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California - August, 2012

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• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform Measures
• Fluor Loses Asbestos Coverage Bid In Suit Against Hartford
• 9th Circ. Says HSBC, Best Buy Didn't Deceive Cardholder
• Citibank Strikes Deal In Home Equity Credit Lines Suit
• AT&T's $3M OT Suit Settlement Sunk By Flawed Claims Release
• Calif. Agency Fines 14 Hospitals For Safety Breaches
• $17M Indian Substance Abuse Grant Was Misused, Feds Say
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• Countrywide Investor Can't Nix Standing Rule, Court Says
• Aramark Sued By Ex-Sales Rep Over Pay Practices
• Calif. Legislature OKs Bill For Consumer-Owned Health Plans
• Final Parts Of Calif. Mortgage Overhaul Sent To Gov. Brown
• Apple Says Samsung Injunction Hearing Schedule Is Unfair
• SEIU, Kaiser Escape Hospital Operator's Antitrust Claims
• LeAnn Rimes Says Mom, Daughter Illegally Taped Call
• Enviros Say Law Change For LA Stadium Is Unconstitutional
• Calif. Senate OKs Ban On Job Ads Shunning Unemployed
• Calif. Ruling Could Hinder Commissioned Workers' OT Suits
• Wells Fargo Nailed With OT Suit From Loan Underwriter
• Foreign Trade Law Won't Bar Nokia LCD Antitrust Claims: Judge
• Battle Over Google Fine Could Halt No-Fault Deals At FTC
• Sunovion To Lay Down Up To $430M For Elevation Pharma
• Calif. Passes Bill To Limit Depositions To 7 Hours
• Girardi & Keese Blasts Ex-Client's Malpractice Claims
• Marilyn Monroe Estate Doesn't Own Her Image, 9th Circ. Says
• Law Trio Guides Boston Property's $311M SF Towers Deal
• Calif. Medical Group Accuses Aetna Of Blacklisting Its Docs
• Apple IPhone, IPad Violate Compression Patent, Suit Says
• LinkedIn Privacy Class Actions Over Data Breach Merged
• Travelers Owes Beverage Co. Defense In Calif. Wage Suit
• Gibson Dunn Reaches Deal To End $38M Malpractice Suit
• 'Hurt Locker' Makers Backed By MPAA In 9th Circ. Suit
• Allstate, Geico, Others Beat Car Repair Parts Antitrust Suit
• Netflix Users Call $9M Video Privacy Settlement 'Unfair'
• Case Study: In Re RLD
• GE Finance Unit Illegally Recorded Customer Calls, Suit Says
• MGM KOs 'Raging Bull' Heir's Copyright Suit In 9th Circ.
• Toshiba Resolves Price-Fixing Suit Over Patent Deals
• FDA Sued To Force Implementation Of Food Safety Rules
• Cellphone User Wants Class Cert. In Spam Texting Suit
• Einstein's Publicity Rights Questioned In GM Ad Suit
• Quincy Jones' Testimony Cut Out Of Wynn's Slander Suit
• Calif. Court Junks Stanford Law Grad's Defamation Suit
• Ariba Shareholders Sign Off On SAP's $4.3B Takeover
• LCD Retailers Ask 9th Circ. To Revisit ATM Fee Antitrust Ruling
• Calif. Self-Insurance Restriction Bill Hits Delay
• Enviros In Tough Spot As Calif. Bike Lanes Skip Reviews
• MetLife Lands Suburban SF Office Towers In Record Deal
• Higher Medical Awards May Be Closer To Reality In Calif.
