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Texas - April, 2020

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• Wells Fargo Ducks Bid To Change Virus Relief Lending Policy
• Southwest Pilots Union Gets Boeing Suit Sent To State Court
• Texas Panel OKs $4.2M Judgment For Insurer In Fraud Case
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Policy Provisions Bolster State Biz Interruption Laws
• Dental Co. Looks To Nix High Court Arbitration Question
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• TV Crime Show Not Liable For Police Witness's Shooting
• Firm Faces $1M Libel Suit Over Ads Targeting Staffing Agency
• Google Asks Full Fed. Circ. Not To Rehear Venue Ruling
• International Paper Cuts $125M Verdict To $15M In Invoice Suit
• Southland Gets Nod For San Juan Basin Asset Sale Plan
• Texas To Keep July Bar Exam, Add September Test Date
• Texas Firms Plan To Play It Safe Reopening After COVID-19
• Vermont Tribal Payday Lending Suit Sent To Texas
• Caldwell Cassady & Curry Adds McKool Smith IP Atty
• Trump Will Try To Minimize Border Wall's Environmental Harm
• States Likely To Ramp Up FCA Enforcement Amid COVID-19
• 6 Ways To Ease The Public Back To Jury Service
• State Laws Cannot Retroactively Rewrite Insurance Contracts
• NFL Asks Texas Judge To Nix Benefits Suit Moved From Ill.
• Ex-Staffing Exec's NJ Whistleblower Suit Headed To Texas
• 5th Circ. Axes ERISA Class Due To Judge's 'Breezy' Analysis
• Texas County Can't Get 5th Circ. To Undo Deputies' FLSA Win
• Full 5th Circ. Clarifies Sentencing Pronouncement Rules
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Law Firm Leaders: Wilson Cribbs & Goren's Anthony Marré
• Allstate Put Texas Drivers On 'Suckers List,' Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Backs Noncompete Despite Forfeited Stock Units
• Ex-Judge Seeks Jail Release To Avoid Virus 'Death Sentence'
• Kirkland Scolded Over 'Petty' Discovery Response
• Essential Worker Exceptions From State Stay-At-Home Orders
• Facebook Can't End Trio Of Sex Trafficking Suits
• Bernstein Litowitz Looks To Lead Fluor Stock-Drop Action
• COVID-19 Lands JetSuite Charter Affiliate In Ch. 11
• Airgas To Pay $257K To End Pollution Suit Over Texas Plants
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Latham-Repped KKR Takes $100M Stake In Sidley-Guided O9
• Texas Firm Must Face Malpractice Suit Over Settlement Advice
• Taking Trade Secrets Not Protected Speech, Court Says
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• The Perils Of Ignoring Contractual Forum Selection Clauses
• Trial Attorney Stephen Susman Hospitalized After Bike Crash
• 3 Key Developments As Coronavirus Cases Near 1,000,000
• 5th Circ. Upholds Texas First Responder Pension Law
• Flores Ruling Extends To Adults In COVID-19 Detention Fight
• NextEra Asks Texas High Court To Review Scuttled $18B Deal
• Exxon Resumes Fight With Feds Over WWII Pollution Cleanup
• La. Contractor Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Flood Deductible Case
• SXSW Fans Want Ticket Refunds After COVID-19 Cancellation
• Real Estate Rumors: DLA Piper, US Bank, Hales Franciscan
• AkinMears Name Partner Called 'Shyster' In Unpaid Fees Suit
• USCIS Can't Avoid Big-Game Hunter Suit, Texas Judge Says
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Diamond Offshore Enters Ch. 11 To Restructure $2.6B In Debt
• Texas Firm Can Keep $1.3M Win In Fee Fight With Ex-Clients
• Equipment Co. Off The Hook In Oil Drilling IP Case
• FERC Energy Capacity Orders Invite Lawsuits, Uncertainty
• Best Ways To Use Patent Venue Discovery After TC Heartland
• Texas Courts Near 10K Virtual Meetings During COVID-19
• 3 Classes Certified In GM Engine Defect Suit
• Texas Justices Rethink Hearing $15M Apache Arbitration Row
• 5th Circ. Backs IRS Summons To Obtain Law Firm's Client List
• Harley-Davidson, Others Targeted Over Tech Patent
• 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Clause Is Void, Landowner Says
• Would Reinsurers Be Liable For Retroactive COVID-19 Coverage?
