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New York - December, 2012

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• NYSE Heeds Past Lessons With $750M Antitrust Breakup Fee
• UBS Portfolio Manager Loses Severance Bid At 2nd Circ.
• Former SAC Manager Won't 'Flip' In Insider Trading Case
• 2nd Circ.'s Olin Ruling Could Prove Costly For Insurers
• Argo Digital Unit Wants Investor Fraud Suit Sent To Fla.
• Apperson Aids MCR Development's Md. Hotel Portfolio Buy
• Judge Revokes Class In Photog's IP Suit Against Pearson
• Bills' Vow To Stay In Buffalo Tied To $130M Stadium Fixes
• Vitamin C Price-Fixing Judge Lets Expert's Analysis Stand
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $220M Madoff Trustee Deal With Levy Heirs
• French Bank Off Hook For Debt Buyer's Defense Costs
• $2B NYC Cornell Tech Campus Gets Community Board OK
• Paramount, Puzo End Copyright Suit Over 'Godfather' Sequel
• NYC Planning Board OKs 'Pyramid Building' On West 57th
• $3.6B LaGuardia Airport Project Extends Deadline For Bids
• Charlie Rose Settles Unpaid Intern Wage Suit
• AECOM Leases 3 Floors For Downtown NYC Office Post-Sandy
• NY Court Shuts Down Law School Job Data Dispute
• Ex-Banker Nabbed Over Role In $2B Olympus Accounting Scam
• Condo Buyers Can't Use ILSA To Void Purchase, 2nd Circ. Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Lehman Securities Fraud Suit
• Peter Madoff Gets 10 Years In Prison For Role In Giant Fraud
• Lowenstein Adds Private Equity, M&A Partner From McDermott
• Ex-Princeton Review Owner Puts Up $10M To End FCA Suit
• Inner City Broadcasting Exits Shareholder Suit Over IP Sale
• 2nd Circ. Approves $180M Sirius XM Antitrust Settlement
• How They Won It: Gibson Dunn Hunch Nets Cablevision $700M
• Kodak Sued Over Ownership Of 18 Patents
• ICE To Buy NYSE Parent Co. In $8.2B Stock-And-Cash Deal
• Del Monte Seeks $14M From Kraft, RJR For Pollution Cleanup
• S&P Investor Suit Over MBS Ratings Killed By 2nd Circ.
• ResCap Wins More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Reminder: Joint Ventures Are Subject To Antitrust Review
• Peter Madoff Victims Urge Tough Sentence
• Expect More Libor Criminal Cases, Experts Say
• Proposed Flood-Proofing Regs Could Dampen NY Development
• DataTern Must End Infringement Suits Against SAP Customers
• Blank Rome, Cozen Sued Over Failed $27M Development Deal
• Kodak, Samsung Reach $37M Deal Over Printer Supply Contract
• Blumenfeld Wins $100M Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Bid
• 2nd Circ. Puts Olin Insurer On Hook For Plant's Enviro Harm
• Conoco Credit Letters Same As Cash, MF Global Trustee Says
• Job Placement Nonprofit To Pay $1.7M To Settle FCA Suit
• HSBC Sued Over 'Deceptive' Overdraft System
• AMR's New CBA, Pension Deal With Pilots Get Judge's OK
• Study Finds No Clear Cancer Link For 9/11 Responders
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Cirrus' Win In Yankees Pitcher Crash Suit
• Kodak Hopes $525M Patent Sale Will Pave Path Out Of Ch. 11
• Judge Wary Of MF Global Customer Group's Deposition Push
• How To Protect Your Business From Natural Disaster
• Miss Universe Wins $5M Defamation Award Against Ex-Miss Pa.
• NYC Council Proposes New Regulations For Storm Readiness
• Investors To Get $85M More From Merkin Funds
• Judge Indicates Stay Unlikely In NHL, MLB Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Managing Director Sues For Age Bias
• Lehman Sues For Coverage Of $288M Lending Fraud Losses
• Cuomo Veto Of Hit-And-Run Insurance Bill Irks Trial Lawyers
• Emma Thompson Prevails In 'Effie' Copyright Row
• Coke Bottler Eats Up Cheez Doodle Maker, Ecuador Snack Co.
