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California - May, 2013

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• Howrey Adversary Suits Target Verizon, Dozens Of Others
• Second-Tier Firms Hire Up As BigLaw Sheds Work
• Calif. Assembly Approves Minimum Wage Hike
• FCPA Powerhouse: Debevoise
• Settlement Approved In Cold Remedy False Ad Suit
• CBS Corp. Goes All In On TV Guide's Digital Brands
• EMC, Others Get Acacia Patent Nixed As Abstract Idea
• Sherwin Williams, NL Industries Can't Duck Lead Paint Suit
• Best Buy, Innolux To Settle LCD Price-Fixing Suits
• Blackstone Bags Hilton Hotel Quartet From Apollo, Sage JV
• Travelers Demands Chevron Pay For Oily Water Pollution
• Class Too Narrow In PHH Reinsurance Suit, Court Told
• Toys R Us Customer Drops Spam Text Suit
• Creditor Tries To Save Winston & Strawn From DQ
• Proactive Privacy Regulators: An Emerging Trend
• Pandora Says Beefed-Up Privacy Claims Still Fail
• Hersha Inks $93M Deal For SoCal, Miami Hotels
• EFF Backs Facebook In Fight Over 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• EA Gets Nod For $27M Deal In Football Game Antitrust Row
• Michael Jackson Passed Physical Before Rehearsals, Jury Told
• BMW Strikes Massive Transmission Defect Settlement
• Credit Card Privacy Bill Dies In Calif. Senate
• $4.5B LAX Renovation Sparks Trio Of Lawsuits
• Oil-Dispersing Chemicals To Undergo Fresh EPA Scrutiny
• Dell Sets Vote On $24B Buyout, Begins Persuasion Campaign
• Trial Of Baseball Star Delays KPMG Insider Trading Plea
• Schering Says FCA Integrilin Kickbacks Suit Doesn't Stick
• Disk Drive Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Calif. Senate Approves Fracking Disclosure Bill
• SoCalGas Workers Can Sue Under PAGA, Calif. Court Says
• Alorica Wants Workers' Law Firms DQ'd For Libel, Conflict
• Sly Stone's $50M Royalty Suit Silenced By Calif. Court
• Unions Entitled To Public Worker Info, Calif. High Court Says
• Programmers Take Google's Side In Oracle Copyright Appeal
• Touch-Tel Gets Calling-Card Marketing Case Put On Hold
• Insurer Battles LA Schools Over $30M Sex Abuse Deal
• Kmart Must Explain Missing Docs In Seating Case, Judge Says
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Music Biz Pro For LA Office
• Judge Won't Bar Ex-Gutride Safier Partner's Petitions
• Madoff Investor Asks Justices To Review SEC Porn-Surf Suit
• Atty Says Former Firm Stiffed Him On $8M Fee Award
• PayPal Ducks Class Action Over Unwanted Texts
• DairyAmerica Urges High Court To Ax Milk Mispricing Ruling
• $29M Ecolab OT Settlement Brushed Off
• PG&E Fired Worker Over Post-Blast Data Worries, Suit Says
• FCPA Powerhouse: Davis Polk
• Takeda Sues 3 Rivals Over Planned Heartburn Drug Generics
• Calif.'s Support For Arbitration Stays Strong
• Hitachi Ducks DRAM Price-Fixing Suit After Class Goes AWOL
• How Zhang Will Shape Future Of Calif. Insurance Cases
• Encore Inks $192M Deal For Majority Stake In Cabot
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds No Conflict For Firm Repping LLC
• 9th Circ. Ruling Threatens Shoddy Medicare Part D Insurers
