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Texas - December, 2015

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• What Will Keep Firm Leaders Up At Night In 2016
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2016
• Texas Regulation And Legislation To Watch in 2016
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Ocwen Subsidiaries Ask Judge To Consolidate FCA Suits
• Pharmacies Ask Justices To Nix Arbitration In CVS RICO Suit
• Koch Foods Workers Crying Abuse To Get Visas, 5th Circ. Told
• Immigration Reform Group Backs States In High Court Appeal
• Sierra Club, Texas County Settle Suit Over Waste Disposal
• Private Equity Firm Signals Possible Suit Against Ex-Execs
• Pelvic Mesh Plaintiff Wants $1.2M Ethicon Win Restored
• Enviro Group Slams Army Corps Over Texas Barge Facility
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nexstar, Qihoo, The Pentagon
• Texas Atty Requests Self-Representation In BP Fraud Trial
• 10 Associates On The Secret Of Success
• Opening Courts To Seat Belt Nonuse Evidence
• Apple Seeks Another Shot At Validity Of DRM Patents
• Court Sides With Greenberg, Hunton On Some Stanford Docs
• Fantasy Sports Industry Calls On Texas Users To Sway AG
• Energy Debt Write-Offs Mean Tax Headache For Investors
• Judge Won't Clarify Scope Of Refinery Row Ruling
• Texas Oil Co. Pleads Guilty To Not Reporting Gulf Leak
• Roc Nation Sports Wants Dez Bryant Branding Suit Tossed
• SEC Says Atty Should Pay $2.5M For Fracking Venture Fraud
• Dallas Nurses Arrested In $13.4M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Citgo Must Pay Back Wages For Stiffing Workers On OT
• AVIC's Ex-Biz Partner Wants $70M Arbitration Award OK'd
• High Court Asked To Weigh Repose Statutes In $2B MBS Suit
• Delta Says Hunters Miss Target With Trophy Cargo Row
• For Texas Energy Companies, Ch. 11 Loomed Large In 2015
• Feds Arrest Two Over Venezuelan Energy Corruption Scheme
• ATP Oil Settles Insurance Action With Former GC
• Mexico Antitrust Regulators Nix Sempra-Pemex $1.3B Buyout
• Mercedes, Volvo Settle GPS Tech Patent Suits
• Ericsson, Apple Ink Deal To End Patent Battles
• JPMorgan Settles Patent Suit Over Geolocation System
• Hillshire To Pay Record $4M To Settle EEOC Race Bias Claims
• Texas Importers To Pay $15M To Settle Duty-Evasion Suit
• Dallas County Sheriff Wants Immigration Hold Suit Dismissed
• Worker Injury Claim Sent To Arbitration By Texas Court
• 10 Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions Of 2015
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Texas Justices To Weigh Subcontractor Liability In Injury Suits
• Texas Jury Nixes Wireless Patent Asserted Against AT&T
• Insurer Calls O'Quinn's Bid To Alter Judgment Untimely
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear $67M Methane Field Case
• Texas Court Blocks $11M Antitrust Award In Marketers' Fight
• Texas Justices Take Independent Contractor Injury Suit
• Texas High Court Takes Suit Over City Lake Lease
• Texas High Court To Mull Public-Official Status In Libel Suits
• Texas Justices To Eye Utility Contractor's Immunity Challenge
• Fans Fight Costs In NFL Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Ex-Texas Chief Justice To Mediate $200M Andrews Kurth Row
• 5th Circ. Steel Boycott Ruling Likely To Be Controversial
• The 13 Hottest Patent Law Issues Of 2015
• Tribe Decries Bingo Groups' Bid To Step Into Gaming Row
• Gilstrap Awards Fees, Slams EDekka For 'Weak' IP Suits
• Insurers On Hook For Exxon $4M Plant Explosion Settlement
• Baker Hughes Valve Row Paused During Related Arbitration
• Prize Insurer Takes Yahoo March Madness Fight To 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Backs IRS Over Exec's Income From Google Deal
• FERC Ignored GHGs In Approving LNG Project, DC Circ. Told
• Top 10 Alice Cases Of 2015
• How False Claims Act Abuse Can Lead To Highway Robbery
• XL Unit Can't Dodge Katrina Reporting Deadline, 5th Circ. Says
• Oil Co. Tells 5th Circ. Botched Well Is 'Physical Damage'
• Ex-Prosecutor Takes On Dallas After DA Ouster Suit
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Texas Farmers Ask High Court To Leave Water Ruling Intact
• Ex-Baker Botts Client Says Patent Malpractice Suit Cut Short
• Texas Pawn Shop Co. To Pay $10.5M In Debt Collection Deal
• Texas Atty Can't Enlist Ex-CFO In Securities Fraud Case
• Exco On Hook For $43.6M, Can't Divvy Proceeds, Judge Told
• Texas Atty Gets 3 Years For Duping Investors In $3M Web Scam
• Highland Asks Texas Court To Revive Gray Reed Extortion Suit
• Halliburton Investors Seek Asbestos Docs In Fraud Suit
• Baker Botts Ex-Client Will Seek New Trial After $41M Loss
• Texas Atty Can't Rep Self In BP Fraud Trial, Judge Rules
• Texas Racing Agency Will Keep Betting Machines, For Now
• 3 Things Baby Boomers Can't Stand About Young Lawyers
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Mercury Power Plant Rule Left Intact By DC Circ.
