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California - October, 2013

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• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $1B Microsoft Antitrust Deal
• J&J Gouged $2M For HIV Meds, Health Care Nonprofit Says
• Calif. To Flex Policy Muscle With New Solicitor General
• BP Can't Escape Franchisees' Gas Pricing Claims
• Website Translator Faces Injunction After $1M Patent Verdict
• LeAnn Rimes' Privacy Suit Over Taped Call Tossed
• Pacific Climate Pact's Green Energy Goals No Easy Feat
• Netflix Tells 9th Circ. Its $9M Privacy Deal Passes Muster
• Starwood Gets $125M For Pair Of San Francisco Hotels
• Real Estate Considerations In M&A Transactions
• A New DOJ Approach To Customer Testimony
• Biopharma Co. Misled Investors On Cancer Drug Progress: Suit
• Jos. A. Bank Open To Padding $2.3B Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Sequenom Patent For Prenatal DNA Test Invalidated
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oaktree Capital, Barrick, General Atlantic
• Order To Scrub Website Violated Atty's Rights: Calif. Court
• HannStar Bashes Robins Kaplan Bid For LCD Trial Fees
• Lucasfilm Settles Pregnancy Bias Saga
• 9th Circ. Won't Lift Copyright Injunction On 'Age Of Hobbits'
• Genentech Seeks Trim Of Eli Lilly's Patent Invalidation Suit
• 9th. Circ. Revives WalMart Battery Fee Suit
• Patent Trolls Draining Calif.'s Legal Coffers, Innovation
• 4th Circ. Says Arbitrator Manifestly Disregarded Law
• Senate Committee Probes 9th Circ., Mich. Judge Picks
• Bazaarvoice Trial Proved Merger Hurt Competition, DOJ Says
• Marvin Gaye's Kids Say Robin Thicke Stole 'Blurred Lines'
• $10M Settlement Rejected In WaMu Mortgage Class Action
• Calif. High Court Clarifies Scope Of Mitigation Fee Act
• Nationstar's Suit Over $150M Loan Auction Deal Tossed
• LG Can't Get Refrigerator Defect Suit Cut Down
• Dead End For Private Climate Suits Leaves Opening For Gov't
• Sunstone REIT Plans $273M Public Offering To Buy Hotel
• Calif. Appeals Court Reinstates Farmers Wage Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Berkshire, Blackstone, BlackBerry
• Comcast Doubles Down With $1.1B On Theme Park Biz
• Class Cert. Nixed In Plimus Unlimited Download Ad Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms New Trial In Patient Death Suit
• Hilton Fends Off Class Cert. In $54B Robocall Suit
• Expanded 'Sophisticated User' Defense Nixed In Asbestos Suit
• Google Wants 9th Circ.'s Take On Gmail Privacy Case
• AEIC Allowed To Seek $4M Fee In Clinical Trial Row
• Class Slams Calvin Klein Parent For Forced Payroll Cards
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Mattel Board Game Win
• Wells Fargo Wins $62M Casino Loan Dispute With Tribe
• 9th Circ. Warns Employers Not To Overreach On Arbitration
• Zynga, Ex-Engineer's OT Settlement To Be Unsealed
• San Francisco Latest Calif. City To Float Soda Tax
• Norwegian Co. Allowed To Stay In Boeing $350M Contract Suit
• Hydropower, Land Use Bills Quickly Sail Through House
• NCAA's Antitrust Immunity Defense Weakened By Ruling
• Hells Angels Say Young Jeezy's Clothing Co. Ripped Off Logo
• Mickey Rooney To Get $2.8M In Elder Abuse, IP Dispute
• Judge Who Nixed 'Avatar' Theft Suit Won't Recuse Self
• Calif. Court Axes Liberty Mutual Unit's Suit Against Broker
• Fox's 'In Time' Ripped Off Script, Sci-Fi Writer Says
• Philips To Pay Workers Nearly $1M In Wage Class Action
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives West Coast Quartz Fraud Suit
• Baby Carrier Maker Hit With Suit Over Misleading Marketing
• WilmerHale's DuMont Appointed Calif. Solicitor General
• Atty Fees Slashed In $3.2M JetBlue Call-Snooping Deal
• Barry Bonds Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear Obstruction Case
• Calif. Resuscitates Local Authority For Brownfield Sites
• Ralphs Arbitration Deal 'Shocks The Conscience': 9th Circ.
