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New York - September, 2009

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• Del Monte Prevails in Pineapple Antitrust MDL
• Brookfield Suit Says AIG Collapse Ended Swap Deal
• Insurers' Suit Against Milberg Time-Barred: Judge
• Former FCC Chairman Martin Joins Patton Boggs
• Foley Taps Baker Atty To Head NY Bankruptcy Group
• Hodgson Russ Taps Fleming For NY Litigation Practice
• Judge Nixes Fund Manager's Suit Against Ameriquest
• Forest Settles Suit Over Celexa, Lexapro Kickbacks
• Accretive Health To Launch $200M IPO
• 2nd Circ. Told Short-Selling Isn't Antitrust Immune
• Taro Sues Sun Over Withholding Troubles At Unit
• Filene's Strikes $70M Deal With Ex-Parent, DSW
• Lenders Demand Fontainebleau Ch. 7 Amid Work Halt
• Capitalizing On Your IP In An Uncertain Economy
• Ex-Champ Takes Swing At Don King Productions
• Xerox Retirees Sue To Block Benefit Reduction
• Curtis Snatches Ex-Allen & Overy Finance Partner
• Judge Recuses Herself, Revives Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Puts Debevoise Back On MetLife Case
• 5th Circ. Revises Pacific Lumber Bankruptcy
• SEC Inspector General Calls For Stronger Enforcement
• Judge Warns Cuomo Over Atty. Fees In Investor Suit
• Elan Subpoenaed By SEC Over Drug Disclosures
• Baker Botts, Shearman Partners Form New Firm
• Shaw Communications To Sell $1.15B In Senior Notes
• Cohen Milstein Launches Group To Help State AGs
• Hsu Gets 24 Years In Prison For Ponzi Activity
• Lilly To Pay Conn. $25M Over Zyprexa Marketing
• Fen-Phen Plaintiffs Firm Hits Back In Insurance Spat
• SEC Seeks $25M From Ex-NFLer's Investment Partner
• Rather's Wrongful Dismissal Suit Against CBS Tossed
• CompX Seeks To Drop Inequitable Conduct Claim
• Gannett To Offer $400M In Senior Notes
• Tribal Court's $1.8B Judgment Against Harrah's Nixed
• Microsoft, Ergonomic Mouse Inventor Drop Claims
• 2nd Circ. Questions Due Process In Azerbaijan Oil Suit
• Judge OKs Preservation Of Cessna Crash Evidence
• NJ To Take Over Nuclear Regulation From Feds
• Insurer Fends Off Genzyme's Bid For Coverage
• Banks Give FairPoint A Break, But Ch. 11 Still Looms
• Judge Tosses Securities Suit Against Credit Suisse
• SEC Settles River Stream Ponzi Suit For $8.7M
• Uncertain Future For Maine Minor Marketing Laws
• NYC Pension Funds To Lead Class In Juniper Action
• Antitrust Suit Against Big Pharma, Distributors Tossed
• Suit Saying UBS Supports Hamas Stays Mostly Intact
• PCM Co-Founder Sues Bear Stearns Over Collapse
• Kerry, Boxer To Put Forth Tougher Climate Bill
• BofA-Merrill Buyout Battle Gets Under Way
• Chadbourne Again Defers Incoming Associates
• First-Sale Rule Doesn't Cover Foreign Copies: Judge
• Crucible Wins Court Approval For Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• Exelon To Exit Chamber Over Climate Change Policy
• Aiding And Abetting Liability For Securities Fraud
• BofA, Countrywide Condemn Tax Group's Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-NFLer To Disgorge $19M Over SEC Fraud Claims
• Lufthansa's $85M Settlement OK'd In Air Shipping MDL
• Abbott To Buy Solvay's Pharma Unit For $6.6B Cash
• Coughlin Stoia Seeks Lead In Manulife Investor Action
• Q&A With Edwards Angell's Barry Bendes
• Riker Danzig Scores Ex-Baker & McKenzie Russia Pro
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's Peter Keisler