• Muni Law Expert Joins Anderson Kill's Calif. Office
• Capital Express Ducks Bid For Driver List In Side-Work Suit
• Apple Wants Hagens Berman Booted In FlatWorld IP Row
• Apple Can't Change Patent Conception Dates, Samsung Says
• HP Laptop Buyers' Suit Not Bound By Web Clause, Judge Says
• K&L Gates Calls Sanctions Bid In HP Patent Dispute Reckless
• Frank Ocean Songwriter Can't Duck Suit Over Producer Credit
• PG&E Says Hydroelectric Plant Doesn't Endanger Salmon
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• FTA Blasts Efforts To Derail $1.7B LAX Transit Project
• Business Watchdog Dodges Law Firm's Defamation Suit
• Pension Fund Denied Bigger Share Of $624M Countrywide Deal
• Gmail Users Slam Google's Bid To Seal Privacy MDL
• FCPA Powerhouse: Crowell & Moring
• Furniture Is Now Under Fire In Prop 65 Reform
• PG&E Says $2B Penalty For Pipeline Blast Is Too High
• Ex-KPMG Partner To Cop To Role In Insider Trading Scheme
• Android Makers, RPX Didn't Form Conspiracy, Judge Hears
• Jeffer Mangels Dodges Stephen Baldwin's Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs Class Cert. In Medline Workers' Wage Suit
• Wal-Mart Pays $82M In Waste-Disposal Guilty Plea
• Microsoft Again Dodges Online Privacy Class Action
• IPhone Users Ask Court To OK Apple's $53M Class Settlement
• Twinings Can't Dilute Antioxidant Tea Labeling Suit
• Shire Division Head Says Firm Duped Him Into Taking Job
• NFL Can't Claim Calif. Residency In Brain-Injury Coverage Row
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Limit E-Cigarette Use
• Contractors In Naval Base Bribery Scheme Get 3 Years
• Axed Go-Go's Member Says Band Blocked Her From Profits
• Forever 21 Accused Of Flouting Calif. OT Wage Laws
• Boxer Asks DOJ To Probe Utility Over Shuttered Nuke Plant
• Locke Lord Adds Corporate Partner To LA Office
• FCPA Powerhouse: Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Wal-Mart Pays $1.1M To Settle Suit Over Credit Card Records
• Bad Birth Control Packaging Led To Pregnancy, Suit Says
• The Ethical Neutral: What Must Be Disclosed In Mediation
• Apple Faces New Water Damage Suit Weeks After $53M Deal
• Stone Temple Pilots Says Ex-Lead Singer Sabotaging Band
• JPML Head Judge Explains Why Panel Is More Picky
• Arbitration Bias Claim In Drug Row Premature, Judge Says
• Free Speech Can't Kill 'Call Of Duty' IP Fight, Judge Told
• BLM OKs Calif. Wind Farm Amid Enviro Bird Strike Worries
• Anti-Whaling Protesters Are Pirates, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Law360 Names 10 FCPA Powerhouse Firms
• 'Porn Troll' Slapped With New Fee, Atty Pleads Poverty
• AIG Unit Dodges Some Empire Land Defense Costs
• American Apparel Can't Arbitrate Claim CEO Choked Employee
• DePuy Loses Bid To Toss $8.3M Hip Implant Verdict
• Capsule Seller Can't Duck Suit Over Testosterone Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valeant, Google, Suntory
• $2B Hospital Project Again Clears San Fran Panel 
• Time Warner Accused Of Stiffing Workers On OT
• $4M Deal In Hair Product Formaldehyde Suit Nears Approval
• Nokia Says HTC Smartphones Infringe 3 Patents
