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New York - September, 2013

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• Chevron Axes Damages To Skirt Jury In Ecuador Ruling Row
• NYC Panel OKs Midtown Rezoning, Gooses Some Projects
• Airbnb Scores Critical NYC Apartment-Sharing Victory
• GMAC Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Gets Judge's OK
• GM Not Liable For Pre-Bankruptcy Settlement
• SEC Denied New Trial In Fund Manager Case
• Hostess Unions Lose Fight To Prioritize Pensions
• Clinton Group Buys More Nutrisystem, Asks Higher Dividend
• 5 High-Interest Online Lenders Fined In NY AG Probe
• Kenneth Cole Changes Landscape For NY Cos. Going Private
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sanctions For Firm In Securities Action
• LightSquared, Lenders Agree To Asset Sale Procedures
• US Blasts Ex-Aeropostale Exec's $25M Foreiture Opposition
• Winston & Strawn Scores Pair Of CMBS Pros In NY
• Harbinger Partly Escapes LightSquared Investor Suit
• EPA Unveils Final $506M Gowanus Cleanup Plan
• Auditors Beat Suit Over Agriculture Co.'s Stock Drop
• US Bank Dodges Only Some Claims In Student Loan Suit
• Law Firm's $23M Cobalt Fraud Settlement Gets Nixed
• Seven Mile Reaches $120M Deal For Polypore Unit
• Plavix Hemorrhage Complaints Growing In NY State Court
• Chevron Scuttles Repsol's Bid To Block YPF Partnership
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Glencore, Twitter
• Zuccotti Park Owner Shakes Suit Over Occupy Eviction
• Target, Others Say Swipe Fee Deal Doesn't Bar Antitrust Suit
• San Diego's Late Notice Nixes Enviro Coverage, NY Court Says
• LinkedIn Search Nearly Upends BofA Mortgage Fraud Trial
• JPMorgan, Citi Can't Ditch FDIC Suit Over Colonial MBS Sales
• NYU Says Manhattan Home Prices Exceed Prerecession High
• NYC Sues Teachers Union Over Disciplinary Hearing Delays
• MTA Faces Steep Costs Despite Extra $1.9B In Budget
• 450 Ex-Dewey Partners Sued For $1.6M Over Broken Lease
• New York City Opera Board Votes In Favor Of Bankruptcy
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Judge Turns Up His Nose To Country Club's OT Settlement
• Domino Developer Must Pay Partner's Legal Fees, Judge Says
• New York Life Escapes $27M Suit Over Ties To Madoff Fund
• Talent Manager On Hook For Musician Unemployment Benefits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, ANZ Bank, Power Assets
• Beats Secures $500M From Carlyle, Plans To Buy Out HTC
• NY Lawmaker Floats Commission To Investigate Prosecutors
• Raynor Damages Limited Over Icahn's Federal-Mogul Deal
• Corsair-Led PE Group Inks $968M Deal For RBS Bank Portfolio
• GateHouse Media Files For Ch. 11 With Spinoff In Mind
• DOJ Says US Airways Can't Have Privileged Merger Docs
• Fee-Sharing Issues For NY Lawyers Got More Complicated
• Unilever Says Paul Mitchell Stole 'Queen for a Day' Mark
• DOT In Driver's Seat In Battle Over Rearview Camera Rule
• Ex-Hedge Fund Head Gets 2 1/2 Years For Lying About Losses
• Biondi Firm Was No Slacker, Says NY Court In Fee-Split Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Force Judge Off Chevron's Ecuador Case
• Goldman Faces New Claims Of Aluminum Price Manipulation
• Reinsurers Can't Nix Utica's Bid To Keep Hunton Attys
• Faruqi Says Sanctions Not Warranted In Sex Harassment Row
• Admiral Ordered To Defend Against 9/11 Injury Suits
• State Ordered To Pay Opponents' Fees In Atlantic Yards Row
• Quinn Emanuel Says Fed. Ruling Bars NY Retaliation Suit
• Affinity's Wipeout Shows Importance Of Wiping Out PHI
• Golenbock Eiseman Adds Finance Pro To Corporate Practice
• Investors Push JPML For Centralization In CDS Antitrust Row
• NYC Art-Sale Crackdown Didn't Violate Free Speech: 2nd Circ.
