California Archive » July, 2008

California - July, 2008

160 articles

• Axis-Shield Settles Homocysteine Patent Dispute
• Abbott Settles HIV Antitrust Suit With Indirect Buyers
• Break Rulings Mark 'Cautious Victory' For Employers
• Trader Gets 36 Months In Pump-And-Dump Scheme
• California Ushers In Bill For Temp Workers
• Five States To Sue EPA Over Ship, Other Emissions
• ConnectU Founders Seek To Appeal Facebook Deal
• Subprime Mess Drives Up Securities Suits: Report
• Alston & Bird Swallows Firm, Opens In California
• SEC Aims To Shed Light On Municipal Securities
• Questions, And Options, Follow Bennigan's Ch. 7
• Agents Stripped Of Class Status In Suit Vs. Insurer
• 9th Circ. Affirms Judgment In DVT Airlines MDL
• Judge Trims Claims In FLSA Suit Against Safety-Kleen
• The Hidden Danger Of 'Runaway Fee Awards'
• 5th Circ. Denies Stay Of Pacific Lumber Ch. 11 Plan
• Akin Loses Lawyer Team For Third Time This Month
• Calif. Judge Slams Smog Agency, Delays Power Plants
• Sprint Could Pay $73M In Early Termination Fee Case
• Derivative Suit Takes Issue With Cintas' Safety Record
• $422M MTBE Deal Made 'In Good Faith': Judge
• Drug Cos. Win Big With Pass-On Defense
• Atmel, AuthenTec Settle Fingerprint Patent Suits
• Mex. Voters Oppose Bigger Role For Foreign Oil Cos.
• Mervyn's Joins Other Retailers, Files For Ch. 11
• Bennigan's, Steak & Ale File For Ch. 7
• Judge Smacks Down L'Oreal Lipstick Class Action
• Case Targeting BMW Transmissions Moves Forward
• Judge Sides With Rambus On Claim Construction
• Barbie-Bratz Juror Booted For Bias
• Foundry Directors Hit With Lawsuit Over Brocade Deal
• Retailers Feel The Pain Of The Credit Crunch
• Chevron Gets Some Claims Tossed In Nigeria Case
• Judge Refuses New Trial In DRAM Antitrust Case
• Energy Practice: Akin Gump
• Citigroup Seeks Final OK For $33M Gender Bias Deal
• Suit Claims AT&T Caller ID Does Not ID All Callers
• Calif. Adopts World's Strongest Ship Fuel Standard
• Calif. High Court To Review Contingency Fee Dispute
• After Piccadilly: Section 363 Sales For Debtors
• Shipping Co. Faces Criminal Charges For Oil Spill
• USPTO Stirs Talk Of Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing
• 1 Of 3 Claims In T-Mobile Suit Headed To Arbitration
• Judge Abused Discretion In Honda Class Cert: 9th Circ.
• DOJ Targets Countrywide, New Century, IndyMac
• All Eyes On Mounting Muni Bond Litigation
• Greka Hit With $8.5M Suit Over Cleanup Order
• L.A. Sues Wall Street Banks, Bond Insurers
• Employment Practice: Jones Day
• Korean Air, Asiana Get Price-Fixing Suit Tossed
• Lawyers Debate Value Of 'Lone Pine' Orders
• Misappropriation Theory Of Insider Trading In Talbot
• UPS Gets Initial OK On ERISA Settlement
• Jury Tells Honda To Pay $24M In Patent Dispute
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Class Cert In Chili's Suit
• 'Confusing' Bear Stearns Mortgages Violated Law: Suit
• Judge Certifies Limited Purchaser Class In GPU Case
• Judge Won't Dismiss Quest Options Backdating Suit
• Mervyn's Could Be Newest Entry In Bankruptcy March
• Nortel Wins $20M In 'Gray Market' Phone Case
• Court Narrows Discovery In Gender Suit V. Kyphon
• Union Pacific Settles Storrie Fire Suit For $102M
• PG&E Missed FERC Deadline To Appeal Rule: D.C. Circ.
• Sealed Order Spares Daewoo $8M Damages Tab
• 9th Circ. Rules Powerex Is 'Foreign State'
• Direct Purchaser Class Certified In GPU Antitrust Case
• Judge OKs Crucial Fremont-CapitalSource Deal
• Palco 'Headwaters' Agreement Receives Court OK
• Empire Land Seeks Approval Of $38M Land Sale
• Pachulski Stang Selected For LandSource Ch. 11
• Employees Sue Dollar Tree For Gender Discrimination
• Tellabs V. Makor, One Year Later
• Product Liability Practice: DLA Piper
• Democratic Advance To Spur Sea Change: Lawyers
• LandSource Strikes New Deal For $1.2B Financing
• Could Receivership Be The Answer?
• FBI Reportedly Probing IndyMac For Possible Fraud
• Barbie Maker Comes Out On Top In Dispute Over Bratz
• AT&T Hit With Another FLSA Suit
• S.C. Mayor Settles Insider Trading Suit With SEC
• Fenwick Life Sciences Partner Jumps To Reed Smith
• Supreme Court Roundup 2007
• Tiffany V. EBay: Trademark Owners Beware
• Encryption Patent Holder Tags Microsoft In Suit
• Judge OKs $5M Settlement In Exodus Class Action
• 9th Circ. Rejects Franchisees' Antitrust Claims
• Mortgage Lender's Ansel Adams Sale Draws Scrutiny
• Countrywide Class Action Sent Back To Calif. Court
• Judge Refuses To Toss Data Protection Patent Suit
• Judge Rebuffs Attempt To Halt Pacific Lumber Plan
• Fewer Patents Now At Issue In Epson Projector Case
• Starbucks Employee To Wash Own Apron, Court Says
• Author's Heir Wins Right To 'Lassie Come Home'
• Arbitration Best Bet For Consumer Disputes: Study
• New Study Hints At More Fosamax Problems
• Judge Gives Biotech Co. Shareholders 2nd Chance
• ATMI, Praxair Settle Long-Standing Patent Litigation
• Fed. Circuit Remands Stent Case Over 'Ambiguity'
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• LeapFrog Settles Securities Class Action For $2.3M
• Ex-IBM Employee Cops To Trade Secrets Theft
• Rival Hits Bally With IP Suit Over CEO Hiring
• Realtek Will Pay 3Com $70M To End Patent Suit
• Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Milberg Kickback Case
• IP Practice: McDermott Will & Emery
• Court's Piccadilly Decision Draws Bright Line
• IP Law Firm's Conflict Of Interest Resolved: Judge
• Supreme Court Provides Power Contract Protection
• Rambus Gets Boost In DRAM Patent Battle
• White Collar Practice: Duane Morris
• Italy Investigates IPhone Price-Fixing: Report
• Hunton & Williams Opens San Francisco Post
• Calif. Court Declines To Review Oil Lease Dispute
• Rambus Slaps Nvidia With Infringement Suit
• DOJ Should Ground Airline Merger, AAI Report Says
• Suit Claims Botox Caused Injuries, Deaths
• EPA, Calif. Clean Air Groups Reach Understanding
• The Good-Faith Defense And Lanham Act Claims
• Gradient's Countersuit V. Overstock Goes Forward
• Verizon To Pay $21M Over Early Termination Fees
• Ford Wins Rollover Review From Calif. High Court
• DOJ Ends Apple Backdating Probe Without Charges
• Securities Practice: Morrison & Foerster LLP
• California's Aggressive State-Level Carbon Strategy
• BoNY Appeals Pacific Lumber Reorganization Plan
• FLSA Suit Can Proceed Against Dollar Tree: Judge
• Apotex Acular ANDA Infringes Roche: Fed. Circ.
• June '08 Business Bankruptcies Dwarf '07 Numbers
• Judge Certifies Class Of Polo Ralph Lauren Employees
• Employment Practice: Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Biolitec Attacks VNUS' Laser Treatment Patents
• Deals Reached In Magnetic Tape Price-Fixing Suit
• Discrimination Case Against EEOC Dismissed
• The 'Sophisticated User Doctrine' In California
• Judge Denies BoNY's $170M Claim On Palco
• Class Gripes Put $16M Morgan Stanley Deal On Ice
• Abbott Loses Appeal Bid In HIV Drug Litigation
• Judge OKs Tech Co.'s $7.6M FLSA Settlement
• Chains Sue Over San Francisco's Nutrition Label Law
• California Blue Cross To Pay $11.8M Settlement
• Judge Won't Reconsider Ruling In Broadcom Case
• GPU Plaintiffs Provide Incriminating E-Mail
• Prime Countrywide Merger Suit Moves Toward Deal
• Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft Vie Over $1.5B Verdict
• Sony Hit With Class Action Over Defective Laptops
• En Pointe, Softchoice Battle Over Sales Reps
• L.A. Asks For Federal Review Of Living Wage Rule
• Ninth Circuit Allows GE Unit To Seek Default Interest
• 1st Amendment, NLRA Trump 'Union Neutrality' Law
• In BLM Reversal, Solar Projects To See Light Of Day
• IBM Sales Director Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• 9th Circ. To Review Ousted DRAM Plaintiffs' Case
• Same-Sex Marriage: What Employers Need To Know
• UnitedHealth To Settle Options Battles For $912M
• LAX Hilton Seeks To Stop Living Wage Ordinance
• Colorado Takes Another $20.5M in Superfund Case
• Israel, Not Dead, Surrenders To Authorities
• Hunton Snags Eight Akin Gump Attorneys
• Biotech Cos. Battle Over Forum In Stem Cells Suit
• Wal-Mart Ordered To Pay $6.5M To Minn. Workers