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California - April, 2011

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• Toyota Can't Put Brakes On Acceleration MDL
• Pay Up, 9th Circ. Tells Gibson Dunn In Sanctions Row
• DC Circ. Denies Aera Of Calif. Oil Leases
• Actelion Must Pay Asahi $550M In Fasudil Suit: Jury
• Feds Only After Me For My Husband: Grupo Director
• Billups' Gene Test Patents Are Invalid: Fed. Circ.
• Express To Pay $4M To End Meal, Rest Break Action
• DC Circ. Backs Calif. Emissions Regs For Carmakers
• CytoSport Pounds Monster Muscle With Trademark Suit
• Most Claims Tossed In Reggae Monopoly Suit Against UMG
• Male Cashier Hits Fry's Electronics With Sex Bias Action
• FedEx Triumphs In Split Shift Wage Suit
• Reed Smith Lures Tech Deals Pro From Gibson Dunn
• Former Valve Co. Exec Pleads Guilty In FCPA Case
• Former UBS Broker Launches Wage Action
• Expertly Navigating Federal Expert Disclosure Rules
• Panasonic, Samsung, Others Hit With Blu-Ray IP Suit
• Specific Media Ducks Class Action Over Web Privacy
• Developer Wants $80M For Allegedly Wrongful Warrant
• KBR Truckers Win Class Cert. In Arbitration Over OT
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Total In $1.4B SunPower Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives CFAA Counts In Search Firm Case
• Jury Sees Bribe Checks In Lindsey FCPA Trial
• Ex-Juniper GC Fights SEC Witnesses In Backdating Case
• Samsung Sues Apple For 4th Time Over Smartphone IP
• Kirkland Pulls In Wilson Sonsini Finance Partner
• 9th Circ. OKs Breakup Of UPS Wage-And-Hour Class
• 9th Circ. Rules For Wash. City In Salmon Stream Suit
• AT&T Mobility V. Concepcion: A Win For Class Waivers
• Godzilla Creator Drops Suit Over Honda Minivan Ad
• Judge Bars Defenses In Real Estate Fraud Suit
• Judge Strikes Down Calif. Cleanup Law
• Jurors See Insider Emails In Lindsey Bribery Case
• 9th Circ. Reinstates Finisar Derivative Case
• Asahi, Actelion Throw Final Punches In Fasudil IP Row
• Stevens O'Connell Team Movin' On Up To DLA Piper
• Charney Posted Nude Photos Of Plaintiffs: Suit
• Tellers Take Stand Against BofA's Seating Policy
• Safeway Failed To Pay Asst. Managers OT, Suit Says
• United Air Lines Ducks Disability Bias Class Action
• Plaintiff Wants Docs In Walnut False Ad Action
• Amazon Bites At Apple's Claim To 'App Store' Phrase
• Arent Fox Lands Ex-Morgan Lewis Employment Vet In LA
• Reed Smith Adds Howrey IP Pair
• FedEx, Delta Sued Over Web Communication IP
• Davis Polk Reps Smart Modular in $645M Buyout
• Starbucks Not Required To Find Plaintiff For Pot Suit
• Liberty Fails To Nix Claims In Retiree Class Action
• Pharmacist Hits Omnicare With Meal Break Class Action
• Separating Violence From Disability
• Skadden Reps Lawson In $2B Sale To Golden Gate, Infor
• Spotlight On The Pension Predicament
• AIG Resolves OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Buzz Aldrin, Topps Butt Heads Over Iconic Moon Shot
• MetLife Subpoenaed In Calif. Benefits Probe
• Akin Gump Atty Appointed To Oversee LA Dodgers
• Sharp Wants Dell NY Law Claims Nixed In LCD MDL
• Gibson Dunn Reps ValueClick In $70M Greystripe Buy
• Baxter, CSL Look To Nix County's Blood Plasma Suit
• Jeffer Mangels Botched OT Action Defense: Ex-Client
• Calif. Money Manager Banned From Selling Stock
• Conseco To Pay $3M To End Annuity Fraud Suit
• Ernst & Young OT Action Should Stay In NY: Judge
• LA, Suburb Cry Fraud Over $300M Housing Projects
• HD Supply, Home Depot Lose Bid To Nix FCA Suit
• FedEx Fights 'Split Shift' Wage Class Action
• Yahoo Buys TV Networking Co. IntoNow
• A New Theory Of Liability In Calif.
