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California - January, 2009

166 articles

• Arnold & Porter Scores Enviro Expert From Bingham
• Uninjured Parties Can't Join Calif. Class Actions
• Bombay Co. Trustee Fires Off Suits To Reclaim Cash
• Green Groups See Different Watchdog Role
• North American Power Sued Over Emissions Permit
• FDA Report Spurs Punitive Damages Claims V. PCA
• Judge Bars Heller From Buying Malpractice Insurance
• Microsoft Settles File Encryption Patent Suit
• Uphill Battle For Bisphenol A Injury Claims?
• 'Safe Harbor' For Online Service Providers
• Calif. Panel Blocks Offshore Drilling Project
• High Court Asked To Weigh Inequitable Conduct Ruling
• Judge Greenlights Schwarzenegger's Furloughs Plan
• Calif. Court Tosses Win For Nissan In Rollover Suit
• Fed. Circ. Braces For Overhaul As Retirements Loom
• House To Revisit Tougher Mining Rules, Royalties
• Post-EBay: Permanent Injunctions, Future Damages
• Bilski Test Dooms Real Estate Investment Patent
• Class Certified In LDK Solar Securities Suit
• 2 Admit Taking Bribes In Tomato Price-Fixing Case
• Creditors Balk At Heller Malpractice Insurance Bid
• Judge Nixes $225M Award For Sprint Over ETFs
• EEOC Wants Buffets' Reorganization Blocked
• Comics Guru Lee's IP Suit Held Over Rights Transfer
• Split 9th Circ. Rejects Rehearing Police Pager Case
• Medtronic, BSC Agree To Halt 5 Patent Spats
• Woodside Exec Called To Help Clarify Ch. 11 Deals
• NOAA Authorizes, Regulates Navy Sonar Training
• Court Boots Most Of Northwest Pilots' ERISA Suit
• Legal Secretary Settles ERISA Claims With Townsend
• Georgia-Pacific Unit To Pay In Disability Suit
• Shaping Calif. Climate Change Initiatives
• Managing Multiple Coverage Claims — Part II
• Gerber Hit With 2nd Class Action Over Fruit Snacks
• Calif. Board's Actions On Goodrich Cleanup Nullified
• Welch Sells Fake Pomegranate Juice: POM Suit
• Obama Accelerates State Auto Emissions Limits
• Trader Joe's, Gristedes Resolve Trader John's Spat
• Intel Sues Insurer Over Antitrust Defense Coverage
• Shift From Bush Enviro Agenda Likely To Be Subtle
• Mich. AG Slams Calif. Emissions Waiver Request
• Ervin Cohen Expands With 13 Moldo Davidson Lawyers
• Cordis Loses Bid For More Discovery In Patent Suit
• The Impacts Of Calif. V. Continental
• Calif. High Court Rules On Fee Dispute Arbitrability
• Seagate: Trends Over The Last 18 Months
• Impacts Of California Global Warming Law
• Samsung, Pioneer Settle 2 Plasma TV Patent Spats
• Heller Creditors Probe Banks' Secured Status
• Costco's Bonus Plan Legal: State Appeals Court
• Jury Still Out On Stringfellow For Many Attorneys
• ConnectU Wants Counsel Axed In Facebook IP Suit
• Cintas Workers Win Round In Living Wage Case
• Microsoft Proceeds With Revising Technical Docs
• Calif. Seeks Approval Of State Emissions Rules
• Boaters' Ethanol Class Action V. Exxon Survives
• Takata Faulty Seat Belt Class Action Tossed
• Conte V. Wyeth Spotlights 'Pioneer Liability' Claims
• Quinn Emanuel Kicked Off Marvell Trade Secrets Case
• Reality Show Workers' OT Suit Settled For $4M
• Judge Won't Drop Antitrust Claims From Blu-Ray Suit
• Why Climate Suits May Not Be 'Next Big Thing'
• Calif. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Conte Case
• Court Rules Against Verizon In Chargebacks Appeal
• Judge OKs Kimball Hill Disclosure, Voting Process
• CBD Sues Calif. Regulators Over Power Line
• Atlantic Richfield To Pay $8M For Superfund Cleanup
• Trends In Climate Risk Disclosure
• Pillsbury, SonicBlue Told To Settle Malpractice Spat
• McClatchy Co. Faces Labor Class Action From Carriers
• Getting To The Core Of Inevitable Disclosure
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Ky. Office, Snags 4 Partners
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Time's Up In Suit V. BofA
• Coldplay Faces The Music: Satriani V. Martin
• Judge OKs Class In Military Credit Card Debt Suit
• EPA Must Produce Info On Calif. Site: Court
• Judge Tosses Kickback Suit Against Stryker
• D&O Liabililty For Corporate Patent Infringement
• Calif. Water Plaintiffs Seek To Resolve MTBE Claims
• New Mass. Patent Rules A Boon After TS Tech
• P&G, Kraft Foods Settle Coffee Packaging Litigation
• Law360 Energy Editorial Advisory Board
• 3 Reasons NJ May Be New IP Venue Of Choice
• Calif. High Court To Hear 2nd Meal Break Appeal
• Novartis Beats Sales Reps' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• LG, Chunghwa Execs Plead Guilty In LCD Scandal
• FLSA Collective Action Against Edison Can Proceed
• Sprint Reaches $8.8M Settlement In FLSA OT Case
• Taiwan HIV Hemophiliac Cases Head Back To Calif.
