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Texas - April, 2018

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• Catching Lies Landed Susman Godfrey $706M IP Verdict
• Holland & Knight Nabs Trial Pro From Litigation Boutique
• 5th Circ. Urged To Scrap La. Pipeline Injunction
• Austin Sick Leave Rule Trumped By Texas Law, State AG Says
• Hidden Expert-Pay Ruling Won't Improve J&J Odds At Retrial
• Texas Court Rejects 5th Amendment Plea In $72M Fraud Suit
• Texas Justices Embrace 'Sham Affidavit Rule' In Truck Row
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Jones Day Leads Marathon In $23.3B Andeavor Buy
• Split 5th Circ. Upholds Reboot Of Texas Voter ID Law
• 6 Firms Will Steer IPOs Totaling About $693M To Start May
• Texas Atty Uses Free Speech Law To Get Fraud Claims Tossed
• Texas Hospital Loses Fight To Protect Reimbursement Info
• Gov't Contractors' Texas Tort Claims Liability Capped At $100K
• Oncor Gets Texas Justices To Toss Energy Contract Row
• Venture-Backed DocuSign Leads 5 IPOs With $629M Deal
• 5th Circ. Says Entergy Must Pass $10.9M To Texas Customers
• Canadian LNG Project Names Joint Venture As Contractor
• 9 Charged With Embezzling $3.4M In Construction Co. Scheme
• Precious Metals Co. Duped Buyers Out Of $16M, CFTC Says
• How Lagos Might Affect Internal Investigations
• State AGs Must Fill The CFPB Void, But That's Not Enough
• AARP, AGs Fight Invalidation Of Fiduciary Rule At 5th Circ.
• Erin Energy Hits Ch. 11 Amid Africa Oil Production Issues
• Man Is Convicted Of Trying To Kill Texas Judge In Ambush
• Not Enough Proof For Fees In Property, Investor Suits: Panel
• Ex-American Airlines Workers Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• 5th Circ. Affirms Convictions In Tax Co.'s $2M Ponzi Scheme
• $1.5B Stanford Trial Against Proskauer Postponed
• Ranbaxy Takes Patent Arbitration Fight To Texas Justices
• Dr Pepper Can't Shake Suit Over Ginger Ale Label
• Trump Taps Judges For 2nd, 4th Circuits
• Hidden Expert Pay Gets J&J New Trial After $502M Verdict
• Farmers Say Firms Tricked Them Out Of GMO Settlements
• Texas Lab Wants Judge To Rethink $30.6M FCA Judgment
• Proskauer Pulls Bid At 5th Circ. To Stay $1.5B Stanford Trial
• Senate Dems Grill Trump Nominee For 5th Circ. Seat
• Chiropractor Sues Defense Counsel After $6M RICO Loss
• Houston Doctor Says Deficient Reports Sink Malpractice Suit
• Willbros Investor Sues Over Proposed $108M Sale To Primoris
• Texas Judge OKs $33M Attys' Fees In $100M Halliburton Deal
• The Historic Legal Blunder That Enabled Our Gun Epidemic
• The Carbon Tax Could Come Soon To A State Near You
• 5th Circ. Revives Cruise Co. Worker's Hostile Workplace Claim
• Texas Insurers Should Prepare For Unexpected Floods
• BNSF Says EEOC Flouted ADA With Enforcement Actions
• Texas Probate Judge Scolded For Calling Ward 'Maggot Man'
• Texas Firms See Opportunity In Shunning Merger Frenzy
• Proskauer Asks 5th Circ. To Stay $1.5B Stanford Trial
• Texas Business Groups Sue To Block Austin Sick Leave Rule
• Senate OKs Trump Pick For 5th Circ. Seat
• Israeli Defense Co. Tacks $5.8M More Onto $21M IP Verdict
• Cigna's Plan Reading Faulty In $8M ERISA Suit, Court Told
• Texas Doc's Attack On Expert Report Can't Sink Patient Suit
• State Tax After TCJA: Investment In Depreciable Property
• Proskauer Loses Bid To Delay $1.5B Clawback Trial
• Call Center Workers Tell DOL General Dynamics Stole Wages
• Trump Orders DHS To Keep Immigrant 'Caravan' Out Of US
• Senate Advances Trump's Pick For 5th Circ.
