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Corporate - June, 2011

178 articles

• ITC Remands Kodak Patent Battle With Apple, RIM
• Boeing Fails To Chuck NLRB Union Row Over 787s
• Global-Tech: Is Justice Willfully Blind?
• Calif. Defers Cap-And-Trade Compliance To 2013
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Gets 30 Months In Prison
• Hearing On Trade Deals Nixed Amid GOP Boycott
• MBIA's Suit Against BofA, Countrywide Survives Appeal
• Same-Sex Marriage And NY Employee Benefits
• Ex-Taylor Bean Chair Gets 30 Years In $3B Fraud Case
• UK Requires Sky News Independence In News Corp. Deal
• 3rd Circ. OKs State Liens On Medicaid Patient Awards
• NY Mayor Seeks $600M From CityTime Contractor SAIC
• Fed Adopts 21 Cent Cap On Debit Card Swipe Fees
• High Court Erred In Dukes, Concepcion, Janus: Senators
• Samsung Files ITC Suit In Smartphone IP War With Apple
• 6th Circ. Backs Health Care Reform's Individual Mandate
• Lehman Strikes Deal With Citi Over $2.5B In Assets
• Saved From The Bell?
• BofA Agrees To $8.5B Settlement Over Soured Mortgages
• Doctors Blast Rosy Research For Medtronic Bone Device
• Madoff Feeder Fund Investors Can't Sue Under SIPA
• IMF Names Christine Lagarde To Replace Strauss-Kahn
• Senate Panel Moves Ahead On Stalled Trade Deals
• Facebook Wins Dismissal Of Friend Finder Class Suit
• Apple Gets ITunes Antitrust Action Tossed
• BofA, Others Can Fight MBIA Restructuring: NY High Court
• Specter Of Dismissal Raised In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Kia Hit With $40M Jury Verdict In Wrongful Death Case
• High Court Won't Review Smokers' $270M Judgment
• Ex-Citi Veep Pleads Not Guilty To $19M Embezzlement
• Blagojevich Convicted On 17 Counts In Corruption Retrial
• High Court Eases Liability For Foreign-Made Products
• Supreme Court Nixes Calif. Ban On Violent Video Games
• FCC Indecency Policy To Get Supreme Court Review
• High Court To Consider Time Limit For Derivative Claims
• LA Dodgers Throw MLB A Curveball With Ch. 11
• Patent Reform Bill Hinges On USPTO Fee Diversion
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $19B From JPMorgan In New Suit
• SEC Seeks $10M From Moody's Tipster In Galleon Scheme
• Google Acknowledges FTC Antitrust Probe
• BP, Transocean Fight Over Who Keeps Blowout Preventer
• Scruggs Tries To Nix Honest Services Conviction
• Apple Hits Samsung With Smartphone IP Suit
• Media Mogul Conrad Black Sent Back To Prison
• FTC Clears Intel To Bid On Nortel Patents
• House Votes To Overhaul US Patent System
• 9th Circ. Says Renzi Can't Claim Constitutional Privilege
• JPMorgan To Pay Lehman Trustee $800M For Asset Mishaps
• Apple Gets Antitrust OK To Bid On Nortel Patents
• High Court Ruling May Hobble Suits Against Generics
• Smith & Nephew Wins $85M IP Verdict Against Arthrex
• Patent Reform Supporters Split On USPTO Funding
• House Passes Bill To Ease Offshore Drilling Review
• Winklevoss Twins Drop Fight Over $65M Facebook Deal
• Qantas, Rolls-Royce Reach $101M Deal Over Faulty Engine
• SEC Inks Sweeping Hedge Fund Adviser Rules
• Borders 'Getting Raped' On Lender Fees, Judge Says
• Morgan Keegan Strikes $200M Deal Over MBS
• Transocean Faces Tax Fraud Charges In Norway
