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Texas - December, 2020

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• IBM To Pay $24.5M To Settle FCC's E-Rate Investigations
• Census Bureau Loses Latest Bid To Complete Data Collection
• Sabre, AGs Reach $2.4M Pact Over Hotel Booking Data Breach
• German VW, Audi Entities Ditch Texas Clean Air Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't DQ Quinn Emmanuel In Texas Patent Case
• The Biggest Oil And Gas Bankruptcy Trends Of 2020
• Carrington Coleman Wants Texas Anti-SLAPP Win Reinstated
• Cinemark Seeks $400M From Insurer For COVID-19 Losses
• Texas Judge Sanctioned For Campaign Appearance
• Law Firm Leaders: Norton Rose Fulbright's Gerry Pecht
• Fed. Circ. Faults Albright For Moving Intel Trial To Waco
• Canopy Slaps GW With Patent Suit Over Flagship CBD Drug
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Duncan Hunter Among 15 Trump Pardons
• Maxell Wants Apple Blocked From Flooding Trial With Prior Art
• Ex-Texas Judge Punished For Using Slur, Improper Call To DA
• Ex-Worker Hits Pizza Co. With Ill. Finger Scan Privacy Suit
• SPAC Go-Public Deal Values Manufacturer Janus At $1.9B
• Judge Leans Toward Nixing DACA, But Mulls 'Slice And Dice'
• Patent Licensing Co. Files 10 WDTX Suits Against Salesforce
• The Few Patent Jury Trials In 2020 Led To Enormous Verdicts
• Atty Can't Duck Payment To Receiver In Spat With Old Firm
• Software Co. Seeks $5M After Beating 'Outrageous' IP Suit
• Scheef & Stone To Pay $3M For Role In $80M Fraud Scheme
• Albright Affirms MV3 Gets Nothing From Roku Post-Trial
• Ebony Gets OK For $14M Ch. 11 Sale To Ex-NBA Player
• Chubb On Hook For Full Fatal Crash Deal, 5th Circ. Affirms
• Concurrent Causation Is Key In Texas Storm Insurance Suits
• Elevator Biz Wants Goldberg Segalla DQ'd In Patent Row
• Texas Bankruptcy Ruling May Weaken Rent Abatement Args
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Ex-DEA Agent Sues Amazon Over Depiction In 'The Last Narc'
• Nokia Trims But Can't Beat Bias Suit By Former In-House Atty
• 16 New Blank-Check Co. IPO Filings Bolster 2021 Pipeline
• AGs Say Their Facebook Antitrust Case Belongs With FTC's
• TravelPass Settles Hotel Antitrust Claims With Caesars
• Energy Savings Contractor Settles With Gov't For $11M
• American Midstream Wants $6.1M Judgment Undone In Texas
• Texas Gov. Fills State Appeals Bench Vacancies
• Akerman Snags Litigation Atty From Baker McKenzie
• SEC Says Funds Misused In $1.4M Subdivision Project
• Spanish Pipe Co. Hit With $20M Suit Over False Advertising
• HomeAway Fee Suit Sputters Out After Class Cert. Denied
• Top Immigration Cases Of 2020: Year In Review
• Texas Hospital To Pay $48M To End False Claims Suit
• 3 Firms Guide Health Tech Tie-Up Valuing HMS At $3.4B
• The Big SEP Victories Of Patent Owners In 2020
• Kirkland, Wachtell Build $10.2B PE Purchase Of RealPage
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• My Wife Has Better Pandemic Intel Than Intel, Albright Says
• Judge Blasts 'Scorched Earth' Tactics In Legal Recruiter Fight
• Actual Innocence Enough To Get Wrongful Conviction Funds
• 5th Circ. Asks Texas High Court About Amazon 'Seller' Status
• Court Won't Hold New Trial After Roku Beats $41M IP Suit
• Ex-Stanford Exec's 20-Year Sentence To Remain In Place
• Departing Dallas US Atty Nealy Cox's 4 Biggest Cases
• 3rd Circ. Seeks NJ High Court Input In Pelvic Mesh Fees Fight
• Wells Fargo Gets Contractor's PPP Claims Sent To Arbitration
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020
• FERC Upholds $20M Fine Against BP For Market Manipulation
• Texas Justices Side With Endeavor In Lease Termination Row
• Texas Lottery Contractor Defeats Scratch-Off Fraud Claims
