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California - August, 2014

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• Calif. High Court Nominee Could Raise Profile Of Bench
• Amazon Not Liable For Affiliates' IP Violations: 9th Circ.
• EBay's $4M Deal In Calif.'s No-Poach Case Wins Judge's OK
• 9th Circ. Says Debtor Can Recoup Atty Fees From Stay Appeal
• John Wayne Estate Wants Fulbright DQ'd From Duke TM Suit
• Comcast Class Was Rightly Decertified, Appeals Court Says
• Gibson Dunn Bills Disputed By Mining Co. SouthGobi
• Calif. Bill On Uber, Lyft Insurance Offers Road Map For Pa.
• Feds Rip PhRMA's Free Speech Claims In FCA Off-Label Suit
• 9th Circ. Boots Oracle's Bid For $1.3B In SAP Software Suit
• Enviros Urge Calif. Court To Block $477M Sacramento Arena
• BofA Works Out $447M Countrywide MBS Row With Insurer
• Calif. Student Online Privacy Bills Head To Governor
• Infineon's $3B Buy Of Chipmaker Sparks Shareholder Suits
• Wells Fargo Loses Bid To Bar Insurer From 'ABD' Name
• Attys Snag Arbitration Award From Failed Malpractice Claim
• Google's $8.5M Privacy Deal Fails 'Smell Test,' Judge Says
• Tetley Plucks Competition Claim From Tea Label Class Action
• BLM Reopens Door To California Oil Leasing For Fracking
• Apple To Bring Denial Of Samsung Injunction To Fed. Circ.
• Evoq Properties Sued By Shareholders Over $357.4M Buyout
• Inside The 3 Busiest Patent Litigation Forums
• Breaking Down The Collapse Doctrine In Wash.
• Calif. Anti-Fracking Ordinances On Shaky Legal Ground
• Domino's Case Shields Franchise Parents, Boosts Industry
• Tweaked Calif. Ridesharing Insurance Bill Gets Senate's OK
• Uber Tells Judge To Put Brakes On Drivers' Tips Fight
• EEOC Pregnancy Light-Duty View Points Way For Calif. Suits
• Irell 'Train Wreck' Exposes Risks Of Deposition Tactics
• 9th Circ. Just Latest Court To Read Pollution Laws Narrowly
• E-Cig Maker Can't Block Rival's Alleged Rip-Off, Judge Says
• GeoTag Sues Atty For Assigning Patent Rights To Himself
• Calif. High Court Rejects Rite Aid's Appeal Of Seating Class
• Calif. High Court Clears Domino's In Harassment At Franchise
• Calif. High Court Should Back Workers In Seating Row: AARP
• Banks Are Victims In Fraudulent Loan Suit, 9th Circ. Rules
• Calif. Hospital Settles Homeless Dumping Suit
• CarMax Loses Bid To Block Workers' PAGA Action
• Graco Car-Seat Recall Doesn't Void Class Action, Court Told
• NFL Branding Antitrust Suit To Lose Its Lead Plaintiff
• Judge Lucy Koh's Husband Confirmed To Calif. High Court
• Vons Settlement Tossed After Clerk Didn't Notify Objectors
• Calif. Lawmakers OK Bill To Reduce Pipeline Methane Leaks
• Chrysler Sued Over Dodge Dart Transmission Defect
• Insurer Ducks Bad-Faith Claims Over King Tuna Marketing Suit
• Two More Biotechs Enter IPO Pipeline, One Revives Plans
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Kroger Can Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Watchdogs Warn States Against Floating Tesla Too Many Perks
• Jury Is Still Out On Scope Of Arbitration Clauses
• Calif. Gov. Agrees To Boost Film, TV Tax Credits By $230M
• UCLA Prof's Nepotism Not Criminal, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Latham & Watkins Back On Hook For Malicious Prosecution
• Calif. Judges Warned About Accepting Small-Value Gifts
• US Court System Fights For Dismissal Of PACER Fees Suit
• 9th Circ. Keeps SEC's $10M Win Against Ex-Brookstreet CEO
• Greenberg Glusker Spied, 'Scary Movie' Producer Tells Court
• Adobe Infringed DRM Patents, Digital Reg Expert Says
• 9th Circ. Revives $482M Mining, Railroad Cleanup Suit
• Law Firm's Stolen Hard Drive Results In Data Breach
• 9th Circ. Largely Affirms Exec's Ponzi Scheme Conviction
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill Restricting Police Drones
