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Texas - March, 2017

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• Texas High Court Denies Review In Retained Acreage Fights
• Texas Justices Won't Review Strasburger's Arbitration Win
• Judge Gives Preliminary OK To $100M Halliburton Settlement
• Credit Suisse, Deutsche, Merill Can't Duck $100M Enron Case
• 15 Bus Crash Victims Sue For $250 Million
• Texas High Court To Hear Expert Report Row In Med Mal Suit
• A Law Firm's Guide To Social Media
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds New Energy Partner From Akin Gump
• Texas High Court Nixes $12M Akin Gump Malpractice Suit
• Texas High Court To Review Early Toss Of Enviro Agency Suit
• Medical Supply Co. Owner Admits To $3.1M Medicaid Fraud
• Texas Judge Axes Uniloc Medical Data Patents Under Alice
• Split 5th Circ. Affirms Sentencing In Gun Case
• Super Bowl Fans Fire Back At NFL's Bid To Trim Seating Suit
• Flotek Dodges Stock-Drop Suit Over Flawed Marketing App
• Regulators Deal Major Setback To EFH's $18B NextEra Deal
• Texas High Court Won't Revisit $2.3M Allstate Tax Refund
• Cybersecurity Steps Every Lawyer Should Consider
• If TC Heartland Is Reversed, When To Get Out Of East Texas
• When Renewable Energy Is An 'Aesthetic Nuisance'
• Senate Dems Have Questions In Wake Of US Atty Firings
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Toss STD Misdiagnosis Suit
• Aviation Service Co. Owner Gets 18 Months In Bribery Case
• Texas Panel Weighs Limit On Energy Industry's Political Cash
• 2 Energy-Focused Blank Check IPOs Advance Totaling $550M
• Jury Awards Doc $6.4M In Houston Hospital Defamation Suit
• Ogletree Deakins Nabs Littler Mendelson Employment Trio
• States Weigh Legislation After Dental Board Antitrust Ruling
• MLS Union Sheds Suit Over Youth Soccer Training Fees
• Texas AG's Securities Fraud Trial Delayed, Will Be Moved
• Burt Barr Can't Dodge Ex-Client's Texas Malpractice Suit
• Employee Alleges Crude Oil Logistics Co. Stiffed Him Of $16M
• DOL Fights Request To Halt Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Jane Does Demand Pepper Hamilton's Baylor Report Docs
• Judge Pauses Statoil Royalty Violations Suit Against DOI
• Exxon's Texas Suit Over AGs' Climate Probes Sent To NY
• Ruling Will Come Soon On Paxton Trial Delay, Venue Change
• Texas Court Upholds Atty Sanction Over Client's Racist Claim
• No 3rd Trial For 'Cowboy' Bourbon TM Dispute
• Sam Wyly Allowed To Pull Appeal Of $300M SEC Fraud Case
• Texas Judge Affirms $175K Sanction For ADA Atty's Conduct
• Rehab Co. Wins Arbitration Bid After Forum Availability Tussle
• Bell Helicopter Worker Wins $8.8M In Asbestos Trial
• Advocate For An Agency: Ex-FERC GC Cynthia Marlette
• The Issues Justices Are Focusing On In TC Heartland
• Signet Investors Say Brass Downplayed Sex Bias Arbitration
• Paxton Prosecutors Say AG Ally's Suits Reason To Move Trial
• Ex-US Rep. Indicted In Charitable Foundation Theft Scheme
• 5th Circ. Nixes Soldiers' Toxic Water Suit Against KBR
• School District Wants Texas Or Calif. For Faulty Turf MDL
• 5th Circ. Revives Crawfish Farmers' Pipeline Dredging Suit
• Texas Judge Blasts Karaoke Publisher's Trademark Claims
• Houston Hospital Sheds Most Of Doc's Claims Via Anti-SLAPP
• Schlumberger Asks Texas Justices To Nix 'Latent Disease' Suit
• Aereo Didn't Kill Copyright 'Volitional' Rule, 5th Circ. Says
• Charity Seeks Goodell Deposition In NFL Gambling Fight
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs And The High Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds $3.4M Tax Bill After Subsidiary Sale
• Trump Would Spend $1B To Build 62 Miles Of Border Wall
• Baylor Moves To Nix Ex-Staffer's Title IX Retaliation Suit
• Potential Class Cert. Pitfalls Lurking In Local Rules
• 5 Things To Expect If High Court Reverses TC Heartland
• Nestle Likely To Get Crest Counterclaims Tossed In TM Suit
• High Court Hesitant To Upend Decades-Old Patent Venue Rule
• Ambulance Cos. Blast FCA Suit Alleging $20M In Kickbacks
• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Blogger In Defamation Row
• Texas Judge Urges Lawmakers To Boost Courthouse Security
• 13 States Ask 4th Circ. To Revive Trump Immigration Ban
• Are Your In-House Lawyers Happy?
