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California - April, 2012

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• Dick Clark Productions Wins Golden Globes Licensing Feud
• 24 Hour Fitness' Arbitration Policy Illegal, NLRB Says
• Apple Fights To Keep Co. Docs Out Of UMG Royalties Row
• Ex-Tech Exec Gets 22 Years For $31M Investment Scam
• NLRB Tells Store To Rehire Workers Axed Over Facebook Posts
• ZST Seeks To Toss Suit Over China Revenue Reports
• Calif. Bill Looks To Repeal Corporate Long-Arm Statute
• Smelt Ruling Will Delay ESA Enforcement, US Tells 9th Circ.
• LG Display Settles With 8 States, Consumers In LCD MDL
• No Attys' Fees For Meal Break Suits, Calif. High Court Says
• Lehman Takes Ownership Of Calif. Land Portfolio
• Time Warner Field Technician Drops Class Wage Claims
• 4th Hitachi-LG Exec Cops To Disk Drive Bid-Rigging Plot
• $310M Bratz Award Against Mattel Is Fair, 9th Circ. Hears
• Shell Unit, Employees Reach $11M Deal In Meal Break Suit
• Ex-Squire Sanders IP Attorney Jumps To Carr & Ferrell
• GNC Says False Ad Suit Over Stimulant Usurps FDA Powers
• Jones Day, Brown Rudnick Aid Hologic In $3.7B Gen-Probe Buy
• Conceptus Shuns $19M IP Deal As Rival Pulls Contraceptive
• BP Misled Customers About Debit Card Fees, Suit Claims
• Textron Can't Shoot Down EA's Case Over Chopper IP
• Shiver Me Timbers!: A Blow To Forest Service Activities
• Call Center Co. Accused Of Improperly Recording Consumers
• Bittersweet Debate: Sugar V. High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Yelp Pays $1.25M To End FLSA Fight With Sales Employees
• LG Unit Dropped From Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• Stroock & Stroock Sued Again In Molner Film Face-Off
• Calif. Won't Give Funds To Cities Banning Project Labor Deals
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal In Apple, AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Licensing Co.'s Patent Claims Don't Apply To ASUS, Suit Says
• Bill To Crack Down On Piracy Clears Calif. Senate
• Yahoo Calls Facebook's Patent Counterclaims 'Retaliation'
• Oracle Prez Tells Jury Google Litigation Was Last Resort
• ESA Suit Over SF Golf Course Between Holes But Not Over
• Fidelity Wins Verdict In $55M Suit Over Development Loan
• Discount Tire Hidden Fee Lawsuit Runs Out Of Tread
• Lowe's To Pay $3M To Settle ZIP Code Collection Suits
• Calif. Court Upholds Irrigation District's Water Use Plan
• Intuit Makes $424M Play For Cloud Firm Demandforce
• NBBJ Exits Suit Over Boy's Fatal Staples Center Fall
• Universal Wants Alleged Knockoff 'Battleship' Sunk
• 2 More Investors Cop To Auction Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Insurer Balks At Sharing 5-Hour Energy's Defense Costs
• Health Group Defends Egg Donor Price Rules In Antitrust Feud
• Zip Code Collection Suit Against GNC Dismissed
• Foster Wheeler Keeps Win Against Asbestos Claims
• Medical Board Not Liable For Summary Rulings, 9th Circ. Says
• Union Charter Exits Developer's $100M Fraud Suit Against UBS
• Judge Hints At Collusion In $12M Boiron False Ad Settlement
• Perkins, Kirkland Rep Intel In $75M Deal For Wireless Patents
• Starbucks Made Managers Work Off The Clock, Suit Says
• Dukes Doesn't Kill Newspaper Carrier Class In OT Case
• PG&E Managers Knew About SmartMeter Spying, CPUC Says
• 2 Ex-Sun CEOs Differ On Google's Java Use In Oracle Trial
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Letting Court Workers Join Union
• Calif. Suit Says Apple Double Charged For ITunes Songs
• Bikers Raise Hell Over MTV's Use Of Angels Trademark
• Kraft Cracker False Ad Class Denied Cert. In Round 2
• Nature's Way Faces False Ad Suit Over Homeopathics
• Calif. Court Limits Class Arbitration In Employment Pacts
• Olympians Say Samsung App Violates Image Rights
• Cal-Bay Buys Half Of $200M Calif. Commercial Development
• Calif. Panel OKs Seafood Labeling Bill Amid Outbreak Fears
• BCBG Can't Bag Givenchy's Purse IP Suit
• American Safety Triumphs In Construction Flaw Coverage Row
• Oracle Loses Bid To Assert Patent In Google Android Trial
• FTC Scores Partial Victory In LED Bulb False Ad Suit
• Insurance Broker Can Challenge Damages For Skyscraper Fire
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Seeking Cost Analysis On Delta Plan
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Requiring Warrant For GPS Search
• Homeowners Win Cert. In WaMu Mortgage Appraisal Suit
• False Ad Claims Survive In Suit Over Buggy IPhone Upgrade
• Judge Asks GSK To Tweak Details In $10.4M Paxil Settlement
• Anti-SLAPP Law Bars DC 'Superman' Claims, 9th Circ. Hears
• Calif. Advances Bill Guarding Workers' Social Media Logins
• AUO, Toshiba Settle Consumer Claims In LCD MDL
• Real Estate Developer Mountain Property Heads Into Ch. 11
• Millennium Says Ameritox Libeled It In Press Release
• Netflix Wants 9th Circ. To End 'Wasteful' Antitrust Suit
• Hendrix Memorabilia Co. Wants Trademark Verdict Unplugged
• Manpower Claims Ex-Execs Stole Secrets To Create Rival Co.
