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California - March, 2015

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• Meggitt Sanctions Bid In IP Row A Diversion: Ex-Engineer
• AT&T Can't Pull Plug On FTC's Data Throttling Suit
• Pao's Kleiner Gender Bias Case Doomed By Law, Personality
• 9th Circ. OKs Deportation Over Calif. Domestic Violence
• Orange County Bar Slams DA's Efforts To DQ Judge
• 9th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Border-Crossing Sentence
• Amazon, Retailers Get DVD Parental Control IP Suit Trimmed
• McDermott Patent Pros Take IP Team To Paul Hastings
• Judge Won't DQ Milberg & DePhillips In Surfboard IP Row
• Goodwin Procter Adds Ex-Stroock Real Estate Partner In LA
• Exide Investors Seek Class Cert. In Enviro Issues Suit
• Viacom Wants Court To ID Owners Of 'Nick' Streaming Site
• EBay Gets Online Auction Patent Nixed Under Alice
• Filmmakers Blast Stroock Arbitration Bid In $32M Row
• Hershey Kisses Goodbye To Food Labeling Class Action
• Ex-Polycom CEO Funneled Cash For Personal Perks, SEC Says
• First Solar Project Doesn't Jeopardize Protected Tortoise
• Calling The High Court On TCPA And Sovereign Immunity
• Navigating Bankruptcy Remand Contrasts In 2nd, 9th Circs.
• Come On Get Happy: Calder V. Jones Is On Its Way Out
• Pao's Defeat To Chill Sex Bias Claims In Tech Industry
• Axed Trustees Of Herbalife Founder's Estate Still Fired
• DOJ Charges 2 Federal Agents With Fraud In Silk Road Case
• New Deal To Keep Abused Immigrant Kids In US Gets OK'd
• Calif. Water Board Has Discretion On Pollutants, Court Says
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• St. Luke's Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear FTC Merger Challenge
• Wells Fargo, Overdraft Counsel To Resolve $51M Fee Spat
• Insurer Didn't Breach Defense Duty In Loan Fraud Case
• CFPB Says Debt Collection Firm Impersonated Prosecutors
• Google Engineer Nixes Objections To $415M Anti-Poach Deal
• Calif. Surgery Centers Say Aetna Staged Boycott Of Services
• 9th Circ. Bankruptcy Panel Finds Tuition Credits Dischargeable
• High Court Won't Hear Stan Lee Media's Spider-Man Suit
• Oracle Slams Support Cos.' Defenses In Software IP Fight
• Jay-Z Rides 'Big Pimpin' License Issue To Jury In IP Row
• Gov't Escapes Suit Over Failure To Pay $1.2M FCA Settlement
• DirecTV Can't Cut Itself From $10B Bias Suit, Group Says
• Teva To Buy US Biotech Auspex Pharma In $3.2B Drug Merger
• Warriors, Ticketmaster Teamed To Block Resales: StubHub
• Ride App Class Actions May Impact 1099 Business Model
• EIG Sinks $1B Into Oil Producer Breitburn Energy
• Calif. Gov. Signs $1B Drought Relief Package
• Donald Sterling's Girlfriend Argues Gifts Are Hers To Keep
• Ex-Digital Realty VP Wants Seyfarth Out Of Prejudice Suit
• Exide's $133M No-Prosecute Deal OK'd In Pollution Row
• High Court Asked To Rein In Calif. On Arbitration Agreements
• 9th Circ. Overturns Precedent In Mexican Torture Case
• Ex-USC Football Star Gets Coverage Row Sent To Calif.