• 9th Circ. Relieves Broke Law School Grad Of Student Debt
• Yahoo Wins Short-Term Stay In Messenger IP Suit
• Trustee Says 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Can't Stop Ch. 11
• Millennium Labs Drops Claims Over Kickback Suit Coverage
• SanDisk, PNY Ordered To Work Out Discovery Issues
• Superman Heirs Urge 9th Circ. To Reverse DC Comics Win
• Miss USA Official Wants Sex Tape Interview Suit Shut Down
• 9th Circ. Upsets Union's Win Against Idaho Right-To-Work Law
• 9th Circ. Revives Insurer's Monorail Fire Suit
• Coca-Cola Can't Flush TCPA Text Spam Action
• Kramer Settles Fungi-Nail False Ad Suit
• Target, CVS Sued For Slandering Docs, Voiding Prescriptions
• Cooley Boosts Litigation Team With DLA Piper Enviro Atty
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• Stradling Nabs Sheppard Mullin Labor Pro in Santa Barbara
• Lexmark, Abbyy Can't Shake Nuance Software Patent Suit
• Netgear Ducks Claims in Ruckus' Trade Secrets Suit
• BakerHostetler Lures Ex-Kutak Rock Atty To Litigation Group
• US Claims Immunity In $326M Suit Over Marine Flare Fire
• Twitter Debuts 2-Step Login Following High-Profile Hacks
• Sephora To Pay $4M To Settle Worker Compensation Suit
• Test Strip Maker Barred From Using J&J Unit's Logo In Ads
• Porn Troll Hit With More Fines For Not Paying Sanctions
• Orrick Loses Bid To Flip Heller Ehrman Fraud Transfer Ruling
• Cigna To Pay Up To $77M In Disability Income Insurance Claims
• AIG Construction Defect Coverage Row Sent To Arbitration
• Anti-War Journalists Demand Details Of FBI Surveillance
• Travelers Unit Demands New Lawyer In Building Defect Suit
• Nobel To Pay $1.3M To Settle Faulty Implant Suit
• 9th Circ. Squashes MGA Suit Over Robot Co.'s Toy Bug Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Saks, Sony
• Temporary Regulatory Takings Do Exist In Calif.
• Archer Inks $244M Deal To Sell Unit To Clearlake
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Plans For Desalination Plant
• CVS Workers Near Class Status In Security-Check Pay Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over Kohl's Price Discounts
• Real Estate Deals Shift To Secondary Markets
• Calif. Hospital Workers Picket Amid Stalled Contract Talks
• Michael Jackson's Doctor Not Vetted, AEG Exec Admits
• Lion Capital Head Pleads Guilty To $1.3M Fraud Scheme
• Alioto Can't Unfreeze $28M LCD Fee Cut From Escrow
• Chimei Inks Initial Deal In Retailers' LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Jay-Z, UMG Say 'Big Pimpin' Copyright Suit Is Stale
• DOJ Slams S&P Bid To Toss Inflated RMBS Ratings Suit
• Chevron Gas Pumpers Fight To Revive ZIP Code Privacy Suit
• Landowners Ask High Court To Nix Calif. Water Plan Ruling
• Jury Convicts Atty Over Stock Fraud Scheme With Ex-NFLer
• Bingham Adds Ropes & Gray Atty To Silicon Valley IP Group
• Judge Disqualifies Whistleblowers' Attys In Kinetic FCA Suit
• Insurers Dodge Coverage For Kardashian False Ad Suit
• Venable Shouldn't Shake $11M Facebook IPO Suit, ESG Says
• Edison Strikes $37M Deal Over Malibu Wildfire Damage
• Calif.'s Subcontractor Defense Regime: Order Or Chaos?
