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Corporate - April, 2012

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• MF Global Customer Can't Block Execs From $30M Coverage
• 24 Hour Fitness' Arbitration Policy Illegal, NLRB Says
• Jackson Kelly Links Up With Pa. Energy Boutique
• NLRB Tells Store To Rehire Workers Axed Over Facebook Posts
• Judge Drops Madoff Trustee's Claims In 4 Clawback Suits
• Janis Schuelke Partners Dissolve Firm, Seek Greener Pastures
• Mass. State Rep. Ditches DLA Piper For Nixon Peabody
• LG Display Settles With 8 States, Consumers In LCD MDL
• SEC Taps New Deputy Director Of Enforcement
• No Attys' Fees For Meal Break Suits, Calif. High Court Says
• Microsoft Enters E-Reader Fray With $300M B&N Nook Stake
• Hermes Gets $100M Judgment In IP Case Over Bogus Sites
• EPA Official Resigns After 'Crucify' Remark On Oil, Gas Cos.
• Kodak Wins Approval For $13.5M Retention Bonus Plan
• Judge Blocks Texas' Attempt To Defund Planned Parenthood
• Investor Sues Google To Halt Stock Split
• 4th Hitachi-LG Exec Cops To Disk Drive Bid-Rigging Plot
• Judge Sends Stanford Class Action Back To State Court
• 2nd Circ. Won't Certify Investor Class In $7B MBS Suit
• NY Panel Clears Bill To Lift Rebate Red Tape
• Goldman, JPMorgan, Others Targeted Over $130M In MBS
• Ex-Ill. Gov. George Ryan Wins 2nd Look At Corruption Case
• Case Study: Kappos V. Hyatt
• Dewey Denies Bankruptcy Strategy, Encourages Partners To Flee
• Merck Defeats Mylan's Challenge To Zetia, Vytorin Patent
• Judge Won't Halt NLRB's New 'Ambush Election' Rule
• FCC OKs Channel Sharing Among TV Broadcasters
• Dewey Debt Deadline Postponed To Allow For Greenberg Talks
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal In Apple, AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Jury Favors Union Carbide In $322M Asbestos Case
• Picard Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive $30B In Suits Against Banks
• House Floats Bill Banning Facebook Ultimatums
• SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Extra Year On Flash Crash Rule
• New FCC Rules Force Networks To Post Political Ad Rates
• Canon, Samsung Face ITC Probe Over Flash Memory Patents
• Thompson & Knight Picks Up Energy Pro In Austin
• DOE Broadens Enviro Review Of $11B Blackstone Power Line
• Lowe's To Pay $3M To Settle ZIP Code Collection Suits
• Conoco, CNOOC To Pay $266M Over China Oil Spill
• Barclays Sued Over Alleged CDO Double-Dealing
• KFC To Pay $8M Over Girl's Brain Damage From Salmonella
• EPA's New Source Performance Standards For CO2
• ITC Judge Sanctions Apple In Motorola Patent Row
• Standard Chartered Hit With $330M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Ally Says ResCap Could Be Headed For Bankruptcy
• House Clears Cybersecurity Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Deepwater Oil Spill Penalty Bill Set To Move Forward
• Dewey Partners Press DA To Bring Charges Against Firm Head
• FTC Enlists Paul Weiss Litigation Star To Lead Google Probe
• Suits Over Chesapeake CEO's $1.1B Loans Face High Bar
• House Dems Defend Position Limits As Part Of Dodd-Frank
• CFTC Challenges FERC's Authority To Fine Gas Trader $30M
• Gupta Investigation Targets Another Goldman Sachs Banker
• Traders Can't Dodge CFTC's $50M Oil Manipulation Suit
• SEC Sets Sights On Bristol-Myers In Foreign Bribery Crackdown
• MetLife Targets Morgan Stanley Over $757M In Toxic RMBS
• Calif. Court Limits Class Arbitration In Employment Pacts
• McKesson Pays $190M To End Drug Price Inflation Claims
• E-Discovery Method OK'd In Publicis Sex Bias Class Action
• Judge Won't Stall On Penguin's E-Books Arbitration Bid
• Oracle Loses Bid To Assert Patent In Google Android Trial
• TD Bank Drops Greenberg Traurig After Rothstein Trial Gaffe
• BP Oil Spill Deal Unfair To 200K Victims, Miss. AG Says
• NY Times Sues DOJ Over Cordray, NLRB Appointment Docs
• Egg Cos. Beat Indirect Buyers' Federal Price-Fixing Claims
• Coming Soon: The IP Exchange International
• The Sackett Decision: What It Means For Fracking
• Crowdfunding — Who In Their Right Mind Would ...