• Bowing To Vocal Investor CalSTRS, Cerberus To Sell Gunmaker
• Amgen Cops To Aranesp Misbranding, Will Pay $762M
• Ex-Winston Atty Gets Probation For Starr Celebrity Fraud
• Friedland Snags BNY Mellon NYC Office In $142M Deal
• Developer Counters Ex-Bryan Cave Atty's Joint Venture Suit
• Judge Combines Suits As Investors Vie For Insurance Polices
• Stockbrokers' Commission Pay Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Dynegy Puts Up Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan For NY Subsidiaries
• Partner Slaps VeriFone With $250M Suit Over In-Taxi Ads
• Con Ed, PGW Lose Transco Rate Plan Challenge At FERC
• In Rare Defection, Cravath M&A Partner Joins Kirkland
• Madoff Victim Blasts $220M Levy Settlement At 2nd Circ.
• Feds Seek Hard Time For Asbestos Fraudster At 2nd Circ.
• WaMu Units Escape From Insurers' MBS Fraud Suit
• DZ Bank Targets BofA For $546M In MBS Campaign
• FHFA Sues RBS Predecessor Over Securities Buyback Deal
• Princeton Int'l Inks $100M Deal For Bryant Park Office
• Newman, Chiasson Found Guilty Of $70M Trades On Dell Tips
• Patton Boggs' $22M Chevron Bond Suit Can Still Move To NY
• Fluor's $3.14B Bid Wins Tappan Zee Replacement Job
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Seeks Developer For Residential Project
• Credit Union Board Backs ResCap's Request For Mediator
• BP Flouts NY Law In Pursuit Of $300M Wind Farm, Town Says
• Coller Wins $300M Technology Patent Deal Row
• Utica Denied Injunction In Reinsurer Confidentiality Row
• AMR Insists It Be Allowed To Eliminate Lump-Sum Pension
• NHL Files Suit As Players Move Toward Decertifying Union
• Gupta Fights Goldman's Bid For $7M In Fees
• NYC Comptroller Rejects Nissan Taxi Deal, Mayor Unfazed
• Coney Island Boardwalk Facelift Exempt From Enviro Review
• Schneiderman Grabs Reins In Run-Up To Methane Battle
• Lockheed Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Fight
• 2nd Circ. Sides With The Platters' Reed In Trademark Feud
• Olin Asks 2nd Circ. To Uphold $14M Award In Pollution Suits
• Smart Tech Investor Suit To Gain Class Cert., Judge Signals
• Metro Fuel Oil Creditors Seek Probe Of Ex-CFO
• HSBC Won't Face $265M Suit Over Flatotel Fraud
• NYU Faculty Plans No-Confidence Vote Over Expansion Plan
• US Wants Peter Madoff To Get 10 Years In Prison
• BearingPoint Trustee Wants Ex-Directors Held In Contempt
• Exelon Unit Sues IHI Over $12M In Power Plant Bills
• Ericsson Can't Depose Airvana CEO Again, Judge Says
• Hostess Bakers Union Vows To Appeal Wind-Down Order
• Judge OKs $830M Kodak Financing Commitment Letter
• Caronia And The 'New' 1st Amendment Safe Harbor
• Pfizer Loses Bid To Undo Retaliation Verdict In 2nd Circ.
