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California - June, 2011

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• Tortoises Can't Outrun Mojave Solar Project: Judge
• OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: Calif. High Court
• Calif. Real Estate Investors Will Cop To Bid-Rigging
• 9th Circ. Nixes Cert. Appeal In Toshiba Antitrust Action
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Daniel Floyd
• Calif. Defers Cap-And-Trade Compliance To 2013
• Spotlight On Corporate Governance Rules For Insurers
• Truckers Roll Against CR England Despite Dukes
• Venable Nabs IP Experts For LA Office
• Goodwin Reps Ansys In $310M Apache Design Buy
• Shareholder Sues Oclaro Over Earnings Forecasts
• BofA Workers Seek Records In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Target To Settle Pharmacists' Suits For $3.3M
• Judge Caps Award Sought In Wayans Bros. Copyright Suit
• Consumer Watchdog Chases Facebook To FTC
• Avis, Others Settle Secondhand Smoke Action
• White House Appeals Bankruptcy Judge's DOMA Ruling
• 9th Circ. Boots Challenge To Calif. Clean Air Plan
• Radio Flyer, Target Accused Of Fixing Wagon Market
• 'Chipmunks' Owner Claims Tribute Album Infringes IP
• Judge OKs $22M Settlement In 1031 Tax Group Suit
• Oracle Defends Expert Report In Google Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Securities Fraud Claim Against BP
• Sony Accuses LG Of Ripping Off Blu-Ray Group
• Oracle Calls HP Contract Suit A 'Publicity Stunt'
• Arent Fox Snags Former Judge From Girardi Keese
• Aon Settles OT Class Action For $10.5M
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Order Limiting Atty Privileges
• Q&A With Farella Braun's Douglas Young
• Saved From The Bell?
• Wilson Sonsini Snags Pharma Patent Pro From Foley
• Liberty Mutual Settles 1031 Embezzlement Fight For $1.7M
• WilmerHale Reps BJ's In $2.8B Sale To Leonard Green, CVC
• Oracle To Buy Data Storage Co. Controlled By Ellison
• AutoZone Hit With Race Bias, Rest Break Action
• Altera Sues LSI, Agere Over 12 Computer Patents
• Judge Keeps 'Twilight' Case Undead, Banishes It To NY
• Judge Boots Title Insurance Case To Arbitration
• NBA Star Arenas Aims To Block Ex From 'Wives' Show
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 7 Akin Gump Attorneys In LA
• 9th Circ. Says Mid-Continent Must Cover $4.5M Settlement
• Q&A With Bingham's Jim Dragna
• BNSF, Union Pacific Not Liable For Pollution: 9th Circ.
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Friend Finder Class Suit
• Apple Gets ITunes Antitrust Action Tossed
• High Court Rebuffs Jurisdiction Fight In Abbyy IP Row
• Enviro Tries To Halt Mojave Solar Project
• Apple 'Geniuses' Denied Class Cert. In Rest Break Case
• Specter Of Dismissal Raised In Lindsey FCPA Case
• 9th Circ. Denies Fees For 3 Cleared Of Securities Fraud
• Disbarred Atty Pleads Not Guilty In $9.5M Investor Scam
• EEOC Takes Abercrombie To Court Over Headscarf
• Wal-Mart May Face Multiple Classes In Sex Bias Case
• Burlington Coat Factory Settles Wage Suit For $5.7M
• Renzi Ruling May Force High Court To Address Immunity
• Calif. Appeals Court Stays Cap-And-Trade Roadblock
• High Court Won't Hear Firms' Antitrust Subpoena Fight
• Calif. Contractor Gets 4 Years For Labor Scheme
• House Bill Aims To Add 38 Judges Across Southwest
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Marcellus McRae
• Judge Rejects L'Oreal Bid To Kick Hair Serum Suit
• Bingham Fails to Win USACM Payments In 9th Circ.
• JPMorgan Units Hit With Force-Placed Policy Action
• Dispute Over Qui Tam Seals Rejected By High Court
• EX-MLB Star Can't Lower Bail In Bankruptcy Fraud Case
• Apple Strikes Deal With Sanho Over Battery Patent
• Skype Founding Member Says Bad PwC Advice Cost $1.5M
• Insurer Must Defend Stucco Maker In Defect Suit: Judge
• St. Jude Wins Injunction, Verdict Trimmed By $1.3B
• Negligence Claim Stays In San Diego's Pollution Suit
• Calif. Road Project Halted Over Impact On Frogs, Snakes
• Farmers Ask High Court To Hear Smelt Protection Suit
• Classmates.com Sued Over 'Memory Lane' Trademark
• MedioStream Accuses Microsoft Of Video Monopoly
• Fulbright Adds Energy, Deals Pros In DC, Calif.