• Smartphone Wars To Rage On, Despite Apple CEO's Distaste
• Calif. Advances Bill Guarding Workers' Social Media Logins
• 2nd Circ. Will Hear AIG's $10B RMBS Suit Against BofA
• Edwards Defense Rips Former Aide As Liar, Opportunist
• AUO, Toshiba Settle Consumer Claims In LCD MDL
• EEOC Tells Employers Criminal Screens Must Be Job-Related
• Ex-AIG Atty Says Firing Was Racially Motivated
• FTC Loses Androgel Pay-For-Delay Appeal In 11th Circ.
• Jury Sides With Tyson Foods In Don-Doff Pay Suit
• White House Threatens To Veto House Cybersecurity Bill
• Wal-Mart Investor Sues Execs Over Reported Bribery Plot
• High Court Trims IRS Window For Targeting Tax Offenses
• Ex-Wilson Sonsini Atty, Others Settle $32M Insider Trading Suit
• Icahn Ditches Amylin Suit After Chat With CEO
• Justices Seem Open To Upholding Ariz. Immigration Law
• FDA User Fee Bill Clears 1st Legislative Hurdle
• Fed. Circ. Nixes ZapMedia's ITunes Patent Suit Against Apple
• House Passes Bill To Boost Federal Spending Transparency
• RBS Citizens Pays $137.5M To Settle Overdraft Fee Suit
• EU Won't Impose Beef Restrictions After US Mad Cow Case
• The Mayo Test: Impact On Personalized Medicine And Beyond
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Corporate Pro From Cadwalader
• Boies Schiller Lures Kilpatrick Patent Atty To DC Office
• Hess To Spend $45M To Curb Refinery Pollution, DOJ Says
• The Latest On The Carried Interest Fairness Act
• AIG Says Plane Leasing Unit's Ex-CEO Swiped Trade Secrets
• Goldman Can't Shake Fraud Claims In $120M Abacus Suit
• Holland & Knight Partially Settles $35M Fraud Trial
• SEC Says Egan-Jones Lied About Ratings Experience
• Edwards Claimed Hush Money Was Legal, Ex-Aide Testifies
• GOP Keystone Measure In Doubt As Dem's Support Wavers
• Mistrial Declared In Book-Cooking Case Against Vitesse Execs
• H&R Block Unit Pays Out $28M Over Alleged MBS Fraud
• Google's Schmidt Says Sun Supported Android's Java Use
• Calif. Panels Pass Cap-And-Trade, GHG Reduction Bills
• Senate Won't Block NLRB Union Election Rule
• Fried Frank Lures IP, Tech Deals Expert From Patterson
• Transgender Workers Are Protected By Title VII, EEOC Says
• Restaurant Worker Was Harassed Via Facebook, NLRB Rules
• Apple Ran Afoul Of Motorola Wi-Fi Patent, ITC Judge Says
• Nelson Mullins Goes West With Nashville Office
• Ex-BP Engineer Faces 1st Criminal Charges In Deepwater Probe
• MF Global To Face Joined Customer, Investor Suits
• Alliant Settles FCA Claims Over Faulty Flares For $37M
• ITC Judge Says Microsoft's Xbox Infringes 4 Motorola Patents
• Wal-Mart May Face FCPA Charges Over Mexican Bribery Plot
• Fund Manager Must Forfeit $40M For Black Diamond Ponzi Role
• Witness Bombshell Kicks Off Edwards Trial
• MetLife Forks Over $500M To States For Unpaid Benefits
• Trustees Report Leads To Calls For Medicare Reform
• DOJ's Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Probe Nabs 8th Guilty Plea
• Fed. Circ. Revives Morgan Lewis, Patent Atty Fraud Suit
• Auto Parts Co. Fujikura To Pay $20M For Price Fixing
• FDA Unveils Rules For Nanotech In Food, Cosmetics
• SEC Sues Former CalPERS CEO Over Bogus Documents
