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Texas - August, 2021

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• 5th Circ. Affirms Ericsson's FRAND Win Over HTC
• What To Know About Texas' New Sexual Harassment Laws
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review 'Venue Manipulation' Ruling
• Thryv Beats Click-To-Call Patent Suit After High Court Trip
• Texas Doc Must Face Suit Over Alleged Assault Of Employee
• BP Unit Warns Of Oil Patch Chaos After Pooled Lease Ruling
• T-Mobile Built Fence On Other Co.'s Property, $1M Suit Says
• Insurance Commissioner's Agenda: Wis. Tackles Climate Risk
• Fed. Circ. OKs Google's PTAB Wins Axing Uniloc Patents
• Texas Bar Launches New Investigation Of Paxton Election Suit
• Supreme Court Lawyer Dan Geyser Joins Haynes And Boone
• Resolving Class Actions Early With Bifurcated Discovery
• Ga. Bank Settles Gov't 'Redlining' Claims For $8M
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• US Urges Justices To Take Up Texas Pueblo's Bingo Petition
• Texas Hospital Slips Stroke Med Mal Due To Missing Doc List
• 5th Circ. Turns To Texas High Court In Hail Coverage Suit
• Highland Capital Investor Seeks Pause Amid Ch. 11 Appeal
• Google's Bid To Nix Malware Patents Falls Short At Bench Trial
• Law360's Tort Report: Ex-'SNL' Actor Hit With Sex Assault Suit
• Federal Court Blocks Texas Migrant Transportation Order
• Why Texas' Legal Market May Have Hit Revenue Speed Bump
• 5th Circ. Tosses Spec's Liquor Board Conspiracy Suit
• How 6th Circ. May Resolve District Court TCPA Exception Split
• 101 Indicted In Transnational Cellphone Trafficking Scheme
• Biz Groups End Insurance Price Fight After Compliance Delay
• Amazon's Eligibility Dispute Comes Too Late, Israeli Co. Says
• J&J Won't Be Barred From 'Texas Two-Step' In Delaware Court
• Albright Lets Facebook, EBay Ship IP Suits To California
• Astros Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Minor League Club Cut
• Bouchard Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Wells Fargo Deal
• Southwest Overcharged For Unsafe 737 Max Flights, Suit Says
• BIA Must Weigh 5th Circ. Ruling In Cannabis Removal Order
• Texas Negligence Case Holds Lessons For Construction Cos.
• TravelPass, Choice Hotels End Legal Fight Over Search Terms
• 5th Circ. Told Bank's Blunder Cost Royalty Owners $27M
• 2021 'We Build The Wall' Trial Off As Bannon Pal Swaps Attys
• Texas County's Early Win In Ex-Clerk's Assault Case Set Aside
• 3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets For $410M Combined
• Texas Tech Can't Bounce Former Hoops Coach's Sex Bias Suit
• Texas Panel Revives $3M Fraud Suit, Nixes Arbitration Order
• Texas Justices Ice San Antonio Order Allowing Mask Mandate
• Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits, EPA Ban Signal Risk For Companies
• Google Nest IP Suit To Stay In WDTX, Albright Rules
• Dallas County Can Enforce Mask Mandate, Judge Says
• Albright Won't Grant New Patent Trial Against Roku
• 5th Circ. Keeps ADT Snooping Suit In Texas Federal Court
• Ex-King & Spalding Client Fights To Keep Fee Dispute In Court
• Knicks Player Says NBA Star Agent Cost Him $58M
• Texas Judge Considers Mask Mandate Debate 'Stunning'
• Fed. Circ. Cuts $6.6M From IP Verdict Against CommScope
• Supreme Court Refuses To Pause 'Remain In Mexico' Order
• Landry's Asks To Pause $20M Data Breach Judgment
