New York Archive » May, 2006

New York - May, 2006

164 articles

• Group Demands Reform In Backdating Fallout
• Permanent Injunctions In Patent Cases: A Permanent Problem For Publicly Traded Companies?
• DOJ's Eyes Set On Record Labels
• CNN, Cartoon Network Sue Cablevision Over DVR
• D.C. Snapshot: Heller Ehrman LLP
• Delta Reaches Concession Deal With Pilots
• Facing 85 Years, Former Impath Pres. Gets Less Than 4
• Labaton Sucharow Bolsters Int'l Practice With New Partner
• Quigley Claimants Win Right To Probe Insurance Pacts
• With Hourglass Running Out, Adelphia Takes New Tack
• Hedge Fund Bayou Group Files For Chapter 11
• D.C. Snapshot: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
• Wilson Sonsini Taps Former DOJ Official
• Tribune Settles SEC Charge Of Inflating Circulation
• KLA-Tencor Newest Tech Company Probed By SEC
• Booz Allen Hamilton To Help Struggling Delphi
• Mexican Mogul Seeks To Settle First Foreign SOX Suit
• Hunton & Williams Expands Restructuring Group
• Cross-Border Exchanges Create Regulatory Hurdles
• D.C. Snapshot: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Global Crossing To Settle Class Action Suit
• Refusing To Back Down, Martha Stewart Battles SEC
• Cablevision Sued Over Video-On-Demand Service
• Target Letter Delivered To Affiliated Computer Employees
• Court Says "Non" To Louis Vuitton's Injunctive Request
• Judge Nixes GM's Bid To Adjourn Delphi Hearings
• Yukos Wins U.S. Judge's Approval for $1.4 Billion Sale
• PBGC Blasts Delta's Proposed Pilot Contracts
• Ex-AIG Chief Seeks Dismissal Of Securities Suit
• SEC Probe Nets Another Suspect In Connetics Case
• U.S. Trustee Objects To Silicon Graphic's DIP Loan
• D.C. Snapshot: Arnold & Porter LLP
• D.C. Snapshot: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Millions Left Over In Research Scandal Settlement
• Judge Tosses Malpractice Suit Into Bonfire
• Class Action Takes Aim At MasterCard IPO
• Judge Approves $6.6B Enron Settlement
• Quigley Seeks Approval Of Trust For Asbestos Claims
• GM Bids To Have Delphi Labor Hearings Postponed
• Judge OKs Settlement For Enron's Deferred Payments
• Greenberg Traurig Takes On New Shareholder
• News Corp. "Poison Pill" Pact Not Quite Fit to Print
• Insurers Cut Rates To Settle Bid-Rigging Charges
• Investigation Into Stock Options Scandal Widens
• Tate & Lyle Sues Chinese Makers Of Splenda Rival
• Dana's Unsecured Creditors Enlist Court's Help
• Venable Nets New IP Partner
• Refco Examiner's Investigation Delayed
• Qualcomm Case Raises Questions About Gun Jumping
• Carter Ledyard Scores Seasoned IP Litigator
• Calpine Trustee Sues Philip Morris For $363M
• Bawag Could Pay $600M To U.S. Authorities
• FUBU Trademark Tussle With Universal Is "UFUB": Judge
• JetBlue Sued By Minister's Patent-Holding Company
• D.C. Snapshot: Dechert LLP
• SEC Big-Wig Urges Competition For Credit Agencies
• High Court Ruling In LabCorp Looms
• Weil Gotshal Surrenders In Drawn-Out Malpractice Suit
• Snapshot: Donlin, Recano & Company Inc.
• Adelphia Banks Oppose Motion To Limit Defense Funds
• Pension Funds Sue UnitedHealth Over Options Backdating
• Calpine Rehashes Grim Year For SEC
• Federal Judge Refuses To Mediate Refco Document Spat
• D.C. Snapshot: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
• Shire Opens New Front In Carbatrol Litigation
• Panel To Review Repeal Of Insurer Antitrust Exemption
• Sears To Pay $215M To Settle Class Action
• State Attorneys General Step Up Antitrust Litigation
• Committee In Oneida Bankruptcy Retains Otterbourg
• Legal Superstar: Morgan Lewis & Bockius' Leslie Caldwell
• Judge Turns Down Heat In Calpine Dispute
• Congress Mulls Satellite Radio Copyright Legislation
• Investment Bankers Oppose Sphinx-Refco Settlement
• Muted Impact Seen From Supreme Court's eBay Ruling
• Icahn Seeks To Boost Dana Debt Securities
• Securities Specialists Seek To Have Fraud Charges Dropped
• Ameriprise Unit To Pay Exxon Retirees $22M: NASD
• Retired Pilots Win Ruling In Delta Case
• Cops, Firefighters Hit Bausch & Lomb With Securities Suit
• Bio-Rad's License Claims False: DuPont
• Judge OK's $44M In Bonuses For Calpine Employees
• Legal Superstar: Latham & Watkins' Jamie Wine