• Gen Re, AIG Ex-Execs Bury Hatchet With SEC
• Creditors Slam Recovery Cap In US Shipping Plan
• TALF's Extension Delivers Hope, Disappointments
• Photographers Try Again To Join Google Books Suit
• Australian Towns Get OK To Pursue Lehman Claims
• Risk Assessment In Toxic Exposure Cases — Part II
• Q&A With Baker & Hostetler's Marc Powers
• Seacor Makes Pitch To Buy US Shipping In Ch. 11
• MBIA Class Action Securities Suit Tossed
• Q&A With Milbank's Linda Dakin-Grimm
• Clarendon Contract Claim Survives Bid To Dismiss
• BofA Attacks SEC Claims Over Merrill Bonuses
• Sanofi Wins Dismissal Of Securities Action
• Weinstein Loses Movie Licensing Contract Spat
• Bermuda, Florida Insurance Regulators Forge Deal
• Young Broadcasting Files Ch. 11 Plan
• Finlay Enterprises Gets OK For $116M Asset Sale
• Serta Owners To Buy Simmons In Ch. 11 Deal
• Hedge Fund Accuses Investors Of Stock Manipulation
• Big Claims Pile Up Ahead Of Lehman Deadline
• 6th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Marina Coverage Suit
• Prosecutors Seek 30 Years To Life For Hsu
• Lehman Wants To Unveil Barclays Deal Probe Docs
• NJ County Loses Bid To Block New FEMA Flood Maps
• Former Juniper GC Still On Hook In Backdating Case
• Legal Experts Doubt Twitter's Ability To Bring In Cash
• Judge Hits The Brakes In Greyhound, Tire Co. Suit
• Arming-Up Time Suit Against Wackenhut Shot Down
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down NY Atty's Google Antitrust Suit
• Chadbourne Snaps Up Restructuring Attorneys
• SemGroup Disclosure Statement Wins Approval
• Select Medical Holdings Prices Low On $300M IPO
• Judge Postpones Hearing On Google Books Deal
• Fund Manager Agrees To Disgorgement In Ponzi Case
• CORRECTED: NYC Hospital Seeks Toss Of $2B Medicare Fraud Suit
• Madoff Judge OKs Forfeiture Law-Based Disbursement
• CORRECTED: Verizon To Pay ASCAP $5M Interim Music License Fee
• Judge Greenlights $24M Chrysler Wrongful Death Deal
• Health Site Sues MediZine Over Copyrighted Software
• Masa Servers Win Cert. In Tip Pool Suit
• Claims Tossed Again In TV Patent Spat V. Microsoft
• Former AIG Chief Seeks To Snuff Spitzer Fraud Case
• Winston Snags Tech Partners From Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Bunge $38M Soybean Contract Spat Award Confirmed
• RTIH Sues Tronox In Effort To Get Out Of Contracts
• 2nd Circ. Pours Snapple Antitrust Cases Down Drain
• Sotomayor And Roger Traynor: The Job Interviews
• Christie's Off Hook For Price Of Stolen Nazi Art: Judge
• Creditors Lose Bid To Move Up $6.7M MarketXT Claim
• Trustee Objects To Fees In Chemtura Ch. 11 Case
• Regulators Push Corporate Governance Rule Changes
• Dem Fundraiser Pleads Not Guilty To Defrauding Banks
• Microsoft, EU May Soon Strike Antitrust Accord
• Conflict Bars Porcari From Airlines' ATI Review
• Russian Tycoon To Buy NBA's Nets For $200M
• First Niagara Announces $400M Stock Offering
• Creditors, Trustee Call FTI's Fee Request Excessive
• Insurer, Architect Spar Over Hospital Suit Coverage
• Conditional Cert. Granted In Japonais FLSA Action
• NY Appeals Court Revives Credit Suisse Fraud Suit
• McKenna Long Energy Vet Joins Manatt Phelps
• American Airlines To Offer Another $450M In Notes
• Red Bull 'Gray Market' Blitz Continues With New Suit
• Phoenix Life Wants $90M Back From Lehman
• Greenberg Traurig, Ex-Attys Accused Of IP Malpractice
• Unanimous Lender Consent Provisions: Protection?
