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New York - July, 2007

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• Key Decision Fails To Resolve Question Of Standing
• Nixon Peabody Snaps Up Two Energy Partners
• Judge Awards $84.6M In Online Muni Bond Patent Spat
• Auditor Blasts San Diego Diocese Over Finances
• For Subprime Collapse Casualties, A New Practice
• Marathon, Enron To Settle Turbine Generator Suit
• Squawk Box Defendant Gets One Year In Prison
• Liability Claims Against Dexatrim Maker Dismissed
• SEC Brings Charges Against AspenTech, Execs
• Avandia Survives Scrutiny From FDA Panel
• Ex-Prudential Exec Settles SEC Market Timing Claims
• Nelnet Settles With Cuomo Over Kickbacks
• Tort Claimants Object To Solutia, Monsanto Pact
• Surrender Proves To Be Best Recipe For Boulud
• States Fight Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• FDA Looks To Improve Food Safety Oversight
• Creditors Fight NYRA's Bid For Counsel
• BAR/BRI Hit With N.Y. Class Action, Alleging Fraud
• Parmalat Deposition To Take Place As Scheduled
• Judge Nixes Ford's Bid To Toss Seatbelt Claims
• Sony Faces Patent Suit Over PlayStation 3
• The Dispositive Preemption Question
• FINRA Launches Regulatory Operations
• Judge Extends Stay In Antitrust OxyContin Suit
• Judge OKs Solutia Settlement Over Financing Deal
• Judge Tosses Workers' Suit Against Unions, Fees
• Celebrity Cruises Wins Millions In Outbreak Case
• $245M Suit Says Mayer Brown Aided Refco Fraud
• Securities Regulations Immunize IPO Underwriters
• Veras Asks For Dismissal In Hedge Fund Case
• SEC OKs Merger Of Stock Market Regulators
• Judge Says Town Can't Target Illegal Immigration
• Judge Puts Kibosh On BofA Suit Against ABN Amro
• Judge Approves Dana's Union Deal, Despite Objections
• Calpine Wooed By Alternative Chapter 11 Plan
• Suit Against Worldcom Underwriter To Move Forward
• WaMu Fails In Attempt To Kill State Claims
• Asbestos-Related Claims Diluted For Voting On Plan
• Parishioners Bid To Join Diocese Bankruptcy
• Lawyers Bicker As Solutia Hearing Goes On
• Bankrupt AMS Objects To $18M In Publishers' Claims
• Plaintiffs Defend ERISA Suit Against GM
• Judge Sides With Verizon In Employee Class Action
• San Francisco Fights To Toss Suit Over Health Law
• DOJ Seeks Discovery Stay In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Stay Approved In Bone-Fusing Staple Patent Dispute
• EnCana Pays $20.5M To Settle State Class Action
• Dow Jones IP Case Will Wait For State Court
• Defective Goods: Legal Risks And Protective Measures
• SafeNet CFO Indicted For Fraud, Conspiracy
• Judge Orders Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• FERC Fines Amaranth $291M
• Both Sides In WTC Case Ask For Summary Judgment
• Glaxo Sales Drop As FDA Hearings Approach
• Bancorp Sues Metlife Again, Over Insurance Patent
• Suits Squabble Over Energy Futures Jurisdiction
• Government Defends Stay In Collins & Aikman Case
• Shareholders Sue State Bancorp For Fraud
• Patent Group Moves From Greenberg Traurig To Dreier
• Dana Responds To Criticism Over Deal With Unions
• Tokyo High Court Permits First Exercise of Poison Pill
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Joins Gibson Dunn
• States Bury Hatchet With TAP Over Drug Pricing
• Judge Axes Foreign Parmalat Purchasers' Claims
• Comair Pilots Sue Airline, Union Over $61M Settlement
• Judge Blasts FedEx For Late Disclosure
• Dana Woos Appaloosa With Info, Exit Plan
• Smith Barney Censured For $50M
• High Court To Mull Available Remedies Under ERISA
• Airlines Dismissed From WTC Insurance Suit
• Avon Plaintiffs Fight Application of Tellabs
• A&P Exec Discriminated Against White Worker: Jury
• Objections Pour In To Proposed Exclusivity Extension
• 9/11 Victim's Estate Appeals Refco Claim Denial
• Ex-Amaranth Trader Seeks To Head Off FERC Action
• N.Y. Parmalat Suit Raises Issues For Foreign Debtors
• Zyprexa Plaintiff Wants To Go It Alone Against Eli Lilly
• Recovering Docs, Assets From Foreign Banks
• Airlines Seek Stall In Air Cargo Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Refuses To Lift Stay In Securities Suit
• Ephedra Still Causing Headaches For Diet Pill Makers
• Judge Gives LID More Time To Decide On Leases
• Hartford Financial Pays $115M To Settle AG Probes
• Punitive Relief Is An Open Question In SEC Case
• Edwards Angell Opens New IP Office In D.C.
