New York Archive » May, 2008

New York - May, 2008

257 articles

• Merck, Fosamax Plaintiffs Clash Over Discovery
• Judge Lets Delphi Add $254M To DIP Financing
• WellPoint Hit With ERISA Suit Over March Stock Drop
• In Rare Move, CFTC Reveals Oil Price Probe
• CORRECTED: Cornell University Takes On HP In $575M Patent Trial
• Four-Day Workweeks No Picnic To Enforce: Experts
• Defense Firm Manager Pleads Guilty To Bid-Rigging
• Con Edison Plans to Replace All Lead-Covered Cables
• Domino's Faces FLSA Class Action In Brooklyn
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Joint Venture Wins Sharper Image Assets For $49M
• N.Y. Court Says Restrictive Covenant Enforceable
• Con Edison Blasts City Over Steam Pipe Accident
• Recent Ruling Highlights Purpose Behind Ch. 15
• Glaceau Fires Back Over Vitaminwater Trade Dress
• Former Partners Oppose Coudert's Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Pay Or Play' Lives
• Two Indicted For Insider Trading On Mergers
• Courts Not Warming To Climate Change Torts
• WolfBlock Welcomes Thelen Reid Bankruptcy Attorney
• Trustee Balks At Frontier's Severance Plan
• Famed Restaurant Coming To Terms With EEOC
• Bear Stearns Shareholders Sign Off On Merger
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Polsinelli Launches Bankruptcy Office In Delaware
• Sullivan & Worcester Forms Climate Change Group
• Ex-Connetics VP Settles Insider Trading Charges
• McCarter & English Adds Partner From Pepe & Hazard
• Chapter 15 Out Of Bounds For Bear Funds: Court
• Bear Stearns To Hand Over Records To SEC: WSJ
• Court Approves Ceres Bankruptcy Plan, Assets Sale
• Former SEC Counsel Joins Alston & Bird
• AstraZeneca Sues Barr Over Crohn's Disease Drug
• Delphi, Strattec Strike $7.8M Deal For Division
• Duane Reade Managers' Class Certified
• YouTube Can't Hide Behind Copyright Act: Attorney
• FERC's Beefed-Up Enforcement Program
• VAALCO Energy Settles Proxy Fight With Hedge Fund
• EPA's New Smog Rules Come Under Fire
• Teamsters On Board For Frontier Ch. 11 Pay Cuts
• Ex-Baker & McKenzie Lawyer Hit With 2nd Indictment
• Four Cos. Ink Deal With LED Technology Inventor
• SEC Probe Of Ex-AIG Exec Also Looks At Capco Deal
• Citing Philanthropy, Weiss Asks For Leniency
• Title VII Suits Viable After Arbitration: 6th Circ.
• DMCA Protects YouTube, Google Claims
• Thompson Hine Grabs Product Liability Crew
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• N.Y. Judge Finds Dell Abused Consumers
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• The New 'Associational Discrimination'
• Medtronic's Impact On Medical Device Manufacturers
• UBS Scores Win In $475M Subprime Contract Suit
• Suit Against Musicland Over Harris Loan Tossed
• Judge OKs Eos Asset Auction
• Judge Holds Amaranth's Feet To Fire Of CFTC Claims
• Milberg Fights Criminal Forfeiture In Kickback Case
• SRAM Plaintiffs Fight Bid To Toss Claims
• Medtronic Shells Out $75M In Qui Tam Deal
• Zyprexa 3rd-Party Payers' Class Bid Draws Flak
• Feds Indict Eight More In Stock-Loan Kickback Case
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Mylan's Ex-Chief Legal Officer
• Pension Fund Sues AIG Over Risky Investments
• Whistleblowers Get $15M From $75M Medtronic Deal
• Data Capture's Price Discrimination Case Goes On
• Pfizer Using Quigley Co. To Dodge Claims: Insurer
• Investors Sue Computershare Over Stock Certificates
• Ex-Bayou Boss Settles With SEC In Hedge Fund Fraud
• Frontier Unions Agree To Temporary Pay Cuts
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• GM Reaches Deal With Striking Kansas Plant: Report
• Refco, Multi-Bank Settle Spat Over Alleged Deposit
• Bookstore Merger Could Get Green Light: Experts
• Crowell & Moring Adds Two New Insurance Attorneys
• N.Y. Prisons Settle Bias Suit With Female Guards
• Judge Denies Amicus Brief In $1B Enron Litigation
• Municipal Bankruptcy: An Uncertain Landscape
• Judge Won't Allow Expert To Testify In MTBE Case
• Experian, Katz Settle Over Call Processing Patents
• Bausch & Lomb Looks Askance At Patent Stay Ruling
• Iridium Settles Disputes With Motorola, Lenders
• Former AIG Head Gets Tap On Shoulder From SEC
• Insurance Companies Battle Over Patent
• Former Coudert Partners Throw Wrench Into Plan
