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California - December, 2011

286 articles

• SmartDrive Meets DriveCam Patent Claims Head-On
• Dairy Cos. Try To Block Antitrust Suit Over Cow Killings
• Bristol-Myers Escapes Navy Encryption IP Suit
• CORRECTED: KPMG, Investors Reach Settlement In Countrywide Suit
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Deception In Loan Modifications
• Camera Maker Sues Rival Over Ex-Exec's Email Hacking
• Phil Spector Asks High Court To Undo Murder Conviction
• Jones Day Helps SunPower Nab French Solar Co. For $165M
• Rambus Strikes Semiconductor IP Deal With Broadcom
• Conde Nast, Men's Journal Violate Calif. Privacy Law: Suit
• Catterton Sells First Watch Chain To Freeman Spogli
• Equity Snaps Up Los Angeles Area Rental Complex
• I Can't Believe It's Not Properly Labeled Butter: Suit
• An Overview Of Key Changes To Amended NAIC Models
• Ropes Aids Genstar To Purchase Auto Insurer IAS
• Overheating iPad Class Action Shut Down For Good
• Gateway Reaches Deal To Unplug Faulty PC Class Action
• Sterling Stays Off Hook For Now In $22M Superfund Fight
• DNA Probe Patent Suit Belongs In California: Fed. Circ.
• Delayed $2.4B Chip Deal Drives Diamond Shareholders Nuts
• EBay Grabs Slice Of German Online Payment Market
• Akamai Snaps Up Cloud Accelerator For $268M
• JPML Merges 5 TCPA Actions Against Collection Agency
• Sony Faces Action Over Movie, Video Game Records
• VC Firm Seeks To Slip $25M Fraud Action
• JPMorgan To Hand NextEra $209M For Calif. Wind Farms
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal of Apple False Advertising Suit
• Bay Grove Adds To Growing Cold Storage Portfolio
• Warner Bros. Says 'Last Samurai' Plaintiffs Forged Docs
• OneBeacon Tries To Shake Coverage Suit Over Calif. Fire
• Okami Sues Ex-Partner Over Long-Lasting Sushi Secrets
• Wells Fargo Wrongly Redeemed $837M In Securities: Suit
• EA Can't Kill Activision's $400M 'Call Of Duty' Claims
• Verizon Unit's Win Against 2 Wage Class Members Upheld
• Thoma Bravo To Reel In Top Digital Media Provider
• UMG Can't Trim Contract Suit Over Rapper's Royalties
• 9th Circ. Taps 3 For Calif. Bankruptcy Bench
• Homeowner's Predatory Lending Suit Against Citi Revived
• Security Co. Seeks To Derail Worker Action Based On Dukes
• Men's Wearhouse Struck With Manager OT Class Action
• Deutsche Bank REIT Sells $520M NoCal Portfolio
• Insurer Tries To Sidestep EA Antitrust Action Coverage
• Prudential, MetLife Lend $177M To Prologis Venture
• Immersion Beats $300M Suit Over Pumped-Up Stock Prices
• OpenGate's Publishing Co. Picks Up French Fine Art Mag
• Navigating Unconscionability Post-Concepcion
• Rambus Reaches $11M Truce In Stock Options Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Arenas' Bid To Block 'Basketball Wives'
• Game Over For 'Final Fantasy' Subscription Row: 9th Circ.
• Biggest Whole Foods Investor Leonard Green Plans Exit
• Manulife Wraps Up $555M Real Estate Spree
• REIT Mission West Seeks Sale, Touts Market Optimism
• Calif. Court Dismantles Brookstone's Win In ZIP Code Suit
• Brendan Fraser, Others Win $12M In 'Crash' Contract Suit
• Signature's $43M Insurance Claims Snuffed
• No Default Judgments Allowed In Quiet Title Cases: Court
• Kennedy Wilson Ties Down $144M Office Portfolio
• LA Ordered To Give Up Daily Reports In Water Main Spat
• Calif. Sues Fannie, Freddie For Info On Foreclosed Houses
• Ex-Policyholders Trimmed From Conseco Insurance Action
• SoCal Gas Workers Denied Class Status In OT Case
• 'Big C' Creator, Showtime Cured Of Idea Theft Suit
• Bottler Says Faulty Vitamin Suit Has No Place In Fla.
