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California - February, 2015

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• Ford Throttle Defect Class Action Revived By 9th Circ.
• LA Renews JPMorgan, Citigroup, BofA Redlining Suits
• Gayes' Expert Faces Absent Notes At 'Blurred Lines' Trial
• Calif. Court To Weigh If Attys' Fees Need Stricter Review
• Kroger Unit Sends Calif. Managers' Unpaid OT Class Packing
• Howrey's Trustee Settles With Fulbright & Jaworski
• Kleiner Men Dished About Sex, Porn On Work Trip, Jury Told
• DOE Owes $22.5M More In Nuclear Plant Cleanup Damages
• Stan Lee Media Urges High Court To Revive Spider-Man Suit
• AlvaradoSmith DQ'd In SM Graphics Patent Fee Row
• Farella Braun Fights NRA Bid To Shoot Down Gun Law
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Staffing Co. Doles Out $1.25M To Engineers In FLSA Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Rules $6M Parking Project Rightly Nixed
• Imputed Politics Suffice For Asylum Bid, 9th Circ. Rules
• US Says Builders Used Veteran To Win $12M In Contracts
• '70s Rocker Slams Keith Urban With TM Suit Over Guitar DVDs
• Samsung Smart TV Remote Can Leak Acid, Class Action Says
• Nike Calls Racism, Hacking Claims Latest Salvo In Futile Suit
• Venable Atty's Lapses In Bebo Suit Cost $5M, Suit Says
• PG&E Can't Escape SF Fishermen's Toxic Waste Suit
• Feds Nab 'Billionaire' In $2.5M Wire Fraud Ponzi Scheme
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Netflix Antitrust Suit
• LA Tells High Court To Reinstate Hotel Search Law
• SunTrust Pays $185M For DreamWorks Campus
• Oakland Pushes Ahead With Progressive Wage-And-Hour Laws
• Not Exactly A Solution To Creditors' Nightmares
• What Amazon Giveaway Means For Sweepstakes Laws
• Target Hit With Class Action In Calif. Over Supplements
• Universal VP Downplays Emails In 'Blurred Lines' IP Trial
• Houston's Server OT Suit Underdone After 9th Circ. Ruling
• Kleiner Sidelined Pao After Harassment Report, Jury Told
• Target, Sears Among Several To Settle CRT Price-Fixing Suits
• AIG Unit Off Hook For Plane Worker's $6M Deal Over Lost Leg
• Courtney Love's Fame Can't Save Her From Defamation Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Uber, Isle Of Capri, Kaufman
• Non-PAGA Labor Claims Head To Arbitrator Under Iskanian
• Calif. Justices To Mull $6M Fee In Robert Half Labor Deal
• Ocean Spray Squelches Class Cert Try In '100% Juice' Suit
• Google Invests $300M In SolarCity's $750M Project Fund
• Hulu Viewers' Privacy Class Action In Doubt, Judge Says
• Dearth of Evidence Dooms False Ad Suits Against HGH Cos.
• Judge Blasts Taco Bell's Bid To Nix Meal Break Class Claims
• Enviros, Others Press Calif. Gov. For Fracking Moratorium
• Cold-EEZE Is 'Totally Ineffective,' False-Ad Suit Says
• Judge Greenlights Deal To End DHS 'Voluntary Return' Suit
• RBS Bid To Escape MBS Suit Is Improper, NCUA Says
• IGate Says In-House Atty's Sex Assault Suit Filed Too Late
• Steven Tyler Atty Can't SLAPP Away Agent's Suit: Calif. Court
• Calif. Privacy Bills Would Halt Car-Data Hacks, Spying TVs
• Troutman Sanders' New SF Office Pads West Coast Expansion
• ABA Tells 9th Circ. Heller Can't Claw Back Atty Profits
• HSBC Hit With Suit Over Money Laundering For Drug Cartel
• Citigroup, Banamex Report Anti-Money Laundering Probes
• Kleiner Partner Held All-Male Al Gore Dinner, Jury Told
• In-Flight Entertainment Co. Can't Trim UMG Copyright Suit
• Thicke Sings On Stand To Prove 'Blurred Lines' No Copy
• Toyota Prius Owners Get Green Light For Mileage Ad Claims
• Immigration Judges Slam DOJ Ban On Iranian Judge
• Lenovo Invites Legal Maelstrom With Superfish Adware
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pharmacyclics, Sycamore, HP
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Cap-And-Trade Rules
• Olympus Sued Over UCLA 'Superbug' Scope Exposure
• Calif. Council OKs $2B Stadium From Rams Owner Kroenke
• Migrant Workers Will Receive $163K For Violations At Winery
• 9th Circ. Revives Ex-Sears Worker's Disability Bias Suit
• Calif. Dems Push Equal Pay Bill After Arquette Oscar Speech
• Can Federal Immigration Law And AB 60 Be Reconciled?
