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California - March, 2011

316 articles

• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of CalStar Suits
• Calif. Regulators Fine Hustler For Not Using Condoms
• Lindsey Can't Nix FCPA Case For Brady Issues: Judge
• DHL To Pay Up To $10.5M In Workers' Vacation Suit
• Madden Creator Tackles EA With Royalty Suit
• MPAA, Others Want 9th Circ. To Rehear Betty Boop Suit
• WilmerHale Snatches Howrey, Munger Tolles IP Attys
• Smokers Knew Cigs Raise Cancer Odds: Philip Morris
• Calif. City Execs Plead Not Guilty To New Fraud Charges
• LA County Owes Earthquake Insurers $6M, Court Affirms
• How Galaviz V. Berg Affects Forum Selection Bylaws
• Case Study: Avalon Pacific-Santa Ana V. HD Supply
• Ex-Yelp Sales Worker Launches OT Class Action
• Google, Microsoft, RIM Sued Over Mapping Software IP
• GSK Gets $3.5M Verdict In Norvir Antitrust Case
• Power Balance Cuts Deal In False Ad Action
• Calif. Nuke Worker Fired For Blowing Whistle: Suit
• Energy Co. CEO's Comments Cut From FCPA Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms EPA's Calif. Auto Emissions Ruling
• CBD Wages War On Climate Change In Calif. Courts
• Tesoro Workers Win Class Cert. In Meal Break Suit
• Northrop Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action
• Google Agrees To Privacy Checks To End FTC Buzz Case
• Deutsche Bank Dropped From La. Pacific's ARS Suit
• AT&T Faces OT Suit By At-Home Call Center Workers
• Implications Of Nickerson V. Stonebridge
• Calif. Renewable Energy Bill Heads To Gov.
• Unilever Wins Bid To Transfer Breyers Suit To Calif.
• Mattel's Loyalty Claim Struck Down In Bratz Fight
• Motorola's Price-Fixing Claims Preserved In LCD MDL
• Baker Hostetler Gains 17 Howrey Attys
• Deutsche Bank, Fitch, S&P Can't Escape ARS Suit
• Zurich Wins 9th Circ. Ruling On Actuary Coverage
• 5 Ways To Tackle The Prop 65 Threat
• Saudi Conglomerate Hits US Man With $9B Fraud Suit
• Union Trespass Law In The Hands Of Calif. High Court
• Clarifying Standards In Keyword Ad Cases
• 9th Circ. Affirms Calif. Shipping Fuel Rules
• High Court Won't Hear Joshua Tree Landfill Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds Smelt Protection Under ESA
• BlueBeat Strikes Deal In Recording Cos.' Copyright Suit
• US Atty Haag Ready To Redraw White Collar Battlefield
• Dewey Reps EBay In $2.4B GSI Commerce Buy
• Advantest Tops LTX-Credence With $1.1B Verigy Bid
• Judge Grants Cert. In Acer False Marketing Suit
• Spansion Hires Ex-Tessera Exec As General Counsel
• Actor Beatty Wins Dick Tracy IP Fight With Tribune
• MGA Wants Conversion Claims Tossed In Bratz Suit
• UPS Workers Eye Final Approval Of $2.5M Meal Class
• Open-Ended Retainers Don't Limit Firms: Calif. Court
• Auto Insurers Can't Shake Repair Part Antitrust Suit
• PG&E Fined At Least $3M After Fatal Gas Blast
• Lloyd's Wants Stay Of Forest Fire Coverage Suit
• Antitrust Suit Over Failed Spinkler Co. Deal KO'd
• Asarco Wants Others To Help Cover $33M Calif. Cleanup
• Drug Sales Rep Sues Eisai Over OT Pay
• An Adverse Event For Statistical Significance
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part I
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ex-Alaska Pol's Conviction
• 2 Ex-Calif. City Pols Deny Corruption Charges
• $8.9M Nuvelo Class Action Deal Wins Preliminary OK
• General Dynamics Survives FCA, Retaliation Appeals
• Jones Day Snags 4 Howrey Insurance, Antitrust Attys
• Tom Hanks Casts Fraud Suit Against Ex-Broker
• Fla. Directed To Amend LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Alleged PS3 Hacker Denies Fleeing US To Avoid Suit
• FTC Drops Appeal Of LabCorp Merger Challenge
• BofA, Citi Settle Heller Ehrman Claims For $20M
• Abbott Strikes Deal In Antitrust Battle Over HIV Drugs
• Akin Gump, Orrick Securities Attys Start Calif. Firm
• Small Biz Group Files 12th Suit Over US Contract Data
• Jailed Homestore CEO Fights Verdict In Investor Suit
• AIG, Farmers Face Call Center Rep FLSA Action
• JC Penney Placed Illegal Robocalls, Class Says
• Anti-Indemnity Statutes Cave To Insurance Obligation
• Calif. Worker Seating Cases A Pain In Butt For Cos.