• 4 Cos. Launch IPOs Surpassing $1B As Activity Picks Up
• Tree Trimmer Can't Ditch Hundreds Of Texas Fire Claims
• Mid-Continent Nabs 5th Circ. Win On $63M Bankruptcy Claim
• Houston Hotel Must Prove Hail Damage Or See Suit Fail
• Texas IP Firm Gets Restraining Order Against Ex-Atty
• High Court Won't Hear 5th Circ. Verizon ERISA Appeal
• Glassdoor Can't Ditch Retailer's Row Over Bad Reviews
• Post-Escobar Courts Reaching Consensus On FCA Materiality
• Questioning General Contractor Liability In Texas
• Oil Cos.' Trade Secrets Row 'Waste Of Time,' Judge Says
• Texas 'Small Tobacco' Tax Beats Constitutional Challenge
• Texas Jury Convicts Doc For Role In $40M Medicare Scheme
• IRS, US Trustee Object To Fees In Wyly Bankruptcy
• Austin Ducks Suit Claiming Rigged Body Cam Contract
• Texas Jury Hits Motorola For $9M In HD Voice Patent Trial
• Paragon Investors Rip Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure, Projections
• Hong Kong Co. Asks Court To Enforce $1.5M Arbitral Award
• Trump's Skinny EPA Budget Could Have Far-Reaching Impacts
• Online Arbitration Policy Needs Explicit Notice: Texas Court
• What You Need To Know About The Border Wall So Far
• Orion Denied Early Win In Terror Attack Insurance Suit
• No Rehearing For Koch Foods In EEOC Fight Over Visa Info
• GAO Nixes 2nd Challenge To Army Test Center Contract
• Google, NASA, Planes And A Stronger Legal Team
• Texas Anesthesiologist Gets 3.5 Years For Health Care Fraud
• Advocacy Group Warns 5th Circ. Not To Dissuade FCA Suits
• Texas High Court Told To Nix New Trial In $42M Atty Fee Row
• East Texas Mineral Deed Gets Scrutiny From Texas High Court
• Patent Venue's Big Day In Court: What You Need To Know
• Baylor Football Player Gets New Trial In Sex Assault Case
• Texas Court Nixes BNSF Bid To Strike Oil Beneath Tracks
• Houston Appellate Court Says Med Mal Claims Wrongly Nixed
• Patent Licensing Cos. Fight To Save IP Row From Dismissal
• Acquiring Midstream Assets And Gas Agreements: Part 2
• 10 Tips For Better Legal Negotiations
• Justices Mull Mail Service Standards Under Hague Convention
• Law Profs Back Bid To Unseal $500M Oculus Case Transcript
• Ex-Client Sues, Says Houston Firm Admitted Flub
• Expert Didn't Link Surgery To Injuries, Texas Court Rules
• 5th Circ. Sides With EPA In Battle Over Texas Haze Rule
• Texas High Court Weighs Eagle Ford Deed Royalty Dispute
• In-N-Out Must Allow 'Fight For $15' Buttons, NLRB Says
• Biz Groups Urge 5th Circ. To Pause DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Texas Court Tosses Doc's Defamation Suit Against Cox Media
• 3 PE Firms Team To Form $1.7B Texas Energy Platform
• Gray Matters: Decision Error
• Delta's Safari Trophy Ban Beats Challenge In 5th Circ.
