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Texas - June, 2016

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• NLRB Again Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Arbitration, Class Waivers
• Apache Wants Atty 'Expert' Booted From $44M Contract Suit
• Judge In Houston Law School Name Dispute Recuses Himself
• Planned Parenthood To Target Remaining Abortion Laws
• Choice Hotels Wins $1.6M Default In 'Quality' TM Row
• Comcast Pushes For Injunction To Keep Rovi Patent Row In NY
• Hartford Can't Escape Crane Wreck Coverage, 5th Circ. Says
• Schlumberger Workers Get Conditional Class Cert. In OT Row
• California's Anti-SLAPP Law Is Not Systematically Abused
• ICE Seeks Quick Win On Detention Center Abuse Docs
• Judge Recommends No Partial Win In Furniture Co. FCA Suit
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Texas Firm, Undeterred By Brexit, Merges With UK Boutique
• EFF Urges Sanctions Against Blue Spike Over IP Suit Docs
• Exxon Dodges Climate Change Probe, Drops Texas Suit
• Felony, Race Not Why Man Was Denied Job, 5th Circ. Says
• Romo Suit Attacking NFL Gambling Policy Axed In Texas
• Most Claims In Red River Land-Grab Suit Get Green Light
• $27M Settles Evolution-Denbury Oil Contract Dispute
• IHeart Media Discussing Exchange Offer With Debt Holders
• US Anti-Doping Agency Seeks To Question Texas Doctor
• BALCA Backs Up Decision To Deny Labor Cert. For Texas Job
• Houston College Of Law Backs Name Change After IP Suit
• When To Cut An Underperforming Partner Loose
• Takeaways From Delaware's Energy Transfer Ruling
• Clean Energy Incentive Program Creates More CPP Confusion
• Texas Court Won't Revive $12M Akin Gump Tax Shelter Suit
• ConocoPhillips Rips Venezuela Over $10M Award In 2nd Circ.
• 3 More Women Say Baylor Botched Sexual Assault Response
• Nat'l Union Off Hook For Botched Container Defense Costs
• Price Check: Uncertain Outcomes In Advertised Price Cases
• Texas Atty Insists 'Sapo' Wasn't Meant As Slur In ADA Suit
• Texas AG Says Schools Can't Lie To Trans Students' Parents
• Wyly Says SEC Seeks 'Leg Up' On His $250M In Annuities
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• Furniture Cos. Lied About Small Business Status, Relator Says
• Making Rule 68 Offers Of Judgment In Employment Cases
• Claim Construction At PTAB And Its Effect On District Courts
• Forming Drug Test Policies Through A Haze Of Marijuana Laws
• ETE Terminates $38B Williams Deal After Delaware Ruling
• Wheelchair Suppliers Convicted In $3.5M Medicare Fraud
• 5th Circ. Reverses NLRB On Gym Chain Arbitration Pacts
• Immigrants Faced Tough High Court Term, With Silver Linings
• 15 Immigration Judges Brought On To Serve Across US
• Ex-Chief Investigator For Dallas DA Admits Taking Bribe
• Aviation Co. Claims Partners Covertly Competed, Stole Deal
• Chevron Oil Lease Row Should Be Arbitrated, Court Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Pause McKool Smith's $1.5M Arbitration Award
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• Exxon's $3.3M Coverage Win Ignores Deductible, Insurer Says
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• Texas Justices Won't Ground American Airlines Music Suit
• Texas Taxi Companies Pay $1M To Resolve Medicaid FCA Suit
• Yetter Coleman Nabs Energy Trial Partner From Andrews Kurth
• Supreme Court To Hear Deaf Texans' Drivers Ed Appeal
• TripAdvisor Can't Check Suit Out Of EDTX, Patent Owner Says
• Kinder Morgan Selling Stake In $500M Pipeline To Riverstone
