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California - December, 2014

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• SEC Says $3M Facebook Pre-IPO Fraud Funded Day Trading
• Ex-American Apparel CEO Wants Shareholder Suits Tossed
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Sirius' Arbitration Bid In TCPA Row
• Safeway Hit With Wrongful Death Suit From Listeria Outbreak
• Kroger Guts Calif. Union Delivery Workers' OT Suit
• Judge Rejects Push For Egg Labeling Of Hen Treatment
• LG, Epson Shed Some Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Judge Delays Ruling On 'Improper' Netflix Alice Motion
• Ex-NFLer Wants SEC Claims Sacked From Pump-Dump Claim
• RJ Reynolds 'Camel Cash' Suit Wins Cert. In Calif. Only
• Adam Sandler Ex-Nanny Says High Court 'Only Path To Justice'
• Wells Fargo To Pay $14.5M To End Debt Collection TCPA Suit
• Amazon, Sellers Hit With Patent Suit Over Cellphone Mounts
• RE Rumor Mill: Beacon Capital, Polidev, Ashkenazy
• France Telecom Pushes For New Trial In Coding Patent Row
• Oscar Winner Nabs $1M Deal Win After Sensa Attys Quit
• Ex-Orioles Player Says Newman Strikes Out Insider Charges
• Metal Co. Can't Escape Fluor Pollution Suit
• A New Year, A New Privacy Regulation For California
• Securities Fraud Actions Just Got Harder In 9th Circ.
• Don't Wait To Amend Infringement, Invalidity Contentions
• Gore Vidal's Nephew Says White & Case Axed His Inheritance
• 9th Circ. Sides With Enviro Agency In Calif. Water Battle
• OCZ Trustee Says Class Action Plaintiffs Flouted Ch. 11 Stay
• Samsung Tells Fed. Circ. Apple Shouldn't Get IP Injunction
• LA Sues JPMorgan, BofA, Citi Over Discriminatory Lending
• Microsoft Starts TM War Against Phony Tech Support Cos.
• RE Rumor Mill: Apple, LinkedIn, Zelig Weiss
• Apple Lens Maker Abused Atty-Client Privilege 'Egregiously'
• 9th Circ. Remands Family Charity's $100M Midco Tax Battle
• Ex-Deputy SG Confirmed To Calif. Supreme Court
• SEC Fines Calif.-Based Atty For Trading On Client's Intel
• Aetna's HIV Drugs Mail-Order Rule Is Biased, Suit Says
• Health Net Accused Of ACA Plan 'Bait And Switch'
• Guess Licensee Guns For Zurich Sanctions In Handbag Row
• Morgan Stanley Advisers Launch $5M OT Class Action
• First Alert Snuffs Out Smoke Alarm Class Action
• Oracle Spree Continues With Digital Marketing Biz Buy
• Sky Chefs' $1.75M Wage Deal OK'd As Judge Dings Class Attys
• Disney Wins Sanctions In Row Over Alleged Tainted Water
• Violin, Underwriters Say $146M IPO Suit Repeats Axed Claims
• HSBC, Capital One Shake Class Suit Over Card Payments
• KPMG-Backed Tax Shelter Funds Can't Deduct Losses, Costs
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Cymbalta Withdrawal Risks Suit
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Judge Slaps Down HP's 3rd Try At Autonomy Settlement
• Centex Wins Again In Travelers' Choice-Of-Counsel Suit
• K&L Gates IP Partner Decamps After Client DQ Fight
• Ford Credit Gets Calif. Lease Notice Class Action Trimmed
• 9th Circ Holds Anti-Whaling Protester Group In Contempt
• Calif. Strip Club, Dancers Get OK For Deal Over Taping, Tips
• Pandora Tries To Ax Rockers' IP Suit Under Free Speech Law
• Calif. Panel Says Concepcion Defeats Broughton-Cruz Rule
• Samsung Tells High Court Memory Cartel Suit Should Survive
• Sallie Mae Borrowers Win Cert. On Late-Fee Claims
• SG Says High Court Shouldn't Hear Teva Drug Label Case
