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California - August, 2008

201 articles

• Qualcomm In Violation Of Patent Injunction: Judge
• Calif. Presses Green Chemistry Initiative
• Calif. Moves Closer To Ban Of Toxins In Food Wrappers
• Survey Shows Slight Drop In Clean Energy Patents
• Judge Orders EPA To Turn Over Docs In Pesticide Suit
• Investors Seek Class Status In LDK Solar Suit
• Last-Minute Funding Obviates Coal Bed Methane Suit
• Veoh Gets Safe Harbor In Video Copyright Suit
• Court Pares Down McDonald's Employment Suit
• Most Claims Stand Against Maxim In Backdating Suit
• Feds Shrink Butterfly Habitat After Home Builder Suit
• Noncompetes Are D.O.A. In Calif.
• Calif. Agency To Sue Government For Polluting Bay
• SiRF, ITC Appeal Judge's GPS Infringement Ruling
• Mattel Wins $100M From Bratz Maker
• Smith V. Selma: Guidance For Peer Review Bodies
• The Pass-On Defense In Calif. Price-Fixing Cases
• Howrey Told To Produce Notes In Backdating Probe
• SEC Holds On To Most Claims In Backdating Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Western Filter's Contract Dispute
• Abbott's Appeal, Deal OK'd In Norvir Antitrust Case
• Immersion To Pay Microsoft $20M To Settle Tech Suit
• Calif. May Take Lead On Regulating Chemicals
• Juniper Reaches $22.7M Backdating Deal
• TomTom, Others Sued Over Sound System Patent
• Ind. 6th State To Sue Countrywide Over Risky Loans
• 9th Circ. Tosses $2.41M Award In Executive Life Case
• LG, Quanta Settle Long-Running Patent Spat
• Mall Anti-Picketing Rules Unconstitutional: 9th Circ.
• Internet Services, Immersion Settle PlayStation Flap
• Judge Tells ITC To Block SiRF GPS Chip Imports
• Canadian Law Group Proposes Toxics Reduction Law
• Judge Names Lead Plaintiff In VeriFone Class Action
• ShoreTel's Underwriters Seek To Toss IPO Suit
• Lawyer Loses Appeal In Fee-Splitting Dispute
• Calif. Assembly OKs Greenhouse Gas Land-Use Bill
• Cozen Nabs Fox Rothschild Marketing Officer
• Sprint To Pay $1M Over 'Dirty' Cell Phone Numbers
• EPA Launches Plan To Reduce Lead Wheel Weight Use
• Judge Won't Dismiss TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• Exxon, EPA Settle For $2.6M Over Chemical Leakage
• Bayer, Others To Get Fees, Costs In Abbott Suit
• District Court Not Venue For Corridor Disputes: Judge
• Skycaps Try To Widen Classes In 2 Bag Fee Suits
• Calif. AG Won't Probe Schumer Over IndyMac Collapse
• Judge Dismisses Diebold Securities Class Action
• No Remedies Levied Against Brocade CEO For Now
• Oil Cos. Can Collect $1.1B From Feds: Fed. Circ.
• Calif. Court Supports Expanded Arbitration Review
• FERC Approves NY Electricity Rerouting Rule Change
• Qualcomm Points To New E-Discovery Approach
• Leasing Laws In Flux For Offshore Drilling
• EBay Told To Show Agreement Info In Antitrust Suit
• Assembly Bill 3000 And The POLST Form In Calif.
• Byetta Warnings Stir Interest Of Plaintiffs Bar
• Judge Partially Upholds TV Patent Case V. Microsoft
• Judge Nixes Some Infringement Claims V. Applera
• Cash-Balance Plans Not Anti-Age: 9th Circ.
• Judge Confirms Bombay Co. Liquidation Plan
• Unlawful Deduction Claims Added To HSBC FLSA Suit
• Energy Drink Maker Sues Rival For False Advertising
• Celestica, Others Settle FLSA Suit For $1.7M
• Bayer, Abbott Debate Fees In Patent Dispute
• EPA Sues Calif. Mining Co. For $40M Cleanup
• J2 Targets Another Rival In Internet Fax Suit
• Meter Reader Slaps PG&E With Overtime Class Action
• Addressing Environmental Impacts Under CEQA
• Judge Won't Remand Case Against Qualcomm
• IPhone 3G Doesn't Deliver On Speed Claim: Suit
• Calif. Need Not Pass New Pesticide Rules: 9th Circ.
