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California - October, 2012

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• Court Lets Calif. Board Audit Nonprofit Over Donor Data
• Calif. City Can't Use Initiative To Skip Wal-Mart Enviro Review
• 'Price is Right' Producer Denies Shunning Pregnant Model
• Rambus Asks Calif. Court To Revive $4B DRAM Antitrust Case
• Calif. Employers Dodge Wave Of Time-Rounding Suits
• Calif. County Beats Biz Group's Challenge To Land-Use Plan
• DOJ May Challenge $500M AUO Price-Fixing Fine
• Calif. Man Gets 15 Months For Selling Tech To China
• Bellwether Toyota Acceleration Trial To Proceed Jan. 2
• Calif. Civic Center Builder Must Face Subcontractor's Suit
• PE Firm TowerBrook Takes Control Of Peer Adviser Vistage
• Calif. Court Rejects 5 Of 6 Classes In Hospital Wage Suit
• Sporting Goods Co. Sues Insurer Over $10M Damages Coverage
• BofA, Countrywide Beat RICO Claims Over Subprime Lending
• Haynes And Boone Adds 1st Silicon Valley Corporate Partner
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Wells Fargo Force-Placed Insurance
• Welk Resorts Beats Mold Class Action
• Courtroom TV Stole Shoplifting Show Idea, Suit Claims
• Taser Hit With $10M False Ad Suit Over Firearm Status
• Calif. Crusade For App Transparency To Test Online Privacy Law
• Jury Can Set Punitive Damages In PG&E Pipeline Blast: Judge
• Calif. Court Rejects Sprint's Arbitration Bid In Fees Suit
• Calif. AG Warns Delta, Others Over App Privacy Policies
• Spears' Ex-Manager Sees Final Witnesses' Testimony Curtailed
• Calif. Judge Keeps Alive BofA Age Discrimination Action
• Samsung Wants Apple To Pinpoint Juror-Misconduct Discovery
• Diet Supplement Maker SEI Dodges DMAA Class Action
• Sugar Growers Seek To Toss Corn Syrup Cos.' False Ad Claims
• Eminem's Former Label Ends Download Royalty Row With UMG
• Grad Suing Over Job Stats Rejected Job, Law School Says
• Dell Makes Peace With Toshiba In LCD Price-Fixing Fight
• Hartford Needn't Defend Client In IP Row, Calif. Court Says
• FDIC Appeal Tossed In Imperial Bankruptcy Suit
• Disney To Pay $4B For 'Star Wars' Maker Lucasfilm
• 'JAG' Didn't Beget 'NCIS' Spinoff, CBS Argues
• San Bernardino To Defer CalPERS Payments Amid Ch. 9 Woes
• Subway Sandwich Makers Denied Class Bid In Calif. OT Suit
• EMC Drops Up To $400M On Web Security Startup Silver Tail
• Peregrine Sued By Investors Over Cancer Drug Claims
• Calif. Proposal Would Force Political Donors Out Of Hiding
• Nutraceutical Can't Shake 'Yummi Bears' Trademark Claims
• Calif. Rejects $30M Settlement Over New 49ers Stadium
• Employee Time Rounding OK, Says Calif. Appeals Court
• 2 In Federal Zoloft MDL Want Case Kicked Back To Calif.
• Bergstein Film Library Suit Stuck In Bankruptcy Court
• TDY Will Pay $1.8M To Settle CERCLA Claims
• Nextwave Investors Say $1.4M Settlement Is Fair
• 'Price Is Right' Model Recounts Loss Of Child At Bias Trial
• Class Waivers Violate Federal Labor Laws, 9th Circ. Told
• Artemis Cleared In Calif.'s $4B Executive Life Fraud Suit
• Banana Boat Sunscreen Ads Are Misleading, Class Says
• Feds Want TV Producer To Serve 7 Years For Stock, Wire Fraud
• Burger King Settles ADA Class Action For $19M
• King & Spalding Adds Corporate Ace In Silicon Valley
• FERC Approves Calif. Operator's Power Market Proposal
• Ill. Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over LA Sparks Buy Loan Talks
• Stanford, Prenatal Blood Test Co. Say Rival Infringes Patent
• Supplement Maker Escapes Fraud Suit Over Creatine Product
• Calif. Judicial Group Puts 7 Courthouse Plans On Hold
• High Court Declines To Mull Calif. Email Spamming Appeal
• BioTech Firm Says Heller Ehrman Patent Gaffe Cost It $100M
• Abercrombie Dodges EEOC Bid For HR Info In Headscarf Case
• Smucker Says Trans Fat Suit Aims To Get Around US Regs
• NFL, Riddell Face New Claims Over Ex-Players' Head Injuries
• Attys Seek $23.5M For Settlements In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• HP Escapes 'Crazy Cursor' Class Action
• Weil Gotshal, Wilson Sonsini Rep Riverbed In $1B Opnet Buy
• Ignorance Is Not Bliss: 'Sham Affidavit' In 9th Circ.