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Can't Dodge Fraud Charges
• NY High Court Allows Benefits For NYPD 9/11 Responders
• Ex-Primary Global Exec Asks 2nd Circ. To Toss Conviction
• Davis Polk Partner To Counsel SEC Investment Management Unit
• MBIA Ignored Risks Of $22B In MBS, Countrywide Atty Says
• NY Hospitals Overpriced Contract Bid By $500M, Suit Says
• The Impact Of US Lawsuits Against Non-US Banks
• Siemens Sued For $1.5B Over Alleged Mexican Oil Bribes
• MSR Resort's Disclosure Statement Gets Green Light
• Fortis Eyes Settlement With NY To Close $1.5B CH Energy Buy
• Tremont's Owner Beats Madoff Investor Suit
• SEC Eyes New Trial In Suit Against Fund Manager
• NY Localities Have Legal Right To Ban Fracking, NRDC Argues
• Execs Urge Public-Private Teamwork On NE High-Speed Rail
• NY Studios Sues Steiner Over Navy Yard Financing Deal
• Trustee Objects To Milbank Dual Role In Lehman Bankruptcy
• Ex-Skadden Atty Claims Ethics Breaches In New Firing Suit
• Dewey Seeks Extension Of Case Removal Window
• 4Kids Plan Confirmed Over License Partner's Objection
• FCC Opens Spectrum, Paving Way For Dish To Go Wireless
• Tronox, Kerr-McGee Dispute Intent In Closing Arguments
• US Trustee Seeks Holdback On Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Fees
• Endo Targets Actavis Over Generic Versions Of Opana
• Citi Concealed $65B In Losses During Housing Collapse: Suit
• Confusion Mounts Over NY Rent Rules In Stuy Town Fallout
• Taiwanese Woman Cops To Weapons-Grade Fiber Export Plot
• Trend Forecaster Gets Google Blogger Sites Shuttered
• Toto's Royalties Suit Should Be Trimmed, Judge Says
• Countrywide MBS Breaches 'Incontestable,' MBIA Atty Says
• HSBC Fired Veep For Whistleblowing, Suit Says
• Herrick Feinstein Snags Real Estate Vet In New York
• Shareholder Challenges TD Bank's $668M Epoch Purchase
• Bombing Victims' Families Drop Suit Over Bank's Iran Assets
• Counterfeit Fendi Bag Seller Says Ripoffs Not Willful
• Ambac, MBIA Seek Jury Trials In Credit Suisse Fraud Suits
• HuffPo Bloggers' Compensation Suit Falls In 2nd Circ.
• NY Court Nixes Dakota's Bid To Dismiss Claims In Bias Suit
• NY AG Can't Seek $150M Lehman Fees From Ernst & Young
• Lenders Cut Red Tape For Sandy Insurance Payments
• NY High Court Denies Appeal Over $150M Casino Loan Buy
• Facebook Asks Judge To Toss Derivative Suits From IPO MDL
• SEC Sues NJ Consultant Over Chinese Reverse Mergers
• Rakoff Ignored Contract Law In CDO Ruling, 2nd Circ. Told
• $1.9B HSBC Money Laundering Fine Shows Prosecutors' Limits
• 'Secret Pipeline' Made Dell Traders Rich, Feds Tell Jury
• SEC Supports Inflation Adjustment For Madoff Victims
• 2nd Circ. Says Interstate Must Defend Welding Co.
• UTi Pays $3.2M To Settle Freight Forwarding Cartel Case
• Ex-NYC Pol Gets 2 Years For Using Nonprofit Cash In Campaign
• Alliant Execs Who Left Aon Want NY Suit Sent Out West
• Dog Rescue Group Can't Sue NYC For Damages, Top Court Says
• Dechert Adds Ex-Mayer Brown Private Equity Leader In NY
• Real Estate Mogul Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Citi Fraud Suit
• Carlyle, Extell Lose Bid To Quash $16M Condo Refund Order
• States Announce Plan To Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions
• Societe Generale, Weston Accused Of Mismanaging $100M Fund
• MSR Ch. 11 Plan Incorporates $1.5B Sale To Sovereign Fund
• Dutch Fund's Suit Over $565M In Credit Suisse MBS Survives
• UBS' $686M Suit Needs Another Trim, Highland Tells Judge
• DOJ, NY AG Sue To Unwind NYC Tour Bus Monopoly
• NFL, Insurers Spar Again Over Concussion Suit Forum
• Neighbor's Construction Damaged NYU Dorm, Suit Says
• Ex-Kirkland Atty's Mental Health Considered In Fraud Suit
• NY Appeals Holds Investors Can't Claim Phony Madoff Gains
• Inside NY's Departure From In Re Loop
• Liquidation Prompts Hostess To Seek Ch. 11 Extension
• Home Depot Can't Rush Appeal In $7B Card Fee Deal: 2nd Circ.
