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Texas - January, 2021

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• 5th Circ. Rips Judge Who Threatened To 'Crush' Sex Bias Suit
• Petrobras Wants Supreme Court To Nix $734M Arbitral Award
• Full Fed. Circ. Told State Universities Immune From IPR
• Texas Justices Side With Chiropractors In Rule Challenge
• DHS Botched Fast-Track Asylum Programs, Watchdog Says
• 5th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Mogul's Whistleblower Suit
• Wendy's, Pizza Hut Franchisee Gets OK On $801M Ch. 11 Plan
• Washington Policy Rush Could Crowd Out Bankruptcy Reform
• Golf Course Co. Settles $31M Hurricane Coverage Row
• MDL Sought For Harris County Plant-Explosion Suits
• Texas Attorneys To Vote On Trade Names, Social Media Rules
• Shipper Asks Judge To Seize $6M In Coal Co.'s Assets
• Radio Stations Pitch FCC On Expanded FM Boosters
• 5th Circ. Affirms Convictions In $375M Medicare Fraud Plot
• Texas Justices Clarify Proof Burden In Workers' Comp Dispute
• Sable Permian Gets OK For Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Exxon Faces Class Claims Permian Basin Assets Overvalued
• Partner Exits Firm Over Abuse Allegations Facing Colleague
• Texas Justices Pass On Carrington Coleman Negligence Suit
• Skadden Adds Ex-Willkie Partner To Energy Practice
• Calif. Privacy Law May Sway Venue For Dickey's Breach Suits
• Consolidation Of ADA Suits Doesn't Make Sense, Motel Says
• Liberty Can Recoup $1M Payout On Crash Deal, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Judge Says Fired Capitol Riot Atty's Suit 'Without Merit'
• Liberals Warn GOP Sens. Not To Slow Judicial Picks, Or Else
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Texas Gov. Abbott Vows To Fight Biden On Energy Policy
• Bristow Investors Reach $6.25M Deal In Suit Over SEC Filings
• NRA Says MDL Designation Is Needed For Litigation Efficiency
• Why Honey Is A Sweet Target For Consumer Litigation
• 135 Law Firms Among Best Places To Work For LGBTQ People
• Texas Court Won't End $100M Coal Ash Contamination Suit
• Texas Oil & Gas Lease Feud Turns On Meaning Of 'And'
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Cozen Nabs Hall Maines Insurance Atty With Energy Expertise
• EQT Says Judge's Response To DQ Bid Raises Alarm
• Tips For Banks As USAA Check Deposit Patent Dispute Grows
• Caldwell Cassady Nabs Ex-Baker Botts IP Partner
• Boeing Ordered To Produce 737 Max Crash Docs In RICO Suit
• Flurry Of Judicial Retirements Opens Seats For Biden To Fill
• Texas Firm Accused Of Missing Deadline For Malpractice Suit
• Texas Justices Told To Deny Blue Cross Blue Shield's Refund
• 5th Circ. Says Unauthorized SSN Counts As Deportable Crime
• Fed. Circ. Told Albright's 8-Month Transfer Delay Is 'Extreme'
• ITC Dispute May Lead To PTAB Litigation Strategy Shifts
• 17 States Back Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements Revival
• FTC, States Accuse Cos. Of 'Deceptive' Fundraising Calls
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Fewer MDLs, More Actions
• Austin Slams Bid To Toss $2.1B Texas Pipeline Suit As Moot
• Texas Justices Told Tolling Saves TCEQ Enviro Credit Suit
• Justices Asked To Decide If 1 Slur Enough To Back Bias Suits
• Pandemic Bankruptcy Avoidance Efforts Create New Hurdles
• 11th Circ. Doubts Coal Co. Can Ditch $23M Kinder Morgan Suit
• Munck Wilson Adds Litigation Partner In Austin
• Hedrick Kring Taps Mills Shirley Atty To Open Houston Office
• Opioid MDL Judge Takes Senior Status, Setting Up Biden Pick
• Lender Can't Force Fintech Co. Into Contract Extension
• States Urge Judge To Nix DACA, Citing Biden Commitment
• Texas Court Orders Mediation In 'Tortured' USAA Case
• Texas Attorney Says DHS Unlawfully Seized Phone At Airport
• Judge Doubts Walmart's Preemptive Opioid Suit Can Prevail
• Chancery Seeks More Info On Authentix Investor Rights Limits
• Union Pacific Says Court Can't Decide Fuel Co.'s Flood Claims
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Google Wants Texas Website IP Suit Shipped To Calif.
