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Texas - June, 2015

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• Jay-Z's Roc Nation Seeks To Escape Dez Bryant Branding Suit
• Texas Court Says Eagle Ford Contract May Cover More Land
• Chesapeake Rounds Up 9 Royalty Suits In Texas Fed. Court
• Texas Bar Chain Settles DOJ Racial Discrimination Claims
• Sports Agencies Spar Over Name, Venue In Trademark Row
• Texas Appeals Court Revives BP's Trespass Indemnity Suit
• 5th Circ. Gives BP Engineer New Trial Over Juror Misconduct
• Atty Blames AT&T's Slow Internet For Missed Filing Deadline
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Blue Cross Can't Block New Trial In $26M Contract Suit
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• ETP Defends $535M Judgment In Enterprise Pipeline Row
• Houston American Agrees To Pay $7M In Shareholder Suit
• 40 AGs Press 5th Circ. To Allow Google Piracy Probe
• Ex-Energy Execs Charged With $1.5M Embezzlement
• O'Quinn Settles $1.3B Malpractice Suit Over Chevron Fight
• How Drug Cos. Can Minimize Risks Of 'Right To Try' Laws
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• High Court Declines American Eagle Pilots' Seniority Suit
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• High Court Declines $5M Logistics Co.'s DHL Contract Appeal
• Texas AG Says Clerks Can Decline Gay Marriage Licenses
• Victory Healthcare Gets Green Light To Auction 4 Hospitals
• 5th Circ. Lets BofA, MERS Off Hook For County Deed Records
• EPA, Corps Slammed Over Clean Water Act Expansion
• El Paso Can't Ditch Suit Over Annexed Land Road Costs
• 5th Circ. Panel Announced For Executive Action Fight
• Justices Take Up Failed UT Applicant's Appeal On Race Policy
• O'Reilly Auto Can't Duck IP Row Under Alice, Court Told
• 5th Circ. Nixes NLRB's En Banc Bid In Murphy Oil Case
• Michael Best Nabs Texas NCAA Compliance Attorney
• Texas Supreme Court Clears Its Docket In Record Time
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• High Court Stays Texas Abortion Law
• NFL Fans Defend Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Deepwater Liability Appeals
• Amplify Snack's PE Backers Line Up $200M IPO
• Chamber Backs Bass Pro In 5th Circ. EEOC Row
• High Court Won't Hear Amedisys Shareholder Appeal
• Texas Court Says Mary Kay Can't Force EBay Info Turnover
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Bombardier Asks 5th Circ. To Kill FCA Suit Over Plane Parts
• BMW's Theory In Brake Suit Precludes Atty From Repping Wife
• Justices To Hear Shipping Exec's Hacking Conviction Appeal
• Midpoint 2015: What To Expect From State AGs
• Rolls-Royce Says Forum Spat Not Worth Supreme Court's Time
• High Court Ruling Won't End Texas Fight For Same-Sex Rights
• Texas High Court Creates New Substantive Due Process Test
• Texas Justices OK 'One-Sided' Atty-Client Arbitration Deals
• Biz Group Exempt From Records Law, Texas Justices Say
• Texas Justices Say Too Late To Fix Mineral Rights Blunder
• Medtronic Calls For Gray Reed To Be Forced Off Patent Suit
• KBR Ordered To Spill Investigation Docs At Heart Of FCA Case
• Dune Energy Locks Up Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Until October
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Littler Atty Settlement Dispute
• Texas High Court Affirms Suspension Of Death Row Atty
• EPA Pollution Order Covered As Suit, Texas Justices Rule
• Texas Regulators Shut Down Oil Co.'s Securities Sales
• New Texas Bills Protect Personal Injury Defendants
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• High Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage In Landmark Ruling
• Controversial ACA Ruling Bolsters Texas Insured, Backers Say
• High Court Housing Ruling Opens Door For Credit Act Claims
• Apple Says Williamson Knocks Out $533M Smartflash Verdict
• Despite High Court Win, Hurdles Linger For FHA Bias Claims
• Texas Disciplinary Body Goes After DA For Evidence Delay
• ConocoPhillips Fights Dune's Bid To Extend Exclusivity
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court Texas Fair Housing Case
• App Tech Patent Holder Shrugs Off WWE Bid To Invalidate
• Husch Blackwell RICO Plaintiffs Confident Suit Can Survive
• Feds Say KBR Waived Privilege For Investigation Docs
