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New York - September, 2008

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• FBI Police Class Certified In Wage Dispute
• Alito Opts Out Of High Court's Cert Pool
• Small Business Lender Falls Into Bankruptcy
• Curbing Executive Pay: The Latest In A Long History
• Lehman Creditors Ask Court To Reconsider DIP Loan
• CORRECTED: 2 More Oil Cos. Join MTBE Medical Monitoring Deal
• When One Party To A Swap Agreement Goes Bankrupt
• Calif. Orders Up Nutrition Labels For Chain Menus
• Estee Lauder Hit With Disability Discrimination Suit
• Pillsbury Takes Over Thelen's China Practice
• Judge Asks Credit Suisse Broker To Return $2M
• 9th Circuit Has Advantages For 3rd Party Claims
• Rule 502 Is Now In Effect: What Will It Really Change?
• WMS Gaming: A Key Ruling On Windfall Profits
• Friedman Billings Sues Lehman To Retrieve Security
• Wall Street Crisis To Test Mettle Of Law Firms
• Steve & Barry's Creditors Move To Subpoena Docs
• WaMu's Chapter 11 One For The Record Books
• San Diego Says Firms Rigged Muni Derivatives Bids
• SEC, Grand Jury Probe Mortgage Giants' Fall
• Citigroup Adds Wachovia In FDIC-Brokered Deal
• Judge Tosses Occidental From MTBE Suits
• Chevron Looks To Reinstate PetroEcuador Arbitration
• Appeals Court Tosses AmEx Securities Fraud Suit
• Court Speeds Up Amaranth Trader's Appeal
• Judge Axes Some Sham Litigation Claims Over TriCor
• Philips Unit Eyes Ch.11 Prepack For Asbestos Claims
• Lawyers Call Crisis 'Unprecedented'
• Class Allegations Stand In WellPoint FLSA Suit
• Vultures Circle As Heller Ehrman Set To Break Apart
• Judge Boots Bristol-Myers False Claims Suit
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Nervous Lawyers See Opportunities In Crisis
• Picadilly's Effects On Asset Sales
• Former ISE Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Morgan Lewis
• Disbarred Attorney's Suit Against Cravath Thrown Out
• Goodyear Draws $600M In Revolving Credit
• Environmental Law To Feel Effects Of Down Economy
• Hughes Hubbard Acquires Bankruptcy Boutique
• SEC Probes Hedge Funds For Short-Selling Abuses
• Zyprexa MDL Judge Orders States To Produce Docs
• Heller Partners Will Vote To Dissolve On Friday
• Legal Scholars Question Sweeping Bailout Powers
• NRDC Relishes Role As Both Govt. Foe And Friend
• Bickering Over Delphi Pension Plan Stops
• RGGI Carbon Auction Draws Praise, Doubts
• Adelphia Ch. 11 Plan Trumps Equity Holders' Claims
• Judge Tells Microsoft To Get To Work On Documents
• Climate Disclosure Obligations Under Securities Laws
• Judge Approves $150M DIP Loan For WCI
• Exxon, Chevron Top Targets For Environmental Suits
• 6 Steps To Better Market Regulation
• Teamsters Object To Frontier Bid To Toss Contracts
• Cold Feet Won't Stop Firms From Tying Knot
• EEOC Accuses Sterling Jewelers Of Sex Bias
• Vapor Intrusion Could Be Next Big Toxic Tort
• Former Alcatel Exec Sentenced For Telecom Bribery
• Associates Eye Lower Bonuses Amid Turmoil
• Bandwidth Settles With Voxpath Over VoIP
• ExxonMobil MTBE Gas Leak Suit To Go On
• Bear Stearns Absolved Of Liability In Baron Fraud Suit
• Goldman, JPMorgan, Citi Face Freddie Stock Suit
• Judge Allows Delphi To Freeze Pension Payments
• Judge Upholds Dana Corp. Asbestos Deals
• PA Advisors Drops Patent Claims Against ContextWeb
• Judge Kicks JPMorgan Suit By 'Professional Plaintiff'
• House OKs Ban On Diverting Great Lakes Water
• Japanese Firm Snaps Up 2 Lehman Units
• The Outlook For US Financial Regulation
• AAI Sees Silver Lining In Google-Yahoo Partnership
• Xerox $12M Discrimination Settlement Finalized
• Rather Suffers Setback In $70M CBS, Viacom Suit
• Bayer Sues Sandoz, Watson Over Another Yaz Patent
• Law Firms Slump Amid Economic Downturn: Report
• Implications Of CPSIA On Product Recall Requirements
• Hedge Fund Challenges Lehman-Barclays Deal
• Insurer Nixes Ex-Refco VP's Demand For Extra $7.6M
• Davis Polk Hires SEC Commissioner
• Judge Pools Drugstore Antitrust Cases Against AmEx
• Bankruptcy Implications For Swap Counterparties
• RGGI To Hold First Ever US Carbon Auction
• US Firm Hits British Airways With Antitrust Suit In UK
• Slew Of Settlements Reached In MTBE Litigation
• IBM Tries To Move Overtime Suit To Federal Court
• CORRECTED: Patent Attorney Fights Magistrate's Rec.
