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• Apple, Samsung Clash Over Innovation Behind IPad, IPhone
• Wal-Mart Project To Proceed After Calif. Court Backs City's OK
• San Fran Panel Delays Vote On $2.5B CPMC Hospital Project
• 9th Circ. Says Interpleader Remedy Doesn't Shield Insurers
• Hospital Operator Can't Shut Down OT Class Action
• Concepcion Trumps CLRA Ban On Class Waivers: Calif. Court
• Supreme Court Asked To Review Calif. Gay Marriage Saga
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Suit Over LED Bulbs
• American Apparel Wriggles Out Of Shareholder Suit
• EBay Hit With Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fee
• Enviros Seek To Lower FDA Mercury Standards For Seafood
• UBS Clients Get 1 Year Each For Swiss Tax Dodge
• American Assets Trust Pays $229M For Wash. Tower
• G4, NBC Sued Over 'Attack Of The Show' OT Pay
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Employer Arbitration Pacts
• Zoll Medical Can't Evade Defibrillator Patent License Suit
• McKesson Dodges Fraud Claim In Ex-Exec's Firing Suit
• Zynga Investors Say Insiders Cashed Out Before Stock Dump
• Illumina, Investor Drop Fight Over Poison Pill In Roche Bid
• Ex-Starbucks Barista Seeks New Break Subclasses Post-Brinker
• 9th Circuit: Enlightening Product Liability Litigation
• Kmart Settles With Sales Workers In Calif. OT Class Action
• Apple-Samsung Patent Trial Kicks Off With Jury In Place
• Ex-Perkins Coie Atty's Pay Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Dukes' Sway Over Wage-And-Hour Classes Faces 9th Circ. Test
• 9th Circ. Restarts Bias Suit Against EEOC
• Calif. Law Firm Targeted In CFPB's 1st Loan Modification Suit
• Girardi Sanctioned In Class Fight Over Lockheed Fees
• O'Melveny To Pay $2M In Empire Land Conflict-Of-Interest Suit
• Hines Sells Off Stakes In $1.5B Calif. Office Portfolio
• Smart Balance's Cholesterol Claims Don't Measure Up, Suit Says
• Centinela Workers Can't Nab Quick Win In OT Pay Case
• Medicare Denial For Osteoarthritis Device Was OK: 9th Circ.
• Volcano Tentatively Exits Investor Suit Over $27M Payouts
• Quinn Emanuel's $1.5M Fee Suit Likely Not Time-Barred
• 9th Circ. Lets Sierra Pacific Recover $20M For Dam Rebuild
• 'Modern Family' Cast, 20th Century Fox Patch Up Contract Row
• Countrywide MBS Cases Are Time-Barred, 9th Circ. Hears
• Hyundai Recalls 200K SUVs Tied To Air Bag Class Action Deal
• ATM Fee Antitrust Case: Ill. Brick Is Still The Law
• Case Study: Peleg V. Neiman Marcus
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe San Diego In Gas Leak Suits
• Judge Lets Ariz. Utility Off Hook In Calif. Blackout Suit
• Judge Pares Neutrogena Natural False Ad Claims
• Samsung Wants Apple's Jury Instruction Protests Nixed
• Calif. Judicial Council Sets Aside $1.7B For Trial Courts
• Hollywood Condo Tower's Permit Yanked Over Enviro Review
• Judge Likely To Toss Atty Suit Over Calif. Mortgage Fee Rule
• Calif. Rolls Out Expansive Rules For Greener Products
• Whirlpool, Maytag Settle Calif. Benzene Warning Suit
• Tech Giants Want Samsung Licenses Kept Secret At Trial
• McKesson To Pay $151M To Settle States' Drug Pricing Claims
• Mitsubishi Gets $124M Verdict Booted From Trade Secrets Case
• Homeowners Say JPMorgan Illegally Marked Up Servicing Fees
• Judge Nixes EA's Bid To Gun Down Textron's Chopper IP Claims
• Ex-Law Firm Worker's Campaign Whistleblower Suit Pared
• Allen Matkins Aids Kilroy's $266M West Coast Plans
• Investment Co.'s Suit Over 'Love Ranch' Profits Rides On
• High Court Asked To Hold Dow Liable For Watercraft Explosion
• Omega Misusing Copyright In Costco Case, 9th Circ. Told
• Oracle: A Quick Reference For Software Copyright Analysis
• Smartphone Look To Take Center Stage At Apple-Samsung Trial
• Weil Helps Apple With $357M Buy Of Sensor Maker
• 9th Circ. Won't Vacate EPA Approval Of $1B Emissions Swap
• Calif. City's Sugary Drink Tax Measure May Face Legal Battles
• Apple Protests Trade Dress Jury Instruction In Samsung Spat
• LCD Buyers Say Toshiba Owes $87M Despite Paid-Up Award
• Insurer Says National Fire Owes $1.4M In Casino Defect Suit
• Nintendo, LG Hit With Patent Suits Over Microprocessors
• 9th Circ. Opts To Rehear Paraplegic's Medtronic Suit
• Calif. City's Financial Practices Under SEC Microscope
• Permanent Disability Can Change Under Labor Law: 9th Circ.
