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California - March, 2014

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• Howrey Trustee Aims Latest Clawback Suit At Perkins Coie
• Calif. High Court To Review CNN Video Captioning Row
• Most Jurors In Latest Apple-Samsung Trial Use IPhones
• AIG, Others Escape FCA Suit Over $137B Bailout
• United Healthcare Accused Of Overstating Advantage Network
• Shareholders Move To Settle HP Suit For $57M
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Suit Over Southwest-AirTran Merger
• Jury Awards Sierra Railroad $22M In Trade Secrets Case
• Munger Tolles Atty Confirmed To 9th Circ. By Senate
• 9th Circ. Sends Goldman-Reno ARS Row To Fed. Court
• Wind Project Challenges Over Bird Deaths Fail To Take Off
• Mellanox Kicks Investors' Securities Fraud Gripe
• SEC Sues Oracle Worker's Spouse Over Trade Amid Buyout
• BlackBerry Wins Bid To Block Seacrest-Backed Keyboard
• TomTom Sues Broadcom Over GPS Chip With Latent Defect
• LA Wants High Court Review Of Hotel Registry Search Law
• LinkedIn Can't Escape Suit Over Password Hacking
• 9th Circ. Shuts Out Ex-NFL Players' Royalty Suit
• Calif. GMO Labeling Bill Could Fuel Consumer Suit Frenzy
• FTC Makes Room For States In Children's Privacy Landscape
• Google, Apple Can't Skirt Worker Poaching Conspiracy Claims
• Water Regulators Can't Dodge Drainage Pollution Suit
• Ex-Bryan Cave Entertainment, IP Pro Rejoins Lewis Brisbois
• REIT's Sandy Loss Suit Against Lexington Insurance Survives
• Calif. Bill For Statewide Drug Disposal Program Advances
• Miami Seaquarium Sold To Spanish Theme Park Co.
• GMO Food Fight: The Latest From The States And Feds
• 9th Circ. Cancels Oral Argument In IndyMac D&O Saga
• NHTSA Ends Tesla Fire Probe, Finds No Defect
• Autodesk Says Chinese Rival Copied Software Code
• Chuck E. Cheese's Wants Calif. Wage Suit In Fed. Court
• Groups Ask For High Court Review On Calif. Fuel Standards
• Enviro Groups Seek End Of Toxic Oil Shipments In Bay Area
• Dole, Dow Escape Filipino Banana Workers' Pesticide Suit
• Contractors Risk Calif. FCA Liability For Contract Breach
• 9th Circ. Revives Libor Suit Against Deutsche, Barclays
• 9th Circ. Revives Upromise College Savings Row
• Ex-Fortinet Execs Get Poaching, Trade Secrets Claims Stayed
• Lockheed Beats $400M Underbidding Whistleblower Suit
• Target Presses Panel To Send Data-Breach Cases To Minn.
• Calif. Laws Deal Irreparable Harm To Students, Judge Told
• Class Fights To Keep Yahoo Email-Scanning Case Alive
• Munger Tolles, Boies Schiller Judge Noms Advance
• EMI Hit With $2.9M Verdict Over 'Love Machine' Royalties
• PG&E Expects Criminal Charges For Fatal 2010 Blast
• Wells Fargo Is A Resident Only Of HQ's State, 9th Circ. Says
• Calif. Senate Panel OKs Genetic Engineering Labeling Bill
• 9th Circ. Backs Barrick Mine Project Over Tribal Opposition
• Judge Praises Apple, Verizon For Discovery Accord In IP Row
• Continental Off Hook For Tax Co.'s Ponzi Losses
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• 9th Circ. Urged To Nix Hearing In $80M IndyMac D&O Row
• Calif. Panel Backs Withholding Tax Exclusion For LLCs
• CRT Judge Keeps EU Decision Sealed, But Urges Publication
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Suit Over Minors' Images In Ads
• In 'Main Event' Apple-Samsung Trial, Vast Damages Possible
• Calif. Senator Charged With Corruption, Gun Crimes
• Schiff Nutrition Pays $5M In Dietary Supplement Labeling Row
• Troutman Nabs M&A Pro Who Founded Electronic Parts Co.
