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Corporate - July, 2011

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• Lucent Verdict In Microsoft Patent Fight Cut To $70M
• Ex-SAC Manager Gets 30 Months For Insider Trading
• Fed. Circ. Rules Myriad Can Patent Breast Cancer Genes
• Pfizer Denied New Trial In $200M Neurontin MDL
• $577M Award For Asahi In Drug Licensing Row Trimmed
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Rambus Spoliation Case
• Canada Not Liable For Tobacco Claims: High Court
• FDA Should Scrap Moderate-Risk Review Process: Report
• Obama Unveils Ambitious Fuel Efficiency Standards
• BofA, Countrywide Sued Over Loan Quality Statements
• Oracle Demands HP Drop Its Suit Against Ex-Exec
• Labor Official Steps Down Amid Corruption Scandal
• Judge Scraps Bulk Of Madoff Trustee's $9B HSBC Suit
• Studios Win Bid To Blockade Movie Pirates In UK Suit
• Tremont Strikes $1B Deal With Madoff Trustee
• AstraZeneca Settles Bulk Of Seroquel Diabetes Claims
• Judge Won't Bar Federal Funding For Stem Cell Research
• Judge Denies Court Transfer For Madoff Feeder Funds
• NLRB Denies Congress' Info Request In Boeing-Union Fight
• Health Care Reform Opponents Appeal To Supreme Court
• ITC To Investigate Samsung's IP Claims Against Apple
• Diageo Settles SEC Bribery Claims For $16M
• UBS Sued Over $4.5B Fannie, Freddie RMBS Losses
• Merrill Units Must Pay $8M Over Stock Seizure: FINRA
• Stormtrooper Helmet IP Win Can't Be Enforced: UK Court
• Perrigo, Paddock Must Sell 6 Drugs In $540M Merger
• House OKs Deadline For Keystone Pipeline Decision
• Sky Capital Defendants Convicted In $140M Fraud Case
• Liu Nominated For Calif. Supreme Court
• UBS Given Limited Immunity In LIBOR Probe
• Clorox Rejects $10.7B Icahn Offer Amid Investor Suit
• Books-A-Million Drops Bid To Buy 30 Borders Stores
• $450M Deal In AIG Workers' Comp Suit Wins Initial OK
• Mass. AG Probes Mortgage Registry Over Foreclosures
• NFL Players' Reps OK Settlement With League
• Hedge Fund Manager To Pay $1M To Settle CFTC Suit
• BP Accused Of Coercing Deepwater Settlements
• Obama Lays Out New Offensive Against Overseas Cartels
• Actos Needs Stronger Cancer Warnings: EU Regulator
• FAA Projects Grounded After Congress Fails To OK Funds
• Ex-Fred Leighton Owner Gets 6 Years For $20M Fraud
• Oracle Gets OK To Quiz Google CEO In Android IP Row
• Judge Ejects Dodgers' $150M DIP Financing Plan
• Mass. Judge Tosses ConnectU IP Suit Against Facebook
• FDA, EU Review Sanofi Heart Drug After Failed Trial
• Proxy Access Ruling Could Spur SEC Rule Challenges
• NFL Owners Ratify Agreement To End Lockout
• Minkow Gets 5 Years In Lennar Stock Fraud Case
• Feds Charge 4 In $3B Credit Suisse Tax Fraud Case
• Judge Nixes Hedge Fund's $1.6B Suit Over Goldman CDOs
• Borders' Final Chapter: Liquidation Plan Approved
• Swiss Adviser Charged With Helping Clients Hide $184M
• Express Scripts' $29B Medco Buy To Face Antitrust Test
• Kohl Calls On Regulators To Bar AT&T, T-Mobile Merger
• Wells Fargo Hit With $85M Subprime Steering Penalty
• Bill To Curtail NLRB Authority Heads To Committee
• Rajaratnam Co-Conspirator Chiesi Sentenced To 30 Months
• Madoff Trustee Drops Some Claims Against UBS
• Feds Bear Down On $3.7B Petters Fraud Fundraisers
• Key Lehman Settlement With Creditors Wins Approval
• DC Circ. Won't Review Revival Of Blackwater Shooting Case
• Fla. High Court Upholds $28M RJ Reynolds Verdict
• Citing Dukes, Mich. Judge Bars Class In Dow Dioxin Suit
• DOJ Charges 3rd Auto Light Exec In Price-Fixing Probe
• Baidu, Record Cos. Ink Landmark Licensing Deal
• Murdoch 'Humbled,' But Deflects Blame For Scandal
• CFTC Proposes Derivative Trading, Risk Rules
• Bertelsmann, Time Warner Escape Digital Music MDL
• Hedge Fund Denies Insider Trading Claims In WaMu Ch. 11
• Murdoch Could Nix Suits By Going Private, Attys Say
• Borders Abandons Sale, Moves To Liquidate
• Safeway Can't Snuff San Francisco Tobacco Sales Ban
• Former Trader Cops To Agency Death Threats
• Wal-Mart To Pay $27.3M To Exit Netflix Antitrust MDL
• Samsung Hits Back Against Osram's LED Patent Suits
• Obama Taps Cordray To Lead Consumer Bureau