• Righthaven V. Hoehn: Bad News For Copyright Trolls
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Subsidiary Cleared For Ch. 11
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill Boosting Data Breach Alerts
• Howrey Looks To Pursue Claims Against Dewey, Cooley, MoFo
• Aereo, FilmOn Settle Trio Of Trademark Disputes
• Calif. AG Poised To Ratchet Up Privacy Enforcement Efforts
• Apple Gets Potential Damages Pared In NetAirus Patent Suit
• Nike, Apple Face False Ad Suit Over Fitness Wristband
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Casino Ruling But Issues New Opinion
• Sony Wants Toshiba, HannStar Docs In LCD Cartel Suit
• Senate Dems Press CFTC To Revisit Energy Swap Market Regs
• A10, Brocade Strike 11th-Hour Deal On Eve Of Damages Trial
• Sprint Asks High Court To Back Arbitration Bid In Fee Suit
• BMW Facing Class Action Over Water Damage Safety Risk
• Kasowitz Opens LA Office With 2 Ex-Jenner & Block Pros
• BMC Investor Sues To Block $7B Sale To Bain, Golden Gate
• Feds Say Execs Can't Ax DuPont Trade Secrets Charges
• An Opportunity To Limit Prop 65 Abuse
• FDA, Groups Can't Reach Consensus On Food Safety Rules
• Calif. Insurer Accused Of Bilking Policyholders
• LSI Tried To Pump Up Royalties With ITC Probe, Judge Says
• Macy's Security Checks Violate Wage Laws, Suit Says
• Squire Sanders Beats Hartford's Appeal Over $15M Legal Tab
• Federal Law Preempts BofA Seating Suit, Judge Says
• Vista Equity Puts Up $1B For Security Software Co. Websense
• FDIC Loses Fight Over $30M In Imperial Capital Bankruptcy
• Friend Of Ex-KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Crate & Barrel Must Face Privacy Suit Over Recorded Calls
• Snoop Dogg Shakes Claims Over Role In Druggy Video
• Deals Rumor Mill: Freeport-McMoRan, Blackstone, Billabong
• Yahoo Posts $1.1B Acquisition Of Blog Site Tumblr
• Winston & Strawn Faces DQ Bid In Calif. City Bankruptcies
• Latham Witness Can't Claim Piece Of $10M Judgment
• Investor Says Bain's $7B Bid For Software Co. Is Too Low
• Monsanto's Modified Alfalfa Isn't 'Plant Pest,' 9th Circ. Says
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• 9th Circ. Allows Expert Testimony In Pepsi Toxic Tort
• Juniper Ducks Securities Suit Over Alleged Misstatements
• Schwab Fund's Changes Breached Contract, 9th Circ. Hears
• FTC Clears Tesoro's $2B Deal For BP Refining Assets
• Wyndham, Hotel Callers End Suit Over Phone Recordings
• Maloofs Net $348M In Sale Of Kings To Sacramento Group
• Marketing Calls For Johnny Knoxville Film Draw TCPA Suit
• Tessera, Under Siege, Attracts Another Hedge Fund
• Jackson Doc's $5M Tour Fee Request Was 'Outrageous': Expert
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Advent, Blackstone
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Securities Vet To Silicon Valley Office
• US Olive Cos. Rip EU Subsidies Before Free Trade Talks
• AEG Was Employer Of Jackson's Doctor, Exec Suggests
• Orrick Wants Heller Ehrman Clawback Ruling Revisited
• Hustler Magazine's HQ Trades For $89M To REIT
• Calif. Appeals Court Favors Claims Adjuster In OT Pay Suit
• J&J Unit Wants Ban On Rival's Use of IP, Logos in Ads
• Ex-Film Site Owner Can't Shake The Wrap's Fraud Suit
• Free Speech Law Can't Protect Atty From Client Suit
• Alioto's $47M LCD Fee Survives, But Loan Fight Continues
• Calif. DOT Hit With Enviro Suit Over $26M Highway Expansion
• Apple Wants 3rd Party Barred From Patent Discovery
• Hollywood Atty Asks Calif. Appeals Court To Nix Extortion Suit
• Judge Backs Class Cert. In PHH Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Cavalli Says Tory Burch Remodel Is Hurting Beverly Hills Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marine Harvest, Actavis, Elliott Management
• 9th Circ. Remands Atty Fee Award In Davis Wright Fraud Case
• 6 Surrender In $15M San Fran School Embezzlement Case
• NASA Lab Vows To Fight NLRB Ruling On Scientists' Emails
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Says Marketing Co. Isn't Subsidiary
• Hitachi, LG, Others Released From LCD Price-Fixing Suits
• Indian Harbor Wants No Part Of San Diego Gas Leak Suits
• Comcast Ruling Undermines Seating Class, Kmart Says
• $1.5M Attys' Fees Scuttle HP Printer Defect Deal In 9th Circ.
