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Texas - November, 2016

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• Plaintiffs Seek Big Punitives In 3rd J&J Hip Implant Trial
• Xitronix Wants Fed. Circ. To Rethink Patent Antitrust Claim
• Chamblee Ryan Atty Fires Back At DQ Bid In Biker Group Suit
• Fox Rothschild Adds 2 Tax, Wealth Planning Pros In Dallas
• Online Travel Cos. Tell 5th Circ. To Reverse Tax Decision
• McKool Smith Adds New Dallas Bankruptcy Principal
• Texas Sports Bar Fired Bartender For Pregnancy, Says EEOC
• Exxon Slams Mass. AG For Resisting Depo On Climate Probe
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Texas Appeals Court Clears Prosecutors In Discipline Probe
• Baker Hughes, PE Funds Forming Land Pressure Pumping Co.
• Sempra Unit Seeks FERC Approval For Texas LNG Project
• Doc In $20.3M Patent Suit Slams Claim He Withheld Evidence
• Canadian Gov't OKs $5.4B Trans Mountain Pipeline Project
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Tesoro's $30M Cleanup Coverage Loss
• 18 States Sue To Block ESA Habitat Rules
• Houston-Based Law Firm Opens Fla. Office In Boca Raton
• Dallas Judge Turns Back Sam's Club After Neighbors Protest
• Another Pleads Guilty In Dallas Home Health Care Fraud
• Feds Probing Hedge Fund-Linked Bankrupt Offshore Driller
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• OSHA Reporting Rule Can Take Effect, Judge Says
• FERC Manipulation Court Fight Must Fail, 5th Circ. Told
• Ranchers Ask Texas Justices To Hear Fort Hood Grazing Suit
• EPA Seeks Texas Haze Plan Revamp As Settlement Talks Fail
• Texas Hospital, PE Fund Near Settlement In $700M Trial
• Holman Fenwick Merges With Houston Energy, Marine Firm
• Texas Lacks Jurisdiction In Malpractice Case, Firm Argues
• Insurers Say Pipeline Co. Owes $30M For Bungling Project
• Mass. AG Says Exxon Can't Attack Climate Probe In Texas
• NLRB Asks High Court To Review Another Class Waiver Case
• Texas Universities, EPA Settle Hazardous Waste Violations
• EFW Wins Bid Dispute Over $25M Navy Tech Contract
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Bid For $17M Ponzi Loss Coverage
• Texas Court Sides With Water Co. In Rate Fight With City
• Texas Jury Awards T. Boone Pickens $146M For Permian Deal
• Dallas Patent Atty Permanently Banned from Fed. District
• Endgame Scenarios For The Persuader Rule
• Marriott Beats Contract Suit Over Houston Super Bowl Rooms
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Southwest CEO Subpoena Appeal
• Top Court Won't Consider Reviving Texas Alcohol Permit Rule
• Weil Guides Centennial Resources In $855M Silverback Deal
• AIG Unit To Pay $1.75M In FINRA Product Push Dispute
• Justices Won't Rehear Denial Of Birth Citizenship Appeal
• Ex-Clients Say Negligent Texas Atty Lost Them Nuisance Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of $69M IP Refund To JPMorgan
• Justices Won't Look At Stanford's $7B Ponzi Case Sentence
• What If The Government Says A False Claim Isn't False?
• GCs Say This Firm Is The Most Arrogant
• The Missing American Jury
• Texas Bros. Accused Of $23M Oil Well Investment Fraud
• Blocked Overtime Rule Leaves Employers With Pay Dilemma
• Enviros' Suit Against Barge Co., Army Corps Not Sunk
• Manufacturer Says Paint Co. Sold Faulty Products, Owes $1M
• Tea Party Gets Breathing Room In IRS Tax-Exemption Row
• Former Exxon Worker Says Climate Risk Denial Hurt Savings
• Rainmaker Q&A: Godwin Bowman's Sidney Scheinberg
• 5th Circ. Trims Antigua's Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suits
• Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Wants Out Of Guard's OT Suit
• George Bramblett, Haynes And Boone Founding Partner, Dies
• How Late Is Too Late To Amend Insurance Appraisals?
• DOL's Overtime Rule Blocked Nationwide By Texas Judge
• On Second Thought, Court Drops UBS From Defamation Suit
• Yahoo To Get $914K In Fees In NCAA Pick 'Em Insurance Row
• Exxon, Enviros Tangle Over Refinery Pollution Liability
• REIT Gramercy Property Unloads 3 Buildings In $106M Sell-Off
• McKool Smith Supports Tesoro Rehearing Bid At 5th Circ.
