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Texas - May, 2021

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• Law360 Names 2021's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Six Flags Says Insurer Withheld Coverage Of Investor Suits
• Key Opioid Trials To Watch As Cases Heat Up Nationwide
• Baylor Denied Directed Verdict In Sex Assault Trial
• VLSI Seeks Do-Over After WDTX Jury Cleared Intel In $3B Suit
• GOP Introduces Bill That Would Ban Federal Vaccine Passport
• Senate Punts On Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• Texas Justices Rule E-Signature Compels Arbitration
• 7 Bills That Died In The Texas Legislature This Session
• CBL Creditors Oppose Equity Holder Committee In Ch. 11
• Texas Justices Agree To Hear Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Ambach, Freeway Logistics, CFH
• Legal Recruiter Can't DQ Old Co.'s Atty In Trade Theft Suit
• 5 Tips To Help Your 2021 Summer Associates Succeed
• Senate Adds Trade Package To Major Tech Bill Aimed At China
• 3rd Circ. Says NJ Cap Doesn't Block Mesh Case Fees In Texas
• IP Forecast: Cell Giants To Defend Wireless Tech In EDTX
• Thai Court Investigating Toyota Judicial Bribery Claims
• Texas Railway Mechanics Nab Collective Cert. In OT Suit
• Texas Panel Clears Attys Of Barratry In Horizon Oil Spill Suit
• Castex Ch. 11 Plan Close To Final But More Talks Needed
• Oil Co. Asks Texas Justices To Revisit Apache Arbitration Row
• It's Time For States To Enact Effective Marijuana DUI Laws
• Walmart, Store Operator Owe $1.1M For Customer's Fall Injury
• Home Financing Biz Homeward Lands $371M In Series B
• Firms Should Use Surveys To Make Smart Legal Tech Choices
• Lower Courts Can't Alter Appellate Cost Awards, Justices Say
• Texas AG's Securities Fraud Suit Will Return To His Home Turf
• Expect More IP Suits If Ruling Isn't Nixed, Full Fed. Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Says 1 Text Message Enough To Prop Up TCPA Suit
• Justices Tell Amazon Customers To Defend Follow-Up Rules
• DOJ Takes Toyota Thai Bribery Probe To Texas Grand Jury
• Houston Hotspot Crawfish & Noodles Sues 'Inferior' Impostor
• Tobacco Cos. To Pay $200M To End Texas' Settlement Fight
• Ex-Staffing Co. Owner Looks To Duck Wage-Fixing Charge
• Oil Barge Fleet Owner Pivots To Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• UAW Asks To Support NLRB In Tesla Appeal At 5th Circ.
• Texas A&M Says Donor Death Dooms Class In Stadium Fight
• Dow Chemical Unit Gets New Trial In Widow's Asbestos Case
• 11th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Airbus Sex Bias Suit
• Novel Veil-Piercing Claim Kept Alive In Chancery Debt Suit
• Rover Pipeline Case Shows Risks Of Project Abandonment
• ESG Trend Fuels Climate Activists' Victory At Exxon Meeting
• Roku Urges Albright To Reject New Trial Bid After Patent Win
• American, Delta Reach Settlement In 'Flagship' Trademark Suit
• BakerHostetler Adds Former Thompson & Knight Tech Pro
• Ex-Bookkeeper Admits To Stealing $1.7M From Texas Firm
• Patent Group Faults Albright's Refusal To Transfer Apple Case
• Full 5th Circ. Weighs OT For Highly Paid Rig Worker
• Gigamon Says EDTX Jury Biased Against Hedge Funds
• Fight Over Panasonic Solar Panel Warranties Dropped
• Schlumberger Tells 5th Circ. Hess Broke Valves It Calls Faulty
• Griddy Energy Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• RealPage Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $6M Phishing Coverage Bid
• Bannon Charges Tossed After Pardon Over Gov't Objections
• Exxon Says It Can't Be Charged $15.9M For Using Its Own Gas
• Dell Wins PTAB Review Of Network Patent Involved In MDL
• Don't Forget Due Diligence In Race For Lateral Associate Hires
• Investor Accuses Austin Real Estate Mogul Of Fraud
• FDCPA Rulings Show Spokeo's Influence, 5 Years Later
• Texas Christian Groups Want Religious Bostock Exemption
• Texas Judge Backs Amazon's Jury Win In Alexa Patent Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• GoExpedi Taps Former Andarko Atty As General Counsel
• Fed. Circ. Won't Stay Bose Case, Citing Albright's Pledge
• Ex-Texas Bar President, Wife Tap Team Of Attys For New Firm
• Fed. Circ. Backs Microsoft, Others' PTAB Wins Over Patch IP
• Texas High Court Ruling Clears Atty Immunity Cloud
• Oracle, Ellison Dodge Investor Suit Over Board Diversity
• Highland Capital Accused Of Undervaluing Steel Maker
• Ad Agency Revives Dispute With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• Google's Antitrust Win Irrelevant To Facebook Suit, AGs Say
• Texas Justices Say Allstate Can't Ax Verdict In Crash Suit
• Texas Jury Says Asus Infringed Video Color Control Patent
• Oil Biz Slapped With 'Death-Penalty Sanction' In Patent Case
• UK Prosecutor Says Email Fraud Case Belongs In US Court
• NJ Justices Won't Reconsider Ducking Fray Over Mesh Fees
• Akerman Taps Ex-Husch Blackwell Insurance Litigator
• TikTok Gets Albright's OK To Ship Video Tech IP Case To Calif.
