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Texas - March, 2020

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• Fed. Circ. Affirms Schlumberger's Win On Fracking Patent
• Fed. Circ. Keeps Apple Patent Suit In Judge Albright's District
• Atty For NRA Can't Sue Family Biz, Ad Agency Says
• 5 Questions Facing Texas Construction Industry During Virus
• 5th Circ. Stays Halt Of Texas' COVID-19 Abortion Ban
• Texas Gov. Says Churches May Remain Open Amid COVID-19
• Due Process Claims Trimmed In No-Fly List Suit
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Virus, Wall, Missile Defense
• Astros Want Pitcher's Cheating Suit Sent Home Or Thrown Out
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Dean Foods Sheds More Than $508M In Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Texas Court Upholds Firm's $480K Fee Win In Contract Spat
• Texas Panel Affirms Ruling Against Doc In Defamation Suit
• 444K-Square-Foot Houston Office Tower Lands Refinancing
• Renewable-Plus-Storage Projects: Bridging Regulatory Gaps
• Shelter-In-Place Orders Raise 5 Business Operations Issues
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Mayer Brown Nabs Former Bracewell Partner In Houston
• Shearman & Sterling Adds 2 Partners To New Dallas Office
• Dallas Can't Enforce New Sick Leave Law During Court Fight
• Texas Attys Call For 'Statewide, Uniform' COVID-19 Extensions
• Driller Risks Persist As More Oil & Gas Wells Shut Down
• 5th Circ. Affirms Arbitrators Can Backpedal On Rulings
• Southland Opens Ch. 11 Suit To Void Williams Cos. Claims
• Texas Cos. Look To Block ACA Preventive-Care Mandates
• Texas Justices Say Gov't Securities Dispute Law Has Limits
• Ex-Haliburton Consultant Appeals Decade-Old Kickback Case
• Texas' Abortion Ban During COVID-19 Crisis Put On Hold
• Station Says Viewer Jeers Sunk Reporter's Bid For Traffic Gig
• Bradley Arant Vet Replaces 5th Circ. Pick Who Split GOP
• Passengers Rip Southwest's Appeal Bid In 737 Max RICO Suit
• Federal Judge Ribs Atty For Name Mix-Up In Proposed Order
• Changes State Insurance Regulators Are Making For COVID-19
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• Potential Cancer Drugs Licensed In Deal Worth Up To $137M
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• No Fees For Core Wireless In $4.2M Patent Win Against LG
• Enviros Challenge Rio Grande Valley LNG Export Terminals
• Zoom Service Provider Gets FCC Fee Relief Amid Traffic Spike
• Texas Justices Revive Steak 'N Shake Sexual Assault Suit
• Murex Co-Founder, Ex-Wife See Most Record Demands Denied
• EDTX Judge Orders New Damages Trial In $59M Lighting Fight
• Dallas Appeals Court Spats Show Healthy Growth, Experts Say
• Texas Justices Toss 'Windfall' Recovery Suit Against Insurer
• Dallas Appeals Court Spars Over Summary Judgment Criteria
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Texas Justices OK Firing Of Teacher Who Didn't Grade Or Test
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• SEC Fines Texas Man $10K For Talking Up Penniless Funds
• Frac Sand Shipping Container Cos. Agree To End $49M Appeal
• Overturned $9M Verdict Sparks Feud In Dallas Appeals Court
• Texas Appeals Court Limits Discovery In Hyundai Injury Suit
• Groups Urge Feds To Stop Border Wall Build Amid COVID-19
• Split Panel Says UT Hospital Patient's Fall Injury Is Med Mal
• Oilfield Service Co.'s Billing Dispute Isn't 'Public Concern'
• Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over COVID-19 Abortion Ban
• Kinder Morgan, US Drop $20M Tax Credit Sequestration Row
• Past Crises Model Virus Response For Mortgage Industry