• Privacy Groups Again Seek To Derail $8.5M Google Settlement
• Hulu Looks To Finish Off Privacy Suit Over Facebook 'Likes'
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Ex-Partner Didn't Loot Dealership
• The 5 Biggest M&A Moves Of The Summer
• 9th Circ. Says FedEx Drivers Employees, Not Contractors
• FIFA Hit With Class Action Over Soccer Concussion Risks
• Drugmakers Fight Doc Request In MDL Over Diabetes Drugs
• Apple Denied Ban On Samsung Devices In Smartphone War
• Calif. HRA Says $8.6B Bullet Train Bond Ruling Is Right
• Squire Patton Boggs Faces DQ Bid In Corn Syrup False Ad Suit
• Whole Foods Yogurt Sweeter Than Advertised, Suit Says
• SpaceX Hit With 2nd Class Action Over July Layoffs
• EPA's Concern Over TCE Vapor Intrusion Is Misguided
• Positive Trends in SoCal's International Trade Growth
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• Maker Studios Reneged On Pay, Showrunner's $19M Suit Says
• Allergan Sets Special Meeting In $53B Valeant Takeover Bid
• WellPoint Rates MDL Should Have Many Classes, Court Told
• Ex-DuPont Engineer Gets 2.5 Years For Trade Secrets Theft
• LG, Others Back Middleman Defense In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Female Yahoo Exec Calls Engineer's Sex Claims 'Flat-Out Lies'
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-Ford Mechanic's Firing Suit
• Biotech Co. Zosano Puts IPO Plans On Hold
• Calif. OKs Bills Adding 'Selfies' To Revenge Porn Ban
• Weatherman Rains On CBS Bid To Nix Sex Discrimination Suit
• Kroger's Bread Has Chemical Used In Yoga Mats, Suit Says
• AUO Asks Full 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
• ​Law360 Talks To The Man With Airbnb's SF Fate In His Hands
• Browne George Gets Arbitration For Sargon Malpractice Suit
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• Biz Partner In 'Hangover Defense' Drink Co. Sues For $5M
• Judge Blasts Irell & Manella's 'Train Wreck' IP Deposition
• Arch Defeats Coverage For Employees' Genital Exposure Suit
• Graffiti Artists Sue Roberto Cavalli For Copying Mural
• Call And Record Me Maybe: The State Of CIPA Class Actions
• $1B Temblor Should Prompt Cos. To Revisit Quake Insurance
• Calif. Enacts 1st-Of-Its-Kind Smartphone Kill Switch Law
• Michaels Can't Split Managers' Unpaid OT Class Action
• J&J Noncompete Suit On Thin Ice With Worker's Claims Nixed
• Calif. AG Kamala Harris Weds Venable Media Atty
• Fake Filer Forks Over 9th Circ. Fees In 'No Poach' Appeal
• Prime Healthcare Hits Union With Racketeering Claims
• Samsung Privacy Claims Pass Wiretap Act Muster, Court Told
• HP Blocked From Hiring Plaintiffs' Attys In Autonomy Row
• Hot Dog Restaurant Chain Sued Over Copyrighted Mascot
• Supervalu Says Pharmacists' Wage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Emblaze, Apple Duel Over Post-Trial Bids In Video Patent Suit
• Plasma Firms Can't Dodge Calif. Antitrust Claims
• Travel Nurses Hit Maxim Healthcare With Overtime Suit
• CBS Hit With Suit Over NCIS 'Farting Hippo' Merchandise
• Patent Co. Fights Ford's Bid To Transfer Safety IP Row
• Dish Asks Court To Ditch Fox IP Suit Over DVR Features
• Robbed Calif. Nightclub Wins $2.5M Verdict Against Insurer
• US Argues Documents Sought By S&P Don't Back $5B Suit
• Slaughterhouse Owner Cops To Role In Tainted Meat Scheme
• RE Cos. Bankrolling Downtown LA Center Revitalization
• HP Inkjet Settlement Objectors Continue Fight To DQ Cotchett
• Debt-Relief Processor To Pay $7M For Allowing Illegal Fees
• Biotech Co. Preps For IPO, But May Delay Again
• Ex-Pep Boys' Mechanics Urge Judge To OK $3.6M Wage Deal
• Travelers Sues Centex Over Attorney Choice In Defect Suit
• Lenovo Reaches Class Deal Over Defective Laptops
• Insurer Freed From Hotel Construction Defect Suit In Calif.