• FTC Clears Schwab's $1B OptionsXpress Deal
• Orrick Reps BrightSource In Planned $250M Solar IPO
• Mayer Brown Gets Patent Atty Back From Sheppard Mullin
• Cashing In On DOD's Legacy Of Contamination
• Morgans Sheds Debt With $137M Sale Of Tony LA Hotel
• St. Jude Wins $2.3B Verdict In Trade Secrets Trial
• Kellogg Food Donation Deal Unfair To Class: Customer
• Calif. Nets $17M For Seniors In National Western Case
• Whisteblower Suit Against Home Depot Beats Dismissal Bid
• Innovation Gets MGA False Statements Suit Nixed
• NFL's Bears Want Ex-Players' Contract Claims Sent To Ill.
• John Hancock Settles Claims Over Unpaid Benefits
• American Apparel Buoyed With $43M Bailout
• FTC Won't Bar LabCorp's $58M Westcliff Tie-Up
• BofA Escapes Suit Over $17B In Countrywide MBS
• Panda Restaurant Chain Faces OT Action In Calif.
• Genentech Sues Sandoz Over Generic Valcyte
• Sedgwick Adds Ex-Howrey IP Litigator
• Tyco Unit Slapped With Wage Action In Calif.
• SEC Says Marketing Co., 3 Execs Ran $10M Fraud
• Mattel, MGA Sling Mud After $88M Bratz Verdict
• Police Cadet Lost Job Over Sex With Boss, Suit Says
• Reed Smith Adds Howrey Insurance Attys In LA
• Judge Clarifies 'Foreign Official' In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Broadcom Fights To Stall Rambus Chip Patent Spat
• Big Firms Look To Gain Foothold In LA
• Calif. Calls On Blue Shield To Explain 38% Rate Hike
• Sanofi Free To Appeal Genentech Patent Ruling
• Hershey Settles Sales Rep Overtime Action
• Weinsteins Sue Over Rights To 'Crow' Remake
• GSK, Scottrade Settle IP Suits Over Navy Technology
• Cisco Execs Face Derivative Suit Over $5.7B Buyback
• Maxtor Nets Win In Defective Disk Drive Action
• Mattel Stole MGA's Bratz Trade Secrets, Jury Says
• Judge Says Jailed Homestore CEO Must Pay Investors
• Jury Verdict In Epic Bratz Battle Reached
• Godiva Strikes $1.25M Deal In 2nd Calif. OT Suit
• MLB Takes Over LA Dodgers Operations From Team Owner
• EchoStar Wins $214M Judgment In Piracy Suit
• Judge Won't Approve Samsung's $32M Tube Cartel Fine
• Calif. Cos. Tackle Emissions Despite Setbacks To GHG Law
• LG Can't Dodge Sony IP Suit Over Phone, Blu-Ray Tech
• Inge Negligence Suit Against Gibson Dunn Revived
• Jackson Memorabilia Seller Can't Shake Estate IP Suit
• Toro, Sprinkler Co. End Antitrust, Merger Fraud Fight
• Charles Schwab Shareholders' MBS Action Tossed
• Dewey Reps EBay In Mobile Ad Provider Buy
• Perkins Snags Bingham, Patton Boggs, DLA Enviro Attys
• Va., Nev., NM Slap Pipe Maker With Fraud Suit
• Apportioning CERCLA Costs Post-Burlington Northern
• Enviro Sues DOD For Sewage Spills At Marine Base
• Dr. Dre Prevails In Death Row Royalties Suit
• SD Convention Center Slams Vendor's Antitrust Proof
• 'Happy Days' Stars Sue CBS, Paramount For $10M
• No New Trial For Former InterMune CEO
• King & Spalding Adds Ex-Orrick Patent Atty In Calif.
