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Corporate - July, 2010

165 articles

• House Narrowly Passes Oil Spill Bill
• Limits To 'Pass-On' Defense May Up The Ante In Calif.
• Gaming Guru Garriott Wins $28M Over Firing
• ADA-ES Wins $12M In Calgon Marketing Contract Spat
• Sen. Panel Advances Ban On Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Northwest To Pay $38M In Cargo Price-Fixing Probe
• Trustee Seeks $30M From Madoff Family Ventures
• Disney Sells Miramax To Investor Group For $660M
• Intel Indirect Purchasers Dealt Blow In Class Cert. Bid
• Ariz. Seeks Expedited Appeal Of Immigration Ruling
• Cuomo Hits Prudential, MetLife In Life Insurance Probe
• Citi To Pay $75M Over Subprime Exposure Claims
• Toyota Recalls 400K More Cars Over Steering Issues
• Skilling Seeks Bail During 'Honest Services' Remand
• Visa May Face DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Surcharge Rules
• $9.7B Wins Telefonica Control Of Brazil Operator
• Nat'l Century VP's Money Laundering Conviction Nixed
• FLSA Suits Escape To The Hamptons
• DMX Wins 1st-Of-A-Kind Blanket License From BMI
• Judge Blocks Key Elements Of Ariz. Immigration Law
• Investors Resurrect Fraud Suit Over Nixed Sanofi Drug
• Chi Mei Exec Takes Jail For TFT-LCD Price-Fixing
• Double-Patenting Dooms Lilly's Gemzar IP: Fed. Circ.
• Wyeth Wins Round 2 In Trio Of Fen-Phen Suits
• Ex-Morgan Crucible CEO Found Guilty Of Conspiracy
• Senate Falls Short In Bid To Undo Citizens United
• GE To Pay $23.5M To Settle SEC Oil-For-Food Claims
• BP Faces Securities Probe Over Gulf Spill
• Examiner Says Tribune Was Dishonest In $8B Buyout
• Wells Fargo Settles Loan Consultants' OT Suit For $20M
• Charter Fails To Shake Cable Box Tying Action
• Philip Morris Fails To Nix Claims In Cigarettes MDL
• ITC Says Nvidia Infringes Rambus Memory Patents
• Texas Appeals EPA Ruling On Air Quality Permits
• McKenna Long Partner Tapped To Probe WaMu Deal
• Icahn Sues Lionsgate To Reverse 'Sham' Transaction
• US Copyright Office OKs Jailbreaking Of IPhones
• Wyeth Bests Pa. Fen-Phen Hypertension Suit
• Amazon Allowed To Keep Infringing One-Click System
• FOIA Request Shows GSK Touted Off-Label Avodart Use
• EU Probes IBM Over Mainframe Antitrust Concerns
• Goldman Seeks To Toss $21M Bayou Arbitration Award
• Morgan Stanley, Others Face FINRA Probe Over CDOs
• McKool, Manatt Face Malpractice Suit From NFL Clients
• SEC Pays $1M Award For Pequot Insider Trading Tip
• Princess Di Trademark Suit Against Manatt Lives On
• US Regulators Up Scrutiny Of Small Deals
• Boston Scientific Warns Of More Defibrillator Problems
• Senate Strips Pay-For-Delay Ban From Spending Bill
• Asset-Backed Deals Get Ratings Disclosure Reprieve
• BA Pulls 32 Airlines Into UK Air Cargo Cartel Case
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down Mattel Win In Bratz Battle
• 11th Circ. Allows 4,000 Tobacco Claims To Head To Trial
• BP Can't Disqualify La. Judge Over Debt Instruments
• Dell To Pay $100M, CEO $4M In SEC Securities Probe
• SEC Watchdog To Probe Timing Of Goldman Settlement
• NY Comptroller Sues Over BofA, Merrill Lynch Deal
• BP Partners Face Pressure Over Gulf Spill Payments
• Senate Punts Climate Bill To Fall, Puts Focus On BP
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $144M Fraud Ruling For BofA
• CFTC Begins Derivatives Rule-Writing Blitz
• Madoff Trustee Attacks Fairfield Hedge Funds
• Confirmation Delays Wreak Havoc On Civil Litigation
• US To Target N. Korea With New Sanctions
• Airgas Calls Air Products' Hostile Bid Price Too Low
• Judge Signs Off On $550M Goldman Settlement
• EU Appeals WTO Loss Over Airbus Subsidies
• WaMu Shareholders Win Probe Of JPMorgan Deal
• Extended Stay Wins Approval For Restructuring Bid
• Senate Panel OKs Kagan With 1 Republican Vote
• EU Fines Chemical Cos. €176M For Animal Feed Cartel
• J&J Hit With Grand Jury Subpoena Over Drug Recalls
• Steering Flaws Drive Toyota Into More Hot Water
• Goldman's Tourre Denies SEC Allegations
• 7th Circ. Grants Black Bail After High Court Ruling
• Jennifer Convertibles Eases Into Ch. 11
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Union Picketing Law
• Intel May Agree To Marketing Changes In FTC Deal
• Skadden Reps Nokia Siemens In $1.2B Motorola Buy
• Tech Info Group Wins $1.5M In Punitive Damages