• Belden Pays $516M For Broadcast Parts Maker PPC
• Chem Rx Trustee Sues Ex-Execs Who Profited From Faulty LBO
• JPMorgan Exec Sued Over Damage To Luxury Sublet
• Governors Island Seeks Proposals For Massive Redevelopment
• Hawker Judge Won't Rule Yet On Warranty Rejection Bid
• Agency Info Protected In Grumman Pollution Row, Judge Says
• Dynegy Gets $23M From Auction Of 2 NY Power Plants
• Feuding RE Partners Must Pay Out Profits, Judge Rules
• Akerman Senterfitt Brings On Herrick IP Litigator In NY
• Hostess Pension Diversion Could Spell Big Trouble
• HSBC To Pay Record $1.9B Fine In Money Laundering Probe
• Honua Loses Bid To Block Bizzi's $230M NYC Condo Sale
• Cab Operators Sue NYC Over Plan To Make Nissan Official Taxi
• Obama Seeks $9.7B More For Post-Sandy Flood Insurance
• 2nd Circ. Backs Another Eli Lilly Win In Zyprexa MDL
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Iconix Claims Over Merrill ARS
• Insurer Must Cover Warhol Foundation's $4.6M In Legal Fees
• Yahoo, NBC To Combine Sports Content, Coverage
• NY Court Upholds Union Carbide's Asbestos Coverage Ruling
• Standard Chartered To Pay $327M In New Iran Sanctions Deal
• AIG Jet Leasing Biz Valued At $5B In Sale To Chinese Cos.
• Insurers Seek Arbitration For Hostess' Collateral Request
• Dreier Trustee Settles With Owner Of Founder's Apartment
• Merrill Sweetens Deal With Ex-Advisers In Deferred Pay Suit
• Hevesi Atty Urges NY To Rule On Retiring Judge's Ethics
• Citibank, Discover Win Arbitration Bid In Student Loan Suit
• American Airlines Pilots Ratify Labor Deal
• BofA, US Bancorp Can't Shake Fund's Suit Over WaMu MBS
• Law School Friends Deny IBM Tip Trading Charges
• ResCap Seeks More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Goldman, CIFG Head To Mediation In $275M MBS Fight
• Developers Must Pay For Atlantic Yards Litigation, Groups Say
• Video Tech Co. Faces Derivative Suit Over Accounting Methods
• Kaye Scholer Edges Out Cravath With $80K Bonus Scale
• Sandy's Environmental Impacts: Cleanup Has Just Begun
• Apollo To Buy UK Jeweler, Watchmaker Aurum
• Foot Locker Beats ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Change
• Kodak Deal With CVS Over Kiosk Agreement Gets Judge's OK
• Bernstein, Labaton Named Lead Attys In Facebook IPO Row
• NY Utilities Face Few Sanctions Despite Stumbles, Panel Told
• US Bank Claims Dibs On Extended Stay's $100M Guaranty
• Picard Fights Efforts To Revive Picower Suits In 2nd Circ.
• NY Appeals Court Bars Intentionally Withheld Evidence
• Disputed Evidence Gets In Dell Insider Trading Trial
• BlackRock Settles Employment Row With Ex-Fund Manager
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Risk Officer Settles $1M Suit Over Firing
• E&Y, Fidelity Beat Suit Over 2008 Lehman Bankruptcy
• Del. River Agency Rejects Enviros' Pipeline Oversight Petition
• NY Archdiocese Allowed To Fight Contraception Mandate
• Cole RE Investments Pays $124M For Brooklyn Retail Center
• Standard Chartered To Pay $330M More Over Iran Violations
• JPMorgan Seeks Dismissal Of Syncora, Assured Cases
• Arkin Appeals After Judge Restricts Access To Ex-Firm Funds
• Dorsey Bolsters NY Corporate Team With Ex-K&L Gates PE Ace
• NY, NJ Transport Execs Stress Need For Storm Mitigation Aid
• Landmark 2nd Circ. Decision Means Victory For Pharm Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Grants Gupta Speedy Appeal
• K-V Pharma, Hologic Eye $60M Deal To End Makena Feud
• Sovereign Immunity Analysis In Subscription Credit Facilities
• Feds Charge 4 Over Carbon Fiber Exports To Iran, China
• Google Looking For More Space At Chelsea Market
• Citi Unit Says Developer Owes $43M In Jet Loan Payments
• Ocwen Must Appoint Monitor To Oversee Mortgage Servicing
• NYC Teacher Test Violated Title VII, Judge Rules
• Ecuadoreans Renew Bid To Toss Chevron Fraud Claims
• Invesco Scoops Up NYC's Madison Belvedere Rental Tower
• Citigroup Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Opt-Out Securities Suits
• Feds Wrap Case In $70M Dell Trading Tips Trial
• Insurer Claims Goldman Misrepresented Failed $325M CDO
• 4-Year Review Not Enough To Set All Rents, NY Court Finds
• NY Law Doesn't Block $70M BofA Fraud Suit: Concord Atty
• Sports Fans Get OK To Bring Antitrust Suit Against NHL, MLB
• Thelen Seeks Approval Of $1.4M Citibank Settlement
• Judge Won't Find $1.5B Bid For MSR Was In Good Faith Yet
• 'Big Valley' Producer Targets Private Investors In $50M Suit
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Music Exec's E-Book Appeal
• Credit Suisse Can't Ditch FHFA's Securities Loss Claims
• Kasowitz, Vladeck Allowed To Leave Dakota Bias Suit
• MF Global Trustee Says 28,000 Customer Claims Mostly Settled
• NEC Trustee Sues Directors, Others Over Company's Demise
• PE Firm Founder Dodges Jail In NY Pay-To-Play Scandal
• Technician Sues Dish Over Employee Background Checks
• 4Kids, 'Pokemon' Co. Get OK For $1M Contract Row Settlement
• MTA Ordered To Pay $4.37M More For Railroad Property
• Blackstone Pays $882M For Dutch Tax Consultancy
• Good News For Defense In NY Asbestos Litigation
• Will Rakoff Opinion Impact Decision On Steven Cohen?
