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New York - September, 2010

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• Oppenheimer ARS Fraud Suit Dismissed
• Another Inergy Investor Fights To Block $1.9B Merger
• Innkeepers Shareholder Group Loses Committee Bid
• Court Declares AIG's Bailout Doesn't Equal Default
• Williams Mullen Trade Partner Tapped For Fed. Circ.
• Brooke Corp. Honcho Ordered To Turn Over Docs
• Nike, Others Get Furnace Brook IP Suit Tossed
• AIG Reaches Agreement To Repay $182B Bailout
• Q&A With Chadbourne's Mary Yelenick
• Tronox Shareholders Drop Competing Ch. 11 Plan
• Goldman's Tourre Moves To Toss SEC Claims
• Nortel's $65M Sale Of Switch Unit To Ericsson OK'd
• Chem Rx Creditors Want Exclusivity Extension Blocked
• BBC, Others Win Dismissal Of Suit Over TV Show Idea
• 2nd Circ. Throws Out DHB Shareholder Settlement
• Investor Suit Over Savient Gout Drug Reactions Fails
• Subcontractor Exec Pleads Not Guilty In DOD Fraud
• US Will Remain World's International Bribe Policeman
• Lehman's London Ephemera Fetches $2.6M
• Manatt Snatches White Collar Star From Covington
• Ex-Jefferies Fund Manager Denies Using Inside Tips
• Allstate Wins Toss Of Class Action Over Fire Losses
• BofA, Countrywide Dodge Subprime Securities Suit
• Apple Settles Options Backdating Litigation For $14M
• NY Life Prevails In Policyholder's Fraud Action
• House Passes 9/11 Victims' Bill
• Pentagon Capital, SEC Prepare For 2011 Trial Date
• Wiretap Rules Could Complicate White Collar Defense
• SocGen Escapes Subprime Securities Class Action
• MTBE Contamination Battle Spreads To Mo.
• NJ Man Charged With Iran Embargo Violations
• Ambac Sues BofA, Countrywide For Mortgage Fraud
• No Safe Harbor In A Bankruptcy Storm
• China Partly Resumes Earth Metal Exports To Japan
• Cisco Cuts Deal In IP Flap Over Flip Video
• Bayer Suit Over Generic Yasmin Gets The Boot
• The Proactive Approach To The Post-Dodd-Frank World
• 2nd Circ. Bars SEC Access To Galleon Wiretaps
• Essential Reading For Young Lawyers
• Ex-AIG Real Estate Chief's Contract Suit Survives
• Patent Damages Post Festo
• Morrison Ruling Applies To RICO Suits, 2nd Circ. Says
• Ex-Prosecutors Bring DOJ Tactics With Them To SEC
• Accusers Of Amaranth Win Class Certification
• 2nd Circ. Wrestles With Citi, S&P Stock Drop Suits
• 2nd Circ. Maintains Music Files Aren't Performances
• BP Plans First Post-Spill Bond Offering
• Orrick, Akin Gump In Merger Talks
• 9th Circ. Affirms $7.7M FLSA Award V. Chinese Paper
• Ohio AG Vows To Investigate AirTran-Southwest Deal
• FCA Qui Tam Suit Heads To High Court
• Simpson Thacher Partner Joins DOJ Antitrust Division
• Plaintiffs Firm Wins Coverage For Fen-Phen Suits
• SLM Escapes FCA Suit Over Forbearance Practices
• PB Ends Big Dig Coverage Case With Insurer
• Attys Seek More Clarity On E-Mail Notification
• Nadel Wants 5-Year Sentence For His $162M Fraud
• Bringing FCPA Enforcement To Tobacco Merchants
• NYC Creek Among 7 Sites Added To Superfund List
• SunOpta Settles SEC Investigation Over Statements
• Ex-Partners At NJ Firms Hit With Bribery Charges
• Action Against AIG Over MBS, CDS Stays Alive
• Sallie Mae Dodges 1 Of 2 Securities Actions
• Cozen Snares DOJ's Stephen Miller
• US Scraps Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Sentence Appeal
