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California - February, 2012

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• Baker & McKenzie's San Diego Office Expected To Close
• 9th Circ. Backs Most Of Sierra Club's Lake Tahoe Win
• Calif. Court Won't Impose Duty On Insurance Brokers
• 'Desperate Housewives' Exec Hid Sheridan Slap, Jury Hears
• House Passes Calif. Water Bill Opposed By Obama
• Calif. Legislators Unveil Homeowner Protection Bills
• Facebook, Zynga Among Targets In Sweeping Gaming IP Suit
• Class Cert Denied In Sunrise Meal Break Suit
• Morgan Lewis Wins Appeal In Secretary's Retaliation Case
• Cloud Investor Emergence Capital Closes $250M Fund
• Millennium Bank CD Hawkers Hit With Criminal Charges
• 'Tree Of Life' Producer, Distributor Settle Arbitration Suit
• Sidley Lures Energy Project Finance Standouts From Dewey
• Verizon Offers Refunds, Up To $7.5M Fees In Cramming Deal
• La Quinta To Pay $1.5M To Settle Housekeepers' Wage Suit
• Calif. City Uses New Law To Negotiate With Creditors
• Mexican Singer Joins Digital Royalty Fray With EMI Suit
• Cosmetic Giants Hit With $100M Animal Testing Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Apple IBook Defect Class Action
• SNR Denton Snags Silicon Valley IP Pro From Howrey
• Reed Smith Picks Up Katten Entertainment Litigator In LA
• 49ers One Step Closer To Building New $1B Stadium
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Rehear Volt Discrimination Dispute
• Freedom Paper Carriers Ride Off With $30M Settlement
• American Apparel CEO Tells Jury Ex-Lover Welshed On Loan
• Calif. Creates Criminal Unit To Enforce Wage Theft Act
• 'Desperate Housewives' Battle Kicks Off With Jury Selection
• Bayer, Others Exit Price-Fixing Suit After High Court Win
• Families Toss Bid To Renew J&J, Omnicare Antitrust Suit
• Judge's Recusal Revives Microsoft Online Privacy Suit
• Travelers Not Liable For Tech Co.'s Software Scuffle: Court
• DLA Piper Sued Over Alleged Lennar Conflict Of Interest
• Emergen-C Maker Fights Off Class Cert. In False Ad Action
• Big Balloon Settles Row Over Marketing Of Kids' Movies
• Leading GOP Candidates Targeted In Facebook Patent Row
• Developer Has No Standing In $100M Investment Suit: UBS
• JibJab, Toyota Resolve Ad Copyright Suit
• Toyota's Arbitration Bid Sputters Out In Acceleration MDL
• Lawyer Rating Site Says It's Not Liable For Bad Reviews
• Deal For $387M Arena Will Keep Kings In Sacramento
• MGA's $429M Fraud Suit Against Deutsche Bank, Others Paused
• Facebook Credits Plan Stirs Up Possible Antitrust Action
• Calif. Fund Seeks $100M From Wachovia Over RMBS Deal
• Mylan Ends Calif. Drug Price Inflation Claims For $57M
• BMW Reaches $5M Deal In Call Recording Action
• Dodgers Narrow Down Bidders For MLB Screening
• HP Says Snapfish Users Agreed To Info-Sharing Policy
• Calif. AG Urges Delay of Fannie, Freddie Foreclosures
• Mayer Brown Snags Employment Veteran From Reed Smith
• Ex-NBC Exec To Testify In 'Desperate Housewives' Row
• Sega, EA Dodge 'Sonic' Comic Artist's IP Suit, For Now
• USPTO's Ruling On Oracle Patents May Stall Google IP Trial
• Consumers Scoop Up $7.5M In Ben & Jerry's False Ad Deal
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Anti-Spam Law Not Preempted
• San Diego Convention Center Expansion Tax Illegal: Suit
• IBM Strikes Licensing Deal To End BackWeb Patent Suit
• Entropic To Scoop Up Trident Set-Top Box Assets For $65M
• Shining The Light On Calif. Internet Privacy Law
• Chartis Wins $8.5M From Evanston For Bratz Defense
• Kinder Morgan Socked With Suit Over Calif. Oil Leaks
• Ritz-Carlton Developer Sued Over Deceptive Condo Sales
• SoBe's 'All Natural' Labels Are False, Customers Say
• Stockton, Calif., Mulling Ch. 9 Filing: City Manager
• Auto Lights Co. Exec To Admit Price-Fixing Role: DOJ
• House Group Takes Gay Spouse Benefits Ruling To 9th Circ.
