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Texas - February, 2016

286 articles

• IPic Gets More Time To Collect Evidence In Row With AMC
• Justices Limit Reach Of Texas Courts In Mexico TV Ruling
• K&L Gates, Atty Sued By Texas Client For Negligence
• Insurer Should Win $63M Coverage Fight, Judge Says
• Texas Judge Who Survived Shooting Returns To Bench
• FWS Denied Bid To Relist Prairie Chicken As Threatened
• Justices Reject GOP Donor's ACA Tax Challenge
• Investor Says SAT Prep Owner Knew Projections Were Off
• Facebook, Google Win Bid To Nix Email Patent Suits
• High Court Nixes Health Aide's Religious Disclosure Appeal
• Sidley Nabs 2 Baker Botts Transaction Pros In Dallas
• Texas Fights Bid To Block Immigrant Harboring Law
• Meritage Saleswoman Admits To False Trial Testimony
• 5th Circ.'s Abortion Stay Will Harm Women, Docs Tell Justices
• McKool Smith's $1.4M Award Flouts Texas Law, 5th Circ. Told
• Reviving Time-Barred Financial Litigation In State Courts
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• Sen. Says Fed Rules Are 'Wet Blanket' On Energy Growth
• 7-Eleven Fights 'Overbroad' Subpoena In Bias Suit
• Patent Co. Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate $2M Newegg Verdict
• More States Join Fight Against Obamacare Tax On Medicaid
• Texas Justices OK Mexican Broadcast Defamation Suit
• 2 Ex-Oil Supply Co. Execs Cop To Latin America Kickbacks
• Texas Justices Say Apache Can Ditch Expired Lease Royalties
• Fish & Richardson Escapes DQ Bid In Cialis Patent Row
• Texas Health Agency Can't Duck Ex-Atty Whistleblower Claim
• Greenberg Fights Class Cert. In Suit Over $7B Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Racing Commission Gets Funding Through 2017
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Challenge To Silica Claims Law
• Real Estate Rumors: United, Bridgewater Capital, Sikich
• Texas Justices Say Whataburger Arbitration Case Needs Redo
• High Court Should Look At Texas House Bill 2 In Context
• Meet The Attys Arguing Supreme Court Abortion Showdown
• Power Co. Unlawfully Shrank Bargaining Unit, 5th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive GDF Power-Supply Manipulation Suit
• Gordon & Rees Nabs Toxic Tort Pros From Husch Blackwell
• An Uncertain Fate For Oil And Gas Midstream Agreements
• Swiss Citizen Sues IRS In $2.7M Foreign Bank Account Row
• Koch Foods Threatens Visas For Crime Vics, 5th Circ. Told
• Perry Ruling Will Embolden Defense Bar's Pretrial Appeals
• FERC's Role Is To Ease Energy Transition, Chief Says
• Ace Asks Judge To Vacate Loss In Pipeline Blast Suit
• Ex-Texas Housing Officials Sentenced For Bribery Scheme
• EBay Accused Of Confusing Shoppers With Commerce App
• Proskauer's Bid To Beat Ponzi Suit 'Misplaced,' 5th Circ. Told
• High Court's Montgomery Ruling Fuels Demand For Pro Bono
• Dynegy, PE Firm Partner To Pay $3.3B For Engie US Plants
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• Western Gas Pays $750M For Big Chunk Of Texas Pipeline
• Citing Eddie Murphy Film, Judge Affirms $28M IP Verdict
• 5th Circ. Pauses Judge's Rejection Of La. Abortion Law
• Energy Secretary Moniz Says US LNG Exports Will Rise
• EPA Administrator Tells Energy Leaders CPP Is Not Dead
• 5th Circ. Revives Insurer Challenge To Oil Rig Suit Coverage
• Akin Gump Client Fights To Revive $12M Tax Shelter Suit
• SEC Says Wyly Creditors' Attys Shouldn't Get Requested Fees
• Ways & Means Chair Calls For Probe Into Aluminum Trade
• Insurer Urges 5th Circ. To Undo Exxon Injury Suit Liability
• Trucking Co. Can't Haul Patent Suit Out Of Texas