• Bill Would Help Localities Handle Broadband Permitting
• Real Estate Rumors: Trammell Crow, DRA, Wells Fargo
• Aviation Watch: Space Tourists Are In A Legal Vacuum
• Talc Users Seek Court Order To Bar J&J Liability Spinoff
• DOJ Should Withdraw Improper Intervention In SEP Cases
• US Concrete, Vulcan Deal Closing Without In-Depth Review
• 3D Printing Construction Co. Lands $207M Series B Financing
• 5th Circ. Vacates Injunction In Legal Tech Spat
• Texas AG Review Finds 'No Evidence' He Abused Office
• Amazon Says Patent Biz Doesn't Deserve High Court Review
• Chesapeake Gets OK For $6.3M Settlement, $2.9M In Atty Fees
• 3 Firms Craft Santander Holdings' $2.5B Subsidiary Buyout
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Abbott Urges Texas High Court To Shut Down Mask Mandates
• Texas Court Rules Smokable Hemp Ban Unconstitutional
• Judge Pauses ICE Order To Expand Detention Pending Appeal
• Dallas Justice Alleges Ploy To 'Eviscerate' GOP Judge's Vote
• Advocates Urge High Court To Halt 'Remain In Mexico' Revival
• Exec Says He Needs More Than 'Panicky Messages' From DOJ
• Texas Panel Revives Winstead's Bid To Ditch Malpractice Suit
• Texas City Ends Gas Terminal Design Change Fight
• Direct Selling-Focused SPAC Files For $200M IPO
• Magistrate Suggests Denying Banks' Bid To Toss VoIP IP Suit
• Apple Says Texas Patent Biz Is No American Axle
• Fed. Circ. Order Is Clear Signal To Transfer Suit, Albright Told
• Texas Bankruptcy Courts' Virtual Hearings Benefit All Parties
• 5th Circ. Revives Bell-Textron Worker's Bias Case Over Leave
• Gibson Dunn Adds Atty To Head Litigation Group In Houston
• Justice Alito Blocks Remain In Mexico Relaunch For Now
• SEC Says Texas Adviser Defrauded Investors Out Of $58M
• Biden Asks Supreme Court To Block 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• US Trustee Opposes Ch. 11 Fees For MTE Service Providers
• Judge Says Leaving Inventor Off Patents Was No Mistake
• NJ Joins $26B Opioid Settlement With J&J, Pharma Cos.
• Chevron, Exxon Want 5th Circ. Coastal Drilling Issue Reheard
• Energy Co. Seeks $52M For Failed Natural Gas Delivery
• 5th Circ. Won't Stay 'Remain In Mexico' Order During Appeal
• ExxonMobil Beats Expats' Retirement Benefits Suit
• Biden Admin. Launches Appeal For Narrower ICE Enforcement
• Texas Gov. Loses More Court Battles Over Mask Mandate Ban
• 11th Circ. Agrees To Close Book On Yellow Pages IP Row
• Natural Disaster Defense Unsuited For Virus WARN Act Cases
• Dickey's BBQ Roasted Over 'Secret' Settlement Talks
• GM May Get Texas Class Cut From Engine Defect Litigation
• Texas' Latex Dancer Fee Is Unconstitutional, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Judge Orders DHS To Expand Detention, Removal Ops
• Kinder Gets 2nd Chance To Fight Mineral Tax Appraisal
• Juniper Gets PTAB To Review Patent At Issue In WDTX Suit
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Reed Smith Nabs Baker McKenzie Labor Pro In Houston
• Dallas Paper, 'SEO Queen' Settle Suit Over Copycat Sites
• FTC Takes Another Shot At Facebook In 3-2 Vote
• En Banc 5th Circ. Says Texas Can Further Limit Abortions
• Texas BBQ Restaurants Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Suit
• Migrant Child Shelter Org. Sues Feds Over New Wage Rules
• Albright Updates Rules For Interdistrict Transfers
• SEC-Approved Nasdaq Diversity Rule Challenged In 5th Circ.
