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California - October, 2008

173 articles

• Wells Fargo Loses Another Dismissal Bid In FLSA Suit
• P&G Adds Patent To Coffee Container Suit V. Kraft
• Steelhead Trout Populations Retain ESA Protection
• Lenders Liable For Waste In Foreclosures: Calif.
• Love In The Time Of Title VII
• Cleanup Efforts At Calif. Ports Challenged By Govt.
• Injunctions Harder To Win In Post-EBay Courts
• When It Comes To Voting, Workers Need Flexibility
• Calif. City's New Claims V. Sherwin-Williams Barred
• Analogix Complaint Tossed In HDMI Antitrust Suit
• Mandatory Compliance With 'Voluntary' Codes
• Conservation Groups Sue Govt. Over Logging Plan
• Broadcom Ordered To Return $11M In Patent Royalties
• Pioneer Scores $59.4M Verdict Against Samsung
• The Potential Impact Of Clear Channel
• Female HR Execs Sue Dell Over Sex Bias
• VNUS Ends Patent Fight Over Vein Laser Treatments
• Serta Recalls 6,100 Mattresses As Fire Hazards
• Fremont Subprime Fraud Claims Insufficient: Judge
• A Precautionary Approach To Consumer Protection
• Leegin's Impact (If Any) On State Alcohol Regulations
• Reduce Water's Arsenic Or Pay $32K Per Day: EPA
• Underwriter Not Owed $5M In Liability Ins.: Court
• Mosaid Settles DRAM Spat With Powerchip
• Jury Hands NASA Contractor $2M In Trade Secret Suit
• Network Engineers Hit Apple With Overtime Suit
• Chevron, Nigerians Spar Over Fatal Barge Incident
• Levene Neale To Pay $2.5M In Malpractice Case
• Attorneys Drop Plaintiff In Software Copyright Dispute
• DOJ Seeks $22M For Calif. Superfund Cleanup
• Bally Fitness Hit With Fresh Trade Secrets Suit
• FERC OKs $14M Calif. Energy Crisis Settlement
• Calif. Cities Ask For Bailout Of Troubled Assets
• Empire Land Creditors Blast Pachulski Fees
• Qualcomm Hit With Patent Suit Over GPS Technology
• Green Groups Seek To Weigh In On Polar Bear Suit
• Broadcom Prosecutor Catches Heat For Alleged Leaks
• Trademark Usage In Search Engine Advertising
• Former Milberg 'Money Man' Gets 6 Months In Prison
• Texas Tops CO2 Emissions In New EIA Study
• $16M Morgan Stanley Race Bias Settlement Approved
• Investors Press SEC For Global Warming Disclosure
• 9th Circ. Rejects Granite Rock Suit Against Teamsters
• Levels Of One GHG Exceed Estimates: Scripps
• Jury To Hear Chevron's Nigerian Violence Trial
• ADA Amendments And Calif. Protections For Disabled
• Calif. Supreme Court To Consider Meal Break Case
• Loyalty Discounts Not Necessarily Win-Win
• New Antitrust Allegations Axed In CNET Patent Spat
• Rosetta Resources To Pay Calpine $97M
• $13M Settlement In BAR/BRI Class Action Approved
• Judge Hands Medtronic Win On Rapid-Exchange Bar
• Wells Fargo's Bid To Dismiss Collective Action Nixed
• Travelers Appeal Nixed In Refinery Fire Benefits Case
• Webkinz Antitrust Cases Consolidated
• Expanding The Duty To Warn In Wash. Liability Cases
• TPL Loses Bid To Toss Microprocessor Patent Suits
• Capcom Prevails In Battle Of Flesh-Eating Zombies
• Fairchild, Alpha & Omega Resolve Patent Dispute
• So Much For 'Orderly Dissolution' — Heller Sued
• Antitrust Counterclaim Survives In Flash Memory Suit
• FedEx To Pay $14.4M In Expenses To Workers
• Adidas Sues Calif. Shoemakers Over Classic Stripes
• Northwest Pilots Get Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Wildlife Group Jumps Into Polar Bear Protection Suit
• Calif. Supreme Court Takes Up County Strike Case
• AIG Halts Lobbying Against Mortgage Reforms
• Insurers Beat Indemnification Claims In High Court
• Billable-Hour System Under Scrutiny From Clients
• IP Practice: Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Liver Failure Suit Tackles Settlement Enforceability
• Morgan Stanley Seeks $50M Deal With Advisers
• Bank Tie-Ups Spur Debate Over Competition Impact
• Daewoo, Funai Face Off Over $7M VCR Patent Verdict
• Title Insurers Face Another Antitrust Class Action
• St. Clair Digital Camera Suits To Move Forward
• Pfizer To Settle Celebrex, Bextra Suits For $894M
• Electric Corridor Suit Against DOE Tossed
• Calif. Unveils Final Draft Of Bold Emissions Plan
• Archway Hit With WARN Act Class Action
• Calif. Groups Fight District's Dairy Farm Approval
• Merck Pushes To Sever Plaintiffs In Fosamax MDL
• Caltech Sues Camera Giants Over Imaging Patents
• Heller Closeout Guru Heading For Jones Day
• Lawyer Sanctions Denied In HSBC Overtime Case
• Calif. Appeal Court Bars Extra Perks For Judges
