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California - March, 2010

202 articles

• Zenith Pummeled By Shareholders Over $1.4B Deal
• Bayer Fails To Scrap Aspirin Marketing MDL
• Dow, PPG Off Hook For Calif. PCE Chemical Cleanup
• CNet Founder Owes Sotheby's $4.4M For Paintings
• Insurer Avoids $4.6M Claim Over Faulty Del Monte Cans
• Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Sasse
• Lyondell Settles $5.5B In Cleanup Claims
• Calif. Court Hoses Pollution Suit Over PacifiCorp Dams
• Ex-Exec Indicted In Cathode Tube Price-Fixing Scheme
• Fremont General Shareholder Suit Tossed
• BART, Continental Resolve $11M Coverage Dispute
• Rising Star: O'Melveny's Adam Karr
• Elan Asks ITC To Keep IPhone, IPad Out Of US
• H&R Block Settles Loan Officer OT Case
• Wells Fargo FLSA Collective Suit Restricted To Ill.
• Acacia Unit's Cell Phone IP Suit Remains In Play
• Pacific Ethanol Seeks To Unload Debt, Keep Plants
• Jenny Craig Wage Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Pretzel Maker Settles With Delivery Drivers For $10M
• Classes In LCD Panel Antitrust Cases Certified
• HP, MMCA Settle Suit Over Investigative Services Pact
• Hot Fuel Judge Rebuffs Oil Groups' Bid To Keep Docs
• 7th Circ. Sends Bayer HIV Claims To Taiwan
• Wal-Mart Vendor Fails To Nix $24M Offset Over Venture
• Ex-Brocade CEO Again Convicted In Backdating Case
• AGA To Pay $35M To End Medtronic Stent Patent Suit
• ITC Maintains Anti-Dumping Duties On Mushrooms
• Rising Star: MoFo's Mika Mayer
• Orrick White Collar Specialist Tapped For US Attorney
• US Bank Managers Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• GE Appeals Arbitration In $3.8M Turbine Repair Spat
• Bayer Eludes Suit Over Multivitamin Marketing
• Utilizing Contractual Statutes Of Limitation
• The Written Description Requirement: It's Still Here
• Calif. GHG Allowances Should Be Free: Schwarzenegger
• BackWeb Drops Symantec From Software Patent Suit
• Expanding Federal Diversity Removal Jurisdiction?
• Ex-Associate Sues Sedgwick Over Unpaid Fees
• Panel Mulls Consolidating Toyota Gas Pedal Cases
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Illumina Win In DNA Patent Spat
• Intercede Settles ActivIdentity Smart Card Patent Suit
• Foreclosures Can Pose Hidden Enviro Risks For Banks
• Ebay Sellers Appeal Antitrust Class Action Dismissal
• Rising Star: O'Melveny's Matthew Close
• UPS Store Franchisees Take Contract Suit To 9th Circ.
• Tracking Trade Secret Stats
• Philips Units Sue To Protect LED Patents
• House Panel OKs Electric Grid Safety Upgrade
• Collective Action OK'd In Costco Worker-Debt Suit
• Medtronic Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Spine Treatments
• Affinity Logistics Drivers' Overtime Claims Get The Boot
• Audit Workers Gain Class Status In Deloitte OT Case
• Design Patents Do Not Protect Functional Features
• Schwab, Investors Face Questions Over Mutual Fund
• Q&A With Howard Rice's Jerry Falk
• Diamond Walnuts Not As Healthful As Claimed: Suit
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Theodore Chandler
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Paris Hilton Greeting Card Spat
• K&L Gates Picks Up Morgan Lewis Litigator
• Retail Managers Hit Union Bank With OT Suit
• Fleetwood Trustee OKs Snipped $7.5M Gibson Dunn Fee
• Calif. Appeals Court Blocks Furlough Of Lawyers
• Altering The ADEA Disparate Impact Defense
• Del., W.Va. Are Best, Worst Legal Climates: Survey
• US Winemakers Lukewarm On Trans-Pacific FTA
• Venture Capitalists Fall Prey To Fiduciary Suits
• Biomet Off Hook For Elbow Fixator Claims
• 16 States Rally Against EPA In GHG Regulation Feud
• Suit Tries to Sink $275M SouthWest Water Merger
• Giovanni Appeals Coverage Denial In Labeling Suit
• Trademark Lessons From USC V. USC
• SEC Warns Firms After JP Morgan Muni Bond Probe
• 9th Circ. Rejects En Banc Bid In $450M Superior Case
• Norvir And The Difficulties In Analyzing Bundling
• Broidy Can't Halt $1.3M Fee Dispute With Gibson Dunn
• Intel Can't Escape N-Data Indirect Infringement Claims
• Tire Dealer Hit With $18M Verdict In Rollover Death Suit
• Troutman Energy Team To Launch Portland Office
• Covington Lifts Associate Salary Freeze In Calif.