• JPMorgan Tells 2nd Circ. To Nix Silver Market MDL
• Madoff's Personal Accountant Arrested Over Role In Fraud
• Ousted Hotel Operators Won't Take It Lying Down
• Cengage Judge Taps Mediator To Resolve Ch. 11 Plan Issues
• Rakoff Scolds Lupin For 'Fecklessness' In Antara Patent Row
• Rite Aid Managers Granted Class Cert. In OT Row
• DOJ Meets With JPMorgan Amid Rumors Of Giant Settlement
• National Grid To Pay $7M To Settle NY, Mass. Sandy Probes
• NY Court Revives Title Coverage Claim Over Bogus Mortgage
• Blank Rome Lands Corporate Litigation Pro In New York
• US Fines Japan Auto Parts Makers $740M For Price-Fixing
• Greenberg Traurig Again Beats Exec's $10M Malpractice Suit
• Credit Suisse Reaches $11M Deal In RMBS Class Action
• Iron Hound Rejiggers $400M In Financing For 3 NYC Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Icahn, Apax, Oaktree Capital
• Par, Purdue Settle IP Claims In OxyContin Antitrust MDL
• Bondholder Suit Against Argentina Central Bank Gets OK
• Sunshine On Data Deals Could Combat 'Insider Trading 2.0'
• DLA Piper Skirts $17M Malpractice Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Credit Suisse Unit Can't Dodge $497M MBS Suit
• Insurer's MBS Fraud Claims Against BofA Pared
• TCPA, 2nd Circ. And Jurisdiction — Call Me ... Maybe?
• Marriott Shakes Claims In Miami Beach Hotel Management Suit
• Toys R Us Wants Times Square Tax Suit Revived
• GC For Commodities Broker Gets Prison For Investment Fraud
• NY City Council OKs 55-Block Brooklyn Rezoning
• China Natural Gas Auditors Escape Shareholder Class Action
• DOT Must Issue Rearview Camera Rule, 2nd Circ. Told
• Abu Dhabi Fund Says $7.5B Citi Row Belongs In Arbitration
• Toll Brothers To Snag Flatiron Property For $150M
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RBS Investors' Subprime Class Action
• Gamblers Seek Class Cert. In Bogus-Refund Row With Revel
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Alibaba, Lloyds
• JCP Rumors Won't Stop Martha Stewart Ruling, Judge Says
• NY Computer Crime Laws Need Reboot, Task Force Says
• AmEx, Certares In Talks To Form Biz Travel JV In $1B Deal
• New York Life Buys Dexia Asset Management Arm For $512M
• Feds Say Countrywide Hawked Bad Loans To Fannie, Freddie
• Bloomberg Probably A No-Show At CityTime Trial
• Investor Hits L&L Energy With Stock Drop Suit
• Credit Union Agency Targets Big Banks In $2.4B MBS Suit
• Utica Slaps Reinsurer With $1M Suit Over Asbestos Deal
• Ex-SAC Manager's Insider Trading Trial Delayed To 2014
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Cuomo Energy, Enviro Atty
• GSK's Data Woes A Warning For Others, NY Judge Says
• Long Island Lawmakers Approve $229M Stadium Renovation
• Kasowitz Sues Over Fees Tied To Dakota Discrimination Case
• Cantor Fitzgerald Off The Hook In BGC Derivative Suit
• Creditors' Fraud Claims Cut From Tribune Clawback MDL
• SEC Accuses Filmmaker Of Trading On Drug Co. Merger Tips
• NYC Council Bans Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination
• Faruqi Drops $15M Claim Against Sex Harassment Accuser
• Shedding Food Unit Could Net Bob Evans $1B, Investor Says
• Met Museum Says Patrons Can't Fight Admissions Policy
• NY AG Sees 'Insider Trading 2.0' As Growing Fraud Threat
• DOJ Bank Fraud Theory Prevails Again In Wells Fargo Case
• LightSquared Must Replace Sale Director As Talks Continue
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, TPG Capital, KKR
• Blackstone Pays $217M For Hersha Hotel Portfolio
• Calling An Employee By Any Other Name Has Consequences
