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California - December, 2013

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• CBS Soap Hairstylist Can't Revitalize $6M Libel Suit
• Spider-Man Toy Inventor Asks High Court To Nix Brulotte Rule
• Facebook Can't Duck Minors' Credit Purchases Class Action
• Reid Ruling Ignores Calif. Precedent
• Vectren Says Calif. City Owes It $6.1M For Contract Breach
• Mattel Can't Duck $137M In Legal Fees In Bratz Row
• CreAgri's Supplement Patent Invalidated For Lack Of Data
• Akin Gump To Open Latest Calif. Office In Orange County
• Toning Shoe Maker Wins Nod For $5.3M False Ad Settlement
• Deal Makers Close 2013 With String Of Big Pharma Plays
• FDIC Can't Revive $644M MBS Suits Against Countrywide
• Weil Steers Another Oracle Buyout In $1.5B Responsys Deal
• Calif.'s 'Judicial Hellhole' Ranking Doesn't Tell Full Story
• Media Co. Waived Right To Arbitrate Calif. Investor Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Kicks CBS Fantasy Football Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Child Labor Suit Against Nestle, Cargill
• Fresh & Easy Estate Gets OK For $41.5M Property Sale
• UC Regents Needn't Reveal Investing Info, Appeals Court Says
• Lieff Cabraser Won't Rep 3 Sisters Sledge In Ringtone Suit
• Calif. High Court Says Prescription Fee Disclosure Law OK
• Target Faces Privacy Suit After 40M Card Numbers Stolen
• Inside Calif.'s Proposed Guidance For Do-Not-Track Law
• Calif. Energy Storage Juiced By New Federal Guidelines
• Calif. Justices Say State Bar Must Release Admissions Data
• Hulu Says Users Weren't Hurt By Information Sharing
• Calif. Gives Tesla $35M Tax Break To Boost Production
• Essex, BRE Properties Combine To Create $15.4B Public REIT
• 11th Circ. Hands Win To Ecuador In Chevron Discovery Fight
• Pain-Pump Seller DJO Lied To Get $10M Policy, Insurer Says
• Nike Escapes Oakley's Suit Over Pro Golfer Endorsement
• Naval Law Enforcement Officer Admits To Corruption Rap
• A Look Back At The Deals That Defined 2013
• EPA Targets Chevron Over Calif. Refinery Fire
• Hain Escapes Suit Over Alba Botanica's 'Natural' Label
• Citing Zhang, Calif. Court Revives Fidelity Class Action
• Radient Pays $2.5M To End Claims It Lied About Mayo Clinic
• Deals Rumor Mill: Al Jazeera, Warburg Pincus, Sony
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $22M In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Costco Agrees To Pay $8M To End Sex Bias Class Action
• Forstmann Little Reaps $2.3B In Sale Of Talent Agency IMG
• Activist Clinton Mulling Wet Seal Takeover Play
• Sherman Act's Int'l Reach — A Hot Issue In 2013 And 2014
• Calif. Appeals Court Widens Prop 65's Chemical Coverage
• Greenberg Can't Escape Hard Rock Hotel Developer Suit
• 4 Big Stories In Calif. Environmental, Energy Law In 2013
• 9th Circ. Leaves $28M Wal-Mart MDL Fee Allocation Intact
• $1B Calif. Ruling Raises Prospects For Public Nuisance Suits
• No Attys' Fees For ConAgra As Lead Exits False Label Suit
• Calif. Tops 'Judicial Hellhole' List Again In 2013
• Shook Hardy Reels In Litigation Pro For Orange County Office
• Clear-Cut Petronas Ruling Good News For Registrars
• Hulu Says User Class Can't Be Certified In Privacy Row
• Taiwan Auto Light Co.'s $25M Deal Could End Antitrust MDL
• Realty Income Puts Up $503M For Inland RE Portfolio
• Con-Way Unloads Most Unpaid-Wages Claims
• Lead Paint Cos. To Pay $1.1B To Abate Calif. Contamination
• JPMorgan, BofA, Others Sued Over $54B In Swipe Fees
• Monster Can't Shake SF Atty's Child Marketing Crusade
• Bingham Sanctioned For Discovery Abuses In Firing Suit
• 15 States Offer Best Practices For EPA Power Plant Regs
• Conflict Dooms Student Loan Group's Tax-Exempt Bid
• Takeaways From ECPA Rulings In Google Privacy Cases
• Walgreens Faces Patent Suit Over Online Prescription Portal
• BofA Doles Out $8M To End Trust Account Investment Suit
• CalPERS Allowed To Appeal San Bernardino's Ch. 9 Case
• Samsung Seeks New Patent Trial Over Apple's 'Racial Bias'
• Film Co. Looks To Slay Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit
• Calif. Adds New Chemical Compound To Carcinogen List
• No MDL For Goodman Defective Air Conditioner Actions
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Dexus
• Verizon Denies Privacy Invasion In Call-Recording Suit
• Chipmaker Avago To Pay $6.6B For LSI
• A New Infrastructure Funding Model Or A High-Water Mark?
