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New York - December, 2008

233 articles

• Madoff Investigators Looking Offshore: Report
• Judge Cuts Dewey's Fees In Receivership Case
• EEOC, Merrill Lynch Reach $1.5M Deal
• Internet Giants Face Lawsuit Over New IM Patent
• PT Options On Rise At Firms, But Few Takers: Study
• EPA Should Scrutinize Phthalate Risks: Report
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Review EPA Actions On NY Water
• PBGC Tells Lehman Creditors To Butt Out
• Facing An Ad Hoc GHG Emission Limit
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ruling In ERISA Suit V. First Unum
• 2nd Circ. Revives ERISA Suit Against JPMorgan
• WARNings For Firms Facing Layoffs Or Bankruptcy
• Goody's To Shell Out Over $7.5M To Ch. 11 Pros
• Chesapeake Corp. Files Ch. 11 With Plans For Sale
• Green Group Loses Appeal Over NY's Brownfield Act
• Madoff Trustee Gets OK For $29M Transfer
• A Wider Scope Of Primary Liability?
• Chamber Of Commerce Calls For USPTO Reforms
• Merrill, Reliant Squabble Over $300M Credit Deal
• Wal-Mart To Pay Up To $640M Over Wage Disputes
• Broker, Dreier Conspired In $100M Scheme: Feds
• Doomsday For Thacher Proffitt
• Samsung Ordered To Pay $7.3M In China Patent Case
• GE, Lehman Spar Over Hundreds Of Millions In Trades
• Bristol-Myers, States Settle Plavix Case For $1.1M
• 2 More Investor Class Actions Filed In Madoff Case
• Dreier Group Abandons Sinking Ship For Olshan
• Dash Into Ch. 11 Lost Lehman $75B In Value: Study
• Forest's $65M Settlement Over Antidepressants OK'd
• Bayer Hits Abbott With Patent Suit Over Humira
• No Contract, No Suit Against Bronfman: NY Court
• Struggling Thacher To Advise On Bailout
• Court OKs Lehman Restructuring Officer, Lease Deal
• Firms Form Madoff Advisory Groups
• Firm Fights Ex-Chair For Lead Role In Antitrust MDL
• Securities Class Actions Hit 6-Year High: Report
• Suits Against Auditors Coming In Madoff's Wake
• Broadening 'Disability' — What Next?
• Unwitting Violations Of ERISA 25 Percent Test
• 3 Defendants Guilty, 1 Acquitted In KPMG Case
• Fees In Wextrust Fraud Case Raise Eyebrows
• Settlement Reached In CSX Hedge Fund Dispute
• Obama To Tap FINRA's Schapiro For SEC: Reports
• LeClairRyan Nabs 2 SEC Vets
• BofA, DataTern Resolve Web Site Patent Dispute
• Madoff Put Under Surveillance As Probes Open
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Worker Sentenced In Theft Case
• Dreier LLP Hightails It To Bankruptcy
• Lender Offers $50M For Control Of Kosher Meat Packer
• Bacardi Prevails In 'Tastemakers' Trademark Suit
• Court Upholds Reversal Of $20.5M Tobacco Damages
• Dreier LLP Appears Bankruptcy-Bound
• Baker & Hostetler Snags Fulbright IP Partner
• Ex-ISE Vice Chair Gets 18 Months For Insider Trading
• Latham & Watkins Opts For Salary Freeze
• Bayer To Pay $18.5M To Settle Baycol Securities MDL
• GSA Settles Storage Tank Violations With EPA
• A Greener House Energy And Commerce Committee
• The Risks Of Altering FTC Merger Review Practices
• Gen Re Exec Gets 2 Years In Prison
• Lehman Makes Deal With German Bank Over €139M
• Time Warner Cable TV Box MDL To Play Out In NY
• High Court To Hear Travelers Asbestos Liability Case
• WolfBlock Lays Off 15 Associates, Staff
• Trustee, Lawyers Face Tough Road In Madoff Scandal
• Madoff Scandal A Huge Blow To SEC Credibility
• Major Firms, Markets Take Economic Blow: Survey
• Siemens To Pay $1.6B To Settle Bribery Charges
• Trustee Taps Unsecured Creditors In Bally Ch. 11
• Argentina Can't Move $200M In Pension Funds: Judge
• Del Monte Sues For Release Of Detained Cantaloupe
• Scrabulous Concessions Spell Win For Hasbro
• Mattel, 39 States Strike $12M Deal In Lead Probe
• Judge Won't Toss RIM License Dispute With Motorola
• Digimarc: The Final Nail In The SOX 304 Coffin
• The State Of 'Take-Home' Toxic Torts
• Investment Funds To Pay $800K For HSR Violations
• Employment Cases To Watch In 2009
