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Texas - November, 2019

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• Texas Court Axes City's Ban On 2nd-Home Short-Term Rentals
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Huntington Industrial, Minto
• West Texas Judge Says He Can Move Faster Than PTAB
• Patent Holder Says IP Suit Against Best Buy Is Fair Game
• Supreme Court's Newest Cases Add Fuel To Explosive Term
• 3 Places Overbilling May Be Lurking
• Headaches Abound As States Try To Clarify CBD Landscape
• Boston Heart Settles FCA Suit Over Referral Fraud For $26.7M
• Landry's Can't Collect $20M In Hack Coverage, 5th Circ. Told
• Lloyd's Gets $19.5M Oil Rig Damage Award Trimmed
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix OSHA Fine Against Scaffolding Co.
• T-Mobile's Promises To States In Merger Fight Called Hollow
• Dems Demand Transparency On Border 'Tent Courts'
• Texas Says Enviros Botched Suit Over Austin Highway Project
• Bank Attacks Ford's 'Hair-Trigger' Sanctions Request
• PTAB Upholds Seismic Data Collection Patent In Rivals' Fight
• Lanier Loses 2nd Bid To Kick Malpractice Suit To Arbitration
• Cemex Gets $499M In Sale Of Cement Biz To Texas Co.
• SEC Wins Early End To Pump-And-Dump Suit Against Attys
• 5th Circ. Ignored Precedent, La. Abortion Clinic Tells Justices
• Wigdor Says Fox Guest's Defamation Suit Lacks Ties To Texas
• Kirkland Snags Latham Energy M&A Partner In Houston
• EEOC Roundup: $1M In Deals, Including Sex Harassment Suit
• Texas Drops Out Of Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Challenge
• Insurer Says Firm's $7M Malpractice Loss Isn't Covered
• Book Review: Who's To Blame For The Broken Legal System?
• Texas Judge Axes Recusal Bid In Transgender Bias Row
• Vantage Asks 5th Circ. To Keep $720M Arbitral Win Intact
• Romo-Backed Expo Asks Texas Justices For 2nd Shot At NFL
• Roofer Can't Get $4.5M Hurricane Suit Trimmed
• San Antonio Sick Leave Ordinance Stopped Short Of Go Date
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Drilling Co. Avoid Texas Judge In IP Suit
• Del. M&A Case Clamps Down On MLP General Partner Liability
• How States' 2020 Policy Agendas Are Taking Shape
• Texas Justices Deny VW's Bid To Toss State Emissions Suits
• Broadcasters Say New Radio Royalties Bill Would Kill Stations
• Houston Jury Says No Infringement In Use Of 'Stockdale'
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Baker Botts, Goodwin
• Arbitration Question Is Courts' Purview, Texas Justices Say
• Littler Sued By Energy Co. Over Discovery Disclosure Snafu
• Fed. Circ. Tosses VirnetX's $600M Award In Apple Patent Fight
• Dish Goes After 'Free TV' Websites For Pirating Asian Shows
• 5th Circ. Declines to Revive Baker Hughes' Deduction Bid
• Proskauer Pushes To Halt Stanford Ponzi Suit In Antigua
• Facebook Asks Texas Justices To Pause Sex Trafficking Suit
• Naftogaz Says Texas Co. Can't Seek Discovery Dispute Fees
• Apartments Seller Wins Toss Of 'Bogus' Overpayment Suit
• No Speedy Victory For Either Side In Pa. Payday Lending Suit
• Texas Court Won't Revisit Fight Over Injection Well Permit
• Investors Urge 5th Circ. To Revive Ponzi Claims Against SEI
• Investcorp Makes $800M Play For 126 Industrial Properties
• Mary Kay Says Ulta Beauty Infringed Its 'Lash Love' Trademark
• HP's $176M Antitrust Trial Win Should Be Nixed, Quanta Says
• Texas Hospital Tries Again To End Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Dems Target Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Asylum Policy
• Dallas Mall Sued Over Fatal 'Joyrider' Parking Garage Crash
• Ex-Fox Commentator Fights Atty's Bid To Nix Defamation Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives IP Suit Over Disney's 'Toy Story 3' Villain
• Feds Say Houston Doc Billed $69M For Unneeded Treatments
• Dropbox Can't Stop Rival's Ch. 11 Plan, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas High Court Asked To Ax Claims By Beyonce's Dad
• Houston Firms Can't Cancel Dueling Bail Bond Barratry Suits
• Total E&P Wants 5th Circuit to Toss $21.6M Jury Verdict
• PDVSA Contractor Gets 18 Months In Prison For Bribery
