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Banking - August, 2011

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• Judge Cans Bid-Rigging Suit Over $5.3B Del Monte LBO
• Ex-Galleon Trader Asks For Lenient Sentence
• Lancer Group Receiver, Citco Group Reach $5M Settlement
• TCW Rests Case In Gundlach's Trade Secrets Trial
• PFF Bancorp Investors Win Class Cert In Suit Against Execs
• SunTrust Hit With Action Over Loan Fees, Foreclosures
• Insurer Tries To Shake $20M Fremont Coverage Suit
• Pa. Minority Shareholders Can Sue Over Mergers: 3rd Circ.
• Calif. Atty Convicted In Witness-Buying Case
• CIT Investors Blast Goldman, Others Over Discovery
• NYMEX, COMEX Need More Compliance Staff: CFTC
• Oil Co. Beats Financing Suit On Jurisdictional Grounds
• Primary Global Exec's Insider Trading Trial Kicks Off
• Innkeepers, Cerberus Trial Over Dead $1B Deal Set For Oct.
• Ex-Galleon Trader Gets 5 1/2 Years For Insider Trading
• Citing Fait, Deutsche Bank Tries To Nix Securities Action
• Madoff Trustee Trims Maxam Fraudulent Transfer Suit
• Lehman Wants Giants Stadium To Produce Goldman Docs
• Hedge Fund Manager Sues Wife For $25M Over Stolen Info
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Claims Against Ex-Fremont GC
• China Voice Executive Settles SEC Ponzi Claims
• SEC Seeks Guidance On Amending ICA Exceptions
• Judge Rejects Objection To Meridian MDL Consolidation
• Revisiting FINRA's Class Waiver Policy Post-AT&T
• Refreshed: FINRA's Message On Social Media
• Principal Again Fails To Slip Westgate Ponzi Action
• Ex-FINRA Director Accuses Agency Of Age Bias
• BofA Dodges $1.6B Deutsche Bank, BNP Conversion Claims
• Ex-Frontier Holdings CEO Convicted Of $7.4M Fraud
• Nev. Sues BofA Over Deceptive Mortgage Programs
• Fannie, Freddie Seek Info On BofA's $8.5B MBS Settlement
• AmFin Creditor Says Ch. 11 Plan Is Too Opaque
• Underwriters Could Be Targeted Over Longtop Collapse
• Gundlach Claimed PIMCO Sought To Recruit Him: Witness
• BNY Mellon Seeks Bondholders' Vote In Real Estate Ch. 11
• BofA Can't Move Insurer's $619M MBS Suit Out Of Ohio
• Santander Madoff Suit Belongs In Ireland: 11th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Clears AmEx In Suit Over Lending Standards
• Convicted Ex-Duane Reade CEO Tries To Dodge Payout
• Trustee Wants BofA To Buy Back Loans In $1.75B Trust
• Bankrupt Drug Tester Can Avoid Inova Lien: 8th Circ.
• Madoff Trustee Wants More Defendants In $59B Kohn Suit
• Rothstein Trustee Goes After Hedge Fund Heads For $40M
• Fla. Fraudster Cops To $22M Ponzi Scheme
• Chicago Building Owner Sues Buchanan For $34M Note Deal
• Lehman Disclosure Statement Wins Judge's Blessing
• Ex-AFS CFO Asks For Leniency In Check-Kiting Sentence
• Countrywide, First American, KB Escape Kickback Suit
• Ex-Chase Banker Launches Class Action Over OT Pay
• Requiring More From Large Traders
• Photog Takes Aim At Goldman Over Expired Image License
• CalPERS Reaches Deal With Fitch In False Ratings Suit
• Former Bank Execs Get 2 Years For Insider Trading
• Credit Suisse Can't Nix Suit Over AOL Tie-Up Valuation
• FDIC Demands More Info On BofA's $8.5B MBS Deal
• Skadden Reps Alpha Bank In Greek Finance Mega-Merger
• Innkeepers Sue Cerberus, Chatham Over Dead $1B Deal
• Bancorp Blasts Releases In AmFin Ch. 11 Plan
• Bryan Cave Battles $100M Malpractice Suits
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear $5M Fire Coverage Row En Banc
• Dreier Trustee Settles Ponzi Claims For $40M
• Obama Picks Princeton Professor For CEA
• Cleary Gottlieb Reps BofA In Sale Of CCB Stake
• Sky Capital Founder Looks To Overturn Fraud Conviction
• No Arbitration For Stanford Employees: Judge
• SEC To Appeal Dismissal Of Morgan Keegan Suit
• Pension Funds Take Aim At Fannie Mae Fraud Priority Rule
• IndyMac Can't Seek Coverage Under D&O Policies: Judge
• Reconsidering Renewed Mass Layoffs
• Charter Hall Gets $1.8B Bid From Macquarie-Led Group
• TriCentury Denied Early Win Over Former GC
• Investors Seek Remand Of Morgan Stanley Securities Suit
• 2011 Attorney Marketing: Where Do You Stand?
