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New York - February, 2012

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• Estee Lauder's Bad Faith Claim OK'd In OneBeacon Dustup
• Engineer, Architect Want Manhattan Condo Defects Suit Axed
• Galleon-Linked Fund Manager's Trial To Stay In NY
• Gristede's CEO Says He's Not An 'Employer' Under FLSA
• Ex-AIG, Gen Re Execs Set For Jan. Retrial Over $500M Scheme
• Pret A Manger Gets Green Light To Settle Trainee OT Suit
• New Bankruptcy Court Chief Ready To Leave Her Mark
• Contractors Ask 2nd Circ. To Reopen $5B NYC Projects Suit
• Judge Quashes Calls For AMR To Boost Air Fleet Protection
• Feds Said To Be Probing 2 Goldman Directors In Gupta Case
• Sutherland Adds Ex-GC To Energy Trading Group
• JPMorgan Asks Judge To Reconsider Freedom Loan Division
• Proskauer Nabs Antitrust Pro From Weil Gotshal
• Duane Reade Can't Take Back Accidentally Produced Email
• Judge Says BNY Mellon Didn't Breach Duties In Buyout
• Fujifilm Seeks To Revive Camera Patent Suit Against Kodak
• Moody's Can't Shake SOX Claim Over CDO Rating Methods
• Rock Band Toto Sues Sony Over Royalties For Digital Sales
• Lehman Settles With Bermuda Affiliates For $1B
• Union Says AMR Wants To Alter Pilots' Pay Without New CBA
• Insurers Can't Replead Case Over $2B In MBS: Judge
• 2nd Circ. Lifts Roadblock To $257M Marcellus Shale Pipeline
• Ski Town Developer Tries To Ice Part Of $195M Guarantee
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Ex-Credit Agricole Worker's 2nd Trial
• NY Northern District Court Hailed As Tops In Productivity
• Whole Foods Can Build Store On Brooklyn Superfund Site
• General Maritime Eyes Ch. 11 Exit After Negotiating Frenzy
• Judge Shields Getty From 3rd-Party Suits, For Now
• KeySpan Antitrust Suit Faces Dim Prospects In 2nd Circ.
• NY Lawyer Jailed In $82M Hamptons Mortgage Fraud
• Macy's Denies Brand Favoritism In Martha Stewart Contract Case
• NYC Building Owner Tries To Recover $10M In Free Rent
• NYC Comptroller's Campaign Treasurer Charged With Fraud
• Investor Group's Win Upheld In $1B Las Vegas Project Fight
• 2nd Circ. Revives $85M Statek Claim Against Coudert In Conn.
• Online Poker Payment Facilitator Pleads Guilty
• Goodwin Procter Nabs Ex-US Atty For NY White Collar Group
• Gap Execs Spared Deposition In L-7, Old Navy Row
• Preserving The Fruits Of E-Discovery At All Costs
• Lehman Europe Says Trustee Shortchanged It By $7B
• Ex-SEC Top Atty Puts Madoff Profit Claims To Rest
• Kinross Could Market South American Mining Stakes
• E-Discovery Order Could Boost Automated Doc Review
• Mid-Size Banks Opt For Comfort Of State Charters
• Investors Ask 2nd Circ. For Class Cert. In $7B MBS Cases
• US Balks At Turning Over SEC Notes To Gupta Defense
• Ambac Offers Deal To Settle IRS Dispute In Ch. 11
• Judge Approves A&P Chapter 11 Plan
• 2nd Circ. Sends $8.5B Countrywide Deal To NY Court
• Kodak Seeks To Slash Benefits For Some Retirees
• Tishman Takes Nominal Loss On $186M Seattle Tower
• Monsanto Beats Farmers' Bid To Block Stray Seed IP Suits
• Web Startups Fuel NY's Midtown South Real Estate Boom
• Alliant Receives No Fine For Emailing Rival's Clients
• Vengeful PE Firm Wrecked Lightstone Deal: Contractor
• Bank Fraudster's Narcissism Doesn't Invalidate Trial: 2nd Circ.