• NY Court Grants Employers Broad Discretion In Tip Pooling
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• SEC Charges 10 Ex-McGinn Smith Brokers In $125M Scheme
• Google Books Judge Offers Support For Fair Use Argument
• Capmark's Confirmed Ch. 11 Plan Bars Fillmore's $50M Suit
• NY Proposes Antitrust Exemption For Health Care Tie-Ups
• Atari Restructuring Plan Keeps French Parent In Control
• NY 'Astroturfing' Cases Mark Fertile Ground For Civil Suits
• Oxycontin Patents Not Infringed, Drug Cos. Say At Trial
• Publicis Workers Blast Judge's Claim Of 'Foot Dragging'
• JPMorgan Exempt From Amaranth Futures Suit, 2nd Circ. Rules
• LightSquared Pick To Run Auction Is Conflicted, Lenders Say
• Chase, Citi, Others Dodge Illegal Debt Collection Suit
• Cynergy Shakes Some Claims In Creditor Contract Suit
• Bloomberg To Pay $5M To Settle Contracts Reps' OT Suit
• Cuomo Backs Anti-Graft Investigators, Hints At Subpoenas
• Cengage Tries To Keep $274M Fund Out Of JPMorgan's Hands
• McDermott Adds Former Prosecutors To White Collar Group
• Foley & Lardner Snags Ex-Arent Fox Health Care Head
• Benihana, Investors Spar With Dueling Atty Fee Bids
• Ex-MF Global Workers Take On Judge's WARN Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, PayPal, Dexus
• Morgan Lewis Expands Private Equity Team With Lateral Hire
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Schemer's $10M Morgan Stanley Case
• TV Chef Conant Says Partners Cut Him From Dining Empire
• Gristedes Pays Up To End Fee Dispute With Outten
• Investor Seeks To Block Cumulus' $260M Dial Global Buy
• US Airways, American Demand DOJ Docs On Airline Mergers
• Marriott Can't Check Out Of Long Island FLSA Suit
• Sports Fans Rip Comcast's Arbitration Bid In Collusion Row
• Harbinger Can't Use 2nd Circ. Ruling To Nix Fraud Suit: Class
• UrbanDaddy Says USA Today Breached Hilton Media Contract
• Fund Urges Whiting Petroleum To Shed Royalty Trust Stake
• Sept. 11 Class Seeks To Force Seizure Of 650 Fifth Ave.
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, Univision, Versace
• Vornado Offers Remaining JC Penney Shares
• Cablevision Can't Be 'Stalked,' 'Harassed,' Says NY Judge
• NY's 'Gay Marriage' Judge Recalls Whirlwind After Ruling
• Dexia In Talks With New York Life About Asset Manager Sale
• NY Housing Authority Raises Record $732M For Urgent Fixes
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• Despite ASCAP Loss, Bid For Direct Pandora Deal A Wise Move
• Sanofi Settles Obesity Drug Class Action For $40M
• Vimeo Can't Use Safe Harbor To Dodge Copyright Lawsuit
• Goldman Pays $7.5M To Exit Old Suit Over 1999 Toy Co. IPO
• Ex-Wife Of SAC's Cohen Gets 1 Last Shot At Him
• Judge Drops 2 Gentiva Execs From Securities Class Action
• A Bird's-Eye View Of The American Airlines Case
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Ireland, UAE, NY
• $14.3M Roto-Rooter Wage Settlement Wins Preliminary OK
• Google, Facebook Seek Attys' Fees In Mobile Web IP Fight
• GGP Inks $150M Contract For SoHo JC Penney Building
• Ex-Model Agency Intern Seeks Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Ecuadoreans Ask 2nd Circ. To Halt Impending RICO Trial
• 2nd Circ. Kills Lloyds Investor Suit Over HBOS Acquisition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs
• NY To Buy $1.8B Of New Rail Cars For LIRR And Metro-North
• Empire State Building REIT Plan Wins Shareholder Approval
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bickel & Brewer's William Brewer
• Ex-Banker Admits To Hiding Money In $1.7B Olympus Fraud
