New York Archive » December, 2007

New York - December, 2007

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• Nursing Homes No Longer Hands-Off Investments
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2008
• Technology Cases To Watch In 2008
• Law Firm Pay Hikes Raise Stakes – And Eyebrows
• Court Tosses Short Sale Antitrust Suit Against Banks
• Court Vacates Bear Stearns Shareholder Settlement
• Delphi Gets OK To Pay $1M In MDL Defense Costs
• Amaranth, Traders Respond Defiantly To FERC Orders
• Judge OKs DHS Waiver Of Environmental Laws
• Court Revives Shareholder Suit Against Jenkens
• Ex-Refco Exec Strikes Deal, Pleads Guilty
• Delta Financial Workers Claim Illegal Layoffs
• Abbott Faces $70M Suit Over Discontinued Stent
• Judge Won't Toss State Claims Against Roche
• Congressmen Warn SEC Of Effects Of Class Actions
• Lawmaker Still Skittish Over Cloned Food
• Northwestern Sells Drug Royalty Rights For $700M
• Toy Cos. Say Medical Kit Lead Claims Are Doctored
• Pacific Lumber Creditors Call For End Of Exclusivity
• Health Cases To Watch In 2008
• Barclays Sues Bear Stearns Over Hedge Fund Failure
• Bayou Updates Plan Ahead Of Hearing
• Law Firms Go Abroad For Booming Global Business
• GSK Hit With Another Avandia Wrongful Death Suit
• Judge Approves $3.2B Settlement In Tyco Case
• Calpine Plan Approved, Highly Unusual Settlement
• Institute Fires Off Suit Against Amgen Over Royalties
• The Shell Court's Exclusion Of Non-U.S. Purchasers
• Bear Stearns Official Exits Amid Probe: Report
• Judge Slaps Adelphia's Wrist In Discovery Spat
• IP Cases To Watch In 2008
• Deutsche Bank Settles Enron "Megaclaim"
• American Airlines Presses On With 9/11 Deals
• Morgan Stanley Settles With SEC For $17M
• Post-Scandal, Trustee Balks At St. Vincent Fees
• Lionel Seeks Extension To Line Up Exit Financing
• Calpine's Exit Financing Lowered By $400M
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Employee Benefits Partner
• Short-Selling Defendant Says Suit Is Res Judicata
• Proskauer Gets New Executive Comp. Partner
• XM, UMG Settle Copyright Suit Over Recording Device
• FCC Overturns Media Cross-Ownership Rule
• Delphi Plan "Not Fundamentally Fair": UAW
• Shareholders Fight Bid To Dismiss Part Of Apotex Suit
• Mayer Brown Lawyer Sued, Indicted Over Refco
• High Court Urged To Hear Emotionally Taxing Case
• Famous Marks Doctrine Not Recognized By N.Y.