• Securities Class Actions Against Financial Institutions
• Heller Ehrman Attorneys Bulk Up Hogan & Hartson
• Hawaii Votes To Ban Genetically Engineered Coffee
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Howrey E-Discovery Expert
• Judge Rejects Invalidity Bid In Online Payment Suit
• Seyfarth Wins Discovery Reversal In Malpractice Suit
• Transferring Cases Out Of Eastern Dist. Of Texas
• Study Chides Calif. For Not Punishing More Violations
• Barclays Files Plan In LandSource Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Antitrust Case Over Coupons
• Judge Keeps Alive Dr. Bronner's Suit Over 'Organics'
• MDL Panel Denies ARS Consolidation Request
• Judge Sinks Boat Damage Case Against Oil Firms
• Environmental Law Professors Grade Bush Legacy
• Overstock, Gradient Analytics Reach Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Semiconductor Patent Decision
• DOJ Ends GPU Antitrust Probe Against Nvidia, ATI
• Land Rover Faces New Class Action Over LR3
• Judge OKs Deal Worth $30M In McAfee Backdating Suit
• Class Cert. Granted In Bechtel ERISA Suit
• Calif.'s $130M Asbestos Suit Against WR Grace Nixed
• Jury Hears NASA Contractor's $27M Trade Secrets Suit
• Patent Holder Files 3rd Suit Over Heat Sink Patent
• Conflicting Injunctions Muddy 'Roadless Rule' Feud
• Both Sides Win In Accenture-Guidewire Patent Fight
• Lighting Science Wins LED Injunction Against Philips
• Yahoo Gets Shareholder Class Action Thrown Out
• Prednisone Suit Proceeds Against Watson, Qualitest
• Circuit Maker Cries Foul Over Blu-Ray Standard Abuse
• Environmental Group Files Suit Over Protecting Seals
• EPA Fines Commercial Laundry For Hazardous Waste
• Calif.'s New Overtime Law For Computer Professionals
• Lawyers Look To High Court For Superfund Clarity
• Constangy Swallows West Coast Boutique
• Judge Extends TRO On RealDVD Copying Program
• Crowell & Moring Pulls In White Collar Firm
• Pfizer's Bextra Marketing 'Deceptive': Blue Cross
• Milberg Kickback Plaintiff To Serve 3 Months In Prison
• Generic-Drug Companies And Federal Preemption
• Patent Holder Sues Computer Graphics Card Makers
• Judge Nixes Wells Fargo's Bid To Toss FLSA Suit
• SEC Sues Infamous Political Donor Hsu For Fraud
• Judge Remands Flash Memory Patent Malpractice Suit
• BofA Tackles Countrywide Cases With $8.4B Plan
• Steptoe Wins Over Securities Partner
• TSMC, UniRAM Lay Down Swords Over Trade Secrets
• Salmon-Labeling Suit Lands On Solicitor Gen.'s Desk
• Strange Bedfellows Seek To Delist Polar Bears
• Goldman Sachs Faces More ARS Flak
• Kaiser To Pay $5.4M To Resolve Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Kraft Settles Patent Claims Over Coffee Pod Carousel
• Justice Breyer Unloads Stocks To Avoid Recusals
• Supreme Court Hears Sonar, Forest Disputes
• Ohio Courts Eye New Rules For Patent Cases
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Calif. Nixes Overtime For Some Skilled Tech Workers
• Group Sues USFWS Over Reduced Habitat Areas
• Judge Bars Wells Fargo Takeover Of Wachovia
• EPA's Duty To Promulgate ELGs
• Calif.'s Groundbreaking Green Chemistry Law
• Cardinal Health To Pay $34M To Settle Painkiller Case
• Analysis Of Walgreen-Longs Merger Misses Mark: CVS
• FWS To Review Marbled Murrelet's Protected Status
• GPU Class Asks Court To OK $1.7M Settlement
• Judge Clears $200M Deal In Fuel Surcharge Case
• Jury Sinks Chicken Of The Sea, Gives Contessa $4.5M
• IPhone Antitrust Litigation Can Go Forward: Judge
• Steptoe Welcomes Back Firm's Former Chairman
• Low Patent Allowance Hurts Innovation: Experts
• DOJ Scrutiny Of Food Industry Could Expand: Experts
• The Increase In Deceptive Trade Practices Claims
• Morgan Lewis Scores Dismissal Of Malpractice Suit
• WilmerHale Lures IP, Antitrust Expert From Heller
• Staples Wage-And-Hour Suit Stays Alive
• 3 Years Later, Bankruptcy Reform Questioned
• AT&T Mobile Content Settlement Partially Enjoined
• Health Trumps Competition In San Fran Cig Ban
• High Court To Hear Shell, Railroads Superfund Appeal
• Court Denies Classes In Land Rover Defect Disputes
• 9th Circ. Upholds Employer-Funded Health Care Law
• Mass. AG Appeals NRC Decision On Rulemaking
• Tesoro Sues Calif. Regulators Over Ethanol Gas Rule
• BMW Settles Class Action Over Transmission Defect
• EPA Seeks To Stay Pesticide Cases
• 99¢ Only Stores Fined $1M Over Pesticide Violations
• Asics Files Trademark Suit Against Dolce & Gabbana
• EMI Suit Continues Against MP3 Web Sites