• Feds ID Alleged Co-Conspirators In SAC Insider Trading Row
• ABC Loses Bid To Block Dish's Ad-Skipping Service
• WTC Developers Can't Recover More Funds From Insurers
• Citi Workers Pause FLSA Class Waiver Fight To Talk Deal
• Tone Of Stop-And-Frisk Stay Ruling Reveals Import Of Appeal
• Developer Seeks To Upend Brooklyn Domino Factory Sale
• E-Books Judge Nixes Apple's Bid To Depose Expert
• Lehman, Michigan Housing Authority Spar Over Swap Deal
• Bronx Panel OKs World's Largest Indoor Ice Center
• Feds, Whitman Apologize To 2nd Circ. For Filing Blunder
• 2nd Circ. Upholds New York Life Win In Wage Suit
• Tax Sharing Agreements — A Tale Of 2 Jurisdictions
• NY Office Space Woes Force VFX Creator Into Bankruptcy
• Tribeca, Meadow Snag Iconic NYC Tower For Renovations
• Judge Won't Strike Affidavits In Madoff Feeder Fund Row
• Lender Can't Yet Collect Guaranty On $65M NYC Hotel Loan
• Brokerage Firm's GC Returns To Nixon Peabody
• Federal Suit Bars NY Suit Over $2 Sirius Fee, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, BNP Paribas, Heron Tower
• Lenders Say LightSquared's Auction Plans May Kill $2.2B Bid
• Developers Chosen For Long-Stalled Lower East Side Project
• SF DA, NY AG Praise Apple's New IOS 7 Security Features
• Manhattan DA Task Force Floats Anti-Graft Policy Fixes
• ASCAP Can't Pull Pandora's Playback Rights, Judge Says
• Spitzer Escapes Marsh Exec's Defamation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Katten Snags Atty From Real Estate Fund Manager Affiliate
• Cuomo's Anti-Graft Investigators Warn Doubting Politicians
• Corzine Scheme Led To MF Global's Downfall, Trustee Says
• NY Fed Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Suit Over $100B AIG Bailout
• When Jury's Verdict Is Not The End Of Patent Damages Case
• Ex-Kirkland Atty Gets 1 Year In Prison For $2.4M Tax Cheat
• MSR Moves To Keep Control Of Bankruptcy
• Research Website Accuses 'Patent Troll' Of Extortion
• Sizzling NYC Hotel Development Market Set For Long Burn
• CORRECTED: Energy Plus Deceptive Ads Class Deal Gets Final OK
• NYC Co-Op Shouldn't Build Roof Garden, Atty Says
• NY High Court To Rule On Fire Loss Sharing Clause
• Ethanol Plant Lenders Decry Bondholders' Distribution Hopes
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader's Atty Says 'London Whale' Got Off Easy
• Goldman Off The Hook For $5M Atty Fees In Shareholder Suits
• Top NY Court Upholds 'Cocky' Corporate Lawyer's Suspension
• Stop-And-Frisk Reforms Won't Be Delayed By Judge
• Sterling's $344M Provident Merger Backed By Proxy Advisers
• Personal Communications Judge OKs Auction, Stalking Horse
• Top NY Court Junks Investors' Facebook Share Sale Case
• Donziger Can't Force Chevron To Declare Claims In $19B Trial
• Schulte Roth Adds NYU Professor To Employment Practice
• Sycamore Pays $54M For Aeropostale Minority Stake
• Deals Rumor Mill: Repsol, Lloyds, Total
• Madison Square Garden Latest Target Of Unpaid Intern Suit
• Cigna Asks 2nd Circ. To Reverse Benefit Plan Changes
• Judge OKs $18M Falcone Settlement With SEC
• Morgan Stanley Punished Auditor For Concerns, Suit Says
• Bid To Replace O'Melveny Nixed In Crane Collapse Suit
• Wal-Mart Criticizes Visa's Swipe Fee 'Retaliation' Suit
• Pillsbury Adds Finance, Private Equity Expert From Dentons
• Lehman Balks At Freddie's Bid For $1B Claim Priority
• American Airlines CEO Denied $20M Severance Package
• Bankrupt Excel Sent To Mediation With Lenders, Creditors
• Voter Apathy Could Doom Later Retirement For NY Judges
• JPMorgan, Others Dodge Madoff Suits In 2nd Circ.
