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California - January, 2012

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• Benihana Seeks Sanctions Over Destroyed Files In OT Case
• NewPoint Receiver To Get $4M In BofA Settlement
• Calif. Assembly Moves Trial Court Rights Act Forward
• Blue Shield Agrees To Cover Autism Therapy In Calif. Suit
• Samsung Can't Shorten Briefing Time In Apple IP Fight
• Mercedes Can't Force Arbitration On Car Buyer: Judge
• Endurance Takes RE Loan Coverage Row To Federal Court
• Trade Secrets Suit Over Twitter Followers To Go Forward
• Developer, PE Firm Spar Over $42M Remediation Loan
• Ex-Gateway Execs Settle SEC Fraud Suit
• Recycling Co. Schemed To Corner Market, Rival Says
• Thompson National Sells Off 5-Building SoCal Office Park
• Gunderson Dettmer Advises Andreessen On $1.5B VC Fund
• Immigration Firm Sues State Farm For Data Security Coverage
• LCD Suits Against Samsung, Sanyo Tossed In MDL
• Blizzard Ices Ex-Worker's Calif. Trade Secrets Appeal
• Oracle's Fraud Claim Over HP Exec Poaching Settlement Nixed
• Zurich's Bid For Quick Win Backfires In Defect Coverage Row
• Ryan Seacrest's Co. Nets $300M From PE-Backed Clear Channel
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• US Slams Enviros' Criticisms Of $2B Calif. Power Project
• AT&T, Verizon Urge Judge To Hang Up MMS Antitrust Suit
• Blue Sky To Pay Up To $17.5 M To False Ads Class
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Steptoe Litigator To LA Office
• Touch-Screen Co. Pixcir Swipes Back At Rival Over Patent
• Hair Care Co. Irons Out Calif. AG's Formaldehyde Suit
• Allergan, Merz Row Over Botox Secrets Headed To Trial
• Credit Unions' $629M Suit Over MBS Teeters On Loss
• Netflix Hid Negative Financial Data: Investor
• Winston & Strawn Grabs Bicoastal Patent Pro From Dickstein
• 9th Circ. Rejects Insurer's Contract Claims Against Thorpe
• Neutrogena Naturals Line Provokes False Advertising Suit
• Risky Loans Cost Calif. Bank $42M, Led To Demise: FDIC
• Fired Disney Soundtrack Exec Says Studio Broke Contract
• A Study In State Law Barriers To Ch. 9
• MGA's Coverage Suit Over Bratz Battle Survives
• Skadden Helps Gores Group In $1B Pep Boys Buy
• Drug Co. Valeant Walks Away From Bid for Ista
• Megachurch Sale Held Up By Claims Of 99-Year Lease
• Clarifying 'Show-Up' And Split-Shift Wage Orders
• Kilpatrick Brings Finnegan IP Whiz To Silicon Valley
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Alleging Wobbly Harleys
• PG&E Fined $17M For Neglecting Pipeline Leak Surveys
• In-House Accounts May Stop Insider Trading, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ex-McKesson Chair Asks High Court To Toss Guilty Verdict
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Fee Award Against Righthaven
• Judge Picks Wild Card Bellwether In Toyota Defect Cases
• Calif. Atty Can't Dodge Memory Supplement Defamation Suit
• Akin Gump Hit With 2nd $120M Defamation Suit
• New Calif. Air Rules Require More Zero-Emission Cars
• Accused Auto Light Price Fixer Battles For Taiwan Trip
• Judge Won't Toss Same-Sex Couples' CalPERS Insurance Case
• HP Faces Class Action Over Computer Power Supplies
• Investor Admits To Real Estate Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Talent Giant WME Drops $30M In Parking Lot Fracas
• Insurance Watchdog Investigating Lap-Band Centers: Aetna
• Defining The Scope Of The Administrative Exemption
• Google, Apple Anti-Poaching Pact Suit Proceeds
• SEC Targets US Trading Firms Over $2M In Hacking Losses
• Indirect Purchaser Classes Stand In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• HFPA Unlawfully Shopped Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• Google's Online Pet Game Creates Unfair Accounts: Suit
• Apple Asks ITC For Prosecution Bar In HTC Patent Row
• Insurers Fail To Pare Construction Defect Coverage Suit
• Panda Express Denies Bias Against Non-Asian Workers
• Facebook, Washington AG Target 'Clickjacking' Scheme
