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California - February, 2010

165 articles

• Judge Nixes Honda Hybrid Fuel-Economy Settlement
• Settlement Looms In DRAM Antitrust Battle
• Exxon Wants RCRA Claims Cut In Chemical Leak Suit
• US Appeals Katrina Canal Breach Defeat To 5th Circ.
• Wage-And-Hour Wave Hits Big Apple Eateries
• Calif. AG Subpoenas Insurers Over Rate Hikes
• Ernst & Young Meal Break Claims Nixed In OT Action
• Waxman, Markey Slam Utility Group For GHG Stance
• Obama Nominates 4 New US Attorneys
• Jones Day Brings On Latham IP Litigator In Calif.
• Coughlin Stoia To Become Robbins Geller
• NetApp Evades 2nd Sun Patent In Data Storage Suit
• Ineos' Bid To Nix Hexcel's Price-Fixing Suit Rejected
• Bush Had Power To Issue Oil Pipeline Permit: Judge
• Plumped Chicken Needs Better Labeling: Sen. Boxer
• SEC Fraud Claims Against Medical Capital Execs Nixed
• Jones Day Employment Atty Jumps To Arent Fox
• The FTAIA In State Court: A Defense Perspective
• Under Pressure, WellPoint Execs Stand By Rate Hikes
• Judicial Watch Questions Climate Czar's Policy Role
• Class Action Over Microsoft XP Downgrades Nixed
• Chubb CERCLA Suit Against Ford, Chevron Booted
• Synthes Bone Plate Patent Suit Stayed For Re-Exam
• Pfizer Seeks Sanctions In Wyeth Deal Antitrust Suit
• LA County Faces Fines Over Water Pollution
• Supreme Court Simplifies Place Of Business Rule
• Builder Fights AIG Unit's Bid To Merge Drywall Suits
• Exergetic, Edison Units Settle Power Plant IP Dispute
• DOE Backs $1.4B In Loans For Calif. Solar Power Plant
• $19M Award Affirmed For Oaktree In Spat With Manager
• Fairfield Seeks Time To Fix Disclosure Statement
• Asyst Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Disclosure, Plan
• Plaintiffs' Tactics Expose CAFA's Gray Areas
• Fleet To Pay $10M Over Cosco Busan Oil Spill
• McKesson, Angeles Ink $4.5M Deal To End Enviro Feud
• Sidley Austin Snags Ex-Assistant U.S. Atty
• Merrill Lynch, Employees Get OK For OT Settlement
• PacifiCorp To Pay $450M To Remove Ore., Calif. Dams
• LCD Cos. Move To Toss Motorola, AT&T Antitrust Suits
• Ford Hit With $23.4M SUV Rollover Award
• $6.2M Sex, Race Bias Verdict For LA Firefighter Nixed
• Ex-Client Wants Fish & Richardson Off Internet IP Suit
• Leap Wireless Settles Securites Class Suit For $13.8M
• Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Kellogg's Krispies Spat
• SK Foods CEO Indicted In Bribery Scam
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Mitsubishi TV Warranty Action
• EA Appeals Nondismissal Of Athletes' Licensing Suit
• Sick Days Not Meant For Family Care: Calif. High Court
• Visual Storytelling Key To Courtroom Success
• Conditional Cert. Denied In HSBC Finance FLSA Case
• Q&A With Hoge Fenton's Dave Howard
• Waxman Calls Out WellPoint On Rate Hike Explanation
• Adidas Mark Suit Against Importer Ends With Injunction
• Consumer Claims Pared In Redline Advertising Action
• Pet Food Co.'s Antitrust Claim Unsupported: Judge
• GSK Recalls Zinc Denture Cream Products Amid MDL
• 4 Claims In Webkinz Antitrust MDL Booted
• HHS Scolds Health Insurers For Requested Rate Hikes
• 9th Circ. Nixes Good Faith Defense In Trailer Park Case
• Mirant Settles Spat Over Power Plants' Effect On Fish
• Enviros Sue DOI Over Calif. Power Line Project
• Fairfax Scoops Up Zenith National For $1.4B
• Lessons In Assignment
• Judge Reopens 'Monster In Law' Copyright Suit
• O2Micro, MPS Headed To Trial Over Circuit Patent
• MoFo To Pay 1st-Years $160K Across The Board
• Ex-Macy's Worker Seeks Class Status In Wage Case
• Lennox Fireplace Owners Win Class Cert. Bid
• More States Jump On Cadmium Ban Bandwagon
• Homeowners Hit Farmers Group Over Fire Claims
• UPS Settles Drivers' FLSA Suit For $12.8M
• J&J Unit Escapes Artificial Disc Negligence Claims
• BPA Bans Could Fan Litigation Flames
• NetApp Data Storage Suit Stayed For Patent Appeal
• Convicted Airline Execs Hit With Price-Fixing Suits
• Morgan Stanley Advisers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Apple Targets Software Claims In IPhone Antitrust Suit
• Smarter Juries Rendering Bigger Verdicts, PL Attys Say
• Microsoft Deal Still Secret In Thumbnail Copyright Spat
• SoCal Edison Pays $2.8M To Settle Wildfire Claims
• Investor Suit Over Vestin REIT Conversion Nixed
• WellPoint Defends Calif. Health Insurance Rate Hikes
