New York Archive » October, 2006

New York - October, 2006

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• New Option To Complete U.S. Patent Examination In One Year
• Apotex Asks Judge To Lift Plavix Injunction
• London Snapshot: Lovells
• Owens Corning's Odyssey Through Chapter 11 Ends
• Entercom Moves To End DOJ Investigation
• Setback For Orrick In Former Associate's Lawsuit
• First Personal Injury Suit Brought Over Plavix
• Delphi Subsidiary Looks to DLA Piper For Help
• Firm Profile: Winston & Strawn
• Dana's Credit Unit Unveils Plan To Pay Noteholders
• Trustee Slams Dana Request For Extension
• Rapper Sues Insurer Over Fatal Stampede
• Complaint Against Delphi Could Implicate GM
• Cendant Ex-Chairman Guilty In Massive Fraud
• KPMG Prosecutors Bid To Admit New Evidence
• Fund Exec Accused Of Improperly Charging Investors
• Law Firm Profile: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
• Insurers Only Have To Cover WTC Replacement
• Israel Discount Bank of NY Fined $12M
• SRAM Class Actions Pile Up In Wake Of DOJ Probe
• Bankrupt Dura Automotive Looks To Kirkland & Ellis
• Judge Nixes Oneida's Objections To Counsel's Fee
• SEC Eyes UBS In U.S. Bonds Probe
• Judge Tosses Galvex Chapter 11 Case
• Law Firm Profile: Ropes & Gray LLP
• Artist's Work Is Fair Use, Says Appeals Court
• Lucent's Bid For $44M In Adelphia Dispute Heats Up
• Delphi Settles Securities Fraud Charges
• Mexican Telecom Co.'s Chapter 11 Plan Confirmed
• UnitedHealth Sues Noteholders In Bid To Retain $850M
• Court Tosses $80M ERISA Suit Against New York Bancorp
• Two More Suits Added To Antitrust Case Against Insurer
• Employees Charged With A Crime: What Is An Employer To Do?
• At Behest Of Grassley, GAO To Probe SEC
• Former Pimco Chief Settles Timing Suit With SEC
• Curative Files Third Objection To Creditor Claims
• SEC Readying To Charge Delphi Executives
• Dana Swamped With Nearly 20,000 Claims
• Spitzer Accuses Life Settlement Company Of Bid-Rigging
• Steptoe Hires IP Lawyers From Brown Raysman
• Jones Day Picks Up Private Equity Specialist
• Tower Auto Gets Court OK For Plan Extension
• BAWAG Indictments Handed Down In Austria
• NYSE Specialist Found Guilty Of Improper Trading
• U.S. Attorney Probes Bristol-Myers For Securities Fraud
• Leading Tech Companies Apply For Open Peer Review
• Securities Suit Against Yukos Thrown Out
• Entergy Faces Competition Over Chapter 11 Plan
• Jane Pauley Targets NYT Over Trademark Rights
• Zurich American Coughs Up $7M More In Scandal
• Firm Profile: King & Spalding LLP
• Ex-NYSE Manager Faces Jail In Hong Kong For Fraud
• Law Firm Profile: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Soccer Antitrust Suit Moved To Illinois
• Trademark Dilution: Where We Are Going, Where We Have Been
• Dewey, Orrick Merger To Boost Bankruptcy Practices
• Merger Would Boost Employment Practice For Dewey
• Coach Bags Lawsuit Against Target Purses
• Orrick Stands To Improve Antitrust Practice With Merger
• "Hand-Picked" Vioxx Suit Dropped Just Before Trial
• Dewey Stands To Boost IP Practice With Merger
• The DOJ's Probe Into Private Equity Firms
• Creditors Committee Named In Air America Case
• Dana Gets Extension For Incentive Plan Proposal
• Patent Litigator Joins Sidley Austin's NY Office
• Amazon Resists Google's Subpoena Request
• Dewey, Orrick Merger Would Create Strong Securities Practice
• Law Firm Profile: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Grasso Appeals Ruling In Compensation Case
• Law Firm Profile: Bingham McCutchen LLP
• Entergy New Orleans Files Reorganization Plan
• Jury Slaps Rap Mag With $15.5M Verdict
• Another Guilty Plea In $7M Insider Trading Scam
• Ex-Comverse CFO Pleads Guilty, Settles With SEC
• N.Y. Supermarket Chain Charged With Sex Discrimination
• Linklaters Snaps Up Investment Funds Partner
• Last Call For $39M Merrill Lynch Settlement
• Ex-Refco Financial Chief Indicted On Fraud Charges
• Delta Needs More Time For Reorganization Plan
• London Snapshot: Allen & Overy
• Ex-BAWAG CEO Tries To Escape Extradition
• Olympus Sued Over Tiny Endoscopy Cameras
• FDA Withholds Antibiotic Approval, Asks For More Tests
• SEC To Begin Distributing WorldCom Settlement
• Ex-Execs Want Delphi To Cover Legal Costs
