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California - April, 2014

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• Hulu Ruling Offers Privacy Plaintiffs New Route To Victory
• 9th Circ. Won't Nix SoCal Jury Pool System Over Bias Claim
• Apple-Samsung Jurors Probe Jobs' Motives For Patent War
• BlackBerry Patent Survives Attack By Seacrest-Backed Co.
• Film Investor Can't Ditch Aramid Contract Claims
• Senate Confirms Stinson Leonard Atty To Federal Bench
• Ivera IV Disinfectant Cap Patents Invalid, Judge Finds
• Calif. Soda Warning Bill Shelved Over Price Tag
• Yelp Reviews Are New Front In Consumer Rights War
• Deals Rumor Mill: Etihad, Oprah, Pfizer
• Calif.'s Drug-Addicted Doctors Rehab Bill Gains Traction
• $3.5M Pact Wraps Up Wage Class Action Against USS-Posco
• Judge Tells EPA To Finish Overdue Review Of Smog Standards
• MLB Tries To Bolster Case Against San Jose Antitrust Appeal
• Ex-Nurse Fights Dismissal Bid In Pacific Health FCA Suit
• Experian To Pay $8M To End Towing Debt Class Action
• Takeaways From The Hulu Privacy Case
• Red Hat Drops $175M To Buy Open Storage Co. Inktank
• Temasek RE Unit Joins With Oakwood On Corporate Apt. JV
• Columbia Sportswear Puts Up $190M For Fitness Apparel Co.
• Medtronic Is Owed $33M In Spine Device Deal, Jury Told
• Farmers Nears Win In Insurance Underfunding Class Row
• Apple, Samsung Send $2.2B Smartphone Patent Case To Jury
• Hyundai Dealership Owner On The Hook For Unpaid Rent
• Celgene Attacks Whistleblower's FCA Off-Label Suit
• Class Says J&J Baby Powder Causes Ovarian Cancer
• Warner Bros. Dodges Copyright Suit Over 'Matrix' Films
• Madonna Wins Atty Fees In Copyright Suit Over 'Vogue'
• Pep Boys' Mechanics Win Class Status In Wage Spat
• Hulu Users' Claims Trimmed In Info-Sharing Class Action
• The Golden State Warrior: Judge S. James Otero
• Valley Forge Wins Dismissal Of Illegal Export Class Action
• Stinson Leonard Atty, 5 Other Judge Noms Near Confirmation
• Best Practices For Law Firm Pro Bono In Calif.
• Arbitrating Malpractice Claims: Support From Calif. Case
• Muslims, Sikhs Fight Amusement Park's Head Covering Ban
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Bristol Myers In $175M IPierian Buy
• $28M Glaser Weil Malpractice Suit Over Calif. Lease Revived
• Truck Drivers Argue Against Arbitration For Wage-Hour Action
• Quinn Slammed For Witness Coaching By Apple-Samsung Judge
• LG Chem, GS Yuasa Want Out Of Battery Price-Fixing MDL
• GM Slams 'Forum Shopping' In Ignition Defect Class Actions
• PG&E Brass Hit With Derivative Suit Over Pipeline Blast
• Munger Tolles' Michelle Friedland Confirmed To 9th Circ.
• Hyundai Says Calif. Lemon Class Action Is A Bust
• Mintz Levin Snags Ex-Morrison & Foerster IP Expert
• Intern Rights May Be Next Trend In Employment Law
• Blue Shield Must Cover Reconstructive Surgeries, Suit Says
• AUO Can't Escape $500M LCD Price-Fixing Penalty, DOJ Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alstom, Premier Oil, American Realty
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Extell, Sares Regis
• Illumina Hits Ariosa With IP Suit Over Prenatal Test
• Bingham Settles Ex-Atty's Sleep-Disorder Bias Suit
• Tips And Service Charges: How To Stay Compliant
• BofA Gets Approval For Impound Account Class Settlement
• Spotify Pushes Automatic Renewal Suit Into Arbitration
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Calif. Rips Chase's Defenses In Abusive Debt-Collection Row
• Louis Vuitton Knocks Jeweler's 'Red Gold' Mark As Generic
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Throws Apple-Samsung Trial Into Turmoil
• Navy Workers' Asbestos Suits Belong In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Gordon Silver To Open LA Office With 3 Stutman Hires
• EA, Zynga Beat Gametek Video Game Purchases Patent Suit
• Enviros Challenge Coal Depot Expansion For $4B Plant
• Dentons Snags Ex-Latham & Watkins Media, IP Atty In LA
• Proposed Space Industry Tax Break Heads To Calif. Gov.
