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California - March, 2016

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• Calif. Lawmakers Pass First-In-Nation $15 Minimum Wage
• 9th Circ. Knocks BIA On Obstruction Of Justice Finding
• SEC Chair Urges Unicorn Cos. To Boost Controls Before IPOs
• Conair Wins Partial Decert. Of Class In Hair Dryer Suit
• Judge Skeptical That UMG Had Oral IP Deal With Media Co.
• Calif. Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Hear Officer Prosecution Row
• Google Wants Expert Report Nixed In $8.8B Copyright Case
• Barclays Blasts Water District's Energy Price-Fixing Claims
• Concussion Suit Against US Water Polo Gets Tossed
• 9th Circ. Says Navy Widow Can't Show Asbestos Exposure
• Enviros Turn To 9th Circ. To Force FDA Perchlorate Ruling
• More Reed Smith Partners Jump To McGuireWoods In Pa.
• Pixar Doesn't Have To Show Ex-GC Docs In Poaching Suit
• Select Comfort Faces $8M Antitrust Suit In Bed Mattress Row
• Apple Denied $2M Fee Bid After AirPlay Patent Win
• $500M BNSF LA Rail Project Blocked Over Enviro Concerns
• Western Digital Inks $5.2B Debt Issue To Fund SanDisk Buy
• Mazda Gets Partial Win In Signal Car-Safety Patent Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Medivation, Giordano's, SendGrid
• Calif. Judges Can't DQ Their Peers, Ethics Board Says
• Food-Safety Groups Sue FDA Over Approval Of GE Salmon
• Hyundai, Kia Drivers Sue In Calif. Over Peeling Paint
• Holland & Knight Accused Of Botching Hotel Franchise Deal
• Cigarillo Maker Wins Up To $44.4M In Swisher Antitrust Trial
• You Are Going To Face A Retaliation Claim — Deal With It
• Gilead Says Atty's Lie Kills Merck IP Behind $200M Jury Win
• Gov't Urges High Court To Hear Immigrant Bond Case
• Fired Calif. Bar Worker Says He Was Targeted As Dunn Ally
• Kaiser Ducks Prime's Antitrust Claims At 9th Circ.
• Feds Lose Leverage With Breakthrough In Apple Phone Fight
• Enviro Group Sues Calif. Air Regulator Over Gas Leak Docs
• 9th Circ. Again Finds 'Crime Of Violence' Definition Vague
• Calif. Cities Lose Appeal On Public Works Wage Law
• TV, Computer Giants To Pay $5M In Calif. Price-Fixing Deal
• Sempra Unit Unloads Natural Gas Pipeline Stake For $440M
• 'Revenant' Leaker Cops To Putting Big-Budget Flicks Online
• DOD Enviro Review Of Terror Attack Sufficient, 9th Circ. Says
• Paul Walker Crash Widow Can't Get Suit Back In State Court
• Coverage Suit Over Edible Arrangements IP Row Survives
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Uber Loses Bid To Decertify Driver Class Ahead Of Trial
• Calif. Uber Driver To Arbitrate Breached Promo Fare Spat
• Jury's Willfulness Finding Lacks Evidence, Tech Co. Says
• Nixon Peabody Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Deals Pro
• Lamps Plus Hit With Employee Class Action After Data Breach
• Calif. Nike Workers Lose Cert. Bid In OT Row
• Chargers Launch San Diego Voter Initiative For New Stadium
• Girardi Keese Says Settlement Skimming Suit Is Too Late
• FilmOn Blasts 'Luddite' TV Broadcasters At 9th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribal Sovereign Immunity Ruling
• Man Pleads Guilty In $1.5M Plot To Fake DOD Purchases
• Dodge Truck Driver Says FCA Knew Engines Had Smog Defect
• Bigelow Tea Drinkers' Class Cert. Bid Denied In False Ad Row
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Google, Gatlin Development
• Store Credits Aren't Unclaimed Property In Calif.