• Manatt Phelps Adds Banking Partner To Orange County Office
• Telemarketer Owes $34M For Abusive Tactics, 9th Circ. Hears
• Libor Litigation Must Overcome Significant Obstacles
• Amici Pile Up In Calif. Dispute Over Employment Class Waivers
• Hines Scoops Up $218M Tech-Haven LA Offices From Tishman
• RINO, Execs Pay $3.5M To Settle SEC Skimming Suit
• Judge Ready To Shelve Ralphs Customer's Privacy Suit
• Bergstein Says Aramid Schemed With Friend To Extort Millions
• $203M Overdraft Fee Ruling Against Wells Fargo Reinstated
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sinopec, Siemens, Activision
• Google's Privacy Policy Violates Calif. Law, Watchdog Says
• Bar On Fees Tossed On Appeal In Trade Secrets Suit
• CatchPlay Ducks Sanctions In Movie Rights Fight
• Swarovski Looks To Nix Workers' Forced Jewelry Buy Claims
• True Religion Shareholders Sue To Block $835M Buyout
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill Requiring Warrants For Email Access
• Hasbro Sues WB Over 'Dungeons & Dragons' Film Rights
• SF Giants' $1.6B Project Takes Step Ahead With Panel's Nod
• Chunghwa Exec Says Feds' Price-Fixing Suit Is Time-Barred
• 9th Circ. OKs Revoking Medicare Part D Insurer's Contract
• Google Says Users Are Rehashing Old Privacy Claims
• Starbucks Gets Ex-Barista's Wage Suit Clipped
• Lloyd's Wants Out Of LA Firm's Malpractice Coverage Suit
• AUO Pushes 9th Circ. To Nix $500M Antitrust Verdict
• DOI Broke Law In Shutting Oyster Farm, 9th Circ. Hears
• $223M Medicare Fraud Sweep Nets 89 Across US
• EIR For $4B LAX Overhaul Gets Prelim OK From City Council
• $250M Toyota Defect Deal Falls Short, Class Members Say
• 'This Is It' Choreographer Tells Jury Jackson Seemed Healthy
• Haynes And Boone Can't Shift Howrey Feud To DC Court
• Exec Says 'Tyrant' Forced Him Out Of Jennifer Lopez's Co.
• Apple Plans To Add Samsung Galaxy S4 To Next Patent Suit
• Order Over Judge's Racist Obama Email Is Moot, 9th Circ. Says
• Calif. Moves Forward To Prevent Human Trafficking
• K&L Gates Attys Accused Of Paying Key Witness To Flip To HP
• 'Raging Bull' Heir Asks High Court To KO MGM Copyright Win
• Kasowitz Lures Fish & Richardson IP Atty In Silicon Valley
• Calif. AG Won't Back Down After Delta Privacy Suit Setback
• Michael Jackson Was In Excellent Health, Coroner Tells Jury
• Porn Didn't Reap US Profits For Cloud Co., 9th Circ. Hears
• NRC Panel Grants Hearing Over Nuke Plant Restart
• Tech Workers Renew Class Bid In Anti-Poaching Case
• Calif. City Sold Bonds Doomed To Fail, 9th Circ. Hears
• Judge 'Inclined' to Drop Viacom From SpongeBob Ukulele Suit
• Starbucks Reaches $3M Settlement In Wage Class Action
• Thermo Fisher Hid Mexico Plant's Cartel Woes, OpenGate Says
• Nobel Biocare $1.3M Dental Impact Settlement Stalls
• PNC Can't Dodge Suit Over 'Banker's Interest' Calculation
• BMW Roadster's Alloy Wheels Crack Early, Suit Says
• Howrey Fires Off 4 More Suits Over Unfinished Business
• General Mills Can't Shake 'Natural' Snack Labeling Suit
• Citing Brinker, Calif. Appeals Court Backs Guards' Class Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Partnership Assurance, UBS, Euronext
• Calif. To Draw The Lines In Disparagement Liability
• What Sponsors Must Know About Litigation On Church Plans
• OfficeMax Settles ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Another Challenge To Calif. Cap-And-Trade Law
• Wal-Mart Accuses Labor Unions Of 'Disorderly' Trespassing
• Ex-DOE Lab Workers Win $3M In Wrongful Firing Case
• Facebook GC Ted Ullyot Leaves Company
• Apple Accused Of Rigging IPhone Power Button To Fail
• HP Can't Quite Beat Investor Claims Over Nixing WebOS
• Legendary Denied Arbitration In 'Godzilla' Producers' Suit
• Calif. AG's Credit Card Suit May Herald New Regulatory Push
• Pandora Customers Bring New Suit Over Personal Data Use
• Edison Unit Gets FERC's Tariff Ruling Nixed In DC Circ.