• Trader Joe's Says 'Cane Juice' Claims Should Wait For FDA
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Band Name Trademark Against UMG
• The Legal Team Condotel Developers Are Thanking
• Cove Financial Gets $250M For Alternative Mortgage Program
• Ally Faces Suit Over Vehicles' Post-Repo Tax Benefits
• AllenCo Energy Agrees To Upgrade Facility In EPA Deal
• 9th Circ. Axes Former CCI Exec's Bid To Fight FCPA Charges
• Calif. Panel OKs Online Data Protection Bill
• Jury Awards ViaSat $283M In Satellite Patent Row
• Twinings False Ad Class Wins Cert. Over Tea Claims
• Judge Trims Emblaze's Streaming Patent Suit Against Apple
• Eclipse's Patent Suit Needn't Cite An Infringing Product
• 9th Circ. Revives Some Claims In Chrysler Franchisee's Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects Suit Over Ernst & Young's IndyMac Audit
• 9th Circ. Revives San Fran Police Officers' Class Cert. Bid
• 9th Circ. Vacates Apple Adapter Settlement Over Attys' Fees
• Chase To Pay $5.5M To Circuit City Credit Card Fee Class
• RE Rumor Mill: London's Gherkin, Skadden, Unilever
• EA, Zynga Say Gametek Patent No More Than Abstract Idea
• Micro-Pak Smells A Rat In Chemical Suit Over YCM Packaging
• NEC's $6M Deal OK'd In Disk Drive Price-Fixing MDL
• GM Buyers Ask NY Judge For Recall Info After Calif. Dismissal
• Calif. Senate Panel Backs CEO Pay-Related Tax Hike
• Credit Card Holders Ask High Court To Hear Fee Challenge
• Ex-Airline Exec Asks High Court To Ax $8.5M Tax Liability
• $8M Deal Over BofA Ponzi Scheme Approved After Delay
• PE Firm Acquires On The Border Chain From Golden Gate
• Ex-KPMG Partner Gets 14 Months For Insider Trading
• SF Sues 2 Landlords For Tourism Hotel Conversion
• Apple, Google Settle Anti-Poaching Case With Engineers
• Calif. Car Data Privacy Bill Stalls In Committee
• 21 States Urge High Court To Scrap Calif. Fuel Restrictions
• Hyperion To Pay Up To $600M For Israeli Diabetes Drug Co.
• Skadden Reps Brookdale Senior Living In $1.2B JV With HCP
• Waiting On FTC, Men's Wearhouse Extends Jos. A. Bank Offer
• Writer Says Grooveshark Computer Subpoena Violates Privacy
• Ford, Mercedes, BMW Shotgunned With Car-Safety IP Suits
• Better Economy May Spur Bankruptcy Firms To Branch Out
• Calif. Appeals Court Again Says Plans Must Cover Autism Care
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Yahoo GC To M&A Group In Calif., Taiwan
• Calif. Appeals Court Urged To Send BevMo Suit To Arbitration
• Stryker Can't Dodge Howmedica Worker Reimbursement Suit
• Sandisk Denies Retail Deals Created SD Card Monopoly
• FedEx, Others Hit With $100M Wrongful Death Suit In Calif.
• Should Gov't Be Held Liable For WWII Industrial Pollution?