• Albright Worried Multipatent Trials Ask Too Much Of Jurors
• Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Wachtell, Simpson
• Hinshaw Nabs 2 McGlinchey Attys To Form Houston Office
• 5 Key Differences In EU And US Breach Notification Regimes
• Fired Atty's FMLA Suit Blasts Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• 'Killer' Deals, Internet Mergers Caught Enforcers' Eyes In 2020
• Biggest Texas Cases Of 2020
• Dallas Developer Accused Of Bribing Ex-Council Members
• Fed. Circ. Says Theaters Can't Move IP Fight Out Of Texas
• Texas County Wins $5.6M For Hurricane Harvey Cleanup
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• OFCCP Strikes $1.2M In Deals After Hiring Bias Probes
• Restaurant Chain Friendly's Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan
• Apple Attacks VirnetX's Trial Strategy In $503M Patent Verdict
• Blackstone's Investment Values Software Co. Over $2B
• King's Hawaiian Bread Co. Sues Competitor Over Trade Dress
• Legal Tech Co. Disco Raised $100M In Q4, Plans To Expand
• Kayne Anderson Lands New Trial In $25M Newsletter IP Suit
• Google Hit With 3rd Monopolization Suit
• FTC Takes On CBD Health Claims In 6 New Complaints
• The 10 Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2020
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2020
• $19.5M Deal To End TechnipFMC Investor Suit Gets Initial OK
• CenterPoint Says Ex-Worker's Kickback Scam Cost It $1M
• Texas Judges Weigh Kinder Morgan Pipeline Oversight Suit
• Sable Permian's Ch. 11 Plan Heading For Creditor Vote
• 3 Firms Guide Space Telecom's $1.8B Go-Public Deal
• S. Korean Battery Maker Must Face E-Cig Suit In Texas
• Sanofi Asks 5th Circ. To Toss Chemo Drug Hair Loss Claims
• Dallas Bar Elects Condon Tobin Partner President
• The Future Of Drug Decriminalization After Oregon
• The Biggest Injury Verdict Reductions Of 2020
• Texas, Other States Launch 2nd Google Antitrust Suit
• Texas Gas Driller Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• Molson Can't Spill TM Suit Over Its Vizzy Hard Seltzer
• EDTX Retrial Canceled In Case Derailed By COVID Outbreak
• Gibson, Cleary Guide $550M Welltower-Wafra Real Estate JV
• BBVA Compass Defeats $98M Fraud Verdict In Texas Appeal
• Trust Says Pacific Drilling Trying To Duck Arbitral Award
• Probe Excuses Unsanitary Conditions For Detained Migrants
• Toss Advised For 2 Texas Eateries' COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Dell Tells Texas Justices It Resolved $9M Contract Fight
• Prepare For More Electronic Device Searches At US Borders
• 5th Circ. Denies Law Firm Another Go In IRS Summons Battle
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Clark Hill Must Face Trimmed Ex-Client Suit, Texas Panel Says
• Texas Magistrates Can't Undo Discipline Over Bail Practices
• Texas AG Taps Lewis Brisbois For Staff Whistleblower Case
• Mapping The Contours Of PTAB Discretionary Denials In 2020
• Rep. Proposes Pathway To Citizenship For Guest Workers
• Chuck E. Cheese Owner Gets OK For $864M Debt-Equity Swap
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2020: Part 2
• 'Serious Violations' By Google Warrant New Trial, Gilstrap Told
• Haynes And Boone Relocates North Dallas Office To Plano
• 5th Circ. Says Hoopa Valley Injury Suit Was Not Federal Matter
• 4 Firms Pilot $2.3B Go-Private Deal For ATM Operator
• American Airlines COVID-19 Refund Suit Comes To A Close
• Texas Officials Reach Deal For Shingle Waste Cleanup
• Kinder Morgan Settles Tainted Drinking Water Case
• Census Bureau's Emergency Ask In Info Row Swatted Down
• Texas Panel Reinstates $1M Jury Award In Car Crash Suit
• MLB Sign-Stealing Suit Looks Like A Sure Out In 2nd Circ.
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Indictment Is A Warning To Cos.