• Ex-Bergstein Atty Says $50M Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• GNC, USPLabs Hit With Suit Over DMAA Supplements' Safety
• Entertainment News Co. Cries 'Free Speech' In Defamation Row
• Calif. Legislature Calls For Federal LGBT Bias Protections
• Pillsbury Sues San Francisco Over Partnership Profits Tax
• KDVG Adds Ex-Willis DePasquale Biz Litigator In San Fran
• LawCrossing Dupes Subscribers With Renewals, Suit Says
• Kardashian, Old Navy Settle Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Driverless-Car Safety Bill Clears Calif. Assembly
• Apple's Move For Samsung Phone Ban Will Be Heard Dec. 6
• $4M FedEx Wage Deal Wins Judge's Stamp Of Approval
• Judge Shutters LifeTouch Photogs' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Honda Says Class Action Over Peeled Paint Is Meritless
• LulzSec Member Charged Over Sony Hack
• Calif. Governor Issues Narrowed Pension Reform Package
• Maxim Nurses Denied Class Cert. In OT Action
• ESPN To Pay $5.6B For Baseball Broadcast Rights
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Logins
• Warner Fights 'Smallville' Creators' Low License Fee Claims
• Calif. Lawmakers Exempt Bikeways From Enviro Requirements
• Allied Interstate Sued Over Customer Call Recording
• Judge Kills Unauthorized 'Evil Dead' Sequel
• Clergy Sex Abuse Suit Not Time-Barred In Calif., Judge Says
• LA Council Bars Highway Project From Rising Over City
• Feinstein Asks FTC To Investigate Calif. Gas Price Spikes
• City's Manned Surveillance Flights Duck Drone Controversy
• Court Revives Suit Alleging Comerica Aided Ponzi Scheme
• Sidley Lands Latham Partner To Head Tech M&A Group
• DirecTV Beats Technicians' Class Cert. Bid In Wages Suit
• Calif. Judge Axes Indirect State Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• 7-Eleven Looks To Crunch Potato Chip False Ads Class Action
• Netflix Wants 'Nonsense' Suit Over Financial Reports Ejected
• Samsung Faces Tough Odds Against Apple's Sales Ban Bid
• Video Game Developer's Noncompete Is Null: Calif. Court
• Samsung Likely To Target Evidence, Jury In $1B Apple Appeal
• Old Claims Off Limits In Supplement Co. CEO's Trial: 9th Circ.
• Class Again Denied Cert. In False Ads Suit Over LED Bulbs
• FERC Can Reset Rates To Get Utility Refunds, 9th Circ. Says
• Mammoth Lakes Settlement May Inspire More Ch. 9 Mediation
• Alliance Residential Settles Workers' OT Claims For $1M
• HP Close To Escaping Investor Suit Over WebOS Failure
• Dunmore Owner Sanctioned In $20M Travelers Bond Row
• Health Insurance Rate Hikes Will Go On Calif. Ballot In 2014
• Judge Presses Nixon Peabody To Settle NewPoint Suit
• PE Firm Huntsman Gay Picks Up Partner From Kirkland
• Apple To Ask For US Ban On 8 Samsung Smartphones
• Home Construction Cos. Settle Defect Fight With Insurers
• Clorox Can't Be Sued For Ad Claims About Cats' Favorite Litter
• No Purchase Needed In Jamba Juice Smoothie Suit, Judge Says
• Pointing To Concepcion, 99 Cents Only Wins Arbitration Bid
• Calif. Cashiers Get Class Cert. In Wal-Mart Seating Suit
• Google False Ads Class Action Slashed Again
• Burbank Wal-Mart's Construction Blocked Pending CEQA Suit
• Seyfarth Hires Stroock Expert As Consumer Finance Co-Chair
• Suit Says Dollar Dupes Customers Into Unwanted Coverage
• Ogletree Deakins Boosts Calif. Employment Group
• Case Study: Hooper V. Lockheed Martin
• Howrey Trustee Wants To Question Ex-CFO On Firm's Demise
• Case Study: California V. Continental Insurance
• Calif. Liability Rule's Farewell May Spur More Settlements
• Countrywide Fights To Keep MBS Class Action In Federal Court
• Chet Baker Estate Loses Bid To Nix Movie Option Suit
• Borrowers Score Class Cert. In Mortgage Suit Against RBS
• Cipro Buyers Urge Calif. Court To Revive Pay-For-Delay Case
• Juror Must Turn Facebook Posts Over To Judge
• Jury Awards Apple $1B In Samsung Patent Battle
• Hospital Chain Puts Up $16M To End Skid Row Kickbacks Case
• Calif. Senate Backs Illegal Immigrant's Bid For Bar Admission
• Oaktree Re-Enters Toy Maker Takeover Fray With New Offer
• Toshiba Settles With LCD Direct Buyers After $87M Verdict
• Abbott Didn't Say Exercise Needed To Bulk Up: Ensure Users
• Supreme Court Told Calif. Law Preempted By CAN-SPAM
• Defense Contractors Deny Bribing Navy Officials For $6M Deals
• Dish Says CBS' Suit Over Ad-Skipping DVR Belongs In NY
• Avanquest Duped Customers With Rigged Software Tests: Suit
• Facebook Loses Bid To Stay Calif. IPO Class Actions
• Starwood Reaps $125M From W Hotel Sale
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• Enviros Drop Suit Over EPA's Clean Air Act Oversight
• Woman Suing Over Neutrogena Wrinkle Claims Seeks Class Cert.