• Calif. Bill To Protect DNA Privacy Moves Forward
• First Investors Pays $1.75M To Settle OT Suit By Calif. Reps
• Compelling Arbitration — Sans Arbitration Clause
• Ship Owners' Suit Says CVS Oversold Drugs To SF Spill Pilot
• Calif. Rep. Seeks Federal Funds For LA Transit Plans
• Enviros Lose Bid To Stop Tejon Ranch Development Project
• Pryor Cashman Wants Out Of Courtney Love Defamation Suit
• Arch Specialty Can't Dodge Construction Defect Suit
• Middleman In $660M Miramax Buyout Settles Finder's Fee Suit
• Calif. District To Spill Out $1.5M In Sewage Overflow Fines
• Northrop Grumman Hit With Class Action Over Wage Rounding
• Amgen To Shell Out $669M For Turkish Drugmaker
• Dorsey & Whitney Nabs MoFo Employment Pro In Calif.
• A 'Value' Approach For Calif. Corporate Distributions
• Oracle Atty Suggests Google Felt Heat From IPhone Release
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Limit Use Of License Plate Data
• Ardea Sued Over $1.3B AstraZeneca Deal
• AIG Says Plane Leasing Unit's Ex-CEO Swiped Trade Secrets
• HP Promotes Deputy To General Counsel, Executive VP
• Temp Agency Puts Up $1M To Quell Juniper Workers' OT Claims
• Contractors Can Face Honest Services Fraud Charges: 9th Circ.
• Holland & Knight Partially Settles $35M Fraud Trial
• Calif. Senate Panel Greenlights Carbon Capture Bill
• Sony, Others Can't Nix Conspiracy Claims In Disk Drive MDL
• DOT Offers Calif. Highway Projects Up To $764M In Loans
• Google, Banksy-Linked Artist Accused Of Ripping Off Photos
• Google's Schmidt Says Sun Supported Android's Java Use
• Jackson's Mom Ordered To Hand Over Docs In AEG Fight
• Calif. Panels Pass Cap-And-Trade, GHG Reduction Bills
• Loeb & Loeb Nabs Former Manatt Real Estate Pro For LA Office
• MassMutual Brings New RMBS Suit Against Countrywide Execs
• Enviros Challenge Calif. Law That Speeds Up CEQA Suits
• Ex-Gangster Says A&E Used His Image Without Consent
• Reluctant Toy Maker Agrees To Talk Takeover With Oaktree
• Microsoft, Others Escape MedioStream's Video Monopoly Suit
• Lowe's Pays $3M To Close Out Worker Commission Suit
• Alston Adds McGuireWoods Corporate Finance Partner In LA
• Judge Sides With Apple Over Discovery In Samsung Patent Suit
• EBay Gets Fraud Claims Trimmed From Recurring Fee Suit
• Aleynikov And Nosal — 2 Major Government Setbacks
• Avoiding Post-Brinker Liability Risks
• Calif. Panel Siding Against Bill To Nix Rail Funding
• 9th Circ. Allows Calif. To Enforce Carbon Fuel Standard
• Ex-Calif. Attorney Gets 5 Years In Prison For $7M Fraud
• Toyota Seeks Ruling To Strike Claims From Acceleration MDL
• Oracle Attys Grill Google Exec Over Java License Emails
• Wireless Cos. Slam Calif. Bill Limiting Cellphone GPS Searches
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Chevron Nigerian Violence Case
• Calif. Cities Say $2B Power Line's Rate Formula Shafts Users
• Fidelity National Wants Home Warranty Kickbacks Suit Tossed
• SEC Sues Former CalPERS CEO Over Bogus Documents
• Hyundai False Advertising Suit Dodges First Roadblock
• US Bank Closes $284.7M Loan For Silicon Valley Office Park
• Ex-AUO Exec Says He's Not Liable For Price Fixing Outside US
• High Court Rebuffs Ticketmaster's Privacy Class Appeal
• Davis Wright Adds Ex-MoFo Patent Pro In San Fran
• Game Over For Data Retention Suit Against Sony
• Rejecting 'Selective Waiver' In The 9th Circ.