• 9th Circ. Should Block EPA's Nanosilver Approval: NRDC
• Ex-Store Manager Hits Dress Barn With OT Action
• Legal Support Firm Accused Of Shorting Ex-Employee On Pay
• Illumina Rebuffs $5.7B Roche Bid With Poison Pill
• Akin Gump Securities Atty Hit With $100M Libel Suit
• $25B Mortgage Deal In Trouble As California Backs Out
• Intel Scoops Up Bevy Of RealNetworks Patents For $120M
• Magazine Publisher AMI Hit With FLSA Class Action
• Lottery Laws And SMS Sweepstakes
• Sullivan Helps Amgen In $1.2B Micromet Buy
• Aera To Face Punitive Damages Trial In Pollution Case
• Dick Clark Burnished Golden Globes, Judge Hears
• 9th Circ. Won't Overturn Sanctions Against Ariz. Attorney
• JPMorgan, McCarthy Grab Calif. Office In Landmark Deal
• Biotech Co. Affymetrix Pays $96M To End Investor Suit
• Sanyo Loses MetroPCS Fight In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Saks Managers Say OT Suit Passes Dukes Tests
• Best Buy Beats Class Cert In Calif. Overtime Suit
• Jackson Lewis Lures Pack Of Employment Pros
• Blank Rome Snatches Stroock & Stroock Entertainment Guru
• DC Comics Skirts Roadblock In Batmobile IP Suit
• $3M Ruling Against Border Patrol Upended By Fed. Circ.
• Cameron Sued Again For Allegedly Stealing 'Avatar' Idea
• Jones Day Picks Up Luce Forward San Diego Litigator
• EBay's Priority Search Listing Service Failed: Suit
• Bain Capital Raises $238M For Warranty Co. SquareTrade
• Calif. Auditor Hammers $100B High-Speed Rail Plan
• Roche Launches $5.7B Hostile Bid For Illumina
• Google Revamps Privacy Policy To More Closely Track Users
• Staples Settles Wage-And-Hour Action For $5M
• Wal-Mart Escapes ERISA Class Action In Light Of Dukes
• HFPA Kicks Off Trial In Golden Globes Broadcast Fight
• Calif. Court Sides With Employer In Commission OT Appeal
• OpenGate Capital To Buy Getronics Latin American Units
• Calif. Court Reverses Tainted Onion Coverage Rulings
• Foxconn Hounded By Pulse Over Connector Patents
• Insurers Can Challenge Thorpe Reorganization: 9th Circ.
• Supplement Maker Slams 'Lawyer-Driven' False Ad Suit
• Judge Misread Seating Rule: BofA Tellers To 9th Circ.
• Sodexo Says Calif. Wage Action Too Thin To Go Forward
• IPhone Antitrust Class Says Contract Bars Arbitration
• Labels Matter In Calif. 'All Natural' Claims
• Insider Trading Rules Preempt Broker Appeal, 9th Circ. Hears
• Broker-Dealers Elude BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo In MedCap MDL
• Allstate's $700M Suit Doesn't Support BofA Claim: Judge
• Judge To Further Mull Supervalu's $1M Labor Deal
• Weinstein Co., Relativity End Battle Over 'Crow' Remake
• Conflict May Bar Hogan Lovells Atty From Megaupload Case
• Chunghwa Bribed Worker To Plead Guilty In LCD Case: AUO
• Kardashian, Old Navy Urged To Mediate Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Holland & Knight Taps Securities Veteran For West Coast
• IP Firm Leydig Launches Office In West Coast Tech Mecca
• Intel Acquires QLogic's InfiniBand Business For $125M
• Paul Hastings Grabs Bingham Climate Change Co-Chair
• Dish Fight Over HD Rules Stays Out Of Supreme Court
• High Court Won't Consider LA Grocery Employment Rule
• ICANN Claims Antitrust Immunity In '.XXX' Domain Fight
• Implications Of Calif.'s Cancellation Of RDAs
• US Slaughterhouse Law Preempts Calif. Ban: High Court
• Oracle Loses Bid To Speed IP Trial Against Google
• 9th Circ. Backs EPA's Sulfur Dioxide Limits For Montana
• Calif. High Court Revives Appeal Over Timesheet 'Rounding'
• Levi Sues Wet Seal Over Jeans Pocket Stitch Design
• 9th Circ. Cuts AIU From Seagate Coverage Dispute
• Spotify Ends Digital Music Distribution Patent Row
• 9th Circ. Affirms Class Denial In Countrywide Suit
• McKenna Long Picks Up Toxic Tort Defense Litigator
• Enviros Lack Standing To Fight Tahoe City Plan: Court
• Diesel Settles Calif. Employees' Wage And Break Claims
• Emails From Apple, Others Show Poaching Pacts: Workers
• EPA Used Old Data To OK Calif. Air Quality Plan: 9th Circ.
