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February 18, 2026
BMW Rips Onesta's Claim That Qualcomm Deal Ends Patent Row
Onesta IP has told the Federal Circuit that it reached a deal with Qualcomm that resolves its controversial patent suits against BMW in Germany over U.S. patents, but BMW fired back that Onesta doesn't have "any shred of evidence to back its grandiose assertions."
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February 18, 2026
FCC Pulls 'Zombies' Named By Inspector General Off Lifeline
The Federal Communications Commission's chief said Wednesday that people wrongly enrolled in Lifeline as identified by the FCC inspector general have been removed from the telecom subsidy program, amid the FCC floating reforms to tamp down fraud.
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February 18, 2026
Will Jurors Penalize AI? Study Examines Trade Secrets Impact
A forthcoming academic study suggests juries may treat AI-enabled actions more harshly than human conduct in trade secrets disputes, resulting in what the authors call an “AI penalty.” Attorneys say reality is more complicated.
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February 18, 2026
Judge Rejects FTC's Emergency Bid To Spare Merger Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has just until Thursday to obtain Fifth Circuit intervention after a Texas federal judge refused Wednesday to extend his seven-day pause on the order scrapping the agency's premerger reporting overhaul.
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February 18, 2026
Ericsson Asks Court To Preempt Acer Suits Over 4G, 5G Patents
Ericsson Inc. is asking a Delaware federal court for a ruling that it hasn't infringed six patents owned by Acer Inc. covering 4G, LTE and 5G wireless standards, filing its suit shortly after Acer went after Ericsson customers in a separate action.
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February 18, 2026
Pine Gate Can Wind Down Biz In Ch. 11 Post-Asset Sales
A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables' bid to liquidate its business in Chapter 11, after the debtor sold the bulk of its assets during its roughly three-month-long case.
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February 18, 2026
TP-Link Misrepresents Its Chinese Affiliations, Texas AG Says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has hauled TP-Link Systems into state court for allegedly deceiving consumers by claiming its networking devices are "Made in Vietnam" when nearly all components are imported from China, leaving them vulnerable to Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to an announcement issued Tuesday.
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February 18, 2026
Texas AG Sues Drone-Maker Over Alleged Ties To Chinese Co.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a Texas drone-maker, accusing it of selling rebranded DJI drones and posing national security risks given DJI's links to the Chinese Communist Party.
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February 18, 2026
Texas County Seeks Removal From Witness-Tampering Suit
A county in eastern Texas has asked a federal judge to dismiss it from a lawsuit because it is not responsible for a telephone call from a local justice of the peace who was trying to convince a defendant to plead guilty in a criminal case.
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February 18, 2026
Texas AG Says Hospital Violated Gender-Affirming Care Ban
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Children's Health System of Texas on Wednesday, alleging it performed gender-affirming care on children through puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones despite a state law banning the treatments.
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February 18, 2026
5th Circ. Affirms Staffing Co.'s Pay Plan Doesn't Exempt OT
A staffing company's retainer pay plan guaranteeing a set amount of pay for any work in a workweek did not represent a salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fifth Circuit affirmed Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026
Waste Management Co. Didn't Pay For Log-In Time, Suit Says
A waste management services company failed to pay customer service representatives for the time they spent booting up their computers, resulting in unpaid overtime and straight time wages, according to a proposed class and collective action filed Wednesday in Texas federal court.
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February 18, 2026
Texas A&M Employee Dodges '12th Man' Copyright Suit
A Texas federal judge has dismissed copyright infringement claims against a Texas A&M University athletics communications employee who was accused of posting part of a book online related to the school's "12th Man" tradition, saying he's immune from such claims as an employee of the state.
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February 18, 2026
Fed. Circ. Backs More Samsung PTAB Wins Over Audio Tech
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed most of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decisions to invalidate claims in a duo of earpiece technology patents challenged by Samsung, though it agreed to revive two claims the electronics giant didn't ask the board to ax.
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February 18, 2026
Norton Rose Names Atty Trio To San Antonio Leadership Posts
Norton Rose Fulbright has named its U.S. head of real estate as the partner-in-charge of its San Antonio office, and also named two other leadership roles.
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February 18, 2026
Diversity In Demand Feeds Data Center REITs' Gains
Real estate investment trusts Equinix Inc. and Digital Realty Inc. attributed the growth they experienced last quarter and last year to data center demand from various sources, including business sectors beyond cloud computing and information technology.
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February 17, 2026
Trade Secrets Expert Defends Patent Review In $1M Tech Row
Counsel for an audio-video network transmission company on Tuesday pressed an aerospace manufacturer's trade secrets expert on why he reviewed only select portions of a disputed AVoIP patent, setting up the first of a three-day bench trial over a soured $1 million technology deal.
