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Texas - July, 2018

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• Google Can't Move Texas IP Case To Calif., Says Gilstrap
• Huawei Faces Patent Infringement Suit Over 'One Hand Mode'
• Texas Therapists Ink Settlement With FTC Over Pay Rates
• Feds Can't Medicate Immigrant Kids Without Consent
• Osprey Shareholder Sues To Stop $400M Blackstone Deal
• Ore. Farm Co. Let Out Of Suit Over Texas Truck Driver's Death
• Bradley Arant Picks Up Energy Attys From Foley Gardere
• Voters Take 'Misleading' Tax Measure Fight To Texas Justices
• Ranch Says Permian Operator Owes $2M For Breaches
• States Sue To Block Federal 3D Gun Printing Settlement
• Texas Court Revives Suit Over Trucker's Accident Death
• Texas Shipper Buys Plant For $15M In Gas Gathering Dispute
• Houston Firm Asks Court To End Dead Firefighter Benefit Row
• Contractor Owes $2M From Renovation, Condo Owner Says
• Estes Thorne Lures Back Ex-Dallas Hospital GC
• 4 Firms Steer Williams' Multibillion-Dollar Day Of Deals
• Akerman Adds Greenberg Traurig's Cybersecurity Pro
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• BHP Deals US Shale Assets To BP, Merit For $10.8B
• Jet Co. Can Bring Claim Against Texas City In Hangar Row
• Texas Court Won't Split $580M Pension Suit Over Bad Advice
• Texas Property Owner Says State Auto Welched On $22M Plan
• Atlanta Rapper Can't Dodge Texas Contract Breach Lawsuit
• Baylor Says Attys Have 'Alternate Agenda' For Seeking Docs
• Texas Power Agency's $1.8M Win Against Lawyer Will Stand
• Texas Plant To Pay $3.5M To Settle Enviros' Emissions Suit
• Texas Doc's Misspelled Name Dooms Med Mal Suit
• Daewoo Urges 5th Circ. To Rehear Iron Shipment Seizure Row
• Factory Dust System Makers Can't Ditch $33M Injury Verdict
• Court Reverses Doctor's Loss Over Employment Contract
• Bristol-Myers Unlikely To Shake Up Class Action Landscape
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• 5th Circ. Suggests Insurance May Cover Credit Card Breach
• Feds Knock Texas Doc's Bid To Torpedo $240M Fraud Case
• Bracewell Partner Named GC For Texas Gov.
• Toyota Can't Protect Documents From Seat-Design Trial
• Deported Seismic Consultant Settles With Immigration Firm
• Chevron Raises Bribe Claims Before Ex-Worker's Sentencing
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Texas Judge Won't Toss Indian Child Welfare Act Challenge
• Sanction Eased For Texas Judge Who Hawked Divorce Book
• Thompson & Knight Steers Closing Of Tailwater's $1B Fund
• Menchaca Continues To Preclude Post-Appraisal Liability
• Ex-Servergy CEO Dodges Injunction, Disgorgement From SEC
• Halliburton Litigation Alum Joins BoyarMiller In Houston
• Patent Owners Win Only Half Of EDTX Trials, Study Finds
• Energy Tech Co. Says Rival Can't Prove Damages In IP Row
• Boundary Row Led To Double Taxation, Texas Justices Hear
• Toyota Owners Defend Cert. Bid In Defective Windshield Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Revives Plumber's Defective Parts Suit
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• A Range Of State Responses After Wayfair
• Texas DOT Can't Avoid 3rd-Party Claim In Deadly Crash Suit
• Texas Firm Dodges Claims It Fumbled Oxygen Tank Suit
• DuPont Reaches $3.1M Settlement Over Fatal 2014 Gas Leak
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• Texas Jury Awards Rain-X Maker $1.3M In False Ad Row
• Badger Tells Jurors It's Owed $20M In Gas Gathering Dispute
• Google Apologizes To Gilstrap After IP Suit Sanctions Threat
• 'Professional Objectors' Could Be Barred From Ill. In Suit
• Law Enforcement, Texas Businesses Oppose End Of DACA
• How Texas' Anti-SLAPP Law Applies To Medical Peer Review
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• FTS International Must Pay $101M For Texas Truck Accident
• Furniture Co. Accuses CFO, Worker Of Selling Knockoff Beds
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Texas Court Limits Info Toyota Must Disclose In Seats Suit
• BCBS Affiliates Say Venue Still Wrong In ERISA Suit
• United, Next Health Denied Dismissals In $100M Fraud Suit
• Trial Wraps In Suit Over Texas Fetal Remains Disposal Rule
• Hunton Brings In Energy Partners From Vinson & Elkins
• Takeaways From 5th Circ. Wind Farm Scam Case
• 5th Circ. Denies Brothers Convicted Of Visa Fraud A New Trial
• Capital One Worker Says Cancer-Related PTO Led To Firing
• M&G Offers $6M Deal For Int'l Co. Exits From Del. Ch. 11
• Concrete Block Co.'s $2M Win In Defamation Row Upheld
• House Panel OKs $51B DHS Bill With Border Wall Boost
• Bilfinger Unit Gets $28.6M In Dispute Over Texas Ironworks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, UnitedHealth, Niu
• AngioDynamics Will Pay $12.5M To End DOJ's FCA Probe
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Bias Suit Against Oil Well Co.