• Judge Bars Punitive Damages In Michelman Malpractice Suit
• Critics Of $68B Calif. Rail Plan Drop Revote Effort During Suits
• Doctors' Groups Sanctioned In Wellpoint Conspiracy MDL
• T-Mobile, HTC Say Consumer Is Stalling 4G False Ad Case
• Calif. Court Resuscitates LA Hospital Wage Suit
• Dick's Sporting Goods Sued Over Customer Info Collection
• Nelson V. Matrixx Initiatives — Specificity In Complaints
• Case Study: In Re Windmill Durango Office
• Playtex Owes Rival Munchkin $13.5M In Diaper Pail Ad Suit
• DLA Piper Says Real Estate Firm Skipped Out On Legal Fee Tab
• DOT Suit Over Pipeline Safety Must Be Filed Under APA: Judge
• Feds Allege Customs Broker Led Tax-Evading Import Ring
• Disabled Wal-Mart Customers Sue Over POS Terminals
• Calif. Appeals Court Sinks Challenge To Prop 13
• 9th Circ. Won't Divide NFL Players' Malpractice Case
• SLAPP Law Doesn't Apply In Superman IP Row, 9th Circ. Hears
• Judge Tentatively Dismisses Atty From Playboy Condom Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets Allianz See Docs In Annuities Marketing Suits
• Bard's Calif. Vaginal Mesh Loss Is No Crystal Ball For MDL
• Calif. Gov. Brown Floats $14B Water Tunnel Proposal
• Asics, Skechers Patch Up Fight Over Stripe Design Mark
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Shot Cop's Suit Against Glock
• Longtime Hollywood Atty Sets Up Solo Shop
• AIG Hands Calif. City $1M To Quell Mudslide Claims
• Ex-LA Times Publisher's Defamation Claim Lives In $13M Suit
• HTC, Others Face Microprocessor Patent Suits In Calif., ITC
• Anthem Blue Cross Defeats Billing Policy Class Action
• San Bernardino OKs Emergency Budget To Defer Debts
• Cathode Ray MDL Cos. Want Direct Purchaser Class Trimmed
• Costner Says Studio Stiffed Him On 'Robin Hood' Profits
• Judge Slams Samsung's Auto-Delete Email System
• NEA Raises $2.6B For VC Fund, Setting Record For 2012
• Calif. County's Drug Disposal Law Headed For Big Pharma Fight
• Judge Quashes Indictment In DuPont Trade Secrets Case
• Ticketmaster Buyer Class Seeks Final OK On $280M Deal
• Wiretap Act Doesn't Trump State Law, Carrier IQ Judge Says
• Adviser's Fee Claims Pared In Fight Over $58M Cleantech Deal
• Calif. Sen. Wants $68B Rail Plan Delayed For Enviro Review
• Canadian Fund To Invest $355M In US Multifamily Market
• Oracle Wants Off Hook For Google's $4M Costs In IP Suit
• Kirstie Alley Faces False Ad Suit Over Weight Loss Claims
• Cooley Opens In LA With Ex-Gibson Dunn, DLA Piper Attys
• 9th Circ. Junks Ex-Scientologists' Forced-Labor Claims
• Nossaman Adds Pair Of Health Care Law Pros In Calif.
