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New York - February, 2009

306 articles

• Ex-Fannie Execs Want OFHEO To Produce Docs
• Execs Blame Auditor In Comverse Backdating Suit
• CFTC Investigates Price Moves Of US Oil Fund LP
• 2nd Circ. Denies Attys Cut Of Kodak Pension Funds
• Mo. Beer Drinkers' Bid To Block InBev Merger Cut Off
• 240 Ex-Thelen Workers May Join WARN Class Action
• Vapor Intrusion: New Exposures, Old Sites
• The 'Nexus' Requirement For Specific Jurisdiction
• NY Starbucks Baristas Want Class Cert. In Tips Spat
• Corporate Law Changes Could Ease Del. Proxy Battles
• Reliant, Duke, CMS Escape Wis. Antitrust Claims
• PCA: Product Recall Do's And Don'ts
• Regulatory Oversight In Health Care
• Bankrupt Nortel Looks To Sell Off Unit For $14M
• Pros And Cons Of Furloughs, Shutdowns
• Firm Sues Insurer For Defense In Malpractice Suits
• Kirkland Snags Prominent O'Melveny IP Team
• Tying Suit V. Comcast Paused For Consolidation Effort
• FERC Refuses To Revisit Nuclear Plant Standard
• Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Xinhua IPO
• Judge Keeps Grant Thornton In Parmalat MDL
• Texaco Retirees Prevail In 9-Year Battle For Benefits
• AIG Fraud Claims Survive In Workers' Comp Spat
• Bankruptcy Judge Bars Moves Against Lyondell Parent
• Trustee Takes Issue With Tarragon's Lazard Hiring
• Fraud Class Action Against NY Life Still Standing
• Citigroup Faces Charges Of Sex Bias In Mass Layoffs
• Judge Nixes Expired Product Suit Against Rite Aid
• Feds Charge Fund Manager With Outlandish Fraud
• Fund Boss Accused Of Living Large On $13M In 'Loans'
• Lehman Moves To Let Insurers Pay Defense Costs
• Judge Sides Against Milbank In Document Spat
• Ex-Adelphia VP Gets Slight Reprieve From 2nd Circ.
• NextBank Investors Beat FDIC In $50M Fund Claim
• EPA Honcho Returns to Kirkland & Ellis
• Post-Confirmation Assumption And Rejection
• Western Refining To Pay $2.25M In Enviro Settlement
• Full-Time Offers For Summer Assocs. Plunged In '08
• Shareholders Settle Tower Auto Case For $5.35M
• Heller Reveals $7M Paid To Departing Partners In '08
• DC Circ. Impels EPA To Set New Soot Standards
• Shareholder Actions V. Level 3 To Proceed Together
• FBI Nabs 2 Investment Managers In $668M Scheme
• Diagnosing Section 1 Violations
• Gen Re Settles AIG Securities Suit For $72M
• Ex-Loral CEO Wins Shareholder Suit Over Bankruptcy
• US Unseals FCA Suit Over Lexapro, Celexa
• Ex-Broker Gets 5 Years In UBS Insider Trading Scam
• Final Plaintiff In Ephedra MDL Still Holding On
• Judge OKs Settlement In TV Bulb Suit V. Toshiba
• Goldman Shareholder's Appeal Moot: 2nd Circ.
• Eye Surgery Antitrust Suit Against Alcon Dismissed
• Madoff Investors Must Abide By Claims Deadline
• CMS, Duke, Reliant Dropped From Natural Gas MDL
• Judge Rejects Interest For Lowey In Bayer Settlement
• Zions Latest To Settle In Huge DataTreasury IP Suit
• How To Fix The SEC
• Baker Hostetler Nabs Clifford Chance, IBM IP Vet
• Staples Ordered To Pay $2.5M In FLSA Suit
• Oil Tycoon's Conspiracy Suit V. TNK-BP, Others Nixed
• Smurfit-Stone Gets Green Light For $750M DIP Loan
• Estee Lauder Insurer Back On Hook In $4.9M Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs Cadwalader Bankruptcy Guru
• The 4th Circ. Reversal On Swap Agreements
• High Court Denies Holocaust Survivors' Insurance Suit
• Judge Clips Moody's Securities Class Action
• Epstein Becker Nabs 7 Dreier Bankruptcy Attys
• SCOTUS Weighs Preemption Under NBA ... Again
• Plaintiffs Widen Antitrust Case V. MasterCard, Visa
• Tenn. Court Nixes Regions Bid For Insurance Payout
• NY Tells Insurers To Go By The Book
• Preventing A Personal Indictment Crisis — Part I
• Cuomo Pushes For More Answers On Merrill Bonuses
• Phila., New Haven Newspaper Publishers File Ch. 11
• Weil Gotshal Scores White House Deputy Counsel
• Solicitor General Asked To File Briefs In 9/11 Case
• 5 Ways Lawyers Can Avoid Malpractice Claims
• IP Due Diligence In Corporate Transactions
• Pillsbury Heads New Day Of Law Firm Layoffs
• Municipal Efforts Suffer Amid Bond Insurance Woes
• Claims Dropped In Muni Derivatives Antitrust MDL
• Local Climate Laws Create Hodgepodge For Cos.
