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California - July, 2013

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• Judge Kills Samsung Infringement Claim In Apple Patent War
• 9th Circ. Nixes Oil Exploration Plan For Mont. Historic Site
• Atty's Estate Entitled To Contingency Fee, Appeals Court Says
• Calif. Court Denies Class Cert. In PG&E Easement Suit
• Digitech Camera Patent Claims Ruled Invalid
• Northrop Gets Partial Win In $387M Katrina Coverage Row
• Business Bankruptcies Down 30% Over 2012, Report Says
• Consumers Urge Judge To Rethink Chobani Labeling Ruling
• Aetna, UnitedHealth Escape Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Enviro Groups Sue Feds Over $90M Loan For Coal Exports
• Intuit Settles Suit Over Anti-Poaching Pact
• 9th Circ. Sacks EA's Free-Speech Defense In Likeness Row
• Zynga Hits 'Bang With Friends' Sex App With Trademark Suit
• HP Swaps Counsel Again In Shareholders' Autonomy Action
• Anne Heche Sued By Partners Over Kids' Sunblock Venture
• Judge Slashes Fees In FedEx Case For Attys' Poor Work
• Bear Naked, Kashi Customers Win Cert. In 'Natural' Ad Suit
• Alleghany Promises $1.25B In Exchange For Ares Stake
• Ready Or Not, Here Comes Green Chemistry
• Starbucks Beats Cancer Warning Claim Under Calif. Law
• Eminent Domain No Easy Fix For Cities Fighting Foreclosures
• Facebook User Pushes High Court To Nix 'Beacon' Pact
• Cubist Inks Deal To Buy Trius, Optimer For Up To $1.6B
• AGs Say Toxic Chemical Law Fix Foolishly Cuts Out States
• DirecTV Gets Leasing Fraud Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Kirkland Reps Gores-Backed Building Supply Co. In $182M IPO
• PE Pair Scoops Up Colombian Oil Player Vetra
• Beverly Hills Says LA Subway Project On The Wrong Track
• Supplement Maker Pushes To Keep $4M Malpractice Suit Alive
• Hertz Lichtenstein Adds Star Power With 2 New Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, Invensys, Rio Tinto
• BMW Dodges Rollaway Defect Suit Due To Recall
• Gores-Owned Hay Group Scoops Up German Auto Parts Maker
• Abercrombie Blasts Employee's Seating Suit
• Gmail Scans Are Ordinary Business Practices, Google Says
• JPMorgan To Pay $410M Over FERC's Price-Rigging Claims
• Herbalife Urges Judge To Toss 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• UMG Wants Kanye West 'Gold Digger' Copyright Suit Tossed
• JPMorgan Energy Unit Rigged Energy Markets, FERC Says
• $9.5M Kaplan Antitrust Settlement Challenged Over Fees
• Apple Phone Patent From Samsung Fight Nixed By USPTO
• Costco Wants State Claims Kept Alive In CRT Antitrust Row
• Judge Retracts Ruling In Chobani Yogurt Labeling Suit
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Creditors Say Wynn Settlement Is Unfair
• Denver Firm Messner Reeves Opens In LA, NYC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Lee Equity, Samsung
• LA Atty Sues DePuy Over Allegedly Faulty Hip Implant
• Eagle Eyes Offers $3M To Settle Price-Fixing Suit
• Lehman Unit Not Owed Coverage In $15M RE Suit
• Paris Hilton Settles Perfume Bottle Trade Dress Suit
• Guess Stiffs Workers On Expenses, Breaks, Ex-Manager Says
• What We Learned From Calif.'s Data Breach Report
• Hugo Boss Settles Suit Over Customer Info Breach
• 9th Circ. Buries 'Death At A Funeral' IP Suit
• 9th Circ. Opens Door For Arbitration In Oracle Java IP Row
• Hansen Defendants To Pay $8.5M To Settle Investor Suit
• Amdocs Wants Disparate Worker Class Slashed, Judge Told
• Fees Too Big A Slice Of Pepsi 'Naked' Deal, Some Plaintiffs Say
• Apple Seeks To Compel Arbitration Of Racketeering Claims
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Marin County Ban On Plastic Bags
• Chinese Developer Spends $1B On LA Development Site
• Obtaining Ch. 15 Provisional Relief Just Got Harder
• Apple's Bag Check Policy Targeted In OT Class Action
• Sabre Dodges Spam Text Class Action In Calif.