• Hausfeld Seeks $52M For Plaintiff Attys In NCAA Suit
• Chrysler Gets Claims Trimmed In Defective Power System Row
• Valeant, Ackman Launch Suit Pushing For Allergan Meeting
• Calif. High Court Case Has Not Made CEQA Obsolete
• How Website Operators Use CFAA To Combat Data-Scraping
• Davis Polk Guides Roche In $8.4B Respiratory Drugmaker Buy
• Ex-Qualcomm Exec Now Pleads Guilty In Insider Trading Row
• PE Firm Urges End To AIG Aircraft Unit Trade Secret Suit
• Judge Questions Power Integrations' $105M IP Damages Win
• 9th Circ. Sends 'Raging Bull' Copyright Suit Back To The Ring
• Dole Says Suit Over 'All Natural' Fruit Labels Lacks Evidence
• IBM Health IT Workers' OT Cert. Bid Hindered By Bad Survey
• Qualcomm To Cooperate With China Antitrust Probe
• AMD Pays $5.2M To Settle Sabbatical-Pay Class Action
• Sharp Renews Plea To Opt Out Of CRT Antitrust Deals
• Ex-Heller Client Says $20M Claim Revived By New Docs
• Hooters Slapped With TCPA Action Over Spam Texts
• Judge Trims Intuitive Surgery Device Securities Class Action
• AT&T To Pay $5M To End Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Energy Co. Loses Damages Appeal In Microcap Fraud Suit
• Parents Seek Cert. For Minors In Facebook Game Credit Suit
• Valeant, Ackman Request Allergan Special Meeting
• Fresno Developer Protests Tax Treatment Of $2.9M Gift
• FedEx Board Sued Over DOJ Drug Investigation
• Howmedica Sales Reps. Win Cert. In Reimbursement Suit
• Hospital Looks To Settle Skid Row Patient Discharge Suit
• DOI Faces Suit Over Solar Projects' Threat To Birds
• 9th Circ. Is Stuck In The '90s On Internet Terms Of Use
• Tishman Speyer Acquires Murdock Plaza In Los Angeles
• Recent FTAIA Cases Leave Important Questions Unresolved
• Allergan Suit May Not Stop Meeting To Replace Board
• 9th Circ. Chief Judge Not On Board With Attack On NSA Bill
• ACLU Pushes For Data From LA License Plate Scanner Cams
• Kia, Hyundai's $255M Deal In Fuel Efficiency MDL Gets OK
• NBC Urges Judge To Toss Ex-Reporter's Age Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Tosses Crash Claims Against French Plane Co.
• Jamba Juice Buyers Seek Cert. In 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Samsung Strikes Out In Bid To Nix Apple Patents Under Alice
• PE-Backed Restaurant Manager Snaps Up Hot Dog On A Stick
• $5B Suit Over Chevron Nigeria Rig Blast Falls Short Again
• Clarion Partners Pays Ares $107M For SF Office Building
• RadioShack Workers Lose 2nd Bid For Cert. In OT, Break Suit
• Irell Hires 6 Media And Transactions Attys From Liner In LA
• AmEx Agrees To $6M Class Settlement Over Rate Changes
• AGs Of 16 States Back FTC In St. Luke's Merger Appeal
• Sharp Can't Opt Out Of Cathode Ray MDL Settlement Class
• Judge Slams Yelp's $2M Damages Claim In Fake Review Suit
• Calif. Gov. Signs Bill To Curb Minimum Wage Violations
• PersonalWeb Sanctions Trimmed In IP Battle With Google
• Rockstar Blocked From Immediate Appeal In Google IP Suit
• NCAA Appeals Ruling Over Athlete Pay Ban
• PE's Calif. Multifamily Chase Fueling 'Champagne Bubbles'
• Ghirardelli Pays $5M To End White Chocolate Row
• Infineon Says $3B Price Is Right For International Rectifier
• Macy's Says Flaw Dooms Class Action Over Customer Info
• FDCPA Applies Beyond Initial Debt Notice, 9th Circ. Told
• Venoco Agrees To $200M Sale Of West Montalvo Field
• Health REIT Nabs Up To $350M Credit Line To Back Deals
• Apple Denied $16M Fee Request In Samsung Smartphone Row
• 9th Circ. Permit Ruling Could Affect Projects Nationwide
• Apple Navigates Out Of Class Action Over 'Defective' Maps
• Marshalls Facing Class Action Over Security Screenings
• Anthem Hit With Latest Suit Over Narrow ACA Network
• BlackBerry Says Typo's 'Brazen' Sales Violate Court Ban
• Wells Fargo Worker Shorted On Health Coverage: 9th Circ.
