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New York - May, 2011

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• Lehman Reportedly To Settle $22B Derivatives Claims
• Thompson Wigdor Sanctioned Over Attempt To Conceal
• E&Y, KPMG Exit Suit Over Insurers' Madoff Investments
• Ex-AllianceBernstein Execs Stole Client Info: Suit
• Madoff Trustee Could Lose Venue Fight In $60B Kohn Suit
• Ex-Galleon Trader Offers No Defense In Merger Tips Trial
• Samsung Seeks Peek At Latest IPhone, IPad Models
• Mining Co., Duane Morris Settle $100M Malpractice Suit
• Upper Deck Breached 4Kids Trading Card Deal, Judge Says
• NY Sues US Over Fracking In Delaware River Basin
• Oil Traders Face Investor Class Action After CFTC Suit
• AIG Units Fight Coverage Of Lennar Extortion Claims
• Ex-LNR Execs Sue Over Unpaid Severance Pay
• Geogas Seeks €9M From Sunoco For Bad Gas
• Banks Fight To Sue MBIA For Monetary Damages
• Katten Nabs Dewey IP Pro In NY
• A Pass For Lehman Rating Agencies
• Judge Refuses To Revive KeySpan Antitrust Action
• Q&A With Latham's James Brandt
• Lehman Insiders Hoodwinked Real Estate Investors: Suit
• Ex-SAIC Exec Charged In CityTime Kickback Case
• Knights Of Columbus Sues BNY Mellon For Mortgage Info
• Morgan Stanley Claim Nixed In Citi's $245M CDS Row
• Google, Facebook Lose Bid To Toss Mobile Web IP Suit
• Nvidia Analyst, Hedge Fund Founder Plead Guilty
• Insurer Didn't Breach Broker Services Pact: 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Spares BofA Parmalat Investors' $300M Claim
• Principal To Face Westgate Fiduciary Breach Claims
• MBIA's Morgan Stanley Subprime Suit Stays Alive
• K&L Gates Wins 3 Corporate Pros, Loses 3 To Polsinelli
• MSCI Sues Ex-Workers Over Alleged Source Code Theft
• Exporter Admits To $1.3M FDA Fraud
• Q&A With Cleary's Tom Moloney
• Citi Seeks To KO Lehman Trustee's $1.3B Clawback Suit
• Seattle's Best Objects To Borders' Bid To End Contract
• RIM Investor Says False Remarks Inflated Shares
• NY Village Challenges GM Development Planning
• Judge Can't Nix Fees For Atty In OT Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Jackson Hewitt's False Ad Claims V. H&R Block Trimmed
• Facebook Strikes Back At NY Man Seeking Half Ownership
• Mets Score $200M Investment, Try To Strike Picard Suit
• Madoff Investors Want Trustee's $44M Fee Bid Blocked
• Bankrupt A&P Sells 12 Supermarkets For $40M
• Tecumseh Execs Told To Shell Out $11M In Fraud Suit
• Q&A With McDermott's Banks Brown
• Right-To-Work Picks Up Steam
• Jury Sides With Novartis In Widow's Bone Drug Suit
• Celestial Seasonings Sues Tea Co. Over Sleepytime Mark
• $40M Ponzi Schemer Asks For Light Sentence
• ATM Investment Fraudsters Must Pay $58M Restitution
• Ambac Won't Change Ch. 11 Filing Date Over Wis. Row
• 'Idol' Owner Hit With Class Actions Over $512M Sale
• FCCD Drops Suit Against State Street Over $65M Loan
• Veteran ERISA Litigator Rejoins EpsteinBeckerGreen
• Galleon Trader Says He Gave Cash To Tipsters
• Rajaratnam Calls Case 'Rank Speculation,' Seeks Acquittal
• Reserve Must Hand Over Emails In Investor Fraud MDL
• Lehman Blasts SunCal For Ignoring Automatic Stay
• Suit Targets FDA Over Livestock Antibiotic Use
• The Threat Of Paper Terrorism
• NY Court Blocks Extension On Wood Boiler Sales
• Atty Tells 2nd Circ. Madoff Investor Suit Has Legs
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Lawrence Zweifach
• Ambit Accused Of Fraud, Bias In $1B Suit
• Adviser Gets 2 Years For Trading On Ex-UBS Banker's Tips
• CFTC Hits Traders With $50M Oil Manipulation Suit
• Black Diamond Blasts Rival Lenders' GSC Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-J&G Attys, Others Convicted In Tax Shelter Case
• Holland & Knight Nabs M&A Pros From Pillsbury, Herrick
• NY Health Chief Issues State Ban On Bath Salts
• Huffington Loses Bid To Toss HuffPo Origin Suit
• QBE Sues Utica Over Met Construction Injury Case