• Spears' Mom Stands By 'Svengali' Comment About Ex-Manager
• Calif. PAC Donation Case May Lead To New Disclosure Rules
• Key Bankruptcies Focused On Valuation, Credit Bids: Experts
• CBS, Paramount Settle 'Family Ties' Copyright Feud
• Ex-Sen., DLA Piper Pull Out Of PG&E Explosion Mediation
• EA Wants Zynga Contract Claims Out Of Copyright Row
• ATM Fee Ruling Kills Best Buy's LCD Antitrust Claims: Toshiba
• Jewelry Firm Drops Contract Suit Against Sharon Osbourne
• Gene Sequencer Says Ex-Partner's $138M Deal Broke Promises
• Children's Place Settles Credit Card Data Class Action
• Lead Plaintiff Tossed From Smucker False Ad Suit
• Motorola Can Redact, Not Seal, Docs In Apple-Samsung Row
• Facebook Can't Shake Suit Over Minors' Game Credit Purchases
• NFL, Reebok Accused Of Monopolizing Merch Market
• Boeing Buys PE-Backed Defense Contractor To Boost Global Biz
• BrightSource Solar Wins Approval For Some Power Contracts
• Mercedes-Benz Sued Over Defective Engines
• GOP Sens. Seek Hearing On Spike In Calif. Gas Prices
• Bankruptcy Pros Examine 'Hot' Unsecured Lender Issues
• 'Price Is Right' Producer Snubbed Pregnant Model, She Says
• Calif. Court Could Put Insurance Notices Under Microscope
• Artemis Owes $4B For Executive Life Fraud, Calif. Jury Told
• Atty Attacks 'Svengali' Libel Claim Of Spears' Ex-Manager
• Calif. 'Mystery House' Can't Revive Trademark Suit Over Film
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ex-NBA Star's $1.5M Morgan Keegan Award
• Calif. Jury Awards $4M in 1st Private Eye Wiretap Trial
• Hoge Fenton Seeks Sanctions Over Malpractice Suit Removal
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Station Fire Home Damage Suit
• Google Can't Dodge Cybersitter's IP Suit Over Rival's Ads
• Lewis Brisbois Lands Former Calif. Enviro Watchdog Chief
• Chevron's Subpoenas Stand In $19B Ecuador Judgment Row
• San Bernardino Workers Say City Didn't Haggle With Creditors
• Cingular Improperly Charged Customers For Taxes: 9th Circ.
• Customs Officer Accused Of Helping Importers Skirt Duties
• Lexington Calls $35M Piping Coverage Suit Untimely
• Penske Says Dukes Kills Class In Drivers' Off-The-Clock Suit
• Yamaha, Korg Accused Of Infringing Flash Memory Patents
• App Providers Should Review Calif.'s Online Privacy Law
• Simpson Thacher Aids McKesson In $2.1B Medical Supplier Buy
• Redevelopment: Rising From Ashes Or Final Death Rattle?