• Novartis Gets Zometa Jaw Injury Suit Thrown Out In Calif.
• Gap, Saks Sued For Duping Outlet Store Shoppers
• Alice, Mayo Rulings Nix 2 Open Text Patents, Alfresco Says
• GM Bankruptcy Stay Doesn't Halt Remand Bid, Calif. Says
• 5 Bold Moves Shaping Valeant's Epic Fight For Allergan
• Valeant Says Allergan Lied To Obstruct $53M Takeover
• Users Suing Facebook Cite Judge Koh's Yahoo Privacy Ruling
• 9th Circ. Derails Union Pacific Air-Pollution Suit
• Yamaha Japan Ducks Boat Motor Suit But US Co. Still On Hook
• Germany's Infineon Drops $3B For Calif. Chipmaker
• Enviros Can't Block Oxbow Coal Export In Long Beach
• Feds Want 3 Years For Ex-DuPont Worker In Trade Secret Plot
• Judge OKs Tweaks To NCAA Player Pay Ban Ruling
• Calif. Amazon Workers Lose Bid To Lift Stay In Wage Case
• SpaceX Workers Launch 3rd Suit, Allege Racist Policies
• Blind Taxpayer Loses Cert. Appeal In Calif. Bias Suit
• Retailers Back Under Armour In 'G Defy' Trademark Dispute
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Samuel Dibble
• Covington's White Collar Pro Picked For Calif. Fed. Bench
• CORRECTED: LegalZoom Can't Settle Over Atty Review Of Docs, Panel Told
• Skechers Pays $1.2M To Settle Missed Break, OT Class Action
• 9th Circ. Asks Wash. High Court To Define 'Collapse'
• Ex-DuPont Engineer Wants No Prison For Trade Secret Plot
• Anna Nicole Smith Estate Loses Bid For $44M In Sanctions
• Waste Management Hits Oakland With Suit Over $1B Contracts
• Plant Insulation Co. Beats Insurers' Appeal Of Reorg Plan
• Goodyear Owes Crane Co. For $7M Asbestos Verdict, Suit Says
• Hotel Co. Asks Calif. Judge To Toss Suit Over Recorded Calls
• S&P Can't Use Direct Appeal In Calif. RMBS Enforcement Suit
• Fried Frank Guides $357M Purchase Of Evoq Properties
• Del Monte Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Food Label Fight
• Arent Fox Accelerates Auto Group In LA With Partner Hire
• Samsung Drops Bid For $2M Apple Bond Payment
• Consumers Want Cert. In Smucker 'All Natural' Label Row
• Allergan Eyes Salix Tie-Up To Thwart $53B Valeant Takeover
• Group-Text App Maker Asks Calif. Judge To Dismiss TCPA Suit
• Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Leaves Board
• Ex-Bell Officials' Claims Against BB&K Nixed As Unspecific
• Insurer Fights Payment Reallocation On Magma Investor Deal
• John Wayne Estate Blasts Duke's 'Aggressive' TM Stance
• Pharmacists Sue Walgreen Over Uniform, Training OT
• Slaughterhouse Workers Charged With Tainted Beef Scheme
• Firm's Managing Partner Bit Office Manager, Suit Alleges
• Chrysler Says 'Death Wobble' Recall Blocks Class Action
• Macy's Sales Associate Sues Over Commission Pay Policy
• Dealmakers Q&A: Baker Botts' John Martin
• 9th Circ. Questions De Minimis CERCLA Settlements
• Reed Smith Picks Up Ex-Mayer Brown Finance Whiz In SF
• 5 Questions Before Cos. Enter Worker Arbitration Deals
• ConAgra Unit Fights Dismissal Sanctions In Snack Fraud Suit
• Kindred To Pay $16.5M To Settle Workers' Wage Class Action
• Merisant, Whole Earth To Alter Pure Via Label In $1.65M Deal
• Aetna OK'd To Countersue Docs Suing Over Nixed Contract
• Lee Publications Strikes $3.2M Deal With Paper Carriers
• Calif. Gov. OKs $465M Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman
• 9th Circ. Revives Retaliation Case Over Union Activity
• 9th Circ. Won't Send B&N Tablet Sale Row To Arbitration
• Sears Workers Latest To Cite Iskanian In Arbitration Fight
• Fox's Comic-Con Simpsons Hologram Draws Infringement Suit
• JPML Urged To Ship 28 Cymbalta Suits To California
• Omega Clients Sue Exxon, UP To Help Clean Superfund Site
• FTA Asks Court To Toss Suit Over $5B LA Subway Plans
• Evans Fruit Says 'White People' Remark Didn't Bias Jury
• Saks Moves Suit Over Calif. Wage Statements To Fed. Court
• Nature Documentary Maker Sues Insurer For Coverage Denial
• Best Buy Can't Decertify Class Of Techs In Unpaid-Wages Row
• HP Says Cotchett Deal No 'Side Agreement' To Settlement
• Chase Owes IRS In Suit Over Bad Taxpayer Refund, Court Says
• Va. Subclass In Kia, Hyundai Fuel Economy Row Seeks Cert.