• Apple Offers Free Cases To Fix IPhone Signal Problem
• Schottenfeld Trader Cops To Insider Trading Charges
• Madoff Investor's $12.8M JPMorgan Suit Tossed
• 5 Ways To Stave Off Punitive Damages
• $2.3M Dole Verdict Nixed Over Atty Fraud, Tampering
• Elan Inks $204M Deal In Zonegran Off-Label Probe
• Canada Charges 28 More In Quebec Gas Cartel Probe
• DOJ Demands More Info On $3.1B Mirant, RRI Tie-Up
• SEC Deal May Be Setback For Goldman Plaintiffs
• Filmmaker Told To Give Chevron Ecuador Footage
• Goldman Deal Promises Credibility Boost For SEC
• Goldman To Pay $550M To End Abacus Fraud Suit
• House Panel OKs Overhaul Of Offshore Drilling Agency
• GSK Ponied Up $2.4B In Legal Charges In 2nd Quarter
• Lawyers Push For Top Spots In Avandia MDL
• Iovate To Pay FTC $5.5M In False Health Claims Suit
• Dodd-Frank Finance Reform Bill Heads To Obama
• GSK Settles 10,000 Avandia Cases For $460M
• Watson CEO OK'd To Quiz FTC In Subpoena Dustup
• Trial Loss Leaves Bayer 0 For 3 In Modified Rice MDL
• Novartis Reps Strike $175M Deal To End Sex Bias Case
• FDA Panel Votes To Restrict GSK's Avandia
• Prosecutors Must Bolster Galleon Charges: Judge
• Airlines Lose Challenge To Congestion Pricing
• LA Lawyers To Be Sanctioned In Foreign Pesticide Case
• O'Melveny Says MGA Owes $10M In Bratz Legal Fees
• EU Approves $37B Comcast-NBC Joint Venture
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $295M Deal In De Beers Antitrust Suit
• FCC Indecency Rules Violate 1st Amendment: 2nd Circ.
• XPRT Hits EBay With $3.8B Trade Secrets Suit
• DC Circ. Nixes SEC's Postponed Annuity Rule
• Las Vegas' Riviera Casino Files Prepackaged Ch. 11
• GOP Forces Delay In Senate Panel Vote On Kagan
• Epson To Pay $7M To Exit LCD Antitrust MDL
• Salazar Floats New Deepwater Drilling Ban
• CB Fleet Settles Bowel Cleanser Product Liability MDL
• Pharmacy Benefit Manager Law Preempted: DC Circ.
• Consumers Target J&J Over Children's Drug Recalls
• Apple Sues Over Alleged Power Adapter Knockoffs
• Air France-KLM Settles Price-Fixing Claims For $87M
• Feds Say NYPD Cheats Reservists On Pensions
• IPhone Antitrust Class Certified
• 2nd Circ. Novartis Ruling Muddies Sales Rep OT Issue
• Texas Alters Emissions Permit Program Amid EPA Row
• FDA Doctor Calls GSK Avandia Trial Biased
• Fla. Jury Awards Smoker $21M From Philip Morris
• NTP Sues Apple, Google Over Wireless E-Mail Patents
• 5th Circ. Won't Let DOI Impose Gulf Drilling Ban
• Starr Receiver Says Scorsese Owes Fees
• J&J Expands OTC Drug Recall Over Smell Issue
• Nokia, Others Face 337 Probe Over Imaging Patents
• 2nd Circ. Blames Judge For Galleon Wiretap Spat
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Settles SEC Fraud Suit
• Garmin, TomTom Nix Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• SEC Drops Fraud Claims Against Ex-AOL CFO
• FDA Serves Up Nationwide Rules On Menu Labels
• EPA To Review Air Pollution Rules For 28 Industries
• Ex-SEC Lawyer Escapes Prison In Dreier Fraud Case
• Central Calif. Tops Eastern Texas As Patent Hot Spot
• Skilled Healthcare Hit With $671M Verdict
• Weil Gotshal Faces Cut From Rangers Ch. 11
• EU Passes New Restrictions On Banker Bonuses
• Female Partners Say Firm Bias To Blame For Pay Gap
• EU Eyes Google Over Web Search Antitrust Claims
• FDA Issues Class I Recall Of Medtronic Defibrillators
• Toyota Recalls 139K Lexus Cars Over Faulty Valves
• EU High Court Limits Monsanto Soybean Patent
• EPA Revises Effort To Reduce East Coast Smog
• 2nd Circ. Finds Drug Reps Not Exempt From FLSA
• Reddy, Arctic Fail To Melt Packaged Ice Antitrust MDL
• Hong Kong Unveils Long-Awaited Antitrust Bill
• EPA Issues Waste Management Plan For BP Spill
• Apple Admits To IPhone 4 Defect Amid Class Actions
• 2 Key Senators Declare Support For Finance Bill
• Dechert Litigation Co-Chair Heads To Microsoft
• Attorneys Cast Doubt On New FMLA Reading
• House Slips Pay-For-Delay Ban Into War Bill
• House Passes SPILL Act For Oil Rig Disaster Victims
• Airbus Ruling Stokes Flames As Trade Battle Rages
• Patton Boggs To Buy DC Lobbying Firm Breaux-Lott
• Obama Signs Bill Imposing Tough Sanctions On Iran
• US Charges Massey Unit With Safety Violations
• EU Court Backs Astra Antitrust Fine Over Patent Abuse
• Goldman Defends Collateral Calls On AIG Swaps
• MMS Overhaul Bill Glides Through Energy Committee