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California - September, 2013

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• Lack Of Brake Override Caused Fatal Toyota Crash, Atty Says
• Mercedes Says Class Lacks Standing In Defective-Engine Suit
• San Jose Takes A Swing At Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
• Kardashian Widow Eludes Sanction In Family Photo Spat
• Homeowners Defend $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bill Expanding Online Data Breach Notices
• San Francisco Set To Pay $1M To Settle BofA Flooding Suit
• WebMD, Others Hit With Suits Over Medical Tech Patent
• Distributor Says It Has No Place In Noodle Price-Fixing Row
• Big Bonuses Await Applied Materials Execs In $29B Deal
• Attys' Bid For Piece Of $20M Facebook Ad Deal Slammed
• TCW Absorbs PE Firm Craton To Expand Alternative Assets
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Glencore, Twitter
• Calif. Initiative Could Unleash Wave Of Privacy Fights
• Google's Email Setback Hands Weapon To Privacy Plaintiffs
• EBay Kicks Calif. Suit Over Hiring Pacts, But Can't Dodge DOJ
• 9th Circ. Tosses Bid To Decertify Security Guards Class
• Meal, Rest Break Subclasses OK'd In Brinker Wage-Hour Saga
• Jury Finds Ford F-150 Restraint System Wasn't Defective
• Diabetes Supplement Co.'s Expert 'Incoherent,' Judge Says
• Cosmetics Maker Can't Shed Claims Of Bogus 'Organic' Labels
• Consumers Urge High Court To Deny Washer Class Challenge
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bill Giving Domestic Workers OT Pay
• UCSF Likely To Beat Billing Claims In Whistleblower Suit
• Insurer Fights Coverage Of Ticketing Co.'s Data Leak
• Judas Priest, Ex-Manager Settle $10M Contract Breach Suit
• Calif. Physicians Ask Supreme Court To Halt Medicaid Cuts
• Calif. Issues Toxic Chemical List In Push For Safe Products
• Beats Secures $500M From Carlyle, Plans To Buy Out HTC
• Suit Over Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia Auction Gets Trimmed
• Sony Vaio Buyers In Calif., NJ Win Cert. Over Defect Claims
• Bias Suit Against First Republic Shipped To Arbitrator
• Technicolor Exits Sharp's Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fix Suit
• Municipal Underwriters On SEC's Fraud Radar
• Judge Approves Apple-AT&T IPad Data Plan Settlement
• Nabisco Chews Up 'Ridiculous' Cookie Mislabeling Claims
• Mortgage Lender Pays $3M To Settle Loan Discrimination Suit
• Visa, MasterCard Win Tentative Ruling In $13B Patent Row
• Tupac Shakur's Mother Sues Entertainment Co. For Royalties
• Enviros Win Battle To Protect Whales From Navy Sonar
• Antitrust Suit By NCAA Players To Be Settled For $40M
• Gibson Dunn Privacy Ace To Depart For Facebook
• Diamond Settles Suits Over Pringles Flub For $120M
• Calif. Classes Fight Chase's $300M Fla. Force-Placed Deal
• Allstate Wins $7.7M For Fraudulent Chiropractic Claims
• Wedbush To Pay Former Broker $4.3M Over Sour MBS
• Bimbo Bakeries False Labeling Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Google Can't Shake Privacy Suit Over Gmail Ad Targeting
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $3.7M Award In Fire Coverage Row
• Family Concedes Jackson 20% Responsible For His Death
• Proskauer Lures Benefits Pro With M&A Expertise To LA Office
• Future Of Fracking In Calif. Is Still Hazy
• Bazaarvoice Bought Foe To Keep Up With Amazon, Exec Says
• EBay Drops $800M On PayPal Rival Braintree
• Nobel Fights $4M Attys' Fee Bid In Dental Implant Suit
• Toshiba Can't Escape Suit Over Laptop Screen Cracks
• CBRE Picks Up Retail Real Estate Firm Fameco
• Kroger Wins Calif. Appeal Of Butter Label Dispute
• National Technical Shareholder Fights $267M Buyout Plan
• Hair Products Buyer Always Planned To Sue, Aveda Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Icahn, Apax, Oaktree Capital
• Toshiba Latest To Settle LCD Antitrust Claims With T-Mobile
• Heller Ehrman, Greenberg Traurig $5M Deal OK'd