• Q&A With Hogan & Hartson's David Bonser
• Investor Suit Over $4.5B Blackstone IPO Tossed
• NY Court Backs Paterson In Lieutenant Gov. Pick
• Thomson Reuters Refinances $600M In Debt
• Grand Jury Indicts Clinton Fundraiser
• Plaintiffs Ask To Scrap Hearing In Google Books Deal
• Calif. Sues Beverly Hills Money Guru Tied To Madoff
• DOJ, FTC To Review Merger Guidelines
• Mass. Regulator Fights SEC In Reserve Fraud Case
• 2nd Circ. Finds Partial Employee Contract Invalid
• Pro Bono Boom Will Outlast Recession: Experts
• AMR To Offer 30M In Stock, $250M In Debt Securities
• Insider Trading Rap Sticks To NBTY Lawyer
• Rather Gets OK To Question CBS Chair In $70M Suit
• SEC Readies For BofA Trial After $33M Deal Scuttled
• Former Lehman Execs Sue Over Unpaid Wages
• Getting Along With FCPA Investigations
• GAO Questions Recovery On AIG's Bailout
• Defining Outer Limits Of Unfair Competition Doctrine
• Banking Vet Torian Joins Reed Smith
• AA Flight Attendants Can't Bring RLA Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Chevron Forced To Settle Oil Patent Spat
• Lehman Seeks OK For $15M Deal In SunCal Plan
• WG Trading Receiver Makes Bid To Recover $150M
• Raymond James Dodges $1.9B ARS Suit, For Now
• 2nd Circ. Revives GHG Suit Against AEP, Xcel, Others
• EU Reveals Details On €1.1B Intel Antitrust Fine
• Alston & Bird Further Defers Incoming Associates
• Investors Appeal Dismissal Of MF Global IPO Action
• P3, Smartlabs Dismiss Energy Meter Infringement Suit
• AstraZeneca Units Dropped From Pain Pump Suits
• Amaranth Sues Touradji Capital For $350M
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Mayer Brown Int'l Antitrust Duo
• Axed Trader With Ponzi Ties Sues RBC For Sex Bias
• State Street, Pension Plans Reach $90M Settlement
• The Growing Benefits Of C-TPAT
• Principal Sued Over Alleged Westgate Ponzi Scheme
• Banks Shoot To Kill Municipal Bond Antitrust MDL
• Challenges In Effective Insider Trading Compliance
• Lear's Disclosure Statement OK'd
• The Nationwide Recovery Audit Contractor Program
• Law Firm Model Headed For Overhaul: Experts
• Starwood Sparks Trend In Mortgage REIT Market
• Writers, Publishers Unite To Save Digital Rights Deal
• DOJ Calls For New Deal In Google Books Settlement
• Plaintiffs Lose Clarification Bid In InBev Merger Spat
• Parmalat Suits Against Grant Thornton, BofA Nixed
• Bauer Settlement Ends Source Interlink Antitrust Suit
• Lehman Wins $6.6M Payment For Metavante Deal
• Merrill Seeks To Stop Probe Of $8.3B Tribune Buyout
• FBI, DOJ Reportedly Probing BofA's Merrill Purchase
• Citigroup's Asia General Counsel Joins Freshfields
• Dewey Energy Development Lawyers Join Stroock
• Big Dig Glue Maker Pays Fine To Settle Feds' Case
• Hartford Settles Investors' Kickback Suit For $3.9M
• Director Sues Travelers Over Legal Costs
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Jonathan Layne
• Thelen Files For Ch. 7 Months After Dissolving
• Aspex Sues 2 Retailers Over Clip-On Eyeglass Patents
• Lehman Unit Gains Approval To Take Over Swap Deal
• Howrey Says Bonjour To Paris Competition Team
• The Meteorology Of Environmental Impact Review
• Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Depart
• Disability Complaint Against Orrick 'Frivolous': Judge
• Cuomo Said To Issue Subpoenas In Merrill Probe
• Star Tribune Reorganization Plan OK'd
• Senate Confirms Lynch For 2nd Circ. Spot
• SEC Votes 5-0 To Propose Flash Order Ban
• Kodak To Raise Up To $700M With Note Issuance
• Deal Reached In Upstate NY Superfund Cleanup Suit
• Ex-Assistant Labor Secretary Joins Schiff Hardin
• Former Pfizer Counsel Joins Nixon Peabody
• Zions Launches Stock, Note Capital-Raising Effort
• S&B Lenders Drop Ch. 7 Push In Cash Collateral Deal
• Exelon Unit To Sell $1.5B In Notes
• Pathmark Settles Pension Fund Dispute With Union
• Tata Wants $6M In Telecom Spat With Gabon
• American Airlines Shores Up $2.9 Billion In Funds
• Tennyson's Estate Seeks $350M From ASCAP
• J&J Closes $885M Alzheimer's Drug Deal With Elan
