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New York - August, 2007

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• St. Vincent Judge Rakes McDermott Over The Coals
• Verizon Challenges IRS Appeal In WorldCom Case
• Bankruptcy Blocked For Bear Stearns Hedge Funds
• Judge Returns MTBE Case To New Hampshire
• Judge Draws Curtain On Quattrone Case
• Infocrossing Seeks Sanctions For Sandata Lawyer
• Gender Bias Suit Morphs Into Massive Class Action
• Prof's Discrimination Claims Rejected
• AAI Adopts Tough Stance Regarding Intel
• Sidley Cites Statute Of Limitations In KPMG Case
• TFT-LCD Parties Split Over DOJ's Stay Request
• Calpine Mulls Stock Offering In Turnaround Plan
• JPMorgan Wins Partial Victory In Retaliation Case
• USAA Fights Bid To Add State Claims To FLSA Suit
• Whistle-blower Suit Over Pfizer's Lipitor Unsealed
• Parker Hannifin Named In Five Antitrust Class Actions
• Deloitte Sued For Gender And Age Discrimination
• AGs Strike $16M Deal In Guidant Defibrillator Case
• Abbott Off The Hook In $5.5B J&J Merger Suit
• Judge Throws Out AEP Suit Against BofA
• Two Plaintiffs Added In Citigroup FLSA Suit
• Subprime Defaults Force Hedge Fund Into Ch. 15
• Lawmakers Mull Bill To Curb Unsafe Chinese Imports
• Women Drop Claims Against Pharmas Over DES
• Judge Pushes Back Timetable For Coudert
• Rigas Family Urges Court To Ban Deloitte's Retreat
• Lerach Calls It Quits To Focus On Kickback Probe
• GM Remains in ERISA Suit, Pension Fund Tossed
• Delphi Clears Last Labor Hurdle
• Bayou Investor Appeals Suit Against Advisor
• Burberry Sues Iconix Over Signature Check Trademark
• CareCore Blasts Radiologists' Antitrust Suits
• Nixon Peabody
• Deutsche Bank Wants ERISA Ruling Reconsidered
• Enron Ruling Prevents Debt Market Havoc: Judge
• Marsh, Insurance Cos. Hit With Suit By Ohio AG
• Goldman Sachs Worker Admits Insider Trading
• Alix Still Hasn't Curbed Overcharging: Trustee
• Calpine Predicts Greater Stockholder Recoveries
• Ink-Stick Maker Drops Counterclaims Against Xerox
• Refco Trustee Takes Another Shot At Mayer Brown
• Jenner & Block
• Zurich Agrees To $30M Deal In Converium IPO Suit
• Judge Rejects An Appeal From Delta Bondholders
• With Judge On The Fence, Bear Gets 10 More Days
• 9/11 Families Want Cockpit Recording Released
• Solutia Seeks OK For $500M Calpine Deal
• Symbol Execs Let Off The Hook In Fraud Case
• Dewey, LeBoeuf Merger Creates $1B Giant
• Appaloosa Sets The Stage For Dana Appeal Brawl
• Lessons From A Hospital Merger Enforcement Action
• Rigas Family Cries Foul Over Deloitte Trial Backdown
• Commission Backs $7.3B KeySpan Deal
• Nellson's Creditors Seal $153.5M Buyout Deal
• Plaintiffs Move To Settle Repsol Securities Action
• Plaintiffs Ask Judge To Rethink Parmalat Ruling
• McDermott's N.Y. Health Practice Gets New Head
• Title VII Plaintiffs Seek Relief From Tower Auto's Stay
• Dewey Ballantine Adds IP Litigation Partner
• Banks Must Face Antitrust Law: Short Sale Plaintiffs
• Judge Appoints Trustee In Sentinel Bankruptcy
• Five More Companies Recall Products Over Lead Risk
• Still Under Regulator Fire, Sentinel Turns To Trustee
• Sales Reps Dismiss Novartis Class Action