• Troubleshooting Calif.'s Deposition Rule Overhaul
• Banks Drop Countrywide Suits Over More than $2B In RMBS
• Calif. Judges Propose Changes To Judicial Discipline Process
• Spears' Ex-Manager Says He Didn't Perform Claimed Services
• If Calif. Tax Bill Fails, Dueling Cos. May Head Out Of Court
• AEG Urges Sanctions In Suit Over Jackson's Death
• 'Price Is Right' Supported Model's Pregnancy, Colleague Says
• Tom Cruise Hits Tabloids With $50M Defamation Suit
• Apple Didn't Violate 2 Alcatel Trust Video Patents, Judge Says
• Fired 'Reba' Showrunner Loses Bid For 2nd-Season Profits
• Kason, CHG Get Court OK On Price-Fixing Class Settlement
• Ore. Lands $4M Settlement In McKesson Drug Pricing Case
• DLA Piper Urged To Quit Mediator Role In PG&E Pipeline Case
• LA Jury Finds Artist Wrongly Fired For Fingering Drug Use
• US, Calif. Towns To Get $5.7M For Superfund Cleanup
• Moon Marine Didn't Disclose Salmonella Tuna Recall: Insurer
• New Commercial Litigation Firm Godwin Tauler Opens In LA
• FDA Warns Alere Over Weak Response To Manufacturing Errors
• Article 9 Foreclosure Sales: A Win-Win In Calif.
• PIN Pads Hacked In 63 Barnes & Noble Stores, Co. Says
• Ex-Spears Manager Claims He Was A Lot More Than 'Gofer'
• Secretaries Hit Paul Hastings With Age Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive H&R Block Meal Break Subclass
• Capital One's Balance Transfer Offer Duped Customers, Suit Says
• Apple Patent From $1B Samsung Case Found Invalid
• Ex-Calif. Law School Worker Says She Fudged Jobs Data
• Calif. Courts Short By Hundreds Of Judges, Study Says
• 'Price Is Right' Fired Model For Pregnancy, Jury Hears
• Google Evades Probe In Trademark Suit Against GoDaddy
• Assurant To Drastically Cut Force-Placed Rates In Calif.
• Lehman Unit Seeks Coverage In $15M SunCal Bankruptcy Fight
• Embattled $210M San Fran Subway Station Gets Green Light
• San Francisco Wants Rehearing On Cellphone Warning Law
• LA Council Blocks Ban On Big Retail Projects In Chinatown
• FedEx Settles Customers' FACTA Suit With $50 Gift Cards
• Interpublic Settles Suit Over After-Party OT Claims
• Novatel Sues ZTE Over Mobile Hotspot Patent
• Microsoft's Windows 7 Infringes Streaming Patent, Suit Says
• Calif. Unions To Bring Free Speech Fight If Prop 32 Passes
• AIG Pays $300M In Denied Insurance Death Benefits
• Spears' Ex-Manager Was More Of A 'Gofer,' Record Exec Says
• Jury Sides With Benihana In Managers' OT Pay Case
• Calif. Water Districts Lose Suit Over Expanded Fish Habitat
• 9th Circ. Tells Interior To Rethink Ruby Pipeline Approval
• Group Presses Calif. Gov. To Delay Cap-And-Trade Auction
• Toys 'R' Us Dodges Sales Ban In Kids Tablet Trade Secrets Suit
• Path Can't Scuttle Privacy Class Action Over App's Tracking
• Apple Takes Aim At Samsung Juror Misconduct Claims
• Analytics Co. Strikes Deal To End Web Browsing Privacy Suit
• Grand Canyon Developer Slams Tribe's New Reg At 9th Circ.
• Quinn Emanuel Drops Suit Over $1.5M Legal Tab
• Legal Industry Trends: Lawyer Salaries And Job Growth
• Apple Faces Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Ex-Manager Manipulated Spears for Fame, Atty Says
• Calif. City Improperly Approved Housing Project, Court Says
• DOJ Joins Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules
• LA Attys Sued Over 'Secret' $6M Wells Fargo OT Settlement
• Schlumberger Unit Sued Over Engineers' OT, Rest Breaks
• Time Warner OT Case May Cause Classification Headaches
• Blue Shield Asks Justices To Settle Coverage Defense Issue
• Amazon Slams Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' IP Row
• Parents Sue Monster Beverage Over Daughter's Death
• LA Plaintiffs Firm AlderLaw Sets Up Shop In Orange County
• Calif. Judge Scuttles Class In Rite Aid Seating Suit
• USC Denied Rent Injunction In Suit Over Building's Permits
• CBS, ComStar Media Settle Contract, Copyright Dispute
• Robert Half's $19M Settlement Of OT Class Action Gets OK
• CPUC Seeks Public Input On Wildfire Recovery Rate Hike
• San Fran Transbay High-Rise Project Secures Key Approvals
• Massive LA Development Halted Over Environmental Concerns
• Glaser Weil Nabs Munger Tolles LA Real Estate Powerhouse
• DLA Piper Helps Arbor Investments Acquire Deli Meat Co.