• Dual Citizen Didn't Know Of FBAR Obligations, 5th Circ. Told
• EEOC Must Face Christian Groups' Challenge To LGBT Rights
• Wells Fargo Wants Mall Owner's Ch. 11 Thrown Out
• 4 Cannabis Lending Strategies For Financial Institutions
• Texas Court Blocks Biden's Deportation Freeze For 14 Days
• La. Appraiser Board Asks Justices To Bolster Antitrust Shield
• Ropes, White & Case Guide Hillman Go-Public At $2.6B Value
• Red States Say Trump's Narrowed Water Rule Is Lawful
• 'Mountain Of Evasiveness' Lands Texas Atty $150K Sanction
• High Court Axes COVID-19 Texas, Tenn. Abortion Decisions
• Texas Unions Say COVID-19 Shows Need To Protect Workers
• Judge Wants More Data In Deportation Freeze Case
• 5th Circ. Undoes Class Cert. In Arkema Explosion Suit
• 10 State And Local Tax Predictions For 2021
• NCR Bests Competing PE Suitors With $2.5B Cardtronics Buy
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• Abraham Watkins Rebrands, Adds Managing Partner In Texas
• High Court Won't Decide Arbitration Carveout Question
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Ericsson Fires Back, Asks ITC To Block Samsung 5G Imports
• Texas Supreme Court Won't End Alex Jones Defamation Suits
• Fired Capitol Riot Atty Cites 'Usurpers,' 'Lord Of Rings' In Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds UPS' Sex, Age Discrimination Suit Win
• Texas Justices Pass On Attempt To Ax Rig Worker's New Trial
• 'Hole' In Bannon's Pardon May Leave Room For New Charges
• Vedder Price Adds Finance Atty To New Dallas Office
• US Courts Have Limited Ability To Set FRAND Rates Globally
• Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Standing In Partnership Fights
• Texas Seeks Block Of Biden's Deportation Freeze
• How Texas Is Rekindling Its Role As Dem Policy Foe
• Apple, VirnetX Agree On $75.6M In Interest After $503M Award
• Dem Sens. Want Ethics Probe Of GOP Election Challengers
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fed. Circ. Won't Block Albright's Transfer Of WDTX Intel Trial
• Steptoe & Johnson Axes Steel Importer's $6M Malpractice Suit
• State AGs Must Catch Up With DOJ Case Against Google
• Texas Panel Trims Doc's Sanction In Failed Defamation Suit
• Speedcast's $395M Sale Plan Reaches Ch. 11 Finish Line
• Steak 'N Shake Again Seeks To End Sex Assault Suit
• Army Corps Can't Duck Houston Flooding Suit
• Bankrupt NRA Can't Shake NY AG's Lawsuit
• Feds Want Suit Over Gulf Of Mexico Review Shipped South
• Full 5th Circ. Grapples With Texas Abortion Law Impact
• Francesca's Sold In Del. Ch. 11 For $18M Cash, Other Terms
• Top 5 ERISA Stock-Drop Case Developments From 2020
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Rethink Tinder Win In 'Life Issues' IP Fight
• Bikini-Latex Clubs Ask Texas Justices To Undo Tax Ruling
• Schwab Forms New Regulatory Group As SEC Turns Over
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Orsinger Nelson Taps Appellate Atty As MP In Dallas, Frisco
• Texas AG Threatens DHS Over 100-Day Deportation Pause
• Jones Walker Gets Investigator Added To Malpractice Suit
• 5th Circ. Says Private Prison Co. Must Face Forced Labor Suit
• Challenging SEC ALJs Shouldn't Be 'Illogical,' 5th Circ. Told
• NRA Bankruptcy Judge Asks Parties To 'Ratchet Things Down'
• Wendy's, Pizza Hut Franchisee Gets Nod On $801M Ch. 11 Sale
• En Banc 5th Circ. Questions Seaman Status For Oil Rig Welder
• Energy Antitrust: The Year In Review And What Lies Ahead
• Google Looks To Move Texas Ads Suit To Calif.
