New York Archive » August, 2008

New York - August, 2008

247 articles

• Charter Communications Hit With Overtime Suit
• Amendments To NY's Brownfield Cleanup Program
• No More Discovery From Sprint In FLSA Case: Judge
• Three-Airline Global Agreement Hits EU Snag
• Securities Fraud Suit Against Refco Largely Trimmed
• Foreign Secrecy Laws And American Courts
• Pressure Grows To Disclose Global Warming Risks
• Hofstra Looks To Overturn Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ruling In Suncoast Kickback Case
• Insurer Told To Pay Ex-Refco Exec's Legal Team
• Delphi Plots Changes To Reorganization Plan
• Long Island Mayor Faces Securities Fraud Charges
• Weiss Can Have Untainted Attorneys' Fees: Judge
• 10th Circ. Tosses Kazakh Oil Consortium Suit
• Macy's Settles Bulb-Tossing Complaint With EPA
• US Seeks Stay In Civil Suit Against Ex-Bear Execs
• Xcel Agrees To Disclose Climate Change Risks
• Survey Shows Slight Drop In Clean Energy Patents
• Futures Broker To Pay $310K To Settle CFTC Charges
• Judge Tosses Appraisal Suit Against IndyMac, FDIC
• Texas Oil Groups Sue EPA For Inaction On Air Rules
• Judge Tosses Southampton's Beach Erosion Suit
• ABA Postpones Vote On Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
• Waiters Seek OK For $1.4M Settlement From Brewery
• Seeking Fees, Firm Wins Injunction Against ERISA Plan
• Silicon Graphics, Samsung Settle Bankruptcy Appeal
• Insurers Sue Milberg LLP To Void Liability Contracts
• Trustee Wants Levitz Converted To Ch. 7
• Dynegy Faces Increased Pressure From Sierra Club
• Canadian Law Group Proposes Toxics Reduction Law
• Judge Won't Dismiss TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• Motorola Settles Suit Over Cell Phone Signal Patent
• Entergy, NY Will Stick With $432M Deal
• Accounting Standards During The Subprime Crisis
• Judge Vacates Convictions Of NYSE Floor Traders
• U.S. Energy Files Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan
• Judge Approves Delphi Settlement With Furukama
• Mass Torts Litigator To Take Helm At Weil In DC
• Orrick Hires NY Bankruptcy Head From Mayer
• Judge Gives Thumbs-Up To Steve & Barry's Sale
• District Court Not Venue For Corridor Disputes: Judge
• 12 States Sue EPA Over Oil Refinery Emissions
• Hearst, Time Sue Web Site For Uploading Magazines
• Merrill Lynch Inks Tentative Deal With SEC Over ARS
• FERC Approves NY Electricity Rerouting Rule Change
• Skycaps Try To Widen Classes In 2 Bag Fee Suits
• Citibank Can Go After Adelphia Grid Payments: Judge
• BofA Wins $411M In Natural Gas Case
• Judge Certifies Class In Parmalat Securities Suit
• EPA Sues IBM, Northrop Grumman In Superfund Case
• Muni Bond MDL Complaint Takes A Jab At Lawyers
• D.C. Circ. Upholds PCAOB
• Culture Of Subtle Discrimination Still Evident At Firms
• Long-Term Impact Of Dynex On Scienter
• Fortunoff Asks Judge To Dismiss Ch. 11 Case
• 11th Circ. Gears Up For EPA Water Transfer Case
• Judge Partially Upholds TV Patent Case V. Microsoft
• RBC In Talks With Regulators To Buy Back ARS
• $300M Malpractice Suit Against Deloitte Lives On
• Appaloosa Keeps Up Fight Against Delphi Suit
• 11th Circ. Rules Rental Car Cos. Not Liable In Crashes
• Vitaminwater Maker Hits Back In Trade Dress Case
• EBay: A Tale of Two Defenses
• Unlawful Deduction Claims Added To HSBC FLSA Suit
• Attorneys Slam Anti-Bully Laws As Unworkable
• Suit Claims Weight Watchers Food Could Kill
• Discover's Antitrust Suit Survives Dismissal Bids
• U.S. Trustee Wants 30% Fee Holdback In Levitz Case
• Cuomo Inks ARS Buyback Deals With 3 More Banks
• IPhone 3G Doesn't Deliver On Speed Claim: Suit
• Steve & Barry's To Be Sold For $168M
• Cuomo Follows Spitzer's Path, With New Twists
• Plaintiffs Bar Attacking On ERISA Front
• Fair Use Applies In 'Imagine' Spat: NY Court
• Judge Tosses Salary-Fixing Suit Against Oil Cos.
