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Texas - June, 2020

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• Offit Kurman's Forum Argument Gets Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Key Senators Want To Add New Federal Judgeships This Year
• Wind Farm Owner Says Texas Co.'s Deception Cost It Millions
• ICE Fights Class Cert. Bid In Detainees' Atty Access Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive FedEx Pilot's Suit Over Flight Safety
• Venezuela Tells 5th Circ. $138M Award Can't Be Enforced
• Texas Panel Overturns Misrepresentation Verdict Against Atty
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Patient Loses Atty Fee Bid In ERISA Fight At 5th Circ.
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Texas Should Cancel Its 2020 Bar Exam
• Ex-Owner Can't Sue For $20M Hotel Coverage, 5th Circ. Rules
• Arbitration Pact Rulings Show Signature Snags For Employers
• Pandemic, Energy Prices Send Minerals Biz Covia To Ch. 11
• Roberts Casts Pivotal Vote For Abortion Rights, With A Catch
• Devon, BP Gain Ground In 'Unique' Eagle Ford Royalty Fight
• Texas Prosecutor Resigns After Facebook Post About Nazis
• Even With Virus Precautions, MLB Season Has Legal Risks
• Chesapeake Energy Can Tap Into $925M Of Ch. 11 Financing
• Top 6 Patent Rulings Of 2020: A Midyear Report
• Texas Panel Affirms $200K Atty Fees In Water Balloon IP Fight
• Roofing Co. Can Take Nationwide To Arbitration
• Corpus Christi Can't Duck Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• Online Gaming Biz Lands $745M Valuation In SPAC Deal
• Tribe Says Casino Patron's Fall Suit Should Get The Boot
• Texas Distribution Co. Seeks $29M For KN95 Mask Order
• Gilstrap Rejects Plea To Postpone Samsung Trial Over Virus
• EPA Limits On States' Project Reviews Likely To Face Lawsuits
• May It Please The Camera: Zoom Trials Demand New Skills
• Allstate Says 'Suckers List' Suit Misses The Mark
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Texas Courts Re-Closing Amid COVID-19 Spike
• Texas Oil Driller Lilis Energy Cites COVID-19 For Ch. 11 Filing
• High Court Won't Touch Trump's Border Wall Waivers
• Chesapeake Energy Looks To Slash $7B In Debt In Ch. 11
• 3 Takeaways From Chesapeake's Bankruptcy Plunge
• EDTX Judge OKs Special Laptops In Apple Case Due To Virus
• Norton Rose Nabs BakerHostetler Cybersecurity & Privacy Pro
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Pelvic Mesh Atty Fees Suit
• Ericsson Gets $2.4M Tab After $110M Win Axed At Fed. Circ.
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Mask Sales & Remote Source Codes
• Calif. Judge Orders Detained Migrant Kids Released
• Martin Midstream Looks To Restructure $323M In Debt
• Chuck E. Cheese Parent Plans Lender Talks In Ch. 11
• Texas Justices Undo $1.8M Award In Concrete Block Biz Row
• Texas Justices Allow Post-Verdict Arbitration In Cattle Case
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Virus Dominoes Continue To Fall
• Texas Justices End Air Ambulance Co.'s Insurance Fee Fight
• 5th Circ. Snuffs Challenge To FDA Regulation Of E-Cigs
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Texas Justices Say Public Transit Is Common Carrier
• Virus, Regs Highlight Need For Model State Whistleblower Law
• Mood Media To File Ch. 11 Plan Seeking To Cut Debt By $404M
• 9th Circ. Says Trump Can't Divert Funds For Border Wall
• Oil Producer Sable Permian Hits Ch. 11 As Prices Plummet
• Pandemic Can't Save Unconstitutional ACA, High Court Hears
• 'Compound King' Gets 10 Years For $22M Health Care Fraud
• Chief SDNY Judge Says Drug Cos. Ready For Remote IP Trial
• State Court Corporate Cases Dip Amid COVID-19
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Allergy Advocacy Group
• Apple Patent Case Staying In EDTX After En Banc Brushoff
• Md. Firm Must Pay $40K For Bogging Down Debt Collection
• Texas Doc Pleads Not Guilty In $6.7M Prescription Scam