• Dow Chemical Inks $297M Deal To End Pollution Claims
• DLA Piper-Led Rastegar Launches $200M REIT
• Energy Infrastructure Co. Wants $4M For Kinder Morgan Work
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Norton Rose Lures Polsinelli Partner To Dallas Office
• Spencer Fane Adds Health Care Partner From Shackelford
• Trump Pardons Bannon In Border Wall Fund Fraud Case
• Atty Fired After Capitol Attack Reps Trump Voters In Suit
• 5th Circ. Rules State Sanitary Codes 'Not Comparable' To CWA
• Texas Courts Order Sensitive Docs Filed Offline After Breach
• 'Bad Faith' Questions May Overshadow The NRA's Ch. 11 Case
• Halliburton Hit With Defamation Suit By Ex-Senior Manager
• Justices Turn Away False Claims Act Nurse Staffing Suit
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Foreign Spouses Lose Injunction Bid In Work Visa Delay Fight
• PTAB Nixes 2 Cellular Patents In Win For Mercedes-Benz
• Federal Gov't Wants Out Of Moot $2.15B Texas Pipeline Suit
• DuPont, Ex-Worker Charged In Houston-Area Fatal Explosion
• Apple-VirnetX Judge Explains Why He Won't Grant New Trial
• Houston Astros, MLB Sued For Pulling Plug On Affiliate Team
• Texas Doc Keeps Win In Suit Over Child's Fatal Asthma Attack
• Simpson, Davis Polk Steer Dating App Bumble's IPO Filing
• Daly & Black Picks Up Catastrophic Injury Trial Pro Dao
• Texas Law Firm Blasts Allstate Experts In Proposed Class
• Real Estate Rumors: IQHQ, Beyond Meat, C-III Capital
• Texas Justices To Hear Photographer's Suit Against University
• CBL Mall Execs Get 90-Day Ch. 11 Stay On Stockholder Suit
• March Retrial Set In EDTX Case That Caused COVID Outbreak
• Concho Investors Sue For Docs In $9.7B ConocoPhillips Deal
• Southwest Hits Travel Site With TM Suit Over 'Scraped' Fares
• Geneticist Tries To Dodge Cloning Suit From Polo Star
• Texas IT Staffing Co. Settles Immigration Bias Claims
• NRA Files Ch. 11 To Move From NY To Texas
• Ferguson Braswell Adds Ex-Texas Lawmaker As Shareholder
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• Intel Says Fortress Entities Breached Patent License Deal
• 5th Circ. Erases $4M HHS Privacy Fine Against Texas Hospital
• Credit Suisse Jockeys For End To Vegas Appraisal Fraud Fight
• Judge Gilstrap Grants 'Late' Stay In Cisco Patent Fight
• Speedcast Reaches Deal With Creditor On Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas AG Tells Court It Can't Hear Whistleblower Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ebony Media Creditor Blasts $1.4M Offset In Ch. 11 Sale Price
• FRAND Rate 'Nightmare' Raises Call For International Tribunal
• Judge Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Tribe From Injury Suit
• Texas Court Says Fired Prosecutor Entitled To Benefits
• Albright Says COVID-19 Delay Is OK In HEB Patent Trial
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• 5th Circ. Rules No-Show Attys Not Reason To Ax $79M Payout
• Noble Energy Must Turn Over Docs On $13B Chevron Tie-Up
• Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins Resigns
• Noble Energy Investors Sue Board Over $13B Chevron Merger
• Goldberg Segalla Seeks To Duck DQ In Elevator IP Row
• Texas AG Probing Tech Giants Over Parler Ban
• Fed. Circ. Told Feb. WDTX Intel Trial Is 'Eminently Sensible'
• Exxon Says Fieldwood Can't Skip On Cleanup Costs
• Univar And Customer Service Reps Settle 'On-Call' OT Dispute
• Cole Schotz Nabs IP Atty From Thompson & Knight
• Cigna Awarded $5.8M in Texas False Claims Case
• Real Estate Rumors: JP Morgan, F45 Training, Silverstone
• Fed. Circ. OKs Nintendo's Alice Win Over $10M Verdict