• Fla. Lawyer Says Texas Biz Stole Legal Services
• Wells Fargo Can't Pursue Fracking Pump Claim, Insurer Says
• Texas Med Board Not Immune From Teladoc Antitrust Suit
• Cobb Martinez Adds Appellate Partner In Dallas
• Developer, Investor Trade Barbs In $25M AstroWorld Row
• Dell Units Get $9M Breach Of Contract Suit Dismissed
• $200M Andrews Kurth Malpractice Suit Sent To Mediation
• East Texas Judge Ships Ethernet Patent Suit To Calif.
• 5th Circ. Reprimands Texas Judge For Sexual Harassment
• Dallas Again Beats FCA Suit Over Affordable Housing
• The Biggest Immigration Cases Of 2015
• Energy Cos. Say Rival Can't Get 'Mulligan' On Atty Fees
• Texas AG Can't Dodge Securities Fraud Charges, Judge Rules
• Commerzbank Beats Bankrupt Utility's Payment Recovery Suit
• Expert Didn't Establish Hailstorm Coverage, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Texas Tort Reform Group Says Hail Suits Rife With Abuse
• Texas Atty Can't Rep Himself In BP Fraud Trial, Gov't Says
• Texas Firm DQ'd From Drilling Equipment Patent Suit
• Texas Court Revives Suit Alleging Fraudulent Apartment Sales
• Texan Says 3M Device Led to Infection, Amputation
• 5th Circ. Clears Trucking Co. In Transgender Bias Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Alduwaliya, Sam Moon, Rilea Group
• The Impact Of DOL's State Retirement Initiatives
• Builder, Travelers Sued Over Botched $3M Concrete Job
• Schlumberger Must Arbitrate Drilling Patent Row, Judge Says
• Customers Bite Back At Bid To Nix Whole Foods Yogurt Suit
• Samsung Didn't Infringe Calculator Patent, Judge Rules
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Corporate Pro From In-House Post
• 5th Circ. Tells Lower Court To Resolve Deepwater Claims Rule
• Texas Says Tribe Can't Have Casino Despite Fed. Rulings
• Prosecutor Moves Ahead On Suit Seeking Dallas DA's Removal
• Hunt's Oncor Buy Would Rip Off Ratepayers, Regulator Hears
• ERG Tells Texas Justices Rival Can't Avoid Texas Courts
• Texas Loses Last-Minute Bid To Block Syrian Refugees
• The Argument For Utmost Good Faith In Property Insurance
• The Art Of The Mock
• JPMorgan Defends $69M Refund In Patent Licensing Row
• 3 Immigrants Ask Supreme Court To Hear Exec. Action Case
• EA, Zynga Games Rip Off Fantasy Sports Tech, Suit Says
• House OKs Bill To Put Disputed Texas Land In Private Hands
• Justices Wonder What's New In UT Affirmative Action Fight
• Conoco Partner Shielded By Workers' Comp. Law: 5th Circ.
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Texas High Court Parses 'Net Gain' In Hallmark Tax Case
• High Court Won't Hear Suit Against Bankruptcy Trustee
• 5 Energy M&A Trends Amid 2015 Oil Price Slump
• Are General Contractors 'Sellers' Under Texas Law?