• High Court Won't Take Up Retired Miners' Health Care Fight
• Venue Ruling May Spur Patent Owners To Sue First, Talk Later
• Baker Botts, Wachtell Lead $17B Merger Of Oil & Gas Cos.
• HP Spinoff Seeks New Patent Trial And Nix Of $173M Verdict
• ITC To Probe Apple Watches In Portable EKG Patent Row
• Fiber Optics Patent Row Trial Delayed In Light Of Settlement
• Houston Rockets Promote Atty To General Counsel
• Texas Justices Say Atty Media Statements Not Protected
• Steelworkers Sue Exxon To Undo Firings Over Alleged Sex Act
• Texas Panel Won't Revive Kinder Morgan Pipeline Siting Fight
• White & Case, Ellenoff Grossman Rep $150M Blank-Check IPO
• Houston Firm Asks Texas Justices To Toss Ad Defamation Suit
• Texas Jury Says NCR Corp. Owes At Least $13M In Patent Suit
• GOP Lawmakers Look To Bar Visas For IP Thieves, Spies
• Cantey Hanger Brings Aboard 3 Litigation Attys
• Texas Justices Say Atty Immunity Extends To Deal Work
• Lessons In Civility From The Alex Oh Sanctions Controversy
• Maritime Worker Injury Claims After 5th Circ. Welder Ruling
• NLRB Says Acting GC Can't Pull Suit Against Nurses Union
• Texas Drops Lawsuit Over 100-Day Deportation Freeze
• States' Suit Against Google Staying Put In Texas
• Biden Admin. Tears Into Red States Over Oil Lease Pause
• Samsung Gets PTAB To Review 5 Patents At Heart Of Oct. Trial
• DHS Watchdog To Review ICE Contract For Migrant Housing
• Baylor Defends Campus Safety As Sex Assault Trial Begins
• Texas Panel's New Power Market Bailout Plan Gets Pushback
• Construction Co. Wants Cut Of $10M Immigrant Housing Deal
• Home For Disabled Still On Hook For $8M Verdict In Fire Suit
• Investors Drop Suit To Block $2.3B Gov't Tech Merger
• Texas Chemical Co. Says Ex-Staffer, Rival Stole Trade Secrets
• Texas Insurance Sellers Are Employees, Magistrate Says
• Biz Record Admissibility Rule Must Adapt To An ESI World
• Staffing Biz Workrise Lands $300M Series E Financing
• Rehab Center Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Illinois Ruling Clarifies Ch. 7 Substantial Contribution Claims
• Samsung Hit With $25M Semiconductor IP Verdict In EDTX
• 5th Circ. Revives Conspiracy Case Against Quest Diagnostics
• NRA's Unforced Errors Ensured Its Ch. 11 Ouster, Experts Say
• Texas Gov.'s Mask Stance Won't Shift Employer Safety Plans
• Sens. Expand Massive Tech Bill Aimed At China
• COVID Experiences Could Play Into Gas Price-Gouging Suits
• Texas Health Tech Startup Wheel Raises $50M Series B
• 3 State AGs Fight To Revive Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• Bankruptcy Court's NRA Ruling Illustrates Ch. 11 Filing Pitfalls
• Small-Biz Group Sues DOT To Protect Transparency Rules
• What Attorneys Should Know About State MDLs
• Feds Rehash Losing Deportation Freeze Args Defending DHS
• Paul Weiss Attys To Guide Roe V. Wade Defense At High Court
• US Chamber Backs Walmart In 5th Circ. Opioid Challenge
• DOJ Offers 5th Circ. Its Current View On Mobile Patent Pool
• In Rare Move, Albright Lets Patent Case Leave His Court