• Energy Publisher Lodges 2 Copyright Suits
• Antitrust Practice: Dechert LLP
• Judge Allows Lehman To Sell Assets To Barclays
• FDA's Hearing On Allergen Advisory Labeling
• 2nd Circ. Denies BMB Arbitration In Oil Developer Tiff
• Weight Watchers Sues Campbell Over 'Points' Mark
• WaMu Hit With Patent Suit Over Check-Imaging
• Oregon Court Mulls $43.5M Merrill FLSA Deal
• Judge Approves Consent Decree In Ill. CERCLA Suit
• EEOC Sues For Bias Over Rastafarian Dreadlocks
• Judge Denies Sanctions Against States, Lilly In MDL
• Judge Keeps Alive CA's Trade Secrets Suit V. Rocket
• Short-Sale Ban Fans Market, Irks Hedge Funds
• Leaps & Bounds: Notable Firm News
• Judge Splits Difference In Pfizer Discovery Dispute
• Bus Co. Challenges 'Excessive' Anti-Idling Fines
• House Passes Bill Tripling Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
• A Stark Change: New Regs Will Require Restructuring
• Provisions Of The Bankruptcy Code And SIPA
• Con Ed Owes Customers $9M: NY State
• Plaintiff Objects To Witness In IP Firm Sex Bias Suit
• Google Won't Delay Yahoo Deal Any Longer: CEO
• Lehman Case Could Be Less Complex Than Expected
• SemGroup Gets OK For Remaining $25M DIP Funds
• 5 Things Firms Must Do To Stay Afloat In Tough Times
• Harris, DataTreasury Settle Check-Imaging Suit
• Ranbaxy Banks On Giuliani Amid FDA Drug Ban
• DOL Drops Audit Of Fragomen's Green Card Cases
• Sales Reps Throw Book At Scholastic Unit
• GC Corner Office Mostly White, Mostly Male: Survey
• Comerica Agrees To Buy Back $1.46B In ARS
• Milberg Lands Heavyweight To Lead Antitrust Practice
• AIG Hit With ERISA Suit Over Plummeting Share Price
• WWE Claims May Be Barred By Agreement: Judge
• Imax Corp., PwC Canada Lose Motions To Dismiss
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Nokia Dispute: InterDigital
• Former Enron Investigator Joins Kirkland & Ellis
• Institutional Investor's Suit Against UBS Proceeds
• Bayou Reaches Settlements In 32 Adversary Cases
• Creditors Committee Named In Lehman Bankruptcy
• Title VII Dominates High Court's Employment Slate
• Union Challenges USIS' Antitrust Complaint
• Under Fire, Homebuilder Woodside Files Ch. 11
• Nixon Cleared For Poaching Taylor Wessing Partners
• Employers Loosening Grip On Web Surfing: Survey
• EPA Fines Laminating Firm For Waste Violations
• Le Sportsac Sued For Using Garbo Name On Bags
• EBay Rule Draws 'Public Good' Into Copyright World
• Former Asst. US Attorney Joins Jenner & Block
• Rampant Speculation, Few Facts In Lehman's Wake
• Class Certified In Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs
• Credit Suisse To Buy Back $550M In ARS Deal
• Rowling Ruling Offers Few Surprises For Copyright Law
• Barclays To Step Up To Lehman Plate
• $2.2M Deal Pitched In ERISA Suit V. BoNY, Callan
• Parachutes Not So Golden For Fannie, Freddie CEOs
• Judge Tells LSAT Prep Course To Stop Classes