• 9th Circ. To Rehear En Banc Bankruptcy Atty Fee Row
• Tracking State Data Protection Enforcement In 2014
• Gerber Fends Off Baby Food Labeling Suit
• Feds, Enviros Push High Court To Preserve Fish Protections
• Zillow, Trulia Shareholders OK $3.5B Merger
• Judge Slams Symantec's 'Ridiculous' Quash Bid In Target MDL
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Agency's Sales Tax Rule
• FERC Backs Interregional Transmission Plans With Caveats
• Musk Says Battery Fire Securities Action Was 'Frivolous'
• The Naked Truth: Intricacies Of Naked Short Sales
• 6 Privacy Law Trends That Will Continue In 2015
• A Murky Trade Secret Landscape: What Employers Can Do
• Verdict Narrowed Against J-M In FCA Suit Over Shoddy Pipes
• Calif. Panel Nixes $82M US Bank Win In Skyscraper Loan Suit
• Sony Hit With 2 More Suits Over 'The Interview' Hack
• Judge Stalls Arbitration Bid In Wells Fargo False Ad Suit
• Cut SEC Claims Against Hedge Fund Manager Make Comeback
• Calif. Bar Committee Backs No-Asset Pro Bono Bankruptcy
• Judge 'Baffled' By Claim Google Monopolized Mobile Search
• NFL Dodges Players' Painkiller Class Action
• Reed Smith Nears KO In Promoter's $10M Defamation Suit
• 13M Class Bid Over Facebook Purchases A 'Monster': Judge
• JC Penney Workers Win Class Cert. In Vacation Gripe
• Tech Was 'Not Tethered To Spreadsheets' For 2014 RE Buys
• Alice Sinks 2 Patents In Netflix Row, But 3rd Patent Lives
• CMI Infringed Asetek Cooling Patent, Calif. Jury Finds
• Chargers Sacked With TCPA Class Action Over Ticket Calls
• Howrey Trustee Settles With 7 Former Partners
• Steptoe Hit With $129M Calif. Legal Malpractice Suit
• Judge Tells Graco To Buckle Up For Faulty Car Seat Suit
• Nissan Gets Defective Infiniti Class Action Tentatively Trimmed
• Lenovo Wins Cut Of 'Astronomical' Fee Bid In Defect Suit
• Fox Can't End Directors' Home-Video Profits Class Action
• CNN, Others Denied Copy Of Steve Jobs Depo In Apple Case
• AliphCom Unplugs False Ad Suit Over Jawbone UP Batteries
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover Target In Copyright Suit
• Fight Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Hits Calif. Appeals Court
• Silk Road's 'Dread Pirate' Blew Off Verbal Plea Deal Offer
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive IGT Stock Drop Suit
• Class Seeks Forward Momentum In Ford Steering Defect Suit
• Illegal Tax Shelter Traders Fight To Deduct Currency Losses
• Chanos Beats Wynn Resorts' FCPA Defamation Suit
• Allergan Investors Accuse Valeant, Pershing Of Takeover Plot
• Philips Puts Down $1.2B For Medical Device Manufacturer
• Senate Votes To Confirm 12 Federal Judges
• Product Liability In The Age Of Global Pandemics
• Artists Urge 9th Circ. To Rescue Calif. Resale Royalty Law
• Goodwin Procter Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis IP Pro
• Armed With Alice Ammo, Netflix Calls Rovi Patents Invalid
• MMA Fighters Clobber UFC With Monopoly Class Action
• U. of Phoenix Parent Beats Investors' Action In 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Says FWS Forest Project Won't Harm Spotted Owls
• American Apparel Fires Charney, Hires New CEO
• Damages Model Dooms Class In Almond Milk Labeling Suit
• Antitrust Group Urges High Court To Nix Immunity Ruling
• Hotel Groups Sue Los Angeles Over Minimum Wage Hike
• Is Jury's Verdict In IPod Antitrust Litigation Irrelevant?
