California Archive » May, 2009

California - May, 2009

178 articles

• Law Firm Mergers Accelerate In Early 2009: Survey
• Enviro Groups Sue FWS, NMFS To Protect Turtles
• KLA-Tencor Shareholder Case Stayed For Appeal
• $65M Deal In Wal-Mart Time-Shaving MDL Gets OK
• California AG Loses Court Fight Over Attorney Pay
• Denying Sales Tax Return To Calif. Consumers
• Simpson Thacher To Share Docs On Work For LDK
• Applied Materials Employment Contract Invalid: Court
• Rescission Suit Against Blue Shield Dismissed
• FTC, Wholesalers Amend AndroGel Complaints
• KFTC Launches Probe Into Qualcomm Chipset Sales
• Calif. Fines BP $1M For Clean Air Code Slipups
• Haynes Lassos Energy Expert From Greenberg
• Bailout For Calif. Class Action Plaintiffs Bar
• Jaguar Land Rover Told To Pay Paralyzed Man $21.1M
• In The Wake Of Bilski
• AIG Unit Tries To Nix Countrywide Mortgage Suit
• Cigna Unit Looks To Settle OT Class Action For $3.3M
• Calif. Class Wins Cert. In OT Suit Against Dollar Tree
• American Airlines Prevails In Katz Patent Fight
• 'I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up!' Verboten For Ads
• Jones Day Nabs 7 Bankruptcy Attorneys From Kirkland
• The Importance Of Burlington Northern
• Mistrial Declared In Trade Dress Suit V. Forever 21
• Anchor Blue Latest Retailer To Feel Recession's Bite
• Overseas Law Preempts Shareholder Claims: Court
• MGA Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Bratz IP Transfer To Mattel
• 'Welcome Mat' For Calif. Consumer Class Actions?
• Former EMC Exec Cleared To Start Work At Rival HP
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Richard Goetz
• Ex-US Prosecutor Joins Covington White Collar Group
• Q&A With Mayer Brown's Michael Olsen
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Framroze Virjee
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' Robert Howard
• VeriFone Investor, Derivative Suits Down But Not Out
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey Dintzer
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Andrea Robinson
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Suzzanne Uhland
• Q&A With Bingham's Wendy Lazerson
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Peter Weiner
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's Susan Mac Cormac
• Medtronic Trade Secrets Suit Against Nova Lives On
• Q&A With Weil Gotshal's Jared Bobrow
• Insurer Told To Hand Over Docs In Asbestos Spat
• SkinMedica Sues Histogen Over Anti-Aging Patent
• SEC Claims Investment Adviser Misrepresented Risk
• Funai Accused Of Infringing Vizio Patents For HDTVs
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek To Link Up Compressor Cases
• Fed. Circ. Orders Transfer of Sanofi Patent Suit
• Morgan Lewis Partner Named FTC General Counsel
• Hallmark To Settle Overtime Class Action For $5.6M
• Wilson Sonsini Ex-Worker Gets Boost In ERISA Case
• RadioShack Overtime Settlement Denied
• DR Systems, ERAD Settle Medical Imaging Patent Spat
• Broker Sues AIG To Protect Calif. Policyholders
• Broad Climate Bill Clears House Energy Committee
• Chevron Proxy Fight Grows More Acrimonious
• Deal In Securities Case V. Marvell Wins Initial OK
• Livermore Lab Workers Launch Age Bias Suit
• Medtronic Updates Stent Report Targeting Abbott
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Jonathan Dickey
• Q&A With Fulbright & Jaworski's Jeff Margulies
• Title Insurance Class Action Needs Repleading: Judge
• NeoMeridian Claims Designer Appropriated Modem IP
• Court Finds SRAM Plaintiffs Violated Discovery Order
• Class Cert. Sought In Grant Thornton Overtime Suit
• ICIA Denies CERCLA Responsibility at Calif. Site
• Dow, PPG Told To Pay $18M Over Dry Cleaning Chem.
• Dell Secretly Charges Customers For Service: Suit
• Arranger Liability, Apportionment Under CERCLA
• Solvay, Unimed Sued Again Over AndroGel Deals
• Par Claims Rival Misled Patients With Nasal Spray
• Gordon & Rees Partner Jumps To Duane Morris
• Creditors Win More Time To Review LandSource Plan
• Jaco Entitled To Damages Against AIG Unit
• Baby Care Cos. Face Action Over Unlisted Toxins
• DirecTV Customers Sue Over Contract Extensions
• Allstate Not Racketeer In Insurance Bill Suit: Judge
• Flat-Panel MDL Amnesty Applicant's ID Still Secret
• Natural Gas Co. Wants Claim Cut From Antitrust Suit
• Countrywide Marketing MDL Survives Motion To Kill
• Merkin OKs Receivership For Madoff-Linked Funds
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Cert. In Verizon Late Fee Case
• Obama Offers Big Power Cos. Smart Grid Cash
• Verizon Wins Invalidity Claims In Text Alert Spat
• Houghton Mifflin, Calif. AG Reach Price Cap Deal
• Schwab Plaintiffs Can't Amend State Pleadings: Judge
