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California - October, 2014

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• Bingham Loses IP Vet To Maynard 18 Months After Hire
• Herbalife Pays $15M To End 'Pyramid Scheme' Class Action
• Samsung, Apple Bicker Over Costs In $120M Patent Case
• Law Groups Push Supreme Court To Take Up Iskanian
• PNY Stiffed Startup Owner In $1.5M Job Deal, Jury Told
• Ex-UCB Exec. Indicted In Plot To Hide $65M In Bank Losses
• Banker Beats Israeli Account Tax Fraud Charges At Trial
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Francis O. Scarpulla
• DirecTV Must Pay $10M Arbitration Award, Calif. Court Says
• 8 Ballot Measures Attorneys Will Be Watching
• Pearl Harbor Shipyard Asbestos Cases Stay In Federal Court
• RE Rumor Mill: Equity Residential, Bowery, Stoltz RE Co.
• Ares Nabs Energy Infrastructure Manager With $4B In Assets
• Application Of California's Long-Arm Statute In M&A
• 'Green Revolution' Is Here — Try Not To Lose Your Head
• Charles Schwab Sues Law Firm Over 'Defamatory' Website
• 'American Hustle' Makers Face $1M Suit For Microwave Scene
• Glaser Weil Can't Duck Malpractice Suit Under Anti-SLAPP
• Calif. Court Upholds $31M Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Deal
• Dignity Health To Pay $37M To End Medicare Payments Row
• Investors Blast OCZ Trustee's Bid To Halt $7.5M Settlement
• Adobe Bid For Extra IP Damages Over Wowza Hack In Doubt
• Fry's Tells Calif. Panel Concepcion Requires OT Arbitration
• Stockton Wins Court Approval Of Ch. 9 Plan
• SEC Hits InterMune Exec With Insider Trading Suit
• Life Sciences Groups Assail SF's Drug 'Take-Back' Plan
• 9th Circ. Revives Amgen ERISA Suit After High Court Remand
• Anemia Biotech FibroGen Readies For $124M IPO
• Louis Vuitton Wants 9th Circ. Call On 'Always Generic' Rule
• 9th Circ. To Rehear En Banc Artists' Royalty Act Appeal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jeffer Mangels' Anthony Pacheco
• Judge Demands NFL Union's Input In Players' Painkiller Case
• US Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Lavish Spending Tax Case
• Rhythm Drops $86M IPO Plan After Actavis Deal
• LA Beats Union Workers' Suit Over Pension Payment Hike
• McGrane To Appeal Order To Repay Howrey Fee
• Judge Won't Block Oil Industry Lobbying Website In TM Row
• Calif. Court Says Email Ads Didn't Violate Anti-Spam Laws
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Enviros, Gives LA Port Project OK
• Judge Nixes Sports Photo Patents As Abstract Under Alice
• Pharrell, Robin Thicke Can't Kill 'Blurred Lines' Suit
• TerraForm Pays $250M For 39 Capital Dynamics Solar Assets
• Tax Shelter Funds Ask Court To Approve Loss Deductions
• Western Apparel Co. Boot Barn Raises $80M In IPO
• Triumph Hit With Class Action Over Shoddy Bike Suspensions
• Gordon Ramsay Has Beef With Fraud Claims In Fat Cow Fight
• $500M Suit Claims Kimberly-Clark Gowns Don't Stop Ebola
• Nossaman Dodges Malpractice Suit In Hospital's Leasing Row
• How Law Firms Are Revolutionizing Services In California
