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Texas - July, 2015

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• Feds Want Judge's Sentence In Gun Case To Be A Deterrent
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-Tesoro VP's SOX Whistleblower Claim
• Polsinelli Beefs Up In Dallas With Real Estate, Health Pros
• Whistleblower Points To Texas Rulings In Omnicare FCA Suit
• Clean Global Energy Exec Wants Suit Over 'Coup' Tossed
• Yahoo Ducks Extra Discovery In $1B Bracket Row With Insurer
• Bryan Cave Hit With Malpractice Claim Over Hotel Loan
• 2 Texas Firms Sued For Botching Steel Co.'s Contract Row
• Oil Heir Takes $41M Atty Fee Fight To Supreme Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds $25M Judgment In Katrina Coverage Row
• Texas Justices Won't Weigh In On Locker & Lee Fee Suit
• ETP, Sunoco, Phillips 66 Team Up On Gulf Coast Pipeline
• Rebutting Fraud On The Market
• Oneok To Invest $100M To Expand Texas Gas Pipeline
• Aetna Says Sanction On Uncooperative Hospital Justified
• DC Circ.'s Rule Remand Won't Stop EPA On Air Emissions
• Life Partners Creditors Deride CEO's Call To Pull Trustee
• Chevron Not Liable In Suit Over African Pirate Attack On Ship
• NLRB Court Wins Won't Quell Election Rule Challenges
• Baker Botts Denied $3.5M Atty Fees In Samsung IP Row
• Texas Court Won't Revive $6.4B Brenham Oil & Gas Suit
• Texas Allows Lucchese To Arbitrate Worker Injury Claims
• Viva Cinema Slams AMC's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• JCPenney Must Pay Investor's $3M Fee, Texas Justices Told
• Craft Beer's Growth Is Causing Congress To Brew Reforms
• V&E Adds Ex-Bracewell Partner To Energy Transactions Team
• Pine Brook Puts $100M In New Energy-Equipment Rental Co.
• Texas Court Upholds Atty's 25-Year Sentence For Client Fraud
• Frontier/Verizon Deal Should Serve Public, Group Tells FCC
• CFPB Hits Mortgage Servicer For $1.6M Over Bad Practices
• UPenn Fracking Study Can't Give Plaintiffs Causation
• Lessons From 5th Circ. Application Of Scienter Standard
• Houston, Scores Strip Club Dispute Magistrate Judge's Recs
• Texas Franchise Tax Ruling Won't Stop National Fight
• Texas Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Credit Card Surcharge Law
• DOL Defends $6.5M Win Over DirecTV Installer's Pensions
• OPINION: On Porous Borders
• Houston Must Count Signatures In Anti-LGBT Activist Petition
• Deportee Asks Justices To Rehear Petition After June Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Bombardier, ConAgra, Huntsman
• Staples, Others Can't Win Fees In Dropped Pen Patent Suit
• Akin Gump Sued For Firing Black Staffer Over Parking
• Weatherford Granted Sanctions Against Ex-Employee, Atty
• Atty Disbarred For Sports Memorabilia Insurance Scam
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Lone Star To Drop $1B Cash On UK Property Developer
• Texas Judge Awards $22M In Restaurant Sex Assault Case
• Google Urges 5th Circ. To Affirm Injunction Against Miss. AG
• Texas Court Says Franchise Tax Suit Used Wrong Formula
• Contracting Flaws Found At Texas Land Office
• Texas Court Holds PI Firm To $500K Malpractice Loss
• State Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Rehear Katrina FCA Row
• TD Ameritrade To Pay $400K For Customer Notice Failure
• Texas Court Won't Revive $1B Entergy Theft Claims
• Feds Want Clean Water Rule Suits Centralized In DC Court
• Royalty Trust Unitholder Can't Sue XTO, Bank Of America
• Oil Heir Tells Texas High Court Dallas DA Wronged Him
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Rocket Docket!
