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Texas - August, 2025

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• Federal Judge Blocks New Texas ESG Disclosure Law
• Retired Federal Judge Joins Lynn Pinker In Dallas
• Fortnite Maker Says Patent Claims Too Abstract For IP Suit
• Real Estate Recap: School Housing, Texas Land, Miami Transit
• DC Circ. Backs Biden Gulf Drilling Plan Amid Trump Revamp
• Norwegian Shipping Co. Pleads Guilty To Pollution Charge
• Stewart Again Rebuffs Nat. Security In New Discretion Batch
• BAE Systems Nabs $1.7B Navy Weapons Contract
• Texas Fights Statewide Block Of Migrant Transport Order
• Union Interference Lessons From 5th Circ. Apple Ruling
• Can Trump's Orders Stop The Rise Of Cashless Bail?
• Tort Report: Uber's 'Click-Through' Arbitration In Pa. Spotlight
• 4 Appellate Arguments For Benefits Attys To Watch In Sept.
• Panel Nixes Buzbee Win Against Atty Who Aided Campaign
• Quinn Emanuel, Nano Dimension Debate $30M Fee Spat Venue
• Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
• High Court E-Cig Ruling Opens Door For FDA Challenges
• Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss
• Email Excluded From Harassment Suit Against Paxton Deputies
• Kimberly-Clark To Pay $40M Over Adulterated Surgical Gowns
• Local Gov'ts Seek Win In Suit Over HHS-Canceled Grants
• Apple, Comcast, Others Face Headwater Patent Suit Spree
• Appeals Court Reverses $2.1M Injunction Against Oil Broker
• White Workers Say Shell Reorganization Was Discriminatory
• Tribal Members Seek 5th Circ. Redo In San Antonio Park Row
• Rhodium Founders Defend D&O Coverage Request In Ch. 11
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Corporate Attys In Dallas, Nashville
• Gambling Biz Gets OK For Ch. 11 Financing, Sept. Auction
• Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Citizens Say FinCEN's Real Estate Transfer Rule Unlawful
• Hospice Care Co. Can't Duck Claims It Covered Up Death
• Genesis Wins OK For $30M DIP, Ch. 11 Sale Process
• FTC Calls Judge 'Fundamentally Mistaken' On Media Matters
• Church Leaders Charged In Forced Labor, Laundering Scheme
• Ex-Jackson Walker Partner Says Romance Suit Is 'Déjà Vu'
• How New Texas Law Targets ESG Proxy Advice
• Texas Firm Hits Feds With Suit Over Unpaid Border Work
• Judge Approves Party City's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• 5th Circ. Ruling Signals Strife For Employers Navigating ADA
• Veteran Federal Prosecutor Joins McKool Smith In Dallas
• Why This Small-Firm Lawyer Charges $3,000 Per Hour
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Make A Deal
• Gun Group Argues For Members' Ability To Buy Nationwide
• 5th Circ. Revives Claims Against Tyson In COVID Death Suit
• Fed. Circ. Agrees To Compromise In Fintiv Appeal Extension
• How This Firm Hit Its Stride With 9-Figure Patent Verdicts
• PE Firm Escapes Patients' Anesthesia Antitrust Claims
• GWG Wind-Down Trustee Fights Ethics Scandal Removal Bid
• Pioneer Health Objects To Banker's Ch. 11 Fee Application
• 5th Circ. Says Fed. Law Explicitly Bars Ex-CEO's NCUA Suit
• Doctors Press 5th Circ. To Reverse Surprise Billing Ruling
• From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
• Dallas IP Atty Joins Spencer Fane From Wick Phillips
• Texas Injury Firm Says Ex-Atty's Rival Firm Copied Slogan
• Texas AG To Probe Heavy Metals In Baby Foods
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Trial Pros From Venable, Kasowitz
• Sorrels Law Adds Litigation Ace From Houston Trial Boutique
• Fed. Court Can't Halt FDIC Enforcement Order, 5th Circ. Says
• Empire Sues AT&T, Lenovo After $12.5M IP Win Over Samsung
• UTSA Prof Claims School Conducted Biased Probe
• Battery Co. Must Face Suit Over Revoked $200M DOE Grant
• Healthcare Co. Investors Sue Over Contractor's Alleged Fraud
• Stewart Overrules 3 PTAB Discretion Decisions On Dir. Review
• Texas Stock Exchange Wants In On Proxy Advisory Lawsuit
• Texas Wants To Back Trump In Calif. Vehicle Waiver Fight
• X Sues Apple, OpenAI For Cutting 'Anticompetitive' Deal
• 5th Circ. Nixes SEC's Biden-Era Short-Selling Rules