• Coronavirus Creates A Strange New World For State AGs
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• Nestlé Accuses 'Free Rider' Of Selling Gray-Market Drinks
• What Online Jury Trials Could Look Like
• Energy Dept. Yanks $3B Offer To Buy Oil From US Drillers
• Energy Services Group Buys Solar Farm Builder In $37M Deal
• Thompson & Knight Lead Tailwater To $1.1B Energy Fund
• Texas AG Says 'Stay Home' Orders Can't Stop State Workers
• Injured Oil Rig Worker Agreed To Job Risks, 5th Circ. Told
• What Texas Patent Attys Need To Know For Remote Practice
• CEO Owes $58.7M To Wells Fargo, Trustmark After Default
• Gov't Wins Argument Time In 5th Circ. Licensing Rate Fight
• Texas Court Tosses Enviro Suit Over Barge Facility
• Molson Coors Beats Rival's Bid To Block 'Vizzy' Seltzer Sales
• When Anti-SLAAP And Employment Bias Laws Collide
• Disorganized Construction Workers Can't Land Early OT Win
• Infowars Can't Use Free Speech Law To Toss Sandy Hook Suit
• DOJ And States Creatively Respond To Fraud Amid COVID-19
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• 6 Immigration Courts Reopened For Filings Amid Pandemic
• Stay Home Orders Unlikely To Trigger Civil Authority Coverage
• NJ, Texas Law Firms Beat Suit Over Pelvic Mesh Atty Fees
• Royalty Fight Was Wrongly Moved, Texas Justices Told
• HP Can't Use COVID-19 To Delay Disk Drive Row, 5th Circ. Told
• Atty's Apple FaceTime Eavesdropping Suit Tossed For Good
• Texas Judge Told To Toss $2.1M Whistleblower Atty Fee Suit
• Ex-Inmate Sues Atty Over Inaction On 'Impossible' Robbery
• EP Energy's Ch. 11 Plan Scrapped As Oil Prices Plunge
• Wells Fargo Seeks Stay Without Bond, Citing $1.7T In Assets
• Fed. Circ. Won't Punish Bytemark For Appealing IP Loss
• Texas Coffee Shop Says Firm Dismissed Suit Without Consent
• Emergency Environmental Exemptions During The Pandemic
• Astros Say They're Sorry, But Not Liable For Sign Stealing
• A Guide To Each State's CLE Changes Amid COVID-19
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• Apple Blasts Maxell's 'Scorched Earth' Discovery Strategy
• AGs Seek To Halt Abortions As Virus Strains Health Capacity
• Texas Judge Sends $775M Asset Sale Fight To Arbitration
• Pemex Unit Wants Marine Fuel Fight Arbitrated
• Fox Commentator Rips Boies Schiller As 'Dishonest'
• 5th Circ. 'Flunks' NLRB Ruling In DISH Labor Impasse Case
• Supreme Court Scraps 5th Circ.'s Factual Review Rule
• Migrant Families Seek Release From COVID-19 'Tinderboxes'
• CalSTRS Lands $992M Loan For National Property Portfolio
• Stinson Expands Dallas Office With Banking M&A Partner
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Texas Doctors Denied New Trial In $40M Kickback Row
• Tulsa, States, Feds Weigh In On Okla. Tribal Jurisdiction Suit
• Walmart Tells Texas Justices Its Win Revokes $35K Deal Offer
• 5th Circ.'s Pronoun Order Slammed By Ethicists, LGBTQ Orgs
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-McDermott Tax Atty To Dallas Office
• High Court Allows Review Of Decade-Old Deportation Cases
• Full 5th Circ. Will Review CFPB Constitutionality Case
• Huntsman Keeps Win Over Ex-Manager Who Took Kickbacks
• SEC Sues Former Wash. Legislator Over Crypto Fraud
• Texas Jury Clears Halliburton Of Some IP Infringement Claims
• K&L Gates Loses Appeal In $100M Nanotech Malpractice Suit
• Texas Justices Refuse To Weaken Insurance Defense Rule
• Texas Panel Grants New Trial In Funeral Home Injury Suit
• Del. Ruling May Curb Cyan-Prompted Class Actions
• Barge Operator Wins Confirmation Of $1B Ch. 11 Plan
• Investors Fight To Keep Pipeline Bribery Suit In Pa.