• Private Equity Firm Offers $30M For Point Blank Assets
• Gas Partnership Trustee Hits Goldman With $10M Loan Suit
• Chase Settles With NextCard Over Credit Card App IP
• Swiss Bank Accused Of Aiding Bribery At Saudi Oil Co.
• Santander US Escapes Madoff Feeder Fund Class Action
• Ex-Marvell Manager Gets Bail In Insider Trading Case
• Husband Admits He Lied About Ponzi Fugitive's Location
• Benefits Of Mandatory Auditor Rotation Remain In Doubt
• Mutual Benefits Atty Gets 5 Years For $837M Ponzi Plot
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Salesman Takes Bias Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Wants $650M JPMorgan Suit Moved To State Court
• Fight Over $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Pulled Into Federal Court
• Fraudster's Lawyer, Accountants Settle For $1.75M
• UBS Didn't Earn $7.8M Transaction Fee: Stem Cell Co.
• Madoff Hits Banks, Funds With $45M Clawback Claims
• Bid-Rigging Case Against Ex-GE Execs Sent To Trial
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Row
• DOJ Defends Bid To Block H&R's $288M TaxACT Buy
• Insurer Says BofA Customers' Fraud Claims Fall Short
• Founding Partners CEO Fights $32M Fraud Penalty
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $20.6M From Delta Bank
• Ex-Lehman Execs Seek Coverage Of $90M Settlement
• Trader Should Get 5 1/2 Years For $6M Galleon Gains: US
• Schwab Accuses BofA, Others Of Libor Antitrust Scheme
• JPMorgan To Pay $88M Over Alleged Sanctions Violations
• Judge Nixes Wire Fraud Charge In GE Bid-Rigging Suit
• Insurers Balk At Coverage For $26M Ciena Settlement
• Munger Tolles Advises Buffet In $5B BofA Rescue
• Ex-National Century CEO Takes Convictions To High Court
• Clarifying India's Privacy Clarifications
• Prospect Mortgage Workers Win Initial Cert. In OT Suit
• Hancock Bank Sued Over Excessive Overdraft Fees
• Countrywide Gets Homeowners' MBS Fraud Claim Tossed
• Ex-LandAmerica Workers Drop Suit Over Plan Management
• Dreier Trustee Settles With 2 Ponzi Victims For $26M
• TCW Spied On Ex-Investment Head's Emails, CEO Says
• Gryphon Fraudsters Banned From Trading In SEC Suit
• FDIC Targets Execs Of Failed Bank In $193M Loan Suit
• WexTrust Receiver's Much Shelist Deal Nixed
• Deutsche Bank Launches New Suit Over $8B Tribune Buyout
• 6th Circ. OKs Atty Sanctions In Fifth Third Class Action
• Israeli Bank Strikes $58M Deal With Lehman
• NY AG Booted From Mortgage Abuse Investigation
• Lake Shore Exec Pleads Guilty In $294M Fraud Case
• DBSI Trustee Launches Attack On Hundreds Of Brokers
• Fugitive Galleon Tipster Must Pay $34.6M: Judge
• Merrill, Advisers Strike $17M Deal In Deferred Pay Row
• Global Regulators Endorse Derivatives Reporting
• RBS Contractors' High Pay Rates Exposed In Email Leak
• JPMorgan Hits Developer With $13M Suit Over Project Loan
• Judge Keeps FDIC In $10B Suit Over WaMu Loans
• 6th Circ. OKs 7-Year Sentence For NCFE Witness Bribe
• FNY Accuses Ex-Partners Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• American Home Targets LPS Over Surrogate Signing
• Auditors Dodge $200M Mirabilis Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Gets 5 Years For $1B ARS Fraud
• Judge Sends $825M Cambridge MBS Suit To Mass. Court
• Taxpayers Can't Plead 5th To Hide Records: 9th Circ.