• 9th Circ. Clears 1 Convicted In Oil Investment Scheme
• Bridgepoint Education Wins Sanctions In Putative Class Row
• Wal-Mart Plan Didn't Flout CEQA, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over IMDb Posting Actress's Age
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Tank & Rast, Amazon
• J&J Slips Class Action Over Baby Powder Cancer Risks
• CBP Contractor Accused Of Breaching $1.2M Camera Contract
• CORRECTED: Strip Club Still Facing Junk Text Suit As 3rd Party Settles
• Paramount Beats FCRA Suit Over Job Seeker Credit Checks
• Kleiner Perkins Beats Pao's $100M Gender-Bias Case
• Glucosamine Class Can't Back Out Of $5M Deal, Judge Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Calif. Firms Pick Up Speed From Startup, Tech Boom
• GSK Says Calif. Court Should Oversee Abbott HIV-Drug Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Rejects Law Firm's SLAPP Defense
• Chevron Seeks Buyers For 50% Stake In Australian Refiner
• Yahoo Unveils $2B Share Buyback Amid Activist Pressure
• Calif. Says Tribe Owes $23M In Unemployment Insurance Row
• Panasonic, Indirect Purchasers Settle In CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• 9th Circ. Says Averted Plane Crash Doesn't Clear Honeywell
• Developers Of $1.8B Rams Stadium Clear Labor Hurdle
• Fairmont Nabs Brand Deal In PE Calif. Hotel Buy
• 'Napoleon Dynamite' Appeal Says Fox Owes $10M Of DVD Take
• 9th Circ. Lets HUD Off The Hook In Tribal Housing Row
• False Ads Juicing Up Rival's Profits, Supplement Co. Says
• SpaceX Can't Jettison Mass Layoff Class Action
• Cellphone Users Win Cert. In GE Capital Spam-Calling Suit
• Aston Martin Says Ex-Designer's 'Thunderbolt' Infringes IP
• USCIS Shuffles Cases To Balance Its Workload
• Millennium Beats Off-Label Suit, But Free Speech No Factor
• Meggitt Slams Ex-Engineer's Docs Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• After Document Gaffe, Co. Refiles Alcatel-Lucent IP Suit
• A Primer On Defending Your Calif. Insurance License
• Funk Icon's Ex-Partner Sues Stroock Over 'Malicious' Suit
• Hertz Wants $11.5M Class Action Moved To Federal Court
• CalPERS Broke Deal Over $100M Fund, Appeals Court Told
• Calif. Judge Blocks State's Credit Card Surcharge Ban
• Insurance Broker Off Hook For Negligence After Texas Arson
• Customer Says E-Trade Putting Kickbacks Before Service
• Merrill Lynch Stiffed Trainee Advisers On OT, Suit Says
• Privacy Litigator To Join Jones Day In San Francisco
• Expired Warranty Dooms Optima Lock Class Suit, Kia Says
• Calif. AG Seeks To Block Atty's 'Kill Gays' Ballot Measure
• Jury Convicts Former UCB Exec. Of $1.1B Securities Fraud
• FedEx Tries To Buck Charges Of Drug Shipping Conspiracy
• Visa Can't Get 'Exceptional' Attys Fees In $13B IP Suit Win
• Ex-Clippers Owner Testifies He Bought Girlfriend House, Cars
• Judge Rejects $3.2M PayPal Class Deal Over Held Funds
• Bikram Yoga Guru Can't Flex Way Out Of Sex Harassment Suit
• Facebook Accused Of Stealing Data Storage Trade Secrets
• Korean Co. Likely Can't Get Noodle Price-Fix Claims Tossed
• 9th Circ. Denies IRS En Banc Review Of Lavish Spending Case
• Jury Rejects Trade Secrets Claims Against Diablo In Chip Row
• Stamps.com Puts Up $215M For Online Shipping Co. Endicia
• ZS Pharma Eyes $214M Offering To Commercialize Lead Drug
• Zynga Can't Dodge Consolidated Suit Over IPO, Stock Dump
• Quarles & Brady Can't Dodge Fraud Claims In Investor Row
• IP Firm's Scant Motion Earns Scolding, But No Sanctions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Xella, Hellman & Friedman, Borse Dubai
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Costco's Bid To Toss Managers' OT Win
• Travelers Must Defend Home Health Co. In Fraud Arbitration
• Implied Easements And Lessons For Landowners
• Costco Hit With 1st Death Suit Over Hepatitis-Tainted Berries
• SeaWorld Mistreats Orcas, Misleads Customers, Suit Says
• 5 Lessons For BigLaw From The Kleiner Perkins Case
• Plaintiffs At Odds Over Lenovo Adware MDL Venue
• Kleiner Tells Jury Not To Buy Pao's 'Tale Of Retaliatory Woe'
• Sharp, Panasonic Settle In CRT Price-Fixing Antitrust MDL
• Alibaba Seeks To Consolidate Suits Over $25B IPO In NY
• Locke Lord, Co-Counsel Face DQ Bid In Pyramid Scheme Suit
• Calif. Domino's Franchisee Underpaid Drivers, FLSA Suit Says
• EBay Paid $6.4M To 'Screw Over' Seller Class, Member Says
• Judge Nixes Apple Suit Over iPhone Functionality After Update
• Federal Judge Puts Tito's Safe-Harbor Claim On The Rocks
• Can Employers Record Employee Phone Conversations?