• CenterPoint Asks Texas Justices To Reconsider PUC Purview
• King & Spalding Says Fee Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Contractor Settlements Highlight Small Biz Compliance Risks
• Trampled Woman Can't Sue Rodeo Directors, 5th Circ. Says
• 5th Circ. Says Probation Officer Wasn't Fired For Union Work
• No Tourney For Little Leaguers Despite 'Troubling' Virus DQs
• Texas Students Accuse Gov. Of Discrimination In Mask Fight
• Texas Mask Mandate Ban Exceeds Governor's Authority
• Here's Who Wants To Be A Texas Supreme Court Justice
• Balch & Bingham Adds Second Partner In Austin
• Fintech Cos. Behind Many Dubious PPP Loans, Study Says
• Netflix Wants To Ax IP Case Over 'The Umbrella Academy' Fish
• Basic Energy Enters Ch. 11 To Sell Oil & Gas, Water Assets
• Ill. Judge Tosses States' Public Charge Defense Takeover
• NRA Gets Claims Trimmed In Fight With Ackerman McQueen
• How The Texas Winter Storm Has Affected Power Contracts
• Salt Bae Accused Of Stiffing Foreign Workers On OT
• Real Estate Rumors: Prologis, Chalkbeat, Westdale
• Duane Morris Continues Dallas Expansion With Ex-Finance GC
• McDermott Adds 3 Energy Deal Pros In NY, Houston Offices
• SXSW Looks For New Top Lawyer As GC Plans Departure
• 5th Circ. Says CEO Must Pay Wells Fargo, Trustmark $58.7M
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Insurer Begs 5th Circ. to Rethink 'Radical' Data Hack Error
• Dickey's BBQ Settles Credit Card Data Breach Suit For $2.35M
• 5th Circ. Revives Clinic Manager's Retaliation Claim
• Union Pacific Tells Texas Panel To Trim Chemical Suit
• ACLU Defends Biden In Texas Sheriffs' Suit Over ICE Arrests
• Texas Court Allows San Antonio Mask Mandate, Again
• REC Marine Can't Escape Maritime Injury Suit, 5th Circ. Says
• Texas Judge Reinstates Trump-Era 'Remain In Mexico' Policy
• Texas Says Suit Over Citizen-Enforced Abortion Law Isn't Ripe
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
• Texas Justices Halt Local Mask Mandates
• 5th Circ. Says BIA's Denial Of Removal Review Was Right Call
• Dallas Appellate Panel Upholds Texas Mask Ban Freeze
• DOJ's Block Of Texas' Migrant Transport Order Extended
• State Telecom Roundup: Ponying Up With Broadband Bills
• EDTX Judge Cuts $86M AMS Sensors Win, Citing Texas Law
• Fed. Circ. Tells Judge Albright To Rethink Dish Transfer Denial
• Apple Hit With $300M Verdict In Optis Patent Damages Retrial
• Ex-Oilfield Co. CEO Pleads Out In $100M Fake Revenue Case
• Ex-Cowboy Smith Fumbled IP Defamation Suit, Judge Says
• 5 Blank-Check Cos. Blitz Public Markets For $840M Combined
• Texas Justices Won't Nix DQ In Rackspace Founder's Divorce
• Texas Panel Won't Toss Trade Secrets Suit Against Walmart
• G-CON Manufacturing Hires Schlumberger Atty To Be GC
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• Apartment Software Biz Seeks $14.6M Fees After $62M IP Win
• 6 Months Later, What To Know About The Texas Storm MDL
• 5th Circ. Revives 'Hooker To Looker' Makeup Book IP Row
• Viacom Sues Rusty Krab Eatery Owner Over SpongeBob TM
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• Catholic Ministry Slams Texas Migrant Transportation Ban
• FERC Faces Protests Over Enbridge Pipeline Rate Hike
• The Complexity Of COVID-19 Price-Gouging Compliance
• Ex-DEA Agent Gets 13 Years For Perjury, Theft Convictions
• FERC OKs Kinder Morgan Waiving $192M In Storm Penalties
• Food Distributors Brush Off FTC Merger Warning
• IP Forecast: Activision Eyes Axing Patents Before Texas Trial
• Albright Slams 'Blatant Forum Shopping' In SmileDirect Case
• Blockchain-Focused SPAC Among 3 IPOs Totaling $400M
• Albright Broadly Greenlights WDTX Deadline Extensions
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Texas Gov. Says Mask Ban Freeze Will 'Shatter' COVID Efforts
• Texas Bank Hires Ex-Baker Hughes Atty As GC
• Nickelback Can't Dodge Song Theft Case, Judge Advises
• Amazon Used Jewish Stereotypes To Bias Jury: Israeli Co.
