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California - September, 2011

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• Facebook Faces Privacy Action Over Tracking After Logout
• Calif. AG Quits Mortgage Abuse Settlement Talks
• Ex-Macy's Worker Aims To Revive PAGA Claims
• Intel Capital Pumps $20M Into Indian Startups
• Centaurus Hoards Zarlink Stock In Leadup To $525M Buyout
• K&L Gates Adds Class Action Pro From Mintz Levin
• Deschanel's $1.5M Kohl's, Madden Shoe Fight Has Legs
• Hitachi-LG To Pay $21M In Disk Drive Price-Fixing Case
• Most Of Northrop's Katrina Insurance Claims Scrapped
• Silgan Takes Pull Tab Coverage Suit To Supreme Court
• Credit Repair Co. Settles Class Action For $12.5M
• Billionaire Inventor's IP Suit Against Geico Trimmed
• The Role Of Regional Offices In The SEC FCPA Unit
• Apple Settles With E-Vendor Over IPod Headphone Patents
• Judge Trims OT Action Against Hollywood PR Firm
• Stanford Hospital Faces $20M Action Over Data Breach
• 9th Circ. Nixes Shipping Surcharge MDL
• Toyota MDL Bellwether Belongs In State Court: Judge
• Enviros To Challenge Shell's Arctic Drilling Plan
• $45M MySpace Deal Axed For Stiffing Early Stock Sellers
• Ruling Against DADT Must Be Vacated: 9th Circ.
• Travelers, Comerica Settle Dunmore Tax Fight For $13M
• Insurers Say Union Oil Can't Sue For Cleanup Coverage
• LG, Others Can't Shake State Antitrust Claims In LCD Suit
• EPA Sues Consulting Firm Over Clean Air Violations
• Kraft Buyers Lose Class Bid In Cracker False Ad Suit
• Calif. High Court Won't Halt State's Cap-And-Trade Work
• Ricoh Faces Worker Class Action Over Unpaid Expenses
• Countrywide Data Thief Gets 8 Months In Prison
• EA Can't Sack Programmer's 'Madden NFL' Royalty Suit
• Buzz Aldrin Fight Over Topps Cards Grounded
• Anthem Blue Cross Billing Policy Broke Contracts: Suit
• Netflix Can't Quash Class In Wal-Mart Antitrust MDL
• Privacy Progress: Data Breach Laws In Calif., Texas
• EPA Orders Aerojet To Fund $60M Superfund Cleanup
• Hitachi TV Buyers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Defect Row
• Naked Juice Squeezed By Suit Over All-Natural Claims
• Contact Lens Claims Preempted By FDA Regs: 9th Circ.
• Levi's Settles Jean Design IP Suit Against D&G
• Feds Try To Chart Course On FCPA Knowledge Requirement
• 9th Circ. Keeps Psystar On Hook In Apple IP Suit
• 8 Firms To Pay Heller $2.3M Over Atty Transfers
• 'LA Law' Star's Former Production Co. Enters Ch. 11
• Lehman Brass, Calif. Cities End Securities Row For $1M
• Sprint Asks High Court To Hear Termination Fee Fight
• Fox Can Keep Film Investment Co.'s $8.6M: Calif. Court
• Crate & Barrel Accused Of Wage Violations
• Dean Foods Lied About Milk's Brain Benefits: Suit
• Judge OKs Apple's Refund Deal In Faulty Adapter Suit
• How Private Are Your Private Posts?