• Competing Boxer Biopics Begin Trade Secrets Fight
• New Clarity On FCA Public Disclosure Bar For Whistleblowers
• Apple Aims To End Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Pact
• FTC's Suit Against VW Emissions Ads Faces Damages Hurdle
• Nestle, Hershey Dodge Child Slave-Labor Disclosure Suits
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Didn't Mull Evidence In Marriage Row
• Whole Foods Can't Escape 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
• Gilead Slams Merck's Bid To Boost $200M Award In IP Row
• Monsanto Owes $15M In PCB Cancer Suit, Calif. Jury Told
• Feds Fight Bid To Stay Ex-CEO's Insider Trading Trial
• Calif. Insurance Commish Wary Of Anthem-Cigna Merger
• 9th Circ. Backs Ariz. Tribe On Gaming Compact, Fraud Claims
• Wells Fargo To Pay $8.5M To End Calif. AG's Privacy Claims
• Arrowhead Ducks Investor Suit Over Hep B Drug Trial
• Mission Creek Suit Seeks To Reclaim Land, Federal Status
• Calif. High-Tech Construction Startup Nabs $75M In Funding
• Oracle Wants $8.8B From Google In Java Copyright Case
• McGuireWoods Lures Top FinTech Partner From Reed Smith
• Public Union Fees Fight May See Another Day At High Court
• Cosby Can't Duck Ex-Model's Libel Suit Over Alleged Rape
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, SMCP, Gameloft
• Thompson Coe Grows Aviation And Aerospace Practice
• CRT Buyers Ordered To Give Mitsubishi More Meetings Info
• Japanese Shipper's Banned-Cargo Row Sent To Mediation
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 20/20 MDL Vision
• Lil Wayne Accuses Universal Of Diverting Millions In Royalties
• Tribe's Lease Tax Row With Calif. County Sent To Mediation
• Troutman Sanders Lures Ex-Sheppard Mullin IP Pro In Calif.
• Lock Co. To Appeal Ruling On AIA Reviews' Constitutionality
• 9th Circ. Says Immigrant Was Improperly Denied New Atty
• 6 Magic Words Are All You Need To Terminate An Employee
• Camera Privacy: From Hulk Hogan To Kappa Kappa Gamma
• FTC Accuses VW Of Lying In Ads About Diesel Emissions
• High Court Tie Keeps Public Union Fees Alive
• SoCal Firms Boom As PE, Media Fuel Middle-Market Growth
• Fox Rothschild Sanctioned $25K For Altering Docs In IP Suit
• Conflict Of Interest Doesn't DQ Class Counsel, 9th Circ. Says
• High Court Won't Hear Teamsters' ERISA Appeal
• SpaceX Hired Ex-Broadcom Workers To Get Trade Secrets: Suit
• Calif. Leaders, Labor Make Landmark $15 Minimum Wage Deal
• 'Comedy.TV' Producers, Union Can't Duck Wage Row: 9th Circ.
• Citing Key Pacts, Molycorp Sees Opening For Final Ch. 11 OK
• Sony's Bid To Vacate Award In IP Row Falls Short, Court Told
• Judge Hits Pause On Uber OT, FLSA Wage Suit In Calif.
• Affymetrix Says Thermo Fisher Deal Still Beats Ex-Execs'
• Sports Agent Rosenhaus Wants New Hearing In Contract Row
• Merck Seeks To Boost $200M Award In Gilead Drug IP Case
• Bakery Wants Retaliation Claim Nixed From EEOC Bias Suit
• Turtles Add Susman Godfrey To Sirius Pre-1972 Royalties Row
• Navy Denies Blame For Big Blimp Damage In Hangar Collapse
• DOJ Hacks Shooter's IPhone, Drops Apple Suit
• NBC, Ice Cube Dodge Bulk Of $110M 'Compton' Suit For Now
• Emirati Bank Says Court Should Nix Fee Bid In Venue Fight
• Forever 21 Arbitration Pact Fair, Calif. High Court Rules
• Cameron Again Beats Fantasy Writer's 'Avatar' Theft Suit
• Power Integrations Says $140M Fairchild Award Is Proper
• High Court Rebuffs Unrecognized Tribe's Calif. Land Claims
• Judge Denies Remand In NFL Sunday Ticket Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Nuke Plant Whistleblower's Claim
• High Court Axes Alaska Forest Road, Logging Ban Review
• Gov't Says Ariz. ID Theft Laws Usurp Feds' Immigration Role
• McDonald's Accused Of Using Graffiti Decor Without Consent
• Chamber Backs Uber's 9th Circ. Driver Arbitration Appeal
• Calif. Hoteliers Need No Alibis For Stolen Property
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• 5 Fiery Lines In 9th Circ. Judge Bybee's Bankruptcy Dissent
• Apple Again Dodges Class Action Over IPhone Functionality
• SEC Gets Assets Frozen In Ponzi-Style Scheme
• Texas Planned Parenthood Joins Lawsuit Over Secret Videos
• Feds Ordered To Answer Apple Stay Request In NY Phone Row
• 9th Circ. Says Zoning Denial For Housing May Be Race-Based
• ERISA Doesn't Entitle Bankrupt Employer To Fees: 9th Circ.
