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California - January, 2010

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• Cos. Pay Big To Settle Patent Fights With Rivals
• 3 Ch. 11 Plans Advance In Fremont Bankruptcy
• McDermott Lures Back IP Atty From Sonnenschein
• Calif. Court Revives Kaiser Autism Coverage Case
• Calif. City Plastic Bag Ban Paused For Enviro Report
• Staples Settles Assistant Manager OT Suits For $42M
• Indie Rockers' Suit Over Rolling Stone Ad Not A Hit
• EPA Could Face Massive Suit Over Pesticide Controls
• Harbor Law Applies In SF Bay Crash Insurance Case
• Merger Effects Guidelines Will Help Cos. With Reviews
• Drug Charges Against Ex-Broadcom Exec Tossed
• Senate, States Take On Cadmium After CPSC Report
• Insurer Can Still Probe Flintkote Ch. 11 Plan: Court
• Union Pacific Settles With US Over Utah Fire
• Microsoft Patent Suit Dropped Pending Re-Exam
• Time Warner Wins Dismissal Of Overtime Action
• Class In Lender-Placed Insurance Suit Could Hit 625K
• Calif. Senator Proposes New Meal Break Exemption
• Claims Trimmed In Calif. Toxic Waste Suit Against Pepsi
• Orrick IP Litigator Joins Sidley Austin In San Francisco
• Par, Fleming Drop Spat Over Nasal Spray Patent
• Calif. Farms Take Smelt Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Northrop Wins Class Action Battle Over Pension Plan
• Subclasses Dismissed In Dentsply Negligence Case
• Wis. Senate Passes Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• Bill Aims To Add Bankruptcy Judges Amid Case Crunch
• The Outcome Of Overly Broad Restrictive Covenants
• Silicon Labs Hits Quintic With Radio Chip Patent Suit
• Class Cert. Denied In Barnes & Noble Meal Break Case
• News-Press' Rights Trump Journalists': 9th Circ.
• Appeals Court Sides With Calif. County In Union Spat
• 5 San Diego Ex-Pension Trustees Cleared Of Charges
• Sallie Mae Off Hook In Student Loan Class Action
• Plaintiffs Reboot Apple MP3 Monopoly Suit
• Bid-Rigging Conviction For E-Rate Fraud Upheld
• Wells Fargo Cleanup Spat Moves To State Court
• Calif. Staffing Co. To Pay $5M For Insurance Fraud
• No Relief For Contractor Seeking $7M In Hotel Ch. 11
• Attorney-Client Privilege And Employee Issues
• Lawyers Warn Cos. To Take Heed Of Weed Laws
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Shell Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Certifies Class In US Financial Mortgage Spat
• Written Description: Not Co-Extensive With Enablement
• PG&E Meter Readers Near Settlement In FLSA Suit
• Clarifying Fiduciary Duty For Distressed Calif. Cos.
• Venali Prevails In Fax Patent Appeal V. J2 Unit
• Calif. Hedge Fund Bigwigs Reach Deal In Galleon Case
• Payless Drops Appeal Of $305M Adidas Trademark Win
• Insurer Off Hook In Calling Card Ad Spat V. TCI
• Legal Additions Contract Suit Against Kowalski Pared
• AIG Looks To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Madoff Losses
• Pfizer Wants Wyeth Merger Case Thrown Out For Good
• High Court Seeks US' Input On Credit Card Rate Hikes
• TV Writers Snare $70M Age Bias Settlement
• Infineon Says Volterra Infringes 4 Power Patents
• Intel Laptop Battery Life Class Action Enters Mediation
• Insurance Suit Against Milberg Back In District Court
• Baker Hostetler Boosts IP Practice With Taft Hires
• Class Bid Over JPMorgan Appraisal Fees Nixed
• Claims Pared Again In Exxon Mobil Tank Leak Suit
• Insurance Cases Of The Decade
• Wal-Mart Adopts New Strategy: Settle, Settle, Settle
• Apple Settles Engineers' FLSA Suit For $1M
• JuxtaComm Sues British Air, Others Over Data Patent
• Microsoft, Acacia Unit Settle Suit Over Tech Patent
• Home Depot Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Calif. Court Allows Steroid Class Action Against GNC
• Rambus Chip Trial Delayed For 60 Days
• Health Cos. Bear Brunt Of State AGs' Antitrust Focus
• Nomadix Sues SolutionInc Over Router Patents
• Deposition OK'd In Union Carbide Mesothelioma Suit
• Lorillard Stubs Out Suit Over Asbestos Cigarette Filters
• NJ Solar Bill Opens Markets, Adds Jobs: Advocates
• Calif. Bill Seeks To Snuff E-Cigarette Sales To Kids
• NIST Launches 1st Version Of Smart Grid Standards
• Microsoft Sues TiVo Over Digital Recording Patents
• CMD Resolves Shareholder Suits Over Sale To ON
• Judge Blocks University Of SC's Trademark Plans
• IT Employee Lodges FLSA Suit Against Kaiser
• Toshiba Seeks ITC Probe Of Wistron Laptops
• Cuomo's Schwab ARS Suit Sent Back To NY Court
• Morgan Lewis Seeks To Fend Off Secretary's Suit
• Enviro Groups Fight Jordan Cove LNG Project In Ore.