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer Released On $1M Bail
• Blockbuster Can Pay Studios, Tap $45M In Financing
• FTC Slaps Pom With False Health Claims Suit
• Guidant Seeks KO Of $700M Heart Device Fraud Suit
• Judge Closes Door On Waldorf Tip-Skimming Action
• Con Edison Probes Alleged Bribery Scheme
• Judge OKs Chemtura's $38M Fund For Enviro Claims
• UPS Hit With ERISA Suit Over Health Benefits
• Chinese Drywall Fund Trustee Fails To Nix Insurers' Suit
• China Airlines To Pay $40M In DOJ Cargo Probe
• Charity Fingers SEC For $20M Lost In Madoff Scheme
• SIGTARP — A New Enforcer On The Block
• Vinson Reps Southwest In $1.4B AirTran Buy
• Former Cain Exec Gets 30 Months For Embezzlement
• 2nd Circ. Looks To NY Court In Argentina Bond Appeal
• The Legality Of Profit-Sharing Assistance In Labor Spats
• Tronox Wins Green Light For Disclosure Statement
• Rock US Investors Blast Prepack Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge To Hear Gryphon Fraudster's Bipolar Claim: Atty
• Convicted Tax Fraudster Denied Acquittal, New Trial
• Siemens First, QBE Settle $10.2M Trade Policy Tiff
• EPA Prescribes Pollution Diet For Chesapeake Bay
• Rolex, Other Watch Cos. Sued Over 'Red Gold' Mark
• Judge To OK Citi's $75M Subprime Deal With SEC
• Norges Bank Sues Citigroup Over $835M In Losses
• 5 Legal Malpractice Cases To Watch
• A Review Of SEC Proxy Access Rules For Public Cos.
• Citigroup Strikes Deal In Worker Misclassification Suit
• White Collar Defense Boom Lures Public Servants Away
• MetLife Faces ERISA Class Action Over Disability Plan
• China Currency Bill Moves Out Of Key House Committee
• The Upswing In US And UK Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• BHP Wins US Antitrust OK For $43B Potash Bid
• Wells Fargo Argues For Inclusion In Payment Card Deal
• Ecuadoreans Argue Against Chevron Probe Into Atty
• Jeweler Admits To Securities Fraud, Conspiracy
• Ellington Heir Tries To Get Hands On Jazz Royalties
• Ex-UBS Banker Cops To Possible Insider Trading
• Insurance Implications Of Dodd-Frank
• EU Due Process Debate Unlikely To Spark Major Shift
• Getty Settles MTBE Claims In 27 Lawsuits
• China Denies Blocking Key Exports To Japan
• NY Post Fails In Bid To Nix Retaliation Claims
• Airlines Fail To Win Over Judge In Antitrust Suit
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' Jeff Hammel
• Bankrupt Chemtura To Pay $10M For Pa. Cleanup
• SemGroup Execs To Pay $30M To Settle Fraud Charges
• Blockbuster Files Prepack Ch. 11 To Reduce $1B Debt
• Friendly Foreclosure Sales Vs. Other Ch. 11 Alternatives
• Private Chefs Wants TRO On Food Network Show
• SEC Investigation Targets Vision Capital Advisors
• Cobalt Capital CEO Gets 3-Year Sentence For Fraud
• ACLU Suit Threatens Whistleblower Secrecy
• Lehman Says It Hopes To Exit Bankruptcy By 2011
• 'Rear Window' IP Owner Loses Fight With Spielberg
• ITC Probes Canadian Cos. Over Lamp Design Patent
• Q&A With Dewey & LeBoeuf's Christopher Clark
• Adelphia Trust Seeks $175M Settlement With Banks
• Compilation Copyrights Don't Cover Each Work: Judge
• CVS Loses Fight Over Collective Status In OT Suit
• Innkeepers Trustee Says Equity Committee Not Needed
• Arms Dealer Gets 3 Years In Iran Export Case
• Defining 'Employee' Under Anti-Discrimination Laws