• 3 Biotechs Aim For Combined $300M In Follow-Ons
• Calif. Family Leave Reforms Won't Ease Burden On Employers
• Interstate JV Scores $110M Loan For Hotel Portfolio
• Alon USA Energy Postpones Calif. Rail Project Until 2016
• 2 Years Of Clapper: Takeaways From 12 Data Breach Cases
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Rape Victim's Suit Against Model Mayhem
• Sandoz Slams Amgen's Injunction Bid In Biosimilar Suit
• Liz Taylor's Trust Attacks Christie's Over $9M Diamond Auction
• Defining Atty Fee Enforceability In Illegal Contracts
• Justices Want More Input On Bridgestone PAGA Waiver Case
• Bankrupt Ambulance Co. Seeks Stay of Medicare FCA Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Over Condo Sales
• 9th Circ. Asks Mich. Court Whether Pandora Is a 'Lender'
• Ex-Equipment Co. Exec Arrested In $9.2M Bank Fraud Scheme
• Sears, Others Infringed Clothing Design Copyright, Suit Says
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Lewis Brisbois' Craig Holden
• Nordstrom Beats Cert Bid In Bag-Check Class Action
• 'Blurred Lines' Made $40M Off Gaye's IP, Jury Told On Day 1
• 9th Circ. OKs Boiron's $5M Deal Ending False Ad Class Suit
• Schiff Says Glucosamine Class Can't Flake On $5M Deal
• Kleiner Perkins' Dirty Laundry Aired As Bias Trial Opens
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Cushman, BlackRock, Westport
• Arnold & Porter Reps REIT DiamondRock On $59M Hotel Buy
• FCRA Claims Nixed In $116M Suit Over Stolen Alere Laptop
• Pandora Appeals After Judge Keeps Alive Turtles' IP Suit
• Safeway Sinks Yogurt Ingredient Claims In Calif. Court
• Calif.'s Plastic Bag Ban Suspended Amid Ballot Referendum
• Return LCD Price-Fixing Suits To Home Courts, Judge Says
• 4 Hurdles Real Estate Developers Face In California
• Whirlpool Sued Over KitchenAid Microwave That Caught Fire
• 9th Circ. Says EquiTrust Annuity Terms Were Clear
• Amazon Invokes Arbitration Clause In List Price Class Action
• 11 Statewide Classes OK'd In ConAgra '100% Natural' Oil Row
• Human Egg Donors Seek To Intervene In Antitrust Pay Row
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Settles With JPMorgan, AmEx
• Honda Hid Acura Transmission Defect, Suit Says
• Boot Barn's Backers Look To Trim Holding 4 Months After IPO
• Ropes & Gray Adds Health Care Privacy Pro In San Francisco
• Pensions Are Now On The Restructuring Table, For Real
• In Retrospect: Brinker V. Superior Court
• Don't Forget About Publicity Rights In Estate Planning
• US Immigration Policy: Adventures In Fantasyland
• Ex-Nonprofit Execs To Pay $1.8M Restitution In Asbestos Case
• Investors Say American Apparel Brass' 'Blind Eye' Hurt Co.
• PGA Tour Wants Antitrust Class Action Transferred To Fla.