• Interior, Calif. Tribe Seek To Nix Anti-Casino Suit
• No Job Protection For Calif.'s 'Sun Worshiping Atheist'
• YouTube Co-Founder Can't Nix Kim & Kanye Leaked Video Suit
• Kleiner Legend Punished Pao For Sexism Complaint, Jury Told
• Perfect 10 Must Pay $5.2M In Atty Fees After Losing IP Suit
• American Apparel, Ex-CEO Say Angry Investors Lack Standing
• Challenge To Ore. Fuel Standards Is A Legal Long Shot
• Guess Can't Shake Text Message TCPA Claims
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• Pillsbury Snags Bankruptcy Pro Who Repped Howrey Partners
• Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Paid Family Leave Extension
• Meggit Wants Ex-Engineer Sanctioned In Trade Secrets Suit
• Avago ITC Victory Irrelevant In Antitrust Suit, Judge Told
• K&L Gates Wants Out Of Oil Co. Client's Securities Action
• 9th Circ. Says Immigrant's Sentence Used Wrong Approach
• Document Gaffe Dooms Patent Suit Against Alcatel-Lucent
• B-Movie King Sues Citco Over $60M Ponzi Scheme Loss
• Lexington Fights Reconsideration Bid In Cell-Crete Atty Suit
• Atty-Turned-Rabbi Sued For Promoting Tax Schemes
• 9th Circ. Creates Circuit Split On Auto Service Advisers' OT
• Freeman Freeman & Smiley Snags Labor Pro In LA
• 9th Circ. Buries Recusal Bid In Apple Anti-Poach Suit
• Mercedes To Fund Repairs To End Engine Defect Class Action
• JC Penney Can't Dodge False Discount Class Action
• Ford Sued Over Faulty Transmissions In Fiestas, Focuses
• DOI Wins Calif. Tribe's Suit Over Revoked Land
• Apple, Twitter Can't Beat App Store Privacy Class Action
• Honda Buyers Renew Class Cert. Push In Window Defect Row
• Fox Sues Record Label Over 'Empire' Trademark Claims
• Paramount Citrus Wants Wage Class Action Squeezed Out
• BPCIA: How Long Is The Party, And Do I Have To Dance?
• Seth MacFarlane, Universal Beat Suit Over 'Ted'
• 'Erroneous' Case Against Tesla Doesn't Merit Sanctions: Judge
• Google Shareholders Sue Board Over Anti-Poaching Deals
• Judge To Decide If Warner Owns 'Happy Birthday' Lyrics
• Calif.'s Top Judge Touts Courts' Recovery From Recession
• Beware Attorney Charging Liens On California Real Property
• Pao OK'd To Seek $100M Punitives In Kleiner Sex Bias Case
• Judge Pans University Of Phoenix Students' False Ad Suit
• Diablo Owes Netlist $6.5M For Chip Secret Theft, Jury Told
• States Want High Court's Take On 9th Circ. CERCLA Case
• SEC Says Convicted Atty In NFLer Scam Can't Revisit Ruling
• Manatt Beats EEC Capital's Bid To Nix $7M Arbitration Win
• Contact Lens Antitrust Suits Linked Up In Calif. Court
• United Sues HCA To Keep Lid On 'Highly Proprietary' Data
• Rimon Nabs Corporate Partner To Grow SF Office
• Fridge Makers Claim $33M Deal Is All They Can Afford
• Philips Loses LED Trade Secrets Case Against Chinese Co.
