New York Archive » January, 2007

New York - January, 2007

231 articles

• Settlement Postponed In Holocaust Insurance Case
• Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
• Final Executive In CA Accounting Fraud Sentenced
• Litter Mendelson Grabs Attorneys For New Offices
• Judge Sanctions NTL For Botching Evidence
• Merrill Lynch To Pay $40.3M Settlement
• Tower Sues To Recover Payments
• US Airways Withdraws Delta Offer
• Teen's Counterclaims: Record Companies In "Cartel"
• Delta Seeks Approval For $70M DOL Deal
• Ex-Cendant Executives Avoid Prison Terms
• Judge Slashes Milberg Fee Request
• Judge Allows Attack Claims Against Bank
• Granite's Creditors Balk At Joining Committee
• US Airways' Delta Bid Up In Air As Deadline Looms
• Solutia Seeks Another Exclusivity Extension
• Former Trader Fined For Fraud In PIPE Deal
• Connecticut Seeks Up To $7.6M From Lender
• Health Data Collectors Attack Prescription Law
• Calpine Asks For $5B Replacement DIP Loan
• Wyeth Denied Summary Judgment
• Air America Finds A Buyer
• Adelphia Bondholders Protest $1.3B Bond Demand
• Fund's Loans Under Scrutiny After Exec Indicted
• Tower Creditors Oppose Bid For Ninth Extension
• Energy Restructuring And Creditors' Rights
• Ex-Computer Associates CFO Gets 7-Month Sentence
• Raytheon Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Skadden Lures Cadwalader Antitrust Trio
• Second Circuit Hands Power Plants A Setback
• Reliant Accuses Fund Of Exploiting Court Ruling
• Bond Insurer Pays $75 Million To Settle Fraud Charges
• Foley & Lardner To Open Office In China
• Covington & Burling LLP
• Baker Botts Ranked #1 In Energy Litigation
• Judge Finds In Favor Of Xerox Employees
• Delta Offers Retired Pilots $440M In Claims
• AIB Must Show Documents To Citibank, BoA
• Federal Circuit To Revisit Work-Product Question
• Covington & Burling
• New York Utilities Challenge FERC's Jurisdiction
• EEOC Case Against Sidley Austin Heats Up
• Judge Unseals Documents In Newspaper Case
• Wage-And-Hour Class Actions Continue To Grow
• Teva Launches 18 Patent Suits
• Class Action Settlements Reach High In 2006: Report
• Solutia Wins $400M DIP Increase
• Disgraced Hedge Fund Execs Drop $4.6M
• Objections To Delta's Disclosure Statement Fly In
• ExxonMobil Targeted Over NYC Oil Spill
• Court Extends Delphi's Exclusivity
• Employer Immune From Liability For Cyberthreats
• Insurance Co. Granted Request For NASD Arbitration
• Patent "Trolls" Target Wall Street
• Shareholder Files Suit In Bid For Midwest Air
• Dana Judge Approves Trimmed-Down Expenses
• Judge Puts Adelphia Plan On Freeze
• Report Faults E.U.'s Insurance Sector
• Heller Eyes Europe With Hire
• Mayer Brown Grabs Two Kaye Scholer Partners
• Miller Buckfire May Gain $9M From Calpine Offering
• Former N.Y. Prosecutor Joins Bracewell & Giuliani
• Retirees Suspect Dana Of Hiding True Finances
• Northwest Files Against Union's $1B Claim
• Giuliani May Sell Investment Firm
• Texas Firm To Settle Enron Claims For $18.5M
• Tenants Sue Insurance Co. Over Rent Hikes
• Parmalat Case Stays In Land Of Sinatra, Soprano