• Philips Wins Bid To Arbitrate Costco's Claims In CRT Row
• ConAgra Consumers Lose Bid To Split 'Natural' Label Claims
• Paramount Settles Dispute Over Film Profit-Sharing
• Best Buy Can't Pull Plug On Ex-Managers' Wages Suit
• Record Settlement Payments, Record Tax Deductions?
• BMW Can't Escape Class Action Over Cracked Wheels
• 2 AUO Execs Jailed For LCD Price-Fixing Released On Bail
• Dignity Health Can't Dodge $1.2B Pension Shortfall Claim
• Insurers Strike Deal In 9th Circ. Bratz IP Fees Battle
• 9th Circ. Tosses Age-Bias Firing Suit Against Neutrogena
• Toyota To Talk Personal Injury Settlement In Acceleration MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Sprint, Icahn
• Biosimilars Can't Circumvent BPCIA With Litigation
• Reed Smith Lures Tech Deals Pro From Wilson Sonsini
• Apple, Samsung Seek To Trim Claims In Newer-Gadget IP War
• Calif. Court Cuts Push Attys To Alter Litigation Tactics
• Ex-Hospital CEO Beats Arbitration Bid In $3M Kickback Suit
• NCIS Agent To Plead Guilty To Role In Navy Bribery Scheme
• ASUS Can't Dodge Netgear's Router False Ad Suit
• Calif. High Court To Hear Stonebridge Coverage Denial Case
• Tribal Leader Row Not Part Of $250M Bond Suit, Judge Rules
• Fired Worker Should Have Gotten More Leave, ADA Suit Says
• Calif. Do-Not-Track Law Will Have National Impact
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses LendingTree Subsidiary Suit
• US Wants Tech Pioneer's Mansion To Satisfy $18M Tax Debt
• Sriracha Maker Must Wait 30 Days To Ship Hot Sauce
• SEC Loses Fraud Claims Against Water Purifier Co. Execs
• Samsung, Other Cos. Fork Over $310M In DRAM Antitrust Suit
• NASA Says Google Execs Got $5.3M DOD Fuel Discount
• Class Claims Over Old Republic Warranties Nixed Again
• CBS' Anti-SLAPP Bid Revived In Anchor-Hiring Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban
• Google, Blockbuster Beat Chinese Inventor's Patent Suit
• JDSU Puts Up $200M For Network Instruments
• Criminal Search Site Hit With Privacy, Extortion Suit
• Bridgepoint Education Tender Offer Is 'Disloyal,' Suit Says
• Chicago, New York Crowned Kings Of Travel Taxation
• HP Laptop Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Warranty Suit
• MetLife, UDR Team Up To Build $317M High-Rise
• Pringles Trans Fat Labeling Action Gets Trimmed
• Sacramento Nixes Competitive Bids For $447M Arena
• The Year In Calif. Employment Law: What To Know For 2014
• Spotify Hit With Class Action Over Automatic Renewals
• Beastie Boys Restart Fight Over GoldieBlox Video
• Rivera Deepens Circuit Split On H-2 Worker Reimbursement
• E-Commerce Cases Allow More Consumer Data Collection
• No Retrial For Nixed $107M Patent Suit Against Lexmark
• Kaiser Permanente Says Data Breach May Affect 49K Patients
• No Cows Needed For 'Soymilk' Label, Judge Says
• 'Anonymous' Hackers Plead Guilty To PayPal Cyberattack
• Tensions High As Apple, Samsung Take Aim At Patent Experts
• Hartford Policyholder Argues For Broad Ad Injury Coverage
• Target Sues Technicolor, Mitsubishi Over CRT Price-Fixing
• Lincoln National Strikes $13M Death Master File Settlement
• Media Leaks In Snapchat Suit Weren't Secret, Judge Hears
• Silicon Storage Seeks Coverage For Xicor Trade Secrets Deal
• Alleged Revenge Porn Extortionist Busted In Calif.