• Sterling Group Hits $1.25B Cap For Largest Industrial Fund
• 3 Texas Regulatory Fights To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of EPA Air Pollution Rule
• Milbank Reps Banks In Funding $820M Mexico Gas Pipeline
• Texas Property Insurers Consider Changes To Hail Policies
• $6.8M Marathon Leak Suit A Week Too Late: Appeals Court
• Whistleblower Fights Trinity's Bid For New Guardrails Trial
• Ernst & Young Reneged On Schlumberger Purchase Deal: Suit
• Atty Asks Texas Justices To Block Pro Bono Anti-SLAPP Fees
• 5th Circ. Burns Insured Vs. Insured Exclusion In Fire Row
• High Court's Halliburton Ruling Finally Shows Its Teeth
• BP Must Pay Local Governments' Deepwater Claims In 30 Days
• Landowner Flubbed Exxon Royalty Suit, Texas High Court Told
• Aetna's $120M RICO Suit Against Texas Hospital Stays Alive
• EEOC Slaps Hillshire Brands With Racial Harassment Suit
• Stanford Receiver Defends $5M Deal With Firms, Others
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Dodges DQ In $1.6M Fraud Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Drilling Platform Welder Isn't A Seaman
• Halliburton Investors Win Class Cert. Post-High Court Appeal
• AT&T Defends Bid To Send Call-Routing Row To FCC
• Goodrich Petroleum Reaps $118M From Eagle Ford Sale
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Amazon Cuts Deal In ContentGuard's Digital Rights IP Suit
• Texas High Court Remands Shoreline Boundary Row
• Wal-Mart Suit Over Texas Liquor Permit Ban Moves Forward
• NY Securities Boutique Says Investors' Suit Falls Short
• Perry Ruling Could Pave Path For Earlier Criminal Dismissals
• Behind The Scenes Of Signal's $20M Trafficking Deal
• Texas Court Cuts $4M In Damages In Horizon Poaching Suit
• EFH Backs Hunt Consolidated's Restructuring Strategy
• 5th Circ. Gets Clashing Takes On Kroger Worker Safety Ruling
• Valero Asks Texas Justices To Back Jury's Refinery Appraisal
• Acacia Ends IP Suit After Being Tied To Subsidiary, Attys Say
• Family Of Mexican Teen Slain By US Border Agent Seeks Cert
• Medtronic Can't Escape Patent Suit, Texas Judge Rules
• PE-Backed Amplify Snacks Readies Potential $250M IPO
• $48B AT&T-DirecTV Merger Gets Federal Go-Ahead
• Houston Can't Brush Off Equal Rights Law Foes, Justices Say
• Texas Takes Firm Stance Toward Local Environmental Fines
• DC Circ. Revives Texas Bank's CFPB Challenge
• Perry Cleared Of Coercion Charge By Texas Appellate Court
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Sports Espionage Brings Great Risks For Both Spy And Victim
• Engineering Co. Fights Coverage Exclusion In 5th Circ.
• Equifax Fight Should Be Stayed For Spokeo, Court Told
• Tesoro, QEP Duck Investor Suits Over $400M Merger
• Texas Says Immigrants Can't Sue Over Birth Certificates
• Fiberglass Contractor Says It's Not To Blame For Deadly Job
• Baylor Sued By Research Doctor Over Patent Royalties
• Texas Agency Approves $4B Financing For Water Projects
• Air Force Officer Pleads Guilty To Contract Bribery Scheme
• Gray Reed Knocks Medtronic's Patent Suit 'Smear Campaign'
• Crestwood Shareholders Claim Co. Undervalued In Merger
• Texas Attys Slam AG's Advice On Gay Marriage Licenses
• Texas Regulator Calls Out 3 Businesses For Securities Fraud
• 5th Circ. Affirms MERS, BofA Win On Texas Deed Recording
• Law Firm Accused Of Lifting Website Host Software
• Mayer Brown Helps Purina Buy PE-Backed Pet Food Co.