• Ex-Taco Bell Worker Subclasses Nixed In Wage Action
• Barclays Settles Action Over Credit Card Texts For $8M
• Consumers Hang Up Alliant Robo Call Suit In $1M Deal
• Feds Lay Out Jury Instructions In CCI Bribery Case
• Dodgers Fight MLB Control, Request More Time
• Real Estate Mogul Seeks Leniency In $21M Fraud Case
• Drinks Co. Can't Nix Class In Suit Over NM False Ads
• LG Can't Ditch LCD Claims Despite Alerting DOJ To Scheme
• Judge May Drop CBS From 'Price Is Right' Pregnancy Suit
• MGA Insurers Can't Jump Into Bratz IP Fight: Judge
• Herd Of Dairy Cos. Funded Cow Killings To Fix Prices: Suit
• Wal-Mart Cites Dukes In Bid To Nix ERISA Class Action
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes $8.6M Fox Financing Suit
• Charlie Sheen Ends Warner Bros. Contract Row For $25M
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Standards For Age Bias Evidence
• Calif. Labor Official Hits ZipRealty With $17M Wage Suit
• Gaspari Nears $1M Deal Over Supplement Marketing Claims
• Safeco Can't Nix LA's Claims In $30M Water Main Suit
• MLB Tries To Eject Dodgers' Bankruptcy Counsel
• Timber Groups, Ore. Take CWA Fight To High Court
• Lindsey Rips DOJ Bid To Duck FCPA Misconduct Allegations
• Rentech Strikes $2M Deal In Stock Inflation Action
• Stan Lee's Co. Sued Over Sports Superhero Idea
• Paul Hastings Adds Bingham Antitrust Partner
• Target Clothing Infringed Fabric Maker's Design: Judge
• Luxe Condos Exaggerated Perks, Favored Celebs: Suit
• Pandora Let Private Listener Info Out Of Box, Suit Claims
• Verizon Rips Apple's Injunction Bid In Samsung IP Fight
• WL Ross, Yucaipa Take $100M Stake In Amalgamated Bank
• Boutique Says Lauryn Hill Refused To Return Clothes
• Bear Naked Hit With Class Action Over 'Natural' Labels
• US Violated Islamic Charity's Rights: 9th Circ.
• Film Fund Sues To Wrest Capital From Financier
• Isis Calls Out Santaris Over Drug Development Deals
• Apple Settles 2 Suits Over Audio System Patents
• Obama Nominates Calif. District Judge For 9th Circ.
• SCE, Calif. County Extinguish Fire Suit For $9.6M
• Jones Day Picks Up 2 Howrey IP Litigators
• Loan Servicer Chases Shady Foreclosures, Suit Claims
• 'Stay Cool' Producers Say Distributor Stole Film Profits
• Judge OKs $2.7M Deal To End Rent-A-Center Wage Action
• Care 1st Faces Patient's Suit Over Lost Data
• Kirkland Reps Vista In Thomson Reuters Risk Unit Buy
• O'Melveny Reps Lookout In $40M Fundraising
• CORRECTED: Former Band Pro Exec Cops To Hacking Rival's Email
• Oracle Estimates $1.2B In Damages In Google Dispute
• Ex-Ascent Exec Can't Bar Attys From Malpractice Suit
• McKesson Dumped Exec For Dating Co-Worker: Suit
• Suit Over Solar Energy Project Too Speculative: Judge
• Facebook Dodges Child Privacy Class Action Over Ads
• StubHub, Phillies Sued Over Ticket Resale Policies
• Alleged Hacker Arrested For Sony Data Breach
• Only 1st Domain Registration Counts Under ACPA: 9th Circ.
• Judge To Certify Class In Chase Mortgage Rate Fight
• UPS, FedEx Settle Network Signatures IP Suits
• Gotti Film Producers Say Pesci Suit Is Attention Grab
• Judge Merges Spam Suits Over Google Group Texts
• Microsemi Reaches Deal To Buy Zarlink For $525M
• Matchmaker Sues Gayle King Over Nixed 'Oprah' Gig
• ND Says EPA Exceeds Bounds Of Clean Air Consent Degree
• Skadden Reps Sage In $320M Health Unit Sale To Vista
• Paying A Price For Misclassifying Workers In Calif.
