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Texas - November, 2020

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• Valaris Gets Court Approval For $11M In Exec Incentives
• Ex-IT Director Blames Firing On Sex Addiction Diagnosis
• Fox Rothschild Adds Finance Partner In Dallas
• Google Attys Want Access To Rivals' Docs In Antitrust Fight
• 3 Firms Guide Stake Sale Valuing PA Consulting At $2.4B
• PTAB Nixes 4 Google Petitions, Citing Unjustified Filing Delay
• Schlumberger Unit Wants Two-Phase Drilling Patent Trial
• 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2020
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For Twitter On Video Patent
• Texas A&M Sued After Supervisor's Restroom Spying Arrest
• Ex-Secretary Says Texas Firm Axed Her For Reporting Abuse
• Texas Tries Again To Undo $29M Verdict Over Highway Project
• Apple Says Skin Tones Used In Emojis Can't Be IP
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas PI Firm Settles Client Poaching Suit With Fired Atty
• Embattled Energy Exec Charged In $317M N95 Mask Scheme
• Ethics Reminders As Employees Move To Or From Gov't
• 4 Key Insurance Appeals To Watch In December
• Consulting Co. Can't Sue Contractor For Switching Firms
• Dish, Altice Sued Over Infringing Network Patents
• Steptoe Says Texas Is Wrong Forum For $6M Malpractice Suit
• Texas Mall Accuses Simon Of Monopolizing Retailers
• Apple's Bottled Water Supplier Sues Cos. Over Dirty Delivery
• Surveying Drug Pricing Reform: The Latest State Activity
• Home Depot To Pay $17.5M To States Over 2014 Data Breach
• Sabre Appeals UK's Block On $360M Farelogix Deal
• A Key To Helping Clients Make Better Decisions During Crisis
• Baylor Prez Avoids Deposition In Campus Sex Assault Suit
• JC Penney Ch. 11 Plan And Shareholder Suits Get OK
• Where Data Privacy And CFPB Are Headed Under Biden
• Albright Lifts Limits On Venue, Jurisdiction Discovery
• Split 5th Circ. Says Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
• Texas Hospital Keeps Win In Patient Nerve Damage Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Walmart's Texas Liquor Law Challenge
• Trade Groups Press Case In CFPB Payday Rule Suit
• Insurer Eyes Early Win Over 'My 600-lb. Life' Policy Row
• Texas Justices Urged To Settle $820M Refinery Feud
• Texas Panel Affirms Tax, Fraud Penalty On $4.8M Plane Buy
• Tobacco Cos. Seek Extra Delay Of Graphic Cigarette Warnings
• Volkswagen Knocks Out 2 Cellular Network Patents At PTAB
• EDTX Judge Mazzant Talks Holding Trials Amid COVID-19
• Chesapeake Energy Floats Ch. 11 Pipeline Deal With Williams
• Texas Law Firm, Mexican Supplier Settle $3M Mask Sale Row
• Race Car Driver Hamilton Cleared Of Patent Infringement
• 6 Best Practices For Banks Serving The Marijuana Industry
• Investor Says Oil & Gas Co. Hid Losses To Boost Stock Value
• Ethics Considerations For Law Firms Implementing AI
• Apple Wants Data Withheld From Google's In-House Attys
• Apple Seeks Redo After VirnetX's 'Outsized' $503M Patent Win
• Texas Ex-Atty Loses Fee Fight Over $4.7M Sex Assault Award
• Alsup Roasts Google's 'Ramshackle' Suit In Sonos Case
• Texas Patent Trials Halted Due To COVID-19 Spike
• Women Suing Baylor Say 'Enough Is Enough' In Docs Fight
• How Seattle's Federal Court Has Pioneered Zoom Jury Trials
• Texas Justices Clear Utility Of Liability In Injury Suit
• Askeladden Gets PTAB To Ax Credit Card Approval Patent
• Texas Justices Say Lack Of Intent Dooms Injury Suit Retrial
• Cities Tell High Court Immigrants Belong In Census Count
• Health Hires: Epstein Becker, Lewis Brisbois, Taylor English
• Texas Tech Branch Beats Age Bias Suit At State High Court
• 3rd Circ. Could Select Middle Path On Foreign Discovery Law
• Tech Cos. Could Face Stiffer SEC Enforcement Under Biden
• Picking The Right Location And Tools For Virtual Courtrooms
• Wind Outfit Seeks To Enforce $63M Award In Investor Fight
• Ex-Asst. City Atty Can't Revive Retaliatory Discharge Suit
• Sonos, Google Trade Forum Shopper Barbs In Speaker IP War