• FDIC Objections To $500M Countrywide Settlement Overruled
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses GM Defect Judgment
• 9th Circ. Says Asbestos Law Bars Insulation Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan
• 9th Circ. Removes Calif. Barrier To Arbitration Enforcement
• Joe Montana Plans $400M Complex Near 49ers' Home
• 9th Circ. Urged To Nix Gay Marriage Bans In Hawaii, Nev.
• Tessera, Sony Reach 11th-Hour Deal In $93M Royalties Fight
• Confusion Likely As Calif. Revisits Respondeat Superior
• 9th Circ. Partly Blocks Chevron Email Info Bid In $19B Suit
• Nestle Beats False Ad Suit Over 'All Natural' Pasta
• Calif. Couple Bilked $1.6M From Medicare, Jury Hears
• More Korean Air Passengers Balk At $65M Antitrust Deal
• Airgas Hit With OT Class Action Over Donning, Doffing Pay
• Wal-Mart Faults Science In Supplement False Ad Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., Facebook, Apollo Global
• Judge Slashes Attys' Fees In $4.9M Starbucks Wage Deal
• NCAA Takes Video Game Likeness Battle To High Court
• Chinese LED Co. Shareholders Win Cert. In IPO Suit
• An Orrick-Pillsbury Tie-Up Could Spur Partnership Changes
• Quincy Jones Wants $10M For Use Of Songs In Jackson Film
• Atty Says Van Peebles Duped Him Into $1.4M Condo Buy
• Acer Sues Toshiba, Samsung Over Disc Drive Price Fixing
• Calif. Agencies Say San Bernardino Suit Is Unconstitutional
• 6 Key Ingredients For Pop-Up Restaurant Deals
• Whirlpool Can't Freeze Out Energy Star Warranty Class Action
• NCAA Can't Stop Athletes' Antitrust Class Action
• App Maker Says Calif. Wrongly Expanded Ride-Sharing Rules
• Gmail Users Seek Class Cert. In Email Scanning Case
• Apple, Google Engineers Win Cert. In Employee Poaching Suit
• Frito-Lay Dodges Some Claims In Nutrition Label Class Action
• Lessons From 9th Circ.'s Barry Bonds Decision
• Insurers Balk At Contractors' LA Live Tile Defect Claims
• 3rd Circ. Eases Limitations Test For Securities Claims
• House Approves Water Projects Spending Measure
• New Calif. Bar Head Sets Sights On Atty Discipline, Skills
• Attys' Fees Under Fire In Korean Air's $65M Antitrust Deal
• Marketing Group Turns On Stonebridge In TCPA Class Action
• Estimation Fight At The AUP Corral
• The Inherent Risks In Purchasing Assets Of A Predecessor
• Pleading And Identifying Trade Secrets In Calif.
• Apple Gets Expert Report Excluded From IPhone IP Case
• Bankrupt 'Life Of Pi' Studio Gets Nod For $1M Worker Deal
• NLRB's DR Horton Dooms Honda Dealer's Arbitration Policy
• NY Life Uses $15M Death Benefits Deal To Call For Standards
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, HP, Apax Partners
• McKesson Inks $8.3B Deal To Scoop Up German Peer Celesio
• Icahn Pads Apple Stake, Urges Immediate $150B Buyback Plan
• 5 Calif. Laws Experts Say Could Use A Facelift
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Yahoo Securities Suit
• 49ers Shooting Suit Sacked Over Team Citizenship
• Warner Wins Stay Of Some Claims In 'Happy Birthday' Suit
• 9th Circ. Reverses State Remand In BofA Borrower Action
• TV One Beats Infringement Claims Over Restaurant Show
• Quinn Enacts New Doc Policy Amid Apple-Samsung Leak Row
• Law Grads Suing Over Job Statistics Denied Class Cert.
