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California - January, 2011

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• Nissan, Honda Duck Antitrust Action Over Car Imports
• Spinal Kinetics Denied Quick Win In Implant IP Battle
• Maxwell Tech To Pay $14M Over FCPA Allegations
• Lennox To Pay $5M In Fees To End Fireplace Class Suit
• Calif. Judge Grants Class Cert. To Tech Temps
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Tokai Lighter Patents' Invalidity
• Case Study: Kwikset V. Superior Court
• Wachtell Reps AMB In ProLogis Merger
• Judge Again Trims HP Tablet Class Action
• Conn. Bank Hits Countrywide With Subprime Action
• Calif. Property Owner Fined $4M For Permit Violations
• Apple Sued Over Cracked IPhone Screens
• K&L Gates Nabs 2 Manatt IP Pros For Calif. Office
• Taco Bell Tries To Take Bite Out Of Beef Suit With Ads
• Psychiatric Facility Wants Medicare Fraud Suit Nixed
• Zurich Wants Claremont To Cover Glass Co.'s Defense
• Calif. High Court OKs Economic Loss False Ad Suits
• ReNeuron To Pay Neuralstem To End Stem Cell Row
• Judge Nixes $10M Deal In Sirius Privacy Action
• 9th Circ. Returns 160 Plaintiffs To Toxic Tort Suit
• LA County Cleared Of Surfrider Beach Pollution
• Hoops Legend 'Big O' Joins NCAA Antitrust, IP Fight
• Ore. Hits Countrywide With $14M Subprime Suit
• Live Nation Settles Ticketmaster Online Fees Action
• Dechert Tapped For Probe Of Ex-HP CEO's Exit Deal
• Calif. Sens. Push For EPA Chromium-6 Deadline
• Roche Hit With Suit Over Blood Typing Patent
• Food Fight: FDA Preemption And Food Labeling Claims
• Frozen Food Co. Contessa Seeks Ch. 11 Amid Cold Sales
• Twombly And Antitrust Class Action Plaintiffs
• Hockey Player Slams Ducks For Discrimination
• 9th Circ. Revives Macy's Copyright Suit Over Fabric
• USPTO Upholds Sidense Memory Chip Patent
• Hughes Hubbard Cuts Staff In Los Angeles
• Ballard Spahr Nets Gallagher & Kennedy IP Attys
• Enviro Sues Again Over San Diego Navy Complex
• New Lehman Plan Ups Unsecured Creditors' Recovery
• Exec Gets 3 Years For Bilking $1M From Wilson Sonsini
• FDIC Sues Dead Bank Over Millions In Bad Loans
• Orrick Labor Partner Heads To Littler Mendelson
• Senators Continue To Float State Bankruptcy Option
• Lamebook Suit A Ploy In Trademark Row, Facebook Says
• 9th Circ. Taps 3 Attys For Bankruptcy Court Openings
• Advisers To Drop Most Claims Against Morgan Stanley
• LA DAs Win Class Cert. In Union Retaliation Action
• Microsoft Sues TiVo Again As DVR Patent War Plays On
• Green Chem Regs — Coming To Products Near You?
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps Amgen In $1B BioVex Deal
• DLA Piper Can't Rep Netlist In Inphi Patent Suit: Judge
• Judge OKs Dechert Meal Break Settlement
• Del. Judges Put Mortgage Doc Destruction On Hold
• Constitution May Thwart Bankruptcy Option For States
• SEC Orders Ex-SpatiaLight CEO To Pay $3.3M
• US, Calif. Sync Auto Emissions Deadline
• Aera Energy Fights For Calif. Oil Leases In DC Circ.
• Cravath Advises Novartis In $470M Genoptix Deal
• Facebook To Restrict Friend Finder In Germany
• 9th Circ. Rules On Preemption In Generics Case
• Kasowitz Grabs New IP Head From Weil Gotshal
• Suit Says EPA Ignores Pesticide Threat To Wildlife
• Dodd-Frank: Rating Agencies And The ABS Market
• High Court Reverses Ruling On Credit Card Rate Hikes
• NASA's Constitutional Background Checks
• Allergan Investor Suit Over Botox Deal Put On Hold
• Ex-HP CEO Fights To Keep Accuser's Letter Private
• FBI Investigates Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging
• Judge Refuses To Block Raytheon-Applied Merger
• Reid, Pelosi Back Health Reform In 6th Circ. Battle
• Class Member Takes $10M Clorox Deal To 9th Circ.
• Union Membership Continues To Decline, Report Says
• DC Circ. Says Calif. Airport Can't Ban Business Jets
• Manatt, Franklin Mint Settle Princess Di Suit For $25M
• Snapple Seeks To Kill Immunity Claims Class Action
• Class Action Has Beef With Taco Bell's Labeling
• Toyota Calls For Toss Of Investor Suit Over Recalls
• DoubleLine Chief Can Keep Mutual Fund Proceeds: Judge
• Funds Frozen In Seattle Genetics Insider Trading Case
• Jackson Estate Tells Mom's Biz Partner To Beat It
• United, Merck Hit With Navy Communications IP Suits
• Activision Adds EA To $400M Contract Fight Over Game
• Conseco Insurance Rate Hikes Don't Fly, Judge Says
• DOJ Fights Bankrupt Lender's Bid To Trash Loan Docs
• Enviro Groups Hit EPA With Pesticide Suit
• Seyfarth Lures ERISA Pro From Morgan Lewis
• Workers Can Sue US, Calif. Over Same-Sex Benefits
• Nortel Beats $32M Software Tax On IP Grounds
• Howrey IP Big Wig, Others Jump To Dewey & LeBoeuf
• HP Derivative Case Stayed For Probe Of Ex-CEO's Exit
• Toyota Settles Faulty Prius Headlights Action
• Criminal Law Aspects Of Gaming Regulation
• Wendy's Mulls Sale Of Low-Revenue Arby's Chain
• WL Homes Trustee Must Alter Arbitration Bid: Judge
• NCAA, EA Seek To Dismiss Athletes' Publicity Rights Suit
• Supreme Court Mulls Medicaid Clinics' Rights To Sue
• High Court Permits NASA Worker Background Checks
• Vallejo, Calif., Files Ch. 9 Plan
• Probation Violations Land TV Producer Back In Prison
• Copyright Claim Nixed From Richtek's Microchip Fight
• United Food Beef Recalled Over Listeria Fears
• Morgan Stanley Employee Class Claims Fall Short
• No Proof Lockheed Lowballed Contract Costs: Judge
• Patent Co. Slaps Fan Maker With IP, Contract Suit
• Foot Locker Fails To Boot Workers' Attys
• Judge Sets Stage For Trial In Norvir Monopoly Case
• Solicitor General To Weigh In On Slaughterhouse Case
• Court Rules Fla. Law Can't Stop BofA Convenience Fees
• Apple Returns Fire In S3G Patent Battle
• Ameron — A Big Leap Away From Foster-Gardner
• Wendy's To Settle Calif. Labor Suit For $1.5M
• US Sues Quaker, Others For Calif. Enviro Costs
• High Court To Hear Fight Over Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• 11 Climate Change Issues For 2011
• Guards Lose Challenge To Calif. Prison Furlough Plan
• Judge Questions Jurisdiction In PS3 Hacker Suit
• AUO Exec Can Leave US Amid LCD Price-Fixing Charges
• Mattel, MGA Set For Next Round In Bratz Fight
• SEC Hits Former MediCor CEO With Fraud Suit
• 'Housewife' Trims Claims In Suit Against Show's Creator
• Blue Shield Offers Up Calif. Rates For Review
• Intel To License Wi-Lan Portfolio In Patent Deal
• Bioelements Strikes Deal In Cosmetics Price-Fixing Suit
• E-Discovery Sanctions On The Rise: Study
• Intel, Insurers Drop Last Antitrust Defense Claims
• SEC Drops Suit Against Dead Madoff Feeder
• HannStar Exec Charged In LCD Price-Fixing Scheme
• Making The Case For Discrimination Prevention
• Creditors Attack Lehman Ch. 11 Exit Progress
• Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over Particulate Plan Inaction
• Gibson Dunn Adds Corporate Partner in NYC
• Man Pleads Guilty To Attempted Iran Arms Deal
• Calif. Insurance Head Wants Rate Increases Delayed
• Weil Reps GE In $520M Deal For Power Conversion Co.
