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California - January, 2014

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• Samsung Wins Arbitration Bids In Galaxy S4 False Ad Suits
• Chevron Wants Del. High Court's Final Stamp On Forum Bylaw
• Motorola Exits NPE Patent Boycott Suit
• 9th Circ. Hands Win To Ecuador In Chevron Discovery Fight
• Parents Appeal Staples Center's Win In Wrongful Death Suit
• Edison Inks Potential $4.3B R&D Deal With Japan Pharma Co.
• Device Co. Pleads Guilty To Hiding Toxicity Data From FDA
• Flushmate Offers $18M To Settle Exploding Toilet Class Action
• AlliedBarton Guards Win Class Cert. In Meal Break Row
• Ex-Calif. IP Partner Can't Ditch Law Firm's Breach Claims
• EPA Settles Fireworks Superfund Cleanup Row For $11M
• Developer Wants Arbitration In $22M Construction Defect Row
• Calif. Senate Passes Online Credit Card Privacy Bill
• Calif. Court Revives Wells Fargo Loan Modification Suit
• Ear Ringing False Ad Suit Tossed Over Bankruptcy Snafu
• Girls Gone Wild Settles $6M Claim Over Flashing Video
• Twitter Scoops Up 900 IBM Patents, Inks Licensing Deal
• Wesco Puts Up $550M For PE-Backed Haas Group
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Quinn Sanctions Show Law Firms Need Better Data Oversight
• No Ban On Samsung Would Be 'Extraordinary,' Apple Says
• Ex-DHL Drivers Want FCA Whistleblower Claims Revived
• Calif. Assembly OKs Drone Limits For Law Enforcement
• Pet Owners Denied Class Cert. In Toxic Dog-Treat Suit
• Syntellect Can't Shake $4.7M Indemnity Verdict
• Mott's Gets 'No Sugar Added' Labeling Claims Cut Down
• Waxman's Retirement Creates DC Policymaking Void
• Prior Consent Sinks Travel Co. TCPA Class Action
• San Diego Appeals Travel Sites' Win In Hotel Tax Dispute
• Barnes & Thornburg Snags Ex-Akin Gump Transactional Pro
• Quinn Emanuel Sanctioned In Apple-Samsung Leak Row
• Sacramento Arena Foes Sue Over Scrapped Referendum
• Dassault Systemes Puts Up $750M For Software Firm
• Calif. Enviro Laws May Be Too Broad For Supreme Court
• Enviros Tell 9th Circ. $2B Solar Project Threatens Turtles
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Challenge To Tribal Casino
• Calif. Assembly Passes Tax Break To Space Exploration Firms
• Gogo Can't Get In-Flight Internet Monopoly Suit Grounded
• Costco Illegally Employs Optometrists In Stores, Suit Says
• Waxman, Longtime Leader In The House, To Retire
• Deals Rumor Mill: OneWest, Mitsubishi, CVC Capital
• Wells Fargo Force-Placed RICO Action Gets Green Light
• Men's Wearhouse Open To Padding $1.6B Jos. A. Bank Bid
• Microsoft Gets Class Cert. Denied In Xbox Text-Spam Suit
• Calif. Justices Send Bullet Train Case To Appeals Court
• Crosby Publicity Rights Not Owed To 1st Wife, Court Rules
• Calif. LLC Law Complicates Contracts For Real Estate Cos.
