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California - November, 2011

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• EBay Beats Antitrust Action Over Seller Rating Policy
• Aerojet Pays $3.3M To Settle False Claims Case
• Southwest, AirTran Escape $1.4B Antitrust Suit
• Judge Orders Settlement Talks In Golden Globes Fight
• Tesoro Turns Tables In Chartis Cleanup Coverage Row
• Foreign Plaintiffs Booted From Toyota Acceleration MDL
• Defunct Bank Reaches $1M Deal To End ERISA Action
• 3 Years, 3 New US Patent Offices
• Taiwan Auto Lights Co. Indicted Over Price-Fixing
• Samsung Contests Apple's Injunction Bid In IP Feud
• 11 Cosmetics Cos. Settle Suit Over False 'Organic' Labels
• Harlan Ellison Reverses Course On 'In Time' IP Suit
• SolarCity's BofA Loan Keeps Ball Rolling On $1B Project
• Baxter Not Obliged To Ensure Meal Breaks Are Taken: Judge
• Upper Deck CEO Wants Out Of Abdul-Jabbar's Likeness Suit
• Creating An E-Discovery Process For Google Apps
• Pola Orbis Snags Australia's Jurlique For $300M
• Simpson Thacher Cinches TSG's $1.3B Fundraising
• StepStone Nabs Parish Capital's Fund Management Unit
• Gryphon Buys Enviro Compliance Services Co. Trinity
• Paramount, DreamWorks Hogged 'Dreamgirls' Profits: Suit
• Class Cert. Premature In Insurer Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Golden Eagle Flies To Victory In Injury Defense Row
• DOJ Faces Reversal Of Lindsey FCPA Victory
• Avaya Adds More Space In Silicon Valley Office Park
• Skyview Capital Scoops Up Nokia Siemens Networks Unit
• Fremont Investors Lose Bid To Revive Securities Suit
• Mattel Sues UMG Over Motown Metal Mark
• Munger Tolles Adds Calif. Prosecutor To Litigation Team
• WildEarth Prods EPA To Wrap Up Planned Ozone Rules
• Light Bulb Co. Wants FTC Sanctioned In False Ad Suit
• Stagehand Accuses Dick Clark Co. Of Dawdling On Pay
• Hilton Newspaper Fee Suit Tossed Out
• Writer Has No IP Stake In Topps Sci-Fi Game: 9th Circ.
• Hudson Pacific Buys CIM's Hollywood HQ For $93M
• Lens Maker Sued Over Hazy Quality Control Standards
• Software Co. Loses Bid To Force Groupon Name Change
• Calif. Man Cops To Conspiring With Mayor In Bribery Plot
• Victoria's Secret Sheds 'Angel Dreams' Trademark Suit
• Oracle Can't Strike Google's Damages Experts' Reports
• SEC Can't Oust Fenwick From Insider Trading Suit
• HSBC Settles $525M Suit Over PEMGroup Fraud
• Producer Pleads Guilty To $2.6M Insider Trading Scheme
• AMO, Consumers Settle Contact Lens Marketing Action
• Calif. Court Affirms Novellus Win In Linear Contract Fight
• Suit Over Brownie Marketing Put To Sleep
• O'Melveny Lures Former Conexant GC As M&A Partner
• ConAgra Marketing Action Over GMOs In Cooking Oil Nixed
• Citrix Can't Delete Engineer's OT Class Action
• Jones Day Lands PE, Tech Deals Pro From Baker
• Federal Law Bars BofA Debit Card Fee Suit: Judge
• UPS, FedEx Again Dodge Consultant's Antitrust Suit
• Putting Reasonable Restraints On Private AGs Act
• Film Co. Hits Back At 'Alex Cross' Producers
• Sutter Health Hit With Data Theft Class Action
• Apple iPod Users Recertified In Antitrust Suit
• AT&T Presses 9th Circ. To Revive LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Loehmann's Lays Wage-And-Hour Action To Rest For $1.3M
• Chattem Targeted Over Mouthwash Anti-Plaque Claims
• Wynn Can't Delay Slander Trial Against 'Girls' Creator
• Tobey Maguire Exits Suit Over Ponzi-Funded Poker Booty
• Greenberg Woos Munger Real Estate Deals Partner
• Ex-Bingham Associate Hits Firm With Disability Bias Suit
• IndyMac Execs Say FDIC Lost Crucial Docs In Seizure
• Wrangling Over The Preemptive Scope Of Calif.'s UTSA
• Facebook, Zynga Consumer Privacy Actions Shut Down
• Deal In Interstate Warranty Suit Gets Initial Nod
• Netflix Fends Off Subscribers In Wal-Mart Antitrust MDL
• GoDaddy Can View Academy's Legal Bills In IP Fight
• Mogul Ted Field Says Film Co. Stolen In Takeover Plot
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over BofA Fee Hikes
• Ex-Merrill Brokers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Trading Action
• Arbitration Deal Bars FLSA Class Action: Nordstrom
• Liquor Co. Pays $1.8M To Put Cork In OT Action
• University Buys $47M Building To House Dentistry School
• BofA Reaches Deal With Countrywide Settlement Holdouts
• Chase Ends Cardholder Action Over Hidden Fees For $8M
• Blank Rome Adds Real Estate Expert From Freeman
• Hynix Hit With 2 Patent Suits Over Memory Chips
• First California Suffers Setback In $275M Loan Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps Yellowstone Bears On Endangered List
• Calif. Firm Joins Glaser Weil's IP Practice
• NASA 'Intelligent Design' Bias Suit Heads To Jury
• Capitol Records Sued For 'Alvin And The Chipmunks' Cash
• Ropes & Gray Helps Pfizer Buy Anti-Scar Drug Co.