• Jury Clears Cirrus Over Yankees Pitcher's Fatal Crash
• Feds Subpoena NYT Reporter In CIA Leak Case
• Wachovia Unit Tells 2nd Circ. It Need Not Arbitrate
• Ambac Fights $116M NYC Tax Bill
• Animal DNA Co. Can't Shake Testing Patent Suit
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Stephen Baldini
• Dreier Victim Can't Shirk Forged $6M Hedge Fund Deal
• For Whom American Pipe Tolls, Or Doesn't
• Judge Won't Move Madoff Trustee's JPMorgan Suit
• US Trustee Pans Part Of Innkeepers' Reorganization
• Madoff Investor Can't Stop $7.2B Picower Forfeiture
• Universal Settles Suit Over 'Into The Wild' Song
• NY AG Expands Power Over Gov't Spending Corruption
• Manulife Escapes Shareholder Fraud Action
• Workers Fired For Harassment, Not Facebook: Nonprofit
• 2nd Circ. Revives InterDigital's Damages Bid Over Stay
• Goffer Never Knew Ropes & Gray Tipster: Atty
• Judge Clears DBSD To Solicit Votes On $1.4B Dish Deal
• BofA Fights To Keep $500M Lehman Setoff
• US Nets 1st Guilty Plea In Massive Poker Probe
• Writing On The Wall — The NLRB's NY Facebook Case
• Dechert Snags State Appellate Judge For NY Office
• Arent Fox Snags Dorsey & Whitney White Collar Pro
• Banque Syz Hit With $73M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Peter Macdonald
• Ex-Citi Brokers Lose Bid To Save Bonus Contract Suit
• Borders Wants To Kick Coffee Habit To Save Money
• Shuttle Pilot Testifies For Defense In Lidle Crash Case
• Hispanic Workers Sue NY City Over English-Only Policy
• Ex-Siegel Atty Wrongly Rep'd Business Partners: 2nd Circ.
• Sullivan & Cromwell Settles Fee Fight With Ex-Partner
• Ex-IMF Chief Released To Temp Home In New York
• Obama Nominates 3 To NY, Texas, W.Va. Federal Courts
• Marsh Wins Restraining Order On Krauter In Poaching Suit
• NY AG Probes $224M Monroe County Radio Project
• Freshfields Adds Kramer Levin Litigator In NY
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Brad Butwin
• EMI, Music Publishers Settle Suit Over Bieber Song
• Kraft Hits Rival With Suit Over Dressing Bottle IP
• Suits Spur Debate On Outside Investment In Law Firms
• Madoff Trustee Presses $1B Suit Against Mets Owners
• Liberty Media Offers $1B For Barnes & Noble
• Ex-IMF Chief Indicted On Sex Charges
• Life Insurance Agents Exempt From OT, Judge Rules
• Delphi Allows $54M In BofA Claims In Ch. 11
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Says Trader Paid Cash For Tips
• Zuckerman Targets BDO Over $40M Madoff Investment
• Sirius XM Exits Antitrust Class Action With $180M Deal
• BofA Sells Back BlackRock Stake For $2.6B
• Sbarro Drops Rights Offering To Court Bidder
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Barry Mandel
• Rabobank Can't Limit Damages In Credit Suisse Row
• Lehman Approved To Sell Berkshire-Backed Muni Shares
• NY Nonprofit Incurs NLRB Wrath Over Facebook Firing
• Ex-Societe Generale Trader Stole Trade Secrets: Suit
• Peet's Owes $200M For Expansion Pact Violation: Suit
• US Calls Goffer 'Ringleader' In Ropes & Gray Scheme
• Atty Wants Punitive Damages Against Orrick Restored
• Nycomed, Glenmark Settle Feud Over Cutivate
• Madoff Trustee Settles $212M Claims With Feeders
• Diamondback Capital Broker Cops To Insider Trading
• DOJ Urges 2nd Circ. To Back DMX License Structure
• CVS, Rite Aid Strike Deal In OxyContin MDL
• Skadden Atty Named Special Master Of 9/11 Fund
• Law Firm's Fraud Role Rescinds Coverage, Suit Says
• Judge Won't Consider Senate Report In $1.6B Goldman Suit
• One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Richard Marooney
• Crowell & Moring Adds 2 Partners As M&A Work Grows
• Ex-Cozen Partner Gets No Prison Time For Pension Scheme
• Canine Cops Say NYPD Stiffed Them On Dog-Care OT
• Citi Dodges Derivative Suit Over MBS Investments
• FBI Agent Charged With Lying to Protect Fraud Source
• Dreier Trustee Seeks OK Of $12M Settlement With Fund
• Senate Confirms Yale's Deputy GC To 2nd Circ.
