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California - July, 2010

168 articles

• Jury Clears Fresenius In Baxter Dialysis Patent Suit
• Veritas Execs Dodge Claims In SEC Suit Over AOL Deal
• Limits To 'Pass-On' Defense May Up The Ante In Calif.
• Multiven, Cisco Lay Down Swords In Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Atty Indicted For Bankruptcy Fraud
• Intel Indirect Purchasers Dealt Blow In Class Cert. Bid
• BofA Settles Pay Stub Class Action For $4.7M
• Slip 'N Slide Trademark Suit Slips Past Dismissal Bid
• Calif. Emissions Program Opponents Sue Over Ballot
• Rival Hits OCLC With Library Technology Antitrust Suit
• Judge Won't Douse Fiji Water Trademark Spat
• Marsh Trade Secrets Suit Against DeWitt Survives
• California Coastal Wins Extended Exclusivity Period
• Key Lessons For Attorneys To Take From Bratz Ruling
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Wage-Hour Pro From Seyfarth
• Chi Mei Exec Takes Jail For TFT-LCD Price-Fixing
• Enviros Ask FERC To Block 675-Mile El Paso Pipeline
• Aspex Loses Injunction Appeal In VSP Antitrust Row
• How Varying Calif. GHG Rules May Hurt The Economy
• Jury Rules For Yamaha In 1st Calif. Rhino Suit
• National Class Action Claims Apple IPad Overheats
• Facebook Loses Bid To Snuff Out Video Game IP Fight
• Mannatech Supplement Patent Suit Stays In Texas
• Prius Headlight Suit Survives Toyota's Bid To Toss
• Creditors Seek Meruelo Docs Under Rule 2004
• Dewey & LeBoeuf IP Trio Head To Kaye Scholer
• Wells Fargo Settles Loan Consultants' OT Suit For $20M
• Daw, Otto Bock Settle Prosthetic Knee Antitrust Spat
• Gov't Can Pay Contingent Atty Fees: Calif. High Court
• Former Pegasus CEO Settles In $30M Fraud Suit
• Applied Materials To Pay $6M To End IP Contract Spat
• Limiting Pass-On Defense In Calif. — With Exceptions
• DC Circ. Rejects Challenge To Calif. Power Rates
• Princess Di Trademark Suit Against Manatt Lives On
• Exergen Escapes False Marking Suit Due To Overlap
• Lieff Cabraser, DOJ Brace For 2nd Round In FOIA Feud
• Sun Micro's $5M Settlement With Tech Writers OK'd
• 9th Circ. Defines 'Owner' For Liability Under CERCLA
• Pacific Energy Resources Files Ch. 11 Plan
• To Compete Or Regulate: What's Right For Health Care?
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down Mattel Win In Bratz Battle
• Unite Here Gets $17M Verdict Nixed In Defamation Suit
• Fisher & Phillips Grabs Seyfarth Labor Law Atty
• $13M Malpractice Suit V. Lewis Brisbois Stays Alive
• Insurers On Hook For Seagate Litigation Defense Costs
• Air France To Blame In 2009 Atlantic Crash: Intel
• Coke Suit Over VitaminWater Health Claims Survives
• Schwarzenegger Taps Justice For Calif. High Court
• Carmack Amendment Springs Van Co. From Cargo Suit
• Pension Funds Seek Lead Role In BP Securities Cases
• Aspex Loses Appeal In Dispute Over Eyewear Patent
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Halt Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
• Claims Cut From Suit In Hydroxycut Marketing MDL
• Senate Panel OKs Solar Power Incentives Bill
• Wage-And-Hour Suit Against Time Warner Flatlines
• Discovery Gets Under Way In Toyota MDL
• UPI, Sapphire Want Out Of Richtek's 337 Suit
• Electronic Communications Policies Post Quon
• Asbestos Tort Reform: Where Are We?
