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Texas - November, 2018

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• Texas AG Hits San Antonio With Anti-Sanctuary Cities Lawsuit
• Twitter, BlackBerry Sued Over Multimedia Messaging Tech
• State Lawmakers Face Familiar Challenges In 2019
• Nominal CEO Of $15M Oil Ponzi Scheme Co. Faces SEC Suit
• Selena's Husband Can't Ax Father's Suit Over Book, TV Deal
• Personal Injury Firm's $755K Award Nixed Over Venue Spat
• Navajos Say They Deserve Place In Appeal Of ICWA Ruling
• 5th Circ. Tells Judge To Reexamine Deposition Order
• Texas Judges Rule Against Aircraft Co. In Late-Filing Row
• Texas Justices Pass On AT&T Lease Payment Battle
• Dell Unit, Others Nab DOD Software Deal Worth Up To $3B
• Rust-Oleum Wants New Trial Over Rain-X False Ad Claims
• Texas Justices To Clarify Statute On Overdue Commissions
• Landlord Loses 5th Circ. Rehearing Bid In Lease Case
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In November
• Stadium Development Can Breathe Life Into Urban Areas
• The Future Of Paid Leave In Texas And Beyond
• There's A Storm Brewing For Some Texas Contractors
• Investors Get First OK On $23M Deal With Cobalt Underwriters
• 5th Circ. Overturns Arbitration Ruling In One Tech Suit
• Tech Giants Off Hook In Woman's France Terror Attack Claims
• Baker Hughes Asks 5th Circ. For $17.6M Tax Refund
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jack In The Box, SoftBank, WhiteWater
• CEO Gets Prison For Silicone Bracelet Price-Fixing Scheme
• LA Subway Extension's Last Leg Gets $100M From Gov't
• FinCEN Tightens The Net On Illicit Real Estate Deals
• Shareholder Blasts $685M Learning Co. Sale As Unfair
• PE Manager To Face Contempt Hearing In Hospital's Ch. 11
• Jackson Walker Seeks End To Ex-NFLer's Wealth Mgmt Suit
• Fairway Energy Cleared To Tap $20M Del. Ch. 11 DIP Loan
• Texas Hospital Can't Duck Suit Over Amputated Leg
• Appeals Court Derails Dallas Transit Union's $2.5M Award
• HHS Watchdog Says Migrant Child Facility Isn't Vetting Staff
• Texas Court Tosses Family Detention Center Rule Challenge
• EEOC Can't Duck BNSF Suit Over Right-To-Sue Notices
• High Court's Frog Decision May Limit ESA Determinations
• AMCI Closes $220M IPO To Acquire Natural Resources Co.
• Bandera Partners Seeks Shake-Up On Luby's Board
• Investcorp Drops $311M On 6 Properties In Fla., Texas, Utah
• High Court Decision On Review Expands Landowners' Options
• ICE Faces $60M Suit Over Detained Child's Death
• High Court Hints At Skepticism Of ESA Reach In Frog Ruling
• Rape Victims Try To Revive $2M Award Against Landlord
• Greek Shippers Cop To Texas Oil Leak, Will Pay $4M Fine
• Appeals Court Sides With Texas Atty In Divorce Billing Row
• 5th Circ. OKs DOL's Multi-Employer Worksite Citation Rule
• HTC Fights Ericsson Bid To Base IP Royalties On Device Value
• Salvadoran Mother Ordered Reunited With 4-Year-Old Son
• Vantage Says Bribery Deal Irrelevant To $622M Award
• Par Pacific Buys Oil Refiner In Deal Worth More Than $358M
• Texas Panel Orders Arbitration In Bid To Void Noncompetes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain, Goodnight Midstream, Meraas
• Couple Tells 1st Circ. They Can Sue Texas Atty For Malpractice
• Fairway Energy Hits Del. Ch. 11 With $100M Debt, Sale Aim
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• Supreme Court Sends Dusky Gopher Frog Case To 5th Circ.
