $795M As Market Revs Up For May Surge
• Texas High Court Won't Touch Water Permit Takings Row
• AT&T, Apple, Others Sued Over LTE Tech Patent
• ERG Resources, Latest Oil Price Casualty, Files Ch. 11
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Water Trespass Question
• Texas High Court Leaves Flow-Through Tax Exemption Intact
• Texas Insurers: Don't Forget 'Excessive Demand Doctrine'