New York Archive » May, 2007

New York - May, 2007

249 articles

• NJ Judge Certifies Wal-Mart Employee Class Action
• FTC Eyes Student Loan Industry
• French Bank Hopes To Bid Adieu To ERISA Case
• DenTek Answers Medtech's Infringement Claims
• Northwest Wings Its Way Out Of Bankruptcy
• Quinn Emanuel Reels In Hedge Fund Specialist
• CFTC Seeks Judgment In Phony Exchange Case
• Nuclear Power Plant Workers Dealt Setback
• Judge OKs Sale Of Diamond Giant's Assets
• Bondi Strikes Back At BofA's Bid For Info
• Vivendi Asks Court To Toss Ex-Exec's ERISA Case
• Class Certified In JPMorgan ERISA Case
• Class Member Objects To $100M AmEx Settlement
• Ernst & Young Tries To Get Case Dismissed
• Safeway Wants AmEx Subpoena Quashed
• King & Spalding Continues New York Expansion
• NWA Flight Attendants Grudgingly Approve Pay Deal
• E&Y Partners Charged With Tax Fraud
• Nacchio Bids To Toss Hedge Funds' Claims
• Bristol-Myers Pleads Guilty, Pays $1M In Fines
• Final Approval Sought For $100M AmEx Settlement
• AOL's $25M Insurance Lawsuit Dismissed
• Akin Gump Snags IP Litigator From White & Case
• BofA Seeks Info From Parmalat's Bondi Over Witness
• Barclays Pays $10.9M To Settle Insider Trading Claims
• Unions Object To Tower Disclosure Statement
• Spitzer's Panel To Keep Big Money In The Big Apple
• Court Refuses To Increase Award In ING Case
• Parmalat Judge Reinstates Counterclaim
• K&L Gates Fortifies Washington Energy Practice
• Portrait's Asset Sale Bid Under More Fire
• Judge OKs Doc Request In New Century Case
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Prilosec Patent Suit
• BP Calls For High Pleading Standard
• FERC, Snohomish Win Right To Appeal Enron Order
• Northwest Trustee Protests Ad Hoc Settlement
• Judge OKs New Century Bonus Payouts
• Purdue, Impax Patent Fight Comes To An End
• States Consider Law Against Office Bullies
• WTC Leaseholders Call To Stay Punitive Damages
• Qantas Will Aid In Cargo Investigation: Report
• Public Service Attorney Jumps To Greenberg Traurig
• O'Melveny Grabs Another Partner From Stroock
• Goldman Sachs Tells Tower Auto To Pay Back Rent
• Solutia Seeks Court Nod For Disclosure Statement
• Reinsurance Suit Ends In Victory For SEC
• Judge Dismisses ERISA Suit Against Aetna
• SEC Investigates Dow Chemical Buyout Talks
• Judge Tosses Shareholder Suit Against AOL
• Judge Chastises Attorney In Trade Secrets Case
• Xethanol Wants Securities Complaint Dismissed
• Parmalat Judge Chucks Counterclaim
• Trustee, New Century Clash Over Examiner's Role
• Appeals Panel Remands MTBE Cases To State Courts
• Judge Denies Refco Customers' Fee Bid
• AIG, Insurance Pool Trade Suits Over Workers Comp
• Refco Plaintiffs Object To Defendants' Motion
• Harsher Allegations In New Novellus Lawsuit
• Yukos Gets Nod To Sell Foreign Assets
• Dana Granted Stay To Appeal $43.9M Verdict
• Bondholders Strike Back At Delta Over Lease Deal
• Tower Asks For More Time, Just In Case
• Collins & Aikman Execs Get More Time To Respond
• Security Tech Company Sued Over Alleged IPO Lies
• DOJ Won't Prosecute Sidley In Tax Scandal
• Adelphia Founder, Son Lose Fraud Appeal
• Two Suits Added To OxyContin Antitrust Case
• Securities Suit Against Esteé Lauder Dismissed
• Chip Inspection Patents Ruled Unenforceable
• Seyfarth Shaw Launches Boston IP Practice
• Cintas' Bid For Sanctions Against Union Rejected
• Court Blocks Dismissal Of Deloitte Suit
• Class Certified In ERISA Case Vs. HSBC
• Delphi Judge Issues Amended Ruling In Stay Dispute
• Morgan Stanley IT "Scapegoat" Appeals Case
• Cleco Sells $85M In Calpine Claims To JP Morgan
• Judge Blesses New Century Unit Sale
• State Supreme Court Spurns Citigroup Request
• Bisys To Pay $25M To Settle Reporting Allegations
• Energy Biogas Wins Ch. 11 Approval
• Motorola's Jury Request Denied In Adelphia Dispute
• Appeals Court Blocks Judge In KPMG Fee Spat
• Court Nixes Network-Wide Digital Recording System
• UBS Sued Over Wood River Hedge Fund's Collapse
• Calpine Asks To Take Over Power Plant
• UBS Seeks New Trial In Sex Bias Case
• Court Rejects $116.5M Damages In AEP-Suez Dispute
• Judge Dismisses Fraud Charges Against CA Inc.