• Sens. Ask GAO To Examine NRC Reactor Oversight
• Sens. Order Medtronic To Turn Over Infuse Records
• UnitedHealth Sues DOD Over $24B Healthcare Contract
• 3rd Concrete Exec Sentenced In DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
• Ex-Client Accuses Greenberg Traurig Of Malpractice
• Ex-Taylor Bean CEO Gets 3 Years For Fraud
• Insurers To Shell Out $65.5M For Lead Paint Claims
• SEC Seeks Libya Info From Conoco, Occidental
• JPMorgan To Pay SEC $154M Over Failed CDO
• NLRB Rule Shift Praised By Labor, Panned By GOP Member
• FDA Implements 9 Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels
• Smoker's Monitoring Suit Against Philip Morris Nixed
• Weatherford To Pay BP $75M For Deepwater Spill
• 2nd Circ. Favors Fly In Wall Street 'Hot News' Fight
• Supreme Court To Weigh Patentability Again In Mayo Case
• Jiau Convicted For Selling Insider Tips
• J&J Wins 1st Trial Victory In Levaquin MDL
• High Court Declines Refco Suit Against Mayer Brown
• High Court Won't Review $58M Award In Wyeth Drug Suit
• Wal-Mart Ruling Raises Bar For Class Actions
• High Court Limits GHG Nuisance Claims In AEP Ruling
• Hershey Tags Radisson With IP Suit Over Hotel Moniker
• FDA Calls Back Boston Scientific Stents, Catheters
• US Tries To Hang On To Ex-Sen. Bruno Conviction
• Embattled Fen-Phen Atty Kicked Off Fannie Mae Case
• Judgment Day For 2 Execs In $3B Taylor Bean Fraud
• Ex-Money Manager Gets 20 Years For Ponzi Scheme
• DC Circ. Won't Force FDA's Hand On Bid For BPA Ban
• Ex-WaMu Execs Buy Time With FDIC Settlement Offers
• Seattle, Port To Pay $33M To Clean Superfund Site
• Wachtell Reps Capital One In $9B ING Direct Buy
• Micron, Hynix Must Relitigate Rambus Docs Dispute
• Oracle Seeks Billions In Java IP Row With Google
• Air France Plaintiffs Lose Latest Bid To Keep Suit In US
• HP Sues Oracle Over Software Lockout
• FDA Says Chantix Raises Risk Of Heart Attacks
• EA Gets Dillinger Heirs' Trademark Suit Knocked Off
• High Court Greenlights W.Va. Class Bid In Baycol Fight
• Borders Reaches Deal To Avoid 45 Store Closures
• Dow Loses Bid To Alter FTC Deal Over $19B Merger
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Credit Suisse Broker's Fraud Conviction
• Dole Offers Banana Workers Deal In Pesticide Row
• Blackstone Sued Over $8B Extended Stay Buyout
• SEC Pushes Stricter Audit Rules For Carrying Firms
• Wis. High Court Reinstates Controversial Union Law
• Calif. Judge Won't Instruct Jury On Rambus Shredding
• Gibson Dunn Lawyer Charged In Child Porn Crackdown
• Award Upped To $92M In DOE Spent Fuel Removal Suit
• CFTC Delays Dodd-Frank Swap Regs Until December
• Apple Pays Up To Settle Nokia Patent Suits
• FDA Tightens Rules For Sunscreen Label Claims
• Banner, Insurers To Settle Drywall MDL For $55M
• Bankruptcy Judge Rules DOMA Violates 5th Amendment
• EPA Delays Emissions Rule Under Industry Pushback
• Microsoft, AT&T Object To Terms Of $900M Nortel IP Sale
• 5 Tips For Deal-Making Under India's New M&A Regime
• High Court Wants SG Say On Terrorism Insurance Case
• Hecla Settles Idaho Superfund Suit For $263M
• High Court Denies Suit Against E&Y Over Time-AOL Deal
• Supreme Court Draws Bright Line In Janus
• 3 Traders Found Guilty In Galleon Spinoff Trial
