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Texas - January, 2020

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• AIG Client's Refusal To Settle Wasn't Wrongful Act, Jury Finds
• Texas Justices Say Contract Is King In $535M Pipeline Fight
• Unswayed By Atty's Claims, Texas Jury Boots Bias Case
• Cheniere, Parallax Drop Claims Days Ahead Of $400M Trial
• Texas Bankruptcy Atty Admonished For Referral Quid Pro Quo
• Dental Supplier Resends Arbitration Row To High Court
• Texas Plant Should Stay Closed After Explosion, County Says
• Texas High Court OKs First Responder Pension Reform Law
• 13 Firms To Steer 7-IPO Week Led By Another $1B-Plus Deal
• Texas Verdict Could Be Bellwether For Trade Secrets Litigation
• Fact Issues Save Telecom's Smear Campaign Suit, Judge Says
• Apple Urges Fed. Circ. To Move EDTX Patent Row To Calif.
• Emails Don't Bind Kinder Morgan Unit To Easement Deal
• Wachtell, Durham Jones Steer $150M National Lloyds Sale
• Rancher Not Liable In Crash With Bull, Texas Justices Rule
• McDermott Moves To Nix Stock-Drop Suit Over CB&I Merger
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• Corn Dog Co. Rips Estranged Family's Rival Biz In IP Fight
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Texas Justices Say No Partnership, No $535M Pipeline Win
• American Airlines Pilots Want China Flights Halted Over Virus
• Energen Unit Escapes Texas Oil Rig Injury Suit
• Fracking Co. Atty DQ'd, Ordered To Testify In Patent Suit
• Texas Explosion Suit Shifts To State Court For Possible MDL
• DOJ Hammers On Sabre-Farelogix Merger Risk In Del. Trial
• 5th Circ. Upholds Equinor Unit's $400K Fine Over Royalty Info
• Texas Justices Mull If Farmhands Eligible For Workers' Comp
• Contractors' Defamation Suit Over Pollution Tip Filed Too Late
• Split Texas Panel Revives Suit Over Cop Car Crash, Injuries
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Deal Could Avert Lender Cash Fight In MDC Energy Ch. 11
• In Close Vote, 5th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Panel's ACA Punt
• DeLorean Co. Seeks Fees Over 'Back To The Future' Suit
• Texas Justices Told $3.4M Injury Award Needs Recalculation
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Berkshire Agrees To $10M Deal In Acme Benefits Class Action
• Texas Panel Urged To Revive Winstead Malpractice Suit
• GAO To Probe Missing DOJ Immigration Records
• Buffett Sells Off Dozens Of Newspapers For $140M
• Texas Atty Can't Skirt Sanctions For Billing After He Was Fired
• Bar Louie Can Use $8M Of Its $22M Ch. 11 Financing
• Walmart Keeps $800K BP Payout For 'Startup' Damage
• IT Cos. Sue Over $350M In Border Fees For Visa Changes
• Irell & Manella Juggled Two IP Trials To Win Big For USAA
• US Importers Battle Trump's Tariff Hike On Turkish Steel
• Texas Justices Tackle Arbitration Appeal Rights In Cattle Case
• Texas Justices Weigh Reach Of Forum Choice In Deals
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Strategy Lessons From Wells Fargo Fintech Patent Litigation
• Life Partners Sues Insurer Over $10M Death Benefits Policy
• Shell Accused Of Mismanaging Retirement Plan
• United Exec Brands Sabre-Farelogix Deal Antitrust 'Nightmare'
• DocuSign Hit With TM Suit By Rival SignEasy Over 'EasySign'
• Texas Court Says Bystander Not Liable In Vehicle Crash Suit
• Eagleridge Can't Blame Pipeline Builder In Explosion Suit
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Southcross' Ch. 11 Gas-Gathering Plan Wins Approval
• Justices Will Hear Texas-NM Pecos River Evaporation Dispute
• Proskauer Can't Shake Stanford Ponzi Suit In Antigua
• Jefferies Slips Biotech Investors' Negligence Claims
• Bar Louie Files For Ch. 11 With Plans For Auction
• Will 5th Circ. Sanction Threat Chill Death Penalty Appeals?
