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Texas - May, 2017

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• 5th Circ. Won't Revive $219M FCA Suit Against Abbott Labs
• Texas Panel Sides With Paxton In Bid For New Judge
• Atty Can't Represent Himself In Texas Extortion Row
• 5th Circ. Says 1-Page ERISA Description Counts As Plan
• Texas Court Tosses Patient's Suit Over Leftover IV Tube
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Should Hear Oil Co. Overtime Suit Facts
• Winston & Strawn Says Ex-Client Owes It $1.4M In Fees
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Evanston Off The Hook For Roofing Co. Fall Suit
• Baylor Wants Student Info Blocked In Sexual Assault Suit
• Automakers Cite TC Heartland In Bid To Nix Texas Patent Row
• Juniper Says TC Heartland Backs Axing Blue Spike Patent Suit
• Nonprofit Pushes For NFL Anti-Gambling Enforcement Docs
• Texas AG Paxton, Prosecutors Spar Over Bid For New Judge
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Data Co. Secures $4M Verdict In Patent Suit Against Riverbed
• Texas Panel Sides With Utility Co. In Cricket Field Fight
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Texas Justices Dump Damages In Noncompete Fight
• Dallas Morning News Must Face Libel Suit Over Pharma Series
• Texas Resort Sues Insurer After $157M Storm Damage
• Kinder Morgan Says Trans Mountain Project Depends On IPO
• Inheritance Interference Claim Won't Fly, Texas Justices Say
• Oil Storage Co., Magellan End Pipeline Access Antitrust Row
• Texas High Court Says E-Discovery Disputes Need Balance
• Former Mexican Finance Secretary, Wife Face Fraud Charges
• Texas Justices Won't Recognize 'Compelled Self-Defamation'
• Texas Justices Affirm Countywide Mineral Grant In Deed Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Paul, Winston, Davis
• Landry's JV With Texas Cruise Co. Nets $100M City Contract
• Investors To Appeal Dismissal Of Fannie, Freddie Suit
• Texas Opens The Door To More Oilfield Contamination Suits
• TC Heartland Adds To Fed. Circ. Losing Streak At High Court
• Texas Doctor Can't Dodge Suit Over Stillborn Baby
• 5th Circ. Remands Texas Credit Card Surcharge Case
• Hospitals Ask Texas Justices To Block Insurance Discovery
• Haynes And Boone Bolsters Tax Practice With Dallas Partner
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: A Rare Presumption In 11th Circ.
• Houston Law Prof Can't Revive Amicus Filing Defamation Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Tax Preparer's IRS Obstruction Conviction
• Promoter Slams Yahoo March Madness Fee Win At 5th Circ.
• Ex-District Judge In Texas Cleared In Campaign Bribery Case
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Ex-Chevron Contractor Can't Use, Share Permian Basin Docs
• ExxonMobil Wants Nearly $20M Refinery Penalty Eliminated
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• The Next Steps For Biometrics Legislation Across The US
• Timing Key For Cos. Hoping To Flee EDTX Post-TC Heartland
• State AGs Set Data Security Bar With Record $18.5M Pact
• Thompson & Knight Adds Trial Partner From Jones Day
• Charity Group's NFL Fraud Suit Will Stay In Federal Court
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Baylor U., Ex-Staffer Settle Title IX Retaliation Lawsuit
• 5th Circ. Says Employment Suit's Removal Was Out Of Line
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Forum Selection
• PE-Backed Kosmos Energy Unveils $290M Secondary Offering
• Blue Spike Trims What Was Largest Ever US Patent Suit
• The 1st Amendment Right To Pass Through Fees — And Taxes
• State AGs Announce $33M Deal With J&J Over OTC Drugs
• Exxon Auditor Must Share Climate Docs: NY Appellate Court
• Winstead Adds Transactional Partner In Dallas
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: And Its Limits In The 5th Circ.
• Texas County Sues State Over Sanctuary Cities Ban
• Apple, Nokia Deal Resolves Slew Of Video Patent Suits
• Screen Manufacturers Settle In Long-Running LCD Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Deepwater Settlement Calculations
• Houston Atty Cleared In Libel Suit Over Trial Book He Wrote
• Lilly's $20M Cialis Patent Verdict Stayed During Appeal
• Prosecutors Fight Texas AG's Bid For New Judge
• Insurer Says College Football Concussion MDL Not Covered
• Back To The Fourco: High Court's New, Old Patent Venue Test
• Houston Chef Says Restaurant's Noncompete Unenforceable
• SEC Sues To Halt $23M Mortgage Investment Scheme Fraud
• Feds Drop Tax Fraud Case Against Dallas Politico
• NFL, Fans Dismiss All Claims In Super Bowl Ticket Dispute
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Back In Vogue In The 9th Circ.
