Corporate Archive » April, 2010

Corporate - April, 2010

138 articles

• Chi Mei Execs Plead Guilty To TFT-LCD Price-Fixing
• Massey Offers Victims' Families $3M Each
• 2nd Circ. Vacates Injunction On 'Catcher' Spinoff
• DOJ Attys, Secretaries Head To Gulf As Spill Hits Shore
• Honda Recalls 167K Acuras In US Over Fire Risk
• Criminal Probe May Force Goldman's Hand: Experts
• 5 Signs That Things Are Looking Up For BigLaw
• Dem Immigration Plan Includes New Hiring Guidelines
• J&J Unit Settles Off-Label Marketing Claims For $81M
• 2nd Circ. Urges En Banc 'Pay-For-Delay' Rehearing
• W Boston Hotel Developer Checks Into Ch. 11
• Appaloosa Can't Break Into Stuy Town Foreclosure
• Dentsply Strikes Deal To Avoid Antitrust Trial
• Firms Look To 'In-Sourcing' To Slash Costs
• HP Adds Palm For $1.2B In Bid To Enter Phone Fray
• Senate GOP Relents On Finance Bill Filibuster
• Lehman Atty Recalls Chaos In Run-Up To Barclays Deal
• Altria, Reynolds, Liggett Hit With $20M Verdict In Fla.
• DOI Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm
• Toyota Recalls 50,000 SUVs Over Stability Issue
• Mayer Brown Not Liable For Refco Fraud: 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Seinfeld In Cookbook Saga
• Legal Landmines Surround Goldman Execs At Hearing
• Vioxx Ruling A Boost For Securities Suits: Attys
• Senate Finance Bill Strikes Out For Second Time
• High Court Nixes Class Arbitration In Stolt-Nielsen Case
• Senate Panel Lambastes Mine Safety Missteps
• Guidant's $296M Plea Deal In Defibrillator Case Rejected
• Lehman Exec Says He Knew Of Hidden Barclays Perks
• AstraZeneca Set To Seal $520M Deal In Seroquel Case
• Finance Bill Fails In First Critical Senate Vote
• Wal-Mart Sex Bias Class Action Gets 9th Circ.'s OK
• SEC Watchdog To Probe Timing Of Goldman Suit
• Senate Climate Bill On Thin Ice After Key Sponsor Walks
• Jury Finds Pfizer's Protonix Patent Valid
• Goldman Faces Shareholder Suits Over Abacus Deals
• Ratings Agencies Bowed To Wall St. Pressure: Report
• Advice For The Inexperienced Trial Attorney
• UBS, E&Y To Pay $250M In HealthSouth Fraud Case
• Ex-SEC Lawyer Gets 8 Years In Pump-And-Dump Plot
• WellPoint Unit Denied Profits On Health Plan Rates
• Jury Orders RJ Reynolds To Pay $46.3M To Fla. Widow
• US Airways Ends Merger Talks With United
• Madoff Investors' Suit Against SEC Tossed
• Obama To Wall St.: Stop Fighting Finance Reform
• Moody's Subpoenaed By Financial Crisis Panel
• Ex-KB Home CEO Convicted In Backdating Case
• Enhanced Fee Awards Should Be Rare: Justices
• High Court Boosts Plan Administrators' ERISA Sway
• Ethics Panel To Probe Massa Sex Harassment Claims
• Senate Panel Clears Strong Derivatives Bill
• New Merger Guidelines Would Up Enforcer Flexibility
• Dems Grill Ex-Lehman Execs Over Firm's Collapse
• Debevoise Advises Equity Firms In $1.1B Sedgwick Buy
• Schwab To Pay $200M To Settle Investor Action
• Goldman Enlists Ex-White House Counsel In SEC Fight
• US Antitrust Officials Propose New Merger Guidelines
• Ex-Homestore CEO Gets 54 Months In Prison For Fraud
• Ex-Collins & Aikman CEO Settles SEC Case For $7M
• Lawmakers Ask SEC To Widen Goldman Probe
• O2 Micro Backlighting Patent Not Infringed: ITC Judge
• Toyota Pays DOT $16.4M Penalty Over Recall Delays
• Supreme Court To Hear Costco-Omega 1st-Sale Case
• Kinder Morgan Unit To Pay $205M To Settle FERC Suits
• Miss. High Court Revives State AWP Suit Against Bayer
• Calif. AG Seeks To Force Moody's To Answer Subpoena
• Supreme Court To Hear 'Cat's Paw' Case
• Lawmakers Look To Use Goldman In Reform Push
• SEC Sat On Stanford Case For Years: Report