• $12M Atty Fee Slashed In Defective Toilet Settlement
• Exploring Oil Proration In Texas, And Beyond
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Epstein's Ex Plans Bid To Dismiss Sex Case Despite Warning
• Texas Justices Overturn Atty's $135K 'Push Poll' Sanction
• Greka Must Pay $100M Bill In UBS Suit Over Default
• Apple Asks To Slash $454M VirnetX Judgment It Already Paid
• State And Local Tax Considerations In Light Of COVID-19
• Credit Suisse Wipes Out $288M Loss Over Flawed Appraisal
• Hilliard Martinez Hires Kirkland Atty To Open Chicago Office
• Wells Fargo's Virus Relief Loans 'Gating' Policy Under Fire
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Staffing Co. Sues USCIS Over 'Unbelievable' H-1B Denial
• Feds Say Identity Thief Invented A Phony Securities Regulator
• Quanta Ordered To Turn Over Property For HP's $438M Win
• Texas AG Calls Foul On Tripled Egg Price During Pandemic
• The Divide Between Courts On Ch. 11 Trustee Fees
• Georgia's Oil Co. Prevails In Contract Fight With Frontera
• Texas Defends Power Grid Law's Constitutionality At 5th Circ.
• Blue Cross Dodges Claims It Owes Treatment Center $11.6M
• How Marketplace Facilitator Taxation Is Evolving
• Real Estate Firm's GC Claims Virus Compliance Got Her Fired
• Oil Price Wars Drive Speedcast To Ch. 11 With $690M Debt
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• Huawei Says Verizon's Blame-Shifting Can't Hide Infringement
• Texas Trial Judges Can't Fight Governor's COVID-19 Bail Order
• Okla. Says Low Oil Prices May Make Drilling 'Economic Waste'
• Texas Court Pioneers Trial By Zoom In Atty Fee Dispute
• Arkema Wants Texas MDL For Chemical Release Litigation
• Federal Sanctions Don't Block Texas Atty Discipline Suit
• American Airlines Sued For COVID-19 Cancellations, Refunds
• Texas AG Paxton Says Google Probe Progressing
• Paul Hastings Woos Back Blank Rome Restructuring Atty
• Contracts Clause Unlikely To Impede Biz Interruption Laws
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• Texas Court Affirms Winstead's Rout Of $62M Malpractice Suit
• 5th Circ. Denies Prosecutors Immunity In Fake Subpoena Suit
• McConnell Vows Return To Judicial Confirmations In May
• Robbins Geller, Pomerantz Vie For Lead In Southwest Suit
• Arrest Of Ex-Wash. State Senator Ordered In Crypto Suit
• Surveying Co. Tells Justices To Toss Oil Survey Data Row
• Where Texas AG's Securities Fraud Case Stands After 5 Years
• Topgolf Says Servers' Duplicative FLSA Suit Should Be Nixed
• Texas Court Reverses Pedestrian's Win Against State DOT
• Quantlab Founder Asks Chancery To Stop Texas Suit
• Tax Agencies Should Show Mercy To Fix State Budgets
• Downturn Holds Challenges, Opportunities For LNG Cos.
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Nabors Keeps $2.2M Win Over Delayed Drilling Equipment
• Texas Oil Regulators Delay Decision On Drilling Cuts
• Occidental Accused Of Seismic IP Theft In $55B Anadarko Buy
• Real Estate Co., Insurers Settle $1M Harvey Coverage Suit
• 5th Circ. Says HHS Hospital Pay Policy Was Above Board
• Texas LNG Plant Will Hurt Ocelots, Enviros Tell 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Bans Medication Abortion In Texas, Citing Pandemic
• Texas Recycler Accused of Running Illegal Landfill
• Oil Prices Go Negative For 1st Time As Slump Worsens
• Uber Wants Out Of 'Rushed' Suit Over Sold-Off IBM Patents
• 5th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Offshore Rig Worker's OT Suit
• EEOC Says Evidence Implies Age Bias In CBS Station's Hiring
• Price-Gouging Or Normal Market Functioning Amid COVID-19?