• Morgan Peabody Auditor, Investors Resolve Ponzi Suit
• SLUSA And State Court Securities Actions
• Convicted Ex-Lampoon CEO Tries to Toss Investor Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies OT Pay To Guardians Of Troubled Kids
• Howrey Sheds Leases In Former Strongholds
• Proskauer Snags Corporate Gurus From Skadden, BLP
• Millennium Holdings Settles $8.7M Lead Paint Suit
• Novo Hit With Overtime, Break Action From Sales Rep
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Jonathan Shapiro
• Wells Fargo, BNY Say MedCap Investor Class Not Eligible
• Ashley Furniture Unfairly Uses Brando's Likeness: Trust
• 9th Circ. Says Renzi Can't Claim Constitutional Privilege
• 9th Circ. Restores Fraud Verdicts Against Gateway Execs
• Ex-TransDimension CEO Accuses Insurer Of Fraud
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Skimped On Wages: Suit
• SNR Denton Adds Ex-Jones Day Atty In Calif.
• Juicy Juice Consumers Take Ad Suit To 9th Circ.
• Constraints On Calif. Credit Card Class Actions
• Q&A With Fisher & Phillips' Regina Petty
• Apple Injunction Bid 'Probably' Will Be Denied: Source
• Jury Finds For Mattel In Board Game Ad Dispute
• Dreamworks Asks Judge To Chop 'Kung Fu Panda' Idea Suit
• Red Robin Hit With OT, Meal Break Class Action
• Winklevoss Twins Drop Fight Over $65M Facebook Deal
• Insurers Can Be Sued Directly Under ERISA: 9th Circ.
• Maguire Sued Over Ponzi-Funded Poker Winnings
• Lowe's Reaches Settlement In Pay Class Action
• Samsung Denied Look At Next IPhone, IPad In IP Row
• Unilever Wins Approval Of Settlement In Trans Fat Suits
• Applying The CAN-SPAM Act To Social Networking Sites
• Q&A With Farella Braun's Karen Kimmey
• Judge OKs Replacement Of Dead Class Rep In Paxil Suit
• Rite Aid Hit With Lawsuit Over Seating Policy
• Case Study: Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• Q&A With Durie Tangri's Ragesh Tangri
• General Dynamics Settles Suit Over Alleged Navy Scheme
• Anthem Blue Cross Settles Policy Closure Action
• SEC Seeks $3M Penalty Against Energy Startup's Agent
• Suit Says Ramona's Mislabels Burrito Sodium Info
• Infineon, Investors Strike $6M Deal In Price-Fixing Action
• Mercedes Owners Seek Cert. Over E-Class Leak Defect
• Enviros Sue Army Corps Over Calif. Tree Removal Plan
• Shred-It To Settle Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• MGM Sued Over Rights To 'Boot Camp' Story
• Standard Parking Settles Wage Actions For $4.2M
• Court Clears Luce Forward Atty Of Negligence Claim
• Sedgwick Adds Insurance Partner In San Francisco
• Q&A With Durie Tangri's Michael Page
• Chi Mei Settles Electrograph LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Lennar Settles Construction Workers' OT Class Fight
• Talking 'Timely' Removal In Multidefendant Litigation
• Best Buy Settles Calif. Discrimination Class Action
• How They Won It: Morgan Lewis Snags $577M Verdict For Asahi
• BitTorrent, Kontiki Hit With Data-Sharing Patent Suit
• Ex-Workers Hit Equinox With Class Action OT Suit
• Ford Hit With Class Action Over Cracked Tailgates
• Kiss My Face, 25 Others Sued Over 'Organic' Labels
• SmartMetrics Concedes In AmEx Card Patent Suit
• U2 Guitarist's Malibu Development Permits Denied
• BofA Tries To Toss Teller Seating Action
• J&J Faces Suit Over Benecol Cholesterol Claims
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Carolyn Kubota
• NBC's 'Earl' Didn't Infringe Screenplay: 9th Circ.