• Squawk Box Brokers Face Retrial On Conspiracy
• Portrait's Creditors Vouch For Assets Sale
• New York Sued Over Firefighter Hiring Practices
• California Will Sue If EPA Denies Waiver Request
• Gay Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Associate Adds Claims
• Judge Approves Northwest's Deal With AFA
• CompuDyne Insider Trading Pact Under Scrutiny
• Telecom Sues J.P. Morgan Over Merger Gone Bad
• Goodyear Responds To Claim Rebuttal In Dana Case
• Diamond Giant Gets More Time To Reorganize
• Biotech Bankruptcies Face IP Challenges
• Baby Bells Triumph With High Court's Dismissal
• Law Firm Sued Over "Botched" Stock Purchase
• Sea Containers Asks For Extension To File Plan
• Supreme Court To Hear Futures Case
• Climate Change Heats Up Courtrooms
• Bed Bath & Beyond Suit Dismissed
• Judge OKs Granite's Reorganization Plan
• Olde Monmouth Moves To Dismiss DTC Counterclaims
• UBS Exec Seeks Extension To Answer SEC Charges
• States Step Up Vigilance Of Energy Mergers
• Dynegy Exec's Attorney Wins Case Over Fees
• Home Health Care Workers Fight For Overtime
• Takeda Sues Over Diabetes Drug Patent
• Northwest Gets Nod To Fly Out Of Bankruptcy
• Former Royal Ahold Exec Gets Seven Years
• Leapfrog V. Fisher-Price: Lessons Learned
• Class Action Plaintiffs Scoff At Dana Proposal
• FERC Takes Up Offshore Site Banking
• Delphi Wants To Give Documents To ERISA Plaintiffs
• Jury Awards U.S. $103M In Bid-Rigging Case
• Taking The Ostrich's Head Out Of The Sand
• Solutia Creditors Will Get $1.2B Under Plan
• Honeywell Infringed Energy Management Patent: Suit
• Ford & Harrison Grabs Four Lawyers
• Subprime Lender Hit With Whistleblower Suit
• New Century Asks Court To Help Prevent Litigation
• Clinton Launches Energy Efficiency Coalition
• Crowell & Moring Adds Former Federal Prosecutor
• Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Pleads Guilty To Stock Fraud
• Calpine To Erase $1.1B In Claims From Chapter 11
• Musicland's Creditors Sue Banks Over $25M Loan
• Appeals Court Refuses To Disqualify Quinn Emanuel
• Oracle Joins Opposition To New Century Sale
• Dickstein Snatches Lawyers From Orrick
• Fish & Neave Wins Dispute Over Partners' Contract
• Ex-Pimco Head Settles With SEC
• Amid Trustee Feud, Northwest Files Amended Plan
• Judge Shelves Shareholder Suit Against Bank Execs
• Washington Mutual Faces FLSA Suit
• New Sheppard Mullin Practice Tackles Climate Change
• Citigroup Hit With FLSA Suit
• SEC Charges Ex-Oracle VP With Insider Trading
• Calpine Settles With Canadian Subsidiaries
• Banks Balk At New Century's Foreclosure Proposal
• Creditors Defend Northwest Plan
• Bondholders Blast Pacific Lumber's Extension Bid
• BofA, Barclays Appeal Dutch Court's Decision
• University Fires Officer Implicated In Loan Probe
• Delphi Reaches Truce With Electronic Data Systems
• Northwest Wants Report Kept Under Wraps
• Fox Seeks More Than $30M From Musicland
• Optionable's Troubles Snowball With Lawsuits
• St. Vincent Trustee Objects To Disclosure Statement
• Dana, Creditors Say Goodyear's Claim Too Late
• California Blames Govt. For Weak Fuel Standards
• Ace Pays $9M To End Bid-Rigging Probe
• Judge Squashes Request For New Century Trustee
• MFS, JPMorgan Settle Market Timing Class Actions
• King & Spalding Opens Bankruptcy Practice In Texas
• CIT Pays $3M To End AG's Probe Of Student Loan Unit
• AAA Insurer Sues Rival Over Trade Secrets
• Court Keeps Aciphex Free Of Generic Competition
• Plavix Charges Settled, But More May Be Coming
• O'Melveny & Myers Adds Four New York Partners
• Honeywell, AspenTech Fight Over Purchase Deal
• Delta, Wells Fargo Spar Over $445M In Claims
• AIG Unit Sues Tyco Over Bond Buyback Offer
• Judge Declines Fee Request In Koons Case
• Attorney Couple Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Calpine Creditors Win Right To Challenge Liens