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Nurses Union Doesn't Have To Turn Over Docs To Challenger
• Insurer Didn't Have Proof To End Driller's Premium Dispute
• Oil Co. Blames Bad Chemicals For $10M Damage In Blowout
• Caterpillar Says Class Claims Over Engine Defects Unviable
• Texas AG's Securities Fraud Case Sent Back To His Home Turf
• Vexing PTAB Apple Decision May Overtax West Texas Court
• Engineering Co. Says Inventor Took A Free Ride On Stolen IP
• Chuck E. Cheese Hits Ch. 11 Following COVID-19 Closures
• Ex-CFO Says Tenet Unit Fired Him For Whistleblowing
• Dems Unveil ACA Booster Bill, Rip GOP's High Court Case
• NY, NJ, Conn. To Require Quarantine For Virus Hotbed Visitors
• Texas Attorneys, Jurors Want Temp. Checks, Masks In Court
• Publisher Doesn't Deserve $25M In IP Row, Court Told
• Oil Driller Can't Land Early Exit From Seismic Data Fight
• Lack Of 'Material Breach' Finding Dooms HVAC Trial Win
• 5 Firms Rework $4.6B Trash Biz Buyout, Asset Sale
• Ex-Software CEO Says He's Shielded From Trade Secrets Suit
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Amazon's Echo, Fire Devices Accused Of Infringing 10 Patents
• Strip Club Investors Fight To Keep Nondisclosure Suit Alive
• 18 States Join Corps In Seeking Water Permit Revival
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• 5th Circ. Pick Clears Senate In 200th Confirmation For Trump
• Top Health Officials Contradict Trump On Pandemic Response
• French Film Co. Technicolor Seeks To Cut Debt In Ch. 15 Case
• Mortgage Servicer Agrees To $17M Relief In NY Settlement
• 2020 Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Trends: Midyear Report
• Latham Steers American Airlines' $2B Stock, Notes Offering
• AA Retirees Want Another Try At ERISA Class Certification
• 5th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court Overstepped In Biz Loan Suit
• Diamond Offshore Gets OK For $14.5M In Executive Bonuses
• Texas Physician Must Face Suit Over Hand, Foot Amputations
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas Homeowners Blame Kinder Morgan For Tainted Water
• Texas Court Frees Louisiana Drilling Co. From Injury Suit
• Schlumberger Hit With $100M Sexual Harassment Suit
• Southwest Airlines Wants Out Of Suit Over COVID-19 Refunds
• Susman Godfrey Founder Diagnosed With COVID-19
• Travelers Drops Suit Claiming Qatar Airways Damaged Cargo
• Fed. Circ. Backs Ford's Design Patent Win In Auto Parts Fight
• CBD Entrepreneur Sued By His Dad Over Missing Millions
• Neiman Marcus Creditors Must Wait On Alternative Ch. 11 Plan
• Lawyers' Deaths, Tornados Can't Excuse Late Expert Report
• Texas Oil Co. Can Seek Docs In $147M Award Fight
• WDTX Judge Explains Why Apple Can't Ship IP Case To Calif.
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Sierra Club Wants To Halt $2.2B Texas Pipeline Construction
• Texas Landfill Owner Says State Action Bars Citizen Suit
• High Court Stays Out Of Fee Fight In Humana ERISA Suit
• ADT Seeks To Exit Class Action Over Ex-Tech's Snooping
• NCAA Teams' COVID-19 Risk Forms May Fall Flat In Court
• Texas Supreme Court Axes $16.5M Award In Partnership Fight
• Valero's Top Atty Joins C-Suite As Deputy Rises To GC
• 5th Circ. Tells Strip Club To ID Dancers It May Owe Wages
• Exxon Units Settle Texas Mineral Rights Fight
• Texas Panel Rules Fort Worth Must Face Whistleblowers' Suit
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Trials Get Delayed, Moved To Video
• Texas Justices Revive Homeowners' Insurer Delay Suits
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Rutan, Weil
• Texas Justices To Hear $43.5M Suit Over Crane Collapse
• Texas Justices To Review Trade Secret Sealing In $706M Suit
• Tinder, Bumble Settle Dating App IP War
• Insurer Seeks Full 5th Circ. Review Of Atty Coverage Fight
• Judge OKs $1.7M In Bonuses For Stage Stores Execs
• Exxon Can't Use Texas Court To Investigate Calif. 'Conspiracy'
• Fed. Circ. Won't Transfer Software IP Fight From Texas To Del.