• Surgiview Says It's Not Liable For $37M Ex-Parent Owed
• New Trial Granted In Ex-'Desperate Housewives' Star's Suit
• Starwood Spends $191M On REO Office, Retail Portfolio
• Orrick Should Be DQ'd From Tech IP Case, Judge Told
• 10 US Cities Band Together To Cut Climate Pollution
• Disgraced Reporter's Bar Snub Raises Transparency Issues
• Take-Two Beats 'Grand Theft Auto' Online Delay Gripe
• Judge Mulls 'Extraordinarily Large' Fees In $53M IPhone Deal
• Caramel Coloring Puts Soda Cos. In Prop 65 Crosshairs
• Wilson Sonsini Reps Fluidigm In $207M DVS Sciences Deal
• Cipro Buyers, Generics Cos. Duel Over Actavis Ruling
• Wal-Mart Evades TCPA Suit Over Junk Texts
• 9th Circ. Nixes Hendrix Ruling On Wash. Publicity Statute
• 9th Circ. Halts FilmOn Case Until Justices Rule On Aereo
• Proposed Calif. Car Tax Amendment Stalls
• Calif. AG Sues Kaiser Over Slow Data-Breach Response
• Google Wants Shareholder Suit Over $500M Ad Deal Nixed
• NRDC, Others Sue Feds Over Navy Sonar Training
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• Lions Gate Hits 'Twilight' Spoof With Copyright Claims
• Prince Drops $22M Bootlegging Suit Against Bloggers
• TiVo Pays $135M For Cloud Content Provider Digitalsmiths
• Raytheon Owes $2.7M For Breached Contract, L'Garde Says
• Arbitration Order Staying Suit Not Appealable, 9th Circ. Says
• Calif. Senate Backs Review Of Gambling Issues
• Ross Stores Can't Escape Janitors' Wage Class Action
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rehear Copyright Suit Over 'The Unborn'
• Hydroxycut False Ad Claims Must Be Clarified, Judge Says
• Judge Tosses Shareholder Claims Over Nanotech Patents
• High Court Decision In Pom V. Coke Could End Food Wars
• Kaiser Says It Can Pay Benefits To Workers On Union Leave
• DuPont Never Made Chemical Secrets Public, Expert Says
• 'Simpsons' Actor Wants Suit Over Baseball Character Ejected
• MGM, Fox Hit With Breach Suit Over 'Weekend At Bernie's'
• Calif. Court Reverses Preemption Of Medtronic Injury Suit
• Icahn's Stake In Apple Reaches $4.1B As Stock Falls
• Travelers Found Liable For $2.4M Food Truck Settlement
• Google Denied 9th Circ. Review Of Gmail Snooping Case
• Baby Boom And Busted — A Cautionary Tale
• Students Say Calif. Laws Deny Their Right To Education
• Prince Seeks $22M From Bloggers Over Bootlegs
• Calif. Agency Controls LA's Coastal Development, Court Says
• 'Natural' Labeling Row Remains FDA's Domain, Gruma Says
• Ralphs Hit With Class Action Over Decaf Coffee
• Suit Over Calls For Johnny Knoxville Film Gets The Boot
• Uber Sued Over Death Of 6-Year-Old Girl
• Land Deal Sets $225M Buffalo Biz Hub On Course, Cuomo Says
• Honeywell Escapes $250M Software License Fee FCA Suit
• LA Wants 9th Circ. Stormwater Liability Ruling Reversed
• Ex-DuPont Engineer Had Secret Company Files, Jury Told
• Google To Buy Secretive AI Company DeepMind
• The Paltry Power Of The Precautionary Principle
• Calif. High Court Denies Disgraced Ex-Journalist's Bar Bid
• Quentin Tarantino Sues 'Predatory' Gawker Over Script Leak
• Samsung, Google Ink Global Patent Cross-Licensing Deal
• Calif. Smart-Meter Data Law Hints At Privacy Bills To Come
• Courtney Love Cleared Of Defamation In 'Twibel' Suit
• Cochlear Hit With $131M Verdict In Implant Patent Trial
• CORRECTED: Hasbro's Dungeons & Dragons IP Suit Marches To Trial
• Google's Gmail Goes Down, Class Actions Could Follow
• Steptoe & Johnson Opens Office In Palo Alto
• 9th Circ. Ruling Won't Be Enough To Stop Arctic Drilling
• New Prevailing-Wage Risks For Calif. Public Works Projects
• 9th Circ. Again Axes Fox's Bid To Block Dish 'Hopper' Service
• Thoratec Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Device Recall, Study
• St. Jude Can't Shake Defective Defibrillator Suits
• Suits Say Pepsi, Goya Masked Caramel Color Content
• Beer Drinkers Can't Revive Anheuser-Modelo Monopoly Suit
• JPMorgan Hit With Derivative Suit Over $20B In Fines
• Calif. Court OKs Benefit Change For Retired San Diego Cops
• Calif. Court Revives Suit Over $3M Trailer Park Deposit
• Calif. Leases Survive Foreclosures, Appeals Court Says
• Green Groups Lose Bid To Stop Fracking In Calif.
