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Texas - August, 2020

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• Texas Courts Want In-Person Jury Trials Limited Until 2021
• 5th Circ. Upholds Health Care System's Pregnancy Bias Win
• Texas Appeals Court Sides With Insurer In Gas Station Dispute
• Wells Fargo Cites Arbitration Deals In Bids To Exit PPP Suits
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Houston Tax Preparer Gets 9 Years For Tax Refund Fraud
• Pipeline Cleanup Ruling Muddies Precedent, 5th Circ. Told
• JC Penney Mulls Ch. 11 Debt Swap After Sale Plan Troubles
• States Urge High Court To Revive FDA's Abortion Pill Rules
• Debevoise, Simpson Thacher Steer $4.7B PE Buyout Of Epicor
• A Guide To West Texas Patent Cases Before Albright: Part 2
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Railway Union Can't Yet Be Forced To Bargain On Crew Size
• Texas Panel Says Psychiatrist Office Fall Isn't Med Mal
• Texas Justices Take Up State Farm's Bad Faith Battles
• Texas DA Could Fire Underling Over Politics, 5th Circ. Rules
• DC Circ. Vacates Feds' OK Of Railroad's Non-U.S. Crew Plan
• Insurer Looks To Ax Clorox's $14.5M Hurricane Price Hike Suit
• Too Late To Stop $2.2B Texas Pipeline Damage, Judge Says
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Royalty Case Venue Fight
• Texas Law School Can Try Again To End Ex-1L's Cheating Suit
• Jury Awards More Than $720K In Trucking Crash Trial
• Sens. Want Nursing Home Probe Over Hydroxychloroquine
• Texas Justices To Hear Fight Over Local Propane Ordinances
• Texas Justices To Weigh If Cashed Checks Kill Royalties Fight
• Texas High Court Will Hear $83M Electric Rate Hike Dispute
• NLRB Official Backs Texas Drivers' Single-Facility Unit
• State AGs Target White House Environmental Review Rule
• Texas Justices Won't Rehear AMC Cost Deduction Rejection
• Texas Justices Pass On Ex-NFL Star's Injury Fight With Texans
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Simpson, Skadden
• Real Estate Rumors: Seritage Growth, Live Oak, MetroNational
• United Contractor Services Hit With COBRA Notice Suit
• Health Workers Need Better COVID-19 Liability Protections
• Crash Victim Can't Put Texas City On Hook For $17.4M Verdict
• Texas Justices Agree To Review Well-By-Well Time-Bar Ruling
• Lone Star Laterals: Munsch Hardt, King & Spalding
• COVID-19 Pushes Energy Data Biz SAExploration Into Ch. 11
• Texas Panel Wipes Out $31.6M Trucking Crash Verdict
• Texas Judge Delays $30M Real Estate Trial Amid Virus Worries
• Prosecutors Blast AG Paxton's Recusal Reconsideration Bid
• Ex-Texas Rep. Recovered From COVID-19 Denied Release Bid
• Refiner Gets OK For $4M Deal Over Air And Safety Issues
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• EP Energy Gets Approval For New $4.4B Debt-Swap Plan
• Anti-SLAPP Circuit Split Makes State Protections Uncertain
• What Cos. Could Expect From National Biometric Privacy Bill
• Real Estate Rumors: Realty.com, Rampante, Wellspring
• Calif. Judge Blocks COVID-19 Relief Funds To Private Schools
• ICE Should Stop Detaining Solo Kids In Hotels, Monitor Says
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Texas Justices Urged To Toss Suit Over Atty Advice To Settle
• Neiman Files $60M Suit Alleging Bid Meddling By Creditor
• Skadden, Simpson Help Create $5.5B Building Materials Biz
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Defending Construction Defect Suit 
• Pa. Well Workers Seek OT Pay For Time Riding To Work Sites
• 5th Circ. Finds Austin Billboard Restriction Unconstitutional
• Spencer Fane Partner Tapped For Dallas Appeals Court
• 2 Conflicting Rulings Show Hurdles In Virus Insurance Cases
• Time To Streamline E-Sign Act's Consumer Consent Process
• Deceptive Meeting Voids Texas Law Firm's Arbitration Clause
• Huawei Fights Verizon's Bid To Pause Network Patent Dispute
• Texas Panel Gives HouseCanary 2 Options In $740M IP Fight