• Texas Oil & Gas Operators Face Partner Co-Tenancy Risk
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Albany Road, MV Construction
• Justices Pass On Fishermen's Deepwater Horizon Claim Spat
• High Court Won't Hear UT's State Immunity IP Argument
• Wilmington Trust Sues Taiwanese Shipping Magnate For $79M
• Netflix Escapes Some Patent Claims As Case Moves To NY
• Rosneft Unit Says Don't Revive $70M Award Fight
• Blue Bell Settles Shareholder Listeria Suit, Staving Off Trial
• Texas Wins Stay Of Order Mandating Masks, Soap For Inmates
• Oil Co. Workers Can Arbitrate Collective Claims, 5th Circ. Says
• Locke Lord Picks Up Public Finance Trio From Norton Rose
• Texas Regulator Targets Coronavirus-Related Securities Fraud
• 5th Circ. Rules Health System Worker Exempt From OT Pay
• Texas Justices Tell Courts To Take Final Orders At Face Value
• Paying Insurance Awards Can't Nix Claims, Texas Justices Say
• Dallas Paid Leave Duties Muddled By Injunction, Virus Law
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• No New Trial For AIG In $6M Settlement Coverage Suit
• Oil And Gas Shut-Ins Risk Royalty Litigation
• J&J Can't Shake Texas Woman's Asbestos Talc Suit In NJ
• Google Wants Suit Over Alleged PTAB Deception Tossed
• Pandemic Upends Lives Of Legal Job-Changers
• Dallas Man, His 3 Cos. Will Pay SEC $5.9M To End Oil Claims
• Texas Panel Undoes $14K Atty Fee For Extension Request
• Megan Thee Stallion Keeps Fight With Label Out Of Arbitration
• Pa. Judge Blocks Pipeline Bribery Suit's Move To Texas
• Investors Seek OK Of $44M Settlement With ER Operator
• Texas Panel Says Signature Not Needed To Compel Arbitration
• 5 States Ask EPA To Loosen Renewable Fuel Obligations
• Allstate Escapes New Crash Injury Trial Order On Appeal
• Epstein's Ex Not Likely To Toss Battery Suit, Judge Says
• Oil Driller Yuma Energy To Liquidate In Chapter 11
• 5th Circ. Nixes Restitution In Ex-BP Economist's Extortion Plot
• 5th Circ. OKs Toss Of Suit Over Home Depot Worker's Death
• 5th Circ. Says Maritime Co. Can't Escape $1M Injury Verdict
• Corporate Borrowing Binge Expands To High-Yield Bonds
• Insurance Broker Sues Ex-Worker For $1.3M In Lost Business
• Princess Cruise's Negligence Led To Virus Death, Suit Says
• Rice University Pays $3.7M To End Grant Misuse Claims
• Southwest Wants Fatal Engine Failure Suit In Federal Court
• Houston Atty Says Ex-Client Didn't Pay Him After $4.7M Win
• Gov't Asks High Court To Review 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• Akin Gump Gets Kirkland Debt Finance Atty In Houston
• Trump Likely Doesn't Have Power To Reopen Businesses
• Emerging Trends In COVID-Related Commercial Litigation
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• 4th Circ. Foreign Discovery Ruling Champions Int'l Arbitration
• 5 New COVID-19 Abortion Developments You Should Know
• Texas Oil Regulators Unsure Drilling Cuts Will Aid Industry
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Furniture Importers Take $5.2M Hit To End Tariff Dodging Suit
• HP Says Quanta Flouting Order In $438.7M Price-Fix Win
• Fed. Circ. Wipes Out $110M Ericsson Patent Win Under Alice
• Union Pact Key To Venue Args In Southwest Pilots' Max Suit
• Insurers Say Court Must Decide Venue For $1M Harvey Claim
• The New Gov't Policies Easing Deployment Of Health Workers
• DHS Continues To Waive Laws To Speed Border Wall Build
• 5th Circ. Attys Should Be Ready To File For Removal In A Snap
• Public Meeting Requirements In The Age Of COVID-19
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Houston Hotel's Hurricane Harvey Suit Sent To State Court
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Southwest Sued Over Coronavirus Flight Cancellations
• Assets Frozen In Crypto Suit Against Ex-Wash. State Senator
• Judge Cites Progress On Protecting Migrants From Virus
• WesternGeco, Ion Settle Long-Running Oil Patent Case