• LinkedIn Strikes $1.25M Settlement In Data Breach Action
• RE Pro Jumps From Seyfarth To Hunton In LA
• PhRMA Says Integrilin FCA Suit Stifles Free Speech Rights
• PG&E Pleads Not Guilty In Pipe Blast Amid $1B Fine Threat
• Maynard Cooper Launches West Coast Office In SF
• Valeant Giving Allergan Until End Of Year To OK $53B Buyout
• Essex Pays $209M For Apt. Complexes In West Coast Metros
• Get Ready For Calif.'s New Stormwater Permit Regime
• Controversial Calif. Sick Leave Bill Heads To Full Senate
• Jeep Owners' Attys Say Lead Plaintiffs Are Suitable Reps
• California To Probe Comcast On $45B Time Warner Merger
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Unit Dodges Cert. In Tax-Refund Suit
• Wal-Mart Seeks Permission To Toss Dukes Case Files
• Ad Firm Says Fraud Suit Over TV Special Must Be Arbitrated
• Airlines Say Antitrust MDL Barred By Filed-Rate Doctrine
• Default Interest Rate Applied In SOX Whistleblower Suit
• High Court Asked To Rebuff LA's Hotel Registry Law Petition
• Final Vote Could Make Calif. Plastic Bag Ban Nation's First
• Family Dollar Suit Over Cashier Seats Moved To Fed. Court
• Blue Shield Beats Suit Over Hefty HIPAA Policy Premiums
• ATopTech, Synopsys Patch Rift Over Dickstein DQ Bid
• NCAA, Players Agree On Scope Of Pay Ban Ruling
• Meat Co. Sues Lloyd's Over Recall Coverage Beef
• Toyota Loses Bid To Transfer Engine-Defect Class Action
• Calif. Class Action Says Victoria's Secret Skimps On Wages
• Limo Drivers Get Another Shot At Cert. In OT Suit
• Chinese Nat'l Indicted For Hacking Boeing, Lockheed
• Panasonic, Samsung Again Sued Over Electronics Price-Fixing
• FedEx Faces Money Laundering Counts In Drug Shipping Case
• Macy's, Denim Co. Can't Toss 'Made In USA' Suit, Judge Told
• Berkeley Residents Sue Over 'Biased' Soda Tax Language
• Valeant Calls Allergan's Insider Trading Claims A Stunt
• Ford Wants Suit Over Car Safety Patents Moved To Michigan
• Exide Faces Criminal Probe Over Calif. Plant Pollution
• Dealmakers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Kevin Masuda
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• A Different Claim Aggregation Method To Avoid SLUSA
• Calif. Court Won't Block Approval Of SF's Parkmerced Plan
• Uber Says Customers Have No Right To Know Where Tips Go
• Already Steep SF Office Rents Bound For 'Likely Spike'
• 'Dance Mom' Fights To Keep Claims Against Teacher Alive
• Samsung Says Miffed Galaxy Buyer Waived Class Rights
• Feds Propose Critical Habitat Across 9 States For Cuckoo
• Distributor Sues Biz Partner Over FDA Alert, IP Row
• LA Music Center Says CBA Permits Picking Its Players
• Calif. Judge OKs $6.4M Settlement In Tomato Antitrust Suit
• Filipino Food Giant Fined Over 'Magnolia' Trademark Order
• Fox Fears Dish Will Cherry-Pick Evidence In DVR Dispute
• Kanye West Gets 'Gold Digger' Copyright Action Gutted
• Octane-Fueled Reversal Shifts Patent Suit Fees To Chipmaker
• Applebee's, IHOP Parent Sells $1.4B In Debt
• VW, Bentley Can't Dodge Safety Patent Claims, Judge Told
• HP Investor Calls For Cotchett's Ousting In Autonomy Row
• Calif. Court Asked To Dissolve Building Co. Amid Family Feud
• California Sends $7.5B Water Bond To November Ballot
• Undaunted Chinese Group Bids $1.6B For Calif. Chipmaker
• FTC, Idaho AG Urge 9th Circ. To Toss Out St. Luke's Merger