• FTC Greenlights $2B Facebook, Oculus Deal
• Google, SunPower Put Up $250M For Solar Lease Program
• AT&T, Lucent Land $2.6M Fee Award In Calif. Sales Tax Fight
• UC Regents Ink $10M Settlement With Whistleblowing Surgeon
• 7-Eleven Wins Final Dismissal Of Potato Chip Labeling Suit
• Duracell To Pay $50M In Battery Power Settlement
• Calif. Panel Passes 'Yelp Bill' To Protect Customer Reviews
• Supplement Maker Xymogen Faces Toxic Warning Label Suit
• Chrysler Sues Calif. Town Over City Development Plan
• Aveda, Estee Lauder Hit With Beauty School Wage Suit
• LinkedIn Inks Lease For 26-Story San Francisco Tower
• Whistleblower Looks To DQ Firm From Medicare Fraud Suit
• Mitsubishi Can't Win Judgment In Trade Secrets Suit
• Gawker Wins Dismissal Of Tarantino's Copyright Suit
• Ropes & Gray SF Head Jumps To Gibson Dunn
• MetWest Loses $12.5M Wilshire Bank Deal, Suit And Appeal
• 9th Circ. Hands Win To EA In Cybersports Show Copyright Suit
• Hydroxycut Users Settle For Less In $14M False Ad MDL Deal
• Google Vowed To Shield Samsung In Apple IP War, Atty Says
• Ford Knew Of Diesel Engine Defects Before Launch, Suit Says
• DLA Piper Guides REIT's $229M SF Office Tower Purchase
• The Accidental Advocate: Judge John E. Jones III
• Ex-New Zealand Ambassador Sets Up Shop At Arnold & Porter
• Fox Seeks Dismissal Of 'New Girl' Ripoff Allegations
• Mandatory Pro Bono Is Not The Answer For Practitioners
• State Climate Actions Stumble On Dormant Commerce Clause
• 'Urban Decay' Still Plagues Calif. Big-Box Retail Plans
• Let The Frequent Flyer Beware: Airlines Can Nix Memberships
• Serco Wants Whistleblower's Navy Contract FCA Suit Canned
• Wrongful Death Suit Revived Against Chemical Mixing Cos.
• AGs Fight AUO To Keep Liaison Attys In LCD Antitrust Suit
• Gaming Motherboard Makers Face False Ad Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Red Lobster, Citigroup
• Ares Management Could Be Worth Up To $4.86B Post-IPO
• Proskauer Lures Bingham Life Sciences Patent Litigator
• Daiichi Blasts Conditional Cert. Bid In $100M Sex Bias Case
• Pipeline Co. Wins Breach Claim In $50M Coverage Row
• Kings On Hook For $30M Cost Increase To Arena Project
• NCAA Player Antitrust Class Action Advances To Final Round
• Sales Tax Cuts Amazon Purchases By 10%, Study Finds
• GM Asks NY Bankruptcy Court To Bar Ignition-Switch Claims
• AT&T, Chernin Pour $500M Into Online Video JV
• Claims Against BP, Home Depot Pared In Solar Panel Row
• Surgery Centers Blast United For Nixing Lap-Band Payments
• Judge Pumps Brakes On Defective Chrysler Vehicles Suit
• Alaska Air Says Unpaid Incentive Class Action Doesn't Fly
• Vegas Resort Hit With TCPA Suit After Cyber Monday Promo
• Samsung Expert Debunks $2B Apple Demand, Says $38M Max
• Mazda Says Faulty Complaint Undoes Defective Valve Suit
• Banc Of Calif. ATMs Violate ADA Regs For Blind Use: Suit
• DOL Can Veil Health Agency Worker IDs In OT Case: 9th Circ.
• First Financial Lies About Mortgage Process, Suit Says
• PG&E Arraigned On Charges Tied To Fatal Pipeline Blast
• Earth Day And The Evolution Of Environmental Law
• Google, Apple Urge Higher Bar In Employee Poaching Suit
• Eyes On The Road: Trucking Perspective For 2014
• Nissan Hit With Class Action Over Debt Collection Calls
• Only 7 BigLaw Firms Have Women Running The Show
• 'What Maisie Knew' Screenwriter Hit With Libel Suit
• Justices Told GoDaddy Liable For Squatter's Porn Redirects
• San Jose Blasts MLB Antitrust Exemption As Outdated
• Los Angeles Times Pushes For Calif. Film Tax Breaks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Horvitz & Levy's Lisa Perrochet
• The 25 Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• Impax Can't Shake Drug Quality-Control Securities Action
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Akin Gump Appellate Pro
• Proview Can't Bring Federal Antitrust Claims In LCD Case
• Samsung Experts Debunk Study Behind Apple's $2B Damages
• Perkins Coie Nabs Bingham Privacy, IP Group Head In Calif.
