http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: Milberg LLP Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135439 The federal judge overseeing a securities class action against Vivendi SA has rejected the plaintiffs’ bid to force the French entertainment giant to withdraw a suit it filed in Paris seeking to bar two class representatives from participating in the U.S. case, instead taking steps to obviate any need for the courts to infringe on each other’s jurisdictions. http://www.law360.com/articles/135439 http://www.law360.com/articles/135336 A federal judge granted preliminary approval Thursday to a revised settlement among Google Inc., the Authors Guild Inc. and publishers that governs the use of copyrighted works displayed on the Google Books online library. http://www.law360.com/articles/135336 http://www.law360.com/articles/135029 A second former client has joined in a putative class action accusing Milberg LLP and other firms of negligence leading to the decertification and dismissal of a securities class action against a subsidiary of insurance giant American International Group Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/135029 http://www.law360.com/articles/134769 A Silicon Storage Technology Inc. shareholder has filed a putative class action aiming to block Prophet Equity LP's $201 million acquisition of the flash memory manufacturer, arguing that the offer is inadequate in light of SST's bright prospects and high demand for its products from companies including Apple Inc. and Intel Corp. http://www.law360.com/articles/134769 http://www.law360.com/articles/134359 In response to antitrust and copyright concerns from the U.S. Department of Justice and a host of other complaints about the original $125 million class action settlement between Google Inc. and authors and publishers groups, the two sides have announced a revised agreement in their dispute over the Google Books online library. http://www.law360.com/articles/134359 http://www.law360.com/articles/133796 An ex-Milberg LLP attorney has asked a federal court to throw out a casino developer's suit accusing him and the firm of extorting $18 million from the company to settle two securities class actions in 2000, arguing that the settlement agreement prevents the company from bringing its claims. http://www.law360.com/articles/133796 http://www.law360.com/articles/133313 Class action stalwart Milberg LLP and Manhattan-based boutique Reese Richman LLP have been selected as interim co-lead counsel to represent a group of indirect purchasers who claim tomato processors engaged in price-fixing in the multibillion-dollar U.S. market. http://www.law360.com/articles/133313 http://www.law360.com/articles/132801 A group of paying customers has banded together in a newly amended complaint to accuse Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH of prosecuting a patent it knew to be invalid in order to stymie generic-drug makers in their efforts to get cheaper versions of the Parkinson's drug Mirapex to market. http://www.law360.com/articles/132801 http://www.law360.com/articles/132662 Ethics scandals such as the arrest of a Ropes & Gray LLP associate for alleged insider trading and claims that a Troutman Sanders LLP partner scored kickbacks don't necessarily signify a BigLaw culture of corruption, even in an industry that also spawned the infamous Marc S. Dreier, but firms still need to act quickly to control the damage wrought by unscrupulous lawyers, experts said. http://www.law360.com/articles/132662 http://www.law360.com/articles/132684 White collar crime specialist and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Emmick has joined the Los Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP as special counsel. http://www.law360.com/articles/132684 http://www.law360.com/articles/132578 A former client has hit Milberg LLP and three other firms with a proposed class action, alleging negligence by the firms led a securities class action to be decertified and judgment to be entered in favor of the defendant, an American International Group Inc. subsidiary. http://www.law360.com/articles/132578 http://www.law360.com/articles/132053 Louisiana's highest court has handed down a three-year suspension to lawyer Randy J. Ungar for misconduct related to his alleged failure to share with two clients the details of a $15 million settlement agreement in a putative class action accusing an insurer of breach of contract and fraud. http://www.law360.com/articles/132053 http://www.law360.com/articles/131984 Two insurance companies seeking to rescind defense coverage to Milberg LLP and several former partners caught up in an alleged kickback scheme have appealed their claims to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit following a district judge's ruling that they waited too long to act. http://www.law360.com/articles/131984 http://www.law360.com/articles/131834 The U.S. Supreme Court has asked Solicitor General Elena Kagan to weigh in on the Alien Tort Statute in a case involving pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.'s medical experiments in Nigeria. http://www.law360.com/articles/131834 http://www.law360.com/articles/130080 Plaintiffs in multidistrict price-fixing litigation against Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. have asked a judge to force the air carrier to turn over documents it has so far refused to produce after at least 10 months of discovery. http://www.law360.com/articles/130080 http://www.law360.com/articles/129960 A $336 million settlement a class of consumers reached with credit card companies and banks accused of breaching federal and state antitrust laws by colluding to fix foreign currency fees has been granted approval by a federal judge, three years after the defendants put the money away in escrow to repay the plaintiffs. http://www.law360.com/articles/129960 http://www.law360.com/articles/129923 An investigative magistrate judge in Paris has decided to press criminal charges against former Vivendi SA CEO Jean-Marie Messier and six others accused of misleading investors and manipulating stock prices, the company said Thursday. http://www.law360.com/articles/129923 http://www.law360.com/articles/129175 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling that partially found in favor of five Citigroup Inc. employees who had accused the company of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act with its Citibuilder cash balance plan. http://www.law360.com/articles/129175 http://www.law360.com/articles/128291 A federal judge has approved the distribution of a notice to eligible stockholders of the Cooper Cos. Inc. in a certified class action accusing the medical supply company and its executives of making false statements to artificially inflate the price of Cooper stock during its 2004 merger with Ocular Sciences Inc. http://www.law360.com/articles/128291 http://www.law360.com/articles/128108 The plaintiffs in a securities class action against Vivendi Universal S.A. are trying to put a stop to a lawsuit the French entertainment giant recently brought in Paris aiming to force two class members to drop out of the long-standing litigation by threatening them with severe financial penalties. http://www.law360.com/articles/128108