• Law360 Names Most Feared Plaintiffs Firms Of 2014
• Calif. Court Cites Iskanian, Sends OT Row To Arbitration
• Apotex Wants Sanctions In Generic-Lipitor Labeling Suit
• Calif. Panel OKs $6M Fee Award In Robert Half Settlement
• Apple Can't Use Jobs' Cancer Fight In ITunes Antitrust Trial
• 5 Hidden Spots To Build Your Capital Markets Practice
• Ohlhausen, Wright See Net Neutrality Echoes In AT&T Suit
• Lands' End The Latest Retailer To Face 'Made In USA' Suit
• Coca-Cola To Pay $750K To Settle Calif. Wage-And-Hour Suit
• 9th Circ. Shreds Stan Lee Media's Iron Man Lawsuit
• Adaptix Can Save Apple, AT&T IP Suit By Fixing Patent
• Quicken Fails To Disconnect Claims Of Secret Call Recordings
• Wells Fargo Must Pay $203M Overdraft Award, 9th Circ. Says
• Vinson & Elkins Nabs Litigators From Fenwick, Morgan Lewis
• Tessera Tech Patent Feud Ends After Judge Nixes Trial Delay
• Tepco Can't Escape Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit
• Fox, Paramount Trim 'Titanic' Actor's Publicity Suit
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Must Arbitrate Memorabilia Auction Row
• LG Strikes Defective Fridge Deal That Could Cost Millions
• Trucking Company Cannot Bypass Calif. Rest Break Rights
• Chevron Wells Not Exempt From Calif. Tax
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Paul Sweeney
• When Things Do Not Go As Planned In A Bankruptcy Sale
• AMD Says Class Fails To Link Stock Drop To Chip Woes
• Allergan Says Ackman's Valeant Vote Would 'Gut' Protections
• Banker Helped Iranian Exiles Hide Cash From IRS, Gov't Says
• 3 Obstacles For Calif. Desert Conservation Plan
• AFL-CIO Beats Carpenters' Retaliation Suits At 9th Circ.
• Ex-Dictator's Suit Against Activision Tossed By Judge
• EPA's 'Collusive' SO2 Deal With Enviros Illegal, States Argue
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's John Cu
• Retailers Led Calif. Data Breach Surge In 2013, Report Says
• Zillow Accused Of Stealing 'Coming Soon' Listings Idea
• 9th Circ. Judge To Target: Do The Right Thing, Supply Defibs
• Understanding Calif.'s Nuanced Trade Secrets Law
• Judge Koh Takes Up Another Animation Anti-Poaching Case
• Hobby Lobby Says Scott Cole Defied Court By Filing Wage Suit
• 'Trump University' Students Win Class Cert. In RICO Suit
• FTC Slams AT&T For 'Throttling' Unlimited Data Plan Users
• Ford Argues Focus-Fusion Steering Defect Suit Lacks Proof
• Nordstrom Can't Duck Suit Over 'Made In USA' Jean Labels
• The Legal Professions' Curious Under-Use Of 2nd Opinions
• InterContinental Unit Sues Zurich For Privacy Case Coverage
• 14 'Hot Fuel' MDL Deals Get Green Light, While 4 Put On Ice
• Takata, Carmakers Face 1st Round Of Exploding Air Bag Suits
• Supply Chain Management And The Alien Tort Claims Act
• Ex-Girardi Keese Clients Fight To Revive Malpractice Class
• Buyers Fight Over Lead Attys In Capacitor Antitrust Case
• Calif. Fund Fights Barclays' Dark Pool Suit Transfer Bid
• Tesoro, BP Settle With Phillips Over Oil Pipeline Row
• Universal Unit Sues Retailer Over Celebs' Publicity Rights
• Foreign Cos.' Process Service Question Sent To 9th Circ.