• CORRECTED: Broadcom Execs Reach $79M Derivative Settlement
• 4 Views On Medical Device Preemption
• American Apparel CEO Faces 2nd Sex Assault Suit
• L'Oreal Can't Escape Wage Penalty Action
• Lucky Brand Faces Trademark Suit Over Boot Design
• Sheen Fails To Win Injunction Against Arbitration
• Ex-Toyota Atty Can't Shake $2.6M Arbitration Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Allow Gay Marriage During Appeal
• FTC Blesses Daiichi Sankyo's $805M Plexxikon Buy
• Calif. Appeals Court Allows Funding For $3B Tunnel Plan
• MAK 1, Officers Told To Pay $60M For Ponzi Scheme
• Apple Tech Workers Seek Cert. In Rest Break Action
• Toys R Us Strikes New Deal In Manager Class Action
• Calif. Judge Sets Sights On Patent Local Rules
• Kaplan, West Agree To Pay $5M In Bar Prep Scheme Suit
• Claims Workers Slap American Zurich With OT Action
• Calif.'s Canary In The Employment Mine Shaft
• Apple, Amazon Go Head To Head Over 'App Store' Mark
• Matrixx Opens Door For Plaintiffs, But Only A Crack
• 2nd Auto Light Exec To Plead Guilty To Price-Fixing
• Calif. Ruling Hands Shareholders Forum Selection Power
• 9th Circ. Mulls Quick-Look In Grocery Profit-Sharing Suit
• Kellogg Tainted Cracker Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• McKenna Long Adds 2 Wildman Deal Makers In LA
• Toyota Settles RAV4 Transmission Defect Action
• Apple CEO Jobs Can Be Deposed In ITunes Suit: Judge
• Pacific Sunwear Asst. Manager Sues Over Breaks
• MoFo Adds Former Calif. Clean Energy Regulator
• KPMG Auditors' Overtime Action To Remain In NY
• Calif. Emissions Plan Breached State Law: Judge
• General Mills Seeks To Ax Suit Over Yoplait Ad Claims
• Black & Veatch FLSA Class Wins Initial Cert.
• Former ICE Counsel Gets 18 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Enviros Sue USDA Over Monsanto Alfalfa Approval
• Plaintiffs In Nissan E-Key Suit Appeal To 9th Circ.
• Ex-Pegasus CFO Cops To Stock Scheme
• Simpson Reps Schwab In $1B OptionsXpress Buy
• Skadden Reps Broadcom In $313M Provigent Deal
• 5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey's Graveside
• ATS Drops Epson Price-Fixing Claims In LCD MDL
• Facebook To Snap Up Snaptu For Up To $70M
• Trade Groups Want Say In EPA Pesticide Suit
• 7-Eleven, Calif. Agency Settle Enviro MDL For $1.7M
• Medco Sued Over CalPERS Bribery
• Calif. Can't Sue City Pols For High Salaries: Judge
• Calif. Joins Relator's Kickback Suit V. Bristol-Myers
• Mayer Brown Snags 21 Howrey IP, Antitrust Lawyers
• Samsung To Pay $32M In Display Tube Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Combat Chopper Crash Suit
• Google Loses Bid To Scrap AdWords Class Action
• 'Foreign-Cubed' Investors Ousted From Infineon Suit
• Roundup Ready Sugar Beet Suit Sent To DC
• US Fights Full 11th Circ. Review Of Health Care Law
• Employer Bears Burden On FMLA Rehiring: 9th Circ.
• Case Study: Williamson V. Mazda
• Calif. Dog Food Impresario Admits To Tax Evasion
• Feds Lose Bid To Stay Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Suit Over Gay Spouse Benefits Tossed In Calif.
• GAO Revives Landscaper's Bid For VA Cemetery Project
• Insurer Hit With $19M Verdict Over Hospital Coverage
• Investor Sues Finisar Over Low Revenue Projection
• Sheen Fails To Block Arbitration In $100M WB Suit
• Understanding FTC V. LabCorp.
• Casino Chip Co. Investors Try To Revive Fraud Action
• Ex-Chase Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Beware The Doctrine Of Superior Equities
• Last Claims Tossed In Nissan E-Key Safety Suit
• Mont. Orders AG To Join Health Care Reform Challenge
• DVD Maker Asks High Court To Move Calif. IP Suit
• Ex-Coke Plant Manager Admits To CWA Violations
• Dell Claims Survive In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• EA Can't Shake $400M Activision Countersuit
• Calif. Utility Wants High Court Review Of FERC Plan
• John Deere Hit With Sex Discrimination Class Action
• Toshiba, Others Accused Of $1B Digital Card Cartel
• Death Row Seeks Quick Win In Dr. Dre Royalties Suit
• Attys Skimmed $1M From Genocide Deals, Suit Claims
• Smart Balance False Ad Claims Are Preempted: Judge
• MeadWestvaco Settles School Supply Antitrust Suit
• States, NYC Urge High Court To Allow GHG Suit
• EPA, Enviro Groups Seek To Stay ESA Pesticide Suit
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Freeze $58M LabCorp Merger
• Ansel Adams Trust Settles Suit Over Negatives
• Enviro Group, Calif. City Settle Sewage Spill Suit
• Judge Clips Copyright Claims In Ty Doll Suit
• Latham Reps DJO In $254M Dr. Comfort Acquisition
• Gilman Clark Adds Ex-Kilpatrick Attorney In San Diego
• Making Interstate Discovery Easier In NY
• Dole Pesticide Suit Doomed By Atty Fraud
• Chevron Wins Contract Battle Over Lead In Calif.
• Talk Radio Host's Contract Suit Heads To Arbitration
• Sirius Settles Privacy Suit With 5 States For $9.5M
• GE, Others Duck Wrongful Death Claims In 9th Circ.
• Toy Designer Hits Cepia With Trade Secrets Suit
• Calif. UBS Client Sentenced In Tax Evasion Case
• Calif. Court Flips Alleghany Fee Reimbursement Award
• 9th Circ. Affirms Coke Win In LA CERCLA Spat
• FTC Clears Golden Gate Acquisition Of Conexant
• Class Cert. Denied In Lockheed OT Suit
• Talent Agency Sues Production Co. Over 'Tori & Dean'
• Trustee, Insurers Attack Asbestos Firms' Fees Bid
• Jenner & Block Lands Dickstein Insurance Atty
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Korean Air Price-Fixing Appeal
• Betty Boop — A Threat To Licensing Programs
• Chase Arbitration Bid Fails In Appraiser OT Action
• Troubleshooting Calif.'s Health Benefit Exchange
• Ropes & Gray Lures Life Sciences Atty From Goodwin
• Investors Say Calif. Breached Property Sale Deal
• Judge Sends Calif. City Corruption Case To Trial
• Howrey Attys Scatter To Arnold & Porter, Covington
• RIM, Yamaha Settle Acacia Unit's Video IP Suit
• DOJ Says It Rightly Interpreted FCPA In Bribery Case
• Perkins Coie Adds 5 Bingham Enviro Attys In SF
• National Western Can Record Class' Calls In RICO Suit