• Calif.'s Minimum Wage Boost Could Mean More Worker Suits
• Calif.'s Delete-Button Law Invigorates Teen Privacy Push
• Lexmark's Use-It-Or-Lose-It Vacation Policy Illegal, Court Says
• Disney Skates on Enviros' Polluted Stormwater Claims
• Perkins Coie Nabs Ex-DC Mayor For Biz-Development Team
• Facebook Wins $3M Award In IP, Spamming Case
• Aerospace Co. Failed To Disclose Illegal Exports, Suit Says
• GTCR, Exec To Pour Up To $500M Into New Investment Vehicle
• Procter & Gamble Says Pringles Labeling Suit Won't Fly
• Jamestown Buys San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square For $54M
• Fainsbert Mase Attys Conducted $20M Loan Fraud, Suit Says
• Bazaarvoice, Rival Clashed Before $168M Deal, VP Testifies
• Jackson's Own 'Bad Choices' Caused Death, AEG Live Argues
• Rite Aid Pays $12.3M To Escape Toxic Waste Disposal Suit
• Diagnostic Co. Settles Whistleblower FCA Suit For $17.5M
• FTC Lands $1M In 1st Case Over Debt Collection Texts
• Hilton Objects Again To Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Exxon Pollution Injury Suits Revived On Appeal
• Maxim, Volterra Settle Suits, Push $605M Tender Offer Close
• Fund Seeks To Up US Auto Parts Stake, Shake Up Board
• Alioto Fires Back In Lender's Suit Over LCD Case Fees
• Calif. Lets Minors Remove Online Posts They Later Regret
• Marlboro Lights Smokers Get No Restitution For False Claims
• Strict New Fracking Law In Calif. Could Face Legal Threats
• Ex-Stockbroker Pleads Guilty To Qualcomm Insider Trading
• Odwalla Says Cane-Juice Labeling Claims Not Quite Ripe
• 9th Circ. Affirms Remand Of Painkiller Suit To State Court
• Indirect-Purchaser Class Certified In Cathode Ray Tube MDL
• Apple Makes Good In 'Breaking Bad' Season Pass Spat
• Utilities Can't Recoup Costs Rising From Nuke Plant Outage
• AEG Created Fatal Conflict For Jackson's Doctor, Family Says
• Enviro Groups Urge Court To Block Calif. Highway Expansion
• Calif. Hotel Owners Can't Duck $5M Attys' Fees Award
• Sallie Mae Escapes Suit Over High-Interest Student Loans
• Rite-Aid, Wal-Mart Can't Shake Glucosamine False Ad Suit
• Dole Can't Dodge Frozen Fruit Mislabeling Class Action
• Panasonic Pays $6M To Exit Disk Drive Price-Fixing MDL
• Inland Continues Hyatt Buying Spree With $93M Calif. Deal
• $20M Facebook Settlement Faces Parental Consent Challenge
• Will The Sun Ever Shine On The Solar Industry?
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, TPG Capital, KKR
• State Farm Off Hook For Atty Costs In Property Damage Row
• LinkedIn Says Email Hacking Class Has It All Wrong
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron To Merge In $29B Deal
• Calif. Judge Refuses To Push Pause On Dish's DVR Features
• Skype Investor Blames PwC For $1.4M Tax Bill On EBay Sale
• CORRECTED: AUO Exec 'Dove In' to LCD Price-Fixing Cartel, Jury Hears
• CPUC Rolls Out Plan For Natural Gas Safety Violations
• Calif. Court Revives Discrimination Suit Over Waste Project
• Calif. Court Reverses State Farm's Win Against Developer
• FTC Takes On $11M Sweepstakes Scam With Victims Worldwide
• Inland Inks $115M Deal For Hyatt Hotels In Napa, Savannah
• 9th Circ. Sides With Wash. In Angioplasty Antitrust Fight
• Bazaarvoice's $168M Rival Grab Created Monopoly, DOJ Says
• NRC Cites Mitsubishi, SCE For Calif. Nuke Plant Woes
• Intuit, Others To Pay $20M To Settle Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• UK Ukulele Maker Seeks Escape From SpongeBob IP Suit
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Atty Gets 7 Years For $22M Ponzi Coverup
• SEC Hits Former Qualcomm Exec With Insider Trading Suit
• MLB Says San Jose's Antitrust Suit Swings And Misses
• Best Buy Techs Win Partial Class Cert. In Unpaid Wages Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court's Marsh Ruling Widens Employer Liability
• Sanyo To Pay $10.7M For Battery Price-Fixing After Guilty Plea
• Obama Names 8 Federal Judge Nominees
• Calif. Becomes 1st State To Set Rules For Ridesharing Cos.