• Mid-Continent Escapes Gas Station's Pollution Coverage Bid
• Texas Court Axes Class Cert. In Firm Debt Collection Suit
• Yahoo Demands Sanctions In Row Over $1B NCAA Prize
• Romo-Tied Co. Says NFL Sabotaged Fantasy Football Event
• Dallas Can't Ditch Residents Suit Over Big-Box Zoning Change
• How To Become The Highest-Paid Partner At Your Firm
• Oil Services Co. Loses H-1B Visa Prevailing Wage Row
• SEC Pressed For $1M Fees After Rare In-House Loss
• $500M Halliburton-BlackRock JV To Fund Refracking
• Texas Judge Trims 7-Eleven Worker's Nat'l Origin Bias Suit
• Low Levels Of FCPA Enforcement Continued In Q2
• When Is An Employee A Seaman?
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Face New Suit Over Stanford Scheme
• Think Tank Launches State Compact Against Clean Power Plan
• Texas Court Rules Churches Not Immune In Secular Contracts
• Ex-Bracewell Enviro Atty Opens Jackson Gilmour Austin Office
• Diamond Offshore Can't Escape $8.5M Award To Hurt Worker
• Delta Says Dallas Can't Bar Access To Love Field Gates
• Atty Suspended Over Fee Dispute Petitions Texas Justices
• Gray Reed Says Medtronic's DQ Bid Can't Delay Patent Case
• Vinson & Elkins-Led Ridgewood Energy Closes $2B Fund
• Protecting Privacy In Medical Records During Litigation
• Pipeline Parts Co. TM On Flow Device Name Ruled Valid
• Distributor Must Arbitrate Claims Over Baker Hughes Deal
• Paralegal Must Arbitrate Pregnancy Bias Claim Against Firm
• 5th Circ. Again Signs Off On Texas Flex Permit Program
• Abbey Residential Nabs $111M Refinance Of Texas Properties
• Credit Suisse Asks Texas Court To Enforce $50M NY Award
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Thompson Knight Partner In Houston
• Wellogix Pushes 5th Circ. To Restart SAP Trade Secret Suit
• 5 Questions In The Cardinals Hacking Scandal
• Ex-Baker & McKenzie Employment Pro Returns
• Texas Legislature Reins In Public Adjuster Conduct
• Houston Firms Accused Of Botching Suit Over Oil Rig Accident
• OneBeacon Won't Get 'Do Over' in $34M Dish Network Suit
• Texas To Hear 5th Circ. Query On Golf Channel Ponzi Ads
• Arnold & Itkin Accused Of Stiffing Private Eye $4M
• K&L Gates Scoops Strasburger & Price Immigration Chair
• Investors Drop Suit Over $12B Freescale Semiconductor Deal
• Should Trademarks And License Plates Be Treated The Same?