• Few Tech Ties In $16M Kleiner Perkins Sex Bias Trial Jury
• Pandora Cries Free Speech In Turtles' Pre-1972 Copyright Row
• Allianz Wins OK For $251M Annuity Deal After 'Fierce' Fight
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Moinian, Equinix, Greystar
• Cox Castle Moves Los Angeles HQ To New Century City Tower
• Ex-Oriole Says Feds Hiding Evidence In Insider Trading Case
• Time Warner Ducks $11B Suit Over Lakers, Dodgers Bundling
• Lyon Scores $167M In Freddie Mac Loans For Apartments
• CH2M Doubles Down On Hogan DQ Bid In Cleanup Row
• Calif. High Court Could Unleash Rest Day Lawsuits
• Tech Startup Accuses Former CEO Of Blocking Investments
• Ex-'Girls Gone Wild' Atty, Resort Face $2M In Clawback Suits
• Comcast, Al Sharpton, Others Hit With $20B Race Bias Suit
• AIG Unit Must Cover LAX Project Flaws Defense, Suit Says
• Adam Sandler's Ex-Nanny Loses Cert. Bid At Supreme Court
• Academy Award For Visual Effects Technology Spurs IP Suit
• Ex-Im Bank Stuck With ESA Suit In Barrier Reef LNG Projects
• ICE Worksite Enforcement Audits Under Fire In New Suit
• Goldman Sachs Says It Could Face Suit Over RMBS Sales
• Class Decertified In Cobra Sex Energy False-Ad Suit
• High Court Passes On Calif. Trucker Classification Row
• Chrysler Dodges Some Claims In 'Death Wobble' Class Action
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• AIG Unit Can't Revisit Ruling Over Fidelity Ponzi Coverage
• Firm Claims Opposing Counsel Hacked Network, Stole Docs
• FedEx Scores Partial Wins In DEA Subpoena Fight
• Trump University Urges Judge To Decertify Class In Fraud Suit
• Google Bounces Search App Antitrust Suit
• Lenovo Hit With Class Suit Over PCs' Preloaded Spyware
• Akin Gump Snags Paul Hastings Real Estate Partner In LA
• Impax To Settle Investors' Quality-Control Suit For $8M
• Equinox Gym Works Out $4M Deal To End Wage Class Action
• NLRB Judge Says UFCW Cant Force New Hires To Union Office
• 9th Circ. Upholds Bob Marley IP Victories In TM Row
• Young Scammer Must Pay $415,000 For Facebook Ad Theft
• Ex-Heller Ehrman Client Seeks Third Shot At $20M Claim
• Fukushima Operator Says Sailors' $1B Suit Belongs In Japan
• Judge Won't Transfer Barnes & Noble HP Tablet Row To NY
• Silicon Valley Chip Designer Easic Seeks $75M IPO
• Paramount Citrus Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Knobbe Martens Boosts LA Office With Ex-St. Jude Counsel
• Sidley Austin Atty Accused Of Stealing Client's Idea
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• Your Employee Is On-Call, But Is Your Employee Working?
• Get Ready For The 2nd Wave Of Food Labeling Litigation
• 6 Lessons From 9th Circ. St. Luke's Decision
• Cargill Asks For New Trial After Losing E. Coli Row To UFG
• Calif. Appeals Court Sends Iskanian Questions To Trial Judge
• O'Melveny Dodges Sanctions In Sirius Ruling Fight
• BMW Beats 2nd Go At $85M Mini Cooper Pump Defect Suit
• Nike Kicks Soccer Monopoly Accusations, Wins Atty Sanctions
• 9th Circ. Reverses $8.5M Groupon MDL Deal
• Facebook Cites Alice, Cyrano In Bid To Duck Mobile IP Suit
• Tech VC Firm Nixes Trustee's Massive Fraud Suit
• UCB Exec Told Workers To Fudge Debt In $1B Fraud, Jury Told
• Bebe Wants TCPA Suit On Hold Until FCC Defines Autodialer
• Calif. Court Urged To Fix 23andMe Arbitration Split
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. High Court To Clarify Rest Day Law
• Francisco Partners Plugs Over $100M Into Biz Software Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pinterest, ProSieben, SDI Media
• 9th Circ. Shuts Door On ADA Suit Against Bed Bath & Beyond
• FTC Pushes 9th Circ. To Lift Stay On St. Luke's Divestiture
• Southwest Employees Say Airline Clipped OT Pay
• Barnes & Noble Can't Dodge Nook IP Claims, Plaintiffs Say
• SEC Wins Partial Judgment Against Atty In NFLer Stock Scam
• Enviros Sue To Stop Calif. Offshore Fracking Permits
• TheWrap Gets Philanthropist's Defamation Suit Trimmed
• Guess Licensee, Zurich Settle Gucci Trademark Coverage Row
• FDA Sounds Alarm Amid 'Superbug' Outbreak
• Calif. Court Tosses Challenge To $477M Basketball Arena
• Who Flips The Switch?
