New York Archive » June, 2007

New York - June, 2007

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• University Housing System Is Not A Monopoly: Judge
• Calpine Shuffles Deal, Nets Another $2.8M
• Delphi Plaintiffs Seek Order In Confidentiality Feud
• Court OKs $140M Settlement With Bank In Refco Case
• Tower Strikes Deal With Unions
• Solutia Seeks Approval Of $5M Tort Payment
• Sales Reps Sue Abbott For Overtime Pay
• Exxon Restarts Oil Spill Cleanup
• Shareholders Object To Solutia's Disclosure Statement
• Diamond House Seeks More Time To Polish Plan
• Zurich American Plaintiffs Appeal Attorneys' Fees
• Bank To Pay $16M Over Destroyed Tax Returns
• Dey Buries Hatchet With States In Drug Pricing Suit
• Judge Rejects Granite CEO Bonus Plan
• Delphi Receives A Little Breathing Room
• Judge: Too Soon To Judge YouTube 'Safe Harbor'
• AlixPartners Overcharged Refco, Dura: Trustees
• Former Electrical Engineer Joins McDermott IP Group
• Bank Of New York Employees Demand Overtime
• European Football League Takes Shot At YouTube
• Lionel Spars Over Trade Secrets Claim
• Hedge Funds Demand $2M From Tower Auto
• CFTC Chair Resigns To Join State Department
• Judge Halts DNA Patent Suit Pending Settlement
• SEC Blasts Hedge Fund Over Alleged Late Trading
• Insurers Deny Liability For WTC Personal Injury Cases
• Plaintiffs Can't Depose Bondi's Witnesses: Judge
• EEOC Sues Vonage Over Jewish Worker Firing
• Hedge Fund Pays To Quell Rule-Breaking Claims
• Thelen Calls Ex-Partner Slacker, Protests Payments
• Solutia Creditor Balks At Disclosure Statement
• Private Equity Firms Ready For More Lawsuits: Survey
• Offer For License Or Offer For Litigation?
• After Loss, Drug Makers Move To Toss Separate Case
• NYRA Seeks More Time To File Plan
• GMIMCo Tries To Swat Down Delphi 401(k) Case
• Judge Lashes Out In Parmalat Securities Case
• iPod Nano Suit Leaves Scratches On Apple
• Take-Two Bids To Boot Shareholder Claims
• EEOC Sues Merrill Over Muslim Analyst
• Securities Laws Preclude Application Of Antitrust Laws
• Novogen Settles Patent Spat Over Menopause Patents
• Doral Shareholder Urges Court To Block Settlement
• TWU Trustees Oppose Union Bid For Arbitration
• Judge Gives Portrait Corp. Extension—For Now
• Supreme Court Will Hear Regulatory Preemption Case
• Ex-Deutsche VP Reaffirms Discrimination Claims
• Rosetta Throws Stone At Calpine's Chapter 11 Plan
• Creditors Committee Backs Tower Auto's Plan
• Goldman Sachs Ordered To Turn Over Enron Docs
• Judge Tosses Antitrust Suit Against Google
• Judge Tosses Ephedra Claim
• PwC Withdraws Yukos Audit Reports
• Some Claims Tossed In Varig Employees' Suit
• U.K. Expansion May Drive U.S. Energy To Bankruptcy
• Prosecutors Ask Judge To Dismiss KMPG Exec Suits
• SEC Cracks Down On Revenue-Sharing With $21M Fine
• Panel Moves Cases Against Cable And Network Giants
• Dow CEO Wants Claims Against Him Tossed
• Ford Calls Plaintiffs' Accusations "Cryptic"
• Financial Cos. Seek Venue Change For Fraud Suit
• EPA To Rule On California Emissions By End Of Year
• Parmalat Gets Protection From Creditor Suits
• Insurers Bank On Twombly To Get Suit Dismissed
• Ex-Employees Sue New Century Over Retirement
• Parmalat CEO Urges Court To Deny BofA Bid
• Dewey Ballantine Grabs Three Robins Kaplan Partners
• Ex-Safety-Kleen CFO Admits To Inflating Earnings
• Ramp Plaintiffs Seek Final Blessing Of $2M Settlement
• DLA Piper Denies Hiding File In Discrimination Suit
• DenTek Chomps Trade Secret Claims
• Litigator Reunites With Colleagues At Heller Ehrman
• Dow Accuses Former Exec Of Breaching Duties
• Broker Settles With SEC Over Late Trades
• Ritchie Capital Units File For Chapter 11
• AIG Directors To Blame For Financial Troubles: Suit
• Calpine Files Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
• NY Waiters Get Class Certification In FLSA Suit
• Internet Game Sites Targeted In Patent Suit
• Court Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Deutsche Bank