• Cinemark Skirted Meal Break Regulations, Workers Claim
• Sly Stone Can't Quash Ex-Manager's Bankruptcy Cases
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Alibaba, Oaktree Capital
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Jeff Pomerantz
• 9th Circ. Nixes Gas Co.'s $5M Indemnity Win Against Syntellect
• Jury Awards $21.7M In Polaris Watercraft Crash
• UBS To Pay $885M To Settle FHFA Suits Over MBS Sales
• Sealing Requests Rankle Judge In Apple, Samsung IP Row
• Sherwin-Williams' Attys Fought CDC Lead Rules, Judge Hears
• No Bratz Coverage For MGA, 9th Circ. Hears
• San Francisco Eyes Delay On Big-Box Zoning Changes
• TracFone, Wal-Mart Sued Over 'Unlimited' Data Service
• Sony Settlement Docs Ruled Fair Game In LCD Cartel Suit
• Sinopec Slammed With $5B False Imprisonment Suit
• DOD Has Ongoing Duty To Warn Chemical-Test Subjects
• Supplement Co. Can't Dodge False Ads Suit Over Creatine Line
• DLA Piper Patent Wiz Joins McGuireWoods' LA Office
• Georgia-Pacific Adopts Stormwater Controls To Settle Suit
• Kmart Strikes Deal To End Suitable Seating Case
• 9th Circ. OKs Injunction In Arena Cosmetics Trademark Row
• Dish 'Hopper' Win To Shield New TV Tech In Copyright Suits
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class Cert. Over ITT's Kuwait Project Pay
• 9th Circ. Upholds Alaska Fishing Limits To Protect Sea Lions
• Bridgepoint Ducking Subpoena Over Marketing, Calif. AG Says
• Calif. Court Shields Short Sellers From Deficiency Judgments
• Courthouse Budget Cuts Spell Headaches For LA Attorneys
• SAP Must Get Specific To Rescue IP Suit Against Pi-Net
• Hair Clipper IP Row Spawns Rare Inequitable Conduct Ruling
• Enviros Hit EPA With PG&E Power Station Permit Challenge
• Dish Earns 9th Circ. Win Over Fox In Hopper Copyright Case
• Free Speech Law Shields Aramid In Bergstein Row, Judge Says
• LA Council Certifies Enviro Report For $664M Project
• Farmers OT Class In Jeopardy After Depublished Ruling
• Legal Software Maker Says Ex-Employee Stole Code
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• USS-Posco Coughs Up $3.5M To End OT Class Action
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Fights Ch. 11 Trustee Deal With Wynn
• A Rare, Important Robinson-Patman Decision In 9th Circ.
• San Jose Pension Battle Raises Potential For Broader Cuts
• Calif. High Court Again Refuses To Halt Gay Marriages
• $170M SF Tower Dodges Permit Appeal, But May Face Suit
• Aimee Mann Sues Online Music Co. For Stealing Tunes
• Massive LCD Cartel Cost Best Buy $800M, Jury Hears
• EA Owes 'Madden NFL' Coder $3.6M In Royalties, Jury Finds
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Sacramento County Sues Top Banks Over Libor Losses
• Apple Blasts Samsung's Bid For A New Patent Trial
• Claims Of Apple's IPhone Software Falling Short Ruled Vague
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, DuPont, Lotte Shopping
• 'Dumb And Dumber' Sequel Sparks Another Contract Lawsuit
• Forecast Is Sunny For Solar Projects In Calif.