• Rival's Sham Patent Suits Didn't Shutter Co., Judge Says
• 3 Takeaways From OPEC's Deal To Slash Oil Production
• Texas Hospital Dodges Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Aerotek Defends Electronic Signatures In Arbitration Bid
• Oil Co. Says HR Staffer Killed Files Minutes After Getting Fired
• Court Says Trader Must Share Oil Spill Info In Tax Refund Bid
• State Of Class Certification: Defense In ERISA Cases
• Justices Urged To Wade Into Texas' COVID Abortion Ban Fight
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• BSR REIT Sells 3 Texas Apartments For $53M
• Tips For Prisoner Release Requests During Pandemic
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Delay Most Abortions During COVID-19
• Tribal Court No Option In Bingo Hall Fall Suit, Texas Man Says
• Sanchez Energy Submits $2.4B Equity Swap To Creditors
• 5th Circ. Nixes Rain-X's $720K Award In False Ad Fight
• Semiconductor Co. Keeps $1.3M Win Against Ex-Tax Director
• Holland & Knight Snags Ex-PrimeSource GC In Dallas
• Real Estate Rumors: Duane Morris, Pillar, Bellefleur
• Thompson & Knight Nabs IP Trial Trio From Haynes
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Delayed Trials & Illicit Pink Floyd
• Holding Co. For CBD Firm Wants Suit Over $10M Loan Tossed
• CBP Overspent For Food In $66M Facility Deal, GAO Finds
• Kinder Morgan-Owned Pipelines Want $14M In Unpaid Bills
• Panasonic Spread Lies To Stop Solar Panel Sales, Co. Claims
• A New, Confusing Patchwork Of Statutes Of Limitations
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• HIPAA Does Not Override Public Access To COVID-19 Data
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Days After 5th Circ. Order, Texas Judge OKs Some Abortions
• Preston Hollow Gets No Relief For Nuveen's 'Lies'
• Oxy Hit With $1.7M Suit Over Intersected Texas Well
• Prepackaged Ch. 11s Will Be Tough Sell For Oil And Gas
• Texas Court Says Evidence Backs $1.7M Sex Assault Award
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering Hurricane Harvey Suit Defense
• Fed. Circ. Backs EDTX Decision Clearing Needle Co. In IP Suit
• Utility Co. Accused Of Using COVID-19 As 'Pretext' To Ax Deal
• Texans Hit Bloomberg 2020 Campaign With Fraud Claims
• Electric Utilities May Need Policy Help For COVID-19 Losses
• Coronavirus Stimulus Fraud May Be A Target For State AGs
• Roku Can't Delay Streaming-Tech Patent Trial Amid COVID-19
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• In #MeToo Era, Victims Must Have Choice Over NDAs
• Tax, Financial Services Co. Cuts $60M From Deal Offer Price
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Voip-Pal Targets Amazon, Apple, Google Over Call-Routing IP
• Potential Federal Vs. State Conflicts Due To COVID-19
• UK, DOJ Pursue Bids To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Nixon Peabody Beats Sanctions Bid Claiming Docs 'Scheme'
• 5th Circ. Says Emerson Not Liable For $8M Turbine Damage
• Texas Justices Mull Proof In Concrete Rivals' Defamation Row
• Turning To Zoom, Texas Justices Hear $1.7M Negligence Spat
• Texas Dems Sue For Remote Voting During COVID-19
• Crypto Co. Touted 'Recession Special,' Texas Regulator Says
• A Texas Statute Could Help Prevent Backlog In State Courts
• Texas Panel Orders Redo On Atty Fee Award In Med Mal Case
• Judge Balks At Hemp-Drying IP Default, Citing Lack Of Nexus
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Delay Abortions During COVID-19
• 5th Circ. Says Arbitration Group Not On Hook For $12M Tab
• Coronavirus Regulations: Week In Review State By State
• Early Prep Smoothed Dallas Firms' Transition To Remote Work
• PTAB Panel Won't Budge On Having Pending Trials Stop IPRs
• Kuraray Wants Cellphone Data Order Axed In Explosion MDL
• Texas Home Rental Co. Keeps Win In Toxic Mold Suit
• US Report Projects Historic Drop In Oil Production
• Texas Atty Must Still Face Client's Defamation Counterclaims