• Diebold Settles Calif. Technicians' Wage Action
• Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging Probe Nets 10th Plea
• Firms Expand In Calif. As They Forecast Real Estate Growth
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs Winston & Strawn ERISA Guru
• Goldline Pledges $4.5M Refunds To End Case Over Coins
• Patton Boggs, Others Settle Frivolous-Lawsuit Claims
• Proview Brings IPad Trademark Fight With Apple To US
• Torre Benches Dodgers Bid As McCourt Clings To Parking
• Cisco Snaps Up Optical Network Tech Startup For $271M
• 'Dream Weaver' Singer Sues Warner Over Digital Royalties
• Crowell Adds Dorsey Commercial Litigation Pro In Calif.
• Feinberg Day Ousted From IP Suit For Prior Toshiba Work
• Oracle Patents At Heart Of Google IP War Rejected
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Gets Chance To Appeal $600M FDIC Case
• Calif. Court Boots Judge From 99 Cents Only Seating Suit
• Solyndra Headquarters Could Land Foreign Buyer: Broker
• 9th Circ. Nixes Calif. Armenian Genocide Insurance Law
• Retailer's Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL Time-Barred
• CORRECTED: LA Atty Still Seeks Prison For Edwards Donations
• Morgan Lewis Adds Another Ex-SEC Atty With Orrick Hire
• CBS Sued Over Rights To James Patterson's 'Virgin'
• Destroyed Data Earns Sanctions For Alleged Secrets Thief
• Allegheny Wants Lloyd's To Pick Up Tab For Pollution Suits
• Duran V. US Bank: Aftershocks Of Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• Advisers' Pay Suit Against Morgan Stanley, Citi Nixed
• Clock Runs Out For Brookstreet CEO In SEC Fraud Suit
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• DOMA Unconstitutionally Denies Gay Spouse Benefits: Judge
• Enviros Sue EPA Over Shell's Alaskan Drilling Permits
• Sheen, Asner Among SAG Members Fighting AFTRA Merger
• 9th Circ. Chucks $1M Verdict Against FedEx In Bias Case
• Calif. AG, App Giants Unveil New Privacy Blueprint
• Justices Remand Challenge To Calif.'s Medicaid Cuts
• Payless Wraps Up Text Spam Class Action For $6M
• In Calif., Not All Appellate Costs Are Created Equal
• Judge Narrows Jaco's Targets In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Office REIT Seeks Unpaid Rent From LA Law Firm
• Workers' Comp Insurance: The Most Important Tool
• Judge Won't Revive Suit Over Facebook's Data Sharing
• Toyota Can't Narrow Shareholder Suit Over Defects
• AEG Slips Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit
• Evanston Insurance Tries To Shake Bratz Coverage Suit
• LA County OKs Permits For Santa Clarita Development
• MGA's $1B Bratz Antitrust Suit Against Mattel Jettisoned
• Plaintiffs' Experts Will Testify In LCD Screen MDL: Judge
• Panda Express Faces Seating Class Action
• K&L Gates Snags Bryan Cave Partner For LA Corporate Team
• CBS Ditches Model's 'Price Is Right' Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Boeing Escapes Supreme Court Review Of Chopper Crash Case
• Supreme Court Remands GPS Surveillance Rulings
• 5-Hour Energy Defense Costs Should Be Shared: Insurer
• Stop The Madness (Before It Starts): UCL Abstention
• Jackson's Estate Says Ex-Manager Swindled King Of Pop
• Google Slams Oracle Expert's Damages Report In IP Row
• Settlement OK'd In Apple IPhone 4 Antenna MDL
• 9th Circ. Tosses Enviro Group's Turtle Protection Suit
• IBM Defeats Inventor's Trade Secrets Suit
• Eminem's Ex-Label Gets Affirmation Of Royalty Win
• Calpine Plant Needs Deal, Tide-Over Payment To Stay Open
• Amgen Employees Press 9th Circ. To Revive ERISA Action
• Sci-Fi Author's Estate Drops 'Adjustment Bureau' Royalty Suit