• Cisco Inks $2.7B Deal For Cybersecurity Pro Sourcefire
• Calif. Ch. 9 Cases Will Guide Detroit On Eligibility Issues
• Toyota Unit Says It Bought Fake Parts Racket
• Calif. Can't Trim Claims It Reneged On $2.3B Property Sale
• PacWest Bancorp To Merge With CapitalSource In $2.3B Deal
• 9th Circ. Admits Error In River Diversion Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviros' Suit Over Scrap-Metal Discharge
• Sheppard Mullin Says Tech Co. Stiffed It On Fees
• Kodak, LG Strike Deals On Eve Of LCD Antitrust Trial
• App Maker Can't Trim Facebook Unit From User Data Suit
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear Piece-Rate Pay Case
• Manatt Adds Leading Privacy Litigator To LA Team
• CVS Unfair Competition Claims Go To Arbitration, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Onyx, Telefonica
• Calif. State Bar Picks 1st Hispanic President
• Capital One Can't Challenge Call Recording Case In 9th Circ.
• Grupo Bimbo Can't Stall Snack Packaging Suit
• Kidney Care Provider To Pay $3.4M To Settle OT Suit
• 'Easy Rider' Star Sues D&G, Nordstrom For $3M Over T-Shirts
• FDA Asks For More Time To Propose 2 Food Safety Rules
• Anthem Exits Calif. Small-Business Health Plan Exchange
• Antitrust Claims Cut From WellPoint Reimbursement Rate MDL
• St. Paul Must Cover Camera Co.'s IP Row, Calif. Court Says
• Sears Faces Wage Class Action In Calif.
• Chevron Dodges Calif. Claims In 'Hot Fuel' MDL
• Ins And Outs Of CEQA Streamlining For The Bay Area
• Tread Lightly When Teaching Yoga In Public Schools
• Google Reaches $8.5M Settlement In Search-Data Suit
• LA Firm Used Racist, Homophobic Slurs In Office, Suit Says
• Data Breach Plaintiffs Continue To Face Challenges
• EA Couldn't Make Sega 'Madden' Without Copying, Jury Told
• Target Settles LCD MDL As Best Buy, Kodak Head To Trial
• LG Can't Force All American To Arbitrate LCD Suit
• Clif Bar Faces Toxic Warning Label Suit
• Lawyer Adds Claims In Embezzlement Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Epson Denied Coverage For Slew Of LCD Price-Fixing Suits
• Toyota's $1.1B Acceleration Settlement Gets Final Go-Ahead
• Sedgwick Adds Real Estate Finance Pro In San Francisco
• 9th Circ. Tosses Gorlick's Muffler Pact Suit
• High Court Pushed To Revive ATM Fee Antitrust Case
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• EPA Strikes Deal To Review Updated Calif. Ozone Plan
• Viacom Denied Legal Fees In Gibson Ukulele IP Dispute
• Novell Settles Patent Suit Over 'Vibe' Products
• Calif. Ordered To Create Hex Chrome Water Safety Rule
• Active College Football Players Join NCAA Likeness Suit
• American Homes 4 Rent Files $794M IPO
• Vivus Inks 11th-Hour Compromise To Avoid Proxy Fight
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Toyota Can't Put The Brakes On Steering Defect Suit
• NBC Seeks Escape From 'Animal Practice' IP Suit
• BNY Mellon Not Safe From Future MedCap Claims: Calif. Court
• Disney's Segway Ban Doesn't Break ADA: Calif. Appeals Court
• Investor Group Asks Court To Revive Dorsey Fee Litigation
• Feds Halt Review Of $5.5B Loan For Vegas Rail Plan