• Law Firm Loses Jury Trial Over Banking Deal
• Suit Accuses NYSE Of Antitrust Violations
• NJ Assembly Passes Sweeping Global Warming Bill
• Plaintiffs Win More Time To Seal Glaxo Deal
• Settlement May End Federal-Mogul's Bankruptcy
• Attorneys Seek $9M In Fees In Insurance Case
• Chevron Can't Take Ecuador To Arbitration: Judge
• Bridge Order Keeps Lionel On Track
• Outside Vendors Can't Be Held Liable: U.S. Treasury
• State Attorneys General Push For Student Loan Law
• Withdrawal Liability: A Hidden Hazard
• Microsoft Pushes To Dismiss Fraud Claims Over DVRs
• Workers Not Represented By Union: Rite Aid
• Menu Foods Hit With New Class Action In Indiana
• World Trade Center Insurer Sanctioned
• Judge Orders Repeal Of Visa Bylaw For Card Issuers
• Senate Wants Eye On Natural-Gas Trading
• Court Seals Documents In Insurance Case
• Firms Ask For $30M More In Calpine Case
• St. Vincent Wants Solicitation Rights Extended
• Apotex To Appeal Court's Plavix Patent Ruling
• Williams Bailey Tops List Of Suit-Happy Firms
• Delphi Seeks More Time To File Plan
• Agent Orange Victims Ask For Compensation
• BofA Fights Parmalat's Bid To Depose Attorney
• Wachovia Pursues Case Against Delphi Manager
• U.K. Bank Denied Claim Against Enron
• New Century Wants Examiner's Lips Zipped
• SEC Hits $500M In WorldCom Distribution
• Schwarzenegger Vows To Sue EPA
• Company Recalls More Toxic Toothpaste
• NYSE Fines Five Firms For Trading Violations
• Refco Investors Settle With Bank For $140M
• BofA Temporarily Postpones LaSalle Suit
• Defendants Added In Cash Sweep Suit
• Judge Tosses Suit Against Refco Execs
• Tyco Unit Challenges OxyContin Patents
• State's Bid To Get Zyprexa Case On Home Turf Denied
• Food Makers Become New Targets Of Health Suits
• Appellate Court Shields Brokerages From Libel Suits
• Blame Over Fosamax Draws Sharp Debate
• Tech Companies Enmeshed In Securities Suits
• Retired Vivendi Exec Fires Back In ERISA Case
• Counterfeit Colgate Toothpaste Found In U.S.
• Judge Orders Vitamin C Plaintiff To Cough Up Info
• Pharmaceutical Liability Will Turn On Preemption
• Judge Rejects BofA Bid For Witnesses
• Entegris Denied Injunction In Filter Patent Suit
• Johns Hopkins Pays $1.1M In Student Loan Probe
• Eisai Patent Win Pains Antitrust Claimants
• Judge Declares Praxair Patents Invalid
• Pump And Dumps: A Compliance Officer´s Nightmare?
• Highland Bids For Lead Role In Delphi Emergence
• Tribune Sale Raises Cross-Ownership Issues For FCC
• Plaintiffs Eye Punitive Pay Against Bausch & Lomb
• State AGs Urge High Court To Protect Investors
• Years Later, Ruling In Photo Copyright Suit Overturned
• AIG Takes Over $1B Suit Against Former Chairman
• Calpine Wipes Away $1.1B In Claims
• Bayou Group Files "Landmark" Ch. 11 Plan
• Discover To Drop Some Claims Against Card Giants
• Doral Wins Block Of Shareholders' Claims
• Ex-McDonalds Workers Want Sex Suit Heard By Jury
• Judge Nixes Ex-AIG CEO's Suit Against Successor
• Congress Pushed To End FERC, MMS Dispute
• Judge Delays Jurisdiction Ruling In Cessna Crash Case
• Pfizer Heaps Another $100M Onto Asbestos Trust
• DTT Wants To Bar Parmalat Experts In Fraud Suit
• Granite Reaches Agreement With Ex-Shareholders
• Wal-Mart's Blessings Mixed In Class Actions
• WTC Fireproofer Counters Allegations of Negligence
• To Retain Talent, Law Firms Must Change: Study
• Suit Against Boston Scientific Officers Dismissed
• New Century Fires CEO
• Parties Spar As Bed, Bath & Beyond Suit Nears Trial
• KV Brings Antitrust Allegations To Patent Suit
• Avoid Getting Burned By The Melting Pot
• Fulbright Lassoes Energy Veteran For L.A. Office
• Mortgage Lender Seeks To Bar Shareholder Suits
• GSK Faces More Headaches Over Avandia
• Adelphia Lenders Not Safe From Creditors Suit
• Supreme Court Decisions Rouse Debate
• Lilly Settles Scores Of Zyprexa Suits
• Morgan Stanley Pays $4.4M To Settle Class Action
• AP Employees Try To Keep Age Bias Case Alive
• Metabolife Settles More Ephedra Claims