• Strip Clubs Go After Lloyd's For COVID-19 Closure Coverage
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Texas Trade Secret Case Spotlights Our Judicial Safeguards
• Animal Food Processor Must Face NJ Suit Over Factory Odors
• Texas Chain Spec's Saves Suit Over $713M Liquor Board Fine
• The Lowdown On IP Juries In 3 Patent Hotspots
• Gartner Seeks 5th Circ. Review In Virus Coverage Suit
• Strip Club Can't Arbitrate Suit Over Dancer's Death In Crash
• Virus Should Delay $30M Texas Trial, Real Estate Co. Says
• Honda To Pay $96M To Resolve States' Air Bag Defect Probe
• TNT Crane Allowed To Tap Into $45M Ch. 11 Loans
• Developers Defend FERC Approval Of Texas LNG Project
• Texas Panel Won't End Suit Over Infant Twin's Death
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Travel Insurer Seeks To Nix COVID-19 Trip Cancellation Suit
• Ultra Petroleum Ch. 11 Plan OK'd Over Shareholder Objections
• Oil Giant Wants Class Claims Cut From $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Neiman May Seek Sanctions Over Creditor's Alleged Meddling
• Prospect Medical Agrees To Pay $1.9M To Settle OT Fight
• Chuck E. Cheese Could See 100 Landlords In Court Over Rent
• Lawsuits Mount Against Marine Biz In Fatal Pipeline Explosion
• Texas Supreme Court Approves Twitter Service For Lawsuits
• Biz Group Urges High Court To Tackle Texas Booze Law Fight
• Rail Co. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Cancer Cluster
• A&M Prof Who Worked For NASA Is Chinese Agent, Feds Say
• Feds Say They Couldn't Foresee Mass Shooting By Ex-Airman
• Stock Photo Agency Says Vape Co. Copied Protected Image
• Magnolia Pictures Drops TM Suit Against 'Fixer Upper' Stars
• AT&T Unit Scores Trial Win In Call-Center Worker Pay Case
• Justices Add House Dems To ACA Args Over GOP Protest
• American Airlines Flyers Fight Dismissal Of Virus Refund Suit
• COVID-19 Medical Malpractice Shield Laws Endanger Patients
• Frost Brown Todd Adds Ex-XFL Team President In Houston
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• EPA Approves Long-Lasting Coronavirus Disinfectant In Texas
• COVID-19 Plunges TNT Crane Into Ch. 11 For Lender Handover
• Curves Allegedly Lured Franchisees With Dodgy Sales Tactics
• Texas Judge Won't Let Schlumberger Unit End Patent Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Firms' Contingency Fee Agreement Is Void
• Texas Court Temporarily Blocks Smokable Hemp Ban
• Dallas Atty Hit With 6-Month Suspension For Misconduct
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Hatch-Waxman, Vaccine Patents
• Hyatt Says TravelPass Trying To Block Key Antitrust Evidence
• NextHealth Marketer Charged In $60M Kickback Scheme
• Ocelots Threatened By Texas LNG Project, Groups Say
• 8th Circ. Ruling May Provide Relief For Bakken Debtors
• US Must Pay Exxon $20.3M For Its Share Of Wartime Pollution
• Rig Pipe Maker Bars Rival From Selling Alleged Knockoffs
• Suit Challenging CFPB's Payday Rule OK'd To Resume
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Alcon Claims Lens.com Led It On 'Antitrust Wild Goose Chase'
• Exxon Ruling Makes Traceability Key In Clean Air Citizen Suits
• Arena Energy Preps For Ch. 11 Sale With $1B In Debt
• Texas Lawyers Not Keen On Virtual Jury Trials, Survey Finds
• Investors Say Car Dealer Scammed Them With Phony Pot Biz
• Citibank Slams Offshore Driller's Ch. 11 Debt-Swap Plan
• 5th Circ. Says 3D Gun Printing Co. Can Sue NJ AG In Texas
• Sidley Austin Pulls Aviation Pro From Winstead In Dallas
• Texas Panel Splits On Atty Immunity In Suit Over Recordings
• Judge Likely To Send Atty Malpractice Claim To Arbitration
• Biden's Climate Plan Overlooks Powerful GHG Weapon
• Marble Ridge Accused Of Dashing Neiman Marcus Ch. 11 Deal
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• IHeart Workers Say 401(k) Plan 'Rife With Potential Conflicts'
• Trump Rips Census Exclusion Claims As 'Speculative'
• 5th Circ. Copyright Case Is Cautionary Tale For Big Data Cos.