• Sale Of $725M Texas Ranch Was 'Deal Of First Impression'
• Rail-Car Scale Tester Says Rival Has No Secrets To Steal
• Prosecution Of Ex-Texas Gov. Perry Deemed Unconstitutional
• Ch. 9 Is A Powerful Tool For Public Hospital Bankruptcies
• Shriners Facility Loses $1.7M Flood Coverage Bid
• Texas Drilling Services Co. Wins Tax Refund Case
• New Pemex CEO Says Mexico Is Open For Partnerships
• Texas Jury Awards Pecan Farmers $2.5M In Water Takings Suit
• Houston Can't Use Privilege To Keep Records In Worker Row
• Lucid Oil And Gas Endeavor Gets $350M EnCap Infusion
• Hyperdynamics Loses Round In African Drilling Dispute
• Ex-SEC Accountant Settles KPMG Conflict Of Interest Row
• Texas AG Tells Appeals Court Securities Charges Can't Stand
• Rangers Ace Pitches Suit Over Missed Victoria's Secret Show
• Texas Cities May Seek New Path After Water-Rights Setback
• Mars To Hand Over Docs In Texas Dog Treat Patent Row
• Scientology Wants Texas High Court To Ax Harassment Suit
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rethink Transocean Injury Deal Ruling
• BigLaw Equity Partner Risks Have Some Saying 'No Thanks'
• Railway Co. Not Liable For Hitting Drunk Pedestrians
• American Drops Gogo Suit Over Wi-Fi On Planes
• Whole Foods Calls Claims Of Overcharging Scheme Baseless
• Fla. Shrimp Breeder Blasts 'Vague' Monopoly Claims
• Texas Tech Sues Medicare Over $8M Repayment Demand
• Nike Must Turn Over More Information In Retail Dispute
• Dallas Boutique Adds Ex-Brewer Attorneys Litigation Partner
• 5 Ways Social Media Can Land Employers In Court
• Thompson & Knight Atty Mishandled Doc's Suit, Estate Says
• Texas High Court To Review Steak N Shake Sex Assault Suit
• Texas Justices To Review Oncor Rate-Making Case
• Jaffe Raitt Can't Duck $24M Oil Field Asset Suit, Court Told
• Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Newspaper Libel Case
• Venue Rules Would Curb EDTX 'Troll Haven,' Fed. Circ. Told
• Texas Retailer Says Insurer Bailed On Data Hack Coverage
• Texas High Court Snubs Row Over Axed Drought Rules
• Texas High Court Will Hear Dallas Records Disclosure Suit
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Disney Slapped With Another IP Suit Over MagicBand System
• Texas Lt. Gov. Wants Courtroom Prayer Program OK'd
• Aetna Beats Hospitals' Late-Pay Suit At 5th Circ.
• Texas Racing Commission Votes To End Historical Betting
• Texas Supreme Court Snubs Bid To Avoid Fees Row Redux
• Deepwater Judge Pauses $6.6M Spill Payment Amid BP Protest
• Polsinelli Approves Mass Acquisition Of Novak Druce Attys
• Texas Supreme Court To Rethink Houston Flood Suit
• EFH Seeks $20M Severance Cap Bump As Mine Closures Loom
• High Court Asked To Review $123M Moroccan Oil JV Ruling
• 5th Circ. Upholds Ex-La. Mayor's 20-Year Bribery Sentence
• 5th Circ. Starts Clock For NLRB Appeal Of Murphy Oil Ruling
• Revoking Award Chills Fight Against Age Bias, Justices Told
• Insurer Disputes Judge's Ruling In Skanska Coverage Dispute
• Texas A&M Drops Indianapolis Colts '12th Man' TM Suit
• Texas Court Says Allstate Owed Tax Refund For Vendor Work
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Co. Can't Arbitrate Contract Row At ICC
• Weil Snags Ex-K&L Gates Atty For Commercial Litigation Team
• Omni Hotels Launches TM Suit Over Vacation Rental Sites
• T-Mobile Sues Alleged Handset Trafficking Ring In Texas
• Young Attys Get More Arguing Time In CVS Coupon IP Fight
• Texas Appeals Court Told New Trial Needed In Methane Case
• How Scalia's Death Tilts Cases On Abortion, Birth Control
• If Republicans Could Pick A Scalia Successor, They'd Pick ...