• 5th Circ. Tosses Maritime Lien In Fuel Payment Dispute
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• HP Cuts Deal With Quanta Over $438M Price-Fixing Judgment
• Shell Pays $13.85M To End Crude Oil Transport Deal Suits
• Former Mexican Gov. Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• Forterra Stock-Drop Class Seeks Final OK Of $5.5M Settlement
• Apple Argues WDTX Judge's Transfer Denials Are Abuse
• Ex-Staffer Says San Antonio Housing Misuses HUD Funds
• Insurer Says Manufacturer Not Covered For Faulty Reactors
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• Houston Energy Co. Faces 2nd Suit Over $3.2M In Unpaid Rent
• Baylor Fights To Hold Pepper Hamilton Docs In Title IX Suit
• Texas Couple Plead Guilty To $15M Retirement Theft Scheme
• Halliburton To Face 2nd Patent Trial In August After Hung Jury
• PTAB Issues Rare Reversal After Fracking Patent Trial Delay
• Apple, Google Urged To Ax COVID-19 Apps With No Gov't Ties
• Tyson Hit With Another COVID-19 Death Suit In Texas
• PTAB Institutes 2 Apple IPRs Despite November Texas Trial
• Neiman Marcus Gets Final OK For $675M DIP Package
• 3 IRS Workers In Texas Contract COVID-19, Agency Says
• No New Trial For Texas Atty Over $6M Litigation Loan
• Fed. Circ. Won't Move Patent Suit Against Apple From Texas
• Army Contractors Pay $1.1M To End Unpaid Rest Breaks Suit
• Fort Hood Families Say On-Post Housing Was 'Deplorable'
• Cruise Co. Seeks Quick Win In 'Unprecedented' COVID-19 Suit
• JC Penney Reaches Deal To Resume Nike Deliveries
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• EY Accused Of Taking Ryan LLC's Energy Tax Trade Secrets
• StoneTurn Exec Says Force Majeure Clauses Lack Specificity
• What To Know About Licensee Standing In Trade Secret Cases
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas County Slams Arbitration Bid In $41M Insurance Row
• Texas Panel Says Trade Secret Suit Doesn't Infringe Speech
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Eye Alice Ax Of $110M Ericsson Win
• Insurance Broker Tries To Duck Restaurant's COVID Loss Suit
• Okla. Ruling Highlights Nuances In Drafting Service Contracts
• Yankees To Appeal Rakoff Order Unsealing Sign-Stealing Doc
• State Powers Vs. Fundamental Rights During COVID-19
• WDTX Judge Moves Roku Patent Trial To August Amid Virus
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Foley & Lardner Hit With $1.3M Fraud Suit By Client
• Francesca's Wins Bid To Arbitrate Some Manager OT Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Drug Price-Fixing Discovery Dispute
• How Cos. Can Avoid Patent Venue Pitfalls Of Remote Work
• High Court Takes Up Arbitration Carveout Question
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• 4th Circ. Cop Immunity Ruling Seen As Potential Turning Point
• More Than 41K Migrants Sent Back Under CDC Border Block
• Texas Justices Clarify Scope Of Farm Animal Act In Death Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Uber Fraud, Illicit Biz Practices Suit
• Tough Texas Jurors Make For Smooth Trial During Pandemic
• Texas High Court Limits Forum Clauses To Signatories
• Texas Justices Won't Revisit Atty 'Push Poll' Sanction Case
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Rent Relief Dominates Ch. 11 Cases
• Texas High Court To Consider Jurisdiction Of Utility Suits
• Texas Justices Find No Intent In Overworked Trucker Death
• 5th Circ.'s Windstorm Ruling Holds Silver Lining For Insureds
• Texas Justices Say Lottery Contractor Can't Duck Fraud Claim
