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Texas - October, 2015

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• Recruiter Fights Indemnification Of Signal In Trafficking Suit
• Houston Atty Appeals 15-Year Sentence For Bilking Clients
• High Court Asked To Reinstate Citizenship After Plea Deal
• BNSF Seeks To Block Union Strike In Railway Job Dispute
• Dallas Strip Clubs Latest To Be Sued For Exploiting Photos
• Genentech Beats Avastin Off-Label Injury Claims In Texas
• Mexcor To Appeal To 5th Circ. In Whiskey IP Row
• Whistleblower Wants New Judge In Bombardier FCA Suit
• Texas High Court Says Hospital Must Face Slip-and-Fall Suit
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Close 'Absurd' East Texas Patent Docket
• Texas Car Wash Wins $4.5M In Eminent Domain Suit
• Stanford Loses Appeal Of Conviction In 5th Circ.
• US Bank Loses Claims Against Atty In $1M Insurance Fight
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Part Of KBR Subcontractor Suit
• 5th Circ. Sides With Okla. On Noncompetes In State Law Clash
• Both Sides Breached Shipping Partnership, Jury Finds
• Shearman Reps Investor In Peak Capital's $90M JV
• OPINION: The Most Broken Part Of Our Immigration System
• Texas Wants In On Austin's Suit Challenging State Tax Law
• Adams & Reese, Others Settle Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits
• Texas Atty Rebuts Claim He Faked BP Oil Spill Plaintiffs
• Texas Water Agency Wants 5th Circ. Backing In Takings Suit
• Texas High Court Judge Settles Campaign Finance Ethics Case
• Whistleblower Appeals Omnicare Win In $630M FCA Suit
• Versata Computer Monitor Patent Survives Alice Challenge
• Kilpatrick Townsend Adds 21-Lawyer Dallas Trial Firm
• Texas Nabs $20M In Federal Grants For Rural Transit
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reject $123M Morrocan Oil Deal Ruling
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Wave-Through Immigrant Removal Row
• W.Va. Steptoe Lays Off 6 More Attys As Oil Woes Continue
• Cartel Associate Accused Of Bribing Texas Judge To Get Trial
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Insurance Co. Wants Out Of Policyholder's Website IP Spat
• Robbins Geller To Lead Whole Foods Investor Suit
• Boston Scientific Settles $34.5M Pelvic Mesh Suit In Texas
• Fund Founder Can't Nix $4.2M Judgment Over Alleged Scam
• Barge Co. Wants Insurer To Cover Texas Oil Spill Costs
• Trustee Hits Life Partners Sales Team With $92M Clawback
• Texas Bar Says Dallas Atty Botched Iowa Car Crash Suit
• DC Circ. Won't Split Texas Issues From Startup Reg Challenges
• 5th Circ. Affirms $144M Tax Bill For Howard Hughes Units
• Arrest Of Immigrant At Texas Clinic Isn't A HIPAA Issue
• Whole Foods Attacks Yogurt Suit's Sugar Claims
• Helen Of Troy Ex-CEO Says Company Must Foot Legal Bills
• Texas Court Keeps Attorney Complaint Records Private
• $55M Defect Coverage Suit Belongs In SC, Texas Court Says
• RAAM Global Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11
• Houston Atty Gets 15 Years For Bilking Criminal Clients
• Dallas County Sheriff Sued For Refusing Immigrants' Bonds
• Transocean Says 5th Circ. Rightly Nixed Pirate Attack Suit
• Tyson Says It Was Unaware Of Suit When It Tossed Evidence
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Allstate's $6M Win In RICO Case
• Haynes and Boone Adds Finance Partner From Porter Hedges
• New Guidance For Parties Contesting Cramdown Rates
• 5th Circ. Reverses NLRB In Murphy Oil Class Waiver Fight
• Texas Man Accuses Credit Agencies Of Faulty Record Keeping
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit BP Investors' Class Cert. Denial
• Baker Botts Scores Former NASA Engineer In Texas
• How To Set Up Shop In Texas
• Delta Says Dallas Can't Duck Counterclaims In City's Own Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Revisit Valerus Win Over Equity Stake
• 5th Circ. Says Mexican National's Removal Was Valid
• Oil Firms Ask Justices To Ax Mexican States' Deepwater Row
• Western Refining Eyes $2.5B Buyout Of Northern Tier
• NFL Tells 5th Circ. Super Bowl Fans Rightly Denied Cert.
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Can Localities Use Ballot Power To Ban Oil And Gas Drilling?