• J&J Wins Battle Over Concerta Patent Ownership
• Rag & Bone Illegally Records Customer Info, Suit Says
• High Court To Hear DirecTV Class Action Appeal
• Calif. Tribe Scores Win In Coachella Valley Water Rights Row
• Nordstrom Wins Toss Of False-Ad Claims In Outlet Pricing Suit
• Carey Watermark Snags $142.5M California Hotel
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• Kleiner Fights Pao's Punitive Damages Bid In Sex Bias Trial
• Calif. Bar Dinged Atty Over Bad Contempt Order, Justices Told
• Tito's Vodka 'Handmade' False Ad Claims Hit Hiccup
• Juror's Google Search May Trigger New Tylenol Death Trial
• Gilead Attacks FCA Suit's Claims Of Shoddy Drugmaking
• Judge OKs BofA's $9M Deal To End Vacation-Time Suit
• Calif. Lawmakers Float Bill To Boost Car Recall Transparency
• Calif. Appeals Court DQs Attys For Holding Privileged Docs
• 3 Things To Watch After Sandoz's Biosimilars Win
• Safeway Can Keep Birth Dates Of Credit Card Alcohol Buyers
• Panasonic Warns High Court SD Card Suit Isn't What It Seems
• Sheppard Mullin Ups Bonuses, Drops Pro Bono Credit Cap
• Firm Ran Up $1.3M Bill On Case It Called 'Fugly,' Suit Says
• Calif. Tribe Says State Withheld $11M In Gaming Payments
• HP Investors Say Harm In $11M Autonomy Buy Fits Comcast
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Attack On US Hostage Negotiation Policy
• Goya Can't Duck Labeling Claims Over Hidden Carcinogen
• BP Pays $7.9M To End Calif. Claims Over Leaky-Tank Cleanup
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Suit Against Eddie Bauer
• 'Blurred Lines' Artists, Universal Blast Gayes' Injunction Bid
• AIG Unit Argues For Keeping Coverage Dispute In Arbitration
• Disney Fends Off Repeat Calif. Water Pollution Claims
• Pharmaceutical Co. SteadyMed Misses Target With $40M IPO
• Calif. Law Shields T-Mobile From TCPA Subpoena, Judge Says
• Apigee Eyes $86M IPO As Tech Debuts Gain Steam
• Filipino Workers Hit Calif. Bakeries With $1M Trafficking Suit
• Heat Treating Co. Urges Dismissal In Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Another Suit Targets Blood Thinner Xarelto For Side Effects
• Calif. Court Upholds Win For Food Cos. Over Lead Warnings
• Casino Developer, Tribe Blast Calif. City's $2M Atty Fee Bid
• McDermott Patent Litigators To Decamp To Paul Hastings
• Calif. Lawmakers Propose $1B Emergency Drought Relief Bill
• Gap Can't Arbitrate Outlet Shoppers' False Ad Class Action
• Simmons Hanly Snags Ex-Weitz & Luxenberg Asbestos Attys
• Toy Co. Says Copyright Law Preempts Toon Ripoff Claim
• Darvocet Plaintiffs Want Suits Sent Back To California
• Sandoz Beats Amgen Bid To Delay Biosimilar Competition
• American Spectrum Attys Duck Fines For Surprise Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dubai World, Hewlett-Packard, Holcim
• JPML Urged To Send Lenovo Secret-Adware Suits To Calif.
• Netzero, Juno Can't Get Modem Patents Nixed Under Alice
• Trader Joe's, Others Sold Arsenic-Tainted Wine, Suit Claims
• Judge Slams Attys' Fee Bids In $255M Hyundai, Kia MDL
• Hain Celestial 'Organic' Labels Flout COPA, Judge Hears
• Zillow Escapes Worker's $5M OT Class Action Under Landers
• Trader Joe's Hit With Age Discrimination Class Action
• Google FTC Deal Doesn't Nix In-App Buyer Class, Court Told
• CORRECTED: EPA Can Approve Pollution Fee Alternative, 9th Circ. Says
• Bourbon False Ad Suit Defies Common Sense, Jim Beam Says
• Calculating Costs Of Improper Calif. Background Checks
• A Look At The Latest Damages Model In Food Litigation
• Taxi Cab Cos. Smack Uber With False Ad Suit In Calif.