• Alcoholism Ruling Brings Science To Immigration Decisions
• Luggage Seller Must Fix Website After Blind Man's ADA Suit
• Bid-Rigging Suspect Seeks To Block FBI Courthouse Bugs
• Pixar Must Show Judge Ex-GC Docs In Anti-Poaching Suit
• Top-Ranking Navy Officer In Fraud Scheme Gets 4 Years
• Google, Oracle Asked Not To Scour Jurors' Social Media
• Mitsubishi Owed More Discovery In CRT Suits, Ex-Judge Says
• Facebook Ditches TCPA Suit Over Hack-Alert Texts, For Now
• Arnstein & Lehr OK'd To Rep Howrey Bankruptcy Trustee
• Supple False Ad Suit Kept In Fed. Court, Then Nixed
• Insurers Can't Win Defense Reimbursements In Alaska
• Ford Again Seeks To Drive Out Claim In Power-Steering Suit
• US Sailors Urge 9th Circ. To Let $1B Fukushima Suit Proceed
• Samsung Beats Rest Of Cascades' Antitrust Claims
• Judge Questions Whether $12M Lyft Deal Is Fair To Drivers
• Jury Orders Enplas To Pay $4M In LCD Patent Row
• Tribal Heath Co. Blasts Sanction Bid In Retaliation Row
• Debating Federal And State Electricity Market Jurisdiction
• 9th Circ. Rules Bankruptcy Panels Lack Mandamus Power
• Fitbit Backer True Ventures Seeks $295M For 5th Fund
• Calif.'s Hard Line On Disgorgement For Conflict Of Interest
• J&J Unit Seeks Infringement Finding In Testing Strip Row
• Calif. Jury Nixes Grad's Claims Law School Boosted Job Stats
• JPMorgan Nears New Win In Jean Mogul's $1.7M Fraud Suit
• SoftBank Buys $250M Stake In Celebrity Talent Firm
• Oracle Details Proposal To Search Jurors' Facebook Posts
• 9th Circ. Rules Against Tying Drinking To Moral Character
• Gilead Hit With $200M Verdict In Merck Drug Patent Row
• Tribe Sues Calif. Gov. To Foil Rival's Casino Ambitions
• 9th Circ. Revives Chobani 'Cane Juice' Suit Amid FDA Review
• Immigrant Tells 9th Circ. Atty Can Be Sued For Retaliation
• 9th Circ. Nixes Fired Worker's Bias Suit Despite Judge's Error
• Volkswagen Gets More Time For Plan To Fix Clean Diesel Cars
• Deals Rumor Mill: TiVo, Rosneft, Essar Steel India
• Corinthian Hit With $1.1B Judgment In Calif. False Ad Suit
• Chrysler Says Dealer Can't Back Sales Suit Without Lost Docs
• Truckers Weigh Doing Business In Calif. Amid Tougher Regs
• AT&T Accused Of Skirting Long-Distance Fees In $19M Suit
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs IP Pro From Finnegan In Palo Alto
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Owes All Of Mont. Builder's Suit Costs
• Atty's Role In $8.5M Groupon Deal Doesn't Elicit Fee Cut
• Enviros Blast Feds' Pacific Offshore Fracking Review
• Former NFL Player Sues Disability Benefits Plan Over Denial
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Calif. Oral Arguments — Coming Soon To A Screen Near You
• Do You Know The Way To IPR In San Jose?