• Gilstrap Rejects Charter Rival's Bid For New Infringement Trial
• Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
• Judge Flags Possible Conflict In Foley & Lardner Client Spat
• Troutman Adds Ex-Medallion Midstream GC To Energy Team
• Phelps Dunbar Adds DOJ Environmental Atty In Austin
• Texas Bill Would OK Low-Population Voter-Approval Tax Rates
• King & Spalding Health Pro Joins Holland & Knight In Houston
• Hicks Johnson Adds Arnold & Itkin Appellate Head In Houston
• 3 Firms Steer $18.4B Keurig Dr Pepper, JDE Peet's Coffee Deal
• Texas, Fla. Want In On Abortion Medication Challenge
• Kroll Catches Class Suit Over Crypto Bankruptcy Data Breach
• USPTO Allows Discretionary Denials For 3-Year-Old Patents
• BJ's, Five Guys Ripped Off Digital Ordering Patent, Suits Say
• Green Groups Lodge 5th Circ. Challenge Over La. LNG Permits
• Stoli Offers Revised Ch. 11 Plan With Lender Backstop
• Biosolid Contaminants Spawn Litigation, Regulation Risks
• Jay-Z Aims To Keep Buzbee Suit Alive After Losing Other Case
• Filing Clarifies FTC, DOJ's Passive Investment Stance
• Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank
• DOJ Expands Expedited Docket For Families Facing Removal
• Real Estate Recap: 401(k) Boost, Eyes On Florida
• Kanner & Pintaluga Seeks Sanctions Over Accident Data Suit
• Family Urges 5th Circ. To Hold Penske Liable For Fatal Crash
• Appeals Court Says Dallas Must Release Discrimination Records
• States Urge 2nd Look At $185M Metals Fraud Ruling
• WDTX Judge Won't Send Nvidia Patent Case To California
• Texas High Court Restores 35-Year Sentence In Pit Bull Attack
• Texas AG Can't Question NGO Over Alleged Border Crossing Aid
• Receiver In Nate Paul Dispute Not Entitled To $2.8M In Fees
• 4 Questions For Insureds To Overcome Flood Exclusions
• Houston Urges Texas Justices To Reject Pappas Contract Row
• Texas High Court Takes Down Hurdle On Campaign Prosecutions
• Baker Donelson Adds Womble Bond Energy Ace In Houston
• Trump To Get Texas Vacancy With Judge Taking Senior Status
• Healthcare Co. Modivcare Hits Ch. 11 To Cut $1.1B Of Debt
• Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Musk Can't Yet Ditch Ariz. Voter's Suit Over $1M Giveaway
• Judge Keeps Yale-Prospect Medical Sale Feud In Ch. 11 Court
• Texas Judge Keeps Intact Suit Alleging Anadarko Busted Well
• Texas AG Says Chase Can't Recoup Failed $10M Project
• Texas Firm Says Rival Is Improperly Contacting Clients
• Texas AG Threatens Suit Over Orgs. Mailing Abortion Pills
• 'Amen': Judge Puts Texas Ten Commandments Law On Hold
• Verizon, Headwater Settle Dispute After $175M Patent Verdict
• 5th Circ. Won't Stick BP, Chevron With $11M Well Cleanup Bill
• Software Co. Strangeworks Acquires German AI Tech Biz
• Advocacy Groups Ask Judge To Stall Texas Redistricting Plan
• Judge Bans Texas Atty He Says Is 'Incapable Of Honesty'
• Texas Co., Exec To Pay $12.4M In Customs Evasion FCA Suit
• Lab Owner Gets 3 Years For $40M COVID-19 Test Fraud
• West Texas A&M Can't Ban Drag Shows, 5th Circ. Says
• Bribery Case Against Rep. Cuellar And His Wife Trimmed
• 21 AGs Push DEA To Schedule 'Designer Xanax'
• Texas Court Unwinds Dismissals In Border Crackdown Cases
• Judge To Confirm Scanrock's Ch. 11 Plan After Settlement
• Judge Denies American Airlines' Bid To Avoid Patent Claims
• Prospect Medical Says Yale Deal Is Top Offer For Hospitals
• Booking Holdings Settles Texas Junk Fee Suit For $9.5M
• CMS Defeats 'Hair's Breadth' Star Rating Challenge
• Samsung Fights Maxell's Bid To Boost $112M Patent Verdict
• The Future Of Lab-Test Regs After FDA Rescinds Rule
• FERC Grid Project Carveouts Are Unjustified, DC Circ. Told
• Sunnova's $118M Sale Can Proceed Despite Bank's Protest
• What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
• Linqto Says Ch. 11 Plan Will Have In-Kind Customer Payment
• 5th Circ. Says NLRB Structure Likely Unconstitutional
• State AGs Are Turning Up The Antitrust Heat On ESG Actions
• Texas Judge Stays PWFA Suit After 5th Circ. Decision
• College And Students Take Texas Dream Act Suit To 5th Circ.