• MoneyGram's New General Counsel Is Starbucks Alum
• Winston Nabs Locke Lord's Capital Markets Group Leaders
• Texas Court Revives Suit Over Drag Race Car Driver's Injuries
• Suits Filed Within Hours Of Deadly Explosion At Houston Plant
• Stage Set For DOJ Antitrust Bout Over Sabre's Farelogix Deal
• High Court Again Pauses Dental Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Dallas Accused Of Shorting First Responders' Pension Fund
• Worker-Client Emails Not Protected Speech, Texas Panel Says
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• Texas Co. Sued Over Funds From $140M Hospital Delay Deal
• ConocoPhillips Gets Heirs' $11.7M Mineral Win Undone
• Thin Texas Nexus Kills $2.5B Wind Farm Contractor's Suit
• Katten, Recruiter Settle Dallas Placement Fee Dispute
• Media Can Argue Truth Defense In Texas Defamation Case
• Baker Botts Adds Oil & Gas Partner From Thompson & Knight
• Shipper Faces New Trial Over Damaged Pipe Delivery
• Texas Court Changes Course To OK Permian Lease Fight Win
• Sempra Wins Chancery Fight For Hunt Share Of Texas Utility
• DLA Piper Nabs Employment Pro From K&L Gates In Texas
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revisit OK Of Wind Investors' $63M Award
• Venator, Underwriters Score An Out From IPO Fraud Suit
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• VirnetX Slams Apple's High Court Bid To Ax $439M IP Verdict
• Energy Storage As A Transmission Asset In Regional Markets
• HIPAA Compliance Lessons From 2019 Enforcement Trends
• 'My 600-lb Life' Production Co. Sued Over Patient's Suicide
• Takeaways From Exxon's Winning OFAC Penalty Challenge
• Judge Kills $10M Patent Verdict Against Nintendo Under Alice
• Ex-Mithril Fund GC Demands Firm Stop Its 'Three-Front War'
• Army Corps Withdraws Contentious Water Supply Rule
• Dental Supplier Nears Deal In Part Of Antitrust Row
• Cannabis Co. Accused Of Stealing Hemp-Drying Technology
• Oneok Overpromised On Gas Pipeline, Texas Builder Says
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Cover Crushed Rock Cleanup
• 5th Circ. Tosses La. Suit Asking Army To Maintain Waterway
• 5th Circ. OKs La. Casino's Win In Texan's Wrongful Death Suit
• The Int'l, Federal And State Taxation Forecast For 2020
• Retiree Conflict Dooms Mortality Table Class, American Says
• 3 Texas Hospital Systems Settle Nurses' Antitrust Claims
• Medical Device Co. Accused Of Upending $2B VA Contract
• McDermott To File Ch. 11 With $2.7B Bid For Refining Biz
• Supreme Court Won't Speed Up ACA Petitions
• Texas Justices To Consider Insurers' Duty In Fraud Cases
• Texas High Court Takes Up Concrete Rivals Defamation Case
• Pulling Up Stakes: Sidley, Baker Botts, Hogan Lovells
• Pa. Law Excuses 3rd-Party Driller From Worker's Death Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Review Frack Co.'s Atty Malpractice Suit
• Energy Co. To Ask 5th Circ. For Arbitration In Trade Secret Suit
• Texas High Court Passes On Appeal Against Beyoncé's Dad
• MLB Must Punish Houston Astros Players To Restore Integrity
• Litigating FRAND Rates After Fed. Circ. Ericsson Decision
• Obamacare Clings To Life As States Expand Medicaid
• Law360's Tort Report: Meat Loaf's Suit Out Of Hell
• BB&T Escapes Ex-Employee's FMLA Claim, For Now
• Riddell Can't Dodge High School Football Player's Death Suit
• Firms Eye Growing Startup Scene In Texas 'Silicon Hills'
• Chinese Maker Of 'Defective' Pipe Can't Be Sued In Texas
• Highland Capital Says Ch. 11 Trustee Worst Possible Option
• Texas Atty Who Hid Client's Death Stuck In Malpractice Suit
• Tribe Loses Bid To Declare Rights Over 112 Acres In El Paso
• Feds Fight To Keep $122M Suit Against Texas Hospital
• FIRREA Remains Potent Civil Fraud Enforcement Tool
• Bias Case Gives Justices Chance To Rethink Title VII
• 5th Circ. Says Staffing Co. Can Pursue Race Bias Suit
• Ex-Air Force Staffer, Contractor Indicted Over Bribery Scheme
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• The New Class Action Frontier Under Illinois Privacy Law
• Senate Sends North America Trade Deal To Trump
