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California - May, 2014

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• Forstmann Little Earns $1.85B In Sale Of 24 Hour Fitness
• Calif. AG's Online Privacy Guidelines To Shape US Standard
• Sterling Sues NBA For $1B As Forced Clippers Sale Axed
• Microsoft Loses Bid To DQ Cohen & Gresser In IP Suit
• LA City Atty Accuses JPMorgan Of Discriminatory Home Lending
• Class Cert. OK'd In Dole 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
• Calif. Restaurants Settle Bogus Kobe Beef Class Action
• Will The Bidder-Activist Model To Buy Allergan Catch On?
• AstraZeneca, McKesson Hid Crestor's Diabetes Link, Suit Says
• Office Depot, Others Fight Dismissal Bid In LCD MDL
• Beaten Fan In $37M Dodgers Suit Needs 24-Hour Care: Expert
• Amazon Can't Nix Copyright Suit Over Anna Kournikova Pic
• Author Takes 'Unborn' Copyright Case To Supreme Court
• DataX Credit Reports Not Tied To $5M Payday Loan Scam
• NCAA Takes Bid To Delay Antitrust Trial To 9th Circ.
• Sallie Mae Again Dodges High-Interest Student Loan Suit
• Ford's Anti-SLAPP Bid Stalls In Defective Vehicle Row
• Apple Can't Escape Bag Check FLSA Suits
• Valeant Again Boosts Allergan Bid, This Time To $53B
• 5 Must-Know Facts About Ballmer's $2B Clippers Bid
• Nothing Wrong With Reporting Attys To Bar, 9th Circ. Says
• Zipcar Customer Sues To Recover 'Unconscionable' Late Fees
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Job Safety Concerns May Permit Post-FMLA Medical Exams
• Worker Wage Lien Bill Clears Calif. Assembly
• CORRECTED: HP Wants Investor Suit Over Ex-CEO's Misconduct Tossed
• Both Sides Claim Victory In Calif. High Court OT Case
• DOD, SunZia Agree To Bury Power Lines Near Missile Range
• Samsung Wants $120M Verdict Tossed In Apple Patent Case
• Kaneka's Suit After Adverse Claim Ruling Doesn't Merit Fees
• O'Melveny Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Rejoin Synopsys IP Row
• Army Corps Backs $1B Los Angeles River Restoration Plan
• State False Claims Act Enforcement Explodes In 2014
• Soda Warning Bill Gains Calif. Senate's Thumbs-Up
• LA Dodgers Owe $37M Over Giants Fan's Beating, Jury Told
• Forgery Lands Atty 3-Year Suspension From Fla. High Court
• Auto Lender To Pay $5.5M To Settle FTC Harassment Claim
• Calif. Assembly Expands Film, TV Tax Credits
• 'Bratz' Maker Sues Investing Cos. For $430M Over Failed Deal
• 'Duty To Warn' Requires Nuanced Reading In Calif.