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• Split 5th Circ. Revives Texas Suit Over 'Felon-Hiring' Rule
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 4 Takeaways From Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Dallas Suit Accuses Investment Firm Of EB-5 Fraud
• Attys React To Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling
• U. Houston Law Center Says Name Change Infringes IP
• Justices Refuse Immigrant Due Process Dispute
• Dallas Church, Bishop Want Out Of Deion Sanders FCA Suit
• Williams Appeals ETE Merger Escape After Investors OK Deal
• Doctor Groups Back Texas Medical Board In Antitrust Appeal
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• AIG Policy Covers Unfair Competition Suit, Farm Co. Says
• DOL's 'Persuader' Rule Blocked By Texas Judge
• Texas Business Group Says Alcohol Regulator Discriminates
• Sam Wyly Tax Bill Totals $1.1B In Fraud Case
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Chesapeake Lease Row
• High Court Won't Hear Punished Atty's Fairness Appeal
• 5th Circ. Brings Consistency To Improper-Joinder Analysis
• High Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law
• Nationwide Gets Texas High Court OK To Push Case To Ohio
• Texas High Court To Review Dallas Mag 'Welfare Queen' Suit
• Texas IP Firm Accused Of Stealing Client's Invention
• Insurer, CF Drop Clashing Suits Over TX Explosion Coverage
• Texas Justices Say Workers' Comp Deals Must Follow Formula
• Texas AG Reaches Deal With Disbarred Immigration Atty
• Texas High Court Swats Employee's West Nile Virus Suit
• Goodrich Seeks Emergency Hearing On Asset Bidding Rules
• Texas High Court Backs Atty Disbarment In Mineral Lease Suit
• Dallas Jury Awards $142M In Day Care Infant Death Suit
• Pepsi Asbestos Jurisdiction Row Lands In Texas High Court
• Sony Settles Network-1 Suit After Fed. Circ. Upholds Patent
• Texas Justices Redefine Nuisance In $2M Pipeline Noise Suit
• Bereaved Parents Ask 5th Circ. To Rehear Honda Airbag Suit
• Milestone Apartments REIT Scores $46M Loan From Lincoln
• Attys Off Hook For Malpractice Because Texas Judge Erred
• SEC Says Breitling Energy CEO Directed $80M Fraud
• Texas Biz Groups Urge Pausing Of DOL's 'Persuader' Rule
• Proskauer Says Investor Group Can't Sue Over Stanford Scam
• Texas Extends 'Accommodation Doctrine' To Groundwater
• Lessons From NFL Player's Case Against Financial Adviser
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• What Attys Should Know About High Court Immigration Tie
• Outside High Court, Protesters Outraged At Immigration Draw
• J&J Tells 5th Circ. Hip Implant MDL Is Flawed
• Dollar General Ruling Shows New Justice Crucial For Tribes
• Smartflash Hits Apple's Bid To Link Texas, PTAB Cases
• Texas Can't Give Inmates Arsenic-Laden Water, Judge Rules
• 3 Takeaways From The High Court's Affirmative Action Ruling
• Attys React To High Court Tie In Immigration Actions Case
• Iraq Military Contractor Sues Feds Over Citizenship Denial
• C3PO Can't Get Damages In Afghan Bomb Row, 5th Circ. Told
• MillerCoors Brewery In Texas Cited For Safety Violations
• Attys React To High Court's Affirmative Action Ruling
• Xcel Energy Plans $400M Texas-To-N.M. Transmission Line
• Texas Court Finds Former County Officials' Appeal Baseless
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Securities Litigation Pro In Dallas
• Southwest Pans Delta's Anti-Competitive Behavior Claims
• The Face Of Patent Litigation After Federal Rules Amendments
• Rovi Blasts Comcast Efforts To Block TV Guide Patent Suit
• U. Of Houston Threatens Action If Law School Changes Name
