New York Archive » April, 2006

New York - April, 2006

139 articles

• Varig Wins Injunction To Keep Planes
• Securities Firm Hit With $25 Million Lawsuit
• Cleary Gottlieb Hires Another SEC Veteran
• Adelphia Judge Approves Interest Payments
• Bawag Inches Closer To Settlement With Refco Creditors
• Air Cargo Litigation Seen Progressing At Snail's Pace
• Patent Auctions: What Are You Really Buying?
• Milbank Tweed Will Fight Dismissal In Meridian Case
• Winn-Dixie Creditors Seek Note Issuance Probe
• Monitor Named As Part Of BNY Settlement
• Court Blocks Yukos Sale of Refinery Stake
• Class Actions Accuse Clear Channel Of Illegal Monopoly
• Rich Heritage Carries Caesar Rivise Into 80th Year
• NASD Expels Brokerage From Industry
• BofA Lobbies Court To Put Leash On Refco
• Quattrone Mulls Paul, Weiss For Legal Team
• Nokia Pays $253 Million To Settle Patent Dispute
• UAW Seeks To Avoid Delphi Hearing Chaos
• Collins & Aikman Seeks Plan Extension
• Firm Profile: Kirkland & Ellis
• Ace Shells Out $80M To End Bid-Rigging Probe
• Shareholders, Trustee Clash Over Insolvency Claim
• Court Postpones Sentencing Of Short Seller
• Rule Draws Senate Fire, But SEC And NYSE Remain Firm
• Buchanan Ingersoll Snaps Up New Shareholder
• Tiny Biotech Wins Permanent Injunction Against Eli Lilly
• Citigroup Execs Still On The Hook For Fund Scheme
• Funds Square Off Over Credit Agreement Gone Sour
• Bertelsmann Forced To Show Napster Documents
• Key Provision Dispute Threatens To Stall Pension Reform
• Bear Stearns Seeks Back-Up Bid In PlusFunds Sale
• Refco Creditors Take Aim At Bennett Financier BAWAG
• Fed Up, Los Angeles Wants Delta Out Of LAX
• Oneida Creditors Seek To Limit Information Sharing
• Ruling Reopens Music Industry's DOJ Woes
• IPO Settlements Could Mean Payday For Issuers
• Roots Run Deep At King & Spalding
• Computer Associates Ex-CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Townsend Braves New Frontier With Tokyo Office
• Winn-Dixie Wins OK For 5th Bankruptcy Filing Extension
• Another Microsoft Subpoena Quashed
• Freddie Mac Settles Suit, Investors Get $410 Million
• Refco Reaches $263M Deal In PlusFunds Feud
• Refco CEO Asks Judge To Throw Out Suit
• Parmalat Claws Back At Capitalia With €4.5B Suit
• Amid Squabble, Adelphia Receives New Timeline
• Plavix Deal Triggers More Antitrust Charges
• Calpine To Repay First-Lien Noteholders
• Managers Block Yukos' Chapter 15 Bid In U.S.
• Pillsbury Winthrop Snags Partner From White & Case
• Court Rejects Formal Committee For Asbestos Victims
• Fresh Antitrust Suit v. JP Morgan Chase Over Copper
• J.P. Morgan To Pay $425M Over IPO Charges
• Ruling Could Bring An End To IPO Antitrust Case
• LCD Trade Secret Thief Gets Four-Year Jail Term
• Citigroup Wins Business Method Patent Appeal
• Adelphia Noteholders Denounce Proposal
• PlusFunds One Step Closer to Selling Its Assets
• Damages Erased In "Mob On Wall Street" Case
• NY Comptroller Accuses Qwest of Fraud
• Oneida's Exit Financing Worries Equity Holders
• Oneida Shareholders Demand Equity Committee
• Grasso Dubious Of Settlement Potential
• Hedge Fund Opposes Delphi Restructuring Plans
• Post-Enron, Pepper Hamilton Focuses On Governance
• Delta Deal May Spark Quicker Turnaround Of Legal Fees
• AIG, General RE Trial Moves To Connecticut
• Hedge Fund Sues Top Brokers For Naked Short Selling
• Tyco To Pay $50M To Settle SEC Fraud Charges