• Acquiring Midstream Assets And Gas Agreements: Part 1
• Offsite Drilling Trespass Claim Gets Texas Justices' Scrutiny
• Judge Nixes New Trial Bid In Tiger Welfare Defamation Row
• 5th Circ. Sides With Air Ambulance In Price Regulation Row
• Texas Justices Weigh Expert Report In Ambulance Death Suit
• Texas Moves To Join Suit Challenging BLM Flaring Rule
• African Oil Field Suit May Finally Head To Arbitration
• Bombardier Gets 'Ticket Tax' Petition Backing At High Court
• Dental Supply Cos. Say Antitrust Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• Texas Justices Let 'Welfare Queen' Defamation Suit Proceed
• Ace American Slams Objection In Terror Attack Insurance Suit
• Law Schools And Law Firms: Seeking Common Ground
• MoneyGram To Discuss Euronet's $1B Competing Offer
• Texas Ruling Boosts Uber Arbitration Bid, 2nd Circ. Told
• Houston Nightclub Must Face Feds' Racial Bias Suit
• Immigration Judges Sent To Deportation Centers, Big Cities
• Citgo Tells 5th Circ. $81M Spill Fine Is Too Flawed To Stand
• Munsch Hardt Adds Corporate Finance Partner In Dallas
• Cadence Files $100M IPO In Potential First Bank IPO Of 2017
• Participant In Exxon Invoice Scheme Sentenced To 10 Months
• Con-Way Tells High Court Union Election Was Tainted
• Texas Anesthesiologist Cops To $40M Kickback Scheme
• Senior Housing REIT Drops $62M On Memory-Care Facilities
• Deepwater Judge Allows Delayed Claims To Proceed To Court
• DOE Has No Excuse For Shirking LNG Study, Enviros Say
• Biz Groups Can't Block DOL Fiduciary Rule, Judge Says
• Justices Reject Bid To Revive $340M Becton Antitrust Verdict
• Anadarko Case Could Reshape Offsite Drilling In Texas
• Jones Walker Dodges DQ Bid In Contract Row
• Employer Hope Amid Pending Wage And Hour Law Changes
• Not From Around Here? Trying A Case As An Out-Of-Towner
• Hague Treaty Allows Process Service By Mail, Justices Told
• Texas Nurse Pleads Guilty To Role In $5M Medicare Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Paul, Weil, Gibson, Cravath
• La. Levee Board Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Coastal Harm Suit
• Ex-Texas Rep. Arrrested For Diverting Funds To Campaign
• Ex-Texas Rep. Loses Appeal Of Law License Suspension
• Texas Seeks Review Of Rule On Underground Gas Storage
• Chamber Says Texas Judge Should Still Block Fiduciary Rule
• 5th Circ. Backs Texas Lawyer In Malpractice Insurance Suit
• Insureds Cannot Shift Burden To Identify Claimed Damage
• Texas Justices Say Atty Must Face Church's Breach Claims
• Dem Sen. Proposes Bill To Rescind Trump's Border Wall Order
• Texas Weighs Proposal To Strip Cities Of Uber, Lyft Oversight
• Uber TCPA Suit Over Austin Texts Sent To Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Affirms Texas County Win In Ex-Deputy's ADA Suit
• TV Patent Suit Not Ready For Prime Time, Magistrate Says
• Texas Court Won't Rehear Reversal Of $1.8M Med Mal Award
• Texas Senate Bill 10 Would Adversely Affect All Insureds
• Insurer Needn't Fund Texas Liquor Chain's Data Hack Suit
• KBR Denied Stay On $1.4B LNG Project Case
• 5th Circ. Urged To Reset FCA Suit Against Lockheed, Northrop
• Money For Wall, More Immigration Judges In Trump Budget
• Female Lawyers Are Still Struggling To Land Lead MDL Roles
• Businessman Gets Nearly 20 Years For $14M Ponzi Scheme
• Making Sense Of Potential DOL Fiduciary Rule Challenges
• Where To Sue For Data Misappropriation
• Paxton Prosecutors, Defense Trade Barbs Over Trial Delay
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear 3-D Gun Printing Restriction Dispute
• Pipe Maker Sues Insurer Over Coverage For Faulty Pipeline
• Texas VA Hospital Hit With $5M Suit Over Patient Suicide
• 'Presumption Of Validity' Barred From Cialis Patent Trial
• Atty Can't Ditch Client Bilking Conviction At 5th Circ.