• Aveda User's Patience Wears Thin Over Hair Product Line
• Illumina, Complete Genomics Settle Patent Disputes
• Insurers Seek To Recoup Millions After Calif. Wildfire
• Allstate Sued Over Oakland Development's CWA Case
• Hilton Must Face Patent Claim Over Reservation System
• Mallinckrodt Pays $3.5M To Settle Kickback, FCA Claims
• Stonebridge Must Cough Up Spam-Text Campaign Docs
• AUO, Kodak Settle LCD Price-Fixing Fight
• Apple Says Date Error Could Cost It $30M In Samsung Retrial
• Hogan's Katyal Joins AUO Exec's Team After Ethics Fight
• LG, HannStar Settle Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Nero Gets JVC's Optical Disc Patent Claims Thrown Out
• Kmart Fights Bid For Winston & Strawn Docs In Seating Row
• Willkie Farr Pilots Men's Wearhouse's $98M Designer Line Buy
• Rainmaker Q&A: Cooley's Michael Rhodes
• Calif. Suburb Hit With $5M Suit Over Land-Use Restrictions
• Mitsubishi Parts Caused Nuke Plant Closure, Utility Says
• Billabong Says Rival PE Rescue Bid Came Too Late
• A Tough Year For Personal Care Products
• Wilson Elser Adds Construction-IP Pro To Miami, SF Offices
• Prosecutors Unleashed As $5B S&P Action Rolls On
• Calif. Judge Deals Blow To Suction Dredge Mining Operations
• Lenovo Gets Defective-Laptop Class Action Trimmed
• Calif. Court Sends Greenberg Glusker RE Suit To Arbitration
• Food Makers Needn't Add Lead Warnings In Calif., Court Says
• Instagram Hit With State Class Action Over New User Policy
• Vans Can't Kick Dr. Martens Trademark Suit
• Warburg Sells Drug Co. Talon In Backloaded $206M Deal
• Marvell Beats Jasmine Appeal In Trade Theft Saga
• Skin Care Co. Can't Scrub Out Doc's Price-Fixing Suit
• Orrick, MGA Settle Fight Over Attys' Fees In Bratz IP Saga
• Class Action Slams Ford Over Malfunctioning Touch Screens
• Paul Hastings Aids GI Partners' $550M Office Trio Buy
• Morgan Lewis Snags Top Kaye Scholer Litigator
• HarperCollins Defends 'Carnival Of Souls' Title In IP Suit
• Passengers Hit Asiana With $5M Suit Over SF Crash
• Sidley Lands Clean Tech Atty To Boost Energy, RE Teams
• Now Is The Time For Employee Dispute Resolution Programs
• S&P Can't Ditch DOJ's $5B MBS Fraud Suit
• Activist Rejects Settlement Offer Ahead Of Vivus Proxy Vote
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• Calif. State Bar Getting Tougher On Atty Misconduct
• Hollywood Atty's Demand Letter Not Extortion, Court Says
• Exide's $500M Bankruptcy Loan Has Enviro Risks, EPA Says
• Coaches Sue Football League's Team Owner Over Wages
• CPUC Asks PG&E To Pay $300M Fine Over Pipeline Blast
• San Francisco Board OKs Changes To CEQA Appeals Process
• Attys' Fees Nix $1M Settlement In Wages Case, Judge Says
• Hulu Says Information Sharing Didn't Break Privacy Law
• Calif. Regulator Approves ACA Insurance Exchange Rates
• Privacy Snafu At Kardashian Hospital Exposes HIPAA Hazards
• CBS Sucked Into $10M Royalties Suit Over 'Hawaii Five-O'
• Locke Lord Brings In Former Prosecutor For LA IP Group
• The Gap Ran 'Systematic Scheme' To Deny Wages, Suit Says
• Gun, Drug Rights Advocates Unite Against NSA Surveillance
• Stockton Bankruptcy — A Battle With No Winners?