• Weight Loss Supplement Co. Sued Over Missing Cactus
• Apple Knocked For 'Patent Troll' Proxy War Against Google
• McKenna Long Tried To 'Destroy' Heart Tronics, Suit Says
• USC Urges Judge To Toss Ex-Football Player's Pain Med Suit
• EPA Can't Shake Suit Over Pesticide-Linked Bee Deaths
• Nielsen To Pay $1.2M To Settle Wage Class Action
• IRS Announces Nationwide Tax Forum Dates, Locations
• Fed. Law Preempts Class Action Waiver: Calif. Appeals Court
• Asbestos Victor Asks High Court To Mull Automatic Reversal
• Apple Prevails In IPhone Power-Button Defect Action
• GoDaddy's 'Bad Judgment' DQ Bid Not Sanctionable
• GM Supplier Knew Ignition Defects Affected Airbags, Suit Says
• POM Finds Class Decertification Ruling Wonderful
• BBC America Hit With $5M Copyright Suit Over 'Orphan Black'
• James Franco's Former Manager Accused Of 8-Year Fraud
• The State Of Arbitration Enforcement In Calif.
• Jury Finds Ex-Battery Co. CEO Guilty Of $2.6M Fraud
• Defunct Auto Parts Co. Says Parent's Suit Belongs In Canada
• Steve Jobs' Character Fair Game In Poaching Trial, Judge Told
• Live Nation Breaks Up Japan JV Amid Global Expansion Push
• Calif. Court's FMLA Ruling Gives Cos. Vital Flexibility
• The Future Of Law Firm PR: The Good, Bad And Ugly
• Google, Rockstar Smartphone IP Suit Kept Alive In Calif.
• $20M Proskauer Malpractice Bid Merits 2nd Shot, Judge Told
• Sprint 4G Users Can't Quit MDL Then Fire Up Calif. Claims
• DOL Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Tip-Pool Rule
• Calif. Massage Chain Class Wins Cert. Over Lost Rubs
• Perkins Coie Reels In Product Liability Pro From DLA Piper
• 9th Circ. Sides With AT&T, Verizon In MMS Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Voters Want Biz Property Assessed More Often
• King & Spalding Nabs Life Sciences Pro From DLA Piper
• Consumer Rushes NFL's Bid To Nix State Antitrust Claims
• Calif. Hard Rock Blazes Trail With Equity 'Crowdfunding'
• Insurers Can Rescind $20M From Fraudster's Firm, Judge Says
• US Steel Ducks Auto Mechanic's Cancer Exposure Suit
• Mazda Hit With Suit Over RX-8 Flooding Engines
• Maker Shareholder Suit Adds Woes To $950M Disney Deal
• Carlton Fields Opens LA Office, Adds 2 Ex-Steptoe Attys
• Calif. Officials Approve Autism Coverage Regulation
• $16M Settlement In Monster Beverage Securities Suit
• Coca-Cola Stuck In Text-Spam Suit After Dodging Discovery
• K&L Gates Snags MoFo IP Litigator For Palo Alto Office
• Dukes Test No Bar To Class Cert. In Chinese Daily OT Suit
• Girardi Keese Shakes Malpractice Appeal From Dropped Client
• Secret US Watch Lists Upheld In 'Kafkaesque' No-Fly Suit
• Waste Connections Wins Initial Nod On Class OT Deal
• 30,000 Costco Workers Decertified In Lockdown OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Ditches Robes To Fight $38M Nissan Deal
• REIT Hit With $110M Verdict Over Run-Down Mobile Home Park
• Sinopec Wins Dismissal Of $5B False Imprisonment Suit
• Nina Simone IP Cases Belong In Federal Court, Attys Say
• En Banc 9th Circ. Flips ESA Ruling For Calif. Water Deals
• Allstate Wins Atty Records Bid In Health Care Kickback Suit
• 9th Circ. Hands State Farm Win In D&O Fight Over Firing
• Energy Cos. Wary As Calif. Fracking Moratorium Gains Favor
• OSI Zapped By Investor Suit Over Nude TSA Body Scanners
• Workers Can Be Evaluated After FMLA Leave: Calif. Court
• Stop And Read Your Slowdown Insurance Policy
• Calif.'s Prevailing Wage Law Will Punish The Noncompliant
• Class Cert. Denied In Smucker False Labeling Suit
• MGM Can't Speed Up Discovery In James Bond Knockoff Suit
• Solar Co. Hit With TCPA Suit Over Alleged Robocalls