• Weight Watchers Hits Nestlé With Trademark Suit
• Q&A With K&L Gates' Bob Zinn
• Tele-Media Drops Deloitte From Adelphia Suit
• Ex-Lehman Broker Gets Probation In Insider Case
• Judge Says Class Doesn't Fit In Fidelity Title Action
• Samsung, Others Told To Produce Docs In LCD Suits
• SEC — Flexing FCPA Muscle
• Conn., Mo. Join In Google Books Settlement Fray
• Assistant US Attorney Joins Patterson Belknap
• Graphics Properties Disclosure Statement Approved
• Judge Denies Higher Fee Award In Model Case
• Schulte Roth Scores Partner From Fried Frank
• Revise Wants Pryor Cashman Out Of Joe's Jeans Spat
• Bausch Gets One Claim Dropped In ERISA Suit
• Bayer Asks Court To Scrap MDL On Aspirin Marketing
• Sonnenschein Adds New Energy Sr. Managing Director
• DLA Piper Adds Patterson Belknap Chemist, Attorney
• Google Book Deal Needs Muscle: Consumer Watchdog
• Edwards Angell Nabs Insurance Partner From Cetrulo
• BNY Mellon Settles Russian RICO Suit For $14M
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Liability Ruling On Reinsurer's Contract
• Fred Leighton Sets Terms For $70M Asset Sale
• Court Pushes Back Deadline On Old GM's Exit Plan
• Sidley Austin Grabs Skadden Energy Regulation Pro
• Corning Acquires Labware Maker In $400M Deal
• Tronox Defends Stalking Horse Amid Creditor Protests
• Producers Back SemGroup Reorganization Plan
• 4th Circ. Says Newsletter Tip Broke Securities Laws
• Del. High Court Aids Stock Owners In Escheat Suits
• Insurers Say Mark IV Ch. 11 Plan Too Vague
• Barclays' Buy $5B Too Sweet: Lehman
• 1031 Trustee Asks Court To OK $92M In Settlements
• Bank Seeks Refinancing Of Lyondell DIP Facility
• KAR Holdings Wants To Raise $400M In IPO
• Creditors Object To Incentives In Tronox Asset Sale
• Wells Fargo Balks At $1.3M Gottschalks Sale
• Crunch Buffs Up For Sale By Nixing Flabby Contracts
• Plaintiff Seeks FDA Info In Apotex Preemption Case
• Gen Re Ex-Exec Gets Probation For AIG Scandal Role
• BofA, Lehman Vie For Quick Win In $500M Setoff Spat
• DPAs In SEC Enforcement Investigations
• Investors Drop Claims Against Son Of AIG Ex-CEO
• Teva Agrees To License Shire Patent For Carbatrol
• Stanford Law Clinic Shakes Up Supreme Court Bar
• Conflicting Interests Put SPAC Mergers In Limbo
• How To Keep Laterals From Running Back To BigLaw
• Elan Says It Has Cured Tysabri Contract Breach
• Feds Seek Lower Sentence For Former Gen Re Exec
• Duro Ex-Exec Tapped As Textiles Asst. Trade Rep
• Court Braces For More GSK, P&G Denture Cream Suits
• Vacant Int'l Trade Posts Hinder Programs: Attys
• Kramer Levin Nabs Partner From DLA Piper
• Water Agencies Balk At Tronox $415M Huntsman Deal
• Impact Of In Re Metaldyne Corp.
• Winston & Strawn Partner Tapped For Top BIS Post
• Allstate To Pay $4.5M To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit
• No End In Sight For Associate Pay Cuts
• Lyondell Plan Aims For Exit From Ch. 11 Before 2010
• Judge Bashes $33M SEC Deal Over Merrill Bonuses
• Value Line Makes $48M Offer To Kill SEC Probe
• NY Hits Lehman Up For $1.2B In Unpaid Taxes
• CA To Pick Up NetQoS For $200M In Cash
• Ernst & Young Let Out Of Tremont Suit Over Madoff
• Austrian Firm Buys Delphi's European Air Bag Assets
• Saigon Grill Workers Wrap Up $4.6M Fraud Suit
• Seeking Sustainable Executive Compensation
• Judge Tosses ARS Lawsuit Against Citigroup
• Fosamax Judge Calls A Mistrial In Bellwether Case
• Aussie Dept Store Myer To File IPO; Could Hit $2.2B
• Leibovitz Buys Back IP Under Deal With Lender
• Feds, Genesco Settle Over Long Island PCE Cleanup
• CA On Verge Of Finalizing Web Browser Patent Win
• Most Claims Nixed In Virgin Islands Scrap Metal Suit
• Derivative Suit Filed In Wake Of Record Pfizer Payout
• Arnold & Porter Cuts 44 Staff Members
• DOJ Seeks More Details On Microsoft-Yahoo Ad Deal
• SEC Watchdog Opens Inquiry Into $33M BofA Fine
• Jessica Seinfeld Prevails In Cookbook Copyright Row
• WTO Airbus Decision May Spark EU Talks With US
• Employer May Be Liable For Contractor Bias: 2nd Circ.