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• What History Tells Us About Obama's Antiquities Act Legacy
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• NY AG, Exxon Spar Over Climate Change Probe
• Tea Party Group Seeks Extension In IRS Tax-Exemption Row
• Baylor Tries To Nix 4 New Women From Sex Assault Suit
• Hotel Giants: Fairmont Austin, Wynn And Resorts World Vegas
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Apache Coverage Loss In Email Scam
• DOL Tells Court Expanding OT Rule Is Well Within Its Powers
• McDonald's $27M Fatal Brawl Row Sent To Mediation In Texas
• Texas Man Cops To $900K Investment Fraud, Lying To SEC
• EEOC Wins Bias Suit On Behalf Of HIV-Positive Waitress
• Feds Lose Bid To Block Bathroom Injunction
• Sunoco Logistics, ETP Ready $20B MLP Consolidation
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• Lockheed Martin Lands $1.2B South Korea F-16 Contract
• Kickapoo Tribe Settles Texas Hospital Co.'s $2M ERISA Suit
• Executive Action Suit Pause Sought Until Trump Inauguration
• UT Regent In Records Fight Gets Backup At State High Court
• Texas Craft Brewer Blocks Calif. Rival's Use Of 'Fireman' Mark
• Boat Co. On Hook For Hurt Passenger's Care: 5th Circ.
• Investment Firm Seeks $1.1M From Texas Oil Co. It Advised
• FERC Says Entergy Unit Can't Nix Goodyear Power Deal
• Class Waiver Issue Ripe For High Court, Murphy Oil Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Macy's Bargaining Unit Ruling
• Hess Says Oil Well Valve Failures Cost It Over $115M
• Texas Frozen Food Biz Owner Gets 15 Years For $5.3M Fraud
• Texas Justices Again Deny Baker Botts $41M Malpractice Row
• Chuck E. Cheese's Says Travelers Can't Dodge Coverage Spat
• Mass. AG Must Testify In Exxon Climate Suit
• Commodities Co. Pays Over $1B For Corp.'s Texas Oil Assets
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Best Practices For Executing Pay Equity Audits
• Marshall Heir's Trade Secrets Suit Moved To Dallas
• Pfizer Sues Texas Agency For Releasing Drug Rebate Info
• Playmates Say Texas Strip Clubs Stole Their Photos
• Texas Court Says Auto Servicer Owes Supplier For Brakes
• Hotels.com, Groupon, Others Face New Web Patent Claims
• Investors Say ER Operator, PE Sponsor Hid Overbilling
• Chesapeake Says Eagle Ford Royalty Plaintiffs Can't Skip MDL
• Public Financing For Stadiums Is Staying In The Game
• Petroleum Co. Tesoro Nabs Western Refining In $6.4B Deal
• Hacker Convicted For $16M FIFA Video Game Currency Theft
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Baker Botts Settles Suit Over Texas State Employee's Firing
• Doctor Wants Redo On $1M Blue Cross Fraud Verdict
• Injunction Ruling Expected Next Week In DOL Overtime Case
• Army Corps Looks To Exit Enviros' Barge Facility Suit
• Ex-NFL Players Can Add RICO Claim To Painkiller Complaint
• OPINION: Texas Must Adhere To The 8th Amendment
• How Energy Firms Can Use The Defend Trade Secrets Act
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Doc's $1.3M Sanction
• Tax Court Misdefined Key Terms In MoneyGram Row: 5th Circ.
• DOL Persuader Rule Permanently Blocked By Texas Judge
• TA Realty Sells Texas Portfolio, Calif. Building For $190M
• GAO Sustains Protest Against Army Test Center Contract
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Tesoro Asks 5th Circ. To Redo $30M Cleanup Coverage Ruling
• Longview Tells Justices Directors Can't Ditch $95M Loss
• FDA Warning Wire: Gripes Over Gluten, Deleted Data
• Medical Supply Company Collars $1.2M Patent Judgment
• Ban On 'Sanctuary Cities' A Priority For Texas Senate
• Twitter Gets Patents In Vine Patent Case Nixed Under Alice
• Greenberg Adds Former Houston Controller In Texas Bulk-Up
• Empire Petroleum Pulls IPO, Citing Market Conditions
• Ex-Baylor Coach Asks To Be Dismissed From Sex Assault Suit
• How A Trump Administration Might Affect Product Liability
• Texas Lawmaker Wants Judicial Term Limits
• Texas EMS Co. Owner Gets 30 Years For $1.3M Medicare Fraud
• IRS Aims To Block NAM Brief In Anti-Inversion Rule Fight
• Seyfarth Can't Nix DTPA Claims In $10M Malpractice Suit
• Orion Rebuts Insurer Over Denial Of Terror Attack Coverage
• Persecution Over Wealth Can't Stop Deportation: 5th Circ.
