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Texas - November, 2017

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• GOP Lawmakers Bemoan Injunctions They Used In Obama Era
• Family Of SXSW Crash Victim Takes Case To 5th Circ.
• Loss Of SALT Deduction Would Hurt Home Values: Realtors
• Harvard, Micron Tech IP Suit Moved In Light Of TC Heartland
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out $84M Hotel-Tax Win For Texas Cities
• Judge Skeptical Of Exxon's Fight Against AG Climate Probe
• Squire Patton Acquires Cybersecurity Litigation Boutique
• Gilstrap Boots Absentee Atty From Patent Case
• SEC Official Says More ICO Enforcement Actions Expected
• Hanover Pushes Back On Liquor Chain's 5th Circ. Revival Bid
• Teladoc Drops Antitrust Suit Against Texas Med Board
• Texas Panel Nixes Walgreens' Bid To Toss Assault Suit
• Texas Medical Board Slams Doc's Appeal At 5th Circ.
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• SBM Offshore To Pay $238M Fine For FCPA Bribery Violations
• DOJ Clears RealPage's $300M Rent-Pricing Provider Deal
• ThyssenKrupp Says Rehearing Bid Needed In Seizure Row
• Home Health Co. Sued After Nurse Strikes Disabled Boy
• Texas State Can't Ditch Nursing Prof's Age Bias Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds 12-Month Tax Evasion Sentence
• Pharmacies Abused Federal Workers' Comp, FCA Suit Says
• Trump's Judge Picks Proceed Despite 'Blue Slip' Tradition
• Exxon Slams $6M Fee Request In $20M Pollution Suit
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Schlumberger Mechanic Can't Revive False Imprisonment Suit
• Dem Senator Compares Trump Enviro Pick To Caligula's Horse
• Why Asking About Salary History Is Risky Anywhere
• Gilstrap Won't Boot IV's FedEx Patent Row From Texas
• Stryker Unit Settles Biomet Trade Secret Suit
• Hospital Asks Texas Justices To Nix Ex-Worker's Award
• Judge 'Suspicious' Of Copied Claims In GM Bias Suit
• Texas Family Says Air Force To Blame For Church Shooting
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Catheter Left In Chest
• Avigilon Looks To Move Canon Patent Suit From Texas
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Ax Landlord's Win Over Lease Case
• Allergan Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Deal With Tribe
• Dissecting NAIC's Insurance Data Security Model Law
• My Supreme Court Debut: 'Ladies' Day' At The High Court
• Next Texas Justice Named If Trump Pick OK'd For 5th Circ.
• Cyberstalking Charge Dropped In Seizure-Inducing Tweet Case
• Housing Co. Civeo To Buy Canadian Oil Sands Lodging Co.
• Treasury, IRS Appeal Invalidation Of Anti-Inversion Rule
• DOJ Closes J&J Witness Tampering Investigation
• Range Skirts Sanction In Fracking Water Contamination Suit
• Marlin Equity Inks $521M Deal To Take Bazaarvoice Private
• US Fights Order On Anadarko Docs In $25M Tax Refund Case
• Oilfield Services Co. Hit With $45.3M Verdict In Crash Row
• Exxon Climate Suit Not A Copy Of NY Probe, Investors Say
• Cities And States Brace For Loss Of SALT Deductions
• YPF Gets $10M Award Against Apache Confirmed
• Jury Awards Toy Co. $10.3M In Profits For Water Balloon IP
• Hunton Moves To Toss $34M Stanford Deal Objections
• Court Pauses Suit Against Furniture Seller, Citing Settlement
• Texas Panel Says Doc Must Obey Med Board Subpoena
• How Associate Bonuses May Highlight BigLaw's Profit Gap
• Texas Man Gets 4 Years For $6.4M Diamond Fraud Scheme
• 3 Key Issues In DOJ's AT&T-Time Warner Merger Complaint
• Petrobras Fights Bid To Arbitrate $400M Oil Rig Defect Suit
• Bet-The-Business Merger Trial? O'Melveny Gets Tapped Again
• Del. Court Nixes Committee Delay For M&G USA Sale Hearing
• Oncor Stakeholder Goes After NextEra For $72M Breakup Fee
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Is No Stranger To Mega-Mergers
• Lead Counsel Appointed In Hurricane Harvey Flood Suits
• AIG Unit Needn't Cover $17M Ponzi Loss, 5th Circ. Affirms
• DOT, FAA Want Out Of Dallas Airport Gate Access Fight
• Talos-Stone Union Creates $2.5B Offshore Driller
• 6 Months After TC Heartland, Adjusting To A New Landscape
• Ex-Fund Manager Must Pay SEC Disgorgement: Judge
• Kirkland Snags Vinson & Elkins Capital Markets Partner
• Blank Check Co. Highland Acquisition Pulls $250M IPO
• Texas County Asks High Court To Reject Stored Gas Tax Suit
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• DOJ Challenges AT&T's $85.4B Bid For Time Warner
• Houston Firm Files Libel Suit Over 1-Star Google Review
• Deflating Uber's 'Puffery' Defense On Safety Claims
• Cumulus Says Former DJ's Race Bias Suit Premature
• David Boies Could Be Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones' Hail Mary
• Gilstrap Denies Another Post-TC Heartland Transfer Bid
• Feds Fight Ex-Rep.'s Bid To Toss Donation Theft Indictment
• Texas Justices Shelve J&J Mesh Case After Appeal Dropped
• Tenured Prof Who Lost Job In Merger Appeals To High Court
• Texas County Sues Arkema Over Plant Fire In Wake Of Harvey
• VC-Backed Stitch Fix Ekes Gain After $120M IPO Prices Low
• Royal Caribbean Says Waiver Sinks Harvey Class Claims
• Disbarred Atty, 2 Others Get Prison For Auto Loan Scheme
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Health Hires: Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, Morgan Lewis
• Hospital Must Face Hernia Surgery Suit, Texas Court Says
• Oil States Case Likely Won't Save Axed Patents, Judge Says
• Ignition Interlock Co. Seller Is Withholding Escrow, Buyer Says
• Law Firm Settles Fight Over Atty's Share Of Sirius Settlement
• States, Enviro Groups Slam EPA Emissions Rule At DC Circ.