• Trafalgar Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo $22M Loss To US Bank
• RFR Secures $100M Loan For Manhattan 5th Ave. Property
• Labor Groups Want Say In New NYC Health Plan Solicitation
• NY Art Dealer Cops To $80M Fraud Selling Fake Works
• Leery of China-Processed Chicken, Schumer Demands Audits
• Fifth Avenue Tower Co-Owner An Iranian Front, Judge Rules
• AT&T Wins High-Speed Video Infringement Suit
• Casino Operator Hit With $20M Suit In Booking Contract Row
• Apollo's Biz Lender Rejiggers Terms, Adds To $1.1B Credit
• Dewey Trustee Seeks $1.2M In Latest Batch Of Lawsuits
• Workers Decry Publicis 'Malarkey' In Sex Bias Cert. Battle
• NJ Co. Sues Sarah Palin For Using Iconic 9/11 Photo
• Insurer Freed From Deutsche Bank Building Cleanup Suit
• Crowell & Moring Hires 2 Ex-Dentons Partners in NYC
• PE Firm Head Cops To FBI Wire Fraud Charges
• Vornado Chairman Resigns From JC Penney Board
• Kodak's Patent Deal With OLED Co. Gets Court Approval
• EPA Beats Farm Groups' Suit Over Chesapeake Pollution Regs
• Epstein Becker Nabs Ober Kaler Health Care Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, BlackBerry, KKR
• Insurer Slaps Edwards Wildman With $23M Malpractice Suit
• Settlement Talks Between SEC, RPF Managers Break Down
• AMR's Approved Plan Unlikely To Sway DOJ In Merger Fight
• TCW Loses Bid To Nix $128M MBS Fraud Suit In NY
• ResCap Gets Green Light For $597M Settlement With FGIC
• Merrill Lynch Can't Dodge Trusts' RMBS Buyback Suit
• Ex-Marketing Firm Boss Charged In Kickback Scheme
• Despite NY's Outcry, NAIC Sticks To Guns On Reserve Rules
• 9/11 Victims Ask High Court To Put Bin Ladens Back In MDL
• LexisNexis Buys Health Care IT Firm Enclarity
• NY Atty Who Drew Deluge Of Complaints Sentenced To Prison
• Whistleblower Wants Cephalon FCA Suit Moved To Pa.
• Judge Invalidates SUNY's Latest LICH-Closure Proposal
• McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Merrill Lynch Atty To Securities Team
• Blackstone Cuts Pactera Buyout Price, Citing Debt Costs
• Chinese Water Co. To Pay $5.1M In Shareholder Action
• Promontory, PwC Subpoenaed In NY Consulting Firm Probe
• Public Disclosure Of Pro Bono For NY Attys Put On Hold
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Vodafone, Carlyle
• Donziger Demands Chevron Declare Claims Against Him
• KKR Exits Danish Telecom Firm TDC In $744M Stake Sale
• A Tech Industry-Friendly Stance On Cloud Computing Tax
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Elkan Abramowitz
• Mario Batali's Co. Axed Worker For Uneven Legs, Suit Says
• Verizon To Sell Interest In NYC Headquarters For $274M
• Striped Shoes Can't Be Trademarked, Tommy Hilfiger Says
• 9 States Win At Least $168M In Tobacco Settlement Dispute
• YouTube Asked To Name Creators Of Anti-Catsimatidis Videos
• Ex-BSGR Employee Wants Docs Tested In Guinea Bribery Case
• Former Analyst Cops To Insider Trading In IBM Case
• 'Court Is Not A Travel Agent,' NY Judge Tells Ex-E&Y Atty
• Apple Fights For Access To E-Books Damages Expert
• AMR Avoids Make-Whole Pay On Secured Notes In 2nd Circ.