• Porsche $4M Engine Defect Settlement Clears Last Hurdle
• 4 Worries For Wind, Solar In Calif. Conservation Plan
• Adobe Keeps Flash Patent Suit Against Wowza Media Alive
• High Court Asked To Rein In 9th Circ. In Misclassification Row
• Charcoal Cos. Settle Antitrust Class Action For $2.4M
• Calif. Med Tech Co. Sets Terms For $100M IPO
• DirecTV Seeks High Court Review Of Class Action Waiver
• Apple Texting Class Action Moved Into Private Resolution
• Looking At Lanham Act Claims Against Drug Cos. Post-Pom
• Calif. Cases Offer Chance For Clarity On Take-Home Asbestos
• Gym Chain Crunch Ducks TCPA Suit By Not Using Autodialer
• Patton-Inspired Truck Rips Off Famed General's Mark: Suit
• Allergan Decries Ackman's Smear Campaign Allegations
• Regulatory Mismanagement May Cause CERCLA Exposure
• Refusals To Deal In The Big Data Era
• Valeant Could Hike Allergan Offer To $200-Plus Per Share
• JPMorgan Derivative Suit Over RMBS Practices Gets Quashed
• Verinata's Fetal Test Patent Survives AIA Review On All Claims
• US Can Prove Banker Conspired To Cheat IRS, Judge Says
• BMI Defeats Sly Stone Manager's Royalty Contract Claims
• Market Rumors: Roku, Hella, Airbnb
• Nature's Bounty Duped Elderly Into Buying Gingko Biloba: Suit
• Google Pays $585M For Several Silicon Valley Buildings
• RE Rumor Mill: Google, Hines, Keller Williams
• Regal Theaters Escapes First-Run Films Antitrust Suit
• Dispute Over 'Boardwalk Empire' Song Rights Settled
• Eli Lilly Gets AIA Reviews Of Institute's Fibrosis Patent
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Farmers 'Good Driver' Suit
• Coherus Seeks IPO Raising $108.6M To Fund New Drugs
• Sierra Railroad Nets Another $13M In Trade Secrets Case
• Health Software Co. Escapes Class Claim Via 'Safe Harbor'
• Glaser Weil Slams 'Bizarre' $28M Malpractice Bid As 'Vendetta'
• Firm Must Show Cash Trail In Client's $6M Facebook Scam
• Molasses Supplier Stuck In $2M Licorice Recall Suit
• Judge Koh Agrees To Take On Oracle Anti-Poaching Suit
• San Bernardino Creditors Demand Deadline For Ch. 9 Plan
• Chevron Pays $4M To End Refinery Wage Fight
• A Possible Game-Changer For 'Silent' Arbitration Clauses
• 9th Circ. Urged To Deny Allstate's Bid To Toss TCPA Suit
• 'Kobe' Beef Off Menu As Calif. Chain Settles False Ad Suit
• Calif. Court Stops Firm's Wells Fargo OT Row $5M Fee Grab
• Walgreen Workers' Attys Blasted For 'Form Declarations'
• San Francisco Reintroduces Drug 'Take-Back' Proposal
• Silicon Valley VC Confidence Dips Amid IPO Exit Concerns
• Southern Co., First Solar Ink $508M Deal For Calif. Plant
• Secret Microsoft Deal Violated Licensing Pact, Patent Co. Says
• Sony Wants Attys Sanctioned For 'Frivolous' Patent Suit
• Rimon Snags Former PTAB Judge For Calif. Offices
• Calif. Housing Recovery Is Bubble-Free, Commissioner Says
• Chrysler Challenges Cert. Ruling In Jeep Window Defect Case
• Union Carbide Stuck With $18M Punitive Asbestos Suit Award
• TPG Paid Top Dollar In $394M Gelson's Buy, Arden Says
• Justices Poised To Set Line For Police On Data Searches
• FDIC, Citi Settle 9th Circ. Appeal Over Colonial Bank Failure
• SanDisk Fights Cert. Bid In Flash Memory Antitrust Suit
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Nix Emissions Swap For $1B Plant
• Giving Number To Airline Isn't TCPA Consent, 9th Circ. Told
• Tessera Wants Judge To Enforce $30M Patent Deal, Nix Trial
• Unwired Planet Wins Apple Report From $1B Samsung Victory
• Ariz. Attacks Tribe's Phoenix Casino Plan In 9th Circ.
• Pandora Streams Ex-EA General Counsel Into Legal Lineup
• PAGA Divide May Push High Court To Take Up Iskanian Case
• NLRB Judge Finds Against Ross Stores' Arbitration Pact
• 'Massacre' Rocker's IP Claims At Risk Over Shoddy Complaint
• Hausfeld, Other Attys Seek $50M For NCAA Suit In New Fee Bid
• Seyfarth Nabs Ex-Hunton & Williams Health, Nonprofit Pros
• Jury Clears Apple In $94M Patent Suit Over IPhones, IPads
• San Francisco Housing Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional
• New Calif. Data Breach Rules Bring Obligations And Debate
• New Jurisdictional Issues When Moving To Quash A Subpoena
• 'Goodfellas' Actor Sues For $250M Over 'Simpsons' Likeness
• Ex-Yahoo Worker Can't Duck Patent Row Under Anti-SLAPP
• ABM Pushes To Nix 'Absurd' $90M Rest Break Loss In Calif.