• EPA Scores Partial Win In ESA Pesticide Suit
• Olive Garden Workers Win Partial Cert. In Missed-Break Suit
• Toshiba Sheds TracFone Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Calif. Senate OKs Up To $465M Northrop Tax Break
• Samsung Unit Sues To Stop Release of LA Subway Bid
• Impax Hit With Investor Class Action After FDA Criticism
• Allergan Makes $588M Acquisition Play Amid Valeant Fight
• Dealmakers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Gregory Klein
• FTC Approves Divestitures In $1.4B Funeral Co. Merger
• Donald Sterling Can't Stop $2B Clippers Sale: Appeals Court
• Judge Koh Nixes Killers' Bid To Enter No-Poach Row
• Saks Workers Say OT Class Action Belongs In State Court
• Calif. Policyholders Win Flexibility On Hiring Defense Firms
• Whistleblower Wins Jury Trial In UC Davis Retaliation Suit
• LA Pays $26M To Truck Drivers Barred From Break Naps
• iTunes Monopoly Class Claims Lack Facts, Apple Says
• Shell's Arctic Spill Response Plans Flawed, 9th Circ. Told
• East West Bancorp's $10M Ponzi Class Deal Gets Green Light
• Judge Sues DOJ For Allegedly Discriminatory Recusal Order
• Hertz, Dollar Thrifty Sued Over Managers' Unpaid Bonuses
• Aurora Energy's Coal Dumping Violated CWA, 9th Circ. Told
• NFL Players In Painkiller Row Want Out Of Concussion Deal
• Players Say NCAA Injunction Covers Current Students
• NLRB Judge Says Fox Unit Can Foist Contract On TV Union
• Boxing Promoter Jabs Reed Smith With $10M Defamation Suit
• 'Midnight Rider' Producer Says Insurer Skirted $1.6M Bill
• Yahoo Gets Email Scanning Case Whittled Down
• S&P Says Geithner, DOJ Skirting Doc Production Orders
• EPA Settlement Creates Pesticide-Free Zones For Salmon
• Novak Druce Adds 4 Attys To Houston And Calif. Offices
• Apple Says Wi-LAN Unit Can't Escape Patent Suit
• Macy's Fined $1M For Decapitation Of Warehouse Employee
• 114-mile Stretch Of Calif.'s Bullet Train Project Approved
• Frito-Lay Guts 'All-Natural' Pretzel Labeling Suit
• Otonomy Raises $100M In Public Debut To Back Ear Treatment
• 2 Calif. Cases Professional Liability Insurers Must Know
• Family Phone Plans Don't Bar Worker Cell Suits: Calif. Court
• Smartphone Kill Switch Bill Heads To Calif. Governor
• LegalForce Head's Withheld Docs May Show Fakery: Nextdoor
• Goodwin Aids $112M Refinancing Of 7-Property Portfolio
• Google Beats Privacy Suit Over Wallet, Play Services
• FTC Sends Allergan, Valeant Second Info Request
• MLB Antitrust Suit Not Barred By Exemption, 9th Circ. Told
• Weco Aerospace Founder Wants Out On Bail During Appeal
• Creditors End Fight To Stop Howrey $4M Clawback Deal
• Court Won't Send 'CyberGuy' Age Bias Suit To Arbitration
• Class Rep's Rap Sheet Dooms Cert. Bid In FCRA Case
• Google Accused of Stealing Video Compression Technology
• Jackson Estate Pays $2M To Katten, Venable, Others
• 9th Circ. Finds EPA Wrongly Held Power Plant To Old Standard
• Gov't Gets Raytheon FCA Suit Tossed Over Classified Info
• CORRECTED: Agency-Funded Overseas Projects Ruled Exempt From ESA
• G-Defy Shoe Maker Stomps On 'Unclean Hands' Defense
• FedEx To Pay $2M to Settle Meal Break Class Action
• HP Fraud Accusation Is Smokescreen, Ex-Autonomy CFO Says
• Calif. High Court Strikes Citizens United Poll From Ballot
• Ballmer Buys Clippers For $2B Minutes After Judge OKs Sale
• Chrysler Says Jeep Owner Got Rid Of Evidence In Row
