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Texas - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• Endo Gives Texas $63M In Latest Opioid Deal
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Walmart's Opioid Suit Against Feds
• House Committee Seeks Answers In Astroworld Tragedy
• Injunctions May Only Pause Gov't Contractor Vaccine Mandate
• Real Estate Software Co. Loses Phishing Coverage At 5th Circ.
• Law360's Tort Report: Dismissal Bid In Glenn Frey Death Suit
• Houston Law Firms Spar Over Fees After Atty's Termination
• Maytag Aircraft Corp. Pays $1.9M For Fort Hood Fuel Spill
• Texas Panel Revives Stroke Patient's Malpractice Suit
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Hilton Suit Says Insurer Failed To Pay For Hurricane Damage
• Ex-Assistant Seeks To Trim Lawsuit Over Her Mary Kay Book
• Entrust Energy's Ch. 11 Back On Track After ERCOT Deal
• McKool Smith To Promote 4 To Principal In NY, Texas Offices
• In Rare Move, Albright Stays 5 Cases For PTAB Reviews
• St. Croix Refinery's Reopened Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Texas
• 27 States, Groups Appeal Vax-Or-Test Rule To Justices
• Court Pushes Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan Hearing To February
• Facebook Scores Judge Albright's 1st Alice Ax
• Purdue Asks To Keep Lawsuits Frozen Pending Ch. 11 Appeal
• The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2021
• Class Action Ties Alleged Whipping To Haitian Discrimination
• Union Pacific Gets Texas MDL For Cancer Suits
• Texas CBD Retailers Hit With Worker's OT Class Action
• Centrist Dems Want Security-Based Levies Peeled Back
• Bradley Arant Adds Stinson Pair To Real Estate Practice
• Pandemic Liability Act Dooms Texas Meatpackers' Suit
• Berkley Says Deception Bars Coverage Of Cell Tower Collapse
• Top State And Local Tax Policies Of 2021
• Texas Says Justices Must Weigh In On Its Challenge To ICWA
• Dutch Co. To Buy Texas Cannabis Lighting Maker For $272M
• ERCOT Objection Delays Energy Co.'s Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Toyota, Subaru, BlackBerry Hit With Software IP Suit In EDTX
• Losing Bidder Says Limetree Reopened Sale On False Premise
• Albright's Caseload Prompts Court Admin To Eye WDTX Policy
• Apple Sues Ericsson, Ramping Up FRAND Fight In Texas
• Dem Lawmakers Rip Biden For Expanding 'Remain In Mexico'
• LA Times Asks To Unseal Feds' Plans For MLB Overdose Trial
• JPMorgan, Wind Farm Debate Definitions In $17M Storm Bill
• Restaurateurs Ask Texas Judge To Block Tipped Worker Rule
• Court Split On Amazon's Seller Liability Could Be Moot
• Ex-NFLers Waited Too Long For Painkiller Suit, Judge Says
• McGlinchey Picks Up Houston Litigator From Zabel Freeman
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 2
• Minor League Teams Sue MLB To End Antitrust Carveout
• Oracle Inks $28.3B Deal For Medical Records Co. Cerner
• Kramer Levin Attys Rebuked For Baseless Antisemitism Claim
• State Farm Defeats Insureds In Policy Fight Over Claims
• Citgo Blasts Suit Alleging Workers Were Shorted On Benefits
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Comcast Bid To Stop Movie Theater's 'Sky' TM
• Seismic Purdue Ruling May Finally Get High Court's Attention
• Wage-Fixing Defendant Seeks Rethink On Rejected DOJ Deal
• Texas High Court Takes Up Smokable Hemp Ban Debate
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Texas Jury Convicts Californian In $28M Kickback Scheme
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 1
• The Biggest D&O Liability Insurance Rulings Of 2021
• Albright Transfer Drama Will Keep Eyes On Texas In 2022
• Fox Rothschild Hospitality Leader Joins Carrington Coleman
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2021
• Purdue Pharma's Ch. 11 Plan Is Unraveled On Appeal
• 737 Max Families Rip DOJ 'Deceit' In Boeing Immunity Deal
• 5th Circ. Told To Rethink Refusal To Enforce $18B Oil Award
• Texas Court Temporarily Stops Health Care Vaccine Mandate
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• High Court Speeds Up Texas Abortion Fight In 5th Circ.
• Thompson Coburn Nabs Ex-Texas Judge To Oversee Appeals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Telecom Italia, Colgate Energy, MoneyGram
• 5th Circ. Dials Back Block Of Health Care Vaccine Mandate
• Texas Woman Can't Sue Lyft Over Partial Foot Amputation
• Intellectual Ventures Says HP Infringed Computer Cluster IP
• Brazos Gets Ch. 11 Plan Deadline Extended Through March
• Biden Aims To Ax Texas Sheriffs' Immigration Policy Suit
• Chubb Unit Says Contracts Bar SXSW's Refund Coverage Suit
• Parents Ask Ill. Justices To Consolidate Infant Formula Suits
• Oilfield Services Co. Sued Over Worker's COVID-19 Death
• StoryBuilt Links Up With Partners Group On $1B Joint Venture
• Judge OKs $8.5M Disgorgement In AMS Trade Secrets Case
• AbbVie's $550M Medical Device Deal Moving Ahead
• Taylor English Seeks $2.8M In Fees From Ex-Client
• Texas Panel Orders New Trial In Tree-Trimming Death Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms ATF Rule Banning Bump Stocks
• High Court To Decide Scope Of Military Discrimination Law
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• Boeing Pilot Says FAA Insider Called Him 737 Max 'Scapegoat'
• Texas Panel Dismisses ERCOT From Winter Storm Price Suit
• Total Says Kinder Morgan Owes $9M For Wrongful Death
• States Continue Bid To Fight Public Charge Rule At High Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Boich, Entrada Partners, Konover South
• 5 Benefits Rulings From 2021 That Attorneys Should Know
• Boy Scouts Tout $800M Settlement As AIG Seeks Delay
• The Pandemic Patent Lawsuit Boom Continues
• Hard Rock's $1B Vegas Hotel Buy Prompted By Inflation Fears
• Texas Atty Can't Limit Ga. Discipline To 36-Month Suspension
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• 3 Forces That Will Define Sales Tax Compliance In 2022
• 5th Circ. Won't Let 'Remain In Mexico' Go Away
• Key Commodities Trends To Watch In 2022
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• Split 5th Circ. Won't Block United Vax Mandate Amid Appeal
• Full 5th Circ. Reopens Challenge To SEC Judges' Removability
• The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2021
• Gilstrap Refuses To Halt Jan. Samsung Trial For Reexam
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Blue Bell Challenges Insurers' Refusal To Defend Listeria Suit
• Houston Attorneys Sued For $5M Over Altered Fee Agreement
• Pa. DAs Say AG's $26B Opioid Deal Steps On Their Suits
• 5th Circ. Sends Defamation Suit Over Suicide Back To Court
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• DOJ Levies Rare Commodities-Based Insider Trading Charges
• Texas High Court To Review Houston Drainage Suit
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2021
• Texas Justices To Hear Blue Cross $3M Tax Refund Fight
• Del. Justices Pull Energy Co. From 'Procedural Black Hole'
• Texas Justices To Decide Future Of Atty Wiretapping Suit
• NCAI, Tribe Back Ysleta Pueblo's E-Bingo Bid At High Court
• Mayer Brown Nabs Ex-Jones Day Securities Litigator In Texas
• Texas County Can't Escape Suit Over Car Accident On Beach
• Justices Let Texas Keep Its Abortion Law, But Clinics Can Sue
• New Orleans Jeweler Turns To 5th Circ. In Virus Coverage Row
• IP Forecast: Amazon To Fight Damages Theory In Patent Row
• 5th Circ. Told Firm's $2.1M Atty Fee Fight Belongs In Texas
• Biden Urges 5th Circ. To Restore DACA
• Texas Utility Regulator Fines Power Cos. $7.5M Over Winter Plans
• Tribes, Feds Clash With States Over ICWA At High Court
• EPA Underestimates Air Pollutant Emissions, Groups Say
• Porter Hedges Adds IP Litigator As Partner In Houston
• Bradley Arant Adds Ex-Gibson Dunn Atty To Litigation Team
• WDTX Judge Ships Patent Suit Against Roku To Calif.
• Real Estate Rumors: Onx Homes, Tishman Speyer, Related
• How 11th Circ. Ruling Dominated 2021 COVID Insurance Cases
• IPR's Effect On District Court Cases: Overlooked Concerns
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Biden, States To Drop 5th Circ. Case On Border Enforcement
• Fired Atty Wraps Up Suit Ripping Firm's 'Sweatshop Culture'
• Surgical Care Can't Get Antitrust Trial 'Preview,' DOJ Says
• Albright Allows Google Foe To Keep Patent After Losing Trial
• Texas Land Co. Sued For Docs On Director's Equity Share
• ConocoPhillips To Sell Indonesian Assets For $1.4 Billion
• Nintendo, Samsung Hit With Patent Suit Over Switch LED Tech
• Texas Tax Talk: Exemption Win Signals Taxpayer Opportunity
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Copyright Atty Liebowitz Suspended From North Texas
• Former GC To Texas Gov. Rejoins Bracewell's Houston Office
• O'Melveny Continues Texas Growth With Baker Botts Litigator
• Gilstrap Won't Ax Patents After Sony Video Game Win
• Lloyd's Sued Over Canceled Food Services Event Coverage
• Court Nixes Bid To Void Fogo De Chao's Arb. Agreement
• DOJ Case Against Google Formally Split In Two
• 5th Circ. Weighs Fair Use In School Twitter Infringement Fight
• Albright Won't Increase $13M Verdict In Payment IP Trial
• Pipeline Services Co. Hits Ch. 11 After Production Problems
• Texas Utility Can't Shake Suit Over Spiked Prices, Judge Told
• Texas AG, Houston Aim To Toss Suit Over Israel Boycott Ban
• Prosecutors Want 'We Build The Wall' Trio In Single Trial
• USW Asks 5th Circ. To Back NLRB Order, Acting GC's Power
• Agent Slams Knicks Player's 'Fishing Expedition' In $58M Suit
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Limetree Reopens Ch. 11 Auction With New $30M Refinery Bid
• 5th Circ. Dubious Virus Death Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Fed. Circ. Won't Force Accessibility Tech Suit Out Of WDTX
• Texas Justices Asked To Review Oil And Gas Lease Feud
• 5th Circ. Affirms $4.5M Default Win In Ship Detainment Suit
• Sackler Family Denies Pre-Ch. 11 Looting Of Purdue Pharma
• SEC Inks Deal With Salesman Involved In $7M Investor Fraud
• The State Of Article III Standing In ERISA Cases
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• Caltech Sues Samsung After $1B Apple Patent Win
• Albright Denies Atty Fees For $13M Winner In Payment IP Trial
• 5th Circ. Won't Enforce $18B Saudi Oil Award
• Texas Pueblo Urges Justices To Undo E-Bingo Decision
• EPA Promises $44B For Water Projects To States, Tribes
• Energy M&A Roared Back To Life In 2021
• Texas Ruling In $1.2M Gold Coin Theft Suit Boosts Insurer
• Texas Panel Wipes Out Drilling Co.'s $1.6M Jury Win
• Texas Justices Won't Free Atty From Undisclosed Death Suit
• Texas Law Firm Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham
• Classwide Deal Complicates CaptureRx Breach Venue Fight
• Albright Bars Fitness Co. From Selling Neck Device, For Now
• IP Forecast: 9th Circ. To Eye Class Cert. In Rock Music Fight
• Texas Justices Told 'Employee' Defined Broadly In $3.8M Fight
• 5th Circ. Overturns Own Precedent In Maritime Liability Row
• Blackstone REIT Lands $690M In Financing From 2 Banks
• Texas Hospital Inks $18M Deal To End False Claims Fight
• Texas Sees Boost In Oil And Gas Tax Revenue
• 5th Circ. Says Construction Co. On Hook For OSHA Violation
• How The Pandemic Made This Judge A Zoom Trial 'MacGyver'
• Micron Gets PTAB To Ax Claims In Semiconductor Patent
• Atty Sanctioned For 'Mountain Of Evasiveness' Settles
• Blank Rome Hires Deals Atty Away From German Co.
• ITC To Probe Integrated Circuit Import Claims Against Amazon
• Trading Card Cos. Settle Dueling Antitrust, Trademark Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lundin Energy, Vifor Pharma, Lone Star
• 'Remain In Mexico' Slated For Dec. 6 Reboot
• Facebook Doubles Down On Dismissal Bid In FTC Dispute
• Travis Scott Insurers May Bristle At Paying For Defense
• Patent Biz Ends Dish Dispute After Case Shipped Out Of Texas
• Texas Drivers Get Class Cert. In GEICO Total Loss Dispute
• Texas Panel Affirms Awards Against Elevator Co. In Injury Suit
• What Justices' Groundwater Ruling Means For State Disputes
• Kirby To Pay $15M To Settle Oil Spill Pollution Claims
• Full 5th Circ. Will Revisit Biden ICE Enforcement Priorities
• Texas Panel Revives Fired COO's Claims Against CBD Co.
• Limetree Bay Names Winning Bidder In Ch. 11 Refinery Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Capital Realty, Deutsche, Rockpoint
• Latham, Pillsbury Rep 3D Printing Biz's $974M Go-Public Deal
• Afghan National Assails National Security Citizenship Vetting
• Broker Should Cover $4M Settlement, Transport Co. Says