• Texas Gas Driller Gets OK To Tap Into $41M Ch. 11 Loan
• Novel Securities Let Some Drillers Unlock Investor Cash
• Health Care Fraud Lessons For Lawyers Advising Doctors
• How To Hire Lateral Partners More Effectively
• Highland Filing Shows Benefits Of Ch. 11 For Hedge Funds
• Pulling Up Stakes: McDermott, Norton Rose, Fangda Partners
• 2 Tech Cos. Can't Escape Smart-Home Infringement Dispute
• Utilities Accuse San Jacinto River Authority Of Price-Fixing
• Texas Co. Defends Opposition To $5.3M Saudi Award
• Synthetic Rubber Co., Investors Reach $1.5M Stock-Drop Deal
• Ex-NFL Star Continues Fight Against Arbitration With Texans
• NextEra Says Texas Grid Law Threatens Transmission Project
• Texas Justices To Weigh Reach Of Forum Choice In Deals
• MDC Energy Strikes Funding Deal As Ch. 11 Battle Brews
• 5 Takeaways As DOJ Finds Footing In FCA Dismissal Crusade
• GOP Revives Bill For Unlimited Detention Pending Deportation
• 'Varsity Blues' Bribe Middleman Cops To Racketeering Charge
• Fiber Optic Co. Investors Qualify For Class Action, Judge Says
• ACLU Urges Watchdog To Investigate 'Metering' At Border
• Huawei Owes Fees For 'Rank Gamesmanship' In Patent Loss
• The Coming Storm Of Biometric Privacy Laws: How To Comply
• Masco Sells Cabinetry Biz To ACProducts In $1B Deal
• Spencer Fane Adds 9 Attys From Folding Hiersche Hayward
• Record Spoofing Settlement Provides Guidance For Traders
• Texas Justices Will Hear Bid To Pare Down $3.4M Injury Award
• Noble Energy Streamlines Midstream Assets With $1.6B Deal
• How Increased Stays Pending IPR May Affect Venue Choice
• Texas Noncompete Fight Can't Be Ended Under Speech Law
• Amazon Sues Co. For Going After Best Buy In Tablet Dispute
• Energy Nominee Sticks To Perry's 'All Of The Above' Script
• Dean Foods Gets OK To Tap Into $475M In DIP Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xerox, Thyssenkrupp, Thermo Scientific
• The Coming Storm Of Biometric Privacy Laws: What To Expect
• Reliance Trust Can't Kick Employee Stock Suit To Arbitration
• Mexican State Beats Free Speech Defense In $100M Theft Suit
• JPMorgan To Pay $3.8M To End Call Center Wage Suit
• Callon Slashes Carrizo Deal In Bid To Gain Investor Support
• Southwest, Boeing Can't Duck Max 8 Suit, Passengers Say
• Texas Pushes Back Against DOJ In Grid Project Law Case
• Texas Judge Indicted For Wire Fraud Suspended Without Pay
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear $298M Verdict Against Mortgage Cos.
• Nabors Inks $1.2M Deal To End EEOC Race Harassment Case
• Fracking Co. Says Fraud In Patent Suit Negates Atty Privilege
• IRS Summons Violates Atty-Client Privilege, 5th Circ. Told
• Can State Laws One-Up SEC's Regulation Best Interest?
• FERC Orders Advance Grid Operators' Energy Storage Plans
• Reality TV Real Estate Agent Can't End Students' Fraud Suit
• Texas Could Take Page From Mass.'s Judicial Selection Book
• Target Says Attorney Destroyed Evidence In Civil Rights Case
• Spinal Implant Maker Files Ch. 11 Over Development Debt
• Federal Laws Continue To Hinder State Sports Betting Trend
• Amazon Tells Patent Holder It Can't Go After Best Buy
• Feds Fight Texas Doc's New Trial Bid In $40M Kickback Row
• Amazon Asks For Redo In $2.5M Shipping Stiffing Case
• 5th Circ. Says $950K Death Payment Lets Insurer Off Hook
• Texas Real Estate Firm Looks To Stop Co. From Using Name
• Justices Tilting Toward Border Agent Who Killed Mexican Teen
• 3 Firms Guide Deals For New Ironwood Midstream Co.
• Texas Enviro Agency Slammed Over English-Only Meetings
• Texas Judge Says 'Too Draconian' To Toss $63M Investor Suit
• MDC Energy Hearing Paused For Talks On Ch. 11 Funding
• Expert Report Backs Case Against Doc, Texas Justices Told
• Too Late To Fight Venue In $2.1M Atty Fee Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Revised USPTO Trial Practice Guide Leans Pro-Patent Owners
• Stockbridge Bets On E-Commerce With 17-Property Purchase
• Judging A Book: McKeown Reviews 'Conversations With RBG'
• Legislative Trends May Kill Texas Employer Cannabis Tests
• No Vote Thurs. For 5th Circ. Pick Opposed By GOP Sens.