• Court Muzzles Plaintiffs In $137M BofA Muni Bond Pact
• Sale Negates Duke Ellington Royalties Contract: Atty
• Firm Fights Icahn's Sanctions Bid In Blockbuster Case
• Coach, Sears Resolve IP Suit Over Luggage Knockoffs
• Judge Won't Bar Rubin Fiorella From Reinsurance Fight
• Fendi IP Award Should Be Upped By $22M, Judge Says
• SEC Seeks Quick Win In Gryphon Fraud Case
• Ex-Citi Brokers Face Tough 2nd Circ. In Bonus Action
• Seyfarth Scoops Up Employment Pro From Gibbons
• Schottenfeld Sues Opus Over Trader Hires
• Santander Investors Fight To Stay In Madoff Case
• Vitro Ch. 15 Folded Into Affiliates' Ch. 11 In Texas
• Q&A With O'Melveny's Jonathan Rosenberg
• NY AG Targets BofA, Goldman, Others In MBS Probe
• Cayman Entities Say BofA Should Face Parmalat Claims
• Cuomo Taps Aide As NY Financial Services Regulator
• Nasdaq, ProShares Sued Over ETF Patents
• Madoff Trustee Wants $114M From Investment Funds
• Day Trader Admits To Profiting From BrunswickTips
• SEC Can Use Probe Docs In McGinn Fraud Suit: Judge
• Philip Morris Wins Jury Verdict In $340M Smoker Suit
• High Court Vacates Benefits Ruling For Cigna Class
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Bob Gunther
• NY Judge Refuses IMF Chief's Bail On Sex Charges
• Jury Deliberations Start Over In Tax Shelter Case
• Banks Claim Right To Seek $5B From MBIA
• DOJ Drops Hammer On $11B Nasdaq-ICE Bid For NYSE
• DLA Nabs Skadden Restructuring Pro For NYC Office
• Hartford Sues Insurers Over Asbestos Suits Coverage
• S&P Offers To Cap Licensing Fees To Settle EU Probe
• Chadbourne Brings Back White Collar Pro From McDermott
• Judge Won't Delay Insider Trading Trial Over Raj Link
• Innkeepers Wins Approval Of Disclosure Statement
• US Convinces Court To Deny Interest To NYPA, Entergy
• MGA Not Paying Fees For Other Bratz Battle: Orrick
• Ralph Lauren Wins Logo Suit Against Polo Group
• Lloyd's Doesn't Owe Bristol-Myers $11M For Theft: Suit
• Jury Backs Bayou In $13M Clawback Row With Hedge Funds
• NY Can't Add Small Businesses To Intel Antitrust Suit
• Ex-NY Legislator Gets 21 Months In Corruption Case
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's James Hough
• NY Hedge Fund Manager Hit With Fraud Charges
• 2 Get $3M Fine In Merrill, Goldman Insider Trading Suit
• Old Chrysler's Fraud Suit Against Daimler Nixed Again
• Class Decertified In AT&T Asst. Managers' OT Action
• Loan Officers Win Class Cert. In Money Source OT Suit
• 2nd Circ. Partly Stays Injunction In $18B Chevron Suit
• BofA, Merrill Specialists Protested Unpaid OT: Suit
• Holland & Knight Rebuts Ex-Atty's Age Bias Claims
• Lime Wire Pays $105M To Settle With Record Cos.