• E-Trade Beats Class Action Over Un-Exercised Options
• Calif. AG Seeks To Revive Homeowner Insurance Protections
• Golden Bridge Denied New Trial In Patent Fight With Apple
• Verizon Paying $3.4M To End Probe Into 911 Outage Failures
• Kleiner Perkins Witnesses Deny Sexual Banter On Work Trip
• Milbank Tries To Nix $50M Malpractice Suit On Appeal
• North Fork Tribe Sues Calif. Over Casino Pact
• Greenberg Traurig Malpractice Row Axed By Calif. Court
• Gayes Want To Stop 'Blurred Lines' Sales, Hold T.I. Liable
• US Asks 9th Circ. To Reconsider IRS Seizure Case
• Tax Board Revokes Calif. Blue Shield's Exempt Status
• Ex-NFL Star Gets Mixed Verdict In SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit
• Sony Plaintiffs Want Sanctions For Destroyed Vaio Evidence
• Navy Pilot Says Cathay Illegally Fired Him Over Military Duties
• Wham-O Can't Slip Goodwin Procter's $2.7M Unpaid Bill Suit
• JC Penney Can't Nix Class Action Over False Sale Signs
• Pao Attys Launch Latest Gender Bias Salvo Against Facebook
• Vegan Chef Sues Former Restaurant For Using Her Likeness
• Bebe Stores Loses Bid To Have TCPA Suit Wait On FCC
• Plaintiff Fights Sanctions In Interstate Hotels Wage Suit
• 47 Ex-Howrey Partners Give Up $6M Claims In Clawback Deal
• Attys Seek $11.3M In Fees For Optical Disk Drive MDL Deals
• Looking At Appraisal Rights Outside Delaware
• 2 Years After Comcast, Little Has Changed
• Apple Settles Atty Fee Row After Linex's Patent-Suit Defeat
• 9th Circ. Wary Of Pay Plan In NCAA Athletes' Antitrust Case
• Bristol-Myers Gets Relators Booted In Calif. Kickback Suit
• Kleiner Partner Tells Jury Erotic Book Was Innocent Gift
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• AIG Says Exec's Work Emails With Atty Aren't Privileged
• Volkswagen Hits Calif. Dealership With Warranty-Fraud Suit
• Quest Diagnostics Says Antitrust Claims Already Axed 3 Times
• Constantine Cannon Nabs Whistleblower Pros For New Office
• Sysco Pays $2M To End Drivers' Rest, Wage Statement Claims
• Investcorp Drops $300M On 4 US Residential Properties
• Sovereign Immunity Extends To Tribal Leaders, 9th Circ. Says
• Ballplayers Say Wage Claims Against MLB Arise Out Of Calif.