• HackerOne Nabs $9M To Support 'Friendly' Hacker Platform
• GMO Food Labeling Bill Fails In Calif. Senate
• Seagate Drops $450M For Avago Flash Components Unit
• Calif. Senate OKs Minimum Wage Bump To $13 Per Hour
• Ballmer's $2B Clippers Bid Could Halt Fight Over Team Sale
• Appeals Court Says $1.3M Settlement Violates Due Process
• Calif. Landfill's Appellate OK Vows Sweeping Impact: Attys
• Navy Escapes Calif. Coastal Commission Redevelopment Suit
• California Bill Tying Tax Rate To CEO Pay Dies In Senate
• Street Artist Says Wal-Mart Stole Work, Credited It To Banksy
• Judge Slams Aeropostale OT Deal As Among 'Worst Ever'
• NY, Calif. Lead Push For 3M Zero-Emission Cars By 2025
• TGI Friday's Franchise Faces ADA Discrimination Class Action
• Calif. High Court Nixes $15M Win In US Bank OT Case
• Wells Fargo Can't Shake LA's Suit Over Predatory Loans
• Diamond Foods Beats All-Natural Chip Labeling Suit For Now
• Amsurg Pays $2.35B For PE-Backed Sheridan Healthcare
• Nike Says Ex-NFLer Used Trickery To Claim 'Lights Out' Mark
• Charles Schwab Founder Sued Over $25M RE Investment Fraud
• Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Sues Distributor For Royalties
• NCAA Weighs 11th-Hour Appeal After Athletes' Trial Split
• Paul Hastings Hit With Racial Harassment Suit
• Judge Criticizes Fraud Suit Against Real Estate Attys
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Reverse $930M Apple Patent Win
• FERC OKs $149M TransAlta Settlement In Calif. Energy Crisis
• Jeep Owners Say Chrysler Can't Skirt Defect Liability
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• DOJ Tells 9th Circ. FCA Can Apply To Fannie, Freddie
• Judge Tosses BBVA Wage Suit After 9th Circ. Remand
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Restaurateurs Shake Fraud Claims In $4M Reality Star Spat
• Apple Makes Dr. Dre's Day With $3B Beats Music Buy
• Medtronic To Pay US $10M To Settle Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Hospitality Biz May Be Next Frontier In Calif. Seating Fight
• Calif. Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Condoms In Porn
• Calif. Policymakers Take Steps To Ramp Up Data Security
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• $1.3M Nylon Magazine Sale Fraudulent, Suit Says
• Hershey Targets Mars, Nestle Importer Over Candy IP
• Wal-Mart Says Voter-OK'd Expansion Can Bypass Enviro Law
• Spike Lee Hit With Copyright Suit Over 'Oldboy' Posters
• Deals Rumor Mill: Guggenheim, Facebook, GE
• GNC Evades False Ad Action Over Amino Acid Supplements
• Valeant, Ackman Unveil Sweetened $50B Allergan Bid
• Sterling Promises To Fight 'Illegal' Forced Clippers Sale
• Moody's, S&P Can't Escape CalPERS Suit Over $1B Losses
• Safeway Can't Shrink Fee Award In Calif. Wage-Hour Action
• Calif. Court Urged To Revive Property Managers' OT Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: LA Clippers, Alstom, Ontario Teachers
• McDonald's Can't Flip Calif. Unpaid Wages Class Action
• 'No Poach' Plaintiff Hires Girard Gibbs To Fight $324M Deal
• Calif. Class Wins Certification In Almond Milk Labeling Row
• Millennium Says Insurer Must Cover HIPAA Probe Defense
• Universal Wants 'Needless' James Bond Copyright Suit Axed
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• 9th Circ. Frees Hanover From Covering Trade Dress Battle
• Grocery Store Sampling Co. Escapes Seating Suit
• Athena Seeks High Court Review Of Eyelash Competition Claim
• Apple Seeks New Trial For 'Prejudicial' Samsung Statements
• Allergan Rips Valeant's Biz Model As Heftier Bid Looms
• Whole Foods Says 'Natural' Foods Suit Doesn't Pass Muster
• Calif. Senate To Weigh Bill Tying Tax Rate To CEO Pay
• Intuit Drops $360M On VC-Backed Mobile Bill-Pay Co.