• Aetna Pays $1.1M To Resolve Meal Break Class Action
• Maxwell Tech To Exit Shareholder FCPA Action For $3M
• Calif. Court Sets High Bar For Arbitrating Unconscionability
• Greenberg Glusker Can Demand Arbitration In Fee Dispute
• LA County OKs Permits For Stalled $1.4B First Solar Plant
• Ticketmaster Wants High Court Review Of Cert. Ruling
• Sirius Dinged With Robocall Class Action
• 2 Investment Bankers Ask Calif. Court To End Fraud Suit
• EBay Says Sellers' Tying Claims Are Unsupported
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Feds, Mining Co. Reach $10M Cleanup Deal On 7 Sites
• Insurers Must Defend MGA In Bratz Trade Secrets Suit
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Consumers' HP Laptop Defect Action
• SDG&E Inks 300 MW Worth of Solar, Wind Energy Deals
• PG&E Puts Up $1.7B For Pipeline Safety After Explosion
• Related Breaks Ground On $350M Santa Monica Residence
• Employers Fear Calif. Wage Theft Law May Spur Suits
• Courtney Love Can't Knock Down Ex-Attys' Libel Claims
• Consumer Finds Target's 'Pure Honey' Claims Sticky
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Can't Nix Recordings In Price-Fixing Case
• IGT Wants 9th Circ. To Reverse IP Attys' Whistleblower Award
• Five Claims Blown Out In Wind Farm Rivals' Permit Fight
• LG Can't Bid Adieu To Sony's LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Daubert At Class Certification: Is Less More?
• San Francisco Foreclosure Probe Shows Sweeping Law Violations
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Athletic Retailer Fights Calif. Ruling Over Customer ZIP Codes
• Brink's Workers Denied Cert. Over Bulletproof Vest Claims
• Motorola, RF Micro Accused Of Flouting Circuit Patents
• Musician Loses Round In EA Suit Over Video Game Song
• 9th Circ. Throws Out Calif. BofA Foreclosure Action
• One-Armed Man Accuses Starbucks Of Job Bias
• Judge Trims LG Smartphone Defect Class Action
• Warner Bros. Escapes 'Last Samurai' IP Suit
• Santa Clara Signs Deal For 50 MW Of Wind Power
• Parthenon Raises $700M For Service Industry Fund
• Facebook Resolves Trademark Row With 'Face Book Of Sex'
• StubHub, Phillies Get Ticket Resales Suit Stamped Out
• No Deal In 'Desperate Housewives' Star's Firing Dispute
• Moore Cuts Deal In 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Contract Suit
• Ex-McAfee GC Will Pay Fees To End Backdating Battle
• Chemical Co. Denied Quick Appeal In Asbestos Coverage Row
• Westfield, Canadian Pension Fund Form $5B Mall Venture
• NuVasive Can't Boot Patent After $101M Infringement Verdict
• Santa Clara Gives Thumbs-Up To 49ers' New $1B Stadium
• Calif. Court Won't Force Arbitration In Hooters Wage Suit
• HP Faces Lawsuit Over Server Management Patent
• Building Momentum Against An Expanded Duty To Warn
• Consumers Want 9th Circ. To Rehear Honda Braking Suit
• BNY Mellon Can't Shake Forex Pricing Fraud Suit
• Evidence Over Wells Fargo Execs' Probe Delay Stands
• Judge OKs ConocoPhillips Deal In Water Pollution MDL
• Robbins Geller Trial Team Scores Former US Prosecutor
• PE Firm Accel-KKR Launches $700M Fund
• SAC Ramps Up Apple Stake To $433M In 4th Quarter
• San Francisco Sues Feds Over Lax Gas Line Enforcement
• Polaris Seeks To Upend Offroad Vehicle Defect Action
• Antitrust Claims Survive In Software Secrets Theft Suit
• 'Star Trek' Actor's Jilted Agency Sets Phasers To 'Sue'
• Morgan Stanley Advisers Seek Class Cert. In Pay Suit
• JC Penney Tagged With Sales Scheme Class Action
• Littler Gets Labor Boost With New LA Atty
• Truckers' Calif. Meal Break Action Preempted By Fed. Law
• Calif. Water Districts Can't Exclude Enviros From ESA Suit