• Ex-Keystone Chair Gets 3 Months For Trading Scheme
• Anadarko, Kerr-McGee Get Tronox Claims Trimmed
• Analyst's Tapes Allowed In Expert Networking Case
• UniCredit Presses To Move $60B Madoff Clawback Suit
• Equity Firm Balks At MBIA's Bid For CLO Docs
• 2nd Circ. Revives Penguin Online Book Piracy Suit
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' David Luttinger
• Strengthening Your Nonprofit's Severance Agreements
• Dreier Trustee Makes $1.5M Deal With Federal Insurance
• SEC Sues Alleged Wannabe Beverage Magnates For $8M
• GSK Beats ERISA Class Action Over Stock Price Drop
• Lime Wire Attacks Warner Music CEO's Testimony
• Judge Eyes March 2012 Trial For Online Poker Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Coverage Suit Over Madoff Scheme
• Ex-TSMC Worker Pleads Guilty In Networking Scheme
• NY Deli Starts Food Fight Over 'Heart Attack' Mark
• Winston Nabs Gibson Dunn Antitrust Expert
• Too Early To Rule On Diamond Coverage Row, Judge Says
• Credit Suisse Faces More Possible Damages In ARS Case
• FCA, FHA Lending, And US V. Deutsche Bank
• Prosecutors Toughen Sentence Request For Ex-NY Sen.
• Former UBP GC Sues Over 'Disappointing' Bonus
• 2nd Circ. Lets Ratings Agencies Off Hook In MBS Suits
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Wendy Schwartz
• Disney, Citadel Ink $14M Ch. 11 Settlement
• Batali Group Servers Win Initial Cert. In Tip Action
• Raj Win Could Net DOJ More Insider Trading Pleas
• Raj Verdict Deals A Blow To Mosaic Defense
• Galleon Group Founder Guilty On All Counts
• Wiretaps Prove To Be Deadly Weapon In Galleon Case
• Raj Team Pins Appeal Hopes On Wiretaps
• Alleged Raj Conspirators Back In The Spotlight
• Ex-Primary Global Worker Loses Bid To Dismiss Case
• Grand Wailea Owner Seeks Time To Build Ch. 11 Plan
• 'Aggressive' Tax Deals Not Illegal, J&G Attys Argue
• AOL Investor Asks High Court To Review E&Y Fraud Suit
• Ecuadoreans Urge 2nd Circ. To Lift Chevron Injunction
• Disney Triumphs In 'Little Miss' Trademark Suit
• UBS' $160M Muni Bond Settlement Draws Fire
• Willkie Farr Escapes Motown Songwriter's Contract Suit
• NY High Court Revives Restaurant Worker's Lye Case
• Kasowitz Grabs Sutherland IP Group For Atlanta, NY
• McGinn Smith Founder's Wife Can't Ditch Fraud Suit
• Q&A With DLA Piper's Shand Stephens
• Wilson Sonsini Lures IP Litigator From Katten Muchin
• Picard Sues Safra New York For $111M Over Madoff Funds
• Lehman Trustee Agrees To Pay Barclays $1.1B In Assets
• US Reveals Wiretap Arsenal In Galleon Spinoff Case
• Judge Won't Recuse Self In Chevron, Ecuador RICO Suit
• Parmalat Presses To Move Auditor Suits To State Court
• ASCAP Asks High Court To Revive Music Download Fee Suit
• Innkeepers Files New Ch. 11 Plan After $1.1B Deal
• Alstom To Pay $7M To End Securities Action
• Labels, Judge Balk At Lime Wire Founder's Testimony
• No Verdict For Rajaratnam Could Mean Split: Experts
• Madoff Trustee, Fairfield Sentry Call Truce
• Cameraman Hits WABC With $18M Race Bias Suit
• Celebrity Adviser Starr Hit With $30M Restitution
• Q&A With McDermott's Daniel Jocelyn
• WexTrust Receiver Settles With Much Shelist For $13M
• Yankee Stadium Food Workers Cry Foul Over Tips
• Hodgson Russ Adds Oil Pro To Buffalo Office
• Ex-Spongetech Stock Promoter Admits To Perjury
• Sen. Seeks Reports On SAC Capital Trading Activity
• Dial Hit With Class Suit Over Antibacterial Soaps
• Ambac, Underwriters To Settle Class Action For $33M
• 2nd Circ. Lets 1 Claim Survive In Citifunds Suit
• J&G Attys Battle Feds Over Instructions In Tax Trial
• FTI Settles Syntax-Brillian Shareholder Fraud Claims
• Travelers Challenges Bank's Madoff Appeal In 2nd Circ.