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• 5 Steps For Creating An LGBT-Supportive Workplace
• Justices' Tie Means Dollar General Can't Dodge Tribal Court
• Supreme Court Ties, Keeps Block On Immigration Policies
• High Court Rules UT Affirmative Action Policy Constitutional
• Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment Over Contract Award
• K&L Gates Adds Jackson Walker Employment Pro In Houston
• Hospice Dodges Bulk Of FCA Suit Due To Lack Of Evidence
• Google Patent Row Halted Amid Dueling Texas Case
• Water Waste Co. Says Low Oil Price No Excuse For Breach
• Ocwen To Pay $30M To End Whistleblowers' False Claims Suits
• Noted Houston Atty Maloney Launches New Trial Firm
• Atty Says He Needn't Split Fee In $54M Wrongful Death Case
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Push Employers To Settle EEOC Claims
• Easing The Burden Of Affordable Housing Mandates
• Feds Announce Arrests In $900M Medicare Fraud Takedown
• Redefining The Focus Of Federal And State Equal Pay Laws
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Chartis Unit Gets A Win In Coverage Suit Over Ponzi Loss
• Exxon Attack On USVI Climate Change Suit Stays In Fed. Court
• Texas Medical Board Claims Immunity From Telemedicine Suit
• 4th Circ. Tosses Long Sentence In US Re-Entry Case
• Hunton, Venable Guide Summit Hotel In $75M Offering
• SEC Accuses Adviser Of $33M Fraud On MLB, NFL Players
• 5th Circ. Won't Reconsider McKool Smith's $1.45M Award
• Houston BigLaw Attorneys Form New Nontraditional Firm
• Texas Agency Appeals Employee Accommodation Row Ruling
• Dallas DA Checks In For 3rd Mental Health Treatment
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• Dez Bryant Trashed Rental Home, Texas Sen. Says
• Austin Landlords Say Rental Law Violates Texas Constitution
• Hope Remains For Texas Drilling Tax Breaks After Court Loss
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• USVI Climate Probe Belongs In State Court, Exxon Argues
• Houston Atty Sues Starbucks Over Spilled Hot Coffee
• Life Partners Trustee Secures Support For Ch. 11 Plan
• Bass Pro Loses 5th Circ. Bid to Escape Discrimination Suit
• Labor Dept. Asks To Merge Cases Protesting Fiduciary Rule
• Texas Mayor Sued Over Vote That Upheld Uber, Lyft Rules
• Estate Says IRS Wrongly Painted Art Deal As Profitable
• Proskauer Says Stanford Investor Attys Can't Redo Suit
• High Court Refuses To Review $123M Moroccan Oil Ruling
• Marathon Oil Pays $888M For PE-Backed Okla. Producer
• Jury Hits Car-Seat Maker With $34M Verdict For Boy's Injuries
• Contractor Not 'Seller' In Liability Case, Texas Justices Say
• Atty Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink DQ From BP Claims Program
• Texas Group Calls Housing Tax Credit Policy Discriminatory
• Texas Justices Won't Save Dallas From Big-Box Zoning Fight
• Total Says Federal Courts Are Judges Of Gas Act Violations
• Texas Doc Loses Appeal Over TV Report On Sex With Patient
• Stanford Says High Court Asset Freeze Ruling Merits Retrial
• Nat'l Oilwell Varco Can't Halt Bribery Arbitration In Texas
• SEC Bans Texas Atty After $1.7M Securities Fraud Judgment
• Foreign Cos. Can Escape ERG Suit, Texas High Court Says
• What To Do When An Insurer Denies Your Claim
• Lone Star Sets $5B Fundraising Goal For 10th PE Fund
• Texas High Court Rescinds Homeowners' Win In Flood Suit
• PE Fund Must Face Texas Suit Alleging It Poached $45M Deal
• Texas Justices Free Insurers From $72M Rig Death Payout
• 8 Key Components Of An Effective BYOD Policy