• San Antonio Housing Settles HUD Funds Fraud Allegations
• Hospital Can't Escape Suit Over Surgery With Recalled Laser
• Wendy's Bids To Buy Restaurants From Bankrupt Franchisee
• SEC Seeks Default Against Crypto Fraud Conspirators
• Southwest Beats Customer Service Rep's Retaliation Suit
• 5th Circ. Sinks Ex-Ferrellgas Worker's Race Bias Case
• Beware Atty Ethics Rules When Reporting COVID-19 Fraud
• Sony Wants Pretrial Conference By Video After Atty Gets Virus
• Baylor Calls Sanctions Bid In Title IX Suit 'Shocking'
• Gov't Urges High Court To Allow $3.6B Border Wall Fund Move
• Citing EDTX Virus Outbreak, Samsung Requests Trial Delay
• Texas Police Dept. Beats Ex-Detective's Sex Bias Case
• Looking For Judicial Activists? Check The Footnotes
• Apple To Pay $113M To End IPhone 'Throttling' Suit
• Jury Convicts Texas Doctor In $6.7M Prescription Scam
• Best Practices For Legal Technology Adoption
• Texas Judge Nixes Bid To Enforce $18B Saudi Oil Award
• La. Appraisers Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Nixing FTC Suit
• Spectrum Says Texas Cities Too Late To Fight Franchise Fees
• Doc Tells Texas Panel Free Speech Law Defeats Sanction Bid
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• COVID-19 Outbreak Leads To Mistrial In EDTX
• The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
• Texas Justices Urged To Nix Neiman Marcus Defamation Suit
• Exec Pleads Guilty, Will Pay $16.5M For Medicare Fraud
• Houston Judge Ordered To Get Training On Time Management
• Greens Seek To Undo EPA's Clean Air Act Loophole For Texas
• Permian Pipeline Must Hand Over Contracts To Landowner
• Xerox Beats Walmart's Appeal Over $4M Food Aid Losses
• Trump Admin. Can't End Suit Over Early End To Census
• UT Austin Should Face Gender Pay Gap Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Justices To Review Farmers Policy Renewal Fight
• Losses In $6M Phishing Suit Were Indirect, Insurers Argue
• Lack Of Access To Remote Court Proceedings Is Inexcusable
• Magistrate Judge Says Ex-NFL Player Should Pay Atty Fees
• EPA Softened Smog Regs For Texas Cities, Green Groups Say
• Ponzi Ruling Complicates Texas Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
• Stock Photo Agency Ends Copyright Suit Against Vape Co.
• Gulfport Energy Hits Ch. 11 With $1.25B Debt-Swap Plan
• Watchdog Scolds DHS For Denying Migrants At 7 Entry Ports
• More EDTX Trial Participants Test Positive For Virus
• Texas AG Accused Of Forcing Out Whistleblowers
• Texas Delays In-Person Jury Trials Until February
• Why Attacks On Trump's Election Lawyers Are Problematic
• Poor Health Can't Save 'Varsity Blues' Middleman From Jail
• Trial Of Ex-MLB Staffer Delayed After Atty Gets COVID-19
• NPC Gets Nod On $816M Ch. 11 Floor Bid With Breakup Fees
• Calif., Texas Insurees Won't Say Yes To $2.67B BCBS Deal
• Southland Can Reject Gas Gathering Deal In Ch. 11
• States Urge Justices To Overturn Biofuel Exemptions Ruling
• Receiver Gets 22 Hotels Over $240M Wilmington Loan Default
• Saudi Co. Scores Atty Fees In $5.3M Arbitral Award Row
• Men's Wearhouse Owner's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Creditor Deal
• Texas Justices To Hear Apache's $15M Arbitration Row
• Lilis Energy Gets OK For $46.6M Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• Maxell Scoffs At DLA Piper's 'Ethical Screen' In Apple IP Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Southwest Says Texas Ruling Doesn't Help Flyers' Refund Suit
• Houston Lawyers Assoc. Tells Judge New Group Infringing
• Census Bureau Asks Calif. Judge To End 'Replan' Challenge
• Feds Seek Prison For 'Varsity Blues' Middleman
• Clark Hill Says Ex-Client Suit Must Be Tossed
• How The Presidential Race Shifted State Judiciaries
• EDTX Trial Suspended After Juror, Attorney Get COVID-19
• Utz Scoops Up Tortilla Chips Co. On The Border For $480M
• Texas Court Blocks El Paso's COVID-19 Shutdown Order
• Caltech Sues Dell, HP After $1.1B Patent Win Against Apple