• Judge Nixes 2nd Class In Bus Drivers' Suit Over Breaks
• North Face Trademark Suit V. South Butt To Continue
• Beatty's Dick Tracy Suit Survives Tribune Dismissal Bid
• BofA, Bankers Get More Time For Discovery In OT Suit
• VW Recalls 200K Brazilian Cars Over Wheel Issue
• 9th Circ. Remands Neuralstem Stem Cell IP Suit
• Duty To Defend Suit Over Bratz Case To Continue
• Judge Tosses 'Borrowed' Suit Over Bayer Vitamins
• Hartford Faces Class Cert. In Cell Phone Policy Suit
• Barnes & Thornburg Amps Up Its Atlanta Office
• Porn Site Wants Microsoft IP Deal Kept Under Wraps
• Curbing Antitrust Liability For New Products
• Judge Blocks FDIC Attachment Writ In PMC Fight
• Toyota Loses Bid To Get 'Cover-Up' Docs From Ex-Atty
• Juniper Strikes $169M Deal In Backdating Action
• Wilson Sonsini Adds O'Melveny Finance Partner
• Suit Says Jillian Michaels' Diet Aid Doesn't Hold Weight
• Judge Saves Investors' Claims In 1031 Fraud Suit
• OFT Gives OK To Ambassador-Live Nation Theater Deal
• Racing Groups Saddle Magna With $2.6M In Claims
• Calif. Insurance Chief Pressures Cos. With Iran Ties
• Toyota Seeks To Toss Suit Over Accelerator Recalls
• 9th Circ. Remands AIG Fraud Fight Over Asset Sale
• Regional GHG Regulation — Full Of Hot Air?
• CalPERS Loses $17M Lehman Debt Swap Bid
• Goldman Seeks To Dismantle Muni Price-Fixing Claims
• Dow Renews Bid To Kill UFW Pesticide Suit
• House Panel To Probe Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike
• Universal Says Bob Marley Antitrust Suit Belongs In UK
• HP, Comptree Settle Ink-Jet Patent Disputes
• New Suit Begs Hef To Put Business Above Blondes
• Fla. Tops List Of Hot Spots For New FLSA Suits
• Officials Sound Alarm On Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike
• Heelys Maker Rolls Out Suit Against Kohl's, Others
• Legal Power Couple: Paul Andre & Lisa Kobialka
• Class Actions Over Toyota Accelerator Recalls Pile Up
• Oil Sands Pipeline Construction Can Continue: Judge
• Exxon, BP Lose Appeal Over Pipeline Rate Hike
• Judge Boots Patent From Orica Blast Technology Suit
• E-Trade Attys Snag $5.5M In Fees For Deutsche Feud
• New Bill Would Install 10M Solar Units By 2019
• Disqualification Standards: Party-Selected Appraisers
• 9th Circ. Reboots Dell Laptop Class Action
• Last Class Claims Tossed In ReNu Infection MDL
• Teva To Pay $315M To Settle Price Inflation Suits
• Calpine To Construct First-Ever Plant With GHG Limits
• 2 New Suits Go After Toyota Throttle System
• AuthenTec Fights Back In Rival's Fingerprint IP Suit
• Class Cert. Granted In OT Suit Against CitiFinancial
• Obama Nominates 4 New Federal Judges
• Morgan Lewis Dodges Further Disclosure In Fraud Suit
• Mandatory Energy Benchmarking Coming Into Vogue
• Penske, Workers Settle Suit Over Vacation Policy
• Exorcising Specter Of Aguilar With Spirit Of Twombly
• Senate Bill Seeks Ban On Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• Vizio's Antitrust Fight With Funai Over DTV IP Pared
• Greenberg Traurig Opens San Francisco Office
• Google's Patent Fight Against Traffic To Proceed
• Foley Adds Nixon Peabody Atty In Silicon Valley
• Jones Day Makes 3 More Lateral Hires In Calif.
• Nivea Maker Hit With Suit Over Anti-Cellulite Claims
• A Renewable Approach To State-Imposed RPS
• Truckers, Refiners Fight Calif. Emissions Policy
• The Changing Landscape For Credit Rating Agencies
• Tech Support Worker Slams AT&T With OT Action
• Blockbuster Users Win Bid To Rejoin DVD Rental MDL
• Limo Parts Seller Wants Court To Require Indemnity
• The Weight Of Chavez V. City Of Los Angeles
• Calif. High Court Upholds 'Coercive' Palma Notices
• Class Cert. Sought In PHH Captive Insurer Scheme
• Freedom Stay Modified To OK Paper Carrier Deal
• DOJ's Latest Case Regarding Monitors, Compliance
• J2 Resolves Internet Fax Patent Suit Against Comodo
• Tropicana Juice Ad Action Survives Preemption Claim
• Suits Over Toyota's Sticky Gas Pedals Accelerate
• Chevron Pays $2.85M As Part Of Calif. Cove Cleanup
• Children's Cadmium-Laced Necklaces Recalled Per CPSC
• Macy's, Others Win Claims In Katz Phone Patent MDL
• Motorola, AT&T Join LCD Screen Antitrust MDL
• Calif. Court Hands Staffing Workers OT Suit Win
• Affirming The Right To Rescind In Calif.
• News Corp. Cuts $500M Deal Over Coupon Suits
• Bimbo Bakeries, Drivers Reach $3.8M Deal In OT Suit