• Tellabs' Impact Varies By Judicial Circuit
• L.I.D. To Rework Disclosure Statement
• Panda To Appeal $200M Claim Against Calpine
• AstraZeneca Wins Victory In Prilosec Patent Battle
• Judge Consolidates Securities Suits Against Citi
• Judge Keeps BMS Securities Suit In Play
• Lawyers Plan Move To Nixon Despite Billing Concerns
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Milberg's Plea For More Fees
• Talent Agency, Writers Settle Age Bias Suit For $4.5M
• Appeals Ruling Will Aid Open Source License Control
• AOL Settles Online Advertising Patent Suit
• NYC Transit Workers Sue Engine Makers Over Fumes
• Plaintiffs Bid To Move Suit Against Thelen Reid
• Women Underrepresented In Partner Ranks
• Fried Frank Confirms Support Staff Layoffs
• Ex-Hedge Fund Mgr. Inks Deal To Avoid Prosecution
• 2nd Circ. Shoots Down Bid To Protect Cormorants
• CME Group Faces Patent Suit Over Electronic Trading
• Trustee Asks To Hold Back Part Of L.I.D. Fee Request
• IP Practice: Sidley Austin
• Judge Tosses ECOA Suit Against JP Morgan Chase
• Ex-Vivendi Execs Want Partial Summary Judgment
• Freddie Mac Faces New Suit Over Subprime Practices
• Drugstores Granted Class Status In TriCor Suit
• No Truth To 'Squawk Box' Deal Reports: Attorney
• The Impact Of Revisions To The PhRMA Code
• Janssen Sues Sandoz Over Alzheimer's Drug Patent
• Creditors Balk At Steve & Barry's Payout
• FDIC And Treasury Guidance May Spur Covered Bonds
• Ex-CEO's Assets Frozen In Universal Express Case
• U.S. Govt. Warns Delphi Over Pension Funding
• Professor's Suit Against NYU Survives Dismissal Bid
• Judge Tosses Claims Against Banks In Refco Suit
• Cooper Commons Carve-Out, A Cautionary Tale
• Judge OKs Extension Of Tricom Reorganization Plan
• Cuomo Fires Shot Across Merrill's Bow
• Judge Backs Class Of Hofstra Student Workers
• Herrick Nabs U.S. Prosecutor For White-Collar Group
• Saudi Arabia Immune From 9/11 Suits: 2nd Circ.
• NHL Pushes Court To Dismiss MSG's Antitrust Claims
• Nokia Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear InterDigital Appeal
• Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory: Claim
• Wachovia To Buy Back $9B In Auction Rate Securities
• Post-Tiffany Liability For Contributory Infringement
• UBS Hires New Legal Chief Amid ARS Trouble
• 2 Studies: SEC Short-Selling Rule Was Ineffective
• BA, AA, Iberia Seek OK For Takeoff On Partnership
• Shoulder Pump Cases Denied MDL Status
• JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley Settle Over ARS For $7B
• Winning Business: How To Woo The In-House Lawyer
• Amaranth Trader To Fork Over Trading Records
• Leighton Gets 60 More Days Of Exclusive Control
• NYSE, FINRA Assume Oversight Of 10 Exchanges
• Schumer Asks FERC To Investigate Power Markets
• What To Consider In Buying Home Mortgage Loans
• Bryan Cave Scores Two Trademark Litigators
• Boeing Burned Over Fire Prevention System Patents
• Penguin Flattens Rights Of Steinbeck Heirs
• For Starbucks, Cream And Sugar – But No Dilution
• Sierra Club Fired Up About Coal Plant
• Credit Suisse To Pay £5M Fine For Pricing Violations
• U.S. Trustee Calls For Probe In SemGroup Ch. 11
• Kaye Scholer Moves To Dismiss Malpractice Case
• FTC OKs Sun's Taro Buy After Divestitures
• Dispute Resolution Practice: Baker & McKenzie
• SEC's Short-Selling Limits Could Become Permanent
• Tiffany Appeals In Effort To Force EBay To Police Site
• Morgan Stanley Says It Will Buy Back $4.5B ARS
• McDermott Snags Ph.D. For IP, Life Sciences Groups
• Wachovia May Face SEC Charges In Muni Bond Probe
• Whitehall Wins 3rd Extension Of $80M DIP Order
• Ratings Agencies: A New Front In Subprime Litigation
• ABA Pushes For Regulation Of In-House Counsel
• $84M SCOR Securities Deal Gets Tentative OK
• Atlantis Plastics Files For Ch. 11
• Patton Boggs Adds 3 To Dallas IP Practice
• Arnold & Porter Nabs FDA Associate Chief Counsel
• Godfrey & Kahn Forms White-Collar Defense Group
• Toyota, Graffiti Artist Settle Copyright Claims
• Covidien To Pay $15M As Part Of Tyco Settlement
• Crowell Adds IP Partner With Stent Trial Experience
• Cuomo Targets 3 More Giants In ARS Probe
• Arent Fox Hires 4 Partners In NYC Expansion
• IBM Could Face Another European Antitrust Action
• Value Of Disputed BofA Natural Gas Trimmed
• Judge Denies CBOE's Discovery Motion In Patent Spat
• BofA, Citi Off The Hook In Parmalat Investor Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Biogen Suit
• Virgin Urges Rejection of BA-American Partnership
• Firms Awarded Big Fees In Biovail Securities Case
• Race, Sex Bias Suit Against JP Morgan Dismissed
• Jones Day Adds 2 More IP Partners In San Francisco
• Advantages Of A Dual Listing On NYSE-Euronext
• Kramer Levin Snags IP Attorney From Ropes & Gray
• N.Y. Ratepayers Avoid Paying For Steam Blast Repairs
• ARS Deals May Cause $4B Write-Downs: Analyst
• Court Snuffs Out Smoking Paralegal's Appeal
• McCain Presses For DHL-UPS Probe
• Law Firms Prepare For Expected Climate Regulations
• UBS To Buy Back $18.6B ARS, Pay $150M Fine
• Merrill Lynch Faces Another Overtime Suit
• Environmental Issues Ripe For Courtroom Drama
• U.S. Recognition Of Offshore Insolvency: Impossible?