• Wal-Mart Pulls Melamine-Tainted Dog Treats
• Judge Gives Bally Permission To Plow Ahead
• King & Spalding
• Refco Trustee Takes Aim At Big Guns
• Judge Dismisses Retaliation Case Against Wyeth
• Citing Work Ahead, Calpine Asks To Keep Its CEO
• Sentinel Gets Court OK To Pay Investors $300M
• SonoSite Adds Patents To GE Ultrasound Spat
• Dana Works To Tie Up Supplier Claims
• Miami AIDS Clinics Charged With Defrauding Medicaid
• New DHS Rule For "No-Match" Letters
• Judge Stops Long Island Sound Gas Pipeline
• Vitamin C Plaintiffs Seek To Add More Defendants
• Wholesaler Sues Sanofi-Aventis Over Arthritis Drug
• Executive Compensation Attorney Joins Kramer Levin
• Defendants Push For Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• WTC Opponents Square Off Over Summary Judgment
• CORRECTED: Bayou Rakes In $9.5M From Payouts
• SEC Sues Bankrupt Sentinel For Fraud
• Judge Throws Out Xethanol Derivative Suit
• McDermott Will & Emery
• Judge Tosses Most of Adelphia Shareholders' Claims
• Bayoil Execs Plead Guilty In Oil-For-Food Scandal
• Judge OKs Common Benefit Fund In Zyprexa Suit
• Dana, U.S. Trustee Object To Mounting Fees
• Visual Sciences Settles With NetRatings For $9M
• Judge Blesses Delphi Securities Settlements
• WilmerHale Lures Veteran IP Litigator
• Veeco Reaches $5.5M Settlement in Class Action
• Attorneys Plead For New Class In Fosamax Case
• Plaintiff In New Century Class Action Requests Docs
• Con Ed Says Port Authority Owes Damages For WTC
• Deutsche Bank Prevails In Shareholder Class Actions
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Con Ed Steam Pipe Tests
• Refco Auditor New Target In TH Lee's Spate Of Suits
• Backdating Probes Into CVS Caremark Dropped
• Delphi, United Steelworkers Make Tentative Deal
• Amaranth Seeks Stay Of FERC Action
• UBS Accuses ADEA Plaintiff Of Defamation
• Plaintiffs, DB Oppose Case Transfers In WTC Case
• LimeWire Alleges Record Labels Stifle Competition
• Biotech Co. Wants Class Action Tried On Home Turf
• DLA Piper Moves To Toss Lawyer's Discrimination Suit
• Auto Insurer May Face State Claims
• Unions Ask Court To Freeze Dana Appeal
• Burlington Fires Back At Vuitton Infringement Suit
• Court Upholds Ex-Impath President's Conviction
• Insurer Denies Fraud In Understating Katrina Claims
• Patent Suit Over Ethernet Power Delivery Settled
• Plaintiffs Appeal $100M AmEx Settlement
• Human Tissue Lawsuits Flood MDL Case
• PwC Won't Honor ERISA Duties, Says Retiree Suit
• GMIMCo, State Street Aim To Toss ERISA Suit
• Judge Sides With Verizon, Sprint In Insurance Spat
• Deutsche Bank Exec's ERISA Claim Stands: Judge
• Morrison Foerster
• Columbia Gas Read Property Rights Wrong: Residents
• Pension Fund Balks At Amaranth's Bid To Dismiss
• Plaintiffs Seek Certification In Pfizer Class Action
• Dodd Blasts Bush For Silence In Key Fraud Case
• Well-Timed Trade By AHM's CEO Raises Eyebrows
• Diabetes Drugs To Feature Black Box Warning
• Teva Appeals Plavix Ruling To Federal Circuit
• Bayou To Announce Second Round of Settlements
• Harvard Seeks Class Status In Russian Oil Firm Spat
• EU Warns Member States About Chinese Toothpaste
• Google's Court Battle Over Sponsored Links Program