• IP Practice: Paul Hastings
• Greenberg Traurig, New Yorker Sued Over Search
• Orlando Sentinel Faces FLSA Class Action
• Dreier Attorneys May Have Seen Last Payday
• NY Foundry Pleads Guilty To Felony CWA Violation
• EPA Proposes More Leeway For Refinery Emissions
• AA, United Liability Limited To $2.8B In WTC Case
• Action Against Ex-McGuire Woods Partner On Hold
• MTBE Judge Rebuffs Bid To Delay Trial
• Ponzi Schemes Poised To Topple In Bear Market
• Takeda V. Mylan — Keeping Your Ducks In A Row
• PBGC Looks To Kill Lehman Pension Plan
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Validity Of Sanofi's Plavix Patent
• Ex-Server Crafts FLSA Case Against 'Top Chef' Judge
• Merck Fails To Force Trial Of Bellwether Fosamax Case
• A Not So Merry Christmas For Retailers
• NovaStar Fights For Dismissal Of ERISA Suit
• Judge Bats Down Dreier Founder's $10M Bail
• Jarden Wants Lehman Taken Off $1.5B Credit Deal
• Yahoo Alters Severance Plans To Settle Suits
• Troubled Thacher Seeks King & Spalding Takeover
• Ground Zero Workers' Claims To Head To Trial
• Howrey LLP Cuts Associates Over Performance Issues
• SEC Finalizes $30B ARS Deal With Citigroup, UBS
• Zurich Financial To Pay $25M Over Reinsurance Deals
• Monitor Oil Bankruptcy Shifts To Ch. 7
• Judge Snuffs Securities Class Suit Against Ericsson
• Bowel Cleansers To Get Black Box Warning: FDA
• Goldman Sachs Fined $600K In Trading Probe
• German Reinsurer Seeks Ch. 15 Protection
• Compliance Issues With 'Get The Lead Out' Law
• LCD Makers Hit With More Claims In Price-Fixing Suit
• Dreier May Have Stolen $38M In Client Funds: SEC
• Morgan Lewis Snags Former Thelen Practice Head
• Intel Seeks Reversal of $25M KFTC Fine
• Bankruptcy Practice: Paul Hastings
• NJ Wins Veto Power Over Offshore Gas Terminal
• Google To Add Magazines To Online Database
• Bank Sues Merrill Over Auction Rate Securities
• IP Practice: Mayer Brown LLP
• GOP Misgivings Latest Speed Bump In Auto Bailout
• Everyday Risk Avoidance Techniques
• Hewitt Agrees To Pay $4.9M To Settle OT Class Action
• Parties Dispute Limitations Statute In Gas MDL
• Steinbeck Saga Opens Yet Another Chapter
• Shareholders Fight Constellation Over Merger Plan
• Class Action Over Pepsi Bottled Water Dismissed
• Wachovia Balks At Levitt's Proposed Voting Process
• JPMorgan Brokers' Overtime Lawsuit OK To Proceed
• Morgan Lewis Snaps Up Seasoned Litigator
• Former Heller Antitrust Veteran Joins White & Case
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 3.5-Year Term For Ex-Impath Exec
• Investors Aim To Mow Down Farmer Mac
• Icelandic Bank Dives For Bankruptcy Protection
• Tribune's Ch. 11 Filing Underscores Industry Turmoil
• AGs Reach Settlement As Part Of Student-Loan Probe
• Pilgrim's Pride Creditors Committee Appointed
• Securities Practice: Paul Hastings
• SEC Approves MSRB Web Portal For Muni Bond Data
• Fashion Police: Risks And Rewards Of Expression
• Dreier's Founder Accused Of Pinching Hedge Funds
• Jury Hands Investors $141M In Bank Of America Suit
• Age Bias Claim Tossed From JPMorgan ERISA Action
• Enron Settles $44M In Commercial Paper Claims
• Fed. Circ. Upholds $16.8M Fees Award For Takeda
• King Sues Sandoz Over Patent For Muscle Relaxant
• Indictment The Death Knell For Dreier LLP: Experts
• Discover, Morgan Stanley Spar Over $2.75B Payout
• Ex-Refco Lawyer Hit With 4 More Fraud Charges
• NY Court Tosses Shareholder Suit V. Bear Stearns
• CORRECTED: Adelphia To Pay Duke Energy $4.8M In Contract Spat
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• NetVersant Sale Date OK'd Despite Trustee's Protest
• Alitalia Gets Protection Of Assets From US Court
• Dreier Founder's Arrest Throws Firm Future Into Doubt
• Seyfarth, Dewey Become Latest To Lay Off Attorneys
• AMD Latest To Settle MPEG-2 Patent Suit
• WaMu, Chase ATM Fees Case Dismissed
• Power Of Atty Not Enough To Sue By Proxy: 2nd Circ.
