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Texas - November, 2023

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• Pfizer Overhyped Its COVID-19 Vax Efficacy, Texas AG Claims
• IP Forecast: Beauty And The Copyright-Protected Beast
• Atty Gets 2nd Chance To Sue State Board Over Texas Bar App
• Sorrento Gets OK For 5-Month Ch. 11 Wind-Down
• Texas, Fla. Social Media Laws Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• Co. Asks Texas Justices To Undo $16M Fraud Coverage Loss
• Petition Watch: NLRB GC Authority, Copyright Atty Fees
• PTAB Sides With Apple, Samsung To Ax Smart Mobile Patent
• Texas Voter Mail-In Rules Violate Civil Rights Act, Judge Says
• Appellate Court Reverses $52M Verdict Against Senior Center
• Talent Manager Sues Lewis Brisbois For Costing Her Millions
• Canadian Sports Drink Co. Gets Ch. 15 OK For US Assets
• What Lawyers Must Know About Calif. State Bar's AI Guidance
• Industry Must Elevate Native American Women Attys' Stories
• Ex-Southwest Worker Says Religious Bias Win Should Stand
• Littler, Ex-Firm Atty Agree To Pause In Doc Theft Showdown
• Vague Staffing Chart Sinks H-2B Bid For Tesla Refinery
• Texas Bar Eyes Ethics Rules For Handling Atty Departures
• Judge Won't Ban Feds From Removing Texas' Wire Fence
• Oil And Gas Majors Step Into M&A Spotlight Moving Into 2024
• GOP AGs Say Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Traxcell Asks High Court To Review Atty Fee Fight
• Past Contract Work Dooms Fabricator's New H-2B Worker Bid
• Ill. Judge Stands By Sending Tinder BIPA Case To Texas
• No Evidence Defunct Co.'s Policy Ever Existed, Insurer Says
• Cowboys' Jerry Jones Facing Beefed-Up Defamation Claims
• Sorrento Investors Ask To Probe Counsel Conflicts In Ch. 11
• Appeals Board Says No H-2B Workers For Permanent Need
• Oncology Co. Akumin Gets OK For Take-Private Ch. 11 Plan
• Book Rating Law Burdens The 'Middlemen,' 5th Circ. Told
• How New Expert-Witness Rules Put Science Front And Center
• Texas Patent Firm Off The Hook For Paying Atty Fees
• Elliott Reveals $1B Phillips 66 Stake, Seeks 2 Board Seats
• Holding Co., Insurer Agree To End Life Policy Termination Row
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Tracking MDL Geography
• Texas Trader Accused Of Bribery Rejects Two-Step Plea Offer
• Mark Cuban Sells Stake In NBA's Mavs To Vegas Billionaires
• Oil Venture Fraudster Enters Last-Second Guilty Plea
• Understanding Discovery Obligations In Era Of Generative AI
• Polsinelli Brings On Dallas Atty From Real Estate Boutique
• Rent-A-Center To Pay $9M Over 'Abusive' Debt Collection
• EDTX Jury Clears Samsung Of Infringing Mobile Tech IP
• Baylor U. Says Caregiving Damages Aren't In Texas Law
• Barretts Minerals Wants To Keep Its Ch. 11 Case In Texas
• Texas High Court Weighs Damages For Unwanted Pregnancy
• Ex-ERCOT Execs Escape Suit Over 2011 Energy Projections
• Orbital OK'd For Ch. 11 Liquidation After Creditors Accept Plan