• Lockheed Owes Air Force For $400M Bid Overrun, Jury Hears
• Taco Bell Will Backslide On ADA Without Injunction, Court Told
• Google's $8.5M Privacy Pact Wins Initial Nod
• Fund Seeks Argentina Space Contracts In $1.5B Debt Row
• BofA To Pay $9.3B To Settle Fannie, Freddie MBS Claims
• Odwalla Cane-Juice Labeling Row On Hold For FDA Guidance
• Calif. Equalization Board Backs Space Tech Tax Break
• General Mills Can't Crush Calif. Granola Bar Class Actions
• Calif. Film Tax Bill Approved By Assembly Arts Committee
• Walgreen Shells Out $23M To Settle Wage Class Actions
• Calif. Court Creates Settlement Agreement Pitfalls
• Google 'Thumbing Nose' At Video Removal Order, Actor Says
• Nest's Energy-Saving Thermostat Jacks Up Bills, Suit Says
• Calif. Lift On Med Malpractice Cap Gets Closer To Ballot
• Calif. AG Assails COPPA Preemption In Facebook Ad Appeal
• Facebook To Pay $2B For Virtual Reality Co. Oculus Rift
• Stanford Grad Seeks $3.6M Attys' Fees For No-Fly 'Mistake'
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Ex-Greenberg Real Estate Pro
• US Failed To Pay $1.2M From FCA Settlement, Relators Say
• Prediscovery Trend Against Class Actions Grows
• Tarantino Says Gawker Can't Claim Fair Use For Script Leak
• GM Drivers Say Defect More Widespread Than Thought
• Judge Iffy On Proposed Guitar Center OT, Break Settlement
• More Sunshine Expected For Calif.-Based Law360 400 Firms
• Same-Name Law Firms' Trademark Row To Proceed In Calif.
• Moby Hit With Copyright Suit Over Sampling In '90s Singles
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Snow Day!
• MGM Hit With Class Action Over Home Video, DVD Royalties
• Amyris Dodges Suit Alleging Earnings Misstatements
• Presuit Provisions Will Be Enforced In Home Defect Row
• Capital One Pays $3M To Escape Eavesdropping Class Action
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Crowell & Moring Settles Howrey Unfinished Biz Claims
• Mayer Brown Adds Real Estate, Land Use Pro In LA
• EBay Reaffirms Opposition To PayPal Spinoff
• Hulu Faces Class Action For Auto-Renewed Subscriptions
• Disney To Pay Up To $950M For YouTube Network Co.
• Google Win Threatens End To Privacy Class Actions
• Allstate Inspectors Lose Class Cert. Bid In Unpaid OT Suit
• Borrowers Denied Cert. In Sallie Mae Student-Loan Case
• 9th Circ. Revives $100M Bryan Cave Legal Malpractice Suits
• Alcoa Can't Escape Worker's Fibrosis Claims, Panel Rules
• Calif. Appeals Court Clears LA Development Project
• EMI Owes Writers $2M For 'Love Machine' Royalties, Jury Told
• Judge Won't Toss Ex-Reuters Editor's Hacking Evidence
• Google Says 'Hangouts' Trademark Row Is 2 Years Too Late
• Facebook Refused To Limit Google Hiring, Exec Says
• State Legislation Vs. Municipal Home Rule Over Fracking
• FTC Orders CoreLogic To License Data For $661M Merger
• Kaiser Urges Judge To End Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• US Bank, Insurer Stuck In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Starbucks Baristas Lose Class Cert. Bid In Wage Action
• High Court Won't Hear Calif. Water Rights Dispute
• NFL Seeks Handoff Of Calif. Player-Concussion Suit To MDL
• Old Navy Escapes Sales Ban On Infringing 'Active' Products
• Practitioners' Playbook: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• A Big Year Ahead For The Song-Beverly Credit Card Act
• Technology — Not Just For The Privileged Anymore
• 4 Elite New York Law Firms Keep Partner Ranks Lean
• NY, Chicago Home To Most Law360 400 Firms
• Jones Day Lands Top Spot In Law360 400
• In BigLaw, The Big Keep Getting Bigger
