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Texas - December, 2017

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• Texas Justices Affirm State In Multistate Tax Compact Row
• Ex-Fried Frank Client Loses Bid To Revive Tax Advice Suit
• Trump Signs $1.5T Tax Cut Legislation
• Douglas Kills Arbitration Bid In Antitrust Row: 5th Circ.
• Texas Panel Trims Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit
• 5th Circ. Rejects Ranchers' Tax Appeal For Cattle Losses
• Texas Comptroller Announces 2018 Tax Amnesty Program
• Texas Judge Erred In Med Mal Slaying Case, Panel Finds
• Spoliation Scrutiny: Disparate Standards For Distinct Mediums
• The Biggest Sports Cases Of 2017
• Allergan Seeks To Pause Antitrust Suits Pending MDL Call
• Simpson, Goodwin Steer $1.8B Blackstone-Cabot Deal
• Texas Panel Affirms Investor's Win Against DLA Piper
• Diagnosing Juror Bias Against Foreign Witnesses
• A Look Back At Texas Insurance Law In 2017
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2017
• My Health To Pay Attys' Fees For 'Stupid Patent' Case
• Oilfield Servicer Expro Gets Access To $65M In DIP Financing
• Qualcomm Took Too Long To Challenge Venue In Patent Case
• Boehringer To Pay $13.5M To End Off-Label Marketing Claims
• Cobalt, Angolan Oil Co. Reach $500M Deal For Drilling Blocks
• Ex-Atty Ordered To Pay $11M Restitution In $32M Fraud Case
• Texas' Top Criminal Court To Hear Paxton Prosecutor Pay Row
• The 10 Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions Of 2017
• Lockheed, Northrop Shed F-35 FCA Case At 5th Circ.
• Pizza Hut Not Owed For Building Condemnation, Court Says
• House Sends $1.5T Tax Cut Bill To Trump's Desk
• Hearing The Need For More Women's Voices In The Courtroom
• Telehealth In 2017: What Changed And What's Ahead
• GOP Tax Cut Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage
• Texas Doctors Group Gets Med Mal Discovery Order Nixed
• Pass-Through Deduction Affects Few States, Analysis Finds
• M&G Seeks OK For $850K In Ch. 11 Employee Bonuses
• Citation Oil & Gas Settles FCA Royalty Claims For $2.25M
• Top State & Local Tax Legislation Of 2017: Year-In-Review
• Texas Panel Revives Media Outlets' Bid To Toss Libel Suit
• 5th Circ. Broadens Oil Pollution Act Liability
• My Strangest Day In Court
• House Must Vote Again On Final GOP Tax Bill
• UnitedHealth Hit With RICO Suit Over Pharma Audits
• Texas Driver Blames GM For Inability To Escape Burning Truck
• Texas Cos., Furniture Seller Settle Contract Dispute Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Overturns Brewers' Distribution Row Win
• Exelon's $60M Bid Only Ch. 11 Offer For ExGen Power Plant
• DOJ, Agricultural Co. Settle H-2A Visa Dispute
• Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Board Can't Duck Breach Claim
• Top State & Local Tax Regulations Of 2017: Year-In-Review
• Ohio's New Practical Approach To Waste Management
• How 2 Devices And 1 Domain Changed My Practice In 2017
• Brothers Will See Jail Time Over Turtle Trafficking
• Texas Justices Pass On Bid To Ax New Trial Against Attys
• Texas Justices Keep Noble On The Hook For $63M Indemnity
• Houston Software Co. CEO Pleads Not Guilty In $32M Fraud
• Texas High Court Frees Doctors From Defamation Suit
• Final GOP Tax Bill Settles On 21% Corporate Rate
• A Chat With Orrick COO Laura Saklad
• Alternative Fees: My Experience At Bartlit Beck
• Trucking Co. Says Malpractice Led To $32M Jury Verdict
• Doc In Spine-Surgery Row Can't Appeal To Texas High Court
• Texas Justices Will Rehear USAA Bad Faith Liability Row
• Oil And Gas Co. ATX Receives $780M Equity Commitment
• House-Senate Negotiators Approve GOP Tax Bill
• Jurors Should Have An Active Role In Trials
• AGs Want High Court To OK Microsoft Overseas Data Access
• Texas Jury Partly Clears Ex-Servergy CEO At SEC Trial
• Ex-Houston Tech Co. CEO Charged With $30M Investor Fraud
• Cobalt Hits Ch. 11, Seeks To Stall Securities Litigation
• Texas Panel Flips Dismissal Bid Nix In Patient Death Suit
• Senate Confirms Gibson Dunn Vet For 5th Circ.