• Abercrombie Settles Bias Suits On Hijabs In The Workplace
• K&L Gates Adds Green-Energy Pro To SF Office
• Bergstein Loses Bid To Keep Ex-Friend From Releasing Tapes
• 9th Circ. Reopens Group Homes' Zoning Discrimination Suit
• Health Workers Union Seeks Probe Of Kaiser Ex-Regulator Hire
• Embassy Suites Operators Seek Nod For New Ch. 11 Plan
• Avis Asks High Court To Review $16M Licensee Dispute
• On 2nd Try, Chobani Gets Yogurt Labeling Suit Tossed
• Hitachi-LG's $26M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Judge's OK
• Lowenstein Reps BASF In Deal For Biotech Co. Verenium
• Bingham Takes Ex-Associate's Bias Suit To High Court
• Goodwin Nabs Amazon Senior Counsel For Calif. PE Practice
• Apple Fights Class Cert. In Personal Data Leak MDL
• Sprint Retail Consultants, Managers Sue Over Unpaid Wages
• 9th Circ. Backs FTC's $34M Telemarketing Damages Bid
• Home Depot Can't Escape Rivals' Power Tool Antitrust Suit
• LG, Sears Falsely Marketed Defective Washers, Suit Says
• Marriott Case Could Curb Alcohol At Company Parties
• HTC Strikes Licensing Deal With Wi-LAN To End Patent Rows
• Calif. High Court To Hear Hartford Dispute Over Legal Tab
• Calif. Pro-Immigrant Push Could Catch On In Other States
• John Crane Fights $14M Punitive Award In Asbestos Case
• How They Won It: Finnegan Beats $260M IP Suit For ABBYY
• Safeway Customers' Cert. Bid On Hold In Recall Warning Suit
• Calif. Water Pacts Illegally Threaten Smelt, 9th Circ. Told
• Recovering Atty's Fees: Is A Procedural Victory Enough?
• Incentive Awards Nix $8M BofA Settlement In Ponzi Scheme
• Glaser Weil Grows IP Dept. With Patent Atty, Ex-Engineer
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Calif. City In Securities Row
• OpenGate Puts Up $22.5M For PennySaver Mailing Biz
• Diamondbacks Player Sues MassMutual Over Excessive Policy
• KPCB To Face Sex Bias Trial As Court Scraps Arbitration
• Carl's Jr. Bilks Managers Out Of Overtime, Suit Says
• Robins Kaplan Attys Seek $18M In LCD Antitrust Case
• Suit Claims LinkedIn Hacks Users' Emails For Addresses
• Bracewell, Manatt Lead $273M Merger Of Calif., Texas Banks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
• Late July Faces False Ad Suit Over 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• NCAA Says High Court Ruling Bars Athletes' Antitrust Suit
• OfficeMax Can't Shake $31M Lumber Mill Cleanup Row
• Safeway Hit With Class Action Over 'All-Natural' Products
• 9th Circ. Questions Cost Estimate In Northwest Power Plan
• LinkedIn Joins Push To Share Gov't Surveillance Requests
• CalPERS Can't Block San Bernardino's Ch. 9 Proceeding
• Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard Upheld By 9th Circ.