• Lowe's Forks Over $6.5M To Settle Installers' Class Action
• California Broker Will Pay SEC $44M For Ponzi Scheme
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Workplace Wearables: 3 Traps Employers Should Avoid
• US Court System, ABA Sued For Excessive PACER Fees
• 'Innocence of Muslims' Producer Spurns Copyright Claims
• Westinghouse Hit With $52M Contract Suit Over LCD TVs
• PE-Backed Landscaping Cos. To Merge Into National Player
• Tech Bigs Pushing 9th Circ. To Shine Light On FBI Letters
• NCAA Loses Bid To Combine Student-Athlete Publicity Suits
• Calif. Assembly Passes Ban On Microbeads By 2019
• Coblentz Reps Kylli On $350M SF Office Tower Buy
• Calif. Soda Warning Bill Back On Table
• CBS, Hawaii Five-O Creator's Heirs May Dodge Royalties Row
• California Senate Panel Clears GMO Labeling Bill
• Janitor Hits Cleaning Co. With PAGA Unpaid Wages Action
• Judge Slams $1.2M Nielsen OT Deal, Demands More Info
• J&J Unit's Patent Claim Survives Despite Fed. Circ. Ruling
• News Corp. Hacking Suit By Jolie Double Nixed In Calif.
• Ruderman Ponzi Victims Can Be Paid Before $25M SEC Claim
• Google, Apple Anti-Poaching Class Attys Seek $80M In Fees
• CORRECTED: Calif. Ritz Carlton Wins $2.8M Tax Assessment Dispute
• Retailers Benefit From Jurisdiction, Abstention Defenses
• Disgraced Clippers Owner Wants Wife To Keep Stake In Team
• Taco Bell Can't Ditch PAGA Claims In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• RLJ Pays $120M For 2 West Coast Hotels
• The Dangers Of Data Mining, Click-Wrap And Free Apps
• Why There Is No Frivolous Patent Lawsuit Crisis
• $477M Sacramento Kings Arena Hit With Enviro Challenge
• Female Workers Win Conditional Cert. In Daiichi Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Won't Remove Howrey Trustee From Ch. 11 Case
• Epson, Chunghwa Shed TracFone Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• Jury Finds Monsanto PCBs Not To Blame For Cancer Cases
• Late July False Ad Class Action On Ice As FDA Weighs Rules
• Calif. Counties Claim Pharma Cos. Lied About Opioid Safety
• Wells Fargo Wrongly Charged Attorneys' Fees, $5M Suit Says
• Calif. Dodges Sanctions Over Ozone Emissions Requirement
• RE Rumor Mill: Secured Capital, UC Davis, Sam's Club
• Facebook IPO Suits Belong In Delaware, 2nd Circ. To Hear
• 9th Circ. Won't Clarify Meaning Of Disability Law Offense
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• LA County Schools, Cities Fight Over Slice Of $20M Tax Pie
• Toyota Dealership Cleared To Arbitrate Retaliation Suit
• Sprint Sues AT&T, Verizon Over Calif. Local Access Fees
• Safarian Choi Reps Google In 285K-Sq-Ft Sunnyvale Lease
• LA Subway Line Project To Receive $2.1B Federal Lift
• Apple Says Store Workers Aren't Entitled To Bag Check Pay
• Calif. Panel Narrows Reach Of Medical Record Secrecy Law
• Vivendi Nets $850M In Sale Of Activision Blizzard Shares
• Men's Wearhouse Extends $1.8B Offer For Rival, Waits On FTC
• California's Precondemnation Law May Need Correction
• Browne George Faces Malpractice Suit Over Sargon-USC Row
• Mercedes-Benz Removes A/C Suit To Calif. Fed. Court
• NCAA Says Antitrust Grant-In-Aid Suits Don't Belong In Calif.