• Calif. Judge Guts Wal-Mart Pharmacist's 'Scant' OT Suit
• Calif. Tribe Says Rival's Casino Project Must Start Over
• J.P. Morgan Investors Score $260M Refi For Calif. Offices
• Walgreen Can't End FCA Suit Over Prescription Refills
• $16M 'Guesstimate' Cut From Atty's Suit For 'Survivor' Spoils
• RBS Misses Target On Attempt to Escape MBS Suit By NCUA
• Turtles Seek Class Cert. In Sirius Pre-'72 Recordings Fight
• Herbalife Investor Suit Crumbles Under Causation Standard
• Calif. Tribe Seeks To Block Work On $1B Solar Project
• MGM Says 'Raging Bull' Claims Are 'Revisionist History'
• Sedgwick Loses 12% Of Partners As Firm Turns To Core Areas
• Saks Continues Attack On Suit Over Return Policy
• Pinterest Hits $11B Valuation In Latest Funding Round
• Chrysler Can't Dump Dodge Dart Transmission Defect Suit
• Paul Hastings Settles $300M Malpractice Suit At 11th Hour
• Macy's To Pay $3M To End Truck Drivers' OT Class Action
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• 9th Circ. Hearing A Test Run For NCAA's Amateurism Defense
• Kleiner Expert Slams Pao's $16M Claim In Sex Bias Trial
• Dissident Plaintiffs Want $33M Fridge Settlement Tossed
• 9th Circ. Gives OK To Emissions Swap For $1B LA Plant
• Immigrants Accuse SSA Of Waging Intimidation Campaign
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Two Ex-Lathrop Entertainment Pros
• IRS Needn't Process Religious Tax Protests, 9th Circ. Says
• Toyota Continues To Ink Settlements In Acceleration MDL
• Proposed PG&E Fine Grows To $1.6B For Fatal Calif. Blast
• Whistleblower Says Calif. Tribe Can't Dodge Casino Firing Suit
• Nissan Tries To Escape Calif. Engine Defect Suit
• Teriyaki Chain Hit With Calif. Unpaid Wages Class Action
• 'Twilight' Parody 1st Amendment Claim Doesn't Slay IP Suit
• Epocrates Must Face Investors' Suit Over Financial Disclosures
• NFL Safety Rolle Says Tax Atty Stole $1.9M In Refunds
• Disney Calls 'Frozen' Accusations A 'Jumble Of Conjecture'
• Time Records Needed For Cert. Bid, Coca-Cola Workers Say
• Gov't Defends Bid To Update Child-Detainee Immigration Deal
• Vitamin Shoppe Says Falsely Labeled Product Doesn't Exist
• Tesla Says Class Counsel Sanctions Bid 'Not Personal'
• Stroock Wants To Arbitrate $32M Row Over 'Conjuring' Deal
• Making Sense Of Apportionment In Patent Damages: Part 2
• MoFo Sees Atty Drop In 2014 As Big Cases Wrap Up
• Lyft Stiffed New Drivers Out Of Bonuses, Suit Says
• Disney-Owned Studio Heads To Arbitration Over Stock Deals
• Kleiner's Sex Bias Cost Pao Millions In Wages, Expert Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Benecol False Ad Suit Against J&J Unit
• Tribe Says Calif. Can't Dodge Gaming Negotiations
• Calif. Debtors Still Eligible For Licenses, Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Hunan TV, Orange SA
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Lyon, Claro Development
• Judge Grants HP Shareholder Deal Over $11B Autonomy Buy
• Dow Strikes Back Against Enviros' Bid To Stop Herbicide
• Ex-Manager Says NYSE Fired Him For 'Daily Show' Interview
• Calif. Agency Must Fulfill Redevelopment Deals, Court Says
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• Sandoz ACA Violation Unlikely In Amgen Suit, Judge Says
• Acer Settles LCD Price-Fixing Row With LG Display, Toshiba
• Ackman Says He Didn't Break Law In Anti-Herbalife Campaign
• Investor Loses Antitrust Suit Over USB Certification
• Firm Snubbed $255M Hyundai, Kia Deal Over Fees, Attys Say
• T-Mobile Fights Subpoena In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Suit
• FireEye Investors Must Rethink Lead Plaintiff Bid, Judge Says
• Customs' Record Backlog Flouts FOIA Rules, Suit Claims
• US Oil Workers, Refiners Reach Deal To End Strike
• Will Elimination Of Tipping Reduce Wage-And-Hour Risks?