• Texas Justices Sink Coveted Oil Equipment Tax Break
• Texas Loses Case Over Syrian Refugee Resettlement
• Crash Victims, Industry Endorse $663M Trinity FCA Judgment
• Rail Patent Infringer's Penalty Nearly Doubles To $2.5M
• Baylor Faces New Suit Over Handling Of Sexual Assaults
• High Court Stays Out Of Spat Over Wage Action Arbatrability
• Texas Rep. Asks FTC To Eye Austin's Rules For Uber, Lyft
• 2nd Ex-Haynes Bankruptcy Partner Joins Greenberg Traurig
• Using A Treadmill Isn't 'Renting' It, Texas Appeals Court Says
• Shareholders Lose Class Status Again In Statoil Fight
• Energy Exec Pleads Guilty To Venezuela Corruption Scheme
• Texas Atty Accused In Ponzi Scheme Loses Dismissal Bid
• Greenberg Says Atty Immunity Must Halt Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Texas AG Wants Appeals Court To Rethink Securities Case
• CFPB Seeks To Intervene In $2B Ocwen FCA Row
• Texas Firm Dodges Malpractice Claims In Messy Biz Divorce
• $70M Arbitral Loser Just 'Blustering,' Wind Investors Say
• The Texas Citizens Participation Act — 5 Years Later
• Browning-Ferris Supporters Slam NLRB Joint Employer Test
• Texas Housing Bias Row May Affect Developer Building Plans
• CVS, Walgreens Coupon Patent Suit Halted For PTAB Review
• Exxon Sues Mass. AG Over 'Abusive' Climate Probe
• Texas Court Says BP Opinion Doesn't Apply In Pipeline Blast
• O'Quinn Firm Gets Malpractice Fight Sent To Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Revives Religious Challenge To Prison Hair Policy
• Bracewell Lays Off Staffers After Its Lawyers Get Raises
• University of Houston, Hofheinz Family Settle Naming Suit
• Continental Airlines Off Hook At 5th Circ. For Sex Toy Prank
• Patient Slams Bid To Pause Baylor Malpractice Suit
• Baker Donelson Adds Health Partner From Seyfarth Shaw
• Anti-Abortion Group Founder's Misdemeanor Charge Dropped
• Dallas DA Released From Clinic, Not Back To Work
• Amerisource FCA Suit Ends Without Explanation
• EPA Must Craft Texas Air Pollution Plan, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Agrees Credit-Card Tip Offset Ran Afoul Of FLSA
• American Midstream Says Ajax Breached $44M Gas Agreement
• TransCanada, Sempra JV To Build $2.1B Pipeline In Mexico
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Windows Of Opportunity For Defendant Removal Under CAFA
• Patent Cases High Court May Review: Part 2
• Equifax Customers Renew Privacy Row After Spokeo Ruling
• Exxon Climate Probe Fight Belongs In Fed. Court, USVI Says
• Texas Biz Says Thyssenkrupp Violated Steel Supply Deal
• Former Beirne Maynard Trio Launch New Houston Law Firm
• Texas Merchants Ask High Court For Review In Swipe Fee Row
• V&E Adds Five IP Partners From Akin Gump, Wilson Sonsini
• Judge Won't Stay J&J Hip Implant Trials After $502M Verdict
• Texas DA Hit With Ouster Suit After State Bar Suspension
• TPG Unit Sinks $400M Into Texas JV With Hunt Oil
• High Court Won't Hear Newegg's EDTX Attys' Fees Appeal
• Furniture Makers' Bid For Whistleblower Sanctions Tossed
• Oil Industry Website Founder Sued Over Info Theft
• 5th Circ. Must Keep $663M Guardrail Judgment: Whistleblower
• 3 Water Rights Clashes Raining Down On Texas
• 5th Circ. Affirms Win For Honda In Air Bag Defect Suit
• Texas Lawyer Spared $40M IRS Fine Over Tax Shelter Tips
• JWS Steel Takes $156M Damages Fight To High Court
• Texas High Court Sides With Injured Independent Contractor
• Total Says Traders' Market Manipulation Suit Lacks Merit
• DOL Sues 2 Cos. For Firing OSHA Whistleblowers In Texas