• Limiting The Scope Of EEA: US V. Aleynikov
• State Street Braces For More Forex Overcharge Suits
• Countrywide Inflated Home Values: Whistleblower Suit
• Judge Won't Step Away From Chevron RICO Suit
• Rivals Jackson Hewitt, H&R Block Drop False Advertising Row
• Flagstar To Pay Up To $133M For Approving Bad Loans
• El Paso Hands Off Exploration Co. To Apollo, Others For $7B
• Fair Use Likely To Shield Westlaw, LexisNexis In Copyright Suit
• Chevron Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Overturn Attys' DQ
• Judge Misread Noncompete In Wi-Lan Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• 2nd NY Local Gas Drilling Ban Upheld
• Max Brenner Founder Sued Over New Chocolate Cafe Chain
• AIG Buys Back $2B Of Maiden Lane Mortgage Assets
• Madoff Son's Widow Fights Picard Clawback Claims
• Vitro Bondholders Cleared To Go After Interest Payments
• Former Flextronics Exec Exits SEC Suit Over Insider Tips
• SEC Sues Chinese Coal Execs For Secret Sale To PE Firm
• NY Life Insurers Ordered To Give Families Lump-Sum Payouts
• Kenneth Cole Investors Sue To Block Founder's $148M Buyout
• Musicland Seeks Doc To Prove Best Buy Owes $232M
• Trafalgar Brings Loan Trustee Breach Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Shepard Fairey Admits Faking Evidence In Obama Image Case
• HSH Nordbank Targets Barclays Over $123M In RMBS
• NYU's Massive Expansion Plan Rejected By Community Board
• Debtholders Can't Get $40M From US Oncology For Now
• Don't Expect Much From The Kinnucan Case
• Citigroup Sells Stake In Indian Mortgage Co. For $2B
• Argentina Ordered To Pay Down $1.6B In Old Bonds
• Mets Owners Push To Kill $386M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Accused Insider Trader Rebuked For 'Vile' Calls To Feds
• NJ Slams A&P Ch. 11 Plan Over $18M In Back Taxes
• Starbucks Tells 2nd Circ. Assistant Managers Don't Merit Tips
• Judge Tosses $20M Malpractice Suit Against Paul Hastings
• Cozen O'Connor Brings Aboard SEC Litigator In NY
• Bankrupt MSR Wins More Time As Hilton Battle Drags On
• Airline Manager Off Hook In Freight Price-Fixing MDL
• Ex-Unilab Atty Can Pursue FCA Claims, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Broker Can't Get Piece Of $1.1B Helmsley Building Sale
• US Bank Goes After Vitro Units To Recoup $311M In Debt
• New Haven Seeks High Court Review Of Fireman's Bias Suit
• E-Trade To Pay $1.5M To Settle OT Suit
• Judge Trims Suit Over AXA's $1.5B Purchase Of ING Unit
• Investor Claims $1.5B Fortis Bid Undervalues CH Energy
• Exxon Mobil Sues Hundreds Of Insurers Over Asbestos Coverage
• CBS Wrangles Dismissal Of Naked Cowboy Trademark Suit
• Investors' Bid To Oust Madoff Trustee Fails On Appeal
• Oil Tycoon Beats $3M Arbitration Ruling In BP, Statoil Row
• Solow Ordered To Pay Citibank $100M Over Project Loan
• Kodak Secures ITC Probe Of Apple, HTC Over 5 Patents
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• Attys Accuse Westlaw, LexisNexis Of Copyright Infringement
• Fendi Seeks $20M More In Counterfeiting Damages In 2nd Circ.