• IBM Accused Of Unfair Competition
• Plavix Makers Fight For Exclusivity
• U.S. Targets Banks In Online Gambling Probe
• Creditors Oppose Class Claim In Musicland Case
• Regulator Calls For Extension Of SOX Deadlines
• Firms Seek Millions In Silicon Graphics Case
• Senate Prepares To Scrutinize US Air, Delta Merger
• Skadden Arps
• Dana Opposes Bid To Open "Hellweek" Documents
• Judge Selects Lead Plaintiff In Apple's Options Case
• Tower Wants Stay In Delphi's Ch. 11
• NASD Firms Approve Consolidation With NYSE
• Brokers Hit Morgan Stanley With FLSA Suit
• Tower Asks For Three More Months To File Plan
• Eli Lilly In Hot Seat Again Over Zyprexa
• RCM Trustee Objects To Sphinx Filing
• Shell Appeals Decision Certifying MTBE Class
• BP Hit With Criticism Over Safety Measures
• Judge Refuses To Toss Music Label Suit
• Law Firm Profile: Monty Partners
• EMI Sues InfoSpace Over Ringtone License Pacts
• Customers Bring Suit Over HP Printer Cartridges
• On Eve Of Plavix Trial, Apotex Suffers Another Blow
• Buchanan Ingersoll Bolsters Silicon Valley IP Team
• Decision Showcases Debate Within Federal Circuit
• N.Y. Bar Slams Mandatory Retirement At Firms
• Ex-WorldCom Broker Sues Paul Weiss
• Novogen Settles Menopause Supplement Suit
• Delta To Send US Airways Bid To Board
• Yukos' Assets Estimated At $22B
• Bush Lauds Genetic Nondiscrimination Bill
• Law Firm Profile: Wilson Sonsini
• CA Shareholders Seek Ex-CEO's Assets
• Teva Sues Generic Zoloft Rivals
• Ex-Milberg Weiss Antitrust Partners Join Pomerantz
• Monster Stock Options Probe Deepens
• Looking East, U.S. Law Firms Boost India Practices
• Refco Pays $145M In Fees In Ch. 11 Case
• Judge To Rule On Adelphia Insurance Policy
• Grasso Sounds Off About Legal Costs In Pay Case
• Pfizer Sues IVAX To Protect Market For Detrol
• Delta Asks To Solicit Creditor Approval For Ch.11 Plan
• AG Intervenes In MRI Kickback Suit
• Millennium Trader Gets Probation For Late Trading
• Delaware, New York Bad News For Creditors: Study
• Senate Bill Targets Reverse Payments
• Ex-Cendant CEO To Spend Over 12 Years Behind Bars
• Former Head of U.N. Oil-For-Food Program Indicted
• Court Backs Dismissal Of Maryland's "Wal-Mart Law"
• Equinix Says Probes Into Stock Options Have Ended
• SEC Sues Former ConAgra Subsidiary Executives
• Quinn Emanuel Snags Bankruptcy Star
• Adelphia's Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation Postponed
• Massive Medicaid Case To Stay In State Court
• Seven Trading Firms Fined $2.8 Million By NYSE
• Calpine To Begin Soliciting Equity Investors
• Gay Associate Sues Sullivan & Cromwell
• Ex-Computer Associates Lawyer Gets Jail Time
• AG Probes Consulting Arrangements
• Unions To Cash In On Unsecured Northwest Claims
• Drinker Biddle Nets Two Boutique Lawyers
• Ex-Refco President Indicted In Accounting Scandal
• Federal Circuit Axes "Smart Card" Suit Against Visa
• New Report Blasts BP For Ineffective Safety Measures
• Wall Street Welcomes FLSA Exemption
• Court Extends Sea Containers Filing Deadline
• Wilson Sonsini Opens Doors In D.C.
