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Corporate - October, 2009

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• Md. OKs $4.5B Nuke Deal, But Companies May Balk
• Madoff Accountant To Plead Guilty To Fraud Charges
• With Divestitures, FTC Allows Merck-Schering Deal
• Express Scripts Prevails In Another AWP Fight
• 9th Circ. Affirms Nixing Of $420M Award Against Tyco
• House Dems Square Off Over CFPA Leadership
• High Court To Weigh State Role In Class Actions
• House Dems Tout New Health Care Reform Bill
• AstraZeneca To Pay $520M In Seroquel Off-Label Case
• 3rd Circ. Resuscitates Countrywide Kickback Case
• Stryker, Execs Indicted For Bone Device Sales Fraud
• 9th Circ. Revives Matrixx Zicam Shareholder Action
• House Panel Advances Credit Rating Bill
• Starbucks, Ex-VP End Suit Over Move To Dunkin'
• Exxon Resolves Slew Of MTBE Suits For $17.5M
• Don't Let The Halloween Work Party Haunt You
• Fla. Court Reverses $24M Honeywell Asbestos Verdict
• 9th Circ. To Hear Boeing Unit Torture Case En Banc
• NY High Court Expands Standing For Enviro Suits
• 9th Circ. Gives Go-Ahead To AT&T Fee Class Action
• House Panel Votes To Require Hedge Fund Registration
• House Judiciary Panel Weighs High Court's Iqbal Ruling
• Obama Hands Out $3.4B To Build Smart Grid
• Roche Wins Reversal Of $7M Accutane Verdict
• Senate Showdown Begins At Climate Bill Hearings
• Purdue Settles OxyContin Patent Spat With Apotex
• Women Make Few Inroads Into Firm Leadership: Study
• FairPoint Enters Ch. 11 After Striking Deal With Lenders
• 3 Former Marsh Execs Acquitted In Antitrust Case
• Obama Administration Backs Revival Of Vioxx Case
• Senate Unveils Cap-And-Trade Emissions Bill
• DOJ Probes Sony's Optical Disk Drive Biz
• On2 Settles Class Actions Over Its Sale To Google
• US Blocks WTO Panel Over Country-Of-Origin Labeling
• Video Testimony Proper In AndroGel Probe: DC Circ.
• EPA To Issue New Power Plant Rules By Nov. 2011
• Ranking Dem. Announces Bank Probe, Denies Reports
• Eli Lilly To Pay $45M To SC In Zyprexa Off-Label Deal
• FTC Gunning For Intel: Report
• Novartis Loses First Zometa Trial, Must Pay $3.2M
• Tweets Let Attorneys Know When Jurors Misbehave
• EU Blesses Merck's $41B Schering-Plough Deal
• House Greenlights New R&D Roadmap For Solar Power
• Judge OKs $336M Settlement Over Credit Card Fees
• 2nd Circ. Rejects IBM Appeal In Noncompete Case
• Feinberg Takes Ax To Exec Pay At Bailed-Out Firms
• Report Urges Firms To Cut Hours, Pay Instead Of Jobs
• Pirate Bay Again Told To Shut Down Copyrighted Links
• Senators Begin Overhaul Of US Food Safety System
• Modified CFPA Act Heads To Full House
• OTC Derivative Bill Passes Final House Panel
• House Eyes Repeal Of Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• Dole Off The Hook In $97M Banana Farmers Award
• House Panel OKs Federal Preemption In CFPA
• 5 Ways To A Winning Appellate Brief
• Supreme Court Takes Overseas Shipping Contract Case
• Calif. Sues Bank For $200M Pension Fund Fraud
• Preemption Takes Center Stage At CFPA Markup
• 3 State AGs To Sue FedEx Over Driver Classification
• 5th Circ. Lets Enron Broadband Exec Off The Hook
• Roche Sues Credit Suisse Over $545M ARS
• Major Ad Firms Support Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
• High Court To Enter Gun Debate Again
• Exxon Ordered To Pay $105M Over MTBE Contamination
• Mass. High Court OKs Smokers' Medical Test Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Katrina GHG Mass Tort
• Mylan, Others To Pay $124M Over Medicaid Rebates
• Jury Awards Infosint $15M In Lexapro Patent Fight
• 2nd Circ. Gives New Life To DDAVP Antitrust Case
• Flexibility Key For Women Rejoining Legal Ranks
• Pfizer Hit With $1.3B Fine For Bextra Marketing
• ITC Staff Says Nvidia, Others Infringe Rambus Patents
• Kivalina Case Dismissal Breaks With 2nd Circ.