• US Trustee Slams $5M Pay Package For Hostess CEO
• FLSA Collective Action Rights Can Be Waived: Citigroup
• Getty Tries To Halt Suit Over Gas Station Transfers
• United Retail Set For Auction With Stalking Horse Bid
• AMR Says Retiree Committee Would Slow Down Labor Talks
• Pfizer Unit Scores More Time In Ch. 11 For Asbestos Dealings
• UBS Can't Blame Highland Affiliates For $686M In Losses: Atty
• Auto Light Cos.' Bid To Duck Antitrust Charges Off Base: Feds
• Chubb Doesn't Owe Starwood $10M In Defense Costs: Atty
• Sealink Hits BofA, Citi, Others With $949M RMBS Claims
• Gibson Dunn Bags Schulte Roth Real Estate Atty For NY Office
• NYPD Faces Setback In Suit Over Pensions For Veteran Cops
• Louis Vuitton's Cameo In 'The Hangover' Under Fire
• NY Loft Developers Face Claims Of Mezz Loan Default
• FDA Agrees To Give BPA Info To Enviros
• Gupta Tries To Get Insider Trading Charge Wiped Out
• German Bank Takes RBS To Court Over $71M In RMBS
• Ex-Mets Clubhouse Manager Cops To $2M Memorabilia Theft
• McKinsey Consultant Could Be Retried Over Iran Embargo
• Pryor Cashman Lands New Investment Management Partner
• Suit Over Hedge Fund Bigwig's Tax Shelter Scheme Trimmed
• SEC Accuses Puda Coal Execs Of Looting Co.
• Gucci Can Still Seek Ban On Guess Goods In Trademark Row
• Suit Says Broker DLA Duped Elderly In $300M REIT Sales
• The Aftermath Of Assured Guaranty V. JP Morgan
• NY Court Upholds Fracking Ban In Town's Row With Anschutz
• 2nd Circ. Bars Trusts From $138M Biovail, Investors Deal
• Picard's $59B Racketeering Claims Against UniCredit Axed
• Ex-BGC Financial Employee Says Firm Lets Sex Bias Slide
• General Maritime's Ch. 11 Plan Omits Crucial Info: BNY Mellon
• Judge OKs $180M Inner City Sale Over US Objection
• Federal Needn't Cover IBM's ERISA Settlement: NY Court
• Google Wants Authors Guild Deleted From Books Action
• Paramount Sues Puzo Family To Block 'Godfather' Sequel
• Ex-Lincolnshire CEO Sues To Shake Blame In $99M Award Row
• Receiver Appointed In NY Office Building Foreclosure Suit
• JPMorgan Says Syncora Can't Bring $404M MBS Claims
• Arch Seeks $17M From Axiom Over Soured Underwriting Deal
• NY Stays On The Hook For $100M In Eminent Domain Row
• Adviser Took AllianceBernstein Secrets To JPMorgan: Suit
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Insurance Leader Decamps To DLA Piper
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Broker's Late-Trading Case
• Prosecutor In Skowron Case Jumps To Reed Smith
• Crane Collapse, Not Bum Advice, Doomed NYC Tower: Atty
• Grubb & Ellis Pursues Sale To BGC Through Ch. 11
• WP Carey Will Convert To REIT Following Merger
• Case Study: Cedeno V. Castillo
• Zell's Equity Raises Archstone Bid To $1.5B
• Ex-Client Seeking $1B Wants Personhood For MF Global
• Cabot, Williams Pair Up For 120-Mile Shale Gas Pipeline
• White & Case Helps Fortis In $1.5B CH Energy Buy
• 2nd Circ. Sends Parmalat Fraud Suit Back To Ill.