• Lee Publications Tries To Scrub Paper Carrier Class
• Countrywide Investors Get Class Cert. In $2.5B MBS Suit
• NBA Players' Antitrust Actions Consolidated In Minn.
• Netflix Raises $400M In Stock, PE Notes Sales
• Panera To Pay $5M To Settle Calif. Wage Class Actions
• Calif. High Court Advises 9th Circ. On Implied Contracts
• Calif. Court Restores CashCall Eavesdropping Suit
• Judge May Bar Foreign Plaintiffs From Toyota MDL
• Best Buy Asst. Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• MTV Snookered Real 'Jersey Shore' Creator: Suit
• Ex-Schwab Exec Exits Fraud Suit Over YieldPlus Fund
• Actelion To Appeal $415M Verdict Over CoTherix Buy
• Kasowitz Sets Sights On IP With Silicon Valley Office
• AOL Privacy Deal Violated Cy Pres Standards: 9th Circ.
• Duane Morris Woos 2 Deals Experts For Calif. Offices
• Corn Syrup Cos. Roped Back Into Sugar False Ad Suit
• JPMorgan, Customers End Call Recording Action
• Looking For Loopholes In PLIVA V. Mensing
• IMT To Develop 650 Residential Units In Southern Calif.
• Film Co. Spyglass Scores Win In Bank's Contract Suit
• Gilead Expands Hep C Efforts In $11B Skadden-Led Buy
• Preservation And Spoliation Standards For Patent Holders
• Securities, RICO Claims Nixed In Sunset Media Tower Suit
• Accused Celebrity Email Hacker Faces More Charges
• Univ. Of Calif. Can Seek City Service Extensions: Court
• FedEx Settles Class Action Over Excess Shipping Charges
• Reddaway Settles Truckers' Meal Break Suit For $1M
• Judge Slims Malpractice Suit Against Strapp, Horvitz
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In GNC ZIP Code Action
• Diocese Takes Over Crystal Cathedral For $57.5M
• Novak Druce Lands Patent Pro From Kilpatrick Townsend
• Considering The Scope Of CFAA
• Pom Expert's Testimony Struck In False Ad Trial
• Ca. Supreme Court Won't Touch Law Firm Sex Bias Case
• Prop. 8 Sponsors Can Defend Ban: Calif. High Court
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear Golden Gate Road Challenge
• 9th Circ. Backs FWS In Mont. Mine Endangered Species Row
• Staples Center Wrongful Death Suit Pared
• How They Won It: Greenberg Traurig's $50M Counterpunch
• FDIC's $129M Suit Over WaMu Losses Trimmed
• Morgan Stanley Can't Dodge Loan Modification Denial Suit
• Paul Hastings Steers Mozilla To Data Center Lease
• Cooley Aids San Diego Hotel Mogul In Union-Tribune Buy
• Allstate Lowballed Wildfire Damage Claims: Suit
• REIT Equity One Pays $115M For LA Shopping Center
• Getting The Lead Out In Assessing Greenhouse Gases
• Apple Adds False Ad Claim In Amazon 'Appstore' IP Fight
• There's No Place Like Court: Film Character Copyrights
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Toyota Appeal In Acceleration MDL
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Veterans' Mental Health Care Action
• Ocean Spray Marketing Could Have Caused Harm: Pom
• State Farm, Others Escape Antitrust Class Action
• 'All Natural' King Arthur Products Contain Synthetics: Suit
• VH1's 'Wives' Execs Try To Kill Arenas' 9th Circ. Appeal
• ABC Dodges Writer's Suit Claiming It Stole 'Lost'
• Sandoz, States Settle Drug Inflation Claims For $150M
• FedEx Again Can't Dodge Credit Card Receipt Suit
• Whirlpool, Sears In Hot Water Over Dishwasher Fire Risks
• Judge Won't Certify Aerotek Class in Calif. Wage Suit
• Investors Win Class Cert. In IndyMac Securities Suit
• Philips Can't Shake Motorola's Suit In LCD Antitrust MDL
• Rambus' $4B DRAM Antitrust Case Booted By Jury
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Ex-Rutan & Tucker Corporate Atty