• Ford & Harrison Adds Two To Dallas Office
• MasterCard Prevails In Visa Service Fee Case
• Purdue Sues KV Over OxyContin Patent
• KPMG Defendants Reaffirm Dismissal Motions
• Sheppard Mullin Snares Executive Compensation Star
• Family Bill Creates Headaches For Employers
• Pension Fund Seeks Class Status In Calpine Case
• DOJ Greenlights CME/CBOT Merger
• Pillsbury Grabs Energy Finance Partner
• N.C. Board Files Suit Over BAR/BRI Questions
• Steptoe Launches Subprime Lending Practice Group
• High Court Dashes Home Care Worker's Overtime Bid
• Hedge Fund Sues To Force Ryerson Annual Meeting
• Pfizer Sues Teva Over Lipitor Patent
• Ex-Dow Chemical Execs Sue For Legal Fees
• Judge Urged To Put Pressure On Vitamin C Plaintiff
• Rite Aid Sued Over Alleged Union Suppression
• Tanker Co. Indicted For Illegal Waste Oil Dumping
• Patent Office Seeks Expert Input For Software Exams
• Court To Hear Ex-Employee's Case Against Pfizer
• Studio Files Class Action Against YouTube
• EMI Wants Radikal's Case Thrown Out
• New Century Creditors Slam Request For Relief
• BofA Bares Teeth Over Parmalat Witness Deposition
• AstraZeneca Hit With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• AG Group Urges EPA To Close Clean Air Loophole
• Ernst & Young Fires Back In AOL Merger Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Appoints Another Female Leader
• Novartis Bone Drug Suit Grows
• Appraisal Arbitrage May Be A Hedge Fund Strategy
• Retired MetLife Agents Lose Class Certification Bid
• Judge Strikes FedEx Docs In Class Action Suit
• Sea Containers' Exclusivity Extension Bid Granted
• Deloitte Asks Court To Review Ruling In DVI Case
• UBS Settles With Enron Creditors For $115M
• Grasso Appeals For Shared Liability to NYSE
• Google Book Project Expands Despite Legal Jams
• EEOC Gives Caregivers More Attention
• New US Trustee Named For N.Y. Region
• Punches Fly In Parmalat Witness Deposition Fight
• Lawmakers Decry Plan Blocking State Emissions Laws
• LIPA OKs KeySpan Deal Amid DOJ Probe
• Parmalat Fights BofA's Bid To Depose Former Exec
• Universal Express Appeals $10M Verdict
• Union Sues J&J Over Off-Label Uses Of Risperdal
• Woodcock Washburn Builds Atlanta Office
• Ex Holland & Knight Lawyer Drops RICO Claim
• Recognizing Nontraditional Families In The Workplace
• Ninth Circuit Decision Has Implications For Fair Use
• Judge Rules Pepcid Complete Patent Is Invalid
• Trustee Names New Century Examiner
• Attorneys Score $30M In Zurich Case
• Pfizer Fights Bid To Keep Bextra Case In State Court
• Tower Auto Inches Closer To Bankruptcy Exit
• Rite Aid Acquires 1,800+ Stores With Divestitures
• High Court Ruling May Facilitate Early Dismissals
• Jailed Ex-CA Inc. Exec To Pay $29M: Report
• Interstate Bakeries Wins Extension To File Plan
• Watson, Sun Seek Attorneys' Fees From Novartis
• Gibson Dunn Snags Rival's IP Lawyer For Dallas Office
• High Court Agrees To Hear FedEx Discrimination Case
• Ex-McGuireWoods Lawyer Wins Time In Fraud Case
• HSBC Objects To Calpine Prepayment
• Tiffany Fights eBay's Attempt To Strike Trademarks
• Judge Says Impax, Apotex Infringed Prilosec Patents
• Grant Thornton Gets Behind BofA's Bid For Info
• U.S. Energy Biogas Exits Bankruptcy
• Class Status Granted In JPMorgan ERISA Suit
• Judge Dismisses Claims In DRAM Antitrust MDL
• NYSE Faces $4B Suit For Manipulating Market
• Heller Ehrman Adds Three IP Litigators
• NYC Recovers $55M From Celotex
• Title VII Suits Face New Challenges
• Fed Up With "Wal-Mart Way," Workers Head To Court
• More Sales Reps Join Novartis Overtime Lawsuit
• Credit Suisse Settles Enron Case For $61.5M
• Google Seeks Dismissal Of Antitrust Complaint
• Refco Shareholders Demand Secret Report
• SEC Rejects Sky Capital's Anti-NASD Complaint
• N.Y. Hospital Closings Unconstitutional, Lawyers Say
• Proposed Class Action Against AIG Tossed
• Plaintiffs Urge Court To Be Wary Of Twombly Ruling
• Delphi Judge OKs $16M Settlement With EDS
• 9/11 Case Defendants Use "Twombly" Defense