• Huron, Empire Can't Duck $50M St. Vincent FCA Suit
• Harbinger Investors Sue Fund, Falcone Over LightSquared Loss
• Wiley Snags Workplace Assessment Co. For $85M
• Trade Groups, ConAgra Lambast Hostess' Bid To Dump Pensions
• NYCLU Blasts Zuccotti Park Owner For Occupy Expulsion
• Senate Approves SDNY Judge After 5-Month Filibuster
• Pryor Cashman Nabs IP Partner From Milbank Tweed
• Madoff Trustee Asks For $48M In Legal Fees
• AmEx Settles 'Blackcard' Trademark Row
• Open Road Strikes Back In E-Book Publishing Rights Row
• Vornado Reworks Debt On Crowne Plaza Hotel
• Citibank Improperly Taxed Airline Miles Perk: Suit
• Bristol-Myers Subpoenaed By DOJ For Abilify Info
• Goldman, PE Firm To Pay $3B For TransUnion
• MSR Truce With Marriott Removes Ch. 11 Roadblock
• Ex-Goldman Coder's Acquittal Threatens Wall Street's IP
• Merrill's ARS Disclosures To La. Pacific Were Adequate: Judge
• Review: Recent Securities Litigation, Rising Trends
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Feds Arrest Vocal Critic In Insider Trading Probe
• Madoff Trustee Presses 2nd Circ. To Reopen $30B In Claims
• Greek Telecom Co. Hellas Files Ch. 15 To Block NY Suits
• NY Appeals Court Wipes Out Ski Resort Contract Battle
• KBR Asks NY Court To Wipe Out $200M Faulty Bolts Award
• No Missing MF Global Funds In JPMorgan Account: Trustee
• MacAndrews & Forbes Irons Out Contract Dispute With Ex-Exec
• Century Urges 2nd Circ. To Dial Down Olin Coverage
• Defense Attys Deny They Knew Of Jenkens Juror's Lies
• Alleged Gangster Sentenced In $100M Medicare Fraud Case
• Judge Agrees To Fast-Track Revised A&P Ch. 11 Plan
• Struggling Developer Can't Stop Manhattan Foreclosures
• Lehman Creditors Aren't Entitled To $26M In Fees: Trustee
• Author's Heirs Say Comic Book Cos. Aped Tarzan Marks
• NY Court Puts Sale Of $150M Casino Debt On Hold
• SEC May Have To Cough Up Notes In Gupta Case
• BofA Wants To Shield CEO From Depositions In MBIA Suit
• NYC Building's $80M Glass Facade Broke Lease: Landlord
• Suit Over Broker Fee For 64-Story Pittsburgh Tower Still In Play
• Private Investors Reveal Stakes In Global Aviation
• Broker Seeks $23M From Yucaipa's Soho House Buy
• Music Startup's DIP Financing Plan Approved
• Catholic Group Sues White House Over Contraception Rule
• Shionogi Scuttled Deal By Destroying Fenoglide Pills: Suit
• HP Rips $9M Deutsche Bahn Deal In Price-Fixing Action
• NY Public Library Starts Next Phase Of $1B Revamp
• 'Spider-Man' Producers Agree To Pay Ex-Director Royalties
• Borders Reaches Accord With Ex-Worker Class Over Layoffs
• WTC Panel To Back Cancer Coverage For 9/11 Victims: CDC
• CORRECTED: TerreStar Networks Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Carlyle, Extell Appeal Order For $16M In Condo Refunds
• Arbitrator Ignored Key Data In $57M Building Appraisal: Judge
• Mergermarket Accuses Cantor Fitzgerald Of Lifting Articles
• Yankee Logo Maker's Niece Asks 2nd Circ. For 2nd At-Bat
• Feds Accuse Inner City Of Using Sale To Dodge $31M Tax Bill
• 2 Defendants Exit Broadway Trapdoor Injury Suit
• Judge Guts Forced-Retirement Suit Against Booz Allen Execs
• Fundraiser For NY Comptroller Indicted Over Donation Fraud
• Rye Portfolio Settles $400M Madoff Clawback Suit
• Fontainebleau Counterclaims Stay Put In Lehman Case
• Tetragon Directors Defeat Suit Over $205M Fees