• Tribal Casinos Face New Threats After 9th Circ. Curveball
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Roberto Cavalli, Jana
• Sacramento Kings Score Land For $447M Arena Complex
• Icahn Lifts Apple Stake To $3.6B, Continues Push For Buyback
• McKesson Salvages Celesio Buy With Reworked Deals
• Force-Placed Insurance Action Against BofA Trimmed By Judge
• LA Sheriff's Dept. Can't Tackle OT Claims Individually
• Samsung, Judge Take Aim at Apple Damages Expert In IP Fight
• Calif. High Court Urged To Clarify Suitable Seating Rules
• HP, Sidley Austin Escape Sanctions In Overtime Suit
• 'Crash' Producer Appeals $12M Award To Star, Director
• Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard Fight Destined For High Court
• 'Revenge Porn King' Charged With Conspiracy, Hacking
• Law Omits How To Assess Trailer Park Co-Op: Calif. High Court
• FERC Dings Western Power Cos. Over 2011 Blackout
• Raiders Cheerleaders Accuse Team Of Wage Theft, Unfair Pay
• DuPont Says Indirect Buyers' Cartel Suit Doesn't Stick
• EA Beats $3.6M Madden Copyright Verdict
• 9th Circ. Panel Holds Key To Courts' Gatekeeping Function
• Unilever Escapes Most Claims In Butter Spray Class Action
• Calif. Appeals Court Finds Union Deal Overrides OT Rules
• Calif. Gov.'s Budget Seeks $29M Loan For High-Speed Rail
• EBay Dismisses PayPal Spinoff As Icahn Calls For Vote
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 2
• Calif. Signals New E-Commerce Enforcement Trend
• Food And Beverage Industry Outlook For 2014: Part 2
• The Heat Is On For Calif. Employers
• ConAgra, Trader Joe's Hit With $60M Suit Over Pretzel Sales
• Social Network Asks for Injunction Against Google Hangouts
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Calif. Carbon Fuel Standard
• Courtney Love Says Tweet At Root Of Libel Suit Was Accident
• Sony Breach Ruling Provides Opening For Plaintiffs Bar
• San Diego Union-Tribune Must Pay $10M To Paper Carriers
• Multistate Online Gambling Pacts Come With Legal Risks
• Witherspoon Can't Nix Insurer Suit Over Likeness Litigation
• Calif.'s Comeback Depends On Careful Spending, Gov. Says
• Nestle Child Labor Ruling Blurs Alien Tort Law, 9th Circ. Told
• Financing Co. Defeats Calif. Call Recording Class Action
• Toshiba Freed From Okla.'s Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• EBay, PayPal Hit With Suit Over Prosthetics Listings
• Video Privacy Act Doesn't Cover Anonymous Data, Hulu Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Enviro Suit Over Arctic Drilling Leases
• Foley & Lardner Scores Litigation Pro In Bay Area Offices
• Allen Matkins Adds Energy Partner From Fitzgerald Abbott
• Pinterest Blasts Pintrips' Bid To Toss Trademark Suit
• Pimco CEO El-Erian Steps Down
• JC Penney Can't Shake TCPA Suit Over Robo-Texts
• Trustee Says Tech VC Firm Stole Millions From Investors
• HTC Can't Duck $1M Damages Penalty In Tech Patent Row
• VMware Shells Out $1.5B For Mobile Security Co. AirWatch
• Calif. Reneged On Pay Raise Vow, Appellate Judge Says
• Penske Truckers Denied Class Cert. In Unfair-Wage Suit
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-Manatt IP Litigator In Calif.
• Icahn Boosts Apple Stake To $3B Amid Push For Buyback
• Blank Rome Absorbs 2 SoCal Firms, Opens in San Francisco
• Corrected: 9th Circ. Stands By Ruling Enforcing E&Y Class Waiver
• 23andMe Faces Suit Over Recently Banned DNA Tests
• Affymax Largely Ducks Investor Suit Over Anemia Drug
• 9th Circ. Revives Class Cert. Bid In Safelite OT Suit
• Samsung Infringed Apple Patent, Judge Rules As Trial Nears
• $150M Suit Over Fire-Prone Dehumidifiers Stands
• Target, Best Buy Fight To Keep Chinese CRT Co. In MDL
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Stutman Restructuring Pro In LA
• Reversal Over Sacked Gay Juror To Guide Jury Selection
• Judge Whittles Down Sony Data Breach Class Action
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Superman Suit After DC Comics Win
• Suits Tossed In Japanese, Korean Battery Price-Fixing MDL
• $20M Proskauer Malpractice Suit Gains New Life
• Geithner Lashed Out At S&P Over US Downgrade, S&P Says
• Calif. Court Nixes State Challenge To Tribes' Payday Lending
• Pneumo Abex Must Pay $3.3M More To Asbestos Victim Family
• Supreme Court Limits Reach Of General Jurisdiction
• 'Home Improvement' Creators Sue Disney Over Unpaid Profits
• Gay Juror Wrongly Booted In GSK-Abbott Row, 9th Circ. Says
• HP Counterclaims Survive In Overtime Class Action
• Credit Card Late Fees Don't Violate Constitution: 9th Circ.