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• New Context For Application Of State-Of-The-Art Principle
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Hasten Pipeline Maintenance
• Venture Capital Firm Can't Get Fraud Suit Sent To Calif.
• Stockton, Creditors Given Mammoth Lakes Judge As Mediator
• Health Plan Forks Over $322M To End Calif. Medicaid Probe
• Insurers Can't Duck Defending PVC Maker In Nevada's Suit
• CalPERS Dodges Suit From Disabled Emergency Workers
• Legal Challenges Lie Ahead For Calif.'s Iran Insurance Bill
• CEQA Reform Will Have To Wait For Next Year, Lawmaker Says
• Consumers Win Class Cert In Kraft Packaging Suit
• Calif. Court Nixes Kudrow Win In 'Friends' Contract Suit
• Pfizer, Others Shake Price-Fixing Appeal From Pharmacies
• Chipotle Stuck In Suit Over 'Naturally Raised' Meat Ads
• Suit Says PG&E Used Safety Fees To Pay Bonuses Before Blast
• LA Commission OKs $1.5B Hyatt Regency Redevelopment
• 'Scream' Writer Can't Kill Weinstein's Film Rights Suit
• 'Hurt Locker' Shielded By Free Speech, 9th Circ. Hears
• Judge OKs $35M H&R Block Settlement But Slashes Attys' Fees
• Production Co. Targets Martin Scorsese Over Film Delays
• Arctic Zero Hit With False Ad Suit Over Calorie Count
• Google Denies Email Scanning Is Privacy Violation
• Calif. Waste Agency Faces Claims Of Polluted Discharges
• The Impact Of Terminating Employed Physicians
• Fox Pushes For Ban On Dish Network Ad-Free DVR
• Seagate Bids $90M For Solyndra Factory And Headquarters
• Nationwide Targeted Over Automated Calls
• Broad Prop 37 Reading Could Breed More Food-Labeling Suits
• Imperial Says FDIC's $17M Claim Comes 'Far Too Late'
• McGuireWoods Asks 9th Circ. To Revive $7M Fee Suit
• Directors Guild Needn't Turn Over Info On Royalties Deal
• Calif.'s Mammoth Lakes Exits Suit That Sent It Into Ch. 9
• Medtronic Fails To Beat Bone Device Claims On Preemption
• Calif. OKs 2 Bills To Modernize Insurance Regs
• Bergstein Award Hiked To $50M As He Sets Sights On Aramid
• Hines To Pay $180M For Old Navy-Leased San Fran Building
• Media Exec Diller Files IP Suit Over 'BarryDriller' Site
• Chipotle Worker Loses 2nd Class Bid In Meal Break Case
• Get-Rich-Quick Marketers Hit With $1.5M Contempt Penalty
• PE Firm Lovell Minnick Invests $50M In Pa. Commercial Bank
• Schneider Unit Pays $1M To Settle Wage Class Action
• FTC's $23M Google Fine May See Protest Over Liability Denial
• Proskauer Helps Ares Close $4.7B Fund
• Photo Studio Says Viacom's VH1 Stole Demi Moore Pictures
• HCC Claims No Duty To Cover Oreck In False Ad MDL
• Drug, Medical Device Tracking — Will Medications Be Next?