• Lockheed Execs Duck Claims In Shareholder Action
• Insurer Sues JPMorgan Over $52M In MBS Losses
• 'Sex And The City' Writer Bushnell Sued Over Royalties
• Juror Admits She Lied Her Way Into Jenkens Tax Shelter Case
• Ex-Citi Exec Can't Shake SEC Suit Over Doomed CDO
• Kodak's $950M DIP Agreement Gets Green Light
• Some RE Investors Leave NY For Higher Risk, Reward
• Deutsche Bank Understated Risk Of $512M In RMBS: Suit
• Schiff Hardin Lands Dickstein IP Partner
• LeClairRyan Snags FTC Veteran From Venable
• NY To Examine Insurers' Data Used To Request Rate Hikes
• 2nd Circ. Reinforces NY Shield Law In Goldman Sachs Case
• Sheppard Mullin Nabs Ex-Dorsey Indian Law, Finance Pro
• Hostess Shouldn't Sell Polluted Sites Without OK: US
• Citi Closes Door On DOJ's Reckless-Mortgage Suit For $158M
• Allowing Discovery Of A Confidential Witness's Identity
• Ceglia To Cover Facebook Fees After Ignoring Info Requests
• NY Seeks TIFIA Funds For $5.2B Tappan Zee Bridge Project
• NY Comedy Club Sues Filmmakers Over Failed Documentary
• Apple Seeks OK To Sue Bankrupt Kodak Over Patents
• Pom, Organic Juice End False Advertising Fight
• Pentagon Capital Must Pay $77M In SEC Late-Trading Case
• MF Global Trustee To Share Docs With Feds
• IBM Joins Samsung Bid To Clarify Kodak DIP Request
• Departing NY Bankruptcy Chief Leaves Behind 'Mega' Legacy
• Judge OKs ConocoPhillips Deal In Water Pollution MDL
• Connaught Workers Say They Weren't Warned Of Layoffs
• The Situation's Counterclaims Against Ex-Manager Survive
• CIT Renews Push To Stay $190M Tyco Tax Claim Amid Appeal
• Swiss Firms Seek To Bury SEC Insider Trading Suit
• WG Receiver Can't Claw Back $25M From Sun Life: Judge
• Black Diamond-Sponsored GSC Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Skilling Won't Undo Mafia Man's Sentence: 2nd Circ.
• Halliburton Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill ERISA Action
• UBS Pays $1.4M To End OT Dispute With Technicians
• Traders Deny Profiting $62M Off Insider Tips
• Woman's $5M AIG Life Policy Valid Despite Alleged Fibs: Court
• 2nd Circ. Backs SEC Ban On Tax-Dodging Broker
• FreshDirect Wins $90M Aid Package To Build Bronx Base
• Atlantic Yards Doesn't Need New Enviro Study: Attys
• Guess Can't Get Gucci Trademark Case Scrapped
• SEC Wins Suit Over $6M Watermark Ponzi Scheme
• Top NY Judge Eyes City Foreclosure Section, Paperless Courts
• Crowell Loses 6 Partners To Thompson, Weil Amid Scandal
• Meltwater News Accused Of Ripping Off AP's Copyrights
• Port Authority Approves $230M For GW Bridge Rehab
• 2nd Circ. Orders Ex-DHB CEO To Pay Legal Fees
• Case Study: Voom V. EchoStar
• Steiner Family To Build 50-Story Rental Hub In Brooklyn
• Hostess Teamsters May Strike If Unions Burned In Ch. 11
• Ex-Bear Stearns Managers To Settle SEC Suit For $1M
• Dynegy Must Wait Till Ch. 11 Probe Complete: US Trustee
• SEC Drops Arch Insider Trading Suit Against Swiss Firms
• Proskauer Fights To Dismiss J&J Heir's $140M Suit
• NY Landlord Says DSW Must Pick Up Filene's Lease
• RIM Looks To Revive Stalled Kodak Patent Suits
• Lehman Is Trying To Duck Parts Of Asset Deal: Barclays
• Rohatyn Nabs 60% Stake In Asian Infrastructure Funds
• Weil Gotshal Grabs Dechert Litigation Duo For NY Office
• AMR Seeks OK To Seal $50M Deal With Chartis
• DOL, Thelen Trustee Near Deal On Pension Administrator