• London Snapshot: Allen & Overy
• Citing Bad Faith, Oneida Objects To Fee Applications
• Daewoo Granted Chapter 15 Protection
• Second Citibank Commodities Desk Head Pleads Guilty
• Gibson Dunn Nets High-Profile U.S. Attorney
• Home Health Care Co. Slapped With Wage Suit
• Clorox To Face Shareholder Derivative Action
• Northwest To Hand JPMorgan $24M In Repayment Deal
• State Court Rules Against Catholic Church on Insurance
• Linklaters Poaches 16 Lawyers From White & Case
• Citing Complexities, Solutia Seeks Removal Extension
• Miller Buckfire Charging For Overlapping Work: QVT
• World Trade Center Payout Unchanged Upon Appeal
• Briefs Filed In Ferring's Inequitable Conduct Appeal
• SEC To Levy Fraud Charges Against Ex-Delphi Execs
• Court Dismisses Barclays Suit Against Arthur Andersen
• Delta Gets Green Light To Cut Retirees' Health Benefits
• Grasso Must Return About $100M To NYSE
• Judge Hears First Objection In Delphi Case
• Fox Rothschild Snags National Employment Boutique
• Corcoran Group Hit With $1.6M Verdict
• Hair Care Makers Attempt To Use Lanham Act To Control Downstream Distribution
• Ex-Rodman Analyst Admits To Creating Web Sites
• SEC Combs E-mails For References To Debevoise Partner
• Silicon Graphics Emerges From Ch. 11 Protection
• GE Sues Over Hospital Information-System Patents
• E.C. Takes Legal Action Over E.On, Endesa Merger
• Comair, Mechanics Union Reach Agreement
• Air America To Remain On Air, For Now
• Ninth Circuit Upholds Union Neutrality Law
• NYC Labor Leader Arrested On Racketeering Charges
• Adelphia Creditors Get Go-Ahead To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Suit Accuses Legg Mason Of False Statements
• Judge Dismisses Four Patents From LG Philips LCD Suit
• Morgan Stanley To Pay $1M For Broker's Fraud
• Debate Over Conspiracy Pleading Standards Mounts
• Judge Approves More Saint Vincent Labor Contracts
• Delta Wins More Time To Mull Jet Leases
• Judge Approves Refco Chapter 11 Plan, With Provisions
• Flight Attendants, Comair Reach Tentative Agreement
• Chadbourne Snags Restructuring Team From Orrick
• Bribery Charge Added To Ex-Comverse Chief's Rap List
• Teva, Purdue Put OxyContin Litigation Behind Them
• E.On Targets Acciona In Endesa Takeover Battle
• Kronish Lieb Lobbies For Fees In Adelphia Suit
• Sea Containers Slips Into Bankruptcy
• Conflicting Markman Rulings Set Stage For Enzo Appeal
• Greyhound Employee Demands Overtime, Lunch Pay
• DOJ's N.Y. Office Not Feared By Private Equity Firms
• Recent Rejections Of Collective Bargaining Agreements
• SEC Penalizes Brokerage Firm For Fund Trades
• Google Antitrust Suit Moved To California
• Arnold & Porter Snags Capitol Hill Lawyer
• Ex-Van Der Moolen Specialists Get 27 Months
• Insurance Organization Opposes Zurich Settlement
• NASD, NYSE Continue Quest For Harmonization
• Union Withdraws Securities Suit Against Cintas Corp.
• Tower Auto Considering Stock Rights Offering
• Air America Crashes Into Chapter 11
• Firm Profile: Heller Ehrman
• StarBak Settles Suit Over Video-Conferencing Patents
• Canadian Newspaper Dealt Blow In Copyright Row
• Prosecutor: Ex-U.S. Foodservice Exec Organized Fraud
• Entergy Wins $200M In Federal Bailout
• Judge Tosses Copper Tubing Cartel Class Action
• LeClair Ryan Opens N.Y. Office, Hires 3 New Partners
• Restructuring Industry Sees Big Changes: Poll
• J&J, L'Oreal Cross Swords In Sunscreen Suit
• U.S. Businesses Angsty Over Employment Lawsuits
• Law Firm Profile: Bryan Cave LLP
• Silicon Valley Chip War Brews With Suit Against Intel
• IP Litigation Troubles U.S. Businesses: Survey
• Pfizer Sues Generic Maker Over Neosporin Trademark
• Judge Mulling Far-Reaching Discovery In Plan B Case
• Dolan Family And Cablevision Face More Suits
• Securities Litigation Sparks Fears For U.S. Businesses
• Ikea Challenges Air Cargo Industry
• Adelphia Modifies Plan, Asks To Extend Approval Date
• Ex-Millennium Trader To Pay $570,000 In SEC Suit
• Cross-Border Expert Joins Foley Reorganization Group
• Sovereign CEO Ousted Amid Shareholder Frustration
• Dana's Bid To Protect Incentive Plans Draws Retirees' Ire
• Comair Tries To Keep Flight Attendants Off Picket Line
• Arbitron Files Patent Suit Over New Survey Technology