• Clorox Settles Suit Over Fresh Step Cat Litter Ads
• Airbnb Pays San Francisco Back Taxes In Full
• Kookbox Wants To Wipe Out Milberg As Surfer's Atty In IP Suit
• Verizon Owed $19M By Phony Ride-Hailing Co., Suit Says
• Venable Snags Employment Atty From Proskauer In LA
• Copyright Suits Against Apple, Sony Voluntarily Dismissed
• Taking A Crack At Calif.'s Workplace Anti-Bullying Law
• Aereo And Its Limited Application To New Technologies
• Atty Ducks Contempt After Calling Prosecutor 'Little Girl'
• Federal Judge Sues Hit-And-Run Driver Behind Son's Death
• International Paper Settles Enviro Claims Over LA Runoff
• 'Revenge Porn King' Cops To Hacking, ID Theft Charges
• Reddit CEO's Tryst Allowed In Kleiner Perkins Sex-Bias Trial
• 7-Eleven Franchisees Blast Chain's 'Bullying' In Bias Suit
• Judge Slams Rapper 'The Game' For Unpaid Sanctions
• PG&E Scores $52M From Energy Crisis Bankruptcy Fund
• Calif. Discrimination Suit Revived After Citizenship Ruling
• California Issues 59K Driver's Licenses To Immigrants In Jan.
• Loring Ward Can't Nix Claims It Undervalued 'Law & Order'
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs Ex-Arnold & Porter Int'l Arbitration Pro
• Steel Co. Can't Enforce Draft Compact In LA Pollution Row
• Toyo, Sentury Settle Tire Patent Antitrust Dispute
• Calif. Joins Push Against Insurers' 'Price Optimization'
• Tech, Media Groups Stand By Twitter In Gov't Spying Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, GE, Rodan & Fields
• Bikram Yoga Guru Hit With Yet Another Sexual Assault Case
• Amira Faces 2nd Suit Alleging It Inflated Revenue Prior To IPO
• Inventergy Calls Sonus Tech Patent Suit Negotiating Tactic
• Yelp Hits Sites Selling Rigged Reviews With Trademark Case
• Customer Defends Lands' End 'Made In USA' False Ad Suit
• Calif. Case Could Shape Enviro Permit Challenge Rights
• Collision Repair Chain Hit With Calif. Wage Class Action
• Agriculture Biotech Co. Arcadia Biosciences Seeks $86.3M IPO
• M&T Bank Says It Was Swindled In Auto Parts Maker's Ch. 7
• CashCall — Raising The Bar For Call-Recording Class Actions
• Patterson & Sheridan Failed To Rein In 'Bad Actors': Atty
• Zillow Stuck With 'Boys' Club' Discrimination Claims
• Steadfast Fights Hogan Lovells DQ Bid In Cleanup Row
• Calif. AG Can't See Koch Bros. Group's Donor List
• BlackBerry Slaps Seacrest-Backed Typo With 2nd Patent Suit
• Apple, Sony Hit With Copyright Infringement Class Actions
• Enviros Sue Calif. City Over Stormwater Runoff Pollution
• Guess Co-Founder Can Keep Dispute In Bankruptcy Court
• Squire Patton Boggs DQ'd In Corn Syrup False Ad Row
• Considering The Calif. High Court's Employment Cases
• Jim Beam Bourbon Isn't 'Handcrafted,' Consumers Claim
• Trade Groups Back High Court Review Of Calif. Break Rules
• Attys Want $51M In Wells Fargo Overdraft Class Action
• The Ins And Outs Of Benefit Corporations
• Hughes' Satellite Codes Spark Caltech Patent Suit
• Long Trial Looms In Pao's $16M Kleiner Perkins Sex-Bias Suit
• DirecTV Hit With Calif. Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Executive Powers Protect US Base In Japan From Enviro Suit
• China Integrated Investors Win Cert. In Market Fraud Action
• Execs Of Bankrupt 'Life Of Pi' Effects Studio Accused Of Fraud
• Surcharge Bans For Retailers Look Ripe For High Court
• Kaye Scholer Nabs Another Ex-Dickstein Shapiro Patent Pro
• Lewis Brisbois Botched Deal In Worker Row, Restaurant Says
• St. Paul, Vendini Settle Coverage Row Over Data Breach Suit
• Calif. City's Waste Contract Needs Mayor's OK: Appeals Court
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Bird Marella's Ekwan Rhow
• Calif. Continues To Lead The Charge On Climate Reform
• American Apparel Settles Suit Alleging Ex-CEO Choked Worker
• Starbucks Avoids Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Counter Height
• Minor Leaguers Must Justify Calif. Venue For MLB Wage Suit
• Box To Pay $5M For Infringing Open Text Patents, Jury Says
• BMW Agrees To Fix Cracked Wheels In Warranty Suit
• Bikram Yoga Guru To Face Majority Of Claims In Rape Case
• Ex-Flavoring Co. Worker Awarded $2.6M In 'Popcorn Lung' Suit
• High Court Asked To Set Pleading Standard For FLSA Claims
• Asylum Seeker Says Govt. Incompetence Kept Him Idle
• Lockheed, Others Tell Justices States Get CERCLA Deference
• Despite St. Luke's, The Efficiencies Defense Is Not Dead
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kaplan, SolarCity, RelayHealth
• Screenwriter's Contract Claim Against Universal 'Purged'
• 6 IPOs Draw $833M As Cos. See Mixed Reviews From Investors
• HP Was Right To Keep Autonomy Probe To Itself, Judge Told
• USCIS Memo Implements Status Adjustment Deal In 9th Circ.
• The Defense Bar Should Not Panic Over Iskanian V. CLS
• Kobre & Kim Adds Another Kerr IP Atty For New SF Office
• Cigna Hit With ERISA Suit Alleging Patient Harassment
• Players Fight MLB Bid To Link Employment, Antitrust Suits
• 6 Calif. Anti-SLAPP Fights To Watch In 2015
• Curbing Contingency Fee Arrangements With State AGs
• Ford Escapes Class Suit Over Defective Power Steering
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Manatt Real Estate Pro In LA
• Macy's Slams 'Disjointed' Sanctions Bid In Celeb Chef Row
• No Patent-Demand Link Means No Fairchild Sales Ban: Judge
• Ray Charles Foundation Seeks Landmark IP Win At 9th Circ.