• Union Bank Pays $3.5M To End Calif. Workers' FLSA Suit
• Ford Denies Liability In Freestyle Brake Suit
• Covington Aids AstraZeneca In $1.3B Ardea Biotech Buy
• Calif. Panels To Mull Bills For Tapping Cap-And-Trade Funds
• Toyota MDL Judge Sheds Some Fla., NY Economic Loss Claims
• Calif. Panel Seeks Inquiry Into Failed Court Computer Project
• Holland & Knight Fraud Jury Deadlocked On Punitive Damages
• SEC Wants Ex-TPG Associate's Insider Trading Fine Upheld
• Bergstein Sues Stroock, Others For $100M In Molner Film Row
• LCD Price-Fixing Trial Gets Split In Two
• Calif. Bill Lets Some Workers File Liens Over Back Pay
• Allstate Adjusters Win Partial Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Judge Won't Wrap Taco Bell Text Message Class Action
• Shareholder Claims $341M Merger Undervalues SureWest
• CBS Says Family Channel Owes $1.5M In 'Happy Days' Fees
• SanDisk Ditches Licensee's Antitrust Claims For Now
• Calif. Judge OKs Receiver To Oversee MPG Skyscraper
• UMG, Interscope Silence $2M Royalty Suit Over Rapper 'Game'
• Cox Castle Lures Real Estate Pro From Theodora Oringher
• Walgreen To Put Up $8M To End New Customer Payoff Claims
• FCA Suit Against School Operator Survives Minus New Claims
• ArvinMeritor Loses Appeal Of $4.5M Asbestos Ruling
• Seeking $40M Payback, SBA Asks To Take Over Venture Firm
• UMG Digital Royalty Row With Rob Zombie, Others Stays Alive
• Schwan's Served Up Unwanted Robocalls, Suit Says
• Orrick Boosts Calif. IP Presence With 2 DLA Piper Hires
• Calif. Court Keeps Honda Motorcycle Price Suit Running
• Joint Panel To Review Stalled Calif. Mortgage Bills
• Forest Service Wants 9th Circ. To Revisit Sierra Nevada Plan
• Calif. Advances Bill Shielding Workers' Social Media Logins
• Facebook Wants $18M Over Spamming Scheme In IP Suit
• Possible Goldman Tipster For Rajaratnam Probed In Calif.