• Malden Mills Loses Bid To Keep Ch 11 In Delaware
• Winston & Strawn Adds More Bankruptcy Muscle
• Appeals Court Remands Electric Rate Case To FERC
• USEB Strikes Deal On Loan That Led To Bankruptcy
• Northwest Files Plan, But No Disclosure Statement
• Antitrust Suit Against Thomson Will Go Forward
• Malden Mills Sparks Fraud Dispute With New Ch. 11
• Plaintiff Dismisses Chinese Vitamin C Antitrust Case
• Judge Endorses Delphi Plan Amid Protests
• Law Firm Profile: Duane Morris
• Judge Grants Varig 11th Injunction Extension
• Tower Creditors Back Out Of Rights Offering
• PR Newswire Takes Beef With Nasdaq To Court
• Court Sides With IMX In Mortgage Tech Patent Ruling
• Brokers' Boss Fined By NYSE Over Market Timing
• Creditors Urge Delta To Take New Offer
• Law Firm Profile: Sheppard Mullin LLP
• Another Guilty Plea In Tax Shelter Case
• Anvil Knitwear Scores Confirmation Of Exit Plan
• ING Hit With Suit Over Revenue Sharing
• E.U. Delays Decision On Universal-BMG Deal
• Cinema Chain Wins Dismissal Of Antitrust Case
• Small Drug Sellers Seek Marketing Law Change
• Delphi Chooses Appaloosa's Bid Over Highland's
• Grasso Fights To Keep His Controversial Payout
• Judge Affirms Ruling In Calpine Payment Dispute
• Chief Bankruptcy Judge Joins Greenberg Traurig
• Minimum Wage Passes House, On To Senate
• Holland & Knight Raids Rival Securities Group
• Court Bars Seizure Of Money Transfers
• Ex-Comverse Attorney Settles Backdating Case
• Intra-Office Dating And Retaliation Claims
• Malden Mills Files For Chapter 11
• Foamex Senior Noteholders Accept Plan
• Three Banks Settle SEC Action For $1.6 Million
• Rumors Swirl As US Airways Raises Delta Bid
• Ex-U.S. Foodservice Controller Settles Fraud Charges
• Musicland Under Attack For Downgrading Claims
• Damages Lowered In Architect's Copyright Case
• Northwest Carrier Transfers Claims
• Ex-Platinum CEO Gets Nine Years
• Models May Get More In Price-Fixing Settlement
• Merrill Lynch Analyst Jailed For Insider Trading Scam
• Prosecutor Joins Mintz Levin's Corporate Crime Team
• Sanofi-Aventis Sued By Reps For Overtime Pay
• Creditors Bristle At Delphi Bid To Skirt Subpoena
• Bid To Disqualify Hunton & Williams Fails
• Bingham Nabs Willkie Restructuring Partner
• PBGC Picks Up Delta's Pilots' Pensions
• Supreme Court To Hear Home Health Worker's Case
• Patent Outsourcing Thrives Amid Lingering Concerns
• Judge Clarifies Foley's Role In Tower Case
• Abbott Facing Stent Injunction After French Ruling
• Steptoe Nets New Trademark Head
• Legal Outsourcing Market Booms In India
• Adelphia Creditor Groups Object To Order
• Delphi To Refinance With $4.5B Loan
• Regulators To Review Morgan Stanley's Lost E-Mails
• Thacher Proffitt Hires Sidley Partners
• Aguirre, WSJ Square Off Over Pequot
• Shareholders Want Home Depot Board Members Out
• SGI Advisors, Accountants Seek Millions In Fees
• Former Los Angeles Prosecutor Joins Gibson Dunn
• FLYi Wants Four-Month Exclusivity Extension
• Sacked Morgan Stanley Exec Claims Age Bias
• Solutia Seeks Fifth Amendment of DIP Loan
• Judges Sue For Long-Awaited Pay Raise
• Ex-Fund Manager Settles With SEC Over Short Selling
• Fraud Charges Against Insurer, Banks Dismissed
• Judge Dismisses KPMG Criminal Charge
• DLA Piper Snags Seasoned Patent Prosecutor
• U.S. Trustee Objects To Delphi Emergence Pact
• Dewey, Orrick Merger Called Off
• Law Firm Profile: Alston & Bird
• M. Fabrikant Creditors Seek To Examine Lenders
• Mintz Levin Snares Health Care Partners For New York
• DOJ To Score $7M In Credit Card Settlement
• Suit Filed Over Plan To Close New York Hospitals
• Judge Greenlights Adelphia's Chapter 11 Plan
• Delphi Deal Is A $1B Raid: Hedge Fund
• N.Y. Wants Racing Association's DIP Rejected
• Showalter Steps Up As Baker Botts IP Chair
• RICO, Antitrust Charges Added To Healthcare Suit
• Home Depot CEO's Exit Pay Rouses Investor Ire
• Insurer Agrees To Halt Contingent Commissions
• Camera Makers Call Patent Truce
• Private Equity Firms Face Lawsuit, Probes
• Delta Confirms Pilots Have Won Pension Plan
• Allstate Buries Hatchet With N.Y. For $18M
• Comair, Pilots Agree On More Time For Talks
• Eli Lilly Scores In Zyprexa Patent Feud
• Delphi Wants Mayer Brown's Reach Extended
• MetLife Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
• AIG Sues Former Employee
• Judges OK $2.47B Nortel Settlement
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Settles Price-Fixing Probe