• Merchants Blast $7B MasterCard, Visa Fee Deal
• Dell Unit Can't Escape Improper-Billing Class Action
• NYC Panel Greenlights Giant Staten Island Ferris Wheel
• DOD Says 5 States In Running To Site Potential Missile Shield
• Judge Calls Hudson's Bay Class Counsel Fight 'Unseemly'
• Chevron Corrupted Witnesses In $19B RICO Row, Judge Told
• 3 Traps For Energy Employers — And How To Avoid Them
• Spotlight On Spoliation
• NY Top Court Eyes Evidence For No-Fault 'Serious Injury'
• Manhattan Achieves EPA's Soot Pollution Standards
• Carlson Rezidor Lands Brand Rights For JFK Airport Hotel
• Wells Fargo Bankers Try Again For Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Malpractice Suit Over Botched Facebook Shares Sale Booted
• High Court Will Review Argentina Bond Appeal On Sept. 30
• NY Puts Foot Down On New Reserve Rules For Life Insurers
• Vic & Anthony's Workers Win Class Cert. In Beef Over Tips
• Sears Gets Fined Over 'Come Back Cash' Chiseling
• KBC Dodges Aramid Injunction Over $343 Portfolio Sale
• Accenture, Deloitte Settle Copyright Dispute Over Slogan
• Deals Rumor Mill: EDF, Mitsubishi, Barry Diller
• Blackstone Preps $1.25B IPO For Hilton Worldwide
• AMR Bankruptcy Plan Gets Nod, But Merger Still Uncertain
• CORRECTED: OSG Execs Dodge Claims They Hid $35M Tax Debt
• Conde Nast Intern Suit Will Go On Despite Appeals
• Judge May Tap DOJ In Pandora-ASCAP Row
• NY Pols Have Little To Win Defying Disclosure In Graft Probe
• Brooklyn Panel Votes Down Waterfront Development Plan
• Apax Sues Cengage To Ensure Payment Under Ch. 11 Plan
• Lingerie Co. Sues Shaver Maker Over 'Skintimate' Brand
• Panel Orders Tobacco Cos. To Pay NY $92M Under 1998 Deal
• Merrill Lynch Can't Force Arbitration Of Wage Class Action
• AIG Computer-Hack Policy Covers Medicare Fraud, Atty Says
• Beastie Boys Must Face R&B Label's Copyright Suit
• Tenants Can Proceed As Class In Rent Dispute, Judge Says
• Chevron Bid To Split $19B RICO Trial Rejected By Judge
• Credit Agricole Unit Dodges $180M Suit Over Bum CDO
• Hodgson Russ Snags 2 Tax Pros For Upstate NY Offices
• Nationwide Wants Out Of Debt-Letter Privacy Breach Coverage
• Southeastern Asset Buys 12% Voting Stake In News Corp.
• Wal-Mart's Cart Full Of Violations And A Model Settlement
• Dewey Trustee Sues Legal Staffing Co. For $1.5M
• Lady Gaga Can't Shake Ex-Assistant's OT Suit
• Hudson's Bay Breathes Easy As Saks Go-Shop Expires
• Corzine Attacks CFTC Lawsuit Over MF Global Collapse
• PE-Linked Bayview REIT Junks $500M IPO Plans
• Madoff Victims Can't Add Interest, Inflation To Claims: Judge
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Ex-Faruqi Atty Seeks Sanctions In Sex Harassment Suit
• Credit Suisse Sued Over Mortgage Securities Losses
• Strippers Are Employees, Not Contractors, Judge Says
• EEOC Must Rethink Presuit Strategy After Bloomberg Loss
• FilmOn Must Pay Networks $1.4M Owed In Copyright Fight
• Judge Slashes Fresno's MTBE Contamination Suit
• 2nd Circ. Pushed To Revive $17M DLA Piper Malpractice Suit
• Gen Re's $72M Settlement In AIG Suit Wins OK
• Excel Maritime Says Creditors Can't Touch $20M In Escrow
• Citigroup Write-Down Suit Should've Survived, Atty Says
• Blackstone Invests In Cybersecurity Co. Secure Mentem
• Verizon To Bring Landline Service Back To NY's Fire Island
• NY Court Told Next-Door Project Triggers Vandalism Coverage
• Top NY Court Mulls $99M Judgment In Merrill Debt Case
• Insurer May Be Due Attys' Fees Despite ERISA Loss: 2nd Circ.