• Dr. Martens Maker Sues Retailer Over Alleged Knockoffs
• 9th Circ. Should Block LA Condom Rule, Porn Cos. Say
• GSK Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial After Gay Juror Booted
• Calif. Privacy Bill Seeks Middle Ground With Online Ads
• 9th Circ. Revives Bob Marley Label's Suit Against UMG
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, BNP Paribas, Heron Tower
• Light Bulb Maker Takes $21M Hit In FTC False Ad Suit
• Masimo Faces Sanctions Bid Over Discovery In FCA Fight
• SF DA, NY AG Praise Apple's New IOS 7 Security Features
• Blind Man Hits Owners Of SF Office Tower With ADA Suit
• Monroe Photo Owners Say Judge Misunderstood Settlement
• Reputation.com Forks Over $1M To Settle OT Class Action
• Sugar Growers Can't Shake Counterclaims In Corn Syrup Suit
• Calif. Court Applies Del. Law In Jacobs 'Say-On-Pay' Suit
• J-M's Quota System Caused Shoddy Pipes, FCA Plaintiffs Say
• Apple Must Surrender Employee Emails In Swipe Patent Row
• How ACA Complicates Compliance With A San Francisco Law
• Google To Buy Power From 240-MW Texas Wind Farm
• Battery Price-Fixing Conspiracy 'Implausible,' Sony Says
• Jury Lets Silicon Valley Law Group Off Hook For Malpractice
• 'Porn Troll' Attys Should Pay Fees In IP Suit, Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Ships Chinese Drywall MDL Defamation Suit To Calif.
• Edwards' Invalidity Claims Tossed In Nerve-Tech Patent Row
• Wells Fargo, Others Lose Bid To Block Mortgage-Seizure Plan
• TMG, Fortress Buy 8 Cisco Buildings In San Jose
• 'Biggest Loser' Resort Developer Says JV Partner Hid Info
• Burned Dancer's $10M Deal Not Covered, Calif. Court Says
• Bill To Rein In Prop 65 Suits Tees Up Bigger Reform Push
• American Equity Investors Get Nod On Fraud Settlements
• LG Reaches $25M Deal With Cathode Ray Indirect Purchasers
• Law Firm Should Pay $36M For Malpractice, Jury Told
• Micron Ordered To Hand Patent Docs To SanDisk
• Resveratrol Supplement Maker Sued Over 'Organic' Claims
• Calif. Gov. Partners With China To Curb Climate Change
• Starbucks Objects To 'Astonishing' $4.5M Attys' Fees
• Kombucha Maker Locked Workers In Plant, Suit Says
• Consumers Lose Antitrust Suit Over AB InBev, Modelo Merger
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Against AT&T Over Obsolete Phone
• Chase Says Borrowers Can't Get Damages In Loan Rate Suit
• 'Gangland' Identity Disclosure Suit Can Proceed: 9th Circ.
• Honda Unit Agrees To Settle Accord Defect Class Action
• URS Says Insurer Shirking Duty In $30M Landfill Dispute
• Calif. Energy Law Could Reignite Renewable Project Push
• OfficeMax Patrons Revise Fee Calculation In ZIP Code Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, BlackBerry, KKR
• Calif. Security Co. Pays $1.4M To Settle Recorded Call Suit
• Oreck Customers Seek To Lift Ch. 11 Stay For False Ad Suit
• Be Kind, Rewind: Legal Precedent In Dish Ad-Skipping Case
• Calif. Pregnancy Rules Spur Workplace Accommodation Fights
• Calif. Privacy Bills To Inspire More Disclosure Rules
• Merle Norman Gets 2nd Trial In Sex Harassment Suit
• 'Madden' Creator Seeks $11.6M Interest As EA Fights Ruling
• USDA's Grape Patents Were Not Public Use, Judge Says
• AT&T, Sprint Want Whistleblower's Overcharging Suit Tossed
• Howrey Trustee Settles Claim Against Paul Hastings
• LexisNexis Buys Health Care IT Firm Enclarity
• Advent-Led Group Jumps On Java Train With Coffee Bean Buy
• Whole Foods Sued For Documents In Calif. Pesticide Probe
• 9th Circ. Affirms Barry Bonds Obstruction Conviction
• Bodybuilding Supplements Lack Touted Ingredients, Suit Says
• Former US Attorney Rejoins Gibson Dunn In San Francisco
• Calif. Minimum Wage, Overtime Bills Sent To Gov.
