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California - November, 2010

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• Quest, Lab Techs Settle FLSA Suit For $2M
• Wells Fargo Overtime Suit Remanded Again
• Consumers Fail To Revive ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
• Schwab's $235M YieldPlus Deal Gets Initial OK
• Ex-EMC Exec Wants Court Approval To Join Rival
• GAO Denies Contract Protest Over $15M Tent Buy
• Marvell Cleared In Trade Secrets Theft Case
• Judge Tosses Antitrust, IP Misuse Suit Against FASB
• US Intervenes In FCA Suit Over Office Supplies
• Granite Rock's State Law Case Against Teamsters Axed
• Nero's Antitrust Suit Over MPEG Patent Pools Nixed
• 9th Circ. Lets Progressive Move OT Suit To Fed. Court
• Mass. Homeowners Press On In Chase Mortgage Suit
• SunCal Asks 2nd Circ. To Lift Stay In Lehman Ch. 11
• Producers Can't Use Adrien Brody's Likeness: Judge
• Pro Bono Firm Of 2010: Covington & Burling
• DOJ Fights Win For Lesbian Nurse In DADT Case
• Calif. High Court Passes On SF Weekly Antitrust Suit
• AT&T, Pacbell Workers Win Cert. In FLSA Action
• Office Depot Settles Computer Warranty Class Action
• The Potential Impact Of 'Recall Fatigue'
• Oracle Wins $1.3B Verdict In SAP Copyright Fight
• Empire Land Trustee OKs Use Of D&O Policy
• Ohio Group's Health-Law Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• P&G Asks To Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• SEC Settlement With Mak 1 Atty Over Fraud Gets OK
• Bill Would Keep State Funds Out Of Organizers' Hands
• Q&A With Proskauer's Anthony Pacheco
• Oracle Asks For Up To $3B In SAP Copyright Fight
• PFF Bancorp Settles With FDIC On $44M Tax Refund
• Judge Says HCC Policy Doesn't Cover Chopper Crash
• Lidle Relatives Fail To Reopen Discovery In Cirrus Suit
• Chubb Off Hook For IP Suit Over Nutrition Co. Ad
• 9th Circ. Keeps Verizon Class Action In Federal Court
• Gibson Guitar Goes On Warpath Over Trademarks
• CPUC Mulls Fines In Deadly PG&E Blast
• Dollar Tree Denied Quick Win In FLSA Class Actions
• Life Tech Sues GenMark Over DNA Test Patent
• Ex-Western Titanium CEO Unfit For Trial, Attys Say
• Inventor Targets IBM In Link Optimization IP Suit
• Soldier's 'Hurt Locker' Suit Kept Alive, Sent To Calif.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ex-Cop's FLSA Training-Payback Action
• Toyota Acceleration MDL Survives Dismissal Bid
• Claims Pared In Wireless IP Suit Against RIM
• Project Threatens Kangaroo Rat, Green Groups Say
• Schwab, YieldPlus Plaintiffs Patch $235M Settlement
• ITC To Probe IBM, Dell Over Data Storage Patents
• Q&A With Simpson Thacher's Joe McLaughlin
• 5th Circ. Lets Wausau Off Hook For Keller Defense
• Antitrust Claim Still Ripe In Tomato Processor Suit
• Jones Day Lures Biotech IP Partners From McDermott
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Cumbre Broker Bid Suit
• Calif. Nurses Lose Wage Class Action Appeal
• 'Private' No More On Social Networking Sites
• Judge Trims Antitrust Class Action Against Sirius XM
• Calif. Says Overstock.com Uses Illegal Price Practices
• Metal Co.'s Subpoena Against DOD Overbroad: Judge
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car Unit Slapped With FLSA Action
• Obama Nominates 6 For District Court Posts Across US
• Settlement Nixed In Margarine Health Claim Class Suits
• Calif. Exxon Workers Reach Settlement In OT Suit
• Simpson Thacher Can't Shake Hong Kong Exec's Suit
• DOJ Wins Discovery Stay In Tomato Antitrust Fight
• Caltrans Stormwater Program Inadequate: EPA
• Ex-SiRF Worker Arrested For Alleged Code-Stealing
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Suit Against Google, HTC
• Ernst & Young Escapes OT Class Action In New York
• DOI Approves Solar Trust Power Plant On Nev. Land
• 1st Transgender Trial Judge Nabs Seat On Calif. Court
• Garbage Workers Get $2M In ERISA Class Settlement
• FedEx Handlers Again Allowed To Amend FLSA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Sheppard Mullin Win In Fraud Suit
• Gender Claims Cut From SEIU Discrimination Suit
• MGA Can't Search Mattel E-Mail Archive In Bratz Fight
• Asarco, EPA Strike $2.4M Deal Over Blue Ledge Mine
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Cashier's Seating Action
• TSCA Reform: The Push For More Disclosure
• Implications Of In Re Marshall
• Foxhollow Loses Bid To Toss Merger Breach Suit
• Apple, Alston & Bird End Touch Screen Discovery Row
• Calif. Bluetooth Action To Join Wi-Lan's Suits In Texas
• Beer Drinkers Seek Rehearing In InBev Merger Case
• 9th Circ. To Consider Class Cert. In Aerotek OT Case
• Convicted Pharma Fraudster Seeks Post-Trial Acquittal
• Judge Tosses IBM Record-Keeping Class Action
• Wire Maker To Pay $1.5M For Pollutant Dumping
• Ex-KB Homes CEO Avoids Jail For Backdating