• DOJ Wants Customer, Employee Data For Bazaarvoice Fixes
• FDA Warns Medical Food Co. Amid Continuing Crackdown
• Loral Can't Escape Patent Suit Over Satellite Tech
• American Apparel To Pay $4.8M To Exit Investor Suit
• Lockheed Can't Escape FCA Suit Over Lowballed Estimates
• $3M Settlement With AMN Should Be Approved, Ex-Nurses Say
• Atty's Suit Over NBA Merchandise Deal Rejected
• Split 9th Circ. Hands Calif. A Win In Indian Casino Row
• Ross Not Responsible For Janitors' Low Wages, Co. Says
• Genworth Pays $1.9M To Resolve Death Database Probe
• Krispy Kreme Strikes 20-Unit Calif. Expansion Deal
• Kennedy Wilson Buys Dublin Hotel Debt, Calif. Office Complex
• Pur Shakes Injunction Bid In Pom Wonderful Trademark Spat
• Valley Forge Exec Knocks Investor's Illegal Export Suit
• Nestle Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'All Natural' Fruit Bars
• Activist Picks 2 Retail Vets For Jos. A. Bank Board
• Western Medical Case Adds Harris Rule To Retaliation Fights
• Calif. Air Regulator Sues Exide For $40M Over Emissions
• Okla. Ends LCD Antitrust Case Against AU Optronics
• Facebook, Zynga Violated User Privacy, 9th Circ. Hears
• Calif. Tax-Exempt Property Meets Solar Energy Systems
• Dickey's Barbecue To Launch 100 New Calif. Locations
• Gerber Still Faces Nationwide Class Action Labeling Claims
• Sorting Laundry: The Scope Of Calif. Trade Secrets Act
• Bloggers Get Same Speech Protections As Press: 9th Circ.
• Calif. Declares Emergency Amid Record-Breaking Drought
• Jos. A. Bank Spurns Sweetened $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Writers Claim Fox Sitcom 'New Girl' Is A Ripoff
• Calif. Panel Revives Fraud Claims Against Nissan Lender
• Bluestone Told To Chart More TVs In Best Buy Patent Row
• Avanir Faces Investor Suit Over 'Tax Deductible' Claims
• Punk Label Accuses Universal Of Infringing 'Frontier' Mark
• Appeals Court OKs Interest On Fresno Property Tax Refunds
• Barclays Gets FERC's $453M Manipulation Fine Delayed
• Federal Spending Bill Proposes $130M For LA Rail Projects
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Atty Fees In Debt Collector Suit
• UAL-Continental Antitrust Case Lacks Facts, 9th Circ. Says
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Calif. May Expand Liability For Advertising Damages
• Defendants Revel In 9th Circ.'s New Gatekeeper Status
• US Seizes Record $28M In Bitcoins From Silk Road Server
• 9th Circ. OKs Fines On World Trade Financial, Brokers
• Calif. Appeals Court Lets County Flight-Easement Rule Stand
• Worker's OT Suit Launched In Wrong Court, Coca-Cola Says
• Calif. Lawmaker Drafts Bill To Ban Internet Gambling Cafes
• Calif. Attys Charged In Scheme To Seize And Rent Homes
• High Court's Chubb Snub Shifts Insurer Approach To Cleanups
• Calif. Court Reverses Nurse's Win In Wrongful Firing Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Tyson Foods, Elliott
• Iovate Stuck In Bodybuilding Supplement False Ad Suit
• Jeffer Mangels Nabs Knobbe IP Pro For LA Office
• Feds To Depose 9 S&P Employees In $5B Fraud Action
• FDIC Wants 9th Circ. To Block $500M Countrywide MBS Deal
• China Conditionally OKs Thermo Fisher's $14B Life Tech Buy
• Who Says When Litigation Waives The Right To Arbitrate?
