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Texas - February, 2017

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• UBS Units Beat Lingering Suit Over Brokers' Enron Knowledge
• Texas Case Could Open Door To Broader Noncompetes
• Unions Ask To Defend OSHA Rule In Case Trump DOL Won't
• Samson Tells Texas Justices To Nix Cross-Conveyance Ruling
• 16 Texans Charged In $60M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Texas Justices Told To Nix $23M Shareholder Dilution Row
• Shipper Asks 5th Circ. To Uphold Win In Arbitration Spat
• Goodman & Nekvasil Survives DQ Bid In Life Partners Ch. 11
• Texas Senate Panel Advances Bill To End Wrongful Birth Suits
• $15B TransCanada Arbitration Paused Amid Keystone Reboot
• Defect Award Can't Be Enforced, Insurer Tells Texas Justices
• 5th Circ. Upholds Conviction For $19.6M Disney Park Fraud
• EPA Faces Final Shots Over Air Pollution Rule Compliance
• Texas Resident Can't Drag Others Into $25M Tax Suit
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• Mixed Bag From Jury In Schlumberger, NOV Trade Secret Row
• Justices Want SG's Take On Coke Machines' ADA Compliance
• Feds Tell Jury Dallas Leader Took $1M In Bribery Scheme
• L-3 Unfairly Fired Depressed Employee, EEOC Says
• Texas Justices Set To Tackle Policyholder Damages Quandary
• Harassment Law Not For Sex Assault Claim: Texas Justices
• Immigration Legal Aid Workers May Hold Union Vote: NLRB
• Biz Groups Appeal DOL Fiduciary Rule Fight To 5th Circ.
• South Texas Woman Convicted In $2.5M Medicaid Fraud
• Lone Star Forms $550M Indian Infrastructure Investment JV
• No Duty To Defend In Terror Attack Suit, Says Magistrate
• Restaurant Sanctioned In Defamation Suit Over Tiger Welfare
• After Rare Mandamus Order, Google Patent Case Leaves Texas
• Hospital Declares Bankruptcy After $51M Aetna Loss
• Disney Hit With Another MagicBand Patent Infringement Suit
• Schlumberger Unit Tells Jurors Trade Secrets Were Taken
• Bombardier Urges High Court To Nix 'Ticket Tax' Expansion
• 5th Circ. Asked To Adopt Narrow Reading Of CFAA's Terms
• Apple Wants Patent Case Stayed During Invalidation Appeal
• Texas Justices Dump Exxon Row Under Free Speech Law
• Texas Atty Gets 6 Months In Reinsurance Fraud Case
• Convicted Brothers In H-1B Visa Fraud Case Seek New Trial
• Macy's Asks Justices To Weigh In On Perfume Sellers Union
• Texas Justices Limit Ranch's Pollution Case Against Exxon
• Valero Refinery Appraisal Was Unfair, Texas Justices Say
• Trump Says Border Wall Is 'Way, Way, Way Ahead Of Schedule'
• Texas Justices Reinstate Insurer Win In D&O Coverage Fight
• Advenir Taps $100M Credit Facility For Texas Purchase
• New Exxon CEO Makes Case For US Carbon Tax
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• How States Might Challenge The OCC's Fintech Charter
• Wood Group To Pay $9.5M In False Reporting, Explosion Plea
• ZeniMax Wants $1B In Damages, Oculus Products Pulled
• K&L Gates Snags Partner From Squire Patton Boggs
• Medical Supply Co. Owner Gets 27 Years In $3.5M Fraud
• Marshall Heir's Trade Secret Suit Sent Back To State Court
• 5th Circ. Reinstates Texas Anti-Immigrant Harboring Law
• FinCEN To Keep Watching Shell Cos.' Big Real Estate Deals
• EEOC Hits Fracking Equipment Co. With Discrimination Suit
• Rival's Lie-Spotters Suit Booted Out Of Texas
• Thompson & Knight Defends $25M Fee In Life Partners Ch. 11
• Littler Mendelson Adds Shareholder To Dallas Privacy Group
• Deficient Expert Report Dooms Minor's Sex Assault Claims
• $269M JV Forged By Belay Investment, Eagle Property
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• NLRB Asks 5th Circ. To OK Chipotle Break Petition Ruling
• Oil Heir Accuses Ex-Dallas DA, Dallas Attys Of Burglary
• Post Oak Leads $200M Investment Into Midland Oil Biz
• Lawyers Seek Up To $41M From Halliburton Asbestos Deal
• Baker Botts Snags 9 Partners From Norton Rose Fulbright
• AIG, Biotech Co. Fight Toss Of $36M Ad Injury Coverage Suit
• 4G FRAND Suit Against T-Mobile Should Proceed, Judge Says
• Texas Court Says UT Southwestern Doctors Can't Be Sued
• Texas Lawmakers Unite Against Dallas-Houston Rail Project
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Oil Storage Co. Accuses Magellan Of Stifling Competition
• Chamber Rebuts IRS, Says Inversion Rule Needs Ax, Not Fix
• Ex-Locke Lord Privacy Head, 3 Others Join Reed Smith
• Texas Court Sends Spinal Surgery Death Suit To Arbitration
• Who Would Face Liability For Oroville Dam Management?
