New York Archive » January, 2006

New York - January, 2006

104 articles

• Broker Dealer Fined In "Pay-To-Play" Scandal
• Judge OKs Northwest Pilot Pension Freeze
• Fledgling Litigation Group Boasts Blue-Chip Clients
• Ex-Citigroup Exec Forks Over $2.7 Million To Feds
• ATA Reemergence Plan OK'd By Judge
• Judge Thrashes Lawyer's Copyright Suit Against Google
• AIG Says Greenberg's Private Firm Stole Its Business
• Banks Ask Judge To Toss Delphi Securities Fraud Suit
• Canadian Investor Garnered $3M In Dirty Trades: SEC
• CFTC Charges Hedge Funds, New Yorker In FX Scheme
• Ebbers Asks Judge To Overturn 25-Year Sentence
• Gov. Renews Efforts To Ensure Oversight Of Refco
• Struggling Steel Company Allowed To Pay Foreign Debts
• Asbestos Companies Eye Chapter 11 Emergence
• Consensus Building Key To Success, Says Blank Rome
• Calpine Loses Bid To Break Electricity Contracts
• Law Firms Set For Fee Bonanza Amid Airline Bust
• Future Looks Grim For Charitable Hospitals
• Stoli Was Stolen, Claim Russian Feds
• Tower Automotive Gets Extension On Chapter 11 Plan
• NYSE Rule Amendment Spares Fannie Mae
• Calpine Hires Kirkland As Bankruptcy Counsel
• Spitzer Probe Into Illegal Trading Snags Calugar
• Clifford Chance Confidently Tackles Alliance Capital Case
• Refco Asks Christie's To Auction Off Its Art
• Sonnenschein Hires Seasoned Chadbourne Partner
• SIA Report Seeks To Refocus Industry On SRO Reform
• Shareholders Revive Old Grievances in Disney Suit
• Adelphia Targets Its Former Law Firm For Investigation
• Sovereign Motion Dismissed in Court Amid Verbal Blitz
• Calpine Gets $2 Billion Loan To Survive Bankruptcy
• Long-Simmering Amazon Patent Spat Moves East
• Northwest Buys Precious Talk Time In Union Dispute
• Suit Against Deutsche Bank CEO To Move Forward
• Langone Challenges Spitzer's NYSE Lawsuit
• SEC to Waive Disclosure Demands for Foreign Companies
• Delta Cuts Jobs But Offers Techies $14M To Hang On
• LendingTree Infringed Mortgage Tech Patent: Jury
• Kaye Scholer Scores RIAA Legal Honcho
• Delphi Faces $19 Billion Debt Plus Environmental Charges
• Ex-AIG Chief Wins Access To Documents
• Eyeing Chapter 11 Emergence, ATA Adds Routes, Flights
• Dissatisfied, Delphi Investors Appeal Deloitte Ruling
• Northwest Strikes Pension Deal With Retirees
• BlackBerry Blackout Looms As High Court Rejects Appeal
• Bloomberg Buckles To Reuters Patent Lawsuit: Report
• Besieged Medtronic Settles Heart Patent Dispute
• Calpers Seeks SEC Muscle in Sovereign Bank Spat
• Quinn Emanuel Nets Another Big Fish
• Shire OKs Generic Version of Blockbuster Drug
• Delta Expects To Emerge From Chapter 11 In 2007
• MoFo Raids Milbank Tweed, Triggers Calif. Closure
• Bear Stearns Loses Bid To Block $960M Settlement
• Appeals Court Denies Med Student Co-Inventorship
• Canary To Pay $10M In Settlement With New Jersey
• Varig Presents Swap Plan To Creditors
• Medtronic In Hot Water Again Over Spine Patents
• Ex-Corning Employee Admits to Stealing LCD Secrets
• SOX Whistle-Blowing Rules Don't Apply Outside U.S.
• Supreme Court Decision May Establish SLUSA Precedent
• Google's Print Library Project: The Future Of Copyright In The Digital Era
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Top IP Trial Attorney
• European Commission Bids For EU-Wide Patent Law
• UBS Fined $54M By NYSE Over Market Timing
• Controversial Judge In Delta Bankruptcy Replaced
• Northwest Pilots Approve Pension Freeze
• Varig Pays $56M To Keep Planes
• Kaye Scholer Lures Away Howrey Partners
• NY Governor Candidate Implicated In School Bankruptcy
• Creditors Object To Calpine's Operating Loan
• Brown Raysman Taps Silicon Valley For IP Growth
• Home Depot Acknowledges SEC Inquiry
• NASD Names New Chairman
• SEC Eyes Hedge Fund's Influence In Merger Talks
• IBM Teams Up With USPTO To Improve Patent Quality
• Northwest Granted Six More Months For Reorganization
• Sovereign Seeks SEC Aid In Battling Investor
• SEC Slaps Broker With Record $153M Fine
• Refco Trustee Seeks Control Of Bankruptcy Trial
• Lawmakers Take Aim At SEC's Compliance Arm
• Bankruptcy Judge Names Calpine Creditors' Committee
• Delphi Recieves Extension In Reorganization Filing
• Delta Bankruptcy Judge Takes Medical Leave
• Eli Lilly Loses Case Brought By Tiny Biotech Company
• Oppenheimer Hit With Inaccurate Data Charges
• Asian High-Tech Firms Dominate New Patents: USPTO
• In Blow to Knight Ridder, Judge Refuses to Dismiss Case
• Martha Stewart Still Guilty, Appeals Court Finds
• Merrill Case Raises Questions Of Blame In Market Timing
• Google Asks For Dismissal Of Copyright Suit
• Briefs In LabCorp Case Split Over Business Methods
• Shareholder Tweaks Suit After Sovereign Delays Meeting
• Jury Stumped Once Again In Cendant Chief Trial
• Analyst Conflicts Still Abound: NYSE, NASD
• Luxury Goods Makers Cheer China Crackdown On Fakes
• F&R Raids Jones Day To Open Atlanta Office
• Citigroup Settles With Inventor Over Phone Banking
• Acacia Unit Targets Airlines Over Browsing Method
• NASD To Clarify Mediation Rules
• Investment Firm Pays $4.4M For Rule Violations
• Big IP Cases On The Docket For 2006
• Patent Suits Break Decade-Old Trend, Drop In '05
• Google In $5B Suit Over Online Phone Product
• Nokia Loses Final Appeal To Avoid $252M Payment