• High Court Asked To Review Deepwater Award Denials
• 4 Tips For Patent Lawyers In The Eastern District Of Texas
• 6 State Board Antitrust Cases To Watch
• Texas High Court Takes ERG's $100M Suit Over Fizzled Deal
• Texas High Court Won't Ponder Splitting Plains' $83M Win
• State Board Antitrust Cases To Address Control, Oversight
• Ex-Wal-Mart Workers Say Sex-Bias Claims Differ From Dukes'
• Aussie Watchdog Frets Over Halliburton-Baker Hughes Tie-Up
• NLRB Tells 5th Circ. Koch U-Visa Inquiry Sets Bad Precedent
• States, Industry Groups Launch Clean Power Plan Legal Fight
• 5 Firms Steer $1.9B Starwood-Milestone Deal For Apt. REIT
• Groups Urge Texas To Deny Family Detention Center Licenses
• Texas Leads $150M Dispute Of ACA Insurance Provider Fees
• Texas Asks High Court To Ax Fees In Voter ID Challenge
• Texas Atty Hit With Criminal Charge For BP Spill Fund Fraud
• Former Texas Criminal Judge Publicly Reprimanded By Panel
• Patent Troll Abuses Overblown In Congress, Judges Say
• Noble Becomes 1st Energy Co. To File For IPO Since Early '15
• Alice Doesn't Mean Fast Patent Eligibility Rulings, Judges Say
• Texas Jury Awards $8.2M Against DuPont In Exposure Case
• Jackson Walker Fights DQ Bid In Utility, Wind Farm Row
• Jury Nixes Dueling Infringement, Antitrust Claims Over Gloves
• GM Wins Court's Favor In Unpaid Religious Days Row
• Home Depot Accused Of Infringing Receipt Technology
• Halliburton Says Investors Have Enough Asbestos Atty Docs
• Texas AG Recusing Self From Duties Related To Charges
• Ebola Nurse's Hospital Appeals Ruling Keeping Suit In Court
• Lloyds Says Hail Tagalongs Can't Be Barred From Texas MDL
• EDekka To Appeal Shopping Cart Patent Loss
• FisherBroyles Nabs 5-Atty Team From Burleson In Texas
• Oil And Gas Ponzi Schemers Owe $35M To SEC, Judge Says
• Suit Axed After Atty Switched Sides Is Over, Texas Panel Says
• BP Targets Two Deepwater MDL Fraud Suits For Dismissal
• Kin Of Mexican Teen Slain Near Border Seek Justices' Review
• Axis Needn't Cover Martin Midstream Parent, 5th Circ. Says
• El Paso Moves Ahead With $180M Arena Project
• PI Atty Inflated Contingency Contract, Texas Court Told
• IT Firm Notified Insurer Of $7M Deal Too Late, Suit Says
• Texas Energy Regulator Opposes Interior's Stream Rule
• Shell Balks At $73M Tax Valuation For Houston Property
• Dallas DA Says Ouster Attempt Is Fatally Flawed
• Texas Auditor Says Dallas DA Misused Forfeiture Funds
• Spherix, Huawei Settle Row Over Rockstar Network Patents
• EFH Sues Oncor Minority Stakeholder To Force Sale
• Developer Looks To Duck $25M Six Flags Redevelopment Suit
• BP, Kinder Morgan Join Forces In $350M Terminal Deal
• Navy Link Doesn't Make Asbestos Suits Federal: 5th Circ.
• Bombardier Again Escapes FCA Suit Over Aircraft Parts
• Harris County Atty Rebuffs AG's Request To Back Off VW
• SG To Argue In High Court Review Of Texas Voting Districts
• Jackson Gilmour Scoops Enviro Atty From Thompson Knight
• Insurer Defamed Ex-Tribal Worker In Benefit Row, Suit Says
• Godwin Changes Name As 5 Partners Depart
• Texas Cuts Medicaid Funding For Planned Parenthood
• Texas Attys Win $2.2M Jury Verdict In Tiff Over Compensation
• Families Lose Bid For Easier Access To Texas Birth Docs
• FX, Exxon Settle Trademark Suit Weeks Before Trial
• Is There A Constitutional Right To Sell Beer?
• Fluor Can't Duck FCA Retaliation Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Employment Pro From Gardere
• 5th Circ. Sticks By Ruling In $3.3M Exxon Coverage Row
• Texas Grid Regulator Says Clean Power Plan Hurts Reliability
• Texas AG Settles 'Made In USA' Suit Against Solar Firm
• 5th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. In Energy Pyramid Scheme Fight
• KBR Ordered To Pay $108K Over Kickbacks To Employees
• Texas AG Wins Release Of Grand Jury Records
• U-Visas Off Limits In Koch Bias Case, EEOC Tells 5th Circ.