• Calif. Ban On Hiring Bias Against Jobless Clears Committee
• Samsung Returns Fire, Claiming Apple Infringes 8 Patents
• $20M PG&E Fine Over Pipeline Violations Stands
• LCD Makers, Consumers Oppose Split Trial In Price-Fixing MDL
• CVS Pays $14M To Bury Calif. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Virgin Mobile Arbitration Pacts Sink Deposit Refund Class
• Ivera Targets Catheter Connections Over Medical Device IP
• BCBG Struck With $220M Suit Over Playboy Condom Deal
• Debating Preclusion Of State Law Securities Claims
• Baker Botts Nabs Orrick IP Atty For Silicon Valley Office
• Gibson Dunn Labor Partner Jumps To Seyfarth Shaw
• Enviros Sue EPA, Coast Guard Over Oil Cleanup Chemicals
• Open Records, Lobbying Bills Pass Calif. Senate Committees
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Keep OT Out Of Fixed Salaries
• Neiman Marcus Arbitration Pact Nixed Over Modification Clause
• Honeywell, Enviros Settle CWA Suit Over Leaks At Calif. Site
• Producer Wants $50M For Work On New Charlie Sheen Show
• Claims Against 5 Insurers Trimmed in Construction Suit
• Judge OKs Rerun Of 'Desperate Housewives' Firing Trial
• US Cable Industry Like A Cartel, 9th Circ. Hears
• Honda Escapes GPS Patent Row For 2nd Time
• Parents Say Facebook Wrongly Charged For Kids' Game Credits
• Jaco's LCD Price-Fixing Suit Stays Alive
• Docket Diving: Strategic Uses Of Online Docket Info
• Calif. Official Presses For Funds For $68B High-Speed Train
• Calif. Panel Mulls Bill To Send $68B Rail Project To Voters
• Calif. Bill Barring Agency Oversight Of VoIP Earns Panel's OK
• Calif. Appeals Court Rebuffs Challenge To Light Rail Project
• 9th Circ. Lets DC Comics See 'Superman' Docs In Rights Fight
• Oracle Breached Contract When It Ditched Servers, HP Says
• Calif. Housing Authority Can Move Ahead On $33M RICO Suit
• Apple Says IPhone Antitrust Suit Is Nothing Without AT&T
• Carrier IQ Cellphone Privacy Cases Combined In Calif.
• Disabled Doctor Sues Johnny Depp Over Concert Fracas
• Apple, Samsung To Discuss Deal In Touch-Screen IP Battle
• 2 Former CCI Execs Admit To Foreign Bribery Scheme
• Paraplegic's Medtronic Suit Preempted, Split 9th Circ. Rules
• HHS Rule Doesn't Cede Claim Reviews, 9th Circ. Told
• MassMutual, Countrywide MBS Row Limited To Underwriters
• Abdul-Jabbar Settles Likeness Suit With Upper Deck
• Sidley Adds Global Tax Partner From Arnold & Porter
• Judge Melts Sugar In The Raw Advertising Suit
• Calif. Senate Panel Gives Go-Ahead To Carbon Capture Bill
• Malibu Strikes $1M Deal To End Coastal Pollution Suit
• Calif. Budget Cuts Harm Judicial System, Critics Warn
• Calif. Updates Guidance On Wage Theft Law Requirements
• Oracle, Google Square Off On Day 1 Of Android IP Trial
• NASA Trains Fire On Admin's Conduct To Close Bias Trial
• Travelers To Pay Food Co. $3.7M In Fire Coverage Fight
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Stradling IP Partner In Calif.
• Steptoe To Cough Up Docs In CCI Bribery Case
• UMG, Others Must Yield Docs In $2M Royalty Suit Over Rapper
• 'Simple Math' Argument Sinks Coca-Cola Bottler Wage Suit
• Sacramento Kings $391M Arena Deal Falls Apart
• Plaintiffs Make 2nd Bid To Split LCD Price-Fixing Trial
• Hearst Says Consumers Lack Standing In Data-Sharing Suit
• High Court Cans Ralphs Appeal Over Worker Class Actions
• Are Parens Patriae Actions Removable Under CAFA?
• Moses & Singer Tolling Deal Valid In Malpractice Row: Judge
• Calif. Panels Set To Take Up Homeowner Protection Bills
• Social Media An Ethical Minefield For Attorneys
• Advertisers Lose Class Bid In Facebook Antitrust Suit
• Utilities Dealt Setback In Calif. Net Metering Decision
• Sony Asks 9th Circ. For Final Nail In 'Funeral' IP Suit
• ABA Panel Finds Electronic Search Decisions Lacking
• Workers' Comp Group Wants Calif. Employer-Paid Rates Up 4%
• Muscle Milk Maker Can't Crush False Ad Class Action
• Con-Way Truckers Win Class Status In Meal Break Suit
• Seafood Buyers Sue Over Bumble Bee's Fishy Omega-3 Claims
• Nvidia Says Defective Graphics Card Suit Lacks Standing
• Google, Oracle Feud Over Jury's Charge In Android IP Row
• Ocean Tomo Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-Director
• Dewey's Latest Partner Loss Comes In LA
• Sex, Porn Part Of Daily Grind, Says Morgan Stanley Broker
• OpenGate Capital Acquires French Consumer Magazine
• Wells Fargo Beats $116M Premature Redemption Suit
• Oscar Winner Sues Paramount, Universal Over 'Sorcerer'
• Paramount Shakes Some Claims In $20M 'Hustle And Flow' Suit
• Sierra Club Says BLM Wind Project Violates ESA, NEPA
• Akin Gump Docs Can't Sink USAE Shareholder Suit
• US, Calif. Score $1.7M For San Gabriel Superfund Cleanup
• DOJ Demands Sentencing Date For AUO LCD Price-Fixers
• 9th Circ. Expedites DOMA Review In Same-Sex Benefits Case
• Brinker Leaves Meal Break Class Actions Down But Not Out
• MGA's Excess Insurers Off Hook For Bratz Defense
• Calif. Officials Get On Board With $68B High-Speed Train Plan
• $13M 'Smallville' Suit Casts Time Warner As Cheapskate
• Michael Jackson Glove, Other Alleged Loot Not In US Hands Yet
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Sued By Ex-Talent Agency Over Fees
• Calif. Builder On Hook For Co-Partner's $1.4M Fraud Bill
• Calif. Republicans Push For Action On State Pension Plan
• Toyota Seeks To Gut Acceleration MDL Class In 9th Circ.