• T-Mobile Latest To Sling Arrow In LCD Antitrust Suit
• McDonald's Tries To Fry Happy Meal False Ad Action
• High Court Weighs EPA's Purview In GHG Emissions Suit
• AUO, Execs Fail To Escape Price-Fixing Charges
• Calif. Longshoremen Accuse PMA Of Disability Bias
• Funeral Trust Bilked $14M From Customers: Calif. AG
• Kyocera Resolves Fight Over Wireless Patents
• EBay Wins FTC Approval For $2.4B GSI Buy
• MBT Poaches 7 From Sedgwick, Long & Levit, Barber
• Zumba Fitness Steps Up IP Enforcement
• Philip Morris Snuffs Out Class Cert. In Smokers' Suit
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Seagate In $1.4B Samsung Deal
• Big Lots Managers Fail In OT Class Cert. Appeal
• Woman Drops Beef Over Taco Bell Labeling
• How Review Standards Changed Cap-And-Trade In Calif.
• Defense Absent As St. Jude Trade Secrets Trial Begins
• Twins Seek Rehearing In Facebook Settlement Suit
• Apple Claims Samsung Galaxy Copies iPhone
• "Dallas" Actor Drops Vacated $11M FINRA Award Appeal
• 9th Circ. Pares State Claims In Airline Antitrust Suit
• Investors Sue National Semiconductor Over $7B TI Deal
• Judge Nixes Mattel's Fraudulent Transfer Suit V. MGA
• Suits Force Celera's Hand On $344M Merger With Quest
• Wal-Mart Buys Social Media Platform Kosmix
• Hunton & Williams Snags Two Former Howrey Attys
• Chemical Makers Want Say In EPA Pesticide Suit
• Small Biz Group Sues HUD Over Lockheed Contract Info
• Yamaha Gets 4th Calif. Win Over Alleged Rhino Defects
• Palm Settles Calif. OT Action For $1.9M
• Calif. Appeals Court Refines Off-Duty, OT Standards
• Ace Seeks To Avoid Coverage In Quanta Wildfire Suit
• 'Love And Other Drugs' In Real Life
• Welcome To The New Law360
• LA Cops Say Brass Tore Up OT Sheets
• Ex-MLBer Dykstra Arrested For Bankruptcy Fraud
• K&L Gates Snags 2 Manatt Phelps Partners In Calif.