• Apple Shareholders Sue Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
• CORRECTED: K-Tech Drops TV Signal Patent Suit Against Time Warner, DirecTV
• New Calif. Provider Playing Field Benefits Patients
• Exide Execs Can't Escape Investor Suit Over Enviro Issues
• Drivers Say Anheuser Busch Stiffed Them On Breaks, OT Pay
• The Use Of Statistical Sampling Post-Duran
• Dealmakers Q&A: Orrick's Dennis Martin
• Stay A Step Ahead Of State Data Breach Laws
• Plenty Of Commuter Benefit Options For Calif. Employers
• Atty Fees Slashed In Vet Diagnostic Co. Investor Suit
• NCAA Ruling Clears Path For More Antitrust, Labor Brawls
• NCAA Seeks Clarity On O'Bannon 'Recruiting Cycle' Rule
• 9th Circ. Tells Fake Filer In 'No-Poach' Case To Pay Up
• Haynes And Boone Can't Hit Howrey With Declaratory Suit
• Anti-Poaching Settlement Doomed By Earlier $20M Deal
• Digital Media IP Suit Lacks 'Mastermind,' DECE Tells Judge
• Kashi Suit Nixed As FDA Mulls 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Calif. Judge OKs Using Multiple Firms As Independent Counsel
• Limelight Doesn't Let Nalco Add Direct Patent Claim: Judge
• FISA Documents Protected In FOIA Case, Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Says Unincorporated Groups Can Own Trademarks
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Atty Fee Bid In Diabetes Row
• NCAA Ruling Is A 'Game Changer,' Hausfeld Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, 21st Century Fox, Snapchat
• Questcor Must Face Infantile Spasm Drug Antitrust Suit
• Emblaze Says Apple IP Win Is Tainted By Juror Bias
• Donald Sterling's Appeal To Block $2B Clippers Sale Axed
• City Wins $2M For Defense Coverage In San Bernardino Row
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Commercial Litigation Pro To SF Office
• SpaceX Employees File 2nd Suit, Allege Unpaid Wages
• ViaSat's $283M Damages Award Nixed In Satellite IP Row
• Jimi Hendrix Estate Dodges Suit Over Sony Music Deal
• Hyundai Sued Over Santa Fe Stalling Defect
• King & Spalding Snags Trade Secrets Pro From Orrick
• Google Sanctioned For Flouting Order In AdWords Case
• Neiman Marcus Fudges Value Of Outlet Apparel, Suit Says
• Andreessen Horowitz Invests $50M In Expanding BuzzFeed
• MBS Investor Wants Claims Revived In $1.6B BofA Suit
• Holthouse Carlin, Venable Hit With $13M Malpractice Suit
• Ford Gets Claims Dropped From Cracked Tailgate Suit
• Athena Claims Federal Preemption In Eyelash Product Fight
• Kroger Licks Class Action Over Salty Sunflower Seeds
• 9th Circ. Fails Innocent Insureds In Diocese Case
• Wal-Mart Ruling Opens New Road To Calif. Developers
• Lions Gate Wins Order Barring 'Expendables 3' File-Sharing
• Sony Can't Slip 'Android' Watchmaker's Trademark Suit
• Kelley Drye Malpractice Suit On Thin Ice After Atty No-Show
• Decron Pays $82M For Calif. Apartment Complex
• San Jose Set To Swing Away At MLB Antitrust Exemption
• NuScience Can't Base IP Suit On One Sale, 9th Circ. Told
• Objections Can't Nix Airlines' $30M Deal In Price-Fixing MDL
• Via Technologies Says Asus Stole USB IP Through Ex-Exec
• Judge Rules NCAA's Athlete Pay Ban Violates Antitrust Law
• Claim Order Nixes Part Of Prolifiq Patents As Indefinite
• ExamSoft Faces Multiple Suits Over 'Bar Exam Disaster'
• Coca-Cola Artificial Ingredient Suits Sent To Calif.