• Proving Harm In Trademark Cases Post-Herb Reed
• Home Depot Lacks Standing In LCD Price-Fixing Row: AUO
• Sheppard Mullin To Auction Delinquent Ex-Client's Patents
• Beware 'Jewel' Risks In Lateral Partner Hiring
• Key IPhone Patents Invalid, Samsung Experts Tell Jury
• Calif. Med Board Can Access Patient Records, Panel Says
• Leave Steve Jobs Out Of It, Apple Tells Judge In Poaching Suit
• Health Co. Workers Seek Approval Of $1M OT Class Deal
• Investment Firm Shorted Clients In Kickback Scheme: SEC
• Daiichi Can't Delay Class Cert. Ruling In $100M Sex Bias Suit
• The Great Persuader: 7th Circ. Chief Judge Diane Wood
• SF Considers Ending Ban On Airbnb-Style Rentals
• S&P Can't Split $5B Fraud Trial, But Wins Access To US Docs
• SF's Hotel California Snapped Up By Pineapple Hospitality
• Prime Healthcare Hit With Unpaid Wages Action In Calif.
• Ex-Nixon Peabody Atty Scores Fees In RE Co. Dispute
• Google Wants 9th Circ. To Pass On Gmail Class Cert. Denial
• Tech Giants Join Google In Fight Over Anti-Islam Video
• Judge Limits Attys' Fees In $53M IPhone Deal To 25%
• Judge Won't Nix France Telecom's Chip IP Suit Against Marvell
• Calif.'s Small Step Toward 'Redevelopment 2.0'?
• LinkedIn Ruling Boosts Prospects For Data Breach Plaintiffs
• Judge Rejects $10.5M Countrywide OT Deal
• Elliott Reaffirms Spurned $3.4B Bid For Riverbed
• Seacrest's Bond Bid In BlackBerry Row Wildly Off Mark: Judge
• Manatt Nabs Another K&L Gates Atty For Capital Markets Team
• Walgreen Can't Crush ADA Suit Over Diabetic's Snacking
• Kaiser Refused Closed Hearing On $4M Mental Health Fine
• Microsoft Takes Aim At Media Co. In Windows Licensing Suit
• Apple Wasn't 1st With IPhone Feature, Samsung Witness Says
• Herbalife Investor Files Class Action After Gov't Probes
• Ex-Calif. City Official Gets Prison Time For Tax Fraud
• Nixon Peabody, Fitzpatrick Cella Announce Layoffs
• Verizon Says Ex-Worker Waived Right To Bring Class Action
• Ex-NFL Player Hits Nike With 'Lights Out' Trademark Suit
• Google Aims To Expand Web Access With Drone Maker Buy
• Parker Milliken Reps AF Gilmore In $100M Mall-Backed Loan
• Inside Calif.'s De Facto Moratorium On Well Stimulation
• Oyster Farm Wants Justices' Take On DOI Lease Renewal
• Spin Master Says Rival Knocked Off Its Flying Fairy Toy
• Universal Says Spy Movie Won't Infringe Bond Franchise
• Metlife To Pay $2M To End Financial Reps' Overtime Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, Disney, Shell
• J&J Surgical Mesh Recipient Wins Remand Of Injury Suit
• Calif. Data Breach Bill Lands In Big Retailers' Crosshairs
• Calif. Ruling May Hike PE Fund Founders' Tax Liabilities
• Wells Fargo Faces Class Action Over Foreclosures, Late Fees
• Calif. Union Says Ex-Treasurer Owes $6.5M For Looting Funds
• NCAA Player Antitrust Class Action Set For June Trial
• Google Exec Defends Samsung OS In Apple Patent Trial
• Imperva Execs' Lies Caused 44% Stock Drop, Investors Say
• BofA Reissues Mortgage Tax Forms Worth $223M To End Suit
• UCSD Medical Center Settles HHS Suit Over Medicare Mistake
• Kimco Drops $408M On Remaining 61% Of Shopping Portfolio
• Network Securities Co. Escapes Firewall Tech IP Claims
• 9th Circ. Affirms Atty's Extortion Rap Despite Jury Error
• DHL Quashes Ex-Drivers' Whistleblower Surcharge Claims
• Paul Hastings Helps Salesforce Land Record $560M SF Lease
• Calif. Bill Requiring Sugary Drink Warnings Clears Panel
• Banquet Managers Hit Marriott With Overtime Suit
• San Diego Utility Shakes Appeal In Wildfire Damage Case
• ERISA Suit Time-Barred Despite Claim Reopening: 9th Circ.