• Schumer Calls For Crackdown On Chinese Organics
• Sens. Urge Obama To Press Japan On Beef Barriers
• PotashCorp Goes To Court To Block $40B BHP Bid
• Feds Bring New Charges In DOD Supply Fraud Case
• Skullcandy Targets IWave Headphones In IP Suit
• Overseas Investors Beware: Hardship May Upset Pacts
• Octogenarian Ex-UBS Account Holder Gets Probation
• 2nd Martinair Exec Indicted In Price-Fixing Probe
• Neff Scores Chapter 11 Plan Approval
• Disney Secretary Admits To Insider Trading Scheme
• Underwriter, Traders Beat $1.3M Insider Trading Rap
• Madoff Victim Fights To Revive Claim Cut From Appeal
• $350M Deal Approved In United Health Class Action
• AHLH Noteholders Enter Mediation With Lone Star
• Max Capital Co-Founder Gets Prison For $20M Theft
• Lehman To Settle With Societe Generale, Net $445M
• Cypress Investors Resist $163M Ramius Takeover Bid
• DOJ Asks To Join Wyeth Rapamune Qui Tam Suit
• Skilling Ruling Doesn't Kill Dick's Fraud Suit, Feds Say
• Q&A With Barnes & Thornburg's Solomon Wisenberg
• Teva Goes After Mylan Over Copaxone Patents
• Monster Exec's Appeal Could Affect Reporter Privilege
• Gryphon Head Says Bipolar Disorder Merits Trial Delay
• Senate Panel OKs Lew To Lead Budget Office
• Sportingbet Settles Online Gambling Probe For $33M
• Case Study: Rubin V. Eurofinance
• Classes Pile Up In Faulty Transmission Suits V. Ford
• Creditors Lose Battle To Dilute EBG Lender Protections
• Mesa Ch. 11 Plan Gives US Airways 10% Stake
• BP Fights Insurers Over Venue For Gulf Coverage Spat
• 'Overbroad' Ruling On Bayou Fund Transfers Reversed
• Judge Throws Out Suit Over 9/11 Pollution Claims
• Mintz Levin's Dismissal From Fraud Suit Affirmed
• Q&A With Skadden's David Zornow
• Bankruptcy Court Approves Almatis Ch. 11 Plan
• Port Authority, US Fire Settle WTC Coverage Fight
• GGP To Pay Hughes Heirs $230M In Development Spat
• Insurers Ditch Parmalat Securities MDL Against BofA
• A Guided Tour Of London And Bermuda Arbitrations
• Plaintiffs Bar Refuses To Admit Defeat Post-Morrison
• Fuwei Ends Investor Suit Over Chinese Assets For $2M
• Lululemon Employees Want Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Snapple Tries To Quench Suit Over 'All Natural' Claims
• High Court OKs More Reply Time In Attorney Ad Case
• Ackman Venture Contests Ruling On Stuy Town
• Chemtura Settles Union, Environmental Claims
• Brooklyn Oil Refiner To Pay $1.5M For EPA Cleanup
• Funds Accuse Merkin Of Funneling Assets To Madoff
• Whirlpool Can't Wash Hands Of Moldy Machine Claims
• Kasowitz Benson Adds Another Insurance Partner
• Wal-Mart, Autozone Off Hook In Auto Parts Price Spat
• Judge Boots Investor Class Action Against Deutsche
• Shell Not Liable For Human Rights Abuses: 2nd Circ.
• Amgen Kickback Suits Consolidated On Appeal
• UBS Tax Dodger Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison
• Tronox Wins Approval For $185M Plan Backstop Deal
• Taro, Shire Strike Deal Over Generic Epilepsy Drug
• Usenet To Pay $7M In RIAA File-Sharing Feud
• Discovery Closed In $27B Enviro Suit Against Chevron
• Jurisdictional Discovery OK'd In OxyContin IP Suit
• Polo Group Cedes Color In Ralph Lauren Fragrance Spat
• Tipping The Balance Against Retroactive NSR Action?
• False Marking Law After Stauffer V. Brooks Brothers
• Foiling The FMLAA?