• Class Certification Looms In Wage Suppression Case Law
• 9th Circ. Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Suits
• Affymax Says It Didn't Mislead Investors About Anemia Drug
• NuVasive Can't Dodge Orthopedic Patent Suit
• San Francisco Atty, NY AG Coordinate Probes Into Monster
• 9th Circ. Orders New Asbestos Trial Based On Evidence Flub
• Lloyd's Suit Over Michael Jackson Death Claim Settled
• Powertech Breached Chip Licensing Deal, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. May Toss $16M HSBC Suit Over Madoff Investment
• Calif. Greenlights Revised $1.1B Blythe Solar Project
• Navy Contractor To Pay $6.5M To Settle Overbilling Charges
• Wal-Mart Can't Get Win On Joint-Employer Status
• Shearman & Sterling Adds Corporate Finance Atty From MoFo
• Calif. Appeals Court Again Denies Bid For UC Regents Docs
• Toyota Dodges Suit Over Prius Crash Prevention System
• Riverbed Spurns $3B Elliott Bid, Stays Mum On Other Suitors
• Rig Worker's Same-Sex Harrassment Win Mostly Affirmed
• DaimlerChrysler Ruling Lends Certainty To Jurisdiction Feuds
• 9th Circ. Upholds Cert. In Worker Poaching Pact Antitrust Suit
• Gov't Ordered To Remove Stanford Grad From 'No-Fly' List
• What Bazaarvoice Tells Us About Section 7 Litigation
• Inventor's Suit Over 'Top-Secret' Patent Premature, US Says
• Target Knew Of Data Risks In 2007, New Class Action Says
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• Pioneer, Two Others Escape Media-Sharing Patent Battle
• Calif. Chief Justice Seeks $1.2B For Courts
• Sanford Heisler's Calif. Managing Partner Departs For DOL
• Calif. Court Revives Coverage Fight Over 3 Pollution Suits
• Sex Abuse Allegations Drive Calif. Diocese To Ch. 11
• Orrick Lands 2 Entertainment Partners For LA Trial Team
• Nvidia Knowingly Hid Chip Defects, 9th Circ. Hears
• WilmerHale Nabs DOJ Antitrust Litigator For Palo Alto Office
• New Trial Denied In Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Suit
• LAX Officials Greenlight $118M Renovation Contract
• EA Didn't Report 'Battlefield 4' Bugs, Shareholders Say
• Morgan Drexen Loses Constitutional Challenge In CFPB Suit
• Justices Reject Argentines' Suit Against DaimlerChrysler
• Elliott Bears Down On $3B Riverbed Offer, Urges Auction
• Activist Wants 2 Jos. A. Bank Board Seats Amid Buyout Push
• US To Defend FCRA In Consumer-Reporting Class Action
• Bond Sales For $68B Rail Plan Should Halt, Lawmaker Says
• Objector To $53M IPhone Warranty Deal Can't Depose Atty
• Facebook, LinkedIn Win Stay In Document Linking IP Suit
• Calif. Can Bar LSAT Score 'Flagging,' Appeals Court Says
• Chevron Faces $5B Suit Over Nigerian Rig Explosion
• 9th Circ. Mostly Sides Against Publishing Heirs In Tax Spat
• Facebook Loses Bid To Exit Cloud IP Patent Suit
• McKesson's $8.5B Bid for Celesio Falls Flat
• Top Dem On House Labor Committee To Retire
• Ex-Calif. City Manager Rizzo Pleads Guilty In Tax Scandal
• Wrongful Conviction Suit Against LA County Goes Ahead
• High Court Snubs Challenge To Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• High Court Nixes Chubb's Appeal On CERCLA Subrogation
• MGA Refiles Bratz Trade Secrets Case Against Mattel
• Apple, Google Deny Employee Poaching Conspiracy
• High Court Won't Hear San Rafael Rent Control Dispute
• Discover Makes Final Push For $8.7M Robocalling Settlement
• Platinum Equity Puts Up $411M For Stake In Telstra's Sensis
• NY Fund Backs Men's Wearhouse's $1.6B Jos. A. Bank Buyout
• Elliott Pounces On Juniper In Latest Activist Play
• McDermott Nabs O'Melveny Real Estate Pro
• 5 California Employment Cases To Watch in 2014
• 5 Online Gambling Initiatives To Watch
• 'Blurred Lines' Suit Could Set Disturbing Precedent
• Is Employment Arbitration At A Crossroads In 2014?
