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Texas - December, 2019

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• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Alta Mesa Can't Use Ch. 11 To Reject Oil Gathering Contract
• Fed. Circ. Says Apple Must Face Patent Suit In West Texas
• 5th Circ. Again Backs $133M Stanford Ponzi Scheme Deals
• Is A Delay Of Alice Motions Bringing Plaintiffs To West Texas?
• Texas Justices Allow Discovery From Non-Defendant Doctor
• 2 Texas Justices Decry Court Passing On Insurance Battle
• Texas Justices Won't Toss Firm From Rodeo Owners' Battle
• The 7 Most Divisive Judicial Confirmations Of 2019
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Skadden, Weil
• Texas Justices Say No 'Good Faith' Without 'Diligent' Probe
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of The Year
• United Ends EEOC Suit Over Pilot's 'Reprehensible' Pic Posts
• Exxon's Victory In New York Climate Suit May Set A Precedent
• Quilling Selander Suit Filed Too Late, Texas Justices Rule
• 5th Circ. Says Ponzi Claims Against Pershing Came Too Late
• American Airlines Sues Delta Over 'Flagship' Trademark
• Biggest Native American Rulings From The 2nd Half Of 2019
• 3 Takeaways As ACA Litigation Saga Slogs Onward
• Hunton Notches Coverage Of Lost Revenue After Harvey
• 5th Circ. Won't Ax Judge From Transgender Bias Row
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2019
• Mayer Brown Expands Team With LNG Pro In Houston
• Weil, Skadden Guide Ecolab Energy Deal Worth $7.4B
• 5th Circ. Says Mexican's Rights Not Breached In Conviction
• 5th Circ. Says Judge Botched Divvy Of $10M Atty Fee Award
• IP Pro Rejoins Harness Dickey In Boost To Texas Office
• Top State & Local Tax Policies Of 2019
• Bayer Drops Trade Secret Suit Against Fired Scientist
• Oil Co. Tells 5th Circ. It Wants $11M Added To $21.6M Win
• Appellate Pro Leaves Alexander Dubose For Amy Stewart
• Latest Daubert Cases, Econ Studies Hold IP Damages Lessons
• Top State & Local Tax Regs Of 2019
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• 5th Circ. Nixes ACA Individual Mandate But Remands The Rest
• Long Road Remains Ahead After Hurricane Takings Ruling
• Texas Judge Scolds Attorney For Fake Discovery Documents
• DC Court Questions Asylum Ban Suit's 'Jurisdictional Hook'
• Halliburton Taps Baker Botts Litigation Head As New GC
• AT&T's U-Verse Steps On Streaming Patent, Suit Says
• FTC Wins Freeze Against Globex In Credit Rate Scam Case
• 3 Firms Lead As WaterBridge Raises $345M For Acquisitions
• Immunity Can't Shield Haynes And Boone In Patent Deal Suit
• Feds' Failure To Free $3.6B In Wall Funds Tees Up Circuit Fight
• Frack Sand Container Co. Wants $49M Judgment Axed
• Real Estate Rumors: Acadia, Sterling Bay, Sardis
• Impax Can't Use 'Unrelated Benefits,' AGs Tell 5th Circ.
• Texas Judge Says No To Gay Marriages Despite Warning
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• Oxy's $55B Anadarko Megadeal Doesn't Mask Oil M&A Slump
• Noncompete Misconceptions May Be Inhibiting Reform
• 'Locality Lawsuits' Threaten The Civil Justice System
• Gov't Must Pay For Hurricane Harvey Flooding Damage
• Trump's Diversion Of $3.6B For Wall Draws Judge's Queries
• Judge Urges Better Communication In MDC Energy's Ch. 11
• EPA Watchdog Faults Agency's Harvey Air Response Rules
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Bank Not Yet Off Hook For Cattle Fraud
• States Urge High Court To Limit Immigrants' Habeas Review
• Ex-CBS Reporter Sues NY Mag For $25M Over 'Hit Piece'
• Medical Boards Back La. Appraisers Against FTC At 5th Circ.
