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California - October, 2011

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• Calif. Court Tosses Pay-For-Delay Suit Over Bayer's Cipro
• Hospital Must Bargain With Nurses' Union: 9th Circ.
• Mont. Intervenes In $565M Farmers Settlement
• Energy Co. Targets Girardi Keese In $600M Malpractice Suit
• Amylin Can't Block Lilly's Rival Drug Sales: 9th Circ.
• Kardashian Mom's Reps Say Facelift Suit Belongs In Calif.
• 9th Circ. Withdraws TV Bundling Class Action Dismissal
• PJC Adds Hyundai, Kia As Targets In Patent Suit Spree
• Vista Snaps Up Legal Software Co. Mitratech
• Hells Angels Drop Amazon From T-Shirt Infringement Suit
• Ex-Macy's Worker Can't Get PAGA Claims Back On Track
• LinkedIn Doubles Space Of Calif. Headquarters
• MPG Sells Office High-Rises To Beacon For $45M
• Judas Priest Singer Owes Ex-Manager $10M: Suit
• Bimbo Bakeries Settles Calif. Action Over Rest Breaks
• MTV, CW Want 'Plain Jane' Idea Theft Claims Tossed
• Patent Co. Seeks Kleiner Perkins' Intel On Google, AOL
• High Court Won't Hear Boeing Workers' Media Leak Case
• Perkins Coie Adds Ex-Bingham Environmental Guru
• 'Reba' Creator Sues Fox TV Over Cut Of Profits
• Home Depot To Pay $3M To End FCA Suit Over Imports
• Apple, Others Must Produce DOJ Docs In Pay-Fixing Suit
• Cop Reality Show Pitchman's Contract Suit Shot Down
• USC Focuses Ire On Eye Institute Over Lease Permits
• Accel Picks Up $94M In Venture Funds
• Marley Label Slams Judge's UMG Antitrust Suit Ruling
• DVD Streaming Co. Settles Movie Studios' IP Suit For $2M
• NBC Can't Evade 'To Catch A Predator' Privacy Dispute
• Sci-Fi Author's Estate Seeks 'Adjustment Bureau' Payout
• LA Asks High Court To Nix River Pollution Ruling
• Pharmacies Bring Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Suit To High Court
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Atty Takes Aim At Firm Over SEC Probe
• 9th Circ. To Review CFAA Counts In Worker Data Theft Case
• SoCalGas Can't Take Down Natural Gas Monitoring Rule
• Melissa Joan Hart's Ex-Manager Wants TV Commissions
• Seven Arts Won't Be Sanctioned In Film Copyright Case
• Patton Boggs Leads Opus Bank In $100M Capital Injection
• 8 Calif. Property Investors Admit To Bid-Rigging Scheme
• AT&T Store Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Wolf Rifkin Picks Up Patent Group From Brooks Kushman
• Avago, STMicro Resolve Antitrust Suit Over Optics Patent
• Bristol-Myers Can't Shake Suit Over Kickbacks Scheme
• Yelp Dodges Extortion Class Action
• Ex-Calif. City Chief Could Face FCA Claim In Fraud Suit
• San Francisco's Cellphone Warning Law Put On Hold
• Facebook Ducks Action Over Friend Finder's Use Of Names
• RIM Faces Class Actions Over BlackBerry Outage
• Digital Film Expiration Date Dupes Buyers, Suit Claims
• Wal-Mart Workers Limit Sex Bias Case To Calif. Claims
• Gamers Want Protected EA-NFL Memo In Antitrust Action
• NY Judge Keeps Sony's Calif. Hacking Coverage Suit Alive
• LA Times Sued Over Unwanted Subscription Calls
• Lincoln Scoops Up Calif. Office, Retail Complex For $76M
• Firm Added Itself To Patent Suit To Change Venue: USPTO
• LCD Screen Makers Can't Nix MetroPCS' Price-Fixing Claims
• Prysm Hits $100M Mark In Funding For LPD Screens
• Consumer Class Certified In Calling Card Fraud Action
• Microsoft Dodges Newly Revived Spell-Check IP Dispute
• Levy Stern Can't Shake Ex-Union Workers' Malpractice Suit
• Judge Will Hold Oracle V. Google IP Trial In Phases
• Insurer Sued Over Coverage For Defective Pipe Suits