• Court Throws Out Gen-Probe's HPV License Suit
• Judge Dismisses Derivative Suit Against BP
• DLA Piper Wants Psych Exam In Employee Dispute
• Omnicom Gets More Time To Answer FLSA Suit
• Minimum Resale Price Restraints Need Extra Attention
• Take-Two Officials Plead Guilty In Options Case
• Another Student Lender Settles Kickback Allegations
• Collins & Aikman Ex-Execs Take The Fifth
• Opposition To Dana Deal With Unions Mounts
• Judge OKs Credit Suisse Deal In Parmalat Case
• Judge Won't Toss UN Discrimination Case
• Calpine Asks Court To Toss Towantic's Bankruptcy
• Four Accused In $75M Heating Oil Theft Scam
• Drug Exec, Son Sentenced To Jail For Insider Trading
• Senate Approves Bill That Cuts Lender Subsidies
• UK Court Says Marsh Execs Can't Be Sued In U.S.
• Assistant AG Joins Fulbright's Healthcare Practice
• AIG Hit With $100M Suit Over Workers' Compensation
• Lufthansa Wants Price-Fixing Suit Tossed
• Samsung America Director Arrested For Wire Fraud
• Fendi Claims Burlington Still Selling Counterfeits
• Delphi To Reorganize With CBA, Investor Deal
• Dow Jones Director Faces SEC Charges
• Solutia Requests Another Exclusivity Extension
• Following Objection, NYRA Gets Shorter Extension
• Appaloosa, Dana Spat Over Union Deal Escalates
• Drug Makers Seek Dismissal Of Wholesale Price Suit
• Fox Rothschild Nabs A Hospitality Insider
• Climate Change Bills Flood The Capital
• Enron Creditors Look To Rake In $149M
• Age Discrimination Claims Could Blindside Employers
• Credit Suisse Defends Settlement In Parmalat Case
• Portrait Corp. Emerges From Chapter 11
• Cypress Returns Fire Against Glaxo Over Zantac
• Russian Officials Clear PwC Of Fraud In Yukos Audit
• Court OKs $129M Settlement In Doral Securities Suit
• Impax Appeals Prilosec Case To Federal Circuit
• Collins & Aikman Ex-Execs Fight Bid For Stay
• Air France Gears Up To Shoot Down Price-Fixing Case
• WTC Rescue Workers Sue Recovery Fund, Mayor
• Mohegan Sun Joins Bidding War Over Race Tracks
• Judge Cuts Out Design Claim Over Tiffany Diamond
• Judge OKs Dismissal Of Some Ephedra Claims
• Judge Approves $20M Lawyers Fee In Securities Case
• Judge Postpones Trial For KPMG Trio
• Class Seeks Certification In Hedge Fund Suit
• Executive Compensation Specialist Joins Kaye Scholer
• N.Y. Sues ExxonMobil Over Brooklyn Spill
• Teachers File Suit Over Retirement Fund Kickbacks
• N.Y. Asks For More Discovery Time In DRAM Case
• Universal Express Fights SEC's Moves To Drop Claims
• Special Master OKs $70M Glaxo Settlement
• SEC Eyes Top Assurant Execs
• Lawyer Balks At Psychiatric Tests In DLA Piper Suit
• Solutia May Face More Damages Over Nitro Plant
• Northwest Reaches Rapprochement Over Leases
• The Revised Focus Of Implied Antitrust Immunity
• Taro Shareholders Defend Securities Fraud Complaint
• EPA Opens Hurricane Katrina Health Risk Files
• Solutia Reaches Amended Pact With Monsanto
• Cipro Antitrust Case Goes To State Court
• Judge Tosses NYU's Claims Against Autodesk
• UBS Pays $23.3M To Settle With Cuomo
• Ephedra Judge Limits Doctor's Expert Testimony
• Beth Israel Arbitration Spat Spills Over To Court
• Tower Automotive Settles Pension Fund's Claims
• Judge Approves Copernic Settlement
• KPMG Dismissals Set Up Second Circuit Showdown
• Trading Co. Fights Copyright Suit Over Software
• Utility Opts For $18M Settlement With Enron
• Boston Scientific Pays $195M To Bury Defibrillator MDL
• Fired COO Sues Marsh For Benefits
• Beware Of Senior Creditors Bearing Gifts
• Amaranth Sued For Energy Futures Price Manipulation
• Boston Scientific Fights To Fire Subsidiary's Execs
• Zyprexa Suits Weigh Heavily On Eli Lilly's Future
• Xyrem Settlement Gets Green Light
• Judge Excuses Defendants In H&R Block Suit
• Dutch Court Clears Way For ABN Amro Sale
• Dura Shifts Into High Gear With Backstop Agreement
• Medtronic May Have To Rethink Defense
• Bill Unveiled To Force EPA To Rule On Emissions
• TWU Wants NYC Transit Retirees' Claims Axed
• Bondi, BofA Witness Spat Continues
• FECI Settles Shareholder Complaint
• CFTC Chair Demands More Energy Futures Oversight
• Calpine Trustee Objects To Disclosure Statement