• Russian Company Seeks Dismissal Of BFI Suit
• Reed Smith Adds Partner From White & Case
• New Patent Cases Raise Fundamental Legal Issues
• A General Counsel's Guide To Avoiding The Healthcare Antitrust Minefield
• Musicland Liquidation Plan Stiffs Creditors, Shareholders
• Law Firm Profile: Kronish Lieb
• Restructuring Firm Snapshot: Kurtzman Carson Consultants
• Legal Superstar: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's Jay Kasner
• Tower Retrieves $5.5 Million From Kemper Insurance
• Endesa Drops Lawsuit Related To Takeover Bid
• Microsoft Extension In U.S. Parallels E.U. Complaints
• Emmis Faces Shareholder Suits Over Bid To Go Private
• Legal Superstar: Baker Botts' James Doty
• Collins & Aikman Wins Extension For Reorganization Plan
• Parmalat CEO Wants $1B BofA Suit Bounced
• Restructuring Firm Snapshot: Alvarez & Marsal
• Offshore Bank Files For U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
• Without A Buyer, PlusFunds Plans To Shut Down
• Feds Net Another Arrest In Insider-Trading Scheme
• Bondholders Dealt Setback In Calpine Debt Struggle
• Cautious Galvex Seeks Chapter 11 Plan Extension
• SGI Bids To Limit Equity Trades, Info Sharing
• Hartford Financial Reaches $20M Settlement With NY, CT
• Calpine Gets OK To Repay $626.1M With DIP Loan
• Antitrust Class Action Over Cipro Reinstated
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $15M For Erasing E-mails
• Credit Suisse Unit Shells Out $90M To Stop Enron Suit
• Venable Pulls Patent Judge On Board
• Weil Gotshal Attorneys Testify In Malpractice Suit
• Spitzer Probes Union Deal With Investment Giant
• Silicon Graphics Seeks To Retain Weil Gotshal
• Sanofi Suit Over Plavix Expands With New Filings
• Consulting Firm Removes $1M Provision In Dana Case
• GlaxoSmithKline To Pay $14M In Paxil Antitrust Case
• Merrill Settles Global Crossing Class Action
• Silicon Graphics Files For Chapter 11
• Bawag Added To Consolidated Refco Class Action
• Coalition Seeks Order To Lower Antitrust Litigation Costs
• Ohio Attorney General Targets Insurer Chubb Corp.
• Legal Superstar: DLA Piper's Perrie Weiner
• PBGC Stands To Recover $56.2M In Oneida Bankruptcy
• Bondholders Say Calpine's Offer Is $96M Short
• Gabelli Settles Investor Dispute For $100M
• Galvex Sells Assets To Secured Lender
• E.C. Plans To Review Austria's Bawag Bailout Plan
• Qwest Shareholders Opt Out of Proposed Settlement
• Spitzer Accuses Liberty Mutual Of Bid-Rigging
• Warner Music Group Hit With 14 Antitrust Suits
• Shareholders File Suit Against North Fork Merger
• Brussels Snapshot: Hunton & Williams
• Legal Superstar: Bernstein Litowitz's Max Berger
• File-Sharing Service Pays $30M To Music Industry
• Tower Gets More Time To Discuss Plan With Unions
• Restructuring Firm Snapshot: Capstone Advisory Group LLC
• Bawag Sued Once Again Over Refco Loans
• Equity Holders Win Panel In Oneida Bankruptcy
• Dana Committee Taps FTI Consulting To Be Financial Adviser
• U.S. Trustee Sick Over Curative Health's Proposed Plan
• Cendant Settles Class Actions For $22M
• Milberg Partner Changes Legal Team In Kickbacks Case
• Delta Bondholders Seek To Repossess Five Jets
• Boutiques Struggle To Keep Pace With Larger Firms
• Oneida Wins Approval To Void Pension Plan
• Bernstein Litowitz Tops ISS Plaintiffs Firm List
• Delta Buys More Time In LAX Lease Feud
• Northwest Pilots Accept Pay Cut To Keep Airline Alive
• Firm Profile: McDermott Will & Emery
• Brussels Snapshot: Linklaters
• Court Tosses Bid To Move Refco Unit To Chapter 11
• Malpractice Claimants Get Voice In St. Vincent Case
• Bawag Gets Shot In The Arm For Refco Settlement
• Jenner & Block To Represent Investors In Bayou Scandal
• Appeals Court Dismisses U.S. Airways Pilots' Suit
• Private Class Actions Plummet in 2005: Report
• Delta Asks Court To Reject Lease Agreements
• GM Will Pay More For Delphi Parts
• Alaska Brokerage Faces Trial For Fuzzy Dealings In Fur
• Thacher Proffitt Hires Securities Litigator From Cravath
• Cheap Trick: Sony Skimps On Download Royalties
• Plea Bargain Alleges Payoffs From Milberg Weiss
• Adelphia Creditors Seek To Cut Off Defense Funds
• Comverse Execs Quit Amid Questions About Options