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New York - January, 2006

104 articles

• Fledgling Litigation Group Boasts Blue-Chip Clients
• Broker Dealer Fined In "Pay-To-Play" Scandal
• Ex-Citigroup Exec Forks Over $2.7 Million To Feds
• Judge OKs Northwest Pilot Pension Freeze
• ATA Reemergence Plan OK'd By Judge
• Banks Ask Judge To Toss Delphi Securities Fraud Suit
• Canadian Investor Garnered $3M In Dirty Trades: SEC
• CFTC Charges Hedge Funds, New Yorker In FX Scheme
• AIG Says Greenberg's Private Firm Stole Its Business
• Asbestos Companies Eye Chapter 11 Emergence
• Judge Thrashes Lawyer's Copyright Suit Against Google
• Struggling Steel Company Allowed To Pay Foreign Debts
• Ebbers Asks Judge To Overturn 25-Year Sentence
• Gov. Renews Efforts To Ensure Oversight Of Refco
• Consensus Building Key To Success, Says Blank Rome
• Calpine Loses Bid To Break Electricity Contracts
• Law Firms Set For Fee Bonanza Amid Airline Bust
• Stoli Was Stolen, Claim Russian Feds
• Future Looks Grim For Charitable Hospitals
• NYSE Rule Amendment Spares Fannie Mae
• Tower Automotive Gets Extension On Chapter 11 Plan
• Sonnenschein Hires Seasoned Chadbourne Partner
• Clifford Chance Confidently Tackles Alliance Capital Case
• Spitzer Probe Into Illegal Trading Snags Calugar
• Calpine Hires Kirkland As Bankruptcy Counsel
• Refco Asks Christie's To Auction Off Its Art
• Sovereign Motion Dismissed in Court Amid Verbal Blitz
• SIA Report Seeks To Refocus Industry On SRO Reform
• Shareholders Revive Old Grievances in Disney Suit
• Northwest Buys Precious Talk Time In Union Dispute
• Suit Against Deutsche Bank CEO To Move Forward
• Long-Simmering Amazon Patent Spat Moves East
• Adelphia Targets Its Former Law Firm For Investigation
• Calpine Gets $2 Billion Loan To Survive Bankruptcy
• SEC to Waive Disclosure Demands for Foreign Companies
• Delta Cuts Jobs But Offers Techies $14M To Hang On
• LendingTree Infringed Mortgage Tech Patent: Jury
• Langone Challenges Spitzer's NYSE Lawsuit
• Kaye Scholer Scores RIAA Legal Honcho
• Delphi Faces $19 Billion Debt Plus Environmental Charges
• Eyeing Chapter 11 Emergence, ATA Adds Routes, Flights
• Dissatisfied, Delphi Investors Appeal Deloitte Ruling
• Besieged Medtronic Settles Heart Patent Dispute
• Ex-AIG Chief Wins Access To Documents
• BlackBerry Blackout Looms As High Court Rejects Appeal
• Northwest Strikes Pension Deal With Retirees
• Bloomberg Buckles To Reuters Patent Lawsuit: Report
• Calpers Seeks SEC Muscle in Sovereign Bank Spat
• MoFo Raids Milbank Tweed, Triggers Calif. Closure
• Bear Stearns Loses Bid To Block $960M Settlement
• Delta Expects To Emerge From Chapter 11 In 2007
• Quinn Emanuel Nets Another Big Fish
• Shire OKs Generic Version of Blockbuster Drug
• Canary To Pay $10M In Settlement With New Jersey
• Varig Presents Swap Plan To Creditors
• Appeals Court Denies Med Student Co-Inventorship
• SOX Whistle-Blowing Rules Don't Apply Outside U.S.
• Ex-Corning Employee Admits to Stealing LCD Secrets
• Supreme Court Decision May Establish SLUSA Precedent
• Medtronic In Hot Water Again Over Spine Patents
• European Commission Bids For EU-Wide Patent Law
• Google's Print Library Project: The Future Of Copyright In The Digital Era
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Top IP Trial Attorney
• UBS Fined $54M By NYSE Over Market Timing
• Controversial Judge In Delta Bankruptcy Replaced
• NY Governor Candidate Implicated In School Bankruptcy
• Northwest Pilots Approve Pension Freeze
• Varig Pays $56M To Keep Planes
• Kaye Scholer Lures Away Howrey Partners
• Brown Raysman Taps Silicon Valley For IP Growth
• Creditors Object To Calpine's Operating Loan
• Home Depot Acknowledges SEC Inquiry
• NASD Names New Chairman
• SEC Eyes Hedge Fund's Influence In Merger Talks
• IBM Teams Up With USPTO To Improve Patent Quality
• Sovereign Seeks SEC Aid In Battling Investor
• Refco Trustee Seeks Control Of Bankruptcy Trial
• SEC Slaps Broker With Record $153M Fine
• Northwest Granted Six More Months For Reorganization
• Asian High-Tech Firms Dominate New Patents: USPTO
• Lawmakers Take Aim At SEC's Compliance Arm
• Delta Bankruptcy Judge Takes Medical Leave
• Eli Lilly Loses Case Brought By Tiny Biotech Company
• Delphi Recieves Extension In Reorganization Filing
• Bankruptcy Judge Names Calpine Creditors' Committee
• Oppenheimer Hit With Inaccurate Data Charges
• Martha Stewart Still Guilty, Appeals Court Finds
• Merrill Case Raises Questions Of Blame In Market Timing
• In Blow to Knight Ridder, Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case
• Google Asks For Dismissal Of Copyright Suit
• Jury Stumped Once Again In Cendant Chief Trial
• Analyst Conflicts Still Abound: NYSE, NASD
• Briefs In LabCorp Case Split Over Business Methods
• Shareholder Tweaks Suit After Sovereign Delays Meeting
• Luxury Goods Makers Cheer China Crackdown On Fakes
• F&R Raids Jones Day To Open Atlanta Office
• NASD To Clarify Mediation Rules
• Citigroup Settles With Inventor Over Phone Banking
• Acacia Unit Targets Airlines Over Browsing Method
• Investment Firm Pays $4.4M For Rule Violations
• Big IP Cases On The Docket For 2006
• Patent Suits Break Decade-Old Trend, Drop In '05
• Nokia Loses Final Appeal To Avoid $252M Payment
• Google In $5B Suit Over Online Phone Product