• U.S. Trustee For Dana Corp. Opposes Asbestos Committee
• Attorneys Violated Client Privilege: Federal Circuit
• Delta, Pilots Reach Tentative Deal In Surprise Roundabout
• Tentative Deal Gives Northwest Pilots $888M In Equity
• Google At The Helm Of Pivotal IP Issues
• Brussels Snapshot: Sidley Austin LLP
• Antitrust Suit Targets Naked Short Selling By Banks
• Madrid Protocol In The U.S.—Will Practice Make Perfect?
• Duane Morris Draws On Long-Running Expertise
• NASD Proposes Amended Arbitration Code
• Adelphia Submits Amended Reorganization Plan
• GM Seeks To Block Delphi's Contract Shedding
• Comair, Flight Attendants Union Resume Talks
• Bear Stearns Resolves Lawsuit Over Enron
• Citigroup Hit With New Arbitration Award
• NYSE's Regulatory Arm Comes Out Swinging In April
• Rich History Boosts Simpson Thacher's Securities Practice
• Goodwin Procter Takes IP Role To Heart
• Despite Battle, Meridian Lands Extension
• Merrill, Goldman Employees Named In Insider Trading Suit
• Pillsbury Winthrop Nabs AIG Attorney
• Delta Pilots Tap $10M War Chest To Fund Strike
• With Little Fanfare, Ocean Tomo Holds Patent Auction
• Creditors Fight Allied's Bid For Exclusivity Extension
• Suit Alleges AIG Brokers Took Kickbacks
• Appeals Court Rejects SEC Mutual Fund Rule
• Dana Corp. Reaches Forbearance Agreement
• White & Case Taps O'Melveny Partner
• Northwest Flight Attendants Request Union Change
• Morgan Lewis Group Builds On Sturdy Base
• Judge Approves $2.6B AOL Time Warner Settlement
• Citigroup To Pay $13M In WorldCom Settlement
• Antitrust Suit Alleges Massive Insurance Conspiracy
• Adelphia Wins Approval To Intervene
• News Corp. Grants Shareholder Vote On "Poison Pill"
• Investor Smacked With Refco Derivative Lawsuit
• Galvex Hammers Out Court Approval To Auction Assets
• Deposition Links Grasso To Hiding Pay Information
• NY Pension Fund Opts Out of $400M Qwest Deal
• Tower Settles With Two Retiree Groups
• Suspense Ends In "Da Vinci Code" Copyright Battle
• Judge Throws Shareholder Suit In eSpeed Securities Action
• Collins & Aikman Exits Auto Fabrics Business
• Duane Morris Expands NYC IP Team
• NASD Charges Brokerage Firm With Late Trading
• Northwest Offers Temporary Deal On Pension Debt
• Adelphia Begs Court To Allow Intervention
• SEC Charges Former Refco Brokers In Short-Selling Fraud
• Russian Bank Hits Refco Unit With Lawsuit
• Trademark Tussle Over Stoli Ends Poorly For Russia
• Allied Holdings Extends Forbearance On DIP
• Italian Court Upholds Parmalat "Clawback" Law
• BofA Triumphs In Global Trade Technology Battle
• Consolidated Complaint Filed Against Refco
• Mintz Levin Taps Silicon Valley, Acquires IP Boutique
• Oneida Shareholders Request $170M Exit Loan Info
• Judge Witholds Full Consent For Refco's Bonuses
• Google Resolves Spat Over Internet Phone Service
• Calpine To Shed Some Power Plants, Offices
• Demand For Securities Lawyers Surges: Survey
• Delta Pilots Vote To Authorize Strike
• Grasso Relinquishes Transcripts To Spitzer
• Appeals Court Affirms Sentence In Fraud Case
• Meridian Files Reorganization Plan
• Delta, GE Reach Amended Financing Deal
• Hedge Fund Head Settles SEC Charges
• Calpine Seeks To Inject $35M Into Insurance Unit
• Linklaters Adds Three Attorneys To Madrid Office
• Deutsche Bank Chairman Resigns Over Lawsuit
• Microsoft Puts Positive Spin On EU Hearings