• 'Modern Family' Cast Sues Fox After Salary Talks Hit Standstill
• Foley Hires Health Care Litigation Expert From Jones Day
• DOI Picks 17 Hot Zones To Fast-Track Solar Power
• Blackstone Pours $125M Into NantWorks Biopharmaceutical Arm
• Dukes Decision Unravels Allstate OT Classes in Calif.
• DHL Says Contractors' FCA Suit Is Preempted
• Apple Seeks $2.5B From Samsung In Smartphone Patent Case
• Calif. City Officials Took Bribes For $102M Contract: Suit
• Liberty Mutual Ruling Could Trigger Calif. Classification Feuds
• Chase To Pay $100M To Exit Credit Card Loan MDL
• VMware Lays Down $1.3B For Computer Networking Firm
• Stockton, Calif.'s Pre-Ch. 9 Sessions Yielded Few Deals
• 9th Circ. Backs Wiretaps, But Could Restrict Use Of New Tech
• DreamWorks Pays $155M For 'Classic' TV, Movie Characters
• 9th Circ. Ruling Dooms Pharma Rep OT Suits, Attys Say
• Insurers Off Hook To Defend Formosa In PVC Pipe FCA Suit
• Apple Wants Amazon To Cough Up Docs In 'App Store' IP Row
• Jackson Memorabilia Dealer Slammed Over Copyright Claims
• Jackson Lewis Picks Up Ex-Caesars In-House Labor Pro
• OneBeacon Again Escapes NextG Suit Over Wildfire Probe
• Doctors Union Sues Calif. County Over Discharge Threats
• GenCorp To Pay $550M For United Technologies' Rocketdyne
• Judge Skims Claims Off Dreyer's False Advertising Suit
• Clock Hasn't Run Out On 'Madden' Suit Against EA, Judge Says
• Canon Cheated Employees Out Of Wages, Suit Says
• Ex-Veritas CFO Settles SEC Fraud Suit Over Fudged Earnings
• Peet's Coffee To Go Private In $978M Joh. A. Benckiser Buy
• $27M Deal Struck In EA Football Game Antitrust Suit
• Calif. AG, Others Back Illegal Immigrant's State Bar Admission
• Dewey Execs Move $7M Fraud Suit, Say Firm Is Correct Target
• VC Firm Kleiner Will Appeal Arbitration Ruling In Bias Case
• Lloyd's Underwriters Want Others To Share Builder's Claims
• Apple Blocked From Using Patent Win In Samsung Trial
• NRC Blames Design Flaws For Calif. Nuclear Plant Leak
• GOP Offshore Lease Bill Would Net Gov't $600M, CBO Says
• Rihanna's Suit Over Leaky $7M Mansion Kept Intact
• Ex-NBA Coach Targets State Farm Over Weak Defense
• Disney, Pixar Motor Out Of 'Cars' Copyright Suit In 9th Circ.
• Hollywood Residents Contest Plan Allowing Taller Buildings
• Microsoft Must Face Consumer Suit Over Unsolicited Xbox Texts
• GameStop Strikes Deal With Retail Workers In OT Suit
• JPMorgan Hounded Homeowners After Short Sales, Suit Says
• Judge Sinks Class In Car Parts Antitrust Suit Against Insurers
• Caltrans On Hook For Part Of $31.5M Dangerous Road Verdict
• Mayer Brown Says Former Client Owes $5M In Unpaid Fees
• DLA Piper Strengthens Korean, IP Fronts With Latham Hire
• Currency Trading Firm To Cough Up $167M Over Ponzi Scheme
• Calif. Gov. Signs Off On Initial Funding For $68B Rail Plan
• Calif. Appeals Court Refuses To Follow DR Horton
• Toyota Can't Delay Key Sudden Acceleration Trial
• Calif.'s New Privacy Enforcement Unit May Fuel More Civil Suits
• SEC Sues STEC Head For Insider Trading In Stock Offering
• LA Memorial Coliseum Sued Over Long-Term USC Lease
• Blackstone Pays $321M For 15 Regency Shopping Centers
• Cooley, Latham Partners Join Jones Day In Silicon Valley
• Mercedes' Parking Cameras, Radios Not Up To Par, Class Says
• Morgan Lewis Aids Pearson In $116M Self-Publisher Buy
• Former Hitachi-LG Exec Sentenced For Bid-Rigging Plot