• Ferrero Closes Lid On Nutella False Ad Suit
• Akin Gump Seeks Finder's Fees From Movie Producer
• 'Speed Racer' Creator Sues Over Licensing Profits
• Lacoste Seller Secures Deal To End Wage Class Action
• Toy Co. Drops Suit Accusing Lego Of Blocking Imports
• Oracle Mostly Ducks Arbitration In Java Rights Row
• Defective Radiator Claims Against Daimler Trimmed
• Nurses Can Pursue Collective, Class Wage Actions: Judge
• Monster Sues Ex-Employee Over Sales Scheme
• Fenwick Bolsters PE, M&A Groups With Ex-Perkins Partner
• Pension, Bertelsmann Unit Raise $85M For Web Game Co.
• Developers Hit Wolf Rifkin With $51M Malpractice Suit
• Attys Got Lion's Share Of HP Deal: Ink-Jet Class Members
• Google Signs Juniper IP Exec As Deputy General Counsel
• Fox Fraud Suit Against Distributor Gets Qualified OK
• Disney Comedian Spanked Woman At TV Taping: Suit
• Apple Settles Wireless Network IP Suit Over IPhone
• American Apparel CEO's Suit To Recoup Loan Survives
• Sidley Snags Seasoned IP Pro From McDermott
• Judge Keeps LCD Price-Fixing Suits Alive
• Microsoft, Lucent End Fight Over $41M Patent Verdict
• Dr. Bronner's, Levlad Put Organic False Ad Suit To Rest
• Domain Name Collateral And Trademark Tangles
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Hospital Wage Suit Another Shot
• Zooey Deschanel, Steve Madden End Shoe Feud
• Google Falsely Promised Free Marketing Service: Suit
• Ex-National Lampoon CEO Settles Shareholder Suit
• Home Depot Loses Bid To Nix $30M Pollution Suit
• Latham & Watkins Nets Real Estate Pro For Finance Team
• Korean Air Can't Clip Price-Fixing Suit's Wings
• Lego Uses Phony IP To Block Competing Imports: Suit
• Forever 21 Denied Employees Full Meal Breaks: Suit
• Baker Botts Lures McDermott M&A Pros To Calif. Digs
• 9th Circ. Will Rehear Real Estate Co.'s FOIA Suit
• UMG, Others Can't Quash Royalty Suit Over Rapper
• CalPERS Dumps Home Portfolio After Colossal Losses
• Ron Paul Sues Creators Of Ad Ripping Huntsman
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $9M To End Robocall Suits
• Limiting Liability For Replacement Parts
• Navigating Calif.'s New 33% RPS Law
• High Court Won't Hear EchoStar's Appeal In NDS Dispute
• Water Co. Leaves $404M Calif. Desalination Project Team
• Supreme Court Turns Down Website Jurisdiction Fight
• Nissan Knew It Sold Faulty Transmissions: Class Action
• Plimus Sued Over Bogus 'Unlimited Download' Sites
• Atty In Edwards Case Should Go To School, Not Jail: Judge
• E&Y Denied Another Bid To Quash OT Action
• Latest Dukes Complaint Still Fatally Flawed, Wal-Mart Says
• 9th Circ. Calls For New Trial On Illegal Exports To China
• Intuit Deceptively Charges Exorbitant TurboTax Fees: Suit
• High Court Won't Touch Tribal Lands Jurisdiction Ruling