• 'Wheel Of Time' TV Producers Sue For Slander In Rights Row
• Kia Accused Of Using Defective Door Locks In Optima
• Amazon Can't Erase Cavalli Graffiti Copyright Suit
• MLB Asks Judge To Weigh Tying Player Pay, San Jose Fights
• Calif. Court Won't Wade Into Tribal Casino Revenue Row
• GE Argues Sailors' $1B Fukushima Suit Doesn't Belong In US
• Sidley Nabs DOJ's Antitrust Assistant Chief In SF
• Box Owes Open Text $11M For Infringing Software, Jury Told
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chow Tai Fook, Stanford University
• Don't Wait For FCC To Define Auto-Dialer, Plaintiffs Say
• Feds Nab Art-Theft Suspect Who Escaped During Atty Meeting
• Hospital Settles EEOC Suit Over Firing Worker With Cancer
• Calif. Appeals Court Axes Dispute Over Special Property Tax
• Still No Attys' Fees For Newegg in IP Row, Despite 2nd Look
• Edelbrock Superchargers Don't Infringe Patent, New Suit Says
• SF Cancer Patients, Doctors Sue Calif. For Aid In Dying
• Grube Brown Adds Employment Atty To San Francisco Office
• Hilfiger Called Out For Using Pay Deal To Block Other Suits
• NCAA Accuses Athletes Of 'Misdirection' In Antitrust Appeal
• Kmart Says Gymboree Clothing Designs In Public Domain
• Travelers Has Right To Pick Insured's Counsel, Judge Rules
• 9th Circ. Says Approval Of $22M Yellowstone Claim Stands
• Class Cert. Bid Revived In Party America ZIP Code Row
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Theodora Oringher's Pacheco
• Invitae Prices Upsized IPO As 2 Diagnostic Cos. Pull Back
• It Is Tough To Beat Calif. On Noncompetes
• 3 Brown White Attys Launch New Litigation Firm Kaedian
• Class Decertification Upheld In AT&T, Yellow Pages OT Row
• Alterra Can't Nix UPS' Coverage Claim For Stolen Disk Drives
• Disney Winds Down 6-Year Enviro Battle Over Studio Runoff
• Adult Site, Attys May Face Sanctions Over Discovery In IP Row
• Pandora's A Lender Under Privacy Law, 9th Circ. Told
• Calif. Appeals Court Reverses Boy's Citizenship Denial
• E-Commerce Traffic Patent Invalid Under Alice, Judge Rules
• Funk Legend George Clinton Wins Latest Battle With IP Firm
• Calif. Bar Restricts Disclosures By Attys Seeking To Withdraw
• Costco Tries To Sell 9th Circ. On New Trial In OT Row
• XimpleWare, Versata Settle Insurance Software IP Dispute
• AUO Exec Tells 9th Circ. Blabbing Jurors Tainted Verdict
• Nationwide Can't Force Arbitration In Cleanup Defense Row
• Vedder Price Hires Sheppard Mullin, Stroock Aces In LA
• Color Trademark Ruling Ignored Precedent, 9th Circ. Told
• Allergan Shareholder Withdraws Suit Over Spurned Valeant Bid
• Insurer's Bad Appeal Paperwork Kills Arbitration Bid: Court
• James Cameron Stole 'Avatar,' Effects Designer Tells 9th Circ.
• GE's Imaging Drug Deal Is Antitrust Abuse, 9th Circ. Told
• Kaye Scholer Scores 3 Ex-Dickstein Shapiro IP Attys
• Court Bars Meal Waivers For Health Workers On Long Shifts
• SEC Fines 2 Ex-CFOs In Software Co. Accounting Fraud Case
• Ross Stores Inks $2.3M Deal In Janitors' Minimum Wage Row
• Wentworth-Peachtree Deal Created Monopoly, $15M Suit Says
• Oracle Wants Sanctions For 'Concealed' Evidence In IP Row
• Sidley Nabs M&A Veteran From Cooley For Silicon Valley Team
• Apple Plunks Down $848M On Calif. Solar Farm
• Food Exporter Amira Inflated Revenue To Boost IPO: Suit
• Calif. Cipro Case Puts Pay-For-Delay Deals Under Scrutiny
• Hilton Uses $1.95B Waldorf Sale To Pick Up 5 Hotels