• Life Partners CEO Pushes To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee, Counsel
• Outdoor Channel Dodges Suit Over Camera Biz Deal, For Now
• Fed Protection For Lizard Unnecessary, DOI Secretary Says
• Hyundai, Toyota, Others Hit With Sound System IP Suits
• Omnicare Continues Push To Nix $630M FCA Suit
• Bees Getting Stung: Law And Science Uncertain, Food At Risk
• Distributor Bucks Arbitration In Suit Over Baker Hughes Deal
• Perry's 2015 Criminal Defense Legal Bills Already Top $1M
• Ex-Worker Sues BP Over Fatal Plant Attack In Algeria
• Fed. Circ. Chides Judge Over Google Bid To Move Patent Row
• 5th Circ. Blocks New Trial In Hospital Kickbacks Scheme
• Mexico Oil Reformers Get Reality Check From Auction Results
• Health Tech Firm Accuses GC Of Self-Dealing, Ripping It Off
• 5th Circ. Won't Hear BP Appeal On Deepwater Claims Data
• BIA Backs Bill Restoring Texas Tribe's Gaming Rights
• Dune Creditors Sue Banks, Dispute Liens On Oil Leases
• 5th Circ. Upholds Axis Victory In NetSpend Insurance Row
• Judge, Lawyer Get Prison Time In Texas Bribery Scheme
• DHS Says It's Knocking On Doors To Recoup DACA Docs
• Gov't Says Wyly Can't Raise Issues Resolved In SEC Suit
• Ex-Atty Gets 6 Years, Must Pay $9.3M For Ponzi Scheme
• Genesis Pays $1.5B For Enterprise Offshore Pipeline Biz
• Newegg Gets $2.3M IP Verdict Nixed After 20-Month Delay
• Car Safety Groups Want 5th Circ. Help In Trinity FCA Suit
• Kachina Asks Texas Justices To Rehear Gas Delivery Cost Suit
• Wyly Seeks Bankruptcy Court OK To Appeal $299M Judgment
• Texas Blasts RadioShack Bid To Toss Ch. 11 Gift Card Suit
• Forex Merchant Says Fraudster's Receiver Must Arbitrate
• Houston Court Denies City Access To $3B Pension's Records
• AMC Buys Dallas Theater Chain In $172M All-Cash Deal
• Axing Littler Row Clouds Atty Immunity, Texas Justices Told
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• WWE Ends Spat With Mobile App Tech Patent Holder
• ETP Sends Susser Retail Biz To Sunoco MLP In $1.94B Deal
• 5th Circ. Denies Miss. En Banc Rehearing Of DACA Challenge
• Low Oil Prices, Debt Push Sabine Oil & Gas Into Ch. 11
• Antitrust Claims From Houston Strip Club Deal Stay Alive
• Texas Court Cuts Atty Fees In Anna Nicole Smith Will Fight
• Newegg Can't Skip Straight To Fed. Circ., TQP Says
• RadioShack Says Texas Can't Be Middleman For Gift Cards
• Su Can't Unload Contested Vantage Stock, Texas Court Says
• Enviros Want In On Challenge To EPA Startup, Shutdown Rule
• Gruber Hurst Picks Up Ex-Bracewell Bankruptcy Duo In Dallas
• Exxon Trademark Search Evidence Out Of Bounds, Fox Says
• 5th Circ. Allows More Discovery In Katrina FCA Row
• Bombardier Whistleblower Tells 5th Circ. New Evidence Secret
• Hunton's Motion In Stanford Suit A Delay Ploy, Plaintiffs Say
• Macy's Slams NLRB Ruling In 5th Circ. Micro-Units Dispute
• Katten Muchin Adds Ex-Sutherland Asbill Environmental Pro
• Weil Guides WPX In $2.35B Deal For RKI Exploration
• Texas High Court Boosts Corporate Confidentiality Protection
• States Writing Biometric-Capture Laws May Look To Illinois
• Shareholder Sues Vanguard Over $539M LRR Takeover
• 2 Ex-Texas Housing Officials Plead Guilty To Bribery Scheme
• Texas County Clerk Resigns Over Gay Marriage Ruling
• Texas Town Sues After Wind Turbines Send Blades Flying
• Seyfarth Adds Ex-Jackson Walker Immigration Duo In Houston
• Relator Can't Add Evidence In FCA Case Against Ex-NFL Star