• Class Says Chrysler's Ram Recall Did More Harm Than Good
• 9th Circ. Says IRS Tax Assessment Not Too Late
• Ex-Employees Sue Sony Pictures For Not Preventing Breach
• Calif. Panel Revives Showgirl Wage Class For Ayala Test
• Tucker Ellis Can't Force Former Atty Into Arbitration
• Former SF DA 'Kayo' Hallinan's Law License Suspended
• Asbestos Atty Sues 2 Ex-Partners, Claims LLP Is A Lie
• Jury Sides With Apple In ITunes Monopoly Case
• Agricultural Co. Must Face LA Housing Authority CERCLA Suit
• In 2014, Plaintiffs Gained Some Ground Lost After Twombly
• Top 10 Trade Secrets Developments Of 2014: Part 1
• Supreme Court Clarifies Limits Of Calif.'s Undersea Borders
• Syntellect Again Fights $4.7M IP Indemnity Loss At 9th Circ.
• Porn Cos. Lose 9th Circ. Challenge To LA Condom Mandate
• Google Tells En Banc 9th Circ. Video Ruling May Fracture IP
• UPS Sends Gov't Shipping Overcharge FCA Suit Packing
• Apple, IPod Buyers Send $351M Music Monopoly Case To Jury
• After Jones Day Scold, RadioShack Wage Suit Gets Revived
• American Realty Advisors GC Says EU Regs Slow Investor Bid
• Calif. High Court Says MICRA Only Caps Noneconomic Awards
• Calif. Bar To Be Audited In Wake Of Fired Exec's Suit
• Dr. Dre Gives Firm Big Bonus After Epic Year
• High Court Skips Calif. Truck Driver Wage-And-Hour Case
• Cash Settlement Proposed In BSH Moldy Washer Class Action
• CLS Again Pushes High Court To Review Iskanian Case
• High Court Won't Hear SQM Challenge In Groundwater Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Chase PAGA Appeal
• Riverbed Agrees To $3.6B Buyout Amid Activist Pressure
• 9 Lessons For Creditors From Detroit's Bankruptcy
• Year In Review: 2014 State And Local Employment Laws
• Calif. Gov. Pulls New Judges From Morgan Lewis, EBay
• Wi-LAN Loses Bid To Revisit Apple Non-Infringement Win
• Blackstone Sells Retail Portfolio Stake To Kimco For $512.3M
• Hortonworks, New Relic Blow Away IPO Pricing In Debuts
• Circuit City Trustee Sues Calif. For Tax Overpayment
• Sidley Picks Up 3 Class Action Partners From Loeb & Loeb
• Apple, IPod Buyers Wrap $351M Evidence, With No Class Rep
• JPML Again Won't Combine USPlabs Diet Supplement Suits
• Nordstrom Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Rest Day Suit
• Ex-Public Defender's Retaliation Claims Barred By Anti-SLAPP
• 'Price Is Right' Must Face Ex-Model's Bias Claims Again
• Class Makes Bid To Revive EBay Auction Suit At 9th Circ.
• Full 9th Circ. Set To Weigh 'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling
• NRC Asks DC Circ. To Nix Enviro Suit Over Calif. Power Plant
• 1st Circ. Denies Do-Over For Atty Accused Of Lying
• Chrysler Says Jeep Window Defect Class Lacks Standing
• NJOY Wants E-Cigarette False Ad Class Action Snuffed
• Notice Period Doesn't Cause 9th Circ. To Pause On ESA
• Some Hope For Software Patents Post-Alice
• Calif. Court Lets 800 Borrowers Rejoin Countrywide Suit
• NLRB Email Ruling Presents A Quandary For Employers
• Boiron Colluded On Deal Over Flu Remedies, 9th Circ. Told
• Safeway Liable For Higher Online Prices, Judge Finds
• Adobe To Pay $800M For PE-Backed Stock Photo Co.