• 5th Circ. Says BP Must Pay Walmart $15M For Oil Spill Losses
• 5th Circ. Calls Gender Pronoun Orders A 'Quixotic' Task
• 5th Circ.'s ACA Punt Gets Lambasted At Supreme Court
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Gets Approval
• 5th Circ. Tells FWS It Must Rethink Denial Of Warbler Delisting
• 5th Circ. Says Mitigation Not 'Complete Defense' In IP Row
• LifeCare's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Gets Consensual OK
• 2 BigLaw Alums Among Reps. Prosecuting Trump In Senate
• A Wide Range Of Legal Priorities For Tribes In 2020
• Proposed Sirius XM Class Seeks Final OK Of $32M TCPA Deal
• Equinor Accused Of Sham Sales, Underpaid Royalties
• BakerHostetler Employment Pro Named To Texas Bench
• 5th Circ. Swats Away Security Pro's Disability Bias Appeal
• PayPal Charity Arm Settles For $200K Over Diverted Funds
• Justices Eyeing Dental Arbitration Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• House Launches Probe Of 'Remain In Mexico' Asylum Policy
• Reliance Trust Inks Deal To End $85M Stock-Buy ERISA Row
• Hockey Player Alleges 'Unsafe' Visor Caused Eye Injuries
• USMCA Trade Deal Slated For Final Passage This Week
• Boeing Says Southwest Pilots Union Max Suit Is Preempted
• Dems Call For Pause On Detention Center Bid Solicitation
• Texas City Says Insurer Overreaching In $1.5M Library Row
• Cigna Says Texas Clinics Filed $2M In False Claims
• Houston Deli Tries To Sink $400K Kolache Poisoning Verdict
• Popeyes Franchisee Says Ill. Court Can't Hear ADA Claims
• Rosen, Glancy Prongay Lead Strip Club Investor Suit
• Exxon Mobil Hits 4 US Railway Giants With Antitrust Suit
• Former Client Sues Houston Firm Over $25K Sanctions
• Insurer Says Debris Not Covered In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Justices Won't Hear Texas Tribe's Petition On Bingo Block
• Race Car Contract Fight Won't Leave Okla. For Texas
• Texas Regulator Puts Crypto Among Top Threats To Investors
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Energy Transfer Claims Ex-Supply Manager Stole Client
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Sex Predator Case Tests 'Right To Appear' In Court
• Wells Fargo Loses 2nd USAA Patent Trial In $102M Verdict
• Iranian Cyber Threat Raises Stakes For Corporate Security
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Reinstate Bikini-Latex Club Tax
• NY AG Won't Appeal Exxon's Win In Landmark Climate Trial
• GOP, Trump Assail ACA Fast Track At Supreme Court
• Texas Is First To Refuse Refugees Under Trump Order
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix $1.4M Arbitral Award To Taiwanese Co.
• Texas Atty Can't Claim Defamation In Long-Running Feud
• King & Spalding Adds Akin Gump Trial Partner In Austin
• 5th Circ. Nixes Appeal Over Arbitration In $20M Shipping Fight
• 5th Circ. Ultra Petroleum Ruling Poses Key Debtor Question
• 2019 Trends In DOJ Health Care Enforcement
• 5th Circ. Orders Redo On Rolls-Royce's Role In Copter Crash
• High Court Wades Into ERISA Drug-Pricing Battle
• Rodeo Ruling Clarifies Atty Conflict Rules In Derivative Suits
• American Airlines Nabs Win In Pilot's Military Benefits Fight
• 5th Circ. Restricts Damages In Copyright Cases
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• Texas Justices Told 'Anti-Washout' Clause Preserves Rights
• Texas Atty Can't Duck Suit Over Not Revealing Client's Death
• 5th Circ. Lifts Bar On $3.6B In Defense Funds For Border Wall
• Houston Firm Wants To Arbitrate Ex-Partner's $9M Lawsuit
• USMCA Trade Deal Could Get Senate Vote Next Week
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Attys On Both Sides Of Insurance Dispute Get Sanctioned
• Florida Exec Gets 4 Years For Bribing Venezuelan Oil Co.
• Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2019: An Empirical Review
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• 5th Circ. Decertifies 7,600-Person Class In Debt Collection Suit
• MD In Tricare Fraud Case Wants Conspiracy Charge Nixed
• Bankruptcy Court's 'Odd' Walmart Order Passes 5th Circ.
