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New York - August, 2006

217 articles

• Delta, Pilots Clash Over Pension Plan
• Sprint's VoIP Battle Earns Two Settlements
• Adelphia Hit With Objections To Disclosure Plan
• Over Objections, Tower Auto Judge OK's Union Deal
• FDA Warns On Online Drugs After Fakes Found
• Storagetek Objects To SGI's Reorganization Plan
• Valassis Seeks To Cut And Run From Advo Deal
• Federal Circuit Misapplies Repair Doctrine to Method Patents
• SEC Hands Over Pequot Documents
• Oneida's Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• Cox To Testify At Senate Options Hearing
• H&R Block Settles $39M Class Action
• Euronext Chief Says No To SOX
• First In Time, First In Right
• Judge Endorses Saint Vincent's Deal With Labor Groups
• Refco Trustee's Objections "Lone Voice In Wilderness"
• Judge Modifies Comair Stay To Allow Insurance Claim
• Trustee Slams Dana's $6M Incentive Plan
• Silicon Graphics Holds On To Bankruptcy Leash
• BP Faces New U.S. Probe On Crude-Oil Manipulation
• Delta Reaches Deal With Lender Over Aircraft Loans
• McCarter & English Adds Two Labor Partners
• Purdue Fends Off Generic OxyContin Competition
• Barnes & Noble Subpoenaed For Stock Option Docs
• Firm Profile: Holland & Knight
• Claimants Push Court To Lift Saint Vincent's Stay
• Court Revives N.Y. Life Insurance Discrimination Case
• Judge Rejects Flight Attendant Class Action Lawsuit
• Antitrust Boutiques Take On Big Rivals To Win Clients
• Brokers Face Fraud Allegations In Prudential Case
• Senate May Get A Look At Pequot Papers
• Sotheby's Still Paying For Price-Fixing Scandal
• Adelphia Creditors Press For Chapter 7 Conversion
• SGI Objects to LGE's Patent Claims In Ch. 11 Case
• Bankruptcy Concerns Hover Over New Orleans
• Calpine Asks Permission To Invest $45M
• Derivative Lawsuit v. Honeywell Dismissed On Appeal
• Prudential Subsidiary Agrees To $600M Settlement
• Ex-Enron Execs Denied Attorney-Client Privilege
• Tower Automotive Creditors Object To Union Settlements
• Deutsche Bank Guilty of Gender Discrimination: EEOC
• Holding Company Extends Patent Crusade
• Northwest Pays Off $983.7M Pre-Bankruptcy Loan
• Cendant Accuses Shelton Of Avoiding $3.3B Payment
• McDermott Grows In Silicon Valley
• Arthur J.Gallagher & Co. Subsidiary Subpoenaed
• Judge Stays Northwest Air Attendants Strike
• Milberg Weiss Loses Veteran To Allen & Overy
• Appeals Court Remands Teacher Discrimination Suit
• Aon In Talks To Relax Contingency Fee Limits
• Court OKs Silicon Graphics' Bid For Backstop Deals
• U.S. Urges Judge To Bar Flight Attendant Strike
• Ex-Comverse Chief Tracked Down In Sri Lanka
• Delta's Bankruptcy Costs Hit $70M
• FDA OKs Over-The-Counter "Morning After" Pill
• Refco's $2B Deal Delayed Once Again
• DLA Piper Pilfers Top Philly Antitrust Attorney
• Flurry of Litigation Against IMAX Continues
• Dana Bids To Retain Skadden Arps As Special Counsel
• Tower Gains Extension, But Must Draft Plan
• Appeals Court Rules Taxes On Anguish Unconstitutional
• Galvex Trustee Objects To Attorneys' Payment Request
• Ausam Secures 90 More Days To File Chapter 11 Plan
• Estonian Trader Fined For Press Release Theft
• Eight Charged In $70M Black-Market Drug Scam
• Firm Merger Will Bolster Cooley's Bankruptcy Practice
• Charges Dropped As Quattrone Dodges Third Trial
• Bush Lauds Tougher Access To "Morning After" Pill
• Merger Gives Cooley Godward A New York Presence
• Nixon Peabody Nets Three IP Attorneys