• Power Promoters Want Full Dallas Court To Toss Investor Suit
• Texas Officials Dispute Tribal Group's Alamo Appeal
• Albright Delays Third VLSI-Intel Patent Trial Until December
• Gold Retailer Tells Texas Justices Coin Theft Was Covered
• Pioneer Tells Texas Justices Well Site Explosion Suit Is Settled
• Bail Affirmed For 'Moorish Sovereign' Accused Of $14M Scam
• Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports
• Veteran Trial Lawyer Joins Dallas Trial Boutique 
• Polsinelli, Gay Bankruptcy Atty To Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Texas Free Speech Law Can't End $10M Medical Software Row
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Judging A Book: Rodriguez Reviews 'When Machines Can Be Judge'
• King & Spalding Snags Ex-Enron Prosecutor From Bryan Cave
• NLRB Says Restaurant Can't Duck Rehire Order Amid Appeal
• Skadden, Weil Rep $2.5B Convenience Store Supply Purchase
• With Roe's Future In Doubt, Here's How The Justices May Rule
• Texas Justices Asked To Clarify Premises Liability In Crash
• Full 5th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Navy Crash Suit
• 'Radical' IP Atty Fee Claim Doesn't Strike Justices' Interest
• Dallas Firm Says It Can't Be On Hook For $680K Atty Fee
• Surgical Care Blasts DOJ Criminal Case Over Employee Pacts
• Texas Dentists Pay $3.1M To End Medicaid Fraud Claims
• Texas Jury Hears NCR Should Pay $20M In Sales Tech IP Fight
• State Data Can Guide On Federal 'No Surprises Act' Arbitration
• Amend Texas Emergency Electric Rules To Protect Customers
• Instacart's Texas Image Scrape Suit Sent To California
• Early Focus On Damages Can Streamline Patent Litigation
• Atty Cooperates Against Ex-CEO Charged With $100M Fraud
• Inventor Group Defends Albright After Fed. Circ. Rebuke
• Distributor Defends Arbitrator's Decision In Row With CWA
• High Court Declines Pay Bias, Racial Slur Cases
• Justices Won't Disturb Oil & Gas Co. Trade Secrets Win
• Justices To Weigh Abortion Case That Could Upend Roe
• 5 Texas Bills To Watch That Would Shake Up ERCOT
• Law360 Cheat Sheet: Peloton's IP Battles
• 5th Circ. Tosses Stanford Ponzi Investors' Claims Against SEI
• Senate To Debate $110B Tech Funding Bill To Outdo China
• Texas Sues Feds Over Revoked Medicaid Waiver Approval
• Seadrill Partners Cleared For Ch. 11 Debt Swap Plan
• Texas Justices Say Bank's Eagle Ford Deed Fix Trumps Suit
• Ex-MLB Pitcher Says Signs Were Trade Secrets In Astros Suit
• Texas Physician Escapes Suit Over Stomach Tear
• NRA Reaches Deal To Pay Creditors' Ch. 11 Fees
• Power Integrations Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix $1.2M Judgment
• 5th Circ. Opening Is Rare Red-State Seat For Biden
• 5 Steps For Law Firms Rethinking Flexible Work Post-COVID
• Frisco Atty To Serve 18 Months For Defrauding Client
• Texas Leads Intervention Bid In Illinois Public Charge Row
• House OKs Bill To Let Texas Tribes Offer Electronic Bingo
• FTC Probing $7.2B Natural Gas Merger
• IP Forecast: Cox Case To Restart Patent Jury Trials In Del.