• Motorola Solutions To Spin Off Wireless Broadband Units
• Paul Hastings Lures Shearman Bankruptcy, Financing Pro
• Morgan Stanley Unit Dodges Loan Modification Suit
• Lehman Settles $4.5B Claim With London Objector
• Primary Global CEO Snared In Insider Trading Claims
• Muni Bond Advisers Face Compensation Monitoring
• FTC Shutters Bogus Texas Debt Reduction Co.
• Fannie Mae Says Investors Can't Prove Fraud
• Adobe, Google, Others Fail To Nix Web Patents
• Examiners Target BridgeWater In OT Action
• Deutsche Bank Knew Lender Lied Before Merger: US
• Texas Bond Seller Reaches Deal In $52M SEC Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Fraud Action Over Regions-AmSouth Deal
• Judge Lets Investors In On Suit Over $8.5B BofA Deal
• Navistar Says Deloitte Can't Duck $500M Malpractice Suit
• Weil Reps Providence In $173M Daily Mail Unit Buy
• H&R Block Sells Consulting Firm For $610M
• Temple-Inland Crippled GFG Spinoff, Trustee Says
• KBW Shorted Clients' Shares, Hastened Failure: Suit
• Knowledge Of Injury Triggers COBRA Claim: 11th Circ.
• McGraw-Hill Investors Push To Break Up Co.
• Blankfein Retains Steptoe White Collar Veteran
• Taylor Bean Trustee Fires Off 200 Suits Over Transfers
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO Gets 3 Years In Fraud Case
• Goldman Escapes Swath Of Suits In Muni Bond MDL
• BofA Pays $5M To Settle Credit Card Arbitration Suit
• Banks Escape Class Action Over $660M Smart Tech IPO
• Lehman Trustee Hits RBS With $345M Contract Suit
• Dreier Clients Same As Ponzi Investors, 2nd Circ. Told
• McGinn Smith Founder's Wife Must Seek Relief In 2nd Circ.
• CFTC Taps Linklaters' Barnett For Swap Oversight Role
• GSC Employee Wants D&O Policy To Cover SEC Defense
• Longview Wins Sanctions, Dismissal Of Castle Arch Claims
• Merrill Can't Cite Dukes To Dodge $16.5B MBS Action
• Ex-Frontier Holdings CEO Tries To Trim Fraud Evidence
• Bank Exec Deserves 3 1/2 Years For Inside Trading: Feds
• JPML Merges 4 Wells Fargo OT Class Actions In Texas
• US Defends 'Very Large' Discovery In CDR Fraud Case
• Goldman's Tourre Fails To Slash SEC Fraud Claims
• Inner City Media Hit With Involuntary Ch. 11 Petition
• Investors Win Broad Discovery In Fannie Mae Suit
• Cerberus, Chatham Kill $1.1B Innkeepers' Hotel Deal
• Pension Plan Fallout From The S&P Rating Reduction
• Tribune Settles Claims Over Workers' Benefits For $32M
• Deutsche Bank Can't Duck Action Over RMBS Statements
• 9th Circ. Rules For Chase In Credit Card Interest Suit
• Activists Seek To File Amicus In Picard's JPMorgan Case
• Madoff Trustee, Mets Showdown Could Go Before Jury
• Capmark's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Green Light
• CFTC Hid Oil Speculation Info: Sen.
• SunTrust Wins $40M For Defaulted Loan Coverage
• JPMorgan Can't Shake Ex-Exec's Retaliation Suit
• Chicago Loan Co. Owners Misused Investor Cash: Suit
• Yellow Pages Publisher Strikes $4M Deal With Bain & Co.
• Blackstone, Goldman Escape Junk Insurance Case
• 8th Circ. Upholds 11 Years For Petters' Ponzi Helper
• Moody's Execs Dodge Deposition In Securities Fraud Case
• Madoff Fund, Banks Fight Over $3.1B In Clawbacks
• Ex-Smith Barney Adviser Gets 3 Years For Fraud
• Ex-SEC Atty Convicted In Pump-And-Dump Ducks Civil Fine
• GMAC Kickback Suit Put On Hold For High Court Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Unisys, Fidelity ERISA Suit
• SEC, CFTC Seek Input On Whether SVCs Are Swaps
• Atty Gets 3 Years For Feeding Tips In Galleon Scheme
• A Debtor-Friendly View Of Safe Harbors
• Investools Sales Reps Win Cond. Cert. In OT Action
• SEC Wrongly Destroyed Wall Street Probe Docs: US Archives
• Calif. AG Sues Attys Over Mortgage Litigation Scam
• Sumitomo Gets FTC OK On $340M Steel Wheels Buy
• JPMorgan Accused Of Sham Mortgage Modifications
• Gundlach's Nicked Data Was Threat To TCW: Witness
• Judge Trims Claims From US Bank Mortgage Fee Action
• FINRA Clarifies Brokerage Social Media Rules
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Suit Over Toxic Mortgages
• Arbitrator To Weigh Rescission Of Countrywide Insurance
• Bayou Brother Can't Escape $60M Payout: 2nd Circ.
• WaMu Creditors Blast Investors' Bid To Tap Legal Whiz
• MBIA, Dutch Bank Drop Suit Over $1B CDO Deal
• Madoff Feeder Fund Sues 5 Cos. To Recoup $18M
• Treasury Ordered To Produce AIG TARP Document
• Davis Polk Nabs ERISA, M&A Pro
• Investment Adviser Gets 58 Months For $2.5M Fraud
• Cerberus Can't Blame Paul Hastings For $55M Loss: Atty
• Frank Seeks Delay Of $9B Capital One, ING Deal
• Judge Grants Class Cert. In $2.4B Credit Suisse MBS Suit
• FASB Dodges Accounting IP, Antitrust Suit
• THL Blasts Grant Thornton Expert Before Refco Trial
• IndyMac Insurers Fight Coverage For $355M Theft
• Janus Sued Over Say-On-Pay Vote
• Homeowners Target Morgan Stanley Unit Over HAMP Loans
• Ex-Triton CEO Convicted In $50M Ponzi Scheme
• CSX Ends Suit Against TCI Over Proxy Fight
• Madoff Trustee Amends $2B Complaint Against UBS
• Staff Atty Says SEC Destroyed Files
• FICO Scores Low In Credit Rating Trademark Feud
• PwC Faces OT Class Action From NY Associates
• Gundlach Was Party Pooper Who Earned Too Much: Witness
• BNY Mellon Opposes NY AG's Bid To Nix $8.5B BofA Deal
• Stanford Atty Wants US Witness List Before Trial
• Morgan Keegan Hit With OT, Retaliation Suit
• Greenberg Reps Ladenburg In $150M Ameriprise Deal
• CIFG Sues Goldman Over $275M In Bad Mortgages
• Argentina Must Cough Up Extra Bond Interest: 2nd Circ.
• Wells Fargo Settles With Conn. AG Over Home Loans
• Lehman OK'd To Hire Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager
• Schwab Settles Web Communication Patent Claims
• Universal Express Traders Liable For $34M Scheme: Judge
• Judge Approves Cadence Innovation Liquidation Plan
• Wilson Sonsini Opens In Del. With Chancery Court Luminary
• RBC To Pay $5M To Settle Brokers' Wage Suit
• BofA Deceptive Marketing Actions Centralized In Calif.