• Kardashian Widow Fights Sanctions In Family Photos Suit
• Calif. OKs CEQA Suit Reform Bill Tied To $447M Arena
• Covidien IV Disinfectant Caps Targeted In Patent Suit
• YouTube, Amazon Escape Video On Demand Patent Suits
• Countrywide, BofA Beat FDIC's $1.5B RMBS Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Vodafone, Carlyle
• Phasing In San Francisco's Proposition E Tax Increases
• KSL Media Blames Ch. 11 On Alleged Embezzlement Scheme
• Troutman Sanders Adds Ex-Rutan & Tucker Insolvency Pro
• Enviro Review Delays Valero Rail Project At Calif. Refinery
• Calif. Passes Bill To Stave Off Inglewood Casino Closure
• Carbon Markets Face Uphill Climb As Australia Rethinks Role
• LinkedIn Claims Lack Of Security Promise Dooms Breach Suit
• 3 Traps For Energy Employers — And How To Avoid Them
• Bristol-Myers Kickback Claims May Fall Flat, Judge Says
• Judge Won't OK Settlement In Marilyn Monroe IP Feud
• Wells Fargo Suit Over City's Mortgage Seizure Plan On Brink
• Oclaro Nets Up To $115M In Sale Of Laser Biz
• Ensure Drink Maker Can't Dodge False Ad Suit
• Fox Can't Escape Contract Claims In 'Chipmunks' Film Suit
• Morgenthaler Partners Start New VC Firm With $175M Fund
• Former LA Federal Judge To Rejoin Bird Marella
• Ex-E&Y Worker Asks For 9th Circ. Rehearing In Wage Dispute
• Calif. Employers Still Waiting For Harris Ruling To Bear Fruit
• Recording Giants Sue Sirius XM Over Pre-1972 Songs
• No Acceleration Before Fatal '09 Toyota Crash, Expert Says
• Sidley Austin, HP Face Sanctions Bid In OT Class Action
• 9th Circ. Rebuke Of Google Wi-Fi Spying Exposes ECPA's Age
• FDIC Seeks Another Shot At $1.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• Homeowners Lose Bid To Move Claims To Calif. State Court
• Calif. Assembly Passes Fracking Disclosure Bill
• 9th Circ. Told Court Violated Law In Prison Health Care Suit
• Heads Of $23M Ponzi Scheme Barred From Selling Securities
• Calif. City Becomes 1st To Launch Mortgage Seizure Plan
• Moody's, S&P Liable For Bad Bond Advice, 9th Circ. Hears
• Herbalife Exploits Hispanics, Latina Group Tells FTC
• SEC Taps New Director For San Francisco Office
• Boiron Faces New False Ad Suit Over Homeopathic Flu Drug
• Sharp Resolves Syntax Trust's LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• 9th Circ. Nixes Eco Group's Suit To Stop Gov't Water Diversion
• Calif. Senate Backs Tweaks To Chemical Warning Regs
• NCAA Players' Antitrust Suit Lacks A Conspiracy, EA Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's MC Sungaila
• Lockheed Dodges Take-Home Asbestos Suit In 9th Circ.
• Precondemnation Vs. De Facto: A Cautionary Tale
• Accel-KKR Takes Majority Stake In EA Holdings
• Kellogg's $4M Deal OK'd In Brain-Boosting Cereal Ad Suit
• Plans Must Cover Certified Therapist Autism Care: Calif. Court
• Without Higher Bid, Dole Opts For $1.6B CEO Buyout
• LA Sheriff's Deputies' OT Class Action Survives
• Google Wi-Fi Snooping Not Protected, 9th Circ. Says
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Calif. Lawmakers OK Bill Requiring Warrants To Access Email
• San Francisco Sues Nevada Over 'Dumping' Psych Patients
• IGT Slams $5M Whistleblower Judgment In 9th Circ.
• Class In DOMA Case Calls Work Permit Process 'Total Scam'
• Dodgers Owner's Ex Wasn't Duped About Team's Sale: Judge
• 9th Circ. Won't Spare Utilities From Haze Control Rule
• Del. High Court Rules Countrywide Merger Bars Investor Suit
• ICANN Not Immune To Antitrust Suits, 9th Circ. Hears
• Microsoft Says Sales Differences Bar Cert. In Privacy Suit
• Cypress Sues BlackBerry Over USB, Touch-Screen Patents
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• 9th Circ. Finds Middleman Not Liable In $64M Stock Scam
• Age Discrimination Warrants Class Cert., SF Cops Tell 9th Circ.