• Ex-NFL Player Fronted Heart Device Co. Stock Scam: SEC
• Ex-Amdocs IT Workers Win Cert. In OT Action
• Chinese Capital Fund Raises $50M For Gaming Co. Razer
• Boeing Programmers' Cert. Bid Denied In Wage Suit
• Carnival Can't Hop Aboard Airlines' Antitrust Settlement
• 9th Circ. Backs Veoh In UMG Video Infringement Suit
• Judge Has Change Of Heart On Row Over De Niro Dud
• Rust Joins Bankruptcy Services Space With Omni Buy
• Latham Aids Solar Co. In $130M Korean-Led Funding Round
• Simpson, Milbank Aid KKR, Google In Solar Investment
• Reed Smith Snags Seasoned Silicon Valley IP Pro
• Groupon Aims To Log Out Of Trademark Battle
• Case Study: Richmond V. Aumtech
• Fed. Circ. Won't Nix Marvell IP Case Transfer
• 9th Circ. Remands Calif. Workers' Health Insurance Suit
• Tiffany Strikes Deal To End ZIP Code Class Action
• US V. Chung — A Study Of Economic Espionage
• Greenberg Faces Contract Suit Over Failed Real Estate Deal
• Cayman Fund Files Ch. 15 Over $72M In Subprime Loans
• Judge Rejects 'Frivolous' Midas Brake Consumer Class
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ignition Lock Suit Against Ford
• Wells Fargo Nabs Bank Of Ireland Lending Unit For $900M
• SF Homeowners Can't Stall On Regs During Dispute: Judge
• Judge Boots Proposed Wal-Mart Battery Fee Class Action
• Judge Questions $629M Credit Union Suit Over MBS
• Kyocera Says Kodak Violated Inkjet Patent
• Marketing Co. Seeks Coverage For Hidden Fee Actions
• 9th Circ. Sends Employee Outburst Row Back To NLRB
• Consumers Target StubHub Over Valid Ticket Guarantee
• Facebook Can't Shut Down Class Action Over 'Like' Ads
• Duke-American Nets $3.5B Wind Power Line For 1st Outing
• Acosta Merchandisers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Action
• McGladrey & Pullen Settles Hedge Fund Ponzi Suit
• Gerber Customers Win Class Cert. In Skin Irritant Suit
• Oracle Wrongly Denied Severance After Sun Deal: Suit
• Judge Won't Erase HP Hard Drive Suit
• Liberty Wins Remand Of $6M Coverage Suit Against USSIC
• 24 Hour Fitness Workers Want Arbitrations Kept In Calif.