• Insurers Avoid Defending Ericsson In Terrorist Payment Suits
• Albright Delays EcoFactor-Google Damages Retrial For PTAB
• Texas Investigates Meta Over AI Mental Health Services
• Investors Can't Yet Tie Logan Paul To CryptoZoo Claims
• Infosys Can't Ax Trade Secrets Suit Over Healthcare Software
• Tax Court Finds Bankrupt Couple Owes Back Taxes
• Stone Hilton Takes Aim At Sex Harassment Claim
• Judge Known For Nixing ACA To Lead Texas' Northern District
• Albright Explains Why He Cleared Apple Again In Fintiv Case
• Texas Specialty Recycling Facility Files For Ch. 11
• BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
• US Trustee Blasts Deals Over Jackson Walker-Judge Romance
• Justices Told Texas Cedes Ground In Right-To-Counsel Case
• Stewart Issues Dozens More Discretionary Denial Decisions
• Carpatsky Fights Bid By Ukrnafta To Duck Disclosure Order
• Feds Say $2.8M In Seized Crypto Linked To Ransomware Ploy
• Schwab Defends Antitrust Settlement From Iowa AG Objection
• Defense Attys Predict Rise In Shareholder Suits, Report Says
• Texas Federal Judge Says He's 'Exhausted' By Atty's Antics
• Real Estate Recap: Water Law, Risky Debt, NYC Rezone
• 5th Circ. Says PWFA Was Constitutionally Enacted
• White Police Officer Loses Race Bias Suit At 5th Circ.
• Texas AG Opens Investigation Into Xcel Over Panhandle Fires
• 5th Circ. Backs San Antonio's Park Plan Over Tribal Protests
• EnCore Energy's CLO, Acting CEO Is Now Its Financial Officer
• AT&T Seeks Approval To Halt Copper Service After Thefts
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
• Atty Urges Texas High Court To Take On Suit Over Firm Ouster
• Jackson Lewis Names New Leader In Austin
• NYC Fires Back At Co.'s Migrant Busing Suit
• Nursing Home Pharmacy Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $51M Sale Plan
• USAA Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink Axing $223M Patent Verdicts
• ATF Says Ban On Buying Handguns Out Of State Is Valid
• Austin Asks Justices To Toss Abortion Travel Decision
• Red States Back Feds' Push To End Trump Energy Orders Suit
• AGs Urge Meta To 'Prioritize Safety' With Location Feature
• Rumble's Ad Boycott Suit Tossed For Now
• Dr. Phil Media Co. Must Hand Over Texts, Emails In Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Tosses Challenge To Texas Gas Terminal Permit
• Infowars Faces Sale As Texas Judge Appoints Receiver
• Feds Urge Court Not To Toss Rep. Cuellar's Bribery Case
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive RFCyber Mobile Data Patent
• Bradley Arant Adds Clark Hill Atty To Lead GC Services Team
• Justices Allow Mississippi's Social Media Age Verification Law
• Notable Q2 Updates In Insurance Class Actions
• Hiking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Clark Hill Expands Tax Bench With Plunk Smith Atty In Texas
• Whole Foods Battles Dismissal Bids In $1M Asbestos Suit
• Va. Judge Dismisses VLSI Suit Over PTAB Conduct
• Match Group To Pay $14M, Simplify Cancellations In FTC Deal
• Texas Business Court Calls Dibs On $72M Apartment Row
• Texas Judge Says Hoosiers Player Can Stay On Team For Now
• Cassava Investors Get Class Certified In Alzheimer's Drug Suit
• Texas Woman Says Marine Laced Her Drink With Abortion Pills
• Water Law & Real Estate: A Special Report
• FCC Waives Local Radio Ownership Cap In East Texas
• Oil Co. Calls Partner's Field Tech Misuse 'Catastrophic'
• 5th Circ. Again Reverses Class Cert. In Kids' Medicaid Suit
• Judge OKs Accelerate Diagnostics Ch. 11 Liquidation
• Regulating Online Activity After Porn Site Age Check Ruling