• Greenberg Traurig In Talks With Dewey Attorneys
• NLRB 'Ambush Elections' Rule Favors Big Labor, GOP Says
• FDIC Sets Cap For Resolution Authority Borrowing
• Facebook Boosts IP Defenses With $550M Microsoft Patent Buy
• Obama Orders Sanctions For Privacy Abuses In Syria, Iran
• Davis Wright Adds Ex-MoFo Patent Pro In San Fran
• Vodafone Eyes Lighter Data Load With $1.7B C&W Deal
• Paul Hastings Opens In Houston, Boosting Energy Practice
• Holland & Knight Fraud Jury Deadlocked On Punitive Damages
• YouTube Ordered To Stem Music Copyright Violations
• EPA Settles Beef With Exxon, Others Over Bogus Fuel Credits
• Bergstein Sues Stroock, Others For $100M In Molner Film Row
• New IRS Rule Won't Spark Exodus From US Banks, Attys Say
• New FERC Rule Ramps Up Oversight On Market Manipulation
• Senate To Consider Blocking NLRB's 'Ambush Elections' Rule
• Wyeth Hit With $4M Jury Verdict In Prempro Suit
• Citigroup Shareholders Sue Over $54M In Executive Pay
• Ex-DeLay Aide Sentenced In Abramoff Lobbying Case
• Judge Won't Wrap Taco Bell Text Message Class Action
• Ernst & Young Settles Tax Shelter Case
• Judge Puts MBIA Restructuring Trial On Tight Leash
• Winston & Strawn ERISA Pro Rejoins O'Melveny
• Walgreen To Put Up $8M To End New Customer Payoff Claims
• US Airways Strikes Deal With AMR Unions In Merger Ploy
• Orrick Boosts Calif. IP Presence With 2 DLA Piper Hires
• National Lampoon CEO Can't Duck $230M Fraud Case
• House OKs Small-Business Tax Cut Bill Despite Veto Threat
• OptionsXpress Affiliate Accused Of Unregistered Dealing
• KB Tells 11th Circ. Drywall Damage Isn't Enviro Pollution
• 11th Circ. Upholds $62M Disgorgement For Ex-Lancer Exec
• Goldman Ducks German Bank's Appeal Of $37M MBS Suit
• Possible Goldman Tipster For Rajaratnam Probed In Calif.
• Fed's Volcker Rule Grace Period Eases Bank Uncertainty
• GOP Bills Aim To Boost Oil, Gas Activity On Federal Land
• $20M PG&E Fine Over Pipeline Violations Stands
• McDermott Snags Former McGuireWoods Life Sciences Chair
• Judge OKs $321.6M Fine Against Merck For Vioxx Marketing
• Judge Pulls Plug On Faulty Panasonic Plasma TV Claims
• CVS Pays $14M To Bury Calif. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Apple, Google Can't Dodge Anti-Poaching Conspiracy Suit
• BayernLB Strikes At Deutsche Over $810M In Toxic MBS
• Baker Botts Nabs Orrick IP Atty For Silicon Valley Office
• NY AG Test-Drives False Claims Act With $300M Sprint Suit
• Gibson Dunn Labor Partner Jumps To Seyfarth Shaw
• Hachette, HarperCollins Look To Exit Apple E-Books Suits
• MF Global Trustee Plans To Pursue $700M In UK Suit
• House Passes Bill To Force Approval Of Keystone XL
• BP's $7.8B Deepwater Spill Deal Allows Up To $600M In Fees
• SEC, CFTC Approve Weaker Swaps Rule Under Dodd-Frank
• Justices Reject USPTO Call For Limits On IP Evidence
• Mutual Fund Groups Target CFTC Over Cost-Benefit Study
• DC Circ. Blocks Implementation Of NLRB Union Posting Rule
• LG, Samsung Dodge Duties In Fridge Fight With Whirlpool
• Salazar, Panel Blast Congress Over Drilling Safety
• Justices Extend Suit Immunity To Private Workers Hired By Gov't
• High Court OKs Patent Use Challenges By Generic Drug Cos.