• Upper Deck Coverage Suit Over Counterfeit Cards Chucked
• Fund's Madoff-Related Claims Against HSBC Get The Ax
• Dykema Aids Platinum Equity In Diversified Machine Buy
• UPS Settles EEOC Disability Bias Suit Over Deaf Worker
• Resort Co. Settles Timeshare Fight For $20M
• RockYou Agrees To Security Audits To End Breach Action
• Insurer Balks At Coverage In EA Antitrust Actions
• 'Real Housewives' Stars Accused Of Swiping Drink Idea
• CalPortland To Pay $1.4M To End EPA Pollution Claims
• 9th Circ. Reverses Louis Vuitton Customer Info Ruling
• Calif. Plaintiff Can't Crash NJ Bayer Probiotics Actions
• Heller Ehrman Puts Client's $7M Malpractice Claim To Rest
• Equitas Wants Out Of Pepsi Toxic Tort Coverage Suit
• IMT Boosts SoCal Holdings With Rental Complex Buy
• UCLA Faces $16M Class Action Over Stolen Patient Info
• Judge Pares Countrywide OT Competition Claims
• Judge Limits Damages In 'Big Pimpin' Copyright Fight
• The Erosion Of 5th Amendment Privilege
• Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit Heads To Calif. High Court
• HGTV Host Jamie Durie Gets Contract Suit Rooted Out
• 9th Circ. Gives Genocide Insurance Case 2nd Look
• Jones Day Helps Lam Research Pick Up Novellus For $3B
• Blue Cross Escapes Class Action Over Hefty Premiums
• Ponzi Investors' Cert. Bid Fails In Suit Against East West
• How They Won It: Quinn Wins $12B DRAM Trial For Micron
• Panel Won't Mix Skinny Girl Margarita False Ad Suits
• MassMutual's Countrywide MBS Claims Swept Into MDL
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Over PCBs In Navy's Sunken Ships
• Philips, Seoul Bury Hatchet In LED Patent Dispute
• CVS Managers Seek Judge's OK In $10M Wage Settlement
• TPG, SurveyMonkey Team Up On MarketTools Buy
• IndyMac CEO Can't Dodge $600M FDIC Negligence Suit
• HTC Aims To Unplug Evo Phone Defect Class Action
• Kulik Helps Kennedy Wilson With $42M Apartment Buy
• T-Shirt Co. Escapes From Power Rangers Bootleg Suit
• PG&E Admits Liability For San Bruno Gas Pipeline Blast
• US Fire, 1031 Co.'s Receiver Settle Fraud Coverage Row
• Free Speech Implications Of Calif. Cell Phone Case
• Surviving The Rise In Natural Disasters
• Megaupload Targets UMG Over YouTube Video Removal
• 5 Indicted For Bid-Rigging At Foreclosure Auctions
• Heller Ehrman Claims Can Stay In Bankruptcy Court: Judge
• Academy Loses Bid For Emails In GoDaddy IP Fight
• FDA Blasts Medical Centers Over Deceptive Lap-Band Ads
• Judge Won't Compel Arbitration In Toyota Brake MDL
• Judge Nixes Contract Claims Over $80M Casino Sale
• CalPERS Nets $700M Profit Off PE Investment
• 3 Hitachi-LG Execs Cop To Disk Drive Price-Fixing Plot
• Sidley Austin Welcomes Greenberg IP Pro To SF Office
• Calif. OT Law Covers Out-Of-State Workers: 9th Circ.
• DRS Names Oft-Friend Cubic A Foe In Contract Row
• Freeman Spogli Nabs Boot Retailer From Marwit Capital
• Antitrust Claims Split From Ex-SK Foods CEO's RICO Case
• Dechert Guides Court Square To Purchase Encompass
• Judge Mulls Class Cert. In Gerber Phthalate Action
• Boeing Seeks To Block Cert. In Programmers' Wage Case
• Medtronic Strikes $23.5M Deal In Doctor Kickbacks Dispute
• Calif. Wal-Mart Employees Launch OT Class Action
• Fox May Bring Fraud Suit Against Int'l Distributor: Judge
• Pharmacies' Pfizer Merger Appeal Stays Out Of High Court
• '60s Icons The Kingsmen Sued Over 'Louie Louie' Royalties
• NJ Consumer Claim Clipped In Land Rover Tire MDL
• Supreme Court Rejects Calif. Privacy Law Preemption Fight
• Yoga Guru Can't Copyright Exercises, Former Pupil Claims
• Implications Of Ramirez-Villalpando V. Holder
• Cashier Must Go Solo In 99 Cents Only Seating Action
• LV Wants 9th Circ. To Remove Data Suit To Fed. Court
• 'Bad Lieutenant' Investors Say Execs Siphoned Profits
• CBRE Not Entitled To Ch. 11 Sale Commission: Megachurch
• Vet Ordered To Shell Out Legal Fees For 'Hurt Locker' Suit
• Deputies Urge 9th Circ. To Revive OT Action
• Roscoe's Chain Argues Copyright Standard In 9th Circ.