• Enviros Lose Bid To Block 15-MW Cogeneration Project
• Barnes & Noble Must Provide Ordering Info In Tablet Sale Row
• Job Conduct Differences Don't Rule Out Class Cert., Court Says
• Britney Spears' Mom Made Ex-Manager 'Scapegoat,' Jury Told
• Cochran Firm Dodges Appeal In Ex-Clients' Fraud Suit
• Insurers See Ways Around Calif.'s Landmark Stacking Ruling
• Calif. Air District To Ramp Up Oversight After Chevron Fire
• LoJack To Pay $8.1M To Settle Calif. Wage Class Claims
• LA County Assessor Denies Tax Fraud Charges
• Judge Tosses Enviro Suit Over San Diego Naval Complex
• Film Co. Dodges Producer's Fraud Claims
• Clothing Co. Fires Back At Reed Smith, Rival In IP Row
• Calif. Court Sides With Investor In Condo Voting Rights Fray
• Hynix Aims To Shoot Down $397M Rambus Patent Judgment
• J&J Targets Consumer's Standing In Sunscreen False Ad Suit
• The Cure For Calif.'s Food Suit Binge
• Cooley Closes 2nd Life Sciences Deal In 2 Days
• JPMorgan Energy Unit Says FERC Omission Was Honest Mistake
• EPA Must Press States On Ozone Pollution Plans
• Mazza Not Wonderful Enough For Pom
• Insurers Say Veolia Owes Them $146M From Train Crash Payout
• 'Superman' Heirs Lost Rights In DC Comics Deal, Judge Says
• Time, Sports Illustrated Ditch UCLA Basketball Star's Libel Suit
• Bankrupt San Bernardino Gears Up For CalPERS Face-Off
• LA Real Estate Assessor Arrested In Tax Fraud Scheme
• Auction Crier Says Feds Owe More Info On Bid-Rigging Trial
• Pit Bull Drink Maker Accuses Ex-Officer Of $1.4M Fraud
• Illumina Patent Claims Invalidated In DNA Sequencing Row
• Countrywide, Thrift Bank Fire Off $400M Loan Pool Suits
• Evanston Insurance Takes $140M Bratz Fee Fight To 9th Circ.
• San Fran, Others Oppose DLA Piper Appointment In PG&E Case
• Judge Keeps Alive Livermore Lab Workers' Age Bias Claims
• Best Buy's Reward Program Calls Violate TCPA, 9th Circ. Says
• Concepcion Preempts Class Action Waiver Law: Calif. Court
• Worker Not Bound By Unsigned Arbitration Pact: Calif. Court
• Euro TV Ordered To Pay $1.5M To Universal In License Row
• Insurer Claims Standing To Sue In $40M Investment Loss Row
• Skadden Guides ASML In $2.5B Microchip Tech Co. Buy
• Paul Weiss Guides HCP In $1.7B Senior Housing Portfolio Deal
• Alternative Burdens May Come With Alternative Causes
• Ogletree Draws Labor, Class Action Pros To Fla., San Francisco
• SEC Opens Inquiry Into Bankrupt Calif. City
• Judge Limits Testimony In 'Price Is Right' Model's Bias Case
• 9th Circ. Tosses Antitrust Suit Over EBay's User Agreement
• Eagle Eyes Fined $5M In Auto Light Price-Fixing Case
• Gun Liability Claims Trimmed In Calif. Mass Shooting Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds BPA, Alcoa Power Rate Contract
• $1.5B Hyatt Redevelopment Plan Sails Through LA Panel
• Messaging Co. Wants Perkins Coie Out Of Open Text IP Row
• Sierra Club, Others Sue Calif. In Bid To Halt Fracking
• LeClairRyan Lures 5-Atty IP Team From Ropers Majeski In LA
• AEG Can't Defend $1.5B Stadium Project In Enviro Law Suit
• Estee Lauder, Mary Kay Seek Appeal In Animal Testing Row
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Sues BDO Seidman Over Tax Shelters
• $30M Toshiba LCD Deal OK'd Over Dell Objections
• Judge Won't Recuse Himself In Groupon Trademark Battle
• George Mitchell, DLA Piper To Mediate PG&E Explosion Talks
• Clint Eastwood Puts Chair-Naming Battle To Rest
