New York Archive » February, 2008

New York - February, 2008

214 articles

• Suez Pays AEP $255M To Settle Contract Dispute
• Win For Federal Preemption And Device Makers
• N.Y. AG's Probe Of College Marketing Has New Targets
• N.Y. High Court To Hear Tyco Execs' Appeals
• Vytorin Class Actions Now Total 85: Merck
• Judge Backs U.S. Energy Systems Truce
• Baxter Widens Recall As Blood-Thinner Deaths Mount
• Calif. Patent Rule Changes May Be Traps For Unwary
• E-Trade To Pay $4M To Settle Thorny MarketXT Suit
• Credit Crunch Prompts Delphi To Ask For Extension
• U.S. May Reimburse DOE Contractor's $5M Judgment
• Ex-Exec Can Shield Info In Pfizer Whistleblower Spat
• Hess Settles With N.Y. Conservation Regulators
• Prosecution Can't Renege On Deal In Body Parts Case
• New Century Fills Gaps In New Disclosure Statement
• Fortunoff Creditors Acquiesce To $100M Sale Price
• Pfizer Wins Dismissal Of Securities Suit Over Drug
• Health Net Subpoenaed By N.Y. Attorney General
• Delphi Objects To EEOC's ADA Claim
• Swiss Re Didn't Disclose Risky Credit Swaps: Suit
• Age Discrimination Suit V. Philip Morris To Go Forward
• DLA Piper Snags Heller Ehrman Life Sciences Chair
• After 4 Beleaguered Years, Solutia Exits Bankruptcy
• Sen. Grassley Seeks Info On Prodisc Researchers
• Former UBS Exec Pleads Guilty On Eve Of Trial
• High Court Green-Lights Age Bias Suit Against FedEx
• Legal And Regulatory Calendar
• Senate Probe Uncovers Widespread Doctor Payments
• Saul Ewing Bankruptcy Chair Leads Exodus
• UBS Shareholders Vote Against Subprime Audit
• Delphi Asks To Extend Pension-Funding Waiver
• NYC Settles Race Bias Class Action For $21M
• Pacific Lumber Demands BNY Return $1M
• UBS Hit With $275M Suit Over Subprime Deals
• Court OKs American LaFrance's $42M Exit Package
• LeClairRyan, Wright Robinson To Merge
• New Trial Order Upheld In BNY Ponzi Scheme Case
• Lilly Objects To Webcast Of Zyprexa Proceeding
• Report Identifies Possible Executive 'Gift Loophole'
• Judge Certifies Collective Action in Eli Lilly FLSA Suit
• Court Approves Sale Of Delphi Steering Business
• 7th Circuit Reverses Course In Market Timing Case
• Lantronix Investors' Suit Against CSFB Halted
• Hedge Fund Sues Rival For 'Corporate Espionage'
• Solutia Nears Ch. 11 Exit With Financing Deal
• Ex-Children's Place CEO Sues Over Annual Meeting
• Microsoft Targets Avistar Patents For USPTO Review
• Orrick Welcomes Leading IP Lawyer To N.Y. Office
• WellPoint Hit With FLSA Suit By Salaried Nurses
• Suit Accuses UPS Of Tying Insurance To Shipping
• Dechert Snags Partner From Ropes & Gray
• High Court Denies Cert In Seagate Case
• Leading Polyester Maker Enters Ch. 11
• With Counterfeiting, You Want Govt. In Your Business
• Air Cargo Plaintiffs Cry Foul At New Arguments
• Judge Limits Port Authority Sept. 11 Insurance Claims
• Jury Finds General Re, AIG Execs Guilty Of Fraud
• Dishy News Story Prompts Trial Delay In Fee Dispute
• BofA Inside-Trader Gets 7 Months
• 'Reasonable Belief' And Retaliation Under Title VII
• High Court Won't Block Employer-Funded Health Care
• Delphi, Hephaestus Forge Deal Over Business
• AIG Tries To Block Greenberg's Access To Papers
• Prodisc Patient Widens Circle Of Blame
• N.Y. Sheriffs Lose Payroll-Lag Case On Appeal
• A Key Decision For Joint-Bidding, Private Equity Funds
• Ex-Marsh Execs Convicted Of Bid-Rigging
• Sonnenschein Nabs Wiley Rein Patent Litigator
• Mortgage Loan, Servicing Cos. In Bankruptcy
• Dismissal Of Agent Orange Case Upheld
• Court Exempts Bargaining Strategy From Discovery