• Judge Tosses Rival Condom Maker's Claims Against Trojan
• Enviro Groups Take Arctic Drilling Fight To 9th Circ.
• Movie Investor Could Face $60M Fraud Suit Back In State Court
• 9th Circ. Lifts Ban On Political Ads On Public Stations
• Reed Smith Snags Startup Pro For Silicon Valley Office
• Ecolab Can't Defeat OT Class Cert. With Hazmat Exemption
• Finally Over The Brink(er)?
• Ke$ha Fights Ruling Handing Ex-Manager Some Of Her Ca$h
• Employers Need Not Ensure Meal Breaks: Calif. High Court
• Duracell Misled Consumers About Battery Power, Suit Says
• Gibson Dunn Snags Calif. Employment Pro From Akin Gump
• Apple, Samsung To Mediate Part Of Smartphone Patent War
• US V. Nosal — Implications For CFAA Cases
• Calif.'s $120M NRG Deal Raises Competition Issues, Group Says
• Chemical Co. Pleads Not Guilty To DuPont Trade Secret Theft
• Citigroup Seeks Slam Dunk On $7M Impac MBS Flub
• 9th Circ Revives Homeowners' Suit Over Uponor Plumbing Parts
• 9th Circ. Says Citizens United Bars Wash. Contribution Limit
• Driverless Vehicle Bill Speeds Ahead In Calif. Senate
• SEIU Defeats Cert. Bid In Bias Suit By Hispanic Janitors
• Proskauer Hires Calif. Labor Law Pro From Seyfarth Shaw
• Disabilities Don't Excuse Neonatal Nurse Absences: 9th Circ.
• Ex-Gateway CFO Settles SEC Fraud Suit
• Calif. Panel Snubs Alternative Work Schedule Bills
• Fracking Notice Bill Moves Forward In Calif. Senate
• Google Wins 2 of 3 Jury Instructions For Oracle IP Trial
• 9th Circ. Takes Back Warranty Arbitration Clause Ruling
• SAG Demands Coverage For Deal With 'Leave It To Beaver' Star
• Contract Claims Bomb In Battle Over 'Improv' Name
• Consumers Say 9th Circ. Cable Ruling Limits TV Choices
• George Lucas Cancels Controversial Studio Complex
• CCI Execs Shouldn't Get Steptoe Docs In FCPA Case, US Says
• Scottsdale Recoils At Coverage For Defective Wrinkle Meds
• LA Firm Can't Avoid Years-Old Wrongful Termination Suit
• Calif. County Can't Sue DOI Over Colo. River Water Plan
• Gilead Ducks Reinstatement, Back Pay Claims In FCA Suit
• Revamping Calif.'s Wetland Policy
• CalPERS Tapped For SEC Investor Advisory Panel
• New Calif. Bill Would Curb Police Searches On Cellphone GPS
• Evanston's Bratz Defense Bill Should Be $11M, Chartis Says
• Suit Says Del Monte Labels Make Misleading Health Claims
• Calif. Group Derides Wave Power Permit Bid
• $68B Calif. Rail Plan Draws Scrutiny Over Fund Use, Conflicts
• 9th Circ. Questions Sex Bias Claim In San Diego Pension Suit
• Trucking Co. To Unload $11.6M In Drivers' Wage Settlement
• Mercedes-Benz Seeks To Toss Suit Over Faulty Radiators
• Ex-Brookstone CEO Asks Judge To Undo $10M Fraud Ruling
• Facebook Denied $700K In Atty Fees In Friend Finder Row
• Supplier's Insurer On Hook For Tainted Fish, Fireman's Says
• 9th Circ. Says CFAA Doesn't Apply To Worker Data Theft
• Judge Rejects McAfee Pop-Up Ad Class Action Settlement
• TE Connectivity To Rake In $404M From Sale Of 2 Units
• Employer Groups Urge Calif. Court To OK Time Rounding
• Sullivan Aids Amgen On $315M Kidney Drugmaker Buy