• Tennis Player Accuses Baylor Of Title IX Retaliation
• Petroleum Group Says Highly Paid Rig Worker Is OT Exempt
• EnLink Drops Bid To Block Payment For Undelivered Gas
• Texas Doctor Escapes Late-Filed Back Surgery Suit On Appeal
• Life Sciences Real Estate Boom May Outlast Logistics Rush
• EEOC Urges 5th Circ. To Jumpstart Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Howard Hughes Corp. Lands $83M Loan For Maryland Project
• Pro Hac Trouble For Dallas Firm Triggers Wave Of Withdrawals
• Foster LLP Jumps Into Dallas Market With Acquisition
• 5th Circ. Won't Reboot T-Mobile Ex-Worker's Trans Bias Case
• Amazon 'Annihilated' Evidence In Patent Suit, Tech Cos. Say
• Insurer Avoids Paying For Texas Hospital's COVID Losses
• AT&T Beats Call Center Worker's 'Identical' Overtime Suit
• Texas Can't Defend DeVos' Sexual Assault Rule
• Texas Panel Revives TitleMax's Payday Loan Rules Challenge
• Ad Agency Wants To Revive Beef With NRA After Ch. 11 Toss
• Del. Justices Warned Of 'Frankenstein' Risk In Appraisal Fight
• Chesapeake's Ch. 11 Deal On Royalty Suits Approved In Texas
• Key Maker Seeks Retrial After KeyMe IP Win
• Albright Told 'Egregiously Improper' Testimony Merits Retrial
• Fed. Circ. Revives Calif. Patent Litigation In Jurisdiction Fight
• Trucking Co. Liability Changes Head To Full Texas Senate
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Thompson & Knight Corporate Duo
• Texas Panel Upholds Walgreens' Early Win In Injury Suit
• Judge Ends Discovery War In Baylor Sexual Assault Suit
• Uniformity Goal Eludes Defend Trade Secrets Act, 5 Years On
• Latham, V&E Steer SPAC Deal For $2.3B Electric Scooter Co.
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-U.S. Atty In Houston
• Fears Nachawati Snags Atty To Handle Mass Torts
• Judge's Rebuke Of Mass. AG Has Lessons For All Attorneys
• Texas AG Dodges Twitter Suit Over Moderation Practices
• Walmart Wants 5th Circ. To Revive Opioid Suit Against Feds
• Texas River Authority Gets Venue Win In Harvey Flooding Suit
• Full 5th Circ. Says Oil Rig Welder Not A Seaman
• 6 Bills That Died On The Vine As Texas Legislature Nears End
• Fed. Circ. Says Ad Patent Just Claims An Abstract Idea
• Albright Says He'll Very Rarely Put Cases On Hold For PTAB
• Apache Gets $80.4M Jury Award Knocked Down To $13.5M
• Fed. Circ. Appeal Dropped Challenging Albright's Comments
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• How 5-Year-Old Defend Trade Secrets Act Has Met Its Goals
• Feds Look To Dodge $16M Exxon Cleanup Costs At 5th Circ.
• NRA Ch. 11 Case Dismissed As Bad Faith Bankruptcy
• Fundrise Buys 3 Multifamily Properties For More Than $200M
• Font Considerations To Give Your Legal Briefs An Edge
• Forfeiture Suits Over PrivatBank Loan Scheme Paused
• Facebook Can't Get PTAB To Review Messaging Patents
• 44 AGs Urge Facebook To Scrap Plan For 'Instagram Kids'
• Jury Convicts Parts Buyer Of Violating Iran Trade Embargo
• Lockheed Martin Beats Army Contractor's Sex Bias Suit
• Records Co. Wants 'Confused' Jury Damages Award Tossed
• EDTX Gets Green Light To Toss Firestop IP Suit, Deny Fees
• Chase Wins $20M In Landry's Data Breach Suit
• Profs Tell Fed. Circ. To Make Albright Rebuke Precedential
• Texas Firm Settles PNC Suit Over $3.3M Private Jet Loan
• CBP Hit With Protest Over $21M Child Migrant Monitoring Deal
• Make Profitability Management Part Of Your Law Firm Culture
• MoneyGram May Face CFPB Enforcement Action
• NTSB Says Autopilot Couldn't Be Activated In Tesla Crash
• Retirees Fight BP's Bid To Freeze Pension Class Action
• Western Digital Can't Exit Albright's Court, Fed. Circ. Finds
• Norton Rose Adds Jackson Walker, Walmart Attys In Texas
• Texas House Advances Bill Banning Local Employment Rules
• Texas Justices Free Church From Flash Fire Suit
• Texas Gov. Backs Exxon Against 'Meddling California Officials'
• Bigger In Texas: Ch. 11s In Lone Star State Outpace Delaware
• EDTX Jury Hands Game Maker $92M IP Win Over Rival
• Texas Justices Won't Nix New Trial In USAA Coverage Row
• Texas Court Rejects Challenge To Firefighter Bargaining Law
• Private Sector Could Help Fund $2T Infrastructure Bill
• Cell Therapy, Cannabinoid Biotechs Go Public For $171M
• Texas Justices Give 2nd Shot To Oil Well Contamination Suit
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Gets Prison For Conduct In Bankruptcy Case
• Blue Cross Defends $3M Tax Refund Ruling To Texas Justices
• Texas Justices Ax Negligence Suit Against Construction Co.