• Tribe Immune From Judgment Collection Bid, 9th Circ. Says
• Chinese National Pleads Guilty In Military-Data Hacking Row
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• Athletes Unveil Class Cert. Bid In NCAA Grant-In-Aid Case
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• Hueston Hennigan DQ'd From Calif. RICO Suit Against Doctors
• Gilead Says Patent, Antitrust Claims Over HIV Drug Fail
• 9th Circ. Remands Teacher's Wrongful Discharge Case
• Justices Told 9th Circ. 'Indian' Definition Is Constitutional
• Honda, Signal Patent Suit Tossed After Settlement Reached
• Merck Patent Claims Marred By 'Unclean Hands,' Gilead Says
• Tossing Of Ozzfest Assault Case Upheld In Calif. Court
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Arbitration In Vonage 911 Fee Row
• Alston & Bird Adds Privacy Partner From Arent Fox
• Jury Awards Calif. Mortgage Co. $25M For Rival's Data Theft
• TMZ's O'Melveny Fee Bid In Sterling Privacy Suit Halved
• Westlaw Widow Says McDermott's Bad Advice Lost Her $7M
• Calif. Judge Halts Apple-Samsung Retrial For High Court Case
• Calif. Judge Admonished For Underhanded Contempt Probe
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Norton Rose Fulbright Picks Up IP Pro From DLA Piper
• Startup Zoox Wins Permit To Test Driverless Cars In Calif.
• 9th Circ. Tosses Calif. Bar Rules Fight Over Judge Immunity
• Hu & Associates Wants Immigrant Investor Sanctioned For Suit
• Calif. County Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Tribal Officer Row
• Judge Tells Sterling He Got More Than Enough In $2B Sale
• McGuireWoods Opens In SF, Grows In Pa. With Litigation Pros
• What The Founders Would Say About IPhone Unlock Case
• Why Other States Should Consider Maine's Net Metering Plan
• Homeowner Says BofA Illegally Collected Mortgage Payments
• Trial Pros: Farella Braun's Bill Keane
• McKenna Long Can't Get Akin Gump Docs In USAE Suit
• Pom Trial Loss Gives Food Cos. Juice To Beat Labeling Suits
• 9th Circ. Grills Allstate On Cash Offer To End Class Action
• Oracle Hits HP With Software Suit After $57.7M Terix Win
• Merck Drug Patents Asserted Against Gilead Valid, Jury Finds
• Songkick Seeks To Block Live Nation's Fees On Presale Tix
• Lyft Drivers Say They Could Have Gotten $126M As Employees
• Deportee Tells Justices 9th Circ. Flouted High Court Precedent
• Navajo Groups' EPA Rule Suit Booted From District Court
• SEC Says Barred NJ Adviser Involved In Ponzi-Like Scheme
• Migrants' ID Theft Not 'Moral Turpitude,' 9th Circ. Says
• Chanel Says Wage Suit Is Too Individualized For Class Cert.
• Wyndham Gets OK For $7M Deal In Phone Recordings Action
• Paul Walker Crash Widow Fights For Suit In State Court
• Apple Pushes For Retrial Despite Samsung's High Court Case
• Steptoe Lures Ex-Squire Patton LA Boss To Enviro Practice
• Centene Wins Calif. Approval Of $6.8B Health Net Purchase
• Customers Slam SoulCycle Bid To Nix Business Model Suit
• Interstate Hotels Pays $1.4M To Exit Missed Breaks Suit
• Port Cos. Ask To Sink Suit Over Fees During Labor Slowdown
• Climate Data Must Be Weighed In ESA Listing, 9th Circ. Told
• Lumber Liquidators Pays $2.5M To End Calif. Clean Air Action
• Detecting Marijuana-Impaired Drivers: A Lesson In History
• Right Of Publicity Actions Waning Without High Court Review
• Calif. Atty Denied Bid To Stay King & Spalding Condo Suit
• Judge Won't Enforce Subpoena In $1B Boeing Contract Row
• When The Cost Of Inheriting Property Far Exceeds Its Value
• What Your Workplace Violence Assessment May Be Missing
• Insurers Must Brace For New Corp. Governance Disclosures
• EBay, Others Try New Attack On Calif. Art Resale Law
• Feds Pursue Phone Hack Sans Apple, Postponing Hearing
• Cox Can Arbitrate Row In Class Action Over Cable Fees
• Samsung Says Justices' Review Means Apple Trial Must Wait
• K&L Gates Escapes Investor Suit Over Oil Co.'s Bankruptcy
• Maui Citizens Group Defends Local GMO Ban At 9th Circ.
• Sony Wants Award Vacated In IP Dispute With Tech Co.