• Crash Victim's Family Can't Sue Attys Over Insurance Payout
• Atty Violated Securities Laws In Fracking Venture, Judge Says
• Gilstrap Upholds Jury Findings In $16M Samsung Patent Loss
• Dallas Broker Wants Another Shot At Legal Malpractice Win
• Texas Judge Resigns, Ending Probe Into Election Mailers
• Polsinelli Nabs White Collar Wiz From Fish & Richardson
• Deepwater Spill Cleanup Firms Duck Injury Suits
• Aid Contractor Worker Gets 4 Years For Afghanistan Bribery
• American Hits Gogo With Contract Suit Over In-Flight WiFi
• Texas High Court Takes Traffic Crash Jurisdiction Dispute
• Air Force Officer Extended Border Patrol Stop, Justices Told
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-BakerHostetler M&A Pro In Houston
• Scalia's Death Likely Bars Precedential Immigration Block
• Texas Racing Agency Takes Horse Betting Fight To High Court
• EXCLUSIVE: Polsinelli Set To Acquire Novak Druce Attorneys
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Wylys Say IRS Can't Seek Time-Barred Taxes In $2.2B Fight
• La. Asks 5th Circ. To OK Abortion Rules During Appeal
• Apache's $1.5M Bank Fraud Loss Not Covered, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Justices To Mull Liability For Hospital Partner's Actions
• Marine Services Co. Resists Asset Freeze In $1.6M Award Fight
• Andrews Kurth Atty Named US Magistrate Judge In Houston
• Texas Energy Co. Seeks To Revive $600M Eagle Ford Win
• Stanford Receiver To Pay Out $50M To Ponzi Victims
• Morgan Lewis Scores Bracewell Energy Regulatory Pro
• Westlake Puts Up 10 Directors For Axiall After Offer Spurned
• 2 States Say DOI Offshore Drilling Rule Shortchanges Them
• Whole Foods Escapes Yogurt Sugar Content MDL
• Texas Lawyer, Newspaper Shake $22M Defamation Suit
• Orrick Adds 7 More Partners To New Houston Office
• C3PO Drops DynCorp Suit Over Halted Afghan Contracts
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• IRS Blasts Wyly Args In $2.2B IRS Fight
• Texas, Miss., La. Seek Injunction To Block Clean Water Rule
• High Court Urged To Take Up Houston Cop Retaliation Row
• Texas AG's Gay Marriage Ethics Row Breaks New Ground
• Apotex, Lupin Settle Paxil Infringement Fight
• Texas DOT Shielded From Driver's Suit By Sovereign Immunity
• Oil Slump Puts Energy Co. Disclosures Under Microscope
• Whistleblower Must Produce Info On Witness Deal, Court Told
• BigLaw Leader Clinches 2 Pro Bono Wins In 1 Day
• Texas Appeals Court Finds Affair Testimony Wasn't 'Ambush'
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Texas AG Under Investigation For Response To Obergefell
• Tesoro Petroleum Wins Name Fight In Texas Appeals Court
• Feds Say Wylys Knew The Score In $2.2B IRS Fight
• MoneyGram To Pay $13M To Settle Nationwide Fraud Claims
• Texas A&M Construction Worker's Family Gets $54M Verdict
• First Reserve Buys $350M Texas Wind Project
• TransCanada Gas Pipeline Rate Hike Draws Fire At FERC
• Texas Atty Scores $100K In Movie Theater Consulting Fight
• Insurer Rips $12M Claim Over Botched Oil Well In 5th Circ.
• Oil & Gas Co. Wants To Suspend Contract Suit, Arbitrate
• NGP Provides $150M For Texas Oil Co. Black Mountain
• Real Estate Rumors: PwC, Quantlab, Signature Bank
• Sabra Health Care REIT Sells Bankrupt Hospital In $96M Deal
• Andrews Kurth Accused In Plot To Oust Texas Startup CEO
• Texas Justices Told Investor Has Standing In DLA Piper Row
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Chesapeake Energy Lease Row Ruling
• Texas Appeals Court Sanctions 'Cow In The Road' Doctor
• Texas Pharmacy Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
• McGuireWoods Nabs Andrews Kurth Trial Pro In Houston
• Houston Mayor Scraps $60M In Airport Expansion Contracts
• Texas Agency May Need Funding Changes Amid Oil Price Drop
• Carrington Coleman Adds Ex-Fortune 500 Co. GC In Dallas
• Suit Against Nationwide Should Stay In Texas, Court Hears
• Victims Say HSBC Helped Finance 'Terrorist' Cartel Attacks
• Texas Appeals Court Axes Atty Fees In Real Estate Blog Row
• Oil And Gas Co. Must Arbitrate Contract Claims, Court Told
• Employer Tips For Handling Office Romances
• Feds Drop More Charges In $24M Iran Export Suit
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Workers' Comp On Our Side, Subcontractor Tells Court
• Samsung Hit With $7M Jury Verdict In Imaging Patent Row
• Life Partners Investors Say Trustee Derailing Ch. 11 Plan
• Hyperdynamics Unit Says Partner Is Hindering Contract Row
• 5th Circ. Revives Barge Co.'s Malicious Prosecution Suit
• Texas Court Revives Workers' Comp Bid In 'Imbecility' Case
• Patent Suit Flood Pressuring East Texas Bench, Chief Says
• 'Perfect Storm' Leads To Record Number Of EDTX Patent Suits
• Farm Group And Enviros Sidelined In Clean Water Rule Suit
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Ex-Texas DA's Disbarment Over Wrong Death Penalty Upheld
• Rodeo Associations Fail To Rein In Each Other In Round 1
• Texas Loses Another Bid To Block Syrian Refugees
• Wylys Say Atty's Knowledge Wasn't Theirs In $2.2B Tax Row
• Ex-Trucking Honchos Get Prison For $11M GE Fraud
• Jackson Walker Adds IP Partner From Locke Lord In Houston
• Texas Oil Co.'s Win In Diesel-Fuel Shipment Row Overturned
• Insurer Tells 5th Circ. Botched Oil Well Wasn't 'Damage'
• Lynn Pinker Adds Name Partner, 6 Others From Gruber Hurst
• DynCorp Says Timing Dooms C3PO's Afghan Contract Suit
• Forestar Nets $130M In Texas Radisson Hotel Sale
• Has Gene By Gene Unzipped TCPA Insurance Exclusions?