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• Thor Ups Empire State Building Bid To $1.4B To Derail IPO
• FINRA Aims For Transparency With Amended 'Publicity Rule'
• HSBC Must Go Loan By Loan In $951M Suit: Deutsche Bank
• Iran-Linked Tower's Owners Can't Stifle Evidence In Tax Suit
• Promoter Hit With Refund Suit Following Concert Deaths
• Climate Experts Warn Con Ed To Consider Long-Term Threats
• NY Court Revives Viridian Arbitration Award Despite Error
• 2nd Circ. Asks Conn. Justices To Clarify 'Good Tobacco' Law
• US Atty Files Complaint in $230M Russian Fraud Scheme
• Dish Chairman Slams Harbinger's $4B Suit Over LightSquared
• MoFo Agrees To Trim $23M Bill In ResCap Bankruptcy
• Chase Financial Advisers Get Class Cert. In OT Case
• Reed Smith Lands Former Linklaters Litigation Head In NY
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Rosneft, Tesco
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Robert Anello
• Another View On K2 Investment V. American Insurance
• Honeywell Loses Bid To Ditch Patent Suit In NY
• Ex-Fund Owners Reach $10M Deal In Investor Fraud Suit
• PCD Creditors Slam Proposed $105M Sale
• Credit Suisse, Investors Clash Over Timeliness Of MBS Suits
• Ex-White House Atty Rejoins Skadden With Focus On Policy
• Lehman Creditors Defend Extra Attys' Fees
• $8.5B BofA Deal Ducked Bankruptcy Risk, Expert Says
• Chesapeake Settles Gas Lease Fight With NY Landowners
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Argentina Asks 2nd Circ. To Review $1.3B Bond Decision
• Chevron Drops Some Claims In $19B RICO Suit As Trial Looms
• Cengage Blasts Creditors' Bid To Pursue Disputed Claims
• Boston Properties Sells $684M Stake In 7 Times Square
• NY High Court Hears Fired Intesa Exec's Disability Claims
• DOJ Official Returns To Davis Polk's White Collar Practice
• Empire State Building Owners Reject Sky-High Bids For IPO
• NYSE Euronext Buys Into Private Placement Startup
• PetroChina Says Reports Of New Corruption Probe Are False
• Disney's Marvel Settles 'Ghost Rider' Copyright Case
• Lloyd's Looks To Dodge AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent Asbestos Suits
• Jenner & Block Hires Ex-TARP Watchdog Barofsky
• EEOC's Claims Gutted In Bloomberg Maternity Bias Suit
• Neiman Marcus Sale Fetches $6B, Scuttles IPO Plans
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, KSL Capital, OGX
• Argentina Can't Shake US Class Action Over YPF Fight
• BofA To Pay $39M To Settle Sex Bias Class Action
• Bankrupt Legal Service Trustee Demands Millions From CEO
• Suit Over 44 Wall St. Freeze-Out Can Continue, Judge Rules
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Allen Family Forgery Suit
• MF Global Workers Look To Revive WARN Class Action
• Cablevision Investors' Suit Lacks 'Factual Support': Judge
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Spoof Film IP Suit
• Dechert Aids Bregal's Expansion Of Behavioral Health Platform
• Safe Harbor Protection Requires Sophisticated Defense
• Lehman Pushes For Hedge Fund's Docs On $600M Claim
• Verizon Investors Sue To Block $130B Vodafone Deal
• Cuomo Anti-Graft Panel Asks For Details On Clients, Pay
• Kering Nabs Minority Stake In NYC-Based Luxury Brand
• Harper Lee Settles With Agent Over 'Mockingbird' Copyright
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, KKR
• Investor Group Snags 49.9% Stake In Brooklyn's Industry City
• Airvana Settles $330M Ericsson Cell Tech Suit With Unit Sale
• Excel Maritime Creditors Push For Chair's Docs In Fraud Probe
• Park Ave. Architect Ducks $200M Brooklyn Condo Suit
• DOJ Wins Monitor, New E-Book Deals In Apple Injunction
• NY Gov. Signs Bill For $500M US Open Stadium Expansion
• Bankrupt AMR Says It Doesn't Owe Dewey $4.6M In Fees
• Patriot Act Author, NRA Join ACLU Fight Against Gov't Spying
• Norse Energy Siphoned Off $50M To Other Units, Creditors Say
• Poker Busts Could Climb As NY Moves Toward Gaming Boom
• KKR Buys Insurance Software Co. From Aurora Capital
• Greenberg Traurig Blocked Stock Sale, Ex-Exec Tells Court
• US Defends Iran Office Tower Forfeiture Suit
• British Atty In Tax-Dodge Case Likely To Get Looser Bail
• MSG Invests $125 Million To Form New Azoff Entertainment Co.
