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Texas - September, 2023

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• CFTC Says Forex Pool Bilked $7.1M From Participants
• Amazon Can't Scrap Texas Warehouse Robotics IP Suit
• Texas High Court Allows NJ Atty To Escape Contract Fight
• 5th Circ. Asked To Rethink Ax Of $2M Crash Coverage Suit
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• Judge Says Real Estate Co. Wasn't Harmed By TM Suit Delay
• Centre Lane's $350M Bid Wins Instant Brands Ch. 11 Auction
• 4th Circ. 'Gutted' Labor Protest Limits, High Court Told
• Texas Justices To Hear UT Royalty Dispute With Pet Co.
• Texas Justices Reject Dallas' Bid To Reverse $33M Gas Verdict
• Hospice Head Gets 4 Years For $150M Medicare Billing Fraud
• Energy Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• US Says Atty Owes $6.4M In Unpaid Employment Taxes
• Chris Brown Gets Half Of Canceled Show Claims Tossed
• Tornado Cash Saga Presents Thorny Issues For Fintechs
• Texas Bar Nixes DEI From Committee Name Amid Skepticism
• Texas Firm Tells Appeals Court Anti-SLAPP Move Is Stall Effort
• Rival Basketball Biz Suit Ditched After Court Raised Doubts
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• GOP States Back Texas In Buoy Barrier Row, Feds Add Claim
• Biden Admin. Proposes Reduced Offshore Oil Lease Plan
• Texas Real Estate Atty Can't Be Witness In His Client's Case
• Texas Mental Health Care Co.'s $2M Fraud Suit Sent To Conn.
• Texas Justices Reinstate Whistleblower Suit Against Paxton
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Texas Justices Take Up Power Pricing Orders Fight
• High Court Will Review Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Intel Looks To Sink $2B Patent Loss
• Power Co. Awarded $25M In Texas Winter Storm Contract Spat
• Clear Channel To Pay $26M FCPA Fine Over Chinese Bribes
• 5th Circ. Revives Steel Workers' WARN Act Claim
• Yelp, Paxton Start Fight Over Anti-Abortion Centers Disclaimer
• Federal Court Finds 'Psychotic' Texas Man Unfit For Execution
• Houston Truck Sales Co. Ruled Not Liable For $2M Excise Tax
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds Temporary Block Of Delta-8 Ban
• Gun Cos. Say 'Ghost Gun' Injunction Is Within High Court Stay
• Chancery OKs Extra Voting Clout For Some Carvana Shares
• Texas Judicial Misconduct Panel Chair Gets New Term
• How Juror Questions Are Changing Civil Trials In Texas
• Weil Continues Houston Growth With Pillsbury Energy Pro
• 'Love Is Blind' Contestant Fights Producers To Keep Suit Alive
• SEC Settles Fraud Claims Against Cybersecurity Co.
• Denver Oil Co. Hit With Misclassification, OT Collective Suit
• On Deck In JPML: Major Cyberattack, Uber Sexual Assaults
• LGE Can't Trim Pantech IP Suit, Texas Judge Says
• 7-Eleven Seeks Mass. AG Docs In Franchisee Class Action
• Injury Atty Sentenced For Role In $4.3M Kickback Scheme
• NBA Rockets Beverage Suit Fails To Launch Without Contract
• Houston Firm Takes Second Crack At Tossing $2M Loan Suit
• Ex-Houston Firm Paralegal's Sex Harassment Case Trimmed
• SpaceX Cites Axon To Seek Halt Of DOJ Immigrant Bias Case
• Houston Judge Won't Recuse Self Over Campaign Donations
• Ex-Winston & Strawn Corporate Duo Rejoin Holland & Knight
• Surgalign Gets Texas Judge's OK For Ch. 11 Plan
• Sierra Club Pushes DC Circuit To Nix Texas LNG Extension
• Mayer Brown Adds King & Spalding Arbitration Pro In Houston
• Texas Judge Strikes Down $15 Fed. Wage Law In 3 States
• Texas Judge Strikes Down 'Unconstitutional' State Drag Ban
• Doctors Back 5th Circ. Bid To Nix 'No Surprises' Billing Reg
• MV Realty Files For Chapter 11 Amid Investigations
• AG Paxton Seeking Back Pay For Impeachment Suspension
• Vidal Tells Fed. Circ. She Isn't Done Weighing In On VLSI Fight
• Ex-Border Agent Admits To Fraudulently Employing Mexicans
• Ga. VC Fund Beats Challenge To Black-Only Business Grants
• 6th Circ. Urged to Toss Texas Developer's Malpractice Suit
• 5th Circ. Delays Contested Sale Of Federal Gulf Oil Lease
• Polsinelli Adds Private Equity Pro In Houston From Willkie
• 5th Circ. Puts Hold On Religious Training For Southwest Attys
• Florida Man Admits To $16.7M HIV Drug Fraud Conspiracy
• Gov't Asks Justices To Deny Review Of President's Tariff Power
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• Shareholder Says Austin Property Owner Misused Millions
• Pair Indicted On Charges Of Peddling Abusive Trusts
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• McKool Smith Reunites With Ex-DOJ Atty In Austin
• Paxton Whistleblowers Want To Resume Civil Suit
• Cisco Beats Unified Banking System IP Row In WDTX
• Licensing Co. Can't Revive IP In Google Feud At Fed. Circ.
