http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Latham & Watkins Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135495 A Texas county has opposed Spansion Inc.’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan because it doesn’t prioritize the $8 million unpaid tax bill the bankrupt flash memory chip maker owes on its land and personal property in the state. http://www.law360.com/articles/135495 http://www.law360.com/articles/135429 After more than three years of litigation and failed mediation efforts, Quest Software Inc. has agreed to pay a class of investors $29.4 million to settle allegations that the company’s stock options backdating artificially inflated stock prices. http://www.law360.com/articles/135429 http://www.law360.com/articles/135145 IPhone buyers who claim Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the aftermarket for iPhone voice and data services have asked a federal judge to make Apple fork over iPhone source code. http://www.law360.com/articles/135145 http://www.law360.com/articles/135288 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Grant Thornton International have agreed to cough up $15 million to settle with a class of Parmalat SpA stockholders in a suit stemming from the Italian dairy giant's collapse. http://www.law360.com/articles/135288 http://www.law360.com/articles/135031 Accuride Corp. has filed a prenegotiated Chapter 11 plan that transfers ownership of the commercial vehicle wheel maker to its noteholders, dramatically lightens its debt load and gives hard-hit stockholders a meager share of new equity. http://www.law360.com/articles/135031 http://www.law360.com/articles/134550 The acting U.S. trustee overseeing the Freedom Communications Holdings Inc. bankruptcy is objecting to the debtor's attempt to amend the bonus terms for its chief financial officer, saying the proposal is an improper retention bonus in disguise. http://www.law360.com/articles/134550 http://www.law360.com/articles/134364 Asserting that the plaintiffs have failed to allege monopolistic practices despite ample discovery time, banks and credit unions in First Data Corp.’s Star electronic payment network have asked a judge to snuff out a long-standing proposed class action accusing the companies of fixing ATM service charges. http://www.law360.com/articles/134364 http://www.law360.com/articles/134062 The shakeup in the legal industry in the past year has left some prominent firms less beloved by corporate counsel, according to a new report. http://www.law360.com/articles/134062 http://www.law360.com/articles/134106 Liberty Global Inc. announced Friday its plan to buy Unitymedia GmbH — the third-largest broadband cable operator in Europe — for €3.5 billion ($5.2 billion). http://www.law360.com/articles/134106 http://www.law360.com/articles/134057 They are said to look down their noses at litigation deemed too simple, charge steep fees and give off an aura of haughtiness in court. Eight firms were mentioned most by Fortune 1000 corporate counsel when asked which law firms are most arrogant, according to a new report. http://www.law360.com/articles/134057 http://www.law360.com/articles/134029 Spansion Inc. has recommended that the U.S. International Trade Commission dismiss an investigation brought by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. into flash memory devices in light of a bankruptcy judge's order staying the case. http://www.law360.com/articles/134029 http://www.law360.com/articles/131439 The recession has prompted some large firms to be more conservative about promoting associates to partner in 2009, and that emerging trend may be one of the long-term impacts of the downturn, according to legal industry observers. http://www.law360.com/articles/131439 http://www.law360.com/articles/133245 Emulex Corp. has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing rival Broadcom Corp. of exaggerating Emulex's alleged patent infringement in order to maintain its dominant position selling a certain type of Ethernet controller for computer servers. http://www.law360.com/articles/133245 http://www.law360.com/articles/133558 Freedom Communications Holdings Inc. has again drawn fire from its unsecured creditors, which this time accuse the newspaper publisher of abandoning efforts to seek out the best reorganization plan proposal by deciding on a prepetition plan without their input. http://www.law360.com/articles/133558 http://www.law360.com/articles/133329 Plaintiffs who claim Electronic Arts Inc.'s exclusive licenses with various football leagues have killed off competition for its hugely popular Madden NFL series, among other video games, have asked a judge to certify a class of potentially millions of people. http://www.law360.com/articles/133329 http://www.law360.com/articles/133072 Amid a profusion of lawsuits — many of them lodged in Southern California — accusing Guitar Center Inc., the National Association of Music Merchants Inc. and others of fixing prices for musical gear, a Nov. 19 hearing is set on dueling filings over where any multidistrict litigation should be based. http://www.law360.com/articles/133072 http://www.law360.com/articles/132913 A judge has rejected a request by manufacturers including Honeywell International Inc., Wix Filtration Corp. and United Components Inc. to dismiss consolidated suits alleging price-fixing in the market for automotive filters under heightened pleading standards, saying the plaintiffs’ claims, which are based on eyewitness accounts, are more than sufficient to proceed in court. http://www.law360.com/articles/132913 http://www.law360.com/articles/132027 Fannie Mae benefit plan committee members have asked a federal judge to dismiss a consolidated proposed class action alleging they violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by investing in Fannie Mae stock, saying the plan did not give them discretion to alter investments. http://www.law360.com/articles/132027 http://www.law360.com/articles/131894 Plaintiffs in a securities class action claiming wireless phone seller Inphonic Inc. artificially inflated its stock price by overstating revenues and understating business expenses have voluntarily dismissed the case following the judge’s decision to dismiss several key claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/131894 http://www.law360.com/articles/132030 Windstream Corp. will acquire rural broadband provider NuVox Inc. for $643 million in a cash-and-stock deal, the companies announced Tuesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/132030