• Morgan Stanley Execs Fight Suit Over $45B In Firm Pay
• 5th Circ. OKs Toss Of Gas-Rate Tampering Suit V. ETP
• Chemtura Battles Equity Holders Over Ch. 11 Plan Bid
• Slaine To Pay Nearly $1M To End UBS Trading Probe
• Lawyers Sue Accounting Firm Over Underpaid Taxes
• $2B Inergy Merger Would Shortchange Investors: Suit
• NRG To Buy Green Mountain Energy For $350M
• McDermott Labor Co-Chair Leaps To Proskauer
• Kramer Levin Snags Baker Trio For Finance Group
• Bankruptcy Primer For Sellers Of Goods To Debtors
• CFTC Chair Touts 'Real Change' In New Swap Rules
• Fox News Wraps Up Copyright Suit Over Madoff Video
• Dick's Execs Try To Nix Honest Services Fraud Claim
• Ark. Intervenes In Wyeth Protonix Qui Tam Suits
• Rock US Says Ch. 11 Will Help It Unload NYC Buildings
• Basell Noteholders Sue BNY Mellon Over Lyondell Deal
• Forest Agrees To Drop $313M To Settle Qui Tam Claims
• MetLife Whistleblower Wins $2.5M In FINRA Suit
• Ex-SEC Employee Denies Role In Boiler Room Scam
• North Face, Polo Win $78M In Huge Counterfeiting Case
• 'Foreign-Squared' Plaintiffs Ousted From Alstom Suit
• Suit Claims Widespread Sex Bias At Goldman Sachs
• MoFo Picks Up M&A Adviser From Holme Roberts
• Judge Tosses Most Of Subprime Suit Against ING
• Argentine Bond Default Class Action Continues
• Unum Wins Dismissal Of Disability Claims Suit
• Pfizer Off The Hook In Genotropin Kickback Suit
• Sullivan Reps York in $425M Credit Suisse Deal
• Time Warner Contract Suit Against Turner CEO Survives
• Standard Chartered Ducks Dubai Madoff Victims in US
• Ramius Boosts Cypress Bid To $163M
• Lenders Want Opening For Rival Innkeepers Plan
• Eastern District Of Texas — Plaintiffs' Paradise Lost?
• Lehman Seeks Billions Over Payment Priority Flip
• Citigroup To Face Trial In Suit Over EMI Sale Price
• The Curious Case Of Pharma Sales Reps And The FLSA
• 2nd Circ. Revives Class Action Over MF Global IPO
• Jailed Ex-Bancorp Exec Can Still Face SEC Charges
• CFTC Fines Vitol $6M For Market Disclosure Failure
• Bankrupt Penn Traffic Nears Deal On Pensions
• Neff Defends Ch. 11 Plan Against Committee's Attack
• CDIB Accuses Morgan Stanley Of Subprime CDO Fraud
• Rigases' Conspiracy Case Back In District Court
• Insurers Say Chemtura Plan Is Unfair To Them
• Reserve Loses Bid To Stay Discovery In Securities MDL
• Ex-DHB CEO Convicted In $190M Stock Scheme
• Trader Seeks Dismissal Of Insider Trading Charges
• Uno Trustee Calls E&Y Fee Application Vague
• FDA Blasts Bristol-Myers Over Puerto Rico Plant
• Fairfield Greenwich Can't Appeal Preemption Rulings
• Alleged Al-Qaida Backers Escape 9/11 Suits
• Madoff Judge Approves $35M For Baker Hostetler
• Harvard Prof's Proxy Access Case Against EA Revived
• US Foodservice Pays $30M To Settle Fraud Charges
• When Cloud Computing Meets E-Discovery Obligations
• SemCrude Gets OK For $1.8B Claims Estimate
• Citi Urges Judge To Approve $75M Deal With SEC
• Tiffany Loses False Advertising Fight To EBay
• UMG Wins Round In Fight Over Bob Marley Copyrights
• Arms Dealer Fights Terrorism Claim In Iran Export Case
• New Securities Suits Dip As Financial Crisis Fades
• Chemtura To Pay $3.8M Over NC Cleanups
• Countrywide, AIG Insurer End Subprime Policy Spat
• King & Spalding Snags McDermott Private Equity Pro
• Latham, Venable Rep American Assets In $500M IPO
• Siemens First, QBE Trial-Bound In $10.2M Policy Tiff
• Ex-IBM Exec Gets 6 Months For Role In Galleon Ring
• Ex-EpsteinBecker Partner's Suit Heads To Arbitration
• The 3rd Circ. Interpretation Of 'Stub Rent'
• Naked Cowgirl Tries To Strip Naked Cowboy Of Mark
• Most Admired Attys: Kelley Drye's James Carr
• BofA Seeks Interlocutory Appeal Over Merrill Merger
• Sustaining Renewable Energy And Carbon Markets
• Financial Reform 101: For Small Cos.