• Ex-UCLA Prof Cops To DARPA Nanotech Fraud
• Film Investor's Fight With Aramid Over $3M Deal On Thin Ice
• Jackson's Heart Visible Through His Chest, Witness Testifies
• Lender Wants To Keep Alioto's $28M LCD Fees In Limbo
• Siliconware Exits Microchip Patent Fight With Tessera
• San Francisco Defeats Enviro Challenge To Redevelopment
• $10M Steve Madden TCPA Deal Gets Judge's OK
• RBS, Kroger Can't Duck Arbitration In Robo Call Action
• Boutique Firm Includes Bratz Trial Winner, Manatt Partners
• 'Scrubs' Actor Stiffed UTA On TV Commissions, Suit Says
• Hospital Not Liable For Doctor Fees, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Carlyle, Dish
• Calif. Chemical Safety Rules Push Constitutional Envelope
• Calif. Court Reverses Arbitration Of Temp Agency OT Case
• Delta Dodges Calif. Privacy Suit Over Smartphone App
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Wants Subsidiary In Bankruptcy
• LCD Makers Say Standing Issues Remain In Price-Fixing Row
• Perkins Coie Adds Blank Rome Bankruptcy Pro In LA
• Wells Fargo Ducks Shareholder Suit Claiming It Deceived FHA
• 9th Circ. Says 'Copyright Troll' Had No Right To File Suits
• Google Must Give Apple Contested Docs In Samsung IP Suit
• DOE Breached Oil Field Division Deal With Chevron, CFC Says
• Wells Fargo Escapes Suit Over Securitization Scheme
• Calif. Sues JPMorgan Over Credit Card Debt Collection
• Heller Ehrman Settles Legal-Fee Fight With Ex-Refco Exec
• Refinery Tax Assessments Are Fair, Calif. High Court Hears
• Amended $23M Ticketmaster Service Fee Deal Wins Approval
• Unions Tell Tribune Co. Not To Sell Newspapers To Kochs
• Whirlpool Hit With Class Action Over Dishwasher Defect
• Calif. Appeals Court Orders Class Cert. In Safeway Suit
• NBA Illegally Scuttled Merchandise Deal, Calif. Lawyer Says
• Shaq's Ex-Biz Partner Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Kidnap Suit
• Bob Marley Label Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Nike Can't Outrun ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Wet Seal To Pay $7.5M To Settle Race Bias Suit
• Sgt. Asks 9th Circ. to Revive 'Hurt Locker' IP Theft Case
• Rambus Loses $250M Of Hynix Win For Destroying Evidence
• Apple, LG Dodge Retrial Bid In Video Patent Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Facebook, Billabong
• Takeaways From Eddie Bauer's Recent Victory
• Samsung Seeks Confidential Docs In Apple Patent Brawl
• 5 Tips For Out-Of-Towners Litigating In California
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Accused Of Offshore IP Fraud
• LA County Can Be Liable For DA's Snitch Woes: 9th Circ.