• Lender Wrong About Foreclosed Homeowners' Liabilities: Suit
• 9th Circ. OKs $5M Verdict For Airline Crew In Hazard Pay Case
• Chinese-American Groups Challenge Calif. Shark Fin Ban
• San Bernardino Declares Fiscal Emergency To Hasten Ch. 9
• Judge Won't Halt Calif.'s Force-Fed Foie Gras Sale Ban
• Howrey To Subpoena 70 Firms That Hired Ex-Partners
• IndyMac CEO Off Hook For SEC's Risk-Weighting Claims
• Motorola Beats Apple Suit Over Qualcomm License Deal
• Deloitte Aims To Shift Blame In $100M Ameriquest Suit
• Tesco Unit Makes Peace With Workers In Wage Class Action
• Google Virtual Pet Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Greenpeace Fights To Lift Ban On Shell Drilling Protests
• Compton May Be Next In Spate Of Calif. City Bankruptcies
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Class Cert. Appeal In Facebook Ad Suit
• Abbott Fairly Kept Gay Man Out Of GSK Jury, 9th Circ. Hears
• GOP Offshore Drilling Bill Moves Forward In House
• Coconut Water False Ad Class Bellyaching Silenced
• Equinox, Personal Trainers Work Out Deal To End Wage Claims
• Madoff Trustee, Calif. AG Enter Talks Over Right To Sue
• JC Penney Can't Nix Shoppers' Suit Over False Sale Signs
• Apple, Samsung Lose Bids To Seal Docs In Tablet Patent Row
• Examining Sequenom Prenatal Testing Patent Litigation
• CW, MTV Didn't Steal Reality Makeover Show Idea, Judge Says
• Enviros Win Halt On Planned Community Project In Calif.
• 9th Circ. Flushes NRDC Challenge To Calif. Water Contracts
• Kellogg Deal's Demise Could Help Employers Curb Attys' Fees
• Iraq Has Sovereign Immunity In Oil Contract Suit: 9th Circ.
• Publicity Suit Defendants Should Love Shirley Jones Ruling
• Warner Bros. Can't Dodge Ex-Drug Lord's Beef With Rick Ross
• San Fran Court Workers Back After Crippling 1-Day Strike
• TiVo Branches Into TV Analytics With $20M Research Co. Buy
• 6 States Face Mounting Budget Crisis, Report Warns
• UK Record Cos. Exit Funk Legend George Clinton's IP Suit
• Judge Trims Bear Naked, Kashi False Ad Suits
• Sierra Pacific Settles For Record $122.5M In Wildfire Case
• Arent Fox Brings Nixon Peabody White Collar, IP Pro To LA
• Rental Inspection Law Doesn't Violate Rights, Calif. Court Says
• Calif. Blue Cross Told To Stop Collecting On Old Overpayments
• US Bancorp Fails To Maintain Foreclosed Homes, LA Says
• Besieged San Bernardino Postpones Fiscal Emergency Vote
• Bad Math Dooms Sears' Attempt To Dodge OT Class Claims
• Loeb & Loeb Lures Capital Markets Pro From Reed Smith
• Departing Yahoo CEO Could Face Radar Fraud Suit
• Facebook 'Like' Ads Deal Draws Flak From Consumer Groups
• 9th Circ. Shutters 'Partridge Family' Star's Publicity Suit
• '70s Star Cassidy's $10M Sony Row Sent To Arbitrator
• Calif. Resort Beats Time-Share Owners' Class Cert. Bid
• Insurers Ask 9th Circ. To Let Them Claim Bratz Legal Fees
• Leaving Enviro Rating Program Was Mistake, Apple Says
• Landwin Ducks Class Actions Over Real Estate Investments
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down $10.6M Kellogg False Ad Settlement
• Lexington Loses 2nd Round In $1M Browne George Suit
• Calif. Seeks Pollution Payout for Historic Mine Site
• King & Spalding Snags Tech Patent Vet From Bingham
• WilmerHale Reps Thermo Fisher In $925M Buy Of One Lambda
• FCA's First-To-File Rule — Mass. Weighs In