• KB Home Buyers Seek Class Status In Fraud Suit
• Drinker Biddle Lays Out Pay For 1st-Year Associates
• Options Backdating Payouts Approach $600M In 2009
• Morgan Lewis Must Present Docs In Fraud Suit: Court
• Former Monaco Execs Seek To Nix Dealer's Price Suit
• Wham-O, Insurer Settle Duty To Defend Suit For Now
• Recent Trends In Shareholder Derivative Litigation
• Fenwick Study Charts Paths To Diversity
• Rubbermaid Workers Resolve Paycheck Class Action
• State Street Hit With Shareholder Suit Over '09 Losses
• Amazon Dropped From Digital Transmission IP Suit
• National Arbitration Forum Kept In Cardholder Suit
• Q&A With Nossaman's Yuliya Oryol
• Holocaust Suits Against Insurer Preempted: 2nd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Revives Charter Workers' Class Status Bid
• Village Voice Media Decries Bankruptcy Speculation
• Judge Rejects Calif. Water-Use Pact Over Debt Limits
• Ethicon Must Turn In Evidence In ObTape MDL
• Calif. Court Nixes $1M Fee Award In Employment Case
• PepsiAmericas, Wausau Settle Indemnity Dispute
• Calif. AG Fires Off Suit V. Electronic Cigarette Retailer
• Risk Manager's Contract, Secrets Suit Against HP Pared
• Class Cert. Denied In Wells Fargo Overtime Pay Spat
• KPMG Tries To Shake Action Over New Century Audit
• Effect Of Product-Line Successor Liability Exception
• Understanding The Risks Of Dual Representation
• Confidential Discovery OK'd For Spansion, Tessera
• Apple Settles Wireless Patent Claims Over IPhone
• Bill To Renew Price-Fixing Ban Heads To Full House
• 9th Circ. Affirms CNA Settlement Over Long-Term Care
• Fees Award Trimmed In EPA Financial Assurance Suit
• KBC To Battle US Philips Over $2.6M Account
• Luna Wins Ch. 11 OK After Settlement With Hansen
• Squire Sanders Nabs Sonnenschein Corporate Atty
• Norvir Antitrust Cases Survive Abbott's Bid To Dismiss
• Ogletree Attys Staff New Fisher & Phillips Phoenix Office
• Gale Settles Fee Dispute With Patent Counsel, Firm
• Judgments Finalized In M&A Stock Tip Scheme
• Developer Faces Motion For Sanctions In Contract Spat
• Equatorial Can't Seize Ship In Contract Spat: 9th Circ.
• Jenny Craig Workers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Vinson & Elkins Opens Outpost In Silicon Valley
• Class Cert. Nixed In National Western RICO Case
• Sterling Financial Socked With ERISA Class Action
• Insurer Hit With Private Atty General OT Suit
• Forex Receiver Wants Owner To Pay $3M In Damages
• CPSC To Investigate Cadmium In Children's Jewelry
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Energy Crisis Appeal
• No Cert. For Waste Co. In Class Arbitration Dispute
• Former Jones Day ERISA Partner Joins Winston
• Pharmacies Hone Claims In Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Suit
• Suit Slams Fidelity Over Ingenix Reimbursement Fraud
• RealNetworks' Antitrust Claims Axed In DVD Copy Spat
• V&E Adds 3 Energy Transaction Partners
• Aetna, Guardian Ousted From Neurontin Off-Label MDL
• I-Flow Wins Injunction, Damages In Pump Patent Suit
• SF Weekly On Hook For $21M Antitrust Judgment
• Ex-Homestore CEO Faces 5 Years In Prison After Plea
• ConnectU, Facebook Fight Over Counsel Drags On
• Money Manager Coughs Up $41M In SEC Ponzi Case
• Calif.'s Shifting DLSE Enforcement Policy
• Dentsply Class Action Over Cavitron Is Back On Track
• Contingency Fees OK'd In Anaheim Hotel Tax Fight
• Asset Managers Not Factoring In Climate Risks: Survey
• Former Brocade VP Gets 2 Months In Backdating Suit
• Infineon Settles With Edge, Jaco In DRAM Litigation
• Interpreting Oral Arguments In Ariad V. Eli Lilly
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Certify Pet Food Class Action
• Irell & Manella, Munger Tolles To Offer Bonuses
• 9th Circ. Nixes Denial Of ConocoPhillips FLSA Class
• RU L%kin @ my txt msgs?
• Kraft Wins EU Approval For Cadbury Takeover
• DTL Settles Patent Case With 4 Cell Phone Carriers
• 9th Circ. Affirms $450M Award In Reinsurance Spat
• CMD Shareholder Sues Over Acquisition Price Offer
• Sterne Kessler Nabs 4 IP Litigators From Blank Rome
• Auto Dealer Slams Nissan With $250M Contract Suit
• Probation Officers Slap Calif. County With OT Suit
• AMO Wipes Out Contact Lens Solution Class Action
• ITC Expedites Review Of Preserved Mushroom Duties
• Kraft Sells Pizza Brands For $3.7B To Aid Cadbury Bid
• 9th Circ. Unplugs IPod Hearing Damage Class Action
• A Tale Of Two Microsoft Cases
• Chubb Faces Suit Involving 'Dr. Phil' Supplement
• Chunghwa, LCD Purchasers Float $10M Antitrust Deal
• Broadcom To Pay $160.5M To Settle Backdating Suit
• DOL Moves To Resolve ERISA Suit Against TEOHC
• 11 States To Develop Low Carbon Fuel Standard
• AXA Benefits Plaintiffs Lose Cert. Bid On Contract Claim
• Rejecting 'Bundling' Claims In The 9th Circ.
• International Trade Regulations To Watch In 2010
• Competition Legislation To Watch In 2010
• International Trade Cases To Watch In 2010
• Financial Services Cases To Watch In 2010
• Technology Cases To Watch In 2010
• Labor And Employment Cases To Watch In 2010
• Growth-Hungry Firms To Eye Calif., DC, China In 2010
• Insurance Law Firms Of The Year
• Product Liability Defense Firms Of The Year
• Employment Defense Firms Of The Year
• Employment Plaintiffs Firms Of The Year