• Chrysler To Pay $22.6M To End Dodge Crash Suit
• Q&A With Kirkland & Ellis' Daniel Wolf
• Skadden Hired For $4B Barrick Offering
• Cablevision Looks To Sullivan In $900M Offering
• Davies Ward Tapped In $100M Jaguar Notes Offering
• Madoff Judge Heading To 2nd Circ.: Sen. Schumer
• Timken Sells $250M In Senior Unsecured Notes
• Patterson Lures Former Asst. US Atty To IP Team
• Google To Share Sales Of Out-Of-Print Scanned Books
• Swiss Life Marriage Policyholders Seek Class Cert.
• 2008 Asset Holding's Ch. 11 Plan Snubs Shareholders
• 3 Retailers Reconsidered For Webkinz Antitrust MDL
• Blackwater, Insurers Stay Iraq Death Coverage Suit
• Judge Loses Patience With SEC In Albertson's Case
• Frontier Prepares To Fly Out Of Bankruptcy
• CFTC Sues Trading Firm Over Forex Swindle
• The SEC Pleading Standard For Scienter
• $88M AbitibiBowater Contract Spat To Stay On Hold
• IP Concerns And Smart Grid Development
• Fosamax Jurors Get Daylong 'Cooling-Off Period'
• Dechert Adds Former HSBC Senior VP
• 'Viagra Missile' Shot Down For Violating Pfizer's IP
• Merck Loses Bid To Toss 24 Fosamax Cases
• Davis Polk, Sullivan, Proskauer Tapped For Artio IPO
• Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch
• 8th Circ. Affirms H&R Block Securities Suit Dismissal
• NY Unveils Clerkship Program For Laid-Off Attys
• Weil Antitrust Vet Moves To Greenberg Traurig
• SEC Again Defends $33M Deal Over Merrill Bonuses
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Pzena Shareholders' IPO Action
• Dickstein Shapiro Lands Jones Day Energy Partner
• BofA Loses Bid To Kill $550M Hedge Fund Fraud Suit
• Labels Seek To Bar Usenet Owner From New Ventures
• Fundamentals Of Arbitrating Before CIETAC
• Unprecedented SEC Action Under SOX Section 304
• The Closing Bell For Business Method Patents?
• Sonnenschein Axes Another 30 Lawyers
• Food Processing Workers Seek Cert. In FLSA Action
• AstraZeneca Aims To Cut NY, NJ Plaintiffs From MDL
• Lyondell, Sumitomo Get OK For $2.5M Joint Venture
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Deals In Insurance Antitrust MDL
• SC Says Lilly, Doctors Made Golf Bets Over Zyprexa
• Cuomo Says BofA Using Atty Privilege To Duck Probe
• Lyondell Says Superfund Costs Are Unsecured Claims
• WaMu Seeks OK To Sell Goldman $15M Wind Portfolio
• Photog Annie Leibovitz Could Lose IP Over $24M Loan
• NYC Fund Manager Charged With $45M Ponzi Plot
• Fidelity Drops Computer Crime Claims V. AIG Unit
• Maywood Ch. 11 Trustee Eyes Deal In NJ Fraud Suit
• $245M Atty Fee Bid In IPO Case Sparks Complaints
• Ex-Chief Assistant US Atty Returns To Kramer Levin
• SemCrude Producers Committee Wants Ch. 11 Trustee
• Q&A With Haynes & Boone's Jeff Civins
• AHM Wins Approval Of $5.6M Deal With Execs
• Chabon, Bloom, Lethem Balk At Google Books Deal
• GM Seeks More Time To Work On Ch. 11 Plan
• Perkins Coie Snags Former USPTO Patent Judge
• Luxo Seeks 'Off' Switch On Disney Pixar Lamp Sales
• Angel On Board: Challenges Of Early-Stage Funding
• Star Tribune Insurers Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• As Hearing Nears, DBSD Slams Ch. 11 Plan Critics
• GE Says Israeli Shipping Co. Reneged On Contracts
• Elan-J&J Deal Breaches Biogen Tysabri Deal: Court
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs Luminent, HSBC Settlement
• Hain Celestial, SEC Settle Over Options Backdating