• Texas Seeks To Close Door On HHS Transgender Bias Rule
• Activists Say No New Trial In Tiger Welfare Defamation Row
• Nationstar To Pay CFPB $1.75M Over Faulty Mortgage Data
• EU Competition Watchdog OKs $85.4B AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Ford Settles Patent Suit Over LED Headlight Technology
• Ex-Stanford Workers Blast 5th Circ. Arbitration 'Error'
• Texas Files Suit At 5th Circ. Over Yucca Mountain Inaction
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $266B FCA Suit Over BP Atlantis Regs
• Jefferies Seeks End To FINRA Arbitration Over Biotech Stock
• Camp Ducks Retaliation Claims In EEOC Pregnancy Suit
• Southern Law Firms Targeted Most For Tie-Ups
• Winston & Strawn Picks Up Weil Corporate Lawyer In Dallas
• NFL Online Media Arm Aims To Elude Streaming Patent Claims
• Blue Cross Can't Get New Trial In $26M Contract Suit
• Hunt Wants Arbitration Bid Nixed In $27M Hotel Delay Suit
• Euronet Lobs $1B Competing Bid For MoneyGram
• Split Texas Appellate Court Nixes Cop's Whistleblower Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Houston Doctor's Fraud Conviction
• 5th Circ. Affirms Nix Of Suit Over IRS Foreign Account Penalty
• Photog Sues Over Famed Image Of Baseball Fight
• NGP Leads $254M Investment In New Mineral Royalty Co.
• How The Most Profitable Law Firms Structure Their C-Suites
• Texas AG Paxton Slams Bid To Pause Securities Trial
• Valero Gets Corpus Christi Water Litigation Moved To MDL
• In-House IP Pro Joins Dykema Cox Smith In San Antonio
• NM High Court Applies Texas Law, Cuts Doctor From Suit
• Baker Botts Picks Up Energy, Construction Atty In Austin
• Texas Justices To Weigh Heavy Equipment Tax Law Challenge
• Tribe Says E-Bingo Not Prohibited At East Texas Facility
• Houston's CityCentre Retail Gets $65M In Financing
• Texas Sen. Looks To Legalize, Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports
• Orion Objects To Order In Terror Attack Insurance Suit
• Texas Justices Will Hear JPMorgan Gas Lease Fraud Case
• LJH Drops Rest Of $24M Oil Field Asset Suit
• Wildfires Prompt Govs. To Seek Grazing Restrictions Pause
• Biz Groups Seek Emergency Stay On DOL Fiduciary Rule
• Apple Can't Stay FaceTime Patent Row, VirnetX Argues
• FEMA Housing Contractors Get Katrina FCA Suit Tossed
• Settlement Strategy: What Does The Client Really Want?
