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Corporate - May, 2010

141 articles

• Toyota Must Turn Over Docs In Acceleration MDL
• BLM Director Abbey To Oversee MMS Split-Up
• Senate Passes Bill To Delay EPA Lead Paint Fines
• FINRA Investigating Subprime Securities Disclosures
• Actavis To Pay $1.2M In Idaho AWP Case
• Goldman Hopes To Avoid Fraud Charge In Any SEC Deal
• Yahoo, Facebook Back Google In YouTube IP Case
• Pequot, CEO To Pay $28M To End Insider Trading Case
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Adelphia Creditors' $4.3B Claim
• Philip Morris Can't Nix Post-2002 'Light' Fraud Claims
• Celebs' Investment Adviser Charged For $30M Fraud
• Korea Fines 19 Airlines In Air Cargo Cartel Probe
• Beleaguered MMS Head Birnbaum Resigns
• FDA Crime Unit To Investigate Tylenol Recalls
• Funai, Vizio Settle Digital TV Patent, Antitrust Battle
• Obama Halts Shell's Plans For Drilling In Arctic
• Lehman Suit Seeks Return Of $9B From JPMorgan Bank
• Parmalat Founder Loses Appeal Of 10-Year Sentence
• Calif. Toyota Suits Should Be Coordinated: Judge
• EBay Loses Bid To Sanction Hagens In Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Probes Apple's Online Music Tactics
• Sonnenschein, Denton To Join Forces As Global Firm
• Firms Chop Partners Off Name To Improve Marketability
• Banks Pay Back Non-US Madoff Investors $15.5B: Firm
• BP May Evade Higher Oil Spill Liability Under OPA
• Class Action Over $28.1B Novartis, Alcon Deal Axed
• Supreme Court Favors Black Would-Be Firefighters
• $1B Transocean Dividend Difficult To Block: Experts
• JFTC Fines Fiber-Optic Cable Cartel $180M
• Gulf MMS Workers Into Drugs, Porn, Illegal Gifts: DOI
• High Court Seeks SG's Input On Generic-Drug Liability
• Supreme Court Takes Up Class Action Arbitration Issue
• High Court To Hear Vehicle Safety Preemption Case
• High Court Rejects Microsoft Appeal Of Lucent Verdict
• Supreme Court Reverses Atty Fee Ruling In ERISA Case
• Supreme Court Rejects Textron Work Product Case
• Justices Sack NFL's Antitrust Immunity Play
• FTC OKs Google-AdMob Deal, Citing Apple
• Whistleblowing MD Gets $23.5M In Kickbacks Deal
• Ex-Bear Stearns Exec Gets 2 Years In Galleon Case
• Abbott To Buy Piramal Generics Unit For $3.7B
• Smoker's Widow Wins $29M From RJ Reynolds
• Massey CEO Defends Safety Record To Senators
• Mitsubishi Files Antitrust Suit Over GE Patent Onslaught
• BP Ordered To Use Less Toxic Oil Dispersant In Gulf
• 'Fly' Wins Stay Of Financial Publishing Restrictions
• Dubai World Reaches Preliminary $23.5B Debt Deal
• DOI To Split MMS Into 3 Independent Agencies
• Senate Begins 2nd Vote To Close Finance Bill Debate
• Ex-UBS Director Pleads Guilty In Muni Bond Fraud Case
• GOP Sens. Say SEC Doesn't Work In Current Form
• Ex-McKesson Chairman To Pay $2M In SEC Deal
• BofA To Raise $3B+ With Sale of Itau Unibanco Stake
• Novartis Slapped With $250M Verdict In Sex Bias Case
• DRAM Makers Fined €331M In EC Cartel Probe
• SEC Wants 'Circuit Breaker' For Stock Volatility
• Kagan Tells Senate She's Worth $1.8M
• Senate Reaches Deal On State Consumer Preemption
• FDA Expands Probe Into J&J Unit Tied To Recall
• Filene's To Settle Fendi Trademark Claims For $2.5M
• $285M Will Hit Novartis 'Where It Hurts': Plaintiffs
• AstraZeneca, Teva Reach Patent Deal Over Entocort
• EU, Central America Shake On Trade Agreement
• Obama To Name Independent Oil Spill Panel
• EU Committee Approves Hedge Fund Restrictions
• Jury Hits Novartis With $3.4M Sex Bias Verdict
• Ex-McKinsey Director To Pay $2.8M In Galleon Case
• Microsoft To Pay $200M To End VirnetX Patent Suits
• Justices Want SG's View In Insurance Arbitration Case