• Texas Barred From Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding
• Texas Defends Enviro Review Of Austin Highway Project
• Texas Justices Let Challenge Of Chiropractic Rules Proceed
• King & Spalding Adds 6 Corporate Energy Partners In Houston
• DHS Releases Guidance On Immigration Executive Orders
• Blank Check Co. Vantage Energy Files $400M IPO
• Xerox Asks Texas High Court To Limit $1B Medicaid Fraud Suit
• Ex-Texas Justice To Chair Greenberg Traurig Appellate Group
• SSA Judge Sues Agency Over Mandated LGBT Diversity Video
• A Reprieve From The Deluge Of Hail Litigation In Texas
• High Court Won't Hear $400M Petrobras Suit Appeal
• High Court Rejects Plane Parts FCA Revival
• Munsch Hardt Co-Founder Dies In Australian Plane Crash
• SEC Sues Texas Brothers Over Oil And Gas Co. Stock Scheme
• High Court Won't Hear Bias Case Against Immigration Judge
• EPA Can't Second-Guess Texas Ozone Plan, 5th Circ. Told
• Grant Prideco Employee Wins Jury Award In Sex Bias Case
• Civil Litigation Outlook For 2017
• Legal Pot Industry Bugged By Lack Of Pesticide Guidance
• Texas' Secret Weapon To Keep Ex-Employees Honest
• Southwest Wants Full 5th Circ. To Review Delta Gate Fight
• Norton Rose Fulbright Inks Deal With Chadbourne
• High Court To Assess Noncitizen Rights In Shooting Case
• Texas Court Says Birth Injury Suit Needn't Clear Higher Bar
• Countywide Mineral Grant To Get Texas High Court Review
• LA Fitness Tax Row Won't Get Texas High Court Review
• SEC Charges Houston Man For 'Success Club' Offering Fraud
• Texas Justices Decline Ethanol Co.'s $1M Atty Fee Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Citizens Bank, Peloton, Opus 3 Artists
• Becton Asks Justices Not To Revive $340M Antitrust Award
• Texas High Court To Hear $42M Atty-Client Fee Dispute
• US Sets Early Dumping Tariffs On Synthetic Rubber
• Mass., NY AGs Subpoenaed Again Over Exxon Climate Probes
• Texas Justices Won't Review Morgan Keegan Securities Suit
• $3.9M Ends SEC's Stanford Ponzi Claims Against Ex-Exec
• Noted Patent Lawyer On Verge Of Default In SEC Ponzi Case
• Corruption Trial To Begin For Dallas County Commissioner
• Texas Justices Won't Disturb Exxon's $4M Blast Coverage Win
• Trump's Enviro Law Impact May Not Be What Many Anticipate
• Judge To Seat Texas AG's Jury Amid Claims He Tainted Pool
• Texas Court Affirms $1M Award In Drill Co.'s Oral Agreement
• Texas Holding Cos. Carried Out $13M 'Egregious Fraud': SEC
• Billionaire Slams Stanford Receiver's $88M Clawback Bid
• Greenberg Adds Corporate Finance Partner From Carrington
• Lawyer Caused $3M Loss To Heirs, Texas High Court Told
• Deepwater Judge OKs $1.2B Transocean, Halliburton Deals
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Texas Surgical Centers Can't Ditch Cigna's $8M ERISA Suit
• Texans Say Ex-NFLer's Turf Injury Suit First Of Its Kind
• Hotels.com Sheds Web Patent Case In Texas
• Judge Rejects Hospital's Bid To Dump $51M Aetna Loss
• US Wants New Shot At Inversion Rule If It Loses Challenge
• 5th Circ. OKs Lawyer's Sentence Based On Wrong Guidelines
• Texas AG Backs Trump Immigration Ban In 9th Circ.