• Sacramento Lodges Eminent Domain Suit For $447M Arena
• 9th Circ. Wrongly Expanded Securities Act, Justices Told
• Peregrine Denied Preliminary Injunction In Patent Row
• Samsung Urges Court To Reject Apple's Injunction Bid
• Oracle Manager Fired After Protesting Unequal Pay, Suit Says
• Okla., Chunghwa Settle LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Diamond Foods' Tortilla Chips Not All Natural, Suit Says
• Disney Gets Go-Ahead For 44-Acre Santa Clarita Studio
• Starwood Capital Adds San Diego Office Portfolio
• Bazaarvoice Deal Violates Antitrust Law, Judge Rules
• Calif. Gov.'s Budget Seeks $105M Boost In Court Funds
• FCC Chairman Calls For Careful Monitoring of AT&T Plan
• Intel Wants Out Of Antitrust Suit Over Worker Poaching Pact
• Facebook Sued Over False 'Likes' For Ads
• 9th Circ. Vacates Injunction Over Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• Debt Collection Co. To Face TCPA Suit Over Unit's Calls
• 9th Circ. OK With Costco's Final Paycheck Deductions
• Minors Allowed Facebook To Use Them In Ads, Judge Hears
• Adding Business Owners To Judgment Got Easier In Calif.
• Calif. Minority Shareholders Can't Seek Damages Over Merger
• $1.1B Toyota Suit Moves Ahead With Objector Settlement
• Zacadia Overreached In Herbalife $400M Estate, Court Says
• 9th Circ. Says NetLogix Spoiled Evidence In T-Mobile Suit
• Calif.'s 10-Hour Workday Bill Fails In Committee
• Snell & Wilmer Lures Loeb Patent Ace To LA Office
• New Earthquake Maps May Halt $664M Hollywood Project
• Diamond Foods Pays $5M To End SEC Walnut Fraud Case
• Calif. Says 'Zapper' Software Cost It $210M In Tax Revenue
• Apple, Samsung Agree To Take Patent War To Mediator
• Evolutionary Intelligence's Apple Patent Suit On Ice For Now
• Sanford Heisler DQ'd From Overtime Suit
• EPA Wants Calif. Offshore Fracking Chemicals Made Public
• Trump Golf Course Beats Bias Row Over Discounts For Women
• McKesson Woos Hedge Fund With Heftier $8.4B Celesio Bid
• Bryan Cave Keeps $2M Win In Row Over Ties To Arbitrator
• Enviro Challenges Loom Over Funding Bid For $68B Rail Plan
• Calif. Utility SDG&E Gets ALJ's Nod For $1.6B Power Deal
• Ex-KFI Recruiter Gets 1 Year For Hacking, Secrets Theft
• 9th Circ. Revives Age-Bias Claim In Vegas Casino Suit
• Neutrogena Sunblock Label Suit Not Preempted, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Orders New Trial For Stearns In $13M RE Row
• Covington Nabs $2M In Fees In Quiksilver Infringement Suit
• Mitsui, SKS To Build 202K-SF San Francisco Office
• Ex-DuPont Engineer, Businessman Stole Secrets, Jury Hears
• Judge Spits Out Wrigley Gum Misbranding Suit
• Ch. 9 Appeals May Open Doors For Distressed Cities
• Redbox Users Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Privacy Class Action
• Medical Device Co. Found To Infringe Infusion Pump Patent
• Eminent Domain Bid For $447M Sacramento Arena Approved
• Class Certified In Investor Action Against Oil Field Developer
• CORRECTED: Prime Healthcare Hit With $50M Medicare Overbilling Suit
• Litigation May Not Be The Best Way To Fight Airbnb
• Lead Paint Makers Must Pay $1.15B In Hiked Judgment
• Facing Pinterest Suit, Travel Site Says 'Pin' Is Generic
• LA Demands Leaky Oil Production Site Stay Closed
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, New York Times, Shell
• Elliott Lobs $3B Go-Private Bid At Tech Co. Riverbed
• Saks Settles OT Suit After Blocking Class Cert. Bid
• Compuware Unloads 3 Units For $160M As Activists Circle
• Ex-Proskauer Atty Escapes DQ Bid In Malpractice Suit
• Best Buy Wants TVs Excluded In Bluestone Patent Suit
• Ben & Jerry's Sinks Class Cert. In 'All Natural' Label Suit
• Invesco Agrees To Buy 26-Story San Francisco Office Tower
• Samsung Blasts Apple's Bid For $90M More In Damages