• Hot Tub Parts Makers Settle Antitrust, Patent Spat
• MoFo Snags M&A Pro From Cooley For Calif. Office
• Orrick Settles SiRF's Negligence Claims
• Shea Settles SanDisk, Hitachi Storage Patent Suits
• Class Cert. Granted In Akeena Securities Suit
• The Vulnerability Of State Laws Favoring Unions
• Patent Holder Hits Foursquare With Infringement Suit
• 2 LCD Makers Exit Electrograph Antitrust Suit
• LA County Back On Hook For Watershed Pollution
• Charlie Sheen Springs $100M Contract Suit On WB
• Service Corp. Workers Lose Cert. Bid In Wage Actions
• 7 Tons Of Ground Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Fears
• Disbarred Lawyer Charged In $9.5M Investment Fraud
• Equinix Faces Derivative Suit Over $700M S&D Deal
• Wyde Voice, GIPS Spar Over Privilege In Contract Row
• Examiner OKs $2.6M Weiland Fee In Fremont Ch. 11
• DirecTV Seeks To Boot Quinn Emanuel From Patent Suit
• Jury Awards $1.3M In Ivy Hill Age Bias Case
• Judge Lets Industry Groups Join Energy Corridor Suit
• AstraZeneca To Pay $69M To States Over Seroquel
• Collecting ZIP Codes Could Haunt You
• Lorillard, Others Face $1.4M Hit In Asbestos Suit
• Gaims Weil Can't Ditch Wiretap Claims: Calif. Court
• Orrick, Calif. Bank Win Toss Of Bond Class Action
• TPG Associate Blasts Key SEC Witness In Trading Suit
• Allergan, Rivals Debate Competition Claims' Validity
• Windex Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Fraud Action
• Coin Graders' Antitrust Suit V. EBay, Others Tossed
• BSH Seeks To Nix Suit Over Moldy Washing Machines
• Goodwin Procter Snaps Up Bankruptcy Pro
• Honda Plan Wrong To Deny Disability Benefits: 9th Circ.
• Ex-Kinder Morgan Workers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Barclays, Buyers Rigged Bids In Del Monte Deal: Suit
• Schwab Can Face Calif. Claims In MBS Suit: Judge
• Dickstein Opens Silicon Valley Office With 6 IP Attys
• State AGs Support Health Care Law At 4th Circ.
• VeriFone Beats Securities Action Over Inflated Income
• Shareholder Blames HP Board For Recent Turmoil
• Ford Wants Out Of Antitrust Action Over Car Imports
• T-Pain Gets Quick Win In 'Luv' Song Copyright Suit
• Kaiser Unit To Settle OT Class Action For $1.1M
• NM Joins False Claims Suit Against PVC Pipe Maker
• 9th Circ. Overturns Order Barring Keyword Use
• Yoplait Buyers Win Class Cert. In General Mills Suit
• Novak Druce, Perkins Coie Pick Up Howrey IP Attys
• Staples Settles Calif. Lead Failure-To-Warn Suit
• MoFo Lures Gibson Dunn Securities Star In LA
• Alleged Real Estate Fraudster Tries To Save Defenses
• GSK Sales Reps Seek 9th Circ. Rehearing On OT Status
• Calif. Court Employees Win Appeal Over Layoffs
• 'Partridge' Star Seeks Class Status In Publicity Suit
• Woman Pleads Guilty To Wheelchair Fraud Scheme
• Impact Of Century-National Insurance V. Jesus Garcia
• Drugmakers Beat Price-Fixing Claims In Ca. Court
• Four Loko Maker Hit With Deceptive Marketing Action
• Sears, Others Sell Infringing Shoes, Skechers Claims
• GameStop Faces Action Over Deceptive Used Sales
• Gibson Dunn Reps Accuray In $277M Radiotherapy Deal
• Senate Confirms District Judges For Ill., Calif.