• Amaranth Shells Out $717K To Settle SEC Probe
• Partial Verdict Favors Brokers In Squawk Box Trial
• Competition Fears Cast Doubt On Yukos Auction
• Ex-Comverse Exec Gets One Year In Jail
• Refco Unit Seeks To Lift Stay To Dismiss Civil Suit
• Settled: Muslim Officer May Wear Skullcap
• Group Says "Enough" In Pfizer Unit Ch. 11 Case
• Dow Chemical Exec Battle Explodes Into Lawsuits
• Shareholders Object to Northwest's Chapter 11 Plan
• Northwest Challenged Over Tax Payment Plan
• Dana Looks To Buy Plants From Credit Subsidiary
• Judge Grants $1M Bail To Ex-Credit Suisse Broker
• Motorola To Fork Over $25M To Settle SEC Charges
• FERC, Bankruptcy Court Approve Calpine's $4.5M Fine
• Calpine Predicts June Emergence From Chapter 11
• IRS Says New Century May Owe $400M
• House Debates Subprime Industry Regulation
• Updating Your Case Presentation Strategy
• EEOC Strikes Deal, 35-Year-Old Suit Continues
• Massachusetts Launches Student Loan Probe
• Court Upholds "Prime Rate" Case Dismissal
• Refco, BofA Reach Settlement
• Cuomo Probes Pension Fund Conflict Of Interest
• Chevron Nears Iraqi Kickback Settlement: Report
• SEC Files Charges Over Dow Jones Trades
• St. Vincent, Caritas Bury Hatchet Over Sale Terms
• Calpine Creditor Looks To Settle Contract Dispute
• Appeals Court Tosses 4 of 6 Claims Against Grasso
• Unum Group Settles 401(k) Class Action
• Hedge Fund Financier Pays $16.8M To Settle With SEC
• FLYi Seeks Reduction Of Claims
• Bondholders Challenge Delta's Ch. 11 Plan
• Delphi Agrees To Pay Pension Plan $1.3B
• Dana Asks Court To Lift Litigation Stay
• Regulators Investigate Suspicious Dow Jones Trades
• Judge: No Committee for Ex-New Century Employees
• Giuliani Cos. Raise Conflict Issue In Delta Case: Report
• Investment Co. Wins New Century Mortages For $58M
• BofA Sues ABN Amro Over LaSalle Sale
• YouTube, Google Face Class Action Infringement Suit
• Governments To Pay $84M To Kazakhstan
• Lawmakers Team Up To Thwart Power Corridor
• Choice Of Venue: Sound Strategy Or Forum Shopping?
• Northwest Unions Appeal CBA Ruling
• Options Backdating: The Statistics Of Luck
• Sony Sued Over Blu-Ray Technology
• Ex-Milberg Partner Seeks Dismissal Of Fraud Claims
• Halliburton Cheating Retirees After Unit Sale: Suit
• New Mexico Settles With Time Warner Over Merger
• SEC: Game Over For Take-Two Distributor
• Citigroup Charged With Withholding Overtime Pay
• A.G. Edwards Settles Market Timing Suit For $3.86M
• Teleflex Ruling Doesn't Win Vonage New Trial
• Google, Belgian Group Make Amends In Copyright Deal
• Derivative Suit Against Estée Lauder Crumbles
• Rosneft Snatches Up Yukos Assets For $6.8B
• Bear Stearns Seeks Reversal Of Bankruptcy Ruling
• Pepper Hamilton Snags Employment Veteran
• Private Equity To Drive Tower's Exit From Ch. 11
• Shareholders Attack Hostile Takeover Of Reinsurer
• College Alumni Groups Subpoenaed In Loan Probe
• Wachovia Suit Against Delphi Employee Stayed
• Judge Tosses Suit Challenging NASD-NYSE Deal
• Delta Gifts Employees With Cash, Stock
• Judge Dismisses Claim Against Banks From Refco Suit
• Goodwin Procter Adds Another IP Attorney
• New Century Drops Execs From Bonus Plan
• Solutia Triumphs In Bondholder Spat
• Electronic Labelmakers Collide In RFID Patent Suit
• CFTC Moves For McGraw-Hill's Natural Gas Info
• Comair Emerges From Ch. 11 With Unclear Future
• Tower Automotive To File Ch. 11 Plan Tuesday
• UAW May Ready Counteroffer In Delphi Bankruptcy
• Heightened Oversight Obligations For Prime Brokers
• Westar Execs To Face Third Trial
• Judge Orders Payment Of $11M In Trading Scheme
• Mike's Train House Mulls Supreme Court Appeal
• Dana, Unions Request More Time For Labor Talks
• Ex-Tyco Exec To Pay $2.6M To Settle With SEC
• Calpine Debtor Files Adversary Case Against Utility