• AntiCancer, CRI Settle Cancer Tracker Patent Suits
• All MGA Trade Dress Claims In Play In Bratz Suit: Judge
• Enviros Fail To Change Turtle Guidelines For Shrimpers
• AMA, Others Sue To Preserve Claims Against Wellpoint
• WARN Claims Sunk In SEIU's Hospital Layoff Spat
• Tatung America Loses Bid To Dismiss TFT-LCD Suit
• Vizio Takes Fresh Aim At LG Over HDTV Patents
• City's $22M Award Upheld In Waste Collection Spat
• RadioShack Failed To Pay OT Wages: Suit
• CBS Cuts Age Bias Claims From Reporters' Suit
• Sidley Scores 3 Labor Pros From Sheppard Mullin
• Calif. Coastal Paves Way For Ch. 11 Plan Approval
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Union Picketing Law
• Tech Info Group Wins $1.5M In Punitive Damages
• LG, Townsend Settle Malpractice Suit Over Sunk Patent
• CyberSource, Shareholders Settle Suit Over Visa Merger
• National Union Sues Liberty Mutual Over Can Claims
• Toyota Hit With Class Action Over Lexus Valve Issue
• WaMu Execs Win Bid To Nix Shareholder Action
• $2.3M Dole Verdict Nixed Over Atty Fraud, Tampering
• Assessing The Component Parts Doctrine Defense
• Employment Pro Returns To Littler From Greenberg
• Disabled Ex-Toyota Workers Lodge Bias Suit
• Costco Gets Minimum Wage, OT Claims Tossed
• Magnadyne, Best Buy, Ever Win Settle Charger IP Row
• Lawyers Push For Top Spots In Avandia MDL
• 3 States Protest $5M Epson Deal In LCD Antitrust MDL
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Student Loan Arbitration Clause
• CNet Founder Legal Owner Of Warhol Painting: Judge
• O'Melveny Says MGA Owes $10M In Bratz Legal Fees
• Freight Firm Can't Dodge Calif. Labor Code, Court Says
• 24 Hour Fitness Draws Suit Over Promotion Practices
• XPRT Hits EBay With $3.8B Trade Secrets Suit
• MoFo Adds Nuclear Expert From Pillsbury Winthrop
• Daewoo Must Carry Ex-Affiliate's Liability Costs: Jury
• Fulbright Telecom Patent Pro Jumps To Seyfarth
• GE Osmonics Pares Down OT, Rest Break Suit
• Community Group Pushes EPA On San Joaquin Air Rule
• AT&T, Verizon Settle 'Girls Gone Mobile' IP Suit
• One Judge's Clampdown On Premature Derivative Suits
• SoCal Edison Settles FLSA Collective Action
• Court Balks At $4.2M Standard Parking Settlement
• Epson To Pay $7M To Exit LCD Antitrust MDL
• Calif. High Court Nixes 'Pass-On' Defense
• Judge Keeps $200M MDL Over Ford Vans Alive
• Investor Aims To Bar Revival Of $7.5M Fraud Action
• FocusFactor Distributors Falsely Marked Product: Suit
• Ciphergen Patent Licensing Spat Sent To Arbitration
• Robert Half Settles OT Suit With Recruiters
• Belkin, Others Hit With Radio Transmitter IP Suit
• AAI Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Car Rental Cartel Case
• Class Bolsters Bond Suit Against Orrick, Calif. Bank
• Shielding Product Makers From Cleanup Liability
• Zurich, Others Settle Olympic Club Coverage Spat
• IPhone Antitrust Class Certified
• Recent State Stances On STOLI
• Battery Co. Wants Insurer To Cover Class Suit Costs
• 9th Circ. Remands First Republic Fraud Suit After Merck
• Ericsson Dropped From Videoconferencing Patent Suit
• BofA Slams Meruelo's Latest Plan
• GARA Exceptions And Aircraft Maintenance Manuals
• Balancing Right Of Publicity And The 1st Amendment
• Visa, MasterCard Check Smartcard Patent Action
• Teamsters Funds Fight US Concrete Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Court OKs Nordstrom's $9M Commissions Deal
• Calif. Court Backs Clarendon In Defense Costs Fight
• Lenscrafters, Managers Reach Deal In FLSA Action
• 9th Circ. Chucks Beach Boy's Spat With UK Paper
• Gilead To Pay $8M To Settle Viread Securities Action
• Epson Exits Portable Multimedia Patent Spat
• Flying J Emerges From Ch. 11
• Costco, Store Managers Settle 8-Year OT Spat
• Netflix Gets Help In Bid For Review Of Attys' Fees Rule
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Trial Slated To Open Tuesday
• Travelers Sued Over Asbestos Defense Coverage
• Syntax Trust Accuses Preferred Bank Of Aiding Fraud
• What Counterfeiting Crackdown Means For IP Owners
• HP Fails To Nix Worker Suit Over Unpaid Commissions
• Jury Awards Don Johnson $23.2M For 'Nash Bridges'
• Disney Hit With $269M Verdict In 'Millionaire' Case
• NFL Vet Brown Wants Replay In EA Licensing Fight
• ®emember The Alamo!
• $2.5M Settlement Ends Celestica Meal Break Suit
• Cory Lidle Plane Crash Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Central Calif. Tops Eastern Texas As Patent Hot Spot
• Spansion Fights Tessera's $219M Memory IP Claim
• Skilled Healthcare Hit With $671M Verdict
• 9th Circ. Nixes CAFA Sanction For DLA, Bradley Arant
• Wal-Mart, Netflix Can't Shake DVD Rental Antitrust Suit
• Judge Approves Fairfield Residential's Ch. 11 Plan
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Cutera Investor Suit
• ShoreTel, JPMorgan Pay $3M To Settle IPO Suit
• Meruelo Maddux's Cash-Sharing Bid Advances
• Dentist Bites Nobel Biocare With Faulty Implant Action
• Netflix Seeks En Banc Ruling On Fees In Patent Suits
• Suit Over Lack Of Fruit In Crunch Berries Chucked
• Texas Instruments Wins SJ In Processor Patent Spat
• DOT's Impact Report For Calif. Highway Project Stands
• NY Passes 1st Domestic Worker Protection Law
• Mont. Cuts Flying J Enviro Claims From $50M To $3M
• Calif. Moves Closer To Enacting BPA Ban
• The Power Of Procedure Under Anti-SLAPP Laws
• Ex-PDL Exec Can't Dodge MedImmune Subpoena
• Morgan Keegan Owes Ex-NBA Star Grant $1.46M: Judge
• Lucasfilm Hit With $114K Verdict Over Pregnancy Bias
• Sex Toy Maker Sues Rivals Over Fleshlight Patents
• Microsoft Adds 5 Patents To DVR Suit Against TiVo
• PS3 'Open OS' Suits Against Sony Consolidated
• UCL Class Actions In The Wake Of Tobacco II