• Fosamax Plaintiffs Try To Force Merck's Hand
• To Preserve Privilege, Shun Voluntary Disclosure
• Ceres Capital Creditors Object To Prepackaged Plan
• Delta, Mexicana Oppose Eos Sale Plan
• Turbulence Ahead For Airline Industry: Analysts
• Pfizer Still Safe From Quigley Suit, Judge Rules
• Gibson Dunn Expands Into Singapore
• AT&T, Others Hit With Patent Suit Over Fiber Optics
• Ex-Assent Exec Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Adelphia Fee Committee OKs $75M In Requests
• Global Crossing U.K. Is On The Market: Report
• Adelphia Trustee Joins Clamor Against $9M Fee
• Delphi Sues Appaloosa, Investors Over Failed Deal
• SEC Charges Time Warner Execs Over $1B Scam
• Solutia Trustee Drops Appeal Of $195M Fee Order
• Bankrupt Eos Airlines Looks To Quickly Sell Assets
• Frontier Asks For Severance Plan For Management
• Supreme Court Rejects Cendant CEO's Appeal
• Michigan Makes Play To Lead Bear Stearns Case
• Intel Plaintiffs Seek Class Certification
• Enron Unit Brokers Settlement With Luzenac
• Starbucks' Labor Woes Persist
• AMD Lobs Another Bomb In War Of Words With Intel
• Firm, Former President Clash Over Arbitration Award
• Biovail To Pay $24.6M Over Cardizem Marketing
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Akerman Close To Merging With WolfBlock: Report
• Judge Denies New Trial To General Re, AIG Execs
• Alternative Energy Tax Credit Bill Moves Forward
• NYC Parks Employees Will Get $12M In Bias Case
• Epstein Becker & Green Adds Veteran DOL Prosecutor
• Rigases' Attorney Asks Judge To Rethink Sentence
• Adelphia Creditors Rankled By $9M Fee Request
• Court Swats Citigroup's Bid For Judgment In FLSA Suit
• Congress Approves Plan to Close Enron Loophole
• Judge Tosses Claims In Eight Suits In IPO Litigation
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Pacific Lumber Plan Filed As Judge Mulls Settlement
• Judge Tosses Nearly All Of J&J's Red Cross Claims
• Court Approves Sharper Image Auction Sale
• EU Steps Up Antitrust Probe Of Drug Market
• Fabrikant Wins Approval Of Liquidation Plan
• No Need For Ampex Equity Holders Committee: Judge
• Wal-Mart's 'Express For Less' Slogan Riles Express
• 2nd Circuit Weighs In On Class Action Fairness Act
• Baker Botts Picks Up Two Cos. In MTBE MDL
• McKool Smith Nabs Patent Pro For NYC Office
• 2nd Circuit Chews Over, Reverses Bazooka Ruling
• Suit Claims DreamWorks Stole Idea For 'Madagascar'
• Clear Channel, Banks Clear Air With $17.9B Deal
• Intel Must Show Some Notes On Evidence: Master
• Burdensome Conditions To Regulatory Approvals
• Senate Considers Unions For First Responders
• Dana's Win On $20M Claim Affirmed On Appeal
• Mutual Of Omaha To Settle Broker Case For $1.7M
• Allen & Overy Settles Religious Bias Lawsuit
• EEOC, Tavern On The Green Stumble In Bias Suit Deal
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Fund Plotted With Rival To Take Over Board: VAALCO
• Plaintiffs Gearing Up For Big Battle Over Muni Bonds
• U.S. Gives Opinion On Qui Tam Pfizer Suit
• Drivers Want FedEx To Hand Over IRS Audit
• Rule Changes Challenge Patent Law Practitioners
• Fulbright Adds Partners From King & Spalding
• Zimmer Fights Class Action Following Kickback Probe
• Bryan Cave Welcomes Partners In D.C., New York
• JP Morgan Gets Wells Notice In Municipal Bond Probe
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Interchange Fee Judge Briefly Owned Visa Stock
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• $15.6M Claim Against Delta Reinstated On Appeal
• Deal With GM Will Help Fund Delphi Pensions
• Kilpatrick Snaps Up D.C. Financial Services Firm
• Willkie Farr Welcomes Three Former SEC Officials
• Zyprexa Lawyers Renew Quest For Additional Fees
• Suit Claims CareCore Strangled Competition
• Coudert Offers Deal To Ex-Partners In New Plan
• Justice Recusals Allow Apartheid Claims To Continue
• Clear Channel, Banks Sing A Different Tune
• Title Insurers Dodge Antitrust Scrutiny: Suit
• Bank Of N.Y. Questions Pacific Lumber Settlement
• Wall Street Firms In A Trade Secrets State Of Mind
• Merchants, Credit Card Cos. Face Off Over Fee Bill
• General Counsel Beware In Bankruptcies
• GM Offers $200M To End American Axle Dispute
• The High Price Of Leniency For Stolt-Nielsen