• Solar Cell Maker MEMC Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Suit
• Amcor Disputes Damages Report In Box Cartel Action
• Wells Fargo Fights Class Cert. In FLSA, ERISA Suit
• PG&E Ballot Measure In Calif. Anti-Competitive: Utilities
• Vertical Price-Fixing Ban Clears Senate Committee
• Video Game Designer Trims IP Suit Against Facebook
• AIG Demands Ruling On $18M Paid In Bratz IP Suit
• Auto Industry Group Takes EPA's Side On GHG Limits
• Calif. Energy Officials Back Major Solar Power Project
• Fleetwood Trustee Fights Pachulski's $1.5M Bill
• Solvay Settles Estratest False Marketing Suit For $16M
• Seagate, National Union Resolve Litigation Costs Spat
• HP Settles ITC, US Court Suits Over Cartridge Patents
• McDermott Snags Employee Benefits Pro From Kirkland
• Howrey Starts 'Task Force' For False Ad Claims
• FHLB Seeks $19B ARS Refund From BofA, Others
• Dutch Fund Wins $18M Judgment In Dunmore Suit
• Tentative Deal Struck In Gilead Securities Action
• Spansion Blasts Rival Tessera's Expense Claims
• Calif. Inks $1.2M Deal With Rite Aid, Others
• Asahi Kasei Ends Suit Over $91M Arbitration Award
• Brobeck Plan Trustee Can't Revive $4M Claim: Judge
• Genetically Modified Sugar Beets OK For Now: Judge
• Claims Pared In BofA Mortgage Rate Disclosure Suit
• Samsung Conduct Claim Against AMD Nixed
• Deal Over Travis Barker, DJ AM Plane Crash Approved
• EEOC Loses Bid To Keep United ADA Suit In Calif.
• House Signs Off On Bill Adding 35 Bankruptcy Judges
• Korean Rubber Co. Loses Bid To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Fujitsu, Others Face Videoconferencing Patent Suit
• Ambac's Breach Suit Against Utility Agency Survives
• ADT To Pay $1.5M To Settle Meal, Rest Breaks Suit
• ConocoPhillips Loses Fight Over Refinery Emissions
• Kaplan LSAT Antitrust Claims Ruled Time-Barred
• Baja Fresh Seeks To Keep Cash In Pepsi Contract Spat
• Latest Toyota Suits Demand Refund For Drivers
• 24 Hour Fitness Settles RICO Suit Over Club Dues
• Lockheed, Calif. Guards Reach $1.5M Meal Break Deal
• Allianz Seeks To Cull More Annuity Suit Claimants
• Ex-Home Depot Asst. Manager Seeks Cert. In OT Suit
• EHarmony Fights Class Certification In Contract Suit
• Obama Taps Magistrate For Eastern District Of Calif.
• Calif., Conn. Prosecutors Join In Frenzy Against Toyota
• Medivation Sees Shareholder Ire Over Alzheimer's Drug
• HP Wants Court To Toss Cursor Problem Class Action
• Nokia Rips Apple's Nonpatent Claims In Dismissal Bid
• Mattel Wants Docs About MGA's Bratz Investigation
• Class Cert. Sought In Minute Maid Juice Benefits Suit
• Ex-Collegiate Stars Line Up To Fight NCAA Rules
• Calif. High Court Takes Personal Injury Award Case
• GlaxoSmithKline Infringes Antibody Patent: Genentech
• Health Net Hit With FLSA Suit By Call Center Workers
• Calif. Court Sets Equitable Contribution Precedent
• 9th Circ. Revives Gap False Advertising Suit
• Travelers Wants Developer's $25M Coverage Suit Nixed
• CBD Sues US Again To Force Penguin Protection
• DHL, Workers Seek Approval For Settlement In OT Case
• Olans Mills Close To A Deal In Photographer FLSA Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs MDA Preemption Clause
• Clarifying The Standard For Transfer In Eastern Texas
• Sony Claims Victory In 'God Of War' Copyright Spat
• Judge OKs Fairfield Residential Disclosure Statement
• In A Market Abuzz With Laterals, Buyer Beware
• Fla. Launches Anti-Cadmium Bill
• Relief In Sight For Calif. Employers?