• 2013's Key Rulings In Food Mislabeling Litigation
• Sacramento NBA Arena Backers Call Foul On Ballot Petitions
• Shearman & Sterling Adds Energy Pros In Calif., Singapore
• Gramercy Property Trust Puts Up $51.6M For 3 Properties
• Sutter Says Doc Jumped The Gun With Whistleblower Suit
• Twinings Can't Bag Antioxidant Tea False Ad Suit
• American Spectrum Drops $84.8M On Calif., Nev. Properties
• FTC Wins Bid To Shut Down Alleged Text Scammers
• Oracle Makes Another Cloud-Based Software Company Buy
• Bill Aims To Block Calif. From Assisting NSA
• Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Dodge Suit Over Reverse Mortgages
• Yuhe To Pay $2.7M To Settle $40M Stock Offering Row
• LinkedIn Sues Bots Over Member Data Scraping
• Ocean Spray Defends 'No Added Sugar' Labels In Class Action
• Millennium Labs Says VeriMed Stole Drug Report Name
• Website Takedown Blocked In School-Lunch Cos.' IP Row
• Apple Can't Shake Suit Over Voice Command Patent
• Morgan Lewis Snags Renewable Energy Trio From Foley
• Facebook, LinkedIn Say High Court Case Halts IP Suits
• Sony Class Action Over Linux On PS3 Partially Revived
• Proposed Calif. Amendment Would Up Tax On Cars
• StudioCanal, Universal Reach Deal In Contract Spat
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Plastic Bag Ban As Precedent
• BofA Says $25B Deal Trumps Mortgage Insurance Qui Tam Suit
• Guess Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Text Messages
• Mercedes Loses Sanctions Bid In Chrome Defect Suit
• Akin Gump Adds FCPA Expert From Latham & Watkins
• Gossip Blog Sued Over Beyonce, Kardashian Photos
• Verint Inks $514M Deal For Analytics Software Co.
• Calif. Ruling Gives News Companies License To Discriminate
• 9th Circ. Clarifies 'Commercial Activity' Under FSIA
• Men's Wearhouse Unveils $1.6B Hostile Bid For Jos. A. Bank
• Calif. Immigrant Atty's Win Cuts Path For Other States
• Hulu Ruling Offsets Obstacles To Privacy Damages
• Calif. Real Estate Investors Cop To Auction Bid-Rigging
• Bumble Bee Omega-3 False Ad Class Action Trimmed
• LA Wants AMR Airport Lease Fight Moved To Calif.
• BlackBerry Lobs IP Suit At Ryan Seacrest's Tech Co.
• 9th Circ. Rolls Out Live Audio Stream Of Oral Arguments
• Skyworks Claims Rival Infringed LED Driver Tech
• Recording Customer Service Calls: Permissible Or Penal?
• Jos. A. Bank Ups Takeover Defense, Men's Wearhouse Circles
• LA Cracks Down On Internet Cafes For Gambling Games
• Novartis Can't Dodge $2.2M Jaw Injury Verdict
• Lakers Reach Deal In 9th Circ. Text Spam Class Action
• 'Ladies' Night' Promoters May Be In For A Rude Awakening
• The Evolution Of A New Asset Class
• California Pizza Kitchen Workers Lose Class Cert. Appeal
• Indian Harbor Sued Over Medicare Whistleblower Coverage
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. High Court To Clarify Seating Rules
• Immigrant In US Illegally Can Join Bar, Calif. Justices Say
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Google Wi-Fi Snooping
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ally, Channel 5, New York Times
• Google, JC Penney Continue Eolas Web Browser Patent Fight
• Sheppard Mullin Snags IP Partner From Reed Smith
• Yamaha Targets Toshiba, Samsung In Disc Patent Spat
• Facebook Hit With Latest Class Action Over Email Privacy
• Synopsys Wants O'Melveny Ejected From Patent Fight
• Home Depot Joins Row Over AU Optronics' LCD Price-Fixing
• Warner Pays $11.5M To Settle Digital Download Royalty Suit
• The Year Ahead In Pro Bono
• 5 Trends Dominate The Privacy Law Horizon
• An Employer's 'Top 5' Action Items For 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• California Cases To Watch In 2014
• California Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2014