• Travelers Sues Qatar Airways Over $81M Cargo Damage
• Texas Insurance Co. Beats Contractor's Whistleblower Case
• Sabre May Be Taxiing For Another Run At Airline Booking Biz
• Lone Star Laterals: Sheppard Mullin, Katten, Locke Lord
• Media Cyberattacks Land Hacker 5 Years In Prison
• Pierce Bainbridge Breakup Sparks Rift In Boeing Class Suit
• Chancery Rejects Bid To Block Texas Suit In Quantlab Feud
• Lack Of Patent Rights Dooms Shell Unit's Infringement Case
• JC Penney Gets Nod To Postpone $34M In Rent Payments
• Texas Atty Wants New Trial Over $6M Litigation Loan
• American Airlines Dodges Travel Insurance Kickback Suit
• Divisive Bradley Arant Alum Advances Toward 5th Circ. Seat
• Baylor Plans Objection To Pepper Hamilton Docs Ruling
• 7th Circ. Tosses Flight-Cancellation Suit Against Southwest
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Chancery Keeps $24B Dell Stock Swap Suit Alive
• Landry's, Morton's Get Reprieve In Houston Restaurant Fight
• Hard Seltzer Trademark Battle Kicks Off At 5th Circ.
• Texas Atty Swaps Suits For Scrubs To Fight COVID-19
• NFL Retirement Plan Seeks To Trim Ex-Player's ERISA Suit
• JC Penney Landlords Say Reopened Stores Must Pay Rent
• Man Who Filed $400M Lien Against Judge Gets More Time
• PTAB Nixes Samsung Petitions In Wake Of Uniloc Settlement
• L'Oreal Can't DQ Lerner David In Cosmetics Patent Dispute
• Chevron Wants $2M Atty Fees Award In Trademark Dispute
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• UBS Accuses Ex-Worker Of Bolting With $97M In Accounts
• Ex-Venezuela Oil Minister Ducks $1.4B Bribery Judgment
• 5th Circ. Sinks Bias Suit Despite 'Boorish' Workplace Conduct
• No 'Glue' Binding Wilderness Therapy Class, Judge Says
• Fracking Sand Firm Hits Ch. 11 With At Least $500M In Debt
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Texas Panel Told To Undo $2M Fee Award In Family Dispute
• Apple, Samsung Sued Over 'Slide-To-Unlock' Patents In WDTX
• BakerHostetler Nabs Employment Duo From Reed Smith
• Privacy Org Presses 5th Circ. To Veto Border Phone Searches
• Tech Biz VirnetX's Brass Accused Of Bilking Millions
• Texas Judge Trims Sprawling $7B Whistleblower FCA Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses Verdict Against Dow In Contract Dispute
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• How The Gov't Is Cracking Down On PPP Fraud
• Texas Judge Wants More Briefs In Pierce Bainbridge Debt Suit
• Jackson Lewis Atty Escapes Journalist's Biased Firing Suit
• The Remote Jury Trial Is A Bad Idea
• FCC Floats $225M Fine Over Spoofed Health Insurance Calls
• Texas Gas Co. Can't Pin Buyer's Remorse On DOI, Court Told
• JC Penney Shareholders Get Judge's OK To Form Committee
• 11th Circ. Affirms Sentence For 'Brazen' Fraudster, Texas Atty
• 5th Circ. Tosses Quick Win For Police In Excessive Force Suit
• TGI Friday's, Utz Crunch 'Potato Skins' False Ad Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sidesteps Notice Issue For Cos. Tied To Microsoft
• PTAB Nixes 2 Intel Petitions, Citing Looming West Texas Trial
• Whiting Noteholders Flag Ch. 11 Plan For Lack Of Info
• Texas Hemp Group Asks State To Allow Sale Of Smokables
• Activists Fight Bid To Ax Suit Over Endangered Toad
• Crypto Investment Scheme Blocked By Texas Regulator
• Fluor Investor Accuses Board Of Covering Up Bad Bidding
• Quanta Can't Duck $438M Price-Fixing Judgment
• Texas Justices To Hear Hurricane Harvey Takings Fight