• USTelecom Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear IRS-WorldCom Tax Row
• BNY Mellon Rips Cengage Unsecured Creditors' 'Power Grab'
• Apple, E-Books Plaintiffs Scuffle Over Discovery Scope
• Interstate Nabs Management Deal For NYC Times Square Hotel
• Critics Of $7B Visa, MasterCard Deal Say Expert On Their Side
• Kenneth Cole's $160M Go-Private Deal Sound, Judge Rules
• NYC Comptroller Issues 2nd Rejection Of Nissan Taxi Deal
• KIT Digital Judge Says Ch. 11 Equity Rule Bests $15M Claim
• NCO, Attys Can't Duck Suit Over Debt-Collection Practices
• SEC Stonewalled Doc Requests In Madoff Row, Atty Says
• Downtown Brooklyn Office Rents Set To Skyrocket: Survey
• NY AG Warns Football Helmet Users Can't Trust Safety Claims
• What To Expect From NY's Landmark Decision In Diocese
• Beware Risks Of Using LinkedIn During Jury Selection
• White & Case Hiding Docs Over Bribery Scheme, Petition Says
• 2nd Circ. Says FCC Cable Rules Don't Violate Free Speech
• Bloomberg Filings Put Successor In Stop-And-Frisk Bind
• Hotel Mogul Sheds Majority Stake In Standard Brand
• Sandy Coverage Suit Unlikely To Pass Muster, Judge Says
• Amazon Asks High Court To Nix NY's 'Amazon Tax'
• NY Lawyers' Group Says Judicial Cuts Jeopardizing Courts
• NYC Teachers Regain Class Cert. In BOE Race Bias Suit
• SAC Civil Forfeiture Action Stayed By Judge
• Fox Can Bring Quick Appeal In Unpaid Interns' Case
• 3M Ducks Contract Suit Over $854M Pharma Unit Sale
• Owners Of Iran-Linked Property Sanctioned In 9/11 Suit
• 'Facilitator' For Stop-And-Frisk Reforms Appointed By Judge
• Canada's Fiera Puts Up $156M For Two US Wealth Managers
• Investors Accuse Petrochina Of Hiding Corruption
• Spitzer Knocks Greenberg's Defamation Suit In Dismissal Bid
• Jarden To Issue Stock For $1.75B Yankee Candle Buy
• How US V. Vilar Will Impact Criminal Prosecutions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Commerzbank, KKR, BlackBerry
• Hedge Funds Line Up For JC Penney Shares After Ackman Exit
• BofA Hedge Fund Suit Against Bear Stearns Dismissed
• Photog Takes Prince Fair Use Ruling To Supreme Court
• Google, Facebook Duck Suits Over Mobile Web Patents
• Investors Can Combine Suits Against Madoff Feeder Tremont
• Enviro Co. CEO Settles For $1.5M In SEC Insider Trading Case
• Jury Opposes Workplace Use Of N-Word, Even Among Blacks
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