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California - June, 2008

114 articles

• Health Care Practice: Holland & Knight
• Rambus, Samsung Spar Over IP Attorney's Conduct
• MRC/Marathon Balk At Bank's $200M Claim
• Gillet Prevails In Antitrust Dispute Over Patent Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives LendingTree Insider Trading Case
• Empire Land Duels With Creditors Over Discovery
• Nossaman Merges With D.C. Firm
• Judge Keeps Most Of SRAM MDL Complaint Intact
• Calpine Battles Employee's Bid For Incentive Bonus
• Payless Settles K-Swiss Trademark Suit For $30M
• MTBE Judge Backpedals On Expert Testimony Ruling
• Toyota, GM Venture Settles Donning, Doffing Suit
• Calif. Court Won't Postpone Tougher Emissions Rules
• Judge Drops Some Claims In Atmel Backdating Case
• California Unveils Bold Climate Change Plan
• Judge Seals Deal Between Facebook, ConnectU
• Orthopedic Co. Brings Patent Suit Against Aussie Rival
• IBM Lashes Back At Overtime Pay Claims
• Court Rules Abbott Glucose Strip Patent Invalid
• Preventing And Defending Trade Secret Claims
• RIM, General Imaging Sued Over Camera Patents
• Bush Exerts Executive Privilege In EPA Investigation
• Wireless Companies Fight Over Telecom Licenses
• Pitney Bowes Settles Overtime Suit For $75K
• Judge Prods Microsoft To Produce Technical Data
• Judge Rebuffs Off-The-Clock Claims Against Starbucks
• Judge Orders Microsoft To Pay $511.6M In Alcatel Suit
• Vallejo Seeks To Reject Agreements With Unions
• Energy Practice: Skadden Arps
• Judge Puts LSI's Chip Patent Suit On Hold
• Supreme Court Favors Workers' Rights In Latest Term
• Patent Pools Grow More Popular In Tech Sector
• Dueling 'Entrepreneur' Awards Spar In Court
• City Says Exxon Shirked Petroleum Cleanup Duties
• Courts Cracking Down On Judges: Experts
• Settling Injury Claims Early Is Best Bet: Study
• 9th Circ. Again Bars NASA Worker Background Checks
• U. Of Pittsburgh Owns Stem Cell Patent: Judge
• Ninth Circuit Solves Pink Panther Copyright Caper
• High Court Lifts Ban On Employers' Anti-Union Activity
• Federal Circuit Revives Dismissed Stanford Patent Suit
• Calif. Bill To Sell Prescription Info Defeated
• Fremont General Enters Ch. 11 To Close Sale
• No Summary Judgment For Exxon In MTBE Case
• Magic Circle Firms Vying For Bigger U.S. Presence
• Katz Wins Another License Agreement In Patent Battle
• City Employees' Text Messages Private: 9th Circuit
• New Settlement In Zoran Backdating Case Approved
• Microsoft Royalty Cuts Draw Cheers From DOJ, States
• U.S. Won't Have To Pay Texaco $100M Tax Refund
• Pfizer Loses Bid To Toss Overtime Suit By Sales Reps
• Jones Day Lures Leading IP Litigator To Silicon Valley
• University Tries New Venue In Suit Against Varian
• Former Broadcom Execs Plead Not Guilty To Fraud
• Appeals Court Denies BCBG Managers' Class Bid
• Sharper Image Fights Shoppers' Bid For Stay Relief
• Madden's Shoes Breach Trademark Settlements: Asics
• Firms' Claims Nixed In Patent Malpractice Suit
• Union Launches 'Overworked' PwC Litigation Site
• AT&T Fails In Bid To Ground Yeager's Lawsuit
• 9th Circuit Dismantles Suit Against Boeing, Lockheed
• Axed 'No-Match' Workers Reinstated By 9th Circuit
• UMG To Appeal Judge's Ruling On Sale Of Promo CDs
• $16M Morgan Stanley Race Bias Deal Hits Snag
• U.S. Govt. Authorizes 'Incidental' Polar Bear Take
• Jury Sides With Sprint On Early Termination Fees
• CORRECTION: Court Sides With Wells Fargo Workers
• Judge Nixes Exxon Bid For Info On $423M MTBE Deal
• Declaratory Judgment Suit V. Spangenberg Dismissed
• Genentech, MedImmune Settle Synagis Patent Spat
• Pro-Union Group Protests Outside Foley & Lardner
• Tellabs Says Fujitsu's Flashwave Infringes Patent
• Calif. City Drops 'Threatened Well' Claims In MTBE Suit
• Lawyer Demands Warnings On Herbalife Products
• UnitedHealth Execs Knew About Backdating: Report
• Inventor's Data Purge Comes To Light In Bratz Case
• Bad Land Deals Send Oregon Homebuilder Into Ch. 11
• 'Natural' Products Contained Known Toxin: Calif. AG
• Class Action Accuses Restaurant Chains Of Hiding Fat
• Metabolife CEO Gets 6 Months For Misleading FDA
• Empire Land Creditors Look To Hire Landau & Berger
• Court Freezes Firm's Assets In $21M Fraud Suit
• 1st Circuit Upholds 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Rule
• Judge Rules IT Class Exempt From Overtime
• Expanded Class In Wells Fargo MDL Gets Judge's Nod
• Patent Trial Success Rates At All-Time High: Study
• Visto-RIM Suit Takes Breather For Patent Re-Exam
• Calif. Real Estate Partnership Enters Chapter 11
• California Jury Breaks Taser's Winning Streak
• Key To Turnaround May Be Only A Click Away
• No Downstream Royalty Fees For LG: High Court
• Fed. Circuit Reviews Standard For Abandoned Patents
• SEC Clears Overstock Of Naked Shorting Charges
• Contests, Sweepstakes Law: Not Just Fun And Games
• Pacific Lumber Judge Backs MRC/Marathon Plan
• Bay Area Exec Sues Kaiser For AIDS Discrimination
• Oil Cos. To Shell Out $1.7M To Kids In MTBE Suit
• Gateway, Acer Face Microprocessor Patent Suit
• FERC OKs $4M In Calif. Energy Crisis Settlements
• Broadcom Founder Indicted For Backdating, Drugs
• Suit On Billing For Google AdWords Gets Judge's Nod
• Third-Party Complaints Dismissed In Suprema Suit
• Bennigan's, Ponderosa Trying To Avoid Ch. 11
• MoFo Snags IP Partner From Fulbright & Jaworski
• SEC Nabs 2 For Trading On Insider J&J Merger Info
• VNUS To Reap $10M In Patent Settlement
• Brocade Settles Backdating Class Action For $160M
• SEC Prevails In Case Against U.S. Wireless Ex-CEO
• Fox Rothschild Expands S.F. Litigation Team
• Sharper Image Under Fire Over Gift Card Policy
• 3rd Parties Don't Start Trade Secrets Clock: Court
• Fed. Circ. Naysays Fresenius Bid For Injunction Stay
• TransUnion Eyes End To Decade-Long Class Action
• FERC OKs 1st Step Toward Calif. Power Corridor