• Pao's $10M Demand Wasn't About Bias, Ex-Kleiner COO Says
• Herbalife Rips Ackman's $1B Bet Amid News Of Criminal Probe
• Sonix Allegations Against Attys Nixed From IP Suit
• 3 School Operators Arrested In Immigration Fraud Case
• Ameranth, Genesis Settle Casino IP Suit After Failed Alice Bid
• Insurers Cut From Sandal Maker's $1M Property Damage Suit
• Uber Hit With Class Action Over Breach Of Drivers' Info
• Malibu Golf Club Owners File For Ch. 11 Protection
• Facebook Founder's Financials Sought In $1.7M Deal Suit
• Calif. High Court Takes Up LA's Atty DQ Bid Over Tax Docs
• Remote Control Patent Case Warrants Atty Fees: Judge
• Exide To Close Plant, Pay $50M To End Pollution Row
• Britney Spears Ex-Manager's Contract, Battery Claims Revived
• Ex-Tribal Councilman Says DOI Wrongly OK'd His Removal
• BMI Beats Ex-Sly Stone Manager's 2nd Royalties Suit
• Calif. Bank Pays $1.2M To Clear DOJ's Fraud Allegations
• Sidense Gets $5.5M In Attys' Fees After Win In IP Row
• Rakuten Pounces On Uber Rival Lyft With $300M Buy-In
• Spotlight On 'Double-Breasting' In Construction Industry
• Lewis Brisbois Facing Sanctions In Debt Collection Suit
• Big-Name VCs Inject $80M Into Peanut Allergy Treatment
• 4 Keys To Witness Interviews In Internal Investigations
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• $7.4M 'Blurred Lines' Award Sounds Risk Of IP Jury Trials
• Class Action Over Bayer's One-A-Day Labeling Survives
• Sedgwick Settles MedCap Malpractice Case Over $1B Scheme
• Averted Plane Crash Doesn't Clear Honeywell, 9th Circ. Told
• Calif. Law Not 'Remotely Clear' On Lyft Drivers' Status: Judge
• Orrick Atty Digs Into Pao In Kleiner Sex-Bias Trial
• DefensTech Settles Claims Ex-Exec Stole IP, Saudi Contract
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tibco, Angelo Gordon, Ultimate
• Klauber Bros. Seeks Sanctions In Lingerie IP Row
• FTC Hits DirecTV With Deceptive Marketing Suit
• National Origin Suit Against Sears Sent Back To Calif.
• Law Firm Escapes Ex-Secretary's Discrimination Suit Appeal
• HP Loses Four Patents Under Alice In ServiceNow Suit
• Troutman Sanders Adds Ex-BakerHostetler Biz Pro In Calif.
• Teamsters Drag DOT To Court Over Mexican Trucking Decision
• Kythera Prices $125M Offering After Double-Chin Drug OK'd
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Revive ESA Battle Over Golf Course
• Lambasted Calif. Clean Energy Plan Getting A Revamp
• Gary Oldman-Starring Movie Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Kazakhstan Hit With $100M Suit Over Rights To Oil Field
• How Obama's Immigration Actions Impact Higher Education
• What 'Jersey Boys' Case Tells Us About Copyright Law
• Nvidia, EVGA Overstated Graphics Chip's Power, Suit Says
• Pao Wanted $10M To End Kleiner Sex-Bias Claims, Jury Told
• Mercury Paying $1M To End Calif. Insurance Violations Suit
• Adobe Wins Fees For Failed Digital Reg DRM Patent Suit
• Rapper 'The Game' Won't Face Default For Unpaid Sanctions
• Prime Healthcare Says Calif. AG Strangled Hospital Deal
• 7-Eleven Dodges Franchisees' Immigrant-Bias, Spying Suit
• Buckyballs Suit Gets No Coverage Under 'Clear' IP Exclusion
• CommerceWest Bank To Pay $4.9M To Settle Fraud Charges
• SF Lawmakers Push For Warnings On Soda Ads
• Border States Need More Judges Due To Immigration Docket
• Blimp Maker Sues Navy For $65M In Hangar Roof Collapse
• Calif. Judge Accused Of Taking $250K Payment From Old Firm
• Cybersecurity Co. Imperva Eyes $132M Follow-On Offering
• Thicke, Pharrell Owe $7.4M In 'Blurred Lines' IP Fight
• RICO Suit Claims JPMorgan Rigged Calif. Electricity Prices