• 'Just Dance' Creators Can't Shut Down New Game's Debut
• GameStop Wants Text Ad Suit Moved To Texas
• DC Comics' Superman Rights Suit Withstands Dismissal Bid
• Bankrupt Ministry Taps University For $50M Cathedral Buy
• Commerzbank Pares Suit Over $275M Movie Loan
• Class Action Targets Trader Joe's 'All Natural' Foods
• LSI To Pick Up SandForce For $322M
• DLA Piper Adds Luce Forward REIT Pro
• No Receiver For National Lampoon In Suit Over $9M Fraud
• Diesel Managers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Jafco Helps Mobile Tech Developer Sencha Rake In $15M
• Calif. AG Goes After Bottles Touted As Biodegradable
• Mazda Stuck With RX-8 Stalling Defect Action
• Calif.'s High Speed Rail — On Track For 2012
• Video Game Co. Investors Settle EA Merger Suit For $5M
• Eli Lilly Settles Suit Over Generic Prozac Suicide Risk
• Levi Strauss Pockets Former Williams-Sonoma GC
• SunCal's Contract Claims Preserved In Calif. City Dispute
• Ex-Orrick Atty To Launch Marten Law Office In SF
• Ascent Exec's Conflict Suit Fails To Show Harm: Proskauer
• 9th Circ. Revives Rio Tinto Human Rights Suit
• TCW Expert Says Gundlach Owes $82M In Royalties
• Tennenbaum GC Leads Firm Through Regulatory Maze
• Doggie DNA Tester Growls At Rival's Patent Claims
• SkyWest Ticket Agents Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• LA Sues Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel Over Giant Ads
• Accel-KKR Invests In Scientist Networking Co. Expansion
• Real Estate Fraudster Cops To Conspiracy In $70M Deal
• Allstate's Federal Claims Nixed In Countrywide MBS Suit
• Dodgers' Unsecured Creditors Join Rally Against TV Deal
• Film Producer Wins $3.4M In 'Just Friends' Contract Fight
• Lehman Ends Loan Spat With Developer SunCal
• T. Rowe Price, Others Help Workday Raise $85M
• Dykstra, Feds Want Fraud Trial Pushed To March
• Judge Won't Allow Appeal Of DirecTV Arbitration Order
• Visa Hangs Up Call Recording Class Action For $18M
• Kennedy Wilson Buys $1.8B UK Loan Portfolio
• Oracle Pays $1.5B For Cloud-Based Customer Service Co.
• Actor Bleu, Film Cos. Duck Fraud Claims In $12M Loan Suit
• SEC Wants Fenwick & West Booted From Insider Trader Suit
• Calif. Worker Misclassification Law Will Spur Suits: Attys
• Black Eyed Peas Copyright Suit Goes Boom
• 9th Circ. Backs Insurer's Win In Ventana IP Defense Row
• Latham Reps Mattel In $680M Thomas & Friends Co. Buy
• Sony, Columbia Battle Author's 'Premium Rush' IP Suit
• Israeli Solar Tech Co. Lands $37M From US Investors
• Patent Law Limits On False Marking Suits Legal: Judge
• Ernst & Young To Try Again To Halt Ex-Workers' OT Suit
• MillerCoors, Nestle, Insurers Sued Over Navy Tech IP
• Google Tries To Limit Damages In Oracle Patent Row
• Calif. Court Sends Forever 21 OT Suit To Arbitration
• Sun Healthcare Didn't Pay Nursing Home Workers OT: Suit
• T-Mobile, Calif. City Agree On Cell Tower Sites
• Countrywide's Mozilo Says MBS Claims Came Too Late
• Calif. Truckers' Wage Case Preempted By US Law: Judge
• Old Testimony Out Of Bounds In NCAA Antitrust Suit: Judge
• DLA Piper Life Sciences Partner Jumps To Fenwick
• Family Lets MGM Off Hook In 'Boot Camp' Contract Suit
• Synthesis Energy Denied Early Exit From Investor Suit
• Ex-Irell Partner's Sex Bias Suit Goes To Arbitration
• MGA's Bratz Antitrust Suit Nixed In Mattel Battle
• Lewis & Roca Guides IMT's $8M Townhome Purchase
• Oracle Can Use Google Email In Android IP Suit: Judge
• Judge Won't Move NJ Nutella Class Action To Calif.