• Kirkland Eyeing Arbitration Requirement: Report
• College Board Sues Test Prep Firm For Infringement
• Louisiana Accuses Amgen Of Tying Cancer Drugs
• Orion Energy Faces Class Actions Over Down Forecast
• Diamond Wholesaler Objects To Fortunoff Sale
• Hungary Latest To Probe MasterCard Fees
• Comverse Backdating Suit Partly Survives Dismissal
• SSI Recipients Sue Bank In Frozen-Assets Case
• Scope Of Riegel V. Medtronic Is Narrow: Experts
• NYC To Shell Out $6.5M To Ferry Crash Victim
• Court Consolidates CRT Price-Fixing Class Actions
• CEO Liability In Subprime Litigation Tough Call
• Employment Suits A High Court Favorite In '08 Term
• Restaurant Owner Must Rehire Workers: NLRB Judge
• Allied, Trustee Tussle Over Hiring Of Counsel
• Delphi Takes $4M Bite Out Of CEO's Bonus
• Subprime Litigation Likely To Surpass S&L Suits: Study
• Kennedy, Waxman Vow To Intercept Medtronic Ruling
• Panel Validates Firing Of Securities Firm Counsel
• Third Refco Executive Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• IP Lawyer With A Global Focus Joins Jones Day
• Court OKs Quinn Emanuel As Solutia Special Counsel
• Sandata Loses Bid To Toss Infocrossing Counterclaims
• High Court Limits Device Liability With Medtronic
• More Charges Filed In Ernst & Young Tax Fraud Case
• Two Partners Join Ford & Harrison's L.A. Office
• Ex-Refco CEO Faces Civil Suit From SEC
• Iberdrola Drilled By Antitrust Fine
• Ernst & Young Settles Cendant Case For $298M
• Court Orders Credit Suisse To Turn Over Documents
• Reed Smith Adds Fifth New Partner In Two Weeks
• Wyeth Wins Against $4M Race Discrimination Suit
• UBS Could Get New Trial In Gender Bias Suit
• High Court To Weigh In On Arbitration Clauses In CBAs
• Delphi Fights Bid To Lift Stay For ERISA Spat
• U.S. Energy Loosens Grip Over Board
• LLC Members Can Bring Derivative Suits: N.Y. Court
• SEC Settles Late Trading Case With Ex-Trautman CFO
• Focus Turns To Phone Call In Bear Stearns Probe
• Facing March Trial, Ex-Refco CEO Pleads Guilty
• Restaurants Must Fork Over Service Fees
• Lawmakers Ask For Investigation Into Meat Safety
• CB&I Settles Securities Class Action For $10M
• The FTDRA In Its First Year
• Openwave Backdating Claims Fall Short, Again
• Musicland Creditors Pursue Best Buy Over Transfers
• New York Legislature Approves NYRA Franchise Deal
• SRAM Complaints Partially Tossed
• Intel Shareholders Blame Execs For Antitrust Woes
• Venezuela Halts Oil Sales To ExxonMobil
• Solutia Targets Citigroup CEO For Deposition
• Lawyer Says Buffett Knew About Deal With AIG
• MasterCard Fails In Bid To Toss Antitrust Claims
• SEC Strikes Deal With R&G Financial: Report
• Coalition Argues For New Plant At N.Y. Waterfall
• N.Y. AG To Sue Health Care Cos. For Alleged Fraud
• Court Selects New Lead Plaintiffs In Bear Stearns Case
• Restructuring Import Contracts For Chinese Goods
• Justices Asked To Block Employer-Funded Health Care
• Lilly Wins Bid To Shift Zyprexa Whistleblower Suit
• Tight Credit Market Threatens Delphi's Exit Financing
• EU Antitrust Watchdogs Raid Intel's Munich Office
• Franchise Promises Bankruptcy Exit For NYRA
• D.C. Circuit Revives Age Bias Suit Against PwC
• Jury To Decide Age Bias Suit V. N.Y. Town
• JP Morgan Faces Class Action By N.Y. Loan Officers
• N.Y. Consumers' Suit Targets Title Insurance Fees
• Amgen Probe Widens As Former Reps Take Action
• Boston Scientific Loses $432M Patent Case
• GM Seeks Options For Delphi Exit Financing
• N-Data: Expansion Of FTC's Antitrust Authority
• Municipalities: Time To Dust Off Chapter 9?