• Ex-Citi Banker's Relative Seeks SEC Obstruction Retrial
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Sonic The Hedgehog Copyright Appeal
• Game Controller Charger IP Suit Runs Out Of Juice
• CalPERS Appeals San Bernardino's Bankruptcy Eligibility
• Olympus Surgical Says Rival Ignored Court Order In IP Case
• Howrey Strikes Settlement With Ropes & Gray
• Oracle Puts Up $400M For Sales Automation Co. BigMachines
• States Urge High Court To Weigh ACA Contraception Mandate
• Fox Takes Dish To 9th Circ. Over Hopper 'Anywhere' Features
• Army Hit With $5M Suit For Freezing 'Top Secret' Patent
• Sleeping With The Enemy Exec May Have Consequences
• Icon's 2nd Suit Tossed In Specialized Bicycle Seat Patent Row
• Borrowers Seek Cert. In Sallie Mae Student Loan-Fee Suit
• Quiksilver Passes Snowboard Unit To Altamont-Backed Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Icahn, Safeway
• Judge Trims Doc's $2.2M Indemnity Suit Against Device Maker
• Calif. Autodialer Decision Expands TCPA Defense Options
• Calif. Court Reopens Social Services Whistleblower Suit
• Arent Fox Can't Escape Malicious Prosecution Claim
• Quinn Avoids Sanctions In Apple-Samsung Leak Row, For Now
• 9th Circ. Nixes Appeal Over 'Conan The Barbarian' Rights
• Calif. Court Releases Insurers From Strict Duty To Settle
• Calif. Rule Is 1st Step On Road To Energy Storage Growth
• Troutman Lures Goodwin, Reed Smith Pros For Financial Team
• Covington, Shearman, Kirkland End Howrey Rows For $2M
• Lockheed Wants Judgment In Air Force Contract FCA Suit
• Emblaze Demands Apple Sales, License Docs in Patent Fight
• Costco Rejects Philips' Arbitration Attempt In CRT Row
• FTC Clears Monsanto's $930M Deal For Analytics Firm
• Powell V. Kleinman Sets Worrisome Admissibility Precedent
• Calif. Extends The Reach Of Renewables
• Employers Could Gain Leverage In Calif. Court Costs Fight
• Jury Says Third Eye Blind Owes $438K To Ex-Guitarist
• Bankrupt Exide Agrees To Extend Injury Claims Deadline
• Quinn Emanuel, Samsung Deny Misuse Of Apple IP Docs
• Oyster Farm Presses For 9th Circ. En Banc Review In DOI Fight
• Lights Over Paris Singer Gets 7 Years For $11M Loan Fraud
• Calif. Atty Says Monster Marketing Feud Hinders State Suit
• Disney, Sony Seek Escape From 'Step Up' Soundtrack Suit
• Ex-Chase Appraisers Push For Class Arbitration In OT Fight
• Arent Fox Nabs Ex-Dentons Patent Litigator
• Exelon Settles FERC Claim That Grid Operator Got Bad Info
• Shutdown Affected Food Safety Deadline, FDA Tells 9th Circ.
• Union Drops Opposition To Mojave Water-Mining Project
• Ford Seeks To Ax Firm's Suit Over Taurus Navigation System
• Southwest Gets Thumbs Up For $1.8M Deal In Receipt Spat
• Jimi Hendrix Estate Can't Scuttle Producer's Contract Claims
• Calif. High Court To Weigh Who's Too Bad For A Bar Card
• Software Developer To Settle FLSA Action For $1.5M
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• Schulte Roth Reps Marlin Equity In $891M Deal For Tellabs
• Hard Rock Condo-Hotel Developer Slams Greenberg's Exit Bid
• Calif. High Court Pushes Narrow Reading Of Concepcion
• CPUC Adopts 1st Ever Energy Storage Targets For Utilities
• Bulky Novartis Eyedrop Boxes Mislead Buyers, Calif. DAs Say
• Fed. Circ. Won't Stop Transfer Of Eli Lilly Patent Suit
• Baker Botts Reps NRG In $2.6B Bankrupt Edison Mission Buy
• Lifeway Accused Of Masking Smoothies' Sugar Content
• AUO Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Price-Fixing Verdict, $500M Fine
• BofA To Restore $100M In Home Equity To End Class Action
• Occidental Sells $1.3B Stake In Pipeline Partnership
• Classes Can Have Varying Damages, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• VC-Backed Nimble Storage Seeks To Raise $150M In IPO