• Winstead Seeks To Toss Ex-Client's Malpractice Suit
• Google Gives $250K For DACA Fees As Texas Case Looms
• No Contamination, No Coverage For Dentist's Virus Claims
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• 4 AGs Absent From Bipartisan Letter Against Capitol Violence
• Chesapeake Energy Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With $5.13B Value
• Harris County Atty Asks AG To Weigh In On Potential Conflict
• Jones Walker Snags Texas AG's Defense Attorney
• Texas Urges Supreme Court To Rebuff Pueblo's Bingo Bid
• Chevron Slams Superior Energy's Ch. 11 Plan As Unfair
• Saudi Heirs' Atty Says Court Wrong To Strike Key Evidence
• 5th Circ. Sets Out 1-Step Vetting Rules For Collective Actions
• 22 AGs Back Planned Parenthood In 5th Circ. Abortion Suit
• Deepwater Horizon Volunteer Rescuers Can't Sue BP
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Insurer Urges High Court to Ignore $106M Well Insurance Suit
• Rust-Oleum Permanently Blocked From Making Rain-X Claims
• Locke Lord Taps Ex-Roberts Markel Shareholder As Partner
• Utility Group Tells 5th Circ. Pollution Rule Fight Not Yet Over
• Pachulski Stang Opens Houston Office With Cole Schotz Attys
• 5th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Punishment Of Texas Restaurateurs
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Texas Law Firm Settles Hailstorm Coverage Suit With Insurer
• White & Case Snags Noble Energy's Former Managing Atty
• Men's Group Wants High Court To Overturn Male-Only Draft
• Family Sues Over Houston Rockets Scout's Fatal Crash
• 3 Things To Know About Supreme Court's Hotels.com Case
• 5th Circ. Tosses $1M Injury Verdict Against La. Casino
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• $1M Suit Hits Chemical Co. Over Worker's Acid Burn Injuries
• Winstead Securities Co-Chair Jumps To Bressler
• Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2020: An Empirical Review
• Trio Ordered To Pay $9.2M In 'Frack Master' Fraud Scheme
• PPP Enforcement Issues To Watch In 2021
• BP Says It's Time To End Retirees' Pension Plan Suit
• Domino's Franchisees Seek Arbitration In Driver's FLSA Suit
• Gilstrap Won't Let Samsung Enforce China FRAND Injunction
• Bell Nunnally Adds IP Partner From Klemchuk
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Houston Pre-K's Suit Over COVID Diagnosis Disclosure Axed
• Both Sides Ask Albright For COVID Delay In HEB Patent Trial
• Don't Let Google Add Patents To Win, IP Foe Tells Gilstrap
• Apple Faces Uphill Battle To Nix Patent In FairPlay IP Suit
• Air Force Can't Escape Suit Over Ex-Airman's Mass Shooting
• Texas Justices Skip Oil Driller's Exit Bid In Seismic Data Fight
• Samsung Asks ITC To Block Ericsson 5G Imports
• Worker Keeps $1M Arbitration Win Despite Bias Claim
• Munck Wilson Adds Litigation Partner In Dallas
• 5 Major Drug And Medical Device Developments In 2020
• Ex-Alta Mesa Atty Returns To Marathon Oil As GC
• Texas High Court To Decide If Amazon Is A 'Seller'
• Francesca's Picks $17M Stalking Horse Bidder For Del. Ch. 11
• Spencer Fane Adds Bankruptcy Pros From Boutique Firm
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• 5th Circ. Crushes Deportation Case Revived By High Court
• Butler Snow Hires Scott Douglass McConnico Trial Pro
• 5th Circ. Revives Pay Discrimination Suit Against Omni Hotels
• EPA Insists Texas Clean Air Act Accommodation Is Proper
• Texas Court Laments 'Mole-Hole' Of Anti-SLAPP Appeals
• Texas Tribe Says Sovereign Immunity Bars Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Commodity Biz Accused Of Bungled Renewable Credit Deal