• Insurer Must Pay In Dispute With Law Firm, 5th Circ. Says
• CFPB Pushes Investigation Into Seller-Financed Home Deals
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• Ex-NFL Players Defend Depos Of Owners In Painkiller Action
• Texas Agency's Likely Renewal Will Sharpen Energy Oversight
• Jury Hands Doctor $20.3M Verdict In Medtronic Patent Suit
• Climate Claims No Slam Dunk For Oil Co. Investors
• Vinson Leads Energy Producer WildHorse's $650M IPO
• Feds Blast Requests For New Trials In Law Firm Ripoff Case
• NY AG Presses For Exxon Climate Subpoena Response
• Texas Health Co. Head Convicted Of $13M Medicare Fraud
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• The New State AG Landscape
• Chamblee Ryan Atty Faces Sanction Bid in Biker Group Suit
• Exxon Can Drag New York AG Into Texas Climate Fight
• Sanctions Issued Over Depositions In $63M Real Estate Suit
• Texas Apparel Co. Cites Industry Woes In Ch. 11 Filing
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sanctions In Case Against Judges
• GPS Suit Settles After Akamai Noninfringement Ruling
• Hope Flickers For Handful Of GOP-Backed Obama Court Picks
• Energy Investor Atinum Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion
• Rainmaker Q&A: Norton Rose's Joseph Graham Jr.
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Hospital Fights To Keep AT&T In ERISA Benefit Offset Suit
• Houston Pharmacy Owner Cops To Paying $5M In Kickbacks
• Arlington Voters OK New Texas Rangers Stadium Funding
• Pipeline Co. Wants Stop-Work Order Lifted On Texas Pipeline
• Wells Fargo-Run Charity Seeks Quick End To Oil Royalty Fight
• Austin's Court Fight Over Commercial Property Tax Booted
• Split 5th Circ. Says Texas Justice Can Face Retaliation Suit
• Trump's Impact On Independent Contractor Misclassification
• Texas Woman Gets 22 Years For Oil And Gas Fraud
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Nix Of Oil Drilling Patent Claims
• Texas Family Reaches Takata Air Bag Death Settlement
• ETP Pipeline Construction Must Continue, 5th Circ. Hears
• Chamber Of Commerce, IRS Clash On Anti-Inversion Rule
• Rainmaker Q&A: Jackson Walker's Alfred Meyerson
• Valero Fights Refinery Property Appraisal At Texas High Court
• Unitholders' Suit Over Oil Spill Doesn't Belong In Texas: Judge
• Texas Justices Urged To Reinstate Insurer's Coverage Win
• GE's Barnes & Thornburg DQ Bid Is Misdirection, Court Told
• DOL Cites Fiduciary Rule Win In US Chamber's Challenge
• Match Group Looks To End Investor Suit Over Test Prep Biz
• 5th Circ. Tells Feds To Revisit Refinery's Mercury Fine Dispute
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Texas Heirs Can't Shake IRS' $3M Tax Bill
• The Tug-Of-War Of BEC Scheme Insurance Coverage
• A Look At Atty Fee Awards In Post-Kirtsaeng Copyright Cases
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sutherland Asbill's Ram Sunkara
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Republicans Sweep Texas Appellate Judicial Races
• 10 Cases Picked For Next Bellwether In J&J Artificial Hip MDL
• Wyly's $198M SEC Settlement Wins OK From Ch. 11 Judge
• ConocoPhillips Dodges Chinese Fishermen's Oil Spill Suit
• Dickinson Wright Adds IP Partner In Recently Opened Austin
• 5th Circ. Stands By Citgo Suit Ruling
• Cigna Fights $13M Claims Coverage Ruling In 5th Circ.
• HFF Secures $120 Million Refinancing For Dallas Office Tower
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Waco Woman Gets 87 Months For $4.5M Medicare Fraud
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• 5th Circ. Says Lower Court Must Redo 'Flawed' CWA Ruling
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• 5th Circ. Nixes H-1B Visa Holder's False Arrest Dispute
• The Burden Of E-Discovery In Patent Litigation: A Few Tips
• Exxon Investors Pile On With Climate Change Class Claims
• Mass. AG Says Exxon Can't Add NY To Climate Suit
• Texas Hospital Takes $1.5B TB Outbreak Suit To Fed. Court
• $175M BP Deal Gets Judge's OK With Opt-Out Method Intact
• Architect Tells Texas High Court To Toss Negligence Suit
• 5th Circ. To Rehear If Previous Waiver Applies In Gun Case
• 5th Circ. Allows $500M Austin Highway Projects To Continue
• Venezuela Can't Kill ConocoPhillips Award At 2nd Circ.
