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Texas - June, 2019

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• Judge Wants Kid Border Facility Conditions Fixed 'Post Haste'
• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Fed. Circ. Axes Part Of VirnetX Patent Tied To $1B Apple Case
• Texas Supreme Court To Hear Oil Rig Co. Franchise Tax Case
• Texas Regulator Targets Crypto Promoters Amid Bitcoin Boom
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• 4 Oil & Gas Cases Texas Supreme Court Will Hear This Term
• Texas Justices To Weigh Tax Deductions On Machine Rentals
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Rehab Giant Pays $48M To End Sham Diagnosis FCA Suits
• Texas High Court To Hear AMC's Tax Case Over Film Showings
• Texas Justices To Review Prepayment Rule On Tax Lawsuits
• Texas Justices To Hear Insurer's Challenge To Medical Bill Suit
• Feds Say Alaska Native Corp. CEO Can't Ditch Bribe Claims
• Texas Justices To Review Atty's Push Poll Sanction
• Malpractice Time Bar Teed Up In 2 Texas High Court Cases
• Benefits Award Doesn't Bar Delay Claim, Texas Justices Say
• Texas Justices OK Alexander Dubose, Chevron Fees Deal
• Radio Giant IHeartMedia Drops IPO For Direct Listing
• California Bill Highlights Worker Misclassification Debate
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Texas Justices To Hear Evidence Destruction Immunity Case
• Texas Justices OK Suit Over UT Cancer Center Patient Death
• Texas Justices Back Carrizo In $28M Drilling Contract Fight
• Texas High Court To Hear Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• Texas High Court Takes Up Gov't Arbitration Immunity Fight
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Texas Justices Take On ETP, Enterprise $535M Pipeline Fight
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• Insurance Firm Execs Owe $12.5M In Fight With Late Partner
• Texas Family Can't Escape Hurricane Relief Fraud Convictions
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• 5th Circ. Nixes SEC's Win In $22M Oil Investment Fraud Case
• Roku Can't Take Patent Suit From New West Texas Judge
• Texas Swag Co. Exec Gets Prison For Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• 3rd Circ. Pick Advances, But Feinstein Dings His Experience
• DOD Names Contractors For Texas Portion of $5B Border Wall
• Flores Attys Say Border Facilities Violate Protections For Kids
• American Airlines Beats Ex-Workers' ADA Suit At 7th Circ.
• Circuit Split Widens On Bankruptcy Jurisdiction In SSA Claims
• Huawei Took Startup's Secrets, Jury Finds, But Won't Be Fined
• 5th Circ. Asks If ACA's Invalidation Can Be Appealed
• States 'Stepped Into The Breach' As Crypto Market Exploded
• Texas Telecom Co.'s Trade Secret Trial Win Upped To $26M
• Seizure Order Allowed Prearbitration, 5th Circ. Says
• Acting CBP Head Resigns Amid Migrant Kids Controversy
• Houston YMCA Escapes Ex-Employee's Discrimination Suit
• Kinder Morgan Gets Permian Highway Pipeline Suit Tossed
• High Court Nixes State Residency Reqs. For Liquor Licenses
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• FTC, States Crack Down On Robocallers With 94 New Cases
• Texas Anti-SLAPP Law Can't Kill Trade Secrets Suit
• McKinsey Draws More Heat With New App In Coal Co. Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let EchoStar Unit Dodge $21M IP Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magellan, Miniso, Woodford
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• NY Firm Can't Ditch Texas Suit Over Unpaid Deposition Bills
• No Need To Join Patent Pingpong Match, Justices Told
• Subcontractors Can't Get Maritime Lien, High Court Told
• Ex-Venezuela Oil Minister Fights $1.4B Default Judgment
• Firm, Client On Hook For Health-Monitoring IP Suit, Court Told
• Shearman & Sterling Adds Texas Bankruptcy Pro
• McAfee Says Ex-Sales Workers Stole Trade Secrets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blue Racer, GV Gold, Bitmain
• Texas Supreme Court Halts El Paso Landmark Demolition
• High Court Roundup: Justices Won't Hear 3 Patent Cases
• High Court Turns Away 3 Transportation Cases
• DHS Contractor Fired For Reporting Boss' Fraud, Suit Says
• Kirkland, Latham Steer $410M Natural Gas Services Deal
• Dykema Adds Senior Counsel To Its Dallas Office
• Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Assist $650M Del Frisco's Purchase
• Police, Firefighters Must Stay In Spectrum's T-Band, GAO Says
• Schlumberger Unit Fights Sanctions Bid In Patent Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Reopen $161M Strasburger & Price Suit
• Gas Co. Insurers Want $189M Harvey Damage Row Arbitrated
• Petrobras Forks Over $701M Award, But Plans 5th Circ. Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Schulte
• Texas Justices Say More Proof Needed For $1.37M Sanction
• Should Judges Tweet? 'Absolutely Not,' Retired Judge Warns
• Igloo Deal Settles Pa. ADA Suit Over Website Accessibility