• LA Hit With $30M Class Action Over Inflated Gas Tax
• $447M Sacramento Kings Arena Project Clears City Hurdle
• Calif. Odor Case Stinks For Businesses With CGL Policies
• Insurer Says Conflict Claim Date Dooms Law Firm's Claim
• Safeway Investor Suit Says $9B Albertsons Deal Is 'Flawed'
• Rising Stars: 2014's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Pharma Co. Hit With Investor Suit Over Sponsored Blog Posts
• Worker-Friendly Calif. Bills Would Drive Litigation, Costs
• Tenants And Marijuana — Time To Revisit The Boilerplate
• Ex-Maker CEO Asks Court To Block $950M Disney Deal
• Nursing Agency Urges Revival Of Calif. Insurance Regs Action
• Online Gaming Pros Talk Promise, Peril Of Multistate Pacts
• AT&T, Verizon Should Face Antitrust Class, 9th Circ. Hears
• ASUS Fights To End Round Rock IP Claims, Cites Licenses
• Class Cert. Granted In Cold Medicine Marketing Row
• DC Circ. Boots Hotel's NLRB Appeal To 9th Circ.
• Staples Security Check Policy Targeted In Calif. Wage Suit
• IGT Board Can't Dodge Stock Drop Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Calif. City Official Gets Nearly 12 Years For Corruption
• Calif. Senate OKs Tax Break For Space Flight Tech
• Conair Undercutting Hair Tool Maker's Biz In Retaliation: Suit
• Chrysler Hit With Suit Over Dodge Ram 'Death Wobble'
• More Lift For Airlines Defending State Law Tort Claims
• Apple Can't Shake Data Patent Direct Infringement Claims
• 'Twilight' Distributor Says Studio Siphoned Off Film's Profits
• Wal-Mart Escapes Suit Over Misleading Migraine Meds
• Calif. Masonry Companies To Pay $1.9M To Settle FCA Claims
• Blackstone's GSO Fertilizes Rentech With $150M Package
• Icahn Drops PayPal Spinoff In EBay Proxy Battle Truce
• Kudelski Group Hits Apple With Digital Content Patent Suit
• Ex-DLA Piper, Seyfarth Shaw Attys Launch Litigation Boutique
• Men's Wearhouse Again Leaves $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Offer Open
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Auction Nixed Over Lack Of Qualified Bids
• Calif. Panel OKs Credit Card Microchip Bill To Curb Fraud
• 5 Tips For Surviving A 'Judicial Hellhole'
• Baker & McKenzie Escapes $15M Mall Investment Fraud Row
• Marvell Says France Telecom's Patent Just A Math Formula
• Fla.'s Antitrust Case On Fewer Legs In Disk Drive MDL
• 9th Circ. Pulls Plug On DirecTV Contract Suit
• Chinese Solar Cos. Can't Dodge Solyndra's Antitrust Suit
• Evans Jury Biased By 'White People' Remark, 9th Circ. Told
• Taxi App Cos. Must Cover Drivers, Insurance Watchdog Says
• 2014 Signals The Return Of The Megamerger
• Bazaarvoice Aims To End DOJ Fight With Viewpoints Deal
• Goodwin Procter Lures Calif. Tech Pro From Wilson Sonsini
• AutoNation Workers' Wage Suit Forced Into Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Mulls $13M Claim In Calif. Water Contract Fight
• Calif. Senate Panel Approves LLC Withholding Tax Exclusion
• Porn Co. Cheated Courts Of $1.2M In Fees, 9th Circ. Hears
• Ernst & Young Hid IndyMac Crisis, Investor Tells 9th Circ.