• YouTube Aims To Depose Comedians In Viacom Suit
• Lawyer Wants Details Of Psych Exam In DLA Piper Suit
• Calpine Wants To Back New Power Plant
• Employees Plan State Class Action Against Tribune
• Bally Courts Approval To Alter Chapter 11 Plan
• NYSE Fines Janney Montgomery Scott $2.5M
• Mattel Hit With Suit Over Possibly Contaminated Toys
• A Roadmap For The Wary Advertiser
• EMI Says Radikal's Latest Pleading Still Falls Short
• AstraZeneca Fires Back At Plaintiffs In FLSA Suits
• Solutia's Noteholders Object To Disclosure Statement
• "Squawk Box" Brokers Lose Bid To Block Retrial
• JPMorgan Threatens HomeBanc With Foreclosure
• Feds Want $17M From Lord Black
• DOJ Subpoenas KKR In Private Equity Probe
• Bayou Wins Right To Sue 'Redeemer Defendants'
• Antitrust Allegations Are "Illogical": Intel
• San Diego Alleges Fraud, Sues Willkie Farr for $29M
• Investors Get Checks From $55.6M Banc One Deal
• Pipe Explosion 'Hero' Sues Con Ed For Psych Damage
• Vinson & Elkins Reveals Upcoming Merger
• $100M In Benefits Fell Through Cracks: Delta Pilots
• New Century To Settle Deutsche Bank Dispute
• N.Y. Asbestos Claims Not Subject To Aggregate Limits
• Former Qwest CFO Joins Bid To Toss MDL Claims
• Ex-Amaranth Trader Adds Fuel To FERC Fire
• Akin Gump Snags Ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney
• HomeBanc Becomes Latest Lender To File Ch. 11
• Law Firm To Investigate Bear Stearns Hedge Funds
• $6.3M Final Nail In Coffin Of SEC's Wood River Suits
• CFTC Wins $15M Judgment Over Phony Exchanges
• Genzyme To Cough Up $64M To Settle Suit
• Axed Workers Sue American Home Mortgage
• Parmalat Judge Tosses Suits Against Banks, Auditors
• Court Upholds $10M Award Against Lehman
• Bayou Group Nets $8.2M In Settlements
• New York City Steam Blast Victims Sue Con Ed
• Bankrupt Bear Stearns Funds Get Injunction
• American Home Mortgage Seeks Stay In FLSA Suit
• Ex-Refco CEO, Others Dodge Court For Now
• Judge OKs Calpine Settlement With Lenders
• NASD Arbitrators Scolded In Age Discrimination Case
• Military Research Co. Is Immune To N.Y. Law: Court
• Procrit Scrutinized For Safety, Marketing
• T.H. Lee Hit With Fraud Suit From Refco Trustee
• Take-Two Exec Sentenced In Backdating Scheme
• MetLife Unit Settles Late Trading Charges With SEC
• CVS Caremark Backs Down From Options Fight
• J&J Sues Red Cross Over Cross Trademark
• Strand Board Case Survives Motion To Dismiss
• Court Guts N.Y. Real Estate Broker Listing Suit
• Phillip Morris Huffs and Puffs To No Avail
• Judge Refuses Stay Of Visa Fee Ruling
• Infocrossing Fights Judge Over Discovery
• Pet Owner Sues Chinese Pet Food Co. Over Melamine
• PG&E Adds Voice To Chorus Of Calpine Disapproval
• 9/11 Victim's Estate Asks For Day In Court With Refco
• Assistant U.S. Attorney Hops To Morrison & Foerster
• Banks Claim Immunity From Short Sale Class Action
• Rift Over The Good Earth Healed
• Abbott Wins Unrestricted Use Of Stent Patent
• Tussle Over Musicland's Liquidation Plan Continues
• Clifford Chance Nabs 3 Partners From Sidley Austin
• Jury To Weigh In On CEO's "Ageist" Remarks
• Cessna Renews Calls for Canadian Venue
• Isiah Thomas Case Set For Trial