• Widower Loses Bid For Review Of Left-Behind Catheter Suit
• Burt Barr Gets $3M Legal Malpractice Suit Tossed
• BALCA Denies Roofing Co.'s Bid For 14 Foreign Workers
• Texas Restaurant Scale Rules Likely Invalid, State AG Says
• Pediatrix Accuses Aetna Of Pressure To Lower Claims
• 5th Circ. Rejects Citgo's Bid For Redo On $81M Spill Penalty
• How States, Federal Agencies Are Challenging Drug Prices
• Stanford Ponzi Scheme Receiver, Ex-GC Reach Settlement
• Romo's Co. Can't Revive Suit Against NFL Over Fan Confab
• Big Changes Ahead For Renewable Fuel Standard
• Texas Hospital Can't Ditch Suit Over Nurse Training
• DOJ, Texas Co. Settle Immigration Status Discrimination Row
• Health Hires: Goodwin, Shook Hardy, Michael Best, Orrick
• Driver Of Big Rig 10 Immigrants Died In Gets Life Sentence
• Dean Foods Wants $45M Disgorged By Gambler Billy Walters
• K&L Gates, Ex-Client Agree To Toss Houston Malpractice Suit
• Free Speech Law Covers Defamation Claims: Texas Justices
• Texas AG Settles Boycott Suit Against Dental Supplier
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Trespass By Fracking: Pennsylvania Court Weighs In
• Ex-Venezuelan Official Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• Proskauer Tells 5th Circ. It's Immune From $1.5B Stanford Suit
• Driller Gets Approval Of $14.3M Award In Trade Secrets Fight
• Ex-Gymnast Sues In Texas, Michigan Over Nassar Abuse
• Texas Atty Gets 10 Years For $26M Workers' Comp Fraud
• Dallas TV Producer Can Keep $2.5M Win Over Tossed Tapes
• BALCA Affirms Labor Cert. Denial For Landscaping Co.
• ENGlobal, NASCO Denied Quick Wins In Plant Contract Row
• Atty Won't Face Malpractice Claims, Texas Court Affirms
• AT&T Scraps Downsized $248M IPO For Vrio Subsidiary
• Southwest Beats FMLA Suit, 5th Circ. Cites Worker Threat
• DraftKings Wants Fantasy Sports Declared Legal In Texas
• Texas Panel Told To Revive Asbestos Depo 'Coaching' Row
• Texas Sets Pace In State Cryptocurrency Crackdowns
• El Paso Appellate Backlog Prompts Case Transfers
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• ATP Vendors' Mineral Liens Void, 5th Circ. Says
• NASCAR Drone Countermeasures May Be Illegal
• Plastic Surgeon's Trial Win Upheld By Texas Court
• High Court Not Sure Restitution Law Covers GE's Legal Fees
• Texas HHSC Gets 1 Of 2 Nurse Pay Discrepancy Suits Nixed
• Breaking Down The Appeals In $1B VirnetX-Apple Patent War
• Fee Suit Against HomeAway Should Be Trimmed, Judge Says
• Zinke Declines To Lower Offshore Drilling Royalty Rates
• Texas Grid Regulator Immune From Panda's Suit Over Ch. 11
• Dorsey & Whitney Adds Trial Pro As Partner To Dallas Office
• Some 10,800 Sales Tax Jurisdictions Await Wayfair Answers
• Sandy Hook Parents Hit Infowars With $2M Defamation Claims
• Tech 'Unicorn' DocuSign Tops 2 IPO Launches Totaling $671M
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Texas DA Says Judge's Stun Belt Use Doesn't Merit New Trial
• How CPSC Late Reporting Penalty Trends Are Evolving
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• 5th Circ. Seeks Miss. Justices' Help In Blast Coverage Row
• Sheppard Mullin Enters Texas Market With Dallas Office
• Enviros Say Court Got Exxon $20M Pollution Ruling Right
• Ex-BP Economist Cops To Bitcoin Extortion Plot
• Startup Can't Put Mattress Firm's False Ad Suit To Rest
• DLA Piper Adds 2 Securities Litigators To Dallas Office
• Reject Anadarko's Discovery Requests, Government Says
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Willbros Investors Notch $10M Deal In Stock Drop Fight
• Union Pacific Hit With Suit Over Houston Apartment Floods
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• No One-Size-Fits-All Ruling In Texas Retained Acreage Cases