• Judge OKs Cadence's $38M Securities Action Settlement
• Google's Bid To Limit Damages In Oracle IP Fight Fails
• Ranch Cos. Fork Over $17M To End Calif. Wildfire Dispute
• Countrywide Takes MBS Jurisdiction Dispute To High Court
• Ex-Lawmaker Wants High Court To Hear Privilege Claim
• Ocean Spray Undercut Pom's Juice Market, Jury Hears
• Andrews Kurth Steers Crimson's $130M Office Buy
• Hogan Lovells Nabs China IP Expert From Squire Sanders
• Golden Globes Producer Wants Later Broadcast Rights Trial
• Cornerstone Rakes In $28M For Twitter HQ Buy
• Nutella False Ad Plaintiffs Granted Class Status
• Supplement Co. Accused Of Hiding Risky Ingredient
• LinkedIn Announces Offering Of 8M Shares
• Bass Berry Helps Debt Servicer Branch Out To Apartments
• Sonnenblick Helps Orient-Express Land $45M Hotel Loan
• Blue Cross Sued Over 'Bait And Switch' Deductible Hikes
• Dechert Helps Centre Partners In Smile Fixer-Upper Buy
• CBS, CNET Sued Again Over LimeWire File-Sharing
• Homeowner Sues NBCUniversal Over 'Bethenny' Filming
• Samsung Boosts Medical Market Presence With Nexus Buy
• Case Study: GoPets V. Hise
• Judge May Pare Fraud Suit Against Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon
• Ex-Giants Payroll Manager Cops To $2.2M Fraud
• Plea Deal Collapses In John Edwards Campaign Case
• Anadys Shareholders Challenge $230M Sale To Roche
• Facebook Reaches Deal To End Spam Suit Against Marketer
• HSBC, NAACP Strike Deal Over Lender Bias Class Action
• AA Worker's 2nd Bid For OT Class Cert. Is In Jeopardy
• US Sued Over Calif. Out-Of-State Atty Rules
• DOE Beats Enviros' Challenge Of Berkeley Research Facility
• Watchmaker Omega Misused IP To Limit Imports: Judge
• Ford Ducks Calif. Antitrust Action Over Car Imports
• Oracle To Fork Over $35M To End OT Action
• Disney Buys 'Mom Blog' Platform Babble Media
• Clawing Back Overpayments From Health Care Providers
• 1st-Ever Fine For Tarmac Delays Issued By DOT
• Dorsey Helps Carlisle Take On Aerospace Co. For $285M
• Lucent's Damages Cut By $30M In Microsoft IP Row
• Energy Drink Makers Defuse False Ad Fight
• On The Brink Of Deciding Brinker
• Locke Lord Secures 3rd SNR Denton Insurance Pro
• LinkedIn Dodges Data Sharing Class Action
• AmEx Can't Sidestep OT Class Action
• Sullivan & Cromwell Advises VeriFone In $817M Point Buy
• Chinese TV Co. Asks Judge To Boot Securities Class Action
• Calif. Court Affirms AIG, PwC Win Over Annuity Losses
• Rutter Hobbs Can't Duck $10M Malpractice Verdict
• MSNBC Sued For Profits From Film About MJ's Doctor
• Calif. High Court Mulls Options For Redevelopment Funds
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Playa Vista Expansion
• Fremont Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Securities Case
• Lexington Takes Broker's Insurance Battle To Federal Court
• Horvitz & Levy Adds Robie & Matthai Appellate Atty
• Crystal Cathedral Creditors Give Blessing To 2 Upped Bids
• Jenner Scores 6 Entertainment Pros From Hogan Lovells
• SF Gets Asian Juvenile Counselors' Bias Suit Trimmed
• Reckoning With A New Force: FIO
• WhaleShark Lands $150M Capital Boost
• Apple Dodges IPhone OS Sabotage Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear DaimlerChrysler Union-Busting Suit
• Akin Gump Nabs Energy Expert From BP Solar
• UPS Store Owners Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Contract Suit
• GE Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Arbitration Over Generator Repair
• Bank's Breach Claim Cut From Spyglass Loan Suit
• Judge Won't Trim LG Flat Panels From Price-Fixing MDL