• Supplement Maker Can't Disqualify Atty: Calif. Court
• CORRECTED: Ch. 11 Trustee Will Oversee Howrey Bankruptcy
• 9th Circ. Clarifies 'Scandalous' In Discovery Row
• 'Price Is Right' Model Can't Revive CBS Civil Rights Claims
• Judge Won't Toss Fla. Antitrust Claims in LCD MDL
• BofA Wants Off Hook In Debit Card Fee Class Action
• Courtney Love Must Face 'Defamatory' Tweet Suit
• Broadcom Tells Jury Emulex Owes $5M For Infringement
• Greenberg FCPA Pro Heads To Venable
• Google Renews Email Fight In Oracle's Android IP Suit
• Time Inc. Unit Accused Of Withholding Vacation Pay
• 9th Circ. Revives Homeowners' Suit Over Foreclosures
• Arenas Takes Suit Over VH1's 'Wives' To 9th Circ.
• Apple Shakes Privacy MDL Over App Tracking
• Matrix Leads $33M Infusion For Online Retailer
• Apple Blasts 'Obfuscation' In Samsung IP Fight
• Apple Adapter Settlement Altered Over Fraud Potential
• Gores Group Adds Alpheus To Telecom Portfolio
• Rolling Stone, Us Publisher Sued Over Spam Texts
• Developments In ZIP Code Litigation Against Retailers
• Fila Toning Apparel Plaintiff Quits Federal Class Action
• Jury Hands Medtronic $101M In Spine Device IP Fight
• Richardson Malpractice Suit Sent Back To Trial Court
• Former CVS Supervisors Sue Over Unpaid OT
• Brink's Fights Class Cert. Bid In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Excelsior Spread Lies About Rival's IV Cap, Suit Says
• Ex-Ernst & Young Workers Win Class Cert. In OT Action
• Concession Workers Sue Centerplate Over Wages, Breaks
• MMWA Bars Warranty Arbitration Clauses: 9th Circ.
• SB Trust Must Arbitrate Claims In LG Antitrust MDL
• 9th Circ. Revives Toyota Warranty Suit In Split Ruling
• Kelly Services To Shell Out $3M In Interview Pay Action
• FedEx Unit Strikes $5M Deal In Drivers' Wage Action
• Charity Seeks To Nix IP Deal With Michael Jackson Estate
• Citigroup Can't Arbitrate Robo Call Action, Judge Says
• Kellogg Tries To Shake Fight Over Nutrition Claims
• Beckman Reaches $5.5M Settlement In Shareholder Suit
• NBC, Fox To Shell Out $50M In TV Game Fee Deal
• Kramer Levin Opens Silicon Valley IP Office
• Genentech Says Prior Suit Bars HGS' Antitrust Claims
• Ship Owners Strike $45M Deal Over Bay Bridge Spill
• Wendy's OT Class Action Dismissed For Now
• Ex-NFL Players Can Sue Over Licensing Payout: Judge
• Investment Co. Seeks Quick Win In $3M Coverage Fight
• LA Sues SkyTag To Block Supergraphic Ads
• 4th Defendant Charged In Citigroup Insider Trading Plot
• Class Cert. Denied In Epson Ink Cartridge Suit
• Court Joins 3 Google Investor Suits Over Illegal Drug Ads
• Chivas Player Razov Assaulted Former Trainer: Suit
• Disgorgements Can Be Discharged In Ch. 7: 9th Circ.
• Ex-VantagePoint Emerging Markets GC Joins Perkins Coie
• Calif. Court OKs Cops' Anti-SLAPP Defense In Bias Suit
• Lane Bryant Piled On Work But Shunned OT: Suit
• OpenTable Agrees To Revive Expired Deal Vouchers
• Apple Balks At Power Adapter Class Settlement
• Usher Asks Judge To Revisit 'Burn' Copyright Ruling
• Case Study: Fireman's Fund Insurance V. Front Gate Plaza
• Hulu, Analytics Co. Hit With Web Tracking Action
• MGA Hires Lead Bratz Counsel For $10M O'Melveny Suit
• USTR Mishandled Green Groups' FOIA Request: 9th Circ.