• Kinder Morgan Can Build $2.15B Pipeline Despite Bird Harm
• Some Clarity On Texas Oil And Gas Executive Rights
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Perkins, Kirkland
• Reprimand Of Judge Downgraded To Warning In Ethics Probe
• Claims Of Lying To USPTO Survive In 'Woman' Slogan TM Suit
• Houston Jury Keeps Deliberating In Halliburton Patent Case
• Trump Admin. To Buy Oil To Boost US Producers
• Breaking Down The Texas Courts' COVID-19 Response
• 5th Circ. Backs Cigna's Win Over Hospital In $40M ERISA Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Won't Revive Nurse's Whistleblower Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Co-Op Unlawfully Blamed Wage Woes On Union
• Houston Steel Pipe Co. Can Proceed With Tax Appeal Suit
• 5th Circ. Says IberiaBank Not Covered For $11.7M FCA Deal
• Absent Comma Sinks Texas Clinic's Medicare Claims
• Oil Equipment Maker Pivots To Liquidation After Sale Fails
• Bumble Parent Co. Can't Swipe Left On Match IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Finds Taxes Not Included In Car Insurance Payout
• Texas Hospice Biz Can't Prove Conspiracy By Competitor
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Howard Hughes Sells Texas Medical Center For $115M
• Virus Impact Delays Waste Management's $4.9B Bid For Rival
• 'Clash Of Clans' Patent Fights Belong In Texas, Fed. Circ. Says
• 10 Immigration Courts Close, Hearings Delayed For COVID-19
• Airlines Near Deal That Could End Insurance Kickback Suits
• Texas Backs Feds In 5th Circ. Over El Paso Border Wall Fight
• VC Firm Mithril Allowed To Arbitrate Calif. Fight With Ex-GC
• Mexican Mining Co. Wants Out Of Texas Insurance Dispute
• Full Fed. Circ. Asked To Rethink Google's Venue Ruling
• County Asks Texas Justices To Rehear Tax-Free Zone Row
• Pa. Justices Nix Appeal Over $700K Eagles Game Fight Award
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• 3 Firms Steer BioPharma's Go-Public With Blank Check Co.
• Judge Won't Halt Texas Power Grid Law During Appeal
• No Early Win For SEC, Alleged Ponzi Schemer In $3.8M Suit
• Ex-TSU Football Player Hits NCAA With Concussion Suit
• Networks Want Proxy Server IP Suit Dropped
• Directors And Officers' Increasing Climate Change Liability
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Haynes And Boone Duo In Dallas
• Reliance Strikes $6M Deal In ERISA Suit Over $85M Stock Buy
• Coats Rose Taps Texas Hemp Pro To Co-Lead Cannabis Group
• Kirkland Steers $300M Tie-Up Of Specialty Chemicals Cos.
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Dallas State Courts Cancel All Jury Trials Through May 8
• Local Gov'ts Have An Important Role In Fighting Coronavirus
• VirnetX Says Apple Paid $454M In Long-Running Patent War
• Saudi Oil Co. Says $18B Award Fight Should Be Tossed
• Texas High Court To Hear Chiropractors' Neurology Fight
• Texas Justices Allow Third Party After Statute Of Limitations
• DHS Waives Preservation Laws To Speed Border Wall Build
• Rosneft Unit Ducks $70M Texas Arbitral Award
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Texas B&B Owner Not Responsible For Poisonous Spider Bite
• Judge Pauses HP's $438M Disk Drive Price-Fix Win
• Health Hires: Perkins Coie, Edwards Maxson, Tricida
• Verizon Can't Sink Ex-Worker's FMLA Interference Claim
• Labor Laterals: Porter Hedges, Fisher Phillips, Gordon Rees
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• Real Estate Rumors: BlackRock, 13th Floor Homes, UCLA
• Houston Judge Again Chided For A Delayed Ruling
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Butt Tells His Side Under Seal
• Bradley Arant Atty Advances, Dems Decry Federal Claims Pick
• Huawei Can't Get New Trial But Avoids Atty Fees To Ex-Worker
• PTAB Swipes Right For Bumble In App IP Fight With Tinder
• Fed. Circ. Told 'Frivolous' IP Appeal Calls For Fees, Sanctions
• Holt Can Arbitrate Tractor Dispute, Appellate Court Rules
• Reform Home Rule To Protect Cities From State Interference
• Houston, Dallas Courts Call Off Jury Trials, Citing COVID-19
• State Immunity Tops Patent Venue Rules, UT Tells Justices
• Texas Concrete Co. Can't Hire H-2B Workers, DOL Board Says
• DOJ Fights For A Say In Nokia Patent Price-Fix Suit
• Texas Judge Won't Rethink Privilege Ruling In NFL ERISA Suit
• Oil Price Drop May Deliver Knockout To Shaky Energy Cos.