• Lime Wire Loses Battle, But Record Cos. Losing War
• Massey Faces Criminal Probe Over Fatal Mine Blast
• Dish Gets En Banc Review Of DVR Contempt Ruling
• Lieff Cabraser, Hagens Berman Win Lead Toyota Roles
• Google Promises To Open Up In Face Of Italian Probe
• Judge Tosses $20M Pollution Suit Against Exxon, CBS
• SEC, States Launch Probe Of Wall Street Muni Deals
• Scandals Will Force Change At Rating Agencies: Attys
• Senate Sets New Curbs On Credit Rating Agencies
• EPA Unveils GHG Emissions Rule For Large Polluters
• Transocean Seeks To Cap Oil Spill Liability At $27M
• More Wall Street Banks Face Criminal Probes: Report
• Cuomo Eyeing Whether Banks 'Duped' Rating Agencies
• Lime Wire Violated Record Labels' Copyrights: Judge
• Senate Climate Bill Won't Pass Easily, If At All: Experts
• White House Unveils Relief Plan For Gulf Catastrophe
• Obama Insiders Lead Pack To Replace Kagan: Attys
• Senate Allows Fed To Keep Oversight Of Small Banks
• Feds Eyeing Morgan Stanley 'Dead Presidents': Report
• Wal-Mart Shells Out Up To $86M To End 2 Pay Suits
• Perot Jr. Asks Court To Seize 'Insolvent' NBA Mavs
• Senate Climate Bill To Set Carbon, Drilling Limits
• FDA Urges Doctors To Report Illegal Drug Pitches
• Fannie Mae, KPMG Settle Accounting Fraud Suit
• GSK To Pay $60M To Settle Avandia Suits
• BNY Mellon Unit Knew About Madoff Fraud: Cuomo
• Kagan Would Change Face Of High Court: Experts
• BP Seeks Consolidation In Texas As Suits Pile Up
• EU Committee OKs Boards, Delays Hedge Fund Vote
• DOT Chief Says Toyota Still Under Scrutiny
• GOP, Dems Differ On Kagan Confirmation Timeline
• Teva, Baxter Hit With $500M Damages In Hepatitis Case
• Dun & Bradstreet Deal Created Near-Monopoly: FTC
• Ex-Refco Directors To Forfeit $39M To Fraud Victims
• Senate Blocks Measure To Break Up Too-Big Firms
• Goldman CEO Blankfein To Keep Chairman Post
• Brookfield Deal Wins Nod In General Growth Ch. 11
• Countrywide, KPMG Reach $624M Deal In Fraud Case
• Dollar Thrifty Lets Avis Get Info For Possible Bid
• US Bans New Offshore Drilling Permits
• Senate Defeats GOP Effort To Water Down CFPB
• Utah Sues Over Off-Label Seroquel, Risperdal
• Versace Nets $20M From Retailers In Counterfeiting Suit
• Burkle Fund Objects To Barnes & Noble 'Poison Pill'
• Maxim To Pay $173M To Settle Backdating Class Action
• Google Seeks Ruling That DMCA Protects 'Illegal' Links
• FCC Outlines Plan To Oversee Broadband Services
• SEC Investigating Berkshire, BNSF Deal
• WaMu Shareholders Lose Bid To Appoint Examiner
• Prudential Delays $21B Offering Linked To AIA Deal
• BP Hammered By Lawsuits As Oil Spill Worsens
• CalPERS Suit Against Ratings Agencies Still Kicking
• Sens. Unveil Sweeping Auto Safety Measures
• Enviros Fight Shell Air Permits For Alaskan Drilling
• EU Committee Rejects Food From Cloned Animals
• J&J Plant Halts Production After FDA Finds Bacteria
• Goldman To Keep Up The Fight, For Now
• Off-Label Marketing Suit Costs Novartis $72M
• Obama Backs Bill To Up Oil Damages Cap To $10B
• Nissan Recalls 134K Cars Over Air Bag Glitch
• E.ON To Offer Competitors Better Gas Pipeline Access
• Goldman Fined By NYSE, SEC Over Short Sales
• DOJ To Eye $3B United-Continental Merger
• Geithner Defends Banking Risk Fee Before Senate
• SEC Names Agency Insider To New Legal Policy Role
• Goldman Sachs Subpoenaed In Galleon Case
• Apple May Face Antitrust Probe Over App Policy
• Goldman Expects More CDO Litigation: SEC Filing
• J&J Unit Recalls Children's Tylenol, Other Drugs
• Record Labels Can Seek Downloader Identities: 2nd Circ.
• High Court Won't Hear Pfizer Shareholder Suit
• Photographer Denied Cert In Photo Beef V. NY Times