• Micron, Hynix Must Relitigate Rambus Docs Dispute
• Oracle Seeks Billions In Java IP Row With Google
• Nossaman Boosts Employment Practice With Calif. Partner
• 4 Defendants Get Jail Time In $8M OPIC Fraud Case
• Q&A With Robbins Umeda's Brian Robbins
• Fugitive Defendant Nixed From CFTC's $85M Ponzi Suit
• Court Allows Some SEC Witnesses In Juniper Suit
• Calif. Utility Fails To Block Water Slowdown
• Weil Adds Proskauer Finance Vet In Silicon Valley
• Air France Plaintiffs Lose Latest Bid To Keep Suit In US
• Auditors Can't Exit Suit Over Funds' Ponzi Investments
• HP Sues Oracle Over Software Lockout
• Turbulence — FTAIA And Air Transportation Claims
• Countrywide Can't Shake State Case In $4B Investor Row
• Haier, GE Freezers Suck Too Much Power, Buyer Claims
• Marketer Says Ex-Bryan Cave Partner Breached Contract
• Cadence Settles Securities Class Action For $38M
• 9th Circ. Reverses Remand Of Countrywide Coverage Suit
• Calif. Top Judge Slams $150M Judicial Budget Cut
• Dreyer's Falsely Marks 'All Natural' Ice Cream, Suit Says
• Judge Puts Sheen Case In Arbitration, Not Limelight
• Attys Lose Appeal Over Chemical Co. Settlement Fees
• UMG Suit Over Bing Crosby Album Tossed For Now
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Mark Flanagan
• 9th Circ. Overturns PwC Loss In OT Class Action
• Dole Offers Banana Workers Deal In Pesticide Row
• Dolby Targets RIM Over Audio Compression Patents
• Allstate Suit Over Countrywide MBS Moved To Calif.
• Calif. Judge Won't Instruct Jury On Rambus Shredding
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Mark Attwood
• Gay Judge's Decision To Nix Prop 8 Stands
• CCI Execs Target Travel Act Charges In FCPA Case
• Google Aims To Block Oracle Expert In Android IP Suit
• Army Major Pleads Guilty In Bottled Water Bribe Case
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Suit
• 'Call Of Duty' Fraud Claims Against Activision A Go
• RX-8 Owners Sue Mazda Over Stalling Defect
• Kardashians Beat $75M Suit Over Debit Card Endorsement
• 9th Circ. Stays Facebook Suit Over Twins' Cert Bid
• Bankruptcy Judge Rules DOMA Violates 5th Amendment
• Sanyo, Others Seek Dismissal Of LCD Antitrust Suit
• Feds Target PG&E Over Calif. Gas Explosion
• DOJ Subpoenas Gilead Over HIV Drugs
• Q&A With Kelley Drye's Andrew White
• ABC, Others Settle Action Over Web Privacy Breaches
• The Fate Of Global Warming Nuisance Suits
• Davis Polk Reps Vector Capital In $282M Gerber Deal
• Safeway Can't Dodge Recall Notice Class Action
• Legal Acts Can't Be Evidence In Arminak Suit: Judge
• Vivendi Unit Sues Scent Maker Over MJ Perfume
• Judge Won't Bar Northrop's State Enviro Suit V. Reuland
• Exxon Strikes Deal In Enviro Group's Waste Suit
• Calif. Utility Sues US Over Water Agreement
• Toy Co. Wins Transfer Of Defective Slide Coverage Row
• Sheen Spurns Arbitration Despite Concepcion
• Ex-NFL Players' Suit Barred By 1st Amendment: EA
• LA Can Dump Biowaste In Kern County For Now: Judge
• Semiconductor Co. Says Co-Inventor Undermined Patent
• BNSF, Dow Win $4.6M Over Calif. Cleanup
• Calif. Agency Probes AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Buy
• Q&A With Sinunu Bruni's Jim Sinunu
• Negotiated Rate Differential Meets Collateral Source Rule
• Judge Nixes Merrill Advisers' Class Action V. BofA
• Cos. Brace For Calif. Green Chemistry Program
• Judge Limits Use Of Calif. Law In Toyota Defect MDL
• Roche, Genentech Sued Over Encryption Patent
• Ex-UBS Adviser Gets 5 Years For Stealing From Clients
• Video Cameras Set To Roll In 14 District Courts
• Akin Gump Scores Jones Day Employment Atty
• Q&A With Palmer Lombardi's Thomas Lombardi
• Visa Pays $110M For Mobile Prepaid Payments Provider
• Case Study: Brantley V. NBC Universal
• Mad Scientists In The 'Laboratories Of Democracy'
• Montz V. Pilgrim Films Revisited
• Measuring The Aftershock Of AT&T V. Concepcion
• FedEx, UPS Dodge Shipping Consultant Antitrust Suit
• MasterCraft Hit With Most Of $30M Award Over Boat Design
• Judge Deems Calif. City's Utility Fees Unconstitutional
• Forever 21 Picks IP Fight With WTForever.com
• AmEx, Travel Agency Unit Face FLSA Class Action
• Nestle Says Federal Law Preempts Juicy Juice Label Suit
• Lilly Wins TRO Battle In Byetta Marketing Case
• Enviros Threaten Suit Over San Joaquin Water Pollution
• Rambus Antitrust Trial Kicks Off With Jury Selection
• American National To Pay $9M To End Class Action
• Prosecutors Seek Jail Time In $8M Agency Fraud Case
• Judge Wrongly Nixed Air Quality Suit: NRDC To 9th Circ.