• Ericsson Seeks Clarity On Injunctions In Apple, Samsung Row
• Toyota Hit With $12.5M Verdict In Defective Seat Belt Case
• Firm Fights Sanctions In Hobby Lobby 'Forum Shopping' Row
• Apple Slams GPNE's 'Extreme' $94M Patent Bid
• Griffin-American Puts Up $135M For Medical Office Portfolio
• Google Can't Hide Behind Stored Communications Act: Court
• DirecTV Dealer Urges Calif. Panel To Reinstate $9.5M Award
• Mercedes Says Its Reputation Isn't Cause For Leaky AC Suit
• EA Beats Investor Suit Over 'Battlefield 4' Bugs
• Verizon's $15M Settlement OK'd In Pay Stub Class Action
• Canyon Partners Sues LA, Saying It Overpaid Millions In Taxes
• Toyota Inks 145 Deals In Unintended Acceleration Injury MDL
• Gibson Dunn Can't Shake Trustee's $150K Adversary Suit
• Manatt Snags Steptoe IP Partner In Los Angeles
• Ackman Says Allergan CEO Oversaw Valeant Smear Campaign
• Santander Spares $200M Of Auto Debt To Settle Notice Claims
• 'Brisbane's Bernie Madoff' Can't Dodge US Fraud Charges
• Cinemax Actress Can't Avoid Claims Over Refused Sex Scenes
• NLRB Judges Knock 2 Employers' Arbitration Pacts
• Robin Thicke Tackles 'Blurred Lines' IP Claims In LA Court
• EPA Watchdog To Audit Calif. Enviro Board Laser Purchase
• Amgen, CVS Units Hit With Suit Over Arthritis Drug Shipping
• McGrane To Disgorge Howrey Fees Over Adverse Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Adidas, Allergan, Sigma-Tau
• PAGA Claims Can Be Waived In Arbitration Pacts, Judge Says
• Scotts Says Rejected Deals Should Kill Toxic Bird Food Suit
• Ask.com Slapped With Anti-Poach Suit Over Deal With Google
• 9th Circ. Lavish Spending Tax Ruling Unlikely To Spread Far
• Cooley Steers Breast Implant Maker Sientra's IPO Plans
• Strong Valeant Earnings Buoy Talk Of Heftier Allergan Bid
• France Telecom Fights Marvell's Bid To Invalidate Patent
• Warburg, Bridgepoint Directors Beat $250M Tender Offer Suit
• Western Apparel Retailer Boot Barn Struts Toward $75M IPO
• Justices To Hear Challenge To LA Hotel Registry Search Law
• IBM To Pay $1.5B To Unload Sluggish Chip Unit
• Dish, Fox Each Say Aereo Backs Their Claims In DVR Fight
• 9th Circ. Revives Copyright Suits After Alaska Stock Ruling
• Ferrari Fans Say Facebook, Carmaker Stole Valuable Pages
• Paint Retailer Spills $2.2M To End Meal Break Suit
• Alioto Fee Fight Won't Delay $1.1B LCD Deal, Judge Says
• Former GLW Attys Launch LA Antitrust, Employment Boutique
• Jones Day Reps PE-Backed H-D Advanced In Add-On Deal
• Fla., Calif. Join US In FCA Suit Against Symantec
• Dickstein Shapiro To Lose More IP Attys To Manatt
• DirecTV Technicians Ask To Consolidate FLSA Suits
• Maxwell To Pay $3.3M To Settle Suit Over Accounting Flubs
• Ex-Clippers Owner's Wife Aims To End $10M Defamation Suit
• Oil Trust Shareholders Allege Fraud In Offering Prospectuses
• Abercrombie Hit With Overtime Class Action In Calif.