• 5th Circ. Kills Trademark Suit Over 'Cowboy' Bourbon
• Texas Hospital Must Face Discrimination Suit, Panel Says
• Signing As Wife Can't Shield Expedia User From Arbitration
• Cisco Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Whistleblower Suit
• Chris Dodd Talks Dodd-Frank, Nuremberg Trial, Hollywood
• M&G Creditors Balk At Proposed Ch. 11 Exit For Int'l Units
• BALCA Denies H-2B Certification To Construction Co. In Texas
• Texas Federal Judge Sentences 8 In India Call Center Scam
• Bed Bath & Beyond Blocked From Selling Water Balloon Toy
• Steadfast, Zurich Say They Don't Cover Builder In Fraud Row
• Local Telecom Companies Get $1.7M In Unpaid Access Fees
• 5th Circ. Pauses FTC Action Over La. Real Estate Rule
• Senate Narrowly Confirms Andrew Oldham To 5th Circ.
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Former Oil Exec Settles With SEC On $11.7M Offering Fraud
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe Coverage For Fatal Parade Crash
• A Big Verdict Highlights Hazardous Trucking Practices
• Sinclair Tries Amending Divestitures To Placate FCC
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• How Courts Are Analyzing Copyright Protection For Software
• Texas Catholic Group Need Not Reveal Docs, 5th Circ. Says
• Reps. Reintroduce Bill To Curb Patent Licensing Fee Demands
• NFL's Texans Cheerleaders Agree To Arbitrate Wage Suit
• 5th Circ. Finds FHFA Structure Unconstitutional
• Landry's Seeks To Trim Claims In $20M Suit Over Data Breach
• Santander Investors Reach $9.5M Deal In Accounting Row
• Suit Against Insurer In Plane Crash Row Partially Revived
• 5th Circ. Nixes Enviros' Suit Over Texas Highway Projects
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• DC Circ. Backs Narrow FERC Review Of US-Mexico Pipeline
• Ex-Drug Exec Gets 15 Years For $50M Pill Distribution Plot
• Munsch Hardt To Absorb Dallas Trial And IP Boutique
• Ex-Oil Co. CEO To Pay SEC $180K Over Undisclosed Loans
• 5th Circ. Upholds Sentence In Scheme To Swindle NBA Player
• DOL Formally Rolls Back 'Persuader' Rule
• Erin Energy Ch. 11 Case Converted To Liquidation
• Jackson Walker Snags 2 Foley Gardere Attys In Dallas
• Venezuelan Ex-Official Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering
• Del. Justices Reverse $13.7M Travelers Coverage Judgment
• Drivers Drop $60M Suit Against Data Co. Over Selling Info
• 3 Firms Steer $340M Tidewater, GulfMark Tie-Up
• 5th Circ. OK's Lender's $8.6M Win In Fight With Hunt Heir
• Biz Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Leave DOL OT Injunction Intact
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Honduran Can't Be Deported Until She's Reunited With Child
• Kia Cleared Of Defective Steering, Air Bags Suit In Texas
• Texas Panel Denies Silicon Labs $1.49M Sales Tax Refund
• Match Faces 2nd Infringement Suit Over 'Life Issues' Patent
• 5th Circ. Scraps Dealership's Nearly $1M Win Against Jaguar
• Texas Justices Turn Away Firm's Bid To Nix Atty Bribery Claim
• Uniloc Says Amazon's Video Compressor Infringes Its Patent
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Enviros Ask 5th Circ. To Declare Effluent Rule Delay Illegal
• Army Picks Austin For New Cutting-Edge Tech Unit
• Gas Driller Says Blackstone Unit Abused First Refusal Right
• Asbestos Transparency Laws Can Stop Double Recovery
• Texas Atty Defends Toss Of Suit Over Abusive ADA Litigation
• Northstar Sues Tana For Contract Breach In Oil Asset Sale
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• States Back La. Real Estate Board's Appeal In FTC Action
• Cattle Co. Gets $115K In Attys' Fees In Koch Ranch Row
• Texas Court Sides With Plastic Surgeon In Expert Report Row
• Indigo Didn't Take Raytheon Trade Secrets, Fed. Circ. Says
• Hospital Asks Texas Justices To Nix Medical Bill Fight
• Texas Hail Bill Is Already Affecting Insurance Litigation
• Startup Tells Quicken Loans To Stop Using Trade Secrets
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Texas Homeowners Move To Toss River Authority Flood Suit
• Driller Asks Texas High Court To Bar Legal Fee Arbitration
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• 5th Circ. Changes Course In Daewoo Shipping Seizure Row
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• Bill Roundup: Improper Entry, TPS, Family Reunification
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Insurer Needn't Cover Crushed Rock Cleanup, Court Says
• Colony Buys 1.1M-Square-Foot Industrial Portfolio
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Texas Court Nixes Juice Bar Owner's Award In Contract Row
• EEOC Sues Texas Medical Office Over Worker's Firing
• Kirkland To Open New Dallas Office With 6 M&A Attorneys
