New York Archive » April, 2007

New York - April, 2007

218 articles

• Delta Flies Out Of Bankruptcy
• Doral To Pay $129M To Settle Securities Cases
• New Century Creditors Investigate Its Collapse
• Judge Certifies Class In FLSA Suit Against USAA
• High Court Passes On Power Plant Pollution Case
• High Court Upholds Counties' Trash Removal Law
• Google Denies Claims In Viacom Copyright Suit
• Study Finds Compliance Not Deterring Companies
• Failed Funds Seek Damages From Banc Of America
• Solutia Retirees Object To Exclusivity Motions
• Fulbright Lures Four Partners From Jenkens
• Former JP Morgan VP Claims Race, Gender Bias
• Rigas Family Gets $600,000 For Legal Fees
• Legality of Trademark Keyword Ads Still in Question
• Flock Of IP Attorneys Migrates To Goodwin
• Lawmakers Ask DOE To Help In Student Loan Probe
• Northwest Flight Attendants Union Backs Down
• Judge OK's $26M In Fees To Dana's Advisers
• Ex-EPA Director Returns To Schiff Hardin
• Judge Ends Seven-Year Civil Contempt Incarceration
• National Grid Hampering U.K. Gas Meter Competition
• RIM Faces New Probe Over Stock Options
• Judge Tosses Enron Claims Over Faulty Generators
• FBI Accuses 10 In Mortgage Fraud
• Lawyers Win More For Plaintiffs In Glaxo Settlement
• St. Vincent Drops Weil Gotshal
• New Century Sued Again Over Unpaid Mortgage Loans
• Bed, Bath & Beyond Suit To Go Forward
• Minnesota AG Takes Aim At Senior Annuity Insurer
• Greenberg, Attorney Dispute Malpractice Suit
• Sallie Mae, Directors Face Numerous Investigations
• Young Conaway Expands Into New York
• FDNY Could Face Discrimination Suit
• Pension Fund Asks Court To Subpoena Calpine
• Extradition Bid Put Off For Comverse Exec
• Delta Cleared For Chapter 11 Exit
• KERPS: You Can't Always Get What You Want
• Delta Settles With Airport
• Hearst, MediaNews Settle Antitrust Suit
• Speedway Tries To Throw Wrench In NASCAR's Path
• Milbank Tweed Appeals Ruling In Trademark Case
• Calpine, Cleco Reach Agreement On Plant
• Depository Trust Evades Antitrust Claims
• Fugitive Invests In Namibia Amid Extradition Bid
• Calpine Moves Suit Over KERPs Agreement
• Pepper Hamilton Welcomes Two Health Specialists
• Judge Extends LID's Use Of Cash Collateral
• Mayer Brown's Employment Head Joins Weil Gotshal
• Imus Insult Sparks NYPD Discrimination Suit
• Appellate Court Puts The Brakes On Lionel Case
• Nord LB To Appeal $4M Verdict In Gender Bias Case
• DOE Documents Detail Sallie Mae Stock Ownership
• New Century To Reveal Executive Pay Details
• Dana Trustee Objects To Fee Requests
• Global Power Objects To Fund's Sale Of $12M Debt
• Crowell & Moring Bolsters Financial Services Group
• Air Cargo Suits Ground Carriers In Court
• BlackRock Files Suit Over Employee Departure
• Solutia Seeks 11th Exclusivity Extension
• Novartis Dismisses Some Exelon Patent Claims
• Warner Music Ripped Off Deal Maker: Suit
• Praxair Cleared By Federal Circuit In Chip Suit
• Trustee Disputes New Century's Plea For Extension
• Federal Circuit Affirms Ruling On Prilosec Process
• Court Awards Firms $29.4M in Delta Bankuptcy
• Calpine Seeks Approval For $4.5M FERC Settlement
• Google Introduces YouTube Copyright Protection Tool
• Court OK's Auction Of New Century Unit
• Boeing Fails To Get ERISA Suit Dismissed
• Court Nixes Retaliation Claim Against St. Luke's
• Loeb & Loeb Picks Up Patent Litigator