• Texas Basketball Referee Defends Association Antitrust Suit
• DOL Says States Haven't Justified Blocking Persuader Rule
• FERC Says Total's Jurisdiction Fight Is Baseless
• US Fire Fights $2.5M Asbestos Payments At 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices Reverse $11M Judgment Against Southwestern
• NLRB Election Rule Survives 5th Circ. Challenge
• Glancy Prongay Lands Co-Lead Spot on Match Investors Suit
• Westlake's Hostile Campaign Pays Off With $3.8B Axiall Deal
• Avoiding Double Damages: 3 Practical Tips And A Hail Mary
• 5th Circ. Gives Courts Powerful Tool To Enforce Daubert
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• Lanier Firm Brings On Ex-Chesapeake GC In Houston
• Texas Court Dumps Suit Claiming Attys Can't Be AG
• 5th Circ. Orders BIA To Rehear Missing Mail Case
• Texas AG Denies Misleading Investors In SEC Fraud Suit
• Texas Bar Says Houston Atty Withheld Settlement Funds
• Show Us The MoneyGrams, 21 States Tell Del. In Fund Bid
• Uber, Lyft Hit With Class Actions For Ditching Austin
• Texas Judge Certifies Engineers In Oil Field Co. Overtime Row
• Weisman Lobs $1.5B Bid For Ashford Prime's Assets
• Delta Tells 5th Circ. Southwest Can't Evict It From Dallas
• Cowboys' McFadden Says Adviser Swindled $15M From Him
• Deans & Lyons Expands To Houston With Addition Of 5 Attys
• Texas Court Tosses Appeal Of Historical Racing Rollback
• O'Quinn Argues Arbitration Clause Needed No Explanation
• SEC Settles Texas Energy Investment Fraud Suit For $620K
• Wyly Judge Won't Wait For 2nd Circ.'s Word In $299M Appeal
• Texas Bar Says Houston Atty Ignored Client's Calls
• 5th Circ. Told To Rethink Upholding Law Firm's $1.45M Award
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Farrar & Ball Sues Paralegal Fired For Faking Hours
• 5 Insights From Garden City Group GC Scott Nader
• DTSA Versus UTSA: A Comparison Of Major Provisions
• No Proof Ex-Chesapeake CEO's Death Was Suicide, Police Say
• DOJ Atty Requirement To Take Ethics Courses On Hold
• Ocwen Investigation Docs Admissible In FCA Row, Judge Says
• Lewis Brisbois Hires 6-Attorney Team in Houston
• Haynes And Boone Picks Up Bankruptcy Trio From Winstead
• Texas Energy Regulators Want State To Fight Methane Rules
• Delta Beats Challenge To Ban On Safari Hunting Trophies
• Oil Workers Say Frank's International Owes Them Back Pay
• ICSID Axes Panama Dam Row As Arbitral Gamesmanship
• Developer Appeals City's $9M Contract Win To Texas Justices
• NLRB Tells 9th Circ., 5th Circ. Arbitration Deals Illegal
• Insurers Must Be Prepared For Cybercrime Coverage Battles
• Level 3 Slams Carriers' Suit Over Wireless Call Fees
• $100M Enron Investors' Suit Sent To NY As MDL Nears End
• EDTX Judges Unveil New Order On Sealing Confidential Data
• House Dem Says 'Racist' Trump Can 'Shove It'
• FERC Urged To Rethink Approval Of Pipeline Under Rio Grande
• Verde Says Stakeholders Shorted On Oil, Gas Proceeds
• High Court To 5th Circ.: Reconsider CWA Jurisdiction Ruling
• Dallas Chef Aims To Block Ex-Partners' Use Of His Name
• Energy Partner Rejoins Locke Lord In Houston From Winstead
• Texas Atty On Hook For $1.7M Fraud Settlement With SEC
• SEC Slams Wyly's Attempt To Shield Assets From Creditors
• Texas Court Upholds Class Denial In City Tax Assessment Suit
• Bracewell Brings Back Energy Finance Pro From Locke Lord
• Baylor Won't Release Full Pepper Hamilton Report
• Houston Metal Co. Accuses Kelley Kronenberg Of Overbilling
• Dallas Firm Burt Barr Fights Client's Malpractice Suit
• BCC'ing Your Clients: Not Just A Bad Idea, But Unethical?