• Sallie Mae Can't Shake Late-Fee Class Action
• BofA Mortgage Litigation Pro Decamps For Reed Smith
• Intel, IBM, Others Infringed ALD Tech Patent: Suit
• The Wide-Ranging Applications Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Law
• Tracking The Implications Of US V. Jones
• Consumer Cries Foul Over Gerber Probiotic Claims
• Countrywide Tries To Knock Down Insurers' MBS Claims
• Clorox Customers Show Claws In Kitty Litter False Ad Suit
• 'Last Samurai' Suit Won't Be Slayed Over Phony Docs
• Chipmunks Sing State Court Blues In 9th Circ. Fox IP Case
• SunPower Says Ex-Employees Gave Stolen Info To Rival
• Arbitration Order In Online Credit Check Case Stands
• Ernst & Young Asks 9th Circ. To Back OT Arbitration
• National Western Can't Shake RICO Claims Over Annuities
• Power Co. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Put Brakes On $2B Project
• Enviro Group, South Lake Tahoe Settle City Plan Scrap
• Medtronic Pushes For Royalties In NuVasive Patent Row
• Defunct Bank's Officers Kick Investor Suit Over Bad Loans
• Best Buy Customers Lose Cert. Bid In ZIP Code Action
• Pedestrian's Cert. Bid In State Farm Suit Is Untimely: Judge
• E-Trade Looks To Junk Improper Maintenance Fee Action
• Sherman Oaks Dwellers Want Luxury Development Downsized
• How They Won It: Winston Wins Copyright Shield For Veoh
• Asus Hit With Class Action Over Tablet's Alleged Defect
• Jeffer Snags Dewey, Downey Attys For San Francisco
• Oil Field Developer Asks For Dismissal Of Investor Action
• Vets Seek Class Cert. Over Alleged Chemical Experiments
• OneBeacon Exits NextG Suit Over Wildfire Probe For Now
• Examining Comcast's Calif. SBE Loss
• Paramount Sues Investors Over Calif. Contract Claims
• Pom Lacks Juice To Reverse Welch Marketing Ruling
• Netflix Forks Over $9M To End Video Privacy Class Action
• Anti-SLAPP Denial Not Appealable In Extortion Case: 9th Circ.
• Apple Says Motorola's iPhone Claims Breach Licensing Deal
• Stan Lee Media On Brink Of Losing 'Conan' Rights
• SAIC Faces Investor Action Over CityTime Kickbacks
• Hendrix Estate Asks 9th Circ. To Restore $1.4M IP Award
• Ex-Navy Vet's $10M Asbestos Award Upheld
• Rydex Settles Investors' Mutual Fund Action For $5.5M
• Aero Financial Purchases 65% Of Sycamore Ventures
• Golden Globes Trial Wraps With Scorching HFPA Arguments
• Apple Targets New Samsung Devices In IP War
• Honda Sued Over Power Window Defect
• 9th Circ. Melts Enviros' Case Against Ski Resort's Fake Snow
• Lewis Brisbois Ducks Claim In IT Co.'s Malpractice Suit
• Artist Tries To Reclaim Royalties From 'Walking Dead' Creator
• Calif. Teams With DOL To Fight Worker Misclassification
• Jones Day Nabs Latham Securities Pro In San Francisco
• St. Paul Sues Fellow Insurer For Help In $20M Contractor Suits
• Solar Project's Permit Problem Holds Up $646M DOE Loan
• Skin Cream Co. Gussied Up Anti-Wrinkle Claims: Suit
• A Green Light For Repetitive Class Action Litigation
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Jury Clears Sigma In $172M Medical Pump Patent Suit
• Fund Manager Charged For Using Galleon Tips
• AHMS, Deutsche Bank Forged Bankruptcy Docs: Suit
• Sony Blocks Suit Over PlayStation Arbitration Rules
• 9th Circ. Queries Northrop ERISA Fight In Light Of Amara
• 3 Investors Cop To Bid Rigging Foreclosure Auctions
• Procopio Lands 3 Employment Pros From Luce Forward
• Resort Owner Sues San Diego County Over Lake Pollution
• 9th Circ. Won't Rule On Orders Keeping Trustees Onboard
• Oracle Engineers To Be Deposed In Android IP Battle
• Facebook Data Tracking Actions Consolidated In Calif.