• SF Puts Cellphone Radiation Law On Hold Amid Legal Fight
• Judge Greenlights $25M Deal In Auto Lights Antitrust MDL
• Cozen Roped Into $900M Poker Fraud Class Action
• Calif. Law Should Apply In Fatal Toyota Wreck Case: Atty
• Ex-UCB Execs Deny Fraud Over Loan Losses
• Barg Coffin Snags White Collar Pro From San Fran DA
• Rutan Helps Western In $95M Housing Complex Deal With Trecap
• Qwilt Gets $24M Boost From Tech Investors
• IBM Beats IT Worker's Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Politician Scolds Google Over Apps Implementation
• Chase Clients Win Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit
• Cisco Boosts VSP Offerings With $99M BNI Video Buy
• Culling Class Action Waivers Under Magnuson-Moss
• Kulik Guides Kennedy Wilson In $111M LA Property Buy
• JPMorgan Strikes $9M Deal In Wage-And-Hour Action
• Atty Barred From Misleading Mortgage Lawsuit Clients
• Rambus Jury Wants More Info In DRAM Antitrust Trial
• 'Hustle And Flow' Producer Sues Paramount For $20M
• General Mills Dodges Total Cereal False Labeling Suit
• Christie's, Sotheby's Stiffed Artists On Royalties: Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Contractor's Bribery Convictions
• Kmart Reaches Deal To Pay Workers For Unused PTO
• Paul Hastings Helps TriplePoint Raise $1B
• Apple Patent In Samsung Fight May Be Invalid: Judge
• High-Stakes Oracle, Google Android IP Trial Postponed
• Calif. Man To Pay CFTC $7M Over Ponzi Scheme
• Firsthand Technology Grabs $1.6M Stake In Facebook
• Auditors Can't Shake $50M Suit Over Alleged Fraud Miss
• VC Firms Boost Indian Online Crafts Retailer
• Calif. Court Clears Warner Bros. In Boat Injury Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class In BNY Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• 'The Hills' Staffer Slams MTV In Sexual Harassment Suit
• CBS, Paramount Beat 'Happy Days' Stars' Fraud Claims
• Restricting Credit Report Use For Employment Purposes
• Enviros Sue Union Pacific, BNSF Over Air Pollution
• 9th Circ. Kills Some Mont. Insurance Claims Under HIPAA
• UniFirst Resolves OT Class Action With $2.6M Deal
• Customer Service Rep Says U-Haul Shorted Workers On Pay
• Apple's Antitrust Claims Struck From Samsung IP Fight
• Dropbox Nets $250M In Funding Led By Index Ventures
• Ex-Deloitte Partner May Escape Insider Trading Suit
• Disneyland Teeming With Toxic Lead, Enviro Group Says
• Developer Newport Wins $50M In Hollywood Contract Fight
• Fry's Electronics Seeks $65M From Ex-VP Over Kickbacks
• Accenture, Guidewire End Insurance Software IP Feud
• Sony Gets Patent Holder's Video Tech Suit Booted
• Alleged $65M Real Estate Fraudster Settles With SEC
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Fish & Richardson IP Litigator
• GNC, Protein Bar Maker Settle False Labeling Action
• Judge Axes $5M In Attys' Fees From Toyota Headlight Suit
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Coverage For AFA Investor Claims