• 2 More SK Foods Conspirators Sentenced In Price-Fix Dragnet
• BofA Hit With Suit Over Alleged 'No Arrest' Hiring Policy
• Mott's Can't Squeeze 'No Sugar Added' Suit
• Calif. Senate Panel Passes Fracking Moratorium
• The Stop Payment Notice: Construction Lenders Beware
• BofA Hit With Class Action Over 2012 Data Breach
• Calif. Court Allows AT&T Unit To Pursue Tax Refund
• JPMorgan Dodges Class Cert. Over Mortgage Refi Offers
• Ex-KPMG Insider Trader Should Get 3 Years, Prosecutors Say
• Convention Center Has Cleaning Monopoly, 9th Circ. Hears
• Samsung's Infringement Cost Apple $2.2B, Expert Tells Jury
• 9th Circ. OKs Hospital's Penalty For Missed Deadline
• Feds Cry Foul Over S&P Bid To Split $5B Fraud Trial
• Yahoo Slams Email-Scan Case, Rejects Wiretap Act Claims
• Calif. Royalties Act Constitutional, Artists Tell 9th Circ.
• Court Can't Weigh Damages At Class Stage, Ex-Barista Says
• Justice Of The Peace: CIT Chief Judge Donald Pogue
• FPI Management Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action
• National Guardsmen Challenge Trim Of $81M KBR Toxin Award
• GoDaddy Tries To Avoid Sanctions Over Bid To DQ Judge
• Wilson Elser Adds Sedgwick Health Care Atty In LA
• DirecTV Class Action Waiver Deemed Unenforceable In Calif.
• Calif. Assembly Moves To Study Bill Banning Orca Shows
• UMG Hits Nextune With $21M Suit For Ripping Off Library
• How Municipalities Can Leverage The Reefer Tax
• Apple Experts Say Samsung Can't Pin Infringement On Google
• UFCW Pension Hits Sutter Health With Antitrust Class Action
• Marvell Faces Shareholder Suit Over $1.5B Patent Loss
• Court Doc Access Suit Raises 1st Amendment Issues: 9th Circ.
• Oreck Pays $2M To Clean Up Germ-Killing Vacuum Ad Row
• $2.9M Deal Gets Final OK In Equinox OT Class Action
• Ex-Dodgers Owner Seeks $1.9M In Attys' Fees From Ex-Wife
• Marriott Hit With Patent Suit Over Wi-Fi Networks
• Calif. Bill Would Make Retailers Liable In Data Breaches
• Calif. Quakes Should Shake Off Policyholder Complacency
• Medtronic Escapes 1st Bone-Graft Device Injury Trial
• Sheppard Mullin Takes In 10 McKenna Attys In Calif.
• Microsoft Seeks To DQ Cohen & Gresser In Streaming IP Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Foxconn, Goldman Sachs, Airbnb
• Google, Apple Can't Ax Expert In Poaching Antitrust Suit
• Safeway Can't Dodge Product Recall Warning Class Action
• Wilson Elser Snags All Attys Of SF Boutique Firm
• Celesio Investors Hold Back Support For $5.5B McKesson Bid
• MLB Says Antitrust Exemption Strikes Out San Jose Suit
• Universal's Spy Film Is A James Bond Knockoff, MGM Says
• Silicon Valley Patent Office Won't Open Until 2015
• A Settling Party's Cross-Claim Shield In Bankruptcy Cases
• Latham, Wachtell Steer $5.6B Mallinckrodt-Questcor Merger
• Entire Market Value Rule Vs. 'Convoyed Sales' Rule
• Actress Fights Google's En Banc Bid In Anti-Islam Video Case
• US Airways Fleet Workers Win Class Cert. In OT Row
• ADT Can't Escape Misleading Contract Class Action
• Uggs Maker Raps Wal-Mart With Suit Over Knockoff Boots
• Apple Exec Tells Jury Google Isn't Real Target In Patent War
• Jury Says NuVasive Owes $30M In Neurovision Trademark Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Panasonic Memory Card Cartel Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Bitcoin, Sawgrass Lake, Shoreline Square
• Expect Continuing Inconsistency After Howell Vs. Hamilton
• Jury Finds Brilliant Infringed GuideTech Patent
• 9th Circ. Allows Expert Testimony In Novartis Jaw Injury Row
• LaSalle Shells Out $130M For SF's 200-Room Hotel Vitale
• Gordon Ramsay Burned Business Partner, $10M Suit Says
• Walt Disney Hit With ADA Suit Over Guest Policy Change
• Prosecutors Praise New Samsung Phone Security Features
• Dukes, Comcast Thwarting Cert. In Calif. Food Labeling Suits
• Hartford Must Defend Ad Puffery, Calif. Justices Told
• Concepcion Doesn't Nix Class Waiver Bar, Calif. Justices Told
• Feds Issue Mea Culpa To FISC For Nearly Chucking Evidence
• Stonebridge Settles Spam Text Case With 60K Plaintiffs
• HP Dodges ERISA Suit Over Troubled $11B Autonomy Buy
• What's Next For EPA Post-Sackett?