• Citibank Tries To Push Howrey Into Ch. 7
• 7 States Join DOJ Bid To Block AT&T, T-Mobile Deal
• Citing Dukes, 9th Circ. Remands Costco Class Action
• Insurer Must Cover Defamation In Ad Injury Suit: Judge
• Enviros Fail To Block $2B Calif. Power Project
• Wrongful Death Claim OK'd Over Boy's Staples Center Fall
• No Retailer Indemnity For Faulty Product Makers: Court
• Balance Bars Falsely Labeled As All Natural: Suit
• Simplifying Section 500 Of Calif. Corporations Code
• RBS, Kroger Debt Robo Calls Are Royal Pain, Suit Says
• Case Study: Seabright Insurance V. US Airways
• HP Misled Investors About Palm, PC Unit: Suit
• Patent Brokerage To Auction Off Covenants Not To Sue
• Tribune Sued Over LA Times Mag Publisher's Firing
• Jury Says Gundlach Stole Secrets But Is Owed $67M
• Most Oracle Claims Kept Alive In Google Android IP Row
• Sci-Fi Writer Seeks Destruction Of 'In Time' Movie
• Mickey Rooney Sues Over Elder Abuse, Use of Likeness
• Suits Over Google's Nexus One Consolidated
• Bingham Scores Securitization Star From O'Melveny
• Pillsbury Snares Venable Financial Services Partner
• American Apparel Fights Back Against Calif. Labor Fine
• Countrywide Loses Bid To Trim $2.6B MBS Class Action
• Private Eye Sues Over Michael Jackson Memorabilia
• Universal Unit Sues Ex-COO For Abrupt Departure
• Calif. Redevelopment Elimination — Not Yet
• Advertiser Can't Shake Facebook's Spam Suit
• SAP Unit Cops To Oracle Software Theft For $20M Fine
• Pacers Owner Dodges Ex-Employees' Wage, Bias Claims
• Northrop Must Build $20M Superfund Cleanup System
• Conseco Takes $1.9M Atty Fee Award Up With 9th Circ.
• J&J Unit To Shell Out $85M Over Bad Natrecor Labeling
• 9th Circ. Rejects Arminak Appeal In Antitrust Suit
• The Presidio Parkway's Public-Private Partnership
• Akin Gump Adds 2 Attys From Boutique Firm
• Foley Snags Experienced Energy Projects Partner In LA
• Hollywood Reporter Stole Rival Site's Source Code: Suit
• Judge OKs Talent Management Co.'s Hacking Suit
• Pandora Privacy Suit Coordinated With Google MDL
• Zooey Deschanel Too Busy To Mediate Steve Madden Fight
• Lessons From Post-Uniloc Cases
• Judge Greenlights Deal In Baby Sex Test Row
• 'Joy Luck Club' Director Sued For Dropping New Film
• Samsung Faces Class Action Over Blu-Ray Laptop Fees
• Actor Cops To Leaking 'Black Swan' Online
• 9th Circ. Remands Landfill Case, Finds No Harm To State
• TCW Asks Jury For $566M Award In Gundlach Trial
• US Probing EBay Over Alleged Stolen Craigslist Info
• Blockbuster Class Appeals Ruling In Movie Rental MDL
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Smucker False Ad Suit
• 1st Amendment Bars Sugar Makers' Suit: Corn Industry
• P&G Hit With Class Action Over Toothpaste Dispenser
• 9th Circ. Hands Unions Win In Dues Checkoff Battle
• Facebook Hires Covington Atty As Privacy Director
• TD Ameritrade Settles Data Breach Suit For Up To $6.5M
• Federal Surplus Lines Reform On The Rocks
• Judge Keeps Toyota MDL Bellwether Alive For Now
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Tribe's Gold Prospecting Suit En Banc
• Nordstrom Hit With Class Action Over Employee Seating
• Gillette Shaves Last Claims From False Ad Action
• How AT&T Stripped Exotic Dancers' Rights
• Sequenom Patent Agent Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• Infineon Denied Retrial In Voltage Regulator IP Fight
• Court Upholds Win For 'Bruno' Star In Bingo Brouhaha
• AT&T Can't Move Workers' OT Suit To Fla.: Calif. Judge
• $2M Deal Gets Judge's OK In Kinder Morgan OT Suit
• Best Buy Customers Fight For Cert. Over Price Matching
• Judge OKs $9M Deal In JPMorgan Loan Officer OT Suit
• Oracle Investor Sues Over Whistleblower's FCA Claims
• Costco Ordered To Arbitrate LCD Antitrust Claims
• Insurance Broker Can't Dodge Tom Hanks' Fraud Suit
• J-M Wants McDermott Malpractice Suit In State Court
• 9th Circ. Reduces Louis Vuitton Trademark Win To $10.8M
• Auto Lights Seller Extinguishes Price-Fixing Case For $43M
• Kilpatrick Townsend Picks Up Wilson Sonsini Atty In Calif.