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 2
• Cruz Floats Refugee Bill While Experts Question Texas Suit
• Texas Asks State Justices To Revive 'Small Tobacco' Tax
• Texas Justices Mull History's Role In Royalty Rights
• German Co. Rejects Arbitration In Baker Hughes Valve Row
• Mark Zuckerberg Can't Dodge Deposition In Oculus IP Row
• Texas A&M Says Law Grad Diploma Suit Should Be Tossed
• Jay Z's Roc Nation Can't Brush Off Dez Bryant Branding Suit
• USPTO Taps Xerox Attorney To Lead New Dallas Office
• 5th Circ. Partly Sends Entergy Supervisor Case Back To NLRB
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 1
• Examining The Merits Of Texas' Syrian Refugee Injunction
• Ex-Workers Rip Sanctions Bid In Toy Car Trade Secrets Row
• ZTE, DataQuill Settle After $31.5M Verdict In Patent Row
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• Justices Again Refuse To Hear Taiwan Residents' Oil Row
• Texas Appeals Court Reverses $21.5M RBC Jury Verdict
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Texas Justices' Exxon Ruling Comes With Catch For Insurers
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• Lawyers Get Little Guidance In Bickel & Brewer DQ Ruling
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Client Agreed To Injury Atty's 50% Fee, Texas Court Says
• High Court Asked To Save Aircraft Parts FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Shipbuilder Still Owes $6.7M In Contract Beef
• High Court Asked To Rule On Employees Disclosing Religion
• Proskauer, Chadbourne Can't Skip Stanford Suit: Investors
• Deepwater Judge Won't Revisit EPCRA Exclusion Ruling
• Entergy Asks Texas High Court To Ship Pricing Suit To FERC
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• 5th Circ. Says Travelers Can't Nullify Bond For Fiber Installer
• Texas Tribes May Soon See End To Protracted Gaming Battle
• Dem. Lawmakers Ask High Court To Take Immigration Case
• Texas Bar Seeks Convicted State Legislator's Suspension
• Texas Supreme Court Clears Brewer Attorneys In DQ Row
• KBR Wants 5th Circ. To Nix $108K Kickbacks Judgment
• Texas Justices Say BNSF Worker's Injury Claim Too Late
• US Fire To Appeal To 5th Circ. Over $2.5M Asbestos Bill
• Ex-EPA Heads To Back Clean Power Plan At DC Circ.
• Texas Supreme Court Says Worker's Firing Not Retaliatory
• Texas Justices Again Say Slip-And-Falls Aren't Health Claims
• DynCorp Says It Owes Nothing In C3PO's $6.6M Contract Suit
• Texas Drops Bid To Block Syrian Refugees
• Texas Justices Say Bad Refinery Parts Aren't 'Physical Injury'
• Insurer Says $63M Bankruptcy Claim Isn't Final Judgment
• Insurer Can't Sue Skanska Over Incomplete Air Base Job
• Apple Can't Fight Mirror Worlds Patent Validity In Rematch
• KBR, Chamber Tell 5th Circ. Not To Revive Trafficking Suit
• Ex-XTO Landman Gets 5 Years For $1M Oil Lease Scam
• Imprisoned Texas Atty Disbarred For Bribing Judge
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Accuser Won't Bow Out Of Outdoor Channel Biz Deal Row
• Many Of IRS's Questions To Wyly Atty Barred, Judge Says
• DataTreasury Asks 5th Circ. To Nix $69M JPMorgan Refund
• Texas City's Cop Hiring Policies Are Biased, Feds Say
• Blue Bell Listeria Case Stayed Pending High Court Ruling
• Energy Future Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan
• Greenberg, Hunton Push For Docs In Stanford Victims Row
• Citing Security Risks, Texas Sues To Stop Syrian Refugees
• State Farm Fights E-Discovery Order In Texas Hail MDL
• Texas City That Banned Fracking May Hike Gas Well Fees
• Waco Restaurant Wants Biker Gang Shootout MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• Jetta Affiliate Scores $74M Loan For Texas Tower
• 5th Circ. Trims Atty's 3-Year Suspension For Lying, Tardiness
• To Halliburton And Back: What To Expect From Round 3
• Justices Extend Deadline For Texas In Immigration Appeal
• Lupin Says 'Sensitive' Docs Are Irrelevant In Paxil Fight
• Land Commissioner Bush Joins Red River Land Grab Suit
• Patent Cases Spike Ahead Of End To Bare-Bones Complaints
• Texas AG, Prosecutors Face Off On Felony Charges
• Uber, Lyft Say Taxis Can't Sue Over Dallas Airport Service
• Kinder Morgan, Brookfield Pay $242M For Pipeline Co. Control
• Texas Law Dean Bemoans Loss Of Civil Jury Trials
• Dallas Firm Asks 4th Circ. To Nix Gasket Co.'s RICO Claim
• 5th Circ. Says Ex-Con AG Can't Use Tobacco Settlement Docs
• Reps. Ask High Court To Consider Challenge To Health Law
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Armchair Quarterback MDL?
• 4 More Ways To Sink A Frivolous Patent Suit In East Texas
• Justices Told Bad Jury Instructions Void Hacking Conviction
• Life Partners Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Willkie Steers Riverstone's $250M Investment In New Oil Co.
• Where Associates Should Live If They Want A Raise