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Corporate - August, 2011

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• Chevron Wins $96.4M In Contract Fight With Ecuador
• Microsoft Tracks Phone Users Without Consent: Suit
• US Wasted $31B To $60B In War Contracts: Report
• Ex-Galleon Trader Gets 5 1/2 Years For Insider Trading
• 9th Circ. Sanctions Alioto Firm For Southwest Merger Row
• Acer Strikes $280M Deal In Windows Action
• BP's Moscow Office Raided In Shareholder Dispute
• AT&T Faces Uphill Battle In DOJ Antitrust Suit
• Sharp, Others Settle LCD Antitrust Claims For $388M
• NLRB Reverses Bush-Era Ruling Over Union Challenges
• Icahn Ends Lionsgate Takeover Bid, Sells All Shares
• Merck Gets Bellwether Suit Slashed In Fosamax MDL
• Trustee Wants BofA To Buy Back Loans In $1.75B Trust
• Sabry Lee Distributor Cops To Auto Lights Conspiracy
• Oracle Hits HP Back With Fraud Claim Over CEO Deal
• Lehman Disclosure Statement Wins Judge's Blessing
• CalPERS Reaches Deal With Fitch In False Ratings Suit
• FDIC Demands More Info On BofA's $8.5B MBS Deal
• Innkeepers Sue Cerberus, Chatham Over Dead $1B Deal
• Loose Lips Could Land Groupon In Hot Water With SEC
• DOJ Backs $3.2B GE, Converteam Deal With Divestiture
• BP Oil Spill MDL Plaintiffs Can Seek Punitive Damages
• Volvo Unit Raided In Swedish Boat Engine Antitrust Probe
• Insurers Brace For Claims Post-Irene
• Movie Producer's Ex-Asst Nets $3.3M In Harassment Suit
• Fight Over $8.5B BofA MBS Deal Pulled Into Federal Court
• FCC Resumes AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Review
• Google Ordered To Turn Over Email In Oracle IP Feud
• State Dept. Greenlights TransCanada Oil Sands Pipeline
• 9th Circ. Rejects Emergency Injunction On Gray Wolf Hunts
• Facebook, Parody Site Settle Trademark Battle
• Panasonic Ducks Samsung Antitrust Suit Over Patent Deal
• Apple Likely Shielded From Any Suits Over Jobs' Departure
• Ex-Lehman Execs Seek Coverage Of $90M Settlement
• JPMorgan To Pay $88M Over Alleged Sanctions Violations
• Apple Off The Hook In IPhone 'Glassgate' Class Suit
• WikiLeaks Says US Wants Web Host's Records
• LG, Sears To Pay $23M To Settle Energy Star Suits
• Employers Must Post Unionization Rights Notices: NLRB
• MGA Drops O'Melveny Malpractice Claims In Bratz Row
• Class Counsel Awarded $13M In Sirius XM Antitrust Deal
• AT&T Must Prove Need For $39B T-Mobile Takeover: FCC
• 3rd Circ. Reverses Stance On Verizon Rate Hike Dispute
• NY AG Booted From Mortgage Abuse Investigation
• Apple Wins Dutch Ban On Samsung Smartphone Sales
• Lake Shore Exec Pleads Guilty In $294M Fraud Case
• Fugitive Galleon Tipster Must Pay $34.6M: Judge
• Google To Pay $500M To End Canadian Drug Ad Probe
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Comcast Antitrust Action
• Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Gets 5 Years For $1B ARS Fraud
• Facebook Rolls Out New Privacy Controls
• Primary Global CEO Snared In Insider Trading Claims
• US Must Pay $142M In Nuke Waste Contract Row: Fed. Circ.
