New York Archive » March, 2007

New York - March, 2007

228 articles

• U.S. Energy Biogas Seeks Exclusivity Extension
• Malden Mills Ch. 7 Conversion Gets Boost
• Judge OK's Bid-Rigging Suit Against Liberty Mutual
• Defamation Decision Strips Brokers Of Recourse
• Calpine Scores $5B For Refinancing
• Dell Delays 10-K As Auditors Find Signs Of Misconduct
• Northwest Flight Attendants Still Barred From Striking
• U.S. Lawmakers Question Student Lending Practices
• Outstanding Women: Denise M. Clark
• More Northwest Investors Cough Up Information
• Jenkens & Gilchrist Bites The Dust
• Cerberus Buys Out Bankrupt Auto Parts Maker
• Alliance Told To Pay Millions In Defamation Case
• Air Cargo Probe Now Includes Northwest
• Cooley Godward Kronish
• JP Morgan Wins Dismissal Of Enron Class Action
• Investment Bank CEO Admits To Stock Scheme
• Firm Faces Trial Over Fen-Phen Settlement
• Court Tosses Claims In "Pooh" Dispute
• Unions Sue New York Over Hospital Overhaul Plans
• Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Fee Award
• Court Echoes Panel In Merrill Broker Firing
• Judge Tosses Bid For New Enron Complaints
• Judge OKs Skadden's Role As Special Counsel To Dana
• Tyco Files Suit Over Generic Sleep Aid
• Delphi Still Wants Consensual Deal With Unions
• Northwest Funds Refuse To Let Disclosure Issue Die
• Deutsche Raid Sparks Legal Tussle Over Contracts
• Patent Holder's Lawyer Loses Bid For Sanctions Stay
• Judge Allows Examiner In Northwest Case
• Ohio AG Wants Marsh & McLennan Documents
• Panel Consolidates SRAM Cases In California Court
• Merck KGaA Unit Files Patent Suit Against Sepracor
• Northwest Pulls $129M Non-Union Workers Claim
• Howrey Expands Antitrust Work In New York
• Ex-Aspen CEO Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud
• Reevaluating Copyright In The YouTube Age
• Delta Prepares For Flight Out Of Bankruptcy
• Cozen O'Connor
• Rigases Get $600,000 For Defense Fund
• Supreme Court Declines Dow Corning Appeal
• Court Approves Northwest Disclosure Statement
• Biovail Fires Kasowitz Benson In Document Debacle
• Kirkland & Ellis Bills Solutia For Another $5M
• Judge Grants St. Vincent Time To Win Favor
• Judge Tosses BofA Claims Against Parmalat
• PBGC Urges More Transparency In Northwest Case
• US Atty. Seeks $1.4B From Ex-Collins & Aikman Execs.
• Foreign Investors Join Vivendi Class Action
• Hedge Fund Sues Watchdog Over Free Speech
• CFTC Accuses Nine Firms Of Duping Investors
• E.On Takes Legal Action Against Enel, Acciona
• NYC Withdraws $3.75M Claim Against Curative
• Vonage Slapped With Injunction In Verizon Case
• Court Rules "Vulture" Fund Has No Right To Sue
• Hedge Fund Criminally Charged With Market Timing
• CFTC Fines Gas Trader For Price Manipulation
• AG Threatens Student Lender With Suit
• Court OKs $50.5M Deloitte Settlement In Investor Suit
• Eisai Targeted Again Over Aciphex Patent
• Judge Prevents Auto Makers From Concealing Data
• Total SA CEO Banned From Meeting Iranian Officials
• Judge Bars Cablevision From Launching RS-DVR
• XM Faces More Litigation Over Music Copyrights
• Malden Mills Creditors Push For GE Settlement
• Parmalat Investors Notified Of $50M Settlement
• New Century Looks To Lazard, O'Melveny & Myers
• Gibson Dunn
• Jenner & Block Nabs Pillsbury's IP Chair
• Credit Suisse, Calpine Clash Over $7.9M Claim
• NWA Hedge Funds Surrender Trading Data
• U.S. Energy Biogas Makes Deal With Illinois, ICC
• Judge Dismisses Challenge To PCAOB Authority