• Calif. Appeals Court Overturns Low Carbon Fuel Regulation
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Deal Reduces Wynn's $31M Claims
• Marvel Wins At 9th Circ. In Spider-Man Toy Patent Dispute
• Platinum Equity Puts Up $225M For CBS Billboard Unit
• Chobani Gets 'All-Natural' Labeling Suit Pared
• LA Metro Transit Agency Ripped Off Operators, Suit Says
• Enviros Blast API Intervention Bid In Fracking Lease Suit
• Calif. Utility Regulator Spurns Bid For Telecom Privacy Rules
• Instagram Dodges Class Action Over Photo Rights Policy
• 'Dumb And Dumber' Producers Get No Cut Of Sequel: Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Apple, Apollo
• A Primer On NCAA Athletes' Right Of Publicity
• Calif. Order Leaves Prop 8 Backers Facing Tough Road
• Rocket Engine Co. Jets Out Of Age Bias Suit
• Citing Concepcion, 9th Circ. Nixes Ruling In Privacy Fight
• BMW Transmission Defect Settlement Gets Tentative OK
• Calif. Industrial Markets To Top Out Around 2016
• Apple, Google Hiring Pacts Fixed Pay, Engineers Insist
• Abbott Shells Out $710M To Expand Heart, Eye Portfolio
• Deferring To FDA, Judge Tosses Wholesoy Food Labeling Suit
• Calif. High Court Refuses To Block Same-Sex Weddings
• Website Translation Co. Scores $1M Win In Patent Dispute
• EA Copied Early 'Madden NFL' Code in Later Games, Jury Told
• Vivus Delays Annual Meeting, Blasts Activist Investor
• How Windsor Affects Securities Law And Corporate Finance
• Edwards Wants Nerve-Tech Patent Nixed In Medtronic IP Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: AlpInvest, JPMorgan, BCBG
• Disbarred Atty, Promoter Plead Guilty In $18M Stock Fraud
• Facebook, Mitel Settle Patent Feud
• Former SEC Special Counsel Leaps To Orrick's SF Office
• Chinese Co. Shareholders Seek Class Cert. In Fraud Suit
• OfficeMax Deal Scuttled By 9th Circ.'s Attys' Fee Ruling
• Pixar, Lucasfilm Reach Deals To Settle Anti-Poaching Suit
• Ex-Allen Matkins Team Launches New Calif. Real Estate Firm
• Google Must Defend Call-Recording Suit In State Court
• Judge OKs Asus' $2.2M Tablet GPS Defect Class Settlement
• Drawing The Line: Preemption Of State Enviro Regulation
• Calif.'s Zurich Deal May Spur Insurance Arbitration Fights
• BofA Urges Denial Of Class Cert. For Troubled Homeowners
• Conseco To Pay $27M For Hiking Life Insurance Fees
• Water District Strikes $6M Deal With LA Over Creek Access
• AT&T Inks $1.2B Deal To Buy Prepaid Provider Leap
• Bayer To Pay $74M To Settle Cipro Pay-For-Delay Fight
• Gmail Users Rip Google's Bid To Sink Data Harvesting Suit
• Calif. Debt Collection Restrictions Signed Into Law
• Honda Made Employees Work Off The Clock, Suit Says
• Prop 8 Supporters Ask Calif. Judge To Halt Gay Marriages
• LCD Buyers Can Cash Out $318M Price-Fixing Settlement
• Blizzard Gets Consumers' Claims Pared In Data Breach Row
• DLA Piper Snags Ex-Littler Employment Partner In SF
• Cisco Didn't Breach Software Contract With AMC, Judge Rules
• Arnold & Porter Snags 3 Banking Pros From Bingham
• Calif. Oil Refinery Oversight Needs Work, Report Says
• Philips Doles Out Vouchers To Settle AirFloss Suit
• Morgan Creek Loses Appeal Of $6M 'Good Shepherd' Award
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Swiss Re, GLG
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• San Bernardino Bond Creditors Support City's Ch. 9 Case
• As 'Lean In' Claims Arise, Employers Must Watch Their Words
• Warner Bros.' Counterclaim In $80M 'Hobbit' Suit Can Proceed
• Arent Fox Quickly Expanding New San Francisco Office
• Sallie Mae Agrees To Cut $76M From Loans Over Default Fees
• CPUC Arm Spurns $2B PG&E Upgrades In Place Of Fine
• Judge Asks FDA To Weigh In On 'All-Natural' Food Labels
• Porn Co. Says LA Condom Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Sly Stone's Ex-Manager's Bankrupt Cos. Fire Back
• Yuhe Underwriters Can't Shake Suit Over $40M Stock Offering