• University Loses Bid For Einstein Publicity Rights In GM Suit
• Mintz Levin Adds New Office Head, Class Action Atty In SF
• Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Plan May Hinge On Fuel Standard Case
• Sony's Win Leaves Opening For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• Nissan Wins Jury Trial In Suit Linking Crash To Defect
• Eagle Eyes Says Feds Violated Plea Deal In Price-Fixing Case
• LA's Billboard Rules Don't Step On Free Speech, 9th Circ. Says
• 9th Circ. Gives Yellow Pages 1st Amendment Protection
• 9th Circ. Ruling Won't Stop Push For Proactive Insurance Deals
• Raises For Calif. Workers Need Legislature's OK, Court Says
• Ikon, GE Capital Say NewCal Ruined Records In Antitrust Row
• Calif. Court Nixes Challenge To $120M Car-Charging Deal
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear RJ Reynolds Camel Cash Case
• Prime Healthcare Loses 2nd Bid To Nix Workers' OT Suit
• Ameritox Can't Sink Rival's IP Suit Over Lab Reports' Format
• Michaels To Pay $2M To End Workers' Suit Over Pay, Breaks
• Calif. Sues Tank Storage Co. Over Diesel Exhaust Emissions
• Wet Seal Workers' Class Cert. Bid Rejected By Calif. Court
• Loeb & Loeb Says Bulb Co. Owes $1.2M For False Ad Work
• Ex-Oxbow Exec Alleges Billionaire Koch Held Him Captive
• BMW Urges Dismissal Of Mini Cooper Steering Class Action
• Zynga Claims Ex-Staff Member Took Trade Secrets To Rival
• GNC Dodges False Ad Suit Over Workout Stimulant
• Insurer's Bid For $140M Bratz Fee Too Late, Judge Rules
• SanDisk Can't Skirt Licensee's Antitrust Suit
• Consumers Target Lululemon For Collecting Customer Info
• Nixon Peabody Sued Over $35M Bond In Bell Corruption Case
• LA Sues Pollution Control Agency Over Owens Dust Mitigation
• Calif. Workers' Comp Reforms Won't Stop Health Network Rows
• AU Optronics Ducks Dell's KO Blow In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Disney's Theme Park ADA Settlement Verges On Collapse
• Blogger Asks 9th Circ. To Void Obsidian's $2.5M Verdict
• Apple Rejects Amazon Bid To Undermine 'App Store' Mark Suit
• $1B Wind Farm Package Blends Commercial, Development Debt
• Questcor Execs Hid Athcor Woes To Pad Price, Suit Says
• FTA Gives $942M For San Francisco Light Rail Extension
• San Diego Port OKs $115M Lane Field Hotel Project
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• Calif. Court Renews ARM Suit Against Countrywide, AmNet
• Moses & Singer Says E-Pass IP Suit Filings Were Justified
• PG&E Customers Should Pay $277M For Pipeline Work: CPUC
• Steven Tyler's Ex-Manager Sues Atty Over $8M 'Idol' Betrayal
• EBay Sold Insurance For Excluded Items, Class Action Says
• 3M, Ceradyne Hit With Investor Suit Over $860M Merger
• Judge Says Sony Data Breach Plaintiffs Can Prove Harm
• Protect Yourself From Biased, Deceptive Mediators: Part 2
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Connolly Bove IP Atty To LA Team
• HP Unplugs Class Action Over Underpowered Computers
• Kindred Hospital Workers Push For Class Cert. On OT Claims
• Tommy Lee Jones Appeals $1.5M Commission Award to Agency
• Film Co. Can't Bar 'Looper,' 'Dredd 3D' Taiwan Debuts
• High Gas Prices Spur Calif. Panel To Examine Oil Refineries
• Toyota Forum-Shopping Brake Defect Suit, Hybrid Owners Say
• Domino's Harassment Case Could Put Franchisors On Hot Seat
• Costco Ends LCD Price-Fixing Case Against Samsung
• Toys 'R' Us, Yo-Yo Co. Trodding On Marks, Hells Angels Say
