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California - June, 2010

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• Conseco Finalizes $11M Settlement With States
• EPA Pulls Clean Air Certificates For Chinese ATVs
• Coke, FaceDouble Settle Face-Matching Patent Suit
• RJR Found In Violation Of Calif. Advertising Deal
• Boeing Airport Cleanup Suit Mostly Survives
• Gucci Can't Shield Ex-Counsel's E-Mails In IP Fight
• Group Accuses EPA Of Putting Off Factory Farm Rule
• Vinson & Elkins Adds Skadden Arps Patent Pro
• 2 State Claims Axed From Apple IPod Antitrust Action
• US Inks $2M Landfill Cleanup Deal With Calif. County
• Ticket Buyers Sue To Stop $3B Continental-United Deal
• Evident, Invitrogen Settle Quantum Dot IP Squabble
• Oil Spill Could Spur Climate Change Legislation
• Veraz Settles SEC Suit Over China, Vietnam Payments
• HannStar To Pay $30M In LCD Price-Fixing Probe
• Security Guards Lose Bid For Meal Break Class
• LCD Makers Win Bid To Dismiss Antitrust Claims
• Intel Seeks To Compel Depositions In Insurance Spat
• Mont. Tries To Kill Flying J Enviro Liability Releases
• Judge Seeks More Info On $7M IndyMac ERISA Deal
• State Street Faces Consolidated Shareholder Action
• One A Day False Ad Action Survives Dismissal Bid
• Calif. Agency's River Drainage Threatens Salmon: Suit
• SG To Weigh In On Stanford, Roche HIV Patent Case
• Potato Growers Face 2nd Suit Over Cartel Claims
• Seniors Win Class Cert. In Jackson Life RICO Fight
• DOJ Loses Stay Bid In Optical Disk Price-Fixing MDL
• Amgen Shareholders Appeal ERISA Loss To 9th Circ.
• 'Freeway' Ricky Ross Can't Bar Rapper From Name Use
• Uprooting The Injunction On Roundup Ready
• Gilead To Pay Up To $120M For CGI Pharmaceuticals
• A Calif. School District's Path To Solar
• Papst Wins Bid To Nix ExcelStor's Hard Drive IP Suit
• Brocade Ex-CEO Gets 18 Months In Prison, $15M Fine
• 6 DRAM Makers Settle Price-Fixing Claims For $173M
• Chubb CERCLA Suit Against Ford, Chevron Tossed Again
• Insurers' Compliance With Iranian Investments
• Texas Tax Steward Fights Flying J's Nondebtor Plan
• House Passes Tough Formaldehyde Limits On Wood
• NY Pension Fund Seeks Lead In BP Securities Actions
• Toyota Must Give Docs To MDL Plaintiffs' Experts: Judge
• Orrick Can't Shake Malpractice Claims Over 337 Spat
• Corporate Owner And Officer Liability For Wrongful Acts
• Hydrokinetic Power And The Renewable Energy Race
• Unmasking Confidential Witnesses?
• Franchisees Try Again In ConocoPhillips Rent Dispute
• Nvidia Escapes Suit Over Secret Lease Deal
• ATM Fee Antitrust Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Sidley Labor Veteran Jumps To Seyfarth Shaw
• Class Certified In Blue Sky False Advertising Suit
• US Concrete Equity Holders Lose Bid For Committee
• Honda Settles Warranty Suit Over Faulty Brakes
• Recent Grads A Dicey Pick For In-House Law Depts.
• ITC Launches Probe Over HP Ink Cartridge Patents
• KLA-Tencor CEO, SEC Settle Over Options Backdating
• Bryan Cave Raises Salaries For US, UK Associates
• Recovery Of Medical Expenses Under Hanif/Nishihama
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Shell Price-Fixing Case
• Supreme Court Takes Case On Credit Card Rate Hikes
• EPA Climate Policy: Waist-Deep In The Big Muddy
• Toyota Wins Bid To Nix Class Action Over Brake Defect
• Fee Change Docs Ruled Off-Limits In Credit Card Suit
• Wilmington Trust Fights Builder's Ch. 11 Agreement
• Claims Pared In HP Faulty Cursor Action
• Qualcomm Faces Another EU Antitrust Complaint
• 9th Circ. Affirms Proskauer's $1M Win In Contract Spat
• Shareholders Fail To Nail Rambus, PwC On Backdating
• Rambus Rehearing To Shed Light On Doc Preservation
• Atty Gets 1.5 Years For Losing Settlement In Stocks
• The Attack On State RPS Requirements
• Calif. Carbon Emissions Cap Suits Survive
• Impax Asks To Appeal Budeprion MDL Dismissal Bid
• 9th Circ. Nixes Atty Sanction In FedEx Bias Suits
• City National Bank Sues Kenneth Starr For $2.6M
• High Court Ruling Bolsters Employer Searches
• Calif. Prescribes Extra Review For Insurer Rate Changes
• Lehman OK'd To Bid $255M On Office Tower Investment
• Quia Loses Bid To Block Mattel, Fisher-Price Toy
• Quinn Emanuel Moves Toward Trial In $15M Fee Spat
• 12 States Don't Meet Lead Targets For Air Quality: EPA
• LabCorp Settles Service Rep Wage & Hour Action
• Bankrupt Calif. City Can Reject Union Contract
• Yet More Claims Cut In Exxon RCRA Cleanup Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Touch San Diego Seal Spat
• Alpin, AIM Settle I-Flow Drug Pump Patent Claims
• Comdata To Pay $9M To Settle Fuel Card Antitrust Suit
• McDonald's Asst. Mgrs. Win Doc Request In FLSA Action
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Tesla In $178M IPO
• How Ch. 9 Can Solve The Pension Shortfall Crisis
• Fate Of Class Action Waivers Rests With High Court
• Senate OKs Formaldehyde Limits On Wood Products
• HP To Settle 'Smart Chip' Printer Class Action
• Nigerians Cry Foul Over Chevron Win In Standoff Trial
• Aviva Settles Flintkote Asbestos Claims For $150M
• Orrick, Calif. Bank Escape Class Action Over Bonds
• Gibson Drops 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' Patent Suit
• Ex-SpatiaLight CEO Settles SEC's Fraud Claims
• Calif. Managers Say Godiva OT Policy Not So Sweet
• A&E Slammed For Forum Shopping In Reality TV Dispute
• Foley Signs On Nixon Peabody Energy, Finance Pro
• The Biggest Obstacle To CCS: Congress?