• Calif. Lawmakers Blast Claims Deadline In Exide Bankruptcy
• Panasonic Says CRT Purchasers Driving Up Legal Costs
• Tyco Dodges Liquidated Damages In Prevailing Wage Suit
• Touchstone Escapes Last Claim In 'Desperate Housewives' Suit
• MicroStrategy, Tibco Get Vasudevan Database Patents Nixed
• LegalZoom Can't Score Quick False Ad Win Against Rival
• Calif. Appeals Court Rules No Damages Claim, No Coverage
• Pom Wonderful Targets DQ's Julius 'Berry-Pom' Smoothies
• The Boiling Point Of Wrongful Foreclosure Litigation
• Calif. Workplace Suits To Multiply Under Spate Of New Laws
• Insurers' Suit Over $146M Train Crash Settlement Survives
• Calif. High Court Sends Employer Arbitration Suit Back To Trial
• Apple Likely Allowed To Argue That Samsung Copied IPhone
• Ameritox Denied Atty Fees In Trade Dress Spat
• Google's $8.5M Privacy Pact Going To Inapt Orgs, Groups Say
• FERC OKs Market Efficiency Agreement With CAISO, SMUD
• Calif. High Court To Take Live-In Guards' Pay Row With CPS
• AUO Appeal To Test Foreign Reach Of US Antitrust Laws
• Hard Rock Hotel Developer Gets Fraud Suit Pared Down
• SCE Seeks $4B From Mitsubishi Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• Gmail Users Say 9th Circ. Input Isn't Needed In Scan Case
• 9th Circ. Reverses Enviros' Win On Greenhouse Gas Regs
• Merits Of Properly Structured Hotel-Condo Offerings
• No Discrimination Against Out-Of-Calif. Oil Producers
• How Calif.'s New Data Breach Law Will Impact Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Men's Wearhouse, Nestle
• Film Studios Vanquish IsoHunt In $110M Copyright Deal
• Rock Band Great White Says Venue Infringed Trademark
• Toyota Ducks Liability For Lexus Dealer's Acceleration Case
• Sony, Others Belong In Battery Price-Fixing Suit, Court Told
• Ropes & Gray Reps Blackstone In $625M Pactera MBO
• SoCal Edison Says Ratepayer R&D Charge An Improper Tax
• California Dairies Dismissed From Milk Pricing Class Action
• T-Mobile Late Wages Suit Kicked Back to Calif. State Court
• MPAA Asks 9th Circ. To Back Removal Of Dancing Toddler Clip
• Arbitration Ordered In SoCal Edison Wind Farm Dispute
• EBay Settles Class Action Over Fees Charged To Mobile Users
• Symantec Customer Says Data Breach Suit Must Go On
• Umami — Trendy But Not Protectable
• Jones Day Lands Health Fraud Prosecutor In San Diego
• MoFo Adds Project Finance And Renewable Energy Pro In LA
• CVS Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Meal Break Suit
• Workers Seek $40M In Wages From Bankrupt Rural/Metro
• BMW's Auto Start Stop Is Life-Threatening, Suit Says
• Clif Bar Can't Halt Lead Warning Case
• Captain D's Seafood Restaurant Chain Changes PE Hands
• LCD Makers Look To Trim Circuit City Antitrust Claims
• Cast Iron Soil Pipe Cos. Fixed Prices, Class Suit Says
• Shell, Chevron Pay $5.6M To Settle Contamination Claims
• Quinn Emanuel, Samsung Can't Kill Leaked Apple Docs Probe
• Philips AirFloss Buyers Shafted In False Ad Deal, Group Says
• Gordon & Rees' Fee Award Nixed In SLAPP Fight
• National Western Agrees To Pay $21M In RICO Suit
• Nestle Says False Ad Suit Doesn't Define 'All Natural'
• Nokia's Stock Not Bad Investment For Workers, Judge Says
• Errol Morris Wins Appeal Over Film Subject's Defamation Suit
• Univ. of California Wins Medical Privacy Appeal
• Third Eye Blind Singer Fired Manager Over Money, Jury Hears
• LG's Taiwain Unit Exits Cathode Ray MDL
• Court Should Break Up Bazaarvoice Monopoly, DOJ Says
• Luxury Cos. Win Counterfeiting Ruling Against TradeKey
• Calif. Governor Vetoes Email Privacy Bill
• Kaiser Can't Escape Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• Ex-San Diego Mayor Cops To Battery, False Imprisonment
