U.S. judge Phyllis Hamilton granted the movie rental giant's bid to resolve all claims in its favor before trial in an antitrust class action.
HEALTH CARE - California Medical Association v. Douglas
(C.D. Cal.) - Trade groups representing California medical providers have sued the state’s Department of Health Care Services the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over the recently approved 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal reimbursement rates.
CONTRACTS - GBB Consulting LLC v. Lionsgate Films Inc.
(Cal Super Ct., Los Angeles County) - A consulting firm has sued Lionsgate Films alleging the studio improperly terminated its contract without proper notice and owes it bonuses for helping Nicole Kidman secure an Oscar nomination for her role in the film “Rabbit Hole.”
ELECTIONS – Rubin v. Bowen (Cal. Super. Ct., Alameda County)
(Cal. Super. Ct., Alameda County)- Three political parties have filed suit saying that California’s new open primary system , which allows only the two top vote getters to move on to the general election, denies voters their right to vote for third party candidates.
Retired federal judge Joseph Farnan Jr. was appointed as mediator in the dispute between the team and Fox Sports regarding the sale of the team's television telecast rights.
Investors filed a lawsuit that alleged Countrywide perpetrated fraud "in a quest to triple [market share]." Bank of America acquired the former sub-prime lender in 2008.
Because of the threat posed by the disappearance of whitebark pine trees, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals restored endangered status to bears in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
States are crafting a scaled-back mortgage abuses settlement with top banks that would exclude California, one of the states hardest hit by foreclosures and home prices.
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