Buchanan Ingersoll

1. W.Va. High Court Declines To Revisit Massey Ruling

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals said Thursday that it won't review its November decision to toss a $50 million verdict against Massey Energy Co. in a long-running coal contract dispute, despite requests from embattled mining company owner Hugh Caperton.

2. Pa. Utility Commissioner Joins Buchanan Ingersoll

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

Former Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Kim Pizzingrilli has joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC as a government relations professional in the firm's energy and utility law section.

3. Thorp Reed Nabs Bankruptcy Pro For Philly Office

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

Pennsylvania-based Thorp Reed & Armstrong LLP has augmented its bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group with the addition of Jeffrey M. Carbino, formerly of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.

4. Nortel Securities Plaintiffs Seek To Preserve Docs

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010

The plaintiffs in a purported securities class action against Nortel Networks Corp.’s officers have asked the bankruptcy court overseeing the telecommunications firm’s Chapter 11 proceedings to make sure documents key to their action are preserved if it signs off on rulings related to certain asset sales.

5. Clarifying Claim Construction In Interferences

Friday, Feb 19, 2010

The Federal Circuit recently clarified substantive interference practice in Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v. Cardiac Science Operating Company. Philips shows that several practices often overlooked amid the complexities of interference practice can profoundly affect the outcome, say Erin M. Dunston, Brian P. O’Shaughnessy and Christopher L. North of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC.

6. Farms, Egg Trade Groups Try To Thin Antitrust MDL

Monday, Feb 08, 2010

Land O' Lakes Inc., United Egg Producers Inc. and a host of other defendants have asked the court to drop much of the direct purchasers' complaint in litigation accusing a slew of egg trade groups and agricultural companies of a long-running conspiracy to limit production and drive up prices.

7. Insurance Cases Of The Decade

Friday, Jan 22, 2010

From terrorist attacks and hurricanes to corporate malfeasance and financial meltdowns, dramatic events over the past decade have sparked record-breaking insurance disputes and important precedents regarding coverage interpretation, insurance lawyers say.

8. Antitrust Cases Of The Decade

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010

The last 10 years have seen blockbuster decisions that limited monopoly claims, made resale price maintenance legal and heightened the pleading standards for plaintiffs in antitrust class actions. Law360 identifies the most influential of the past decade.

9. Dodd's Exit May Alter Future Of Finance Reform

Friday, Jan 08, 2010

With embattled U.S. Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., on his way out at the end of 2010, the financial reform legislation that bears Dodd's name will face new challenges as he pushes to complete his legacy and opponents prepare to push back, according to legal experts.

10. Court OKs Bridgestone, BMW Tire Class Settlement

Friday, Jan 08, 2010

A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a reimbursement settlement among BMW of North America LLC, Bridgestone Corp. and a class of BMW owners who sued the companies for breach of contract alleging that special “run-flat” Bridgestone tires designed to temporarily outmaneuver deflation did not perform up to speed.

11. Finance Legislation To Watch In 2010

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

President Barack Obama recently gathered the heads of 12 major banks to tell them what he expects as a thank-you for the taxpayer-funded stimulus that kept them afloat in 2009: support for legislative efforts in 2010 to finish financial regulatory reform and rebuild the economy.

12. Class Action Over Flimsy BMW Tires Still On

Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009

A judge has denied BMW of North America LLC and Bridgestone Corp.’s bid to dismiss a breach-of-contract class action brought by BMW owners claiming that special “run-flat” Bridgestone tires designed to temporarily outmaneuver deflation fall flat on performance.

13. FINRA Panel Tosses Wachovia Raiding Claim

Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009

An arbitration panel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has ordered Wachovia Securities LLC to cough up $1.1 million in attorneys' fees after dismissing accusations that broker Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. raided it by stealing away four former Wachovia financial advisers.

14. Bank Co-Op's $100M MBS Suit Sent Back To State Court

Monday, Dec 21, 2009

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s suit against Moody’s Investors Service Inc., The McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. and JPMorgan Securities Inc. regarding their allegedly overly rosy investment outlook for a $100 million mortgage-backed security will proceed in state court, a federal judge ruled Monday.

15. Georgia-Pacific Hit With Class Action Over Drywall

Thursday, Dec 10, 2009

Not only Chinese companies but American firms too have caused damage to tens of thousands of homes by providing tainted drywall, according to a proposed class action complaint against Georgia-Pacific LLC.

16. Law360 Ranks Largest IP Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Finnegan Henderson LLP, Fish & Richardson and Morrison & Foerster LLP topped the Law360 IP 100 this year, boasting the largest intellectual property practices in the United States, as measured by the number of practicing lawyers.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Jones Day Now Largest Firm In US

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

The following is a list of the 100 largest law firms in the United States, ranked by the number of lawyers at the firm practicing within the U.S.:

20. Law360 Ranks Largest Competition Practices

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Howrey LLP, Gibson Dunn LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP topped the Law360 Competition 100 this year, boasting the largest competition practices in the United States, measured by the number of practicing lawyers.