• UHC Mental Health Coverage Denials Violate ERISA, Suit Says
• How An Antitrust Case Changed The Gay Marriage Debate
• Food Fights Make A Mess In California District Courts
• Yelp Falsely Hypes Review Filter, Calif. Restaurateur Says
• Ford Says Lemon Law Class Action Violates Speech Laws
• Cash-Cow Sports Media Rights Help Shape Bigger M&A Picture
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Pacific Health Seeks Toss Of Psych Care FCA Suit
• US Cuts Recoverable Oil Estimates At Monterey Shale By 96%
• Calif. Adopts New Rules For Testing Self-Driving Autos
• Oil Field Developer Can't Break Up Investor Class
• Ackman Prods Allergan For Outside Review Of $46B Takeover
• CalPERS Plans New Cuts To Private Equity Allocation
• Convicted Recruiter Ordered To Pay Most Of KFI's Legal Bill
• Rite Aid's Rx Alert Texts Violate TCPA, Suit Says
• Calif. AG Provides Guidance On Do-Not-Track Disclosures
• NCAA Wants College Athlete Antitrust Trial Pushed To Feb.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tax-Dodging Atty's Conviction
• $477M Sacramento Kings Arena Scores Final City Approvals
• SF Diligence, Closings Even More Aggressive Than Pre-Crash
• Calif. County Approves Ban On Fracking
• Polsinelli Adds Trio From Manatt, Alston, Jones Day
• Dr. Dre Accused Of Contract Breach In Beats Royalties Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses Judges' $100M Pension Suit
• Calif. Sens. Drop Plan To Embed Microchips In Store Cards
• Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Hit With TCPA Action
• Linex Patents Invalidated In HP, Apple Suit
• Former NFL Players Say League Dulls Pain For Profit
• Cane Juice Labeling Suit Tossed After Judge's Reversal
• Apple, FlatWorld Settle Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Investor Can't Shake $100M Suit Over Fox Mobile Purchase
• Bankruptcy Firm Peitzman Weg Combines With Robins Kaplan
• Ex-Navy Officer Admits Leaking Info To Foreign Contractor
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Calif. City Says Meyers Nave Flubbed Scandal Representation
• Lindsay Lohan Settles Trademark Suit With DNAM Apparel
• LSAT Council Settles Disability Suit For $8M
• Pillsbury Snags Jones Day Litigation Partner For SF Team
• Hilton Says Customer Call Recordings Don't Invade Privacy
• Sky Chefs Can't End Wage Class Action With $1.75M Deal
• Porsche Fires Back At Plaintiffs In Settled Defect Row
• Target Heart Attack Case Could Unleash Wave Of Litigation
• Apple, Samsung Blame Each Other For Holding Up Patent Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over $2B Diamond-Pringles Deal
• Zippo Zaps Lorillard Unit With Blu E-Cig Trademark Claims
• Taylor Swift Hit With Trademark Suit Over Use Of 'Lucky 13'
• Early Choice-Of-Law Can Curb Calif. Privacy Class Action
• Valeant Upgrade To $46B Allergan Bid Will Include Stock
• Silver Lining For California's Small Business Defendants
• Rite Aid Seating Ruling Makes Class Cert. Harder To Beat
• Bulk Of ADA Suit Over Redbox Closed Captioning Dismissed
• HP Advised To Sue Autonomy Execs, Shareholder Suit Reveals
• 2nd Class Cert. Bid Denied In Row Over JPMorgan Refi Offer
• $5B Chevron Nigerian Rig Blast Suit Nixed For Vagueness
• S. Korean Dating Service Sued For Exaggerating Popularity
• 9th Circ. Remands Coverage Row Over Tech Co. Factory Flood
• Asbestos Liability Covers Workers' Household: Calif. Court
• Attune Foods Escapes 'Evaporated Cane Juice' Labeling Suit
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Latest TV Megamerger Isn't A Comcast-Time Warner Replay
• Chipping Away At Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• NBA Formally Charges Sterling, Seeks To Sell Clippers
• Plaintiff Wants GM Ignition Switch Litigation Heard In Fla.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Calif. County's Water Transfer Plan Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Record SoHo Sale, Apple
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, GE, Google
• Judge Pares XimpleWare's Software IP Suit Against Versata
• Guitar Center's OT Deal Not Good For Class, Judge Says
• SEC Ventures Into Unfamiliar Insider Trading Terrain
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Rite Aid Seating Class Action
• 5 Things Lawyers Need Know About Latest CEQA Changes
• Universal Alloy Shells Out $4.8M To Settle Wage Suit
• Overstock Unit Covertly Records Calls, Suit Says
• TIAA-CREF Invests In EDF Renewable Energy Solar Project
• Supplement Co.'s $2M Suit Says Marketer Stole Trade Secrets
• Ackman Attacks Allergan CEO In Push For $46B Valeant Deal
• High Court Gives 'Raging Bull' Copyright Suit 1 More Round
• AT&T Drops $48.5B To Buy DirecTV
• Greenberg Traurig Lures Media Deal Pros From Reed Smith
• Intuit, Lucasfilm, Pixar's $20M Worker-Poaching Deal OK'd
• 9th Circ. Eases Data-Sharing Risks For Facebook, Others
• DOE To Pay Chevron $19M In Oil Field Asset Dispute
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over 'Spirit' Jersey Trademark
• Herbal Testosterone Supplement Makers Face RICO Action
• CORRECTED: Midland National Reaches $31M Deal With Annuity Class
• Hanover Must Defend Cleaning Co. In IP Row, 9th Circ. Told
• HP Tablet Buyers Must Arbitrate, B&N Tells 9th Circ.