• Align Technology, Execs Dodge Proposed Fraud Class Action
• Ex-Hansen Medical VP Can't Shake SEC's Fraud Claims
• Money Mutual, Montel Williams Aim To Duck Payday Loan Suit
• Rambus, Micron End 13-Year Feud With $280M Licensing Deal
• Pebblebrook Pays $132M For San Francisco Hotel
• BofA Tells High Court Calif. Can't Allow Private TISA Claims
• FTC Targets Telemarketing Co. Over Merchandise Scam
• Volvo Inks $1.1B Deal To Shed Equipment Rental Unit
• Justices Rule Federal Courts Can Weigh State Agency Fights
• Elliott Threatens To Block $8.4B Celesio Takeover
• Ex-San Diego Mayor Sentenced To Home Confinement
• Former Calif. City Official Convicted In Corruption Trial
• Calif. Whistleblower Law Shines Light On Complaint Process
• Quinn Emanuel Fights Sanctions Bid In Apple-Samsung War
• Quest For Nazi-Plundered Art Revived By 9th Circ.
• 18 LA County Sheriffs Charged Over Jail Inmate Beatings
• Google Data Privacy Ruling Widens ECPA Divide
• Countrywide's $500M MBS Deal Gets Thumbs-Up
• Biggest-Ever Tax Refund Schemer Ordered To Pay $3M
• AOL Dodges Senior Dial-Up Payments Suit
• Dechert Snags Ex-Akin Gump Energy, Infrastructure Partner
• Hain Slammed For Using State Inquiry To Nix 'Organic' Suit
• Verizon Nabs EdgeCast To Boost Video, Web Capabilities
• Vedder Price Snags Seyfarth Bankruptcy Pro
• LA Targets BofA In 3rd Discriminatory Lending Suit
• WhiteWave To Pay $600M For Organic Food Co. Earthbound
• Calif. Cap And Trade Still Under Fire
• Abercrombie Sticks With CEO Despite Activist's Flak
• Essex Discloses $4.5B Offer For BRE After Rumors Boil Over
• High Court Passes On Lupron Labeling Suit
• Enviros Can't Bar States From Suit Over EPA SO2 Rule
• Hitachi Reaches $13.4M Deal In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• LinkedIn Says Users Consented To Email Account Access
• EBay Looks To Toss Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, KKR, Freedom Group
• Contractors Sue To Block New Calif. Refinery Safety Law
• Samsung Owes $15.7M In Attorneys' Fees, Apple Says
• Panasonic Ordered To Remit Criminal Docs In Antitrust MDL
• 9th Circ. Rules Austrian Rail Not Immune From Injury Suit
• Agency Sets The Stage For Fracking's Future In Calif.
• Air New Zealand Moves To Toss Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Chipotle Decision Signals New Class Action Obstacle
• State AGs And Online Privacy: Trends We Saw In 2013
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Time Warner, Wing Hang
• Apple Fights 'Breathtaking' Fee Bid In $53M Warranty Deal
• LA Says Citi, Wells Fargo Mortgages Crushed Tax Revenue
• 9th Circ. Upholds Vegas Businessman's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Los Angeles Lays Down Limits On E-Cigarette Sales
• Ex-WNBA Player's Workers' Comp Suit Blocked In Calif.