• Full 5th Circ. To Rethink Galveston Voting Rights Act Decision
• Texas Faces $342K Fees Ruling In 'Bill Of Rights Nativity' Row
• Sens. Question Anesthesia Co.'s 'Monopolistic' Model
• Texas Justices Scrutinize Standing In Suit Over Abortion Ban
• Former Texas State Judge, Trial Atty Joins Sorrels Law
• Panel Sends Case Involving 'Ancient' Doctrine To La. Justices
• Law Firm Leaders Cautiously Optimistic Heading Into 2024
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Lease Compliance Co., Ex-Worker Settle Unpaid OT Suit
• Astroworld Victims Must Narrow Requests For Police Docs
• Alex Jones Can Earn $650K Salary While Working On Ch. 11
• Atty's Wife's Depo Required In Sex Tape Row, Judge Rules
• Judge In Del. Asks DOJ To Look Into IP Edge Patent Litigation
• 5th Circ. Says Evidence Backs EB-5 Fraud Conviction
• Barretts Minerals Pressured To Move Ch. 11 Case To Montana
• PTAB Denies Review Of Univ. Of Texas System Cancer Patent
• SEC Can't Get More Time To Fix 'Defects' In Buyback Rules
• Why Criminal No-Poach Cases Can Be Deceptively Complex
• An Overview Of Circuit Courts' Interlocutory Motion Standards
• Restaurant Asked For H-2B Waiters Too Late, Judge Says
• Locke Lord Brings On Corporate Atty From Sidley In Houston
• Former Texas Bankruptcy Judge Claims Suit Wrongly Served
• BofA, JPMorgan, 9 Other Banks Face Data Security Patent Suits
• 5th Circ. Gives Refineries A Shot At Fuel Program Exemption
• Pharmacy's Coverage Didn't Transfer Post-Merger, Court Told
• Patent Biz Drops WDTX Case Against Apple
• Up Next At High Court: SEC Courts, Repeat Offender Sentences
• Heritage Power Wants To Toss PBGC And Texas Claims
• Trustee Says Asbestos Insurance Litigation Must Stay In Texas
• Alex Jones' Co. And Creditors Propose Rival Ch. 11 Plans
• 5th Circ. Gives VW Another Chance To Toss Antitrust Suit
• The Case For Post-Bar Clerk Training Programs At Law Firms
• Judge Recommends Axing Suit Over Texas Firm's Solicitation
• Texas AG Whistleblowers Ask Court To Force Paxton's Depo
• 5th Circ. Eyes Barring AI Use, Mandating Accuracy Check
• Florida Tribe Seeks To Overturn EPA Water Permit Decision
• 1st Circ. Rejects Challenge To Trump's 2024 Eligibility
• NY Law Firm Can't Ditch SEC's Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Weil Grows Partnership Class To 16 With Focus On Diversity
• The Events That Have Shaped M&A Through A Volatile 2023
• PTAB Upholds Most Of Viasat's Flash Memory Claims
• Alcon's $1.2M Sanctions Fee Bid For Its MoFo Attys Slashed
• VLSI Urges Albright To Decide Intel Retrial Bid Any Day Now
• First Guaranty, Ex-Staff Seek OK On $1.75M WARN Deal
• American Airlines 401(k) Participants Seek Cert. Of 100K Class
• FCC Revokes Texas Broadcaster's License Over Unpaid Fees
• Fast Food CEO Says Work Stalled After He Spurned Pol's Firm
• Texas Atty Calls Sex Tape Claims 'Inconsistent And Incredible'
• PE Firm Faces 2nd Antitrust Suit Over Texas Anesthesia Biz
• SEC Defends Voting Disclosure Changes Before 5th Circ.
• PE Firm, Anesthesia Practice Ask To Toss FTC Antitrust Case
• CFPB, DOJ Signal Focus On Fair Lending To Immigrants
• Attorneys Have An Ethical Duty To Protect The Judiciary
• Medical Funder Seeks $400K+ From Two Texas Firms
• Questions Linger Over Texas Business Court's Jurisdiction
• DC Circ. Must Review Joint Employer Rule Clash, NLRB Says
• Tata Hit With $210M Jury Verdict In Trade Secrets Row
• 5th Circ. Lifts Block On City's Sober Home Capacity Limit
• DEA Public Disclosure Process 'Kafka Like,' Texas Atty Claims
• College, Black Coach End Bias Suit Over Relationship
• Texas City, Ex-Worker End Pandemic Leave Retaliation Suit
• X Blames Watchdog's 'Smear Campaign' For Advertisers' Exit
• NFL Plan Says No Mistake Made In 5th Circ. Benefits Decision
• Cross-Market Implications In FTC's Anesthesia Complaint
• Texas Atty Ends Disability Firing Suit Against PI Firm
• ATF Rule Turns Many Gun Owners Into Felons, 5th Circ. Told
• Pharmacies Say Expert Error Frees Them From Opioid MDL
• Fed. Circ. Told Judge Wrongly Cleared Apple In Fintiv IP Case
• Texas Illegally Snubbed Military Spouse's License, Judge Says
• Texas Emergency Centers Shortchanged By BCBS, Court Told
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Baker Botts Pro Bono Work Helps Lead To Grammy Noms
• Enbridge Unit Seeks Land Access For Texas Pipeline Project
• Gamers Battled AI Instead Of Humans, $1B RICO Suit Says
• Houston Energy Cos. Drop $15M Winter Storm Uri Fee Fight
• Judge Says Trial Appropriate In Samsung Trade Secrets Case
• Texas Court Orders Judge To Rule Already In Med Mal Case
• Blank Rome Grows In Dallas With DLA Piper Corporate Pro
• Antero Claims Ex-Employee Hid Assets To Dodge Judgment
• Texas IP Firm Drops Suit Against Ex-Atty Seeking $225K
• Foil Balloon Co. Anagram Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction Process
• Tempur Sealy Certifies FTC Compliance On $4B Mattress Deal
• Insurer Says No Coverage For $1M Oilfield Fire Suit
• Toyota Credit Arm Inks $60M Deal To End Cancellation Claims
• Supreme Court Rejects Takings Clause IP Challenge
• They Are Mentally Ill; Some States Want Them Off Death Row
• Judge Won't Delay Ruling If States Can Join Abortion Pill Suit
• Ex-Oil Co. Exec, SEC Settle Revenue-Pumping Scheme Claims
• YouTuber Logan Paul Switches Counsel For NFT Fraud Claims
• Texas Justices Urged To Ax $2.8M Hurricane Flooding Verdict
• NLRB Defends Worker Outburst Order At 5th Circ.
• 5th Circ. Pauses CFPB Appeal In Anti-Bias Exam Policy Fight
• New Texas A2J Leader On Plans To Narrow The Justice Gap
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Lyme Disease Patients' Suit Over Study
• 3 Texans Convicted In $145M Health Care Fraud
• Houston 'Pill Mill' Operators Sentenced To Federal Prison
• AI Can Help Lawyers Overcome The Programming Barrier
• 10 Essential Bankruptcy Litigation Tips For In-House Counsel
• Total Stay Of CFPB Small Biz Data Rule Is Boon To Lenders
• Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Urge Justices To Skip Pill Ruling
• State Regulators Target 'Gamified' Crypto Certificate Scheme
• Mexico Blasts Texas Law That Criminalizes Illegal Entry
• Texas Property Owner Seeks $800K For Storm Damage
• Trading Card Co. Plagued By 'Systemic' Race Bias, Suit Says
• NLRB Pushes Joint Employer Rule Effective Date To Late Feb.
• Contractor Owes $14M For Exxon Pipeline Work, Co. Says
• Sandy Hook Jury Was 'Sorely Misused,' Alex Jones Tells Court
• PE Firm Arctos Invests In Aston Martin Formula One Team
• Cloudera Faces $250K Legal Bill After $240M Jury Loss
• AgileThought Gets OK For $75M Ch. 11 Sale To Stalking Horse
• No Ruling Yet On Personal Disputes Exclusion, Judge Says
• State Telecom Roundup: The Biggest States' Broadband Gaps
• Houston Judge Must Face Election Challenge In Last 2022 Suit
• Whistleblowers Can Have Cut Of $236M Xerox Medicaid Deal
• Investor Connected To AG Paxton Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud
• Attys Seek To Keep Beirut Bombing-Related Suit In Texas
• Winstead Expands In Texas With Porter Hedges IP Litigator
• Why The Effect Of Vivint Has Been Minimal
• 5th Circ. Drops Ethics Case After Bankruptcy Judge Quits
• Lloyd's America Says Adjuster 'Waged War' Via Junk Suits, TM
• AgileThought Cancels Auction, Goes With Stalking Horse Bid
• Google Says Texas App Developer Didn't Invent Anything
• Alex Jones Asks To Sell Guns, Golf Carts To Fund Ch. 11 Case
• 5th Circ. Won't Restore Gulf Lease Sale Whale Protections
• States Want August Trial For Google Ad Tech Case In Texas
• 3 States Slam Feds' Request For Pause In Abortion Drug Suit
• PTAB Knocks Doorbell Patent In Vivint Challenge
• Bally Sports Parent Cleared for 1-Year NBA Deal In Ch. 11
• What 5th Circ. Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Ruling Got Wrong
• What Texas Business Court Could Mean For Oil, Gas Cases
• Insurers Say Logistics Cos. Owe $1M For Damaged Cargo
• Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Assisted Legal World
• SEC Fines Mean Cos. Should Review Anti-Whistleblower Docs
• Biden's Latest Picks Include Top Labor Atty For 4th Circ.
• Judge Won't Halt Discovery In Texas AG Whistleblower Case
• Wash. Court Nixes Ex-Client's Appeal Against Hagens Berman
• Judge Grants Eli Lilly Injunction In Mounjaro Trademark Case
• States, Industry Renew WOTUS Suits After Rule Update
• 5th Circ. Faults NLRB's Tesla Rule On Union Apparel Bans
• GAO Says It Can't Hear Dispute Over Blue Origin NASA Award
• CBP Still Separating Detained Families, Report Says
• 7 Women Join Texas Suit To Clarify Scope Of Abortion Ban
• Texas Judge Defers Ch. 11 Rulings Pending Recusal Hearing
• Core Scientific Gets OK For $37M Ch. 11 Backstop Funding
• 5th Circ. Nixes Air Permit For Texas LNG Terminal
• SmileDirectClub Investors Say Ch. 11 Releases Are Too Broad
• Biz Groups Want To Expedite NLRB Joint Employer Rule Fight
• Texas Co. Denies 'Lone Star' Op Migrants' Prolonged Detention
• DOJ Abandons Last Remaining No-Poach Prosecution
• Austin Public Utility Co. Didn't Pay Ex-Worker OT, Suit Says
• Justices Urged To Allow Highway Flooding Case To Proceed
• AIG Unit Wants Bigger Slice Of Recovered Phishing Funds Pie
• Apollo Launches 'Hydria' Amid $50B Energy Transition Push
• SolarWinds Ushers In New Era Of SEC Cyber Enforcement
• 5th Circ. Nixes La. Bar Assoc.'s Pride, Student Loan Posts
• General Counsel Need Data Literacy To Keep Up With AI
• Latest Impinj-NXP Trial Ends In A $2M Verdict Out Of Waco
• Gov't Arguing 'Nonsense' Over FCA Settlement, 5th Circ. Told
• Crypto Mixer Sanctions Stretch Authority, Users Tell 5th Circ.
• Ex-Player Says NFL Unfairly Denied Him Retirement Benefits
• Jackson Walker Says Atty Lied About Relationship With Judge
• Energy Regulators Urge Texas Justices To Restore Uri Pricing
• Endangered Whales Focus For 5th Circ. In Gulf Leasing Row
• Canadian Silica Maker, Singaporean AI Firm Ink SPAC Deals
• Feds Insist They Can Approve Temp Nuke Waste Storage Sites
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Report Alleges Data Breach Of Texas Family Law Nonprofit
• Texas AG Paxton Appoints Kirkland Atty As Solicitor General
• Huntsman Atty Peter Jordan Joins Mayer Brown In Houston
• DR Horton, Lennar Hit With Disability Bias Suit In Texas
• Houston Firm Doesn't Owe Ex-Atty Back Wages, Jury Finds
• Justices Won't Review Reissue Patents In $20M Google Case
• Orrick-Led TotalEnergies Buys 3 Texas Gas Plants For $635M
• Judge Puts 'Petulant Child' Atty In Timeout On Witness Stand
• Bally Sports Parent Says MLB Contract Demand Is Premature
• Foil Balloon Co. Anagram Can Tap $10M Of $37M DIP In Ch. 11
• Texas County Not Liable For Alleged Sexual Assault By Judge
• Apple IPhone 'Back Tap' Feature Infringes IP, Tech Co. Says
• Biz Groups Fight 'Destabilizing' NLRB Joint Employer Rule
• White House Looks To Save DACA With 5th Circ. Appeal
• ERISA Case Against Shell Should Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Texas Judge Freezes DOJ's Hiring Bias Case Against SpaceX
• Ms. Cooper Sues Mr. Cooper Claiming Credit Reporting Errors
• Scandal Puts Texas' Two-Judge Mega Ch. 11 Panel Under Fire
• GSA Offloads 23 Properties, Saving Feds $1B
• Pro-Market Groups Prod 5th Circ. To Ax SEC Hedge Fund Rule
• A Look At Successful Bid Protests In FY 2023
• Sen. Judiciary Panel Delays Subpoena Vote After GOP Threat
• Panasonic, Broadcom Reach Deal To End Patent Dispute
• Navigating Discovery Of Generative AI Information
• Morgan & Morgan Filed Most Federal Tort Suits Since 2020
• Dell Fights For Patent Owner To Cover Fees In 'Frivolous' Suit
• 'Stop Being Cute': Tensions Run High In Texas Firm Wage Row
• Activists Optimistic Justices Will Uphold Abuser Gun Ban
• 5th Circ. Mulls Coverage For ExxonMobil Jobsite Fatality
• Apple, Samsung Can't Get PTAB To Ax Smart Mobile Patent
• Are Smoke Detectors Fire Alarms? 5th Circ. Asks Insurers
• Netflix Child Porn Case Raises DA Bad Faith Probe In 5th Circ.
• Court Nixes Mining Cos.' Takings Case Over Border Wall
• Chancery Sets January Trial On Invictus Legal Fee Advances
• FDA's Lab-Developed Test Rule May Bring Historic Challenges
• Texas Capital Awarded DIP Funds From Reverse Mortgage Co.
• Justices Told To Ignore Group's Take On Abortion Pill OK
• World's Top Foil Balloon Maker Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
• Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys With ADHD
• Burns Charest Adds Ex-Assistant US Atty To Dallas Office
• Investor Tied To Texas AG Hit With 4 More Charges
• State Energy Election Recap: Public Power Loses, Gas Wins
• Blank Rome Adds Katten White Collar Ace In Dallas
• Keeping Tabs On Fight Over Board Diversity Rule At 5th Circ.
• Texas Voters Reject Proposition Raising Judges' Age Cap
• Ex-Atty Was 'An Embarrassment' To Houston Firm, Jury Told
• GAO Says Not All Blind Vendors Can Get Army Service Deal
• CFPB Takes Suit Over Anti-Bias Exam Policy To 5th Circ.
• Texas Judge Restores Oil And Gas Co.'s $10.5M Arbitral Award
• Wash. Judge Throws Out Amazon's AR Patent Suit
• Construction Groups Fight DOL's New Davis-Bacon Rule
• Rivals Hyundai, Kia Enter Deals With Avanci For 5G Tech
• Patients In Data Breach Suit Say Fraud Risk Equals Injury
• Emergency Abortion Guidance Appears Vulnerable In 5th Circ.
• Kratom Co. Looks To Toss Mom's Claims Product Killed Son
• SmileDirectClub Gets Final OK For First $20M Of DIP Loan
• Hearst Urges Justices To Weigh Timeline For Copyright Suits
• 5th Circ. Judge Questions Coalition In Galveston VRA Case
• Jackson Criticizes Court's 'White Protestant' Gun Rights Test
• Rodeo Says Insurer Cites Case Of No Value In COVID Suit
• Yelp Claims Paxton's Anti-Abortion Center Fight Chills Speech
• Justices Skeptical Of Keeping Domestic Abusers Armed
• Houston Atty Can't Force Arbitration Of Poaching Claims
• Winston & Strawn Faces $175M Suit For 'Sloppy' Energy Work
• Biopharma Atty Named GC Of Texas Medical Education Co.
• The 2023 Law360 Prestige Leaders
• How Law Firms Build And Protect Stellar Reputations
• SmileDirectClub Says Invisalign Maker Wants It 'To Disappear'
• Samsung, Ex-Atty's IP Fight Should Go To Trial, Judge Says
• Texas Balks At HHS Mootness Argument In Abortion Pill Row
• PTAB Wipes Out CloudofChange's Point-Of-Sale Patent
• Chancery Slows Invictus Fund's Bid For TRO Pending Talks
• DOJ Pans SpaceX's Constitutional Attack On Bias Complaint
• ESG Practices Take Hits, But Aren't Going Anywhere
• Bally Sports Owner Announces Ch. 11 Deal For NBA Coverage
• 3 States Ask To Join Suit To Halt Access To Abortion Drug
• 5th Circ. Judge Says HHS' Title X Argument 'Very Strange'
• AgileThought Bidder Wants To Take On Mexican Units' Debt
• Visa Gets Patent Suit Sent From Texas To Northern California
• WDTX Declines To Mess With Litigation Funding Disclosure
• Conservative Group Blasts Ga. VC Fund's Black-Only Grants
• Lewis Brisbois Knocks Down Privilege Claim In TM Suit
• 5th Circ. Seems Inclined To Slash $366M FedEx Bias Verdict
• 5th Circ. Ruling May Beget Fraud Jury Instruction Appeals
• Cos.' Trade Secret Measures Must Adjust To Remote-Work Era
• Justices Rebuff Opioid Doctor's Quest For 2nd Round
• SmileDirect Creditors Want $55M DIP Delayed For Exec Probe
• Flooded Landowners Say Ruling Supports Suit Against Feds
• Island's Food Truck Rules Raise 'Serious' Issues, Justice Says
• Reata Inks $45M Deal With Investors Over Failed Drug
• IP Hires: Bracewell, Proskauer
• Up Next At High Court: 2nd Amendment & Gov't Immunity
• Pacira Hits Rivals With False Ad Suits Over Pain Drugs
• Texas Man Beats $40M Shipping Fraud Allegations At Trial
• 2 Years After Astroworld, What To Know About The MDL
• MLB Avoids High Court Antitrust Scrutiny With Settlement
• Sen. Cruz: There's A 'Deliberative' Process For Judicial Noms
• J&J Bankruptcy May Spark SCOTUS 'Texas Two-Step' Scrutiny
• Off The Bench: Soccer Ban, Favre's Loss, Trump's Bills Bid
• Justices Agree To Consider ATF's Bump Stock Ban
• Soft Surroundings Gets OK For $23M Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Time To Ban Deferred Prosecution For Fatal Corporate Crime
• US Trustee Moves To Reverse 'Tainted' Jackson Walker Fees
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell Lipton, Latham
• 11 States Support Bid In 5th Circ. To Nix DOL Tip Rule
• Tellurian Raises 'Substantial Doubt' On Ability To Stay Afloat
• Cleaning Services Co. Accused Of Withholding OT Wages
• Unified Patents Loses PTAB Challenge To Patent In Roku Case
• Ex-K&L Gates Bankruptcy Partner Joins Phelps Dunbar
• Insurers Say Amazon Owes $650K For Battery Fire Damage
• Hospitals Challenge Federal Guidance On Website Tracking
• Biden Admin Yanks Gulf Of Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale
• NextEra, Koch Energy Settle $8M Natural Gas Fee Row
• Paxton Prosecutors Push For 'Reasonable' $300 Hourly Fees
• Courts Shouldn't Credit Allegations From Short-Seller Reports
• Bleichmar Fonti Makes Texas Debut With Ex-Prosecutor
• 3 Firms Lead Six Flags' $8B Theme Park Merger With Cedar Fair
• GoDaddy's Top Atty Returns To McKesson, This Time As CLO
• Ban On COVID Vaccine Mandates Heads To Texas Gov.'s Desk
• Texas Atty's Sex Tape May Be Child Porn, Appeals Court Told
• Texas Bakery Settles Dispute With Union Over Extra Pay
• Altria, Philip Morris To Pay $7M To Texas County In Vape Deal
• 5th Circ. Allows TikTok To Move IP Row To Calif.
• Lawmakers Push FTC To Examine Exxon, Chevron Megadeals
• Jackson Walker Ethics Woes Murky Amid Texas Judge Fallout
• Texas Panel Partially Axes Immigration Atty's Defamation Suit
• Lewis Brisbois Can't Beat Privilege In TM Fight, Court Told
• Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence