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Texas - May, 2016

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• Exxon May Snatch Victory From Defeat In $641M Pollution Row
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• High Court To Give Needed Clarity With FCA Seal Decision
• Texas Lt. Gov. Urges Schools To Defy Transgender Rule
• Tribe's Gaming Ban Upheld, But Court Pre-Approval Abolished
• 11th Circ. Upholds Texas Exec's Liability In $9M Tax Case
• DOJ Slams Sanctions In Immigration Action Case As Excessive
• Chevron Says Faulty Construction Sunk Oil Rig Equipment
• Ex-CFO Says Oil Field Co. Owes Him $2M For Termination
• Texas Judge OKs $1B Deal In Life Partners Investor Litigation
• Key Steps In Forming Attendance, Time Off And Leave Policies
• Justices Take On FCA Seal Rule In State Farm Case
• 5 Signs You'll Never Excel In BigLaw
• 5th Circ. Revives Enviros' $641M Exxon Pollution Suit
• 5th Circ. Overturns Part Of Days Inn Investment Ruling
• Insurer Says Chemical Co.'s Fatal Explosion Suit Is Duplicative
• Metal Co. Wants Frivolous Appeal Damages In Air Permit Suit
• Feds Strike Deal With Texas City Over Cop-Hiring Tests
• Investors Slam Halliburton's Bid To Muzzle Accounting Pro
• Church Urges 5th Circ. To Revive Copper Theft Coverage Bid
• Justices Divided: 3 Cases That May Tie Up The High Court
• DOJ Sticks By BBA's Airport Facilities Sale In $2B Merger
• Texas High Court Orders Review Of Docs In Malpractice Suit
• Top House Republican Prods Fed On Stress Test Audit
• Texas Eye Clinic Can't Dodge Medicare Billing FCA Suit
• A Closer Look At The Proxy Case Everyone's Talking About
• 5 Tips For Energy Cos. Looking To Tap Into Mexico
• Texas Justices To Consider If Landowner Botched Exxon Suit
• Akin Gump Closing Austin Office As IP Partners Depart
• Texas Justices Say Water Drillers Can't Ignore Land Rights
• Absent Employee's ADA Claim Doesn't Pass Muster: 5th Circ.
• Texas High Court Will Hear OXXO's Beer-License Challenge
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• 4 Hot Practice Areas Where Texas Firms Are Hiring
• Texas High Court Revives Investor's Suit Against DLA Piper
• Texas Atty Can't Duck Claims In $8M BP Spill Contract Suit
• Exxon Urges 5th Circ. To Back $3.3M Injury Coverage Win
• Commodities Co. Gets $12M Garnishment To Fulfill Award
• JPML Skeptical Of Consolidating Heart Med Suits
• DOJ Unsure Which Attys Are Allowed In TX Immigration Case
• DOL Accuses Pilgrim's Pride Of Race, Gender Bias In Hiring
• J&J Seeks To Pause Hip Implant Trials After $502M Verdict
• Blank Check Co. Landcadia Eyes $250M In Downsized IPO
• Baylor Shakes Up Leadership Following Sex Assault Report
• 5th Circ. Axes Negligence Row Against Oil Well Operator
• Fertilizer Co. Requests Review Of Ammonium Sulfate Imports
• Houston Residents Sue City Over 'Horrific' Flooding Incidents
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Abengoa Affiliate OK'd To Sell Stake In Texas Water Pipeline
• Texas Charter Schools Targeted Over 'Extensive' Visa Use
• Venezuelan Oilman Granted $1M Bail In Bribery Case
• Guatemalan 'Femicide' Claim Can't Spur BIA Review: 5th Circ.
• Sabine Decries Fight Over Axed Midstream Contracts
• Eatery's Claim Rail Project Forced Closure Gets New Life
• Wyly Estate Suit Judgment Not Affected By Stay, SEC Says
• VirnetX Wants Apple's FaceTime Stopped After $625M Win
• Total's Challenge To FERC Jurisdiction Gets Fast Track OK
• Energy Spectrum Plugs $100M Into BlueJack Energy Solutions
• Houston Pair Arrested For $6M Ambulance Billing Scheme
• Ocwen FCA Suits Should Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Texas, 10 Others Sue Over Obama's Trans Bathroom Guidance
• Chevron Accused Of Fraud In $1.6B Nigerian Lease Deal
• Morgan Lewis Guides Lime Rock On $754M Fund Close
• How To Convince Calif. And Texas High Courts To Hear A Case
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Voter ID Law Not Discriminatory
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Ex-Haynes And Boone Bankruptcy Pro
• Calif., Texas Produce Most Patents, USPTO Data Portal Shows
• 2 Cos. Ready IPOs Totaling $341M While Bank Nets $80M
• 5th Circ. Sides With Gasoline Cos. In Cancer Expert Fight
• Indebted IHeartMedia Wins Spat With Lenders
• Comcast Fights Patent Claims Over TV Guides
• HFF Lines Up $43M For Dallas Senior Community
• CEO Of Economic Development Biz Cops Plea In Fraud Case
• Ex-Houston Atty Who Swiped $2M From Client Gets 15 Years
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A 21st Century MDL
• Nonprofit Drops Suit Over EB-5 Program Gerrymandering
• Texas Judge Won't Block Sale Of BASF Chemical Unit
• Apache Accuses Ex-Egypt Energy Head Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Not So Fast, Ohio: FERC Weighs In On Wholesale Energy
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Exxon Wants Virgin Islands Climate Probe Remanded
• 5th Circ. Cements McKool Smith Arbitration Win In Fee Fight
• Chesapeake, Total Resolve 13K Royalty Claims For $52.5M
• Texan Asks High Court For 2nd Try To Prove US Birth
• DynCorp Failed To Screen Taliban, C3PO Tells 5th Circ.
• Reed Smith In Houston Snags Antitrust Pro From K&L Gates
• 3M Won't Have To Arbitrate RFID Trade Secrets Claims
• Medtronic, Ex-Sales Rep Settle Alleged Retaliation Suit
• FERC Playing Games In Manipulation Court Fight, Total Says
• Justices Order New Look At Verizon Pension Suit Post-Spokeo
• Oil Explorer, Biotech Junk IPOs Amid Bumpy Market
• Nat'l Oilwell Workers Ask 5th Circ. For 2nd Chance In Bias Row
• Ex-Client Says Texas Law Firm Can't Shake Malpractice Claims
• Ex-Nat'l Oilwell Varco Execs Accused Of $1M Fraud Scheme
• Texas Basketball Refs Group Seeks To Dodge Antitrust Suit
• WV, Texas AGs Press EPA To Stop Clean Power Plan Work
• BMW, Mercedes, Volvo Hit With IP Suits Over Car Update Tech
• AMC Must Face Rival IPic's Texas Antitrust Suit
• Texas Justices Beef Up Protections For Trade Secret Owners
• Chemical Co. Demands Coverage For Fatal Texas Explosion
• Paypal Settles Probe Over Venmo Privacy Disclosures
• Apple's IPhones, IPads Infringe 7 Patents, Texas Co. Says
• Texas High Court Sides With Ocwen In Lien Release Row
• Radio Host Asks High Court For 'Voice Of America' Name Back
• Ex-Texas Atty Gets 10 Years For Soliciting Murder Of Witness
• Wal-Mart Dodges $1.4M Penalty In Late-Operations Lawsuit
• Border Patrol Agent's Lethal Force Reasonable, 5th Circ Says
• TX High Court Rules Common Law Can't Nix Arbitration Award
• Texas Road Project's Enviro Review Deficient, Greens Say
• Energy XXI Gets Final Nod To Use Cash Collateral In Ch. 11
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Texas Justices Side With Schlumberger In Trade Secrets Row
• Texas Judge In Immigration Row Orders Ethics Class For DOJ
• Dallas Man Pleads Guilty In Economic Development Fraud
• Texas Court Upholds $2.1M Morgan Keegan Bond Ruling
• 5th Circ. Affirms JPMorgan's $69M Win In IP Licensing Row
• More Pink Slips For Partners Expected As Work Dries Up
• Oil Services Firm Blames Eagle Ford Owner For Lease Woes
• CORRECTED: 5th Circ. Tweaks Google Ruling, Preserving Suit Against AG
• Texas Tax Authorities Cry Foul Over Goodrich Ch. 11 Plan
• FMC, Technip To Merge Into $13B Oil & Gas Services Co.