• Avoiding 6 Common E-Discovery Production Pitfalls
• Texas Energy Fraudster Gets 10 Years, Must Repay $10M
• 3 Firms Lead $4.4B Health Care Co.'s Go-Public Deal
• Funds Slam Southwest's 2nd Bid To Ground Safety Lapse Suit
• Citing Virus, Apple Wants Remote Wrap-Up Of $503M Verdict
• 4 Key Moments As Justices Debate ACA's Fate
• DLA Piper Fights Maxell's DQ Bid In Apple Patent Dispute
• 3 Firms Guide TPG And TA Associates' $1.6B Planview Buy
• Oasis Petroleum Gets OK For $1.8B Debt Swap Ch. 11 Plan
• Commerce To Probe Wind Tower Imports From 3 Countries
• FWS' Gas Terminal OK Ignored Nearby Project, 5th Circ. Told
• Boeing Defends Withholding Crash Docs In 737 Max RICO Suit
• Roku Fights New Trial Bid In $41M Media Streaming IP Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Boeing Defeats Southwest Pilot Union's Wage Suit
• AGs In A Pandemic: Weiser Talks Colo. Health Orders
• Texas PI Firm Accuses Fired Attorney Of Poaching Clients
• Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
• ACA Likely To Survive High Court Ruling On Mandate
• JC Penney Gets OK For $1.75B Asset Sale
• Gibson Dunn Steps In To Rep DLA Piper In Apple-Maxell Case
• Fed. Circ. Says WDTX Judge Erred, Sends Apple Case To Calif.
• Justices Won't Revive $1.3M Podcast IP Verdict Against CBS
• Simpson Thacher Steers CBRE-Linked SPAC's $400M IPO
• EDTX Jury Clears Google In $183M Video Patent Case
• Biosimilars Caught In Crosshairs Of Supreme Court ACA Fight
• 6 Class Action Shifts Employers Can Expect Under Biden
• Ex-GM Says Astros Scapegoated Him In Sign-Stealing Scandal
• Texas Law Firm Launches Counterclaims In Mask Sale Fight
• The Different Ways High Court Could Assess ACA Viability
• GAO Says Engineer's Exit Doomed Bid For $978M Navy Deal
• Dentist's Virus Suit Returned To State Court Despite Protest
• Law360's Tort Report: Whitey Bulger's Kin Sue Over His Death
• Dentist Says Virus Caused Property Damage In Insurance Suit
• Pioneer Asks Texas Justices To Bar Discovery Of OSHA Docs
• Google Says Rushed Website IP Suit Misses The Mark
• Biden Win May Lead To First Black Female Justice
• High Court Expansion Unlikely After Tight Election
• Biden's Win Means Big Business For BigLaw
• Biden Beats Trump At The Polls As Court Battles Continue
• Google Won't Move To Dismiss DOJ's Landmark Antitrust Suit
• Texas City Pans Netflix, Hulu's Bid To Toss Wireline Suit
• Apple Seeks To Move 'Slide-To-Unlock' Patent Suit To Calif.
• Deal In Dallas Malpractice Suit Ends State High Court Bid
• Steel Importer Sues US For Rejecting Tariff Exclusion Bid
• Ex-MLB Staffer's Atty Wants Trial Pushed After Getting Virus
• DOL's COVID-19 Workplace Safety Fines Approach $2.5M
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Ropes & Gray
• Busy Process Server Not At Fault In Axed Texas Med Mal Suit
• JC Penney To Pay Lenders $40M In Ch. 11 Sale Settlement
• V&E, Clifford Chance Guide Aspire's $300M IPO
• Dallas Resident Says City Must Face Hazardous Waste Suit
• Fracking Co. BJ Services Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Ex-BigLaw Bankruptcy Atty Mulls Guilty Plea In Extortion Rap
• Validity Finance Adds 2 As Demand For Legal Funding Surges
• Women Say Baylor's Discovery Fails Continue In Assault Case
• Yankees Say Fantasy Users Pushing False Sign-Stealing Story
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Texas Gov. Asks For No Permian Basin Nuclear Waste Storage
• Barbershop Can Pursue COVID-19 Loss Suit Against Insurer
• 'Faithless Electors' Bring New Questions For States
• Texas City Hits Golf Co. With $3.5M Mismanagement Suit
• BigLaw Must Drop The Billable Hour To Improve Diversity
• Finance Co. Slams Texas City's Claims In $15M Project Spat
• Suspended Co. Can't Bid On Air Force Contract, GAO Rules
• Houston Firm Scores Jury Win In Dispute With Marketing Biz
• The Post-Election State AG Enforcement Landscape
• 5th Circ. Won't Resurrect AIG's $15M Fracking Site Fire Claims
• Cities Back Seattle Hotel Health Care Ordinance At 9th Circ.