• Dr. Phil Unlikely To Duck Liability Over Holloway Show
• Moldy Chobani Yogurt Caused Illnesses, Suit Says
• Racket Maker Ducks Claims Over Tennis Star Endorsements
• PG&E Settlements Total $565M In San Bruno Pipeline Blast
• The Cost Of Species Protection
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Rosneft, Tesco
• A Close Look At Calif.'s Energy Storage Mandate
• Cisco Puts Up $415M For Flash Storage Co. Whiptail
• Calif. Bill Paves Way For More Fines Over Coastal Violations
• Estate Atty Settles Claims Of Ex-Colgate CEO's Daughters
• Calif. Appeals Court Deals Blow In Hemsley Estate Case
• Howrey Hits 3 More Ex-Partners With Clawback Claims
• Judge Pares $3M Suit Over Raytheon Aircraft Subcontract
• Greenberg Accused Of Aiding RE Fund's Fraud Scheme
• Uthe's 20-Year Racketeering Fight With Aetrium Ends
• Calif. Bill Expanding Paid Family Leave Heads To Gov.
• Maxim Gets Antitrust OK For $605M Microchip Merger
• How Obama's Climate Plan Complicates Things For Calif.
• AEG Loses Midtrial Bid To Dodge Michael Jackson Liability
• Goldman Tells 9th Circ. ARS Fight Belongs in Nev. Court
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Apple, Samsung Drop More Patents Ahead Of 2nd Trial
• LA Landlords Had Due Notice Before City Cut Rent: 9th Circ.
• Gerber Baby Food Labeling Suit Trimmed For Now
• Worker's Hijab Isn't Undue Hardship For Abercrombie: Judge
• San Jose Hits Back At MLB's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• Shearman Reps Western Digital On $685M Virident Buy
• Jacobs Puts Up $1.2B For Aussie Professional Services Firm
• Hilton Says Licenses Bar Embassy Suites Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Whistleblower Says Fraud Role Shouldn't Bar FCA Payout
• Apple Charged Twice For 'Breaking Bad' Season, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, KSL Capital, OGX
• NBC Wins Toss Of 'Animal Practice' Copyright Suit
• HP Wins 4-Month Stay In Derivative Suit Over $11B Buyout
• Synbias Co-Owns Cancer Drug IP, Can't Be Sued, Judge Rules
• Fluor Prevails In Venue Row Over Afghanistan Contracts
• 9th Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Over Post-Retirement Job Pay
• IPhone Users Take Another Crack At Monopoly Suit
• Anti-Piracy Software Inventor's IP Claims Fail, Google Says
• UBS Exits Battle Over Fannie, Freddie MBS Losses
• 9th Circ. OKs Class Deal, $13M Fee Award In Nvidia GPU Suit
• Grand Canyon Developer Takes Tribal Dispute To High Court
• DirecTV Hit With TCPA Suit Over Robo-Calls
• Jury Clears Breast Implant Maker Of Trade Secrets Claims
• Mortgage Co. Must Arbitrate Loan Officers' Wage Claims
• How 11th Circ. Muddied The Law On Bank Tax Refunds
• Timken To Split In Win For Activists
• King & Spalding Snags Orrick IP Ace For Silicon Valley Office
• Korean Cos. Sued Over Ramen Noodle Price-Fixing
• Brown Rudnick Adds Ex-Stradling Partner In Orange County
• DOJ Nets 36th Guilty Plea In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
• Lessons In Incentive Awards From Recent Class Actions
• Uncertainty Remains Over Scope Of Calif. Safe Chemical Push
• Drivers Lodge Class Action Over Tip-Taking At Lyft
• Health Care Software Trade Secrets Row Sent To Arbitrator
• Google Argues Wiretap Act Allows It To Scan User Emails
• Distress Claim In USPS Search Case Can Proceed, Judge Says
• KKR Buys Insurance Software Co. From Aurora Capital
• Parkway, Thomas Properties To Combine In $1.2B Deal
• Calif. Data Breach Alert Bill Heads To Governor's Desk
• Developer Petitions High Court Over San Rafael Rent Control
• 'Belle's' Producers Deny Indemnity For TV One In IP Suit
• Ex-Microsoft Worker's Suit May Belong In Libya, Judge Says
• DOJ To Release Phone Spying Docs After EFF Challenge
• YouTube, Amazon Seek To End Video On Demand IP Suits
• SF Residents Sue To Block $170M Mexican Museum Tower
• Calif. Exchange Sued Over Kaiser Inclusion Amid $4M Fine
• Safeway Settles With EPA Over Refrigerator Leaks
• PE Firms Sell Music Wholesaler To Rival, Forming Powerhouse
• Calif. Investment Firm Exec Convicted In $5M Fraud Scheme
• Ask Before You Sign That Lender-Developer Side Agreement
• Component Cartels: Who Can Sue In N.D. Calif.?