• Steve Bannon, Others Indicted Over 'Build The Wall' Campaign
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Tesco Shareholder Class Action
• Texas Panel Changes Course To Uphold Bikini-Latex Club Tax
• London Offshore Driller Valaris Hits Ch. 11
• Texas Judge Says Panel Ignored Race Bias In $2.7M Trial
• WDTX Judge Says Virus Case Drop Means Trials Start Soon
• CBD Exec Owes His Dad $1.6M Over Equipment Theft
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• Justices To Hear GOP Challenge To ACA After Nov. Elections
• Real Estate Rumors: Bristol-Myers, WeWork, Kaizen
• US Says Obama-Era Methane Rule Is Illegal
• Insurance Broker Ducks Dallas Eatery Co.'s Virus Loss Suit
• ​​​​​​​3 Highlights As ACA Briefing Wraps Up At High Court
• Latham Leads Challenge To Rushed Census Plan
• Chuck E. Cheese Landlords Say Virus Is No Shield From Rent
• Active Duty Troops On Mexican Border Legal, OIG Says
• MehaffyWeber Attys Beat DQ Bid In Texas Geological Data Suit
• Willkie Reps Investment Group On $250M Energy Fund
• Contractor Loses Out In Challenge To $3.7B Detention Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: SunTrust, Texas A&M, Foundry
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• ICE Contractor Raps Whistleblower Fraud Report As Too Late
• Texas Judge Laments Dismissal Of Ex-NFLer's ERISA Suit
• EEOC Sues Texas Auto Recycler For Firing Worker On Chemo
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Southwest, Execs Aim To Ground Investors' Safety Lapse Suit
• Foreign Patent Damages Recovery 2 Years After WesternGeco
• Ultra Petroleum Shareholders Keep Up Ch. 11 Valuation Fight
• High Court Taps Kirkland's Nielson To Defend FHFA Structure
• Norton Rose Selects Houston Litigator As New Global Head
• Texas Law Firm Hit By Hailstorm Sues Insurer For Coverage
• Texas Regulator Blocks Crypto Debit Card Investment Scheme
• Texas River Authority Can't Dodge Utilities' Price-Fixing Suit
• Insurance Suits Aim For MDL Over COVID-19-Canceled Trips
• Lexicon Pharma Ditches Investor Suit Over Diabetes Drug
• CBD Co. Says Texas Pot Lobby Defamed It With Phony Report
• Looking Beyond Insurance Policies For Texas Virus Liability
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Texas Justices Asked To Settle Split On Atty Solicitation
• Sports Co. Claims Texas Firm Didn't Check For Suit Coverage
• Hospital, Insurer Cite Dueling Rulings Over Virus Coverage
• College Test Admin In 'Varsity Blues' Case Will Plead Guilty
• Can Big Damages Awards Affect Patent Valuation Dynamics?
• 4 Keys To Submitting Winning Clean Energy Project Bids
• Lilis Seeks Ch. 11 Sale As Restructuring Deal Falls Through
• Politics, Strict Interpretation Infuse EPA Methane Reg Rollback
• TikTok Faces Patent Suit Over Digital Photo Embedding Tech
• 5th Circ. Says Walmart Manager's Firing Wasn't Retaliation
• Firm Drops COBRA Suits Against Sodexo, Sysco, Hershey
• Texas Attys Again Accused Of Botching Deepwater Spill Claim
• Stage Stores Gets OK To Liquidate In Ch. 11
• Whiting Petroleum Gets $3.4B Texas Ch. 11 Debt Rework OK'd
• 5th Circ. Reluctantly Rules Oil Rig Welder Counts As Seaman
• Petrobras Wants Redo On Bid To Nix $622M Drilling Award
• 5th Circ. Affirms Atty's 35-Year Sentence For Bribery Scheme
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: All Eyes On Texas
• Toyota Wants Defective Gas Tank Suit Tossed
• Texas LNG Plant Fight No Longer Ripe, Corps Tells 5th Circ.
• ERISA Blocks Clinic's Suit Against NFL, Judge Rules
• 2 Chainz Faces Fraud Suit Over Double-Booked Texas Event
• Insurer's Event Cancelation Coverage Fight Can Stay In Texas
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• American Airlines Wants COVID-19 Refund Suit Tossed
• Speedcast Agrees To $395M Sale To Lender Amid Ch. 11
• 4th Circ. Won't Pause Block On FDA Abortion Pill Limits
• Texas Tool Co. Says It Never Waived Arbitration Right
• Halliburton Patent Retrial In Texas Pushed Back Again
• 5th Circ. Says High Court Alone Can End Men-Only Draft
• Texas Judge Cuts State Farm From Barbershops' Virus Suit
• Cabot Investor Claims Enviro Control Lies Led To Stock Drop
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• TopGolf Server Says Opt-Ins In FLSA Suit Justify Cert.