• Darby & Darby Hires New Principal For D.C. Office
• Affiliated Shareholders Petition To Block Buyout
• Judge Mulls Northwest Flight Attendants' $1B Claim
• Nixon Nets Jenkens' IP Team, Opens Doors In Chicago
• Scope Of Waiver Needs Clarification, Bright-Line Test
• Tower Gets More Time To Develop Plan
• Skadden Compromises On Fee Application
• AlixPartners Defends Fee Request In Refco Case
• Total Execs Questioned Over Iran Contracts
• Kennedy Recuses Himself From Credit Suisse Case
• Barr Sued Over Plan For Schizophrenia Drug
• Kasowitz Scores California White-Collar Boutique
• Takeda Wins $16.8M In Fees For Misconduct
• Pfizer Whistleblower Challenges Claim Dismissal
• California, Fannie Mae Sever Ties With New Century
• Feds To Indict Collins & Aikman Ex-CEO: Report
• Court Reverses $1.58B Verdict In Perelman Case
• Hedge Funds Try To Block $750M Northwest Offering
• Delphi To Pay $70M To Close Spanish Plant
• IRS Issues Complex Guidance On Rollovers To HSAs
• NYRA Wins Extension Of Exclusive Period
• Russia Wins Tax Suit Against PwC
• Prime Broker Must Return Margin Payments
• Delta Offers $480M Reward To Employees
• Goldman Sachs Joins Delphi Bailout Plan
• IUE-CWA Objects To Delphi's Incentive Plan
• Ex-Citigroup Trader Gets 15 Months
• Giuliani Defends Himself Over Ties To Chavez
• Citigroup Rebuffed Again In Parmalat Case
• Satellite Radio Sued Over Subscriber Count
• Judge Gives Delta A Fourth Extension
• AG Probes Retirement Consulting At Morningstar
• Media Giants Seek Dismissal Of Antitrust Suit
• Diamond Wholesaler LID Files For Chapter 11
• New Century Gets More Cease-And-Desist Orders
• Finance Groups Dispute Northwest Disclosure Order
• Morgan Stanley Reaches Deal With Female Execs
• Refco Administrators Query AlixPartners' Fee
• Blockbuster Faces EEOC Charges
• E.U. Will Clear Universal-BMG Deal: Source
• Northwest Gets More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Gender Discrimination Class Upheld In Wal-Mart Case
• AG Probes Subprime, College Loan Markets
• DOJ Hits N.Y. Prison Department With Title VII Suit
• Circuit Rejects Appeal In Vance Eaton Dispute
• Sullivan & Worcester Lures Energy Experts
• Former Congressman Oxley Joins Nasdaq
• Fourth Circuit Tapped In Krispy Kreme Kerfuffle
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
• Funds Appeal Forced Disclosure In Northwest Case
• Universal, BMG Offer To Sell Publishing Rights: Source
• Giuliani's Law Firm Has Ties To Chavez
• Court Shakes Head At UnitedHealth Bid
• AG Probes Student Loan Providers
• Northwest Trustee Backs Calls For Examiner
• Judge Denies Class In Musicland Overtime Suit
• Zonare Lobs Counterclaims In Ultrasound Patent Spat
• Banks Subpoenaed For New Century Reports
• Banc Of America To Pay $26M For Research Abuses
• Afinsa Mails In Chapter 15 Petition
• Jones Day
• Bracewell Scores Bingham Bankruptcy Partners
• Bondholders Oppose Delta-Cincinnati Airport Deal
• Dana Agrees To $78M Trust For Nonunion Retirees
• Weil Sees Exodus In Wake Of Harvey Miller's Return
• Braintree Labs Hit With Antitrust Suit Over MiraLax
• New Century Faces Grand Jury Subpoena
• Chadbourne Hauls In West Coast Energy Team
• Venable LLP
• Cigna Sued Over Treatment For Eating Disorders
• FedEx Delivery Drivers Seek Class Status
• Viacom Hits YouTube With $1B Infringement Suit
• Ex-Friedman's CEO Charged With Securities Fraud
• Shareholders Group Objects To Northwest's Extension
• Judge Refuses To Toss Contamination Suit
• Chamber Of Commerce Calls For Reforms