• K&L Gates' Latest Merger Gets Green Light
• Diamond Co.'s Future Crystallizes In Ch. 11 Plan
• Vitamin C Resellers Want Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Feds Probe For Insider Trading At Bear's Failed Funds
• Plaintiffs Seek Final Blessing Of $4.9M Merrill Pact
• Trial Ordered In Bear Stearns' $160M Spat With Fund
• American Home Workers Try To Resume Class Action
• Spanish Media Cos. Sue Nielsen Over Ratings
• Appaloosa Appeal Over Scuttled Dana Deal Tossed
• AWB Fights Off Iraqi Women's Liability Claims
• Illegal Dumping Nets Shipping Company $4.9M Fine
• Finance Cases To Watch In 2008
• Citigroup Wants To Merge ERISA, Securities Actions
• USAA, Special Investigators Strike Tentative Deal
• Refco Seals $16M Deal Over Forex Claims
• DLA Piper Fires Back At Ex-Attorney's Objections
• Lilly Wins Stay In Zyprexa Whistleblower Suit
• American Tower Pays $14M To Settle Backdating Case
• Merrill Lynch Workers Seek To Unite In ERISA Action
• Hollywood Writers Take Battle To The NLRB
• Court Tosses Federal Claim In JP Morgan Fraud Suit
• Energy Legislation To Watch In 2008
• Ex-Milberg Weiss Partner Sues Firm For Legal Fees
• Calpine Poised For Ch. 11 Emergence
• Re-Evaluating The Risks Of Equitable Subordination
• Alcoa Hit With FLSA Suit Over Unpaid Dressing Time
• Ford Ordered To Pay $3M In Collapsible Seat Suit
• Northwest Sues Pilots To Preserve Pension Plan
• Accenture Urges Judge To Toss Whistleblower Suit
• D.C. Circuit Declines To Stay FERC's Amaranth Fine
• Solutia Catches Whiff Of Victory In Claims Battle
• Seyfarth Shaw Snags Environmental Partner
• Class Counsel In Card Issuer Case Pockets $1M
• Akin Gump Group Puts Spotlight On Climate Change
• Judge Throws Out N.Y. BAR/BRI Suit
• No Bright Line In Securities Sentencing Anymore
• Gibson Dunn LLP Not Done In Hedge Fund Dispute
• Cadwalader Adds 3 To New IP Group
• Judge Allows Ford Crash Case To Head Toward Trial
• Ex-DLA Piper Lawyer Asks Court To Preserve Docs
• Calpine Seeks To Exclude Expert Testimony
• Judge Gives Green Light To Dana
• Judge Sides With Calif. Over Car Emissions Limits
• Kenyon & Kenyon Asks Court To Toss ERISA Suit
• Cal State Spent $7.6M On Employment Suits: Report
• Musicland Creditors Seek Approval Of Settlements
• Nokia, Samsung Accused Of Infringing New 3G Patent
• Spitzer Calls For Recalls Of Lead-Tainted Toys
• Delphi Wants To Auction Key Unit In $447M Deal
• Judge Denies Appeal In Fidelity Mortgage FLSA Suit
• American Airlines Urges Court To Accept 9/11 Deal
• Biovail Settles Securities Suit For $138M
• Amaranth Trader Fails To Stay $30M FERC Order
• $1M Interim DIP Financing Approved For Monitor Oil
• DTL Says Phone Cos. Infringe Transducer Patent
• Novo Nordisk Settles Patent Dispute With Pfizer
• DOJ Review Delays TPG's Midwest Air Acquisition
• Auditor Backs Most Sidley Charges, Opposes Some
• Creditors Race To Defend NYRA Against $18M Claim
• Court Gives Nod To Delphi, Appaloosa Deal
• Judge Ships Winstar Case To New Home
• Dingell Sides With FERC Over CFTC
• Another Student Loan Co. Settles With AGs
• First Charter Battles HomeBanc, JP Morgan Over Loans
• Lawyers Mull Jeopardy Claim After Broker's Mistrial
• Calpine Gets Permission To Sell $144M In Notes
• MSG Settles Harassment Suit For $11.5M
• Dana Settles With Veyance Over Goodyear Claims
• Ex-EPA Chief Fights 9/11 Liability Claims
• Pillsbury Launches New Commodities Finance Group
• Tribune Appeals FCC's Limited Waivers
• Bernstein Launches Subprime Litigation Team
• Lawsuits Loom After UBS' $10B Write-Down: Experts
• Recent Developments In Global Securities Litigation
• AmEx, Merchants Spar Over Antitrust Arbitration