• Correlation Caps $165M Fund After Surpassing Target
• Solicitor General To Weigh In On LA River Pollution Suit
• Ex-Lawmaker's Corruption Appeal Rebuffed By High Court
• Case Study: Salmonson V. Microsoft
• E-Trade To Buy Back $20M In Calif. ARS Deal
• Netflix Held Back Negative Financial Info: Investors' Suit
• Mercedes Loses Bid To Sink Suit Over Leak Defects
• FDIC Rips Imperial's Disclosure Statement, Ch. 11 Plan
• People's Choice Trustee, Ex-CFO Settle For $5M
• Wachtell Helps Lionsgate Snag 'Twilight' Studio For $400M
• Fed. Circ. To Mull Limits To Patent Fraud Antitrust Claims
• Weight Loss Product Maker Light On Facts: Suit
• Burkle Bags Stake In Soho House For Reported $383M
• American Apparel Gets Investor Class Action Knocked Out
• USPS Doesn't Owe Inspectors OT Pay: Judge
• Dodgers Can't Shake Beaten Fan's Distress Claims
• Oracle Damage Claims Bring Latest Delay In Google IP Row
• Bankruptcy Veteran Joins Loeb & Loeb In LA
• 'Christmas Story' Actor Drops Suit Over Figurine
• Acacia Nabs Wireless Co., 4G Patent Cache For $160M
• Cos. Not Liable For After-Sale Parts: Calif. High Court
• Christie's, Sotheby's, EBay Say Calif. Royalties Law Illegal
• Resort Missed Chance To Arbitrate Mold Dispute: Judge
• 9th Circ. Upholds Roscoe's Loss In ASCAP Copyright Spat
• Judge Questions Arbitration In Wells Fargo Card Suit
• 9th Circ. Upsets Aeropostale's IP Win Against Fabric Co.
• Calif. Regulator Favors Stricter View On Energy Policy
• Calif. Utilities Board Probes PG&E Over San Bruno Blast
• Burden-Shifting Test OK For ADEA Cases: 9th Circ.
• Privacy Group Goes After DOT For Info On Drone Licenses
• 9th Circ. Decertifies Class In Honda Braking System Suit
• Travelers Fights Marriott Coverage In ESPN Star's Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs Ore. Building Rule
• UPS RICO Action Over Air Shipping Trimmed
• Rutter Hobbs Folds After $10M Malpractice Verdict
• S&P, Moody's Can't Dodge CalPERS Suit
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Loses Bid To Hush Wiretap Evidence
• Apple, AT&T Blast IPhone Users' Bid To Duck Arbitration
• Addressing Emerging Issues In ATS Litigation
• Mintz Levin Nabs 3 Proskauer, Baker & McKenzie Attys
• Shared Memory Drops Nintendo Graphics Patent Suit
• Kyocera Broke Ad Deal Over Ben Stein's Enviro Views: Suit
• Is The US Ready To Put Its Bets Online?
• Defining A Business's 'Permanent Investment'
• 9th Circ. Dings Christie's For Hanging On To Paintings
• 9th Circ. Lobs Burger King Spit Suit To Wash. High Court
• DLA Piper Nabs 5-Atty Reed Smith Team For Tech Practice
• Judge Questions Timing In Toyota Headlamp Class Action
• Insurers Off Hook For Defective PVC Pipe Coverage
• Buchalter Nemer Gets New RE Practice Partner In Calif.