• Greenberg Traurig Grabs Goodwin VC, Tech Ace
• Latham Guides Genstar In $400M Pharma Research Co. Buy
• No Coverage For 'Leave It To Beaver' Deal, Insurer Says
• Hollywood Atty Sues Herbalife Heir Over Malpractice Suit
• Case Study: Sierra Pacific Holdings V. Ventura
• Latham Sued By Ex-FLIR Execs Over Trade Secrets Row
• Tech Startup Founder Settles $7M Investor Fraud Case
• Calif. Committee Pushes Through Pipeline Safety Bill
• Calif. Panel To Mull Alternative Work Schedule Bills
• Bed Bath & Beyond Settles Calif. ZIP Code Action
• David Bergstein Sues Filmyard, Colony Over Miramax Buy
• Jason Natural Products Not So Natural, Suit Claims
• Verizon Faces Class Action Over Purported DSL Speeds
• 2 Directors Still On Hook In China Alliance Investor Squabble
• Countrywide Says Dukes Dooms Worker Wage Suit
• Clinics Challenge Calif. Medicaid Outpatient Rate Cuts
• Facebook's $1B Instagram Buy To Net Trendy Photo Tech
• UBS On Verge Of Beating Developer's Tax Fraud Suit
• Tenaska Locks In $500M Loan For 1st Foray Into Solar
• Veterans Groups Win Bid For Docs In CIA Experiment Case
• Jury Cures Hospital Of Antitrust Suit Over Emergency Surgery
• Microsoft To Pay $1B For 800 AOL Patents
• Fleetwood Settles $60M RV Insulation Suit On The Cheap
• Will Sanchez V. Valencia Holding Co. Be Reversed?
• Kraft Wheat Thins Not 100% Whole Grain, Suit Says
• Reinsurers Deny Role In Alleged HSBC Kickback Scheme
• NRDC Asks 9th Circ. To Let Smelt Protection Plan Go Ahead
• Jury Sides With 'Glory' Director In 'Last Samurai' Theft Suit
• Judge Won't Delay IndyMac Exec's Deposition On Bad Loans
• Bill Looks To Boost Calif. Clean Energy Exports
• Calif. Groups Ask FERC To Nix Wave Energy Plant Bid
• Calif. Committee To Review Trio Of Tax Break Bills
• Calif. Health Plan Exchange Progresses As ACA Ruling Looms
• Calif. Regulator Blasts Aetna's Small Biz Rate Hike
• Al Gore's Network Strikes Back At Olbermann Over Split
• Schiff Hardin Adds Brownstein Bankruptcy Pro In San Francisco
• SunTrust Pays $2.4M To End Underwriters' OT Suit
• Intuit Wins Trademark Suit Toss After Discovery Wrongs
• Illumina Backed By Advisory Firm In Roche Proxy Fight
• Manatt PE Practice Co-Chair Jumps Ship For DLA Piper
• Builder's $37M Award Stands In Loan Dispute: 9th Circ.
• RBC Bashes Bank's Effort To Grab $36M Loan Collateral
• Cap-And-Trade Funds For $68B Calif. Rail Project To Spur Suits
• Slashing Wordplay Closes 'Last Samurai' Script Theft Trial
• Calif. JV Gets Go-Ahead On $486M Light Rail Project
• Clear Win For Employers Unlikely In Upcoming Brinker Ruling
• Alleged LulzSec Member Cops To Hacking Sony Pictures
• Firm To Pay $35M To Ease Traffic Woes Near LA Stadium
• Judge Says Pircher Nichols Can't Duck $12M RE Fund Suit
• Olbermann Sues Al Gore's TV Network For $70M Over Ouster
• Energy Co. Reaches Deal To Exit Developer's $100M Fraud Suit
• Obama-Dissing Marine Can't Get Discharge Proceedings Put Off
• Facebook Claims 'Self-Defense' In Ad Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Dreyer's Licks Ice Cream Marketing Action In 9th Circ.