• RE Rumor Mill: Time, Heritage Equity, Minskoff
• US Asks High Court To Reverse Baker Botts Fee Ruling
• LendingClub Rallies In NYSE Debut After $870M IPO
• DQ'd 'Top Model' Contestant Hits Tyra Banks With $4M Suit
• Aircraft Co. Sues Over Interference In Philippine Copter Deal
• Fed. Law Unravels 'Made In USA' Labeling Suit, Macy's Says
• Johnny Carson's Atty Sues Bankruptcy Counsel Over Book
• UPDATE: Telemarketer's Claims Over Phony TCPA Suits Get Tossed
• Judge Denies Franklin Bid To Reduce Stockton Retiree Claims
• TransPerfect Blasts Rival's Royalty Figures In $1M IP Row
• Wal-Mart's Calif. Dress Code Illegal, NLRB Judge Rules
• Ex-UCB Exec Pleads Guilty In $65M Loss-Concealment Plot
• San Jose City Council Votes To Tax Airbnb Stays
• Apple Updates Kept IPods Safe, Music Monopoly Jurors Hear
• Calif. Court Nixes LA's Bid For Atty DQ Over Tax Docs
• Hot Cross-Border Deals Market Lures UK's Penningtons To SF
• Insurer Can't Limit Atty Rates Retroactively, Court Rules
• 'Judge Shopping' Gets Toyota Power Door Defect Case Moved
• Maker Studios Beats Shareholder Suit Over $950M Disney Deal
• ConAgra Discovery Dispute Heats Up With Sanctions Threat
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Christine Noma
• Symantec Attacks 'Corporate Greed' Claims In FCA Suit
• Tracking HIPAA Liability Trends At The State Level
• Kirkland & Ellis Reps Gramercy REIT In $399M Portfolio Buy
• Joint Health Beverage Co. Gets Claims Pared In False Ad Suit
• Judge's Racist Emails Should Stay Under Wraps, Court Told
• Payday Loan Co. Beats Class Suit Over FCRA Violation
• Calif. Egg Regs May Leave Farmers Scrambling
• CVS Pharmacists Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• NuVasive Again Dodges Medicare Probe Securities Class Suit
• Amazon Grounded In Bid To Nix DVD Parental-Control Patent
• 2014 Fracking Year In Review: California Edition
• Uber Charged Fake SF Airport Fee, Rider Suit Says
• Calif. DAs Hit Uber With Consumer-Safety Suit As Lyft Settles
• Cert. Bid In Google AdWords False-Ad Row Hits 9th Circ.
• History Complicates SF's Surging Real Estate Development
• Bridgestone Wins Approval Of $3M Wage Deal With Mechanics
• Ice Dancer May Rescue $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Calif. Atty Indicted In $3M Ticket Broker Stock Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Thor Equities, WeWork
• Lumber Liquidators Hit With Defect Suit Over Bamboo Flooring
• Carbon Importer Disputes Anti-Dumping Calculation At CIT
• Sears' $1.6M Wage-And-Hour Deal Rejected As Overly Broad
• Facebook Ad Buyers Ask 9th. Circ. To Revive Overcharge Suit
• Lewis Brisbois' LA Office Badly Damaged By Fire
• LA Coliseum Tells Panel Rave-Promoter Contracts Hid Bribes
• Patent Holder Says Sony Sanctions Win Would Set Precedent
• Bridgepoint Investors Take $250M Buyback Suit To 9th Circ.
• New Apple Goods Excluded From Unwired Planet's Patent Suit
• LA MTA Accused Of Blocking Bids By Whistleblowing Co.
• Venture-Backed Tech Co. New Relic Ups IPO Target To $110M
• Dole Beats 'All Natural' Fruit Labeling Class Action
• Chevron Snaps Up New Zealand Offshore Blocks
• Do Fracking Bans Trigger Civil Authority Coverage?
• A Recurring Question In Calif. Federal Trade Secret Cases
• Producers Beware: When Waivers And Releases Don't Work
• Architect Says Google Stole $120B Building Engineering Idea
• 2 Cos. Tell 9th Circ. Max Damages Count For CAFA Removal
• Oracle Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Maker's Mark 'Handmade' Claims Are False, Class Says
• 9th Circ. Accepts Brinderson Appeal Over Removal Standard
• Class Rep. Booted In $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• 9th Circ. Finds Reciprocal Admission Rules Constitutional
• Rockpoint Secures $86M For California Office Campus
• 9th Circ. Tosses Tax Court's $27M Partnership Valuation
• More Minor Leaguers Hit MLB With Antitrust Suit Over Pay
• Blackstone Sells Calif. Office Portfolio In $3.5B Deal
• Lions Gate Unit Buries $6.5M Claim In 'Twilight' Parody Fight
• Goldman Must Pay $7.6M In 'Largest' Wrongful Firing Award
• Nissan Settles Calif. Class Action Over Faulty Brakes
• After 101 Years, A Calif. 'Water War' May Be Over
• SEC Slaps Bitcoin Exchange Operator With Industry Bar
• Temp Agency Issued Incomplete Wage Statements, Suit Says
• LendingClub Eyes $808M IPO After Boosting Price Range
• Munger Tolles Botched $2.6M Real Estate Deal, Suit Says
• Shell Rethinks $90M Waste Harm Deal After Secrecy Nixed
• Bayer's Flintstones Gummies Don't Boost Brains, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Cans Bid To Stop Verizon Call Recordings
• Rock Band Tool's Insurer Denied Quick Win In Coverage Row
• Steve Jobs Takes Center Stage In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial
• Jones Day Atty Draws Calif. Panel's Ire Over OT Suit Tactic
• Ikea Customers Lose Class Cert. In Calif. ZIP Code Suit
• New 9th Circ. Chief Judge Thomas Takes Over From Kozinski
• Uber Says Drivers Aren't Employees In Tipping Suit
• Sentry Aims To Nix Bid To Cover Edible Arrangements IP Row
• Calif. Appellate Says Worker Status Dispute Not A Tax Case
• Bill Cosby Says Atty In Sex Abuse Case Tried To Extort Him
• Market Rumors: Uber, Vale, Infosys
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merro, TDC, Alex & Ani
• Firm Faces $1.7M Suit Over Botched Nina Simone Inheritance
• Supplier Can't Escape Hyundai's Counterfeit Parts Suit
• Tribe Decries Approval Of $1.13B Calif. Solar Project
• NLRB Slams DirecTV Refusal To Bargain In Post-Canning Case
• Cisco Systems Accuses Rival Arista Of Infringement
• Retailer Mocks Don Henley For Suing Over 'Obvious' Joke
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shell's Donny Ching
• Kaiser Permanente To Pay $5.4M To End TCPA Class Action
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Sanford Heisler's Felicia Medina
• Tips For Managing E-Discovery In State Courts
• Los Angeles Should Block Its Own Ban On Fracking
• California Supreme Court Divided In Key CEQA Case
• En Banc 9th Circ. To Weigh FCA's Public Knowledge Bar
• Comcast Faces Class Action Over Public Wi-Fi Network
• FDA Shuts Down Los Angeles Smoked Fish Factory
• Ex-Apple Exec Gets 1 Year, Pays $4.5M In Kickback Scheme
• Twist In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial As Standing Questioned
• Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit Axed Due To New Rights
• Edison Workers Push Justices To Flip 9th Circ. Pension Ruling
• Showgirls Tell Calif. Panel Ayala Ruling Revives Wage Class
• Solicitor Gen. Stalls DOD Release Of Sikorsky Contract Data
• Howrey Trustee Settles With 9 Jones Day Attys, DC Landlord
• Mott's Fends Off Class Cert. In Apple Juice False-Ad Row
• Apple Deserves Fees After Chipmaker's 'Huge Mistake': Judge
• HP Slapped With RICO Suit Claiming Mexican Bribery Scheme
• HomeGoods The Latest Retailer Sued Over Blind POS Access
• Northrop On Hook For $3M Hazmat Judgment, Insurers Say
• 3 Different Approaches To RICO Extraterritoriality
• May State And Local Gov'ts Control Low-Flying Drones?