• Truck Co. Liable In Fatal Rollover Suit, Texas Justices Hear
• Texas Man Claims Facebook Texts Violate TCPA
• Chiropractors' Job Includes Diagnosis, Not Neurology: Panel
• 32 States Back Ark. In Potential High Court Drug-Price Fight
• Clark Hill Adds Ex-Akin Gump Atty To Dallas Office
• Mattress Firm Exits Quick Restructuring, Parent Co. Says
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• Judicial Election Steers Texas County Toward Bail Reform
• Judge Says $20M Maritime Contract Row Should Be Arbitrated
• Bribery Deal With SEC Kills $622M Award, Petrobras Says
• States Back Wyo. At High Court Against Tribal Hunting Right
• Workers Get Conditional Cert. In Offshore Rig OT Row
• IHeartMedia Looks To Re-Up Ch. 11 Worker Bonus Plan
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• A Multistate Perspective On Taxation Of Digital Products
• The Latest On Bristol-Myers' Class Action Application
• Texas Justices Slash Hourly Pay For Paxton Prosecutors
• CFPB Reaches Nearly $12M Settlement With Santander Unit
• Saudi Heirs Cite US Aramco Unit In Bid To OK $18B Award
• Strasburger & Price Win Over $161M Malpractice Suit Affirmed
• Missed Deadline Dooms Gurney Suit: Texas Appeals Court
• Saudi Oil Co. Seeks Enforcement Of $5.3M Arbitration Win
• Tribes Ask 5th Circ. For Halt In Indian Child Welfare Case
• Lewis Brisbois Attys Threatened With Jail For Order Breach
• Chipotle Gets New Trial In $3M Sexual Assault Case
• Ignore AGs Meddling In Popular $84M AOA Deal, Docs Urge
• Collisions By Runaway Semi Are One 'Accident,' 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Investor Pays $4.9M To Exit IRS' Oil Biz Suit
• Circuit Split Encourages Forum Shopping By Injured Seamen
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• Ex-Law Firm Manager Can't Shake Conviction Over $5M Fraud
• Oil Employment Service Says Trade Secrets Suit Should Stay
• Engineering Co. Owner Must Pay $917K To Investor He Duped
• High Court Won't Hear Liability Case Over Enviro Fines
• Pipeline Valve Maker Slips Buyer's Deceptive Practices Claim
• 5th Circ. OKs Denial Of Atty Fees Over 'Outrageous' Behavior
• Amended Suit Doesn't Reset Dismissal Deadline: Texas Panel
• Uber Ex-CEO Seeks To Dump Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Texas Justices Will Hear Pollution Control Tax Break Fight
• Texas Justices Rule First-Refusal Claim Not Time-Barred
• 5th Circ. Nixes Daewoo Bid To Revise Shipment Row Question
• Texas Justices To Weigh Viability Of Negligent Hiring Claim
• Ion PTAB Wins Can't Kill $93M Jury Award, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Texas Supreme Court Revives Patient's Suit Over Paralysis
• Rise Of The CMOs
• Voters, Courts Slowly Take Lawmakers' Redistricting Power
• Health Hires: Quinn Emanuel, Goodwin, Ropes & Gray
• Texas Man Convicted In $36M Drug Resale Scheme
• Texas Justices Mostly Back Equipment Cos. In 4 Tax Cases
• Texas High Court Won't Review $17M Power Plant Award Row
• Mattress Firm Puts Dozens Of Ch. 11 Plan Objections To Bed
• CFPB, Think Finance Say Settlement Talks Are Underway
• Austin Paid Sick Leave Law Axed By Texas Appeals Court
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Cert. Row In Key Contractor Case
• Texas Justices To Review Conspiracy Time-Limit Rule
• Limiting Cable Fees Is Harmful, Cities And Towns Tell FCC
• Texas Holding Co. Commits $100M To Hair Brand, Buys Stake