• Dell Unveils $3.25B Bond To Help Fund EMC Acquisition
• Supreme Court Takes Up 2 Texas Death Penalty Appeals
• High Court Rejects Banks' Appeal In Tax Info-Sharing Fight
• Greenberg Traurig Should Face $2.2M Clawback, Agent Says
• CFTC's CEA Exemption Rule Would Disrupt Power Markets
• Advocates Move To Prevent Release Of Immigrants' Info
• Gilstrap Missed Invalidity Of LED Patents, Fed. Circ. Told
• Husch Blackwell Beats DQ Bid In Broker-Dealer Contract Suit
• Apple Says Enfish No Reason To Rethink Patent Claim Ruling
• Power Dominates Energy Deal-Making In 1st Half Of 2016
• Stanford Receiver Hits Back On Proskauer's Bid To Nix Claims
• 5th Circ. Won't Let 86'd Attys Back In BP Claims Program
• Trump Records Release Gets Ex-Texas AG Staffer Warned
• Volvo Brings Trucking Co. Into Texas Design Defect Case
• Paragon Offshore Ch. 11 Exit Plan Hits $22M IRS Speed Bump
• BP To Pay $175M To Settle Deepwater Horizon Investor MDL
• Texas Justices Say Workers' Comp Bars Subcontractor Suit
• No Quick Win For BP Shareholders In Deepwater Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Bargaining Unit At Mass. Macy's
• Vetoed Keystone Bill Wasn't Congress's Will, Gov't Says
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Government Immunity Case
• Child Care License Blocked For Immigrant Detention Center
• DOL Fiduciary Rule Challengers Leave Nothing To Chance
• Ore Smelter Can't Revive Claim Over Compliance Report
• Warren Resources Becomes Latest Oil Co. To Hit Ch. 11
• Texas Oil Units Ask 5th Circ. To Weigh Saudi Arbitration Row
• Thompson & Knight Adds Gardere Real Estate Partner
• AT&T 'Scheme' With Insurer Violates ERISA, Hospital Says
• Akin Gump Staffers Offered Voluntary Severance Packages
• Halliburton Fights Expert Bid In Asbestos Liability Suit
• Liberty Unit Says AIG Carrier Can't Ditch Excess Coverage
• EPA, Texas Clash On 5th Circ. Jurisdiction In Haze Plan Suit
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Texas Drilling Co. Claims Rig Partner Stole Trade Secrets
• Ex-O'Quinn Client Slams Arbitration Bid In Malpractice Suit
• Industry Groups Sue To Stop DOL's Fiduciary Rule
• Texas AG Loses Appeal Bid To Halt Securities Fraud Charges
• Cigna Ordered To Pay $13M For Refusal To Cover Claims
• Enfish Should Resurrect Patents, Co. Says In BlackBerry Row
• Baylor Chancellor Ken Starr Resigns After Sex Assault Report
• NFL Meddled With Charity Event Near Casino, Suit Says
• Michaels Denied 2nd Shot At Nixing Exploding Vase Row
• Experian, TransUnion Dodge FCRA Claims Over Child Support
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• CenterPoint Let Off Hook For Full Cost Of Cities' Rate Fight
• Baker Hughes Says Shoddy Rig Parts Cost It At Least $2M
• Texas Atty Wants New Trial After $1.77M Fraud Finding
• BP Agrees To $25M Deal Resolving ATP's Deepwater Claims
• Oklahoma, Texas Senior Housing Portfolio Trades For $210M
• Learning From Energy Future's Mistakes
• Defining Proportionality: Amended Rule 26's First 6 Months
• 5th Circ. Adopts Bright-Line Rule On BIA Order Finality
• 5 Firms Say $17M In Leases Off Limits To Bankrupt ATP Oil