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California - June, 2009

177 articles

• NRC Winnows Objections To Yucca Mountain
• Solvay, Unimed Hit With AndroGel Suit In Pa.
• EPA Greenlights Stricter Auto Emissions Limits In Calif.
• Schwarzenegger Signs New E-Discovery Law
• Bid To Disqualify Goodwin Procter In IP Case Nixed
• Calif. High Court Rejects Transit Union's Breaks Suit
• ADT Ex-Security Guard Seeks Class Cert. In OT Suit
• No Class Requirements for PAGA: Calif. High Court
• Angeles Moves To Nix Bingham For Poaching Experts
• Concerns Raised Over Sale Of Pacific Energy Assets
• Class Action Over Dell Printer Feature Dismissed
• Review Of Bush-Era Enviro Rules And The APA
• Schering To Pay $55M To Settle AWP Suit
• Sempra, Insurers Ink $686M Wildfires Settlement
• BioMedica's Review Bid Denied In Nordic Patent Suit
• N-Data, Dell Reach License Deal In Tech Patent Spat
• Belkin Wins Bid To Move Patent Case
• Mintz Levin Snags Former Yahoo In-House Counsel
• IP Battles To Ensue Following Michael Jackson's Death
• Calif. High Court To Take On Casino Tip-Pool Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Insurers In Supervalu Suit
• Katz Appeals American Airlines Win In Patent Dispute
• Northwestern Mutual Faces $200M Wage Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Revival Of Claim In STNL Ch. 11
• Depositions To Begin In Beatty's Dick Tracy Suit
• Calif. Air Board Postpones Vote On Carbon Fee
• Class Claims Over Hyundai Subframes Pared Down
• 9th Circ. Reaffirms Nationwide Engineered Alfalfa Ban
• Sequenom Faces Slew Of Shareholder Suits
• Toray Loses Sanctions Bid In Radio ID Patent Suit
• Calif. Drops Appeal Of Auto Emissions Suit
• DOJ Can Copy Flat-Panel MDL Discovery Docs: Judge
• Cintas Loses Bid To Halt Arbitration In OT Dispute
• SEC Won't Cover Investor's $1.7M In Madoff Losses
• Military Contractor Moves To Toss Iraqis' OT Action
• Settlement In Pitney Bowes OT Action Gets Initial OK
• Sequenom, Beckman Drop DNA Analysis Patent Suit
• Fox Asks To Combine Indemnification Disputes
• SEC Nabs Madoff Feeder Fund, Adviser
• Injunction Lifted In Spat Over Ed Hardy Images
• Union Sues Pacific Energy For Alaska Oil Profits
• F21 Fights To Get Anthropologie Copyright Suit Nixed
• Energy Guru Jumps From Troutman Sanders To Schiff
• Injunction Denied In LSAT Prep Course Squabble
• SEC Fines Tenet Ex-GC Over Medicare Scheme
• FLIR Execs Win $1.6M In Fees In Trade Secrets Spat
• Korean FTC Targets Qualcomm Over IP Licenses
• Trucking Co.'s Liability Capped In Drug Shipment Loss
• Epson Turns Sights On Online Ink Cartridge Sellers
• Calif. Teachers Union Loses Campaign Fliers Case
• NY Seeks Unredacted Settlement Docs In DRAM MDL
• Off-Label Marketing MDL Over Amgen Drugs Nixed
• Q&A With Sonnenschein's Amy Bess
• BP Green Initiatives Head Named To DOI Post
• Tip Pools Make Waves In California Courts
• FWS Finds Marbled Murrelet Still Imperiled Under ESA
• Court Says Atty Tried To Derail OT Class Settlement
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Max Stern
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Steven Wall
• Settlement OK'd In AT&T Techs' Overtime Suit
• Foley Settles Malpractice Suit Over Vaxiion Patent
• A Look At Climate Change-Related Disclosures
• LandSource Lenders Join Bid For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Federal Workers' Same-Sex Partners To Get Benefits
• Calif. Sends Examiner To Oversee AIG Restructuring
• Shareholder Suit Over Microsoft's Yahoo Bid Nixed
• EPA Adopts New Air Pollution Measurement Method
• Citibank Workers Seek Class For State OT Claims
• A Practical Case For Federalizing Trade Secret Law
• Should Trustbusters Go Easy On Newspapers?
• National Western RICO Suit OK'd To Proceed
• Calif. Hits Target With Suit Over Toxic Waste Disposal
• Puzzlemaster Targets Apple Over IPhone Game
• Waffle Buyers Seek Cert. In Spat Over Fat Content
• Orrick Loses 2nd Bid To Dismiss Headhunter Fee Suit
• Dozens Object To Lehman's Claim Cutoff Motion
• Bidless EZ Lube Asks To Assume Property Leases
• Seeking Clarity On Mich. Medical Marijuana Law
• Calif., IBM Granted Most US Patents In 2008
• Insurance Watchdog Settles With Fremont For $37M
• Roller-Shoe Maker's IP Suit Award Upped To $2.8M
• Former Heller Insurance Atty Lands At Sedgwick
• Investors Win Class Cert. In NYSE Specialists Case
• GSK, P&G Head For Fla. In Denture Cream MDL
• $4.1B Arbitration Award For Wrongful Termination?
• Calif. Conoco Workers Lose Renewed Class Status Bid
• StarCaps False Advertising Suit Can Go Forward
• Insurer's Complaint Over Policy Rescissions Nixed
• 9th Circ. Tells MGA To Hand Bratz Marks To Mattel
• HP Loses Bid To Send Acceleron Spat Back To Del.