• Energy Transfer, Investors Want Pipeline Bribery Suits Joined
• Oil And Gas Cos. Must Prepare For Counterparty Bankruptcies
• 5th Circ. Ruling Amplifies Bristol-Myers Class Action Debate
• Ex-Nokia Attorney Pans 'Surreal' Attempt To Ax Her Bias Suit
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• 5th Circ. Affirms OK Of $147M Oil Development Award
• Apple Urges PTAB Not To Let Fast Courts Undermine IPRs
• PGA Tour Accused Of Stealing Golfer Tracking Tech IP
• TCEQ To Use Discretion In Enforcing Rules Amid Pandemic
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• States' COVID-19 Abortion Bans Hit Roadblocks In Court
• Texas Court Orders Patience For COVID Delay In Pipeline Row
• McKinsey Trial In Westmoreland Case To Remain On Hold
• Dallas Transit Can't Avoid Builder's Suit Over Light Rail Costs
• 5th Circ. Revives EEOC Disability Suit Against Vantage Energy
• Theater Owner Seeks $1M Payout Under 'Pandemic' Clause
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• States Must Toll Court Deadlines To Ensure Access To Justice
• Ex-Lawmakers Say Border Wall Emergency Status Was 'Sham'
• 5th Circ. Says Real Estate Co. Can't Skirt FLSA's OT Rules
• 5th Circ. Backs Block On West Texas Tribe's Bingo
• Co. Accused Of Infringing Fracking IP Ends Up With $40M Win
• Roku Asks For June IP Trial Delay Over Coronavirus Concern
• Justices Asked To Clarify Gateway Arbitration Question
• Texas Justices To Hear Insurer's Bid To End Settlement Suit
• Tinder Accuses Bumble Of 'Exploiting' COVID-19 In IP Fight
• Texas Justices To Hear Gun Seller's Bid To Nix Shooting Suits
• Exxon Unit Wins Bid To Arbitrate Gas Field Row With Investors
• Voip-Pal Says WhatsApp Infringes Call-Routing Patent
• Regulators Warn Forex Trader To Stop Selling In Texas
• FTC Should Leave Regulation Of Noncompetes To States
• Benefits Of Pandemic-Prompted Court Extensions Are Limited
• Texas Justices Say Subcontractor Fees Part Of Cost Of Goods
• AMC Can't Deduct Film-Showing Costs, Texas Justices Say
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• 2nd Circ. Dismissal Affirms The Limits Of Civil RICO Claims
• San Antonio Judge With COVID-19 Urges Public To Stay Home
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Big Tobacco Sues FDA Over New Graphic Warnings
• Texas Justices Hold Delivery, Pickup Costs Not Deductible
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• What Attys Must Know About The Push For Texas Drilling Cuts
• CFPB Sanctions Payday Lender $1.4M Over 'Deceptive' Tactics
• Verizon Comes Out Swinging Against Huawei Patent Suits
• Judge Weighs Elderly Prisoners' Bid For Relief Amid COVID-19
• LTC Properties Wraps Up $78M Sale Ahead Of Schedule
• How COVID-19 Will Affect DOJ's White Collar Enforcement
• HP Can Enforce $438M Price-Fix Win Despite Pending Appeal
• RealPage Can Sue Insurer For $6M Phishing Scheme Loss
• Cinema Owner Says Mexican Co. Used COVID-19 To Slip Sale
• It Is Time To Make Virtual Trials A Reality
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Litigation Funder Blasts Atty's Bid To Skirt $6M Loan
• State Telemedicine Rules Remain Murky Amid COVID-19 Crisis
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• DOJ Suggests Texas Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• Ex-Students Can't Force Baylor Sex Assault Policy Changes
• 5th Circ. Swap Was Rare Defeat For Trump On Court Picks
• DC, Pa. Won't Count Teleworkers For Nexus Amid Outbreak
• BakerHostetler Opens Dallas Office, Adds SALT Team Leader
• Texas Justices Unify Deadlines For COVID Extensions
• Borrowing Report Forecasts Oil Lending Bloodbath
• Gibson Dunn Snags Litigation Heavyweight For Dallas Office
• Professor Gets 2021 Trial Date In Huawei IP Theft Case
• Cannabis Exclusion From COVID-19 Relief Must Be Remedied
• Fox Talking Head's Boies Schiller Suit Halted In Texas
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Whiting Petroleum Files Ch. 11 With $2.2B Reorg Plan