• 5 Ways To Sway Calif.'s High Court To Snap Up Your Case
• Costco, Wal-Mart Accused Of Contact Lens Price Collusion
• Ford Wins Verdict In Suit Over Fatal Rollover Crash
• Judge Tosses Ch. 11 Bids From Philly Office Tower Investors
• Hausfeld, Other Attys Blast NCAA's Bid To Slash $50M Fees
• Cert. OK'd In Facebook Minor Sales Suit, But Refunds Nixed
• Japanese Solar Co. Buys Project Pipeline In US
• AltheaDX Nixes IPO As 3 Other Diagnostic Cos. Eye Debuts
• AEG Drops $1.5B Los Angeles Football Stadium Plans
• Yelp Investors Fight Bid To Toss Stock Pumping Class Action
• Clearing Up CEQA's Categorical Exemptions
• Biopharma Co. Didn't Lie About Cancer Drug Progress: Judge
• Ropes & Gray Helps Bain Grab $2.4B Cybersecurity Firm
• A Test For Determining If Attorney-Client Privilege Exists
• Ford, GM, Toyota Slammed With Suit Over Hacking Risks
• Clarity For Calif. Negligent Emotional Distress Claims
• Herbalife Says Investor Suit 'Slavishly' Parrots Ackman
• Winery Wins TM Injunction Against Same-Name Spirits Maker
• Michaels Can't Slip Calif. Vacation Time Class Action
• DHS Lacks Evidence To Alter Detainee Deal, Plaintiffs Say
• Urban Outfitters Can't Duck 2nd IP Suit Over Dress Design
• Kleiner Execs Let 'Sex Addict's' Harassment Slide, Pao Says
• Photo Site SLAPPs Away NCAA Champs' Publicity Rights Suit
• GE Shakes Imaging Drug Deal Antitrust Suit In 9th Circ.
• Hendrix's Family Can't Get Out Of Deal Over Concert Film
• 'Cryptolocker' Virus Holding Law Firm Data For Ransom
• Hyundai Plaintiffs Fight To Keep Santa Fe Defect Suit Going
• US Seeks $17M Penalty For Fake Duty-Free Tire Filings
• False Ad Claims Pile Up Over Lumber Liquidators' Flooring
• Calif. Judge Recommends Nixing $2B San Diego Gas Plant Bid
• Calif. Businessman Ordered To Pay $108M In Ponzi Scheme
• Sikorsky, BAE May Nix Claims In Fatal Black Hawk Crash
• 9th Circ. Says Color Trademark Ruling Ignored Precedent
• High Court Denies Tribal Cigarette Co.'s Tobacco Fund Appeal
• Visa Settles Cardholder Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• Milberg Firm Pounds Kookbox's DQ Bid In Surfboard IP Row
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Schwab's Losses From CMO Bets
• Latham Gets Called On Again For MCR's $206M Hotel Buy
• Starboard Continues Push For 'Major Overhaul' At Yahoo
• The Curious Case Of Minimum Wage And A 6-Figure Employee
• Mall Magnate Simon Offers $16B For Rival Macerich
• Proposition 65: The Law That Continues To Cry Wolf
• The Communications Decency Act May Disappoint
• Calif. Takes FAA Proposed Drone Restrictions A Step Further
• LA Says Pricewaterhouse Billing Snafu Caused Huge Losses
• Two Sentenced In Hit-And-Run Death Of Federal Judge's Son
• US Says Prior Info Cuts Scan Whistleblower From $322M Deal
• Pao's Sex With Kleiner Partner A 'Nightmare', Jury Hears
• Stroock Accused Of Mishandling 'Conjuring' Deal In $32M Suit
• Ex-Maker CEO Can't Sue For Ouster Before $950M Disney Deal
• Calif. Tribe Slams US Bid For Casino Development Discovery
• Crowell Gets Doctor's $10M Legal Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Calif. Court Rejects Roofers' Bid For Hotel Case Coverage
• Journalists Seek Ex-Federal Judge's Allegedly Racist Emails
• Contact Lens Pricing Suits To Test Landmark Leegin Case
• Anti-SLAPP Defense Won't Fly In Foie Gras Restaurant Suit
• Aetna ERISA Fight Ready For Fed. Court, Surgery Group Says
• Detention Sought For Alleged Chinese Hacker Upon Extradition
• Abercrombie Sued Over Lack Of Sale Devices For Blind
• Is Laminate Flooring The New Drywall For Insurers?
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