• Blackstone Unit Inks 27 Retail Leases Ahead Of Holidays
• Avis Budget Agency Operators Sue Over Pay Practices
• Ares, GE Capital Devote $7.7B To Lending Program
• Ticketmaster Strikes $16M Deal Over Fan Scam Claims
• Case Study: City Of Stockton V. BNSF Railway
• NRRA — Not A Surplus Lines Panacea
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hit With Seating Class Action
• Facebook Tracking Plaintiffs Ask MDL Panel To Join Suits
• Ex-Ascent Exec. Accuses Co. Of Forcing Him To Quit
• Conceptus Scores $18.8M Victory In Hologic Patent Fight
• Judge To Nix Whole Foods Seating Suit Over PAGA Doubts
• Countrywide Wants Competition Claims Cut From OT Suit
• Alleged Hacker Pleads Not Guilty In Sony Data Breach Case
• Ex-Deloitte Partner's Wife Settles SEC Suit For $1M
• AIG, BofA, Others Seek Exit From $137B Bailout Suit
• Group Challenges Calif.'s Out-Of-State Atty Ban
• Jacket Makers Infringed 'Twilight' Copyrights: Judge
• 26 States Ask High Court To Hear Logging Runoff Fight
• Man Says 'Hangover' Sequel Ripped Off His Life Story
• La-Z-Boy Rocked By Managers' OT Action
• JPML Won't Join Avalon Suit To Toyota Acceleration MDL
• Twombly Bars Engineers' Wage-Fixing Suit: Apple, Others
• Davis Polk Advises Roche In $230M Deal To Buy Anadys
• Judge OKs $1.2M Deal In Hartford Wage Class Action
• Enviro Sues SoCal Gas Over Water Contamination
• Dr. Dre's Headphones Co. Settles Trade Dress Suit
• Travelers Fights Gateway D&O Coverage In 9th Circ.
• Ex-Empire Land CEO Wants Paul Hastings Off Ch. 7 Case
• National Enquirer Publisher Hit With Action Over Late Pay
• FDIC's $48M Imperial Claim To Stay In Bankruptcy Court
• Allianz Can't Duck RICO Claims In False Marketing Suits
• Amgen Asks 9th Circ. To Undo Shareholder Class Cert.
• 9th Circ. Upholds Marine's Sentence In Export Case
• Log Cabin Republicans Urge 9th Circ. To Revisit DADT
• Ocean Spray Counterclaims Quashed In Pom False Ad Suit
• Ex-Pegasus CFO Gets 33 Months For Stock Fraud
• The Year So Far In FTAIA
• Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Emulex, Broadcom IP Suit
• Artemis Strikes $62.5M Deal In AIG Fraud Suit Over Sale
• NFL, Helmet Maker Sued Over Retirees' Head Injuries
• Investor Wants 9th Circ. To Nix $3M Bear Stearns Award
• Judge Scraps Army Vet's 'Hurt Locker' Suit
• US Gets 9th Circ. On Its Side In Market-Rate Energy Fight
• Centurion Shores Up Biotech Outfit With $10M Investment
• WL Homes Nailed With Suit Over Widespread Defects
• Monroe Pics Belong To Estate, Not Photogs, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Upholds Ex-Brocade CEO's Backdating Conviction
• TCF Steers Into Auto Loan Market With Gateway One Deal
• Farmers Cheats Clients On Flooring Damage Claims: Suit
• Ex-Jones Day White Collar Partner Starts New Firm
• O'Melveny Cuts Deal With MGA In $10M Fee Dispute
• ConAgra GMO False Marketing Actions Joined In Calif.