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• Texas Justices Pass On Chesapeake Drained Leases Row
• Judge Rejects Early Verdict Bid In Westmoreland Coal Fight
• DC Accuses Elevate Of Pushing Predatory Loans
• Texas Justices Take Up Benefit Delay Case Against State Farm
• 5th Circ. Backs Jail Phone Firm's Win Over Inmates' Fee Suit
• Texas Justices Will Consider Unused Days Lease Dispute
• Energy Tools Co. Says Rival Poached Employees, Stole IP
• Texas High Court Declines Review Of Tony Romo's NFL Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Homeowners Can't Sue Entergy For Floods
• The Week In Bankruptcy: Eyes On The New Normal
• HomeAdvisor's 'Submit' Button Invokes Arbitration Agreement
• Texas High Court Will Hear $15M Repairman Injury Suit
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Texas Justices OK Worker's $1.7M Win Against W&T Offshore
• Texas Justices To Weigh State Grid Operator's Immunity
• 5th Circ. Slams 'Audacity' Of Texas Dems' Mail-In Vote Order
• JC Penney Gets Nod For $450M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Talos Energy Hit With Chancery Suit Over Gulf Assets Deal
• Inventor Denied Redo For $50M Infringement Against NetScout
• FCC Tells 5th Circ. It Can Restrict Subsidies To Huawei
• EEOC Says Contractor Didn't Stop Noose References, Slurs
• Caremark Precedent Should Inform Boards' COVID-19 Duties
• ADT Seeks To Arbitrate Dispute Over Ex-Employee's Spying
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Texas Court Orders New Trial In $740M Appraisal IP Fight
• Judges Worried About Virus' Impact On Upcoming Trials
• Carlyle Group Accused Of Forcing Authentix 'Fire Sale'
• Divided Senate Confirms BakerHostetler Atty For Texas Court
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Fed. Circ. OKs Pharma Delivery Co.'s Mixed $24M Breach Win
• Feds Order Texas Man To Stop Peddling Coronavirus 'Cures'
• Magellan, Enterprise Settle $50M Oil Shipping Contract Fight
• Texas Atty Tells 5th Circ. Warrants Needed In Phone Searches
• Texas County Can't Remand $41M Hurricane Harvey Suit
• Baylor Must Provide Pepper Hamilton Docs In Sex Assault Suit
• Groups Support Review Of 9th Circ. Ariz. Voting Regs Ruling
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Total E&P Tells 5th Circ. To Undo $21.6M Jury Award
• Templar Energy Starts Ch. 11 With Interested Bidders
• VirnetX Wants Apple's 'Crucial' Docs Ahead Of $700M Retrial
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Hospital Immune From Nurse's ADA Suit
• 3 Firms Drive $365M Deal For Israeli Data Analytics Co
• Texas AG Says Perpetual Consent To Union Dues Unlawful
• Pipeline Row Kept In Texas, Ending Venue Tug Of War
• EPA Finalizes Ethylene Oxide Reduction To Lower Cancer Risk
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• Texas Bar Escapes 1st Amendment Suit Over Mandatory Dues
• Texas Energy Co. Gets $1M Award From Profits Row OK'd
• Facebook Asks Texas High Court To End Sex Trafficking Suits
• DOJ Closes Immigration Courts In 15 Cities Over 'Civil Unrest'
• Pierce Bainbridge Funder Says Firm Defaulted On Debt
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Texas Ruling Challenges Oil And Gas Anti-Washout Provisions
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Texas Panel Says Contract Talks Aren't Protected Free Speech
• Perkins Coie Adds M&A Partner To Burgeoning Texas Team
• Texas Can't Reverse $28.8M Jury Verdict Over Highway Project
• Templar Energy Hits Ch. 11 Over COVID-19 Impact On Oil Price