• Southwest Says Mechanics Union Plotting Illegal OT Boycotts
• Texas Oil Ponzi Schemer Could Face 7 Years Under Plea Deal
• Texas Jury Finds Surgeon Guilty Of Maiming Elderly Patient
• Ex-State Sen. Asks Texas High Court To Nix Radio Ad Suit
• Helix Energy Sinks Investor Suit Over Dry-Docked Ships
• Sterne Kessler Faces DQ Bid In Prison Phone Patent Suit
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Threat To Kill Not Physical Violence, 5th Circ. Says
• BlackBerry Should Face Infringement Suits, Judge Says
• Dallas Police, Firefighters Urge End To Delays In Pay Row
• House OKs Bill Letting Texas, Okla. Set Red River Land Fate
• Texas Wants 5th Circ. To Review EPA's Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• Statoil Says Former Exec Stole Fracking Tech To Form Rival
• Cruz, Fellow Texan Unveil Bills To Kill CFPB
• Home Depot Dodges $3.8M Lighting Contract Suit Once More
• Judge OKs $24M In Atty Fees For $175M BP Deepwater Deal
• 5th Circ. Won't Hear La. Frog Habitat Fight En Banc
• Texas Man Who Threatened AG With Terrorism Gets Prison
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Female Forklift Driver Tells Jurors Of Alleged Discrimination
• US Pulls Challenge Of Trans Bathroom Injunction Scope
• Paxton SEC Suit Doc Request Too Broad, Investor Group Says
• Harness Dickey Hires Former ExxonMobil Patent Pro
• Cheniere Backs DOE Approval Of LNG Exports At DC Circ.
• Texas Jury Slaps USAA With $1.8M Verdict In Hailstorm Claim
• Samsung Settles Fight Over Media Delivery Patents
• IRS Won't Apply 5th Circ. Accounting Ruling For Farmers
• PE-Backed Fracker, 2 Retailers File IPOs Totaling $350M
• Mexican Pop Star Tells Justices Not To Hear Defamation Suit
• A Regulatory Play-By-Play Of The Super Bowl Drone Show
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Google Hit With $20M Jury Verdict Over Malware Patents
• Texas Defeats NM Bid To End High Court Water Use Fight
• Texas Hospital Gets Case Tossed On Deficient Expert Report
• Payments Co. Can Pursue Bid To Collect $4.5M Judgment
• EEOC Settles Suit Over HIV-Positive Health Worker's Firing
• Union Pacific West Nile Bite Appeal Taken To High Court
• 1st-Offender Pardon Can Block Naturalization, 5th Circ. Says
• Argentine Energy Co. Says $10M Award On Apache Is Binding
• DOJ Moves To Foreclose On Wyly Widow's Dallas Home
• Dorsey Opens Dallas Office With 5 Schiff Hardin Attys
• 5th Circ. Won't Review Auto Parts Store's BP Relief Bid
• Match CEO Nixes NY Taxes, Penalties Based On Dallas Move
• 5th Circ. Dismisses Trans Prof's Bathroom Rule Appeal
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• El Paso Hospital Pays $860K To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• State AGs Can Enforce Emoluments Clause Against Trump
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Bracewell, Debevoise
• Oil Co. Argues Justices Should Revive $95M Eagle Ford Win
• Trump Faces Longer Odds To Ax Fiduciary Rule After DOL Win
• Former Sutherland Partners Open Their Own Firm In Houston
• Campus Cops Get New Shot At Bookstore Theft Cover-Up Suit
• Koch Ranch Tells 5th Circ. Damages Award Should Be Tossed
• Insurance Agency Settles $7M Trade Secrets Row Before Trial
• Texas, Tribe Square Off Over Electronic Bingo
• Energy Cos. Unnerved By Trump's Mexico Border Tax Talk
• GE Doubles Down On DQ Dispute In Incubator Patent Case
• ExxonMobil Owes $1M For Spill, Texas Property Owner Says
• Cobalt Says No Charges In 2nd FCPA Probe Of Angolan Ops
• Texas Court Says Dallas Must Face $200M Drilling Suit
• Prosecutors Say Texas AG Crusaded To Taint Jury Pool
• Don't Overlook Pleading Challenges In State Pharma Suits
• Considerations For State Universities After PTAB Win
• Much More Than East Texas Is At Stake In TC Heartland
• Post-Spokeo Issues Emerge In The 5th Circ.