• ABC Hit With Suit Over Alleged Noose Incident
• Progress Energy, Engquist: Crucial High Court Cases
• France-Based Employee Can Sue Under SOX: Court
• Lawmakers Keep Merck, Schering-Plough In Hot Seat
• Senate Backs Bush On Eavesdropping Program
• SEC Nabs Trader Who Got Inside Tip On Chemed
• Chavez Threatens To Cut Off Oil Shipments To U.S.
• Recent Pharmaceutical Cost Reimbursement Litigation
• Pataki, Cahill To Lead Chadbourne Climate Group
• Vytorin Class Actions Pile Up Against Merck, Schering
• Lerach Sentenced To Two Years Behind Bars
• McDermott Launches International Subprime Group
• Solutia Buries Hatchet With EPA
• Judge Could Put Brakes On Iberdrola Deal
• Pacific Lumber Resolves $1B In Qui Tam Claims
• Attorneys, Politicians Weigh In On FMLA Changes
• Lumenis Settles Shareholder Class Action For $20M
• Defending Avoidance Actions With Solvency
• "Signature Disease" Status Doesn't Change Analysis
• Cisco, Networking Cos. Face Power Patent Suit
• DOJ Chided For Comments On Futures Exchanges
• Venezuela Sputters, But Exxon's Ready To Negotiate
• Ch. 11 Plan Should Trump Price-Fixing Suit: Northwest
• NYRA Rejects NYC's Income Tax Bill
• Sears, New Cingular Ask Judge To Lift Stay In MDL
• Court Upholds Terms Of Microsoft Settlement
• Firefighter Age Bias Suit Survives Motion To Toss
• NYRA Seeks Fourth Exclusivity Extension
• EU Wants Evidence Swap In Cartel Probes
• Cos., Execs Indicted Over Tainted Pet Foods
• Two Partners Beef Up Kilpatrick Stockton IP Team
• New York State Can't Enforce $1M Judgment: Court
• Venezuelan Oil Firm's Assets Frozen In Exxon Dispute
• Expansion Of The Family And Medical Leave Act
• Court Tosses Omnicom Shareholder Suit
• Wireless Co., Hedge Fund Battle Over Shares
• N.Y. Judges Get Go-Ahead To Sue Over Pay Freeze
• Solutia Sues Banks Over $2B Exit Loan
• DOJ Questions Exchange-Owned Futures Clearing
• Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider Boosts IP Practice
• RPM - What's All The Ruckus About?
• Inadvertent E-Mail Led To Scoop On Lilly Deal: Report
• Chinese Ministry Pushes For Freeze In Vitamin C Case
• Trouble For Health Care Still Brews After Bly-McGee
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds HSR Expert To Antitrust Practice
• Sallie Mae May Face Class Action By Investors
• Dow Jones Insider Trading Case Settled For $24M
• New Century Files Sparse Reorganization Plan
• AmEx Prevails In "My Life. My Card." Trademark Suit
• Bankruptcy Court Keeps Monitor Oil Case In U.S.
• Allied Van Lines, Affiliated Relocators Enter Ch. 11
• Researchers, Investors In Prodisc Face Subpoenas
• Lionel Teams With Neil Young To Buy Out Partner
• Fortunoff Sells For $100M As It Enters Ch. 11
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Convicted Of Conspiracy
• Approval Unlikely For Google-Yahoo Pact: Experts
• Creditors Grouse About Delphi's Sale Plan
• FDA Uneasy About Long-Form Zyprexa Side Effect
• Reed Smith Adds Three New Partners To L.A. Offices
• Ex-ConAgra Exec Settles With SEC
• Bayou Creditors To Examine Goldman Brokerage
• American LaFrance Files Reorganization Plan
• Locke Lord Throws Hat Into Subprime Legal Ring
• Ending Internal Discrimination Probe May Be Retaliation
• N.Y. Wants Drug-Pricing Data From AWP Defendants
• Lerach's Motion To Seal Documents Faces Opposition
• After 2 Years In Ch. 11, Dana Is Solvent Again
• HP India Exec To Face Suit Over Employee Murder
• Lenders' Cold Feet Imperils Solutia's Ch. 11 Exit
• Calpine Exits Ch. 11 With $7.3B In Financing
• XM Settles Copyright Feud With Sony BMG