• Medtronic's DQ Attempt Is A 'Tactical Ploy,' Gray Reed Says
• NFLPA Probing Cowboys, Broncos For Possible Collusion
• Dune's Contentious $19M Bankruptcy Sale Gets Green Light
• Ostriches Beware: E-Discovery Ethics In Social Media
• Texas Court OKs DR Horton Disannexation Suit Against Dallas
• King & Spalding Adds IP Partner From Norton Rose
• Ex-Alden CEO's $35M Stock Deal Claims Revived On Appeal
• City Of Dallas Says Affordable Housing FCA Claims Barred
• 5th Circ. Seems Open To DAPA Moms' Intervention Bid
• Texas Hospital Employee Allegedly Fired For Reporting Fraud
• Dallas Atty Stuck With 90-Day Suspension For Ignoring Client
• 5th Circ. Eyes Standing In Obama Immigration Action Case
• Woman Offered Legal Help To Scam Immigrants, Feds Say
• NFL Insists Fans' Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Row Is Too High
• Texas Anti-LGBT Activist Asks Court To Limit Gender Identity
• Chamberlain Atty's Lack Of Candor Warrants DQ, Court Told
• Glass Fiber Co.'s Canadian CEO Ducks Texas Contract Suit
• OPINION: Why I Sued To Open The Presidential Debates
• Texas Jury Clears Coin Wholesaler In Stanford Clawback Trial
• Delta Trespassing On Dallas Airport Gates, Southwest Says
• Investor Can't Grill Burger King Europe On Jurisdiction
• EFIH Fights Bid For $81M Interest Claim On PIK Notes
• 5th Circ. Pushed 2 Ways Over $12M Telecom Contract Ruling
• New Orleans Gets $45M Cut Of BP Deepwater Settlement
• Ex-Houston DA Cited For Misconduct In Murder Trial
• Fed. Circ. Ponders AIA Stays In Apple-Smartflash IP Row
• AVIC Tells 5th Circ. To Change 'Unfair' Arbitration In $2B Row
• Top Texas Supreme Court Cases Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Judge Orders $1.6M Penalty In SEC's Millennium Bank Suit
• Apple Can't Shoot Down Smartflash Patents Under Alice
• $8.5M BPZ Asset Sale To Zedd Energy Gets Court OK
• DAPA Moms' Atty Points To Contempt Threat To Fortify Appeal
• Auto Utility Body Maker Accused Of Suing To Gain Monopoly
• Where Gaming Expansion Efforts Stand Halfway Through 2015
• Chevron Denies It Strong-Armed Bidders In $19M Dune Sale
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Immune To Ponzi Suit, 5th Circ. Told
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 3
• Chartis Doesn't Have To Defend JSW In Antitrust Row
• Gay Marriage Ruling Didn't End Common-Law Case: Texas
• Texas Asks 5th Circ. To Review EPA's Startup-Shutdown Rule
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Equifax Credit Reporting Row
• Texas Cities Don't Get A Say In Waste Station Permit
• Texas Judge Tells Remoxy Plaintiffs To Refile Class Action
• Trinity Says New Report Undercuts $663M FCA Judgment
• Texas Court Affirms Holiday Inn Didn't Breach Duty To Worker
• Christian Orgs Take ACA Birth Control Suit To High Court
• Airline Price-Fixing Suit In Texas Furthers Jurisdictional Fight
• Alice Frees DirecTV, Sports Leagues From Media Patent Suit
• Biloxi Inks $5M Deal With BP Over Deepwater Disaster
• Judge Blasts 'Cavalier' Gov't In Work Permit Debacle
• DOJ Faces Grim Odds In Obama Immigration Action Case
• EnCap Sinks $250M Into Texas Oil Explorer Startup
• Army Maintenance Overbilling Case Against L-3 Left Intact
• ETE Willing To Go Hostile In $53B Williams Takeover Bid
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 2
• Kayne Anderson Gives $150M Equity Commitment To Oil Co.