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Law Firms
• SCE To Pay $25M For Fatal Electrocution, Windstorm Outages
• Enviro Groups Press Court To Halt Calif. Highway Project
• Calif. Tax Regulator Gives Guidance On LLC Income
• Southwest Settles Credit Card Feud With 18.5K Customers
• Quinn Emanuel Beats Fraud Suit From Beverly Hills Spat
• Welch Can't Strike 'Scandalous' Claim From Mislabeling Suit
• Gov. Brown Signs Bill To OK Finishing Of Treatment Post-ACA
• FTC Attacks COPPA Preemption In $20M Facebook Ad Appeal
• LA Coliseum Rave Promoters Win Attys' Fees In Kickback Suit
• Hotwire Settles Class Action Over Hidden Tax, Insurance Fees
• RE Rumor Mill: Time Inc., LICH, Mystery Tech Tenant
• Contract Can't Limit FEHA Time To Sue: Calif. Appeals Court
• 9th Circ. Tosses LSI Appeal Over Import Ban Injunction
• DOJ Rebuked In Fight Over NSA Phone Record Preservation
• St. Paul Needn't Pay $1.2M For Band Crew's Suit, Judge Told
• BlackBerry Says Seacrest-Backed Keyboard Hurts Sales
• Calif. Carbon Fuel Restrictions Face High Court Challenge
• 9th Circ. Upholds Calif. DNA Law After High Court Ruling
• 10 Tips For Crafting A Forum Selection Clause
• Magic Mountain Hit With Class Action Over OT, Unpaid Wages
• Perils And Pitfalls Of Public Co. Enviro Disclosure
• GoDaddy Hit With Spam-Text Class Action
• Calif. High Court Takes On Public Safety Employee Reviews
• So You Think You Know The Worst FINRA Arbitration Venues?
• New Calif. Chemistry Product Rules: A National Template?
• Calif. Water Rules Should Help Petitioners
• Blue Shield Sued Over Surgery Coverage Denials
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-McDermott Patent Pro In Calif.
• Calif. Jury Hands Riddell Win In Football Helmet Action
• Judge Blows Smoke On LA Pot Shops' Equal Protection Suit
• Ivanhoe Energy Beats $95M Suit Over Ecuador Oil Field Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Hilton Call-Recording Class Action
• Judge Likely to Pare Fla. Claims In Disk Drive Antitrust MDL
• Greenberg Traurig Wants Sanctions Upheld For Deleting Data
• Pillsbury Nabs Silicon Valley Vet From Bingham McCutchen
• Motorcycle Rider Can't Blame BMW For Erection, Judge Finds
• 9th Circ. Tells Experian Customers It Can't Review Arbitration
• Calif. Court Revives Casino Co.'s Takeover-Scheme Claims
• Nintendo Settles $7M Memory Chip Row With Verdict Pending
• NJOY Accused Of Hiding E-Cigs' Health Dangers
• United, HIV/AIDS Patients Settle Mail-Order Drug Dispute
• Manatt Adds Ex-Dorsey Employment Partner In Orange County
• Raiders Ask For NFL Arbitration In Cheerleader Wage Suit
• Alibaba Leads $280M Investment In Messaging App Tango
• Men's Wearhouse Extends Window For $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Deal
• Pro Bono May Be Collateral Damage Of Blocking DOJ Nominee
• 9th Circ. Made 3 Errors In 'Innocence Of Muslims' Ruling
• The 'ABC' Of California Booze Law
• DirecTV Class Action Should Be Arbitrated, Panel Hears
• CORRECTED: Stanford, Contractors To Pay $4M To Settle Data Breach Action
• Riddell Owes $37M To Paralyzed Football Player, Jury Told
• Fitness Tech Co. Hit With False Ad Suit For Recalled Tracker
• NSA May Have to Keep Call-Data Evidence, Judge Says
• Wal-Mart Can't Block Approval For $1.7M Wage Deal
• Accident Victim's $25M Win Upheld Despite Question Of Blame
• Geron Faces Investor Suit After FDA Halts Clinical Trial
• 9th Circ. Says PAC Can Get Attys' Fees In Election Law Row
• Apple Decries Samsung Bid To Cut Quinn Emanuel Sanctions
• EBay Rejects Icahn's Call To Sell 20% Of PayPal In An IPO