• Oneida ERISA Fraud Suit To Move Forward
• IBC Closes On Revamped DIP Finance Package
• Dorsey Partner Fired Amid Insider Trading Probe
• Bausch & Lomb Told To Turn Over Disputed Docs
• NLRB Lacked Authority Over DHL Pilots: 9th Circuit
• ESPN Claims Quiksilver Infringed X Games Trademark
• Oil Cos. Bail Out Of MTBE Case With $422M Check
• Coudert Retirees' Suit Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• Ephedra MDL Nears End With Score Of Dismissals
• Bear Stearns Class Action Seeks To Block Buyout
• The FTC's Ongoing Opposition To Reverse Payments
• MBIA Says Insurers Owe Defense Costs
• Judge Clears Way For Sirva To Exit Bankruptcy
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• N.Y. Judge Gives Green Light To Clear Channel Trial
• Court Approves Ziff Davis Disclosure Statement
• The Coming Rise In Distressed M&A
• Oil Cos. Denied Summary Judgment In MTBE Case
• Networks Refused To Hire Dan Rather After Firing: Suit
• Federal Prosecutor Indicts Brooklyn Mortgage Brokers
• FedEx Driver Policy Prompts Shareholder Suit
• K&L Gates Bolsters IP Group With 2 Ph.D.s
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Federal Circuit Won't Rehear Celebrex Patent Dispute
• Google, Viacom: Full Steam Ahead On YouTube Suit
• Employers Should Note New Hands-Free Cell Laws
• DOE Tags $126M For Carbon Sequestration Projects
• Honcho On Garden Leave Must Stay Planted: Court
• FedEx Drivers Seek Judgment Based On Calif. Case
• Bear Stearns Investors Retract Calls To Block Buyout
• Ziff Davis Offers Revised Chapter 11 Plan
• Fred Leighton Tries To Wrest Jewels From Merrill
• Professor Reaches 4th Settlement Over LED Patent
• Constantine Cannon Partner Heads To Gibson Dunn
• Frontier's $106M Plane Sale Gets Green Light
• Ex-Bear Stearns Trader Sentenced Over Scheme
• Patton Boggs Scores Middle East Bigwig
• Countrywide Lambasted Over Bankruptcy Fees
• Sullivan & Worcester Partner Heads To AG's Office
• Rambus Addresses Some Questions, Raises Others
• SEC's Atkins To Leave At End Of Term
• Fla. Reporter Sues NY Times Co. For Overtime Wages
• Panel Awards $12M To Ex-AllianceBernstein Broker
• Parmalat Demands $2.2B In Citigroup Suit
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• N.Y. Regulatory Task Force To Probe Subprime Players
• New Study Ties Biofilms To Jaw Deterioration
• USPTO Says Peer-to-Patent Program Is A Winner
• Firm Loses Bid For Travel Expense Reimbursement
• K&L Gates Adds Fried Frank Managing Partner
• Bill Seeks An End To Enron Loophole
• Dickstein Shapiro Continues IP Practice Growth
• Met Life, Unum, Prudential In $1.1M Settlement
• AMD Accuses Intel Of Bribing PC Makers
• Two Partners Join MoFo's Growing Bankruptcy Group
• Trustee Appeals Fee Awards In Solutia Case
• Appeals Court Nixes LNG Permit Case Against States
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• 2nd Circuit Plugs Long Island Pipeline Project
• Delta Financial Faces New Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Parmalat Settles With Investors For $40M
• Citi Muni Fund Is Hit With Class Action
• UBS Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Genesco Merger
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Lehman Hit With Patent Suit Over Trading Technology
• Health Insurers Accused Of Reimbursement Fraud
• Court Lets Delphi Amend DIP Facility
• The Best And Worst Patents For Generics To Fight
• Judge Backs Online Music Royalty Rate Worth $100M
• CFTC Sues Sentinel Over Alleged Misuse Of Funds
• K&L Gates Talks Merger With Charlotte Firm
• Former Nortel VPs Strike Deal With SEC
• Zyprexa Securities Suit Dismissed As Time-Barred
• EEOC Adds 40 Plaintiffs To Suit Against Bloomberg
• Resistance Grows To Appaloosa's $2.5M Fee Request
• Parker Poe Adds Former Sara Lee IP Chief
• McCann Erickson Pays $12M To Settle Fraud Charges
• Kodak Won't Get Damages In Patent Case: Court
• Lawyers Fear Layoffs
• T-Mobile Settles With Katz
• Sirva Strikes Deal With Unsecured Creditors
• Named Partner At Thelen Defects To Baker Hostetler
• Mistrial Declared In Military Contract Fraud Case
• Economic Woes Spell End of Associate Pay Hikes
• New York's Social Security Number Protection Law
• AOL, Yahoo Hit With Suit Over Parental Controls