• Judge Says Toshiba-Samsung's Secrecy In MDL 'Preposterous'
• PwC Worker Says Comcast Got Him Fired Over Service Calls
• Late Court Fee Doesn't Bar Jury Trial In Girardi Atty Fee Fight
• AUO Pushes 9th Circ. To Rehear $500M Antitrust Case
• GM Says Calif. DA's Ignition-Switch Suit Belongs In MDL
• Mark Cuban Buys Into Netflix As He Bets On Acquisition
• CBRE Brokers $158M Refi For Calif. Business Center
• PG&E Faces Proposed $1M Penalty For Judge Shopping
• Exec Gets 7 Years For Selling Phony Batteries To Navy
• Putting Calif.'s $1.4B Fine Against PG&E In Perspective
• The Latest On Preliminary Injunctions In Trademark Cases
• Tibco Investors Lose $100M Over Spreadsheet Goof
• 'Disingenuous' IP Firm Founder Infringed Mark, Judge Finds
• CVS Pays $2.8M To Cap Pharmacists' OT Claims
• California Burger Chain Hopes To Beef Up With Public Debut
• Jimi Hendrix's Family Wants $5M Over Stalled Sony Film Deal
• Ex-Howrey Partners Get Approval For $1.5M Clawback Deal
• Apple Ditches Chipmaker's 'Goofed Up' IP Suit
• Chrysler Sued For Reviving Decades-Old Trademark Detente
• N. Calif. Landlords Taking Back More Leases As Prices Soar
• One Biopharm Nixes IPO Plans As Second Makes Rocky Debut
• HP's Revised Autonomy Settlement Slammed By Shareholders
• Yelp Grows San Francisco Roots With New Office Lease
• Court Recused Over 'Corrupt' Sierra Wildfire Prosecution
• Blue Shield Can't Shake Reconstructive Surgery Class Action
• Hershey Says Class Can't Show Ascertainability In Label Row
• CMI Can't Escape Asetek's Computer Cooling Patent Suit
• Sirius Wants 9th Circ.'s Eye On Turtles' Infringement Win
• Judge Plucks Mott's 'No Sugar Added' Class Action Claims
• MGM Tries To Kill 'Weekend At Bernie's' Contract Claims
• Universal Beats IP Liability Theory In Rapper Fashion Row
• DOJ Antitrust Leader Joins Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• EPA Agrees To Calif., Alaska Soot Pollution Plan Deadlines
• Calif. High Court Won't Hear High-Speed Rail Dispute
• Calif. Judge Accused Of Meddling In Pal's Spousal Abuse Case
• Verizon's Challenge To $3.5B Property Valuation Revived
• Worker's Crotch Groped By Partner At Employment Firm: Suit
• 9th Circ. Clears Way For Same-Sex Couples To Marry In Idaho
• Swisher Accused Of Anti-Competitive Cigarillo Sabotage
• Northrop Fights Gov't Intervention In ERISA Suit
• Regus Must Face Class Action Over Undisclosed Fees
• Oracle Hit With Anti-Poach Suit Over Deal With Google
• Jackson Lewis Adds 3 Labor Attys From Lewis Brisbois
• Feds Say Whistleblower Lacks Stake In $21M Sprint FCA Case
• J. Crew Accused Of Shortchanging Workers In New Suit
• Shartsis Friese Guides Uber In 78K-Square-Foot SF Lease
• AEG Gets More Time To Relocate NFL Team To Los Angeles
• Qualcomm Offers $2.5B For Sought-After Bluetooth Pioneer
• Judge Scuttles $33M Deal In Defective Fridge Class Action
• Ann Inc. Exploring Options As Investors Push For $3B Sale
• Work Plan Signals Expanded Calif. Green Chemistry Program
• $175M Cognitive Code Battle In Doubt After E-Filing Snafu
• New Castle Must Face Spicy Beer's TM Claims
• Dickstein IP Co-Chair Leaves To Head Manatt Group
• $94M Apple Damages Bid Based On Samsung IP Deal: Expert
• Engineers Fight 9th Circ. Review of $325M Anti-Poach Deal
• 9th Circ. Critical In Growing Class Ascertainability Fight
• Perdue, Kroger Agree To Settle Chicken Labeling Suits
• DirectTV Sues FM Global For $23M In Thailand Flood Losses
• Hobby Lobby Wants Labor Firm's 'Gamesmanship' Sanctioned
• Jones Day Adds 4 Calif. Prosecutors To Biz Litigation
• $500M AUO Antitrust Fine Is On Target, DOJ Tells 9th Circ.