• Theme Park Worker Sues Universal Over Pay Policies
• Taxpayers Group Protests Tax Measures On Santa Clara Ballots
• Apple, Samsung Trade Parting Blows As They Wrap Up Trial
• General Mills Faces More Claims In Nature Valley Ad Suit
• Bergstein Wins $49.5M From Atty For Forced Bankruptcies
• Latest Bid To Rein In CEQA Faces Green Group Fight
• Apple-Samsung Jurors May Rely On Instinct Instead Of Law
• Guitar Cos. Beat Sherman Act Claims In Price-Fixing Suit
• EIG Says Joint Venture Precludes TCW Sale To Carlyle Group
• Investor Targets Monster Over Marketing Practices
• 9th Circ. OKs Chukchi Sea Exploration Rule For Polar Bears
• Countrywide, Triad Reach Deal In $111M Insurance Suit
• M&A Vet Leaves Warner Bros., Returns To O'Melveny In LA
• Goodwin Procter Hires Wilson Sonsini Tech M&A Pro
• Adobe Taps Silver Spring GC To Lead Its Legal Department
• Exelon Sells 5 Calif. Power Plants To Japanese Co. IHI
• Cooley Helps GGV Raise $625M For 4th Venture Capital Fund
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• Music Exec Can't Nix Copyright Suit Over Mariah Carey Song
• LCD Buyers Say 9th Circ. ATM Ruling Can't Nix Antitrust Suit
• Northwestern, Prudential Inject $285M Into LA Towers
• CCT's Suit Claiming CleanTech Monopoly Plot To Continue
• Congressman Blasts LA Courthouse Plan As Unnecessary
• Calif. Court Reins In Workers' Comp Claims By Family Members
• Howrey Bankruptcy Will Rely On Contingency Fees, Ex-Partners
• 9th Circ. Won't Kill 'Die Hard' Director's Guilty Plea
• Countrywide Can't Shake MassMutual's MBS Claims In MDL
• FTC Weighs In On Verizon Cramming Deal To Protect Interests
• Chrysler Faces Class Action Over Dodge Wheel-Locking Defect
• Hilton, Expedia Reservations A Veil For Price-Fixing: Suit
• Ex-Bergstein Atty Denies Blame In $269M Malpractice Suit
• Electronics Makers Want State Claims Axed In Antitrust MDL
• Gas Buyers Certified In Calif. Propane Fee Suit
• Google Skirted Order To Reveal Paid Bloggers, Judge Says
• A&E Accused Of Stealing Idea For Gang Show 'Peacemaker'
• Changing Landscape Of Same-Sex Couples' Inheritance Rights
• 'Mentalist' Extra Accuses Producers Of Sex Discrimination
• Farmers Insurance Ruling Could Help Keep Class Actions Alive
• $20M Deal Over Facebook 'Like' Ads Rejected By Judge
• Toyota Acceleration Evidence Pared To Keep Trial On Schedule
• Facebook's Data Sharing Calls For Damages, 9th Circ. Hears
• Case May Give Calif. High Court Clear Shot At Employer Arbitration
• Apple Witness Says Samsung Abused Its Market Position
• Domain Name Suits May Multiply After '.XXX' Antitrust Ruling
• CBS Drops Copyright Suit Against ABC's 'Glass House'
• 9th Circ. Punts Time Warner OT Question To State Court
• Industry, Enviro Groups Back Calif. Carbon Offset Plan
• Baseball Hall Of Famer Settles Insider Trading Claims
• Lewis Brisbois Ends Tech Co.'s Trade Secret Malpractice Suit
• Calif. HIPAA Overcharge Suit Paused For Blue Cross Appeal
• Netflix Bids Adieu To Privacy Suit Over Viewable User Data
• Calif. Cities At Greater Risk Of Bankruptcy, Report Warns
• Bill Bolstering Calif. False Claims Law Heads To Gov.
• Akin Gump's Fee Request In $120M Libel Suit Called Excessive
• Calif. AG Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Energy Antitrust Suit
• Chase Escapes Mortgage Interest Rate Class Action
• Excellere Partners Injects Equity Into Organic Food Co.
• Swimming Upstream: 9th Circuit CWA Cases Head To SCOTUS
• Apple Atty Tells Amused Judge He's Still 'Not Smoking Crack'
• Samsung Avoids Sanctions After Quinn Emanuel Atty's Slipup
• Universal Settles 'Battleship' Rip-Off Claims
• AMC Networks Wins Round In 'Tabloid' Star's Suit
• Samsung Knocks Apple's $3B Damages Claim As Judge Heats Up
• Off-Duty Police Can't Get Class Cert. In Ralphs OT Fight
• Writer Claims Hallmark Stole TV Movie Idea In $7M Suit
• Calif. Ruling May Boost NFL's Shot At Concussion Coverage
• Media Titan Bruce Tobey Joins O'Melveny From CBS Films
• Financier's Ex-Atty Says Aramid Work Soured Relationship
• PrimeLending Loan Officers Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Apple Targeted In Patent Suit Over Playback Feature
• Ford, Exxon Win Puts A Lid On Asbestos Bystander Claims
• Chevron Faces Suit Over Aug. 6 Refinery Fire In Calif.