• Man Wins $33M Verdict For Injuries In Texas Factory Fire
• Driller Can't Dodge Suit Over Car Accident, Texas Justices Say
• Divided Texas High Court Orders New Trial In Coverage Row
• Underwriters Push Arbitration In $500M Oil Rig Payout Row
• Gov't Tells Fed. Court To Deny Exxon $337M In Tax Refunds
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Davis, Kirkland
• Energy-Focused Pure Acquisition Tops Target With $360M IPO
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Texas Justices Ax 'Latent Injury' Suit Against Schlumberger
• Hunt Petroleum Heir's Attys Lose $7.3M Fees In Estate Row
• Kickback Scheme Gets Diagnostic Center Owner 68 Months
• DC Circ. Tells NLRB To Try Again On Unfair Firing Case
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 2
• Mass. Top Court Won't Quash AG Climate Probe Of Exxon
• Backpage.com Pleads Guilty In Texas, CEO Cops In Calif.
• Schiff Hardin Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Insurer's Malpractice Suit
• Migrant Caravan Requires More Border Agents, Congress Told
• Hospital Owner Can't Keep Ch. 11 Malpractice Row In Court
• JG Wentworth Didn't Pay OT, Loan Operators Claim
• Apple's Infringement In $502M Security IP Row Willful: Jury
• Why Texas Contractors Should Watch Lon Smith V. Key
• Statoil, Ex-Employee Settle Wrongful Termination, Fraud Row
• Texas Doctor Charged With Trading Xanax For Favors
• Ex-Texas Congressman Found Guilty In Charity Fraud Trial
• Preempting Preemption: Device Cases After Shuker — Part 1
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• Broker Says It's Owed A Defense In Fight Over Policy Sales
• Imperium In Rarefied Air With $7M Patent Atty Fee Award
• UK Football Club Accuses Utah Kids' Group Of Stealing TM
• Apple Says Uniloc's 'Bad' Patent Suit Warrants Sanctions
• Hercules Must Cover $5.5M In Fees In Oil Rig Fire Suit
• City's Tax Measure Didn't Mislead Residents, Texas Court Says
• Macquarie, KKR $100M Auction-Rigging Claims Advance
• Statoil, Total Pay $340M For Gulf Of Mexico Oil Assets
• Chick-fil-A, ESPN Sued Over Music In TV Commercial
• Mass. Crackdown Reflects Increased State Regulation Of ICOs
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Clark Hill, Strasburger & Price Announce Merger
• Texas Court Tosses Chemical Peel Burn Claims
• Petrobras Says It Never Ditched $400M Suit's Legal Theory
• Baylor Doc Effectively Immune To Patient Assault Suit: Panel
• Panel Questions Gas Co.'s Stake In West Texas Oil Leases
• Robbins Geller To Lead InterOil Investors' Exxon Suit
• Holland & Knight Nabs Texas Enviro Attys From Kelley Drye
• Apple Hit With $502.6M Verdict In Latest VirnetX Patent Trial
• Waste Co. Asks 5th Circ. To Revive RICO Suit Against Rival
• Int'l Tariffs Pose Threat To Local Economies, Jobs, Taxes
• Report: Crypto Investments Plagued By 'Widespread Fraud'
• Chinese Data Co. To Pay $9M To End Investor Stock-Drop Suit
• Royal Caribbean Gets Harvey Class Claims Nixed
• ENGlobal Says NASCO Contract Terms Require Payment
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Trump Nominates Judges For 3rd, 11th Circuits
• Atty Convicted Of Coercing Clients Into Sex Gets 80 Years
• 2 Lender Trade Groups Sue CFPB Over Payday Lending Rule
• Union Pacific Gets Partial Quick Win In Cleanup Suit
• Polsinelli Taps 2 To Head Global Franchise, Supply Practice
• Ex-Texas Congressman's Fraud Case Heads To Jury
• SEC Accuses Pair Of Raising $3.8M In Ponzi, Drilling Schemes
• Democratic AGs Wade Into Fight Over Future Of ACA
• Dallas Restaurateur Says Atty Betrayed Him In Tex-Mex Row
• Gov't Skirts Regs In Resisting $26M Tax Refund, Oil Co. Says
• BIA Expands Decision On Vacated Convictions To 5th Circ.