• Pop Star Kesha Sues Producer, Claiming Rape, Abuse
• JPMorgan Agrees To $2.4M Deal In Appraisers' Wage Suit
• High Court Rebuffs Pearl Harbor Asbestos Remand Appeal
• San Francisco Files FERC Complaint Against PG&E
• API Lobbying Website Accused Of 'Fracking' Co.'s Brand
• Sedgwick Wants MedCap Malpractice Suit Axed
• Justices Won't Take A Gander At Foie Gras Ban Appeal
• Supreme Court Rejects E&Y Worker's Class Waiver Appeal
• Calif. Case Opens Door To Property Transfer Tax Rise
• Calif. Disbars IP Lawyer Who Accused Courts Of Racketeering
• Supreme Court Won't Back Stay On Idaho Gay Marriages
• Calif. Consumer Laws Cover Home Warranties, 9th Circ. Told
• CPUC Proposes $1.3B Credit Deal Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• PG&E Safety Fee Suit Interferes With Regulators, Court Says
• CVS Pushes Holistic Approach In Calif. Seating Case
• REIT DCT Industrial Buys 750,000-SF Calif. Property
• Ma Labs Workers Pocket Class Cert. In Time-Shaving Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Actavis, Reliance Industries, Old Mutual
• Calif. DA Wants State's GM Ignition Switch Suit Removed
• EA Investor Suit Over 'Battlefield 4' Bugs Nears Defeat
• CashCall Eavesdropping Plaintiffs Can't Recertify Class
• 9th Circ. Closes More Doors On ACA Challenges
• Amberen Maker Blocked From Suing Class Action Plaintiff
• Sidley Austin Nabs Ex-O'Melveny Tokyo Partner For SF Office
• LinkedIn's Reference Reports Violate FCRA, Suit Says
• Travelers Must Cover Seized Bank's D&O Defense, Judge Says
• Eagles' Don Henley Sues Over Retailer's 'Don A Henley' Pun
• Jeep Owner Got Rid Of Evidence In Window Row, Judge Says
• Enviros Sue To Block Calif. Oil Refinery, Rail Project
• OPINION: Don't Mess With... Arizona?
• Tug-Of-War: Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Deposition
• RCRA Citizen Suits No Longer Option In Regulating Diesel
• EFF Tells 9th Circ. FBI User Info Demands Unconstitutional
• Nixon Peabody Fights Malpractice Suit Over $23M Land Deal
• Microsoft Says Alice Spoils Enfish Database Patent Claims
• Stan Lee Media Battles Namesake Over Spider-Man At 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Upholds Contempt For Bankrupt Ski Club's Founder
• 9th Circ. Won't Recertify Deloitte Workers In OT Fight
• Symantec Follows HP, EBay With Big-Ticket Spinoff Plan
• Dun & Bradstreet Hit With Robocall Class Action
• NCAA Can't Ditch Student-Athletes' Scholarship Antitrust MDL
• DuPont Sticks Kitchen Equipment Co. With Teflon Suit
• FTC Strikes $19M False Ad Deal With Tutoring Software Co.
• Couples Urge Supreme Court To Nix Idaho Gay Marriage Stay
• Entertainment Law Firms To Arbitrate Linkin Park Firing Saga
• RE Rumor Mill: Amazon, CBS TV, Ritz-Carlton
• Calif. Court Reverses Crane Victory In Asbestos Death Suit
• Calif. Software Co. Hit With Class Action Over $108M IPO
• Apple Unlikely To Face New IP Claims From Unwired Planet
• Chase Agrees To $12M Settlement In Teller OT Suit
• Feds Challenge Ex-Orioles Player's Personal Benefit Defense
• Ex-Rep. Renzi's Corruption Conviction Upheld At 9th Circ.
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Let It Intervene In Gambling Suit
• Fed. Circ. Sends Rockstar IP Case Against Google To Calif.