• Knights Of Columbus Seeks Info On BNY Mellon Trusts
• Libor Manipulation Suits Against Bank Giants Moved To NY
• AmEx Hit With Class Action Over Cold Calls
• 10th Circ. Sides With FDIC Over Insurance Payouts
• Clearstream, Citi Accused Of Helping Iran Hide $250M
• Judge Won't Certify Class In Chicago Title Fee Fight
• UBP Snaps Up ABN Amro's Swiss Outfit
• Lehman Ch. 11 Statement Devoid Of Basic Info: Creditor
• JPMorgan Indemnity Claims Against Ala. County Survive
• Rajaratnam Loses Bid To Overturn Conviction
• SocGen, CMA, Others Settle US Sanctions Probes
• Stinson Pleads Guilty To $17M Ponzi Scheme
• Skadden Reps Permira In $440M Renaissance Buy
• 3rd Circ. Grants New Trial In E-Trade TILA Suit
• Ex-RSGI Bankers Take Arbitration Dispute To High Court
• Gundlach Says He Barred Use Of TCW Secrets At New Co.
• Ex-J&G Attys Say Lying Juror Warrants New Trial
• Debt Crisis: What's Happening In Europe?
• Juno Founders Rip SEC's Suit Over Alleged $1.8M Scam
• Madoff Investors Can't Collect Fake Profits: 2nd Circ.
• Travers Reps Exponent In $198M BBC Magazine Deal
• Allstate Sues Goldman Over Sale Of $123M In Junk MBS
• Investment Co. Sanctioned For Failing To Produce Docs
• AllianceBernstein Claims Ex-Adviser Poached Clients
• JPML Sends Countrywide MBS Suits To Calif.
• Ex-TCW Head Mulled Move To WAMCO Before Firing
• Mortgage Modification Co. Shut Down Over Fraud Claims
• PNY Sues For Coverage Of Forex Claims Against Ex-CFO
• River Road Takes Blocked Asset Sale To High Court
• Fifth Third Bank Seeks Sanctions In Ch. 11 Pizza Fight
• Bankrupt Paper Recycler Wins Cash Collateral Lifeline
• AIG Motives 'Suspect' In $10.5B BofA Deal: Investors
• Judge Boots Investor Class Action Over Feraheme Risks
• GMAC Required Excess Flood Insurance For Condos: Suit
• Chapman & Cutler Adds Ex-Howe Barnes General Counsel
• Coalition Seeks Delay Of $9B Capital One, ING Deal
• Ex-Madoff Aide Wants Out Of 'Excessive' House Arrest
• CFPB's Watchful Eye To Sharpen In Coming Months
• Cargill Pays $2.2B For Animal Nutrition Co. Provimi
• Moody's Execs May Dodge Testifying In Subprime Suit
• Ex-Optionable CEO Admits Inflating Trader's Book
• Ambac: An Investor's Lifeline
• Paul Weiss Reps Morgan Stanley In $100M China XD Deal
• BDO Seeks To Squash Stanford Investor Suit
• Ex-FrontPoint Trader Cops To Receiving Insider Tips
• Colonial Execs, Investors Settle Fraud Suit For $10.5M
• Encore Units Settle Suit Over Robo-Signed Docs For $5M
• Citigroup Says Former VP Stole Confidential Data
• 5th Circ. Nixes Ex-Merrill Exec's Enron Fraud Appeal
• Cash America Lendees Must Arbitrate Claims: Judge
• Ala. County Pushes Toward Deal Over $3.2B Bond Debt
• MetLife Shells Out $2M To End Underwriters' OT Suit
• FTC Clears $848M CIBC Stake In JPMorgan Unit
• WaMu Investors Can't Form Committee For $337M Claims
• Morgan Stanley Unit Says Recorded Calls Were Legal
• BNY Mellon Wants Baker Hughes Arbitration Ruling Upheld
• King & Spalding Lures Orrick Capital Transactions Pro
• Former FECI Exec Halts SEC Case For Legal Fee Fight
• Hedge Fund Fraudster Gets 5 Years For $20M Scheme
• Merrill Wants Sex Bias, OT Action Moved To Texas
• Calif. Privacy Law Shouldn't Apply To NY Calls: JPMorgan
• Calif. Court Revives Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Fraud Suit
• Ex-Nasdaq Exec Gets 3 1/2 Years For Insider Trades
• Fla. AG Says BNY Mellon Overcharged On Forex Trades
• Lehman Ch. 11 Plan Faces Objections Over Lack Of Info
• Funds Resume Fight Over Enron Losses V. Merrill, Others
• Creditor Wins Restraining Order On Argentina Assets
• Jamaican Banker Gets 30 Years For $220M Ponzi Scheme
• Shaky Markets Lead 4 EU States To Ban Short Sales
• Ex-TCW Investment Head Denies Stealing Trade Secrets
• Progressive Challenges Ponzi Bank's Settlement Claims
• CORRECTED: Ex-Nasdaq Exec Apologizes For Insider Trading