• Crane Co. Can't Secure Coverage Of $3.8M Injury Suit Costs
• Dems' Concern Over Local Ties Doesn't Stop 9th Circ. Pick
• Bipartisan $4.6B Border Funding Bill Heads To Senate Floor
• Atty Who Beat Malpractice Claim Can Keep $62K Fee Award
• Texas Developer Says JV Partners Cost It $100M In Sales
• Teammate Charged In Opioid Death Of Rice Football Star
• Rohrmoos Highlights Steps To Securing Atty Fees In Texas
• Romo-Backed Fan Expo Wants Another Shot At NFL
• Threat Of Sales Tax Overcollection Suits Grows Post-Wayfair
• Digital Data Privacy One Year After Carpenter
• Insurance Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• 5th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Petrobras' Shoddy Chain Suit
• Texas Panel Lets Ex-LLC Owner Access Company Records
• Staying Awake Is Essential To Surveillance Job, 5th Circ. Says
• Intellectual Ventures Striking Deals In Wireless IP Fights
• Judicial Pick Opposed By LGBTQ Groups Among 4 Confirmed
• Offshore Rig Ruling Checks State Claims At Shore
• Ares Management Backs $165M Texas Oil And Gas Venture
• PHI Chops $70M Stock Offering From Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas AG Fraud Case In Limbo After Prosecutor Pay Ruling
• Spark Energy Wins Bid To Move Variable Rate Suit To NJ
• DOJ's Citgo Case Highlights Reach, And Limits, Of FCPA
• Universities Hit With New 'Varsity Blues' Class Action
• Del. Justices Revive Investor's Blue Bell Listeria Suit
• $10M School District Suit Must Be Arbitrated, Insurers Say
• FCC Told Nexstar Conspired To Impair Minority Broadcaster
• Noble Drilling Gets Rig Worker Discrimination Suit Trimmed
• Texas Panel Tells Trial Judge It's Time To Enter Judgment
• Football Helmet Maker Says Ex-Player's Suicide Suit Too Late
• Mark Cuban Urges 5th Circ. To Stop SEC 'Forum Shopping'
• Shippers Look To High Court For 'Safe Berth' Resolution
• The Biggest Insurance Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Tech Giants Want Out Of Suit Over Deadly Dallas Shooting
• Judge Urged To Deny Texas Quick Win In DACA Suit
• Dallas Federal Courthouse Remains Closed After Shooting
• Texas Justices Say No Lifting Of Stay In Anti-SLAPP Appeal
• Second Look Frees Insurer From Covering Faulty Work Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enterprise Products, ArisGlobal, Bayer
• 5th Circ. Sinks $65M Stanford Insurance Scam Deal
• Insys Hit With Nationwide Opioid Class Claim In Ch. 11
• HVAC Contractor Seeks $37M For Texas Hospital Work
• Bracewell, Shapiro Bieging Lead $2.1B Bank Merger
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• 3 Firms Guide $1.8B Keane, C&J Oilfield Services Tie-Up
• American Airlines Wins Temporary Block On Work Slowdown
• IAC, Match Must Face Tinder Founders' Trimmed $2B Suit
• Lone Star Laterals: Munck Wilson, Thompson Knight, SEC
• $50M Trade Secrets Claim Fizzles Into $290K Jury Award
• ITT Tech Lending Arm To Forgive $168M In Student Loans
• DC Circ. Says Feds Must Let Immigrant Minors Have Abortions
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Fenwick
• Legacy Reserves Strikes $1B Restructuring Deal
• Texas Justices Revive Home Damage Suit Against Engineers
• State Efforts To Rein In Drug Costs Have Mixed Success
• Texas Justices Pass On DLA's $1.3M Malpractice Verdict
• Texas Adds Fresh Ambiguity To Anti-SLAPP Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Grupo Argos, Patterson-UTI
• Litigation Funder Can't Recoup $5.8M From Deepwater Claims
• Cheniere Can't Grab LNG Co., Ex-Partner Tells Chancery Court
• More Lawmakers Join Cry Against New Local Radio Royalties
• Atty Can't Nix $18M Tax Evasion Row Over Stalling Claims
• How To Streamline Virtual Law Team Mass Tort Defense
• 5th Circ. Nixes Oil Cos.' Win In Eagle Ford Contract Fight
• UFC Fighter Sues Crane Operator After Deadly Dallas Collapse
• Hastings Owner Must Face Ch. 11 Liquidating Trust Claims
• 4 More Trump Judicial Nominees Advance To Full Senate
• Attys In ABC Affiliate Defamation Case Lose $256K Fee Award
• 3 Firms Steer TPG Blank Check Co.'s $884M Slot Biz Deal
• Southcross Ch. 11 Sale Delayed By 'Overwhelming Response'
• DOJ Backs Qualcomm's Appeal Of Phone Buyer Class Cert.
• Enviros Hit FWS With Suit Over Prairie Chicken Inaction
• Gun Seller Urges Texas Justices To Toss Mass-Shooting Suits
• NJ, Texas Firms Unlawfully Pocketed Mesh Funds, Suit Says
• KMCO Asks Texas MDL Panel To Consolidate 9 Explosion Suits
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• Porter Hedges Snags Star Patent Litigator From Heim Payne
• Rent-A-Center Atty Takes Over As GC Resigns
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Enviros Sue Over Deepwater-Linked Safety Rule Rollback
• EEOC Ends BNSF's Suit By Killing Right-To-Sue Letters
• Botched Injection Suit Can Proceed, Texas Panel Says
• Texas Court Axes Photographer's Suit Against University
• Trump Nominates Miss. District Judge For 5th Circ.