• GE Unit Resolves Wage-And-Hour Action For $1M
• Amazon, Vizio Added To Software Co.'s Java Patent Suit
• Allied, AMCO Want Help For Hazing Death Coverage
• Ex-Latham Corporate Co-Chair Jumps To Weil
• Microsoft Keeps Customers In Dark On Data Sharing: Suit
• Calif. Car Washes To Pay $1M To Rinse Away Wage Suit
• Wolfgang Puck, Caterers Reach Deal In OT Action
• Symantec's Scare Tactics Dupe Customers: Suit
• Illuminating Calif.'s 'Shine The Light' Law
• CooperVision Hit With Investor Suit Over Lens Recall
• UCLA Still Silent On Data Breach Class Action
• Studio Stole Ideas For 'Unborn' Horror Flick: Writer
• Novellus Investor Sues To Block $3B Lam Buy
• Galeos To Settle Suit Over Salad Dressing Nutrition Labels
• Calif. Agency May Be In Contempt Over Air Quality: Judge
• Calif. Court Kills Sierra Club's Bid For Vehicle Ban
• Calif. County's Sherman Act Claim Nixed In Plasma MDL
• Lloyd's Must Face Visa Suit Over Call-Recording Coverage
• Broker Says Execs Stole Celebrity Clients For Rival Lockton
• Kyocera Suit Challenges Kodak Camera Patents
• Judge Tosses Coin Graders' EBay Antitrust Suit
• $31M Visa, MasterCard Deal To End Antitrust Suits Nixed
• States Object To Indirect Purchaser Deals In LCD MDL
• LA Times Gets Ex-Publisher's Wrongful Firing Suit Pared
• Hyundai Deceived Customers About Elantra's MPG: Suit
• Radio Atty's Remark About Firings Not Defamatory: Court
• Nonprofit Defends Against Righthaven Appeal In 9th Circ.
• Northwestern Mutual Faces OT Class Action By Sales Reps
• Native Group Drops Some Claims Over Calif. Solar Project
• Judge Questions BNY's Call To Jettison $80M Insurer Suit
• Conceptus Loses Injunction Bid In Contraceptive IP Fight
• Alston & Bird Lures Transactions Expert From McDermott
• No More Redevelopment Agencies In Calif.
• EA Claims Use Of Textron Helicopters In Game Is Protected
• EBay Can't Duck Sellers' PayPal Antitrust Class Action
• Magic Johnson's Fund Backs $160M LA Development
• Vizio, Acer, Others Hit With LCD Screen Patent Suit
• Facing State Enforcement Actions
• Iovate To Pay $1.5M To Settle False Health Claims Suit
• Paul Hastings Lands $339M SF Lease For Salesforce.com
• High Court Review Sought In Suit Over Army Chopper Crash
• SuccessFactors Shareholders Sue Over SAP's $3.4B Bid
• Honda Can't Duck Most Claims In Civic Defect Action
• Drugmaker Valeant Losing Patience In $327M Hostile Bid
• Rose Walker Moves Into Calif. With New LA Office
• Redbox ZIP Code Entry Action Gets Boot
• Oracle Loses Bid For Review Of Tossed $1.3B SAP Verdict
• Libel Claims Live On In Fight Over Farrah Fawcett Portrait
• Barnes & Thornburg Picks Up Film Labor Law Expert In LA
• CVS Pharmacists Dispense Wage Suit Over Travel Pay
• AUO, Samsung Reach Truce In LCD Patent War
• Green Mountain To Aid Bayside In Texas Well Venture
• Ogletree's LA Office Snags Squire Employment Partner
• Homeowners Win Class Cert. In WaMu Home Equity Row
• What's In A Name: Employee V. Independent Contractor
• Google AdWords Plaintiffs Lose Class Cert. Bid
• BP Gets Franchisees' Claims Pared In $200M Contract Suit
• Judge Sides With USDA Over Monsanto Alfalfa Approval
• 9th Circ. Seeks Calif. High Court's Take On $20M Dam Suit
• Consumer Sours On Sugar In The Raw Advertising
• Metabyte Says Ex-Workers Stole Trade Secrets For Nvidia
• BNSF, Hercules Reach Deal To Clean Up Calif. Toxic Waste
• Gateway, Acer Exit Positive Technologies LCD Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Alter $20M Google AdWords Settlement
• NASA, Trax Lease Satellite Office For Satellite Project
• Steven Seagal Wraps Up Billing Dispute With Ex-Manager
• DirecTV Deal Puts Video Compression IP Row To Rest
• Paul Hastings Snatches Up O'Melveny Antitrust Pro
• Whirlpool Latest Target In Navy Encryption Patent Blitz
• Apple To Pay Elan $5M In Touch-Screen IP Deal
• No Atty Fees For Temporary Court Wins: Calif. Judge
• Apartment Manager Imposed Illegal Late Fees: Tenants
• Kirkland Helps PE Firm Francisco Acquire Manufacturer
• Domino's Drivers' $1.5M Class Settlement Finally Delivers
• Mayer Brown Aids Data Center REIT In 2 Deals For $148M
• Hustler Exec's Sexual Harassment Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Insurer Balks At Defense Of Mickey Rooney's Stepson
• Dukes Dooms Class In WinCo Meal Break Suit
• Madoff Trustee Tries To Stop Calif. AG Lawsuit
• China Development Bank Lends $64M For US Solar Projects
• Can You Go To Jail For Lying On Facebook?
