California Archive » April, 2008

California - April, 2008

112 articles

• Source Code Discovery In Patent Litigation
• Judge Mulls Class Bid in NYSE Specialist Case
• Judge Junks Applied's Appeal Of Covidien Verdict
• Class Certification In Consumer Product RICO Cases
• 9th Circ. Reverses Class Cert. Ruling In Wal-Mart Suit
• Calif. Developer Empire Land Files For Ch. 11
• Baxter Sues Fresenius Again Over Dialysis Machine
• Sovereign Bank Pensioners Sue Employer
• Mintz Levin Snags Buchanan Ingersoll IP Litigators
• Sheppard Mullin Adds N.Y. Labor Practice Leader
• Vermont Drops Out Of DRAM Antitrust Action
• Barbie, Bratz Copyright Dispute Far From Over
• Yahoo Wins Bids To Move Shareholder Class Action
• Judge OKs Sale Of Aloha Contract Services Division
• GPU Indirect Purchasers Ask For Class Certification
• No-Match Rule Could Cost Employers $1B: Study
• Conn., Mich. Managers File FLSA Suit Against Staples
• Another Homebuilder Finds Itself In Ch. 11
• State Courts Nixing Employee Arbitration Wins: Study
• Discovery To Proceed In Overstock, Gradient Case
• Honeywell, Teledyne Table Aircraft Patent Claims
• Bryan Cave Welcomes IP Partner
• Genentech Must Pay $300M In Royalties Case: Court
• Fed. Circ. Clears Osram Of Libeling Dominant
• Restaurant Chain Looks To Block Wage-and-Hour Suit
• Subprime Lawsuits Soar To Record High: Study
• Calif. Suit Against Powerex Preempted: 9th Circuit
• Appeals Court Revives Parents' Suit Against Gerber
• Japan Shuts Out Beef From California Plant
• Aloha Gets $2.2M Bid For Service Division
• Tessera Files New ITC Complaint Against Rivals
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Antitrust Partner
• Appeals Court Throws Back Leadis IPO Case
• Mercury's Ex-CFO Charged With Backdating Scam
• U.K. Judge Slams Allen & Overy For RIM Legal Fees
• More Starbucks Workers Steamed Over Tip-Sharing
• Gemstar, Digeo Settle Dispute Over Program Guides
• California Weighs Its Own Cap-And-Trade Program
• Owners Immune From Wage Claims: Appeals Court
• SoCal Air Quality Authority Abused Discretion: Court
• No Union Deal Could Spell Bankruptcy For Calif. City
• Solicitor General Asked To Weigh In On Patent Case
• OT Exempt Ruling A Boon To Calif. Computer Cos.
• Judge Awards UniRAM $5M In TSMC Patent Spat
• DRAM Indirect-Purchaser Cases Put On Hold
• Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Picking Up Steam
• DOJ Urges Court To Toss Vermont Emissions Ruling
• Trade Secrets Suits Rising, But Uncertainty Remains
• House Democrats Propose Drug Import Reforms
• Pfizer, Plaintiffs Spar Over Evidence
• Mass. Gov. Allows Triple Damages Bill To Become Law
• Court Zaps Impax Suit Against Medicis Over Zit Drug
• Countrywide Hit With Overtime Suit
• Treasury Dept. Pushes Hedge Fund Self-Policing Plan
• Full Speed Ahead For Ford Rollover Settlement
• Ousted Fish Attorney Wants Cisco Blogger Deposed
• Judge Rejects TSMC's Inequitable Conduct Claims
• Court Tosses Calif. AG's Suit Against Sharper Image
• Workers Say Hershey Jobs Aren't So Sweet
• FLSA Class Action Against Wells Fargo Revived
• ERISA Suit Against CSC To Go Forward In Calif.
• Power-One Granted Injunction Over Power Converter
• Gradient Fires Back At Overstock With Libel Suit
• Capco Energy Files For Chapter 11
• More Calif. Wildfire Victims File Negligence Suits
• Bextra Plaintiffs Blast Summary Judgment Motion
• Critics Wary Of Study's Praise For Civil Antitrust Action
• Noncompetes Harder To Translate Across Borders
• Intel Faces Patent Suit Over Phone Control Device
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Alaska Air Whistleblower Suit
• Clean Energy Act Could Make It Onto Calif. Ballot
• SRAM Cos. Challenge Consumer Protection Claims
• Judge Issues Injunction On Medicare Bidding Project
• SEC Blocks Former Gemstar Exec's $29.5M Severance
• Chrysler Hit With $5M Verdict Over Baby's Death
• Fry's Bounces FLSA Class Action To Federal Court
• HSBC Hit With FLSA Suit By Sales Workers, Tellers
• Calif. Ruling Will Affect Defense Of Future Cases
• Inventors Can Warn Infringing Buyers: Fed. Circ.
• Seoul Semi Loses Bid For New Trial In LED Patent Suit
• Judge Shelves Claims In Nanya-Fujitsu DRAM War
• Sughrue Mion Grabs Two New Partners For Calif.
• CalAmp, iMetrik Settle Car-Tracking Patent Dispute
• Ethanol Fuel Harms Boat Engines, Lawsuit Claims
• Ford, GM, Samsung Sued Over Navigation Units
• Dialysis Machine Sales Halted Over Patent Dispute
• Schwarzenegger Takes Sides In Pacific Lumber Case
• New Jersey Senate Passes Family Leave Act
• BD Wins Ruling Over Two Abbott Glucose Strip Patents
• Judge Denies Applera, Illumina Bids For Judgment
• Calif. High Court Approves Limited Product Warnings
• Citigroup To Pay $33M To Settle Sex Bias Suit
• Laws Set Stage For Carbon Trading Opportunities
• $20M Closes PG&E's 'Erin Brockovich' Chapter
• Judge OKs $11M Deal In Brain Aneurysm Patent Suit
• N.Y. Barista Is Latest To Sue Starbucks Over Tips
• Lawmakers Prod EPA To Act On Greenhouse Gases
• Judge Largely Denies Bid To Toss Backdating Suit
• Restatement Of Employment Law Raises Hackles
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against HP Directors
• Court Upholds $22M Fine Against Ex-Gemstar CEO
• MoFo Lures High-Profile Litigator From Akin Gump
• In Contentious Move, EPA Takes Over Greka Site
• Broadcom Settles Modem Patent Suit
• King & Spalding Adds Drinker Biddle Partners In Calif.
• FERC Approves $85.7M Settlement Over Energy Crisis
• TI, Intel Did Not Infringe Processor Patent: Fed. Circ.
• Gibson Dunn Gets Partner From Baker McKenzie
• Judge Deals Setback To Defendant In Laptop Lock Suit
• Ex-Chevron Engineer Awarded $500K For Legal Fees
• Terumo Hit With Patent Suits In ITC And U.S. Court
• Judge Drops Epson Unit From TFT-LCD Action