California Archive » August, 2007

California - August, 2007

166 articles

• 16,000 Worker Class Gets OK To Sue Best Buy
• Workers Win Right To Class Arbitration In Calif.
• Verizon Challenges IRS Appeal In WorldCom Case
• NASA Scientists Sue Over Security Checks
• Microsoft Settles Drawn-Out Patent Fight With Eolas
• Calpine Mulls Stock Offering In Turnaround Plan
• Bechtel Wins Dismissal Of California OSHA Suit
• DOJ, States Disagree On Microsoft Settlement
• Rambus Fires Back At Alberta's Amended Complaint
• No New Trial For Ex-Brocade CEO: Judge
• Popcorn Maker Removes Diacetyl From Flavor Mix
• USAA Fights Bid To Add State Claims To FLSA Suit
• Pracha Ruling: Good News For Employers, Employees
• SRAM Plaintiffs File Amended Complaint
• Lawmakers Mull Bill To Curb Unsafe Chinese Imports
• Energy Firms Push For $11.3M Settlement
• Yahoo Asks Court To Toss Torture Complicity Case
• Levi Drops Copyright Suit Over Polo's Jeans Stitching
• Chemtura Demands More Info From Bandag
• Brain Aneurysm Patent Case Nearly Set For Trial
• ITC Denies Epistar Request To Stop Ban Of LEDs
• Visto Sues RIM Again Over Phone E-Mail Patents
• Court Says Disabled Employees Must Show Capability
• Judge Tosses More Plaintiffs From Celebrex Case
• Brocade Outside Directors Lose Bid To Toss Suit
• Case Against Chevron Continues To Fall Apart
• Calpine Predicts Greater Stockholder Recoveries
• Commodity Pool Operator Settles For $14M
• Apotex Defends Declaration In Acular Patent Suit
• Wal-Mart Denied Discovery Stay In Wage Suit
• Plaintiff Gets Second Chance Against Intel
• Pacific Lumber Seeks Another Exclusivity Extension
• Proposed Class Sues AXA For Labor Practices
• FERC Reprimanded In Calif. Energy Crisis Dispute
• DRAM Defendants Want Price-Fixing Claims Tossed
• Patent Holder Retracts Bid To Toss Invalidity Defense
• MPS Claims O2 Micro's Patent Is Unenforceable
• Align Declares Victory In Orthodontic Patent Case
• AMS' Ch. 11 Plan Does Not Specify Creditor Recovery
• Asarco Settles Deaf Miners' $3M Claims
• Depo-Provera Case Must Stay In Calif.: MDL Panel
• Abbott Fights Order Allowing Shared Discovery
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss FLSA Suit Against HSBC
• Employers Get Windfall In Calif. Incentive Pay Ruling
• Judge OKs Asarco Cleanup Settlement
• Progress Energy Settles Telephony Patent Suit
• Atmel Rebuffs AuthenTec's Demands For More Data
• Airlines Push For Summary Judgment In DVT Cases
• Study Documents Decline In U.S. Workplace Deaths
• Learjet Wants CenterPoint Back In Natural Gas MDL
• Judge Allows Some Claims In LED Suit To Go Forward
• SEC Combines Suits Against Ex-Brocade Execs
• Plaintiff In Target Uniform Dispute Seeks To Drop Case
• New Century, Deutsche Bank Settlement Approved
• Judge Tosses Some Claims In Stent Suit
• Netflix Plaintiffs Move Closer To Appeal
• SEC Blasts Ex-Brocade CEO For Withholding Data
• SanDisk Considers Settlement With Memorex
• Wal-Mart Pulls Melamine-Tainted Dog Treats
• Sales Reps Dismiss Novartis Class Action
• Nvidia Forms Committee To Review Backdating Cases
• Oil Cos. Face New Suit From Gas Station Owners
• Infringement Claims In GPS Patent Suit Tossed
• Wholesale Lender Quality Home Loans Enters Ch. 11
• Fujinon, LG Settle Phone Camera Lens Patent Suit
• Card Issuers Urge Court To Dismiss Late Fee Case
• CenterPoint Dismissed From Natural Gas MDL
• Qui Tam Suit Against U. of Phoenix To Go Forward
• Calif. Emissions Rules Need More Mulling: Court
• Kinder Morgan Sued Over Clean-Up Scheduling
• Judge OKs Common Benefit Fund In Zyprexa Suit
• Visual Sciences Settles With NetRatings For $9M
• Court Affirms Remand Of LensCrafters Suit
• Plaintiff In New Century Class Action Requests Docs
• SRAM Antitrust Plaintiffs Amend Complaint
• Court Revives Class Action Against New Cingular
• Plaintiffs Seek To Relate Air Surcharge Suits With MDL
• Charles Schwab Takes Aim At Overtime Suit
• WilmerHale Lures Veteran IP Litigator
• DVT Plaintiffs Fight Airlines' Bid To Toss Cases
• FedEx MDL Plaintiffs: Appellate Ruling Bolsters Case