• Atty Group Wants Discipline Of AGs Who Challenged Election
• Domino's Pizza Drivers Deliver FLSA Suit To Franchisees
• Key Trade Secret Developments Of 2020: Part 1
• High Court Sides With New Mexico In Water Battle With Texas
• Covia, Creditors Compromise On Ch. 11 Plan
• Ebony Media Creditor's Ch. 11 Bid Restricted Amid Board Row
• Fed. Circ. OKs 'Bling It On' IP Win Over Sparkly Pepper Sprays
• Census Bureau Told To Fix 'Inadequate' Data Offering
• Shell Unit's Failed Atty DQ Bid Faulted For Lack Of Research
• Schlumberger Can't Trim Rig Workers' $100M Sex Bias Case
• Dallas Beats First Responders' Pension Contribution Suit
• Dual Facebook Antitrust Cases Land Before Different Judges
• $14B Kinder Morgan Tax Dispute Heading To Texas High Court
• Judges Stoll, Albright Dish On Litigating During COVID-19
• Corpus Christi Must Face Builder's Suit, Texas Justices Say
• A Closer Look At High Court Schein Carveout Case Arguments
• 9 Blank-Check IPOs Rake In $2B As SPAC Blitz Continues
• Supreme Court Rejects Texas Bid To Overturn Election
• Justices Seem Concerned Over FHFA Case Ramifications
• RJ Reynolds Says FDA Cigarette Warnings Flout Free Speech
• Texas Federal Jury Awards $500K Over Trucker-Caused Fire
• Privacy, Not Price, Takes Focus In Facebook Antitrust Suits
• Innoviz Valued At $1.4B In SPAC Deal Driven By 6 Firms
• Hotels Say 'Virus Exclusion' In Harford Mutual's Policy Invalid
• Tale Of The Tape: Two Facebook Complaints
• Private Prison Co. Claims Immunity In Family Separations Suit
• Uniloc Says Fed. Circ. Ruling 'Eroded' Judges' Discretion
• Cyberattack Slowed Texas Probes Into Judicial Conduct
• Neiman Marcus Ch. 11 Judge Brands Ex-Atty As A 'Thief'
• How Energy Attys Can Do More To Ward Off Corruption
• Texas Oil Regulator Can't Enforce COVID-19 Enviro Rules
• Fed. Circ. Again Says No State Sovereign Immunity In IPRs
• Tribes, Others Say Feds 'Sabotaging' Discovery In Census Suit
• Texas Panel Investor Suit Not Barred By Free Speech Law
• Willkie-Led Tenet Pays $1.1B For Dozens Of Surgery Centers
• Energy Data Firm SAExploration's Ch. 11 Plan Approved
• Health Care Staffing Co. Ex-Owner Charged With Wage-Fixing
• Justices Asked To Ignore Texas' 'Seditious' Election Suit
• Dickey's Barbecue Sued In Texas Over Data Breach
• Texas Courts Ease Rehearing Standards
• Atty's Questions Misled Car Crash Jury, Texas Panel Rules
• EPA Asks Justices Not To Review 10th Circ. Biofuel Ruling
• Norton Rose Fulbright's Next Chair On Being 'The First'
• Celanese Blames Insurer For $14M Asbestos Verdict
• Texas Tax Talk: 2021's Legislative Priorities
• Libertarian Orgs Back Challenge To SEC Judges In 5th Circ.
• High Court Gives States Green Light To Regulate PBMs
• Justices Scrutinize Remedies In FHFA Constitutionality Case
• Valaris Valuation Leads To Ch. 11 Equity Committee Denial
• Panel Highlights Investigation Errors In Fort Hood Deaths
• Fed. Circ. OKs Gilstrap's Atty Fee Ruling In 'Frivolous' IP Suit
• 4 Takeaways From Antitrust Campaign Against Facebook
• Dallas School District Asks To Toss Teacher's Deductions Suit
• Insurer Must Cover Suit Over Guard's Flash-Flood Death
• Texas Court Affirms $50M Punitive Award In Fatal Crash Suit
• McGinnis Lochridge Nabs New ERISA Partner In Dallas
• Trump Asks To Join Supreme Court Suit Challenging Election
• Energy Industry Group Wants Offshore Reg Suit Dumped
• Santander To Pay Investors $47M Over IPO Statements
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• 5th Circ. Urged To End Texas A&M '12th Man' Copyright Suit
• Ex-NFLer Says Ill. Retailer Can't Profit From His Image
• Houston Law Firm Launches Diversity Initiative
• FTC, State AGs Launch Suits Over Past Facebook Deals
• FTS Pays $9.9M To Settle Shareholder's Claim It Lied In IPO
• Feds Can Enforce Tax Liens Against Texas Oilman
• Chicago Insurance Boutique Opens Dallas Location
• Ebony's New Board Says Ouster Of Old Execs Not 'Nefarious'
• 5th Circ. Says It 'Meant What We Said' About Bad-Faith Appeal
• 7th Circ. Hesitant To Unwind AIG Coverage In $6M Settlement
• Quinn Emanuel Tells Fed. Circ. It's Clear To Rep Patent Biz
• Ex-Texas Assistant AG Too Late On Age Bias Suit, Panel Says
• Dental Co. Faces Scrutiny From High Court In Carveout Case
• Munck Wilson Among Firms Offering Restoration Payments
• Ex-Deputy AG Joins Litigation Boutique Firm In Texas
• Enterprise Unit Can't Ditch $4M Loss To Oil & Gas Trader
• VirnetX Fights Apple Bid For Redo Of $503M Patent Verdict
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Francesca's Can Borrow Initial $15M Of New Ch. 11 Loan
• 5th Circ. Says Age Bias Claims At Hospital Lack Proof
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Texas Files Last-Ditch Election Challenge In Supreme Court
• La. Appraiser Board Asks Justices To Pause FTC Fee Action
• High Court Rejects $61.8M FCA Suit Over Medicare Coding
• Ex-NFL Player Must Pay Fees To Langfitt Garner
• Feds Call Walmart Preemptive Opioid Suit Improper
• High Court Won't Take Up Alice Questions In ID Patent Case
• 3 Ways Defendants Can Nip Civil RICO Claims In The Bud
• What The Biden Administration Can Expect From State AGs
• Nationstar Mortgage Settles With CFPB, States For $91M
• Superior Energy Hits Ch. 11 With $1.3B Debt-Swap Plan
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• Split 5th Circ. Shuts Down Challenge To Trump Border Wall
• Seadrill Says Fee Dispute With Parent Sparked Ch. 11
• Texas Judicial Selection Reform Sees New Push From Attys
• PTAB Grants Review Petition Despite Sept. 2021 Trial In Texas
• Texas Justices Deny Ex-Lynn Pinker Client's Invoice Fight
• Do Midstream Agreements Create Real Property Interests?