• Beware Risks Of Using LinkedIn During Jury Selection
• Uncertainty Over Calif. Patent Office Threatens Innovation
• Calif. Legislature Sends Biosimilar Drug Bill To Gov.
• Morgan Lewis Settles With Bankrupt Howrey For $1M
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Ruling In Water Diversion Row
• High Court Asked To Review Gas Price-Fixing MDL Ruling
• Nina Simone's Ex Has No Right To Recordings, Judge Hears
• Ex-Citi Banker's Relative Convicted For Lying To SEC
• Otsuka Reaches $900M Deal For Oncology Drug Co. Astex
• LA Council Members Call For Fracking Moratorium
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Win In Medicare Reimbursement Row
• LegalZoom Seeks Judgment In False Marketing Row
• EEOC Sues Kaiser Permanente For Disability Discrimination
• Immigrant In US Illegally Can Join Calif. Bar, High Court Told
• Debt Collector Slammed With TCPA Class Action
• DOJ Rips Severance Bids In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
• Lions Gate Bites Back At 'Twilight' Antitrust Claims
• Calif. Senate Greenlights Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact
• Canada's Fiera Puts Up $156M For Two US Wealth Managers
• WMG Wants Claims Sliced From 'Happy Birthday' IP Suit
• Calif. Court OKs Liberty Mutual's Faulty Construction Suit
• On Circ. Courts' Radar: Class Settlement Requirements
• How To Tank A Mediation Without Even Trying
• Ex-NFLer Brown Claims 'Madden' Sacked His Likeness
• Calif. Immigrant Worker Bill Opens Door To More Wage Fights
• Dish Told To Answer Fox's En Banc Request In DVR Row
• Best Buy Loses LCD Price-Fixing Trial Against Toshiba
• Edwards Wildman Hires China Investment Expert In LA Office
• DOI Wins Oyster Permit Injunction Fight In 9th Circ.
• Citing Dukes, 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Newspaper Workers' Suit
• Loan Forgiveness Can't Satisfy Judgment, Calif. Court Says
• Exide Asks Bankruptcy Court To Halt $115M Calif. Plant Suit
• Minimum Wage Bill Advances In California Senate
• Samsung Says Apple Seeking Improper Damages Award Boost
• Microsoft Consumer Seeks Cert. In Info-Gathering Suit
• Calif. Lawmakers Back Online Privacy Shields For Minors
• 9th Circ. Throws Out IPod Antitrust Consumer Action
• Calif. Whistleblower Suits Require Admin Claims, Court Says
• Squire Sanders Adds Dorsey Employment Law Vet In Palo Alto
• Wrongful Firing Claim OK'd In 'Storage Wars' Rigging Suit
• ConAgra Butter Labeling Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says
• Gilead Says New Hepatitis Drug Does Not Infringe Merck IP
• JPMorgan Pays $18M To End Bear Stearns Mortgage Suit
• Alliance Healthcare Settles Workers' Wage Class Action
• Monster Again Looks To Crush Energy Drink Labeling Suit
• Gores' Platinum Equity Closes $3.75B Buyout Fund
• Exclusive Dealing: How Long Is Short?