• Franchisee Owes Chevron Atty Fees: 9th Circ.
• Twitter Advertiser Caught In 'Tweet' Trademark Flap
• Dolby Drops Suits After RIM Licenses Patents
• Calif. Court Tosses $12M Award In Spinach Coverage Row
• Skadden Advises Broadcom In $3.7B NetLogic Purchase
• Wal-Mart Aims To Boot Battery Fee Class Action
• Insurer, United One Accused Of Secretly Recording Calls
• Latham & Watkins Helps Bug Music In Sale To BMG
• Clarifying The Interaction Of CWA And Calif. State Law
• Can A Usury Savings Clause Save The Lender?
• Oracle, Google CEOs Ordered To Mediation In IP Fight
• Calif. Lawmakers Vote To End Employers' Credit Report Use
• Attys Hit With Injunction In Calif. AG's Mortgage Suit
• Bug Music CEO Seeks Company Equity In Contract Suit
• Ex-Meruelo CEO, President Want $3M In Unpaid Wages
• Calif. Water District Wins Docs In $35M Contract Suit
• EEOC Sues Walgreen For Firing Diabetic Cashier
• Social Workers Not Exempt From OT Under FLSA: 9th Circ.
• Motorola Faces Class Action Over Obsolete Cliq System
• TriWest Agrees To Pay $10M For Overbilling Military
• Paramount Faces Bench Trial In 'No Country' Payout Battle
• DirecTV Fee Claims Head To Arbitration After Concepcion
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Home Warranties Fight
• Foley Adds 3 Bankruptcy Partners In San Diego
• Proposing A Plan For Prop. 65
• TomorrowNow Pleads Guilty To Oracle Software Theft
• U.S. Steel Can't Get Price-Fixing Suit Canned
• Fraud Claim Nixed In Adult Row Over Kids' Flicks
• Calif. AG Hit With $1B Suit Over Atty Scam Investigation
• 'Boot Tracks' Writer Targets Thriller Producers In IP Suit
• TV Producer Cops To Stock Fraud, Conspiracy Charges
• Hospital Bigwigs Off Hook In Medicare Fraud Suit
• Ch. 11 Trustee Can't Merge Film Producer's Cos.
• DLA Piper Nabs Winston & Strawn Employment Partner
• Stanford Hospital Reveals Leak Of 20K Patients' Data
• Calif. Smart Grid Rule May Not Do Enough To Protect Data
• 9th Circ. Nixes $6M DuPont Herbicide Verdict Against US
• CORRECTED: Facebook Wants More Docs From Power Ventures In IP Suit
• Producer Can't Crash Brendan Fraser's Contract Suit
• Feds Raid Bankrupt Solar Panel Maker Solyndra
• Kashi Products Falsely Claim To Be Natural: Suit
• Tetra Tech Triumphs Over DOE Contract Partner
• Google Nabs Zagat To Boost Local Offerings
• CEQA Fireworks
• IndyMac Suit Against D&O Insurers, Directors Tossed
• ZIP'ing It Up: Insurance For Privacy Violations Claims
• SanDisk Wins Right To Appeal In Ritz Antitrust Row
• Oracle, Google Clash Over Android Patent Mediation
• Chevron Units Settle Gas Storage Suit For $24.5M
• Another 'Price Is Right' Model Sues For Harassment
• Calif. Man Cops To $14M Nascar Merchandise Sales Con
• Mont. Fails To Upend $545M Farmers Settlement
• Summit Sues Over Unauthorized 'Twilight' Website
• $10B HP-Autonomy Deal Leaves Plaintiffs Few Options
• DOJ's Top Fraud Official Joins Winston & Strawn
• Novak Druce Opens Silicon Valley Office
• 9th Circ. Clears MERS In Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Reasonable Recovery In Calif. Torts
• California Moves Closer To Shark Fin Ban
• Redbox Customers Seek Class Cert. In ZIP Code Suit
• NCAA Athletes Seek Ex-Director's Testimony In EA Suit
• A10 Sanctioned In Brocade Trade Secrets Suit
• PacketVideo Wants McKool Smith Off Spotify Suit
• KAG West To Pay $14M To End Drivers' FLSA Suit
• Xilinx Targets Patent Holder Over Semiconductor IP
• Target, Saks, Others Agree To Cut Cadmium In Jewelry
• Abbott Can't Duck $3.5M Norvir Verdict For GSK: Judge
• Nationwide Seeks To Nix Class Claims In OT Suit
• Newly Bankrupt Solyndra Slapped With WARN Action
• Teamsters Target Mexican Trucking Program In 9th Circ.