• Jury Hits RIM With $147M Verdict In Wireless Tech IP Fight
• $68B Rail Plan Defrauds Voters, Calif. County Suit Says
• Comcast Case Won't Impact Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit, Parties Say
• Samsung Asks 9th Circ. To Save Panasonic Antitrust Suit
• Fujifilm Says Motorola Phones, Tablets Flout Digital Image IP
• Toyota's 1st Unintended-Acceleration Trial Delayed
• LinkedIn Dodges Data-Sharing Suit Again
• Partial Recount Ordered For Calif. Tobacco Tax Measure
• BofA Sued Over Mortgage Interest Payments To IRS
• BofA Pays $20M To Settle Credit Plan Marketing MDL
• 9th Circ. Won't Review Class Cert. In WaMu Appraisal Suit
• $13B Calif. Water Tunnel Plan Not Worth Price, Study Says
• Dykstra Admits To Bankruptcy Fraud, Faces 20 Years
• Weil Aids Silver Lake Sumeru In $225M Velocity Cloud Biz Buy
• San Bernardino Subject Of Criminal Probe For Months
• 132 House Dems Ask 9th Circ. To Strike DOMA Provision
• Key Provisions Of Calif.'s Homeowner Bill Of Rights
• Banana Republic Stiffs Workers On OT, Breaks, Suit Says
• Novartis Cancer Unit Escapes Securities Suit
• Hunton & Williams Aids Darden's $585M Yard House Eatery Buy
• Banks To Face More Suits In Wake Of Calif. Mortgage Overhaul
• Wet Seal Singles Out Black Managers, Ex-Workers' Suit Says
• Suit Says Calif. Wrongly Bans Judges From Public Employment
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Teck's Appeal On CERCLA Liability
• Bold Calif. Mortgage Plan Faces Eminent-Domain Hurdles
• Santa Clara Braces For Court Fight Over 49ers Stadium Funds
• Nissan Drivers Will Get 2nd Chance On Engine Safety Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Banks' Win In ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
• Toshiba Seeks To Avoid Damages On $87M LCD Verdict
• Nvidia Defect Class Action Mostly Dismissed
• Madonna Accused Of Lifting Sample For 1990 Hit 'Vogue'
• Apple To Pay Up For Doc Delay In Samsung Tablet Patent Row
• Calif. City Retirees Sue To Block Health Care Cuts
• AUO, LG, Toshiba To Pay $571M In LCD Antitrust MDL
• Judge Bows Out Of Facebook Ad Suit Day Before Hearing
• Judge Doubts Class's Chance In Pizza Hut Missed-Break Suit
• San Francisco Spurns Macs After Apple Drops Enviro Rating
• Calif. Judge Blocks San Diego Pension Reform For Now
• TASER Not Liable In Wrongful Death Case, 9th Circ. Says
• Redbox Kiosks Not Exempt From Credit Card Law, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Mayor Can't Shake All Fraud Convictions In 9th Circ.
• Judge Won't Certify Class In Toyota Highlander Defect Case
• 9th Circ. May Send Time Warner OT Class To State Court
• San Bernardino Is 3rd Calif. City To Go Bankrupt
• PetSmart Groomers Growl Over Allegedly Unpaid Work
• LA Sheriff, Prosecutors Routinely Suppress Evidence: Suit
• Calif. City Fights For Right To Block Point Molate Casino
• Former Nissan Assistant GC Joins Hewitt Wolensky
• Mondi Group To Pay $781M For Oaktree's Nordenia Stake
• Case Study: US V. Spokeo
• Guess Insurers Can't Duck Coverage For Gucci IP Battles
• Cutting Down California's Long-Arm Statute
• Burberry Seeks Toss Of California Leg Of Bogart Dispute
• Chemical Cos. To Pay $15M To Clean Up Calif. Superfund Sites
• Calif. Court Kills Suit Over Verizon Worker Commissions
• Rising Costs Could Push More Calif. Cities Underwater
• EA Games Don't Use Athletes' Images, NCAA Tells 9th Circ.