• Marsh Accuses Krauter Of Poaching Employees
• Feds Seek Prison For Ex-Atty In Galleon Spinoff Case
• Apple Trade Secret Claims Frozen In Kodak Patent Suit
• Crowell Picks Up Hatch-Waxman Experts From Frommer
• Q&A With Skadden's George Zimmerman
• A Look At Guidance For The NYPMIFA
• SEC Subpoenaed Credit Suisse For Mortgage Docs: MBIA
• Bayer Targets Lilly In False Ad Suit Over Pet Drugs
• Judge Mulls Discovery In Goldman MBS Action
• Lime Wire Flourished After Rivals Shut Doors: Label Exec
• Rajaratnam Jurors Listen To Chiesi Tapes Again
• Liberty Must Cover Architects In $30M Nursing Home Suit
• LBI Trustee Brawls With Barclays Over $4B Sale Assets
• Trial Date Set For Icahn, Lionsgate Takeover Row
• Ex-Staff Atty Hits Frenkel Lambert With Age Bias Suit
• Judge Revives Some Fraud Claims In Refco MDL
• Vitro Parent Plotting To Buy Back Co., Creditors Say
• Garrison Quickly Steers Properties To Ch. 11 Exit
• Obama Nominates 6 For Federal Judgeships
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $4M Fine In Insider Trading Suit
• Black & Decker Wage Case Revived By 2nd Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Paves Way For K&L To Fight Teligent Deal
• Defining Insurer Liability Through RMBS Cases
• DLA Lures Financial Regulatory Pro From SNR Denton
• SEC Goes After ICP Founder's Homes In CDO Fraud Case
• McGuireWoods Fraudster Evades SEC Penalty
• Grant & Eisenhofer Adds Hogan Lovells Bankruptcy Pro
• Lime Wire Not To Blame For All Record Co. Woes: Atty
• Navigating 'Waters Of The United States'
• JPMorgan Can Fight Picard In District Court: Judge
• TerreStar Cleared To Sell Assets At Auction
• UnitedHealth Beats FCA Suit Over Hospital Payments
• NY Post Can't See Starr Celebrity Victims' Records: Judge
• Case Study: In Re MacMenamin's Grill Ltd.
• Software Co. Founders Say Vista Reneged On Deal
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Mets Beer Seller's Bias Suit
• US Renews Transcript Plea For Fresh Rajaratnam Jury
• Cerberus, Chatham Buy Innkeepers Assets For $1.1B
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Nurses Review Of Class Cert. Denial
• Facebook Ads Violate Minors' Rights, Suit Says
• Hotel Chef Cooks Up OT Action Against Blackstone
• NYID Must Comply With Email Discovery In $5B MBIA Suit
• Sbarro Secures $35M DIP Package In Ch. 11
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail Bid In Goldman Code Theft Case
• US Sues Deutsche Bank For $1B Over Bad Mortgages
• Travelers Wants Off Hook For Popcorn Lung Suits
• KPMG Hit With OT Action By Associates
• Disney Sues Dish Over Free Access To Movies On Starz
• Surety Insurer Rips Vitro Ch. 11 Sale Of US Assets
• Arguing The Future Of Climate Change Litigation
• Judge Tosses Pilots Union's $44M Suit Against UAL
• Nasdaq, ICE Bid For NYSE Goes Hostile
• Ex-Village People Cop Sues Production Co. For $1.6M
• Ex-Atty Makes Plea For Leniency In Galleon Spinoff
• Judge Trims Experts' Testimony In Lime Wire Case
• Banco Santander Can't Shake Madoff Fraud Claims
• Freddie Mac Ex-CFO Dodges Part Of Fraud Suit
• Trader Can't Delay Galleon Spinoff Trial Over Docs
• Juror's Health Impedes Rajaratnam Deliberations
• Judge Won't Add Opt-Out Class To Foot Locker Action
• Lehman Says Barclays Fell Short Of $2B Bonus Promise
• High Court Won't Consider Liberty Apparel FLSA Case
• Ex-Winston Lawyer Cops To Role In Starr Scheme
• FTC Clears Pfizer's $2.4B Capsugel Sale To KKR
• Thompson & Knight Adds FCPA Expert
• Vitro Blocks Defiant Noteholders From Demanding Debts
• No Class Counsel Fraud In Dynex Securities Suit: Judge
• Addressing Multiforum Deal Litigation