• Death Benefit Investor Says Broker Overcharged
• Frazier, Vivo Add To Rempex's $67.5M In Fundraising
• Dykema Adds Private Equity Expert From SNR Denton
• Diamond's Shoddy Farmer Pay Caused Stock Plunge: Suit
• Serious Energy Grabs Building Energy Tech Co. Agilewaves
• White & Case Aids Harvest In TruckPro Deal
• SC Wants In On Protest Of $5M Epson LCD Antitrust Deal
• Universal Wants AIG Unit To Cover $15M Chet Baker Deal
• Ropes & Gray Reps Genstar In LexisNexis Division Buy
• Monster Says Headphone Mark Doesn't Infringe Dolby's
• Ex-Deloitte Partner's Wife Gets 11 Months For Lying To SEC
• Calif. Pharmacies Sue Pfizer, Ranbaxy Over Lipitor Deal
• JPMorgan Sold Insurance Without Customer Consent: Suit
• Clear Channel Says Dukes Bars Classes In Antitrust MDL
• BMW Faulty Engine Settlement Gets Preliminary Nod
• Calif. Top Court Mulls Meal Break Standard In Brinker Suit
• Media Consultant Sent Unsolicited Anti-Smoking Texts: Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps Investor Class Intact In Anemia Drug Fight
• Amylin, Lilly Wrap Up Diabetes Drug Alliance, Lawsuit
• Branson Gives Millions To Boost Mobile Card Reader Co.
• Dickstein Adds Bingham Employment Litigator
• Nossaman Plucks Real Estate Expert From Greenberg
• Removal Of Wolf Protections Illegal, Enviros Tell 9th Circ.
• PG&E To Shell Out $38M For Fatal Gas Pipeline Blast
• Terrorist Sues Lions Gate Over Film's Fugitive Label
• Top Female Deal Maker: Dewey & LeBoeuf's Jane Ross
• Court Rejects Deal To End $2B Enmex, Tesoro Contract Row
• Ex-Sales Associate Hits Skechers With Overtime Action
• 'So You Think You Can Dance' Theft Suit Settled
• Ovidian Signs Baker Botts IP Ace As Managing Director
• Yelp, Groupon Apps Infringe Smartphone Patent: Suit
• Federal Preemption For Generic OTC Drugs?
• Toshiba Fails To Escape LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Accel Starts $100M Fund For Big Data Breakthroughs
• 9th Circ. Reopens West, Kaplan Bar Prep Collusion Case
• Lehman REIT Asks Judge To Confirm Arbitration Win
• Chase Settles Credit Agency Fraud Case For $5M
• CVS, Managers Approach Settlement Of OT Denial Claims
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Genocide Insurance Case En Banc
• Caterpillar Seals 46-Acre Deal For Calif. Distribution Center
• Warburg, Goldman Unit Take Over Web Hosting Co.
• Coconut Water False Ad Suit Sent Back To State Court
• High Court Scares Off 'Ghost Hunters' Idea Theft Case
• McAfee Didn't Sell Ex-GC Down The River: 9th Circ.
• Insurer, Broker Settle Dispute Over $400M Ponzi Scheme
• Macerich Leverages SoCal Mall To Raise $200M
• Moses & Singer Can't Dodge Tech Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Rutan Snags Two Real Estate Experts From Holme
• BCBG Says Givenchy's Nightingale Bag IP Suit Won't Fly
• Amgen Launches $5B Stock Buyback, Senior Notes Offering
• Supreme Court Denies Sprint Termination Fees Fight
• DLA Piper Lures Deals Partner From Sheppard Mullin
• LCD Cos. Can't Nix Production Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Spotlight On Calif.'s New Employee-Friendly Laws
• Microsoft Windows Steps On Network Speed IP: Suit
• Intel Says Intelogix's Similar Name Infringes Trademark
• Lilly Wins First Zyprexa Liability Trial
• Alleged Kidnapper Accuses 'Tabloid' Director Of Defamation
• LA Coliseum Says Former Managers Ran $1M Scam
• 5 Former Borders Locations Sign New Big Box Tenants
• Chartis Ordered To Cover Debris Hauler In Pollution Suit
• Apple Sued Over IPhones' Signal Strength
• PE Firm Phoenix Acquires Software Provider David Corp.