• DOJ Targets UnitedHealth Unit For Criminal No-Poach Pacts
• Texas Injury Firm Drops Claims Against Atty Referral Site
• Greystar Inks Deal To Settle Proposed ERISA Class Action
• After Lull In Biosimilar IP Litigation, 2021 Could Bring Influx
• Allstate Asks Texas Justices To Ax Fee Award In Crash Suit
• Boeing To Pay More Than $2.5B Over 737 Max Fraud
• Texas In-House Atty Fired For Role In Capitol Chaos
• Reed Smith Brings On State Tax Partner In Austin
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• DOJ Misled Court About Planned Opioid Suit, Walmart Says
• 737 Max Flyers Seek Cert In Boeing, Southwest RICO Suit
• Apple Can't Get New Trial After $503M VirnetX Patent Verdict
• REIT, Investors Reach $2.4M Deal Over Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Flawed Expert Report Thwarts Texas Patient Death Suit
• Texas Worker Crushed By Tractor Entitled To Lifetime Benefits
• 10 Patent Prosecution, Litigation Practice Trends From 2020
• 5th Circ. Told To Undo Sanofi's Win In Chemo Hair Loss Row
• Mayer Brown Picks Up EY Energy Tax Atty As Partner
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Ex-Judge Can't Shake Off Bribery Conviction, 5th Circ. Says
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chiefs Spar Over Ericsson, Samsung Patent Row
• Black Diamond Says It Needs Time For Speedcast Ch. 11 Bid
• 5th Circ. Takes Issue With Order In $775M Asset Sale Fight
• IBM Takes Software Contract Row To Texas Justices
• Permian Basin Boundary Fight Teed Up For Texas Justices
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Feds Not Liable Over Baby's Delayed Eye Cancer Diagnosis
• Texas Justices Mull Whether Houston Law Falls Under Zoning
• Mayer Brown Adds 3 Partners In New York, Houston
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Steel Importer Says Steptoe Can't Dodge $6M Malpractice Suit
• Ill. Judge Certifies Class Action Over Confusing Debt Notices
• Ebony Asks For More Time To Close Sale, File Ch. 11 Plan
• SolarWinds Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Nation-State Hack
• Groups Sue EPA For Allowing Texas To Issue 'Weak' Permits
• Petrobras Unit Settles Oil Rig Defect Fight With Spanish Firm
• Rader Tells Gilstrap China Can Handle Essential IP Fight
• Fed. Circ. Scraps Nintendo IP Hearing After Atty Gets Virus
• Intel Again Asks Fed. Circ. To Block Relocation Of WDTX Trial
• Valero Unit Keeps Texas Trial Win In Suit Over Worker's Death
• Texas Justices Step In To Halt Austin Overnight Dining Ban
• Valero Says Commodity Biz Owes $10M Over Botched Deal
• Pham Harrison Adds Labor And Employment Attorney
• Machine Maker Wants New Trial After $4M Worker Injury Award
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Real Party In Interest Issue In Google Case
• Overlooked Patent Cases: Willful Infringement Developments
• Drilling Biz Sued Over Technician's Electrocution
• MV3 Asks Fed. Circ. For New Roku Streaming Patent Trial
• Halliburton Names New Chief Legal Officer
• Quinn Emanuel Opens Austin Office
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• 2020 ERISA Litigation Trends Hint At What's Ahead This Year
• Texas Legislation To Watch In 2021
• 65 Names To Watch When Biden Picks Circuit Judges
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2021
• Top 5 Immigration Cases To Watch In 2021
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2021
• Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2021
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2021