• Grassley To Tear Up 'Blue Slips' To Advance 2 Trump Judges
• Famed Houston Trial Lawyer Steve Mostyn Dies At 46
• Fired Xerox Worker Can't Argue Gay Bias In 5th Circ.: Judge
• Texas Med Center's Win In Sciatic-Nerve Injury Suit Upheld
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• J&J Slammed With $247M Verdict In Texas Hip Bellwether
• NFL's Ezekiel Elliott Drops Suspension Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Associate Settles For $2.7M In SEC Oil And Gas Fraud Suit
• Feds Seek To Block Expert In Texas State Sen.'s Fraud Trial
• 5th Circ. Won't Restore $7.5M Jury Award In Contract Suit
• Houston Restaurant Says Atty Negligence Cost It $1.2M
• Texas Judicial Picks Defend Writings, Tweets Before Senate
• GE Seeks Damages Trial After $43.8M Machine-Parts Verdict
• Vets' Families Take Train Crash Case To Texas Justices
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Deliberate Discovery Responses Shift Onus Onto Opponent
• Daewoo Urges 5th Circ. Not To Rethink Seizure Ruling
• HP Cleared By Jury In Ethernet Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Undoing Of $663M Guardrail Ruling
• Preferred Care Nursing Homes Go Bankrupt After Lawsuits
• Chipotle Wins Halt To Suit Under Axed DOL Overtime Rule
• RI Atty Fights Texas Jurisdiction In Mesh Row Before Justices
• J&J Hip Implant Patients Seek Big Damages From Texas Jury
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Ill. Man Admits Money Laundering Role In Call Center Scams
• Post-Escobar Guardrails And Policy-Setting Relators
• Dallas Prosecutor Fired After Alleged Uber Altercation
• 'Dr. Phil' Copyright Suit Will Stay In Texas, Judge Says
• Wilson Fights For Fees Over Helmet-Strap Patent Suit
• How Ezekiel Elliott's 2nd Circ. Case Could Upend Arbitration
• Texas Justices Won't Hear $9.6M Well-Blowout Coverage Row
• Equifax Hit With Rare '50-State' Complaint Over Data Breach
• Morgan Lewis Boosts Houston Office With Health Care Duo
• HomeAway Urges Judge To Evict Landlords' Breach Claims
• J&J Hip Implant Jury Won't Hear Witness Tampering Claim
• Gov't Told To Produce Docs In Anadarko's $25M Refund Row
• Celeb Chef Defeats Bid To Block Use Of His Name, For Now
• Safran Says Chopper Co.'s Contract Suit Still Doesn't Fly
• Green Tech Exec Must Face SEC Suit, Judge Says
• Pelvic Mesh Jury Sides With J&J Unit In Houston
• Texas Panel Revives Malpractice Claim Against Atty
• Core Functions And Cooperative Federalism At The EPA
• Texas Panel Told To Nix Deceased Judge's Asbestos Suit
• Senate Promotes BigLaw Attys, AUSAs Alike To Top Spots
• 2 Ex-SBM Execs Cop To FCPA Charges In Petrobras Scheme
• Hospital Wants Texas Justices To Protect Reimbursement Info
• Texas Justices Weigh Patent Agent Emails Merit Privilege
• Texas Clinic Owners Accused Of $9.1M Injured Worker Fraud
• Texas Firm Says Fee Fight With Ex-Atty Must Be Arbitrated
• Intellectual Ventures Fights T-Mobile's Bid To Nix LTE Claims
• Cowboys' Elliott Must Serve Suspension, 2nd Circ. Rules
• An Uptick In Customer-Suit Exception After TC Heartland?
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• Amazon HQ2 Competition Spurs Scrutiny Of Tax Incentives
• Dealer Calls Foul On Rudy Gay For Selling Damaged Rolls
• Texans Give AG Power To Hear Of Challenges To Constitution
• Drinker Biddle Comms Keep Privilege In J&J Tampering Probe
• SEC Must Take Fraud Case Against Green Tech Exec To Trial
• Contractor Sues Port Of Houston Over Axed $6M Repair Bid
• ExGen Texas Gets Interim Access To Lender Cash In Ch. 11
• Metropolitan Bank Leads 4 IPOs Totaling $372M
• Baylor Can't Ditch Ex-Medical Resident's Termination Suit
• AT&T CEO Says CNN Is Not For Sale
• Texas Can't Call Dibs On Air Force Food Service Contract
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Excess Insurer Owes On Faulty Work Award, 5th Circ. Told
• Ericsson Patent Not Invalid Under Alice, Judge Finds
• Texas Exelon Subsidiary Plans $660M Debt Swap In Ch. 11
• Basic Wants Exco On Hook For Employee Death Litigation
• Texas Justices Weigh 'Magic Words' In Eagle Ford Lease Fight
• Houston Atty Buzbee Wants $10M In Row Over Client Contract
• NFL Pushes Forward On Elliott Suspension As Union Appeals
• 2 Seasoned IP Litigators Join Fish & Richardson
• EOIR Adds Another 7 Immigration Judges Amid Legal Battles
• Trump Enviro Nominee Had Stormy Tenure As Texas Regulator
• Swiss Citizen Serves 11 Months For Bankruptcy Perjury
• TC Heartland Won't End EDTX's Influence Over Patent Law
• Mattis Orders Review After Air Force Fail With Texas Gunman
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Life Partners Exec Says SEC Seeking Too Much In Fraud Suit
• Doctor Asks Texas Justices To Toss Pharmacy's Slander Suit
• Texas Judge Weighs Contempt In Chipotle Overtime Suit
• Dish Data Compression Patent Row Ends In Joint Dismissal
• VC-Backed Stitch Fix Joins 6 IPO Launches Totaling $855M
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• Energy Co. Sues Pipeline Co. Over Millions In Overcharges
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Fed. Circ. Panel Leery Of Intellectual Ventures Retail Patents
• Texas Court Backs Expert Reports In Couple's Med Mal Suit
• Texas Election Could Restore Rule Requiring AG Notice
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• Trump, 12 States Urge 4th, 9th Circs. To Lift Travel Ban Halt
• Ex-ArthroCare CEO Gets 20 Years For $750M Fraud
• Pizza Hut Suppressed Managers' Wages, Antitrust Suit Claims
• REIT Says Del. Suit Should Take Backseat To Texas Actions
• DLA Piper Picks Up Energy Litigator From LyondellBasell
• Stats On How TC Heartland Is Affecting Patent Litigants
• Texas Justices Deny Doctor's Bid To Flee Leg Surgery Case
• Proskauer Escapes $5B Stanford Ponzi Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Davis, Kirkland
• Vintage Capital Makes Lower $693M Bid For Rent-A-Center
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Cowboys' Elliott To Play Sunday As 2nd Circ. Expedites Appeal
• Lab That UnitedHealth Accused Of Fraud Sues Lloyd's
• 'As Seen On TV' Seller Trims Patent Suit Over Balloon Toy
• NFL Tells 2nd Circ. Elliott Injunction Would Undermine CBA
• Insurer Claims Lies Nix Duty To Defend In $100M Fraud Row
• Perception Vs. Reality At Trial
• Mass. Law Firm Knocks Out Ruling Voiding Its Client Contract
• Texas Court Sides With Convict In Contract Dispute With Atty
• Biz Groups Drop Challenge To Dead CFPB Arbitration Rule
• Cookie Maker Has To Share 'Nana,' TM Suit Says
• Ex-Baylor Employee's Testimony Limited Over Student Info
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Texas Bank Fined $2M In FinCEN Money Laundering Probe
• NFL Players Union Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Elliott Playing
• Ex-Apache Corp. Engineer Settles SEC Claims For $436K
• Malls Ask Texas Justices To Hear Hurricane Coverage Row
• Attys Jockey For Lead Counsel Roles In Harvey Flooding Row
• Feds Escape $6M Claim For Pipeline Accident
• Housekeepers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit Against Omni Hotels
• ACLU Demands Release Of Detained Child With Cerebral Palsy
• Orrick, King & Spalding Vets Among New US Atty Candidates
• House Dems Pitch Comprehensive Disaster Relief Package
• American Midstream Nabs Southcross Assets In $815M Deal
• FWS Looks To Dodge Suit Over Endangered Texas Bird
• Exxon Can Protect Presuit Docs In $1.35B Tax Refund Brawl
• Mixed Enforcement Signals For FHA Mortgage Lenders
• Foley & Lardner Mulls Merger With Texas' Gardere
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenges To DOE Gas Export Approvals
• Texas-Based Crestline Collects $1.34B From Investors
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'