• Final Face-Off For The Future Of Employment Class Waivers
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Olympic Committee Settles Suit Over City-Year Domains
• BigLaw Moves In Texas Send Local Firms Looking For Edge
• DOL Beats Latest Challenge To Fiduciary Rule
• Farm Says Texas Justices Went Too Far In Pipeline Ruling
• PE-Backed Fracking Co. ProPetro Files $345M IPO
• Legal Groups Back Patent Venue Rule Changes At High Court
• Parsley Energy Makes $2.8 Billion Texas Assets Grab
• Sabine Asks Texas Justices To Nix $24M Contamination Award
• DRA Advisors Pays Cabot $1.1B For Industrial Portfolio
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Mail Fraudster Seeks Permission To Travel For Manager Award
• AIG Policies Don't Cover Unfair Competition Deal, Judge Says
• Exxon Tells Texas Justices It's Not Liable For Drug Testing
• Graves Dougherty Trio Form Austin Corporate Boutique
• Texas Dems Defend Corporate Campaign Contribution Rules
• DHS Secretary Says He 'Should Have Delayed' Travel Ban
• Major Cos. Push High Court For Stricter Patent Venue Rules
• Texas High Court Told To Nix Attys' Fee Discovery Ruling
• Enviros Ready In Bid To Block $500M Austin Hwy Projects
• Bell Nunnally Adds Employment Partner From Andrews Kurth
• EOIR Swears In A Dozen Immigration Judges
• Auto Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover Porta-Potties
• Letters Of Intent: Avoiding Common Problem Areas
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Winston & Strawn Launches Dallas Office With 21 Partners
• Gibson Dunn To Launch Energy-Focused Houston Office
• Crestwood Merger Settlement Was Beneficial, 5th Circ. Told
• Jefferies Sues To Halt FINRA Arbitration Over Stock Drop
• Justices Urged To Overrule Patent Venue 'Reintrepretation'
• Trans Prof Slams Bid To Toss Her From Bathroom Rule Row
• OSHA Wins Partial Toss Of Business Org's Union Access Suit
• Syringe Co. Asks Justices To Review $340M Antitrust Reversal
• Texas Jury Awards $2.3M In Internet Marketing TM Row
• 2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves In KBR Kickback Case
• Inside Northern District Of California's New Patent Rules
• When Smartphones Get The Blame For Driver Distraction
• Vinson & Elkins Matches Cravath With Texas-Sized Bonuses
• Texas Jury Finds Security Patent Valid But Not Infringed
• XTO Can't Force Joinder In Barnett Shale Royalty Suit
• Yeti Settles Trade Dress Suits Over Look-Alike Coolers
• Apple, AT&T Join Bond Blitz With $10B Each In Offerings
• Quantlab Urges 5th Circ. To Affirm $12.2M Trade Secret Win
• Greenberg Traurig Settles Clawback Suit Over $2.2M In Fees
• Baylor Regents Say Evidence Backs Coaching Coverup
• Texas Justices Say Dallas Atty-Client Docs Not Public Records
• Tax-Prep Owner, 1 Other Sentenced In $2M Ponzi Scheme
• Split 5th Circ. Lets Delta Keep Flying In Love Field Row
• Amazon Gets 20 Patent Cases Stayed Pending Own Challenge
• $500M Oculus Verdict Could Spell High-Stakes Injunction Fight
• Texas Jury Awards $14M In Baking Soda Sales Dispute
• Ropes & Gray Nabs O'Melveny Partner To Head M&A Practice
• Texas Fitness Club Wins Trial Over Steam Room Injury
• NFL's PE Arm Fights Online Bots For Super Bowl Ticket Sales
• Texas AG Wants Group's Investment Docs To Fight Fraud Suit
• Exxon Probes Are None Of Texas Court's Business, AGs Say
• Engie Unit Pays $82M To Settle FERC Manipulation Case
• Former Baylor Football Coach Briles Drops Libel Suit
• Texas Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11, Aiming To Ax $708M In Debt
• Sue-per Bowl Shuffle: The Year In NFL IP Litigation — Part 2
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Texas Court Tosses $3M Barnett Shale Nuisance Judgment
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Texas Hospital Fined $3.2M For Losing Unprotected Devices
• Energy Law Boutique Nabs Top Texas Appellate Lawyer
• Texas Appeals Court Nixes $27M Drilling Contract Suit Award
• 5th Circ. Says Solar Plant Suit Belongs In Texas Court
• Ameron Says AIG, Chubb Must Cover Corrosion Settlement
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• J&J's Hip Verdict Appeal Attacks 'Inflammatory' Rhetoric
• Benicar MDL Judge Won't Send Med Mal Suit To State Court
• Judge Recommends Nixing Money Transfer IP Under Alice
• Oculus, Execs Must Pay $500M For Software Infringement
• Blackstone REIT Invitation Homes Raises $1.5B In IPO
• Senate Approves Tillerson As Secretary Of State
• Insurer Must Split Army Depot Injury Defense, 5th Circ. Says
• Gorsuch And The Future Of Class Action Waivers
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• Sue-per Bowl Shuffle: The Year In NFL IP Litigation — Part 1