• Climate Risk Disclosure: Xcel Raises Questions
• Wall Street Woes Spell Trouble For Law Firms
• Court Endorses Dana's Plan To Mop Up Mess
• Shareholders Balk At BofA's Buyout Of Merrill
• Lehman's Asian Posts Feel Heat From Ch. 11 Filing
• Judge Tosses Shareholder Action Against Optionable
• Wall Street Braces For Layoffs, Employment Litigation
• CSX Loses Appeal To Block Votes By Hedge Funds
• At Brink Of Collapse, AIG Gets Emergency Funding
• GM Swoops In To Rescue Delphi
• Plaintiffs Group Swells In Bloomberg Pregnancy Suit
• Fidelity Offers To Buy Back $300M In ARS Deal
• 7 Settle In UBS, Morgan Stanley Insider Trading Case
• Lehman Must Act Quickly: Bankruptcy Experts
• Lawyers' Indictment Is Political Meddling: Chevron
• Ferring Looks To Chop Down Direct Purchaser Suits
• Stock Promoters Bribed Undercover FBI Agent: SEC
• AIG Execs Shell Out $115M Over Shareholder Suit
• Judge Nixes Latest Bid To Toss Squawk Box Case
• Lawyers Face Dramatic Challenges On Wall Street
• Former CA Execs Argue For Shorter Sentences
• Forging Ahead With State, Local Climate Legislation
• Emerging From Ch. 11, NYRA Is Off To The Races
• Judge Dismisses Fortunoff Ch. 11 Case
• Virgin Questions BA, American Stats In Antitrust Spat
• Lilly, States Quarrel Over Zyprexa Discovery
• States Review Google-Yahoo Ad Deal
• 7th Circ. Tosses Suit Against NBC For Firing Producer
• Tyler Cooper Soon To Close After Attorneys Leave
• Global Warming Raises Risks For Directors, Officers
• Judge OKs US Trustee's Request For SemGroup Probe
• Surgeons Ask For Injunction Over O.R. Slots
• Subprime Suits Surpass S&L Benchmark: Study
• Oil Driller Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
• Gibson Dunn Nabs Top SEC Enforcement Attorney
• DOJ Seeks Green Light For Dana Corp. Settlement
• Deutsche Bank Unit Hit With Record Short-Sale Fine
• WAMU Execs Get 2nd Try To Dismiss Securities Suit
• Bank Of America Settles Mass. ARS Probe
• McDermott Scores Sidley Austin Bankruptcy Lawyer
• Judge Refuses To Pick Lead Plaintiff In Lehman Case
• Ex-Assent Broker Sentenced To 2 Years' Probation
• US Trustee Objects To Fee Requests In Tricom Ch. 11
• 3rd Circ. Revives Vioxx Securities Suit
• 8 Student Lenders Settle With NY AG
• Fungal Settlements Reached In Contact Lens MDL
• Booted Fannie Execs Sued By Investors
• Edward Jones Settles Mutual Fund Suit For $7.5M
• Bingham Looks To Rival For Bankruptcy Co-Head
• Fannie, Freddie Bailout Draws Big Legal Guns
• La. Seeks Sanctions Against Eli Lilly In Zyprexa MDL
• Dunmore's Bid To Dispose Of Records Draws Objection
• Limitations On Liability Coverage Under Section 11
• 3rd-Party Payer Class Certified In Zyprexa MDL
• 1031 Tax Group Trustee Sues Over Real Estate
• Narrow Ruling On Section 7 A Victory For Employers
• Ohio Puts Great Lakes Water Rights On The Ballot
• Controller Testifies Against Last RenRe Defendant
• Judge Nixes Securities Suit Against China Life Ins.