• Lessons From EEOC Disability Discrimination Suits
• Director Cameron Stole Idea For 'Avatar,' Writer Claims
• Retired Players Drop NFL, Riddell Head Injury Suit
• Dr Pepper Ordered To Pay $18.3M In Age Bias Suit
• Kirkland Guides Thoma Bravo In $1.3B Blue Coat Buy
• 9th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Cert. Denial In Hitachi TV Suit
• George Clinton Launches Funkadelic IP Suit
• State Farm Shirked Duty, Photo Licensor Tells 9th Circ.
• Countrywide Seeks Shelter Of German Law In MBS Suit
• Money Managers Arrested Over $45M Ponzi Schemes
• Drivers Tell Vocal 9th Circ. That Affinity Dodged OT
• Wis. AG Urges 9th Circ. To Revive State Claims In Gas MDL
• USPTO Tosses Oracle Patent In Suit Over Google's Android
• Toyota Asks 9th Circ. To Uphold $2.6M Arbitration Award
• 'FFXI' Gamers Ask 9th Circ. To Restart False Ad Suit
• Game Over For Sony PlayStation Update Action
• Indirect Purchasers Have Standing In LCD MDL: Judge
• Smith Micro Execs Hyped Software, Then Cashed Out: Suit
• Calif. AG Seeks Medtronic Bone Graft Docs
• Jerry Garcia's Wife Makes Peace With Bandmate's Estate
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Partner Snared Over $20M Scheme
• DOJ Wants More Info On Oracle's $1.5B RightNow Buy
• Orrick Herrington Aids REIT In Ritz Property Buy
• Cravath Helps IBM Nab Cloud-Based DemandTec For $440M
• Medical Supply Co. Settles False Claims Suit For $5M
• Judge Ices Pinkberry's Suit Over Japanese Trademark
• Website Offers Payoffs for 'Bachelor' Spoilers: Suit
• Pacific Sunwear Grabs $160M Funding For Turnaround
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Denial Of Water-Use Pact
• Judge Tosses Dykstra's Attempt To Restrain Ex-Manager
• Lab-Focused REIT Nets $600M Loan To Restructure Debt
• Philips Asks 9th Circ. To Sweep Back $2M After IP Win
• LexisNexis Misuses Consumer Insurance Info: Rival
• Humana Picks Up Health Analytics Leader Anvita
• Security Guard Claims Kroger's Pay Policies Are Rotten
• Cedar Fair Gets 49ers Deal After $70M Buyout Collapses
• SCE Customer Says Old Meters Overcharged For Electricity
• Littler Brings Venable Labor Pro To LA Offices
• The Widening World Of Workplace Liability
• Skadden Reps First Solar In Sale Of $2B Plant
• Enviro Groups Take EPA To Court Over Pulp Mill Regs
• Privacy Protection For Calif. E-Book Readers
• Trade Groups Want To Join Righthaven Case In 9th Circ.