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviro Challenge To Nev. Housing Project
• Nationwide To Pay $7.2M To Settle Death Benefits Case
• Former Universal Music Exec Joins Steptoe & Johnson
• Rite Aid Settles False Ad Suit Over Customer Rewards
• SF Panel's Nod Keeps $4.2B Transit Center Plan On Track
• Proskauer Aids Ares Management In $975M Smart & Final Buy
• HSBC Escapes Suit Alleging Unfair Interest Rate Hikes
• Ex-Anheuser Workers Launch Suit Over Pension Benefits
• Feds OK Eagle Eyes Leniency Request In Price-Fixing Case
• Navy Officials, Defense Contractors Sentenced In $6M Fraud
• Calif. Callers Hit Embassy Suites With Phone Recording Suit
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-MoFo Employment Vet In San Diego
• MySpace Founder's Lyrics Site Hit With $6.6M Copyright Verdict
• DC Comics Says Atty Hid Evidence In 'Superman' Rights Suit
• Insurer Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Recorded Calls Suit
• San Fran Entities Sued Over $210M Park-Area Subway Station
• 33 States Sue Hitachi, Mitsubishi Alleging DRAM Cartel
• Facebook Hit With Contract, Defamation Suit By App Maker
• Feds Defend Medi-Cal Provider Rate Cut Before 9th Circ.
• Ex-Aircraft Repair Co. Owner Charged With Using Shoddy Parts
• Of Counsel Attys Repping A Firm Can't Win Fees, Court Says
• Motorola Loses Bid To Seal Docs In Apple-Samsung IP Battle
• Moody's Review May Not Hamper Calif. Cities' Credit Access
• 9th Circ. Targets Claims That Nidek Misused Lasik Beams
• Securities Fraudster Gets 23 Years For $14M Scheme
• Pinkerton Security Guards Win Class Cert. In Meal Break Suit
• Madonna, Producer Say 'Vogue' Copyright Suit Dooms Itself
• Mont. Campaign Donation Limits Kept In Play By 9th Circ.
• Allianz Insurers' $69M Plant Insulation Deal Left Intact
• 9th Circ. Hesitates To Nix $319M 'Millionaire' Verdict
• Morgan Keegan Blasts $1.5M FINRA Award To Ex-NBA Star
• Class Definition Tightened In Wells Fargo Loan Deception Suit
• Prop 32 Supporters Accused Of Cloaking Ad-Payment Data
• IndyMac Execs Can't Beat Most FDIC Bad Loan Claims
• State Law Reins In Calif.-Governed Arbitration Agreements
• ThyssenKrupp Seeks Asbestos Defense Coverage From Insurers
• Campbell's Soup '100% Natural' Claims Bogus, Suit Says
• LCD Cos. Can't Ditch Retailers' Phone, Camera Antitrust Claims
• Injunctions For FRAND-Licensed Patents: Debate Continues
• Costco Recorded Calls Suit Heads To Dispute Resolution
• Avoiding 'Interrelated Claims' Limitation To Coverage
• Countrywide To Pay $1.2M To Settle WARN, Severance Claims
• Wal-Mart Project Dispute May Spur Call For CEQA Reform
• Manatt Adds Buchalter Insurance Pro To Sacramento Roster
• DirecTV Can't Dodge Marketer's $84M Antitrust Suit
• 'Price Is Right' Model Seeks To Bar Drew Carey Testimony
• Adobe Beats Contract Claims In Iridas Trade Secrets Case
• 9th Circ. Rules BLM Owes No Fees In Grazing Permit Suit
• Farmers Insurance Adjusters Win Class Cert. In Wages Suit
• Eagle Eyes Seeks Reduced $5M Fine In Price-Fixing Scheme
• Sunnyslope Bankruptcy Case: Bad News For Secured Lenders
• Musicians Union Sues Fox, Universal Over 'Simpsons' Music
• Rising Feed Prices Have Poultry Co. Cooped Up In Ch. 11
• Google, Slide Agree To $6M Accord In Spam Text Class Action
• LA Times Settles Former Publisher's $13M Firing Suit
• Crowell Hires 3 Ex-Locke Lord Health Care Partners In LA