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February 17, 2026
Dismissal Of FTC Merger Rule Shows Nothing 'Broken' To 'Fix'
Some antitrust practitioners see vindication in last week's Texas federal court decision throwing out the Federal Trade Commission's premerger reporting overhaul, saying it gives credence to arguments that U.S. antitrust enforcers were trying to plug holes in merger review where there were none.
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February 17, 2026
FCC Investigating Possible Lifeline Fraud In Calif., Beyond
Lifeline providers in states that were allowed to opt out of the federal verification process might soon find themselves in the hot seat, as the Federal Communications Commission revealed Tuesday it has launched investigations into certain providers from three states.
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February 17, 2026
Founders Made Fish Farming Co. Go Belly Up, Court Told
The president of a defunct fish farming company told a Texas federal judge that its founders misappropriated and then squandered $90 million worth of debt and equity, saying during a Tuesday bench trial that the layers of their deceit were "like an onion."
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February 17, 2026
Betting Tech Rivals Settle Antitrust, Patent Row
Sports technology company Panda Interactive has settled its patent dispute with its rival Sportradar and asked a Texas federal judge to stay all activity in the case for 30 days while the parties finalize the agreement.
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February 17, 2026
SEC's Atkins Floats Litigation 'Safe Harbor' For Public Cos.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins on Tuesday put forth a raft of ideas for encouraging shorter corporate disclosures, including a possible "safe harbor" for publicly traded companies looking to avoid shareholder lawsuits for failing to report the impact of highly publicized events on their businesses.
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February 17, 2026
Globe Life Reaches $4.66M Deal Over Client Data Breach
Globe Life Inc. and a subsidiary have agreed to pay up to $4.66 million to resolve a proposed class action alleging the life insurance companies failed to protect the private information of policyholders and applicants from an October 2024 data breach, according to a filing in Texas federal court.
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February 17, 2026
Cargo Airline To Pay Pilots $425K In Training Repay Dispute
A Texas regional cargo airline operator will pay $425,000 to pilots who claimed they would have to pay thousands of dollars if they left the company before a certain amount of time, after a federal judge preliminarily approved the deal.
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February 17, 2026
Firm Rebrands To Vartabedian Katz With DLA Piper L&E Team
A 2-year-old Texas litigation boutique formerly known as Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP announced Tuesday that it has rebranded as Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes with the addition of a Dallas-based labor and employment team coming aboard from DLA Piper.
Expert Analysis
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Texas Med Spas Must Prepare For 2 New State Laws
Two new laws in Texas — regulating elective intravenous therapy and reforming healthcare noncompetes — mark a pivotal shift in the regulatory framework for medical spas in the state, which must proactively adapt their operations and contractual practices, says Brad Cook at Munsch Hardt.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Compliance Changes On Deck For Banks Under Texas AI Law
Financial services companies, including banks and fintechs, should evaluate their artificial intelligence usage to prepare for Texas' newly passed law regulating AI governance, noting that the enforcement provisions provide for an affirmative defense to liability, say attorneys at Mitchell Sandler.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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AI Infrastructure Growth Brings Unique IP Considerations
The explosive rise of artificial intelligence has triggered an equally dramatic transformation in the supporting infrastructure required to meet growing AI demand, and the technology used in these data centers has its own intellectual property considerations to navigate, says Vincent Allen at Carstens Allen.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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A Look At Key 5th Circ. White Collar Rulings So Far This Year
In the first half of 2025, the Fifth Circuit has decided numerous cases of particular import to white collar practitioners, which collectively underscore the critical importance of meticulous recordbuilding, procedural compliance and strategic litigation choices at every stage of a case, says Joe Magliolo at Jackson Walker.
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7 Ways Employers Can Avoid Labor Friction Over AI
As artificial intelligence use in the workplace emerges as a key labor relations topic in the U.S. and Europe, employers looking to reduce reputational risk and prevent costly disputes should consider proactive strategies to engage with unions, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.
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How Property Insurers Serve As Climate Change Harbingers
Thomas Dawson at McDermott discusses the role that U.S. property insurers may play in identifying and assessing climate risk, as well as in financing climate change adaptation projects, in light of global warming and shifting geopolitical realities.
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Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Opinion
Prosecutors' Duty To Justice Sometimes Demands Mea Culpa
Two recent cases — U.S. v. Lucas and U.S. v. Echavarria — demonstrate that prosecutors’ special ethical duty to seek justice can sometimes be in tension with other obligations and incentives, but it nonetheless requires them to concede their mistakes in the interests of justice, say Eastern District of Texas law clerk Ian Stephens and Texas A&M University law professor Jemila Lea.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.