• AUO Cites 7th Circ.'s FTAIA Ruling In $500M Fine Appeal
• Netflix, OpenTV Streaming Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• Apple Seeks Fix For Samsung's 'Untruthful' Trial Statements
• How Location Impacts Casinos' Long-Term Success
• Haynes And Boone Adds Calif. RE Partner From Irell & Manella
• Cardinal Health Drops $320M On Medical Device Co.
• Sirius XM, Catch A Wave Settle Radio-Patent Spat
• Jones Lang LaSalle Guides $155M Sale Of 2 Office Buildings
• Cane Juice Labeling Suit Tossed Pending FDA Decision
• Prop 65 Proposal Sets Up Cos. For More Legal Fights
• Tech Co. Can't Dodge Netlist's IP Suit On Hypothetical Product
• 9th Circ. Halts Ariz. Law Limiting Nonsurgical Abortions
• Donahue Gallagher, Fitzgerald Abbott To Combine Forces
• Rival Stole Trade Secrets On Top Of Copying IP, Ariba Says
• Conseco Wins 2nd Look At Dismissal Bid In Policy Fees Row
• Lowe's Pays $18M To Resolve Calif. Toxic Waste Claims
• RadioShack, Others Can't Rejoin Cathode Ray Settlements
• Norton Rose Fulbright Adds 2 Partners To LA Labor Group
• Unauthorized Worker Brings FEHA Suit To Calif. High Court
• Exxon Opens A New Disclosure Frontier For Energy Finance
• Sacramento's Downey Brand Struggles With Partner Exodus
• Google Turns To Supreme Court In Wi-Fi Snooping Case
• Who Is Liable For Asbestos In Replacement Parts?
• Supreme Court May Finally Clarify Compensable Time
• Enviros Sanctioned For Altered Evidence In Disney CWA Feud
• Hilton Accused Of Bilking Workers Out Of OT, Meal Breaks
• GM Owners Want 'Secret' Free-Rental Program Publicized
• Symantec Can't Dodge Claims In Columbia Malware IP Suit
• Blackstone Poised For $2.5B Boston Office Sale, SF Buy
• Netflix Smeared Ex-Exec After Amazon Move, Suit Says
• Recent Trends In Eminent Domain — And What To Expect Next
• Whole Foods Can't Escape Suit Over 'Natural' Labels
• Honda, Kia Among Targets In Blitz Of Safety Patent Suits
• PG&E Criminally Charged For Deadly 2010 Pipeline Blast
• Ex-Paul Hastings Trio Opens Employment Boutique
• Samsung Should Pay $2B For Infringing, Apple Tells Jury
• Planned Solar City In Calif. Wins $128.6M In Water Row
• The Lion In Winter: Judge Stephen Reinhardt
• Despite Lockheed Win, Underbids Put Contractors At Risk
• GM Recall Delivers Fresh Meat To Consumer Protection Bar
• Hearing To Resolve Bazaarvoice Antitrust Suit Pushed Back
• NuVasive Exec Defends 'Neurovision' Trademark
• RE Rumor Mill: Fleur De Lys, White & Case, Crowne Plaza
• 9th Circ. Awards Widow Disability Benefits In Black Lung Suit
• 9th Circ. Lets Hawaii Cut Legal Aliens' Health Benefits
• EBay Dodges Auto Bid Class Action In 9th Circ.
• I-Flow Reaches Infusion Pump Patent Settlement With Rival
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