• Cuomo Follows Spitzer's Path, With New Twists
• Noncompete Agreements Down But Not Out
• Applera, Illumina Spar Over DNA Sequencing Patents
• Suit Claims Weight Watchers Food Could Kill
• Developers Wary Of Calif. Green Building Code
• Judge Keeps Fraud Suit Against Veritas Execs Alive
• Court Dismisses Suit Over Endangered Whale Listing
• Longs Drug Stores Pushes $2.9B Merger With CVS
• LendingTree, IMX Bring 2003 Patent Spat To An End
• Summary Judgment On Hold As LG, Quanta Mull Deal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Judgments In Cygnus Patent MDL
• Talent Agency, Writers Settle Age Bias Suit For $4.5M
• Appeals Ruling Will Aid Open Source License Control
• 3rd Circ. Throws Mercury-In-Tuna Suit Back To NJ
• Calif. TV Writers Win Access To Writers Guild Data
• Abbott's Appeal Tentatively OK'd In Norvir Suit
• Judge OKs Kmart's $2.8M Settlement With Workers
• Groups Sue Over Southern California Pollution Credits
• Cisco Execs Deny Approving 'Troll Tracker' Blog Post
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Shoe Display Patent Ruling
• Lobbyists Torpedo Toxic Chemical Bills In Calif.
• Air Purifier Plaintiffs Seek $767M From Sharper Image
• Nichia Sues Seoul Semiconductor Again Over LEDs
• Energy Companies Latest To Acquire Katz Patents
• FDA Says Bisphenol A In Baby Bottles Not Harmful
• Calif. City Sues Interior Dept. Over Dam Project
• Green Groups Sue Over Calif. Forest Plans
• Rambus Scores In Feud Over IP Attorney's Conduct
• 2nd Judge Tossed From Contrast Agent Case
• IP Practice: Sidley Austin
• Intel Takes Aim At N-Data's Computer Patents
• Kraft Wins Stay In Coffee Container Patent Dispute
• Seyfarth Demands Inventors Pay Sanctions In Full
• GSK Objects To Abbott's Proposed Norvir Settlement
• Cordis Infringed Aneurysm Repair Patents: Judge
• Realtors Sanctioned For 'Egregious' Misconduct
• Judge Lets Energy Interests Join Polar Bear Dispute
• Biomedical Companies Spar Over Genotyping Patents
• U.S. Army Privatizes $100M Superfund Cleanup
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade System Begins Taking Shape
• Wildlife Risk Triggers Suit Over Proposed Toll Road
• 9th Circ. Tosses Centerprise DRAM Suit
• Copyright Holders Can Take Comfort From Jacobsen
• FTC Clears Air With $6.5M Airborne Settlement
• Integrated Deal Stalled Over Possible WSGR Conflict
• Three Classes Proposed For Chocolate Antitrust MDL
• 5 Mistakes Lawyers Make In Mediation
• $33M Smith Barney Discrimination Settlement OK'd
• Ex-Apple GC Settles Backdating Case For $2M
• Judge Refuses To Toss All Claims Against Connetics
• Post-Quanta, Companies Rethink Licensing Strategies
• Calif. Lawmakers OK Bill To Ban Water Softeners
• Securities Suit Against DRAM Maker Moves Forward
• Law Firm Ordered To Pay Delta's Fees In DVT Suit
• Open Source Licenses Copyright Protected: Fed. Circ.