• Kilpatrick Nabs Ex-Baker & McKenzie Corporate Partner
• Haight Brown Nabs Ex-Liberty Mutual Product Liability Pro
• Hartford Balks At Coverage For Hulu Privacy Suit
• Judge Orders New Enviro Review On Calif. Highway Project
• Calif. Appeals Court Rebuffs Wet Seal Worker's Class Cert. Bid
• Cooperative Production Limits: A 4-Course Antitrust Meal
• Predictive Coding — Cost Savings If Investment Is Made
• Rambus Appeals Loss In $4B DRAM Antitrust Case
• Judge Dishes Up Win For McDonald's In Happy Meal Dispute
• Exxon Ducks Claims Over Toxins From LA Facility Leak
• 'Housewives' Actress Fights For Sequel In Firing Case
• Calif. Panel To Weigh Bill Linking Gas Rates To Pipeline Safety
• Writer Rips Script-To-Movie Comparison At 'Last Samurai' Trial
• Tishman Speyer JV Acquires Aussie Trust's US Portfolio
• George Lucas Studio Development Stalled Over Enviro Concerns
• Calif. Faces Enviro Challenge To New River Mining Rules
• SF Giants Unveil $1.6B Mission Bay Development Plan
• Calif. Bill Aims To Let Court Workers Be Part Of Union
• Le Pain Quotidien's LA Spots Slack On OT, Baristas Say
• SEC Vet Returns For 3rd Dance With Pillsbury
• In Search Of A Definition Of 'Foreign Official'
• ConAgra Sued Over 'All-Natural,' Antioxidant Claims
• Palm Springs Says Wind Farm Approval Process Was Proper
• Francis Ford Coppola Says Rival Eatery Infringes Mark
• Bryan Cave Adds PE, Health Ace To Transactional Practice
• Officials Set To Yield LA Coliseum To USC Amid Scandal
• BofA Boots Some Claims From Credit Plan Marketing MDL
• Cracking Down On Unemployment Discrimination In Calif.
• Viasystems Buys DDI For $268M To Grow Defense Business
• San Jose Faces Raw Sewage Leak Claims In CWA Suit
• State Split: Transfer Restrictions In Commercial Leases
• 'Glory' Director Takes Stand In 'Last Samurai' Suit
• Pillsbury Beefs Up Enviro Team With Chapman And Cutler Atty
• Calif. Health Provider Faces 30K-Patient Suit Over Data Breach
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Win For Thorpe's Ch. 11 Foes
• Facebook Strikes Back At Yahoo In Patent Dispute
• Judge To Keep Suit Over Paramount's Movie Profits In Calif.
• Anti-Theft Device Co. Faces Suit Over Carcinogen Levels
• L'Oreal Product Makes Bad Hair Day Permanent, Suit Claims
• Foley Nabs 2nd Greenberg Private Equity Expert
• Antitrust Division's Pound Of Flesh: AU Optronics' Impact
• PE-Owned Hair Care Co. Buys LA Looks, Other Dial Brands
• Google Wrong On Wi-Fi Wiretap Claim, EPIC Tells 9th Circ.
• Calif. Unifies Track To Cut $30B From High-Speed Train Plan
• Judge Decertifies Audit Class In Deloitte OT Case
• Sony Hurls New Cartel Claims At Hitachi, Toshiba In MDL
• Illumina's Board Rejects $6.5B Cash Offer From Roche
• MTV Dodges Essence Infringement Claims, For Now
• Solar Millennium Units Seek Ch. 11 Amid Project Funding Woes
• Marten Law Snaps Up Shook Hardy Enviro Guru For New Office
• Oracle, Google Headed To Trial In Android-Java Feud
• Anschutz Moving Forward On $1B NFL Stadium In LA
• NLRB Judge Slams Security Co.'s Ban On Social Media Talk
• BNY Mellon Dodges Calif. FCA Claims In Forex Pricing Suit
• Office Depot Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung
• EMI Targeted In Singer's Digital Royalty Rates Suit
• Manatt Reels In Film Financing Expert From O'Melveny
• Lathrop & Gage Lures Pack Of Employment Pros
• Bayer's $400M Cipro Payout Strangled Market, Consumers Say
• CVC, ValueAct Quit Takeover Talks With Misys
• Ray Charles' Kids Sued Over Bid For Song Rights