• Calif. Gov. Snubs Bill Seeking Gas Price Manipulation Probe
• Ex-Hearst Partner Says Verdict In Fraud Case Inconsistent
• Herbalife Can't Dodge 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: TD Bank, Telefonica, Twitter
• High Court Snubs Calif. Appeal In Inmate Health Care Suits
• Calif. Governor Vetoes Biosimilars Substitution Bill
• Skechers Says Perry Ellis Ripped Off Shoe Design
• Clinton Group Pushes For CEO Ouster At Drugmaker XenoPort
• US Resists S&P Bid For Fed Documents In $5B Crisis Suit
• Respondeat Superior Can Continue After Closing Time
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill To Overturn Mixed-Motive Bias Ruling
• US Fights For Expert Witness In Lockheed Bid Battle
• Microsoft Consumer Denied Class Cert. In Privacy Suit
• Calif. Utilities Chief Says Agency Has Work Cut Out For It
• Vizio Fights Off 'Troll' In Video Patent Suit
• Cert. Granted In Defective Frigidaire Washing Machine Row
• China Dragon Reaches Deal With Investors Over Inflated IPO
• LA Challenges $4M OT Award To Fire Dept. Employees
• San Jose's Antitrust Claims Against MLB Strike Out
• Google Dodges Claims It Stole Trade Secrets For Video Chat
• Calif. Pushes Criminal Screening Later In Hiring Process
• Quest Says It's Not Infringing Myriad's Gene Patents
• Comic Artist Urges Revival Of 'Sonic' Video Game IP Suit
• Gamers Sue Over 'Grand Theft Auto V' Online Delays
• US Says Benefit Plan Scheme Costs Millions In Taxes
• Inside Calif.'s New Online Privacy Law For Minors
• Weak Accessibility Protection For Calif. Property Owners
• AUO Exec Acquitted In Price-Fixing Case
• Calif. Gov. Snubs Bill Taking Aim At Bogus Attys
• Pillsbury Hires Hanson Bridgett Employment Pro In San Diego
• Jury Finds Toyota Not Liable In Bellwether Crash Case
• Apple Hit With Class Action For Unpaid Clock-In Time
• Sony Hit With Royalties Suit Over Robert Johnson Songs
• DOJ Loses Bid To Stall NSA Spying Challenge Amid Shutdown
• Office Depot To Settle Class Action Over OT Calculations
• 9th Circ. Affirms Ruling That EPA Letters Trigger Coverage
• 'Elysium' Director Stole Idea For Sci-Fi Film, Writer Says
• Calif. AG Hits Corinthian Colleges With False Ad, Fraud Suit
• Cornerstone Sells 6-Story San Francisco Building For $110M
• Calif. Contractor Ups Furloughs On Shutdown's 10th Day
• Google Wants 9th Circ. To Review Gmail Wiretap Ruling
• Allergan Seeks Escape From Surgical Centers' Lap-Band Suit
• 'Storage Hunters' Couple Says Producers Defamed Them
• LA Council Pushes Forward Convention Center Deal With AEG
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Kerzner, Omni, IHG
• FERC Asks Court To Enforce $488M Order Against Barclays
• 9th Circ.'s Take On College Faculty 1st Amendment Rights
• Natrol Faces False Ad Suit Over Joint-Health Supplement
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Abortion Access
• Juror Stays On Toyota Crash Trial After Intoxication Claim
• High Court No Help To Companies Left Off Arbitration Pacts
• Jury Awards $29M To KFx In Suture Patent Row
• Prosecutors Say AUO Exec Drove Price-Fixing 'Getaway Car'
• Worker Revamps $3.5M Bid To Settle USS-Posco Wage Suit
• Ex-Home Depot Worker Says He Was Fired For Being Gay
• 9th Circ. Revives Minister's FTCA Claim Against US
• USDA Threatens To Close Poultry Facilities Linked To Outbreak
• Russ August Entertainment, Securities Pro Returns To Manatt
• Kylie Minogue Stole Rhythm For 'Speakerphone,' Suit Says
• Judge Orders Silk Road's Alleged Ringleader To NY
• Stan Lee Claims 'Conan' Rights Deal Was 'Inside Baseball'
• New Calif. Law Ensures Gay Couples Get Infertility Coverage
• Late-Fee Confusion In Calif. Residential Leases
• Francisco Partners Gives Boost To Medical Software Co.