• Texas Jury Hits BBVA Compass With $98M Fraud Verdict
• DaVita Unit To Pay $64M To Resolve FCA, Kickback Claims
• Royal Caribbean Wants Harvey Class Attys Sanctioned
• Stanford Receiver Can't Renew Fight Over $88M Clawback
• Split Texas Panel Sides With AG In Medicaid Docs Fight
• Harris County Sues Pharma Cos. Over Opioid Epidemic
• Senate Panel Advances USPTO Head, US Attorneys
• Why Information Governance Is More Important Than Ever
• Final Tax Bill To Allow State Income, Sales Tax Deductions
• Biometrics In The Workplace: Best Practices For Compliance
• BigLaw Is Behind The Automation Curve
• Texas, 11th Circ. Nominees Defend Views To Senate Panel
• Knife Co. Seeks To Claw Back $29M From Knockoff Seller
• Baylor Must Hand Over Nonparty Sexual Assault Records
• 5th Circ. Denies Bid To Reopen 26-Year-Old Deportation Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms $1M Award In Contractor's Coverage Dispute
• Card Processor Says IRS Owes $2.7M For Airfare Tax Refund
• Senate Confirms Texas' Willett For 5th Circuit Seat
• Avionics Co. Sues Ex-Partner For $100M In Trade Secret Row
• Atty Need Not Wait For IRS In Malpractice Case: Texas Panel
• How District Courts Split Over 'Infringing Acts'
• Judicial Dreams Likely Dead For 2 Trump Picks
• 5th Circ. Says CFAA Covers IT Worker's Electronic Sabotage
• Grassley Questions Advancing Trump Judge Picks
• Atty Must Appeal Sentence At Criminal Court, Panel Says
• $100M M&G DIP Cleared Over Lienholder, Trustee Objections
• Exxon Agrees To Disclose Climate Change Risks To Investors
• Gas Leak Detection Co. Urges Court To Revive IP Suit
• $6M Nokia Real Estate Row Must Be Arbitrated, Court Hears
• A Look Inside Texas' New Home Equity Loan Law
• BHP Billiton Can't Put An Early Stop To Oil Gathering Row
• Doc Says Absentee Atty's Negligence Resulted In Loss
• Senate Dems Lob Plagiarism Charge At Trump Enviro Pick
• Does The Path To The Right Venue Have To Be Narrow?
• Judging A Book: Cooke Reviews 'Constance Baker Motley'
• Keeping Your Law Library Relevant In The Age Of Google
• M&G Final DIP Loan Decision Postponed For One Day
• GenOn Seeks OK Of Ch. 11 Plan As Gov't Raises Concerns
• 6 Things You Need To Know About Millennial Jurors
• Why Investors Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding
• What Your Colleagues Think Of Litigation Finance
• Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma?
• EFH Judge Won't Halt Axing Of $275M NextEra Breakup Fee
• American, Union Win Toss Of Ex-TWA Pilots' Seniority Suit
• Texas Tire Co. Files CIT Complaint Over Denied Imports
• EnCap Pours $300M Into New Texas Mineral, Royalty Co.
