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August 29, 2005 | Law.com

Cases and Controversies of the 2004-2005 Term

A list of opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in their 2004-2005 terms. The list contains summaries of the cases and is organized by practice area.
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October 05, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

VerdictSearch

Jury says subcontractor not to blame for construction site accident. Boeing pays $25 million for alleged False Claims Act violations. Mother of crash victim gets $900,000 settlement. Pedestrian wasn't paying attention before he was struck, jury finds. Rear-ender in stop-and-go traffic results in $163,071 verdict. Mechanic seriously injured in crash gets $705,374. Smoke detector maker not liable for deadly fire, jury says. Airline not liable for death of man who rushed to catch flight,
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December 21, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Practice By Practice: 2009's Substantive Law Developments

Practitioners discuss 2009 developments in a variety of practice areas, including bankruptcy, business and banking, corporate governance and securities, criminal law, e-discovery, energy, environmental law, family law, health law, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, legal malpractice, personal injury law, real estate and tax law.
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August 02, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

From In-House Texas: New Deals

Vinson & Elkins, Baker Botts and Thompson & Knight each had a piece of a $1.3 billion deal that called for Pioneer Natural Resources Co. and Newpek LLC to sell an interest in their lease in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas to Reliance Industries Ltd. And in another deal, William Turcotte, senior vice president and general counsel of Noble Corp., turned to Baker Botts for its acquisition of FDR Holdings Ltd., for $2.16 billion in cash, through a joint venture agreement. Vinson & Elkins represented the privately held FDR Holdings, also known as Frontier Drilling Inc., which is based in Norway but has administrative offices in Houston.
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July 04, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

New Deals

Texas Genco Holdings Inc. initial public offering. Weatherford International Ltd. to acquire units of Precision Drilling Corp. Blackstone Group LP to acquire Wyndham International Inc.
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June 05, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

New Deals

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August 02, 2004 | Texas Lawyer

New Deals

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September 19, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Recent Eastern District of Texas Patent Suits Filed

Patent suits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2011.
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