• Houston Atty Wants Part Of $56M A&M Wrongful Death Award
• Halcon Aims To Wipe Out $1.8B Debt Through Ch. 11
• Connectivity Can Boost Mental Health, FCC's Clyburn Says
• Gaming REIT, Building Supplier Price $478M In Offerings
• Texas Utility Agency Ends Hunt Plan To Reorganize Oncor
• Insurer Faces Suit Over Coverage For Fatal Attack At BP Plant
• Ironshore Gets Quick Win On Hurricane Ike Coverage Claim
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• Virgin Islands Bumps Exxon Climate Probe To Fed. Court
• Dvorin And Prosecutorial Vindictiveness: A Hard Row To Hoe
• Hunt Trying To Revive Soured Oncor Deal In EFH Ch. 11
• Texas Hospital Network Buys Forest Park Facility For $115M
• LG Says Core Patent Case Must Be Narrowed Before Trial
• 5th Circ. Affirms Increase Of Dow's Chemtech Tax Penalties
• Baker McKenzie Atty Says Oil Sector Must Brace For Paris Deal
• Shell Exec Says Industry Shouldn't Lose Hope for Turnaround
• Criminal Act Finding May Shake Up Texas Plant Blast Suits​
• Enviros Blast Officials' Bid To Ax Austin Highway Projects Suit
• Halliburton Seeks To Toss Expert In Securities Fraud Suit
• Texas Ban On Legislature Vids In Political Ads Unconstitutional
• Joke's On Trump: Court Pick Mocked The Donald On Twitter
• DOL Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Block 'Persuader' Rule
• No New Trial For Abbott Whistleblower In $219M Stent Row
• EFF Gets Docs Unsealed In 'Opaque' East Texas Patent Case
• Trump Releases List Of 11 Potential Supreme Court Nominees
• 5th Circ. Axes Testimony Behind Light Therapy Defect Verdict
• Transgender Bathroom Debate: What's The Deference?
• NGP, Pearl Energy Plug $125M Into New Dallas Oil And Gas Co.
• Could Community Microgrids Be More Than Just A Fad?
• New Whistleblower Protections Could Endanger Trade Secrets
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: Considerations For A Framework
• Texas Court Pins Unocal Duties On Alaska Pipeline Partners
• Gilstrap Pauses Intellectual Ventures Suit For AIA Review
• Texas AG, Others Ask White House To Clarify Trans Rule
• Houston Pipe Co. Takes $15M Contract Row To State Court
• Texas Atty Looks To Bar Conviction Docs In $32M Fraud Case
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-Vinson & Elkins Energy Whiz In Texas
• O'Quinn Law Firm Avoids Magistrate Who Testified Against It
• Munsch Hardt Adds Corporate Finance Partner In Houston
• Husch Blackwell Slams DQ Bid As Scare Tactic
• Texas AG Says Feds Can't Restrict Refugee Funding
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Sabine Wins Approval Of New Pipeline Deal In Ch. 11
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS To Go Head-To-Head With DOJ?