• Travelers' Paying Of 124 Food Poisoning Cases Held To $1M
• University Of Texas Can't Claim Immunity In Patient Fall Suit
• Carstens & Cahoon Expands With New Office In Waco, Texas
• 5th Circ. Says US Can't Shelter Honduran From Gang Violence
• Transpo Ballot Measures Yield Wins For Public Transit
• Texas Top Court Untouched By 2nd Blue Wave In Big Cities
• Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States
• Del. High Court Urged To Find New Route For Damages Claims
• UnitedHealth Beats Labs' $49M ERISA Suit Over Claim Denials
• Taylor Energy Fights Immunity Finding At 5th Circ. In Spill Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Fairness Of US Trustee Fee Hikes
• Boeing Supplier's Buyer Didn't Fend Off Sale Risks, Court Told
• FTS Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Fracking Sand Supplier Deal
• Ga. Biz Court Freezes Travel Co. Assets In Co-Owners' Fight
• Texas Clinic Fired Worker For 'I Can't Breathe' Mask, Suit Says
• USPS Has 'Price To Pay' For Ignoring Ballot Sweep Order
• Senate Majority Still In Doubt As Races Tighten
• Biden Campaign Plays Down Trump High Court Threat
• Trump Vows To Contest Uncounted Ballots At High Court
• The BigLaw Attorneys Battling Over An Undecided Election
• Don't Look To Bush v. Gore For 2020 Blueprint
• Senate — And Pandemic Relief — Still Hanging In The Balance
• GOP Keeps Hold On Texas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Seat
• Texas Dems Add Judges In Cities, GOP Holds Rural Courts
• Dallas Judge Is Re-Elected After COVID Jail Time Controversy
• Insurer Prevails On Texas Law Firm's Bad Faith Claims
• Texas Seeks To Halt El Paso's COVID-19 Curfew Order
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• PTAB Axes 1 Broadcom Patent, Trims Another
• Ex-United Worker's 'DWTS' Suit Still Too Late, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty To $13M Securities Fraud
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Keep Movie Theater IP Suit In Texas
• Texas Tribe Wants Casino Slip-And-Fall Suit Tossed, Not Pared
• After 26 Years, Top CBS Lawyer Leaves ViacomCBS
• American Airlines Can't Beat COVID-19 Refund Suit Yet
• Ross Stores Escapes Verdict Over Workers' Stockroom Brawl
• Postal Service To Face Judge's Questions On Ballot Sweeps
• Texas Panel Backs Attys' Sanctions Win In Title Co. Fight
• ERISA Ruling Shows Reluctance For Disability Claim Remand
• 8 Tips For Effective Oral Advocacy In Virtual Court Hearings
• Friendly's Gets Initial Nod For Quick Race Through Ch. 11
• From The Front Lines: The Attorneys Protecting This Election
• Parties Are Spending Big On Nonpartisan Court Races
• Judge Advances Pacific Drilling's $1.1B Restructuring Deal
• Justices Revive BLM Activist's Bid To End Cop Injury Suit
• Boeing Can't Claim 'Privilege' In Max RICO Suit, Court Told
• Justices Asked To Lower 'Impossible' FCA Pleading Standard
• Trial Set For Former LA Angels Staffer Tied To Pitcher's Death
• Sidley Snags 2 Attys From McKool Smith For IP Team
• 5th Circ. To Rehear Welder's Jones Act Injury Suit
• JC Penney Says It's Worked Out A Deal With Sale Objectors
• 5th Circ. Refuses To Block Drive-Thru Voting In Houston
• A GC's Blueprint For Improving Legal Industry Diversity
• Mall Owner CBL Properties Seeking $1.5B Debt Trim In Ch. 11
• Friendly's Restaurants Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Stay Open