• Sanctioned Chemical Co. Settles Before Facing Damages Jury
• Nuked Apple Verdict Highlights Potential New Patent Defense
• Steel Hub Says Shipping Companies Won't Release Cargo
• Limetree Bay Gets OK For $10M DIP Draw, September Auction
• 5th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In $1.7M Faulty Well Fight
• 5th Circ. Revives Petrobras Fraud Suit Against Samsung
• Former Univar Exec Seeks Quick Win In $850K Severance Suit
• Chamber Sues To Block Health Plan Price Transparency Rule
• Restaurant Asks Ga. Court To Nix Suit Over 'Random' Murder
• Southwest Airlines' Data-Scraping Suit Can Continue In Texas
• NCAA Says It Can't Punish Baylor For Sexual Assault Scandal
• Fed. Circ. Says PTAB Erred In Upholding Seismic Tech Patent
• 5th Circ. Revives Atty's TM Claim Over Online Ads
• Juniper Gets PTAB Review Despite June Trial In WDTX
• CBL Gets Ch. 11 Confirmation Nod Over Equity Objections
• Fisher Phillips Hires GE-Affiliated GC In Houston
• 5th Circ. Ruling Bolsters Privilege Protection Against Gov't
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• 4 Firms Guide $2.2B Deal For PE-Backed Vine Energy
• Attys Want Migrant Kids Out Of 'Unacceptable' Texas Sites
• Religious Groups Win Pass On Abortions, Transgender Care
• Amazon Will Pay Up To $1K For Injuries From 3rd-Party Goods
• Dallas County, San Antonio Win Freeze of Texas Mask Ban
• No Arbitration For King & Spalding Client Fight, Court Hears
• 22 States Back Mo. In Down Syndrome Abortion Law Fight
• Seadrill Days Drilling Contract Deal Moves Ch. 11 Forward
• State AGs' Google Ad Suit Must Join Private Ones In NY
• Congress' Bankruptcy Bills May Be Too Clumsy To Work
• Missed Email A 'Cautionary Tale' In Failed 5th Circ. Appeal
• DOI Defends Reviews For Gulf Of Mexico Oil Lease Sales
• 3rd Circ. Tosses $10.6M 'Cars For Kids' Trademark Award
• Albright Rejects Intel's New Trial Bid After $2.18B IP Verdict
• Texas Gas Projects Tell DC Circ. To Toss Design Change Fight
• Embracing ESG
• UK Watchdog Clears ATM Giants' Merger With No Conditions
• Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Opens 3 New Texas Offices
• Ex-MLB Pitcher Says Astros Must Face Trade Secrets Suit
• AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Cleared In EDTX Patent Trial
• Judge Rebukes Limetree Bay DIP For Cutting $10M From Offer
• GOP Wants Former Huawei Unit Put On Trade Restriction List
• Software Co. Unit Nabs Default IP Win In Deleted Code Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Gutierrez, RREEF, Medical Properties
• DraftKings Grabs Golden Nugget Online Gaming For $1.56B
• Duane Morris Welcomes McKool Smith IP Partner In Dallas
• 5th Circ. Tosses Ad Co.'s Free Speech Suit Over Signage
• Alaska Oil Co. Furie Execs Hit With $100M Suit In Texas
• Kirkland Reps Hines On $750M Commercial Real Estate Fund
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Kimberly-Clark Hits Back At ERISA Fee Suit Over $4B 401(k)
• McGlinchey Adds Experienced Trial Attorney In Houston
• Ex-Law Firm Secretary Drops Texas Discrimination Suit
• Atty Fees Capped At 15% In $26B Opioid MDL Settlement
• Rent-A-Center Says Mass. AG Has Floated Deal To End Probe
• $26B Opioid Deal Sparks 'Turf Wars' From Local Governments
• Apple Foe's 'Egregious' Patent Tactics Undo $308.5M Verdict
• 5th Circ. Won't Reopen Salvadoran's Deportation Relief Case
• Washington Prime Cancels Auction For Lack Of Bids
• Insurer Must Defend Chemical Co. In Firefighting Foam MDL
• Payday Lender Groups Argue Against Lifting CFPB Rule Stay
• Texas Utility Wants Out Of Suit Over Spiking Prices
• Baker Botts Snaps Up Ex-Simpson Thacher Atty In Houston
• Texas Powerhouse: Vinson & Elkins
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Gets 5 Years For Raiding Insurers
• IP Forecast: Apple Faces Texas Jury Again Over 4G Patents