• What ACA Repeal Means For The Future Of Medicaid
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Susman Godfrey's Mark Wawro
• Trump's Prosecutor Purge Stokes DOJ Strife
• Texas Justices Steer Clear Of Spat Among Fen-Phen Lawyers
• Whirlpool Wins $7.6M Jury Award Over Water Filter IP
• Texas Justices To Weigh Driller's Liability In Commute Crash
• Texas High Court Takes Up Same-Sex Harassment Suit
• Texas Justices Take Up Med Mal Case Attacking Jury Charge
• Houston Law Schools Strike Deal In Name TM Fight
• IP In Suit Against Cigna, Others Too Abstract, Judge Says
• Sessions Asks Obama's 46 Remaining US Attys To Resign
• NFL Looks To Trim Claims In Super Bowl Ticket Spat
• In The Associate Lateral Market, All Law Firms Are Not Equal
• Trudeau Says Environmentalism, Energy Growth Can Co-Exist
• Paxton Prosecutors Want To Postpone Trial Till They're Paid
• Hospital Beats EEOC Claim Over Its Disabled Worker Policy
• Galveston Courts Power Struggle Goes Before Texas Justices
• Pine Brook, Riverstone Pump $600M Into New E&P Co.
• Texas Justices Probe E-Discovery Limits In State Farm Row
• Feds Ask 5th Circ. To Hold Barge Co. Liable For $20M Spill
• Reflections From A Mock Trial
• EPA Head Pruitt Promises To Focus On Rule-Making Process
• Akin Gump Adds IP Litigator From Reed Smith In Houston
• JC Penney Investor Class Certified Despite Retailer's Protests
• Judge Tosses Long-Fought BP Employee ERISA Suit
• Chadbourne Says Stanford Receiver Deal Nixes Investor Suit
• OFAC Takes Sanctions Jurisdiction Into Uncharted Waters
• 5th Circ. Dumps Atty's Defamation Suit In Overbilling Fight
• Stryker Says Biomet Poached Sales Reps, Customers, Secrets
• Investors Say AVIC Dragging Out $70M Award Confirmation
• Policy Limits Apply To Hospital System's Defense Claims
• 5th Circ. Remands Prof.'s Hostile Work Environment Claims
• Lilly Denied Quick Win On Willful Infringement Under Halo
• Wyly Children Seek To Shield Trust From $1B IRS Claim
• Kayne Anderson Files $350M IPO For Energy-Focused SPAC
• Judge Refuses To Toss Medicare Fraudster's 40-Year Sentence
• EnCap Sinks $400M Into Texas Drilling Co.
• Jackson Walker Adds IP, Securities Pros In 2 Texas Offices
• Hunt Construction Sues Contractor Over $27M Hotel Delay
• Sterne Kessler Says Attys In DQ Bid No Risk To Leak Secrets
• 5th Circ. Says Barge Crane Use Falls Under Maritime Law
• Texas Baseball Camp Sues Over 'Baseball Ranch' Trademark
• A Brief History Of Water Splash V. Menon
• 4th Circ. Uranium Mining Ruling Narrows Federal Preemption
• When 'Employee Theft Including Forgery' Can't Cover Forgery
• Peter Thiel Tells Energy Execs Globalization On Its Way Out
• 5th Circ. Revives Ex-TV Worker's Discrimination Suit
• Highland Seeks Revival Of Credit Suisse Deceptive Loan Fight
• SEC Partly Settles With Texan In Fake Investment Pitch Case
• Winston & Strawn Grabs 3 Partners From Fish & Richardson
• Shining A Light On GOP Plan For Health Care Reform
• OPEC, Others Urge Investments To Ward Off Supply Lapses
• Texas Court Upholds Immigration Atty's 2-Year Suspension
• Bracewell Adds Corporate Energy, Gov't Contracts Partners
• Attys Denied Quick Win In $8M BP Spill Client-Finder Suit
• High Court Urged To Limit SEC Disgorgement
• PE-Backed Fracker Leads 2 IPO Launches Totaling $650M
• After Shale, Data Could Be Next Big Energy Innovation
• Texas AG's Win Over SEC Raises Doubts About Criminal Case​
• Time To Confirm $147M Award From Ukraine Oil JV, Co. Says
• Jive Can't Talk Way Into Attorneys' Fees In Patent Case
• Exxon Reveals $20B Gulf Coast Growth Plan At CERAWeek
• Jones Day Adds Vinson & Elkins Energy Partner In Houston
• Texas, Tribe Press For Quick Wins In Bingo Battle