• Visa's Austin Ops Support Texas Venue For IP Suit, Co. Says
• Texas Patent Attorney Dinged Over Missed-Filing Excuses
• Feds Urge 5th Circ. To Delay Chaotic Gulf Lease Sale
• Texas Judge Says Jury's $54M Oncor Verdict Will Stand
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Takeaways For Benefits Attys After Judge Clears ESG Rule
• Taiwanese Computer Co. Ends 3 WDTX Patent Suits
• Judge Won't Toss Water Damages Claims In La. Pollution Suit
• JetBlue, American Say Flyers Gave Up Class Action Rights
• Google Fights $339M Verdict Finding Chromecast Infringed IP
• Off The Bench: MSU Coach, Olympian Abuse, DC Stadium Bill
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. Judge 'Imagined Evidence' In Buoy Fight
• Green Groups Ask 5th Circ. To Save Gulf Whale Protections
• Texas AG Paxton's Troubles Endure After Impeachment Win
• Texas Man Pleads Guilty In Loan Scheme With Ex-Payroll CEO
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Travelers Wins Fight Over Stimulus Check Scheme Coverage
• Bradley Arant Bolsters Dallas Shop With Ex-Fed. Prosecutor
• AgileThought Gets OK For November Ch. 11 Auction
• The 3 E's Of Limiting Injury Liability For Worker Misconduct
• Don't Wait To Prepare For CFPB's Small Biz Lender Data Rule
• Texas Judge Won't Block Biden Admin's ESG Investing Rule
• 5th Circ. Scraps $125M Ruling Over Judge-Atty Friendship
• IP Forecast: Texas Jury To Hear Point-Of-Sale Patent Fight
• Health Care Cos. Say Insurer Owes $70M For Harvey Damages
• Shell Says Proposed ERISA Class Too Broad To Be Certified
• Former Texas Oil Co. CEO Ducks SEC Fraud Claims For Now
• GE Says Co. Took $17M But Didn't Recycle Turbine Blades
• More Asylum-Seekers Heading To Houston, Chicago, LA
• Paralegals Strike Deal To End OT Suit Against Texas Firm
• FTC Accuses PE Firm Of Raising Anesthesia Prices In Texas
• Apt. Owner Fights Arbitration Of $7M Ida Case At 5th Circ.
• Flagstar Bank In-House Atty Joins Comerica As CCO
• States Tell Alito Social Media Work Ban Protects Free Speech
• Microsoft Wants Patent Firm Sanctioned Over 'Baseless' Suit
• Southwest Flies From Investors' Safety Lapse Suit, For Now
• ATF Says Texas Judge's 'Ghost Gun' Ruling Defies High Court
• Stryker Appeals OsteoMed's Surgical Implant Patent Wins
• Nationstar Says ACI On Hook For Costs After $2.3B 'Incident'
• Fluor Inks Deal To End Claims Board Covered Up Bad Bidding
• Basketball Academy Sues Ex-VP For Starting Rival Program
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Orbital Gets OK For $15M DIP, October Ch. 11 Auction
• Migrant Facility Visits Reveal Cramming, Extended Detentions
• BofA Can't Nix Lender's Suit Over Aircraft Trust Ponzi Scheme
• American Airlines Won't Help Disabled Workers, Suit Alleges
• Eli Lilly Launches 10 Suits Over New Diabetes Drug
• Texas Atty Blamed 'Brain Fart' For False Statement, SEC Says
• Alex Jones Defends 'Lavish Lifestyle' Spending In Bankruptcy
• Texas Anti-Migrant Barrier Back On US Side Of Rio Grande
• Albright Says Texas Book Rating Law 'Misses The Mark'
• Full 5th Circ. Skeptical Of FCC's Universal Service Regime
• Jerry Jones Can't Get Discovery Pause In Defamation Suit
• Futility Exception To Remanding Rule Could Be On Last Legs
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Berry Corp. Investors Ink $2.5M Deal Over Deception Claims
• Seyfarth Shaw Opens Dallas Office With BCLP Trio
• 5th Circ. Shouldn't Stay 'Religious Liberty' Training, Court Told
• State Privacy Laws: Not As Comprehensive As You May Think
• CBRE To Pay $375,000 For SEC Whistleblower Rule Violation
• DC Circ. Grills Sierra Club On FERC Gas Extension Challenges
• Minor League Teams Ask Justices To Field MLB Antitrust Row
• EPA Whiffed Toxic Chemical Deadline, Nonprofits Claim
• Tesla Board Escapes Investors' Toxic Workplace Suit, For Now
• Texas, Missouri Say DHS Must Use Border Funds As Intended
• Biden Admin, States Seek Wins In 'Remain In Mexico' Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SpaceX Claims DOJ's Immigrant Bias Case Is Unconstitutional
• Foley & Lardner Adds Texas RE Team From Husch Blackwell
• Paul Hastings Adds Weil Atty To Lead Texas Litigation Group
• Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted On All Impeachment Charges
• High Court's New FCA Ruling Is Quickly Making Trials Likelier
• SEC Tells 5th Circ. Kroger Vote Moots Conservative Proxy Suit
• University Of Calif., MIT Top List Of Schools Getting Patents
• E-Discovery Co., Attys Sanctioned $525K For Bogus Suits
• Silver Star REIT Subsidiary Can't Speed Up Bankruptcy Sales
• Bankrupt Envision Strikes Settlement To End Securities Suit
• Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says
• Amazon's Dismissal Bid Spurned In Texas Robotics IP Suit
• Texas Justices Revive Med Mal Suit Over Expert Report Issue
• Deepfakes Remain A Threat Ahead Of 2024 Elections
• '16 Trials In 1': Senators Weighing AG Paxton's Impeachment
• Nickelback Shouldn't Win Fees In Copyright Fight, Judge Says
• Teacher Gets 9 Yrs. For $2M Ponzi Scheme With Mother-In-Law
• Husch Blackwell Brings On Energy Pro In Austin
• AppHarvest Gets Judge's OK On Ch. 11 Plan, Quick Closeout
• Highland Capital Seeks Contempt For Ex-Exec In Stalking Suit
• Telecom Co. TP-Link Hit With $37.5M Verdict In Patent Dispute
• Dallas Cowboys Hit With Suit Over Stadium App Patent
• AG Paxton Rests After Rebutting Records, Retaliation Claims
• DC Circ. Judges Unsure That Auto Regs Are A Major Question
• Alito Freezes Ban On Biden Admin's Social Media Work
• Arm's Blockbuster IPO Likely To Clear Path For More Offerings
• Frustrations Mount In Wake Of 'Deeply Upsetting' DACA Order
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrits, Victrix, Jack Matthews
• Justices Told IP Decision Clearing Telecom Giants Can't Stand
• Texas Sens. Face 'Dicey Situation' As Paxton Decision Looms
• Sbaiti To Lead Barclays Unregistered Securities Investor Suit
• Latham, V&E Advise Vital Energy On $1.2B Oil Field Expansion
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• 7 Firms Lead Deal For College Sports Rights Management Co.
• Hartman REIT Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For $217M Debt Rework
• Paxton Prosecution Mistakenly Rests Early In 'Screw-Up'
• 11th Circ. Says It Can't Hear Fee Appeal In Fla. Cleanup Suit
• Samsung Hit With Patent Suit Over 4G, 5G Products
• Texas Judge Declares Biden's DACA Program Unlawful
• Tribe Fights Texas City's Bid To Escape Land Suit
• House Oversight GOP Probe Alleges Border Material Sales
• Challenge To Private-Funds Rule Could Test SEC's Authority
• BAL Names First Latina Managing Partner
• Nielsen To Pay $570K To Settle DOL's Race Bias Allegations
• Alpine Summit Gets OK For Final $3M Ch. 11 Loan Draw
• 'I Didn't Ask For Any Of This,' Atty Hired By Paxton Testifies
• 4 Questions About CFPB's Defeat On Anti-Bias Exam Policy
• Sorrento OK'd For Alternative $110M Ch. 11 Stock Sale
• Korean Subcontractor To Pay $8.6M In DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
• Motorola Can't Escape Speech Recognition Patent Suit
• Organizations Urge Texas Courts To Curb 'Judge Shopping'
• Women Denied Abortions Launch Complaints In 3 States
• 5th Circ. Presses Illumina On Cancer Test Competition
• Retailer Soft Surroundings Gets $17M DIP For Quick Ch. 11
• Chancery Upholds Bumble's Extra Votes For 'Principals'
• Southwest Slams 'Excessive' Fee Bid In Religious Bias Case
• Southwest Fends Off Preempted TSA Fee Refund Suit
• Offshore Wind Auction Results Portend Difficulties In Gulf
• Companies Must Dig Up Old Laws To Stay Privacy-Compliant
• Furniture Retailer Noble Hits Ch. 11 With $85M Sale Offer
• Judge Finds Atty 'Misled' Cos., Caused Visa Program Ouster
• Retail Lessor Banned In $36M Deals With CFPB And States
• Texas AG Paxton Was Warned About Risks Of Affair In 2018
• Michael Irvin Reportedly Settles Defamation Row With Marriott
• Rubber Co. Asks 5th Circ. To Nix NLRB Worker Outburst Order
• Texas Says Feds Intended More Costs In Public Charge Rule
• Ex-Littler Atty Says Firm Is Trying To Destroy Her Evidence
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• LG Slams Inventor's 'Meritless' Bid For New Patent Trial
• Navient Agrees To Pay $700K To End DOL Race Bias Probe
• Kroger Beats Claims Of Metal-Tainted Baby Food, For Now
• DC Circ. Urged To Reject New Mexico Nuclear Waste Permit
• Feds Fight Texas Atty's Bid To Toss Kickback Conviction
• Simpson Thacher Lands M&A Pro From Sidley In Houston
• Retailer Soft Surroundings Hits Ch. 11 With Store Closure Plan
• CFPB Loses Texas Court Battle Over Anti-Bias Exam Policy
• 5th Circ. Backs Limits On Biden Admin's Social Media Work
• 3 Firms Guide AI Co.'s Plans To Go Public Via SPAC Merger
• Gordon & Rees Sued For Malpractice In Product Liability Case
• Fed. Circ.'s 1-Line Orders Hand Bumble A Win, Sony A Loss
• Group Ties Record-High Crop Insurance Payouts To Climate
• Southwest Airlines Beats COVID-19 Refund Class Claims
• 5th Circ. Urged To Rethink Reversal Over Models' Ad suit
• Justices Told Ax Of $308M Apple Patent Verdict Flouted Law
• Landfill Cos. Ask 5th Circ. To Rethink Toxic Fumes Trial Delay
• 2 High Court Cases Could Upend Administrative Law Bedrock
• Regulators Must Get Creative To Keep Groundwater Flowing
• Telecom Groups Urge 5th Circ. To Back FCC Subsidy Fees
• Justices Urged To Hear Fight Over Abortion Pill Restrictions
• Ex-Staffer Warned AG Paxton That Nate Paul 'Was A Criminal'
• McDermott International Announces Debt Restructuring Deal
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Keep Barrier In Rio Grande For Now
• Don't Miss It: Sidley, Wachtell Lead Week's Hot Deals
• 5th Circ. Clears Physician Over Taking Patient Off Life Support
• Ikorongo's Definition Of 'Visit' In IP Row Irks Fed. Circ. Judge
• CFTC Lands $1.7B Settlement For Mirror Trading Bitcoin Case
• Halliburton Unit Says $1M Contract Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• Texans Say Claims Court Can't Take Biometrics Fee Suit
• Union Pacific Gets Harvey Claims Tossed In Flood Row
• GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sites, Water Sources
• Real Estate Rumors: Bennett, Kushner, Mesa West
• 5th Circ. Rejects Challenge To La. Gas Terminal Permit
• Shell Oil Judge Recommends Certifying Classes In 401(k) Suit
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Texas Bar Execs Back Erasing DEI From Committee Name
• Ex-Paxton Aides Say They Feared 'Co-Conspirator' Label
• SEC Fines Fluor $14.5M Over Unreported Project Costs
• Brewery Investors Accuse Ex-Leaders Of Fraud, Flubbing Sale
• Fed. Circ. Won't Save Antenna Patent Claims From PTAB Ax
• Indoor Farming Co. AppHarvest OK'd For Ch. 11 Asset Sales
• Party City Gets Final OK For Ch. 11 Plan Slashing $1B In Debt
• Fla. Judge Orders Elon Musk To 'Be Prepared' For Deposition
• Texas Tells 5th Circ. SEC Can't Act As National Conscience
• NFL Coaches Want 2nd Circ. To Weigh In On Race Bias Ruling
• MLB Can't Avoid Trial On Minor League Interference Claims
• Texas Produced Water Ruling Helps Clarify Oil, Gas Leases
• Judge Orders Texas To Remove Rio Grande Barrier
• Memorabilia Co. Eyes Early Win In World Series Ring Suit
• Blank Rome Grows In Dallas With Ex-Morgan Lewis ESOP Pro
• Texas AG Paxton Faces Ethics Suit Over Impeachment Claims
• 'Breakfast Club' Restaurant Can Keep Its TM, Judge Says
• Texas LNG Developers Defend FERC Extension At DC Circ.
• Where Employers Stand After 5th Circ. Overturns Title VII Test
• Paxton Atty Says Ex-Deputy Staged 'Coup' Of AG's Office
• All 50 State AGs Urge Congress To Help Protect Kids From AI
• No Ch. 11 Trustee For Prison Medical Co., Texas Judge Rules
• States Say They Have Standing In Federal Flood Pricing Row
• Shipowner Faces Tough 5th Circ. Panel In $200M Award Fight
• Texas County Can't Ditch Ex-Officer's Bias Suit Over Firing
• Striking Down SEC Courts Would Hurt States, Justices Told
• SEC Fines 5 Investment Firms Over Custody Rule Violations
• CBP's Facilities Planning Needs Work, Watchdog Says
• Jerry Jones Sex Assault Suit Moves Forward In Lower Court
• Fed. Circ. Won't Order Gilstrap To Toss IP Suit Against Charter
• Texas Justices Say No New Trial In Tree-Trimming Death Suit
• Chancery Upholds Part Of Indiana Steel Co.'s $7M Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Carl Hansen, Twain Financial, Wharton
• Paxton Impeachment Trial Wraps Day 1 With Privilege Dispute
• Akin-Led Viper Energy Paying $1B For PE-Held Oil Interests
• Paul Weiss Adds New Co-Head Of Infrastructure From Latham
• Natural Gas Cos. Reach $885M Deal Led By V&E, Gibson Dunn
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Gun Rights Groups Block ATF's 'Machine Gun' Trigger Rule
• VLSI Patent Challenger Fights Vidal's Threat Of Sanctions
• Trade Groups Sue To Block SEC's Private Fund Rule
• Ponzi Schemer Stanford's Early Release Bid Denied Again
• Chilean Power Co. Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 11 Dismissal
• Crypto Trader Strikes Deal To End SEC 'Academy' Scam Claim
• Book Bans Loom Large At 5th Circ. As Kids Return To School
• What To Know Ahead Of Paxton's Texas Impeachment Trial
• Occidental Scores $1.5M Atty Fees In Wells Fargo Dispute
• Southwest Attys Must Undergo 'Religious Liberty' Training
• Finance Co., Insurance Unit Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• Fox Rothschild Adds Labor Pro With In-House Expertise
• Michael Irvin, Marriott Must Try Mediation As 2024 Trial Looms
• Vorys Hires Sheppard Mullin IP Expert In Houston