• Target Pays $18.5M To Settle States' Probe Over 2013 Breach
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Texas 'Gentlemen's' Club Suit Blasts Raid Over Latex-Wear
• 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Patent Venue Ruling
• Patent Venue Ruling Will Force Texas Firms To Branch Out
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court Patent Venue Ruling
• Chevron Says Contractor Stole 8,000 Permian Basin Docs
• Texas Woman Seeks Dismissal In Law Firm Ripoff Case
• SEC Slams Retrial Bid In $22M Oil Investment Fraud Case
• Texas Appeals Court Revives New Braunfels River Can Ban
• The EDTX Exodus: How TC Heartland Narrowed IP Venues
• Justices Won't Hear $3M Jenner & Block Fee Appeal
• Shop Owners Move To Keep $1.8M Dress Seizure Suit Intact
• PE-Backed Oil Field Services Provider Joins IPO Pipeline
• Morgan Lewis Adds Corporate, Transactional Attys In Houston
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Impact In The 7th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Lets Nevada Join Texas Suit Over Yucca Mountain
• High Court Won't Review La. Nursing Board Antitrust Suit
• Texas Driller 'Death Spiral' Suit Against Investor Dismissed
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: McKool Smith's Ashley Moore
• High Court Limits Where Patent Suits Can Be Filed
• Hague Convention Allows For Service By Mail, Justices Say
• Clariant, Huntsman Ink Deal To Form $20B Chemicals Co.
• SAP Gets Judge To Ax Financial Data Patent Under Alice
• Texas Justices Say Setting Pay Ranges Is Counties' Purview
• Apple Not A Victim Of Monopoly, Nokia Tells Court
• Gardere Adds 3 Coats Rose Bankruptcy Attys In Dallas
• NY AG Hits Exxon With More Subpoenas In Climate Probe
• Texas High Court Says Gas Co. Noise Suit Brought Too Late
• Texas Justices Side With Anadarko In Drilling Trespass Row
• Oil Field Services Co. Sued For Shunning American Workers
• DOJ Brass Says Sessions Has Eye On Health Care Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Vinson
• Texas Justices Nix Part Of $23M Shareholder Dilution Row
• Texas Doctor Must Face Suit Over Patient Blindness
• Riddell Facing Patent Suit Over Football Helmet Design
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: 4 Lines Of Cases In 3rd Circ.
• Workplace Marijuana Accommodations: The Road Ahead
• Black Elk Trustee Gets $29M In Platinum Partners Claims
• Blank Rome Adds 2 Conley Rose IP Attys In Houston
• PetroChina Rips Carlton's Arbitration Waffling In $1B Oil Spat
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Jackson Lewis Nabs Seasoned Schiff Hardin Employment Atty
• Lilly Ordered To Pay Jury's $20M Cialis Patent Verdict
• Texas A&M Says It's Immune From '12th Man' Copyright Suit
• Houston Atty Fights Disbarment Over Fake Car Crash Incident
• Texas Hospital Gets Med Mal Claims Tossed On Appeal
• ADT Can't Hold Vote To Oust Union Post-Merger, NLRB Says
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: Will It Supersize Leidos?
• What We Know So Far About Direct Infringement Post-Form 18
• Noble Eyes Marcellus Exit With $765M Midstream JV Sale
• Erykah Badu Defamation Suit May Turn On 'Manager' Meaning
• Texas Court Weighs Reach Over Mexican Insurer, Broker
• Judge Wants Prayer Suit Nixed, Texas AG Asks To Intervene
• Texas Panel Wrestles With Paxton Prosecutor Pay Challenge
• Texas Chemical Co. Settles Air Pollution Claims For $2.5M
• Ex-Baylor Volleyball Player Alleges Rape By Football Players
• NFL Aims For Quick Win In Charity Gambling Row
• Insurance Takeaways From Texas' New Hailstorm Bill
• Medtronic Ordered To Pay $23.5M In Patent Infringement Case
• Revisiting Affiliated Ute: High Court Needs A Reboot
• UK Agency Eyes Antitrust Review Of $441M Autodata Buy
• Oil Driller Sucking Fund Into 'Death Spiral,' Judge Told
• Christian Camp Settles Claims In EEOC Pregnancy Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Aldous Walker's Brent Walker
• Plaintiffs Firms Duel Over Texas Jurisdiction In Fee Fight
• Trinity Industries Settles Guardrail Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Lloyd's $65M Stanford Scam Deal OK'd; Attys Get $14M
• Oculus Wants ZeniMax Sanctioned Over $500M Copyright Suit
• Texas State Sen. Indicted For Fracking Sand Fraud, Kickbacks
• Texas Appellate Panel Stays Paxton Fraud Proceedings
• Celanese Aims To Revive Suit Claiming Smear Campaign