• Biotech Co. Wants Class Action Tried On Home Turf
• Energy Market Manipulation: FERC Actions, Proposals
• SEC Sues Another Ex-Brocade Exec Over Backdating
• Chevron Suit Over Nigerian Violence Gets Green Light
• Guidant Fights Plaintiff's Bid To Lift Stay
• Auto Insurer May Face State Claims
• Judge Deals Blow To Wells Fargo In Overtime Case
• Solicitor General Asks Court To Bar Third Party Cases
• Reliant Escapes Blame For Subsidiary
• Judge Sides With UBS In Broker's Wage Case
• Settlement Could Bankrupt Sharper Image: Experts
• Texas Excuses Itself From DRAM Litigation
• A Shifting Burden: English-Only Policies
• Thomson Revives V-Chip Patent Suit
• Dodd Blasts Bush For Silence In Key Fraud Case
• Plaintiffs Fight Wal-Mart's Bid For Protective Order
• FedEx Drivers Are Employees: Court
• Judge Tosses Key Claims In Rubber Chemicals Suit
• A Roadmap For The Wary Advertiser
• HP Fights Acer's "Patent-For-Hire" Counterclaims
• New Harassment Training Rules Take Hold In Calif.
• Korea Kumho To File Amended Complaint
• Google's Court Battle Over Sponsored Links Program
• Judge OKs Facebook Suit Against ConnectU
• Pfizer Fights Celebrex Plaintiffs' Bid To Bar Experts
• Judge Greenlights Latest Dispute Between MPS, O2
• Parent Co. Moves To Rein In Asarco LLC
• MEMC Wins Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims
• Judge Stonewalls Microsoft's Counterclaims
• Wal-Mart Pays $4M To Settle California Wage Suit
• Rambus Loses Bid To Toss Alberta's Patent Suit
• Judge Doubles Broadcom's Award In Qualcomm Suit
• Applied Medical, Tyco Bury Some Claims
• San Diego Alleges Fraud, Sues Willkie Farr for $29M
• Court Greenlights FLSA Suit Against Wachovia
• New Century To Settle Deutsche Bank Dispute
• Collins & Aikman Wins Chapter 11 Extension
• Latest BAR/BRI Suit Seeks Break-Up
• Mortgage Lender Resolves FLSA Suit For $14M
• CVS Caremark Backs Down From Options Fight
• More Plaintiffs Dumped From Bextra Litigation
• Pet Owner Sues Chinese Pet Food Co. Over Melamine
• We Were Sexually Harassed At Parade: Firefighters
• Judge Calms Discovery Quibbles In E&Y Suit
• PG&E Adds Voice To Chorus Of Calpine Disapproval
• AuthenTec, Atmel Resolve Fingerprint Patent Dispute
• Franklin Asks For Time To Reply To Class Action
• Sun Microsystems Sued Over Assembly Patent
• Collins & Aikman Wants To Keep Ch. 11 Case Open
• False Cancer Claims Lead To Chevron Victory
• FedEx Ground Resists Certain Discovery Bids
• Feds Win First Conviction In Backdating Scandal
• Rambus Lashes Out At Nanya In Deposition Dispute
• Judge Denies Dismissal Of PG&E Bias Suit
• Wal-Mart Strikes Back At Wage-And-Hour Action
• Defendants In ATM Fee Case Seek Summary Judgment
• YouTube Copyright Suit Picks Up Steam, Plaintiffs
• "Troubled" By Dismissal, Circuit Revives V-Chip Suit
• KLA-Tencor Class Gets Time To Fight Dismissal Efforts
• UC Drops 11th Amendment Defense Over $3M Fine
• Charles Schwab Faces New Claims In Overtime Suit
• Airlines Ask For Judgment In DVT Suits
• ESS Technology Settles Securities Suit For $3.5M
• Court Extinguishes Smokers' Advertising Suit
• CNET Discloses SEC, DOJ Probes
• Ruling Nixes Broad "No-Hire Provisions"
• DRAM Counsel Seek Approval Of $67M Samsung Deal
• Apple's iPhone Tapped In Suit Over Keyboard Patent
• PTO To Reexamine Fujitsu's Patent In DRAM Dispute
• Nokia Dismisses One Patent From Qualcomm Dispute
• California Group Attacks Calpine Disclosure Statement
• Debate Rages Over IP Protection In Fashion Industry
• Bridge Collapse Raises Liability Questions
• Leveling The Playing Field In Mass Tort Litigation
• Judge Signs Off On $22M DRAM Antitrust Settlement
• Plaintiffs Back $15M Bid For Attorneys In FedEx Case
• "Next Generation" Class Actions Target Retailers
• BanxCorp Hits Bankrate With Monopoly Allegations
• YouTube Hints At New Technology In Copyright Suit
• UniRAM Wins Fight To File Sealed Docs
• Why Leegin Is A Good Thing For Consumers
• RealNetworks Wins Dismissal On Second Try
• Brokers Settle Sex Bias Suit With Smith Barney
• Fujitsu, Nanya To Consolidate DRAM Suits
• Environmentalists, Unions Sue EPA Over Pesticide