• Apple Urges High Court To Deny Review In $533M Patent Case
• Texas Ex-Atty Should Pay $13.7M To Mexican Agency: Feds
• Chopper Repair Co. Fights To Keep Safran Contract Suit Alive
• Exxon Seeks Quick Win Over $337M Refund In IRS Tax Spat
• Supreme Court Denies Petition Challenging Tax On Stored Gas
• Motorola Dodges Enhanced Damages On $9M Patent Verdict
• Private Equity Powered Energy M&A In 2017
• The Law Firms Of The 2017 MVPs
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 78 Firms
• Texas Justices To Hear Challenge To $9.6M MedMal Verdict
• Texas Appellate Panel Allows Amendments To Med Mal Suit
• Gilstrap Says Remote Workers Don't Anchor Uniloc IP Suit
• Texas High Court Won't Hear $2.2B Payout Deduction Dispute
• Ericsson Wins $75M From IP Suit Over Patent Upheld By Alice
• Texas Justices To Hear Oncor's Row With Chaparral Energy
• Gas Co. Covered By Texas 'Safe Harbor' In Royalties Fight
• Statoil's Claims Against Ex-Exec Headed For Arbitration
• Catholic-Dignity Merger To Forge Nonprofit Health Giant
• Engineering Co. Can't Sink Water Workers' Defamation Suit
• Patient Forfeited Forum Choice, Doc Tells 5th Circ.
• Senate Panel Advances Trump's 5th, 8th Circ. Picks
• Fed. Reform Means Scores Of Tax Decisions Await States
• Chevron Unit Sheds Overseas Plant Injury Suit In Texas
• 4 Things To Watch As Harvey Flood Claims Move Forward
• Top Texas Policy Developments Of 2017
• Xerox Solely Liable In $1B Medicaid Row, Texas Tells Justices
• SEC Closes The Book On Sam Wyly Case With $198M Paid
• Texas Justices Told Free Speech Law Beats Atty Fraud Claims
• Bjarke Ingels Bringing First Pro Sports Stadium To Austin
• K&L Gates Nabs Energy Pro From Eversheds Sutherland
• Broker, SEC Settle Suit Over Unregistered PE Fund
• Gilstrap Can't Erase Jury's Patent Verdict, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Shell Unit Broke Pact To Take Oil After Spill, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Questions $133M 'Taking' Of Dallas Air Terminal
• Texas Justices Hear Murphy Satisfied Offset Well Requirement
• 5th Circ. Restores Worker's Jury Win In Retaliation Suit
• Greyhound Hit With Suit Over Passenger's Death
• Conoco Asks Texas Justices To Apply Perpetuities Rule
• Prison Phone Rivals Reach Confidential Deal In IP Row
• Landry's Finds Flaws In ESA Lawsuit Over Tigers' Treatment
• KBR Moves To Nix Shareholder Suit Over Fraud Investigation
• MoFo Helps Defeat 2nd-Trimester Abortion Law In Texas
• Navigating Whistleblower Protections Across The Atlantic
• Twitter, Facebook, Google Slip Suit Over Texas Shooting
• Print Co. Wins Fees From 'Unreasonable' Patent Holder
• High Court Won't Hear Texas Case Testing Obergefell Limits
• Louisiana-Based Kean Miller Launches Houston Office
• Garmin's Atty Fees Bid Denied In Dropped Patent Suit
• Prosecutor Accuses Texas County Of Racial Discrimination
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Intervention Bid In Walmart Bias Case
• Morgan Lewis Expands Health Care Practice In Houston
• High Court's Cert Denials Include Same-Sex Benefits Case
• The Intersection Of Arbitration And Choice-Of-Law Clauses
• Ex-Statoil Exec's Wife Wants Out Of Trade Secrets Suit
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2017
• Senate Passes $1.4 Trillion Tax Cut Legislation
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Houston Doc's Free Speech Row
• GE Subsidiary Demands Coverage For Faulty Gas Well Part
• Texas Suit To Delist Warbler As Endangered Trimmed
• Inadequate Expert Dooms Bed Sores Suit, Texas Court Says
• Texas Atty Sued For Not Timely Filing Client's Claim
• Texas Justices Pass On Hunton Real Estate Investment Row
• Texas AG Says Fired Child Support Worker Not Owed $1.3M
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Suit Over Newborn's Genetic Test
• Bipartisan House Bill Would Kill CFPB Payday Lending Rule
• Senate GOP Reaches SALT, Pass-Through Tax Rate Deals