• AXA Reaches $2.5M Settlement With Retired Employees
• Calif., Texas Courts Win Spots In Patent Program
• Q&A With Dorsey's Gary Gansle
• Lawyer Dad Settles SEC Insider Trading Suit
• WellPoint Buys CareMore In Reported $800M Deal
• O'Melveny Seeks Arbitration Of Sexual Harassment Claims
• Frito-Lay Sales Reps Gain Class Cert. In Pay Suit
• The Perils Of One Wrong Word In A Contract
• Consumer Wins Class Cert. In Walnut Label Suit
• Standing Under Calif.'s Unfair Competition Law
• Howrey Moves To Liquidate After Ch. 11 Conversion
• German Co. Says Apple Unfairly Blocked Its Music App
• Shareholder Blasts Yahoo Over $1B Chinese Investment
• Downey Receiver Accuses Amerifund Of $1.2M Fraud
• American Apparel Loses Bid To Combine Harassment Suits
• MoFo Sues Funai To Recover $11M In Unpaid Bills
• Q&A With Knobbe Martens' John Sganga
• CalChamber Loses Appeal Over Prop. 65 Chemicals List
• Class Action Over Sprint 4G Network Tossed
• Hair Salon Giant Nears Settlement With Calif. Stylists
• Panasonic Wants Fish Off Antitrust Suit Over Patents
• Unilever Seeks Approval Of Trans Fat Settlement
• Freescale Strikes Deal In Rambus Memory Patent Row
• Judge OKs Settlement In Suits Over SAP-Sybase Merger
• Judge Nixes 2 Race Claims By Ex-Jones Day Secretary
• Lloyd's Sues To Nix $17M Michael Jackson Policy
• TGI Friday's 'Never-Ending Shrimp' Promo Indeed Will End
• Adidas Faces Suit Over AdiPure Trademark
• Howrey Wants Bankruptcy Case Converted To Ch. 11
• Insurer Owes $5M Coverage Over Failed Deal: Patriot
• Calif. Court Reverses Kaiser Asbestos Reinsurer Decision
• Judge Bars Intervenors From EPA Pesticide Suit
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Dream Angels
• Q&A With Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re
• American Apparel Plaintiffs Seek To Keep Cases Apart
• Contractor Says McDermott Shared Secret Docs
• Dewey Reps EBay In Development Co. Magento Deal
• FDA Warns Impax Over Drug Testing At Calif. Plant
• 9th Circ. Nixes Fired Plaintiffs' Atty's Fee Claims
• Siemens Sues Samsung, LG Over LED Patents
• SEC Says Calif. Atty Stole Info On $2.8B Abbott Deal
• Madonna Escapes Deposition In Material Girl Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Tying Suit Against NBC, Others
• Home Depot Hit With $30M Suit Over High-VOC Paint
• Grupo's Aguilar Gets Time Served In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Resort Can't Shake Time-Share Owner's Mold Claims
• Calif. Assembly OKs Health Insurance Rate Regulation
• Downey Taps Land Use Pros For San Francisco Office
• Separate Meal, Rest Break Pay Required: Calif. Court
• Calif. City Settles Water Board's Sewer Overflow Claims
• Strategies For Avoiding Calif.'s Prop 65 Trap
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Is Still Alive, Despite Delays
• Calif. County Seeks To Give US Drug Price-Fixing Docs
• Q&A With Best Best & Krieger's Howard Golds
• Zicam Inventor Arrested Over Unapproved Bird Flu Drug
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Block $1.4B Southwest-AirTran Deal
• Q&A With Davis Polk's Chris Hockett
• 9th Circ. SOX Ruling May Curb More Than Media Leaks
• Calif. Court Won't Reinstate Firm In VeriSign Suit
• Case Study: Tides V. Boeing
• Cooley Hires M&A Veteran From SNR Denton
• The Trouble With Atmospheric Public Trust Claims
• Case Study: Bauman V. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
• BNP Can't Recast Vote For Meruelo Ch. 11 Plan: Judge
• Epson Can Keep Quinn Emanuel As Counsel: Judge
• Tribe Can't Force Mining Co. To Pay EPA Fines: 9th Circ.
• Occidental Wins Rehearing Of Peru Pollution Suit
• CDR Exec Says Bid-Rigging Case Belongs In Calif.
• Wiccan Chaplain Loses 9th Circ. Appeal On Prison Program
• American Apparel Urges Dismissal Of Fraud Class Suit
• Hydroxycut MDL Claims Fall Short, Judge Says
• Implications Of NEDC V. Brown
• Former EZ Lube COO Can't Slip Suit Over Disastrous LBO
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Doug Sullivan
• Judge OKs SEC Settlement With Clean Energy Startup