• Judge Koh Picks Up 2nd Dreamworks Anti-Poaching Case
• Supplier Dodges Hyundai's Counterfeit Parts Suit
• Icahn Again Pushes Apple To Launch Major Buyback
• OPINION: Uphold Reasonable Regs On Judicial Campaigns
• Wells Fargo Tells 9th Circ. To Vacate $203M Overdraft Award
• Asarco Tells 9th Circ. $33M Superfund Cleanup Row Is Timely
• Brocade Fights Claim It Stole Tech Trade Secrets For Patent
• Google Says Wallet User's Latest Privacy Suit Still Fails
• Calif. Judge Pares Par's False-Ad Suit, Citing Pom
• Former NYSE CEO Joins SF Financial Services Firm
• Nokia Says Leak Docs May Justify More Samsung Sanctions
• DLA Piper Snags Dentons Litigation Partner In Los Angeles
• SF Takes Aim At Retailers' Reliance On Part-Time Labor
• Calif. Appeals Revives PAGA Class Action In Wake of Iskanian
• Fenwick Hires 17-Year SEC Enforcement Vet In SF
• Regulators May Have Missed Defects At SoCal Edison Plant
• Retailers Settle Trademark Suit Over 'G-Defy' Shoes
• PE Firm Sued Over Allegedly Botching $39M Hyatt Hotel Deal
• Battles Over Hospitality Wages May Turn On Technicalities
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In Alleged $123M ATM Ponzi Scheme
• SF Panel OKs Plan To Regulate Airbnb, Similar Sites
• Alere Ducks $116M Medical Data Theft Class Action
• Don't Disregard Calif.'s Non-Disparagement Clause Ban
• Considerations On Earthquake Coverage In Calif.
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Fox Rothschild's Fashion Law Head
• East West Bank Shutters PAGA Suit Over Managers' Pay
• Aaron's To Pay Calif. Customers $25M In AG Spyware Suit
• Traveler's Moved Too Soon In Centex Atty Suit, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Idaho, Nevada
• Tribune Reporter Wants Sanctions For Moot Age Bias Appeal
• Wells Fargo Investors Urge 9th Circ. To Revive $80M Suit
• Samsung Fights Apple's Push For Royalties In Patent Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swisscom, Waterland, Actavis
• Entertainment Law Firms Brawl In Linkin Park Firing Saga
• Bed Bath & Beyond Accused Of Forcing Off-The-Clock Work
• Twitter Hits DOJ, FBI With Free Speech Suit
• PG&E Says Feds Are Probing Calif. Regulator Emails
• Universal's Bond-Like Movie Can't Claim Fair Use
• Terminix Waived Arbitration In False Ad Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Volkswagen, Bentley Slam Signal IP's Safety Patent Claims
• Massage Therapist's Sex Assault Defense Not Covered
• OpenText, Alfresco Settle IP Brawl After 2 Patents Nixed
• EU Probes Amazon, Luxembourg Tax Deal
• Soda Industry Pours Millions Into Calif. Soda Tax Fight
• Hyundai Wants 'Opportunistic' Santa Fe Stalling Suit Axed
• Drugmakers Beat Doc Request In Diabetes Drug MDL
• Cathode-Ray Buyers Seek Separate MDL Antitrust Trials
• HP Sells Stake In Data Center Biz After Unveiling Spinoff
• Allergan Aims To Block Ackman From Voting Stock At Meeting
• A Checklist Of Privacy Considerations For Buyers In M&A
• The State Of Umbrella Damages Under Calif. Antitrust Law
• Chase Financial Advisers Lose Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Fender, Other Guitar Cos. Colluded On Prices, 9th Circ. Told
• Ex-Medtronic Worker Urges 9th Circ. To Revive OT Class
• Calif. Appeals Court Gives Duped Investors Shot At Remedy
• Apple Infringed Data Patents To Tune Of $94M, Jury Hears
• Hain Can't Escape Suit Over 'All Natural' Waffle Label
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle 'Superman' Rights Case
• SuperValu Sale Doesn't Spare Albertson's In Pregnancy Suit
• Pom Tells 9th Circ. Lowercase Letters Don't Save Rival Mark