• Judge Orders Calif. To Reconsider Protecting Pika
• Court Says Apple's ITunes, IPods Not Illegally Tied
• Stay Lifted For End Touches On Flying J, Shell Deal
• FDA Inquiry Spurs Lawsuit Against Cheerios Maker
• 3 Patents Invalidated In Epson, Coretronic Spat
• Obama Seeks To Bump Up Fuel Economy Deadline
• FDA Lovenox Ruling Key To Competition Claims: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Autogenomics Patent Suit Appeal
• Horned Lizard Listing To Be Re-Evaluated: 9th Circ.
• Abbott Loses Bid For Judgment In $200M Stent Case
• Calif. Clarifies Class Burdens In Post-Prop 64 Suit
• SEC Charges Wellco Energy With Oil Venture Scam
• Tweak To Food Act Would Extend Nutrition Labeling
• Costco Holds Workers Captive Without Pay: Suit
• 'Super' Wal-Mart Blocked Pending GHG Analysis
• Sony, Attys Led Video Gaming Patent Scam: Suit
• DreamWorks Escapes IP Spat Over 'Las Vegas'
• 1031 Victims Sue Citibank, Foley, Others For $140M
• RealNetworks Cries Cartel In DVD Copy Spat
• HP Yanks Notebook Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
• Infineon Shareholder Suit Stayed For Cert. Appeal
• Kmart Hit With Overtime Class Action
• Microsoft Drops K&L Gates From Preferred Firm List
• Leaks Spur High Court Nominee Guessing Game
• Cartoon Camel Ad Violated Tobacco Deal: Pa. Court
• SEC Staff Wants Fraud Suit Against Mozilo: Reports
• $6.5M AXA Overtime Deal Gets Preliminary Approval
• Claims Against Glock Over 1999 Rampage Disarmed
• Connetics Shareholders Win Class Certification
• Mass. Approves Tough Calorie-Labeling Rules
• Class Certified In San Diego Sex Bias Pension Suit
• Recruiters Can't Halt Unofficial H-1B Rule: Judge
• Dismissal Of Redback Investors' Fraud Suit Upheld
• Sanofi-Aventis Suit Stayed For Genentech Petition
• Ex-Navy Serviceman Wins $12.1M Asbestos Verdict
• Feds Push To Get Clean Truck Supporters' Suit Nixed
• Calif. Court Nixes Bid For Malpractice Damages
• ERISA Preemption Denied In Calif. ER Coverage Suit
• Calif. High Court Denies Fees In Workers' Comp Suits
• Chrysler's Utilities Motion Hits Choppy Waters
• Alliance Trustee Wins Access To Union Bank Records
• Spat Over Dick Tracy Rights Belongs In Calif.: Beatty
• Judge Holds Off On Class Cert. In Drug Price Suit
• Navy Hit With $2.2M In Fees Over Sonar Dispute
• Investor Claims V. Halifax Not Time-Barred: 9th Circ.
• Bavarian Nordic IP Suit Over Cancer Vaccine Lives
• Pitfalls In Pursuing D&O, Fiduciary Liability Claims
• Conn. Mulls Bill To Make Restaurants Post Calories
• ALJ Backs Calif.-Sempra Unit Deal Over Power Line
• Sun Agrees To Leave Foreign Sales Out Of DRAM Case
• VPX Protein Drink Muscled Off Shelves In IP Spat
• Calif. Vioxx Users Denied Class Status
• Broker Faces 11 Years For $20M Real Estate Scam
• Plaintiffs Add Damages Claims To Bayer Aspirin Suit
• KB Home, Countrywide Ran $2.8B Fraud: Homebuyers
• Employer's $1.1M Suit Over Tax Credits Remanded
• Class Wants Case V. Netflix Back In State Court
• Thermo Fisher Sued Over LED Spectroscopy Patent
• 9th Circ. Seeks Clarity On Calif. Sales Reps' OT Status
• India's Movement To Protect Basmati As Its Own
• Insurer Off Hook For Wage Case Defense: Judge
• Ambac Sues JPMorgan For $1B Over Subprime Crisis
• Movie Studios Win Sanctions Against RealNetworks
• Army Corps Suffers Setback In Yuba River ESA Case
• Danny Pang To SEC: I'm Not The Next Bernard Madoff
• Visioneer's Scanner Patent Suit V. KeyScan Tossed
• Anticipating Climate Change NRD Claims
• Class Action Accuses 3M Of Age Discrimination
• Calif. High Court Ends Insurers' Contribution Spat
• Food Buyer Pleads Guilty In Tomato Bribe Scam
• EMC Exec Barred From HP Job Under Noncompete
• Jury Finds Elan Did Not Infringe Avago Mouse Patent
• High Court Nixes Appellate Jurisdiction Ruling
• Madoff Trustee Sues High-Profile LA Investor
• NetVersant Gets Green Light To Convert To Ch. 7
• Mitigating Impacts On Calif. Listed Species Habitat
• Letter Triggers Reversal In Builder's D&O Fight
• An Updated Practical Guide To ICPIC In Calif.
• Sun Seeks To Shield CFO From Hynix Subpoena
• Plaintiffs Fight Judge's Order In Channel-Bundling Suit
• Schwarzenegger Fights To Juice Up Smart Grid Plans
• Conoco Loses Bids For Judgment In Meal Breaks Suit
• High Court Lets Shell Off Hook For Superfund Cleanup
• The Intersection Of CPSIA And Wyeth
• Cable-Subscribing Judge Bows Out Of Comcast Suit
• Rule Changes Would Limit Time Spent On Experts
• LA Contractor Can't Force Arbitration: Calif. Court
• Inventor's Re-Exam Suit A Federal Issue: Calif. Court
• Applera Wins Fees In Calif. Appeal Over DNA Patent
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Pregnancy-Bias Ruling
• Suit Against Ex-Countrywide Exec Sent To State Court