• Ex-Prosecutor Hops From Paul Hastings To Nixon Peabody
• Empire State Building Owners Plan $1B IPO, New REIT
• Paramount Sues Investors Over Calif. Contract Claims
• Macy's Contract Allows JC Penney Deal: Martha Stewart
• Lear Still Must Face Bid-Rigging MDL After Ch. 11: Judge
• Kodak Execs Misled Investors On Road To Ch. 11: Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Denies Bail For Former Primary Global Exec
• NY Leads 11 States In Charge Over EPA's 'Lax' Soot Rules
• Ability To Close Affects Standing In Real Estate Suit: NY Court
• Citibank Workers Win Class Status In OT Suit
• Judge Says MediSys Wage Suit Should Be Tossed
• Glass Co.'s Bondholders Can Try To Collect $85M: Judge
• Yums Urges High Court To Review Nike Trademark Case
• Murdoch-Backed Music Startup Set For $1.5M Auction
• Jackson Lewis Gets New Partners In Boston, NYC
• 2nd Circ. Revives Cowan Liebowitz Malpractice Claim
• Swiss Bank Wegelin Now A Fugitive In $1B Tax Scheme Case
• MF Global Customer Cash Gap Rises To $1.6B
• Law Firms To Blame In Part For NY Leasing Pullback: Brokers
• Peace Corps Hit With Genetic Bias Lawsuit
• Madoff Trustee Says Mets Owners Deliberately Ignored Fraud
• Ex-Kasowitz Atty With 'Superior Legal Mind' Appeals Dismissal
• Broadening The Range Of 'Broker May Not Vote' Matters
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs Former NY Insurance Head
• Bimbo Balks At Hostess Bid To Avoid $2B Pension Payments
• Inside The 2nd Circ. Stance In Naranjo And Figueiredo
• Proskauer Guides Accor in $211M Sale of NYC Hotel
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $105M In Latest Clawbacks
• Espada Accuses Gov't Of Misconduct In Record Seizure
• Low Consumer Spending Sinks Connaught Group Into Ch. 11
• Lehman Sues Citi To Reclaim $2.5B In Transferred Funds
• Google Says Most Authors Support Book-Scanning Project
• BofA Didn't Dupe Investors On MBS Losses: Judge
• Intel Ends Antitrust Fight With NY AG For $6.5M
• Goldman Slams Allstate's Suit Over $123M In RMBS Losses
• Judge Pumps Atty Over Discovery In MBIA, Countrywide Case
• Barneys Enlists Kirkland's Help In Fending Off Ch. 11
• UDR Eclipses $1.5B In NY Residential Holdings
• Ex-Leo Pharma Sales Reps Launch OT Class Action
• Morgan Stanley Settles Investor Suit Over ARS
• Mets Owners Ask High Court To Revisit Madoff Loss Math
• No Quick Appeal For Chinese Cos. In Vitamin C MDL
• JF Lehman Scoops Up Seacor Spill Response Cos. For $97M
• Port Authority Greenlights $1B Retail Venture For WTC
• Laid-Off Photogs Accuse NY Daily News Of Bias
• Skanska, RailWorks Venture Wins $262M NYC Subway Contract
• MF Global Trustee Denies Funds Went To Pay D&O Insurance
• Ex-Takeda Exec Settles SEC Insider Trading Claims
• Ex-Citigroup Exec Hits Abbott With Humira Cancer Suit
• Antitrust Claims Against Citigroup, Discover Stay Alive
• SuperShuttle Resolves FLSA Fight With NY Drivers
• Kasowitz Ducks Negligence Suit Over SOX Whistleblower Claim
• Ex-Worker Sues Shuttered WJB Capital Over Mass Layoff
• Vornado Resolves Preservation Battle Over NY Building
• Wells Fargo Puts Insurer's MBS Fraud Suit To Rest
• Facebook CEO Won't Be Deposed In Mobile Web IP Suit
• Blackstone Drops $335M On UK Industrial Portfolio
• Hostess CEO Could Get $2M Perk Under Employment Deal
• Viacom Says Acne Treatment Co. Skirted Marketing Payments