• SAG Stuck With Bill From 'Leave It To Beaver' Star's Suit
• Yelp Extorts Via Pay-For-Stars Policy, 9th Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Grohe, Carlyle
• 9th Circ. Says Apprendi Doesn't Bar Restitution Without Victim
• Chase Can't Ditch PAGA Claims In Teller Seating Suit
• Judge Won't Rethink Narrow Class In Kmart Seating Suit
• Calif. County Sidesteps Protest Of $248M Rail Extension
• Perkins Coie Adds 3 Lawyers In Calif. Offices
• Creditor Suit Against Bergstein Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• Arthrex Can't Dodge KFx Patent Suit Over Suture IP
• Enviro Group Challenges Calif. Oil Well Project
• BofA, Others Say Schwab's Libor Suit Belongs In MDL
• A Helpful Tool To Evaluate Your Intermediary
• 9th Circ. Nixes Radical Bunny Execs' Appeal In SEC Suit
• Display Patent Owner Loses Suit After Signing Rights To AUO
• Jackson's Doc Claims Court Erred By Excluding AEG Contract
• Ernst & Young Gets Ex-Staffers' OT Suit Thrown Out
• Posner Says Justices Should Cut BS From Opinions
• Unilever Beats Suit Over Butter Spray's Fat Content
• Allocation Plan Needed In $500M Countrywide MBS Deal
• ConAgra Pays $3.2M To Settle 'Natural' False Ad Claims
• Sequester Puts USPTO Silicon Valley Office On Hold
• Judge Won't Bar SeaWorld From Using 'Aquatica' Mark
• Schiff Hardin Beefs Up IP Group With Alston & Bird Partner
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer Pushes 9th Circ. For New Trial
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Shell's Greenpeace Protest Win
• Liberty Capital Hit With Junk Fax TCPA Suit In Calif.
• HBO Tentatively Freed From 'Luck' Whistleblower Suit
• LA Coliseum Rave Promoters Escape Kickback Suit
• Samsung Gets Galaxy Defect Action Sent To Arbitration
• Calif. Appeals Court Axes Hitachi Grinder Injury Suit
• Tribune To Split Publishing, Broadcasting Assets
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• 9th Circ.'s Rare Gift Of Time To Remove Case
• Multifamily Brightest Spot In Calif. Markets, Survey Says
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $12.8M Philip Morris Verdict
• Health Net's 'Medical Necessity' Definition OK'd By Judge
• Apple, Amazon End 'App Store' Trademark Fight
• Gore, Current Duck Consultant's Suit Over Al-Jazeera Sale
• Goodwin Procter Snags Ex-Kirkland Life Sciences, IP Pro
• Steptoe Snags Former ITC Judge For IP, IT Practices
• EA Owes 'Madden' Coder Millions For Stolen Code, Jury Hears
• For Some, Saying 'I do' Remains Difficult
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Hulu, TPG
• Macquarie Unloads 22-MW Solar Development To PE-Led Pair
• Schneider To Pay $3.5M To End Mechanics' OT Suit
• Enviro Regs Don't Trump Atty Privilege, Calif. Court Says
• Samsung Asks For New Trial On Apple Smartphone Patent
• Syntellect Asks 9th Circ. To Toss $5M Contract Judgment
• Enviros Score $2M Deal To Settle PG&E Plant Pollution Beef
• Controversial Natural Gas Plant Secures Permit Extension
• Nissan Expands LEAF Warranty In $10M Battery Defect Deal
• Toshiba Can't Exit Best Buy LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Huggies 'Natural' Products Actually Toxic, Class Says
• Bankrupt Zacky Farms Settles Rival's Trademark Claims
• National Security Can't Get NSA Off Hook In Surveillance Suit
• No Investor Fraud in Chinese Stock Offering, Underwriters Say
• Attys Seek $85M From $500M Countrywide MBS Class Deal
• Dentons Adds Baker Vet To Grow Global Mobility Practice
• S&P Stumbles In Bid To Toss DOJ's $5B MBS Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Alaska Public Lands Fishing Law
• AUO Loses Bid For Separate Kodak LCD Price-Fixing Trial
• Wells Fargo ARM Violated Truth in Lending, 9th Circ. Hears
• Calif. Supreme Court Rules Land Database Is A Public Record
• Google Says Suit Over Sponsored Ads Is Too Late
• Hells Angels, Toy Vendors Settle Trademark Suit
• Calif. Can't Cut Medicaid Services For The Poor: 9th Circ.