• Payout Terms Between IP Firm, Ex-Partner Puzzle Judge
• Ex-Judge Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Harassment, Firing Suit
• How Smart Contracts Can Streamline Capital Projects
• Privacy Legislation Trends Connected Car Cos. Should Watch
• Vinson & Elkins, Weil Steer WPX's $2.5B Energy Buy
• 4 NLRB Rulings Revamp Employer Private Property Rights
• ODonnell Consent Decree Will Harm Criminal Justice In Texas
• 5th Circ. Asked To Ax Judge From Transgender Bias Row
• Native Groups, Profs, States Champion ICWA To 5th Circ.
• UT Law Prof Again Alleges Gender Pay Discrimination
• MTE Energy Lender Agent Is Denied Control Of Ch. 11
• Where Are Servers, Really? Fed. Circ. Wonders In Google Suit
• Texas, Strip Club Settle Squabble Over Nudity Fees
• Ex-Financial Exec Gets 2 Years In $1M Kickback Scheme
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive FCA Retaliation Suit Against Contractor
• Texas Can't Ditch $5.2M Verdict Cut To $500K For Fatal Crash
• Texas Justices Turn Down Firm's Doc Fight With Ex-Partner
• Houston Law Firm Sued For $632K In Unpaid Rent
• Texas Justices Will Mull 'Intention' In Trucker Death Case
• Texas Justices To Hear Tax Appeal Over Fighter Jet Sales
• Taxation With Representation: Mayer, Sullivan, Covington
• High Court Seems Skeptical Of 5th Circ. Sentencing Practice
• Texas Justices Take Up Air Ambulance Reimbursement Fight
• NFL Team Tries To Move Security Guard OT Suit To Arbitration
• No Winners In Texas Fight Over Malpractice, Unpaid Fees
• Trucking Co. To Pay $18M Over Employee's Fatal Roof Fall
• HUD To Award Nearly $200M In Affordable Housing For Tribes
• Exonerated Texas Judge Fights For Spot On 2020 Ballot
• Nokia Cell Tech Conspiracy Suit Moves To Texas
• Senate Confirms Lung Cancer Doctor To Lead FDA
• Businessmen Can't Quash Citi Subpoena In Tax Privacy Case
• Inventor Blames Seyfarth For Loss Of Patent Control
• Drinker Biddle Picks Up Polsinelli Real Estate Atty In Dallas
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Actavis Infringed Anti-Nausea Drug Patent
• Outside Groups Flood Judicial Races With Cash, Study Finds
• Greyhound Hit With $20M Verdict For Fatal Bus Collision
• Chinese Prof Keeps Huawei-Funded Wilson Sonsini Attys
• FTC Defends Impax Pay-For-Delay Ruling At 5th Circ.
• Client Who Owes Attys Can't Void Texas Firm's Arbitration Win
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• Texas Atty Wants Litigation Funder's $5.7M Suit Tossed
• Texas Federal Judge Blocks $3.6B In Border Wall Funding
• Exxon Win Casts Doubt On Climate Securities Fraud Suits
• FTC Concerned Texas' Anesthesia Rule Too Restrictive
• Atty Says Video Sought In Target Bias Case Doesn't Exist
• Expert Tells Chancery ETE Gained Big On $11B Regency Deal
• Texas Panel Affirms Win For Enbridge In Pipe Maker's Suit
• Texas Slams Tribe's Supreme Court Bid In Bingo Block Case
• 3 Strategies To Manage Case Scope In ANDA Patent Litigation
• Exxon Defeats NY Fraud Claims In Landmark Climate Trial
• SandRidge Can't Shake Worker's Suit Over Electric Shock
• Texas Judge Says Fed. Circ. May Have Flubbed ATM Patent Ax
• Ericsson Defends IP Win Against HTC To 5th Circ.