• Venable Shielded From Subpoena In Row Over Facebook Scam
• Bosch Workers Say Suit Over Wages, Tax Refunds Has Legs
• Apple Failed To Send Texts To Users' New Phones, Suit Says
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Manatt Capital-Raising Pro To LA Office
• SEC Warns Pot Investors Of Scams As GrowLife Execs Sued
• Aurora Pays $5.3M To End Calif. Mortgage Modification Suit
• Another Arrow In The Chapter 11 Trustee's Quiver
• Sterling Hires Antitrust Atty To Battle $2.5M NBA Fine
• Finger Wag At Rude Judge Reminds Calif. Jurists To Stay Civil
• 9th Circ. Puts Temporary Hold On Idaho Same-Sex Marriages
• Hogan Lovells Threatened With Negligence Suit By Ex-IP Client
• Kasowitz Wants SK Foods Malpractice Suit In District Court
• American Meat May Whet Supreme Court Appetite
• NCAA Athletes Don't Want Jury Trial In Antitrust Suit
• Wal-Mart Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action In Calif.
• Mixed Emotions On The Mixed-Motive Defense
• Calif. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 2% In 2012
• Diet Tea Maker Can't Escape Consumer Class Action
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• RE Rumor Mill: Michael Stern, Columbia Pacific, JPMorgan
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Orange, Dave & Busters
• Kilopass Hit With Antitrust Suit Over 'Sham' IP Litigation
• Costco Accused Of Stiffing Workers On Meal Breaks
• Grooveshark Can't Compel Online Commenter ID: Calif. Court
• DirecTV Calls Marketer's $84M Antitrust Suit Groundless
• Lockheed Whistleblower Wants Retrial In $400M FCA Suit
• Apple Can't Escape Patent Suit Over Cellphone Tech
• Ex-Qualcomm Directors Plead Not Guilty To Insider Trading
• Russ August & Kabat Snags Former Irell & Manella Patent Pro
• Merck Hit With Suit Over Mass Layoffs At Defunct Med Co.
• CORRECTED: Apple, App Makers Beat Bulk Of Address Book Snooping Case
• $20M Suit Says Beats Flouted Pact In Axing MOG Founder
• Recording Cellphone Calls In Calif. Is Risky For Companies
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• Calif. Gov. Proposes Bigger Boost In Funds For Courts
• Air Quality Harm Should Bar LA Port Project, 9th Circ. Told
• Debevoise Reps AIG In $7.6B Sale Of Last Noncore Biz
• Exide Asks To Extend Ch. 11 Exclusivity Over New Air Regs
• Model Sues L'Oreal, Wal-Mart For $1.6M Over Image Use
• P3 Attys Eye States' Potential If Feds End Highway Toll Ban
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Nixed J&J Unit's Patent Claim, Rival Says
• SD Convention Center Immune From Antitrust Claims: 9th Circ.
• Apple Says High Court Ruling Boosts $16M Bid For Fees
• Staffing Co.'s Bad Faith Suit Warrants Atty Fees Order
• Travelers Says It Controls Centex's Defense In Defect Suit
• Geithner Can't Dodge S&P Subpoena In US Fraud Suit
• Covington Snags Insurance Pro From Jones Day
• Vegan Says Michael Kors Sold Fur-Trimmed Bags As Synthetic
• Calif. Sen. Aims To Replace Gas Tax With Mileage Fees
• New Joint-Employer Standard Could Expand NLRB's Reach
• 9th Circ. Urged To Scrap EPA Approval For Nev. Air Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: AstraZeneca, Carlyle, BWAY
• Eli Lilly Can't Escape Cialis Patent Infringement Suit
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Ex-Quinn Emanuel Attys Fire Back Against Google's DQ Bid
• Wal-Mart Contractor Agrees To Pay $21M In Wages Action
• Panasonic, Toshiba Will Face SD Card Antitrust Class Anew
• Insurer Owes Millennium Labs Coverage For False Ad Suits
• Judicial Board Admonishes LA Judge For Belittling Lawyers
• Intel Asks Court To Relax Deposition Limits in IP Case
• Groups Urge EPA To Limit Air Toxics From Fracking Wells
• McKesson Cuts Offer Price To Finish $8.4B Celesio Takeover
• Holland & Knight Nabs 2 White Collar Pros From Boutique
• Terror Insurance Program Helps Only 4 Cities, Group Says
• Google Can't Get Out Of Hanginout Trademark Row
• Feds Charge 90 For $260M Of False Billings To Medicare
• Calif. Mayors Call For Expansion Of Film Tax Credit
• New Ariz. Abortion Limits Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Told
• Medtronic Can't Duck Negligence Claims Over Spinal Devices
• Senators Call For Increased Safety At Nuclear Plants
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• NCAA Can't Use Women's Sports Angle In Antitrust Suit
• SAP Owes Oracle $1.3B Over Stolen Software, 9th Circ. Told
• Kazakhstan City Sues Ex-Mayor Over $300M Fraud, Laundering
• Sanofi-Aventis Fails To Kill FCA Suit Over Lovenox
• Duro Bag, Rival Wrap Up Antitrust Row
• Carnival Asks 9th Circ. For Piece Of Virgin Price-Fix Deal
• Cogent Hit With Calif. Class Action Over Unpaid OT
• Freescale Sues Acer, Toshiba, Others Over Circuitry Patents
• Ex-Kimmel Writer Sues CBS For $2M Over Arsenio Gig
• Gateway To Extend Computer Warranties To Settle Suit
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Bankrupt Retailer Sues Rose Snyder Over $2.9M Tax Refund
• Howrey Trustee Hits Back At 'Frivolous' Conflict Claims
• 9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. Win In Gmail Scanning Suit
• Calif. Bounty Hunters Will Benefit From Prop 65 'Reform'
• 9th Circ. Revives AutoZone Managers' OT Class Action
• Syniverse Offers $290M For Mobile Network Servicer Aicent
• Ex-Qualcomm Sales Directors Hit With Insider Trading Charges
• Maybelline Buyers Lose Bid For Class Cert. In False Ad Suit
• Valeant To 'Improve' Terms After Allergan Rejects $46B Bid
• NLRB Eyes Review Of Joint-Employer Standard
• Porsche Hit With Defect Suit Over Actor Paul Walker's Crash
• CarMax Says Wages Class Action Belongs In Fed. Court
• RE Rumor Mill: JC Penney, Smith Gambrell, Dr. Dre
• No-Poaching Class Rep. Faces Long Odds Against $324M Deal
• Best Buy's $18M Fee Request Slashed In LCD Antitrust Case
• 9th Circ. Urged To Review Twinings False Ad Cert. Ruling
• Donald Sterling And Telephone Privacy Rights
• Howrey Creditors Slam Trustee's $4.2M Deal
• In LA, Conflicts Arise Despite A Resurgence In Development
• Peabody's Navajo Hiring Hurt Other Tribes, 9th Circ. Told
• Copyright Dispute Over Pope's Favorite Film Laid To Rest
• Jeep Owners Seek Class Cert. In Chrysler Faulty Parts Row
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Calif. Court Sides With Broker In Row Over Botched Project
• Diamond's Pringles Omissions Hurt Investors, 9th Circ. Hears
• Deals Rumor Mill: CalPERS, Carphone, Time Warner
• Enviro Group Sues Los Angeles Over Recycling Center Runoff
• Intevac, Voce Capital Nix Proxy Fight With New Board Nom
• Muscle-Builder False Ad Suit's Figure Too Small, Judge Says
• Davis Polk Guides Shire In $260M Liver Drug Maker Buy
• Judge Chides Google, Gov't In Rejecting Gmail Search Warrant
• Spanish-Speaking Workers Nix English Arbitration Clause
• Hogan Lovells Adds 2 Tech Partners To Bay Area Offices
• CEO Pay-Related Tax Hike Would Kill Jobs, Calif. Panel Hears
• Valeant, Ackman Poised To Go Hard In $46B Allergan Fight
• GM Financial Co. Slapped With TCPA Suit Over Cell Calls
• How To Clean Up Against Washing Machine Class Actions
• SEC Fines Lawson Founders $5.8M For Insider Trading
• Sprint Blasts Feds' FCA Allegations Of Wiretap Overcharges
• Broad Duty To Consult Is New Norm Under ESA In 9th Circ.
• Anti-Poaching Class Rep. Says $324M Deal Unjust
• Allergan Rejects $46B Hostile Bid From Valeant, Ackman
• 9th Circ. Nixes Calif. Raisin Producers' Federal Takings Claim
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill Targeting Online Data Brokers
• Wells Fargo Wins OK On $67M Deal In Robosigning Cover-Up
• Ideas Can Be Shielded As Trade Secrets: Calif. Appeals Court
• Guardsmark Wins Rare Noncompete Order Against Ex-Brass
• Medtronic Hit With $15M Verdict Over Spine Device Deal
• Yahoo Says Former Employee Stole Patent, Trade Secrets
• Spokeo Asks High Court To Consider Standing In FCRA Suit
• Fairchild Says $105M Patent Award Was 'Legally Wrong'
• Wal-Mart Customers Seek Class Cert. Over ZIP Code Collection
• Classmates.com Loses $2.5M Fee Bid In 'Memory Lane' IP Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Alstom, Seven Generations
• Loutish Lawyers On Notice With Calif. Civility Oath
• The Judicial Misunderstanding Of California Usury Law
• Howrey Creditors Look To Remove Ch. 11 Trustee
• Northstar Inks $1.3B Deal To Gain Cerberus Hotel Portfolio
• Dr. Dre Celebrates Apple's Rumored $3.2B Beats Buy In Video
• Michaels Stores Wage Class Decertified By Judge
• SanDisk Monopoly Class Entitled To SK Hynix's Sales Data
• BlackBerry Dodges Inequitable Conduct Claim In Patent Row
• HSBC Sanctioned For Tossing Evidence In Privacy Action
• Tutor Perini Unit Bags $285M In Calif. Building Contracts
• Enviros Nab Partial 9th Circ. Win In Ore. Logging Fight
• Stroock Beats Bergstein's DQ Bid In Aramid Contract Row
• Costco Hit With OT Class Action By Pharmacists
• Calif. Pizza Hut, Domino's Workers Sue Over OT Pay
• POM V. Coke May Impact Many FDA-Regulated Products
• Lifecare Pays $3M To Clear Drivers' Wage Claims
• Hulu Inc. Privacy Class Rethinks Scope After Case Trim
• Facebook, Zynga Wash Hands Of 9th Circ. User-Privacy Suits
• 'Spring Breakers' Investor Sues Producers Over Side Deals
• US Bank To Pay $2M To Exit Suitable Seating Class Action
• Real Estate Developer Admits Guilt In $50M Securities Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Beats, ShopRunner, T-Mobile
• Sierra Club Takes Tahoe Development Fight To 9th Circ.
• Elizabeth Banks Stole 'Walk Of Shame' Script, Writer Says
• Coapt Cuts Coverage Deal For Defective Wrinkle Gel Suits
• Tarantino Drops Suit Against Gawker Over 'Hateful Eight'
• Google Seeks To DQ Ex-Quinn Emanuel Attys In Patent Suit
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Crabtree & Evelyn Workers Sue Over Missing Meal Break Pay
• Yet Again, Men's Wearhouse Extends $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Offer
• If Exotic Dancers Aren't Independent Contractors, Who Is?
• Valeant, Ackman Eye Allergan Board Shake-Up Amid $46B Bid
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Chrysler Seeks Toss Of Named Plaintiff In Faulty Parts Row
• Home Depot Says It Can Pursue LCD Antitrust Claim
• Medtronic Due $33M For Leaky Spine Device, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Leaves Injunction In Cochran Firm Trademark Row
• Glaser Weil Can Go After USC-Sargon Atty Fees Award
• Architects Not Liable For Defects, Calif. High Court Told
• AOL Drops $101M On VC-Backed Ad Tracking Co.
• Alzheimer's Caregiver Didn't Assume Attack Risk, Panel Told
• Trader Joe's Hides Salt Content In Sunflower Seeds, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Re-Examine Chase PAGA Decision
• AIG Unit Tries To Upend $3.75M Ad-Injury Verdict
• Ex-Howrey Partners' Clawback Deal Will Pressure Holdouts
• Calif. Assembly Kills Film Tax Credit Proposal
• CBRE Inks $121M Loan For California Apt. Development
• Ropes & Gray Leads Kohlberg In $800M Phillips-Medisize Sale
• Office Depot Beats Website Search Patent Suit
• Martha Stewart, HSN Tell Judge To Chop Knockoff Knife Row
• NBA Has Skadden Warmed Up For Potential Sterling Fight
• Shell Sues Dole Over $40M Cleanup For Calif. Property
• W Hotels Plans $100M Of Renovations In NY, LA, Others
• Redbox Slapped With Unpaid Wages Suit By Kiosk Workers
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Shopping Center Can't Sue Attys After $2.6M Defects Deal
• Calif. Ambulance Co. Owners Sentenced In $7M Medicare Plot
• Paratransit Driver Asks Calif. High Court For Layoff Pay
• Target, Other Stores Need Defibrillators On-Site, Panel Told
• Jury Awards Ex-LAPD Recruits $12.3M Over Training Injuries
• Calif. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To $7M Tax Scheme
• The Most Important Liability Insurance Coverage Judge
• 3 Straw Men On A Witch Hunt Over Novartis Drugs Suit
• Paul Hastings Reps PE-Backed Firm In $225M Sale To Xerox
• Employment Taxes: Officers' Personal Liability Pitfall
• Arent Fox Adds 5 Hewitt Wolensky & McNulty Attorneys In LA
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Forced Clippers Sale Could Cost NBA If Sterling Resists
• O'Reilly Auto Parts Hit With Suit Over Background Checks
• Calif.'s Subscription Renewal Law: A Class Action Engine
• Safeway Says Investor Suit Over $9B Deal Is In Wrong Venue
• Ex-Howrey Partners To Pay $4.2M To Settle Clawback Claims
• Darigold Accused Of Selling Sick Cows' Milk
• Schwan Unit To Pay $2.5M To Settle Calif. Robocall Suit
• Sheppard Mullin Accused Of Conflict In HTC Patent Suit
• Google Slams Class Action Over Kids' In-App Purchases
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