• Preliminary Cert. Likely For Gas Industry Drivers' FLSA Suit
• EPA Ozone Rulings Were Proper, States Tell DC Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wintershall, Fosun Fashion, Sunnova
• Legacy Eyes Prepackaged Ch. 11 To Cut $900M In Debt
• Justices Highlight Importance Of Title VII Procedural Details
• 6th Circ. Says Liquor Store Not Liable For Card Breach Costs
• Marketing Firm Wants $50M From Rival In Trade Secrets Trial
• Assisted Care Investor Avoids Chancery Contempt Arrest
• Justices Won't Solve Question Of Brady Rights At Plea Stage
• Alaska Native Corp. Executive Wants Out Of Kickback Suit
• 4 Sentenced In $3M Houston Hotel Embezzlement Scam
• Atty Says Feds 'Tampered' With Transcript, Wants Sanctions
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• Alleged Traffickers Look To Slip Out Of Phone-Smuggling Suit
• Banking Platform Biz Alkami Scores $55M Fundraise
• 3 Firms Shape $2.2B Deal For PE-Backed Oil, Gas Biz
• State Wage Law Doesn't Cover Offshore Rigs, High Court Says
• Dell, TiVo Dust-Up Sent To State Court Despite Patent Issue
• Texas Justices Clarify Triple Damages For Late Commissions
• Ariz. May Lead Charge For Professional Licensing Reciprocity
• Commercial Lease Negotiations In Texas After Rohrmoos
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Kirkland, Hunton
• EXCO Creditors Fire Back At Ch. 11 Plan Challenge
• Westmoreland Coal Sells Last Mine For $300M Credit Bid
• Retailer Conn's Says Ex-Counsel's New TCPA Suit Improper
• Deepwater Horizon Case Could Steer Arbitrator Bias Rules
• Closed UCC Sale Can't Be Unwound, NY Appeals Court Says
• 5th Circ. Cuts T-Mobile Loose From Suit Over Baby's Death
• Sheppard Mullin Latest Firm To Court Cannabis Business
• Settlement Moves Helicopter Co. Closer To End Of Ch. 11
• Lilly Urges High Court To Review Its $20M Cialis Patent Loss
• Fintech Co. Q2 Raises $458M In Upsized Stock, Debt Offerings
• Law Firm Not On Hook For Broke Patent Client's Unpaid Fees
• EEOC Wants Suit Over Gay Workers' Rights Tossed Or Paused
• Pomerantz, Wolf Popper To Lead McDermott Stock-Drop Suit
• Texas Panel Says Trial Firm Entitled To Appellate Recovery
• Berkheimer Blocks Quick Alice Ax Of Alarm.com Patents
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• 5 Big Updates To Texas Government Transparency Laws
• States Seek 10-Day Notice Before Trump Obligates Wall Funds
• EZCorp Reaches $4.9M Deal To End Overstated Income Suit
• Jiffy Lube Says Domino's No-Poach Ruling Does Not Apply
• Texas Court Reinstates Choice Hotels' Win In Franchise Fight
• Shackelford Snags 7 Ex-Winstead Attys For Houston Launch
• DLA Piper Steers Q2 Holdings Follow-On Offering
• EXCO Noteholders Say Ch. 11 Plan Favors Insiders
• Fifth Circ. Denies Straight Worker's Bid To Revive Bias Suit
• Path Looks Clear For Rookie Judge To Join 3rd Circ.
• 3 Houston Attys Get Deepwater Horizon Barratry Case Tossed
• Platinum Oil Co. Exec Tells Jury Of Downward Spiral
• Justices Urged To Hear $133M Dallas Terminal Takings Fight
• Lead Attys In Santander Investor Case Secure $3.1M In Fees
• Fed. Circ. Flags Gaps In PTAB Ruling Tied To $1B Apple Row
• Pomerantz To Lead Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Securities Suit
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-McGuireWoods Energy Atty In Houston
• Cybersecurity Lawmaking Needs Help From Specialists
• Baseball's Liability Rule Hinders Protective Nets, Injury Suits
• ConocoPhillips Subsidiary Dodges Texas Royalties Suit
• $27.5M Judgment Can't Be Enforced, ConocoPhillips Says
• Hospital Must Face Suit For Using Recalled Medtronic Device
• REIT's $2.4B Portfolio Buy Led By Hunton, Fried Frank
• 5th Circ.'s Appeal Rule Finally Earns Top Court Review
• Blue Bell Tries To Halt Del. Listeria Suit For Outbreak Probe
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Texas-NM Water Clash
• DOD Contracts Include $3.2B To United Technology Unit
• Baker Botts, Skadden Steer $4.3B Deal For El Paso Electric
• High Court Makes It Tougher To Sink Job Bias Claims