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Insurer Must Defend Engineering Co. In Monastery Leak Suit
• Expert Report OK In Nursing Home Death Suit: Texas Panel
• IHeartMedia Creditors Seek To Bring Claims Against Lenders
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• IRS Denies Dragging Its Feet In Exxon Mobil FOIA Case
• Vantage Wants Petrobras To Post Bond In $622M Award Row
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Texas AG Warns San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Is Preempted
• Heart Transplant Surgeon Sues Houston Chronicle, ProPublica
• Eni Asks 5th Circ. To Undo Transocean's Win Over Drill Ship
• Coal-Fired Plant's $83M Rate Hike Axed By Texas Panel
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Dykema Brings Construction, Energy Atty To Dallas Office
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• Texas Asks DC Circ. To Nix Block On Detainee Abortion Rules
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• IHeartMedia Defends Bid To Retain 2 Ch. 11 Financial Advisers
• Printing Co. Says Arbitrator 'Refused To Follow' Texas Law
• 9 IPO Launches Exceeding $1.2B Rev Up July Pipeline
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Nix Of $77M Trade Secrets Award
• Houston Teams, Comcast Spar Over Deal's Value In Ch. 11
• Feds Want Breitling Energy CEO Kept In Jail Before Fraud Trial
• Murphy Oil Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
• Split 5th Circ. Tosses La. Bayou Pipeline Injunction
• Texas Ambulance Co. Sues Ford Over Defective Driveshafts
• Renovation Exceptions Can Complicate Vacancy Exclusions
• 5th Circ. Rejects Texas Pill Mill Doc's Conviction Appeal
• Landry's Says Insurer On Hook For Cost Of Data Breach Suit
• In-N-Out Loses 5th Circ. Fight Over Wage Advocacy Buttons
• Restaurant Orgs Sue To Take Down DOL's Tip-Credit Guidance
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings Of 2018: Midyear Report
• Advocates Want Texas Suit Challenging DACA Tossed
• Ex-ClubCorp Exec Settles SEC Insider Trading Charges
• Atty Can't Revive Defamation Suit Against Daily, Judge
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Ex-NFLer's Mismanaged Assets Claims Return To State Court
• Texas Radio Host Gets 12 Years For Investment Ponzi Scheme
• Texas Justices Skip Hospital's Bid To Ax Ex-Worker's Win
• Dr Pepper Hit With Suit Over 'Real Ginger' Campaign
• The Path To Restitution After Lagos
• Atty Pushes To Arbitrate Legal Malpractice Suit
• Winning Protestor Denied Injunction On Army Nursing Deal
• Quicken Loans Wants Tech Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• Negligence Award Over Assault Victims' Landlord Reversed
• Statler Hotel Says Ace Underpaid Claims During Renovation
• Ex-Financial Services Exec Cops To $1M Kickback Scheme
• Texas A&M Immune In Student's Death From Chemical Use
• Texas Case Shows Clarity Is Key In The Appraisal Process
• Grant Thornton Beats Funds' Malpractice Suit At 5th Circ.
• Asylum Seekers Likely To Prove US Deterrence Policy: Judge
• Texans, Cheerleaders Take Wage-And-Hour Suit To Arbitration
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• 5th Circ. Criticizes Judge's Sexist Comment About Atty
• New Mexican Prez May Slow But Won't Stop Energy Reform
• Houston Firm Sues Atty For $1M Plus Fees Over Taking Client
• Romo's Fantasy Expo Asks Texas Justices To Revive NFL Suit
• CFPB Structure Is Unconstitutional, 5th Circ. Hears
• EEOC Says Halliburton Maintained Anti-Muslim Workplace
• K&L Gates Lands 2 Curtis Attorneys In Houston
• Injured Oil Worker's $2.8M Award Overturned By Texas Court
• Sprint Urges FCC To Clarify Local Carrier Fee Rules
• 6 Legal Ethics Opinions To Know: A Midyear Report
• Fashion Tech Co. Says Rival Sites Stole Millions Of Images
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• Ship Owner Spurns Arbitration Bid In $19.9M Maritime Suit
• Bulk Of Ex-Highland Capital Exec's Del. Suit Filed Too Late
• Texas City's Ex-Mayor Gets 8 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Texas AG Tells 11 Cities Their Plastic Bag Bans Are Illegal
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Maxell Scores $43M EDTX Jury Win In ZTE Patent Trial
• 5th Circ. Revives Nurse's Suit Over Groping Patient
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Oil Driller Seeks OK Of $622M Petrobras Arbitration Award
• Texas Hospital Hit With $1M Retaliation Suit By Ex-Worker
• REIT Offers Up 3 Properties Valued At $99.8M To Form JV
• ExxonMobil Says Rail Car Co. Owes $30M Or More For Scam
• Warbler Still Endangered, Feds Tell Court In Texas ESA Suit
• States Fight Feds' Quick Win Bid In Native Adoption Law Suit
• 6 Firms Steer Dell's Stock Swap Deal With VMware Unit
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term