• Lawyers Keep Close Eye On New Ledbetter Rulings
• EPA Gives States $6B Stimulus For Clean Water
• Judge Trims Claims From Analog OnStar MDL
• Cuomo Subpoenas BofA Head In Merrill Bonus Probe
• Excess Insurers Liable To $50M In Katrina Barge Crash
• Climate Change Uncertainty Leads To Inaction
• 2009 Brings Explosion In Corporate Bankruptcies
• Antitrust Merger Review In A Volatile Economy
• US Ponzi Schemes Set Off International Probes
• Energy Cos. Step Up Climate Risk Disclosures
• SEC Acting GC Vollmer To Return To Private Practice
• Feds, Cos. Should Prepare For Climate Risk: Experts
• GM's Saab Can Reorganize For Sale: Swedish Court
• No Evidence Madoff Bought Securities: Report
• Plaintiffs Eye GHGs As Next 'Big' Mass Tort
• Treasury Ordered To Hand Over TARP Info To Fox
• 4th Circ. Rules For States Over FERC In Permit Spat
• SemGroup Creditors Slap Ex-CEO With $362M Suit
• AP's 'Hot News' Claims Not Preempted: Judge
• Allen & Overy Makes 9% Layoffs Across The Board
• Court Approves $69M Insurance Brokers Settlement
• SEC Taps Khuzami To Lead Enforcement Division
• Firm Costs To Outpace Revenue In '09: Study
• DOE Aims To Start Using Stimulus Funds Quickly
• The 409A Deadline Has Passed — Or Has It?
• K&L Gates Lands Veteran White Collar Defender
• SunOpta Signs On O'Melveny For Securities Suit
• Midsize Firms Poised To Poach Clients, Partners
• Stroock Snags Ex-Citigroup Insurance Attorney
• Court OKs Lehman Examiner's Plan
• Dechert Nabs White & Case Securities Partner
• Pfizer Unit May Have To Pay $153M In Fraud Case
• NJ Initiatives In Absence Of Federal GHG Laws
• DataTern Sues Slew Of Cos. Over Database Patent
• Technology Threatens To Displace Associates Further
• New Nuclear Reactors Must Withstand Airplane Hit
• Cuomo Makes Deals With Cigna, WellPoint In Probe
• MBIA Public Bond Unit Splits Off To Improve Rating
• Cleaning Products Must Reveal All Ingredients: Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds 20-Year Prison Term For Bayou CFO
• 2nd Circ. Denies Appeals From 2 Parmalat Units
• 2nd Circ. Paves Way For Antitrust Suits V. AmEx
• Former KPMG Arm Ducks Into Ch. 11
• SEC OKs Rule To Boost Liquidity On Nasdaq Exchange
• Squire Sanders Nabs Holland & Knight Guru
• 2nd Circ. Clears Out AIG Shelf-Space Class Action
• Hints Of New SEC Priorities
• Bill Aims To Crack Down On Commodity Speculation
• Supreme Court To Mull 9/11 Victims' Bid V. Saudis
• Samsung Hits Kodak With ITC Suit Over Patents
• Arbitration Discovery Has Its Limits
• Young Broadcasting Pushed Into Ch. 11
• Energy Incentives In The 2009 Stimulus Bill
• Judge Dismisses Merrill Lynch Derivative Suits
• Great American Off Hook For $22M In Fraud Claims
• Firms Form Global Alliance To Pursue Madoff Cash
• Delta Hit With Patent Suit Over In-Flight Wi-Fi
• NYC Calorie-Posting Law Not Preempted: 2nd Circ.
• Asymptomatic Changes: Compensable Injury?
• Sirius XM Rescued From Bankruptcy By Liberty Loans
• Clawbacks Loom As Madoff Trustee Subpoenas Firms
• Insurer Loses Bid To Take Reed Smith Atty Off Case
• 1st Circ. Revives Libel Suit Against Staples
• Former AG Mukasey Joins Debevoise & Plimpton
• Sheppard Mullin Lands Wells Fargo Senior Counsel
• SemGroup Execs Sue To Oust Catsimatidis, Associates
• Fitch, NYC Funds Settle National Century Claims
• Indian Securities Agency Loosens Acquisition Rules
• ESI: You Have It, But Can You Use It?