• 5th Circ. Revives Oil Cos.' Bid To Move La. Suit To Fed. Court
• GM Buyers Say Millions Of Vehicles Have Faulty Airbags, Belts
• PTAB Lets Samsung Drop Reviews, Not Show Ericsson Pact
• 15 States Urge 1st Circ. To Move Climate Suit To Fed. Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Doron Valero, Rialto, Bank Of America
• Texas Hit With ACLU-Backed Suit In Migrant Transport Order
• 5th Circ. Kills Airline Workers' Hearing Loss Suit
• Texas Judge Tosses Zoning Bias Claim Against Dallas
• Texas Drops Some Google Damages Claims To Avoid Transfer
• Walmart Says Texas Mass Shooting Deposition Is Harassment
• Texas Case Boosts Defense Challenges To Medical Expenses
• Texas Panel Upholds Sale Of Smokable Hemp Products
• IP Case Management Takeaways 18 Months Into Pandemic
• Bouchard Gets OK For $245M Oil Barge Fleet Sale
• Courts Restart COVID Measures, But Very Differently
• Texas Powerhouse: Munck Wilson
• Shippers Can Face Theft Claims In AIG's Lost IPhone Suit
• Army Corps Of Engineers Sued Over Texas Oil Terminal Plans
• Texas Judge Denies Bid To Undo $152M Trade Secrets Win
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Trial Set For April 2022
• 5th Circ. Denies Antitrust Immunity For Texas River Authority
• 5th Circ. Mulls Mootness In Houston's Drive-Thru Voting Row
• Trading Co. Says Citgo Misled It In $11M 'Stranded' Goods Suit
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Fed. Circ. Backs Albright In Google And Apple Transfer Cases
• Third BigLaw Firm Headed To New Downtown Houston Tower
• Texas Powerhouse: McKool Smith
• SolarWinds Urges Toss Of Investor Suit Over Cyberattack
• DOJ Wins Emergency Block Of Texas Migrant Transport Order
• Katerra Gets OK For $71M Ch. 11 Sale Of Manufacturing Plants
• American Airlines Beats Suit Over Cuba Property At 5th Circ.
• Health Care Co. Says Subpar COVID-19 Gear Warrants Refund
• Fed. Circ. OKs EDTX's Venue Ruling In Victoria's Secret Suit
• Nunes Sues NBC Over Maddow's Russian Agent Comments
• Chemical Cos. Hit With Wrongful Death Suit Over Gas Leak
• Real Estate Rumors: TPA, Wells Fargo, Joseph Stern
• DC Circ. Orders FERC To Probe Enviro Impact Of Gas Projects
• CMA Won't Review Baker Hughes, Akastor Offshore Drilling JV
• PE Settlement Illustrates New FCA Liability Theories In Play
• Thompson & Knight Health Care Team Leaves For Bracewell
• Ex-Texas Justice Joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka Amid AG Bid
• Houston-Area School District Preserves Halt To Construction
• Ex-TIAA Chief Legal Officer Joins Citizens Inc. Board
• OxyChem Targets Flooring Co.'s Successor In Enviro Row
• Texas Powerhouse: Haynes And Boone
• Albright Nixes Google Bid To Send Sonos Patent Suit To Calif.
• Bankrupt Limetree Bay Set To Shut Down St. Croix Refinery
• Split Fed. Circ. Keeps Patent Case Against Apple Alive
• Fed. Circ. Reels In Albright's 'Untethered' Ruling In Hulu Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo Bank, Sutton, Oded Meltzer
• Attys Nab $5M After Trader's Spoofing Suit Settlement
• Haynes And Boone Adds Health Care Pro From DLA Piper
• DOJ Eyes Dec. Trial In 1st Wage-Fixing Prosecution
• Texas PUC Can't Quash Brazos Ch. 11 Document Demands
• Texas Chicken Farms' 'Nuisance' Ruling Is Upheld
• Ex-Astros Owner Asks Texas Justices To End Fraud Suit
• 5th Circ. Tosses $15M Award In Real Estate Investment Case
• Spencer Fane Adds 2 Attorneys To Houston Office
• McDermott Adds Ex-Foley Atty In Dallas, Eyes Austin Office
• Holland & Knight, Thompson & Knight Make Tie-Up Complete
• Husch Blackwell Adds Ex-US Atty In White Collar Hiring Spree
• Texas Powerhouse: Gibson Dunn
• 5th Circ. Revives Genesis' $4.5M Pipeline Damage Suit
• 5th Circ. Data Hack Ruling May Increase Privacy Litigation
• Trader Entitled To $4M Refund On Oil Export Tax, 5th Circ. Told
• Texas Roots Keep Powerhouse Firms Ahead Of The Pack