• Policyholder's UCL Claims Barred, Calif. Justices Hear
• HP Dodges Derivative Suit Over Foreign Bribes
• Obstruction Charge Tacked Onto Investor's Bid-Rigging Rap
• FERC Mulls Market Manipulation Action Against JPMorgan
• Preemption No Savior For Monster In Energy Drink Fight
• Jury Told Michael Jackson's Frail Appearance Sparked Worry
• $500M LA Rail Yard Project Chugs Through City Council
• Calif. Ruling Offers Wide Path To Criminal Defense Coverage
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds Property Tax Law Unconstitutional
• Foie Gras Farmers Urge 9th Circ. To Overturn Calif. Ban
• Innovus Falls Short On Latest IP Claims Against Toshiba TVs
• Bank Asks 9th Circ. To Junk $16M Verdict In Developer Row
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Land Use, Enviromental Pro To LA Office
• Aramark Pays $2.75M To Resolve FLSA Class Action
• 9th Circ. Chubb Ruling Bars Insurer's Superfund Suit, US Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Bain Capital, Bankia
• Icahn Boosts Herbalife Stake Amid Battle For Co.'s Future
• Music Publisher Can't Recoup Atty Fees In Royalties Row
• Bristol-Myers Seeks To Bust Genentech Cancer Drug Patents
• Sara Lee Defeats Distributors' Price-Fixing Claims
• Caltech Scientists' Emails Protected, NLRB Says
• Calif. To Shelve Coordinated Care Program Until 2014
• Calif. Gov. Throws Weight Behind Prop. 65 Reform
• Apple Wants Google Doc Sources Revealed In Samsung IP War
• 9th Circ. Grants Smuggling Retrial Over Destroyed Evidence
• T-Mobile Drops LCD Price-Fixing Suit Against Chunghwa
• Madonna Co-Writer Says Ex-Lover Spurred 'Vogue' IP Suit
• Starboard Vows To Keep Up Proxy Fight Despite Tessera Offer
• Disney Can't Dodge Groundwater Pollution Claims
• Chevron Class Can Seek New Judge In Suit Over Refinery Fire
• BofA Can't Shake AIG's $10.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• Viacom Must Pay Rapper's Perkins Coie Bills: Appeals Court
• Judge Calls Porn Troll A Fraud, Possible RICO Violator
• Cochran Firm Wants Ex-Partner's Countersuit Axed In IP Row
• Venable Tries To Ax Suit Over $11M Facebook IPO Fraud
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• PE Keeps Caffeine Buzz Going With Java Detour Takeover
• DirecTV Fraud Case Should Avoid Arbitration, 9th Circ. Hears
• Judge Tosses Derivative Claim Over Ex-HP CEO Hurd's Exit
• Calif. High Court's Pot Ruling May Stoke Statehouse Fight
• Google, Yahoo Sued Over 'Sponsored' Ads
• Lionsgate Vendor Pleads Guilty To $2M Kickback Scheme
• Writers Sue Paramount, MGM Over G.I. Joe Sequel
• Ex-KPMG Partner's Friend To Admit To Insider Trading
• Jackson Lewis Adds Severson Employment Guru In SF
• Propofol At King Of Pop's Home Raised Red Flag, Expert Says
• 9th Circ. Favors Substance Over Form In Fitness Holdings
• Mercury Insurance Dealt Setback In Fight With Calif. Regulator
• Diamond Foods Investors Certified In $2.3B Pringles Suit
• Calif. Officials Want $2.25B In PG&E Pipeline Explosion Fines
• San Francisco Hits Monster With Child Marketing Suit
• Onex Puts Up $950M For Nielsen Trade-Show Business
• Redbox Says Opt-Out Texts Protected By 1st Amendment
• Calif. Cities Can Snuff Out Pot Clubs, State High Court Rules
• Bain, Golden Gate Partner On $6.9B BMC Software Takeover
• $10M Acosta Wage Settlement Gets Preliminary OK
• Girardi Keese Owes $1.4M For Stiffed Fees, LA Firm Says
• Revised $4M Kellogg Brain-Boosting Cereal Deal Gets Wary OK
• Adventist Health Pays $14.1M To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Step Up Fracking Oversight
• Retailers' CRT Cartel Claims Should Be Pared: Special Master
• Facebook, Mitel Patent Fight Transferred To Calif.