• Deutsche Bank Knew Lender Lied Before Merger: US
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Fraud Action Over Regions-AmSouth Deal
• Judge Lets Investors In On Suit Over $8.5B BofA Deal
• Temple-Inland Crippled GFG Spinoff, Trustee Says
• Navajo Nation, Utilities End Coal Lease Suit For $65M
• W.Va. Issues New Fracking Guidelines
• Blankfein Retains Steptoe White Collar Veteran
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO Gets 3 Years In Fraud Case
• Lehman Trustee Hits RBS With $345M Contract Suit
• Cerberus, Chatham Kill $1.1B Innkeepers' Hotel Deal
• Ex-Marsh Exec Hits Spitzer, Slate With $60M Libel Suit
• Tribune Settles Claims Over Workers' Benefits For $32M
• Chadbourne Atty Takes Over Edwards Case From Skadden
• FTC Loses Lundbeck Baby Meds Fight Before 8th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Chucks Bluetooth Deal Due To High Atty Fees
• Comcast, DirecTV Settle Over NFL Sunday Ticket Ads
• Louboutin, YSL Trademark Fight Paused For Appeal
• Atty Gets 3 Years For Feeding Tips In Galleon Scheme
• Gibson Dunn Reps HP In $10B Deal For Software Co.
• Google Mulls Belgium Settlement Deal Over Street View
• NY AG Subpoenas Energy Giants Over Drilling Forecasts
• Bayou Brother Can't Escape $60M Payout: 2nd Circ.
• Calif. Transit Agency Hit With 2nd Data Breach
• US Sanctions Syria, Bans Petroleum Imports
• Jury Hands Win To Breg In 1st Pain Pump Trial
• YouTube Settles Copyright Feud With Music Publishers
• Staff Atty Says SEC Destroyed Files
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Westlaw Freelancers' $18M Settlement
• Missed Warnings Caused Deepwater Deaths: Report
• CIFG Sues Goldman Over $275M In Bad Mortgages
• Bloomberg Beats EEOC Maternity Bias Claims
• Judge Refuses To Overturn Jiau Fraud Verdict
• ITC To Review HP Printer Cartridge Patent Ruling
• Tobacco Makers Sue FDA Over New Warning Labels
• Clearstream, Citi Accused Of Helping Iran Hide $250M
• $12.5B Motorola, Google Merger Sparks Class Action
• Saudi Airline Strikes $14M Deal In Price-Fixing MDL
• Rajaratnam Loses Bid To Overturn Conviction
• Judge Scrubs Woman's Suit Over 'The Help' Likeness
• HTC Targets Apple Devices In Latest Patent Suit
• News Of The World Leaders Condoned Hacking: Ex-Reporter
• Madoff Investors Can't Collect Fake Profits: 2nd Circ.
• Google Walking Tightrope With $12.5B Motorola Buy
• Former Brocade CEO Settles SEC Backdating Suit
• AIG Motives 'Suspect' In $10.5B BofA Deal: Investors
• 2nd Circ. Revives Black Fireman's Title VII Suit
• 1st Sale Doctrine Limited By 2nd Circ. In Textbook Row
• FTC To Crack Down On Privacy Policies In Mobile Apps
• Pfizer's Viagra Patent Survives Teva Challenge
• Ex-FrontPoint Trader Cops To Receiving Insider Tips
• Judge Vacates Enviro Exemptions For Oil Drillers
• 5th Circ. Nixes Ex-Merrill Exec's Enron Fraud Appeal
• Ala. County Pushes Toward Deal Over $3.2B Bond Debt
• GM Recalls 16,000 Chevys, Buicks Over Steering Defects
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Health Care Law Suit
• Health Law's Mandate Unconstitutional: 11th Circ.