• Spanish Pipe Co. Says $20M False Ad Suit Comes Too Late
• 5th Circ. Rips Texas Judge For Hostility Toward DOJ Attys
• Ericsson And Samsung Ink Licensing Deal, Ending Patent War
• 'We Build The Wall' Head Hit With New Indictment Over Taxes
• IP Forecast: 2nd Circ. To Hear Funder's Fake Nikes Fine Fight
• Baylor Slams Magistrate's Sanction Order In Title IX Dispute
• Texas Backs Florida's Bid To Overturn CDC Cruise Ban
• Corpus Christi Tap Water Contamination MDL Cases Resolved
• 2 Firms Guide Retailer At Home's $2.8B Take-Private Deal
• Boat Crane Operators Defend 5th Circ. Revival Of OT Fight
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Massage Oil Class Action
• 4 Trends In Discoverability Of Litigation Funding Documents
• Latham, Kirkland Craft Nearly $3B Oil And Gas Assets Deal
• Rimon Grows Further In Texas With Austin Launch
• Butler Snow Ends Appeal After $9.5M Timber Scam Settlement
• DOJ Says Antitrust Rules Are No Different For Employers
• Insurer Can't Draw Curtains On Cinemark's Virus Suit
• Full 5th Circ. Redo Sought In Sanofi Chemo Hair Loss Suit
• Texas Court Mulls When Atty Letters Are Public Concern
• MoneyGram Completes 8-Year DOJ Compliance Overhaul
• Hotels Denied Booking.com Docs In Antitrust Suit
• 5th Circ. Backs Industrial Equipment Co. Win In Age Bias Suit
• Texas Court Mulls Lapsed Royalty Interests In Apache Leases
• V&E Elects New Firm Leaders For 2022
• Judge Can't Duck Sanctions For Touching Legal Assistant
• Baker Botts Snags Paul Hastings Ex-Houston Corporate Chair
• Kayne Anderson Settles $25M Newsletter IP Suit
• Real Estate Cos. More Optimistic Amid Vaccine Rollout
• Texas Mutual Wants End To La. Workers' Comp Payment Suit
• Chinese-Owned Oil Co. Seeks Its Share Of $1B Ecuador Deal
• Cannabis Legalization's Effects On Insurance Industry
• Clinic Gets 2nd Shot At Atty Over Cut Of Settlement
• Full Dallas Appellate Court Revives Suit Against Senior Center
• States, Chamber Tell 9th Circ. To Redo Virgin Air Wage Ruling
• Texas, Miss., La. Sue Treasury Over Tax Cut Ban For Fed. Aid
• Riddell Says No Evidence Helmet Caused Player's Suicide
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Texas Atty Gets 15 Years For Cheating Drug Trafficking Clients
• 7 Lessons For Young Lawyers Starting Their Careers
• NRA Has No Debt, NYAG Says In Final Plea To Toss Its Ch. 11
• Power Co. Hit With $15.8M Suit Over Texas Winter Storm Bill
• Facebook Gets PTAB To Eye Patent Set For WDTX Trial In Dec.
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Rethink Real Party In Interest Ruling
• Crane Co. Sues Allianz For $3.8M In Amputation Suit Coverage
• ERCOT To Get Closer Scrutiny Under Texas Bill
• SEC Says Convicted Felon Ran $17M Securities Scam
• Oil Co. Wants $8.5M Arbitration Award Tossed In Bribery Row
• Alamo Drafthouse Gets OK For $21M Sale To Creditors
• 5th Circ. Says No Jurisdiction Yet In Navy-NYK Ship Crash
• Latham, Vinson Rep Switch's $420M Data Center Co. Buy