• Guardian Sues AT&T, Microsoft Over V-Chip Patents
• GAO Sustains Calif. Co.'s DOT Bid Protest
• Insurer Hits Welch With New Suit Over Juice Labels
• $2.4M McDonald's FLSA Settlement Wins Court OK
• Alternative Energy: Not In My Back Yard
• Chemtura To Pay $3M For Cleanup Of Calif. Sites
• HP Settles With Mipo, SinoTime In Ink-Jet 337 Case
• Case Study: Wang V. Chinese Daily News
• High Court Weighs Class Action Bans In Arbitration
• Cumbre Loses Appeal Of Suit Over Brokerage Deal
• Flynt Brothers Reload In Fight Over Cincy Porn Store
• Ballard Spahr Launches San Diego Office
• Swedish Pension Fund Sues BNY Mellon Over $35M Loss
• JPMorgan Can't Shut Down Banker's Age Bias Suit
• Consequences Of Overreaching IP Policies
• E-Pass Malpractice Suit V. Squire Sanders Revived
• Imperial Capital Creditors Object To Hiring Of KPMG
• A Brave New World For Reinsurance Credit Rules
• FDA Blames GE, Toshiba Radiation Problems On Misuse
• Merchandisers End Trademark Battle With Rolling Stone
• Schwab Wants Out Of $235M YieldPlus Fraud Deal
• The Trend Toward Using The Risk-Utility Test
• Western Titanium Says Gov't Exhibits Are Irrelevant
• Edwards Lifesciences Subpoenaed Over Heart Monitor
• Western Titanium Subpoenas Quashed
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Must Share Costs In NFL Suit
• Vt. Potato Antitrust Fight Shipped To Idaho MDL
• Software Stolen By SAP Worth $4B, Oracle CEO Says
• Payless Hit With Calif. Minimum Wage, OT Action
• AUO Wants More Details On DOJ's Price-Fixing Case
• Global Tech Ordered To Pay $626M In EchoStar Fight
• Kaiser Health Inks $2.9M Settlement With IT Staff
• Judge OKs $3.5M Deal For Google AdWords Class
• Macy's ERISA Action Gets The Boot
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Group's Health Law Fight
• Judge Boots $350B Countrywide MBS Action For Now
• Apple Sabotaged IPhone 3Gs To Boost 4G Sales: Suit
• Netscape, Insurer Set For Trial Over Privacy Suits
• Acacia Unit, Texas Instruments Settle Processor IP Suit
• Court Orders Interior Dept. To Review Polar Bear Listing
• Oracle Ex-Pres. Says Bilked Software Worth Billions
• Direct Purchaser Ends Suit Against Hitachi, Others
• 9th Circ. Revives National Lampoon Copyright Suit
• Goodwin Procter Snags 2 IP Partners From Foley
• Costco Workers' OT, False Imprisonment Suit Trimmed
• Insurance Broker Settles OT Class Actions For $3.9M
• Amway Unit Pays $55M To End Pyramid Scheme Case
• Judge Squashes Hostess Trans Fat Labeling Suit
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's William Stern
• AGs To Take On Feds Over States' Rights Post-Election
• Feds Lose Bid To Use Ring's Statements Against Him
• USDA May Approve Genetically Modified Beets Again
• High Court Mulls Mazda Seat Belt Preemption Case
• Antitrust Policy To Face Scrutiny Post-Election
• Elections Move Enviro Focus Out Of Congress
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Claims Against Bechtel
• Top State Judges Fight Anti-Incumbent Push In 2010
• Calif., Okla., Ga. Usher In New Insurance Chiefs
• Google Pays $8.5M To Settle Buzz Class Action
• Ex-Heller Ehrman Atty's Claim Denied Priority Status
• Ariz. Voters Get Rid Of Affirmative Action Programs
• 7th Circ. Stops Atty's 'Near-Frivolous' Sears Dryer Suits
• Health Care Unions Actively Using New Tactics
• Ocean Spray's Sanctions Bid Fails In Pom False Ad Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Prison Guards' OT Claim
• Court Awards $20M To Former Clients Of Villalba
• Ex-Pharmacist Takes On Target Over Wage Violations
• Calif. Voters Reject Effort To Kill Climate Bill
• Toll Bros. To Pay $25M To End Securities Suit
• Another Suit Filed In Fatal Calif. Pipeline Blast
• Circuit City Wins Appeal To Nix Labor Class Claims
• Intervening To Oppose A CERCLA Consent Decree
• No Interlocutory Appeal For Cirrus In Lidle Crash Suit
• Calif. Defends Video Game Law Before High Court
• CareFusion Antitrust Claims Nixed In Medtronic Suit
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Gail Lees
• Judge Orders Answers From HP Exec In Workers' Suit
• Sony, Best Buy Can't Shake Shoddy Laptop Claims
• Class Cert. Granted In Fla. Enfamil False Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps DADT In Place For Now
• Asarco, US Near Agreement Over Superfund Costs
• High Court Denies Cert In Arbitration Clause Dispute
• Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims Against AEP Upheld
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Forum Fight In EBay Suit
• Defense, DOJ Spar Over Proffer Statements In Ring Trial
• Fresenius Goes After Lupin Over PhosLo ANDA
• NLRB Targets Hair Salon Over Union Solicitation
• FERC's Road Map For Feed-In Tariffs
• Broadcom Seeks To Nix CSR's GPS Patents
• Tribe Tries To Dim Solar Project On Calif. Public Lands
• Increasing Scrutiny Of Gov't Contingent Fee Deals