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Presents Risks For Drug Cos. In Litigation
• HuffPo Tells 2nd Circ. It Never Vowed To Stay Independent
• CFTC Targets Broker Over Wheat Futures Trades
• IFIC, US Fire Win $7M Suit Over Manhattan Bridge Repairs
• Repsol Targets Chevron Over YPF Oil Development Deal
• Judge Releases Barclays From Criminal Sanctions Case
• NY Fed Contractor Gets Home Confinement For Code Theft
• Argentina Needn't Post Deposit For Injunction Stay: 2nd Circ.
• Tragedy Prompts Top NY Court To Back Marine Insurance Bill
• Ace Rips Reinsurer's Bid To Back Out Of Subsidiary Buy
• BofA Says It Warned German Bank Of Risk In $56M RMBS Buy
• Target, Macy's, Others To Appeal $7.3B Swipe Fee Deal
• UBS Wins Arbitration Bid In Financial Advisers' OT Fight
• WaMu Trust Alleges Naked Shorting By Goldman, Seeks Probe
• Only NY Agency Can Settle Rent Hike Suits, Atty Says
• FHFA Expert Loan Sampling Method In RMBS Suits Gets OK'd
• Inventio, ThyssenKrupp Ax Suit After Elevator Patent Ruled Invalid
• Cushman Sued Over Handling Of Citadel Office Expansion
• 2nd Circ. Grants Gupta's Bail Bid
• Airlines Denied Win In Lessee's Suit Over 9/11 Destruction
• Fraudulent Transfer Is The Bomb! Fallout From In Re Dynegy
• Publicis Can't Escape Sex Bias Suit Against PR Unit
• Madoff Trustee, Feeder Funds Reach $24M Settlement
• Beware Interaction Of Federal, State Criminal Sentences
• BofA Dodges Merrill Investors' MBS Actions In 2nd. Circ.
• Why The SEC's Position In Gabelli V. SEC Doesn't Hold Up
• Cadwalader Partner Among Nominees To NY High Court
• 2nd Circ. Shields Drugmakers From Gov't Marketing Probes
• Photographer Wants Atty Fees In Wiley Copyright Suit
• Cuomo Prods Feds For $9B For NY Storm-Proofing Projects
• SL Green Pays $218M For Loan On NYC Office Building
• A&P Parent Seeks Court OK To Close All But 1 Ch. 11 Case
• Dominion Pipelines Pass Environmental Muster, FERC Says
• News Corp., Murdochs Seek Exit From US Suit Over Hacking
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Co-Op To Sue NYC For 'Wasteful' $20M Asbestos Cleanup
• Taconic, Thor Land $60M Loan For Speculative NYC Project
• BofA Shareholders' Attys Want $177M From $2.4B Settlement
• Lincolnshire Suit Over $99M Award Slashed Again
• Harbinger, Falcone Say SEC's Fraud Claims Fail
• KPMG Escapes Audit Workers' OT Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With $200M Sex Bias Class Action
• BofA Seeks To Keep Fontainebleau Loan Info Confidential
• Post-Sandy Flood Damage: Insurance Brokers May Be Liable