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CVR Energy, Inc. v. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz et al

  1. October 31, 2015

    Wachtell Says CVR Undercut Own Bid To Save Malpractice Suit

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz told a New York federal judge Friday that CVR Energy, the company suing for malpractice over bank fees incurred in its takeover by Carl Icahn, undermined its own attempt to save the suit when it stopped appealing a related decision that helps Wachtell's defense.

  2. May 26, 2015

    Wachtell Blasts CVR's 'Illogical' Bid To Save Malpractice Suit

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has again urged a New York federal judge to toss a malpractice suit brought against it by CVR Energy Inc. and activist investor Carl Icahn, calling their reason why a state court's dismissal of a parallel action should not halt the federal case "illogical."

  3. May 11, 2015

    Icahn-Led CVR Says Wachtell Can't Ax Fed. Malpractice Suit

    Following the dismissal of its state malpractice claims against Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, CVR Energy Inc. argued in a Friday filing that a parallel federal suit should proceed because it contains allegations about fees owed to banks stemming from the firm's mishandling of Carl Icahn's takeover that were never litigated in the state action.

  4. January 14, 2015

    Wachtell Says Prior Ruling Bars Icahn's Malpractice Claim

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz on Wednesday urged a New York judge to quash Carl Icahn-backed CVR Energy Inc.'s claim that the law firm's malpractice left CVR on the hook for $37 million in transaction fees when Icahn took over, saying the court has already ruled on the matter.

  5. January 02, 2015

    Wachtell Can't Ditch Federal Icahn Malpractice Suit

    A New York federal judge has rejected Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's bid to toss a malpractice suit brought by CVR Energy Inc. over the firm's handling of Carl Icahn's $2.6 billion takeover, saying a related state court suit playing out "quite literally across the street" would be neither inconvenient nor unnecessarily redundant.

  6. December 09, 2014

    Wachtell Says Icahn Malpractice Suit Is 'Duplicative'

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz has again urged a New York federal judge to toss Carl Icahn-backed CVR Energy Inc.'s malpractice suit over the firm's work in a $2.6 billion takeover, saying the matter must be played out in state court where an "identical" lawsuit is pending.

  7. November 24, 2014

    CVR, Icahn Fight Wachtell Bid To Upend Malpractice Row

    Carl Icahn-backed CVR Energy Inc. told a New York federal judge Friday that Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz's bid to dismiss its malpractice suit over the firm's work in a $2.6 billion takeover is the firm's continued attempt at engaging in gamesmanship and forum shopping.

  8. October 30, 2014

    Wachtell Asks Judge To Keep Icahn Battle In State Court

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz filed a motion Thursday urging a New York federal judge to dismiss a Carl Icahn-backed merger malpractice lawsuit on grounds that a state court was considering a "virtually indistinguishable" suit, three weeks after the judge ordered briefing on the issue.

  9. October 08, 2014

    Wachtell Says Fighting Icahn In 2 Courts Would Be 'Madness'

    Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday it would be "madness" to proceed with CVR Energy Inc.'s merger malpractice suit against the law firm in federal court when the firm's own "mirror image" claim against the Carl Icahn-controlled company — and other claims — were moving in state court.

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