• Saks' Preemptive Strike Torpedoes OT Collective Action
• 9th Circ. Protects Identities In Real Estate Co.'s FOIA Suit
• Device Maker Fights OIG's 'Inherently Suspect' Claim
• Venable Launches In SF With Commercial, IP Litigation Team
• Toyota Misled Buyers Of Pre-Crash Safety System, Suit Says
• Men's Wearhouse Spurns $2.3B Jos. A. Bank Tie-Up Proposal
• Malpractice Jury Verdict Against DLA Piper Reversed
• Calif. Law Limits Athlete Workers' Comp To In-State Players
• Internet Broadcaster Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $1.3M IP Award
• Calif. Gov. Signs Compounding Pharmacy Oversight Bill
• Auction Rigging Defendants Lose Bid For Severance
• Law Firm Accused Of Role In $11M Facebook IPO Scam
• USDA Links Salmonella Outbreak To Calif. Poultry Company
• GoDaddy Liable For Porno CyberSquatter, 9th Circ. Hears
• Panasonic, Others Fight State Claims In CRT Antitrust Case
• Biased Wal-Mart Atty Fees Should be Axed, 9th Circ. Hears
• Hartford Can't Avoid Hospital Data Breach Coverage
• Exide To Spend $7.7M To Upgrade Battery Recycling Plant
• GNC Seeks Toss Of Muscle Supplement False Ad Row
• Calif. Court Limits Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers
• Huawei Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Patent Dispute In Calif.
• 9th Circ. Chides Wal-Mart Over $9 Battery Core Fee
• FDIC Challenges BofA's $500M MBS Settlement
• Toyota Nixes Some Expert Testimony From Acceleration Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Vodafone, Carlyle
• Michael Jackson Case Could Have Set Scary Precedent
• Arent Fox Lures IP Guru From Dentons To SF Office
• Calif. Sets New Model For Immigrants To Get Law Licenses
• California Gov. Vetoes Jury Service For Noncitizens
• Third Eye Blind Owes Ex-Guitarist Touring Profits, Jury Hears
• Jury Clears PwC Of Giving Bad Advice To Skype Investor
• High Court Refuses Case Over War-Zone Disability Claims
• SCOTUS Declines To Hear Calif. Water Plan Dispute
• Loan Modification Row Belongs In Federal Court, 9th Circ. Told
• 'Age Of The Hobbits' Protected By Fair Use, 9th Circ. Told
• 'Cane Juice' Label May Be Illegal Under Calif. Law, Judge Says
• Embassy Suites' Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Changes
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. In Citi Mortgage Mod Suit
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bill To Curb Chemical Warning Suits
• High Court Declines Milk Pricing Class Action Appeal
• Insurer Off Hook For Calif. Mechanics' Wage-Hour Suit
• Calif. AG To Challenge $25M LG CRT Antitrust Deal
• Wal-Mart Customers Denied Class Cert. In Credit Card Row
• High Court Again Refuses Seller's EBay Antitrust Case
• Solvay Pays $1.3B For US Maker Of Oil-Industry Chemicals
• Pinterest Pins Trademark Suit On Travel Planning Site
• 9th Circ. Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Guantanamo Row
• High Court Wants SG's Views In Medtronic Pain Pump Row
• Justices Pass On Toyota's Brake Defect Arbitration Appeal
• Epson Settles With Office Depot Over LCD Price-Fixing
• Calif. Class Consumer Fraud Cases Continue To Survive
• Cy Pres: 'As Close As Possible' Is Not Good Enough
• Calif. Law Boosts Reporter Protections Against Subpoenas
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Skype Class Action
• Calif. Litigants Wary Of Using Cash-Strapped Court System
• LA Coliseum Panel Broke Open-Meeting Laws, Judge Rules
• Think Tank Urges 9th Circ. To Reconsider Google Wi-Fi Case
• Calif. Hits DOL Over Blocking Transit Grants
• Renesas Wants Law Firm As Plaintiff In Grail Patent Suit
• Calif. Ruling Offers New Tool To Fight Food Labeling Claims
• Calif. Men Accused Of Selling Fake Damien Hirst Art On Ebay
• OSHA Orders Clean Emissions Co. Pay $1.9M For Firing CFO
• BofA Wants Bank's 'Bait-And-Switch' MBS Claims Tossed
• Calif. City Off The Hook For Ex-Manager's Corruption Defense
• Hospital Ditches Appeal In Patient-Stealing Row With Rival
• Windstream Hit With TCPA Suit Over Alleged Robocalls
• PwC Says Skype Investor Got 'Great Deal' From Its Advice
• Paul Hastings Guides AXA Spinout Ardian In 1st Solo Deal
• Lyondell, ARCO, Fresno Dismiss Claims In MTBE MDL
• RBS Wants $629M Calif. Credit Union RMBS Case Tossed
• Phone Users Seek Class Cert. In Text Service Suit
• Enviros Threaten Suit Over California Offshore Fracking
• Frito-Lay Wants $3.3M From Convicted Ex-SK Foods CEO
• Attune Faces Suit For Listing 'Cane Juice' As Ingredient
• Doctrine Of Consent Will Blossom Again In Calif.