• 'Housewives' Actress Wasn't Wrongly Fired, Calif. Court Says
• San Bernardino Firefighters Seek More Time For Ch. 9 Objection
• State Farm Settles Studio Suit Over Marilyn Monroe Photos
• Oracle Pays $2M To Settle Claims It Breached FCPA In India
• Calif. Panel Backs Illegal Immigrant's Effort To Join Bar
• Allen Matkins Again Sued Over Botched Oakwood REIT Pact
• DOJ Wins 25th Guilty Plea In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
• Calif. Court Sides With Blue Shield In Maternity Coverage Feud
• Uncertainty In Store For Consumer Protection Settlements
• Cos. Should Be Wary Of Those Who 'Whistle' While They Work
• Calif. High Court Ruling May Shrink Construction Defect Suits
• Arbitrator Disclosure Unnecessary In Nemecek Case: Court
• CEQA Exemptions Unlikely To Pass Amid Enviros' Outcries
• Travelers' Suit Over Marriott's Erin Andrews Defense Pared
• Michael Jackson's Father Drops Wrongful Death Suit
• Calif. Law Drains Value From Redevelopment Bonds: Insurer
• Toyota Told To Talk Mediation In Calif. Acceleration Cases
• Financier Bergstein Lost $269M Due To Ex-Atty, Witness Says
• McDonald's, Others Dodge Cancer Warning Suits Over Chicken
• LA Commission Waves Through Target's Hollywood Project
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over Nursing Home Staffing Levels
• Muslims' Privacy Claims In Mosque Spying Suit Nixed
• Calif. Agency Must Improve Oil Spill Fund Control: Auditor
• Expert Sues King & Spalding Over Unpaid Fees In Patent Case
• 9th Circ. Nixes Fair Use Ruling In Celeb Wedding Photo Row
• Judge Urges Apple, Samsung To Settle Patent Feud
• GoToMeeting Maker Gets Rival's Patents Invalidated
• Swander Pace To Take Cosmetics Co. Private In $65M Deal
• Dignity Health OT Class Action Booted Back To State Court
• ICM, ICANN Get Claims Cut From '.XXX' Antitrust Case
• Court Loosens Restrictions On Calif. Health Whistleblowers
• Samsung Swipes Back In Apple Patent Feud
• Cos. Warn Cap-And-Trade Will Drive Industry Out Of Calif.
• SoCal Vegan Restaurant Says Starbucks Swiped 'Evolution' Mark
• Paxfire Denied Depos, Scores Docs In Internet Privacy Suit
• UBS Sues Billionaire Developer Over Offshore Tax Advice Row
• Lenovo Sued Over 2 Computer Graphics Card Patents
• Ex-Bergstein Atty Said She Would Destroy Docs, Jury Hears
• Consumer Groups Urge Scrutiny Of Google's Frommer's Deal
• Activision Dodges Fraud Claims In Axl Rose's 'Guitar Hero' Suit
• Roche Worker Axed For Resisting Hasty Cancer Trials, Suit Says
• Enviros Sue Calif. Agency Over 8-Year Water Safety Delay
• Dole Says False Labeling Suit Federally Preempted
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Pom, Coca-Cola Labeling War
• Judge Threatens Sanctions For Ex-Paron Exec In CFTC Suit
• Guarantor Waivers And Good Faith
• LA Rail Case May Loosen Reins On Infrastructure Planning
• JPMorgan Sued By Calif. School District Over $4M Bond Profit
• Samsung IP Damages Could Reach $2.75B, Apple Says
• Ex-Bergstein Atty Admits Targeting Companies For Bankruptcy
• Circuit Split On CFAA Leaves Employers Scratching Heads
• OneWest Bank Targeted By Insurer Over $335M In MBS Losses
• Pom Says Dukes Dooms Nationwide False Ads Class
• Networks Follow Fox In Suing Online TV Streaming Site
• 9th Circ. To Mull Google AdWords 'Garbage Sites' Suit
• Former Hansen Medical VPs Can't Duck SEC's Fraud Claims
• Google Picks Up Frommer's Brand From John Wiley & Sons
• Dignity Health Says Brinker Sinks Nurses' Overtime Suit
• Muslim Ex-Disney Worker Says Head Scarf Cost Her A Job
• Flushmate Concealed Risk Of Exploding Toilets, Suit Claims
• Calif. Senate Panel Delays Vote On Fracking Ban Bill
• Chevron Refinery Fire Sparks Chemical Safety Board Probe