• Judge Bans Harry Potter Lexicon
• Fannie, Freddie Takeover Likely To Spark Litigation
• Fannie, Freddie Conservatorship Mirrors Chapter 11
• HSBC Seeks Sanctions In Overtime Case
• Insurer Asks To Stop Paying Refco Exec's Defense
• Best Buy Delayed Pay: Purported Class Action
• MasterCard Wants Discover Debit Ruling Cleared Up
• NY AG To Sue Student Lender
• DataTreasury, BoNY Settle Check-Imaging Suit
• Pfizer's Reconsideration Bid Nixed In Securities Suit
• Bank of America Eager to Settle ARS Probes
• FERC Refuses To Reconsider Broadwater LNG Project
• JPMorgan Ditches Municipal Swaps Business
• EPA's Proposed Rule Paves Way To Reduce GHG
• ADA Amendments Will Expand Employee Protections
• EBay Counterfeit Coin Policy Earns Antitrust Action
• Dismissal Bids Denied In Prudential Market Timing Suit
• Leader Of Conn. Trash Cartel Gets 7 Years In Prison
• USIS' New Complaint Withstands Dismissal Bid
• New Priority Superfund Sites Named, More Proposed
• Funds Fight Lead Plaintiff Choice For Suits V. Citigroup
• $37.5M Deal Pitched In Scottish Re Litigation
• Executive Settles Bribery Charges With SEC, DOJ
• WolfBlock, Akerman Abandon Plans To Merge
• Bayou Honcho's Sibling Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
• New Exhaust Standards Will Curb Pollution: EPA
• Appaloosa Makes Bid For $82.5M Fee In Delphi Suit
• Court Sustains SEC Late-Trading Complaint
• New Drilling Method Draws Deeper Scrutiny
• Former CA CEO Alleges Directors Knew Of Fraud
• $4B SuperDOT Antitrust Suit Evaporates
• Sempra To Settle Gas Futures Charges For $175K
• NYC Closes Door On Sidewalk Air Conditioning
• Healthfirst To Pay $35M Over Medicaid Fraud
• Bingham Taps Bear Stearns Duo
• Insurance Co.'s Bid To Block Docs Fails On Appeal
• NY Regulators OK $4B Iberdrola-Energy East Merger
• Credit Suisse Brokers Face Charges Over ARS Sales
• FTC Officials Continue Game Of Musical Chairs
• Teva Sues Sandoz, Novartis Over Copaxone ANDA
• Lawyers For Ex-Tyco Execs Argue For New Trial
• Amaranth Trader Appeals FERC Jurisdiction Ruling
• $8.6M Awarded For Emotional Distress In Rollover Suit
• Mutual Fund Advisory Case Bears Watching
• Tricom's Bid To Discount Bancredit Claims Denied
• Bear Stearns Fights Lawyer In Securities Class Action
• Nanotech Spurs Debate On Regulation
• Discover Asks For Details Of Visa-MasterCard Deal
• Amended ANDA Triggers Another Detrol Complaint
• Teva Sues Glenmark In Latest Suit Over Generic Coreg
• Kentucky Retirement: A Marked Victory For Employers
• Crowell & Moring Snags Antitrust Talent From Simpson
• US Charges Time-Barred In FCPA Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Trustee Returns Fire In Refco Suit
• Sheppard Mullin Picks Up Trademark Partner In Calif.
• WWE's State Antitrust Suit Thrown Out Of Ring
• States Face Calls For Sanctions In Zyprexa MDL
• Telik Settles Securities Class Action For $5M
• Skycaps Seek Class Status In Jet Blue Bag Fee Suit
• UBS Unit Covered By SOX, Lawyer Argues
• Gristede's Workers Win FLSA Summary Judgment
• KPMG Execs Off The Hook In Suit Over Tax Shelters
• Cadwalader Enviro Head Migrates To Steptoe
• Pa. Funeral Directors Admit Body Part Theft
• New DOJ Guidelines: Fig Leaf To Avoid Legislation?
• Purdue Pharma Strikes Licensing Deal For OxyContin