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California - October, 2007

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• Judge Extends Oversight Of Microsoft For 3 Months
• Ocean Tomo Gains Ground With Patent Auction
• Q&A With Ford & Harrison's Helene Wasserman
• SEC Sues Invitrogen Scientist For Insider Trading
• Monolithic Emerges Victorious Over O2 Patent
• Ev3 To Pay $15.4M To Settle Two Patent Suits
• FedEx Fights Drivers' Class Notification Bid
• Environmental Groups Sue Over Mothball Fleet
• FedEx Launches Defense In Driver Class Action
• Ex-Chevron Engineer Wins $5.6M Jury Verdict
• Wyeth Gets Wage-And-Hour Suit Dropped
• Howrey Cut From Levi Trademark Suit Against A&F
• Apple Takes Aim At Burst's Media Patents
• Vitamin Shoppe Suit Tossed Amid Settlement Talks
• Bird Flu Vaccine Antitrust Suit Dismissed
• Recent Trends In Securities Class Actions
• DRAM Defendants Press For Allocation Plan
• Pacific Lumber Fights Change Of Venue
• Nacio Systems Trade Secrets Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Jury Verdict Stands In BODI Patent Suit
• Sprint Settles Class Action, Agrees To Provide Code
• Lerach Pleads Guilty In Kickback Scandal
• Tax-Deferred Exchange Litigation Gets MDL Status
• Judge Throws Out Welding Fume Cases
• Teknek Affiliates To Pay $3.7M For Infringement
• Attorney Aims To Boot Special Master Off FedEx Case
• Northrop Grumman Sued For Copyright Infringement
• "Toxic Trespass" Could Be The Next Big Toxic Tort
• NetApp Suit Endangering Open Source Software: Sun
• AT&T Sued Over Phone Incompatibility
• Court Should Heed SEC Suits Vs. KLA-Tencor: Funds
• Climate Change: Where Regulatory Regimes Fail
• DOJ Ends Probe Of Hearst's Stake In MediaNews
• Q&A With Baker & Daniels' Trevor Carter
• LG Settles Digital TV Patent Case With TTE, TCL
• SanDisk Suit Targets 25 Flash Memory Cos.
• Stay Vacated In Cessna Crash Case
• Credit Suisse, UBS Sued Over Asset Seizure
• Calif. Seeks To Rein In Rescission Practices
• Pretec Defaults In SanDisk Flash Memory Suit
• Another Term, Another High-Stakes Patent Case
• Clear Channel Concertgoer Class Certified
• JDS Uniphase Securities Trial Kicks Off
• Woodcock Washburn Adds Three IP Lawyers
• Glaxo Relents, Grants Mylan Paxil License
• Chapman And Cutler Nabs Litigator
• Google's Prejudice Claims In YouTube Case Shot Down
• Morgan Stanley Settles Discrimination Suit For $23.5M
• Samsung Resists Deposition Of Imprisoned Employee
• Federal Circuit Affirms Calif.'s Immunity In Patent Suit
• Maternity Benefits Suit Stayed As AT&T Eyes High Ct.
• Generics Fight Nifedipine Direct Purchaser Class
• Judge Criticizes Pacific Lumber Plan
• Suit About Music CDs Considers First Sale Doctrine
• California Readies To Sue EPA This Week
• At Impasse, Labor, Mgmt. Increasingly Look To Courts
• Subcommittee Seeks Details Of OSHA's Cintas Probe
• DOJ, AGs Clash Over Microsoft Oversight Extension
• Cozmed Stole Spinal Device Technology: Kyphon
• Defendants In Vnus' Patent Suit Lose Invalidity Bid
• Judge Chucks Antitrust Case Against Netflix
• Patent Lawyer Steven Rizzi Joins Thelen In N.Y.
• Rainforest Group Accuses Chevron Of Hiding Liability
• Funai Wants TV Patent Infringement Probe From ITC
• Non-Public Entities Won't Pay Refunds In Energy Crisis
• Zyprexa Whistleblower Wants To Switch Courts
• Q&A With Katten Muchin's Floyd A. Mandell
• Adult Sites Becoming Workplace Problem
• Potentially Massive Wells Fargo FLSA Class Certified
• Seyfarth Hit With $75M Negligence Suit
• Milberg Weiss Kickback Scheme Yields Another Plea
• Sony Settles Suit Over "Defective" TVs
• Schwarzenegger Vetoes Employee-Friendly Bills
• Q&A With Foley Hoag's David Geiger
• Judge Tentatively Grants Qualcomm New Trial
• Judge Approves Quality Home Loans Deals
• Mass. AG Sues Lender For Predatory Loans
• DRAM Price-Fixing Claim Not Time Barred: Judge
• Calif. Pensions Must Divest Iran-Involved Cos.' Stock
• ERISA Driver Class Certified Against FedEx
• Ecuador Lawyers Sanctioned For False Cancer Claims
• Apple Threatened With Suit Alleging IPhone Toxicity
• Seoul Wins Partial Victory Against Nichia
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Dennis Duffy
• Gaming Co. Patent Suit Tossed For Lack Of Standing
• Mercury Pays $117.5M To Silence Backdating Suit
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against Bausch & Lomb
• Judge Keeps Alive Opulent Case Against Nasdaq
• CAC Sues Technology Giants Over Windows
• Kraft Wins Stay Bid In P&G Coffee-Packaging Dispute
• Judge Tosses Hundreds From Bextra Case
• Weiss Holds Firm, Pleads Not Guilty To Kickbacks
• Court Affirms Dismissal Of Mouse Patent Suit
• California Bans Toys Containing Softening Agent
• Brocade Plaintiffs Win Class Certification Bid
• Duane Reade Employees Want Class Certification
• FedEx Drivers Add Retaliation Claims To Suit
• Cordis Says Aneurysm Device Claims Invalid
• Chip Makers Defend Their Right To Antitrust Trial
• People's Choice, Qwest Deal Gets Green Light
• Judge Nixes Sharper Image's Coupon Settlement
• Apple Slammed With Suits Over iPhone Restrictions
• J&J Wins Dismissals In Ditropan XL Litigation
• Scientific-Atlanta, IPG Photonics Settle Patent Suit
• New California Law Gets Leave For Military Spouses
• Ditech Wins Dismissal Of Investor Suit
• Judge Stops Tessera From Bringing ITC Case
• Ads By Mortgage Lenders Come Under Scrutiny
• Schwarzenegger Bets Big On Statewide Health Care
• Judge Halts DHS "No-Match" Illegal Worker Rule
• Former Wal-Mart Employees Seek Class Certification
• Flexsys Pushes For Final Dismissal Of Antitrust Suit
• Judge Stays Part Of SpeedTrack's Patent Case
• Broadcom Reaffirms Call For Qualcomm Sanctions
• Record-Breaking Enviro Fines Don't Tell Full Story
• Schulman Pleads Guilty To Milberg Weiss Kickbacks
• 3Com, D-Link Settle Network Patent Spat
• Motives Don't Matter In "Reasonable" Suits: NLRB
• Asarco Accused Of Hiding Behind Bankruptcy Cover
• Shareholder Enlarges Class In Suit Against Luminent
• DOJ Threatened Dynegy To Stop Funding: Exec
• BSC Fights Bid To Block Thrombosis Info At Stent Trial
• Employees' Story Incomplete: Qualcomm Lawyers
• Honda, Michelin Sued Over "Run-Flat" Tire System
• FedEx Fights Injunction Request Over Calif. Drivers
• Age Bias Suit Against Google Gets A Life Line
• Locke Lord Targets Global Clients As Merger Wraps Up
• Centerpoint Seeks Dismissal From 3rd MDL Case
• Varicose Vein Laser Patent Suit Heads To Trial
• Ex-Lawyer Battles Farella Braun's Bid To Dismiss
• FedEx Drivers Want CEO Deposed In FLSA Suit
• Insurance Agents Win Class Certification Bid
• Whistleblowers Slam Pacific Lumber's Plan
• Discovery To Commence In Invitrogen Patent Case
• Qualcomm Lawyers Speak Out In Discovery Dispute
• DRM Spat Stayed While Patent Is Reexamined
• Sites Targeted Over Web-Shopping Patent
• Q&A With Andrews Kurth's Hugh Ray
• Lilly Seeks To Stay Whistleblower Suit Over Zyprexa
• Judge Tosses Former IBM Workers' Age Bias Claims
• Pioneer Asserts Display Patent Against Samsung
• Q&A With Kelley Drye's William R. Golden, Jr.
• Visa Hit With Suit Over No-Contact Credit Cards
• Reed Smith Catches Three Corporate Stars
• Edison Fights $200M Order In Survey Rigging Case
• Enron Plaintiffs Want Lerach Off The Docket
• Macrovision Reveals Settlement Deal With Motorola
• FedEx Drivers Protest Plan To End Contractor Model
• FERC To Revisit Edison Contract Dispute
• New Regulation Clarifies No-Match Riddle
• Cathay Pacific Bumped From DVT Litigation
• Ex-Dynegy Execs Settle With SEC
• Boston Scientific, Cordis Face Off Over Damages
• Pacific Lumber Files Plan, Slams Liquidation Idea
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Rambus Antitrust Case
• Asarco Strikes Deal With Texas Over El Paso Site
• MTBE Plaintiffs Urge Federal Judge To Remand Cases
• Qualcomm Lawyers Can Disclose Work Product
• Judge Denies RIM's Request For Stay Of Visto Case
• Judge OKs New Complaint About Nigerian Deaths