• Class Certified In Calif. Health Worker Wage Dispute
• Textscape Patent Suit Over Abobe Reader Squelched
• Fed. Circ. Remands Stryker IP Suit, Orders New Judge
• House Dems Probe McDonald's Over 'Shrek' Cup Recall
• Mazda Preemption Case Could Expand Car Co. Liability
• Combating Class Certification After CAFA Removal
• Patent Infringement Suits Covered As Ad Injury?
• Continental Need Not Defend Faulty Turf Suit: 3rd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. To Rehear Rambus Shredding Cases
• Prop. 65 Claim Nixed In Kinder Morgan Fuel Plume Suit
• Oil Cos. Lose Bid To Toss $4M Waste Cleanup Suit
• 7 Toyota Shareholder Suits Consolidated In Calif.
• Pacific Ethanol Units To Escape Bankruptcy
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Walgreens Tobacco Suit
• Suit Says Sears Misclassified Managers In Calif.
• Gucci V. Guess: A Lesson On Lapsed Licenses
• High Court Antitrust Trends — Sans Stevens
• Ex-Atmel GC Strikes Deal In Derivative Case
• Calif. Tourism Board Off Hook In Price-Fixing Action
• Facebook E-Discovery Ruling Only Tip Of The Iceberg
• Facebook Gets Network Tracker IP Spat Sent To Calif.
• US Concrete Wins Disclosure Statement Approval
• Insurer Wants Pepsi's Chromium Atty Fee Claims Nixed
• DVD Licensor Aims Death Blow To Antitrust Case
• Jury Trial Reinstated In Legal Additions Contract Suit
• ConAgra Sells Dried Vegetable Unit To Olam For $250M
• Koh Confirmed To Northern District Of Calif.
• Monopoly And The Big Bat Theory In Antitrust Law
• Chinese Bauxite Antitrust Suit Stayed For WTO Report
• FDIC Says Imperial Ch. 11 Doesn't Need More Pros
• Smith Barney Loses Discovery Battle In Sex Bias Suit
• CMS Unit Back On Hook In Gas Price-Fixing Case
• Iovate Trims Claims In $13.5M Hydroxycut MDL Case
• Nike Loses Bid To Enforce Bauer Trademark Settlement
• FWS To Finalize Protections For Some Penguins
• Lifesoy Shut Down Over Unsanitary Conditions
• Perkins Coie Picks Up 3 More Howrey Insurance Attys
• Biotech Co.'s Suit Over Mintz Levin IP Work Trimmed
• BofA Hit With Consolidated OT Suit
• US Told To Pay SCE $142M Over Nuclear Waste Delays
• Calif. Shoots Down Centralized Power Auction Plans
• Standard Parking Settles Calif. Wage Action For $4.2M
• Accounting Firm Sues George Clinton Over Unpaid Bill
• Lawmakers Mull OT Changes For Calif. Farmworkers
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Calif. Emissions Challenge
• Calif. Ruling Puts More Cos. At Risk For Wage Suits
• Kellogg Accepts Ad Limitations For False Health Claims
• Nonsettling Enviro Case Parties May Intervene: 9th Circ.
• US Concrete Equity Holders Seek Ch. 11 Committee
• Jones Day Nabs Southern Calif.'s US Attorney
• Ogletree Adds 2 Class, Collective Action Litigators
• New Class Of PwC Audit Associates Gets FLSA Cert.
• Astaire's Daughter Wants Awards Show To Go On
• Maxim CFO Says SEC Flip-Flopped On Fraud Charges
• Becton Dickinson Resolves Workers' OT Suit
• Calif. Franchises' Suit Against ConocoPhillips Nixed
• Setting The Table To Settle The GHG Debate
• Abbott's Appeal Bid Nixed In Norvir Pricing Suits
• 9th Circ. Clears Gap, Vangent In Stolen Laptop Suit
• High Court Won't Hear LA's Case Over Biosolid Ban
• Distributor's RICO, Tying Suit Against Dreyer's Tossed
• Mega-T Maker To Pay $2.5M Over Diet Pill Claims
• Avoiding Liability For Unpaid Interns
• Politician Fights Copyright Ruling For Eagles Rocker
• Eyeing Emergence, Flying J Files Updated Ch. 11 Plan
• GM Tort Claimants Fail To Sway Judge To Allow Suits
• GSK Settles 1st Avandia Suit Slated For Trial
• Texaco, Unocal Severed From Suit Over Calif. Cleanup
• Calif. Utilities Win Bid To Pursue $35M Crisis Claims