• Key GSA Exec Takes The Fifth In Vegas Party Probe
• High Court Considers Drug Sales Reps' OT Status
• FCC Fines Google For Blocking Street View Probe
• Supreme Court To Take Up 1st-Sale Rule In Textbook Row
• Skilling Denied High Court Review In Latest Appeal
• Volvo Powertrain On Hook For $72M In Emissions Penalties
• NLRB's Union Posting Rule Struck Down
• Ex-Synergy CEO Arrested In $750M Bank Fraud Scheme
• Apple Says DOJ E-Books Collusion Claims 'Simply Not True'
• Olympus Faces $2M Fine For Accounting Scandal
• Regulators Fine Goldman $22M Over Trading Tip Favoritism
• 9th Circ. Lifts Ban On Political Ads On Public Stations
• Icahn Sues Amylin For Docs On Rebuffed $3.5B Bristol Bid
• Obama Won't Order Ban On Anti-Gay Bias By Contractors
• Employers Need Not Ensure Meal Breaks: Calif. High Court
• Reddy Ice Enters Ch. 11 With Plan To Acquire Arctic Glacier
• Feds Probe Oil Slick Near Shell's Wells In Gulf Of Mexico
• US Judge Shields Microsoft From Threat Of German Ban
• US To Pay Tribes $1B For Mismanaged Trusts, Resources
• FDA Asks Drug Cos. To Curtail Antibiotics In Livestock Feed
• Lehman Set For Record $22.5B Initial Creditor Payout
• 2nd Circ. Limits Prosecution In Goldman Trade Secret Case
• J&J Fined $1.2B In Ark.'s Risperdal Marketing Suit
• DOJ Sues Apple, Publishers For E-Book Price-Fixing
• SEC Atty Wins Fed. Circ. Appeal Over Emails To Cuban
• Gupta Prosecutors Make New Insider Tipping Claim
• Reebok To Recall Tebow Gear After Nike Licensing Row
• 9th Circ. Says CFAA Doesn't Apply To Worker Data Theft
• Health Law Will Add $340B To Deficit, Medicare Trustee Says
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels
• Tenet To Cough Up $43M For Overbilling Medicare
• GSA Spending Scandal Takes Out Another Top Official
• Maryland Bans Employers From Workers' Social Media Accounts
• Icahn Sues Amylin Over Alleged $3.5B Takeover Bid
• 4th Circ. Denies Google Quick Win In Rosetta Stone IP Suit
• Facebook's $1B Instagram Buy To Net Trendy Photo Tech
• Delphi Pays $49M To Settle Investor Suit Over Buyout
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Charged For Check-Kiting, Campaign Fraud
• Microsoft To Pay $1B For 800 AOL Patents
• Jury Sides With 'Glory' Director In 'Last Samurai' Theft Suit
• SEC Sues 6 Chinese Citizens For Insider Trading
• DuPont Escapes Kolon's Body Armor Antitrust Case
• 5th Circ. Health Law Challengers Indignant Over AG Letter
• SEC Accuses Ex-Franklin Bank Heads Of Home Loan Scam
• MF Global Clients Sue MFG Over $120M Policy Proceeds
• Cardholders Sue Global Payments Over Massive Data Breach
• Gas Titans Probed Over Possible FCPA Violations In Libya
• ConocoPhillips Cuts Funding For $16B Canadian Pipeline
• Holder Defends Obama's Comments On High Court To Judge
• Enviros Sue To Force EPA's Hand On Coal Ash Standards
• Gingrich Health Care Think Tank Heads Into Ch. 7
• Wives Of Madoff Sons To Face Suit Over $115M Payouts
• 2nd Circ. Revives Viacom's $1B YouTube Copyright Suit
• Ex-Merrill Brokers Win $10M In Compensation Row
• 1st Circ. Considers Constitutional Challenge To DOMA
• Crowell & Moring Hit With $35M Suit Over Condo Sale
• Dynegy, Creditors Reach Deal Over Bankrupt Subsidiary
• Feds Eye Sushi As Possible Culprit In Salmonella Outbreak
• JPMorgan To Pay $20M For Alleged Misuse Of Lehman Funds
• Groupon Faces 1st Shareholder Suit Over Stock Drop
• Brazil Lodges 2nd $11B Suit Against Chevron, Transocean
• China's Wen Says State-Run Bank Monopoly Must Be Dissolved
• DirecTV Sues Tribune Over Scuttled Broadcast Agreement
• More Fake Foreign Avastin Found, FDA Warns
• Dewey Exodus Continues As DLA Piper Snags 4 M&A Pros
• Facebook Strikes Back At Yahoo In Patent Dispute
• Riverkeeper Flays Enviro Plan For $5B Tappan Zee Rebuild
• EU Launches 2 Antitrust Probes Into Motorola Over Patents
• Obama Says High Court Should Show Restraint On Health Law
• Medtronic Will Pay Investors $85M To End Off-Label Suit
• Oracle, Google Headed To Trial In Android-Java Feud
• RBC Sued Over 'Massive' Tax-Avoidance Trading Scheme
• AFA Foods Files For Ch. 11 Amid 'Pink Slime' Media Barrage
• Pinnacle Sent Into Ch. 11 By Airline Industry Headwinds
• $29B Express Scripts, Medco Tie-Up Wins FTC Approval