• Class Sour On Whole Foods' Destruction Of Yogurt In MDL
• Twitter Says Patents In Vine Fight Fail Under Alice
• GPS Patent Is Invalid Under Alice, Texas Judge Affirms
• SEC Says Wyly Estate Must Include $249M Annuities In Ch. 11
• Texas AG Says Exxon Climate-Change Probe Is 'Un-American'
• Sedgwick Picks Up Dallas Litigator As Partner
• Feds Ask High Court Not To Hear Border Patrol Arrests Row
• Judge Asks If Enfish Saves Email Patents In BlackBerry Case
• Defying Obama, Texas Gov. Vows To Beef Up Iran Sanctions
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Houston Cop Retaliation Case
• Greenberg Traurig Slams Bankruptcy Estate's $2M Clawback
• PE-Backed Cos., Biotech Prime 3 IPOs Totaling $439M
• Oil Heir Appeals $7M Judgment For Attys To Texas High Court
• Scheef & Stone Snags 2 Attys For New Immigration Practice
• SandRidge, Breitburn Latest Energy Firms To Hit Ch. 11
• Texas Oil Driller Fights $618M Tax Income Hike Over Sale
• FERC Says Court No Place For Total's Gas Manipulation Fight
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS Is Like Rocky — On The Ropes
• The Latest On Late Notice In Texas Property Insurance
• What Lies Ahead For Oil And Gas Producers After Sabine
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• O'Quinn Wants Magistrate DQ'd In Texas Malpractice Suit
• Split Texas High Court OKs Tenant Liability In Lease
• Texas Attys Hit With SEC Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink NLRB Reversal In Class Waiver Row
• Justices Asked To Eye Claim That DEA Sting Damaged Truck
• Weatherford Hit With Oil Well Monitor OT Class Action
• Texas Justices Won't Revive Malpractice Claims In Crash Row
• Senate Judiciary Leader Won't Consider Patent Venue Bill
• Texas Judge Nixes Trade Secrets Suit Against ConocoPhillips
• Fed. Circ. Rules 'Churasscos' Trademark Is Generic
• Texas High Court Won't Review Injured Drilling Workers' Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of SAP Trade Secrets Suit
• Texas Cities Look To Boost $84M Win Against Travel Sites
• ExxonMobil Settles With Families Over Deadly Refinery Blast
• Proskauer Wants Lion's Share Of Stanford Ponzi Suit Axed
• Texas Nurse Sickened By Shot Can't Pursue ADA Claims
• AIG Fights Coverage Of Farm Co.'s Unfair Competition Deal
• 'E-Waiter' Tablet Crashes When Printing Receipts, Suit Says
• Gardere Adds Alston & Bird Litigator To Dallas Office
• Texas AG Blasts 'Volunteer' Grand Jury In Investor Fraud Row
• Houston Metro Takes Whistleblower Suit To Texas High Court
• Texas Hospital Can't Escape Paramedics' Overtime Suit
• BigLaw-Vet-Turned-Crowdfunder Sees Major Investing Shift
• Improper Access Vs. Improper Use: The Meaning Of The CFAA
• Prof Rips Sanctions Denial In Texas A&M Discrimination Suit
• Swift Energy Sues Partners Over $31M Eagle Ford Wells
• Linn Energy Files For Ch. 11 With $2.2B Loan
• Wyly Ruling Shows Good Advice Can't Shield Bad Intentions
• Liberty Mutual Unit To Blame For $34M Verdict, Court Told
• Texas Hospital Chain Says Ebola Nurse Row Is Agency Matter
• Ex-Fox News Man Suspects Facebook Of Political Censorship
• Texas Court Wipes Out $12.6M Gas Drilling Trespass Win
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• Oil, Gas Interest Owners Bring Class Suit Over Sale Proceeds
• Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Fire Was Set, ATF Says
• Industry, States Back Critics Of Obama's Keystone Denial
• Wash. Court Decision Puts Recovery Of PURPA Costs At Risk