• Former Refco General Counsel Settles For $7.6M
• Unintentional Privacy Breaches Can Incur Damages
• Dana Poised To Leave Bankruptcy
• ERISA Suits Latest Subprime Woe For Citigroup
• Embattled Merrill Lynch Faces ERISA Action
• FERC Has No Jurisdiction Over Amaranth: Brief
• Musicland Hit With Suits Over Prepetition Transfers
• Banks Fight M. Fabrikant's Liquidation Plan
• Lord Black Sentenced To Six Years
• Plaintiff Denied Access To New Century Docs
• Verizon Hit With Open Source License Lawsuit
• Futures Broker To Pay $10M In CFTC Case
• Delphi Employees Seek To File Suit Over Hourly Pay
• Pfizer FLSA Suit On Hold For Parallel MSJ Ruling
• Attorney Slapped With 15 Years Over Fraud Scheme
• ERISA Class Action Targets WaMu
• Plant Worker Pleads Guilty In Insider Trading Case
• Nielsen Product May Bolster Claims Against YouTube
• D.C. Circuit Will Hear FERC's Amaranth Action
• N.J. Court Rejects Citigroup's Appeal In Parmalat Suit
• Court Validates N.Y. Times' Denial Of Disability Claim
• Samsung, Nokia Sued Over Four Cell Phone Patents
• States Aim To Overturn EPA Mercury Rule
• Novartis, Sun, Watson Strike Deal In Exelon MDL
• Committee Objects To Delphi Equity Amendment
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Eugene K. Connors
• R.J. Reynolds Agrees To Halt Joe Camel Campaign
• Ex-Trader To Change Plea In Kickbacks Case
• Teflon Trademark Claims Shouldn't Stick: Pureflex
• Judge Nixes Remaining Claims In World Wrestling Suit
• More Investors Take Aim At Bear Stearns
• Involuntary Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Cases
• Prosecutors Charge Park Capital Executives
• Universal Express Co-Defendant Settles with SEC
• Swamped By Responses, DOE Delays Power Corridors
• Wall Street Firms Subpoenaed In Mortgage Probe
• FCC Nixes Verizon Bid For Forbearance
• Judge OKs Jones Day Hiring In Levitz Ch. 11
• BofA Looks To Sell AHM Construction Mortgages
• Analysts Sentenced For Insider Training
• Maxim Broker Settles SEC Bribery Claims
• Schulte Roth Lures Former U.S. Attorney
• Samsung To Pay InterDigital $134M In Royalties
• Delphi Wins Key Committees' Support, Nears Exit
• Red Cross Wants J&J Expert's Testimony Tossed
• American Home Mortgage Seeks Exclusivity Extension
• Notorious Political Donor Norman Hsu Indicted
• N.Y. Judges' Pay Suit Whittled Down To One Claim
• YouTube, Google Fire Back Over Copyright Suit
• Calpine Asks To Sell Notes Worth $144M
• Discrimination Case Against DLA Piper Dismissed
• Salomon Smith Barney Cleared In Excessive Fee Case
• Eight States Sue R.J. Reynolds Over Cigarette Ads
• Merrill Lynch Hit With Yet Another Class Action
• M. Fabrikant Creditors Cry Foul At Expungement Bid
• Gibson Dunn Could Face Disqualification In Fund Feud
• Court Blocks AG's Subprime Race Discrimination Probe
• Tower Auto Workers Settle ERISA Case For $5.7M
• HomeBanc Hit With Securities Class Action
• AIMSI Exec Settles SEC Enforcement Action
• American Home Settles Several Pending Lawsuits
• Xethanol Settles Securities Class Action
• Ericcson Faces Investor Suit After Drop In Stock
• Judge OKs Personal Injury Claims Against St. Vincent
• Tug-Of-War Over Fosamax Class Continues
• FERC Refuses To Back Down From Amaranth Action
• Judge Tosses LimeWire Antitrust Counterclaims
• FCC Blesses Tribune Buyout With Waivers
• Prosecutors May Call On Buffett In General Re Trial
• Greenberg Traurig Tabs Soriano To Boost Fla. Practice
• Lead Plaintiffs Named In Countrywide Suit
• Growth Of Specialty Pharma Draws Generics Litigation
• Coast Guard Wrong To Deny Oil Spill Claims: Judge
• Citing Financing Concerns, Delphi Seeks Extension