California Archive » March, 2008

California - March, 2008

128 articles

• Qualcomm's Lesson: Have An E-Discovery Strategy
• Harvard Endowment Eyes Pacific Lumber Land
• Medtronic Dispute With Cordis To Stay In Texas
• Justices Decline Circuit City Class Arbitration Appeal
• Employment Duo Leaves MoFo For Jones Day
• Heirs Of Superman's Creator Win Share Of Copyright
• Court Limits Marilyn Monroe Estate's Licensing Ability
• Money-Laundering Charge To Stand In Milberg Case
• Countrywide Class Action Is Put On Hold
• Sharper Image Trustee Slams Hiring Of CEO's Firm
• Kinks Persist In Class Action Fairness Act: Experts
• Sun Launches 2nd Suit Against NetApp Over ZFS
• Courts Split Over Trademark Issues In Keyword Cases
• Katz, Kaiser Strike Voice-Tech Patent Deal
• Aloha Eyes Auction Of Air Cargo Business
• Calif. Considers Laws To Curb Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Rambus Will Seek Injunction Against Hynix
• Starbucks Hit With Another Tip-Sharing Suit
• FedEx Drivers From 19 States Win Class Certification
• Qualcomm Loses Legal Fee War With Lloyd's
• Rambus Claims Victory In Memory-Chip Battle
• No 2nd Trial For Exec In DRAM Price-Fixing Suit: DOJ
• Continental, Katz Settle Voice Technology Patent Suit
• Starbucks Slammed Again For Shaving Tips
• GM Settles Class Action Over Engine Coolant
• 9th Circuit Wipes Slate Clean In Homestore Case
• Sprint Nextel Loses Bid To Toss Patent Claims
• EPA Serves Greka With 4th Enforcement Order
• Pfizer's Document Bid Blocked In Celebrex Case
• Kansas Governor Vetoes Plan For New Coal Plants
• Banks Cleared In Part In ATM Interchange Fee Case
• Fox, Marvel Sued Over 'Fantastic Four' Toys
• Suit Seeks OT Pay For Prudential Associates
• AWP Case Swells As Judge Certifies Another Class
• High Court Won't Weigh Case Against NYSE
• Agency Outreach Focuses On Toxins In Packaging
• Are Your Private Web Sites Covered By ADA Title III?
• Starbucks Ordered To Pay Baristas $105M In Back Tips
• Second Peregrine Fraud Case Ends In Mistrial
• Judge Nixes Synthes Bone-Plate Patent Suit
• States Appeal Plan For Regional Power Corridor
• FERC Mulls Refunds In 2000-2001 Energy Crisis
• Patent Trolls: A Selective Etymology
• Injunction Against Qualcomm Chips Survives Appeal
• School Consultant Gets Prison For Bid-Rigging
• Weiss Agrees To Admit Role In Kickback Scheme
• Plaintiffs Are Tripped Up by Loss Causation
• City Claims Dow, Shell Polluted Wells: Report
• Justices Weigh California's Limit On Employer Speech
• Trader Gets Jail, $8M Fine In Stock Fraud
• Settlement Nears In Marvell Backdating MDL
• Schwab Hit With Class Action Over Mutual Funds
• HSBC Loan Officers Win Class Status In FLSA Suit
• Partial Judgment Granted In Laptop Lock Case
• Cardica's Vessel-Graft Patent Suit Survives
• Cook Wins Judgment In Heart Graft Patent Case
• UnitedHealth Backdating Suit Gets Class Status
• Suit Says Abbott Conspired To Block Generic TriCor
• Pilot Charged With Negligence In Calif. Oil Spill
• Davis Polk Catches Star IP, Antitrust Litigator
• High Court Nixes Microsoft's Appeal In Novell Case
• California AG Will Weigh In On LCD Antitrust Case
• Title Insurers Accused Of Price-Fixing In Pa.
• AMD Consultant Resists Intel Subpoena
• Northwest Battles Fuel Surcharge Class Actions
• High Court Passes On Tobacco Advertising Suit
• Visa, MasterCard Win Appeal In Interchange Fee Case
• Morgan Lewis Faces Fraud Claim In Employment Case
• Joint Venture Will Run Sharper Image Store Closings
• Misclassified Workers Create Quandaries
• Climate Change: Legislation And Litigation
• Novartis Faces Suit Over Children's Cough Medicine
• Calif. Plaintiffs Claim Title Insurers Fixed Rates
• Santa Monica, Attorneys Lay Fee Dispute To Rest
• Disney's Web Unit Hit With Employment Class Action
• Computer Use Policies Can Impact Litigation Outcome
• Nigerian Plaintiffs Move To Drop Chevron Claims
• Planned Parenthood Accused Of Vast Overbilling
• FDA Regulations Expert Joins Baker Hostetler
• Green Group, PG&E Settle Over Nuclear Plant
• Polluter Bankruptcies Prompt Lawsuit Against EPA
• Couple Wins $20M Asbestos Verdict
• N.Y. Request For More Info In DRAM Suit Denied
• Rambus Settles Backdating Case For $18.3M
• Appeals Court Reaffirms $82M Award In Ford Case
• Q&A With Jackson Lewis' Paul DeCamp
• NAACP Seeks To Accelerate Lender Bias Suit
• FDA Reappoints Former Chief Of Drug Safety Center
• KLA-Tencor Asks Court To Toss Fujitsu Patent
• Landlords Object To Sharper Image Liquidations
• Edwards LifeSciences Hit With $40M Verdict
• Measure Would Overturn EPA Ruling On Emissions
• Greka Hit With 3rd EPA Cleanup Order This Year
• Judge OKs $60M DIP Loan For Sharper Image
• Sharper Image Cries Foul Over Calif. Suit
• Ballard Spahr Adds Employment Practice In L.A.
• DRAM Price-Fixing Case Ends In Mistrial
• Lawyer Unions At Private Firms Rare But Doable
• SRAM Plaintiffs Show No Sign Of Relenting
• DOE Pushes Ahead With Power Corridor Plans
• SEC Sends Quest Wells Notice Over Options Practices
• $15.6M Awarded In San Francisco Newspaper Clash
• Starbucks Settles With Managers In FLSA Action
• Due Diligence In The Age Of Climate Change
• Judge Sends Brocade Suit Back To State Court
• ITC To Look At Syngenta's Alleged Infringement
• Calif. Court Nixes Individual Liability For Retaliation
• Business Conduct Guidelines For Health Care
• Qualcomm Attorneys Will Have Their Day In Court
• Reed Smith Gains Fenwick & West Veteran In Calif.
• N.Y. Seeks More Info From Infineon In DRAM Suit
• People's Choice Files Blueprint For Liquidation
• N.J. Senate Approves Family Leave Benefits Bill
• Microsoft-Novell Case May Not Be Ready For Cert
• Edward D. Jones & Co. Faces FLSA Suit By Brokers
• States' Push Unlikely To Alter Electric Corridors
• Broadcom Exec Settles With SEC
• Outed 'Troll Tracker' Blogger Draws Ire Of IP Lawyers
• Injunction Granted In Verigy Trade Secrets Case
• Pacific Lumber Parent Seeks $51M DIP Loan
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Nix State IP Immunity
• Goodwin Procter Attracts Biotech Patent Standout
• Judge Puts Off Enron Settlement Ruling
• Ship Owners To Pay $2M Over Calif. Oil Spill
• Pacific Lumber Disclosure Statement Approved
• Holland & Knight Bolsters Calif. Employment Team
• EPA's Logic On Calif. Emissions Law Draws Fire
• Kinder Morgan Must Face San Diego Pollution Suit