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Munger Tolles' Bart Williams
• Hyundai Faces Suit Over Built-In System Renewal Fees
• YouTube Networks Accuse Music Co. Of IP Shakedowns
• Target To Pay $3.9M To End False Ad Suit For Overcharging
• Cincinnati Off Hook For $9.7M Claim In Yellowstone Row
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Pinkerton Urges 9th. Circ. To Toss Cert. In Meal Break Suit
• NSA Wins Toss Of Warrantless Search Claims In AT&T Case
• CFPB Goes For Morgan Drexen's Jugular Over Fabricated Docs
• Del Monte Buyers Renew Class Cert. Bid In Food Label Fight
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: DivcoWest, Benchmark, H&M
• St. Luke's Shows ACA No Panacea For Health Care Mergers
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Toyo's IP Settlements Don't Bar Antitrust Claims, Rival Says
• Calif. Bar Says Atty Falsely Accused Judge Of Bribery
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive $80M Wells Fargo Investor Suit
• Wegman's In Doghouse For Alleged Pet Food Infringement
• Frankie Valli Can't Escape 'Jersey Boys' Copyright Suit
• Tinder Infringed Design Co.'s Fiery Trademark, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Mulls Class Cert. In Ford Throttle Defect Suit
• Animators Say Poaching Pact Claims Not Time-Barred
• Sony Asks Court To Toss Class Suits Over N. Korea Data Hack
• PE Firm Francisco Partners Nets $2.9B For Tech Buys
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• Calif. Firm, IRS Spar Over Timeliness In $1.9M Tax Bout
• IGate Says Atty In Sex Harassment Suit Cleared Hard Drive
• Class Says Hyundai Must Repair Electrical Defect
• Hain 'Natural' Spat Is For Courts, Not FDA, 9th Circ. Told
• Orrick Snags IP Partner From Covington For Silicon Valley
• Amway Distributors Can't Nix Record Labels' Copyright Suit
• Chrysler Hit With Class Action Over Alternator Recall
• Calif. Says Changes Coming For Aquifer Injection Wells
• Gov't Wants Enviros' Suit Over Cooling Water Rule Tossed
• Yelp Pays $134M For Online Food-Ordering Service
• High Court Ensures Split Over Gatekeeping Role Persists
• 9th Circ. Backs FTC Hospital Merger Challenge
• Calif. Court Revives PacBell Retirees' Fraud Suit Against AIG
• Prime, Kaiser Strike Deal To End Contract, Competition Suits
• Atty Denies Liability For Rock Musical's Blown Warner Deal
• Azur's Bid For Contract Clarity Tossed In $35M FazaClo Feud
• Kimberly-Clark Slams $500M Suit Over Surgical Gowns' Safety
• Frozen Food Co. Not Covered For Recall, Calif. Court Affirms
• FTC's $18M Win In Hidden-Fee Row Unfair, 9th Circ. Told
• Apple Blasts VirnetX Patent At PTAB, Pointing To Prior Art
• NCAA Can't Seal Docs In Ex-USC Coach's Defamation Suit
• SoCal Edison Escapes $4M Verdict In Stray Currents Case
• Ambulance Co. Boss Gets 6.5 Years For $5.5M Medicare Fraud
• Calif. Floats Digital Privacy Bill Backed By Google, Others
• The Case For Professionalizing Pro Bono Services
• Nina Simone's Estate Says Co. Broke Royalty Agreement
• Streaming Video Co. Can't Dodge IP Suit, But DECE Escapes
• Secrecy Pacts Off-Limits In Scotts Bird Food Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Oceanwide, Beacon Capital, Madison
• Class Action Targets Chiquita Over Guatemalan Eco-Damage
• Duke To Invest Up To $225M Into REC Solar Projects
• NCAA Looks To Slash $42M From Plaintiffs' $51M Fee Bid
• Uber Looks To Arbitrate Driver's Background Check Claims
• Get-Rich-Quick Schemer Takes FTC's $113M Win To 9th Circ.