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Generic Zoloft Case
• High Court Passes On Tobacco Fund Antitrust Appeal
• Former Comverse Execs In Plea Bargain Talks
• ING Settles Spitzer Probe For $30M
• Firm Accuses Former Analyst Of Trademark Infringement
• Proskauer Dials Up Ex-AT&T Chief Counsel
• Microsoft Backed Out Of Role In Linux Suit: Investor
• UMG, YouTube Settle Copyright Row Out of Court
• Adelphia Bondholders Ask Court To Rule On Bank Debt
• Charges Against Ex-Fleet Specialist Trader Dropped
• NetRatings Expands Crusade Over Internet Data Patents
• Judge Delays Sentencing Computer Associates Ex-CEO
• Ex-Wollmuth Lawyer Slaps Firm With Discrimination Suit
• Dewey Takes Advantage Of Weil Gotshal's Age Policy
• Claimant Urges Judge To Reject Musicland Statement
• Former Cendant Chief Faces Third Trial
• Lenders Blast Delta's Proposed Dispute Resolution Plan
• Law Firms Line Up To Get Paid For Oneida Work
• FleetBoston Settles Enron MegaClaims Litigation For $20M
• Sphinx Funds Object To Refco Plan, Cite $263M Deal
• Summary Judgment Issued Over Ulcer Medication
• Trustee Blasts Dana Bid To Protect Incentive Plans
• MIT Sues Micron Technology Over Semiconductor Patent
• Enron, Dynegy Reach $44M Settlement
• Court Upholds Transit Strike Sanctions Against Union
• Curative Disputes Claims In Ch. 11 Case
• Refco Can Send $300M From BAWAG Pact To Lenders
• NYSE Fines Two Banks For Improper Stock Loans
• Appeals Court Reinstates Case Over Diabetes Drug
• Google Seeks Permission To Subpoena Rivals
• Judge Approves Adelphia, Verizon Settlement
• SEC Will Not Take Action Against Pequot
• Law Firm Profile: Dechert LLP
• U.S. Electronics Sues Rival For Stealing Sirius Business
• Copyright In Vogue
• HIV-Testing Companies Settle Patent Suit
• Delta Settles Benefit Dispute With Retirees
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Case Against Credit Lyonnais
• Law Firm Profile: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
• Toshiba Wins Patent Licensing Countersuit For $9.5M
• N.Y. State's Sweeping Health Care Fraud Reform
• KPMG Prosecutors Bid To Split Trial
• King & Spalding Loses Two Private Equity Attorneys
• Online Bond-Auction Company Wins $38.4M
• AlixPartners Adds Two New Directors
• Lawyers Request $4.4M From Oneida
• BP Drilled By Shareholder Derivative Suit
• Justice Kennedy's Sudden And Deliberate Attack On The Patent System
• Rogers Funds Reach Deal Over Refco LLC
• Dana Suppliers Object To Dana's Bifurcation Bid
• Saint Vincent Bids To Sell Nursing Schools
• Goldman Sachs Added To Fannie Mae Suits
• Dell's 401(k) Participants Sue Company
• Publishing Giants File Copyright Suit Over Textbooks
• Oppenheimer Coughs Up $800K For Improper Reporting
• High Court Refuses Bid To Hear Prilosec Patent Spat
• SEC Accuses Ex-Wall Street Broker Of Late Trading
• Dress Codes May Spell Trouble For Employers
• Firm Profile: Seyfarth Shaw
• NetRatings Settles Patent Standoff With Coremetrics
• Securities Star Bids Goodbye To Davis Polk
• Coach Accuses Target Of Copying Its Design
• Kodak Agrees To End Ban On Workers Helping EEOC
• Paul Hastings Expands IP Group In D.C., N.Y.
• Antitrust Suits Piling Up For Clear Channel
• Refco Opposes $7M Fee Hike For Houlihan Lokey
• Perpetual Doesn't Mean Forever: Licenses in Bankruptcy
• Hedge Fund Manager Heads To Court Over Short-Selling
• Law Firm Profile: Heller Ehrman LLP
• New Kenyon Chief Eyes More Partnership Involvement
• Ex-AIG Chief Granted Access To Memos
• Judge Reduces Award in Wal-Mart Case
• Court Sides With Bankruptcy Firm In Britestarr Case
• Boutique Loses IP Team To McDermott Will & Emery
• Bail Denied For Ex-Comverse CEO In Namibia
• Law Firm Profile: Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Committee Objects To BAWAG Settlement Allocation
• SGI Bids For Court Rejection Of LGE Patent Claims
• Judge OKs Fraud Suits In E-Trade, MarketXT Spat
• Qwest's $400M Settlement Receives Final Approval
• Hiring and H-1B Uncertainty: Why Timing is Everything
• Rehab Center Fined $16.5 Million For Bilking Medicaid
• Law Firm Profile: Wachtell Rosen Lipton & Katz
• Solutia Pleads For More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• 2nd Circuit OKs $750M Over WorldCom Fraud