• Gryphon Head's Sentence For Securities Fraud Delayed
• Ind. AG Targets Foreclosure Consulting Cos. Over Scam
• Madoff Trustee Sues Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund For $300M
• Judge OKs $2M Schulte Roth Award In Belstar Fee Fight
• NexBank Escapes $7M Judgment In Orix Contract Suit
• Coffee Investors' Loan Contract Suit Invalid, FDIC Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds AmEx Win In Gift Card Patent Fight
• Illarramendi Scheme Investors Fight For Share Of $230M
• 2nd Circ. Revives Atty's Antitrust Suit Against Citigroup
• Debt Crisis ... Averted
• Tax Consequences For Online Poker Players
• Janus Ruling Revives China Expert Auditor's Dismissal Bid
• Ex-FrontPoint Trader Ends $30M SEC Insider Trading Suit
• Foreclosure Fee Action Stays In Federal Court
• Conn. Town Can't Revive Suit Over $42M Madoff Losses
• Ex-Gryphon Rep Seeks Light Sentence In $20M Fraud Case
• Fired Muslim Auditor Hits PwC With Bias Suit
• US Gunning For S&P, But Results May Prove Elusive
• Refco Report Punctures Hedge Fund Claims Against PwC
• SEC Sues Stifel Over Sale Of $200M In Risky CDOs
• Lehman Trustee Fights Citigroup's Bid To Nix $1.3B Suit
• Ex-Marvell Manager Arrested In Insider Trading Probe
• SNR Denton Lures Morgan Stanley Capital Markets Pro
• Wachtell, MoFo Rep Capital One In $33B HSBC Deal
• Ex-Seyfarth Atty Pins $90M RICO Suit On Ex-KPMG Ace
• Fraudster's Wife Strikes Deal Over Transferred Assets
• Mortgage Insurer's Doc Requests Too Broad: Judge
• The 'Dark Side' Of The Hedge Fund World
• Hedge Fund To Repay $40M To Cleveland Browns Owner
• Baltimore Latest To Sue Banks Over Libor Probe
• Deutsche Bank Ends Suit Over $8.5B Tribune Buyout
• Akerman Boosts Consumer Finance Team
• BofA Says Dukes Thwarts Sex Bias Action
• Prosecutors Request 19-24 Years For Rajaratnam
• E&Y To Face Suit Over $2B Broadcom Backdating Scheme
• UBS Sued Over Financial Planning System Patents
• JPMorgan Let Health Facility Boss Steal $2M, Suit Claims
• Brokerage Can Be Sued Over Securities Deal: Texas Court
• Stay Lifted In H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt False Ad Row
• Lehman Brokerage Customers May Be Paid By Spring
• GE Capital Boss Grilled Over Bid To Nix Bid-Rigging Case
• Ex-TCW Head Made Threats, Citigroup Adviser Says
• Dykema Enters Southeast With Womble Carlyle Hire
• Wells Fargo Escapes Suit Over Mortgage Modifications
• Car Lender Recorded Customers' Phone Calls: Suit
• Credit Union Agency Hits Goldman With $491M Suit
• H&R Block To Pay $9.8M To End Mortgage Bias Suit
• Schwab Escapes Class Action Over Risky Investments
• Goldman Faces Mortgage Suit Threats From AIG, Others
• FDIC Says BofA Lacks Standing In $1.8B Taylor Bean Suit
• Bank Austria Wins Dismissal Of Some Madoff Claims
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Open For Business
• Dissecting 2nd Circ.'s MBIA Ruling
• NatCity Inks $168M Settlement With NY Pension Fund
• Barclays Seeks Dismissal Of $500M Lehman Bonus Suit
• Check Cashing Co. Faces Class Action Over Data Theft
• Countrywide's Alleged Misstatements 'Puffery': Atty
• Mass. Cracks Down On Expert Networking Firms
• State Street, Lehman Reach Deal On Loan Repurchases
• Consumer Takes JPMorgan Check Fee Row To High Court
• Feds Fight Ex-Optionable CEO's Bid To Trim Charges
• Dodgers Get $150M DIP Loan From MLB
• JPMorgan, Lehman Spar Over Where $8.6B Case Belongs
• Fund's Suit Against JPMorgan Over '06 Collapse Tossed
• Emdeon Investor Fights $3B Blackstone Buyout
• 5th Circ. Denies Citi Coverage Of $263M Settlement
• Alleged $5M Investment Fraudster Extradited From Poland
• Loeb & Loeb Lures 2 LeClairRyan Commercial Finance Pros
• 6th Circ. Nixes Fraudster's Appeal Of 5-Year Sentence
• 2nd Circ. Nails Ex-Pritchard Broker Over Trading Fraud
• AIG Sues BofA For $10B Over RMBS
• Accused Fraudster's Wife Should Sell Home: 2nd Circ.