• Same-Sex Partners Entitled To Ariz. Benefits: 9th Circ.
• Heller Ehrman Goes After Wham-O For $2.3M In Fees
• Randy Quaid's Ex-Atty Shakes Conspiracy Suit
• SAG Says Film Producers Owe Actors Back Pay
• Oracle Drops Claim In IP Suit Over Google's Android
• Knife Makers Hit With False Ad Suit Over Cracked Blades
• SmartMetric Launches New Attack On Visa, MasterCard
• DOJ Fights To Save Lindsey Convictions Despite Mistakes
• EBay Can't Nix Class In Delayed Auction Listing Suit
• Vizio Seeks Dismissal Of Faulty TV Class Action
• Calif. Data Breach Notifications, Plain And Simple
• HP Settles Ink-Jet Cartridge Class Actions For $5M
• Calif. Boosts Data Breach Notification Requirements
• Judge OKs Wal-Mart's $27M Deal In Netflix Antitrust MDL
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze On Accused Insurance Fraudster
• Metal Shredder Co. Settles LA Pollution Suit For $3M
• Japanese Cos. Didn't Participate In LCD Cartel: Sharp
• Paul Weiss Reps Liz Claiborne In $85M Mexx Deal
• Alleged Hackers Plead Not Guilty In PayPal Attack
• Concrete Co. To Pay $5M For Polluting Calif. River
• Judge Keeps 'Material Girl' Trademark Suit In Play
• Strategies For Defending Against Trade Secret Suits
• TV Commercial Maker Believes Producer Stole Secrets
• Pandora Fails To Stay Suit Over Phone App Privacy
• Silicon Valley Corporate Pro Takes Team To Sheppard
• O'Melveny, Debevoise Rep AIG In Aircraft Unit IPO
• GameStop Settles Calif. Class Seating, Wage Suit
• Writer Renews Fight With Sony Over 'Death At A Funeral'
• CardioNet Can't Escape IPO Class Action
• En Pointe, Sarcom Test Limits Of CFAA In 9th Circ.
• Stunt Double Sues Warner Bros. Over 'Hangover' Crash
• Greenberg Snares Manatt Entertainment Litigator
• BofA Faces Homeowners' Class Action Over Robo Calls
• 9th Circ. Weighs NSA, Telecom Wiretapping Suits
• Duane Morris Adds White Collar Partner In San Diego
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Actions Against Google, HTC
• Cashier Drops Seating Action Against Costco
• 9th Circ. May Decide Defunct DADT's Merits
• Judge Tosses Oracle's $1.3B Copyright Win Against SAP
• McKool, Hennigan Merger Creates Tech-Savvy Trial Firm
• Event Staffing Co. Strikes Deal In Wage Suit
• Rankled Rihanna Sues Over Water Damage In $7M Mansion
• The Cost Of Calif. Cutbacks
• McDonald's, Calif. Group Settle Outdoor Smoking Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Movie Theater Antitrust Row
• Truckers Hit Cardinal Logistics With Wage Action
• Toyota Can't Force Arbitration In Prank Ad Campaign Suit