• New Century Reels Amid Funding Drought
• Tower Seeks Extension To Pay Deutsche Claim
• Refco Creditors Take Aim At Underwriters
• Ex-Nortel Execs Tied Into SEC Fraud Suit
• Court To Rethink Enzo Patent Bid
• Our Lady Of Mercy Files For Chapter 11
• Employees Say GM, Bank Mishandled 401(k)
• Pepper Hamilton Strengthens IP Group
• Russian Police Raid PwC For Evidence Against Yukos
• Thoughts On The Subprime Mortgage Collapse
• UnitedHealth To Correct Its Options Grant Dates
• Dana's Unions Want Creditors Out Of CBA Debate
• Ex-Aide Accuses KeySpan Of Retaliatory Fire
• Kosher Trademark Owners Sue Olive Oil Maker
• NASD, NYSE Sued Over Merger
• Ropes & Gray
• New Century In Dire Straits
• Judge Endorses Saint Vincent Commitment Letter
• Malden Mills Seeks Chapter 7 After $44M Sale
• SEC Probes E.ON Over Accounting
• Day Pitney
• Delta Vows To Share Post-Bankruptcy Spoils
• Policy Threatens Attorney-Client Privilege: Lawyers
• Cadwalader Partner Joins Goldman Sachs
• Prodigal Son Returns To Weil Gotshal
• St. Vincent, Consultant Fight Over Fees
• Delphi Proposes $2B Stock Offering
• Greenberg Pinches Buchanan's Bankruptcy Group
• Antitrust Suit: Purdue Pharma Tricked PTO
• Take Two Investors Seek To Oust Board, Execs
• Pataki Takes On Energy Role At Chadbourne
• Northwest Shareholders Demand Examiner
• Court Rules Fendi Broke State Labor Laws
• Microsoft Plaintiffs Examine Iowa Accusations
• Motorola Wins Appeal To Reopen Iridium Settlement
• Judge Rejects Adelphia's $32M Settlement
• Jury: Vonage To Pay $58M In Verizon Patent Suit
• Refco Trustee Objects To Claims
• Northwest Judge To Rule On Hedge Fund Disclosure
• Calpine Allowed To Seek Post-Petition Financing
• Verizon Critics Weigh In With FCC
• Microsoft Rips At Google's Book-Scanning Project
• Lerach Dumped As Lead Counsel In Comverse Suit
• Lucent Must Turn Over Material In Adelphia Spat
• Delta Sues LAX, City Over Airport Terminal Lease
• N.Y. Lawmakers Worried Over Gas Merger
• Starbucks Challenges "Starstruck" Entrepreneur
• Washington Sues Over Infant Coverage Laws
• DLA Raises Pay For Patent Litigators
• Granite Files Amended Reorganization Plan
• Gas Chief Sure Of Merger Despite Antitrust Concerns
• Yukos Execs Sentenced In $13B Embezzlement Case
• New Century Financial Faces Mounting Challenges
• FLYi Settles With Three Claimants
• Dana Hits Back At Retirees Moves to Keep Benefits
• Northwest Fires Back At Union
• Jordan's Claim Against WorldCom Goes Into Overtime
• Broker Thwarts $45M UBS Overtime Settlement
• Kaplan Fox Picks Up Two Antitrust Attorneys
• E*Trade Discloses SEC Probe
• Steptoe Brings Employment Attorney Onboard
• Group Supports Dana Bid To Scrap Retiree Benefits
• Comair Pilots Yield To Tentative Concessions Deal
• Duane Morris
• Attempt To Chase $1.4M Claim From Calpine Denied
• Creditor Groups Oppose Werner Breakup Fee
• Oil Royalty Mediation Fails; Court Challenge Resumes
• Yukos Execs Found Guilty Of Embezzling $13B
• Weil Gotshal To Trim SGI Fee Request
• Hess Accused Of Violations At Petroleum Facility
• Thompson & Knight Forms Energy Consulting Firm
• Appeals Court Deals Philips Blow In CD "Tying" Case
• Bayou Group Wins Plan Extension
• Townsend Welcomes Patent Attorney Back
• Northwest Shareholders Ditch Committee Bid
• AFL-CIO Criticism Of Wal-Mart Exec Pay Heats Up
• Making Employer Stock Safe for Your 401(k) Plan
• Man To Serve 10 Years For Selling Fake Policies
• Delphi, Creditors Extend Talks For Two Weeks