• Dispatcher OT Suit To Stay In Federal Court For Now
• Ex-Platforms Execs Make Deal In SEC Fraud Suit
• Penske Hit With Class Action Over Vacation Policy
• Cemex To Pay $2M To Settle Clean Air Act Claims
• House Democrats Look To Reverse New ESA Rule
• NXP Seeks Sanctions From LSI, Agere In Patent Spat
• Coca-Cola Sued Over VitaminWater Health Claims
• US Officials Designate Western Energy Corridors
• Crowell Adds Antitrust Partner From Jones Day
• Final Claim Tossed In Michigan AG Suit V. Blue Cross
• Mylan, Barr, Sandoz Sued Over ANDAs For Solodyn
• Energy Efficiency: High Stakes For Manufacturers
• 9th Circ. Revives Hytrin Saga
• Bankrupt DESA Hit With WARN Act Suit
• Managing Discovery In Patent Cases: Best Practices
• Black Abalone Added To Endangered Species List
• Asian Ex-Assoc. Sues Nixon Peabody For Bias
• Calif.'s EPA Rejects Superfund Status For Lab Site
• Expanding Access To Renewable Energy Resources
• Financial Crisis Sets Litigation Trends For 2009
• Whole Foods Seeks Grocers' Info To Help Fight FTC
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Obviousness Ruling For SMC
• Pioneer Liability After Conte V. Wyeth
• Ad Claims Revived In Hybrid Mileage Suit V. Honda
• Old Republic To Pay $3.3M To End Rate-Gouging Suit
• Judge Gives AIG More Discovery Time In Intel Suit
• GAO Skepticism Of Carbon Offset Markets
• Financial Crisis Stoking Workplace Class Actions
• Law Firm Mergers To Accelerate This Year: Survey
• Infant Plaintiffs In MDL Over MTBE Aim To Settle
• Building A Power Plant In Chaotic Economic Times
• Democrats Avert Filibuster On Lands Bill
• Judge Stands By Decision In Natural Gas MDL
• Trader Joe's Sues Rival Over 'Trader John's' Store
• High Court Won't Rule On Preemption In Salmon Suit
• Supreme Court Rejects Exxon Bid To Reclaim $150M
• Citing KSR, Fed. Circ. Dismisses Suit V. RealNetworks
• ITC To Hear O2 Micro Patent Suit Over LCD Circuits
• Document Shredding Voided Rambus Patents: Judge
• Shook Hardy Grows Green Practice In Calif.
• Reductions-In-Force: Best Practices
• Damning E-Mail Gets OK In Broadcom Fraud Trial
• Mayhem Precedes CPSC's New Safety Restrictions
• Best Buy Faces Renewed Race, Sex Bias Claims
• More Defendants Settle In MDL Over MTBE
• Democrats Schedule Vote On Public Lands Package
• Lite-On's Competition Claim Against Toshiba Stands
• Judge Snuffs 'Futile' Securities Suit Against Mirant
• Hinshaw Lures Toxic Torts Lawyer From K&L Gates
• Apple Drops ITunes Copyright Restrictions
• Longs' Drug Quiz Of Job Applicants OK: Calif. Court
• Exxon's DIDP Still Classified 'Toxic' In Calif.
• Bel Fuse Adds Plaintiffs To Patent Suit Against Halo
• Starbucks Settles NLRB Suit Over Union Busting
• Calif. Sues Over Damages From Oil Spill
• Breathing New Life Into Calif. Solar Rights Act
• No Injunction For Model Train Open Source Advocate
• Injunction Denied In Energy Drink Trademark Suit
• Troutman Sanders, Ross Dixon & Bell Join Forces
• Former Staples Sales Manager Files Overtime Action
• Barclays Balks At Pachulski's Fee Request
• Ex-Partner's Wrongful Firing Suit Can Proceed
• Acacia Settles Patent Spats With Eastman Kodak
• Bluetooth Failure-To-Warn Class Action To Settle
• Milberg Grows Practice With Gibson Bankruptcy Guru
• Dispute With Heller Could Cost Banks $50M
• Judge OKs $8M FedEx Meal, Rest Break Settlement
• Facebook Squares Off Against Brazilian Web Portal
• Daewoo Dealt Another Blow In VCR Patent Feud
• Sheppard Mullin Adds To New Silicon Valley IP Group
• Firms Kick Off New Year With Mergers
• Sprint To Pay $17.5M To End Termination Fee Suit
• Stalling Safe Harbor Social Security No Match Suits
• Sheppard Mullin Scores White Collar Defense Team
• NY May Reopen Some Discovery In DRAM MDL
• Apple's IMac Screens Marred By Line 'Defect': Suit
• Merck's Fosamax May Boost Cancer Risk: FDA Official