• Texas Can Challenge EEOC Background Checks, 5th Circ. Told
• Insurer Wants Yahoo CEO To Respond In $1B Bracket Row
• Justices Uphold Broad Reading Of Bias In Housing Law
• Houston Atty Sued For Allegedly Botched Wrongful Death Suit
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Family Of Dead Worker Sues Valero, DuPont For Negligence
• Inventor Strikes Back At Samsung's $3.5M Attorney Fee Bid
• No Tax Break For Risk-Pool Reinsurance, Texas Court Says
• Dallas Atty Must Pay Univision's Fees After Defamation Suit
• AVIC Can't Alter Arbitration In $2B Fight, 5th Circ. Told
• Plaintiff Argues Spouse Can Be Lawyer In BMW Brake Spat
• Immigrant Moms Fight For Spot In Exec. Action Case
• Oil & Gas Co. Freeport-McMoran Outlines IPO Plans
• High Hurdles Remain For Texas Derivative Plaintiffs
• REBUTTAL: Flood Insurance Is Different For Businesses
• Judge Confirms $4.7M Atty Fees Award In Highmark IP Saga
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Can't Ax Suit Over Stanford Scheme
• Verizon Settles US Bank Suit Over Costs In Idearc Spinoff Row
• Texas County Wants FERC Oversight Of ETP Natural Gas Line
• Branch Law Firm Says Arbitration Args Taken Out Of Context
• Greenberg, Hunton Say Stanford Class In Texas Is Untimely
• Gibson Dunn Atty Faces DQ Bid In Airport Competition Row
• Miss. AG Blasts Google's 'Bizarre' Injunction In 5th Circ.
• EDF Renewable Energy Buys 200MW Texas Wind Farm
• Hurt Workers Ask Texas High Court To Revive Wyatt Appeal
• Holland & Knight Snags Ex-Dykema Hospitality Pro In Dallas
• BarBri Claims Insurer Stiffed Bill For Employment Fight
• Mexico Outlines $3B Gulf Pipeline To Texas, Other Projects
• IRS Ends Appeal Over Retailer's Katrina-Related Tax Break
• BMW Says Plaintiff's Spouse Can't Be Counsel In Brake Row
• Detained Immigrants Have No 1st Amendment Rights: Center
• Former Congressman, Judge Joins Ogletree Deakins
• 4 Kinds Of Insurance Rows To Watch As Texas Floods Subside
• Miss. Urges Full 5th Circ. To Review DACA Challenge
• Texas Post-Production Costs Still Constrained By 4 Corners
• 5th Circ. Nixes Religious Groups' Contraception Challenge
• Grand Jury Indicts Woman For Lying In Dallas Corruption Case
• 5th Circ. Revives Retaliatory Firing Suit Against Texas DA
• Bass Pro Asks 5th Circ. To Overturn EEOC Dispute Ruling
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Energy And Corporate Attys In Texas
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vantage Energy, Nielsen, Uber
• Williams Cos. Rejects ETE's $53B Merger Proposal
• Outdoor Channel Seeks To End Suit Over Camera Biz Deal
• Advocates Plead For High Court Help In Texas Abortion Row
• Sprint, Verizon Fight Dismissal Bid In Overcharging MDL
• Ex-Software Co. Exec Seeks To DQ Atty In Tax Fraud Suit
• Supreme Court Declines Whooping Crane Water Rights Suit
• Anadarko Defends Drilling Rights In Texas High Court
• Supreme Court Won't Hear BIA Jurisdiction Appeal
• Starwood Pours $300M Into Expanding Luxury Hotel Portfolio
• Texas Supermarket Settles Visa Suit With USCIS
• TPG, Ex-Spokesman Settle Suit Over Leaks With Injunction
• Army Corps Asks High Court To Reject Jurisdiction Challenge
• Texas High Court Says Boeing Air Base Lease Can Be Private
• Texas Med Board Says It's Immune To Teladoc Antitrust Suit
• Trans Trucking Instructor Wants Sex Bias Suit Restarted
• Cardinals Owner Says Support Staff Is Behind Data Breach
• Texas Judge Ships Signal Cross-Claims to Louisiana
• The Trials And Tribulations Of Disparate Impact Theory
• DOJ Says 5th Circ. Panel Erred In Exec. Action Fight
• Texas High Court Says State Can't Block Same-Sex Divorce
• ZTE Hit With $31.5M Data Patent Verdict In Eastern Texas
• Dallas Says DOT Competition Policy Means Chaos At Airport
• Driller BPZ Urges Ch. 11 Judge To Stretch Exclusivity Period
• Keep LED Row In Patent-Savvy Texas, IP Owner Says
• Cheniere's Texas LNG Project Passes FERC Inspection
• Texas Court Won't Revive Atty Fee 'Death Penalty Sanctions'
• BP Says Former Exec's Trial Blunts Claims In Securities Fight
• Director Can't Win Policy Fight After Film Archive Burned
• Texas Fights For $43M In Unused RadioShack Gift Cards
• Union Calls Out Macy's 'Hyperbole' In 5th Circ. NLRB Row
• Clean Power Plan Wins A Battle, But Has It Won The War?
• Porter Hedges Adds Ex-King & Spalding Bankruptcy Pro
• In $700M DOJ Sweep, Medicare Part D Fraud Stands Out
• FCC Seeks More Info On Frontier's $10.5B Verizon Wireline Buy
• KBR Says Kickback Claims Too Old To Prosecute In FCA Suit
• Hundreds Charged In $712M Medicare Fraud Sweep
• Bad-Faith Patent Claimants Could Face $50K Penalty In Texas
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kuafa, JPMorgan, Concord
• No Bad Faith By State Farm In Cop Crash Suit: 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling Axing $350M Insurance Suit
• Texas Gov. Signs Bill Raising Bar On Asbestos Claims
• Denton Repeals Fracking Ban After Ramped Up Legal Fight
• Ex-Justice Of The Peace Gets Probation, Fine In Billing Scam
• New Texas Law Makes It Harder For Counties To Sue Polluters
• Houston Resident Lodges Class Action Over Drainage Fees
• Texas Enviro Agency Says Water Rights Ruling Spells Trouble
• Feds, States Don't Want Immigrant Moms In Exec. Action Row
• No Bail For Man Accused Of $24M Iran Export Scheme
• Putting Texas Premises Liability Law In Perspective
• 5th Circ. Provides Clarity On Ch. 15 Litigation Management
• Texas High Court Is Sure About Reasonable Certainty
• Developments In Texas Media Law During 2015 Session
• Can Record-Keeping Save Your Business Interruption Claim?
• Verizon Accused Of Using Roaming Rates To Gut Competitors
• Cardinals Face Rough Road In First-Ever Sports Spying Probe
• Baker Botts Wants $3.5M In Fees In Samsung LCD Patent Case
• Citgo Allegedly Duped 2 Texas Employees Into Retirement
• Texas Governor OKs $4B In Property, Biz Tax Cuts
• Insurer Says Yahoo Can't Claim Fraud In $1B Bracket Suit
• WWE Slams Data Transfer Efficiency Patent Claim As Invalid
• Texas Abortion Foes Urge 5th Circ. To Allow Law's Start
• Reed Smith Adds Ex-Thompson & Knight Partner In Houston
• Andrews Kurth Beats Malpractice Claims Over Investment Deal
• Feds Eye St. Louis Cardinals In Houston Astros Data Breach
• Ex-Hospital Prez Appeals 45-Year Sentence For Medicare Fraud
• REBUTTAL: The Finality Of A Final Removal Order
• Texas Attorney Says He's Owed Fees In $17M Injury Suit
• Texas Will Have Just 8 Abortion Clinics Without 5th Circ. Stay
• Home Depot, GNC Among 25 Sued Over Site Search Patent
• Harvest Co. Illegally Hired Immigrants Over Citizens: Judge
• Bank Tells High Court DA Owes It For Subpoenaed Records
• Omnicare Urges Toss Of Remainder Of $630M FCA Suit
• Texas Man Convicted Of Being Immigrant Smugglers' Scout
• When Reporting Employee Crime Leads To Defamation Suit
• EPA Fracking Report Finds State-Based Solutions Are Best
• High Court To Mull Tribal Jurisdiction In Sex Assault Case
• Texas Justices To Decide If Tort Reform Law Covers Autopsies
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Goodwin, Skadden
• House Bill Would Shut Down Eastern Texas Patent Docket
• Texas High Court Refuses To Divvy Plains' $83M Lease Win
• Well Operators' Costs May Rise After Chesapeake Ruling
• Enviro Nuisance Lawsuits Showing Limited Promise
• Ex-Texas DA Disbarred For Death Row Trial Misconduct
• Texas Justices Side With Gas Developer In Delivery Cost Fight
• Home Health Care Co. Accused Of Illegally Recording Calls
• Texas Justices Say Chesapeake Must Pay Cost-Free Royalties
• Macy's Reraising Specialty Claims At 5th Circ., NLRB Says
• Texas Justices To Review State Liability In $7M Oil Well Error
• Texas Justices To Mull Harmful Error Standard In Land Row
• Baker Botts Ex-Client Pushes For New Malpractice Trial
• AMC Moves To Toss Spanish Theater's Antitrust Suit
• Injured Employee Can't Sue If Risk Was Obvious: Texas Court
• BP Tops List Of Biggest Insurance Rulings So Far In 2015
• Austin Flouted Own Riverfront Building Regs, Suit Says
• Texas High Court Keeps Afloat Flood Suit Against County
• Life Partners Trustee Created His Own Mess: Interest Holders
• 5th Circ. Finds Errors In $11.7M Software Contract Judgment
• King & Spalding Guides Wingstop In $110M IPO
• Raylon Atty Deserves Sanctions In IP Row, Defendants Say
• Chevron Spars Over Fee Appeals In Texas Real Estate Saga
• Branch Law Firm Waived Fee Arbitration, Houston Court Hears
• Houston Network Says Comcast Drove It Into Bankruptcy
• Overcoming 'Crimmigration' Complexities
• 5th Circ. Says Oilfield Services Deal Caps Coverage For Fire
• Texas Retailers Ask 5th Circ. To Strike Surcharge Law
• Texas Court Stays Executive Action Case To Await 5th Circ.
• Frontier, Verizon Push FCC To Approve $10.5B Transaction
• Rent-A-Center Considered A Retailer Under Texas Tax Law
• Skadden, Goodwin Guide $730M HealthSouth-Reliant Deal
• SEC Settles With Texas Atty Over Fraud, Skimming
• Royal Resources Targets $100M IPO In Latest MLP Debut
• Texas, Mexico Clash On Sweeping Border Security Plan
• Spanish Investor Wants Out Of $25M AstroWorld Scam Suit
• Group Home Owner Appeals 12-Year Medicare Fraud Sentence
• Talk To Us Texas: Telemedicine In The Lone Star State
• Texas Abortion Providers File Motion To Stay 5th Circ. Ruling
• Texas Justices Asked To Reject Chesapeake's Royalty Stance
• Texas Gov. Signs Law Requiring E-Verify For State Agencies
• SEC Denies Bid By Life Partners GC To Lift Suspension
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Justices' Input On Home Equity Loans
• Exxon Unit Blasts Report Linking Its Wells To Texas Quakes
• Blank Rome Acquires Houston IP Boutique Wong Cabello
• BMW Wants Texas Atty DQ'd As Wife's Counsel In Defect Suit
• Grand Jury Testimony Disallowed In KBR Bribery Case
• Ex-Hospital Admin Gets 45 Years For $158M Medicare Fraud
• BALCA Sinks Texas Telecom's Bid For H-2B Technicians
• OPINION: Deceptive Semantics And The Amnesty Debate
• 5th Circ. Subordinates Guaranty Claims
• Texas Legislature Re-Reforms Contested Case Permit Process
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Tokio Marine Expands In US With $7.5B HCC Insurance Buy
• Wal-Mart Asks Texas High Court To Bar Optometrists' Award
• Highland Wants $376M From Credit Suisse For Land Deal
• Quantlab Says Injunction Warranted In Code Theft Saga
• Gov't Seeks To Rope In Immigration Atty Accused Of Fraud
• Texas Court Hits Trinity With $663M FCA Judgment
• Wyly Wants $650K Per Month For Bankruptcy Lawyers
• Judge Gilstrap Requires Permission To File Alice Motions
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Immigrant Marriage Fraud Scheme
• Gov't Says Medicare Fraudster Can't Change Plea
• 5th Circ. Upholds Most Of Texas' Controversial Abortion Law
• Deepwater Claims Period Runs Out With 328,000 And Counting
• Implied Warranty Of Noninfringement Depends On State
• 5th Circ. Overreached In Whooping Crane Case, Justices Told
• Health Care, Utility Providers Request TCPA Exemptions
• High Court Asked To Eye Retaliation Shield For Bias Reports
• Houston GOP, Dems Back Narrow View Of Public Info Act
• Pipeline Cos. Say Texas Eminent Domain Ruling Causes Delay
• Fort Worth, 8 Others Say Chesapeake Royalty MDL Unfair
• Ex-Stanford Execs' Convictions Upheld By 5th Circ.