• Biotech Co., Mintz Levin Settle Suit Over Patents
• CVS Pays $17.5M To End False Claims Act Suit
• Lindsey Fails To Nix Evidence In FCPA Trial
• Calif. Dam Proposal Nixed For Insufficient Analysis
• HP Fights Class Cert. Bid In Stock Transfer Suit
• Chase Presses For Arbitration In Appraiser OT Action
• AUO, Sharp Settle LCD Patent Suits
• Calif. Court Lets P&G Fight Align Suit On Home Turf
• Korean Search Co. Slaps Google Over Android Settings
• Caltech Settles OT Class Action For $1.7M
• Ex-InterMune CEO Gets House Arrest For Drug Claims
• Davis Wright Nabs Wildman Harrold New Media IP Atty
• Insiders Press Kappos For Silicon Valley USPTO Post
• ConocoPhillips Dodges Union 76 Rent-Hike MDL
• BEI, Insurer Settle $20M Gold Theft Coverage Suit
• Calif. High Court Tosses Solar Project Challenge
• FDA Recalls Radiation Shield That Sheds Tungsten
• 9th Circ. Renews Case Over E&Y Role In $2.2B Scandal
• Axcan To Pay Up To $230M For Rival Mpex
• IT Worker Hits Xerox With $50M OT Action
• Jackson Lewis Adds Bullivant Houser Employment Atty
• Gibson Dunn Fights EnCana Suit Sanctions In 9th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Settles Latino Workers' Harassment Suit
• Align Buy Of Dental Scan Co. Isn't Crooked, FTC Says
• The New Frontier Of NIMBYism
• Ex-NFL Players Hit Union With New Licensing Action
• Ex-Sen. Edwards Won't Testify In Hollywood Atty Trial
• Apple Sued Over Fees For Virtual Products In Games
• High Court Asked To Review 9th Circ. IPO Ruling
• Calif. Wades Into Sutter Health Insurance Fraud Suit
• Fulbright Nabs Howrey Enviro Atty For LA Office
• Lawyers Trade Blows Over Asahi, Actelion Trial Conduct
• Rice Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Keep $13M Suit Out Of Iraq
• UK's Permira To Acquire BakerCorp For $960M
• Quest's $344M Celera Buy Averts Antitrust Hurdle
• Insurers Carp Over $7M Fish Poisoning Suit
• Medical Group Kept Egg Prices Low, Donor Claims
• Nestle Seeks To Junk Breakfast Drink False Ad Action
• Judge Grants Class Cert In Hair Products Suit
• Suit Seeking To Rescind Toyota Settlements Survives
• 9th Circ. Tosses Chip Co. Investors' Fraud Action
• Guacamole False Ad Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• National Semiconductor Investor Sues Over $6.5B TI Bid
• Calif. Seeks Scrutiny Of Nuclear Power Plants' Safety
• 9th Circ. Sides With Workers In Housing Deduction Case
• Disney Can't Dodge Interference Claim In Patent Suit
• FDIC Seeks Dismissal Of WMI Reconveyance Actions
• Marvell Execs Sue Goldman Over Alleged $100M Fraud
• Levi's EU Claim Tossed In Trademark Fight
• Wish They All Could Be Calif. Suits
• Dewey Lures Tech Deals Pro From Fulbright
• Howrey Bankruptcy May Cause Headaches For Ex-Attys
• Playtex Loses Bid To Stop Rival Diaper Pail Ads
• States Ordered To Amend LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• 9th Circ. Upholds Facebook Deal With ConnectU Twins
• SEC Sets FCPA Sights On Silicon Valley
• DC Comics Loses Bid For 'Superman' Heirs' Docs
• Lowenstein Scores Blakely Sokoloff Patent Group
• 9th Circ. Affirms Bar On Ariz. Immigration Law
• Sony Settles With Alleged PlayStation 3 Hacker
• SEC Says Real Estate Fund Trafficked Bad Mortgages
• Mattel, MGA Fight Final Brawl Over Bratz Rights
• Quest Settles Suit Over Unpaid Cell Phone Expenses
• Wireless Device Maker Faces Car Tracking IP Suit
• Calif. Judge Nixes CBD Legal Fees Award
• Abbott To Pay $52M To Norvir Direct Purchaser Class
• MDL Panel Keeps Quaker Trans Fat Actions Separate
• Judge Approves Toys R Us Settlement In OT Class Action
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Perkins Coie Corporate Atty
• Kikka To Pay Sushi Chefs $2.5M In FLSA Action
• Green Groups Appeal Delta Smelt Ruling To 9th Circ.