• Insurer Will Pay $25M To End Death Benefits Probe
• KFC Pays $3.5M To Settle Calif. Workers' Missed-Break Suit
• Motorola Settles LCD Price-Fixing Suit Against Philips
• Clarion Spends $80M For Beverly Hills Office Building
• Facebook Argues For New $20M Settlement In Ad Images Suit
• Trademarks And Tiaras: A Beauty Pageant Duel
• HSBC Says Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Is Too Late
• Calif. High Court Rulings On The Rise With Newly Full Bench
• Pillsbury Hit With Suit By San Jose Over Oakland A's Docs
• Disney Urges Dismissal of 'Drastic' Clean Water Act Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Limits Challenges To Injunctions
• Judge Certifies Just Calif. Class In Kaz Heating Pad Suit
• Contaminated Cheese Led To Premature Birth, Suit Says
• Sen. Wants NRC Probe Done Before Calif. Nuke Plant Restarts
• Calif. Hospital Chain Wins OK On $6M OT Class Deal
• TPG Unit To Fund Actian's $154M Pervasive Software Buy
• Cathode Ray Cos. Say 'Obsolete' Tech Poses No Cartel Threat
• CBS Can't Ditch Meteorologist's Hiring Bias Suit
• Alaska Village Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Climate Change Suit
• Countrywide Says FDIC's $250M MBS Suit Is Untimely
• Hard Rock Managers' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit Falls Flat
• Quinn Emanuel Adds Ex-Foley Patent Litigator To LA Office
• Case Study: Kivalina V. ExxonMobil
• Protect Yourself From Biased, Deceptive Mediators: Part 1
• Holiday Inn At LA Airport Hit With Wage Class Action
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Laws Still Hazy On Project Funding
• Playtex To Get New Trial In Munchkin Diaper Genie Row
• Becton Dickinson Infringed 4 Hologic Patents, Judge Finds
• Mogul Forces Trial In Suit Over Film Co. Takeover, Bankruptcy
• 4th Calif. City Braces For Bankruptcy Amid Budget Woes
• Judge Says $280M Ticketmaster Settlement Is Unfair
• Door Left Open For Britney Spears To Testify In Libel Trial
• Kilroy Picks Up 2 More Hollywood Properties For $138M
• Developer Pays $7M To Settle Suit Over Trump Mexico Resort
• Paramount Dodges Rescission Claim In 'Hustle And Flow' Suit
• Courtney Love's Daughter Won't Be Deposed In Libel Suit
• Best Buy, Apple Sued Over Canceled ITunes Gift Cards
• Calif. Firm Can Pursue Fees From Ex-Partners, Court Says
• After Brinker, Ex-Tenet Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid Again
• Fox Rothschild Adds Entertainment Law Vet In LA
• 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Producers Resolve Contract Dispute
• Honda Can't Seek Arbitration In Defect Suit, Judge Rules
• 2 Class Suits Say Calif. Restaurants Sell Bogus Kobe Beef
• Wells Fargo Beats Class Action Over Boosted Mortgage Rates
• Sony, Others Accused Of Fixing Lithium Ion Battery Prices
• Mitsubishi Unit To Fork Over $1.3B For Aircraft Lease Co.
• Stroock Adds Partner With Banking Background In LA
• SEC Accuses 2 Hedge Funds Of Ripping Off Investors
• Calif. Labor Dispute Laws Unconstitutional, Ralphs Says
• No Doubt, Activision Settle Suit Over 'Band Hero' Avatars
• In-Flight Web Provider Gogo Accused Of Stifling Competition
• 3M, Avery Dennison End $550M Deal Over Antitrust Threats
• Investor Group Grabs Troubled $280M Calif. Mall
• Wildfire Victims Seek Share Of $69M Award From Insurers
• Philips Shakes Retailer Price-Fixing Claims In LCD MDL
• Soldiers Suing CIA Over Secret Chemical Tests Win Class Cert.