• Judge Greenlights Jackson Hewitt Ch. 11 Plan
• Teen Idol, Producers Sued Over Failed Film Loan
• Clarifying Accountants' Secondary Liability
• Prudential To Pay $16.5M To Settle Shareholder Suit
• DOJ Ends WaMu Probe With No Criminal Charges
• JPMorgan Gets Claims Trimmed From ERISA Action
• Cancer Researcher Cops To UBS Swiss Tax Shelters
• La Madrid Brother Denied Leniency, Gets 2 1/2 Years
• Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae Hit With Reverse Mortgage Suit
• SEC Revamps ABS Shelf Eligibility Rules
• SunTrust Claims Ex-Employees Stole Clients, Secrets
• Stanford Victims Want High Court Arbitration Ruling
• Del. AG To Intervene In $8.5B BofA Settlement Fight
• Citigroup Data Theft Hits 90,000 Consumers In Japan
• Lehman Escapes Jury Trial In $200M Loan Repayment Suit
• Too Late For Goldman Bond Trading Claims: 7th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Denies Ex-Mayor's Bribery Conviction Appeal
• Brokerage Seeks To Dodge Rice Futures Class Action
• Wash. AG Sues BofA Unit Over Foreclosure Practices
• CDR Execs Blast Excessive Discovery In Bid-Rigging Suit
• The SEC Changeup On Private Equity Fund Registration
• Ex-Taylor Bean Chair Balks At $3.5B In Restitution
• Imprisoned Money Manager Starr Disbarred
• Cameron Reps Hunting In $775M TSI Drilling Deal
• Judge Nixes ADCB's Suit Over $40M Restructuring
• Insurer Settles Wells Fargo Suit Over $8M In Loans
• Judge OKs $80M Ameriprise Deal Over Bad Securities
• Wells Fargo, KPMG Settle Wachovia Suit For $627M
• Giordano's Owners Target Advisers In $128M Suit
• NY AG Seeks To Block $8.5B BofA, BNY Mellon Deal
• Ex-UBS Banker Charged With Hiding $215M From IRS
• Ex-Goldman Director Gupta, SEC Agree To Drop Claims
• TCW Exec Says Ex-Investment Head Lambasted Staff
• Starr Can Pursue Records From Chinese Ad Co. For Now
• SEC Official Rewarded Despite Missing Madoff Scheme
• Facing Subpoenas, Regions Expects $300M In Legal Costs
• FDIC Endorses Washington Mutual's Ch. 11 Plan
• NY Indicts 6 In $1M JPMorgan Identity Theft Ring
• Ropes & Gray Reps Blackstone In $3B Emdeon Buyout
• Proskauer Client Can't Blame Firm For $52M Arbitration Loss
• UBS Units Hit Ace With $10M Suit Over Investigation Costs
• Stanford Receiver Sues Texas A&M For $4.4M
• Fiserv Settles In Gemini Customer Service IP Suit
• State Street Can't Shake Investors' ERISA, Fraud Claims
• EU Takes Critical Look At $9.7B NYSE Tie-Up
• CFTC Finalizes Whistleblower, Swap Data Rules
• Sheppard Mullin Sued Over Hedge Fund Failure
• NewAlliance IPO Investor Hit With $1M Penalty
• Ameriprise Bias Suit Flounders Amid Copying Revelations
• Applying Morrison To Foreign-Cubed Claims By The SEC
• Tax Cheat Admits To $13M UBS Banking Scheme
• Lehman Settles $20B In Claims With Asian Affiliate
• Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Restructure SEC
• BofA Accused Of Leaving Customers' Data Unprotected
• Jurors Hear TCW Employee Hid Data In Bra
• Assessing Treasury's 'Prepaid Access' Rule
• Receiver's High Attys' Fees Draw Fire In WexTrust Case
• Ark. Attorney Cops To $47M Ponzi Scheme
• Property Group Needs Relief From Lehman Stay: 9th Circ.