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Local Counsel's Work In $17M Case Worth Just $5K: Judge
• Bankers Take Challenge Of Info-Sharing Law To High Court
• Texas Justices Deny Rehearing In Oil Lease Money Dispute
• Munsch Hardt Scoops Employment Vet In Texas
• Texas Atty Suspended In Mishandled Client Funds Case
• 5 Key Arguments From Abortion Foes At High Court
• Texas Floats Rule To Ease Reports Of Small Wastewater Spills
• SEC's Texas Office Eyes Investor Info As Energy Prices Drop
• EPA Yanks Air Pollution Permit For Texas Coal Plant
• Texas Tribe Slams Bingo Groups' Attack On Gaming Bid
• Texas Justices Deny Review In Oil Well Plugging Row
• 5th Circ. Releases National From Truck Co. Accident Coverage
• Man Vs. Machine: The New Era Of Self-Driven Cars
• How VirnetX Triumphed Over Apple In 5-Year Patent Saga
• States Can't Bar EPA Rule That's Already Been Stayed
• 5th Circ. Affirms 41-Month Prison Term For Illegal Re-Entry
• Home Sales Startup Nabs $80M To Fund Expansion
• Feds Arrest Texas Town Officials In Bribery Scheme
• Whirlpool Continues Series Of Filter Infringement Suits
• Ex-Bracewell, Godwin Lewis Atty Joins Dykema In Dallas
• JPML Won't Consolidate 17 Uber Driver Wage Suits
• Apple's Mistrial Bid After $625M VirnetX Verdict 'Desperate'
• Cargill Sued Over 'Razor-Sharp' Bones In Turkey Meat
• Texas Offers Probation To Anti-Abortion Videomaker
• Branch Firm Wins Appeal In Fee Fight With Former Atty
• Restrictive Covenants: The Law In Flux
• VirnetX's $625M Win Among Largest Patent Awards In History
• Texas High Court Is Asked To Review Free Speech Exemption
• Inspector's $2M Army Hospital Contract Breach Suit Put On Ice
• Indicted Anti-Abortion Activist Turns Self In
• Texas Justices Asked To Mull Exxon's $4M Blast Coverage Win
• Texas Topless Club Sues NY Club Over 'Baby Dolls' TM
• Fed. Circ. Won't Order Gilstrap To Speed Up Transfer Ruling
• Jaffe Raitt Wants Amended $24M Oil Field Asset Suit Nixed
• Apple Hit With $625M Verdict In VirnetX Patent Rematch
• Bankrupt Co.'s New Lawyers Mum In Patent Suit, Elbit Says
• Waller Grows In Austin With Addition Of 13-Atty Boutique
• Texas Jury Weighs VirnetX's $532M Patent Bid Against Apple
• Alston & Bird Adds Dallas Corporate Team From Bracewell
• 5 Pitfalls For Purchasers Of Distressed Oil, Gas Assets
• 5th Circ. Lets Independent Contractor Sue Under Rehab. Act
• Orrick Brings On 15 Attorneys For New Houston Office
• SkyBitz Latest To Duck Cargo Tracker Patent Suits
• Texas Justices Nix Injunction In City's Property Fight
• Magic Leap Scores $793M In Funding Led By Alibaba
• Patent Venue Wars: Episode 5 — 5th Circ.
• Indicted Texas AG Can't Pay Fees With Out-Of-State Cash
• CMS Extends Bans On Home Health, Ambulance Cos.
• BP Investors Ask High Court For Class Certification
• Firefighting Co. To Pay $7.4M To Settle FCA Claims
• Pension Stream Seller Adds Texas To List Of Riled States
• 9 New Immigration Judges Sworn In, EOIR Says
• Texas Court Slashes $3M Recovery In Train Derailment Suit
• Cameron Can't Sue Liberty For Unfairness, Texas Court Told
• HFF Nails $80M Financing For Dallas Mixed-Use Property
• EBay, Travel Sites Hit With Patent Suits Over Menu Bar Tech
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Grant Cut For 'Machete' Film
• Texas High Court Revives Cheerleaders' Free Speech Case
• Carrington Coleman Adds Two IP Partners In Dallas
• 5th Circ. Vacates Atty's 3-Year Suspension For Lying
• Texas Bars 3 Ex-Patriot Execs From Banking Industry
• Real Estate Rumors: Occidental Petroleum, Ruben, Prologis
• Unconventional Oil Developer Nabs $200M Infusion