• Howrey Trustee Sets Sights On Seyfarth To Recover Assets
• Warner Bros. Says Movie Plagiarism Suit Doesn't Stick
• Memory Card Patent Cartel Claims Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Rules Fee Award Against UPS Is Fair
• ACLU Slams FHFA Over Eminent Domain Foreclosure Stance
• NLRB Says Realty Co.'s Employee Class Waiver Is Unlawful
• Android Makers Still Can't Escape NPE Boycott Suit
• BRE Investor Urges Sale Amid Report of $5B Offer
• Mattel Baby Seat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Mold Case
• Ex-San Francisco Official Sued Over Lobbying Disclosures
• Use Of E-Cigarettes Restricted By Calif. City
• Bowman Opens San Diego Office With Drug, Device Attys
• Sony Settlement Docs Barred In LCD Cartel Suit
• IBM Beats Inventor's 'Bookmark' Secrets Suit In 9th Circ.
• Google Escapes, Yahoo Remains In Sponsored Ads Suits
• $3B United-Continental Deal Hurt Market, 9th Circ. Told
• Icahn Urges Investor Vote On Scaled-Down Apple Buyback
• CVS Workers Denied Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Action
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Cybersquatting Suit Against GoDaddy
• State Judges' Money Conflicts Mostly A Mystery, Report Says
• Kaiser Evades Transport Contractor's FCA Suit
• Sirius XM Must Keep $100M Copyright Class Action In Calif.
• Toys R Us Settles Customer Overcharging Allegations
• Jenner & Block Adds Kaye Scholer M&A Pro To LA Office
• PE Firm Golden Gate Seals Deal For Crash Test Dummy Co.
• Google Beats Suit Over Privacy Policy A 2nd Time
• Deals Rumor Mill: GM, Essex Property, Men's Wearhouse
• Sierra Trading Post Can't Dodge Call Recording Suit
• Medicines Co. Puts Up $474M For Specialty Drugmaker
• Calif. Taxpayers: You Can['t] Check Out Any Time You Like
• 9th Circ. Says Cop's Safety Complaints Not Protected Speech
• Calif. High Court Arms Insurers In Fights Over Counsel
• Chipotle Wards Off Class Cert. In 'Naturally Raised' Meat Suit
• The Demise Of Deficiency Judgments In Residential Loans
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• In Santa Clara, Litigation Trumped Remediation
• Jury Awards Lennar $1B in Defamation, Extortion Case
• Huawei Patent Suit Belongs In Texas, Fed. Circ. Says
• 'No-Fly' List Harmed Stanford Grad's Success, Judge Hears
• Sunstone Seals $262M Deal For San Francisco Hyatt Hotel
• CORRECTED: Bluestone Must Reveal Exec's LG Ties in LED Patent Fight
• Biopharma Co. Sues UC, Temple Over Proprietary Disclosure
• Ford Fights High Court Appeal On CERCLA Subrogation
• DirecTV Sues Dish Retailer For Ripping Off Trademark
• Judge Pares Claims In Online Travel Content Antitrust Case
• Chernin Group Grabs Majority Stake In Video Streaming Site
• Munger Tolles Brings Back Ex-US Ambassador To Australia
• AOL Says Senior Not Deceived Into Dial-Up Payments
• S&P Says 'Unwieldy' DOJ Fraud Case Requires 8-Month Trial
• SoCal Gains Traction As Hot Spot For Patent Cases
• 9th Circ. To Live Stream En Banc Hearings
• Aimee Mann's Suit Over Stolen Tunes Survives Dismissal Bid
• 9th Circ. Says DirecTV Customers Must Arbitrate Fee Dispute
• Judge Rejects OT Case Settlement That Gives Attys 78%
• Ecuador Asks 9th Circ. To Stop Chevron's Email Subpoenas
• 9th Circ. Lifts 'Platters' Injunction, Keeps Rights Intact
• Apple Escapes App Store Monopoly Suit
• NCR Puts Up $1.65B For Mobile Banking Co.
• Symantec Scores 2nd Dismissal Of Data Breach Suit
• $950M In Wind Subsidies Give Taxpayers Shaky Returns: Study
• 23andMe Hit With False Ad Suit Over DNA Tests
• Lakers Muddying Waters In TCPA Fight, 9th Circ. Told
• Sierra Club Suit Over Tahoe Projects 'Myopic,' Agency Says
• AB InBev Concealed Plans For Price Hikes, Beer Drinkers Say
• Following Up On Follow-On Biologics
• Calif. Case Limits Health Care Data Breach Claims
• The Danger Of Commingling Fees Under Talent Agencies Act
• A Close Look At Calif.'s New Protections For Ex-Offenders