• Milk Producer Dean Foods Files Ch. 11 Amid Sale Talks
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Hess' Faulty Valve Suit Against Schlumberger Gets Trimmed
• Beck Redden Digs Into Depositions To Win $176M For HP
• FTC Asks 5th Circ. To Unpause La. Appraisers Case
• Chinese Startups, US Biotechs Price IPOs Raising $121M
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Venue Dispute In UT Patent Case
• 'Attorney-Broker' Ponzi Suit Belongs In State Court: Investors
• States' Vaping Bans Face Legal Hurdles
• Texas Judge Charged With 7 Counts Of Wire Fraud
• Property Buyers Seek More Protection As Storms Intensify
• Texas Wrong Venue For Navy SEAL's Fee Suit, Calif. Atty Says
• Texas Agency Didn't Retaliate Against Worker, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Justices Told Atty Immunity Asserted Too Soon
• High-Speed Trader's $67M Spoofing Payment Largest To Date
• Pharma Supplier Inks $22M Deal With DOJ Over Inflated Prices
• Total Says Texas Co. Must Arbitrate Trade Secrets Suit
• Bridal Shop Says Ebola Closure Suit Isn't Med Mal Claim
• Developments In State Taxation Of Nonadmitted Insurance
• Can Business Conduct Establish A Partnership In Texas?
• NY Drops Half Its Exxon Fraud Case At Climate Trial's Close
• Full 5th Circ. To Rehear Challenge To Indian Child Welfare Act
• Senate Panel Advances Divisive 2nd Circ. Pick Menashi
• DC Circ. Asks If EPA Can Save Court Some Headaches
• NatGeo Wants Out Of Hotel Guest's Wrongful Death Suit
• Wells Fargo Hit With $200M Jury Verdict In USAA Patent Case
• GPB Capital Ran $1.8B Ponzi Scheme, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Told To Interpret Royalty Conveyance Broadly
• High Court Faces GOP Calls To End ACA Birth Control Brawl
• Voters Tackled Transit, Vehicle Taxes At The Ballot Box
• 5th Circ. Says Oil Co. Owner Must Disgorge $15.5M To SEC
• Exxon Slams NY AG's 'Circular' Analysis In Climate Trial
• QL Capital, Devon Energy Form Delaware Basin Partnership
• Southcross Ch. 11 Plan Docs OK'd With Contract Changes
• 6 Questions For Midwestern Grid Regulator John Bear
• These 10 Firms Gave The Most To State Judicial Elections
• $31M Verdict Against Spanish Pipe Co. Cut To $6.7M
• Insurer Tells Texas Justices To Disallow 'Windfall' Recovery
• Arbitration Not Required Over Bill In $106M Texas Energy Deal
• 5th Circ. Upholds Houston Doc's 5-Year Fraud Sentence
• Atty Says Ex-Fox Guest's Defamation Suit Served Too Late
• States Still Off Base In Bid To Annul Indian Child Law: Feds
• Texas Calls $28M Value Dip Over Highway Project 'Speculative'
• Lenders Can Intervene To Seek $266M From Shipowners
• 4 Keys To Defending E-Cig Battery Explosion Cases
• Texas Law Ties Contractor To Wrongful-Death Suit
• Fed. Circ. Not Sure Court Blew Definition In HP Patent Fight
• Blame Game Won't Save Texas Condo Developer From Prison
• Ted Cruz Wants Tech Cos.' Immunity Gutted From Trade Deals
• Texas County Owes $350K In Religious Bias Suit, Jury Finds
• 'Choose Your Poison': Ex-Texas Justice On Campaign Cash
• Dallas Trial Judge Reprimanded For Interfering With Judgment
• Supreme Court Refuses To Review Trio Of Employer Wins
• Lone Star Laterals: Hunton, McGuireWoods, Dykema
• Highland Capital Creditors Seek Ch. 11 Transfer To Texas
• Trump Adviser's Influence Should Sound Alarm In DACA Case
• 16 States Urge 6th Circ. To Revisit 'Chilling' Abortion Ruling
• Receiver Says Texas Firm Involved In $150M Securities Fraud
• Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys
• Historic Bail Reform Deal Nears OK As Fresh Test May Loom
• Law Firm Cash Floods State Judicial Elections
• Texas Justice Ousted In Election Gets His Old Job Back
• Exxon's PwC Auditor Confused By Climate Change Cost Lingo
• CFPB's Structure Isn't Constitutional, 11 States Tell High Court
• 16 Firms To Steer 9 IPOs Led By Canadian Co.'s $1.9B Offering
• Tribe Says Texas Can't Clamp Down On Bingo
• Texas Hospital Must Face Suit Over Newborn's Death
• Nonprofit Wants Out Of Row Accusing Attys Of Hiking Bills
• API Says Offshore Drilling Suit Belongs In La., Not Calif.
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Latham, Debevoise
• Spoliation Rule Remains Ambiguous Despite Amendments
• Data Privacy Laws, Hackers Put Cyber Insurance In Spotlight
• Assessing USDA Hemp Rule's Impact On Cannabis IP
• Insurer Granted Partial Win Over $5M Fire Injury Coverage
• Trump Taps Cancer Doc To Lead FDA