• Calif. Court Revives Santa Monica Luxury Apartment Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive British Airways Wrongful Death Suit
• McDermott Snags Ex-Orrick IP Pro For Silicon Valley Office
• Volcano Doesn't Owe $27M On Artery Device, Judge Hears
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Carlyle, Blackstone
• How They Won It: Mayer Brown Forges FMLA Opt-Out Path
• Time Warner Hit With Suit Over Unsolicited Phone Calls
• Google Escapes Class Cert. In Gmail Scanning Suit
• Autonomy Founder Asks HP Shareholders To Expose 'Smear'
• Carroll Burdick Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor In San Francisco
• Atty Lands Prison Time For $6.6M Swiss Tax Evasion Scheme
• GitHub Gender Bias Claims Show Startups Need HR Role Early
• Dumb Starbucks: Grande Parody Or Trademark Infringement?
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Ex-Glenn Defense Manager Cops To Role In $20M Navy Fraud
• RE Rumor Mill: Rockpoint, Yelp, Trulia
• Antitrust Group Backs Cipro Buyers In Pay-For-Delay Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Partially Reverses RE Bribery Ruling
• 9th Circ. Rejects Hertz Workers' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Icahn Sounds Off After EBay Spurns Request For Skype Docs
• Docs Decry 'Bullying' Sanctions Bid In $26M ERISA Row
• 9th Circ. Says Compilation Copyrights Cover Each Work
• Philips, Others Want Monopoly Claims Tossed In SEP Fight
• LA Fire Dept. Staffers Owed Standard OT, 9th Circ. Says
• AGs' Pressure On Tobacco Retailers May Lead To More Bans
• Lockheed Underbid Air Force Contract, Jury In FCA Suit Told
• Heinz Hides GMO Corn In 'All Natural' Vinegar, Suit Says
• Yerba Mate Maker Sued For Hiding Sugar Content
• Google Dodging Discovery In Street View MDL, Plaintiffs Say
• North American Title Co. Can't Decertify Class In OT Row
• Mazda Cruises Out Of Suit Over RX-8 Stalling Defect
• Unocal, Conoco Triumph Over Calif. Gas Pollution Suit
• Austrian Railway Asks High Court To Review Injury Case
• GoldieBlox, Beastie Boys Settle Suit Over 'Girls' Toy Ad
• GTCR Invests $300M Into New Life Sciences Acquisition Co.
• 9th Circ.'s Chase Ruling To Trigger More PAGA Suits
• J-M PVC Pipe False Ad Class To Try Again For Certification
• Calif. Courts Need Serious Cash, Top Justice Tells Legislators
• Canon Unit's Rival Stole Workers, Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• EBay Did Not Restrict Coin Market, 9th Circ. Says
• LeClairRyan Snags Ex-Wilson Elser Atty In San Francisco
• LA County, Billing Co. Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• Crowell & Moring Nabs Akin Gump Solar-Energy Pro
• Sony Urges Judge To Toss 'Step Up' Soundtrack Suit
• Enforcing Exculpatory Provisions Against Meritless Claims
• CORRECTED: Patent Theft Trial Over McDermott Docs Settles
• Kindred Whistleblower Claims Revived By Calif. Appeals Court
• Calif. Missed $516M In Unemployment Refunds, Auditor Says
• Canon's $4.4M FLSA Settlement Wins Court Approval
• Financial Duo Forms $75M Hotel PE Fund, Makes 1st Buy
• Calif. Bullet Train Project Gets OK To Seize Properties
• 9th Circ. Won't Nix Arguments In $80M IndyMac D&O Row
• Apple Ducks False Ad Suit Over Defective IMac Displays
• Calif. Corporation Tax Share Halved Since 1950s: Report
• Wireless Tech Cos. Dodge Suit Over Faulty Ethernet Cable
• Vornado Pulls In $260M From LA Shopping Center Sale
• Calif.'s Toxic Products List To Drive US Standards
• Pacific Bell On Hook For $17M Over Undelivered Phone Books
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Google's Anti-Muslim Vid Row En Banc
• Google Gets Digital Security Patent Suit Moved To Calif.