• SEC Provides Relief To Non-U.S. Issuers
• Greenberg Traurig Hit With Malpractice Suit
• 9/11 Workers Lose Appeal For Health Compensation
• Wachovia Fights Delphi Objection To Employee Suit
• Motorola Told To Pay $23M In Legal Fees
• Outstanding Women: Dori Hines
• Teva Fights For Biaxin Marketing Rights
• New Century Workers Seek To Form Committee
• Cerberus May Bow Out Of $3.4B Delphi Bid
• Outlook Brightens For Securities Fraud Defendants
• Judge Tosses Securities Class Action Against Sierra
• Drexel Is First College Sued In Student Lending Probe
• Google Loses Bid To Toss Trademark Case
• Calpine Settles Defaulted Bondholder Claims
• Refco Administrator Objects To $7M Bonus Request
• Outstanding Women: Melanie Cyganowski
• Proskauer Rose Nets Securities Litigation Veteran
• Universal, BMG Merge Approval Imminent: Source
• Delta Gets Court OK To Tap $2.5B Exit Package
• Adelphia Settles Claims With Utilities
• Congressman Calls For Student Lender Reforms
• High Court Hears Home Care Worker's Wage Case
• Delphi's Bail-Out Hits Snag Over Wage Talks: Report
• U.S. Farmers Sue Australian Rival Over Oil-For-Food
• DOJ Asks For Trustee In New Century Case
• Outstanding Women: Christina Tchen
• J&J Unit, NYU Sue Abbott Over Humira
• Ex-Employee Denies He Gave Away Wal-Mart Secrets
• Reinsurer Takeover Bid Spills Into U.S. Court
• U.S. Energy Biogas Set For Ch. 11 Emergence
• The Climate Change Decision's Bases And Implications
• N.Y. Enacts Broad Workers' Compensation Reforms
• Maryland Backs Down In "Wal-Mart Law" Fight
• Judge Extends Adelphia's Claims Objection Deadline
• Bank Attacks Delta Over Aircraft Leases
• Chadbourne Reestablishes Dubai Office
• Delphi Objects To Wachovia's Suit Against Employee
• Delta Says Reorganization Vote Was Successful
• Judge OK's Northwest Flight Attendants Wage Cut
• Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins Schulte Roth
• Seatholder Suit Over NYSE Merger To Proceed
• Lehman Bros. Accused Of Options Backdating
• Lender To Pay $2.5M To Quell Cuomo Probe
• UBS Ordered To Pay $3.5M In Sex Bias Case
• SEC Mulling Arbitration Policy: Report
• Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
• 2007 Brings Rush Of IP Practices To Shanghai
• Outstanding Women: Wilma Liebman
• CA Ex-CEO To Pay $800M For Fraud Scheme
• Jenner & Block Adds Securities, White-Collar Partner
• Outstanding Women: Mary Cranston
• Musicland Settles With Two Former Executives
• Judge Tosses Vioxx Securities Suit
• Outstanding Women: Susan Kohlmann
• Ex-NYU Student Sent To Jail For Hedge Fund Scam
• Equity Committee Wants To End Solutia's Exclusivity
• Cadwalader Baits Three Attorneys
• Kennedy Asks SEC To Probe Stock Deal
• Trustee Appoints Second Northwest Examiner
• Health Insurer Sued Under RICO
• New Century Wants $6.3M In Bonuses For Execs
• Judge Orders Audit Of San Diego Diocese
• Goldin Drops Pursuit Of $2.4M "Success Fee"
• Sallie Mae Settles Student Loan Kickback Charges
• Judge Allows Antitrust Suit Over Newspaper Deal
• Spitzer's No. 2, Michele Hirshman, Joins Paul Weiss
• Dana Shells Out $5.2M In Pension Payment
• KeySpan To Pay $3M To Overbilled N.H. Customers
• Creditors Attack Calpine's Rising Legal Fees
• Outstanding Women: Ilene Knable Gotts
• Subprime Lenders Need More Regulation: Lawmakers
• Former Vivendi Exec Cries Foul Over Pension Cut
• Jenner & Block Swallows Up Litigation Boutique