• Carlton Knocks PetroChina's 'New Arguments' In $1B Oil Spat
• PTAB Denies Review Of Solar-Powered Patio Umbrella Patents
• Texas Judges Let 1 Negligence Claim Against Atty Proceed
• FERC Can't Punt On Texas Pipeline Review, DC Circ. Told
• Houston Hospital Gets Liability Claims Nixed On Appeal
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Vinson & Elkins M&A Partner in Dallas
• Trend Micro Gets Patent Case Shipped Out Of East Texas
• Bus Monitor's Disability Win Wrongly Nixed: Texas Justices
• 5th Circ. Rules On Lessee Rights In La. Oil & Gas Regime
• Energy And Media SPACs Raise $390M To Fund Acquisitions
• Medtronic Settles Heart Valve Patent Suit After Venue Fight
• 5th Circ. Vacates Order Reversing GE Oil & Gas Arbitration
• Energy MLP, Cancer-Focused Biotech File IPOs Totaling $200M
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• Dallas Wants Texas Justices To Block $200M Drilling Suit
• Texas Oil Refinery Wants Clean Air Act Suit Tossed
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Standly Hamilton's Chris Hamilton
• 3 Things To Know About Texas' Anti-Sanctuary Cities Law
• Lloyd's Hit With $41.6M Verdict In Offshore Rig Damage Row
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• AT&T Rival Can't Get 'Do-Over' In Piggybacking Dispute
• 5th Circ. Panel Upholds $1M Deepwater Claim Clawback
• Texas Court May Clarify Jurisdiction In Cross-Border Disputes
• Texas Supreme Court Denies Review In Med Mal Row
• Texas Justices Allow Suit Over Welder's Canceled Policy
• 'From Heaven To Hell' — Mineral Rights And Ancient Deeds
• Texas HHS Official Forced To Quit Amid Iraq Lobbying Furor
• Fluor Aims To Drop Afghanistan Contractor Overtime Suit
• Syrian Royalty Owner Can't Revive Shell Affiliate Suit
• AG Paxton Attys Again Seek New Judge In Securities Trial
• Reed Smith Creates Diversity Recruitment Director Position
• Texas Jet Charter Co. Says Atty's Shoddy Work Cost It Big
• WildHorse Pays $625M For Texas Oil And Gas Assets
• Cobalt Suing Insurers Over Angola Drilling Fallout
• Baker Hughes Hit With Investor Suit Over Proposed GE Merger
• Tech-Focused Delta-V Capital Clinches $232M For PE Fund
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• The Whys And Hows Of Forced Pooling
• GE, Infant Product Co. Reach Deal In Incubator Patent Case
• Ex-World Bank Atty Says Enviro Concerns Affect Financing
• Judge Pauses Dialysis Clinic Row For Arbitrators To Weigh In
• More Judicial Nominees In Pipeline To Fill Historic Gaps
• Texas Suit Over Death Penalty Drug Faces Steep Odds
• Texas Sens. Pass Bill To OK Detention Centers For Childcare
• Texas Hospital System To Pay $2.4M In HIPAA Deal
• Texas Driller Says Shabby Investor Deals Risk Its Ruin
• Expert Can't Use $9M Motorola Verdict In ZTE Patent Case
• Energy Industry Attys Say Deals Changing Post-Downturn
• Michael Best Adds 2 IP Partners To Texas, Chicago Offices
• Patent Co. Fights Garmin's Attys' Fee Bid In Dropped Suit
• Guarantors Aren't Liable For $5.5M Breach, Texas Judges Say
• Fiduciary Rule Flouts First Amendment, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Town Says Sanctuary City Ban Is Unconstitutional
• 5th Circ. Bars Atty From Dropping Client Note In Ch. 7
• Guaranty Bancshares Raises $54M In Midrange IPO
• BHP Billiton Says Exco Owes It Millions In Royalties
• EZCorp Must Face Some Of Investors' Securities Fraud Claims
• Defining The Scope Of Property Improvements In Texas
• Insurer Says New Precedent Doesn't Apply To Hotel's Claim
• Why US Law Firms Need Anti-Money Laundering Policies
• Houston Doctor Sues For Age Bias After Other Claims Nixed
• Eyelid Scrub Maker Loses Bid To Block Walgreen Products
• Medtronic Fights Extra Damages In $17M Infringement Case
• Texas Sues Local Pols To Enforce Sanctuary Cities Ban
• ZeniMax Blasts Oculus' Bid To Undo $500M Copyright Verdict
• Texas Atty Keeps $40M Win Against IRS Over Tax Shelter Tips
• Straight Path Suitor Offers $3.1B To Again Top AT&T Deal
• NextEra Blasts Texas Rejection Of $18B Energy Future Sale
• Whirlpool Says Water Filter Co. Can't Nix $7.6M IP Verdict
• Huntsman To Spin Off Pigments Maker Venator Through IPO
• Offshore Services Co. Says Atty Wrongfully Took $7M, Ferrari
• Texas Co. Urges High Court To Review Water Diversion Ruling
• Immigrant Deaths Due To Poor Care In Detention: Report
• Stanford Receiver's $5M Clawback Suit Fails At 5th Circ.