• Creditors Say Genesis Sale Process Stacked Toward Insiders
• Kellogg's Will Nix Artificial Cereal Dyes, Texas AG Says
• Texas Malpractice Case Over Atty's Nixed Conviction Revived
• DC Circ. Ruling Augurs More Scrutiny Of Blanket Gag Orders
• Cardi B Should Have To Drop Song From Album, Musicians Say
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills
• Wind Blade Maker TPI Gets $7.5M Of New Money In Ch. 11 DIP
• Parker-Hannifin Seeks Toss Of $900M Trade Theft, Antitrust Suit
• Texas Says Eli Lilly Offered Nursing Services As Kickbacks
• Worker's Flu Shot Ruling Goes Too Far, 5th Circ. Dissent Says
• Biden Coastal Drilling Ban Fight Is Moot, Enviro Groups Say
• Feds Say High Court Case Supports Discord Trader Indictment
• Pizza Chain's Cyber Claim Capped At $250K, Insurer Says
• AG Watch: Texas Embraces The MAHA Movement
• Texas Tax Prep Firm Deserves Ban For Wide Fraud, Court Told
• AT&T, T-Mobile Settle Patent Suit After $175M Verizon Verdict
• Dykema Brings On Another Pair Of Ex-Prosecutors In Dallas
• When Failure To Satisfy Insured Duty Is Fatal To Texas Claims
• Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
• Texas High Court Decision Could Reshape Contract Damages
• How States Are Regulating Health Insurers' AI Usage
• Wind Blade Maker TPI Hits Ch. 11 In Texas With Over $1B Debt
• 5th Circ. Backs Mexican Banks' Subpoena For Fraud Case
• Feds Charge Mexican Businessmen In Pemex Bribery Scheme
• Petroleum Marketer Sues Subtenant Over $11M Contract Breach
• Hospital Groups Back Challenge Of Merger Notice Overhaul
• Texas AG Says Trans Care Decision Limits Investigative Power
• Over 2,000 Shrimpers Sue Hilcorp Over August 2022 Oil Spill
• CRE Fintech Firm Securities Paused For Possible Arbitration
• Christian Groups Win Reprieve From EEOC, HHS Regs
• Boston U. Hit With TM Suit From Baylor Over Logo
• Paxton Seeks Calif.'s Help With Quorum-Breaker Warrants
• AGs Target Voice Providers In 'Operation Robocall Roundup'
• Location Data And Online Tracking Trends To Watch
• SEC Says Biotech Investor Traded On Inside Info About Deal
• Legal Tech Co. Hits Back At Norton Rose With $15M Fraud Suit
• A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
• Real Estate Recap: Higher Ed, Big 4, Rising Stars
• Injured Woman Owes Ex-Attys More Than She Won At Trial
• Texas AG Asks State High Court To Strip Democrats Of Office
• Judge Says Insurer Must Face $100M Biz Interruption Claim
• AT&T Faces Suit After Fiber Optic Cable Kills Texas Woman
• Colleges, Universities Sued Over Early Admissions Offers
• Prison Health Co. Spinoff Can't Duck Some Inmates' Suits
• Viral Coldplay Incident Shows Why Workplace Policies Matter
• El Paso Soldier Accused Of Sending Military Info To Russia
• Texas Bill Seeks To Allow Injunctions Against Tax Collectors
• Feds Rip Cuellar's Bid To Ax Entire Bribery Indictment
• Split 2nd Circ. Says Asylum Termination Bars Resident Status
• Stewart Rejects 8 IPR Petitions While Overriding May Denial
• Google Loses Bid To Send Patent Case From WDTX To Calif.
• Texas Modernizes Barratry Ban To Include Online Outreach
• ConocoPhillips Agrees To $1.3B Sale Of Anadarko Assets
• Insurers Say Property Co.'s $7M Ida Claim Must Be Arbitrated
• Eventide Creditors Seek Trustee To Take Over Ch. 11 Case
• 5th Circ. Strikes Guatemalan's Reentry Reporting Mandate
• HHS Wins Another Round In Medicare Drug Negotiation Battle
• 5th Circ. Denies Fees For Activision After Call Of Duty TM Win
• Texas Senate OKs Lower Voter-Approval Property Tax Rate
• GOP States Push 5th Circ. To Rethink Migrant Arrest Ruling
• 5th Circ. Sends Refinery Biofuel Exemption Fight To DC Circ.
• Illinois Co. Fights Texas Insurance Law On Physical Offices
• Federal Courts Disclose New Cyberattacks On PACER System
• Cos. Must Tailor Due Diligence As Trafficking Risks Increase
• Texas Bill Seeks Two-Thirds Vote To Exceed Max Tax Rate
• Space Tech-Focused Firefly's Upsized $868M IPO Takes Off
• Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Baker Botts Atty Seeks To Trim Patent Exec's Defamation Suit
• States Urge Justices To Back Med Mal Laws In Federal Court
• 5th Circ. Upholds Gun Ban For Convicted Felons
• Texas Hospital Should Face Retirement Plan Suit, Judge Says
• Bong Maker Warned Of Sanctions After Repeated Errors
• Feds Give Amazon's Zoox Robotaxis Green Light
• Texas Developers' Antitrust Claims Don't Hold Up, Judge Says
• Texas Judge Axes Wellhead Patent Allegations Over Alice
• Texas Immigration Firm Says Rival Falsely Accused It Of Fraud
• Feuding Flag Football Organizations Settle TM Dispute
• Norton Rose Adds Public Finance Pro From Orrick In Texas
• Honduran Woman 'Cruelly' Separated From Family Wins Relief
• Akin, Latham Advise Apollo's Data Center Builder Stake
• Crowell Lands 16 Reed Smith Health Partners Across 4 Cities
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out Honeywell Win In Worker's Vaccine Fight
• 5th Circ. Says Texas Voter ID Law Is Legally Sound
• Fed. Circ. Presses Brita On Bid To Revive Water Filter Patent
• Ex-USPTO Heads, Judges Oppose Anti-Patent Thicket Bill
• McDermott Investors Say One Class Is Enough In Fraud Case
• Texas Man Gets Real Sentence For AI-Generated Child Porn
• Infant Death Suit Reinstated Against Texas Hospital, Doctors
• Noncompete Forecast Shows Tough Weather For Employers
• States Push DOJ To Crack Down On Illegal Offshore Gambling
• The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
• Stone Hilton Rips Claims As 'Slinging Mud' For Prosecutor
• Tesla Hit With Suit Over Autonomous Vehicle Issues
• Ex-Supreme Court Clerk, AG Counselor Joins Haynes Boone
• NBC Defeats Nunes Defamation Suit Over Maddow Show
• 5th Circ. Says Appeal Over Mexican Bank Discovery Looks Moot
• Ukraine Oil Co. Says Disclosure Order In $150M Suit Must End
• 5th Circ. Pushes FERC To Justify Keeping Pipeline Rate Cap
• UT Austin Denies Threatening Prof Who Criticized Leaders
• DOJ Investigates FlixBus, Greyhound Over ADA Complaints
• Trial Called Off After Judge Partly Clears Apple In Fintiv Row
• Chamber Wants FTC's Merger Notice Overhaul Nixed
• Previewing State Efforts To Regulate Mental Health Chatbots
• Oil Co., Tokio Marine Unit Settle $24M Bond Dispute
• Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
• Holland & Knight Adds King & Spalding Health Pro In Houston
• Texas Bill Seeks Lower Voter-Approval Property Tax Rate
• Wheeling & Appealing: Midyear Highlights For Every Circuit
• IP Owners Largely Win In Stewart's Newest Discretion Orders
• Real Estate Recap: Succession Planning, 'Build, Baby, Build'
• DC Circ. Upholds FERC's Limited Review Of Texas Pipeline
• Highland Capital Asks Supreme Court To Clarify Ch. 11 Shields
• Texas Judge Says States Can Pursue BlackRock Coal Suit
• Lamborghini Says Trade Secrets Case Best Heard In Italy
• Fed. Circ. Won't Move Fintiv, Apple Trial Date
• 2 SPAC Deals Will Take Uranium Miner, Italian E-Grocer Public
• Texas Bill Seeks Permanent Limit For Property Tax Increases
• Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
• Courts Redefining Software As Product Generates New Risks
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Ax Of Claims In Network Speed Patents
• Fiber Internet Co. Everstream Cleared For $385M Ch. 11 Sale