• Cheerios Buyers Blast Bid To Nix Protein False Ad Suit
• High Court Won't Hear ERISA Deadline Extension Appeal
• Insurer Can Rescind Recycling Co.'s Policies, 9th Circ. Told
• EPA Tells Court It Needn't Mandate Pesticide Disclosure
• JAMS International Partners With Chinese Mediation Firm
• Shannen Doherty Sues Accountants For Alleged Impersonation
• BMW Pump Defect Deal Wins Judge's Initial OK
• K&L Gates Nabs Ex-SEC Enforcement Senior Counsel In LA
• FERC Urges Judge To OK Barclays' $453M Manipulation Fine
• Insurer Must Face Hospital's $6.5M Coverage Bid, Judge Says
• Enviros Fight Feds' Bid To Sink Nestle Water Suit
• Jury Squashes Pom's $77M Claim Coke Tricked Juice Buyers
• Calif. Tribe Wants In On Other Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit
• Nasdaq Drops $200M On Collaboration Tech For Boards, Execs
• Tech Co. Must Pay $7.4M To Worker Choked At Office
• FedEx Gets Drug Trafficking Claims Trimmed After DOJ Flub
• Uber Driver Arbitration Agreements Valid, 9th Circ. Told
• Jury Instructions Foiled Mazda Seat Belt Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Tribune Co. Can't Stop Newspaper Sale To Rival Bidder
• Ex-Contractor Gets 63 Months For $34M Navy Fraud Scheme
• Calif. Justices May Clog Up Water Projects In Takings Case
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• No 'Gotcha' Privilege Waivers Under Calif. Public Records Act
• Justices Take On $400M Award In Apple-Samsung Patent War
• Fault Lines: How Driverless Cars Could Open Up New Roads For Product Liability Lawyers
• Kroger Escapes Labeling Suit Over Trans Fat In Bread Crumbs
• Apple, Longitude Settle Flash-Memory IP Row
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Pom Says Coke Owes $77M For Juice Labeling At Trial's End
• Apple, FBI Turn To The Experts In Fight Over Shooter's Phone
• 9th Circ. Affirms Win For Olin In Corrosion Coverage Row
• Calif. Tells Justices It Doesn't Owe Tribe In Gaming Pact Row
• Calif. Restaurateur Wants Rehearing In $100M Blackout Suit
• Calif. $64B High-Speed Rail Plan Lacking, Report Says
• Twinings Makes Bid To Toss Antioxidant False Ad Class Action
• Atty's DQ Over Home Deal Reversed In Divorce Case
• Insurer Wants Coverage Row Halted Until FCA Suit Ends
• Uber Pushes For Drivers' Decertification As Trial Looms
• Tribune, DOJ Trade Blows In Newspaper Buy Fight
• Noose Doesn't Prove Hostile Workplace At UC, 9th Circ. Says
• Moscow Mall Shareholder Gets $84M Award Confirmed
• Comcast Says Hacked Family Doesn't Fit 'Subscriber' Mold
• CORRECTED: Nestle Ends Coffee-Mate False Label Action
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Raiders Owner Estate's $2.5M Tax Row
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit $16M Fee Cut For Best Buy
• Pom Juicing Coke False Ad Harm By Over $68M, Jury Hears
• Twitter Blamed For Unwanted Texts In $5M Consumer Suit
• Jessica Alba's Co. Hit With False Ad Suit After WSJ Report
• Morgan Drexen Ordered To Pay $173M For Illegal Fees
• Agency Didn't Shield IP In Chobani 'How Matters' Ads: Suit
• Top Calif. Court Keeps Docs Privileged After FOIA Flub
• Calif. County Loses Challenge To Tribal Casino
• Google Targeted By 710 Users Over College Email Scanning
• Scant Motion Blasted In Credit Card Fraud Liability Case
• Battery Antitrust Claims Against Toshiba Not Time-Barred
• Tesla Can't Claim Negligence In Contract Suit, Supplier Says
• 9th Circ. Tosses False Ad, Slack Fill Suit Over Lip Balm
• Netflix's Profit Promise Misled Investors, 9th Circ. Told
• Lowe's Sues Insurance Cos., Firms For Botching Injury Suit
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis Project Finance Pro
• IRS Gets Payroll Firms' Suit Over Levied Funds Trimmed
• Calif., DC Officials Tell FCC States Have Key Lifeline Role
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Evonik, Boston Dynamics
• California Supreme Court OKs 2-Day Bar Exam
• Ad Firm Gets Verizon Supercookies Row Sent To Arbitration
• Chuck E. Cheese's Managers Win Only Expense Class Cert.
• Ex-Assistant AG Must Testify In DirecTV False Ad Suit
• DOJ Sues LA Times Owner To Block Newspaper Buy
• CORRECTED: Colorado Atty Accused Of Botching Med Tech Co.'s Patents
• How California Streamlined Costly, Time-Consuming Litigation
• Real Estate Rumors: Google, Lions Group, Sam Herzberg
• Starbucks Underfills Its Lattes, Suit Says
• Beware The Gov't Squeeze On Lead Generation Marketing
• Surprise! 'Soft' Insurance Fraud Is Punishable By Prison
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• Ex-Coke Exec Denies Trying To Trick Pom Drinkers At Trial
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• Ex-QB Can't Pick Off Supplement False Ad Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• Chobani With 'Cane Juice' Tricks Buyers, 9th Circ. Told
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Fired Cartoonist Inks Defamation Suit Against LA Times
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Chemical Firm Again Dodges Calif. Asbestos Liability Suit
• Jury Awards Radware $6.4M In Load-Balance Patent Trial
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Olive Oil Maker Says Labeling Claims Lack Credibility
• AMD Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over Bungled Chip Launch
• Calif. False Ad Suit Over Duracell Batteries Loses Spark
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Facebook, Health Sites Hit With Privacy Suit Over Shared Data
• Charney Suit Says Glaser Weil Didn't Warn Of Contract Risks
• Howrey Bankruptcy Deals Over Unpaid Rent Get Sign-Off
• Kraft 'Natural' Ad Suit Ripe For Quick Decision, Class Says
• NLRB Judge Orders Cedars-Sinai To Change Arbitration Pacts
• Law Firm Can't Overturn DQ Bid On Appeal In Wage Dispute
• Aetna Can't Duck Suit Over Canceled HIV Drug Mail Program
• Trial Pros: Nossaman's David Graeler
• 500.com Stuck With Investor Suit Over IPO
• Hunton & Williams Can't Stay In Contract Row, Court Told
• Calif. Asks Innovator Drug Brands To Do The Impossible
• Real Estate Rumors: Ping An Insurance, Ares, EB-5 Deal
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Apple Calls Gov't Bid For Data In Calif. 'Security Risk'
• Facebook CEO Ends Property Rights Row With No-Suit Vow
• Anthem's $15M Deal To End ACA Switch Suits Nears OK
• Coke Exec Warned Of 'Misleading' Label Risk, Jurors Hear
• Anheuser-Modelo $20B Deal Harmed Consumers, 9th Circ. Told
• Court Nominee, Guns, And Constitutional Illiteracy
• Calif. Bar Court Admonishes Litigator For Waiver Failure
• Calif. Court Backs Fees In $36M Restoration Hardware Suit
• 9th Circ. Undoes Arbitration Order, Citing 'Sham' Contract
• Sanofi Underplayed Dangers Of Chemo Drug, Suit Says
• DOI Must Pay Full Bill For Oil And Gas Audits, Calif. Says
• CFPB Wants Student Debt Relief Firm Closed In Settlement
• NCAA Conferences Deny Withholding Docs In Antitrust Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Partially Overturns Attys' DQ
• Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Ask Judge To Halt $12M Deal
• Loser In Sex Toy Cos. Copyright Fight Won't Get New Trial
• Ex-Immigration Judges Blast Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
• Shopper Fights Heinz's Bid To Nix 'Made In US' False Ad Suit
• Sanctions Against Calif. Atty Aren't Enough, Court Told
• Pryor Cashman Nabs Mitchell Silberberg Film Finance Pro
• Tech-Focused VC Firm Accel Raises $2B In Cold IPO Market
• O'Bannon Takes Student-Athlete Pay Case To High Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Asbestos Exposure Suit
• 9th Circ. Will Speed Utility's Appeal In Solar Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• BMW Drivers Regain Song-Beverly Claim In Leaky Trunk Suit
• Lessons From Calif.'s Split On Strict Liability Evidence
• Trial Pros: Quinn Emanuel's William Price
• Pom Founder Blasts Coke Cross-Exam At False Ad Trial
• 'Greedy' Attys Ask 9th Circ. For Higher Fees For Kraft Deal
• San Diego Can't Appeal Kinder Morgan Fuel Spill Suit Limit
• Pharrell, Thicke May Dodge $3.5M 'Blurred Lines' Atty Fees
• Ex-Sequoia Capital Partner Blasts Sex Assault Allegations
• Obama Pushes For Balance In Apple IPhone Encryption Fight
• Apt. Owner Wants 9th Circ. Rehearing Of LA Tax Challenge
• Santa Monica Airport Land Title Row Is Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Rejects Alaska's Bid For Title On Native Land
• TC Heartland And The (Maybe) Changing Patent Venue Rules
• LA Port Trucking Firm Files Ch. 11 With $30M Debt
• Stores Seek To Block Credit Card Fraud Rules In Antitrust Suit
• Michael Kors Reaches Deal To End 4K OT Claims In Calif.
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• LAX Contractors Drop 9th Circ. Insurance Arbitration Appeal
• 9th Circ. Frees Judge From Claims Over Alma Mater, Neighbor
• 9th Circ. Revives EEOC Bias Claims Against Prison Contractor
• Travelers Must Defend Actavis In Painkiller Suits, Court Told
• Calif. Bar Tells Unaccredited Schools To Spill Dropout Rates
• Adobe Settles With Forever 21 Over Pirated Photoshop
• Pimco Must Face Founder Gross' $200M Suit Over Ouster
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• 9th Circ. Panel Cites Intent In Calif. Homestead Exemption
• SEC Sues Calif. Real Estate Head Over 'Evolving' Scheme
• Yacht Contract Fight Not Yet Tied To Calif., Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Stemcentrx, Banco Santander
• Consumers Take 2nd Bite At Chipotle In GMO False Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. 'Hurt Locker' Ruling Could Harm Athletes: Unions
• Yosemite Case Suggests No 'Iconic Names Exception' For TMs
• What Cannabis Businesses Should Know About Bankruptcy
• Trial Pros: Robins Kaplan's Roman Silberfeld
• Coke Set Out To 'Hoodwink' Juice Buyers, Pom Tells Jury
• Guess Can't Junk Tricky Outlet Store Pricing Suits
• 9th Circ. Urged To Scrap Calif. Mobile Billboard Bans
• Facebook Says Users Don't Show Harm In $15B Tracking MDL
• Funai Says Avago Used Patents For Antitrust Scheme
• Atty In King & Spalding Condo Suit Says Class Claims Late
• Wash., Calif. Slam Gov't On Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
• Former Tax Partner Returns To Manatt Phelps & Phillips
• California's Assisted Death Law Will Take Effect In June
• Enviros Ask 9th Circ. To Decide Dow Pesticide Issues
• EEOC Says Bakery's Suit Against Worker Was Retaliation
• Man Admits To Conning JPMorgan, Others Via Fake Identities
• Uber Chides Drivers' 'Flawed' Tips Claim In Calif. Class Action
• PF Chang's Sued Over Calif. Bathroom Accessibility
• Feds Go After Calif. Motorcycle Importer For CAA Violations
• Best Buy To Settle CRT Claims Against Chunghwa
• Travelers, Actavis Square Off Over Painkiller Suit Coverage
• Hacked Calif. Family Say They Were Comcast Subscribers
• When You're David Vs. Goliath In A Trade Secrets Trial
• Twitter Not Responsible For ISIS Tweets, Court Hears
• Athletes Say NCAA Conferences Won't Compromise On Docs
• Biotech Sets $75M IPO Terms While Another Yanks Deal
• Trial Pros: Knobbe Martens' Joseph Re
• Chanel Workers Push For Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Row
• Rule 68 Offers Can Still Stunt Class Actions — For Now
• Shipshape Shirts Part Of Job, Guards Say In Cert. Bid
• Berkeley Law Dean Resigns Amid Sex-Harassment Suit
• SEC Enforcement Puts Target On Public Finance Officials
• Feds Seek 5 Years For Ex-Reuters Editor In Hacking Case
• Calif. Appeals Court Puts LA's Billboard Ban Back Up
• Goodyear Fails To Show Gov't Required Asbestos In Brakes
• Migrant's License Lie Not 'Moral Turpitude,' 9th Circ. Says
• Apple Created Own Burden In Phone Unlock Fight, Feds Say
• Unum Group To Pay $46M In Long-Term Care Benefits Row
• Gaming Co. Wants Contract Dispute Out Of Tribal Court
• China Integrated Energy Reaches $2.1M Deal In Investor Suit
• Sheppard Mullin's Bid To Buy Waiver Emerges In Fee Row
• FTC Official Slams Gov't 'Magical Thinking' In IPhone Row
• Macy's Says Claim Of Winning In TM Suit Breaches Deal
• Hard Rock Developers Must Face Fraud Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• Fox, William Morris Win Fees After Beating 'New Girl' IP Suit
• First Solar Wins Sanctions In Wrongful Death Suit
• ConAgra Ducks ERISA Suit Over Autism Therapy Coverage
• Ore. Enviros Tell 9th Circ. BLM Blew Wind Project Review
• BIA Accused Of Creating 'Imposter' Calif. Tribe
• Jury Sides With Taco Bell Workers On Skipped-Break Wages
• Jury Awards Synopsys $30M In ATopTech Software IP Row
• Poor Generic Drug Label Can Be Put On Novartis, Court Says
• AT&T Sued Over TV Subscribers Lost After DirecTV Merger
• Valeant Settles Suit Over $70M Worth Of 'Surprise' Invoices
• Employer Conundrum: Disclose Workplace Violence?
• Facebook Hits Back At Discovery Bid In Face-Tagging Suit
• Sheppard Nears Exit On Claim It Shielded Ex-Client Assets
• Sheppard Mullin Continues To Fight $3.8M Fee Refund Order
• Berkeley Law Dean On Leave Amid Sex-Harassment Suit
• Porn Star James Deen's Co. Hit With Calif. No-Condom Fine
• Shoppers Have Beef With Wal-Mart's Bid To Chuck Pork Suit
• Judge Tells IP Trial Veterans To Give Young Attys A Shot
• LA Metro Slammed With $8.3M Verdict In Bus Crash Death Suit
• Objectors Urge Court To Review Evidence 'Fatal' To CRT Deal
• Moody's Pays $130M To End CalPERS Crisis Losses Suit
• Rhapsody Hit With $150M Copyright Infringement Suit By Band
• 3 Things Associates Do That Make Partners Wince
• Warriors Lose Bid To Move New-Arena Suit To San Francisco
• Paul Hastings, Rutan & Tucker Guide $69M Multifamily Deal
• Tennis Racket Buyers Denied Cert. In False Ad Row
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• Retailers Hit Visa, MasterCard, Banks With Antitrust Suit
• Google, Waze Beat Rival's Copyright Claims In Round 2
• Ex-Class Rep Still Has Duties In Nest Suit, Judge Decides
• SEC Fines Calif. Water District For 'Enron Accounting'
• Nestle Consumers' Trans Fat False Ad Suit Gets Nixed
• An Answer To The Insurer Defense Cost Recoupment Question
• Coke Says Pom's 'Unclean Hands' Bar False-Ad Suit Damages
• 2 Firms Steer $900M Becton Dickinson-Apax Respiratory JV
• Avago, Danish Fiber Optic Cos. Agree To End Antitrust Suit
• Groupon Beats Back Sanctions Bid In Couple's Asbestos Suit
• Challenging State Pipeline Restrictions With Federal Law
• The Post-Scalia Fate Of Employment Class Waivers
• The Power Of 'Me-Too' Evidence In Calif. Employment Cases
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Google OK With Potential Ban On Internet Search Of Jurors
• Calif. High Court To Stream Oral Arguments, Top Judge Says
• Universal, Jessie J Stole Pop Hit 'Domino', 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive INA Claim In Attys For Kids Row
• Calif. Gets Stay In $36.2M Gaming Row To Mull Appeal
• Girardi Gets 'Stingy' Attys' Fee Upped In Nike, Apple Suit
• Calif. DA Accuses Citi, Others Of Deceptive Card Add-Ons
• Coca-Cola Can't Show FTC Pom Report In False Ad Trial
• Moscow Mall Shareholder Urges OK Of $84M Arbitration Award
• Class Cert. Denied In Dollar Car Rental Fraud Suit
• Ex-Dickstein Insurance Attys To Anchor Liner LLP's NY Base
• Judge Denies Suit Over Calif.'s $64B High-Speed Rail Plan
• Calif. Bar Says Ex-Chief's Suit Revenge For Just Dismissal
• Classmates.com 'Memory Lane' TM Win Unfair, 9th Circ. Told
• States Say $577M CRT Deal Left Residents In The Lurch