• Judge Shuts Down Investor Suit Over Nvidia Chips
• No Review Needed For Feds' RV Rule Changes: 9th Circ.
• Ameriprise Wage Action Taken Down By Concepcion
• 99 Cents Only Shareholders Call $1.6B Deal Too Cheap
• Wham-O Reaches Deal With Heller Ehrman Over Unpaid Fees
• LA Idol Pocket Designs Barred For Now In Copyright Suit
• Employers Suing Workers Shouldn't Pay Costs: Calif. Court
• 'Columbus Day' Film Co., Producer Settle Financing Row
• 377K Pounds Of Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Risk
• Burger Chain Burned Workers On OT, Meal Breaks: Suit
• Fight Over 'The Mechanic' Profits Won't Go To Arbitration
• Feds Accuse Fla. Man Of Celebrity Email Hacking
• JPML Merges Robocalls Claims Against Encore
• Coca-Cola Pay Stubs Left Out OT Records, Workers Say
• JPML Won't Unite UBS Wage-And-Hour Class Actions
• Insurance Firm Bilked Claims Examiners Of OT Pay: Suit
• Countrywide Borrowers Lose Class Bid In Toxic Loan Suit
• USPS Must Face Inspectors' OT Class Claims: Judge
• Cleary Helps Warburg Acquire Aerospace Supplier
• Insurers Could Be Off Hook In Calif. ZIP Code Suits
• Jessica Alba Claims Belly Bandit Swiped Her Likeness
• Google, TPG, Others Invest $15M In DNA Data Firm
• SciClone Shells Out $2.5M To Investors Amid FCPA Probes
• Ex-Costco Managers' Class Cert. Bid Denied In OT Suit
• Venable Adds Advertising Pro To IP Practice
• Ex-Cadence Execs Push For $38M Settlement
• Bellwether Case In Toyota Defect MDL Heads To Trial
• JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank Settle With TeleNav Investors
• UMG Wants Ex-Eminem Producers' Hands Off Royalties
• Ex-United Commercial Execs Charged With Fraud
• Amylin Calls For Lilly Marketing Injunction In 9th Circ.
• San Diego Wildfire Insurance Suit Will Stay In Calif.
• Strippers Hit LA Club With Class Action Over Pay
• Box.net Snags $81M In VC Funding To Expand Cloud
• MGA Fights To Keep Bratz Antitrust Case Alive
• Diamond McCarthy Atty Tapped To Lead Howrey Ch. 11
• Former Juniper GC Settles SEC Backdating Case
• Twitter Strikes Deal With App Maker In 'Tweet' Mark Fight
• Clover Holdings Picks Up Phone Recycling Co.
• Calif.'s Warrantless Cellphone Searches Remain Legal
• Akin Gump Sued By Ex-Client Over LA Billboard Advice
• Proskauer Guides Ares In $1.6B Buy Of 99 Cents Only
• Disney Faces Software IP Suit Over Hit Animated Films
• Patriot Scientific Settles Joint Venture IP Dispute
• Auto Parts Cos. Sued Again Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Sony Scores Attys' Fees In 'Death At A Funeral' IP Fight
• E&Y Unit Exits Suit Over Funds' Ponzi Investments
• Kirkland Reps Solutia In $113M Buy Of Films Manufacturer
• Carnival Wants Cut Of BA, Virgin Price-Fixing Settlements
• Upper Deck's Counterfeit Claims Coverage Suit Survives
• EpsteinBeckerGreen Adds 3 Partners From Snell, Seyfarth
• Date Check App Defamation Class Action Rejected
• Buchalter Nemer Adds Ropes & Gray Atty To Health Group
• 'Real World' Dancer Videos Too Brief To Infringe: Viacom
• Goldman Stays Clear Of Solectron Shareholder Tangle
• JPML Combines Citi Home Loan Program Suits
• Exotic Dancer's FLSA Suit Tentatively Denied Class Cert.