• Judge Gives Nod To Antitrust Claims Against Intel
• CPSC Seeks Tougher Safety Rules for Imports
• Medtronic Hit With Catheter Patent Suit
• Conflict Escalates Between Pharma, Bank
• Plaintiffs Point To "Tellabs" In Pfizer Securities Suit
• Plaintiffs Pursue DAS Cargo In Price-Fixing Suit
• Judge Says Portrait Plan Is Picture Perfect
• Home Care Co. Invokes Top Court Ruling In FLSA Suit
• Calpine Corp. Settles with PG&E
• N.Y. Slams Drug Makers' Calls To Toss AWP Case
• Judge Grants Class Status In A&P Wage Suit
• Trader To Pay $3.6M For Defrauding His Boss
• China Brushes Up Toothpaste Ingredient Laws
• Calpine Settles Second Lien Claim Dispute
• New Bill Targets Subprime Lenders' Unfair Practices
• SEC Closes Bear Stearns Muni Bond Inquiry
• DOJ Allowed To Limit Discovery In LCD Case
• Mayer Brown Targeted In Refco Examiner's Report
• Judge Approves Sale Of Tower To Cerberus
• YouTube Responds To Infringement Charges
• NYSE Disciplines Errant Company
• Celebrex, Bextra Claims Withstand Judge's Scrutiny
• Police Nab Head Of Bankrupt Hedge Fund
• FedEx Drivers Fight For Class Certification
• SEC Looks Into Dendreon Following FDA Disclosure
• Purdue Pharma Denies KV's Antitrust Allegations
• Union Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kickbacks
• BioMedical Enterprises Seeks Suit Stay
• Court Chews Tobacco Cos.' Class Status Appeal
• Orthodox Union Fights Valdoliva's Defamation Claim
• Securities Fraud Lawsuits Remain At Low Levels
• Intl. Exchange Mergers Could Threaten U.S.: Experts
• Complaint Against Enron Underwriters Is Dismissed
• Appaloosa Tries To Throw Wrench In Dana's Union Deal
• On Eve Of Hearing, Tower Makes Its Case
• Plaintiffs Amend Complaint In ERISA Case
• Solutia Tackles Objections In New Plan, Statement
• Will Going Global Save The Union Movement?
• As Defibrillator Trial Approaches, Guidant Falters
• Merck Punches Back In Fosamax Case
• Ephedra Plaintiff Fights Herbalife's Bid To Bar Info
• Delphi Courts Investors After Break With Cerberus
• Winston & Strawn Faces Trial Over Partner's Pay
• DOJ Asks For Discovery Stay In LCD Case
• Parmalat Fights Putative Class Action
• New Approval May Unlock Door To KeySpan Merger
• Solutia Seeks Court OK For Huntsman Deal
• Tower's Sale Plan Draws Objections
• Veggie Booty Recall Prompts Product Liability Suit
• Court Tosses Creditors' Suit Against Hedge Funds
• ICE Tells Senate Energy Trading Overhaul Not Needed
• Asbestos Victims Attack Pfizer Over Bankruptcy Plan
• Judge Hands Pfizer A Mixed Bag In Celebrex Case
• Dana Reaches Settlement With Unions
• League Seeks Counsel Appointment In YouTube Suit
• CME Sweetens Deal For CBOT Shareholders
• Immigration Lawyers Plan Suit For Visa Botch Up
• SEC Targets Assurant Execs In Reinsurance Probe
• Creditors Object To Portrait Corp.'s Amended Plan
• Google, Yahoo Face Heat Over Online Ad Programs
• Herbalife Seeks To Bar Ephedra Data
• Designing A Federal Carbon Regime
• SonoSite Claims GE Infringed Ultrasound Patents
• Judge Approves Ramp Corp. Settlement
• XM Invokes Home Recording Law In Copyright Suit
• The Scope Of Disclosure Under Rule 2019
• IDT Seeks Remand Of $300M Fraud Case
• Distributor Denies Allegations Of Price-Fixing
• Judge Urged To Deny Wachovia's Musicland Protest
• Google Appeals Belgian Copyright Decision
• SSRIs, Suicide Link Takes Center Stage In Forest Suits
• ChevronTexaco Appeals Loss In Ecuador Spat
• Judge Blocks Isiah Thomas' Counterclaims
• Judge Refuses To Grant Shelter To KPMG Execs
• SEC Takes On Alleged Con Man For Takeover Bids
• "New Parmalat" Securities Suit To Go Forward
• Ex-Holland & Knight Attorney's Claim Tossed
• Rite Aid Moves to Block Arbitration With Union
• Iams Asks To Be Dropped From Pet Food Litigation
• Solutia Asks Judge To Approve Pact With Monsanto
• Trautman Exec Settles Late Trading Charges
• SEC Wants Universal Express Execs Held In Contempt
• Delphi Strikes UAW Deal, Seeks Court Approval
• Crisis In The Subprime Market: Turmoil Will Continue
• Rival Exchange Tries To Put CBOT/CME Merger On Ice
• Lilly Suffers Setback In Zyprexa Suit
• Fired Xerox Workers Sue For Bias
• Calpine Takes Aim At Rosetta In $400M Suit