• AOL Dupes Customers Into Paying For Checkup Program: Suit
• MBIA Admits Errors In 2009 Restructuring Filing
• Ex-Baum Attys Launch Mortgage Services Law Firm In NY
• Apollo Mulls $200M Equity Raise To Expand Footprint
• Hunton & Williams Lures Ex-Milbank M&A Veteran
• Atlanta Firm Ponders Potential Kodak Securities Fraud Case
• Credit Suisse Can't Shake $1B ARS Fraud Claims
• Wireless Co. Hits Ericsson With $330M Trade Secrets Suit
• FDA Faces Renewed Battle Over Plan B Age Restrictions
• WTC $2B Over Budget, In Need Of Private-Sector Help: Audit
• JPMorgan, Performers' Union Fund Settle ERISA Action
• Preserving NY Property Law And Dividing A District
• Deutsche Bank Dodges 2 Suits Alleging $1.3B MBS Fraud
• Benefit Corps. — A New Structure For The New Economy
• MatlinPatterson Liable For Loan To Brazilian Airline: Court
• MF Global Customers Rip Coverage Deal With Insurance Unit
• Weil Grabs Insider Trading Prosecutor Who Oversaw Raj Case
• RI Joins $25B Mortgage Relief Deal While Others Remain Unsure
• Feds Worried Over Espada Atty's Conflicts Of Interest
• Prosecutors Lose Bid To Add Gupta Charges
• Investors Call Claims Over $1B Las Vegas Project A Redo
• NY Suit Over Nonlawyer Investment In Firms On Hold
• Diamondback — A Sign Of The Times
• FreshDirect To Stay In NY, Build $113M Headquarters
• $4B NY Event Center Project May Hinge On Slot Revenues
• USDA Hit With FOIA Suit Over Deregulation Of GM Plants
• Skating Rink Co. Sues Goldman, Others Over Construction
• Feds Add Charges In $62M Case Over Dell Insider Trading
• WTC Contractor's Backer Sues Over $9M In Unpaid Invoices
• MBIA's Suit Against Patriarch Over CDOs Moves Ahead
• General Maritime Execs In Hot Seat Over Oaktree Deal
• Galleon Judge, Ex-Kasowitz Partners Launch Boutique Firm
• NYC Cabbies Lack Standing To Bring GPS Action: Judge
• Oilsands Quest Seeks Ch. 15 Protection In NY
• Goldman Scoops Up Old Mutual Asset Management Firm
• JC Flowers Escapes Suit Over Thwarted $104M Insurer Buy
• Shipper TBS Docks In Ch. 11 With $43M DIP Deal
• Thompson Hine New Hires Boost Bankruptcy, Securities Groups
• US Lodges $6M Contract Suit Against PE Firm L Capital
• Pfizer Faces Antitrust Suit Over Generic Lipitor Delay
• MF Global Trustee Says 'Majority' Of $105B Transfers Traced
• Greenberg Can't Escape $4M Malpractice Suit
• ReDigi Avoids Shutdown Injunction In Capitol's MP3 Suit
• Investor Class Certified In BofA-Merrill Merger Suit
• Citing Dukes, 2nd Circ. Nixes Plan Trustee Class
• KPMG Told To Keep Ex-Workers' Hard Drives In OT Fight
• Ponzi Clawback Verdict Against Bayou Investors Stands
• FGIC Targets Ally Over Additions To $991M MBS Trust
• Fraudster Gets Up To 16 More Years For Prison Hit Plot
• Verizon, Coinstar To Create Netflix Movie Streaming Rival
• Ex-Jefferies Fund Head To Pay $8.3M For Trading Scam
• Hodgson Russ Snags Two Lewis Brisbois Bankruptcy Pros
• JC Flowers Fights Metalmark In Court Over $104M Sale
• 2nd Circ. Says Usher Didn't Rip Off R&B Tune
• Madoff Trustee Seeks $61M In Cornerstone Clawback Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Textbook Resale IP Suit
• Bingham Snags PE Expert From Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Paralyzed Woman Settles Cybex Injury Suit For $26M
• Global Aviation's Ch. 11 Cites Labor Costs, Ending Wars
• Is Ch. 9 The Next Chapter In The Municipal Saga?