• Disk Drive Buyers Denied Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• High Court Won't Mull New Trial Order In Asbestos Case
• BMW Escapes $85M Mini Cooper Pump Class Action
• Justices Reject Antitrust Suit Over United-Continental Merger
• DLA Piper Snags Calif. Fair Employment Chief For LA Office
• Mazda Slapped With Suit Over Melting Dashboards
• 'Elysium' Director Beats Writer's Infringement Lawsuit
• GoDaddy Prevails As High Court Refuses Cybersquatting Case
• High Court Won't Clarify Irreparable Harm In TM Cases
• Orrick Nabs Former US Prosecutor For White Collar Group
• FTC Sues Tutoring Co. For Falsely Touting Vocab Program
• Ex-Oriole Calls Feds' Insider Trading Indictment Flawed
• Calif. Must Take 2nd Look At Water Bank's Enviro Impact
• Sony, Columbia Sued Over Rights To Rapper's Video
• High Court Refuses Section 11 Challenge In Harbinger Suit
• HP Latest To Pursue Spinoff As Investors Shun Conglomerates
• Keysight To Offer $1.1B In Senior Notes Ahead Of Spinoff
• HP To Split Multibillion-Dollar PC, Hardware Units
• Elliott Breathes New Life Into $3.4B Riverbed Takeover Push
• Skadden Steers Becton Dickinson To $12B CareFusion Buy
• Orrick Guns For SF Refund Over Partnership Profits Again
• Calif. Biotech Co. Dermira Debuts With $125M IPO
• After Win In Sirius Copyright Suit, Turtles Take On Pandora
• Toshiba Sanctions Bid Is Aimed At Axing Suit, E.Digital Says
• Vendini Pays $3M To End Customers' Data-Breach Action
• Miller Nash, Graham & Dunn Join Forces In Pac. Northwest
• Cisco Liable Under 9th Circ. Ruling, Persecuted Chinese Say
• Sears, 3 Others Accused Of Selling Knockoff Apparel
• Judge Rips Apple's Bid To Seal Docs Before ITunes Trial
• New Calif. Data Breach Law May Fall Short
• GPNE Says VirnetX Does Not Affect Damages In Apple IP Suit
• Allergan's Hope For Rival Deal Dims Amid Investor Outcry
• Putting Calif. Workplace Bullies In Their Place
• PG&E Appeals 'Disproportionate' $1.4B Penalty For Calif. Blast
• Lloyd's Trial On $132M Veolia Crash Payout To Use NY Law
• Unwired Planet Wants Apple Reports From $1B Samsung Win
• Comenity Bank Pays $8.4M To Class Of 4 Million In TCPA Suit
• UPS Says Gov't Shipping Overcharge FCA Suit Doesn't Fly
• Class Attys Overpaid In $19M Robert Half Suit, Worker Says
• Stockton Pension Ruling Bolsters Case For CalPERS Reform
• New Calif. Laws Push Employers To Retool Business Practices
• Adobe Accused Of Judicial End Run In Wowza Patent Fight
• Judge Trims Price-Fixing MDL Over Lithium Ion Batteries
• Split 9th Circ. Rules Fannie Mae Suits Belong in Fed. Court
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Investor Suit Over Nvidia Chips
• Calif. Property Owner's Fluor Pollution Suit Gets Trimmed
• Jury Says Marvell Owes France Telecom $1.7M At Patent Trial
• K&L Gates Hires Ex-CalPERS GC As Partner In Seattle
• Judge Slams Sprint's 'Outrageous' Fraud Claim In Labor Suit
• Apple Says VirnetX Ruling Bars Damages Expert In IP Trial
• Starboard Offers To Take $600M 3D Tech Co. Private
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Kathleen Foote
• High Court To Review Edison Pension Suit
• Panasonic Unit Uses Incomplete Wage Statements, Class Says
• Facebook Balks On Name Policy After Drag Queen Backlash
• MoFo Keeps SoftBank M&A Churning In Major Film Studio Deal
• Google Threatened With $100M Nude Photo Lawsuit
• A Step Toward Expediting California Clean Energy Permits
• Supreme Court To Hear Baker Botts' Bankruptcy Fee Appeal
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