http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Hunton & Williams Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135436 A New York man whose ex-wife died of lung cancer has had his complaint against Philip Morris dismissed from federal court for the second time, though the court did offer him another chance to plead his fraud and product liability claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/135436 http://www.law360.com/articles/135405 A federal judge has declined to allow Wells Fargo Retail Finance — as a secured creditor to certain bankrupt class members — to participate in a multibillion-dollar retailer antitrust settlement with Visa USA Inc. and MasterCard International Inc., saying that the lender was too late in filing its claim. http://www.law360.com/articles/135405 http://www.law360.com/articles/135381 Spanish banking giant Banco Santander SA has asked a federal judge in Florida to toss a class action alleging that it was negligent in investing over $3 billion in Bernard L. Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme, saying that the bank monitored the fraudster as closely as anyone. http://www.law360.com/articles/135381 http://www.law360.com/articles/134909 The U.S. Court of International Trade has issued an opinion disposing of a suit filed by Papierfabrik August Koehler AG over anti-dumping duties imposed on German thermal paper while rejecting its bid for judgment on the record of the U.S. International Trade Commission. http://www.law360.com/articles/134909 http://www.law360.com/articles/134460 Corporate counsel say they want a law firm that, above all else, knows their business and understands their particular objectives, according a new report. The top-ranked law firms are responding by training their attorneys to step into clients' shoes. http://www.law360.com/articles/134460 http://www.law360.com/articles/134236 Dairy farmer and retailer plaintiffs won another skirmish in the discovery war against the Dairy Farmers of America Inc. on Friday, with a judge's ruling granting access to financial audits in the milk industry antitrust lawsuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/134236 http://www.law360.com/articles/134254 A federal judge has certified a class of Tyson Foods Inc. employees who allege that they were not paid for time spent donning and doffing clothing and personal protective gear, cleaning equipment, waiting in line to receive knives, or walking to their production stations. http://www.law360.com/articles/134254 http://www.law360.com/articles/133500 Hunton & Williams LLP has snagged Virginia Attorney General William C. Mims, who will become a partner in the firm's government relations practice when he leaves office in January 2010. http://www.law360.com/articles/133500 http://www.law360.com/articles/133676 Health products maker C.B. Fleet Inc. and Axis Surplus Insurance Co. have gotten a judge's approval to settle a coverage fight over a $10 million excess policy as C.B. Fleet settles hundreds of underlying suits claiming its recalled Phospho-Soda bowel cleanser caused kidney problems. http://www.law360.com/articles/133676 http://www.law360.com/articles/133559 Intellectual property attorney Christopher C. Campbell has joined Cooley Godward Kronish LLP's Reston, Va., office, the firm has announced. http://www.law360.com/articles/133559 http://www.law360.com/articles/132980 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing progressive tricksters the Yes Men for fraudulent acts and misappropriation of intellectual property during a prank in which they pretended to represent the organization. http://www.law360.com/articles/132980 http://www.law360.com/articles/133034 A federal judge has granted conditional certification for two of nearly a dozen suits brought by Tyson Foods Inc. workers accusing the factory of failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing compulsory safety gear. http://www.law360.com/articles/133034 http://www.law360.com/articles/120829 Navigating the minefields of increased U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation of the boardroom, and increased presence of the government in the lives of many corporations, are the most challenging aspects of corporate finance at the moment, says John A. Good, a member at Bass Berry & Sims PLC who focuses on securities offerings and other corporate finance matters. http://www.law360.com/articles/120829 http://www.law360.com/articles/132586 Bank of America NA has joined a chorus of lenders and regulators in objecting to Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp.’s proposed $25 million debtor-in-possession financing, saying the bankrupt mortgage lender has yet to show it actually owns properties offered as collateral for the needlessly large loan. http://www.law360.com/articles/132586 http://www.law360.com/articles/132651 In a suit brought by the U.S. Department of Labor, a federal jury has found that Tyson Foods Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay production line workers for time spent donning and doffing compulsory safety gear. http://www.law360.com/articles/132651 http://www.law360.com/articles/132416 President Barack Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill vacancies on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. http://www.law360.com/articles/132416 http://www.law360.com/articles/126163 Buyers and sellers need to become more realistic about valuations, and credit markets need to soften so there is a middle ground, says T. Justin Moore III, head of Hunton & Williams LLP's corporate team. http://www.law360.com/articles/126163 http://www.law360.com/articles/130953 A federal judge has nixed breach of contract and other claims against Samsung Electronics America Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in a putative class action alleging that the electronics manufacturers omitted to disclose to consumers a defect in certain high-definition televisions. http://www.law360.com/articles/130953 http://www.law360.com/articles/130307 The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and four other states that filed a Clean Air Act suit against Allegheny Energy Inc. over allegedly unapproved and emission-increasing changes to coal-fired power plants have asked a federal judge to disqualify himself from the case. http://www.law360.com/articles/130307 http://www.law360.com/articles/129900 ASM Capital LP v. Ames Department Stores Inc. is important because it is the first decision of an appeals court on the interplay of Sections 502(d) and 503(b). It will have an impact on the claims trading industry by providing guidance to parties who are involved in the buying and selling of claims against bankrupt companies, says Scott H. Bernstein of Hunton & Williams LLP. http://www.law360.com/articles/129900