• Supreme Court Urged To Take Up $5M DHL Fraud Row
• High Court Won't Hear Bias Suit Over Sincerity Of Beliefs
• Insurer Must Cover ATP's Deepwater Horizon Defense
• Auto Parts Group Wants GM Predatory Pricing Suit Revived
• NFL Blasts Fans' $83K Fee Request In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Barnes & Thornburg Makes Texas Foray With Dallas Office
• Houston Asks For Gov't Immunity In Drainage Fee Suit
• Developer Asks Texas Court To Affirm $3.9M Chevron Award
• Texas High Court Nixes Hurt Workers' Petition In Wyatt Appeal
• Texas High Court Won't Budge On Foreclosure Valuation
• 5th Circ. Rules Use Of Fake Docs Not A 'Continuing Offense'
• Texas Paid $191M On Bad Medicaid Orthodontia Claims: OIG
• US Found Partly Liable In Exxon $71M WWII Pollution Cleanup
• Joe's Crab Shack IPO Suit Ends In $1.8M Settlement
• Texas Payday Lender's Attack On City Ordinance Blocked
• Ex-BP Exec Beats Final Charge In Deepwater Horizon Trial
• Businesses Sue DOL, DHS Over Handling Of H-2B Apps
• 5th Circ. Wants More Briefs In Executive Action Fight
• In Rare Victory, Texas Advisory Firm Slips SEC Admin Suit
• How Will Insurers Respond To The Texas Floods?
• The Fight Over Fracking Is Not Yet Done In Texas
• Entrepreneur Hit With $5M Penalty Opposes Quantlab Injunction
• Google Subsidiary Strikes Deal To End Thermostat Patent Suit
• Texas Eye Clinic Hit With FCA Suit Over Medicare Billing
• MLB Advanced Media Settles Patent Suit Over Mobile App
• Texas Court Won't Rehear ConocoPhillips Pollution Duty Row
• Dallas Boutique Doubles With Three Jones Day Alums
• PE-Backed MLP PennTex Draws $225M In Public Debut
• Houston Firm Sues Ex-Associate For Trying To Poach Clients
• Attys Score $41M After 5th Circ. Ruling On Oil Heir Fight
• Frontier Raising $2.5B For 3-State Verizon Purchase
• House OKs Measure Blocking Fed. Funds In Immigration Fight
• Munsch Hardt, Locke Lord Guide 1,600-Unit Texas Apt. Deal
• US Wants Former BP Exec's Dropped Charge Reconsidered
• Denton Fracking Ban Stays On Books Despite Texas Law
• Dallas Ends 5-Cent Plastic Bag Fee After Manufacturer Suit
• Biz Groups To Appeal NLRB 'Ambush Election Rule' Decision
• Boston Scientific Wants To Ax $34M Pelvic Mesh Judgment
• GM Workers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Unpaid Religious Days
• Longview Not Entitled To $600M Shale Judgment, Court Told
• Enterprise Arm Hands Texas Pipeline Project To Willbros
• KBR Wants US Sanctioned For Testimony Use In Bribery Case
• 5th Circ. Revives Claim That Atty Didn't Warn Of Deportation
• Two Texans Plead Guilty To Fake Tribal Membership Plot
• Transocean Can't Escape Higher Settlement, Ex-Worker Says
• NLRB Win On 'Ambush Election Rule' Sets Up Future Fight
• Eagle Rock Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $474M Takeover
• JPMorgan Gets $69M Refund In Patent License Dispute
• DC Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To EPA Ozone Rulings
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Against Texas Firms
• Nuisance Claims Against Texas Gas Cos. Revived On Appeal
• Former Texas Judge Brings IP Know-How Back To Bracewell
• La. Land Inessential To Rare Frog's Survival, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Powerhouse: Haynes And Boone
• Wingstop Cooks Up $75M IPO Plan
• BP Fights Deepwater 'Gross Negligence' Finding In 5th Circ.
• Lloyds Must Turn Over Hailstorm Docs, Texas Court Says
• Apple, Samsung Can't Stop Smartflash IP Case For AIA Review
• McDermott Nabs As Many As 15 Attys From K&L Gates
• High Court Won't Hear Verizon Retirees' Suit Over Pensions
• Workers Blast Signal Objections To Re-Deposition Denial
• Texas Bill Nixing 'Pick-A-Pal' Grand Juries Heads To Governor
• Akin Gump Guides Ferrellgas In $838M Deal For Bridger
• Texas Bill Would Crack Down On No-Bid State Contracts
• Tesla's Bid For Direct Sales In Texas Stops Short
• Wilson Blitzed With Football Helmet Chin Strap IP Suit
• Locke Lord Leads Enterprise Products' $2.15B Midstream Deal
• Texas Powerhouse: Baker Botts
• Norton Rose Fulbright Lures Energy Deals Trio From Pillsbury
• Reed Smith Bolsters IP Practice With 6 Hires
• Safeway Gets Rewards Patent Nixed As Abstract Under Alice
• Judge Nixes Challenge To NLRB's 'Ambush Election Rule'
• Latham & Watkins-Led Teladoc Charts $100M IPO