• Wylys On Hook For Tax Fraud, Texas Bankruptcy Judge Rules
• Texas Court's Decision To Send Case To Mexico Is Upheld
• Texas Appeals Court Says Injured Man Can't Yet Sue Insurer
• Furniture Manufacturers Want FCA, Antitrust Claims Tossed
• EDTX Aids 'Trolls' By Flouting Patent Fee Test, Justices Told
• Texas Cities Can't Regulate Propane Industry, AG Says
• Grocery Execs Not Liable For Slip And Fall, Texas Panel Says
• Texas AG Tells Energy Agency It Can't Revive Repealed Tax
• Pillsbury Winthrop Adds Andrews Kurth Energy Pro In Texas
• Exco Can't Place Contractor On Hook For Worker Injuries
• Holland & Knight Hires Int'l Dispute Pro For Austin Office
• 10 States Seek To Enter Challenge To DOL Persuader Rule
• Whole Foods Fights Bid To Delay Yogurt MDL
• Employer Fingerprint Background Checks Flawed, Report Says
• Cruz Campaign Sued For Unauthorized Music In Ads
• Exploring A Texas Incentive For Hydraulic Fracturing
• Paid Sick Leave Compliance: Untangling The Complicated Web
• Church Can't Get Copper Theft Coverage, 5th Circ. Told
• How To Turn Nonbillable Work Into Big Bucks
• Uber, Lyft Leave Austin After Failed Push To Change Regs
• Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-Beck Redden Appellate Pro In Houston
• Texas Attys Lose Bid To Toss $8M BP Spill Contract Suit
• Texas Jury Invalidates Greenies Dog Treat Patents
• Thompson Knight Scoops Tax Partner From Locke Lord
• Navigating Choice Of Law Provisions For Offshore Contracts
• 5th Circ. Says Tax Assessor Shielded From Couple's Claims
• Texas Man Slapped With Pollution Fines Wins New Trial
• FERC Swiping Court's Role In Manipulation Cases, Total Says
• TPG Capital Racks Up $10.5B PE Fund
• How Will Obama's Workplace Legacy Hold Up Post-Election?
• Texas Atty Fee Decision Will Transform Contract Disputes
• Patent Reform Beyond The Innovation Act: The VENUE Act
• Abbott Whistleblower Seeks New Trial In $219M Stent Row
• Stanford Ponzi Investors End Suit Against Firm's Ex-GC
• Travelers, Waste Co. Settle EPA Action Coverage Battle
• Macy's Rejects NLRB's Bid To Cite 4th Circ. Union Ruling
• Texas County Judge Sentenced To 3 Days In Jail For DWI
• Houston Atty Escapes Sanctions Over Frivolous RICO Suit
• No New Trial Needed In $374M Medicare Fraud, Gov't Says
• Texas Justices Refuse To Review Atty Hospital Fraud Row
• EEOC Says Murphy Oil Fired Employee Because Of Disability
• PTAB Ruling Can't Delay Ion's $20M Patent Royalty Payout
• FERC Approves Gas Pipeline Under Rio Grande
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Signal Claims In Human Trafficking Suit
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• Travel Companies Appeal $84M Tax Case To 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Water Agency In Takings Suit
• Texas High Court Stands By Apache Expired Lease Ruling
• Belgian Cleaning Biz Must Face Texas Fraud Suit
• Texas LNG Developers Seek FERC Approval Of $20B Project
• Valero Spinoff CST Sells 79 Stores To 7-Eleven For $408M
• Detainee Seeks Class Cert. In Suit Over 'Punitive' Confinement
• Texas Agency Barred From Licensing Immigrant Family Center
• Texas Chemical Co. Says Atty Caused Its $2M Devaluation
• Greens Can Stay In Entergy's FOIA Row, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Oil Plant Says Inspector On Hook For Worker's Fall
• Apache Asks 5th Circ. For Fees In $1.5M Fraud Coverage Fight
• KB Home To End Staff's Wage Suit With $3.4M Settlement