• Judge Rejects Mediation Offer In Bhopal Case
• Sirius XM Ch. 11 Filing May Be Imminent
• EPA Settles NY Superfund Suit For $4M
• MetLife May Be On The Hook For Briggs Cleanup
• 2008 Was Top Year For Clean Energy Patents: Report
• Pliant Gets Interim OK For $75M In DIP Cash
• Dreier Leaves Jail For House Arrest
• Judge Tosses ERISA Claims Against HSBC
• Sirius XM In Talks With EchoStar Rival
• 'Bloody Thursday' Claims 748 At US Law Firms
• Patent Portfolios Can Pull Cos. Out Of Financial Rut
• UK Securities Agency Launches Probe Of AIG Unit
• Proskauer Nabs 3 Winston & Strawn Bankruptcy Gurus
• WolfBlock Trims Associate Wages
• Judge Accuses Stryker Of Warped Riegel Reading
• Bristol-Myers, IBM Agree To $14M Superfund Cleanup
• Chevron Contests Ecuador Geologist's $27B Appraisal
• Saul Ewing Picks Up Constellation Energy Counsel
• Crocs, Cellect Agree To Stomp Out Foam Patent Spat
• Mortal Kombat Creator Files For Ch. 11
• KBR, Halliburton Drop $579M To Settle Bribery Claims
• Sirius XM Hires Simpson Thacher As It Eyes Ch. 11
• Merrill Paid $3.6B In Bonuses Before Merger: Cuomo
• Judge Keeps SEC Fraud Suit V. UK Fund Adviser Alive
• Cashed-Out Madoff Investors Fear Clawback Suits
• PwC Off Hook In AIG Shareholder Fraud Suit
• European Investors Sue UBS Over Madoff-Linked Fund
• Fraud Claims Live Against Biovail Execs In SEC Case
• Harry And David Sues Rival Over Keyword Trigger
• Keystone Drops Wireless Patent Suit Against Sirius XM
• Troubled DRAM Maker Qimonda Hit With WARN Suit
• Sales Associate Slaps A&F With FLSA Class Suit
• Pliant Files Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• Facing Criminal Price-Fixing Investigations In The US
• $311M In Claims Axed From Citco Hedge Fund Suit
• Zurich To Buy AIG Auto Insurance Unit For $2B
• Madoff's Wife Took Out $15.5M Before Arrest: Agency
• Wyly Loses Bid To See Docs In Milberg Criminal Case
• Sales Reps Accuse Canon Of Race Bias
• Barclays Drops Suit Over Bear Stearns Funds Flop
• Fortunoff Prepares To Liquidate If No Buyer Surfaces
• Retailers Scramble After Ruling On Phthalate Ban
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $2M Ruling V. Bath & Body Works
• Chapman & Cutler Nabs McKee Partner For NY Office
• Goldman Sachs Sued Over Pass-Through Certificates
• AMA Hits Aetna, Cigna With Payment Fraud Suits
• Time, Source Interlink Antitrust Fight Moves To NY
• Compliance Woes Under CPSIA
• Bankrupt Tronox Sues US, NJ Over Cleanup Cases
• Facebook, ConnectU Deal Worth $65M: Law Firm
• The Intersection Of IP And Bankruptcy Law
• Artist Sues AP, Says Obama 'Hope' Image Is Fair Use
• DOJ Action May Herald Deal In KBR Bribery Case
• Securities Suit Against Lehman Execs Tossed
• Reinsurer NICO Off Hook Over $12M In Surety Bonds
• GM Could Buy Plants From Bankrupt Delphi
• O'Melveny Scores DOJ, Homeland Security Vet
• 94 Positions On The Chopping Block At Lovells
• LSAT Prep Co. Breached Noncompete Contract: Jury
• The End Of Triangular Setoff As We Know It?