• AATI, Linear Settle Voltage Regulator Patent Fight
• Air Suit Against EPA Stayed For Settlement Talks
• Small Biz Group Sues DOD Over Raytheon Records
• DOJ Signs Off On Google's ITA Deal, With Conditions
• Protecting Trade Secrets In Nanotech Info Requests
• HP, Cisco, Others Sued Over Phone Patent
• US Targets HSBC Over Offshore Indian Accounts
• Hedge Funds Want Suit Over Ponzi Losses Shifted
• Delta Global Misled Investors, Inflated Assets: SEC
• Ex-Sales Exec Stole Trade Secrets, HP Says
• Intel Dodges Class Action Over Benchmark Practices
• FindLaw Writer Hits Reuters With OT Class Action
• Senate Panel Sends Liu Nomination For 3rd Vote
• 9th Circ. Says River Prospecting Doesn't Violate ESA
• 2 Broker Execs Slammed Over $2M In Missing Premiums
• New Calif. Drinking Water Regs Could Come With Costs
• Shareholder Suits Over Genoptix Sale Consolidated
• Blinded Mexican Patients Can Bring US Suit: 9th Circ.
• DuPont Says Chemical Co. Sold Pigment IP To Chinese
• Ex-Deloitte Partner's Wife Admits To Obstructing SEC
• Corbis Aims For Quick Win In TV Star's Image Use Suit
• 4 Orrick Pros Head To New Dechert Office In LA
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects 49ers Stadium Challenge
• Kilpatrick Licensing Pro Decamps To King & Spalding
• Giving Teeth To A Repeat-Filing Statute
• Latham & Watkins Nets Wilson Sonsini IP Group
• Amway To Pay Up To $20M In Gift Card Class Action
• Kelley Drye Picks Up LA Office With Merger
• Cisco Execs Face Suit Over Alleged Stock Inflation
• Schwartz V. Poizner: Potential Game Changer
• Night Law School's Contract Suit Trimmed For Now
• Former EZ Lube Owners Can't Shake Suit Over LBO
• A Survey Of Employment Arbitration Clause Cases
• Is It Material? Depends On Who You Ask
• JPMorgan Wants Teller OT Actions Merged
• Court Favors Malibu In Environmental Review Spat
• Fishery Group Casts CWA Suit Against Trilore
• Apple Patent Suit Over IPhone Accessories Survives
• Calif. Court Reverses Fee Award In RJ Reynolds Ad Row
• Judge Moves Spanair Crash Litigation Out Of US
• Fenwick Adds Ex-Howrey Patent Litigator
• EPA, 49 Parties Settle Calif. CERCLA Claims For $1.2M
• Ex-PR Exec Gets 16 Months For Insider Trading
• Exotic Dancers, Clubs Reach $10M Deal In Wage Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Drinking Water Plan
• Fenwick Advises Diamond In $2.3B Pringles Purchase
• 7 Ways To Avoid Privacy And Data Security Trouble
• Judge Bars Foreign Plaintiffs From Toyota MDL
• Travelers Freed From Defending Centex In Defect Suits
• Dell Resolves Repair Service Suit For $30M
• Yamaha Escapes 3rd Rhino ATV Suit In Calif.
• Movie Studios Hit DVD Streaming Co. With IP Suit
• Jones Day Reps Texas Instruments In $6.5B Deal
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Apax In $2B Epicor, Activant Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Raytheon Discrimination Suit
• Wells Fargo Sued Over Expenses Reimbursement
• Judge Nixes 'Foreign Official' Challenge In FCPA Case
• Universal Denied Quick Win In Ringtone Copyright Case
• Ex-Juniper GC Must Answer SEC In Backdating Case
• Chevron, Others Sued Over Groundwater Contamination
• Rick James' Trust Freaks Out Over UMG Royalties
• Manatt Snags Insurance Vet From Dickstein Shapiro
• BSC Poached Worker Suit To Move Forward In Calif.
• Kwikset Ruling To Reignite False Ad Suits By Rivals
• Volcom Says Jay-Z's Roc Nation Infringes Mark
• Morgan Lewis Beats Myriad France Disqualification Bid
• American Apparel Eyes Ch. 11 Amid Deep Losses
• HIF, BizBiotech Must Face IP Claims In Federal Court
• Combating Junior Lawyer Fallout — Part II