• FTC Clears $1.6B Blackboard Sale To Providence
• Lehman's European Arm Blasts Trustee's $9B Decision
• US Wants Ex-Taylor Bean Execs To Pay $3.5B Restitution
• Extended Stay Bankruptcy Trust Wants To Move LBO Suits
• BofA, Others' Payback Claims Survive In $50M Cop Fraud
• WaMu Seeks OK For Pair Of Securities Settlements
• Baker Hughes Sues Deutsche Bank, BNY Mellon Over ARS
• Meridian Mortgage Founder Cops To $100M Fraud
• ML Servicing's Greenberg Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Muni Bond Underwriters Face Strict Disclosure Rules
• Credit Suisse To Buy Back $276M In ARS From NJ Investors
• BNY Mellon Escapes Baker's $41.2M Bid Over ARS Fraud
• Citi Ducks Suit Over Loan Modification Policy
• TCW Says Its Ex-Investment Head Plotted To Exit
• Erstwhile Innkeepers Bidder Can't Reap Extra Fees
• HSBC, Barclays Confirm Libor Manipulation Probe
• Trial Date Set For Exec Tied To Petters' $3.7B Fraud
• Janus Doesn't Apply To Schwab Execs' Fraud Case: Judge
• U.K. Watchdog Reveals New Adviser Fee, Platform Rules
• Merrill Accused Of Making Misrepresentations To Fund
• Senate Committee OKs Reid Aide For CFTC Post
• Radian Seeks To Nix Quicken Loan Insurance Claims
• Gryphon Prez Says Scheme Merits Less Than 9 Years
• Financial Firms, PwC Fight Claims Over Colonial Fraud
• Deloitte Says Actrade Suit Imperils Class Settlement
• DLA Piper Adds Pepper Hamilton Corporate Finance Partner
• Gerber Settles Suit Over $282M Sale To Vector
• Insurer Sued Over Colonial Bank Losses In $3B Fraud
• JPMorgan, UBS Try To Kill $21B Madoff Claims
• TIAA Accuses Deutsche Bank Of RMBS Fraud
• Ex-UBS Banker Indicted Over Alleged Tax Evasion Scheme
• Judge Freezes Texas Bond Seller's Assets After SEC Sues
• Endurance Must Cover NovaStar Lending Suit: Judge
• Appraisal Co. Slams FDIC Suit Over WMI Losses
• Ex-Ernst & Young Manager Gets Record Auditing Ban
• Ex-TCW Worker Denies Using Data To Launch Rival Co.
• Cohmad Can't Shake Madoff Trustee's $245M Suit
• Ex-Primary Global Exec Fights Wiretap Evidence
• DOJ Moves To Block H&R Block's $288M TaxACT Buy
• Anglo Irish Bank Fights Hedge Funds' Suit Over Bailout
• 2nd Circ. Revives SEC Suit Over Gabelli Market-Timing
• Bundesbank Loses Bid For Control Of $4.1B Lehman Notes
• Fox Sports Fights Blackstone's Work On Dodgers TV Rights
• Barclays Ups Lehman Asset Appeal To $2.8B
• Curtis Adds Project Finance Attorney In Dubai
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