• Paramount Fights For Its Piece Of 'La Dolce Vita'
• Bingham Leads Pacific World In Beauty Care Rival Buy
• Fenwick Lures Tech-Savvy IP Lawyer From Winston
• Calif. High Court To Hear Long-Awaited Meal Break Case
• No New Trial For Elgin Baylor In Clippers Termination Suit
• Ex-Ascent Exec's Suit Against Proskauer Survives
• Enviros Take Fight Over Power Plant Permit To 9th Circ.
• NCAA Tries To Bounce NBA Star Russell's Antitrust Claims
• Finnegan Wants 1st Bite Of Facebook, Winklevoss Deal
• Providing A Seat And Time To Eat To Calif. Employees
• 'Alex Cross' Producers Say Rival Can't Claim Film Credit
• Overstock, Clothing Cos. Hit With Prop. 65 Lead Suit
• Door Maker Milgard Strikes $5M Deal In OT Action
• Calif. Official Charged With Stealing Funds Sues Over Firing
• Case Study: Greg Opinski Construction V. Oakdale
• EFF Presses For Answer On Patriot Act FOIA Bid
• Avon Workers Say Wage Suit Belongs Back In State Court
• DirecTV Doubles LA Office Space In 'Deal Of The Decade'
• 9th Circ. Revives Shuttle Driver FLSA Action
• Investcorp Picks Up Calif. Office Complex
• Hollister Defeats Class Cert. Bid In Gift Card Suit
• Costco's Joint Health Supplement Claims Bogus: Suit
• Ex-Gateway Execs Seek New Trial In SEC Fraud Suit
• JPMorgan's Agreement With FDIC Staves Off Mortgage Suit
• Intel Leads $35M Investment In 'T-Commerce' Platform
• Ariz. Justice, Quattlebaum Partner Get Presidential Nods
• SunPower To Shut Down Solar Plant In Enviro Settlement
• Interference Claim Survives In Atty's Golden Globes Suit
• Ocean Spray Can Call Pom Juice 'Snake Oil' In Trial
• Seagate Seeks Coverage For Exec's €3M Theft
• Chuck D Sues UMG Over Digital Royalties
• Dealer Blasts Charges Over Sale Of 'Cheap' Gold Coins
• Artist's Estate Sues Slew Of Galleries Over Royalties
• Calif. High Court To Weigh Fate Of Redevelopment Funds
• Ex-Eminem Label Wins Download Damages In Royalty Row
• Case Study: Adams V. Ford Motor Co.
• AXA Rosenberg Settles Coding Error Class Action For $65M
• Sinclair Lands Freedom TV Stations For $385M
• Man Accused Of Celebrity Email Hacking Denies Charges
• Judge Won't Bag Action Over Safeway's Online Prices
• Kickstarting Calif. Construction Projects
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Accuses Wynn Of Defamation
• JPMorgan Strikes $1.2M Deal In Home Appraisers' OT Suit
• Oracle Rips Google's Bid To Limit Damages In Patent Row
• 9th Circ. Nixes Union Action Over Hospital Layoffs
• UMG Can't Shake Rick James, Rob Zombie Royalties Claims
• Bell, Calif., Fat Cat Sues City Over Unpaid Salary
• BET, MTV Sued Over Essence Concert Broadcast
• EBay Wants Recurring Fee Class Action Tossed
• Calif. Gas Station Managers To Reap $4.75M OT Payout
• Zooey Deschanel, Steve Madden Nearing Shoe Settlement
• General Mills Faces Class Action Over Kix 'All-Natural' Ads
• Model Sues Oliver Peoples Over Eyewear Ads
• Macerich Leads $200M Chicago Mall Joint Venture
• Latham Reps Yahoo In $270M Interclick Deal
• Investors Target LA Real Estate Mogul Over Fraud Scheme
• Heller Ehrman Sues Greenberg For Malpractice