• Trial Patient Sues Abbott Over Humira Cancer Risks
• FTC Will Challenge Consummated Acquisitions
• Western Titanium Strikes Plea Deal In Fraud Case
• Insider Trading Case Over Tech Cos. Sent To NY
• Beso Investor Desperate For Refund From Eva Longoria
• CWA Claims Survive In SF Bay Pollution Suit
• Sony Targets PS3 Hackers For IP Infringement
• Ex-Mattel Employee Admits Copying Docs For MGA
• La Madrid To Pay $7M For Hedge Fund Fraud
• Facebook Seeks To Nix Friend Finder Suit
• TriMed Resolves Stryker Suit Over Wrist Repair IP
• NJ Co. Recalls 200,000 Pounds Of Beef Sent To Prisons
• CFTC Accuses Calif. Man Of $14M Ponzi Scheme
• GE Nabs Remote Energy In Push To Meet EU Standards
• Schwab Units Strike $119M Deal In YieldPlus Case
• EPA Issues Monitoring Guidelines On Chromium-6
• Ex-PGR Analyst Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Q&A With White & Case's George Terwilliger
• Gerber Faces Class Action Over Lead In Juice
• Kellogg To Pay $5M To Settle Rice Krispies Ad Suit
• Domino's Cuts $1.45M Deal With Calif. Labor Class
• Justices Mull Drug Disclosures In Matrixx Fraud Case
• Broadcom, SiRF Lay Down Swords Over GPS Patents
• Log Cabin Republicans Keep DADT Fight Alive
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Contingency Fee Case
• Ex-InterMune CEO Says Withheld Docs Clear His Name
• Post Ariad: Written Descriptions For Patents
• Divided High Court Won't Hear Commerce Clause Case
• Judge Voids PDL Antibody Patent In MedImmune Suit
• Case Study: Schnuerle V. Insight
• Tyco Escapes Calif. Labor Class Action
• GE, UnionBanCal Unit Pick Up Calif. Wind Farm
• Setton, Insurers Settle Over Pistachio Recall Claims
• AGs Push High Court To Hear Pay-For-Delay Drug Suit
• CalPERS Probe Hints At SEC's New To-Do List
• Creditor Challenges Loehmann's Ch. 11 Plan
• Weight Watchers Settles Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Proskauer Faces Malpractice Suit From Ex-Ascent Exec
• Beats Fails To Bar Sale Of Rival's Headphones
• Sierra Club Sues Over Calif. Solar Power Plant
• Cross Memorial Violates 1st Amendment: 9th Circ.
• 'Project Runway' Writer Can't Make IP Suit Work
• Sheriffs' FLSA Suit Against Calif. County Survives
• AEP V. Conn.: Supreme Court Tackles Global Warming
• Toyota Wins $2.5M Ruling Against In-House Lawyer
• Microsoft Can't Delay Trial In $358M Lucent Case
• Chemtura To Pay $7M For NJ Cleanups
• Shareholders Join Suits In XenoPort Stock Price Case
• Loehmann's Wins OK To Seek Creditor Votes
• Judge Nixes Claims, Threatens Stay In Richtek IP War
• DOJ Wins Access To Docs In CDR Bid-Rigging Suit
• Enviro Groups Sue Calif. Agency To Stop Pesticide
• SF Weekly, Bay Guardian Settle Antitrust Row
• Insurers Sue Toyota Over Gas Pedal Defect Suits
• Foreign Claims In SRAM Antitrust MDL Remain In Play
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Court About Prop 8 Standing
• Insurer Skimped On Pepsi's Defense Costs, Judge Says
• Oracle Derivative Suits Survive Venue Fight
• Networking Insider Trading Defendants Win Bail Deals
• Feds Flag PG&E Safety Records After Pipeline Blast
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurance Suit Over Plane Engines
• Trade Secrets Suit Over B&N's Nook To Go To Trial
• Questionable Consumer Fraud Cases In Food Industry
• Contract Claims Cut From Wells Fargo Mortgage Action
• PG&E, Others Need Gas Pipe Records Review: NTSB
• Gucci Lawyer's E-Mails Protected In Guess IP Spat
• Creditors Slam Meruelo Maddux Ch. 11 Plans
• Judge Denies Bail In Marvell Insider Trading Case
• Mylan To Pay $65M To Bury Medicaid Inflation Claims
• Louis Vuitton Scores ITC Probe Of Handbag Importers
• Stearns Faces Overtime Action From Underwriters
• SNR Denton Adds Partners To IP, White Collar Groups
• Latency Periods And The Statute Of Limitations
• Netflix Customers Win Class Status In Antitrust Case
• Sony Targets LG Over Mobile Phone Patents