• Allstate, Others Say Poor Expert Witness Dooms Antitrust Suits
• Pillsbury Steers Tesoro In $2.5B Purchase Of BP SoCal Units
• FDIC Seeks $741M From JPMorgan, BofA, Others Over MBS
• Hulu Privacy Plaintiffs Gain Standing With High Court Action
• DirecTV Wants Privacy Suit Arbitrated Or Tossed
• Samsung Exec, Designer Barred From Smartphone Patent Trial
• 9th Circ. Nixes McGuireWoods' Fee Bid In Bar Prep Case
• Gawker Beats Startup Head's Libel Claims In Calif. Appeal
• Attys' $5.9M Fee Bid Slashed In IPhone Antenna MDL Deal
• $2B Mojave Solar Plant Ducks Enviro Challenge In 9th Circ.
• Google Dodges Suit Over $500M Drug Ad Settlement, For Now
• Establishing The Weight Of Evidence After Sciele
• False Estimates, False Underbidding Lead To False Claims
• Depp Accuser Must ID Herself In Suit Over Concert Fracas
• Calif. Refinery Fire Sparks Legal Onslaught Against Chevron
• Samsung Docs Show Intent To Copy, Apple Experts Say
• Sporting Goods Co. Fights Insurers To Defend ZIP Code Suit
• DOL Targets SoCal Garment Industry Over FLSA Concerns
• Judge Says Jackson Memorabilia Dealer Infringed Copyrights
• Calif. Judge OKs Deal Lifting Stay On Radar Fraud Suit
• Bad Press Hurt Financier In $660M Miramax Sale, Jury Hears
• Mensing Can't Keep Bristol-Myers' Plavix Suits Federal
• Nossaman Adds Husband-Wife Real Estate Team In Sacramento
• National Union Can't Duck Payless TCPA Coverage Suit
• 9th Circ. Says Utilities Must Comply With DEA Subpoenas
• Judge Seals Financial Data In Apple-Samsung Patent Trial
• Former IndyMac Execs Win Initial Nod On 2 Settlements
• Calif. Panel Approves $2B San Diego Coastal Development
• Calif. Court Squashes Class Arbitration In Pest Co. Wage Row
• Hansen Can't Escape Bulk Of Securities Inflation Class Action
• Calif. High Court Takes Up LA Light Rail Project Dispute
• Sierra Club Seeks To Stop Lake Tahoe Resort Project
• 49ers, Santa Clara Reach Deal On Stadium Fund Dispute
• J&J Misrepresented Splenda Health Benefits, Suit Says
• Calif. Lawmakers Demand Contracts For Health District CEOs
• Review Begins For AES Corp.'s $500M Calif. Energy Project
• The Summer California Went Bankrupt
• The Latest In Calif. 'All Natural' Food Litigation
• The Benefit Corporation: A Silent Trend
• 'Brooklyn's Finest' Producers Sue Movie Distributor
• Quinn Atty's Slip May Bring Samsung Penalties In Apple Case
• FHFA Axed Clean Energy Program Without Due Notice: Judge
• Calif. Court Says Insureds Can Stack Policies For Max Coverage
• Financier Accuses Ex-Atty Of $269M Double Cross At Trial
• Federal Law Preempts DHL's Calif. False Claims Suit: Judge
• Nixing Reimbursement Claim Undermines ERISA, Insurer Says
• Infosys Targeted Again With Business Visa Fraud Claims
• Chrysler Says Class Action Over Brakes Based On Hearsay
• Fujifilm Loses Bid To Expand Victory In Patent Fight
• Judge Defers To USDA In Dr. Bronner's False Ad Suit
• Judge Approves SBA Takeover Of Venture Capital Firm
• Bond Insurers Say Stockton Is Favoring CalPERS In Ch. 9
• Calif. Tribe Hits Water District With Endangered Fish Suit
• LCD Makers Can't Ax Motorola Foreign Injury Claims
• Calif. Measure Backs Illegal Immigrant's Bid To Become Atty
• 9th Circ. Nixes Alaskan Groups' Discharge Permit Challenge
• Simpson Thacher Steers Carlyle In TCW Acquisition
• Judge Calls DSW Wage-And-Hour Settlement 'Unseemly'
• BofA Calls AIG's $10.5B MBS Suit 'Cynical,' Implausible
• Gateway Can't Arbitrate Monitor Class Action, Judge Rules
• Judge Erases $147M Patent Verdict Against RIM
• FTC Secures Partial Win In $100M American Tax Relief Suit
• Syphilis Patients Win Reprieve In Fight Over Shots
• US Immune From Islamic Group's Surveillance Suit: 9th Circ.