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds $187M Wal-Mart Judgment
• Tory Burch Awarded $164M In Counterfeiting Case
• Ford Ordered To Pay $2B In Truck Dealer Class Action
• Edwards Prosecutor Quits, Alston & Bird Atty Up For Role
• DC Circ. Upholds FCC Cable Access Rules
• DC Circ. Orders Review Of Restrictions On Massey Unit
• 16 State AGs Come Out Against NLRB's Boeing Suit
• Judge Limits Use Of Calif. Law In Toyota Defect MDL
• 11th Circ. Must Ban Shell's Gulf Drilling, Groups Say
• Mass. Fines Goldman $10M Over Trading Huddles
• Facing DIP Default, Borders Asks To Liquidate 51 Stores
• High Court Defers To FCC In Telecom Competition Dispute
• Invalidity Must Be Clear And Convincing: High Court
• Motorola Can't Nix Apple Antitrust Suit Over IP Licenses
• SEC Ends Case Over Vescor Ponzi Scheme For $125M
• Wells Fargo Seeks Approval Of $32M Deal In Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Weighs Health Law's Individual Mandate
• Lilly Wins TRO Battle In Byetta Marketing Case
• Bail Bid Denied For Online Poker Scheme Defendant
• SEC Cuts Off Online Pledge Drive To Purchase Pabst
• Man Gets 20 Years For $930M Ponzi Grocery Scheme
• Ex-Primary Global Worker Cops To Conspiracy
• NY Real Estate Atty Gets 5 Years For $23M Scheme
• US Review Of TransCanada Pipeline Not Enough: EPA
• Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Gets 4 Years For $1B ARS Fraud
• HSBC Settles Madoff Feeder Suit For $62.5M
• British Airways, LAN To Pay $156M To Exit Air Cargo MDL
• Barclays Loses $4B Asset Fight With Lehman Trustee
• Ex-Goldman Director Sued By Investor Over Raj Tips
• Jiau Witness Describes Vast Web Of Inside Tipsters
• Halliburton Loss Causation Ruling To Have Narrow Impact
• Inventors Get 1st Dibs On Gov't-Funded IP: High Court
• Ex-Madoff Worker Says He Faked Trading Records
• High Court Declines To Hear CERCLA Due Process Case
• US Bets Edwards Indictment On Novel Legal Theory
• DOJ Probes Google, Apple Bids For Nortel Patents
• Ex-Massey Chair Says Mine Blast Was 'Natural Disaster'
• J&J Ordered To Pay $327M Over Risperdal Marketing
• Grupo's Aguilar Gets Time Served In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Ex-SAC Manager Admits To Insider Trades In Jiau Trial
• DOI Unveils Plan To Ease Offshore Drilling Permitting
• Edwards Denies Using Illegal Campaign Cash To Hide Affair
• Ecuadorean Court Tosses Case Against Chevron Lawyers
• Calpine To Settle Last Big Bankruptcy Claim For $110M
• SEC Widens Insider Trading Case Against FDA Chemist
• Ex-Manager Slaps KPMG With $350M Sex Bias Action
• FBI Agent Details Undercover Role In Gabon FCPA Case
• Court Won't Block Dish's Free Starz Offer In Disney Row
• 2nd Circ. Downs Credit Suisse Appeal Of $431M Award
• Offshore Oil Watchdog Head Defends Drilling Rules
• Goldman Hit With Subpoena Over MBS Antics
• Blagojevich Says He Didn't Try To Sell Obama Senate Seat
• Tobacco Law Doesn't Void Court Jurisdiction: Judge
• ReGen Sues FDA Over Menaflex Clearance Repeal
• SEC Employee Wrongfully Calmed Fellow Investors: OIG
• Goffer Targets Feds' Evidence In Insider Trading Trial
• $7B Massey Merger Proceeds Despite Safety Claims
• FTC Signs Off On Grifols-Talecris Deal Divestitures