• Mental Health Groups Blast Bid To Remove Dallas DA
• Immigration Courts Increase Case Closings by 7.3%: Report
• Austin Council OKs Plan To Add 600MW Of Solar By 2019
• Texas Case Could Limit Appellate Power To Nix New Trials
• Delta Can't Refuse To Fly Safari Hunting Trophies, Suit Says
• Texas Appeals Court Boots City's Highway Expansion Row
• Phelps Dunbar Snags Admiralty Litigator In Houston
• Oil Rig Suit Coverage Void or Excluded, Insurer Tells 5th Circ.
• NLRB Defends New Election Rule In 5th Circ.
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• 5th Circ. Axes Atty's Bid For New Judicial Bribery Trial
• 5th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Suits Over Border Patrol Arrests
• Geotag Must Pay Ex-Counsel For Patent Litigation, Judge Says
• VW Hit With Texas Consumer Suits Over Emissions Software
• No Damages On Barbershop's Ike Claim, Texas Court Affirms
• $10M Suit Blames Seyfarth For Botched Oil Co. Case
• Dancers Hit Texas And NC Men's Clubs With Wage Suit
• DuPont Settles Fatality Suit After Plant Deaths
• EPA Finalizes Pollution Rules For Aluminum Plants
• Texas Ranch Says Groundwater Has Gas-Style Dominance
• Expired Lease In Bundle Kills Royalties, Texas Justices Hear
• Investcorp Bags $400M US Residential Portfolio
• Dallas Mag Takes 'Welfare Queen' Suit To Texas High Court
• Honda Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Air Bag Defect Win
• EA Digs In Heels Countering Uniloc Sanctions Bid
• Texas Jury Awards Suncoast $24.5M In Trade Secret Suit
• Texas High Court Takes On Challenge To New-Trial Reviews
• Texas High Court Takes Up Home Equity Loan Challenge
• US Fire Must Pay Trinity $2.5M For Asbestos Coverage
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Workout Supplement Injury Suits
• Texas A&M Seeks To Toss Suit Over Law Grad Diplomas
• Judge Gilstrap Rejects ZTE's New Trial Bid After $31M Verdict
• Southwestern Decries $11M Royalty For Drilling 'Sweet Spots'
• Dallas DA Hit With Suit Seeking Her Removal From Office
• Hall Render Merges With Boutique Dallas Health Care Firm
• Railroads Say Houston Official Can Be Sued Over Drainage Fee
• Ex-Jenner & Block Client Loses Bid To Ax $4.4M Fee Award
• Texas High Court To Weigh If Tax Cut Is In Hallmark's Cards
• Texas AG Wants Counties Out Of Volkswagen Emissions Fight
• Insurer Tells Texas High Court Tenants Can Bear Risk
• High Court Won't Hear Malpractice Suit Against Texas Firms
• Volkswagen Scandal Is Perfect For A Damages Class Action
• Ex-Manager Hits Houston Hospital With FCA Retaliation Suit
• Private Detective Accuses Ford Of Defamation In Versata Case
• Google Beats Data Patent Holder's Claims At Trial
• Lessons From Hawaii's Trailblazing ACA 1332 Waiver Proposal
• Texas County DA Dodges Misconduct Suit Over Drug Case
• Texas High Court Revives Wyatt Appeal For Hurt Workers
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Sierra Club Suit Over Waste Permit
• Texas Justices Won't Review Worker's Vacated $4.7M Award
• Texas Justices Will Review Tax On 'Small Tobacco'
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Kachina Pipeline Contract Row
• Injured Tyson Worker Says Company Got Rid Of Evidence
• Google, Facebook Lose Bid To Toss Email Patent Suit
• Texas Business Firm Hires RE Pro From Greenberg Traurig
• Sandal Maker Accuses Famous Footwear Of Stealing Designs
• EmCare Says Sex Harassment Case Relied On Shaky Evidence
• Phishing For Coverage: When Is Fraud A 'Computer Fraud'?
• 5th Circ. Bars Some Fishers' Oil Spill Claims Against Barge Co.