• UMG Works Out Deal To End $3M Coverage Suit
• Hulu Can't Dodge Online Video Streaming IP Suit
• Insurers Can't Join Coverage Suit Over Athlete Image Use
• GSN Strikes Deal With Singer In Reality Show Contract Fight
• Microsoft, Datel Make Peace In Xbox IP, Antitrust Row
• Mutual Contractors Can't Bring Labor Claims: Calif. Court
• Blue Shield Pays $2M To Settle Policy Rescission Action
• Workers Urge Retroactive Ruling In Brinker Meal Break Case
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Former Manatt IP Chair
• Waddell & Reed Advisers Exempt From FLSA: Judge
• EPA Must Require Air Monitoring Near Freeways: Suit
• DuPont Invests In NexSteppe To Develop Biofuels
• NBCU, Thomas Properties Shut Down $750M LA Office Deal
• McKenna Long Lures Ex-Asst. US Atty To LA Office
• Ex-McKesson Worker Files Pay, Seating Class Action
• Learning From The Lindsey FCPA Case
• Overhauling The Federal Jurisdictional Statutes
• AT&T Wins Bid To Arbitrate In Service Quality Class Action
• Panasonic Gets Samsung Antitrust Suit Tossed, Again
• Calif. Court Quashes AccentCare's Arbitration Mandate
• Grappling With The Consumer Expectations Test
• High-Speed Rail Project Panned Over Funding
• 9th Circ. Tosses Wal-Mart Managers' Bid For Class Cert.
• AT&T To Pay TiVo $215M In Patent Infringement Settlement
• 9th Circ. Puts Lid On Actimmune Marketing Action
• 9th Circ. Favors Nevada In BofA Appeals Rulings
• Claims Adjusters' Calif. OT Row To Get Another Look
• Platinum Equity Adds Heavy-Hauler To Portfolio
• REIT Drops $24M On Plaza El Segundo, Adjacent Lot
• Dukes Sinks Verizon Managers' Class Bid In OT Suit
• Maersk Will Pay $32M To End False Claims Suit: DOJ
• SPI Solar Lands NJ Utility Contract
• Pulte Subprime Lending Practice Suit Nixed By 9th Circ.
• Sempra Energy Unit To Pick Up Miss. Natural Gas Co.
• Rock Photog's Estate Hits Designer Varvatos With IP Suit
• 3M Grabs Avery Dennison Office Products Unit For $550M
• Calif. Court Affirms Lease Renewal For Chevron Terminal
• EBay Unfairly Hid Auction Bids: Sellers
• Citi Exits Battle Over Property Investor's $30M Award
• Lawn Doctor Buyer Levine Leichtman Eyes Big Growth
• Strip Club Co. Loses Trademark Suit Over Rhino Handguns
• TCW, DoubleLine Settle Trade Secret Claims
• Diamond Strikes $2.6M Deal To End Walnut Label Suit
• Gores Group Nabs German Engine Supplier
• Holland Helps Blue Wolf Buy Channel Technologies