• Bentley Slammed Over Stinky Car Discovery Abuse
• Calif. AG, CVS Settle Inquiry Into Expired Products
• Chemtura Negotiates Deal To Reduce Antitrust Fines
• Unilever Hit With 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!' Suit
• Calif. AG Sues Utilities Over $5B In Crisis Transactions
• Court Strips Green Groups Of Attorneys' Fee Winnings
• Antitrust Case Against EBay, Coin Firms Transferred
• Buyers Allowed To Appeal Class Action Waiver Ruling
• Former Lehman Clients Ask For $190M In ARS Suit
• US Forest Plans Must Include Species Reports: Judge
• Merrill To Buy Back $38M In ARS From Mont. Investors
• 9th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Ford Used Car Action
• Wis. Mulls Ban On BPA In Children's Products
• Beatty Seeks Green Light For Dick Tracy Suit
• Select Comfort Moldy Bed Action Falls Flat
• Fed. Circ. Revives Varian Radiation Patent Fight
• Mass. Court Upholds Dismissal Of Malpractice Claims
• Enviro Impact Report For Chevron Expansion Nixed
• SEC Targets $80M Ponzi Scheme Aimed At Koreans
• EEOC Asked To Investigate BofA Job Postings
• Travelers Loses Bid For $33M From Bankrupt Builder
• Axed Tribune Exec Wants Stay Lifted For Class Action
• More Independent, Court-Appointed Experts?
• $10.3M Flying J, Contractor Settlement OK'd
• Solving Calif.'s Balance Billing Problem
• Novatel Bid To Toss Securities Suit Gets 2nd Look
• Calif. Jury Raises Aera Pollution Payout To $8.5M
• LandSource Creditors Push For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Vizio Antitrust Suit Joined With Funai Patent Suits
• High Court To Weigh In On 'Place Of Business' Tests
• Antitrust Claims Stand In Madden NFL Games Suit
• Summary Judgment Denied In Bauhaus Furniture Spat
• Duke Energy To Build Smart Grid In Ind.
• WildEarth Sues EPA Over Interstate Air Pollution
• Calif. Regulator, BofA Units Settle ARS Claims
• Judge Finds New Reason To Nix Blue Shield Action
• Calif. Drilling Proposal Draws Fire From Lands Panel
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear NASA Privacy Case En Banc
• Iraqis' OT Suit V. Military Firm Sent To Federal Court
• House Republicans Blast Climate Change Bill
• Whole Foods Developer, Insurer Settle Enviro Beef
• Staying On Top Of Electronic Data In IP Cases
• Insight Into Assigning Arbitrability
• Calif. Proposes Tougher Rescission Rules
• Sen. Demands Posting Of Renewable Energy Bonds
• EEOC Slaps United Airlines With ADA Action
• Genentech — Where Do We Go From Here?
• NLRB OKs Settlement In Starbucks Labor Dispute
• WL Gore Indefiniteness Defense Shot Down In IP Suit
• AT&T, All Telecom Cos. Off Hook In Wiretapping MDL
• Claim Trimmed From Adobe Trade Secrets Suit
• Agilent Patent Has Priority Over Affymetrix: Fed. Circ.
• Number Of New Clean Energy Patents Drops Slightly
• Deaths From Soot Twice As High As Previously Thought
• Greenberg Traurig Probed Over Work For Heller
• The New Geography Of Patent Litigation
• Gilead Shareholders Must Amend Suit For 5th Time
• Mayer Brown Trial Vet Jumps To Sheppard Mullin
• Privacy And Employer-Issued Electronic Devices
• Cher Sues Universal Music For $5M In Royalties
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Adobe In Copyright Suit
• FDA Agrees To Revisit Safety Ruling On BPA
• CORRECTED: Plaintiffs Want Stay Lifted For Chrysler's $55M Appeal
• Cohen Milstein Picked For Counsel In Milk Price Suit
• Walgreen To Pay $1.4M To End Cold Remedy Ad Suit
• Calif. Court Strikes Blow To EMC Exec's Move To HP
• Levi Fails In Bid To Overturn A&F Trademark Verdict
• Starbucks Wins Challenge To $105M Barista Award
• Former IFreedom Exec Awarded $4B In Labor Spat
• Pacific Energy Creditors Blast DIP 'Scheme'
• Suit Claims Teva's Wellbutrin Generic Is Inferior
• Plaintiffs Seek Reconsideration In Gas Antitrust MDL
• Nvidia Wants To Stop Insurer's Defective-Card Case
• BofA Off Hook For $1.6B Award In Overdraft Fee Case
• Workers Seek OK For $1M Deal In Banco Popular Suit
• Plaintiffs Fail To Alter $90M Micron DRAM Settlement
• Ore. Legislature OKs Calorie-Posting Rules For Chains
• Late Plaintiffs Cut From OT Class Action Against RGIS
• Fremont $10M Settlement With Mass. Approved
• Ex-Thelen Workers Drop Calif. Suit For Federal Action
• Hitachi Cuts Claims In Plasma Patents Battle With LG
• SLB Looks To Boot Goodwin From Slip 'N Slide Suit
• CORRECTED: Some Claims Nixed In Best Buy Race, Sex Bias Action
• Advisers Can't Force FINRA Arbitration: Calif. Court
• Business Methods After Bilski
• Marathon Oil Sues Pacific Energy Over Drilling Costs
• Facing Takeover, Emulex Calls Broadcom Dishonest