• EPA Rips FERC Analysis Of 224-MW Calif. Hydro Project
• Even After Mortgage Deal, Dual Tracking Continues, Report Says
• Chevron Sues Calif. County Over Refinery's Property Taxes
• 'Raging Bull' Heir Wants 9th Circ. To Rethink MGM Win
• KPCB Fired Partner Over Gender Bias Suit, Atty Says
• Capital One Dodges Privacy Class Action Over Recorded Calls
• Dechert Lands Financial Services Partner In San Francisco
• Samsung Alleges Juror Misconduct In $1B Apple Verdict
• Mortgage Seizure Plans: The Fight Continues
• BMW Cheats Demo Buyers On Warranty Coverage, Suit Says
• Bath & Body Works Will Pay $1.3M To End Managers' Wage Suit
• General Mills Targeted Over GMOs In Nature Valley Snacks
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bills Divvying Up Cap-And-Trade Funds
• Judge Trims Ex-Manager's Suit Against Britney Spears' Father
• 9th Circ. Halts $272M Alaska Rail Extension Project
• Digitech Can't Dodge AIA Joinder Rules In IP Suit
• 9th Circ. Finds Insurer Responsible For 2009 Plane Crash
• Aramid To Dodge Claims In Bergstein Film Loan Suit
• MPG Auctions LA Office Towers Backing $470M Defaulted Loan
• Toyota Wants Experts Excluded From Acceleration MDL
• Latham & Watkins Reps Platinum Equity In $1.2B BWAY Buy
• Carmel Closes 4th Real Estate Fund With $820M In Assets
• Apple, Google Workers Seek Cert. In Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• MG Properties Pays $92M To Bolster Residential Folder
• Kirkland Helps Sumitomo Gain Stake In $2B Solar Park
• FDIC Must Pursue Countrywide MBS Claims In MDL
• Linen Co. Seeks $21M Superfund Award From Insurers
• Target Can't Shake Cashier Seating Suit
• When You Cannot Get Default Interest By Default
• 'Steel Magnolias' Producer Sues To Block Lifetime Remake
• Cathode Ray Tube Buyers Want Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Samsung Targets IPhone 5 In IP Suit As Galaxy Ban Is Lifted
• Wyndham Called Out Over Recorded Telephone Conversations
• NLRB Tells News-Press Publisher To Bargain With Union
• Calif. Unemployment Case Could Open Door To Benefits Abuse
• Anthem Blue Cross Settles Social Security Breach Case
• Calif. Court Slashes $52M 'Nash Bridges' Award To $15M
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
• Actress In Anti-Muslim Film May Have Flimsy Copyright Case
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Settles Final Securities Claim With SEC
• DOT Issues $546M Loan For $1.75B LA Light Rail Project
• ZipRealty Pays $5M To Settle Calif. Agents' Wage Claims
• BofA Skirts Another Unauthorized Insurance Fee Suit
• Jaguar Takes Aim At Nationwide Class In Land Rover MDL
• BofA Convenience Check Suit Not Preempted, High Court Hears
• Sanofi Gets Reprieve In Amphastar's Lovenox FCA Suit
• FedEx To Pay $10M To Settle OT, Meal Break Suit
• Calif. Gov. Rejects Bill To Expand Domestic Worker Rights
• Nossaman Lands Media Pro To Lead New IP Group
• Brown Nixes Calif. Sustainable Redevelopment Bills
• Endurance Has Duty To Defend WFP Investor Suit, Judge Rules
• Pom Customers Score Class Cert. In False Advertising Case
• $9M Settlement OK'd In TCPA Auto-Dialing Class Action
• Enviros, Union Lose Bid To Halt Work On Calif. Wind Project
• Sheppard Mullin Lands IP Litigation Partner In San Francisco
• Berkshire Hathaway Unit Snags 2 Wind Farms Totaling 300 MW