• Texas Sues VW, Audi Over Consumer, Enviro Violations
• Contractor Asks 5th Circ. To Cut Fees In Construction Row
• Flooring Co. Can't Quash Insurer's Coverage Suit In Texas
• Jones Day Nabs Assistant US Atty For White Collar Practice
• Jury Clears National Oilwell Of Employee Racism Claims
• Jackson Walker Hit With DQ Bid In Energy Contract Spat
• Dallas, Southwest, Delta, Feds Urge Action In Gate Suit
• Waiving The Right To Appraisal Just Got Easier In Texas
• Stanford Receiver Scores $50M Win Against Ex-Treasurer
• Marathon Not Liable In Oilfield Nuisance Suit, Court Affirms
• Dallas DA Sets Ethical Example With Depression Treatment
• Texas Transportation Chief Announces Resignation
• Texas High Criminal Court Takes Up Ex-Gov. Perry Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Wade Into $185M Petrobras Chain Defect Row
• Real Estate Rumors: IVG Immobilien, Southwest Value, Uber
• Migratory Birds Of A Feather Don't Always Flock Together
• Fisher & Phillips Adds 2 Partners To Houston Office
• Doctors, AGs Rally Behind Texas Abortion Law Challenge
• Freight Carrier Says Insurance Broker Left It Hanging
• Texas Atty Says Deal With Firm Can't Ax Claim Against Client
• La. Coastal Damage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, 5th Circ. Told
• 32 Ex-Forman Watkins Attorneys Decamp To Maron Marvel
• Texas Atty Blasts 15-Year Suspension During Pending Appeal
• Wal-Mart Slams Ex-Workers' Bid To Join Sex Bias Suit
• 5th Circ. Shouldn't Rehear Toe Implant Fight, Patient Says
• Sanchez, Targa Sink $240M Into Eagle Ford Gas Project
• Border Agent Urges Supreme Court Not To Hear Killing Case
• Cadwalader Adds Ex-Norton Rose Energy Partner
• High Court Rejects Oil Heir's Fight Against $41M Attys' Fees
• Oil Rig Salvage Cos. Defend Injury Coverage At 5th Circ.
• High Court Won't Hear $24M Laundering Forfeiture Appeal
• Google, Amazon Lose Bid To Invalidate ContentGuard Patents
• Supreme Court Snubs Texas Atty Fighting Contempt Order
• NLRB GC Calls Sherwin Lockout Lawful In USW Appeal Denial
• Texas Tells High Court To Leave Abortion Ruling Intact
• Texas Court Won't Revisit $2M Drug License Arbitral Award
• 6 IP Malpractice Cases Attorneys Need To Know
• High Court Won't Hear Antitrust Claims Over GM Auto Parts
• Justices Won't Hear Cruise Co.'s Lloyd's Collusion Appeal
• High Court Declines Challenge To Rolls-Royce Forum Transfer
• J&J Wins 1st Trial Over Prosima Pelvic Mesh
• Reed Smith Adds Gardere Insurance Recovery Duo In Houston
• Williams Unit Joins $400M Utica Shale Midstream JV
• 'Whoomp!' There It Goes, As Justices Decline To Hear IP Row
• BP Finalizes $20B Deepwater Spill Settlement
• Aetna Seeks Sanctions Over Counterclaim In $120M Fraud Suit
• Texas Continues Atty Fee Fight In Voter ID Challenge
• Boston Scientific Ducks Pacemaker Defect Suit Under Riegel
• 5th Circ. Says Deals Don't Cover Fla. Chinese Drywall Suit
• 5th Circ. Stands By Dismissal Of $50M FCA Suit
• EPA Says DC Circ. Can Review Texas Issues In Rule Challenge
• Bulk Of Texas Strip Club FLSA Row Can Stay In Fed. Court
• Sen. Asks 5th Circ. To Nix KBR Human Trafficking Decision
• Victims' Families Want Quebec Derailment Suit In State Court
• Jury Asked To Award $9.5M Damages In J&J Pelvic Mesh Case
• Insurer Refuses Coverage For USPlabs In Diet Pill Suits
• Liberty Says Texas Law Applies In Sinkhole Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Veterinary Insurance Antitrust Suit
• BIA Can't Toss Man For Having Pot Near School: 5th Circ.
• A Case Study On How To Decertify Common Defect Classes
• State AGs Vocal In New Supreme Court Term
• In Split Decision, 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Contraception Row
• GM Faces Suit After Man Dies In Burning Chevy Silverado
• Texas Windstorm MDL Must Cut Off Tagalongs, Panel Told
• Airlines Back DC, Dallas In Scrum Over Antitrust Suits' Venue
• Justices To Hear Deportee's Appeal Of Sentencing Calculation
• Uniloc Calls EA's Arguments Against Sanctions 'Frivolous'
• Elamex Says Insurer Should Pay $11M After Facility Fire
• 5th Circ. Lets Supplement Maker Sue Texas AG In Label Row
• 5 Firms Steer $2.3B In Macerich Mall Stake Deals
• Tyler Technologies Pays $670M For New World Systems
• 5th Circ. Allows $123M Moroccan Judgment Over Oil Deal
• Judge Who Posted About Case On Facebook Cleared