• Ex-Scientologists Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Forced Labor Case
• 9th Circ. Axes Lawsuit Over Stores' Drug Pricing Role
• Google Pledges To Maintain Motorola's Patent Practices
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Adult Movie Star's $3M IP Win
• Oracle Builds Cloud Services With $1.9B Taleo Buy
• Montblanc Demands Google Reveal Knockoff Sites' Owner
• Sniffing Out Vapor Intrusion
• Relativity, Fortress Sued Over Lost $44M Film Investment
• JPML Unites Suits Over Auto Suppliers' Price-Fixing
• Cybersitter Ends $2B Code Theft Case Against Lenovo, Others
• Pom Tells 9th Circ. Minute Maid Juice Label Is Misleading
• Ex-NCAA Athletes' Doc Bid Gets Tentative No-Go
• Chinese Cos. Indicted Over DuPont Trade Secret Theft
• Software Co.'s Free Scans Overstate PC Threats: Suit
• Ga. Laws Don't Apply In Calif. Wage Class Action: 9th Circ.
• Auto Light Cos. Push To Drop Price-Fixing Charges
• Bank of America Faces New Loan Officer Wage Suit
• Calif. Court Sides With Aon In Row Over $20M Film Fiasco
• Coconut Water Maker Reaches $10M Deal Over Mislabeling
• Cashiers Don't Need Seats, CVS Tells Court
• Rambus Inks Patent Licensing Deal With Nvidia
• Benefit Corps. — A New Structure For The New Economy
• Developer's $144M Award Stands In Hotel Deal Fight
• Class Certified In 'Lichi Super Fruit' False Ad Suit
• Illumina Board Urges Investors To Reject $6B Roche Bid
• Seafood Importer Must Pay $1M Over Fishy Labeling Practices
• RI Joins $25B Mortgage Relief Deal While Others Remain Unsure
• 9th Circ. Questions Dismissal Of BofA False Ad Claims
• DC Comics Defends 'Superman' Discovery In 9th Circ.
• Bingham Aids Platinum Equity's Medical Equipment Co. Buy
• Seyfarth Shaw Scoops Up DLA Piper Real Estate Group
• Purging Slavery From Calif.'s Supply Chain
• Zynga Can't Shake Contract Claims In 'FarmVille' Suit
• Intel, Raytheon Strike Superfund Cleanup Deal With EPA
• Cumulus Strikes Deal With Account Execs in OT Case
• Ramping Up Calif. Renewable Energy
• 9th Circ. OKs DOE's Risk Assessment Of Viruses In Nuke Lab
• Abercrombie Fights Saleswoman's Seating Demands
• 9th Circ. Rules Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Ex-Ocean Tomo Exec Can't Share Confidential Info: Judge
• BMW Smoothes Out Fight Over Mini Cooper Windshield Cracks
• Energy Drink Consumer Denied Class Cert. In False Ad Suit
• Solar Developers Sue Calif. County Over 'Sun Tax'
• $129M FDIC Suit Over WaMu Losses Narrowed Again
• Judge Cuts LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung
• Uvex Sports' Glasses Infringe Oakley Designs: Suit
• Oracle Rejects $272M SAP Award, Seeks New Trial
• US Bank Workers' $15M Win In OT Pay Case Overturned
• Toyota Scion Has Defective Door Handles: Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Won't Keep Google Email Secret In Oracle IP War
• Chinese Solar Co. Barred From Using 'Sun Earth' Mark
• Greenberg Adds Reed Smith Atty To Health Products Group
• Buffet Chain Dodging $3M Tax Bill In Ch. 11: Calif.
• FDIC's $129M Claims Over WaMu Losses Cut Again
• LA Fitness Lands New Home In Calif.