• Patents And Collectivism: Snowballs In Hades?
• Judge Nixes Ohio Funds' Claims Against Gen Re
• SAS To Pay $14M To Settle Air Cargo MDL
• 3rd-Party Payor Class Nixed In Lilly Zyprexa Appeal
• Most Admired Attys: Quinn Emanuel's Susheel Kirpalani
• Lehman Judge Lets Experts Stay In Barclays Deal Trial
• Most Admired Attys: Kasowitz Benson's Randy Paar
• Verizon, Others Can't Ditch Antitrust Suit Over IP Trust
• Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Atty To Leave Case
• Money Manager Starr Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
• Finally, A Fair Shake For Fashion Design?
• Anadarko Pooh-Poohs Tronox Rights Offering
• Ex-Prosecutor Joins Baker Hostetler In Cincinnati
• DOI Loses Bid To Kill $173M Pipeline Contract Spat
• Ga. Call Center Reps Hit Verizon With Overtime Suit
• Medtronic Whistleblower's Kickback Suit Tossed
• Is Fracking The Next MTBE (Or Worse)?
• Dunkin' Donuts Hits Fla. Shops With IP, Contract Suit
• 99% Of Dubai World Creditors OK $25B Restructuring
• Most Admired Attys: Alan Halperin
• ITC Forbids Red Bull Knockoffs From Entering US
• BK Investors Want It Their Way In $4B Sale To 3G
• Bank VP 7th To Plead Guilty In Muni Bond Probe
• DuPont, Others Object To Chemtura Ch. 11 Plan
• 1st-Year Associate Pay Slumps In Some Cities
• Most Admired Attys: Jenner & Block's Jerry Oshinsky
• 2nd Circ. Strikes Down Challenge To BAPCPA
• Indirect Buyers' Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit Lives On
• US Atty Taps Old Pro To Head SDNY Civil Fraud Unit
• Vinson, Baker Botts Advise In $300M Targa IPO
• Truvo USA Wins Court OK For Disclosure Statement
• Major Lindsey Drops RICO Suit Against Recruiter
• Ships In The Night: Buyers And Sellers Of Trade Claims
• Trader Detained For Pretrial Release Violation
• Most Admired Attys: Cooley's Larry Gottlieb
• Fosamax Judge Weighs Tossing Of $8M Boles Verdict
• Associate Rates Rise More Than Partner Rates: Report
• Sandoz Can't Escape Teva's Copaxone Patent Suit
• Case Study: In Re Almatis
• Saudi Bin Ladin Group Wants Out Of 9/11 MDL
• Pillsbury Fights For Fees In Tronox Bankruptcy
• Judge Finds Pfizer Manipulated Subsidiary's Ch. 11
• Families Claim GE Engine Caused Deadly 2008 Crash
• Refco Insurer Drops D&O Spat After Settlement OK'd
• UPS Wants Class Action Over Late Delivery Tossed
• NY's Domestic Workers Bill Of Rights
• Gucci Relatives Could Pay $2M In Trademark Suit
• Most Admired Attys: Jenner & Block's Lorie Masters
• BNY Mellon Back On Hook Over Lehman Losses
• Fund Manager To Serve 2 Years, Pay $3M For Fraud
• Purdue To Pay $16M To Settle OxyContin Claims
• NewAlliance Investors Sue Over $2B First Niagara Deal
• Bilski Decision Kills Vraston's Suit Over Trading Patent
• Financing Offshore Wind Development
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Corporate, Real Estate Partner
• Merck, J&J Head To Arbitration Over Remicade Deal
• Airgas Spurns $5.5B Air Products Takeover Bid
• Travelers Off Hook In JTC Roller Coverage Suit
• Thompson Hine Snags DLA, Skadden Trade Pros
• Distinguishing Present From Future Under Safe Harbor