• Retail REIT Netstreit's $225M, 3 Firm-Led IPO Misses Mark
• Citizens' Bid To Block Golf Course's 'Upgrades' Not Up To Par
• 5th Circ. Finds Salvadoran's Reentry Resentencing Vindictive
• A Guide To Determining Class Claim Time Bars
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• 5th Circ. Won't Reconsider Exxon Permit Ruling
• Kilpatrick Lures Texas Patent Pro From Vinson & Elkins
• Workers' Comp Will Cover Most Virus Claims In Calif., Texas
• Investors Must Pay Authentix's Legal Fees, Chancery Says
• Winners In $506M Apple Trial Say EDTX Nailed Virus Safety
• Netflix, Hulu Don't Pay Wireline Fees, Texas City Says
• Mayer Brown Nabs Bracewell Atty To Lead Upstream Group
• Ex-Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Sued Over $6.45M Loan Default
• New IRS Regs May Quash Popular SALT Cap Workaround
• Dentist Owes Over $16.5M For Fraudulent Medicaid Billings
• JC Penney Says Buyer Search Is 'In The Red Zone'
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• 'My 600-lb Life' Maker Says Insurer Breached Contract
• PNC Unit Claims Texas Law Firm Defaulted On $3.3M Jet Loan
• Exxon Wants Shareholder's Climate Change Suit Dismissed
• Split 5th Circ. Tosses Accountant's Suit Against SEC Judges
• Insurer Off The Hook For $1.7M Faulty Oil Well Design Suit
• Dean Foods Strikes Ch. 11 Deal Over Gambler's Restitution
• Boston, LA Ask DC Circ. To Review FCC 5G Order
• 5th Circ. Keeps La. Coastal Drilling Suits In State Court
• Insurer Says Virus Coverage Fight Belongs In Texas, Not NY
• PE Firm Urges 5th Circ. To Nix $36M Damages In Contract Row
• Ex-Twin Peaks Workers Say Restaurants Run Like A 'Sex Ring'
• Texas Doc At Center Of $200M Referral Fraud Gets 5½ Years
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Investor Sues To Halt GlobalSCAPE's $217M Merger
• Texas Jury Says Apple Owes $506M Over 4G LTE Patents
• Ex-Baker Botts, Akin Gump Attys Launch Houston Boutique
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Roku's Trial Delay Request OK'd By 'Surprised' Texas Judge
• Shareholders Ask Judge To Sink Ultra Petroleum Ch. 11 Plan
• Cadence Investors Didn't Show Fraud, Judge Says
• Texas Reps. Urge Senate To Take Up Tribal Gambling Bill
• Pandemic Prompts 2-Month Delay In Apple, VirnetX Rematch
• Texas Insurer Wants Quick Win In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Permian Tank's Ch. 11 Sale Procedures OK'd In Del.