• Tech-Tying Vs. Section 2 Of The Sherman Antitrust Act
• Post-Nautilus, Post-Interval: Indefiniteness In November
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Down Arrestee DNA Collection
• The Donald Will Not Be Deposed Again In Trump U. Suit
• Toyota Wins Tentative Contempt Ruling In Acceleration MDL
• Former Apple, Oracle GC Joins DLA Piper From Bingham
• San Bernardino Judge Stops Firefighters' Labor Suit
• Apple DRM Chief Tells Jury ITunes Updates Targeted Hackers
• Law Firm Can't Fight $1.9M Deficiency Notice, IRS Says
• DynCorp Faces FCA Claims Over Kuwait Air Force Contract
• Sears Workers Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Calif. Court Says
• Dental Implant Co. Ordered To Pay $122K For Destroying Docs
• Dr Pepper Wins 9th Circ. Order For Retrial In Age Bias Suit
• Manatt Faces Trial On Conspiracy Claim In $200M Ponzi Row
• NuVasive Ducks Atty Fees After Neurovision's $30M Jury Win
• Exxon, Others' Offshore Fracking Permits Illegal, Suit Says
• $10B Discrimination Suit Targets AT&T, DirecTV Merger
• Insurers Freed From Plumber's Defense In Calif. Hotel Project
• Anheuser-Busch OT Class Action Sent To Arbitrator
• Ford Accused Of Cheating Lessees Out Of Overpayment Equity
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Google, Aareal
• Calif. Police Liable For Contracted Tow Drivers, Court Told
• Calif. Supreme Court Urged To Reinforce CEQA Exemptions
• Los Angeles Sues Maker Of Medical Pot Delivery App
• Judge Bounces Hasbro Contract Claims In Nerf Royalties Fight
• Judge Slams Rite Aid OT Deal As 'Gamble' On Inattentive Class
• Apple Should Pay $351M For ITunes Monopoly, Jury Told
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis Faulkner's Mansoorian
• DOJ Requires Bazaarvoice To Appoint Antitrust Officer
• Jamba Juice To Stop Labeling Smoothie Kits 'All Natural'
• Foley Snags Ex-Akin Gump FCPA Expert For SF Office
• Ex-Zillow Sales Rep Describes Lecherous Office 'Frat House'
• Despite New Claims, Judicial Stacking More Myth Than Reality
• Otsuka To Bolster Drug Pipeline With $3.5B Avanir Buy
• Atty Accused Of Lying Says 1st Circ. Ignored Due Process
• Hyundai Capital Hit With Class Action Over Repo Practices
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• An Opportunity For Clarity In Design Patent Infringement
• Must Calif. Dump Its Oil Spill Prevention Regime?
• Cricket To Pay $2.2M To Settle Wiretap Overcharge Claims
• Citizens United Arg In PACER Fees Suit Falls Flat
• Judge To Trim Victoria's Secret Clerks' $37M Wage Suit
• Cypress To Buy Flash-Memory Maker Spansion For $1.6B
• Stockton Fights Franklin Bid To Reduce $545M Retiree Claims
• Venture-Backed Software Analytics Co. Sets $95M IPO Target
• Chastened Apple Wins 11th-Hour Antitrust Trial Secrecy Bid
• Ford, Automakers Ask JPML To Move Air Bag Suits To Pa.
• 9th Circ. Won't Force EPA To Revise Ozone Regulations
• Stroock Lures Ex-Bingham Investment Pro To LA Office
• More Bingham Attys Flock To Blank Rome's Litigation Group
• Golden Bridge Fights For New Trial In Apple Patent Suit
• Peer-To-Peer Lending Startup Eyes $635M IPO
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• High Court Lets Stand Tribe's Status, Right To Build Casino
• Twitter Can't Dodge $5M TCPA Class Action
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Greenberg Lambastes Pricey Sanctions Bid In $53M Rail Row
• Lewis Brisbois Snags Gordon & Rees Employment Atty
• Software Maker Hortonworks Sets Terms For $78M IPO
• Sony, DLA Piper Say Patent Holder's Sanctions Bid Is Personal
• To Enforce Arbitration, Pay 'Sirius' Attention To Contract
• What Businesses Must Know About The Berkeley 'Sugar Tax'