• Texas Man Gets 6.5 Years For Investment Fraud, Lying To SEC
• Ex-Stanford Exec Says Attys Botched 20-Year Sentence
• Consumer Financial Services Cos., Prepare For New Dynamic
• 'Exceptional' Lessons From Iris Connex V. Dell
• Data Analytics Now Cost-Effective For Smaller Firms
• These Firms Handled The Most Patent Cases In 2016
• Del. High Court Orders Trust To Release Member Names
• Cost, Time Hurdles May Sour GOP Appetite For Border Wall
• Texas High Court Orders New Trial In BP Mineral Lease Row
• Developers Still Can't Escape AstroWorld Fraud Suit
• Kraft Tells Court Congress Should Change Patent Venue Law
• Baker Botts Nabs New Corporate Oil & Gas Partner
• Magistrate Says To Trim Secrets Suit Against Ex-Rigzone Exec
• States Drop Suit Over Obama Trans Guidance After Trump 180
• High Court Asked To Clarify Biz Speech Antitrust Liability
• Breaking Free Of EDTX Still Tough Despite Transfer Order
• Riverstone Unveils $400M Blank-Check Energy IPO
• AVIC Says Suit Over $70M Award Should Proceed Unseparated
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive La. Levee Board's Coastal Damage Suit
• Liberty Mutual Loses 5th Circ. Bid On Changed Contract
• Enviros Blast TxDOT Defense Of $500M Austin Road Projects
• Texas Justices Say State Lacked Jurisdiction In Pepsi Case
• Don't Underestimate The Value Of An Internal Audit
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 3
• IRS Accused Of Seizing, Selling Life Savings Over False Bill
• Fans Can't Add NFL Teams, Owners To Super Bowl Ticket Suit
• Texas Hospital Tells Court To End Suit Over Doc's Ouster
• Bank Aims To Leapfrog $51M Aetna Claim On Broke Hospital
• Gibson Dunn Adds Partners From Latham, Apache Corp.
• Texas Oil Ponzi Schemer Gets Nod For 7-Year Plea Deal
• Texas Oil Refinery Exceeds Pollutant Limit, Enviros Say
• PE-Backed Latin-American Energy Co. Nabs $500M Investment
• Texas Rangers Investigate Baylor's Handling Of Sex Assaults
• 12th Conspirator Convicted In $51M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Senate Confirms Rick Perry As Energy Secretary
• Ashford REIT Buys $97M Napa Hotel After Blocking Activists
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 2
• Texas AG Beats SEC Fraud Claims
• New Business Opportunities In Shared Workspaces
• Texas Justices Avoid Merits Of City Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• City Merits Gas Co. Nuisance Damages, Texas Justices Told
• Texas Justices Weigh Lost Profits In $4.2M Noncompete Row
• Diving Co.'s $1.6M Award Row Stayed For Related Arbitration
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Polsinelli Health Care Transaction Pro
• NY, Mass. AGs Defy Subpoenas Over Exxon Climate Probe
• States Tell EPA Methane Rule 'Onerous' For Energy Cos.
• Former ArthroCare Exec Wants 5th Circ.'s Decision Enforced
• Liberty Defeats Bad Faith Claims In Exxon Refinery Repair Suit
• In Texas, Most Speech Is SLAPP Speech
• 2016 Patent Litigation: A Year In Review
• Financing High-Speed Rail In The United States: Part 1
• Patent Litigation 2016: A Law360 Special Report
• These Law Firms Dominated At The Federal Circuit In 2016
• Patent Litigation In US District Courts: A 2016 Review
• 4 Frequent Filers Of IP Suits To Watch This Year
• The Federal Circuit Judges You Want On Your PTAB Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Taking Harder Look At PTAB Appeals
• Inter Partes Reviews Becoming Friendlier To Patent Owners
• AIA Proceedings At The Patent Board: A Closer Look
• Law360's Federal Circuit Snapshot: By The Numbers
• Fed. Circ. Issuing More 'Hidden Decisions' Amid Case Influx
• ITC Patent Cases Rebound To Reach 5-Year High