• Milberg Weiss Kickback Trial Gets The Go-Ahead
• Saudi Airline Claims Immunity In Price-Fixing Suit
• Judge Reels in "Fishing" Expedition in Philips Suit
• Guss' In A Pickle Over Leaked Mediation Docs
• ABA To Mull Law Firms' Compulsory Retirement Rules
• Delphi Closes In On Emergence With Union Deals
• Judge Enables Lionel To Keep Chugging Along
• Firms Vie To Be Lead Counsel In Telik Fraud Case
• Appaloosa Defends Securities Claims Against Qwest
• U.S. Energy Mulls $9M Offer To Buy Unit
• J&J, Merck Appeal Pepcid Invalidity Ruling
• DOE Seeks To Push Deadline For Boiler Energy Rules
• Paul Weiss Wins Severance Spat With Citi Honcho
• HSBC Bank Tries To Quash ERISA Evidence
• Class Certified In Strand Board Price-Fixing Case
• Sears Wants Kmart Real Estate Fraud Case Tossed
• Kids' Jewelry, Mostly From China, Poses Lead Hazard
• NLRB Tosses Trade Union Suit Against Indeck Energy
• YouTube Copyright Suit Picks Up Steam, Plaintiffs
• Deloitte Surrenders Millions To Adelphia Trustees
• Judge Drops Case Against PwC In Bisys Fraud Action
• American Home Pushed Into Ch. 11 By Suits, Losses
• EU Clears ABN, Barclays Merger
• Workers Oppose Verizon's Request To Stay 911 Case
• UBS Race Bias Case Transferred To Maryland
• FINRA Cuts Its Teeth On $6.1M Morgan Stanley Fine
• Investment Advisor Freed Of Bayou-Related Claims
• Winston & Strawn Adds Partner To Its IP Practice
• Plaintiffs Sue Law Firms Over Kickback Scandal
• Group Launches FOIA Request Re FINRA
• Plaintiffs Propose "Road Map" For Drug Pricing Suit
• Delphi Wins Approval For $2.55B Investment Pact
• EC Keeps An Eye On German Subprime Crisis
• Calpine Investors Cry Foul At Proposed $100M Deal
• Intercreditor Agreements: A Grey Area Of The Law
• Citigroup Call Workers File Overtime Suit
• Apple's iPhone Tapped In Suit Over Keyboard Patent
• Judge OKs $189M Calpine Sale
• Two Years After Filing, Tower Leaves Ch. 11 Behind
• NYU, Autodesk Patent Dispute Reopened
• Pillsbury Gets White-Collar Defense Litigator
• Cadwalader Seeks $3.5M Bonus From Northwest
• Barnes & Noble Settles Web Patent Suit
• California Group Attacks Calpine Disclosure Statement
• Union's Fee System Unconstitutional, Court Rules
• Apple Blasted With Complaints Over iPhone Battery
• CFTC To Examine Energy Trading Regulations
• BofA Employee Pleads Guilty In Kickback Case
• Bear Stearns Faces Claim Over Failed Hedge Funds
• Appellate Court Puts To Rest Nymex, ICE Dispute
• Morgan Lewis Snags Benefits Expert From Treasury
• LID Fends Off Creditors, Gets More Time For Plan
• American Home Mortgage Faces Shareholder Suits
• Judge Issues Mixed Ruling In Drug Pricing Suit
• Solutia Disclosure Statement Remains Unapproved
• Brokers Settle Sex Bias Suit With Smith Barney
• Bear Stearns Hedge Funds File For Bankruptcy
• Videogame Maker Settles Shareholder Suit For $10M
• Venue War Rages In IDT-Blackstone Fraud Action
• YouTube Hints At New Technology In Copyright Suit
• Judge Rebuffs Move To Reconsider JPMorgan Ruling
• Marathon Oil Unit Pays $1M To Settle CFTC Claims
• Novartis Unit Hit With Gender Bias Class Action
• Bally Fitness Runs To Bankruptcy Court
• Union Seeks Dismissal Of Its Organizers' FSLA Suit