• Navy Workers Ask High Court To Remand Asbestos Suits
• VeriFone Brass Duck Investor Suit Over Internal Controls
• RE Boutique Crosbie Gliner Hires 1st Litigation Lawyer
• NLRB Judge Faults Calif. Hotel Operator's Handbook Policies
• Gordon Ramsay Sued For $6M In Failed LA Eatery's Rent
• GSK Paxil Birth Defect Suit Remanded To Calif. State Court
• Trader Joe's Suit Stayed As FDA Mulls 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Duke University Seeks To Nix John Wayne Trademark Suit
• Dalian Wanda Wins Bid For $1.2B Beverly Hills Development
• Judge Stumped By Cops' Request For Extra Tracking Secrecy
• Judge Koh Rejects $324M Apple, Google Anti-Poaching Deal
• ITunes Customers Denied Class Cert. In Overcharging Suit
• State AGs Ask For Tougher Federal E-Cig Regulations
• Class Action Against Lyft Fails To Pick Up
• Raytheon Owes Patent Royalties To Ex-Engineer, Suit Says
• Gemalto Puts Up $890M For Data Protection Co. SafeNet
• Dealmakers Q&A: Chadbourne & Parke's Evelyn Lim
• LG, Hitachi Seek To Nix Contract Claims In Disk Drive MDL
• Google To Spend $250M To End Investor Suit Over Pharma Ads
• Calif. Employers Should Sweat Over Cooldown Breaks
• If It's Not About Trucking, It's Not Preempted
• East West Bank Broke Loan, Cost Developer $15M, Jury Told
• Fake Bid To Oust Judge Koh In Anti-Poaching Row Appealed
• Ex-Brookstreet CEO Asks 9th Circ. To Toss SEC's $10M Win
• Calif. Lawmaker To Withdraw Internet Gambling Bill
• Defunct Heller Ehrman Must Pay $1.2M To Schiff Hardin Atty
• Illumina Can't Dodge Ariosa Counterclaims In DNA Test Fight
• McKenna Long's Future Uncertain As Partners Flee
• FTC Urged To Rally Against Google's $8.5M Privacy Deal
• Disney Insider's Beau Sentenced For Trading On Marvel Tip
• Samsung Says USPTO Invalidation Dooms $120M Apple Trial Win
• 9th Circ. Kills Immersion Corp. Shareholders' Fraud Suit
• Pepper Expands LA Construction Practice With New Partner
• CORRECTED: Adam Sandler's Co. Wins Appeal Over Nanny Who Alleged Slavery
• 9th Circ. Tosses Challenge To ACA Cost-Control Board
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• EPA Approves Calif. GHG Regulation Of Trailers
• Hyundai Dodges Calif. Lemon Law Class Action
• Coca-Cola Escapes TCPA Spam Text Suit
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• Calif. Supreme Court OKs Voter-Backed Wal-Mart Project
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• Utility Pays $12M To Settle FERC Case Over 2011 Blackout
• Nationwide 'Water Crunch' Poses Threat To Fracking
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• Calif. Bill To Curb Wage Theft Heads To Governor
• 4 Flashpoints In SF's Plan To Regulate Airbnb, Others
• Akamai Ruling Requires Change To Patent Suit, Nalco Says
• Yelp Hit With Class Action Claiming Stock Pump Scheme
• Consumer Drops Outback Steakhouse Parent TCPA Suit
• GM Takes County's Ignition Defect Suit To Federal Court
• Atty Tells 9th Circ. Student Loan 'Mafia' Defrauded Him
• Wells Fargo Wants Insurer Barred From Using 'ABD' Name
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ban On Mexican Chain In La Quinta IP Row
• Cereal Co.'s '100% Natural' Claims Are Bogus, Suit Says
• SpaceX Slapped With Wage Class Action Over Mass Layoff
• Calif. Firm's Former Clients Sue Over Fee Agreement
• JPMorgan Skirts LA's Discriminatory Home Lending Suit
• 21 States Get $334M From DOT For Emergency Road Repairs
• EA Escapes Trade Secrets Claim In 'Sims' USB Row
• Abbott Won't Appeal 9th Circ. Gay Juror Decision in GSK Row
• Tricon, New Home Join To Develop Calif. Planned Community
• California Won't Pursue Federal ADA Suit Against WinCo
• NuVasive Can't Duck $30M Verdict In Neurovision TM Row
• Feds OK NextEra's Scaled-Down $1.1B Calif. Solar Project
• Unclaimed Property Law In The Spotlight
• CIPA Class Actions May Soon Hit A Roadblock
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