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Cipro Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Fed Lacked Details When It Backed Lehman Sale: Atty
• Exxon Can't Escape $105M Verdict In MTBE Suit
• New GM Snaps Up Transmission Unit From Ch. 11 For €1
• Syndicated CEO, Atty Can't Dodge $26M Bribery Suit
• SK Foods CEO Released From Jail On $6M Bail
• IBM Sues Ex-VP To Recoup Sign-On Bonus
• Estee Lauder, Oxis Resolve Antioxidant Patent Suit
• Ill. Law Discriminates Against Anheuser-Busch: Judge
• 2 Firms Top Corp. Counsel's Securities Short List
• Sonnenschein Removed In BDO Tax Evasion Case
• Inergy To Buy Natural Gas Storage Facility For $725M
• Minority Freeze-Out Transactions Revisited
• Suit Over Diamond's Walnut Health Claims Survives
• NY Hospitals Pay $3M To Settle Medicare Fraud Suit
• Most Admired Attys: Reed Smith's Kurt Gwynne
• Lathrop To Acquire Denver's Kamlet Reichert
• Neff Creditors Attack Ch. 11 Plan
• Eli Lilly V. Gottstein: In Defense Of Protective Orders
• General Growth Reaches $5.8M ERISA Settlement
• Establishing A North American Clean Energy Beachhead
• Most Admired Attys: Shook Hardy's Harvey Kaplan
• Novartis MDL Plaintiffs Told Not To 'Abuse' Sealed Docs
• Goldman Sachs Seeks To Toss Basis' $1.6B Suit
• Form 18 Complaints Trump Twiqbal: Judge
• Merkin To Pay $12.7M To Fund Over Madoff Loss
• Industry Urges High Court To Nix Global Warming Suit
• Judge Removes Block On Watson's Generic Yasmin
• Equity Holder Plan Values Tronox At $1.25B
• Trainees Sue Merrill For Sex Bias, Retaliation
• Chemtura, United Steelworkers Ink Deal On Benefit Cuts
• BlackRock To Judge Insurers' Commercial Mortgage Risk
• N. Zealand Targets Freight Forwarders In Cartel Case
• Ford Settles Rollover Case After $131M Verdict
• Madoff Victims Decry Bid For $35M In Attys' Fees
• Ex-Exec Hits Diddy With $12M Age Bias Suit
• Most Admired Attys: MoFo's James Huston
• South Beach — Death And Taxes Assured
• Ex-VeraSun Execs Cleared In Shareholder Suit
• Grant & Eisenhofer Scores Nussbaum Antitrust Crew
• Conn. AG Probes $2B First Niagara-NewAlliance Deal
• Innkeepers' Equity Swap Deal With Lehman Nixed
• Porsche Says Morrison Ruling Blocks Hedge Fund Suit
• Ernst & Young Settles CBI Malpractice Suit
• Cigna Faces FLSA Class Action From Case Managers
• Recent Life And Annuity Decisions Across 5 States
• NY Bill Seeks To Require Bedbug Coverage Option
• The IP You See, And The IP You Don't
• Firm To Investigate 3G's $4B Deal For Burger King
• Verizon Gives Up On Price-Control Immunity Bids
• $209M Black Diamond Debt Sends GSC Into Ch. 11
• PBGC Drops $214M Claim Against Tronox
• Most Admired Attys: Proskauer Rose's Nancy Cohen
• Most Admired Attys: Pepper Hamilton's Nina Gussack
• Old GM Files Plan To Wrap Up Bankruptcy
• Hitachi Has No Patent Deal With Read-Rite: 9th Circ.
• August Brings Little Movement In Lateral Market
• Emigrant's Appeal Of Award Over Banking Pact Nixed
• 5 Cases Impacting Investors In Public Cos.
• Suit Over Deloitte Audit Of Adelphia Statements Nixed
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Google AdWords IP Suit
• Cipriani Settles Waiters' Suit Over Service Charges
• Most Admired Attys: Skadden's Jack Butler