• 5th Circ. Kills Writer's Copyright, Contract Row
• Total's Gas Manipulation Row With FERC Moved To Houston
• Suit Over $1.4M IRS Foreign Account Penalty Is Tossed
• Texas Agency Must Face Employee Accommodations Claim
• Home Lender Wants OT Suit Axed For 'Deceptive' Atty Conduct
• Global Tel*Link Accused Of 'Smear Campaign' Amid Patent Row
• Yogurt Buyers Fight To Keep Sugar Content Suit Alive
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• Gig Economy: Settlements Leave Labor Issues Unsettled
• 5th Circ. Upholds Atty's Suspension Over Recusal Bid
• Mostyn Firm Duels With Property Damage Biz Over Bills
• 5th Circ. Pushed To Award Fees In Failed Stanford Clawback
• New Orleans Eatery's Mark Affirmed For Original Site Only
• Dallas Suburb Kills Developer's $9M Win Over Land Option
• 5th Circ. Urged To Nix 'Hostile' Judge In $266B BP FCA Row
• Full 5th Circ. Says Tanzanian Man's Visa Issues Sink Appeal
• Atty Can't Dodge Sanctions For Racketeering Suit, Judge Told
• Justin Bieber Smashed Phone Over Spilt Beer Pic, Suit Says
• Texas AG Faces Rebooted Ethics Dispute At State Bar
• Citgo Takes $81M La. Oil Spill Penalty Fight To 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. OKs $6.5M DOL Win In DirecTV Installer Pension Suit
• What Is Your Squirm Factor?
• Sabine Gets Final OK To Nix Midstream Contracts In Ch. 11
• Employee Safety: When A 'Reasonable Response' Isn't Enough
• Gig Economy: Are Your Workers Employees? The 6-Part Test
• Gov't Seeks To Nix Suit Over EB-5 Program Gerrymandering
• Texas Says DraftKings Is Improperly Attacking AG Opinion
• Texas Medical Staffer Stuck With Calif. Law In Secrets Row
• Repair Contractor Who Paid Flat Rates On Hook For $682K OT
• Texas Appeals Court Trims UT Coach's Discrimination Suit
• Koch Ranch Loses Bid For New Trial Over Cattle Rights
• 5th Circ. Adopts Octane Fitness Fee Standard In TM Cases
• EFF, Others Urge Senate Judiciary To Pass Patent Venue Bill
• Texas Hospital Gets Doctor's Future Damages Award Nixed
• HMS Settles Trade Secret Suit With Health Services Rival
• BP Drops Deepwater Spill Fund Payment Fight
• TransCanada Says Obama's Keystone Veto Flouted Congress
• 7 Stages Of Grief: Impact Of Oil Downturn On Energy Attys
• Gig Economy: The Case For Local Regulation Of Ride Apps
• Miss. Metal Co. Asks 5th Circ. To Toss Air Permit Suit
• Texas Justices Give Cities Back-Seat Role On Emissions
• Yogurt Consumers Want Dairy Kept In Sugar Content MDL
• Dallas Jury Awards $10.9M To Bus Crash Victims' Families
• Developer Lacks Standing To Fight Legal Fees In Paxton Case
• Greenberg Traurig Sued Over $2M In Pay From Bankrupt Firm
• Texas Pol's Law License Suspended During Criminal Appeal
• Texas Gets Extension On $3.7B Medicaid Waivers
• Ultra Petroleum, Midstates Petroleum Latest To Hit Ch. 11
• Failed Halliburton-Baker Hughes Deal Was Always A Long Shot
• Gig Economy: Changes We Need And Changes We Don't Need
• Fed. Circ. Clarifies Venue Selection In Patent Cases
• High Court Won't Review $6M Win For Allstate In RICO Case
• Munsch Hardt Snags Norton Rose US Bankruptcy Pro In Houston
• Stinson Atty, Others Fouled $200M AT&T Unit Deal, Suit Says
• High Court Won't Hear BP Investors' Class Cert. Appeal
• EFH Judge Won't Rush First Stage Of New Ch. 11 Plan Push
• Laying The Groundwork For Automotive E-Titles
• Halliburton, Baker Hughes Abandon $35B Tie-Up
• EFH Unveils New Ch. 11 Plan After $20B Oncor Deal Falters