• Justice Recusals Continue Despite Stock Sales
• Merrill Switches Lawyers In Discrimination Suit
• Health Net To Pay Up To $261M To Settle Suits
• GM Agrees To Up Loan To Delphi By $300M
• Friedman's Objects To Whitehall Motion For Sale
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• Credit Suisse Sued For Alleged ARS Fraud
• N.J. Title Insurance Antitrust Suits Consolidated
• Socius Settles Fraud Suit With SEC For $1.5M
• Conflict Puts Akerman-WolfBlock Merger In Question
• A New Fantasy Sport: Defining The Right Of Publicity
• FINRA Sets Up Arbitration Panels For ARS Cases
• Eppendorf, Bio-Rad Drop Suits Against Each Other
• More Women Filling Top GC Ranks: Survey
• Ex-Refco President Gets 10 Years In Prison
• Linklaters Nabs FTC Competition Director
• Employers Take Up Union Tactics With Threat Of EFCA
• Coudert Creditors Want To Probe Former Partners
• Specialized Patent Trial Courts Fail To Gain Traction
• Citigroup To Buy Back $19.5B In ARS, Pay $100M Fine
• Some Refco-Related Claims V. Grant Thornton Tossed
• Tyson Contract Spotlights Religious Holiday Issues
• Tips To Avoid Risks Associated With Downsizing
• Taylor Wessing Accuses Nixon Of Poaching Partners
• Judge Rejects Ex-Bayou Exec's Guilty Plea
• Cablevision: Key Reversal For Digital Content Cos.
• Implant Maker Zimmer Hit With Securities Fraud Suit
• Banks Let Off Hook In ERISA Suit Against Merrill
• Laid-Off Orrick Associate's Claims To Move Forward
• Judge Green-Lights Ampex's Reorganization Plan
• Ernst & Young Slapped With $2.9M SEC Fine
• Morgan Stanley Race Bias Suit Shifts Courts
• Citigroup May Buy Back $5B In ARS Debt
• CFTC Adjusts Speculators' Oil Market Share
• Judge Allows WCI To Use $50M In Cash Collateral
• Squire Sanders Adds 6 To N.Y. Office
• UBS May Settle With Texas Regulators Over ARS
• ABA Rallies Against Judge In Mining Co.'s Appeal
• RGGI Conducts First CO2 Allowance Auction
• Frontier Says It Found Better DIP Deal
• Inside The Big-Boy Letter
• Judge OKs $150M SemGroup DIP Loan
• 5th Circ. Stresses Equitable Subordination Rule
• Genworth Ensnarled In More Bid-Rigging Probes
• Altria Appeal Of Age Bias Suit Goes Up In Smoke
• GM Will Take Part In Delphi's Appaloosa Suit
• Swiss Court Grants UBS Injunction In Poaching Case
• Web Tracking Solutions Sues Google Over AdSense
• Hire Sheet: Law Firms Hired For Major IP Litigation
• 2nd Circ. Says Cablevision's RS-DVR System OK
• Cuomo May Sue Citigroup Over ARS
• Steve & Barry's Gets $163M Offer To Avoid Liquidation
• Goodwin Procter Lures IP Litigator From Milbank
• Senators Ask Regulators To Probe UPS-DHL Deal
• Homebuilder Plummets Into Bankruptcy Court
• Credit Crunch Drives Boscov's To Bankruptcy
• SemGroup Subsidiary Tries To Block Financing Deal
• UBS Lawyer Quits Amid ARS Scandal
• Stock Exchanges May Cede Regulatory Supervision
• Judge Drops MDL Status For Merchants Against AmEx
• Laid-Off Lawyers May Have To Look Beyond Big Apple
• Former Treasury Official Part Of UBS Auction Rate Suit
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Could Be On Its Way Out
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Part Of Sunglass Patent Case
• Disney Hit With Suit Over 'Little Miss' T-Shirts
• House Asks FDA For Vytorin Study Analysis
• Firms May Face More Domain Name Fights: Experts
• Firms Take Gamble With Guaranteed Contracts
• Senate Introduces ADA Amendments Act