• Photographers File FLSA Suit Against Olan Mills
• Claims Shredded In Wendy's Bad Lettuce Insurance Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Invalidity Of Siemens Sensor Patent
• Cost-Containment And The Need For Health Courts
• Nintendo Gets Flying Wii Remote Case Tossed
• Wal-Mart Settles Calif. Supercenter Pollution Cases
• Aviva Can't Dodge Covering Flintkote Asbestos Suits
• CFTC Ban On Fraudster Must Be 'Proportionate': Judge
• Health Insurers Told To Post Premium Justifications
• Standley Law Aims To Nix Patent Malpractice Suit
• AMD Resets Claim After Patent Ownership Mix-Up
• SEC, Wellco Salesmen Strike Deal In Oil Venture Suit
• Supreme Court To Take On Federal Employee Privacy
• Free Speech Defense Nixed In Hot Fuel MDL
• Cooper Cos. Fails To Shake Securities Class Action
• Reed Smith Restores Salaries, Hands Out Bonuses
• Google Asserts Contract Claim In AdWords Dispute
• Halliburton, Others To Pay $4M Over Landfill Cleanup
• 9th Circ. Says No To Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• Title Insurers Allowed To Appeal Price-Fixing Ruling
• Bill Proposes Federal Veto For Health Premium Hikes
• An Eye On The US Jobs Bill
• EBay Wins Dismissal Of Sellers' Antitrust Action
• 9th Circ. Affirms AT&T Competitor-Rate Decision
• Claims In Antitrust Suit Against Speedo Torpedoed
• Cincinnati Workers Lose $55M Battle Against Anthem
• Pacific Sunwear GC Joins Manatt Corporate Group
• 2nd Circ. Cuts Off Merrill Lynch Wire Transfer Case
• Green Group Allowed To Intervene In PG&E Permit Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Another Dismissal In Baycol MDL
• DLA Piper Snags Restructuring Attys In NYC, SF
• RealNetworks Agrees To Kill DVD-Copying Program
• 9th Circ. Revives Lojack Car Alarm Installers' OT Action
• Pfizer Spits Out Class Cert. In Listerine Ad Suit
• White & Case Atty To Open Kaye Scholer Valley Office
• Lyondell, EPA Work Toward Deal In Cleanup Suit
• Amgen ERISA Case Doesn't Hit Proper Targets: Judge
• Daiso To Pay $2M To Settle CPSC Toy Safety Case
• Jury Hands Novellus Win In Linear's Fraud Suit
• Law Firms Appeal Fees Awards In Bar Prep Case
• False Claims Allegations Revived In Laidlaw Bus Suit
• Ex-O'Melveny Partner Nominated To DOC Post
• Full 5th Circ. To Hear Katrina Public Nuisance Case
• Google AdWords Suit Gets Whittled Down
• Cert. Bid Nixed In Jennifer Convertibles OT Suit
• US Remodelers Settles Wage Class Action For $1.8M
• Worker Wants Collective Cert. In Conoco FLSA Suit
• Calif. County Sues GSK Over Alleged Avandia Risks
• Court OKs Ex-McKesson HBOC GC's Deal With SEC
• Enzo Wins Interference Ruling In Siemens Patent Spat
• Some Claims Nixed In RSI's Licensing Spat With IBM
• Craigslist Files Copyright Suits Over Autopost Software
• Avoiding Sophisticated User Doctrine In Calif.
• Tobacco Co., AGs Strike Deal Over Organic Claims
• Class Status Sought In Cingular 'Dropped Call' Suit
• Universal's Defenses Tossed In 'Crazy' YouTube Suit
• GE Seeks Dismissal Of Unsafe Microwave Suit
• GraphOn's Firewall Patent Suit V. Juniper Sent To Calif.