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• High Court Won't Hear Bid To Dump Landfill Dispute
• Energy Transfer Investor Says Pa. Coerced Into OKing Pipeline
• Justices Won't Review $43M Jury Verdict In Well-Plugging Suit
• IP Duo Returns To Bracewell In Austin From Pillsbury
• Ropes & Gray Steers Parthenon Capital's $2B Fund
• Wind Farm Asks 5th Circ. To Lift Utility's $60M Liability Cap
• Ex-CEO Of Texas Engineering Firm Admits Illegal Donations
• 10-Year-Old Kickback Case Headed For 5th Circ. Showdown
• State Protections For Vulnerable Investors Advance In 2019
• Payday Lender Can't Skip To High Court With CFPB Challenge
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Wachtell Lead $3B Bank Merger Deal
• The AGs Challenging T-Mobile/Sprint & The Ones Left Behind
• Texas Atty Can't End Claims Over Late-Filed Injury Suit
• Luminati Networks Claims Infringement Of Proxy Server IP
• Shipping Co. Can't Pause Suit Over Copycat Frac Sand Boxes
• Astros Coach's Ex-Wife Can't Touch World Series Bonus
• American Airlines Workers Say ERISA Row Is 'Ripe' For Cert.
• NY Exxon Climate Fraud Trial Decision Due In Days
• Don't Let CFPB Off Easy On Constitutionality, 5th Circ. Told
• Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Shake Suit In Dallas Shooting
• Steve Bannon-Linked Border Fence Blocked After Feds Sue
• Huawei Asks 5th Circ. To Nix 'Unlawful' FCC Subsidy Ban
• DC Circ. Faces Flurry Of Disruptions At Border Wall Hearing
• Importer Didn't Qualify For Tax Break, Texas Justices Told
• Chemical Co. Says Tank Farm Must Pay For Texas Fire's Effect
• Ex-SEC Atty Returns To Thompson & Knight As Trial Partner
• IPic's Antitrust Suit Against AMC Gets Second Life
• DC Circ. Doubts Suit Over Non-US Train Crews Is Reviewable
• Texas Justices Unsure Court Should Enter AEP Utility Fight
• Southwest Pilots Union In Forum Fight Over Boeing Max Suit
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive 'Back To The Future' Royalties Suit
• MDC Energy Mulling DIP Offers As Ch. 11 Battle Brews
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• Locker Room Contractor Says Rival Stole Its Saints Design
• Sellers Ask Texas Justices To End Fight In $230M Energy Deal
• Texas Court Told $43M JV Award Suit Belongs In Saudi Arabia
• Texas Judge Blocks Group From Building Private Border Wall
• Fed Circ. Skeptical That Amazon Link Invalidates PTAB Ruling
• Texas LGBT Rights Suit On Hold Pending High Court Rulings
• High Court May Allow Georgia To Copyright Legal Annotations
• KBR Wins $216M Cybersecurity Deal With Navy
• Texas Supreme Court Mulls Lottery Contractor's Immunity
• American Airlines Pensioners Want Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• T-Mobile, Sprint Pare Down States' Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• Petrobras Says Fraud Claims Over $821M Deal Not Barred
• Texas Gas Plant Settles With Sierra Club Over Emissions
• Texas Court Cuts Chevron Unit Loose From Oil Rig Injury Suit
• Firms Vie To Lead Match Group Stock-Drop Suit
• Labor Board Prohibits H-2B Workers For Texas Pipeline
• And Now A Word From The Panel: It's Nothing Personal
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• 4 Steps For Investigating Anonymous Workplace Harassment
• Butler Snow Says Timber Scam Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• What NY And Mass. Exxon Climate Suits Mean For Other Cos.
• DOJ Shut Out Of Courtroom In Texas Grid Law Fight
• Major Patent Venues Diverge On Source Code Review Rules
• Highland Capital's Ch. 11 Kicked To Texas
• Houston Judge Denies Attys' Bid To End Malpractice Suit
• Texas School District, Insurers Agree To End $10M Harvey Suit
• Fort Worth Fire Dept.'s Culture Allowed Sex Attacks, Suit Says
• Gilstrap Refuses To Send Apple, Amazon IP Cases To Calif.
• Texas Partnership Case Arguments Center On 5-Factor Test
• TPC Group Sued After Pair Of Explosions At Texas Plant