• Facebook Can't Fuse Ad Privacy Disputes Into MDL
• Band Bookers Lied About Killers Gig: Concert Organizer
• Streamlining CEQA Litigation
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Bill Russell Joins Fight Against NCAA Player Image Use
• Aon Can't Shake Northrop's Katrina Coverage Suit
• Foreign Sales Claims Survive In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• 'Think You Can Dance' Idea Theft Claim Headed To Trial
• Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination In Calif.
• Does Apprendi Protect Corporate Criminal Defendants?
• Debit Card Provider Recorded Calls Without Consent: Suit
• SEC Sues Ex-Hansen Execs Over Fake Catheter Sales
• Empire Oil Goes Green With Promethean Deal
• Hanson Bridgett Snags IP Maven From Carroll Burdick
• Korean Network's 'Degree Factory' Claim Not Libel: Court
• NUHW President, Others Must Cover SEIU Legal Fees
• EBay Tries To Boot Sellers' Antitrust Suit Over PayPal
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Dry Cleaning Waste Disposal Case
• Video Maker's Copyright Suit Over UCLA Streaming Ejected
• TV Icon David Cassidy Says Studio Bilked Him Of Royalties
• Hitachi Eyes South Africa With Data Storage Co. Deal
• Oracle V. Google Patent Trial's Start Date In Limbo
• Apax Capital Snags 8.5% Stake In Dining Reservation Site
• Paramount Snuffs Out British Film Co.'s Copyright Suit
• Accel-KKR Puts Strategic Cash Behind N-able Tech
• Wireless Group Again Blasts SF's Cellphone Dangers Law
• Pillow Maker Picks Patent Fight With 'Happy Days' Actor
• Hilton Gets Green Light For $2.5M Wage Action Settlement
• Ricky Nelson's Estate Sues Capitol Over Royalties
• Chipotle Stiffs Customers On Gift Card Redemptions: Suit
• 'Dog Whisperer' Barks At Production Co. Over Contract
• Guitar Center Invaded Fired Worker's Privacy: Atty
• Landry's Unit Takes On Eva Longoria's Steakhouse For $1M
• Jury Awards Man $48M For Extreme Reaction To Motrin
• Playboy Mansion Partygoer Sues Over Sex-Biased Prices
• Elan Again Beats Claims It Hid Drug Trial Data
• National Union Gets Silgan's $5.8M Coverage Suit Canned
• Foreign Injury Claims Nixed From Flight Price-Fixing MDL
• McAfee Expands Security Offerings With NitroSecurity Buy
• 'Sonic' Comic Artist Says Sega Swiped Ideas For Game
• Red Hat Snaps Up Cloud Storage Co. Gluster For $136M
• Fraud Claim Against Ex-Golden Globes Publicist Tossed
• Slain Publicist's Friends Backed Out On Reward: Tipster
• Case Study: American Trucking V. LA
• High Court Won't Weigh Challenge To Calif. Emissions Rule
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Boss Can't Force Arbitration In Pay Row
• 'No Country' Investor Owed No Fiduciary Duty: Paramount
• USPS Tries To Duck Inspectors' OT Class Action
• 'English Patient' Producer Seeks $20M In Disney Profits
• Suits Brought By State AGs Not Class Actions: 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Urged To Preserve $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict
• Software Makers Score As Top Court Denies Resale Suit
• Listeria Worries Prompt Lettuce Recall In 19 States
• High Court Wants US' View On Calif. Coastal Water Row
• ECPA Shelters Foreign Citizens' Emails: 9th Circ.
• High Court Declines Review Of Religious Bias Exemption
• Gerber, Others Failed To Warn Of Lead In Baby Food: Suit
• Carlyle, Hellman To Take PPD Private For $3.9B
• Hanger Kicks Prosthetic Knee Antitrust Suit
• Lender Says Movie Producer Lied About $15M Loan