• Calif. 'Right To Know' Bill Stalled Amid Big Tech Backlash
• Aereokiller Threatens Public Programming, 9th Circ. Hears
• Prime Healthcare To Purchase NJ Hospital System
• S&P Settlement Talks Hint At DOJ Shift On Admissions
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Gets Subpoena Power
• Chum Of Ex-Orioles Player Dodges Insider Trading Charges
• Paul Hastings Hooks Baker Botts' Silicon Valley IP Chair
• Former Securities Bar Titan Mel Weiss Dodges Probation
• Kilpatrick Lures Medical IP Vet Back From Industry Role
• FDA Stings Gilead For Manufacturing Violations
• Nurses Hit Kaiser Permanente, AMN With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• LA Can't Skirt Dust Control Requirements, Judge Says
• Davis Wright Snags 3 Energy, Enviro Partners
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Barry White Song Royalties Suit
• Cypress Hits GSI With Another SRAM Patent Suit
• Mintz Levin Adds Goodwin IP Atty, WilmerHale Securities Pro
• Alioto Accuses Fla. Lawyer Of Extortion In LCD MDL Fee Row
• Calif. Fracking Rules May Curb Monterey Shale Rush, For Now
• Calif. Court Upholds Medi-Cal Limits On Psychology Claims
• Diamond Foods Investors Push for Class Certification
• Replacement Nurses Reap $1.8M In Calif. Wage Settlement
• Struggling Movie Rental Business Checks Out Of Chapter 11
• Wells Fargo Class Wants $203M Overdraft Award Revived
• Apple Antitrust Case Need Not Involve AT&T, 9th Circ. Told
• US Preserves Most Claims In $150M Slaughterhouse FCA Suit
• DA Davidson To Absorb Rival To Boost West Coast Biz
• Japan Clears ASML's €2B Cymer Buy After Further Review
• Ex-'Price Is Right' Model Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
• ABC Can't Duck Claims In '12 Dates Of Christmas' Contract Suit
• Kellogg, Others Face Carcinogenic Cereal Claims
• Adult Website Operator Manwin Settles '.XXX' Antitrust Row
• H&R Block Hit With Suit Over Tax Refund Delays
• Merrill Lynch Ducks Mortgage Fee Class Action In 9th Circ.
• Takeda Ditches $6M Award Linking Diabetes Drug To Cancer
• Pharma Co. Sues K&L Gates Over Bungled Stock Offering
• Doctor Owed Defense For Transplant Charges: Calif. Court
• Facebook May Net $2.8M In Damages In 'Typosquatters' Suit
• Whole Foods, Target Hawking Lead-Laced Candies, Suit Says
• Kinetic Wants To DQ Whistleblowers' Attys Over Misused Docs
• BofA's Countrywide Can't Lower Pay Rate In OT Suit
• Volkswagen Unit Slips Recorded-Call Class Action
• Kmart Cashiers Push For Statewide Cert. In Seating Suit
• Michael Jackson Doc's Money Woes Not A Secret, Jury Hears
• DreamWorks Snuffs Claims It Stole 'Kung Fu Panda'
• FDA Ignores Toxic Arsenic In Animal Feed, Suit Says
• MPG Office Trust Buyout Triggers Shareholder Class Action
• Arsenal Capital Snaps Up Tire Flatproofer Arnco
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Bain Capital, Fin
• Buy.com Ducks $500M Phone Number Collection Suit
• Google Faces $1B Class Action Over College Email Snooping
• How McBurney V. Young Will Impact State FOIAs