• Qualcomm Pays $975M Fine To End China Antitrust Probe
• Thompson Coburn Snags Ex-Dykema Employment Pro
• Market Rumors: Apple, Axiom, Virgin Active
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Stiffing Pharmacist OT Pay
• Open Text's File-Sync Patents Invalid, Box Expert Testifies
• Fed, OCC To Review CIT Group's $3.4B OneWest Bank Buy
• Law Firm's Iranian-Targeted Ads Didn't Flout TM, Judge Finds
• Zenith Monopoly Counterclaims Get Foothold In TV Patent Row
• San Francisco, Sydney Offer Alluring Office Deal Yields: Study
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Asylum Bid Despite Translation Errors
• Subaru Says Calif. Dealership Forged Customer Surveys
• 'Blurred Lines' Trial Delayed But Gaye Recordings Still Out
• US Bid For Unending Yahoo Gag Order Rejected By Judge
• Ogletree Draws Disability Pro From Drinker Biddle To LA
• The Best Defense Requires Litigating On The Merits
• New Support For Joint Representation Of Co. And Directors
• Cochran Ex-Partner Slips Former Colleagues' Counterclaims
• Calif. Atty Ethics Panel Eyes ABA Rules With Reform In Mind
• Countrywide Seeks OK For $10M OT Deal After 9-Year Fight
• Coke Can't Consolidate Juice False Ad Suits
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Cert. Denial For Apple Sellers
• Sony Pushes 9th Circ. To Bar Video Data Retention Suits
• Exxon Off Hook For Calif. City's Water Pollution Cleanup
• Lexington Prevails In Cell-Crete's Counsel Choice Suit
• Yahoo Faces Massive Class Cert. Bid In Email Spying Suit
• Tribal Cigarette Co. Takes Tobacco Fund Feud To High Court
• Toyota Blasts Cert. Bid In Power Steering Defect Dispute
• Millennium Bank Ponzi Schemer Hit With 21-Year Sentence
• Calif. Winery Files Trademark Suit Over 'Della' Brand Name
• 9th Circ. Doubts Netflix's Liability For Video Disclosures
• LA Charges Man With Illegally Practicing Immigration Law
• Insurer Can't Avoid Covering Tri-Union Shellfish Recall
• Judge Rips No-Show Atty In Warner Bros. Unfair Firing Suit
• Megachurch Founder Asks Top Court To Resurrect $5M Claim
• FH Paschen Can't Escape Suit By Insurer Over Delayed Notice
• Calif. Jury Sacks Age Bias Claims Against NFL's Raiders
• 9th Circ. Upholds Frivolous Asylum Determination
• LinkedIn Nearing Deal In Class Email Harvesting Suit
• Scottsdale Says It Needn't Cover SF Hotel For Resident Suits
• Autonomy Ex-CFO Says HP Execs Lied About Fraud
• IAC Urges Dismissal Of Ex-MySpace Owner's Collusion Suit
• '50 Shades' Author Slapped With Suit Over Pleasure Gel
• U. Of Phoenix Denied Teachers Fair Wages, Suit Says
• Firm Allegedly Threatened Disbarment Over IP Fees Loses Suit
• Different Outcomes In Similar Patent-Eligibility Cases
• 4 Big PAGA Fights To Watch In 2015
• Train Crash Coverage Suit Belongs In France, Calif. Court Says
• Ballard Spahr Nabs CFPB Pro From Seyfarth Shaw In LA
• Calif. Research Co. Not Paying Study Participants, Suit Says
• Amgen Demands Injunction In Biosimilar Suit
• Proposed Prop 65 Rules Won't Please Calif. Businesses
• Riverbed Tech Shareholders Sue Over 'Self-Serving' $3.6B Sale
• Hyundai Sues Parts Retailer For Selling Gray-Market Goods
• Google Advisory Group Wants To Limit 'Right To Be Forgotten'
• Locke Lord Adds IP Litigation Atty To San Francisco Office
• Holiday Cruise Line Blasted With TCPA Class Action
• JPMorgan Pays Nearly $12M To End Robocall Suit
• Hollywood Director Sues Distillery Over 'Hilhaven' Whiskey
• Stockton Bankruptcy Plan OK'd Despite Holdout
• Costco Insurer's $4M Coverage Bid Against Yokohama Revived
• Ex-NFLer Can't Shake SEC Claims Over Pump-And-Dump
• 9th Circ. Rejects Rogue Marketing Defense In Rivals' IP Spat
• Anthem's Speedy Breach Detection Likely To Ease Liability
• Squire Patton Boggs Slams GetFugu's Sham-Suit Claim
• Nike Treads On Clothing Co.'s Trademark, 9th Circ. Told
• AUO, Circuit City Settle LCD Price-Fixing Dispute
• Insight Ventures Drops $273M On Struggling Tech Co.
• Calif. Prior-Settlement Ruling Limits Insurer Defenses
• URS Corp. Off Hook In LA Steel Mill Pollution Suit
• REIT Apollo Completes High-Profile $74M Mezzanine Loans
• Calif. LED Maker Joins ICE Lawful Employment Program
• Skadden Guides Frontier To $10.5B Verizon Wireline Buy
• Victoria's Secret Can't Clip Clerks' $37M Wage Class Action
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