• NY To Evaluate Wind Power's Impact On Wildlife
• BofA Hit With ERISA Suits Over Merrill, Countrywide
• Bracing For Climate Change Exposure
• Lyondell Scores TRO Against Creditors, Noteholders
• Mitsui Discriminates Against Non-Asians: Suit
• Consortium Finalizes $7.4B Purchase Of Puget Energy
• Oneida Prevails In $6.3M Spat With Investment Firm
• Lazard Loses Bid For $3.25M NWA Success Fee
• RenRe Accountant's Lifetime Injunction Tossed
• SEC Enforcement Head Resigns Amid Madoff Probe
• Barclays Settlement Lacks Key Information: LBHI
• Madoff, SEC Reach Deal In Civil Fraud Suit
• Pfizer Commits To Physician Payment Disclosures
• EPA Nets $12M For NY Superfund Cleanup
• US Hires Cadwalader, Sonnenschein On Auto Crisis
• Anticipated Policy Shift For Stem Cell Research
• Obviousness Of Enantiomers After KSR
• Partner Profits Thrive Overseas, NYC At Top: Study
• Hinshaw Shows Door To 11 Lawyers, 17 Staffers
• Alternative Electrodes' Antitrust Claims Kept Alive
• Delphi Tries To Dump Retiree Health Benefits
• NY Proposes Insurance Broker Disclosure Rule
• Coverage Limits Fuel Push For Deals In Madoff Suits
• Obama Asks DOE To Set New Appliance Standards
• Spectrum Brands Gets Green Light For $235M DIP
• Cohen Milstein Lands 2 Antitrust Gurus
• DOL Urges Pension Managers To Probe Madoff Risks
• Quinn Emanuel Picks Up 3 IP Partners
• Judge OKs $125M In DIP Cash For Tronox
• EU 'Very Much Welcomes' US-Style Cap On Bank Pay
• Wells Fargo At Center Of $137M Lehman CDS Spat
• Madoff Victims Include Jailed Milberg Attys, Celebs
• FBI Nabs 4 For Insider Trading On Albertson's Sale
• Judge Orders CPSC To Close Phthalate Ban Loophole
• Opportunity Knocks For White Collar, IP, M&A Laterals
• SEC, Wachovia Reach $7B Deal Over ARS Crash
• Haynes & Boone Snags DOJ Securities Vet
• Loral Plaintiff Can't Give Class Legal Advice: Judge
• Lehman Asks To Employ Jones Day
• Securities Suit Against Baxter Gets The Boot
• Dreier Under House Arrest After Release From Jail
• Law Firm GC Appointments On The Rise: Study
• Rep. Calls For More Disclosure On Use Of TARP Cash
• Swiss Re Gets $3B Capital Boost From Warren Buffett
• AGs Urge EPA To Begin Regulating Greenhouse Gases
• Fortunoff Backslides Into Ch. 11
• Madoff Whistleblower Slams SEC Before House Panel
• Hedge Fund Sues Own Auditors Over Madoff Losses
• Quinn Emanuel Gains Key White Collar Litigator
• Washing Machine Mold Suit Against LG Kept Alive
• Injunctions And Medical Devices
• New Bill Challenges Airline Alliance Immunity
• Mo. Plaintiffs Kept Out Of DOJ's AB-InBev Case
• Firms To Follow Dewey, Consolidate Offices: Experts
• Landlord Wants Dreier LLP To Pay Up
• Madoff Trustee Recovers $950M For Investors
• Obama Caps Pay For TARP Execs At $500K
• Prioritizing Patents For Stem Cell Inventions
• State Insurance Regulators Enter CDS Oversight Fray
• Lehman Unit Sues To Halt $137M Payout In CDS Deal
• Morgan Stanley Suits Over Conflicts Tossed
• Lehman May Hold Bad Assets, Give Creditors Stock
• Biovail Founder Fined $1M In SEC Fraud Suit
• $4B In Debt, Spectrum Brands Files For Ch. 11
• Insurance Spat Over IP Firm Gender Bias Suit Tossed
• Trading Partner Sues Lehman For $71M
• Thomson Reuters T-Shirt Spat Leads To NLRB Charges
• Five Keker IP Vets Leave Nest To Start Own Boutique
• Wextrust Investors Blocked From SEC Fraud Suit
• Bhopal Case May Be Mediated By Sept. 11 Lawyer
• Greenberg Lures 9 Securities Attys From Akin Gump
• Suits Against FDIC, Appraiser Move To Federal Court
• Lehman Brothers Whittles Liabilities To $200B
• Restructuring Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• Sushi Chain Nobu Shells Out $2M To Settle FLSA Suit
• Reversing The Benefit To Bank Acquirers
• Tremont Hit With Another Suit Over Madoff Scandal
• Davis Polk Snags Veteran SEC Deputy Director
• The Significance Of Takeda V. Mylan
• Ex-CEO Of La. Insurer Pleads Not Guilty To Theft
• Howrey Antitrust Vet Joins Axinn Veltrop In DC
• Persistence Of Trigger, Allocation Disputes
• Lehman Bankruptcy Judge Arrested For Slapping Wife
• Quigley Tries To Bury The Hatchet With Insurers
• Lehman Examiner Seeks More Latitude In Probe
• Calls To Curb Executive Compensation Echo Widely
• Morgan & Finnegan To Fold Into Locke Lord
• Coughlin Stoia Attys Seek $18M In Celexa Deal Fees
• UBS Operated Tax Haven Scheme: La. Pension Plan
• Class Slams Santander Offer To Madoff Victims
• RBS Faces 2nd Round Of US Investor Disclosure Suits
• CPSC Stays Testing Mandate In Phthalate, Lead Ban
• DLA Piper Wins Securities Litigator From Saul Ewing
• Securities Practice: O'Melveny & Myers
• GE's Constitutional Challenge To EPA Authority Nixed