• AT&T Settles Texas Suit Over Internet Filtering Patent
• Morgan Stanley Fund Adds Delaware Basin Assets For $1.75B
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Willis Tells 5th Circ. $120M Stanford Ponzi Deal Is Best Offer
• Texas Justices OK Penalty For 'King Cobra' Atty In Fee Row
• Texas Claims Sovereign Immunity For Strip Club's Appeal
• Tech Cos. See High Stakes In Row Over Anonymous Reviews
• Uber, Fund Spar Over Docs In Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• PE Firm Rhône Completes $560M Buy Of Fogo De Chão
• Health Hires: Dentons, Greenberg Traurig, Morgan Lewis
• Split Texas Justices Toss Gym Teacher's Sex Harassment Suit
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Texas Gov. Says US Needs Investor Protections In NAFTA
• Should We Trust The Fiduciary Rule Is Gone?
• Judge Denies Bias And Texas State Sen.'s New Trial Bid
• Cobalt Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan Approved After Settlement
• Ranch Owners Off Hook For Child's Horseback Riding Injury
• JPMorgan Fights To Nix $6B Punitive Award In Probate Case
• Aussie DNA Test Co. Keeps Win In Patent Row With Texas Dr.
• California Is Missing Piece In Trump's National Guard Plan
• Texas Homeowners Sue Engineering Co. Over Harvey Damage
• Ex-Texas Congressman Doesn't Take Stand In Own Fraud Trial
• Court Says Title VII Covers Trans Bias But Hands Phillips Win
• Why High Court Ruling Matters For Compact Clause Entities
• Crowe & Dunlevy Adds 2 Foley Gardere IP Attys In Dallas
• Supplement Co. Manager Cops To Selling Illegal Stimulants
• Trump To Send National Guard To Southwest Border
• Ohio Atty Freed From Texas Suit Over E-Discovery Oversight
• Law Firm Mergers Set Q1 Record After Landmark Year
• Dallas Tex-Mex Chain Sues Founder Over Rival Eateries, IP
• Government Rests In Fraud Trial Of Ex-US Rep. From Texas
• Layne Investors Say More Info Needed On $565M Sale
• Chipotle OT Suit Stayed While 5th Circ. Looks At Contempt
• Staffer 'Couldn't See A Way Out' Of Ex-Congressman's Scam
• Texas Lab Must Pay $30.6M For Inflated Mileage Charges
• Fieldwood Energy Gets OK For Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• US, Pipeline Co. Ask 5th Circ. To Toss Block On La. Project
• Citgo Urges Full 5th Circ. To Rethink $81M CWA Penalty
• Antero Says Ex Superintendent Operated Kickback Scheme
• How Policyholders Can Prepare For 2018's Hurricane Season
• Nurses Granted Cert. In Dallas Hospital FLSA Suit
• 50 Years After MLK's Death, Housing Segregation Persists
• Vindication Of Employers' Jones Act Rights At 5th Circ.
• Aide Who Took Deal Testifies Against Ex-Rep. In Fraud Trial
• Dentists Get Expert Report Wiped In Heart Valve Case
• Dr Pepper Dodges 'Diet' False Ad Claim, For Now
• Jackson Walker Picks Up 4 Gardere Wynn Partners
• Twitter, Yelp Back Glassdoor In Negative Review Spat
• U-Haul Hit With $17M Jury Award For Motorcyclist's Injury
• Drivers Seek Cert. In $60M Privacy Suit Over Vehicle Records
• Goldman Sachs Slams 'Irrelevant' FDIC Motion In RMBS Row
• Husch Blackwell Adds 14 From Gardere Wynne In Texas