• EPA Fights 9th Circ. Battle Over Pesticide Testing
• Judge Restricts Firestone Arguments In Landfill Suit
• Forest Service Sued Over Calif. Tree-Clearing Plan
• EPA To Update Beach Water Standards By 2012
• W.Va. Sues Countrywide
• Environmentalists Urge Grazing Halt In Sonoran Desert
• Data Security Suits Show No Signs Of Slowing
• Ford Settles Class Action Over Focus Brakes
• Wachovia May Face SEC Charges In Muni Bond Probe
• Calif. Could Be First To Shield Kids From Bisphenol A
• Hynix Bids To Strike Rambus' Infringement 'Add-Ons'
• ITC Deals Blow To SiRF In GPS War
• No Case For KLA Against Fujitsu In DRAM Saga: Court
• CORRECTION: Judge Gives Lawyer In Kickback Scheme Two Months
• 'Guitar Hero' Patent Case Stayed Pending Re-Exam
• Morgan Lewis Wants Dismissal of Malpractice Suit
• Bombay Liquidation Plan Draws Protest
• 9th Circ. Rules In Favor Of Gilead Shareholders
• Powerchip Joins Calif. Micron-Mosaid Spat
• Judge OKs $228M Truce Between NCAA, Athletes
• Chevron To Pay $48M In Calif. Unocal Patent Suit
• SanDisk Says ST Counterclaims Of Fraud Invalid
• DRAM Defendants Press For Judgment
• Fannie Mae Exec Says Losses To Worsen
• Nanotechnology Companies Settle Patent Spat
• Abbott Glucose Strip Patent Invalid: Jury
• E-Verify Requirement Draws Opposition
• Jones Day Adds 2 More IP Partners In San Francisco
• Law Firms Find Their Niche In Silicon Valley
• California Sick Leave Bill Won't Become Law This Year
• Justice Recusals Continue Despite Stock Sales
• SEC Launches Formal Probe Of Countrywide
• Ex-Judge Rebuked In Michelin Brain Injury Case
• Environmental Issues Ripe For Courtroom Drama
• High Court To Tackle Clean Water Act, Sonar Disputes
• Bennigan's Restaurants May Stick Around After All
• NTC Seeks Summary Judgment In DRAM Case
• Judge Tosses CNET Derivative Suit
• Litigation Proves Tough For Border Fence Opponents
• Markets Prepare For Revamped CFTC Regulation
• Judge Won't Put Brakes On GPU Antitrust Case
• U. Of Southern Calif. Blocks Rival's 'SC' Trademark
• A Significant Victory For Calif. Employers
• Report Backs California Sick Leave Law
• Eppendorf, Bio-Rad Drop Suits Against Each Other
• U.S. Attorney Drops KLA-Tencor Stock Option Probe
• A New Fantasy Sport: Defining The Right Of Publicity
• Calif. High Court Invalidates Limited Noncompetes
• Best Buy Settles Age Discrimination Suit In Calif.
• More Women Filling Top GC Ranks: Survey
• Suit Says Nixing Bus Ad Ran Over Union's Rights
• Ex-Broker Wants Names From UBS For Class Notice
• Judge Orders EPA To Explain Calif. FOIA Denial
• Morgan Stanley Race Bias Suit Shifts Courts
• Conn. Becomes 4th State To Sue Countrywide
• Employment Boutiques Defend Business Model
• Tessera's Patent Case Stayed Pending ITC Outcome
• Calif. Justice Joins Morrison & Foerster
• Apple Settles Patent Dispute Over IChat Feature
• Judge Nixes $20M Ruling Against Star Wars Designer
• Class Status Denied In Wells Fargo Break Time Suit
• Attys. Battle To Sway Jury In Glucose Strip Patent Trial
• No Mistrial For Bratz Despite Juror's Ethnic Slur
• Snack Companies Cave To Pressure Over Toxin
• Judge Dumped From Microsoft, 2 Other 2008 Cases
• Barbs Traded Over Glucose Strip Patent Royalties
• The End Of Neutrality Agreements?
• Employment Practice: Fulbright & Jaworski
• Judge Green-Lights MySpace Shareholder Suit
• Class Action Against Celestica, Adecco Gains Steam
• Calif. Justices Deny University Whistleblowers' Claims
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Meal, Rest Break Case
• Acacia Unit Settles Copier Patent Claims With Toshiba
• Celebrex Plaintiffs Must Comply With 'Lone Pine' Order
• Rite Aid To Name Managers In Employment Suit: Court
• Laid-Off Lawyers May Have To Look Beyond Big Apple