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Texas - September, 2019

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• NextEra Loses Bid To Recover $60M In Fees From EFH Ch. 11
• DOJ Wins Bids To End FCA Suits Targeting Eli Lilly, Bayer
• Top House Defense Republican To Leave Congress in 2021
• Spanish Piping Co. Hit With $31M Verdict For False Ads
• VW Wants Texas Justices To Toss State Emissions Suits
• Mozambique Says Oxy-Total Gas Deal To Yield $880M In Tax
• Deutsche Telekom Withholding Sprint-T-Mobile Info: States
• Atty Malpractice Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP Dismissal Bid
• Purdue's $38M Bonus Plan In Ch. 11 Draws Watchdog's Ire
• Shareholder Tearfully Explains Motive In Murex Chancery Trial
• Texas Tribe Asks Justices To Hear Bingo Block Case
• Texas Panel Sides With Gas Co. In Suit Over Cattle Deaths
• DHS Continues To Waive Enviro Laws To Build Border Barrier
• Ocean West-Led Group Drops $250M On Student Housing
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• BofA Strikes $4.2M Deal To End DOL Hiring Bias Probe
• Hotel Search Conspiracy Suit Against Chains Will Proceed
• FTC Appealing Pause Of La. Appraisers Board Case
• NJ, Immigrants Fight DACA Rollback At Supreme Court
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Over Post-Jury Duty Firing
• 'Sweeping Orbit' Of Anti-SLAPP Law Axes Online Review Suit
• Katten Closing 2 Offices As 9 Partners Move On
• Contango Inks $133M Deal For White Star Petroleum's Assets
• US House Votes To End Border Emergency, Setting Up Veto
• Pursuing Wellness
• $1.4M Award To Taiwanese Co. Must Be Nixed, 5th Circ. Hears
• Texas Justices Hear Malpractice Time Bar Needs Pro-Atty Take
• Dialysis Co. Wants 5th Circ. Redo In Tenn. Benefits Law Suit
• Health Co. Hits Rival With TM Suit, Cites Emoji-Ridden Posts
• Winston, Hunton Steer NGL Energy's $600M Hillstone Buy
• Smoke Shop Not Covered For E-Cig Death, Insurer Says
• ExxonMobil Inks $4.5B Asset Sale To PE-Backed Vår Energi
• Trial Date For Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Challenge Won't Move
• Enviros Claim DOI Letting Drillers Skate On Offshore Regs
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• Oil Driller Halcon's $644.5M Equity Swap Wins Court OK
• 5th Circ. Pick In Doubt As 2nd GOP Sen. Voices Opposition
• Blue Bell Can Keep Fighting Del. Stock Suit, Judge Says
• GOP Sens. Want To Ignore ABA On Judicial Nominations
• AmRisc Says Harvey Coverage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Texas Energy Co. Can't Move $1.9M Fight To Arbitration
• Texas Justices Won't Revive SEC-Defense Claims Against Atty
• DOJ Targets Telehealth Fraud Tied To Genetic Testing
• Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Lift Block On Asylum Restriction
• Overbilling Suit Against Mintz Levin Too Late, 5th Circ. Says
• Gas Export Project Foes Urge 5th Circ. To Sink Texas Permit
• Texas Panel Says Trial Court Reconsidered Ruling Too Late
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• Gibson Dunn Helps L Catterton Carve Up Del Frisco's
• Trinity, Investors Settle Stock-Drop Suit For $7.5M
• ITC Faces $7.7M Suit Alleging Texas Plant Fire Caused Delays
• Sens. Vote To End Trump's Border Emergency, But Veto Likely
• FTC Has No Love For Match's Misleading Dating Ads
• Judging A Book
• New Dems On Texas Bench Made Courts More Jury-Friendly
• Restaurants Unlimited's $37M Ch. 11 Sale Approved In Del.
• CBP Agent Calls For No Damages For Cross-Border Shooting
• ACLU Says Abuse Victims' Row Can't Rest On 5th Circ. Ruling
• Senate Dems Push New Vote On Trump's Border Emergency
• Texas Nurses Must Face Suit Over Child's Brain Damage
• Landscaper Says Astros Legend Owes For 'Badass' Yardwork
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Valero Worker's OT Suit
• Graham Says 5th Circ. Pick Safe Despite GOP Concerns
• Polsinelli Uses Stories To Lead Jack Henry To Alice Trial Win
• Texas AG's Defense Attorney Joins Squire Patton Boggs
• Mortgage Cos. Ask Full 5th Circ. To Revisit $298M FCA Verdict
• Gov't Wins Trial In Suit Over Texas VA Surgery
• PTAB Won't Reconsider Decision To Review Streaming Patent
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• TechnipFMC Settles SEC's Bribery Claims For $5M
• Fraud Suit Against Football Startup Sent To Bankruptcy Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Mirae, Claremont, Equus Capital
• Beck Group Construction Boss Gets 5 Years For $3.4M Theft
• Texas High Court Won't Weigh Drunk-Driving Coverage Row
• King & Spalding Adds Former DOI Attorney In DC
• DOL Says Texas Construction Co. Can't Hire H-2B Workers
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Hunton Andrews Litigator In Texas
• Building Owner Wants Insurer Suit Over Stabbings Tossed
• Court Will Redo Damages Interest In Deutsche RMBS Suit
• Baker Botts Scores 2 Ex-Gov't Attys In NY, Texas
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• Corn Dog Co. Sticks Estranged Family's Rival Biz With IP Suit
• Contractor Says Equistar Owes $30M For Texas Plant Project
• Comparing States' Preparations For An Economic Downturn
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Latham, Baker
• McDermott Int'l Weighs Options For $2.5B Lummus Tech Biz
• Sausage Biz's Coverage Suit Over Hacker Scam Still Cooking
• TMZ Tells Texas Panel To End Ex-Dallas Cowboy's Libel Suit
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out Chrimar's Win After PTAB Axes Patents
• Bathroom Break Shouldn't Nix Jury Trial, Texas Panel Says
• Purdue Files Ch. 11 Suit Seeking Stay Of Opioid Litigation
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• Oil Co. Says Lease Fight Can't Turn On Free Speech Law
• Landmark's $1M Grain Silo Coverage Suit Is Tossed
• Tailwater Capital Pours $150M Into Downstream Energy Biz
• Texas Court Rejects $14M Fee Bid After $21M IP Verdict
• House Leaders 'Optimistic' On USMCA Ratification
• River Authority Immune From Arbitration, Texas Justices Told
• States Don't Want Sprint-T-Mobile Trial Moved Up
• Fate Of Uber Drivers' WARN Suit Up To Arbitrator: Judge
• Call Center Scammer Can't Appeal $9M Restitution: 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices Told Class Arbitration Question Not For Courts
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• Bad Faith Verdict Tags Insurer For $600K In Harvey Damages
• Henry Schein Case Illuminates Maze Of Arbitrability Questions
• Migrants Challenge Trump's Asylum Bar Implementation
• Arnold & Itkin Accuses Atty Of Stealing Reality TV Client
• FordHarrison Litigator Returns After Marathon Petroleum Stint
• ConocoPhillips Wants Heirs' $11.7M Mineral Win Undone
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Charity Execs Settle SEC Claims They Cheated Dying Patients
• Out-Of-State Developer Insists Texas Grid Project Law Invalid
• 5th Circ. Says Noncompete Fight Doesn't Belong In Texas
• DC Circ. Tosses Clean Power Plan Challenges
• Pulling Up Stakes: Covington, Wilson Sonsini, Greenberg
• Dell Inks $21M Deal To End Suit Over 1-Day Stock Drop
• 6 Texas Supreme Court Oil And Gas Cases To Watch
• Family Of Girl Who Died Riding Oil Well Pump Can't Sue
• Frack Co. Asks Texas Justices To Revive Atty Malpractice Suit
• Seismic Data Co. Beats Copyright Claim By Canadian Rival
• 5th Circ. Ruling Offers Map For Avoiding Daily Rate OT Claims
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Navy SEAL Says Ex-Atty Ran Moneymaking Scam On Clients
• Ex-Texas Hospital Exec Gets 10 Years In $16M Medicare Fraud
• Latham, Kirkland Lead Energy Transfer's $5B SemGroup Buy
• Judge Wants 5th Circ. To Rehear Bail Due Process Suit
• Asset Managers, Ex-Official Charged In PDVSA Case
• Texas Panel OKs Nix Of Patient Death Suit For Faulty Notice
• Dems Probe Feds About Denying Citizenship To Soldiers
• CFPB Remittance Rule Fine Spotlights Cash-Transfer Conduct
• Real Estate Rumors: Uber, Icahn, MetLife
• Caesars Blasts 'Unsupported' Hotel Search Conspiracy Claims
• How Online Wagers Are Shaping States' Sports Betting Regs
• Weatherford's Revised Ch. 11 Plan To Cut $5.8B In Debt OK'd
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• Texas Ambulance Co. Must Face Suit Over Crash Injury
• Attys Face Greater Urgency After High Court OKs Asylum Bar
• Feds Seek $4M In Damages For Dodged Import Duties
• Maynard Cooper & Gale Enters Texas With Three Hires
• School District Wants Insurance Claims Kept In State Court
• 5th Circ. Says ERISA Trumps Tenn. Medical Bill Dispute Law
• Alta Mesa Files For Bankruptcy Amid SEC Probe
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• 5th Circ. Says Sessions' Decision Rules Out Woman's Asylum
• GAO Rejects Nonprofit's Protest Over VA Deal As Too Late
• Senate Confirms 6 To Trial Courts, Marking 150 Trump Judges
• GAO Will Review Border Wall Land Seizure Plans
• 5th Circ. Judge Willett On Textualism And Giving Up Twitter
• 5th Circ. Revives Whistleblower Suit Against Gov't Contractor
• Navajo Nation Can't Move Texas Child Welfare Case
• Bull Semen Sorting Co. Wins $8.5M From Rival In IP Trial
• Prosecutor Hints At More Charges In Huawei-Linked Probe
• Key US Tax Rules For Foreign Athletes And Entertainers
• Weatherford Cuts $400M In Debts From Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Court Pauses $1M Harvey Coverage Suit
• Kirkland-Led Blank Check Co. Raises $200M In IPO
• Sabre Hits Back At DOJ Challenge To $360M Farelogix Merger
• Texas Tribe Sues To Protect Alamo Native American Remains
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas Justices To Mull '8 Corners Rule' Limits
• Credit Data Group Calls Texas Medical Billing Law Unlawful
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• Fidelity Calls Off $1.2B Stewart Deal After FTC Challenge
• Ransomware Wave Has Cos., Gov'ts Scratching Their Heads
• Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins
• Greystar Seeks To Ax Suit Challenging 401(k) Plan Fees
• Texas County Mulls Hospital, Emergency Services Tax Hikes
• Co.'s $2.1M In Sanctions Upheld In Wind Farm Sale Dispute
• Houston Attorney Convicted In $18M Tax Evasion Scheme
• Elliott Reveals $3.2B AT&T Stake, Calls For Divestitures
• Insurers, Real Estate Co. Look To Mediate $1M Harvey Fight
• Background Check Best Practices After 5th Circ. EEOC Ruling
• Callon Activist Blasts Carrizo Oil Tie-Up, Wants Sale
• Full 5th Circ. Rules FHFA Is Unconstitutionally Structured
• 50 AGs Kick Off Google Probe With Doc Demands
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• 5th Circ. Gives Fresh Momentum To Fine And Fee Reformers
• American Airlines Labor Row Spurred Sabotage: Court Docs
• FTC Challenges Fidelity's $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
• Baker Hughes Tells 5th Circ. $52M Contribution Is Deductible
• USCIS Quietly Issued New Rules In Texas: Immigration Attys
• Peloton Patent Survives Flywheel's Alice Challenge
• Lone Star Laterals: Skadden, Haynes and Boone, Locke Lord
• Texas Powerhouse: Susman Godfrey
• Texas Law Could Signal More State, Federal Deepfake Bans
• Ransomware Poses Tough Choices For State, Local Gov'ts
• Discovery Counsel Vital In All Phases Of Mass Tort Litigation
• State AGs Launch Antitrust Probe Into Facebook
• Ex-Housing Agency GC Keeps FCA Win, But $1.9M Award Cut
• Beto O'Rourke Must Face Texting Suit Over '18 Campaign
• State Immunity Isn't Free-Rein On Venue, Fed. Circ. Says
• Power Co. Says Texas PUC Must Review Electrocution Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: WeWork, ExxonMobil, Palantir
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• DHS Ducks Suit Over NM, Texas Border Wall Waivers
• Fox Rothschild Nabs 6 Attys From Shuttering LeClairRyan
• Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith
• VirnetX Also Seeks Rehearing In $1B Apple Reexam Case
• 5th Circ. Backs Shell In $1.5M Cross-Border Severance Scuffle
• CBP Denying Medical Care To Sick Children, Advocates Say
• Oil Bankruptcy Fights Loom As Prime Lenders Get Squeezed
• WesternGeco's $93M IP Win Going Back On Trial
• Nonprofits Urge High Court To Maintain Block On Asylum Bar
• El Paso Walmart Shooting Victims Press Co. For Security Info
• Texas Powerhouse: Kirkland & Ellis
• SEC Judges' Due Process An 'Empty Promise,' 5th Circ. Told
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Samsung Loses Bid To Sink $5.9M Data-Transfer IP Verdict
• Alice Axed Claims From Over 1,000 Patents In 5 Years: Study
• Pipeline Co. Owes Natural Gas Supplier $5.6M For Broken Deal
• Professor Charged In IP Theft Case Related To Huawei Rap
• NRA Wants Ex-Ad Firm To Wipe Mention Of Failed TV Network
• Concho Eyes Paring Debt, Stock Buyback With $925M Sale
• T-Mobile Phone Explosion Ended Basketball Career, Suit Says
• Texas Powerhouse: Akin Gump
• Economic Diversity Keeps Texas Powerhouse Firms Busy