• S. Africa Lays Down Sword In Apartheid Suits
• Judge Rejects $38M Claim In Sirva Inc. Ch. 11 Case
• Fraudster Can't Force NYU To Grant Degree: Judge
• Pension Funds Jump-Start Chrysler Ch. 11 Battle
• Novartis Execs Best Derivative Shareholder Claims
• CBP Seizes $3.9M Shipment Of Fake Gucci Shoes
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Doral Investors' PwC Fraud Claims
• Take-Two To Pay $20M In 'Hot Coffee' Suit
• Ropes Seeks $2.2M For Charter Creditor Services
• Sotomayor Could Part Ways With Souter In Key Cases
• Investor Hits Proskauer With Suit Over Tax Shelter
• Tech Patents Found Invalid In Suit Against NYSE
• Morgan Stanley, Moody's, S&P On Hook In Fraud Suit
• DJ Star's Contract Claims Against Clear Channel Nixed
• Kirkland & Ellis Lays Off Associates In NYC, DC
• Hogan & Hartson Nabs Ex-Clinton Atty From Skadden
• Attorney Sanctions Stand In ATSI Securities Suit
• Haynes & Boone Lands SEC Heavyweight
• ASCAP Loses Bid To See AT&T, Apple IPhone Deals
• US Antitrust Authorities Approve Delphi Sale To GM
• Liberty Tries To Revive $1B AIG Workers' Comp Suit
• Class Suit Blasts Safety Of BNY Mellon's NetExchange
• Crowell Nabs Insurance Pro From Morgan Lewis
• Former Monster Exec Gets 2 Years, $6.3M Fine
• Creditors Back Frontier Ch. 11 Sale To Republic
• 2nd Circ. Deep-Sixes ERISA Lawsuit Against J&J
• Amazon Draws Battle Lines Over Google Books Deal
• Derivative Actions And Notice Of Compromise
• Bronx Manager Hits Rite Aid With OT Class Action
• Dickstein Boosts IP Practice With Jones Day Hires
• SEC's Expanded Arsenal: Control Person Liability
• Honeywell Wins Discovery Stay In Bid-Rigging Suit
• Total Petrochemicals Let Off MTBE Hook In NY
• Madoff Sons, Brother May Be Next Targets Of Trustee
• International Trade Finance Stabilizing: Survey
• La. Retirement Fund To Lead Raymond James Action
• AMA Calls Myriad's Gene Patents Unconstitutional
• RCN, RTI Settle $915M Phone Router Patent Suit
• Superior Buys Sunoco Oil Unit For $82.5M
• Haynes & Boone Scores Jackson Walker IP Expert
• Insurance Coverage And Bisphenol A Actions
• Barneys Said To Be Mulling Restructuring, Bankruptcy
• Lehman Unit Seeks To Assume $9.7M MEG Swap Deal
• Judge Sends $56M Life Insurance Spat To 2nd Circ.
• NY Teachers' ERISA Suit Against Union, ING Tossed
• Nadel Investors Seek To Hasten Holland & Knight Suit
• Mayer Brown Asks Deferred Associates To Start Early
• King & Spalding Snags Corporate Atty From Latham
• Apotex Slapped With Injunction In Fortical Patent Suit
• Bally Total Fitness Swiftly Exits Bankruptcy
• Mayer Brown Nabs Simpson Thacher Deals Atty
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $25M Asbestos Verdict V. Contractor
• Insurers Off Hook For Avent Baby Bottle Defense
• Moody's, Deutsche Blast Billion-Dollar Subprime Suit
• Citigroup ERISA Action Fails To State Claim: Judge
• Huron, Tax Group Trustee Settle Fee Dispute
• Allianz, Port Authority Settle WTC Claims
• Hsu Says He Isn't Liable For All Ponzi Losses
• Madoff Trustee Says Clawbacks May Target Charities
• Argus Settles Its Corner Of Madoff Litigation
• Merck, Patient Seek Separate JMOL In Fosamax Trial
• Refco Unit Says It's Ready To Exit Ch. 11
• Beer Drinkers Ask Judge To Clarify InBev Ruling
• The SEC's Investigation Of GE Accounting
• Judge Consolidates Citigroup Subprime Cases
• Judge Refuses To Revive Fax Blast Action