• Court Says Champerty Can't Curb Debt Buyers' Rights
• Ala. High Court Reverses $275M AWP Decisions
• Experts Urge Law Firms Not To Forgo Bonuses
• Senate Bill Aims To Improve Efficiency In US Courts
• No Punitive Damages Against Exxon In MTBE Suit: Judge
• Bill Aims To Eliminate Generic-Drug Labeling Delays
• Verizon Ring Tones Not Public Performances: Judge
• SEC Puts Schwab On Notice Over Mutual Funds
• BofA Privilege Waiver Approved In SEC Case
• OTC Derivative Reform Clears 1st Hurdle In House
• SEC Hit With Investor Lawsuit Over Madoff Snafu
• House Panel Readies Derivatives, CFPA Bills
• Stanford Receiver's Clawback Bid 'Improper': SEC
• Pfizer Gets FTC Blessing To Buy Wyeth
• DOJ Doubts Need For Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• Supreme Court To Review Skilling's Enron Conviction
• Mayer Brown Case To Shed Light On Lawyer Liability
• BofA Agrees To Waive Privilege In SEC Case
• Health Care Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee
• High Court To Weigh In On Benefits Suit Preemption
• Cisco Snags Mobile Internet Co. Starent For $2.9B
• Judge Scraps Agent Orange Claims V. Chemical Cos.
• Dentsply To Challenge $44M Verdict In Contract Case
• Cubs File For Ch. 11 As Part Of Sale to Ricketts
• Levinson Quits Google Board Amid FTC Probe
• Onyx Adds Cancer Drug Maker Proteolix For $276M
• Vacancies Add To Swamped Appeals Courts' Problems
• Exxon Appeals $150M Gas Leak Judgment
• JPMorgan, Banks Settle Lender Claims For $100M
• Fund Manager Pleads Guilty To $2B Ponzi Scheme
• Ericsson Forecasts Wrong, Not Fraudulent: 2nd Circ.
• US V. Textron Raises Concerns Over Work Product
• Class Action Over Cephalon Off-Label Claims Tossed
• SEC Pledges Post-Madoff Expansion, Reform
• USPTO Drops Controversial Rules Package
• Lawmakers Vexed By Google Call-Blocking
• DHS Rescinds 'No-Match' Illegal Worker Rule
• US Asks WTO To Resolve EU Poultry Ban Dispute
• DOJ Targets IBM With Antitrust Investigation
• UK Regulator Opposes Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger
• Dan Rather Strikes Out Again With Firing Suit
• Nov. 9 Deadline For Revised Google Books Deal
• JPMorgan Gets OK To Intervene In WaMu's FDIC Suit
• Perelman Loses Bid To Retry Coleman Case
• SEC Appeals Dismissal Of Mark Cuban Securities Suit
• Microsoft's Browser Changes Get Early Nod From EU
• Sprint Settles Suits Over Virgin Mobile Deal
• EU Fines 6 Transformer Producers €67.7M Over Cartel
• Some Lawyers Set To Earn Top Billing Rates In '10
• Congress Opens Fire On High Court Age Bias Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Halts Release Of Fed Bailout Docs
• EU Court Revives Glaxo Dual Pricing Case
• 2nd Circ. Finds Rigases' Prison Terms Reasonable
• EU Targets Sanofi, Other Drug Cos. In Antitrust Raids
• Firms Use Recession To Snag Corporate Talent
• High Court Seeks SG Input In Mazda Preemption Case
• High Court Nixes DOI Appeal Of Anadarko Royalty Win
• High Court Turns Nacchio Away
• SG To Weigh In On First-Sale Doctrine For Imports
• Tips For Firms On Making Flextime Work
• SEC Sets Final Deadline For SOX 404 Compliance
• SEC Delays Proxy Access Rule Changes Until 2010
• Trustee Seeks $200M From Madoff Clan
• Firms' 'Ego'-Driven Salary Structure Can't Last: Experts
• Agencies Ready Genetic Anti-Bias Rules For Insurers
• Senate Bill Encourages Limits On Insurance Exec Pay
• Calif.'s $130M WR Grace Asbestos Case Revived
• Judge Nixes $1.9B In Sprint Claims In DBSD Ch. 11
• Cadbury Investor Sues Over Kraft Takeover Rejection
• Obama Taps Ritter Aide, Ex-Wis. Justice For Posts
• Judge Quashes Enviros' Tar Sands Pipeline Suit
• BofA Fraud Suit Against Bear Stearns Survives
• AOL Execs Still On Hook In $1B SEC Fraud Suit
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Legg Mason, Citi Securities Action