• Nissan Sideswiped By Faulty Loan Class Action
• H&M Made Employees Work Through Breaks Without Pay: Suit
• Foley Hires Fish & Richardson Class Action Expert
• 9th Circ. Questions HSBC Credit Card Class Dismissal
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Creditors' Rights Pro In LA
• Brando Estate, Ashley Furniture End Suit Over Sofa Line
• DRS, Cubic Settle United Arab Emirates Contract Bid Feud
• UCLA Prof. Says LA Galaxy Ad Cost Him Promotion
• Children's Place Copied Skechers Shoe Design: Suit
• Lane Bryant Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Mercedes-Benz Faces Action Alleging Hand Lacerations
• Allied Waste Accused Of Polluting Calif. Water Source
• Canon, Others Off Hook In Video Imaging Patent Row
• Is Ch. 9 The Next Chapter In The Municipal Saga?
• Hearing Out Voices Of The Wetlands
• Dial Body Wash No Chick Magnet: Class Action
• Schiff Hardin Advises Consolidated In $341M Telecom Buy
• Vitamin Buyers Get Class Cert. In Bayer Prostate Health Case
• Movie Producer Sues For Share Of 'One Shot' Deal
• BofA Escapes Consumer Suit Over Unauthorized Fees
• Pop Star Drake Sued By Ex-Girlfriend For Song Royalties
• Toyota Again Loses Bid To Time Bar Acceleration Suit
• 9th Circ. Quashes Appraisers' Countrywide RICO Claims
• HFPA Hoped Dick Clark Deal Would Fix Image, Judge Hears
• BofA Escapes Allstate Suit Over Countrywide Liability
• Calif. Court Rejects Challenge To Santa Barbara Wind Farm
• Ex-Toyota Atty Must Pay $2.6M In Leak Case: 9th Circ.
• Baker Brings High-Flying Crowell IP Litigator To Costa Mesa
• Progressive's Intrusive Investigations Delay Claims: Suit
• Kelsey Grammer, Others Sued Over 'The Game' Copyright
• Groups Seek To Rout SF Hotel On Historic Army Base
• Oreck Germ-Killing Ad Suits Consolidated In MDL
• Target Lied About Sony TV Specs: Class Action
• Sister Sledge Hammers Warner Over Download Royalties
• A Little 'Guidance': All You Need For Preemption?
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• Power Cos. Pony Up $40M Over Early-2000s Energy Crisis
• Home Depot Settles Deaf Worker Case With Interpreter Deal
• Roommate Seekers Can Discriminate: 9th Circ.
• EMC, Authenex Settle Patent Fight Over Password Technology
• LA Sues Northern Trust Over $95M Pension Fund Losses
• Landlord Can't Sue For Rent On Former Bank: 9th Circ.
• Wright Lindsey Settles Some Claims Over 'Rogue Attorney'
• CBS Offered $25M For Golden Globes, Moonves Testifies
• Pillsbury Winthrop Nabs Luce Forward IP Duo
• Goodwin Procter Picks Up 2 Paul Hastings IP Litigators
• Ex-Reed Smith Life Sciences Pro Jumps To Hogan Lovells
• A Red Light For Federal Class Certification In Calif.
• A Crude Move Against Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard
• TheraMax Cold And Flu Can't Treat Either Ailment: Suit
• Suppliers Not Liable For Welder's Disease: Calif. Court
• Nara Board Protected From $53M Shareholder Suit
• Apple's Bid To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims To Face Challenge
• Ex-HFPA Head Had Suspicions About Dick Clark Globes Deal
• Wells Fargo, Greenberg Face Suit Over Investor Scheme
• Mitsui Taiwan Must Stay In LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• FINRA Targets Charles Schwab Over Class Action Waivers
• Prevailing Parties Can Recover Expert Fees: Calif. Court
• DWT Snags 3 DLA Piper Attys To Launch Real Estate Group
• Old Republic Paid Realtors Kickbacks For Referrals: Suit
• A&E Tells 9th Circ. 'Gangland' Unmasking Was Free Speech
• EA Must Face Musician's Suit Over Video Game Song
• Edwards Wildman Nabs SNR Atty For New LA Insurance Group
• Calif. Senate OKs Restrictions On Debt Collection Suits
• 'The Reader' Author Sued Weinstein Co. Over Film Profits
• No Bail For Exec In DuPont Trade Secrets Suit
• Akin Shakes Malpractice Claim Over Failed LA Development
• Crowell Adds 3 Kilpatrick Townsend Drug IP Specialists