• Dorsey & Whitney Pays For Bungled Casino Deal
• Armstrong Gets Five Years On Top Of Contempt
• Fund Accuses Calpine Of Underestimating Value
• Reed Smith Nets Corporate Team
• Practicing Responsible Product Design
• Disney Rejects Potential Settlement Talks Over Pooh
• DLA Piper Adds Antitrust Partner To Philly Office
• Dreier Adds Two Bankruptcy Attorneys
• UAW Defends Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Outstanding Women: Lynn Rossman Faris
• Regulators Probe Ameren Over Credit Ratings
• Assistant Told To Lie To Feds About Squawk Box
• Court Lets Wal-Mart Silence Fired Security Operative
• Claims Dismissed In Insurer Class Action
• Delta's Restructuring Plan Inspires Objections
• SEC To Resolve Nasdaq, NYSE Ticker Tiff
• Second Circuit Denies Rehearing In IPO Case
• Outstanding Women: Bonny Sweeney
• Hunton Snatches Six From Jenkens
• Judge Pushes Back Ruling On Newspaper Suit
• U.S. Trustee Objects To New Century Motion
• Preferred Shareholders File Suit Against New Century
• Johnson & Johnson Pays $11M To End Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Employee Accused Of Theft
• Court OK's Unions' Sale Of Northwest Claims
• Outstanding Women: Eleanor Fox
• Outstanding Women: Dixie Johnson
• Barnes & Noble Blames Law Firm For Backdating
• UBS Sues New Century Over Missing Payments
• Insulation Cos. Plead Guilty To Bid-Rigging
• Outstanding Women: Lynne Barr
• "Time Shaving" Suits Against Wal-Mart Pile Up
• Calpine Objects To Hire Of Financial Advisor
• Teachers File Suit Against Fund Over Kickbacks
• Outstanding Women: Patricia Slovak
• SEC Probes Take-Two Over Options Grants
• Outstanding Women: Leianne Crittenden
• Shareholders Target Lilly Over Zyprexa
• Outstanding Women: Cathy Fleming
• Examiner Report Criticizes Granite CEO, Board
• Outstanding Women: Karen Copenhaver
• Northwest Attendants Press On With Strike Fight
• St. Vincent Wants Caritas To Pay Up
• Court To Fast-Track New Century's Finance Deal
• Judge Urges More Talks Between Dana, Unions
• Eni, Enel Win Auction Of Yukos Assets
• Adelphia Bondholders Come Up Short Again
• Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims In The Workplace
• NLRB Serves Starbucks A Suit For Union Busting
• Outstanding Women: Kimberly Summe
• Bristol-Myers Subpoenaed Over Plavix Deal
• Creditors Challenge Bonuses For Photo Co. Execs
• Outstanding Women: Laura Coruzzi
• Firms To Pay $22M For FX Scheme
• Delphi Seeks To Ship Finance Jobs To India
• Ex-Princeton Economics Chair To Drop CJA Lawyers
• Hedge Fund Takes Dealbreaker To Task Over Post
• EPA Moves Ahead With California's Emissions Request
• Outstanding Women: Edna Sussman
• Legal Pressures Push New Century Into Ch. 11
• Employees Accuse Wal-Mart Of Wage Tampering
• Outstanding Women: Roberta Kaplan
• Purdue, Impax Settle Oxycontin Litigation
• N.Y. Health Provider Labels Becton Anti-Competitive
• Azerbaijan Dodges Arbitration Award In Oil Dispute
• Court Limits Rights On Famous Trademarks
• Northwest Creditors OK Management Equity Plan
• Wilson Sonsini Nets Renewable-Energy Partners
• Bryan Cave Adds Former Lucent Lawyer
• Investors Sue Over Amaranth's Billion-Dollar Bust
• Reed Smith Welcomes Financial Services Litigator
• Absolute Privilege Protects Employers' Statements
• PBGC To Pick Up Collins & Aikman's Pension Tab
• Citibank, Colleges Settle Kickback Charges