• Best Buy, Chunghwa Settle LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Korean Air Reaches $65M Deal To End Price-Fixing Suit
• Lance Armstrong, FRS Look To Sink Supplement Class Action
• Lockheed Martin Settles OT Dispute With Ex-Security Worker
• Union Privacy Measure Advances In Calif. Senate
• Countrywide Merger Doesn't Bar Investor Suit, Del. Court Told
• Calif. Appeals Court Denies Sleep Pay To 24-Hour Guards
• Nurses Union's Add-On To Printed CBAs Unlawful, NLRB Rules
• Wells Fargo Must Face Default Notice Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Ex-USC Player's Pain Med Trial Gets 2014 Kickoff Date
• HP Says Investor Suit Over $10B Autonomy Deal Lacks Facts
• Google Seeks To Ax Investor Suit Over $500M Drug Ads Deal
• Bayer Inks Deal With Cipro Buyers In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• LA Metro Asks Judge To Toss Challenge To $1.7B Light Rail
• Panasonic Beats Suit Over TV Picture Patent
• Wells Fargo Defeats Claims In Calif. Force-Placed Action
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Firm's Fees Award In FCA Row
• Naked Juice To Pay $9M To End 'All Natural' False Ad Suit
• Arent Fox Accused Of Wage, OT Violations By Ex-Employee
• Samsung Blasts Apple's Expert Report For Damages Retrial
• Philips Hit With Class Action Over Unused Vacation Time
• Toshiba Resolves Sony Units' LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Pepsi Broke Promise To Remove Carcinogens, Watchdog Says
• Bill Curbing Debt Collection Tactics Heads To Calif. Gov.
• Calif. Report Signals More Data Breach Crackdowns To Come
• Consumers Say AMR-US Airways Merger Cripples Competition
• 9th Circ. Threatens Littler Attys With Sanctions In Wage Suits
• 2 More Norton Rose Fulbright Partners Leave LA Office
• SEC Suit Over $50M First Financial Scam Survives
• US Cities Hand Renewable Energy Developers A Tall Order
• Target, Kmart Settle LCD Screen Row With Chunghwa
• Zero Impact False Ad Row Can Stay In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• McDermott Bungled Will For Harrah's Heiress, Suit Says
• Apple, Samsung Drop Challenges In Phone IP War For Now
• Bankrupt Exide Can Keep Battery Recycling Plant Open
• NY Judge Shields $250M In Casino Bonds From Tribal Schism
• Tishman Snags $372M Loan For SF Condo Tower
• SanDisk Pays Silver Lake $307M For Smart Worldwide Unit
• Monster Beverage Faces Juice Mislabeling Action
• Fandango, Domino's Sued Over Ordering App Technology
• Brookstone Didn't Pay For Missed Breaks, OT, Suit Says
• Arbitrating TCPA Claims Might Be The Next Big Thing
• Calif. Assembly Rejects Medi-Cal Fine On Big Employers
• 9th Circ. Sides With DOI In Calif. Water Rights Dispute
• Blizzard Wants Data Breach Suit Tossed Over Lack Of Harm
• IndyMac Execs Can't Tap $80M In D&O Coverage, 9th Circ. Told
• New Jeffer Mangels Hire To Pull Together Antitrust Group
• Ford Hybrid Owners Ignite Engine-Shutdown Suit
• 2.5M Californians Affected By Data Breaches In 2012: Report
• Class Cert. In L'Oreal Hair Serum Case Tentatively Denied
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Corporate, Litigation Pros In Miami, LA
• 9th Circ. ERISA Ruling Spurs Meritless Suits, Chamber Says
• Host Hotels Nets $161M In Sale Of Ritz-Carlton SF To Thayer
• Kraft, Cadbury Dodge Part Of False Ad Class Action
• $367M Nets Hudson Pacific Entry Into Seattle Office Market
• Ex-KPMG Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Apple, Samsung Drop Patents From 2nd Smartphone Case
• $10B Amgen Bid Snubbed By Onyx Pharmaceuticals
• Kirkland Reps Thoma Bravo In $1B Intuit Carveout