• State Trust Taxes Ripe For Constitutional Challenges
• 5th Circ. Takes A Broad View Of Vessel 'Operators'
• Prospects For Tax Policy In The 116th Congress
• Ex-Crowe & Dunlevy Director Joins Barnes & Thornburg
• Texas Urges Court To End Pueblo Tribe's Gaming Operations
• Dell Ups VMWare Stock Swap Offer Amid Pressure From Icahn
• Inside Icahn's Battle Over Dell's VMware Stock Swap
• 5th Circ. Orders New Trial For Worker Fired After Injury
• Buc-ee's, Rival Store Agree To Drop Logo Suit
• Texas Builder Loses Bid To Ax Injunction In Water Code Row
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• Saudi Heirs Fight Chevron's Bid To Nix $18B Arbitral Award
• KKR, Macquarie Say Auction-Rigging Claims Merit Dismissal
• Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11 Alleging Predatory Takeover Scheme
• Blue Bell Investors Can't Reargue Chancery Claim Dismissal
• Insurance Trustee Fined $370K For Suing Life Partners
• Texas Court Spikes Med-Mal Claim Over Vague Expert Report
• Carpatsky Gets Win In Ukranian Co.'s Contract Breach Suit
• Texas Panel Tosses Claim Doc Tricked Mistress Into Abortion
• AGs Can Try To Oppose Doctors' Settlement, NJ Judge Says
• Amrock Says Fraud Led To $706M IP Verdict, Seeks New Trial
• BALCA Rejects Construction Co.'s Bid To Hire H-2B Workers
• 4 Firms Steer $360M Sabre Deal For Travel Tech Co. Farelogix
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• Energy, Environment And The Elections: A Changed Mosaic
• In Leap To Plaintiffs Boutique, Munger Vet Makes Rare Move
• Mom Of 'Frack Master' Sanctioned $10K Over Receiver Suit
• Pharma Co. Shakes Texas Securities Suit In Post-Cyan Ruling
• 2 Sentenced For Crimes Including Attempted Murder Of Judge
• Texas Contractor CEO Didn't Rip Off NASA, Jury Says
• Law Firm Says Staffer's Prior Employment Doesn't Warrant DQ
• Man Acquitted Of Conspiring On Bribery With Texas Lawmaker
• Justices Won't Hear Chinese Co.'s $102M Piracy Award Case
• Jury Awards $260M After Man's Death In Crash
• Google Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Review Denied Venue Change
• Justices Reject Southwest Worker's FMLA Retaliation Case
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• 3 Firms Guide PE Firm's $655M Sale Of Sonneborn
• How The States Fared In The Midterms
• Oil Group Says 5th Circ. Ruling May Prompt Forum Shopping
• Vantage Pushes Back On Petrobras Expert In $622M Battle
• Murex Shareholders Want Records To Determine Stock Value
• Ex-Clinic Operator Gets Prison In $158M Medicare Scam
• Newly Blue Texas Appeals Courts Could Benefit Plaintiffs
• HTC Must Prove Ericsson's SEP Royalties Breach: Gilstrap
• Real Estate Co. Must Pay $28.8M After Ripping Off Plans
• Ex-Cable Biz CEO Used Co. Funds For Himself, Chancery Told
• Top 10 Snap Observations From The 2018 Midterm Elections
• 19 Cities, Counties Say Detained-Minor Rules Flout Flores
• Bombardier Can Keep Software Secret In Fatal Crash Case
• Texas Supreme Court Justice Johnson Retires 2 Years Early
• Sun Holdings Affiliate Set To Buy Tex-Mex Chain In Ch. 11
• No Planned Crypto Voluntary Disclosure Program, IRS Says
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Texas Appeals Court Says El Paso Can Use Arena For Sports
• Patent Venue Questions Persist 18 Months After TC Heartland
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Samsung Infringed Licensing Co.'s Patent, Owes $5.9M