• Ex-Nasdaq Exec Gets 3 1/2 Years For Insider Trades
• Fla. AG Says BNY Mellon Overcharged On Forex Trades
• Shaky Markets Lead 4 EU States To Ban Short Sales
• Verizon Wins Injunction Against Striking Workers
• Mattel Fights $310M Verdict In Bratz IP Row
• Harry & David Wins OK Of Ch. 11 Plan After PBGC Deal
• Madoff Trustee Sues Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund For $300M
• Ceglia Told To Turn Over 'Smoking Gun' In Facebook Row
• 2nd Circ. Revives Atty's Antitrust Suit Against Citigroup
• DOE Panel Backs Fracking But Seeks More Transparency
• Google Wants Microsoft Sanctioned In Motorola ITC Case
• Another News Corp. Editor Arrested In Hacking Scandal
• Ariz. Takes Immigration Law Fight To Supreme Court
• Nortel Settles ERISA MDL For $21.5M
• Ex-Marvell Manager Arrested In Insider Trading Probe
• YSL Can Step On Louboutin's Red Sole Mark, Judge Says
• Wachtell, MoFo Rep Capital One In $33B HSBC Deal
• Borders Wins OK To Auction Off Website, Trademarks
• J&J Cuts Deal With US Over Risperdal Marketing Fraud
• Prosecutors Request 19-24 Years For Rajaratnam
• Obama Unveils New Fuel, GHG Rules For Heavy Vehicles
• Verizon Sues To Curb Union Strike Tactics
• Credit Union Agency Hits Goldman With $491M Suit
• H&R Block To Pay $9.8M To End Mortgage Bias Suit
• NatCity Inks $168M Settlement With NY Pension Fund
• For-Profit College Co. Made $11B In False Claims: US
• Rumsfeld Can Be Sued For Torture Damages: 7th Circ.
• AIG Sues BofA For $10B Over RMBS
• Billionaire SEC Target Charles Wyly Dies In Accident
• DOJ Ends WaMu Probe With No Criminal Charges
• Ex-Westar CEO Strikes Deal For $39M In Pay, Fees
• US Asks Judge To Approve $37B Comcast-NBC Merger
• US Ends Bid To Oust Forest Labs CEO Solomon
• Facebook Says Ceglia Faked Contract In Ownership Fight
• EU Probes Swatch, Others Over Watch Parts Supply
• Dodgers Seek Court Approval For $150M Loan From MLB
• Wells Fargo, KPMG Settle Wachovia Suit For $627M
• NY AG Seeks To Block $8.5B BofA, BNY Mellon Deal
• Ex-UBS Banker Charged With Hiding $215M From IRS
• Ex-Goldman Director Gupta, SEC Agree To Drop Claims
• Mattel To Pay MGA $310M In Bratz Trade Secrets Battle
• SEC Official Rewarded Despite Missing Madoff Scheme
• Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Cops To Tax Evasion
• Bacardi's Havana Club Brand Not Misleading: 3rd Circ.
• EU Takes Critical Look At $9.7B NYSE Tie-Up
• SEC Clears Ex-Enron Atty's Return To Securities Law
• DOJ OKs VeriFone-Hypercom Deal With New Asset Buyer
• Comcast Tries To Tackle DirecTV Over 'Free' NFL Package
• Lehman Settles $20B In Claims With Asian Affiliate
• Forest Labs Told To Turn Over Docs On CEO To Icahn
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Doctors' Challenge To Health Care Law
• Contractor KBR Can't Escape $100M False Claims Suit
• Ex-Bush Atty Can Nix Contempt Of Congress Plea: Judge
• Germany Gets Tough On Facebook's Facial Recognition
• Takeda Accused Of Hiding Diabetes Drug's Cancer Link
• BNY Mellon Escapes Baker's $41.2M Bid Over ARS Fraud
• Verizon Hit With $115M Verdict In Video Patent Row
• JPMorgan, UBS Try To Kill $21B Madoff Claims
• NBA Sues To Block Players Union's Antitrust Shot
• ITC To Probe Apple's IP Claims Against Samsung
• US Says States Should Have Final Say On Insurance Rates
• Ex-Ernst & Young Manager Gets Record Auditing Ban
• Cohmad Can't Shake Madoff Trustee's $245M Suit
• DOJ Moves To Block H&R Block's $288M TaxACT Buy
• Settlement Near In VeriFone-Hypercom Merger Suit: DOJ
• Ex-Dick's Atty Hit With Guilty Verdict In Kickbacks Case
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Convictions Of Gen Re, AIG Execs
• News Corp. Faces New British Hacking Probe
• Union Debts Drive RI City Into Ch. 9 Bankruptcy
• PSEG Units Fight Dynegy's $2B Restructuring Deal
• Proskauer Rose Sued For $140M Over Flawed Tax Advice