• Pfizer Asks Judge To Reconsider Vote Dilution
• Convention Center, Employees Settle Discrimination Suit
• Firm Merger Will Bolster Cooley's Securities Practice
• Securities Plaintiffs Object To Refco Bankruptcy Ruling
• McAfee Subpoenaed Over Options Practices
• Insurance Company Scores Win In ERISA Suit
• EPA Joins Motion, Seeks Secret Report In Solutia Case
• Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions
• Adelphia To Shell Out Less Collateral
• Silicon Graphics To Retain Paul Hastings
• No End In Sight In Plavix Battle
• Calpine Owes $45M In Fees For Five-Month Period
• London Fog Lets Go Of Trademark
• Delta's Bid To Toss Pensions Comes Under Fire
• U.S. Brings Fresh Charges Against Lord Black
• Latham & Watkins Adds Ex-Fannie Mae VP To Ranks
• Adelphia Noteholders Want End To Exclusivity
• Tower Deadline Extended For Sixth Time
• Oneida Asks For Exclusivity Extension
• Barr Back In The Ring Over Plan B
• Gloves Come Off In Plavix Battle
• Northwest Flight Attendants Can Strike, Judge Says
• Court Allows Delta To Buy United's NY-London Route
• Options Backdating Scandal Comes To Cablevision
• SEC Expands General Re Probe
• Symbol Settles Dispute Over Batteries
• Honeywell $46.58 Million Jury Verdict Overturned
• Ex-DHB Execs Hit With Criminal Charges
• Par Pharmecuticals Stung By Another Suit
• Fish & Richardson Nets Seasoned Litigator
• Zale Corporation Hit With Class Action
• Silicon Graphics Bids For Chapter 11 Control
• Intel Can Subpoena Merger Docs From ATI, Court Says
• Former Broker Dealer Handed 9 Year Sentence
• Bristol-Myers, Sanofi Try To Cope With Generic Plavix
• Shareholders Add to British Petroleum's Troubles
• Bayer Seeks To Block St. Vincent Rejection of Leases
• SGI Seeks To Retain Ernst & Young In Bankruptcy Case
• Judge Allows Bankrupt Calpine To Settle Some Claims
• Sypris Puts Pressure On Dana In Contract Dispute
• Law Firm Profile: Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC
• Shire, Barr Resolve Suits Over Generic Adderall
• Trustee For Refco Unit Urges Judge To Bless Settlement
• Proskauer Gets Veteran Securities Lawyer From Chadbourne
• Changing Standards Of Lawyer Liability
• Meridian Scores Extension Of Exclusivity Periods
• Senators Raise Concerns Over SEC Hedge Fund Probe
• Ex-Comverse Chief Considered A Fugitive
• Penthouse Founder's Suit Remanded To State Court
• Solutia Seeks Stay, Committees Object
• Judge OK's Bonus For Musicland Execs
• IMAX Faces New Courtroom Drama
• Liberty Mutual Fights Back Against Spitzer
• Hedge Fund Regulation After Goldstein
• Dana's Incentive Plan Draws Fire From Creditors
• Werner Creditors Demand Financial Documents
• Adelphia Noteholders Bid To Have Documents Unsealed
• Mexican Telecom Co. Files For Bankruptcy In New York
• Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Fire Back In Plavix Feud
• Refco Trustee Bids For Broader Objection Rights
• Stock Price Dip Leads To Class Actions Against Centene
• The 'Catalona' Decision And The Ownership Of Biological Samples And Clinical Data
• Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Insider-Trading Scheme
• Musicland Shells Out $26M To Secured Debt Holders
• Calpine Bids For Right To Settle Certain Claims
• Solvay Sues Canada Co. Over ANDA For Generic Aceon
• Judge Sanctions Retiree Committee In Dana Case
• Class Action Against Northwest Dismissed
• Grasso's Lawyers Look To Appeal Judge's Decision
• Is Insurance The Silver Lining For Stock Option Claims?