• Fleet Management Cos. Hit With IP Suits Over Car Monitoring
• Gun Groups Aim For 5th Circ. Rehearing In 3-D Printing Case
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• SEC, Wyly Family Reach Deal On $101M Fraud Judgment
• $1M Deepwater Claim Clawback Was Sound, 5th Circ. Told
• Suzuki Motor Back On The Hook In Boating Death Suit
• Texas High Court Is Urged To Allow Sex Assault Suit
• Builder Rips KBR's 'Complete About-Face' In Arbitration Arg
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• Dallas Hospital Beats EEOC In ADA Suit Over Injured Worker
• Houston Law School Changes Name After Trademark Ruling
• Texas AG Says SEC Hasn't Fixed Flaws In Fraud Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes School District's $3M Energy Bill
• Bankruptcy Court OKs C&J Energy Execs Bonus Pay Plan
• Texas Jury Finds For Ex-Raytheon Engineer In Bias Suit
• Insurer Wants $10M Warehouse Fire Coverage Suit Nix Upheld
• Texas Insurer Wins Overly Broad Discovery Appeal
• PE-Backed Fracking Co. Prices $129M IPO Far Below Range
• Gilstrap Adds Enhanced Damages To $2.3M LG Patent Verdict
• MLS Union Tells Texas Court To Ditch Youth Clubs' Suit
• Sherwin Alumina Ends 2-Year Union Spat With $2M Ch. 11 Deal
• DC Circ. Dumps Enviros' Challenge To Texas LNG Project
• Long-Distance Carriers Sue AT&T Over 3rd-Party Billing Plan
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• TiVo, Samsung Settle DVR Patent Suit With Licensing Terms
• Country Music Band Gets Atty DQ'd In Trademark Suit
• IRS Defends Test Used To Determine Nonprofit Status
• PE Shop To Sell Last Wingstop Stake In 6.8M Share Offering
• Exxon Climate Suit Sees Bid To Add NY AG Fast-Tracked
• Mars Accused Of Infringing Packaging Co.'s Candy Box Patent
• Texas Detention Contract Must Await Abuse Probe, DHS Told
• Tax-Prep Owner, Co-Conspirator Guilty In $2M Ponzi Scheme
• Teladoc, Texas Med Board Want To Pause Antitrust Suit
• Split 5th Circ. Denies Atty Coverage Of Underlying Fraud Suit
• What's Next For The Contractor Fair Pay Rule?
• Ex-CFO Pleads Guilty In Health Benefits Kickback Scheme
• Investors In Angola Oil Bribe Case Set Sights On Class Cert.
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Is OK, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Furniture Cos. File For Ch. 11 Amid Antitrust, FCA Row
• McDonald's Urges Court To Nix $27M Verdict Over Fatal Brawl
• Trade Groups Urge Nationwide Stay Of OSHA Reporting Rule
• NGL Zaps Lightning Protection Co. With Suit After Fire
• Texas AG Resolves To Fight Securities Fraud Case At Trial
• FERC Won't Revisit Approval Of Pipeline Under Rio Grande
• Life Partners' Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• Vinson & Elkins Guides TransCanada In $915M Deal
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Campaigns Spotlight Republican Hold On Texas High Courts
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• 5th Circ. Says NLRB Can't Nix Payroll Co.'s Arbitration Pact
• Wyly Estate Slams SEC In Fight To Collect $101M Judgment
• Mass. AG Fights Discovery In Exxon Climate Change Battle
• Dallas-Based Carrington Coleman Nabs Longtime IP Pro
• Court Won't Rethink Transfer Of Deutsche Bank Swap Dispute
• Cheney Testimony Admissible In Asbestos Suit, Investors Say
• Bass Says High Court Tyson Ruling Means EEOC Suit Must Go
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Disputes $36M In Ch. 11 Claims
• Texas DOT Rips Greens' Bid To Block $500M Highway Projects
• Supreme Court Refuses El Salvadoran's BIA Appeal
• Houston Group Homes Hit With $2.2M DOL Wage Suit
• Ex-Enron Exec Gets 6 Months For Hiding Partnership Interest
• 5th Circ. Revives Immigrant's FLSA Suit Despite Use Of Alias
• Food And Consumer PE Firm Kainos Capital Closes $895 Fund
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8