• Texas Court Mostly Affirms $4M Award After Med Mal Trial
• HTC Compelled To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims, Past SEP Rates
• Ex-Commodities Trading Exec Arrested For Overstating Profits
• Scammer Of NBA, NFL Pros Gets 10 Years, Must Pay $5.8M
• Dems Make Big Inroads On Texas' Largest Appellate Courts
• CFPB's Payday Rule Compliance Date Stayed By Texas Judge
• Real Estate Rumors: Kalanick, CIM, Acore
• Judge Swap Voids Exec's Loss In Severance Suit, Panel Says
• Ex-Texas Congressman Gets 10 Years For Charity Fraud
• Valero Promotes Longtime In-House Atty To General Counsel
• Bringing Alcoholic Beverage Coupons Into The Digital Age
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Texas AG Paxton Re-Elected To Second Term
• All 3 Republican Justices Re-Elected To Texas High Court
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• 2 Commodities Traders Cop To $60M Spoofing Fraud
• Liberty Mutual Counterclaim Tossed In Texas Hotel Row
• Texas Energy Services Co. Has Trade Secrets Row Trimmed
• Rams Owner's Co. Seeks Win In Sale Interference Suit
• Navajo Nation Wants In On Indian Child Welfare Act Fight
• Stormy Daniels Slams Trump Fee Bid In Defamation Suit
• Insurer Tells 5th Circ. That Jury Should Decide Hotel Sale Row
• V&E, Haynes & Boone Top List Of Texas Judicial Race Donors
• Exxon Loses 2nd Shot At Slipping Investors' Climate Suit
• As Election Day Dawns, Look To The Suburbs
• Whistleblower Seeks Default Win Over Deion Sanders' Charity
• AGs Are Now The 1st Round Draft Picks Of American Politics
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. It Can Bring Sanctuary City Suit
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. To Nix EEOC Background Check Policy
• Fears Nachawati Adds Ex-DOJ Opioid Specialist In Dallas
• Feds Say They're Immune To Texas Church Shooting Suits
• Austin Hotel Collapse Not Covered, Liberty Says
• Liberty Mutual Wants $31M Bond Discharged In Hotel Suit
• Texas Hail Bill Leads To Policyholder Attorney Hail Marys
• 5th Circ. Weighs In On Sentencing Enhancements
• Appeals Court Invalidates Noncompete Against Trucking Co.
• Quantlab Control Dispute Belongs In Delaware, Chancery Says
• GOP Sen. Floats Tax, Social Program Changes To Fund Wall
• 4 Convicted In $3.7M Garland Health Care Fraud Scheme
• Cobalt Investors' $147M Deal OK'd In Angolan Oil Bribe Row
• NJ Court Kicks Stendra Patent Case To Texas
• Dixie Electric Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware With $295M Debt
• Artist Says Macy's Ripped Off 'Greetings From Austin' Mural
• Marcus Corp. Unit Inks $126M Deal For Cinema Dining Chain
• Ericsson Says IP's Value Should Match Phones In HTC Row
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Kirkland
• I Squared Gives $500M, Midstream Co. For EagleClaw Tie-Up
• Dems Look To Snap GOP's 25-Year Hold On Texas High Court
• Sports, Clothing Retailers Must Face Online Search IP Row
• Holland & Knight Adds Tax Partner In Dallas
• Jury Clears Halfway House Biz In FCA Retaliation Suit
• Gastar Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Erase $300M In Debt
• Bombardier Says Contract Bars $8.1M Award In Jet Sale Row
• Texas Panel OKs Ex-Client's Malpractice Arbitration Award
• Atty Rightly Sanctioned For Push Poll, Texas High Court Told
• State Anti-SLAPP In Federal Court: An Update From Texas
• 4 Firms Guide $5.5B Encana, Newfield Energy Tie-Up