• Japanese Restaurant Chain Hit With Wages Class Action
• Enviro Groups Sue Stanford Over Endangered Steelhead
• Google Wants Email Scanning Info Nixed From Transcript
• Los Angeles Sues Time Warner For $10M In Unpaid Fees
• Uber Expands Drivers' Insurance After Fatal Crash
• Chinese Co. Remains In CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Think Before You Blog: 8 Considerations For Attorneys
• Katten Tells Judge $3.4 Malpractice Suit Is Time-Barred
• Hershey Fired Workers Who Joined OT Actions, Suit Says
• Calif. Gov. Sued Over Diverting $369M In Mortgage Relief
• Commercial Real Estate Lending Kept Growing In 2013: CBRE
• Yogurt Co. Can't Dodge Action Over 'Cane Juice' Label
• State Farm Must Defend Dam Engineer, Calif. Court Says
• Versata Can't Dodge XimpleWare's Software Copyright Suit
• Allen Matkins Aids $106M Buy Of South Lake Union Property
• NYT, WaPo Blast 9th Circ.'s 'Innocence Of Muslims' Rulings
• Calif. Panel Greenlights Audit Of Judiciary Spending
• Calif. Court To Weigh If Workers' Lies Can End Their Suits
• Venue For Rockstar-Google Smartphone IP War Still Undecided
• Bimbo Bakeries False Labeling Class Action Trimmed
• Beverly Hills Ex-Atty Stuck With 11-Year Fraud Sentence
• SanDisk Sues SK Hynix For Flash Memory Trade Secret Theft
• Nintendo Owes $7M For Ripping Off Memory Chip, Jury Told
• Holiday Retirement, Workers Ink $2.2M Deal In Wage Suit
• Calif. Top Court To Give Needed Clarity On Suitable Seating
• 'True Detective' Producer Sues Over Ouster From Film
• DOJ Accuses Bazaarvoice Of Ignoring Antitrust Ruling
• RE Rumor Mill: Melohn, Urban American, Cindat Capital
• Insurer, US Near Settlement Of Ammo Factory Cleanup
• Crusade For Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Continues
• San Bernardino Gets Lease Deadline Extended In Ch. 9 Case
• 9th Circ. Says Calif. PAGA Suits Not Federal Class Actions
• McDonald's Hit With 6 Wage-Theft Class Action Complaints
• Spy Court Lifts Ban On NSA Holding Call Data Past 5 Years
• 9th Circ. Preserves FWS Plan To Protect Endangered Fish
• Computer Cable Co. Owes $1.2M For Underpaying Customs
• Fla. Class Looks To Block Off Wal-Mart Prepaid Phone Deal
• Cofiroute USA Inks $25.9M Calif. Hwy Extension Contract
• Copyright Office Rejects 'Muslim' Film Actress, Google Says
• Calif. High Court Preserves $415M Verdict Against Actelion
• Hellman & Friedman Swings $1.1B Deal For Education Co.