• Apple Can't Get Out Of MIrror Worlds Patent Suit
• Judge Tosses $533M Verdict Against Apple In Patent Row
• UT Clinic Not Immune From Malpractice Suit, Court Says
• 5th Circ. Rejects Maritime Liens Despite Contract Breach
• Stanford Receiver Seeks $5M From Coin And Gold Wholesaler
• NFL Wants Expert Declaration Out Of Mobile App Patent Suit
• SCA Calls Yahoo Claims Baseless In $1B NCAA Bracket Fight
• Fraud Claims Cut From $25M Six Flags Redevelopment Suit
• Andrews Kurth Reps Legacy On Texas Gas, Drilling Deals
• DOJ, States Bash Each Others' Logic In Exec. Action Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hostess, ProSiebenSat.1, Ferrari
• 20-Month Judgment Delay Is 'Far Too Long,' Fed. Circ. Told
• Mobile Video App Tech Patent Holder Settles With Vevo
• Adams & Reese's $5M Stanford Deal Slammed Over Attys' Cut
• Health Care Litigator Joins Seyfarth Shaw In Houston
• Gardere Picks Up Texas State Rep. From Haynes And Boone
• The Costs Of Worker Misclassification: Part 1
• 3 Recent Texas High Court Cases Hold 1 Common Lesson
• Oil Heir Fights Order To Pay $41M Atty Fees
• Texas Couple Sues Over County's Marriage License Delay
• Thompson Knight Adds Energy Attys In Houston
• PAE-BWXT Venture Wins $1.2B NASA Maintenance Contract
• Hogan Lovells Grabs 3 Baker Botts Partners In Houston
• 'Masterful' Judge Credited For BP Case's Timely End
• Deutche Bank Avoids Discovery In Texas Pension Row
• Judge Denies Plea Change For Texas Medicare Fraudster
• Vinson & Elkins Guides PE Firm's $1B Linn Energy Investment
• Exhaust Patent Too Broad, Rig Builders Tell Fed. Circ.
• Greenberg Snags Ex-Simpson Thacher IP Transactions Pro
• BP Can Write Off Most Of $18.7B Deepwater Deal, Group Says
• States Tell 5th Circ. They Have Standing In Exec. Action Row
• SXSW, Steve Madden Cleared In Texas Atty's Concert Injury
• Former Workers Say Fluor Lost Millions In Gov't Property
• Immigration Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2015
• Cardinals Fire Scouting Director Amid Hacking Probe
• BP Out Of Deepwater: The 5-Year Path To A Record Settlement
• Without A Deal, BP Would Have Faced Harsher Penalties
• Texas Judge Gives Nod To $84M Farmers Policy Refund Deal
• Apple Dodges Potential $1.6B Award In Smartflash IP Suit
• Wolf Hollow Denied El Paso Marketing Contract Damages
• Perry Says High Court Ruling Kills Abuse-Of-Office Charges
• Frontier, Verizon Tell FCC Their Deal Will Expand Broadband
• Wilson Hits Back In Football Helmet Strap Patent Suit
• Oil Pollution Act Case Over Texas Barge Spill OK'd For Trial
• 5th Circ. Hands Victories To Texas, Miss. Same-Sex Couples
• Securities Probe Of Texas AG May Lead To Fraud Charges
• Could Chief Justice Roberts Have Concurred In Obergefell?
• BP Reaches $18.7B Deal To Settle Deepwater Claims
• Dreier Trustee Settles With Diamond McCarthy In Fee Row
• CORRECTED: Utility Can't Avoid Suit Over Pollution Control Project
• EA Says Conflicting Testimony Undermines $4.9M IP Verdict
• Benefits Extended To Texas State Workers' Same-Sex Spouses
• Consultant Linked To Dallas Bribery Scheme Pleads Guilty
• Eli Lilly Hit With IP Suit Over Cialis Use
• Sport Leagues Back Magistrate On Media Patent's Invalidity
• Ex-Daspit Atty Hits Back In Suit Over 'Stolen' Clients
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Court's Take On Golf Channel Ponzi Ads
• Texas Co. Says It Faces Retaliation From AT&T Affiliate
• Don't Discount Disparate Impact After High Court Case
• Fort Worth Pulls Opposition To Chesapeake Royalty MDL
• Photog Says Big Red Soda Stole Alamo Pic For Social Media
• Policyholders Get EPA Coverage Clarity From Texas Justices
• Texas Clerk Flips Decision To Deny Gay Marriage Licenses