• AAI Backs 9th Circ. Revival Of State Claims In Gas MDL
• Class Cert. Bid Nixed In CRS Mortgage Debt Action
• BofA Accused Of Driving Mortgage Borrowers Into Default
• Buyer Sour Over Ford Warranty In 9th Circ. Lemon Law Suit
• Calif. Top Court Asked To Mull 'Rolling 5' In Brinker Case
• Feds Want Ex-Fry's Exec To Forfeit $66M In Kickbacks
• Arnold & Porter To Tie Knot With SF's Howard Rice
• Bryan Cave To Swallow Up Holme Roberts
• Ousted Olympic Swimmer's Suit Over Supplement Pared
• AGs Press Banks, Congress Over Mortgage Fraud
• Lucky, Sunglass Hut Latest To Face ZIP Code Actions
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• Songwriter Says BMI Bullies Artists Out Of Royalties
• Jury Sides With Ocean Spray In Pom Advertising Suit
• Zynga, Vostu Settle Online Gaming Copyright Battle
• Business Process Co. Kofax Picks Up Singularity For $48M
• Stearns Bank Denied New Trial Over Construction Loan
• Nina Simone's Ex Sued Over $155M Property Stash
• Software Co. SuccessFactors Buys Jobs2Web For $110M
• Getting Ahead In The PACE Funding Race
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Faulty Nissan Odometer Suit
• Sony Gets Melting TV Class Action Tossed Again
• Tekelec Shareholders Sue To Halt $780M Sale To Siris
• Toyota Pushes For Arbitration In Defective Brake MDL
• Fabric Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Aeropostale IP Suits
• NFL Head Injury Suits Remain In Calif. Federal Court
• Hospital Can Use Hearsay To Bar Worker's Threats: Court
• Calif. High Court Disbars Ex-KB Homes CEO
• Calif. Agency Marks Usage Targets For Renewable Energy
• Granite Rock Strike Case Denied High Court Review
• Phoenix Drops $65M On 2 SoCal Apartment Complexes
• Shamrock Fund Deals For Radio Programmer Learfield
• Sirius False Ad Action Axed Over NY Claims
• PE Firm TCV Takes Stake In Danish Software Co. SiteCore
• Toyota MDL Judge To Eye Fla., NY Economic Loss Claims
• Apple Loses Bid For US Ban On Samsung Devices
• Taco Bell Crew Sues Over Shoe Deductions
• HP Printer Defect Opens Door To Hackers: Suit
• Same-Sex Couples, Different Tax Treatment
• High Court Won't Consider Countrywide SLUSA Appeal
• Citing Merck, 9th Circ. Revives Alchemix Securities Suit
• Magic Johnson Looks To Score Bankrupt Dodgers
• FDIC Can't Intervene In IndyMac Coverage Suit: Judge
• Toyota Must Pay For Doc Security In Brake Suit: Judge
• Judge Won't Make EA Produce NFL Memo In Antitrust Suit
• Syntec False Claims Class Bid Denied As FDA Closes In
• Office Depot's Bid To Duck ZIP Code Action Falls Flat
• Fed. Circ. OKs Transfer Of Marvell IP Suit To Calif.
• SF Transit Agency Sets Policy On Cell Service Shutdowns
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Claiming UPS Led Franchisees Astray
• Netflix Privacy Battle Shipped To Mediation
• Brynwood Fund Snaps Up Beauty Products Co. Newhall
• Google Gets All Clear From DOJ For $400M Admeld Buy
• Legal Hurdles In The Pursuit Of New Energy Sources
• K&L Gates Helps Organic Foods Co. Launch $100M IPO
• Ann Taylor Wrongly Collects Customers' ZIP Codes: Suit
• Discover Continued Robocalls Despite Pleas To Stop: Suit
• AT&T, Apple Antitrust Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Toyota Evidence Concealment Action Tossed
• DOJ Went 'Badly Awry' In Lindsey FCPA Case: Judge
• Clorox Settles Calif. Claims Over Underfilled Bleach Bottles
• Calif. Court Reopens Thrifty Payless Worker's Firing Suit
• Discovery Accused of Stealing 'All-American Muslim' Idea
• Lloyd's Scores Jackson Medical Records In Coverage Fight
• 'House' Producers Accused Of Drinking, Sex Face Trial
• Case Study: Honchariw V. County Of Stanislaus
• Diocese Gets Vatican's Blessing To Buy Crystal Cathedral
• Construction Co. Seeks Coverage For Building Defect Suit
• Calif. Court Rescues Dow From Sea-Doo Explosion Suit
• Ad Co. Dodges Investor Action Over Chinese Profit Claims