• Anti-Tax Group's Appeal Could Stymie Calif. Budget Bills
• Williamson Act To Face Scrutiny In Solar Land Use Suit
• Activision Worker Loses Class Cert. Bid In OT Pay Case
• Munchkin Tells Jurors Playtex Diaper Pail Ads Stink
• Brinker Leads Judge To Can H&R Block Meal Break Class
• Military Contractor Sued Over US Soldier's Shooting Death
• Womble Carlyle Upgrades IP Practice With Jones Day Vet
• LA Court Hikes Fees For Civil Cases Amid Budget Cuts
• CVS Employees Say Sparse Staffing Prevented Meal Breaks
• DOJ Wants 180 Days For Hitachi-LG Exec In Bid-Rigging Plot
• Masimo Must Face FCA Claims That It Peddled Shoddy Devices
• Kleiner Perkins Gets 2nd Shot At Arbitration Bid In Bias Suit
• Ceva To Pay $2.2M To End Freight Workers' Meal Break Suit
• Applying Concepcion To Calif. Arbitration Class Waivers
• Ninth Circuit: No Demand Doesn't Mean No Duty
• Dead Ends For Car Classes Under Calif. Consumer Laws
• Pharma Co. Shionogi Sues InterMune Over Drug Royalties
• Are Formats The Floor Mats Of Copyright?
• 'Good Wife' Star's Ex-Managers Sue Over Unpaid Commissions
• Intel Invests $4B To Boost ASML's Chip Development
• Calif. Lawmakers On Deck To Tackle Pension Reform
• Networks Get Most Of Dish Ad-Skipping Fight Booted From NY
• Hyundai's '40 MPG Elantra' Ads Are Misleading, Suit Says
• Patton Boggs, Cummins & White Must Face 'Malicious' Claim
• Stan Lee Defeats Latest Suit Over Comic Character Rights
• Sharp To Pay Dell, Others $200M In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Office Depot Workers Win Class Status In Bonus OT Suit
• Cisco Aims To Rescue AT&T, Others From TR Labs' IP Claims
• US Can't Escape $326M Suit Over Fire Started By Marine
• FDIC Fights Fee Payout In Imperial Bankruptcy
• Kilpatrick Townsend Brings Back IP Partner In Silicon Valley
• IndyMac Trustee Takes Insurers' $80M Win To 9th Circ.
• Case Study: Forest Park Pictures V. Universal Television
• Coordinating Direct And Indirect Purchaser Cases
• Federal Lands: To Develop Or Conserve?
• Liquor Co. To Pay $3.5M For Sales Reps' Unpaid Expenses
• ABM Security Guards Win $90M In Break Period Suit
• Google Seeks $4M In Trial Costs From Oracle After IP Win
• Panasonic To Pay $17.5M To Settle Cathode Ray Antitrust MDL
• Weintraub Tobin Picks Up LA Entertainment Law Firm
• CBS, Paramount Settle 'Happy Days' Royalties Suit
• Calif. Judge Won't Halt Sale Of Prenatal Blood Test In IP Row
• Cypress Can't Shut Down GSI's Antitrust Suit
• Are Your Waivers Worth The Paper They Are Printed On?
• Facebook, Yahoo End IP War To Form Advertising Alliance
• Calif. Senate Drops Bill To Relax 'Made in USA' Label Rules
• Unions Sue LA Over Wal-Mart Project's Enviro Permits
• Calif. Calls On Congress To Overturn Citizens United Ruling
• Southwest Plaintiffs Ask 9th Circ. For Clarity On Merger Suits
• Allergan Defeats Calif. Doctor's $4M Fraud Suit
• Insurers Spar Over Defending $23.5M Casino Remodel Suit
• Judge Rejects Sony's Bid To Trim Suit Over 'Premium Rush'
• Safeway Worker Alleges Retaliation For Role In Wage Suit
• Facebook Spared Sanctions In Pragmatus Patent Fight
• At Odds Over Junior Lienholder Rights In Calif.
• Did The Court Get The Oracle Analysis Right?