• Fractus Announces Deal Ending ZTE Antenna Patent Suit
• Delay Sought In Ponying Up HP's $438M Price-Fix Win
• Texas Oilman Can't Stop $1.6M Tax Lien Enforcement, US Says
• Fort Worth Slips Ex-Firefighter's Sex Assault, Harassment Suit
• Olympian, Track Stars Say NCAA Let Coach Abuse Them
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Whether Data Breach Is Inherent Injury Could Affect Millions
• Valero Faces Another Suit From Workers In Texas Blast
• States May Vigilantly Police Price Gouging During COVID-19
• Medical Group Pays $1.2M To End Improper Sleep Test Claims
• Trump Admin. Asks 9th Circ. To Let It Divert $3.6B For Wall
• Red States, Lawmakers Back Trump In Birth Control Fight
• 'Compound King' Convicted In $21M Health Care Fraud Case
• Fresh Start Or $461M: Apple, VirnetX Battle Over Verdict Redo
• Weatherford Claims Rival Poached Employees, Trade Secrets
• Virus' Spread Has Courts Bracing For Quarantine Fights
• 5th Circ. Bars Liberty's $4.3M Suit Against Contractors
• Boeing Case Overcharge Ruling May Not Survive If Appealed
• Texas Utility Regulator Defends Grid Law Against NextEra
• DHS Fights Bid To Stop New H-1B Online Registration Rollout
• DOL Insists Data-Generating 'Partners' Are Not Employees
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• Maxell Urges EDTX To Sanction Apple For 'Discovery Abuses'
• Texas Bar Section Wants IRS Rules To Limit Discretion To Cut Pay
• Spanish Pipe Co. Seeks Further Cut To $6.7M Judgment
• Brothers Keep $11M Win Over Lowball Offer For Oil Biz Stake
• Naftogaz Doesn't Have To Pay Atty Fees In Doc Bid Fight
• Complex Says Broker Can't Get $4M For Texas Shelter Lease
• Top Job Markets Show Noncompetes May Not Squash Growth
• Shipowner Looks To Revive $20M Contract Claim In Texas
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• Power Line Co. Says Defective Steel Poles Cost It $15M
• Can The Courts Break Transgender Felons Out Of ID Prison?