• HTC Infringed 2 Apple Smartphone Patents: ITC Judge
• US Settles Consumers Energy Nuke Waste Suit For $120M
• House Passes $31B DOE Spending Bill
• BP Wins Dismissal Of RICO Claims In Spill Suit
• JPMorgan To Settle Underwriter OT Suit For $42M
• DBSI Trustee Sues 6 Brokers Over $500M Ponzi Scheme
• Credit Suisse Caught Up In DOJ Private Banking Probe
• FBI Probes News Corp. Phone-Hacking Claims
• Exec Says Exxon Had No Idea Pipeline Was Unsafe
• Allen & Overy Partner Nabbed On Child Porn Charge
• Ambac Suit Over $1B JPMorgan Losses Revived In NY
• Visa, MasterCard Face Suit Over WikiLeaks Blockade
• Borders Wins OK To Move Forward With Auction
• Ex-Kirkland Partner Pleads Not Guilty To Tax Charges
• DOE To Settle With 139 Manhattan Project Plaintiffs
• WaMu Resumes Ch. 11 Plan Battle With Shareholders
• Borders Faces Liquidation After Bid Falls Through
• Google May Have Known It Violated Java Patents: Judge
• Miss. High Court Stays Biggest-Ever Asbestos Verdict
• Wall Street Insider Chiesi Settles With SEC
• News Corp. Drops $13B BSkyB Bid Amid Scandal
• Dean Settles Dairy Farmers' Antitrust Suit For $140M
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling On Grocers' Profit-Sharing
• Ex-Dick's Atty Fails To Shake Kickback Charges
• Varney Defends Record, Counters Merger Review Critics
• UK Parliament Asks Murdoch To Answer Hacking Claims
• EBay May Be Liable For Fake Goods: EU High Court
• Madoff Victims To Receive $272M In 1st Payment Round
• White House Must Voice DADT Defense Plans: 9th Circ.
• Dukes Won't Bar Cert. In FDNY Bias Suit: Judge
• UK Watchdog To Review News Corp.'s $13B BSkyB Buy
• Apple Slaps HTC With New Smartphone IP Suit In ITC
• Gupta Wins Green Light For Suit Against SEC
• Judges Clear $4.5B Nortel Patent Sale
• Case Study: First American V. Edwards
• Board Allowed News Corp. To Run Amok, Suit Says
• Texas Jury Says Halliburton Worker Not Raped
• DOJ Won't Contest Joint Bankruptcies By Gay Couples
• Mattel Protests $108M Fee Award Recommendation
• Iowa Co. Pleads Guilty To Concrete Price-Fixing Plot
• DC Circ. Says Indonesian Villagers Can Sue Exxon
• US To Pay $100M To End Xcel Nuclear Waste Fight
• Alleged Gangster Cops Plea In $100M Medicare Fraud Case
• Minn. Shutdown — Explained In 30 Seconds Or Less
• Sweeping HSR Revisions: Top 5 Changes To Know About
• 8th Circ. Backs NFL Player Lockout
• Constitutionality Of Personal Health Insurance Mandate
• False Marking Statute Is Unconstitutional: Wham-O
• Mistrial Declared In Gabon FCPA Case
• Congress Advances Trade Deals, But Questions Remain
• 2nd Circ. Bans RICO Claim In Madoff Investor Suit
• Judge OKs Dish's $1.4B Buy Of Bankrupt TerreStar
• Beyond The Class Ramifications Of Dukes
• 3rd Circ. Remands Media Cross-Ownership Regs To FCC
• Sens. Agree On Plan For Ethanol Subsidy Repeal
• JPMorgan To Pay $211M In Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Deal
• 9th Circ. Tells US To Stop Enforcing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• EU Slams Top Cable Makers With Price-Fixing Claims
• HUD Settles Bias Suit Over Katrina Housing For $62M
• FDA Bans Import Of Drugs From Dr. Reddy's Mexico Plant
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Varney Leaving To Join Cravath
• Spotlight On Recent Preemption Decisions
• FDIC Paves Way To Reclaim Pay From Failed Banks' Execs
• Trustee Objects To Bonus Plan In Blockbuster Ch. 11
• Ex-Flextronics Worker Cops To Selling Insider Tips
• Copyright Holders Can Keep Character Rights: 8th Circ.
• BofA's $8.5B Securities Settlement Shady: Investors
• Ex-Sky Capital CEO Urged Hard Sell On Secret Tapes
• Study Ties Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug To Heart Problems
• Bayer Settles Rice Contamination Suits For $750M
• Mets Owners Score Win In Forum Fight With Madoff Trustee
• SEC Temporarily Exempts Some Swaps From New Rules
• Facing FTC Inquiry, Google Loads Up On Lobbyists
• Bard Offers $184M To Settle Hernia Patch Suits
• Lehman Forges Ch. 11 Pact With Key Creditors
• Investors Get $208.5M In WaMu Settlement
• A Bitter Pill For Brand Names?
• Apple, Microsoft, Others Win Nortel Patents For $4.5B
• Exxon Hit With $1.5B Verdict In Gas Leak Suit