• Consumer Groups Sue CPSC To Enforce Phthalate Ban
• K&L Gates, Bell Boyd Eye Merger
• Paul Weiss Citi Lawyer Killed In S&M Holdup
• Rite Aid Settles Expired Goods Probe For $1.3M
• Ex-AIG Execs Must Face State Court Suit: Judge
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Bankruptcy Expert To Team
• Neuberger Team Wins Lehman's Asset Division
• Saigon Grill Owners Arrested For Pay Fraud
• Enhanced Performance Standards For NY Buildings
• Skadden Takes Clifford Chance White Collar Trio
• NetVersant Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Delay Of Asset Sale
• Companies Lack Uniform Data Collection: Deloitte
• Bally Gets Operating Cash As Sale Talks Progress
• SEC Puts Some Shackles On Credit Rating Industry
• Ch. 11 Deja Vu For Bally Total Fitness
• Kirkland & Ellis' Unlimited Vacation Policy: Pointless?
• Citi Faces Class Action Over Billions In 'Toxic Assets'
• Health Cases To Watch In 2009
• Securities Cases To Watch In 2009
• Mass. High Court Remands Rastafarian's Bias Suit
• Technology Legislation To Watch In 2009
• Competition Legislation To Watch In 2009
• On The Docket: IP Cases To Follow In 2009
• 'Making Available' Cases Still Making Trouble
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2009
• Southwest Secures Deal To Buy Slots From ATA
• Outlook For Bankruptcies In 2009
• Challenge To Sandler O'Neill's Refco Deal Rebuffed
• Kings Plaza Seeks To Recoup Oil Spill Cleanup Costs
• Class Cert. Bid Fails In Centerline Derivative Suit
• Chicken Giant Gets Interim OK For $365M In DIP Cash
• Judge Trims ERISA Class Action Against Embarq
• Financial Services Cases To Watch In 2009
• Technology Cases To Watch In 2009
• Florida Takes Step To Curb Auto Emissions
• Internet Counterfeit: Recent Divergent Decisions
• Mystery Bidders Vie For Lehman Asset Mgmt. Unit
• SEC Puts Credit Rating Vote On Back Burner
• Defining 'Look And Feel' Infringement Of Web Sites
• Clerk Sues NY Court System, Officials For Sex Bias
• Judge OKs $1M Wachovia ERISA Settlement
• Energy-Meter Maker Enjoined In Infringement Suit
• 1st Use Of New Pooled Investment Anti-Fraud Rules
• Aspects, Analysis Of Debt Guarantees By The FDIC
• Iceland's Largest Bank Acts To Guard US Assets
• Icahn Sues Realogy Over $1.1B Refinancing Plan
• Investors Sue Countrywide Over Loan Relief Deal
• NY AG Honcho Moves To Labaton Sucharow
• Morgan & Finnegan Veteran Joins NJ Boutique
• CDS Setting: Unilateral Mistake, Waiver Of Claims
• Countrywide Securities Class Action Soldiers On
• Reed Smith Snags 2 More Thelen Partners
• Gristede's Plaintiffs Press For Class Certification
• NeoMedia Slapped With Suit Over Phone Application
• Delphi Gets OK To Tap $4.35B DIP Loan Into 2009
• Is There A Hidden Omission In Your E&O Policy?
• FPA Preempts State Hydropower Laws: DC Circ.
• Foreign-Cubed Cases: 'An Involved Undertaking'
• Judge Tosses Vodafone Securities Class Action
• Financial Services Practice: Mayer Brown
• Ex-Cohen Milstein Chair To Keep Role In Air Cargo MDL
• Weighing Work-Sharing Unemployment Insurance
• NL Not Liable For Lead Cleanup Costs: Court
• Final OK Sought For $37.5M Scottish Re Award
• Implications Of The New York State WARN Act
• BofA Sues Lehman Over $509M In Setoffs
• SemGroup Examiner Gets Court OK To Quiz Execs
• Usenet Claims Dropped In File-Sharing Suit
• The New Dynamic In SARE Cases
• Poultry Giant Pilgrim's Pride Files For Ch. 11
• Judge Moves EDS Case, Dashing Hopes For Dismissal
• Kirkland & Ellis Welcomes Back Restructuring Pro
• JPMorgan Moves To Consolidate Overtime Actions
• High Court Begs Off In Conn., Islander Pipeline Spat
• Buffalo Hospitals Must Face OT Claims