• Lloyd's-Visa Deal May Boost Coverage For Calif. Privacy Rows
• HoJo Trims Punitive Damages From Phone Privacy Class Action
• Herbalife Heir Tries To Shake Malicious-Prosecution Suit
• Oxygen-Boosting H2O Physiologically Impossible, Class Says
• Dole, Others Beat Banana Farmers' Chemical Exposure Suit
• National Union Bests Empire Land Execs' D&O Suit
• Northrop Grumman To Exit $1B FCA Suit Over Satellite System
• FERC Wants Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Rules Clarified
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Halt $2B Calif. Solar Plant
• California State Agency Sues City To Block Oil Lease
• Empire Land CEO Fights O'Melveny's $1.5M Deal With Trustee
• 9th Circ. Revives Identify Theft Suit Against Chase, FIA
• CalPERS To Wind Down Underperforming $1B PE Program
• Travelers Can't See Settlement Analysis In $22.5M Injury Suit
• Cingular, PacBell Dodge False Advertising Suit Appeal
• Judge Grants Sanctions To Fox, Big 10 In NCAA Antitrust Row
• LA Sheriffs Lose Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Staffing Co. Randstad Pays $5M To Exit Pay, Break Suit
• Allstate Faces Suit Over Deferred Annuities Penalties
• Samsung Attys Hit Back At Apple's User Confusion Experts
• Rockwell Gets Green Light To Seek Asbestos Coverage
• Google, Oracle Must Reveal Any Payments To Writers
• Prosecutors Say SF Clinics Overbilled Medicaid
• Filed Rate Doctrine Won't Bar Milk Mispricing Claims: 9th Circ.
• Israeli University Fires Back At GM In Einstein Ads Row
• Calif. Man Pleads Guilty In $5.2M 'Rudy' Securities Scheme
• Judge Triples Damages, Bars Sales In Zeiss Lens Patent Suit
• Epstein Lands GE Expert On Health Tech For LA, DC Offices
• $800M Padres Sale Proposed, Golfer Mickelson Among Buyers
• Calif. DAs Sue Walgreen For $60M Over Toxic Waste Disposal
• Farm Group Can Join Enviro Suit Over Calif. Highway Project
• Brocade Wins $112M In Trade Secrets Battle With A10
• When Brinker And The FAAAA Collide, Fed. Law Reigns
• Buyer, Aware: Disclosure Of Energy Use By Calif. Properties
• Calif. DTSC: Safer Ingredients Make Safer Products
• Weather Channel Struck By Text Messaging Lawsuit
• Apple Expert Pressed On Differences In Samsung Devices
• 9th Circ. Won't Cancel Hawaiian Conference
• AT&T To Pay $3M To End Calif. Overtime Claims
• Calif. False Claims Suit Against Kmart May Head East
• Calif. Mayor Gets 2 Years For Pay-To-Play Scheme
• FTC Seeks $100M, Says American Tax Relief Ads Deceptive
• On Remand, 9th Circ. Preserves GPS Data In Pre-Jones Pot Case
• Akin Gump Wins Answers In LA Signage Malpractice Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Adds Jeffer Mangels Environmental Law Partner
• Ex-NFL Player Must Seek Workers' Comp In Tenn.: 9th Circ.