• As Calif. Passes High-Speed Rail Funding, Litigation Looms
• Calif. Lawmakers Push $11B Water Bond Ballot Vote To 2014
• Calif. Mortgage Overhaul May Raise Preemption Challenges
• Calif. Ruffles Bird Farmers' Feathers With Foie Gras Ban
• Emulex, Broadcom Strike $58M Patent Licensing Deal
• Calif. Senate Panel OKs Pared Medical Privacy Damages Waiver
• Calif. Assembly OKs 1st Leg Of $68B Rail Project
• Commonwealth To Pay $11M To Settle LandAmerica Ponzi Suit
• Calif. Assembly Advances 2 Health Bills Expanding On ACA
• Deutsche, Fitch Settle Anschutz Suit Over ARS Manipulation
• Calif. Insurance Head Vetoes Blue Shield's Policy Shutdown
• JPMorgan Must Justify Withholding Docs In FERC Bid Probe
• MGM Sues To Stop 'B-Movie' Sequel To 'Raging Bull'
• Medical Pot Groups' Challenge To LA Law Goes Up In Smoke
• Insurer Sues MGA For Slice Of $140M Bratz Fees Award
• Paramount Dodges New 'Hustle And Flow' Fraud Claims
• Sierra Pacific Can't Hold Gov't To Account Over Fire Damages
• Jones Day Aids Bayer CropScience In $425M AgraQuest Buy
• Calif. Makes Another Attempt At Reining In Wildfire Damages
• Calif. Panel Shuts Down 'Anti-Concepcion' Bill
• Calif. High Court's Wage Ruling May Spur More Charter Cities
• Calif. Lawmaker Calls For Federal LGBT Bias Protections
• Ex-Weitz Atty's Fraud Suit Nixed Over Foggy Claims
• VC Firms Win In Fight Over $6.7M Breach Of Contract Award
• Weinstein Co. Sued Over 'Shark Bait' Contract Breach
• FERC Wants JPMorgan Docs In Energy Market Bidding Probe
• Doctors In Calif. Sue Aetna Over Reimbursement Practices
• Green Groups Settle With US Over Energy Corridor Plan
• General Mills Says Any Idiot Knows Fruit Roll-Ups Aren't Fruit
• Expanding The Scope Of ESA Section 7 Requirements
• Ex-PEMGroup Exec Settles Receiver's Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• Calif. Driverless Vehicle Bill Cruises Ahead In Assembly
• HHS Awards $971M In Public Health Emergency Grants
• Jury Awards LCD Buyers $87M In Toshiba Price-Fixing Trial
• SAP, Ariba Send More Info On $4.3B Merger To DOJ
• Wood Mackenzie Valued At $1.7B In Hellman & Friedman Deal
• Judge In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Seeks Info On Comcast Case
• Samsung Loses Bid To Lift Galaxy Sales Ban During Appeal
• Sara Lee Strikes $1.25M Deal In Route Sales Reps OT Suit
• ABC Asks Court To Shatter CBS 'Glass House' Copyright Suit
• Jessica Alba Wraps Up Suit Over Belly Bandit Ads
• The 9th Circuit's Surprising FDA Preemption Ruling
• San Diego Pension Battle Could Drive Broader Reforms
• Calif. Resort Town To File Ch. 9 After $43M RE Judgment
• Naspers Unit Picks Up Netretail Stake From Intel, PE Firm
• Calif. Poised To Be 1st State To Write Mortgage Deal Into Law
• KPMG Says Buy.com Founder's $75M Suit Barred By Tax Case
• Charter Cities Not Bound To Prevailing Wages: Calif. High Court
• New USPTO Offices Will Help Polish Up Patents, Attys Say
• Google, Yahoo Review Emails For Ad Purposes, Suits Say
• Nissan Escapes Suit Over Alleged Transmission Defects
• Contract Claim Survives In EquiTrust Fraud Class Suit
• Gibson Dunn Hires 2 Ropes & Gray Securities Litigators
• McKesson Can't Duck Generic Darvocet Liability Claims
• Dukes, Concepcion Can't Undo Class Cert. In Insulation Suit
• FCC Wants Full 9th Circ. To Review Political Ad Ban Ruling
• Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca Team Up On $7B Amylin Deal
• Northrop Takes Wage Rounding Claims To Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Dodges $80M Suit Over Securities Redemption
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revisit Ruling On Mandatory Mental Care
• Samsung Wants Bar On US Galaxy Sales Lifted During Appeal