• Solutia Looks To Kibosh Shareholder Suit
• Pfizer Settlement Torpedoes Quigley Reorganization Plan
• Customers Cringe As $127.5M Refco Deal Goes Through
• Payola Probe Inspires Two New Lawsuits
• BMI Objects To Adelphia Voiding Agreement
• Glaxo Forks Over $70M in Drug-Pricing Fraud
• Law Firm Profile: Jenner & Block LLP
• Judge Delays Ruling On Refco Creditors' Split
• Customers Want Refco To Pick Up Legal Tab
• Federal Circuit Blasts Trade Court In Anti-Dumping Ruling
• The Future Of Pay-Or-Play Laws
• Denver Workers Opt Out Of Qwest Settlement
• Energy Companies Ordered To Turn Over Tapes
• Second Circuit Revives American Express Fraud Suit
• Controversial Bill Divides AIDS Organizations
• Tower Looks To Dump Asbestos Liability
• E.C. Turns Up Heat In DVD Probe
• Former Comverse Execs Charged With Backdating
• Banks Reveal $250M Deal In Adelphia Investor Suit
• Yukos' U.S. Case Lingers, Russians Probe $4.5B Fraud
• Concerns Raised Over Delphi's Bid To Ditch GM Contracts
• Judge Greenlights Northwest's $1.4B DIP Loan
• Spitzer Scores Trial Delay In Grasso Case
• Case Against Refco Brokers Should Proceed: SEC
• Court Revives Securities Class Action Against Amex
• Conflicts Of Interest Plague Researchers
• AIG's Insurance Fight Spawns Trade Secret Battle
• Delta Wants Help From IBM
• Apotex Launches At-Risk Generic Plavix
• Patent Firm Wins Again in Connector Dispute
• U.S. Trustee Defends Move To Split Refco Creditors
• LED Maker Settles With Columbia Professor
• Altana And Wyeth Strike Again Over Protonix
• North Fork Bank To Settle Shareholder Lawsuit
• J&J Unit Under Scrutiny For Alleged Off-Label Marketing
• Appeals Court Sends NRG Case Back To Minnesota
• GM Files Major Claim For Cash From Delphi
• Global Crossings Suit Against CIBC To Proceed
• Dana Shareholders Warn Against Cutting Benefits
• Firm Denied Compensation In Owens Corning Case
• Overhaul Of Creditors Panel Threatens Refco Deal
• Record Labels Target LimeWire For Internet Piracy
• Martha Stewart Settles Civil Charges With SEC
• Former General Re Exec Targeted By DOJ
• More Companies Afflicted By Stock-Options Practices
• Medtronic, Others Fall Under Antitrust Scrutiny
• Tower Lobbies Court For 60 More Days To Submit Plan
• Delta Bids To Shutter Pilots' Pensions
• Motorola Claims Ignorance Of Adelphia Wrongdoings
• Owens Corning Seeks Revision Of Letter Against Plan
• Dana Settles Patent, Antitrust Suits
• LG Asks Court For Permission To Sue Silicon Graphics
• U.S. Trustee Guts Refco Creditor Committee
• Ausam Battles Keryx Over Share Losses
• Steel Maker Looks To Liquidate
• Calpine Bids To Sell $80M Stake In Plant
• SEC Judge Tosses CIBC Insider-Trading Case
• Jones Day Bids To Recoup $9M In Fees From Dana
• Yukos Bankrupt But Not Forgotten
• Novo Nordisk Sues Pfizer Over Insulin Patent
• Northwest Lender Objects To $1.4 billion DIP Loan
• Plavix Patent Litigation to Resume, Sanofi Exec Says
• Rigas Family Transfer Clinched Time Warner Deal
• Foley & Lardner Nabs ABI Chair
• Drug Cos. Hit With Plavix Antitrust Class Action
• St. Paul Travelers Settles Bid-Rigging Charges
• Research Analyst Hit With $2.3M Judgment
• SEC Puts Impath Fraud To Rest With $2M Settlement
• Entergy Requests Another Extension
• Northwest Flight Attendants Reject 2nd Tentative Deal
• Delphi Shareholders Seek Financial Advisor
• A General Counsel's Guide To Avoiding The Healthcare Antitrust Minefield
• Adelphia Assets Sold To Cable Giants
• Van der Moolen Trader Acquitted Of Front-Running
• Sphinx Group Makes Bid For Chapter 15 Shelter
• Whistleblower Challenges $40M Medtronic Settlement
• Judge OKs Aphton Sale Of Cancer Drug