• Trio Owes $45M In Law Firm Ripoff Case, Feds Say
• How 1 Firm Helped Navigate A Dozen Texas Hotel Deal Changes
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Baron & Budd's Todd Kale
• JC Penney To Pay $97.5M To Settle Securities Suit
• Hot Texas Legal Market Driving Boom In Office Rentals
• Jury Clears Zimmer In Hip-Implant Suit
• Texas Nursing Home Can't Ditch Patient Sex Assault Suit
• Austin Concert Promoter Gets 10 Years In Fraud Case
• Jenner & Block $3M Fee Win Appealed To Supreme Court
• Texas Trade Secrets Suit Tossed Under Free Speech Law
• EEOC Subpoena Gets 2nd Chance In Gender Bias Row
• PTAB Won't Rethink Decision To Review Water Balloon Toy IP
• A Refresher On Exceptions To The 'American Rule' In Texas
• Pecan Co. On The Hook For $1.5M, Hacked Nut Supplier Says
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Order In Oil Contamination Suit
• Chamber Blasts IRS' Case Citation In Inversion Rule Row
• Atty Sanction In Texas Mortgage Case Needs Re-Do
• Settlement Reached In McDonald's $27M Fatal Brawl Case
• Sprint's State Law Claims Tossed In Local Carrier Fees MDL
• SEC Gets Win Against Pair In $4.4M Gas Well Scheme
• Texas Passes Bill Allowing Police To Verify Immigration Status
• NBA Says 17 Teams To Get In On 2K Esports League
• Anadarko Faces Shareholder Suit After Fatal Gas Explosion
• Plane Potty Patents May Be Flushable, Judge Gilstrap Says
• KBR Facing Shareholder Suit Over UK Fraud Investigation
• Insurance Industry's Disgorgement Defense Hits A Wall
• Site List Revealed For Jailed Immigrant Removal Program
• Exxon Faces Federal Enforcement Over Texas Refinery Blast
• Dallas Contractor Defeats City Immunity In Temp Work Row
• J&J Asks 5th Circ. To Toss $151M Hip Verdict Over Expert Pay
• Husch Blackwell Picks Up 2 Insolvency Attorneys In Dallas
• Fiduciary Rule Exceeds DOL's Authority, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Historical Group Queries FCC On Super Bowl Claim
• 3rd Time Not Charm For Texas Fight Against AMC Tax Refund
• Bass Pro Casts For 5th Circ. Ruling On Bias Suit Question
• PE-Backed Nine Energy Files IPO Led By Vinson & Elkins
• M&F, Pepsi Get Texas Asbestos Settlement Row Dismissed
• Monitronics Fights First Mercury Bid To Toss Coverage Suit
• Ex-Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Rehear Oil Co. Retaliation Claims
• Ex-NFLer's Turf Injury Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Federal Judges Are Tired Of 'Stock' Discovery Objections
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Debbie Dudley Branson
• IRS Wants $1.8M Wedding Dress Seizure Lawsuit Trimmed
• PE-Backed Solaris Rides Energy Wave With $175M IPO Launch
• Energy Co. Wants New Trial In $22M 'Partnership' Fraud Case
• 14 States Ask Justices To Block Young Immigrants' Licenses
• Texas Justices Nix Ranch Hand's $1M Exemplary Damages
• Oil Platform Injury Coverage Suit Sent To Arbitration
• EPA Pushed To Reconsider GHG Endangerment Finding
• Thompson Knight Adds Litigation Partner In Houston
• Google's Retrial Move Meritless, Inventor Tells Texas Court
• Tomi Lahren Settles With Glenn Beck Over Ouster
• Solving The Uninsured Driver Conundrum With Technology
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• TV Crime Show Can't Dodge Suit Over Witness' Shooting
• Texas Justices Side With State Alcohol Board In Permit Row
• Hacker Sentenced In $16M FIFA Video Game Currency Theft
• Justices Decline Challenge To Houston Hospital's Immunity
• Herding Cats: Making The Most Out Of A Joint Defense Group
• Liberty U President Escapes Depo In Baylor Sex Assault Suit
• Texas Jury Melts $16M Claim Over Ice Cream Co. Value
• In Reversal, Judge Moves Wal-Mart Patent Suit To Calif.
• Texas High Court Nixes Nurse's Retaliation Claim
• Split 5th Circ. Denies Bass Pro Discrimination Rehearing Bid
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms