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California - November, 2009

152 articles

• Calif. Court Cuts McKesson Penalty From $15M To $2M
• Atty-Client Privilege Violated In Costco Suit: Calif. Court
• Invisalign Wins Right To Amend In Battle With Counsel
• The Year In Employment Law Review — Part I
• Leighton Licenses RFID Patents To HID Global
• Clarifying D&O Fiduciary Duty To Creditors In Calif.
• Supreme Court Denies Ford's Appeal Of $83M Award
• No Interlocutory Appeal For 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Rice Co. Appeals Toss Of $13M Iraq Contract Spat
• Conn. To Join Ohio In Suing Credit Rating Agencies
• Consolidated Defendants Tossed From Colchicine Spat
• Calif. Appeals Court Lifts Judgment V. Winbond Cos.
• Court Affirms St. Jude Win In Noncompete Dispute
• NFL Union's $26M Settlement With Players Approved
• Injunction Against Infineon Reversed In Volterra Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes FedEx Couriers' Age Bias Suit
• EPA Issues Soil Runoff Rule For Construction Sites
• Akin Gump Atty Joins Galleon Founder's Defense Team
• Ice Cos. Look To Ax Indirect Purchasers From MDL
• 9th Circ. Kills Humane Society Bird Slaughter Case
• The Divide Over Climate Tort Claims
• Insurer Seeks Exit From Suit Over Bratz Case Coverage
• Apple Shareholder's Derivative Suit Rejected Again
• Microsoft Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Xbox 360 Card
• Nomadix Sues HP, iBahn, Others Over Wireless Patents
• NRG Energy Snatches Up Plant Project From First Solar
• Duty To Warn For Other Manufacturers' Products?
• BNSF, Union Pacific Appeal Fees In Enviro Cleanup
• NetMass Settles Cloud Computing, Storage Suit
• Couple's Equity Credit Claims Against WaMu Pared
• Win For Leslie In Asbestos Liability Suit Confirmed
• Class Counsel Duties Extend Past Judgment: Calif. Court
• Quest Shareholders Drop Backdating Suit For $29M
• Exela Takes Alphagan Patent Ruling To Fed. Circ.
• FDA Enforcement Heating Up
• King & Spalding Adds IP Trial Lawyer Barber
• The Death Of The Discretionary Clause?
• McCall Guilty Of McKesson-HBOC Fraud, Lapine Free
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Seek OS Source Code
• St. Jude Wins Motion To Recover Stolen Trade Secrets
• Noncompete Agreement Stands Up In Ore. Court
• Fox Fights To Move Redbox Antitrust Case To Calif.
• Fremont Creditors Score With Disclosure Statement OK
• Saturday Health Care Vote Looms In Senate
• Will Your IP License Survive A Restructuring?
• Sughrue Mion Grabs Calif. Biotech Patent Attorney
• Court Preliminarily OKs $6M Fund In Ecolab FLSA Suit
• Sony Seeks Transfer Of New Digital TV Patent Case
• Water District Fights Toss Of MTBE Groundwater Claims
• Whistleblowers Accuse Nuclear Plant Of Retaliation
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Mortgages Suit
• Calif. Agency OKs Energy Efficiency Rules For TVs
• Amerigon Files Suit Over Auto Seat System Patent
• Wells Fargo Agrees To Buy Back $1.3B In ARS
• Despite Backlash, Florida To Remain FLSA Hotbed
• US Bank FLSA Suit Over Time Sheets Trimmed
• NLRB Takes Swift Transportation Case To 9th Circ.
• Calif. AG Warns Sears, Others Over Lead-Tainted Toys
• Most Orange County MTBE Claims Time-Barred: Judge
• Broadcaster Inc. To Reclaim Shares In Settlement
• Starbucks Found In Breach Of Lease Agreement
• Puma Settles FLSA Late Pay Collective Action
• Trillium Accuses Ex-VPs Of Stealing Key Business Info
• Q&A With Keker & Van Nest's Robert Van Nest
• Reed Smith's Nonequity Partners To Invest In Firm
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop Large Calif. Development
• Apple Scores Copyright Win In OS X Case V. Psystar
• Class Certified In Abbott Contact Lens Solution Suit
• Two Claims Left Standing In Hyundai Subframe Suit
• Why Supreme Court Should Deny Review In Mazda
• IP Lawyer Kay Joins Jones Day From DLA Piper
• L-3, Other Contractors Win Iraq FLSA Suit Dismissal
• Adidas Sues Importer Over Knockoff Soccer Jerseys
• Great American Off Hook For Trademark Defense Costs
• 9th Circ. Revives Amgen Drug Rebates Dispute
• Employee Ends Calif. Wage Suit Against VF Corp.
• Q&A With Sedgwick's Frederick Baker
• Insurer Fights Cox Communications Over $30M Policy
• Will Juries Decide Who's To Blame For Climate Change?
• Wage-And-Hour Issues In The Life Sciences Industry
• Judge Hands Craigslist Evidence Win In EBay Suit
• Spring Seeks To Halt Barnes & Noble Nook Release
• Union Pacific, US Working To Settle Utah Fire Claims
• Threat Of Worker Misclassification In Financial Services
• Ex-Milberg Attorney Seeks To Toss Extortion Suit
• CalPERS Credit Rating Suit Remanded To State Court
• Hartford Off The Hook For $1.4M Microsoft Judgment
• A Unified Approach To Duty For Failure To Warn
• W3i Keeps Up Fight For Coverage Of Billing Actions
• Payless Loses Coverage Bid Over Class Action Deal
• Q&A With EpsteinBeckerGreen's Michael Kun
• High Court Eyes Statute, Practicality In Hertz HQ Case
• Knobbe Martens Nabs Ex-Ranbaxy VP Of Global IP
• Reed Smith, Covington Target Associate Salaries
• Foley Lures Sheppard Mullin IP Chair To San Diego
• Home Depot Asst. Managers Seek Cert. In OT Suit
• Caltech, Canon Settle Camera Imaging Patent Dispute
• Conceptus Fails To Block Rival Contraceptive System
• Threshold Settles Shareholder Action For $10M
• Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy Suit Can Go Forward
• Title Insurers Win Partial Dismissal Of Price-Fixing Suit
• Panasonic Unit Challenges JFTC Order Over CRTs
• Children's Hospital Wins Initial Victory In Antitrust Spat
• PacifiCare Loses Challenge Of Potential $1.3B Fine
• East West Bank Adds Failed United Commercial Bank
• Parties In Guitar Center Antitrust Case Dispute Locale
• 9th Circ. OKs $1.25M Award For AA Flight Attendant
• High Court Diversity Case Puts Corporate HQs To Test
• Shell To Pay $19.5M for Gas Station Enviro Violations
• Jury Awards I-Flow $13M In Medical Pump Patent Spat
• Liability For Long-Tail Claims: Pro Rata Or All Sums?
• Nichia Puts Heat On Jiawei In LED Patent Suit
• Transmission Infrastructure By Public-Private Model
• Truck Stop Chain Settles FLSA Opt-In Action For $4.3M
• Q&A With Mitchell Silberberg's Larry Drapkin
• Canadian PS3 Player Sues Sony Over Faulty Software
• Sony Latest To Be Sued Over Laptop Battery Life
• Discount Retailer Gets Store Manager Class Decertified
• Expanding DCHRA Beyond DC Employment
• Credit Suisse Win On Fraud Judgment Lien Reversed
• Rockers No Doubt Bash 'Guitar Hero' Game In Suit
• Pension Fund Fights SEC's Proposed VeriFone Deal
• McKesson Wins Bid For Discovery Docs In AWP Fight
• SK Foods Exec To Plead Guilty To Tomato Scam
• Developments In Climate Change Nuisance Litigation
• Q&A With Stoel Rives' Leonard Feldman
• Chemtura Seeks Escape From Millions In Enviro Claims
• SMIC Stole Taiwan Semiconductor Trade Secrets: Jury
• RadioShack Breached Franchise Agreement: Judge
• Kaiser Appeals Abbott MDL Antitrust Patent Case
• Belgian Suit Nixed In Medical Supply Contract Dispute
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of HP CEO Compensation Suit
• Calif. Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Offset Rule
• Jones Day Snags MoFo Employment Co-Chair
• Suit Claims Live Nation Fixed Bids For UK Theaters
• Target, CVS, Others Face Relacore Fraud Action
• Barnes & Noble Accused Of Stealing E-Reader Design
• Milberg LLP Insurers Appeal Defense Costs Ruling
• Peet's Coffee To Buy Diedrich In $213M Deal
• Investors Bash Reddy Ice Over Alleged Cartel Antics
• Lawry's To Fork Out $1M To Settle Male Sex Bias Suit
• PMI Group Securities Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• EPA Targets San Francisco MTA Over Fuel Spill
• Citigroup Off Hook In Employee Stock Plan Dispute
• Microsoft Loses 2nd Bid To Nullify WebXchange Patents
• Cable Subscribers Fight Dismissal Of Bundling Action
• IP Lawyers Form New Washington Boutique
• Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Weight Loss Products Fraud Suit
• City Wins Toss Of Transit Co.'s Contract Suit
• Calif.'s Prop 65: Is It Worth The Fight?
• Q&A With Farella Braun & Martel's Kelly Woodruff
• Solvay Wants Androgel Indirect Purchaser Cases Axed