• Fox, Others Win Toss Of 'American Idol' Idea Theft Suit
• Smith & Nephew Pays $22M To Settle US Bribery Allegations
• Greenberg Traurig Faces Designer's $250M Malpractice Suit
• RBS Units Misrepresented Safety Of $90M In MBS: Suit
• Jennifer Convertibles Board Wants $5M Bad Faith Suit Axed
• CIM, Kushner Take On SoHo Office, Retail Building
• SEC Wins $328M Ponzi Judgment Against Credit Bancorp
• WTC Operator, AMR Agree To Let 9/11 Suit Move Forward
• TV, Movie Studios Target Lime Wire Over Infringement
• Quest Asks 2nd Circ. To Bar Ex-Atty From Kickback Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $13M Award In Rail Yard Contract Dispute
• Trade Groups Back Photog In Richard Prince Fair Use Case
• 2nd Circ. Rules Insurance Arbitrators Weren't Biased
• Lowe's Wrongly Dropped Employees' Health Plans: Suit
• REITs, PE Funds Elbow Family Firms Out Of Big NY Deals
• Judge Kills Most Of $70M HSBC Due Diligence Suit
• Venable Taps Stroock Partner To Head RE Practice Group
• State Street's Subprime Bets Cost Prudential $77M: Judge
• NY Bar To Weigh Nonlawyer Investment In Law Firms
• Goldman Investors Win Class Cert. In Action Over Risky MBS
• NY Sues Wells Fargo, Others Over Use Of Mortgage Database
• A Little 'Guidance': All You Need For Preemption?
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• UBS Underestimated Mortgage Securities Risk: Insurer Suit
• 'Jewish Indiana Jones' Admits Torah Charity Was Scam
• Health Info Services Co. Jobson Heads To Ch. 11
• Hostess Gets Green Light To Bite Into Another $40M
• Clawback Suit Against Ex-Morgan & Finnegan Attys Survives
• Google Silenced In Capitol Records Suit Over Used MP3s
• Kuwait Investor Lands NY Luxury Tower Lease For $134M
• Pemex Fights KBR's $355M Contract Win In 2nd Circ.
• JPMorgan, Others Sued Over $500M In MBS Sales
• 7 Convicted In NY Presbyterian Hospital Kickback Plot
• Resort Owner MSR Wants More Time To Spruce Up Ch. 11
• Quick Ruling Nixed In Swaps Suit Tied To $895M Brazil Road
• Angioblast Loses Contract Counterclaims Against UBS
• NY Luxury Condo Owners Settle Claims Against Developer
• Judge Curbs Archie Comics Co-CEO's Duties
• Southern District Of NY Names New Bankruptcy Court Chief
• Macy's Seeks To Block Martha Stewart, Penney Merch Deal
• A Crude Move Against Calif. Low Carbon Fuel Standard
• Dec. 20, 2011 — 3 Big Decisions
• Edwards Wildman Adds Bankruptcy Partner To NY Office
• 15 Cos. Line Up For $3.6B LaGuardia Terminal Project
• 12 Charged In $250M Cellphone Cloning Scheme
• Brooklyn's Skyscraper District Reaches Landmark Status
• MetLife Exploited Federal Death List To Avoid Payments: Suit
• Ex-Hearst Intern Says Unpaid Work Violates Labor Laws
• Broker Told To Hold Policies Tied To Alleged $28M Fraud
• Suit Over CBS Pension Benefits Time-Barred: 2nd Circ.
• JPMorgan To Return $700M To Lehman In Settlement
• MF Global Customers Lose Initial Bid For Priority Status
• American Airlines Wants To End Pension Plans
• Lehman Asks 2nd Circ. To Block Intervention In Dante Case
• Sinochem Settles Shipping Co.'s $51M Explosion Suit
• BofA To Shed Office Space In NY, NC
• Concepcion Doesn't Bar AmEx Antitrust Class Action: 2nd Circ.
• Morrison Rescues Vivendi From Foreign Investor Claims
• Payments To Marco Polo Attys Could Sink Ch. 11: Judge
• Davis Polk Nabs Former Deputy AG
• Skadden, Gibson Aid Felcor In $115M Knickerbocker Hotel Buy
• Fried Frank Helps SL Green Buy 8 NY Properties For $416M
• Travelers Battles W.Va. Plant Runoff Pollution Claims
• Sun Capital Sells Heating Parts Maker To Wellspring
• PE Firm To Be Lead Bidder In United Retail's Ch. 11
• Seward & Kissel Nabs Pair Of Prominent Ex-Prosecutors
• No Quick Ruling In CFTC's Price Suit Against Gas Trader
• The GM Plan: Breaking It Up Is Hard To Do
• Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Cop To Overvaluing Bonds