McElroy Deutsch

1. 3rd Circ. Revives Carpenter Bennett Malpractice Suit

Friday, Mar 12, 2010

A federal appeals court has revived a legal malpractice claim against Carpenter Bennett & Morrissey over the firm's representation of alleged victims in a sexual harassment case against a one-time Rutgers University professor.

2. Boxer Settles Contract Dispute With Don King

Monday, Feb 22, 2010

Former World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill has settled his case accusing Don King Productions Inc. of ignoring a contract to schedule six boxing matches and pay Hill at least $50,000 per fight.

3. 3rd Circ. Shoots Down J&J Sales Reps' OT Action

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

An appeals court has upheld summary judgment in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a proposed collective action alleging the company misclassified sales representatives as exempt from overtime pay.

4. Judge Axes Shareholder Action Over $5B DRS Merger

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010

Shareholders have lost a legal challenge to defense supplier DRS Technologies Inc., its CEO and other directors over the company's $5.2 billion merger with an Italian outfit that builds aircraft, satellites and missile systems.

5. Law360 Ranks Largest Employment Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Littler Mendelson PC, Jackson Lewis LLP and Ogletree Deakins PC topped the Law360 Employment 100 this year, boasting the largest employment practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

6. Law360 Ranks Largest Insurance Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Marshall Dennehey, Clausen Miller PC and Cozen O'Connor topped the Law360 Insurance 100 this year, boasting the largest insurance practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

7. Law360 Ranks Largest Bankruptcy Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP topped the Law360 Bankruptcy 100 this year, boasting the largest bankruptcy practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

8. Law360 Ranks Largest Product Liability Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Shook Hardy LLP, Nelson Mullins LLP and Dinsmore Shohl LLP topped the Law360 Product Liability 100 this year, boasting the largest product liability practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

9. McElroy Deutsch, Pepe & Hazard Mull Merger

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP and Pepe & Hazard LLP are discussing a possible merger to create a regional firm that will compete in a changing legal marketplace, a source at Pepe & Hazard revealed Friday.

10. Dish's Discovery Wishes Denied In Spat With Insurers

Friday, Nov 13, 2009

The insurers of Dish Network Corp. will not have to hand over a wide range of documents relating to their administration of policy contracts, after a federal judge found that the satellite provider had not met its burden to compel expanded discovery into the insurers' obligations to defend an underlying patent dispute over Dish's in-house telephone system.

11. Dish Tries To Force Insurers To Address Doc Requests

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009

Dish Network Corp. has asked a judge to force its insurers to respond to nearly 20 discovery requests aimed at parsing policy language to ascertain whether they have a duty to defend it in an underlying patent dispute over the satellite provider's in-house telephone system.

12. Dish Network IP Woes Not Covered: Insurers

Monday, Oct 26, 2009

Arguing that its coverage does not extend to patent claims, Travelers Indemnity Co. of Illinois has joined a group of insurers seeking to deflect a Dish Network Corp. suit over their duty to defend the satellite provider against patent infringement claims brought by billionaire inventor Ronald A. Katz over a Dish telephone system.

13. Credit Union Fights Back In Subprime Auto Loan Spat

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009

The Credit Union of Texas has fired back in Lyndon Property Insurance Co.'s suit for indemnification from over $6 million in claims on insurance policies covering subprime auto loans, claiming the insurer actually owes CUT over $12.5 million in first-party insurance benefits.

14. Dish Not Entitled To Coverage For IP Suit: Insurer

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009

Claiming that its policy does not cover patent claims, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. is seeking summary judgment in a spat with Dish Network Corp. over coverage for billionaire inventor Ronald A. Katz's suit accusing Dish of infringing patents for telephone systems.

15. Ex-Champ Takes Swing At Don King Productions

Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009

Former World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill has hit Don King Productions Inc. with a suit accusing the company of failing to live up to its obligations under a 2003 agreement to schedule six boxing matches for Hill, and pay the boxer at least $50,000 per fight.

16. Trinity, Other Insurers Settle DR Horton Coverage Suit

Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009

Trinity Universal Insurance Co. of Kansas Inc. has agreed to settle with some two dozen insurers — including American International Group Inc. unit American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. — over defense costs incurred by Trinity in an underlying suit accusing contractor D.R. Horton Inc. of botching a construction project.

17. Crisis Vet Hops From Cozen To Nelson Levine

Thursday, Sep 10, 2009

Former Cozen O’Connor partner Joseph Bermudez has joined insurance specialty firm Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst LLC, growing a crisis management practice that counsels insurers on spur-of-the-moment issues ranging from product recalls to weather disasters.

18. Duane Morris Malpractice Suit Moves Ahead In NJ

Friday, Jul 17, 2009

A former shipping executive who alleges that Duane Morris LLP failed to explain to him the implications of stock restrictions in a settlement the firm negotiated for him can proceed with a malpractice suit, a New Jersey appeals court has decided.

19. Skype, EBay Lose Bid For Stay In VoIP Patent Fight

Thursday, Jul 02, 2009

A federal judge has rejected a bid by Skype Technologies SA and its parent company eBay Inc. to stay a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Net2Phone Inc. over Voice Over Internet Protocol online communications technology.

20. Lowenstein, Ravin Settle $42M Poaching Spat

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

After three weeks at trial in a New Jersey court, Lowenstein Sandler PC has reached a deal with now-defunct Ravin Sarasohn Cook Baumgarten Fisch & Rosen PC in a $42 million suit alleging that Lowenstein poached 15 attorneys from Ravin Sarasohn in 2000.