• Recruiter Axes Fee Suit Against Kilpatrick Townsend Partners
• 3 Immigration Judges Picked To Top Off Expanded BIA
• Chubb Unit Says It Doesn't Owe $8M For Settlement Refusal
• 5th Circ. Says Malicious Prosecution Not Constitutional Harm
• Apple Says Koss' Headphone IP Suit Breaches Confidentiality
• 5th Circ. Backs Win For Energy Tech Firm In Trade Secret Row
• Susman Godfrey Elects New Leader To Succeed Late Founder
• Feds Urge $4M Deal With Houston On Sewage Overflows
• Tyson Worker's Family Vows To Press 'Stronger' COVID Suit
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Texas AG's Recusal Bid Challenged In Securities Fraud Case
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Remdesivir Drama & Jury Trial Regret
• Red State AGs Lobby For COVID-19 Business Immunity
• Former Angels Staffer Gave Tyler Skaggs Fentanyl, Feds Say
• Texas Attys Accused Of Botching $2.2M Deepwater Spill Claim
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Latham
• Dallas Real Estate Developer Cops To Bribing Council Member
• Timing IPRs To Avoid Discretionary Denial Or Damages
• Schlumberger Loses Copyright Claim In Stolen Software Suit
• 4 Texas Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Restructuring Tips For Single Asset Real Estate Debtors
• Holistic Texas Biz Offered Bogus COVID-19 Tests, Feds Say
• Feds Charge Ex-Citgo Official In PDVSA Bribery Probe
• Hemp Cos. Challenge Texas' Smokable Product Sale Ban
• Corpus Christi Wants Out Of Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Arkema Tells 5th Circ. To Undo Certification In Explosion Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Judge Assigns Research In Law Firm's Case Against Microsoft
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, Pascal's Catering, Amazon
• Telecom Tower Builder Sues Texas City Over Axed Application
• American Air Beats Ex-Workers' 401(k) Investment Option Suit
• Big Screen Maker Prysm Opens $274M Ch. 11 Eyeing Sale
• Google Slams Texas Court Order Nixing Venue Swap In IP Spat
• BigCommerce Sells Big After $216M DLA Piper-Led IPO
• Venable, Winston & Strawn Guide REIT's Plans For $310M IPO
• Cloud Co. Rackspace's $703M Paul Weiss-Led IPO Misses Bar
• Census Exclusion Case Earns Fast-Track Status In NY
• Unsecured Creditors Blast Permian Tank's 'One-Sided' Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Told Gov't Can't Unilaterally End Whistleblower Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Sterling Bay, DR Horton, JPMorgan
• Houston Atty Gets 2 Years In Prison For $18M Tax Scheme
• Carnival Points To Texas Ruling To Escape Cuban Dock Suit
• Texas Appeals Court Says No Expert, No Malpractice Claim
• FTC Says Texas Swag Co. Misled On Mask, Equipment Supply
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Crane Biz TNT Seeks Debt-Equity Swap To Stave Off Ch. 11
• Texas Panel Sends Steak 'N Shake Sex Assault Case To Trial
• Feds Charge Man With Swindling $1.6M For COVID Relief
• 5th Circ. Lets Westmoreland End Retirees' Health Benefits
• Bressler Enters Texas With Ballard & Littlefield Merger
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Hunton Snags Seyfarth Employment Pro In Houston
• Canned Cocktail Co. Hits Texas Grocery Chain With IP Suit
• 5th Circ. Sinks Age Bias Case Against American Airlines Unit
• States Defend FDA's Abortion Pill Restrictions At 4th Circ.
• COVID-19 Is Straining Compact Between Utilities, Regulators
• Reed Smith Nabs Bankruptcy Atty From Baker Botts In Dallas
• Lack Of Evidence Dooms Nurse's Whistleblower Jury Win
• 5th Circ. Told Arrestees Deserve Counsel At Bail Hearings
• Liberty Mutual Ducks Construction Co.'s 'Covered Peril' Claim
• 5th Circ. Won't Nix Fine For Worker Electrocutions
• Gibson Dunn Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty As Texas PE Leader
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Offshore Driller Fieldwood Hits Ch. 11 With $1B Of Debt
• VirnetX Calls Apple's Bid To Delay IP Retrial 'Fearmongering'
• Doctors' Cos. Can't Duck Legal Malpractice Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Keeps Chevron On Hook For $2M Over Worker Death
• Southwest Again Aims To Dismantle COVID-19 Refund Class
• Judge Asks If HHS' Hands Tied On Gay, Gender Identity Rule
• Split 5th Circ. Sinks Gulf Of Mexico Aquaculture Rules
• Zale Can't Tap Excess Policies To Cover $34M Appraisal Deal
• Creditors Say Ultra Petroleum Plan Undervalues Company
• 5th Circ. Says Firm Must Pay $14K For Suit's Fourth Removal
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Pandemic Pushes Dental Group Benevis Into Ch. 11
• Key Tax Considerations For Cos. With Remote Employees
• Texas Bar Dues Requirement Is Constitutional, 5th Circ. Hears
• Exxon Says NY Climate Trial Win Dooms Texas Investors' Suit
• Tax Court Ruling Highlights Importance Of Formula Clauses
• 5th Circ. Rules Ambulance Co. Must Return $1.3M To Medicare
• Mood Media Enters And Exits Bankruptcy Within 2 Days
• Avoiding Workplace Violence When Customers Refuse Masks
• 5th Circ. Backs $21.6M Jury Verdict Against Total E&P
• Men's Wearhouse, Jos A. Bank Pressed By Virus Into Ch. 11
• Wachtell, Akin Gump Drive $21B Speedway Sale To 7-Eleven