• Goldman Hints At Strategy Against SEC Claims
• SEC Takes Big Gamble With Goldman Suit
• SEC Charges Goldman With Fraud In Failed CDO
• Ore. High Court OKs Firing Medical Marijuana User
• Quadrangle Resolves SEC, Cuomo Probes For $12M
• Lehman Reveals Expected Creditor Payouts
• US Air, United Merger Could Take Flight 2nd Time Around
• DOJ Forced To Refute Obama In 'Don't Ask' Case
• Mazda Recalls 90K Cars In Japan, China
• Congress, White House Plan Mine Safety Crackdown
• SEC Plans To ID Large Traders, Limit Options Fees
• Jury Convicts AmeriFirst Principal Of Fraud
• Sens. Grill Holder On Securities, Health, Antitrust
• Toyota Yanks Lexus SUV Model Over Safety Worries
• DOL Misreported Massey Mine Safety Violations: Solis
• Lehman Examiner Names Auction Players In Full Report
• White House, Senate Square Off On Finance Reform
• Kirkland Leads Charter In $1.6B Debt Buyback
• Outlook Is Dim For Securities Litigation: Lerach
• Obama, Party Leaders To Discuss Supreme Court Pick
• Fed. Circ. Axes $21M Patent Verdict Against Nintendo
• Senate Investigation Finds Fraud At WaMu
• FDA Proposes Rules For Listing Side Effects In Ads
• Maine Lawmakers Pass Major Energy Corridors Bill
• WexTrust CEO Pleads Guilty In $255M Ponzi Scheme
• Title VII Suit Over Merrill Retention Bonuses Trimmed
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Broadcom Win In GPS Patent Spat
• Flying J, Shell Reach $8.5M Refinery Cleanup Deal
• DOJ Probes Tech Giants Over Hiring Practices
• Wachtell Reps Mirant In $3.1B Merger With RRI Energy
• Judge Trims $5.7B MBIA Swaps Case Against Merrill
• Calif. Central District Gets Toyota Acceleration MDL
• FRB Finds Banks Manipulate Debt At Quarter-End
• FCC Moves Ahead With Broadband Plan After Loss
• Justice Stevens' Adieu Leaves Institutional Void
• Novartis Ignored Consultant's Sex Bias Findings: Atty
• PXP, Enviro Groups Rework Offshore Oil Drilling Pact
• Tribune Touts Deal With Creditors To Leave Ch. 11
• Petters Gets 50 Years For $3.7B Ponzi Scheme
• Pernod To Appeal Bacardi's Win On 'Havana' Trademark
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Slimmer Case Against Ex-BMS Exec
• Ex-DOL Official Admits Concealing Lobbyists' Gifts
• US Airways, United In Merger Talks: Report
• 5 More States Join Suit Against Health Care Law
• SEC Proposes New Rules For Asset-Backed Securities
• AIG Settles With Ohio Over Bid-Rigging Suit
• Photographers Take Aim At Google Over Digital Library
• If I Were Obama, My Supreme Court Pick Would Be ...
• Qualcomm Atty Discovery Sanctions Overturned
• L-3 Wins New Trial In Lockheed Trade Secrets Suit
• Guidant Pleads Guilty In Defibrillator Safety Case
• FCC Can't Enforce Net Neutrality: DC Circ.
• Cedar Fair, Apollo Nix Deal In Wake Of Investor Ire
• Pilgrim's Pride Strikes $10M Deal In FLSA Suit
• DOT Proposes Fining Toyota $16.4M Over Hiding Defect
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit $5M Patent Award To SEB
• Gartenberg Ruling Knocks Out Ameriprise Fee Case
• KPMG Nixed From Another Madoff-Related Feud
• Medtronic To Appeal Edwards' $74M Heart Valve IP Win
• Treasury Delays Report On Currency Manipulation
• DC Circ. Lets Calif. Truck Emissions Limit Stand
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Microsoft's En Banc Bid Against I4i
• Chase Not Liable For Enron Filings: NY High Court
• EBay Didn't Infringe Tiffany Trademark: 2nd Circ.
• Firms Boost Efforts To Turn Lawyers Into Leaders
• Honeywell To Pay $10M To Clean Up Superfund Site
• New EPA Guidance Aims To Limit Mountaintop Mining
• Merrill Lynch ARS Class Action Thrown Out
• Lilly Settles La. AG Zyprexa Claims For $20M