• CBS, Talent Agent Settle 'Hawaii Five-O' Royalties Suit
• Calif. RE Investors Convicted In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Big 5 Strikes $1M Deal On ZIP Code Data-Collection Suits
• Instagram Policy Ruling Shows How To Avoid Privacy Suits
• BraunHagey DQ'd In Gotham City Trade Secrets Case
• 9th Circ. Nixes Estate's $30M Lawsuit Deduction
• Calif. Representative Actions May Need To Satisfy Rule 23
• Warranty Claims Busted In Ford Cracked Tailgate Dispute
• Google Gets Claims Trimmed From Android Privacy MDL
• 9th Circ. Lowers Bar For Sexual Harassment Claims
• FTC Gives Nod To $4.3B Dainippon-Edison Pharma Deal
• EBay Lies to Sellers, Meddles With Bids, 9th Circ. Hears
• San Jose Hits MLB With New Suit Over Barred A's Relocation
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, KKR, Cars.com
• LG, Sears Shed Class Action Over Defective Washers
• 'Love Machine' Songwriters Tell Jury EMI Owes Them $1.5M
• FTC Weighs 1st Of Funeral Co.'s Divestitures In $1B Merger
• Apple, Samsung Take $930M Patent Row To Fed. Circ.
• Straus & Boies, Others Want $78M In DRAM Antitrust Case
• The Hearsay Rule Matters In Calif. PUC Proceedings
• FDA Shuts Down Del. Cheese Factory After Listeria Outbreak
• Calif. Democrats Block GOP Bids To Suspend 2 State Sens.
• Ex-UCLA Player's Defamation Suit Against Time Revived
• Calif. Plaintiffs Bar Sets Sights On Malpractice Cap
• Garmin Dodges Patent Suit Over GPS Exercise Devices
• Verizon Can't Duck Case Over Clandestine Call Recording
• Jury Awards SanDisk $28M In Trial Over Flash-Memory Patent
• Frank Ocean Inks Check To Settle Chipotle Song Deal Suit
• Samsung To Pay $33M To Settle CRT Price-Fixing Claims
• US Tax Court Slaps Gambler Accountant With Tax Bill
• Apple To Seek $40 Per Phone, Tablet In Samsung Patent Trial
• Guard Members Defend $81M KBR Toxin Award In 9th Circ.
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Play Was Key To $1.8B Sale
• Cooley Adds Biz Dept. Partners From Latham, Venture Fund
• Calif. Driverless Car Regs Must Protect Privacy, Group Says
• Upromise College Savings Row Still Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• Oscar Winner's Fraud Claim Tossed In Endorsement Row
• Midland Credit Hit With Suit Over Deceptive Practices
• Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Ink $1.8B Merger Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, TPG Capital, Disney
• Calif. District Chief Judge To Step Down End Of Year
• OCZ Creditors Try To Stall $7.5M Deal With Investors
• NSA Blocked From Destroying Phone Records In Calif. Suits
• Calif. Construction Cos.' Bid To Revive Negligence Suit Nixed
• Starbucks Escapes Barista Suit Over Closing-Time Wages
• Screen Capital's Claims Axed From Bergstein Bankruptcies
• Producer Can't Escape Contract Suit Over Jimi Hendrix Film
• CVS Says Trying 50K-Worker OT Suit Would Be Unwieldy
• Mattel Wins Copyright Dispute With Former 'He-Man' Writer
• Teva Prods High Court Amid Venue Fight In Painkiller Suit
• Cigna's ERISA Suit Against LA Health Center Tossed
• Agilent Can't Get Rival's DNA Patent Ruled Invalid
• Calif. To Mull Special Tax Liability Safe Harbor
• SEC Settles With Firms Over Pre-IPO Facebook Trading
• Gawker Says Tarantino Script Links Were Fair Use
• Swiss Food Co. Aryzta Pays $1B For 2 Competing Bakeries
• 9th Circ. Reminds BOEM About The Importance Of Evidence
• Samsung, Apple Trim 3 SEP Claims From Upcoming Trial
• Safeway Shopper Wins Class Cert. For Contract Breach Claim
• 9th Circ. Denies Retrial For Contractor In Bribery Scheme
• Hertz Managers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Cert. Bid In OT Row
• T-Mobile To Pay $5M To End TCPA Suit Over Robocalls
• Wet Seal Expands Board Amid Activist Pressure
• 9th Circ. Boosts Post-Mortem Publicity Rights In Wash.
• Unisys, ViewSonic Can't Join CRT Settlements, Court Told
• EBay Rejects Icahn Board Picks As Activist Strikes Again
• Calif. Bill Aims To Set Up Panel To Curb Cyberattacks
• Seller's Broker Not Liable In RE Deal Snarled By Quake Regs
• Safeway To Pay $2.3M To End Calif. Counties' Pricing Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses $2.3M Dole Pesticide Verdict
• Charging For ACA Costs Is Legal Gamble For Restaurants
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Units Should Stay In LA Office, Trustee Says
• Magazine Co. Seeks Reversal Of 9th Circ. $34M FTC Award
• Google Sued Over App Purchases Aimed At Kids
• Plaintiffs Benefit From San Francisco Workplace Ordinance
• O'Melveny DQ'd By Conflict of Interest In Synopsys IP Row
• Novartis Keeps Aredia, Zometa Suit In Calif. Federal Court
• San Jose Takes Another Swing At MLB's Antitrust Exemption
• Judge Seeks En Banc Review In Google's Anti-Muslim Vid Row
• 9th Circ. Rules Minority Owner Must Sell Stake In Casino Co.
• Apple Strikes Out In Bid To Ban Sales Of Samsung Phones
• Agilent Says Rival's DNA Patent Based On Law Of Nature
• Apple's Loss On Samsung Ban Shows Bar May Be Too High
• Fla., Calif. Retailers Fight No-Surcharge Credit Card Laws
• 'American Idol' Runner-Up Sued For 'Book Of Mormon' Profits
• Pepsi Faces New Suit Over Hiding Caramel Color Content
• 9th Circ. Says Trademark Cancellation Not A Cause of Action
• Sutter Health Rips Monopoly Suit's Geographic Market Theory
• Duke Snaps Up Pair Of 20-MW Calif. Solar Plants
• AMD Picks Patent Fight With LG Over Graphics Technology
• 9th Circ. Simplifies Enviro Process For Transit Projects
• Founders Fund Amasses $1B To Aid Startups With 'Vision'
• EPA Sued Over Inaction On Pesticide Disclosure Rule
• Daiichi Must Reveal Worker Contact Info In Sex Bias Suit
• Exxon, Shell Beat Fresno's Claims In MTBE Pollution MDL
• Sealing The Deal: Orrick Aids Google's $3.2B Nest Labs Buy
• Emeril, Martha Stewart Sued Over Knockoff Knives
• Icahn Claims EBay Shareholders Support PayPal Spinoff
• Irell & Manella DQ'd In Patent Row Over Client Conflict
• Apple Can't Mention Quinn Emanuel Doc Leak In Samsung Trial
• No Hotel Tax On Travel Site Commissions, Calif. Panel Says
• Playboy Owes Ex-Exec $6M For Retaliatory Firing, Jury Finds
• Calif. Lawmaker Sues State To Reinstate Health Plans
• Bazaarvoice Slams DOJ's Proposed Remedies For Merger
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rehear Suit Over Southwest-AirTran Merger
• Orrick Leads Hackman-Backed Investor In Culver Studios Buy
• Senate Confirms 4 Federal Judge Nominees
• NCAA Faces Antitrust Class Action Over Grant-In-Aid Cap
• Samsung Wants Apple Details On Info Quinn Emanuel Leaked
• Yahoo Says Judge Misapplied FCC Rules In Spam Text Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Huayi Bros., Nuerburgring
• Ex-DuPont Engineer Convicted Of Trade Secret Conspiracy
• Atty DQ'd In Food Container Patent Suit
• Starwood Waypoint REIT Grabs $144M Rental Home Portfolio
• US Tells High Court To Nix 9th Circ. Coke Labeling Ruling
• Where Point-Of-Sale Data Collection Litigation Is Headed
• Future Of Hotel-Condo Developments Post-Salameh
• Dunkin' Donuts Inks 46-Store Development Deal In Calif.
• Manatt Adds Former Edwards Wildman Privacy Pro In LA
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Venable Lures Consumer Products Atty From Arnold & Porter
• 2014 Looking Tough For Employers: Calif. Chamber GC
• Benefits Trust Seeks Sanctions In $26M Aetna ERISA Suit
• Nintendo Ripped Off Memory Chips, Chip Designer Tells Jury
• Endo Faces Multistate Inquiry Over Pelvic Mesh Products
• Disney, Dish Deal Could Lead To More Ad-Skip Settlements
• 9th Circ. Affirms Atty Sanctions For Flawed Trade Secrets Suit
• Lessons From 4 Recent Cases On Facebook Use
• DLA Joins Apple Defense As Emblaze IP Suit Heads to Trial
• 9th Circ. Says Unocal's Congo Profits Not Executable In US
• Fairchild Must Pay PI $105M For Infringing Power Patents
• Disk Drive Cos. Say Fla.'s Antitrust Claims Fatally Flawed
• Plaintiffs In Privacy Suit Claim HSBC Destroyed Evidence
• Toys R Us Pays $4M To Settle Wage-Hour Class Action
• Google Slams Media's Bid To Keep Docs Public In Gmail Case
• Crowell Adds 2 Calif. Regulatory Vets, Splits Energy Team
• Sprint Patent Case Stayed For AIA Review, With Conditions
• Legendary's 'Godzilla' Arbitration Bid Crushed On Appeal
• CarMax Can Arbitrate Ex-Manager's Wrongful Firing Suit
• 9th Circ. CERCLA Insurance Case Now Law Of The Land
• Cy Pres Trends In Class Action Settlements
• 100K Borrowers Seek Cert. In Sallie Mae Student-Loan Case
• 6 Moves Tip Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Toward Merger
• The Missing Link In Business Interruption Coverage Claims
• 2 Calif. Sens. Take Leaves Amid Bribery, Voting Scandals
• Sierra Club Sues EPA Chief Over State Air Quality Plans
• Ex-DLA Piper Atty To Co-Lead Paul Hastings' Tech Deals Team
• 9th Circ. Neuters Plaintiff-Favored 'Shine The Light' Law
• DOL Tip Pool Regs Shouldn't Be Revived, 9th Circ. Told
• Napa Winery Seeks To Drown Irish Whiskey Trademark Claims
• Deutsche Bank Hit With RICO Suit Over Its Las Vegas Resort
• Calif. Agency Asks To Join WinCo Discrimination Suit
• Student Loan Collection Co. Accused Of Deceptive Practices
• Skadden The Most Elite Firm, But 2 Firms Hot On Its Heels
• Google Fights To Toss Suit Over 'Hangouts' Mark
• US Hits Sprint With FCA Suit Over $21M In Wiretap Overbilling
• Justices Pass On Challenge To Bush-Era Spy Program
• US Says S&P Can't Prove Fraud Case Was Retaliation
• Pintrips Wants Ruling That Pinterest Doesn't Own 'Pin' Marks
• Cantor Fitzgerald Unit Acquires Calif. Advisory Firm
• Smucker False-Ad Plaintiff's $3M Attys' Fees Get Stomped
• KBR Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $81M Toxin Award
• Cert. Sought In Plimus 'Unlimited Downloads' Fraud Case
• SL Green, Blackstone Ink $100M Deal For Office Portfolio
• Sirius Moves To Invalidate Radio Patent In IP Dispute
• Health Plan Doesn't Need Cost Study For Drug Prices: Panel
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Financial Services Litigator In LA
• ZwillGen Lands Privacy, Tech Pros In DC, San Francisco
• Ropes & Gray Reps Berkshire Partners in Catalina Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever
• Arnold & Porter Picks Up Kirkland & Ellis IT Patent Pro
• Bogus 'Derived From Beet' Ads Duping Buyers, Suit Says
• High Court To Hear Amazon Workers' FLSA Case
• Icahn Demands EBay Books As Director Denies Duty Breach
• Davis Wright Lures Employment Ace From Winston & Strawn
• Men's Wearhouse Inching Toward Jos. A. Bank Merger Deal