• Challenges For The Autonomous Trucking Industry: Part 2
• EDTX Trial Derailed By COVID-19 Outbreak Reset For January
• La. Appraisers Look To High Court In FTC's Fee Case
• KKR Lands 2 Texas Industrial Properties In $171M Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Latham, Wilson
• Texas Couple Sentenced In $15M Retirement Plan Theft
• 5th Circ. Says 'Brizzy' Seltzer Can't Block Molson's 'Vizzy'
• Francesca's Hits Ch. 11 As Pandemic Tightens Grip On Retail
• Judge Vacates Pro-Kinder Morgan DOI Pipeline Decision
• Appeals Court Affirms Ex-NFLer's Verdict In Investment Suit
• 5th Circ. Unsure It Can Decide Texas Amazon Seller Status
• UK Arbitrator Disclosure Ruling Falls Flat, Some Experts Say
• 5th Circ. Revives Veterinarian's Telehealth Free Speech Claim
• McKinsey Drops Westmoreland Fees In US Trustee Deal
• Texas Justices Told New Well Damages Timing Test Is Needed
• Marathon Oil General Counsel Resigns From Post
• Ebony Media Ch. 11 Sale On Hold After Judge Ousts Board
• Morgan Lewis Expands Enviro Team With Texas Partner
• Baker Botts Adds Ex-TCEQ Deputy Director In Austin
• Challenges For The Autonomous Trucking Industry: Part 1
• Texas Atty Can't Shake Disbarment For Lying Under Oath
• Texas High Court Scrutinizes $83M Electric Rate Hike
• Intel Asks Federal Circ. To Nix WDTX Judge's IP Trial Transfer
• Gibson, Clifford Chance Help With 14M-Sq-Ft Logistics Buy
• Tech Co. Execs Seek Toss Of Investors' Derivative Suit
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Energy Trader Vitol To Pay $163M For FCPA Misdeeds
• Big Tobacco Wins 2nd Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels
• Insurer Asks Texas Justices To Halt Suits Alleging Bad Faith
• USAA Wants Texas Justices To Nix Crash Coverage Trial
• $5.7M Harvey Damage Claim Can't Be Arbitrated, 9th Circ. Told
• Injured Man Rips Texas Tribe's Dismiss Bid For Fall Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink La. Appraisers' Bid To Nix FTC Action
• Texas University Freed From $42M Dorm Construction Suit
• Norton Rose Nabs Skilled Deals Partner For Houston Office
• Game Co. Wants $8.5M IP Win Tripled As Rival Seeks New Trial
• The Pandemic's Toll On Criminal Defendant Rights: Part 2
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Nostalgia
• Texas Judge Sanctioned Over Political Door Hanger Ads
• Speedcast Gets OK For $7.6M In Exec Incentives
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• Maxell, Apple Texas Patent Trial Delayed To March
• Ex-Starbucks Assistant General Counsel Joins HP As IP Chief
• Gilstrap Signs Off On Google's Jury Victory In Video IP Case
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms $16.5M Truck Crash Verdict
• Texas Justices Dubious Over Ex-1L's Claims In Cheating Suit
• Texas Justices Focus On Past Litigation In Oil Royalty Fight
• Intel Asks WDTX Judge For IP Trial Delay Due To Virus Spread
• Houston Atty Gets 5-Year Suspension For Pocketing Fees
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• The Pandemic's Toll On Criminal Defendant Rights: Part 1
• 5th Circ. Judge Thomas Reavley Dies At 99
• Shale Energy Co. Gavilan Gets OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'
• Seadrill Subsidiaries Hit Ch. 11 In Texas With $3B Of Debt