• NCAA To Hand Over Classified Docs In Player Antitrust Suit
• Nissan Ducks Most Of Faulty E-Key Suit In 9th Circ.
• LA Demands FCA Defense Costs From AIG Affiliate
• Review Of $3B Southwest Wind-Generated Power Line On Hold
• Duane Morris Adds Real Estate Pro In San Diego
• EBay Can't Duck Class Action Over Mobile User Fees
• 9th Circ. At Odds With Calif. Law In OT Case, Drug Reps Say
• Toshiba Says ATM Fee Ruling Dooms LCD Antitrust Claims
• Hurley Says Old Navy Flouted Surf Trunk Patent
• Calif. Court Says Landlord Owes Axis Insurance $2.4M
• US Sues PG&E, Quanta Services Over 2004 Forest Fire
• Apple Marketing Exec 'Shocked' By Look Of Samsung Devices
• Google, HTC Beat Class Action Over Nexus One 3G Promises
• Judge Questions Evidence In Maxim Nurses' OT Action
• Ex-Officials Of Calif. City Cop To Taking Pot Shop Bribes
• Tuna Cos. To Pay $3M To Settle Calif. Underfilled Can Suit
• Judge Declines To Sanction Samsung But Scolds 'Theatrics'
• CBS Nears End Of Soap Opera Stylist's $6M Slander Suit
• Disney Must Address Settlement Release Worries In ADA Suit
• Suntech Accused Of Misleading Investors In 2 Suits
• Sidley Aids Synopsys In $305M Taiwanese Tech Co. Buy
• Playtex's Diaper Genie Ads Stink, Class Action Says
• Luggage Co. Says Marvel's 'Avengers' Box Set Rips Off Suitcase
• Not Your Product? Not Your Duty To Warn
• DOJ Says Illegal Immigrants Can't Get Law Licenses
• Yahoo Users May Struggle To Show Damages From Data Breach
• SAP To Pay $306M In Damages Over Oracle Copyright Suit
• Underbids Can Count As False Claims, 9th Circ. Says
• Tech Firm ZwillGen Picks Up Former K&L Gates, Yahoo Atty
• Emerald Fund Gets Commission Nod For SF Apt. Tower
• Hain Loses Preemption Bid In Fight Over Organic Product Claims
• Apple Seeks Infringement Sanction For Samsung Media Leak
• CORRECTED: Jiffy Lube Franchisee To Pay Up To $47M To Settle Spam Text MDL
• Dukes Dooms Wackenhut Security Guard Class In Break Suit
• Weingarten Brown Adds Blecher & Collins Partner In LA
• Woman Says Dell Made More Than 100 Robocalls In 6 Weeks
• $45M Shortfall Drives San Bernardino Into Bankruptcy
• Milk Price-Fixing Class Action Transferred To Calif.
• Accel-KKR Picks Up Recruiting Outsource Biz Pinstripe
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides AT&T In $600M NextWave Buy
• Gibson Dunn Can Get Witness Info In $38M Malpractice Suit
• Steve Madden Ponies Up $10M To Quash Text Spam Suit
• Building Owner Claims Amalgamated Violated Easement Rights
• US Criminalization Of Import Violations Continues
• Will States' Fight Against Sports Betting Ban Pay Off?
• CARB To Study Whether Cap-And-Trade Could Make Cos. Flee
• 9th Circ. Snubs Ex-Maxim Exec Seeking New Appeal In Scam
• HP Wins Round In $4B Contract Row Over Oracle Software
• Apple-Samsung Judge Brings Tech Patent Prowess To Trial
• ADM, Others Can't Dodge Corn Syrup False Ad Claims
• 9th Circ. Blocks Arizona's New Late-Term Abortion Ban
• Carrier IQ State Class Stayed While MDL Chugs On
• MGM Settles Contract Suit Over 'Raging Bull' Sequel
• Traub Lieberman Expands To LA With Insurance, PL Team
• Chinese Man Pleads Guilty In Illegal Military Exports Case
• $4B Debt May Drive Calif. Edison Unit Into Bankruptcy
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