• Texas Justices Question Jurisdiction In Product Liability Case
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Keep Ruling ICWA Is Unconstitutional
• Texas Justices Wary Of Exception To Insurance Defense Rule
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Gets Field Trip Assault Win Affirmed
• Developer Gets New Trial In Building Delay Coverage Suit
• Texas Justices Dig Into Appraisal In Soured Credit Suisse Deal
• Ex-Kasowitz Partner Says Firm Stiffed Him On Pay
• 5th Circ. Won't Halt Dental Supply Case For High Court Review
• DOJ Corporate Plea Deals Face Increased Judicial Resistance
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Facebook Accused Of Stealing Tech For Live Video Feature
• 5th Circ. Enforces $63M Award Over Soured Wind Energy JV
• Contractor Denies Drilling Rig Manual Ties It To Accident Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Upend Software Co.'s Loss In OT Suit
• Kirkland & Ellis Lures Exec Pay Specialist From Baker Botts
• Feds Start Collecting Migrants' DNA In Pilot Program
• Lightfoot Franklin Merges With Houston Boutique
• Dental Supply Co. Making Last Arbitration Push Ahead Of Trial
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• Concrete Co.'s Win Crumbles Against 'Impossible Chronology'
• Texas Firm Defeats $4.7M Contingency Fee Suit
• Contractor Says McDermott Owes $21.6M For Marine Work
• Bankruptcy Ruling Deepens Split On Gas Gathering Pacts
• Texas Asks State's High Court To Toss Fatal Crash Verdict
• Cloud Software Co. HighRadius Nabs $125M From Investors
• Landry's Breach Bares Cards Swiped At Unencrypted Device
• Cigna Can't Use Privilege To Shield Info In NFL ERISA Suit
• ExxonMobil Settles $30M Suit Alleging Railcar Co. Overbilled
• Time Lapse Cited In Defense Of 'Argue With A Woman' Slogan
• Apple Says Tossing $600M VirnetX Patent Verdict Isn't Enough
• Driver Says He'll Sue Over Arrest For Transporting Hemp
• Gun Retailer Asks Texas Justices To Nix Mass Shooting Suits
• Divisive 5th Circ. Pick Snubbed On 2020 Renominations List
• 5th Circ. Affirms Shipping Broker's $5.7M Win In Contract Suit
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Will Cop To Raiding Insurers
• Houston Atty Defends Sanctions In Title Co. Takeover Row
• $720M Award Based On Bribery-Fueled Pact, 5th Circ. Hears
• Judge Won't OK Class In 'Egregious' Hospital Sex Assault Suit
• Goodwin, GT Steer Open Lending's $1.3B Go-Public Deal
• After Jury Deadlock, Doc Wants Kickback Charges Tossed
• Gov't. Says Justices Should Consider Overruling Hellerstedt
• BP Spill Settlement Fraudster Can't Vacate 17-Year Sentence
• HP Secures $438M In Disk Drive Price-Fixing Case
• Fuel Startup Calls Total's IP Arbitration Pact A 'Fraud'
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds Estate Planning Experts In Austin
• Patent Holder Says Amazon Can't Stop It From Suing Best Buy
• Lessons For MLP Conflict Transactions From 2 Del. Cases
• 21 AGs, House Dems Urge Justices To Decide ACA's Fate
• Ex-NFL Security Guard Says Arbitration Pact Is Unreasonable
• 5th Circ. Revives Womble Malpractice Claims In Bias Fight
• University Of Texas Hospital Beats Suit Over Patient's Death
• 200 GOP Lawmakers Ask High Court To Rethink Roe v. Wade
• Energy Services Co. Says Ex-Worker's IP Theft Cost It $15M
• Siemens Unit Urges Court To Keep $43M Award Suit In Texas
• Texas Atty Says German Air Glider Co. Ignoring Legal Bills
• Tribe's Dispute Over Restoration Of Alamo Thrown Out
• Doc Can't Toss State Farm's $13M Insurance Claims RICO Suit
• Exxon Escapes $2M Russia Sanctions Penalty
• The Insurance Landscape For Phishing Claims Is Shifting
• Opioid, Theranos Cases Among Key Trials To Watch In 2020
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2020
• Major Antitrust Developments To Watch In 2020
• Texas Regulations To Watch In 2020
• Policy Trends For Construction Attys To Watch In 2020
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2020
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2020
• 3 Privacy Law Predictions For The New Year
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year
• Cybersecurity & Privacy Policy To Watch In 2020