• Texas Court Oks Dismissal Of Fatal Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Valero Asks Texas Justices To Toss Workers' Injury Suits
• Trump Asks High Court To Lift Block On 'Remain in Mexico'
• La. Abortion Law At Issue In High Court Case Protects Women
• VirnetX Says Apple's $439M Infringement Bill Due March 16
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Proactiv Producer Says Pharmacies Faked Reimbursements
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• Texas Courts Prepare For Resistance To Virus Quarantines
• House Report Pans Wells Fargo's 'Failure To Date' To Reform
• HP Seeks Receiver To Keep $438M Price-Fixing Award Alive
• Parts Maker Says DOJ Has No Place In Nokia Price-Fix Suit
• Only HomeVestors Buys 'Ugly Houses,' Suit Says
• Ariz. Trial Court Pick Fails To Get Full GOP Support
• 4 Atty Team Led By Denton's IP Head Joins Foley & Lardner
• Chase Pushes For $20M Win In Landry's Data Breach Suit
• Texas ER Docs Say UnitedHealth Slashed Reimbursements
• Bad Expert Report Sinks 'Unusual' Botched Surgery Suit
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Winston & Strawn Snags Houston Energy Litigation Atty
• 5th Circ. Won't Revisit Coverage Denial For Rock Cleanup
• 9th Circ. Lets 'Remain In Mexico' Take Effect In NM, Texas
• Christian Radio Star Ponzi Investors Agree To Return $185K
• Insurers Say Harvey Damage Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Advocates Slam Expanded Video Hearings For Migrant Kids
• 5th Circ. Won't Free Bank From Cattle Fraud Profit Fight
• Atty Accused Of Shaking Backside Will Get To Issue Rebuttal
• Thompson Coburn Launches In Dallas With Eye On Growth
• Gov't To Settle Suit Over Plane Crash That Killed Couple
• Texas Panel OKs Settlement Credit In Wrongful-Death Award
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• Gov't Blasts NBA Scammer's Bid To Trim 10-Year Sentence
• San Antonio Sick Leave Appeal On Ice For Austin Decision
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Sens. Urge EPA To Appeal 10th Circ. Refinery Waiver Ruling
• New Swing Vote Roberts Guarded At Abortion Hearing
• 5th Circ. Says CFPB Structure Is Constitutional
• EDTX Told Servers 'Consent' To Google Control In Venue Row
• Gilstrap Sets Court Rules For Dealing With Coronavirus
• Texas Firm Says It's Protected By Right To Petition
• 5th Circ. Urged To Toss HP's $438M Disk Drive Price-Fix Win
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Atty Fees Dispute In Trade Secret Spat
• Rival Dental Supplier Slams 2nd Arbitration Bid At High Court
• Constangy Nabs Employment Law Wiz From Ogletree
• Real Estate Lawyers On The Move
• NextEra Seeks To Blunt Texas Grid Law Amid 5th Circ. Appeal
• Tracing The Fate Of The Decade's Biggest Patent Verdicts
• Radom Capital Lands $105M Loan For Houston Project
• Texas Pipeline Owner Sues Over $7M In Spill Costs
• Justices' Border Patrol Ruling Could Extend To US Citizens
• Gilstrap Won't Judge Global FRAND Law, But US Is Fair Game
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• 5th Circ. Orders Rethink Of $77M Deepwater Horizon Award
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Biggest Patent Verdicts Fall To Fed. Circ.'s Ever-Moving Target
• Serent Capital Snags $750M For 4th PE Fund
• Kirkland Snags Executive Pay Atty From V&E
• Ford Gets Consolidated Opt-Out Suits Split Up In Takata MDL
• Playing To Win: The Post-Alice Video Game Patent Landscape
• High Court ACA Case Could Devastate Employee Health Plans
• Meet The Women Delivering High Court Abortion Arguments
• MLB Cheating Suits Could Be Test Cases For Bettors' Claims
• Gulfport Energy Can't Move Ahead With $26M Contract Row
• Defense Blasts Prosecutor Statement In Arkema Criminal Trial
• UT Can't Use Immunity To Escape Software Copyright Fight
• Texas Cos. Argue H-1B Online Registration Will Lead To Fraud
• Exxon Mobil's $77M Fight Over Pollution Cleanup Begins
• Worker Says Greystar Arbitration Pact Doesn't Nix ERISA Suit
• Hedrick Kring Scores IP Partner From Powers Taylor In Dallas
• Texas Firm Tries To Duck $150M Securities Fraud Suit Claims
• Shearman, Locke Lord Steer $500M Midstream Co. Investment
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• 5th Circ. Clears Walgreens In Amputee's Storefront Crash Suit
• Global Energy Conference Shelved Amid Coronavirus Fears
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Cannabis Blank Check Co. Among 2 IPOs Filed Totaling $350M
• DLA Piper Guides Cresset's $465M Opportunity Zone Fund
• Calif. Court Should Toss Pitcher's Lawsuit Against Astros
• Texas Biz Settles EEOC Claim It Hires Only Hispanic Workers
• Oilfield Services Firm Pioneer Energy Hits Ch. 11 In Texas
• Supreme Court Agrees To Weigh ACA's Validity
• Cuccinelli Illegally Headed Immigration Agency, Judge Says