• Jury Hits HTC With $1M In Damages In Tech Patent Row
• Gutride Safier Drops Meddling Claims Against Ex-Partner
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenge To Marin Plastic Bag Ban
• VasoNova, CR Bard Settle Catheter Trade Secrets Case
• EA Out Of Antitrust Suit But NCAA Won't Budge An Inch
• AUO Exec Bragged About Raising LCD Prices, Jury Hears
• Calif. Cities Dispute FERC Cost Allocations
• J&J Settles Hip Implant Case Set For Trial In Calif.
• Quinn Emanuel, Samsung In Hot Water Over Secret Apple Docs
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Mergermarket, Societe Generale
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard
• SF Flexible Workplace Measure Puts Burdens On Employers
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Masimo Escapes FCA Row Over Allegedly Shoddy Devices
• Trendy LA Nightclub Slides Into Ch. 11, Blames Landlord
• James Cameron Sinks Another 'Avatar' Theft Suit
• Blue Diamond Can't Shake Almond Milk Labeling Class Action
• Madison Int'l Realty Buys $295M Stake In LA Office Building
• UFC Champ Jackson Sued For Calling Ex-Trainer A 'Crook'
• AECOM, RE Firm Score 6 Acres Worth $80M In Downtown LA
• JPMorgan Can't Nix Unfair Competition Claim In Loan Rate Suit
• Ex-NBC Reporter Says He Was Fired For Being Too Old
• Ex-NBC Attys Start Up Kasowitz Entertainment Practice
• ThinkFilm Judge Asked To Step Aside Amid Prostitution Rumor
• FTC Won't Challenge Twitter's Acquisition Of MoPub
• 'Patent Troll' Drops Suit After Judge Calls Case A 'Sham'
• Calif. Gov. Signs Anti-'Revenge Porn' Measure
• Jury Finds AEG Not Liable For Michael Jackson's Death
• As NY Targets Wells Fargo, Other AGs Wait In Wings
• Paul Hastings Joins BigLaw Staff Cutting
• Calif. Gov. Signs 10 Bills As ACA Exchanges Go Live
• Yahoo Accused Of Spying On Email Users For Profit
• Greenberg Finds New Leader For Northern Calif. Operations
• Judge OKs $95M VeriFone Stock Inflation Class Settlement
• Questcor Can't Kick Securities Fraud Case
• Best Buy Says HannStar Can't Vacate $7.5M LCD Verdict
• Sex App Ditches 'Friends' Under Zynga Trademark Settlement
• Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact Signed Off By Calif. Governor
• State Farm Needn't Defend No-Damages Suit, Calif. Court Says
• Capella Hotel Group Hit With Phone Recording Class Action
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Greenberg Traurig Access Law Pro
• Doc Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Calif. Hospital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starwood
• Latham Reps Monsanto In $930M Deal For Analytics Firm
• Apple Wants Samsung Sanctioned For License Info Leak
• Regents Can't Dodge Suit Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan
• Calif. Group Can't Intervene In Fla. $300M Force-Placed Deal
• App Store Monopoly Claims Don't Add Up, Apple Says
• 2nd Apple Button-Defect Class Action On Verge Of Transfer
• Nestle, California Pizza Kitchen Sink Trans Fat Class Action
• Medical Co. Settles With US Over Iran Embargo Violations
• Dealership Allowed To Sue Firm Over Pursuit Of Asbestos Suit
• Rocky Road Ahead For New CEQA Reforms
• Symantec Again Aims To Get Data Breach Suit Junked
• Enviro Group Can Sue Over San Jose City Plan: Appeals Court
• Norton Rose Lures IP Vet From Alston & Bird For LA Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, Icahn, J&J
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Saudi Co. Settles With Ex-Bank CEO Over $9B Ponzi Scheme
• Feds Can't Duck EFF Suit Over Disclosure Of Post-9/11 Docs
• Amgen, Actavis Close On Billion-Dollar Pharma Deals
• Safer Consumer Products Act May Be Regulatory Overkill
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown