CVR Energy, Inc. v. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz et al

  1. October 11, 2019

    CVR Loses Bid To Reignite Malpractice Fight With Wachtell

    A New York federal judge axed CVR Energy Inc.'s malpractice suit against Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz on Wednesday and said the oil company's request to retool its complaint "blatantly disregards" an earlier order that limited the scope of revisions CVR was already allowed to make.

  2. October 31, 2018

    Wachtell Calls For Final Curtain On CVR Malpractice Case

    Looking to put a final nail into a 5-year-old malpractice suit, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has told a New York federal court that the latest amended complaint from CVR Energy Inc. doesn't include "a single new allegation" drawn from the recent discovery record.

  3. September 28, 2018

    Wachtell Prevails In CVR's Takeover Malpractice Suit

    A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed CVR Energy Inc.'s malpractice claim against Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz stemming from $37 million in bank fees incurred by the company in connection with Carl Icahn's 2012 takeover, saying CVR hasn't shown the firm's conduct fell below the applicable standard of professional care.

  4. August 09, 2018

    Icahn Can't Escape Depo In Wachtell Malpractice Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge said on Thursday that billionaire financier Carl Icahn can't get out of being deposed in a long-running malpractice fight between CVR Energy Inc. and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, saying he wasn't buying the notion that prior questioning was done in bad faith.

  5. August 01, 2018

    Icahn Depos Took Heated Turn, CVR And Wachtell Tell Judge

    In the latest round of a deposition battle in a long-running malpractice dispute between CVR Energy Inc. and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, both sides told a New York federal judge Wednesday that there were issues with a deposition of former CVR majority stockholder Carl Icahn.

  6. June 26, 2018

    Ex-CVR General Counsel Will Have To Sit For 4th Deposition

    In the latest round of a deposition battle in a long-running malpractice dispute between the Carl Icahn-owned CVR Energy Inc. and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, a New York federal judge ruled that CVR's former general counsel can be required to give a deposition, despite already having been deposed three times about Icahn's takeover of CVR.

  7. May 21, 2018

    CVR Faced With Discovery Sanction In Wachtell Lipton Suit

    The “dilatory” document production by CVR Energy Inc. in its long-running legal battle with Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz over tens of millions in fees generated in a Carl Icahn-led takeover has put the petroleum refining company at risk of sanctions, a New York federal judge said in an order posted Monday.

  8. April 26, 2016

    CVR To Appeal To 2nd Circ. In Wachtell Malpractice Suit

    CVR Energy Inc. on Tuesday said it will appeal last month's New York federal court ruling discarding its malpractice suit against Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz that accuses the firm of failing to properly advise the company in discussions with two banks before its takeover by billionaire Carl Icahn.

  9. March 30, 2016

    Wachtell Beats CVR's Takeover Malpractice Suit

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz on Tuesday escaped CVR Energy Inc.'s malpractice suit in connection to bank fees incurred in its takeover by Carl Icahn after a New York federal judge found the allegations had already been litigated and tossed in a related state court action.

  10. November 02, 2015

    CVR Says Wachtell Can't Ditch Takeover Malpractice Suit

    CVR Energy Inc. told a New York federal court Monday that the resolution of an appeal in a related suit doesn't support Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's attempt to dismiss the company's malpractice suit in connection to bank fees incurred in its takeover by Carl Icahn.

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