• AT&T Can Appeal Dismissal Of LCD Claims: Judge
• Court OKs Allianz's $100M Deal With Calif. Seniors
• General Mills Denied Judgment In Yogurt False Ad Suit
• University Of Phoenix Owner Loses High Court Cert Bid
• Tossing The 'Identical Or Nearly Identical' Standard
• Equinix Misled Investors Around $700M Deal: Suit
• Calif. Mayor Indicted On Extortion Charges
• EPA Slaps Calif. Landfill Operator With CAA Suit
• Atheros Investor Can't Halt Qualcomm Merger Vote
• Greenberg Traurig Hires Securities Pro From Manatt
• Judge Hands BEI Partial Win In $20M Coverage Suit
• Calif. Court Affirms Retrial In Sprint Fee Actions
• HP Wins Bid To Seal Docs In Laptop Defects Case
• LA Developer Says It Can't Afford Ch. 11 Legal Fees
• US, Calif. Watchdogs Probe Tech Standards Group
• Bell Micro Settles Investor Suit Over $594M Avnet Deal
• 9th Circ. Extends Ariz. Judicial Emergency
• Howrey Attys Flee To Dewey & LeBoeuf, Perkins Coie
• Chase Faces OT Action From Calif. Bank Workers
• How States Are Spearheading Chemical Regulation
• Policyholder Appeals Conseco Suit Claim Over Hikes
• Locke Lord Lures Baker's Dozen From Bullivant
• Target Settles Calif. Toxic Waste Suit For $22.5M
• CFTC Fines Fraudster $47M For Investment Scam
• Schwab Ducks Northstar Claims Over Risky Securities
• WaMu Wins Tax Refunds Off Thrift Deals In 9th Circ.
• O2 Micro Hit With Legal Fees In Converter IP Suit
• Sacramento Sewer District Targeted In CWA Suit
• EPA Deal Over PG&E Plant OK'd Despite Protest
• Lockheed, Calif. Airport Reach $2M Pollution Deal
• Elite, Others Sued Over DRAM Patents
• SF Faces ESA Suit Over Golf Course Operations
• ZIP Code Ban Puts Calif. Retailers In Legal Gray Zone
• 2 Unique Takes On Jury Waiver Clauses
• UBS Adviser Stole $3M For Cars, Hookers, Feds Claim
• Considering Cap-And-Trade Details In Calif.
• Pillsbury Picks Up 15-Member Howrey Litigation Team
• AU Optronics Takes Shot At Sharp In LCD Patent War
• LA Mall's Picket Rule Violates Free Speech, Court Says
• Ex-Calif. High Court Justice Heads To Irell & Manella
• CIT, NJ Telecom Settle Billing Fraud Suit For $16.5M
• Semiconductor Cos. Want Rambus IP Claims Stayed
• Lehman Strikes $2M Deal With American Eagle, Tribe
• TiVo-AT&T DVR Battle Stayed For Patent Re-Exam
• Acosta Merchandisers Sue Over Off-The-Clock Work
• Genesis Claws Back $6.3M For Investor Action Defense
• Coin Trade Group Exits EBay Antitrust Class Action
• Calif. Co. Chicken, Pork Pulled Amid Listeria Fears
• Ex-Mercury CFO Gets 4 Months For Tax Evasion
• One-Strike Drug Rule Not An ADA Breach: 9th Circ.
• Fulbright Picks Up 2 Litigators For LA Office
• Defamation Suit Over 'CSI' Characters Tossed
• Small Biz Group Wants Access To Bechtel Contract Info
• B&N, Rival Settle E-Reader Trade Secrets Suit
• Gov't Not Immune From Back Pay Interest: 9th Circ.
• Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Lift Prop 8 Amid Appeals
• Fund Manager Settles SEC 'Side Pocket' Suit For $14M
• Genentech Nears $2.6M Deal In IT Workers' OT Suit
• Labor Groups Urge Justices To Uphold Wal-Mart Class
• SEC Accuses Calif. Attorney Of Role In $11M Fraud
• Meter Techs Hit Wellington Power Unit With OT Suit
• Monsanto Seeks To Step Into Sugar Beet Venue Battle
• Feds Seized Evidence Without Warrant, Utility Co. Says
• PG&E Defends Gas Explosion Procedures To NTSB
• GenMark Drops Suit Over Caliper Microfluidics Patents
• ClearCorrect Faces IP, Competition Suits Over Braces
• A Look At State Court Trade Secret Stats