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New York - July, 2010

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• 'Late Night' Stage Manager Says Gender Got Him Axed
• GSK 'Triple Protection' Trademark Too Generic: Colgate
• Investors Sue Monsanto Over Herbicide Sales Drop
• Pay-To-Play Criminal Case To Continue For Ex-NY Aide
• Hotel Developer Sues For $13M WTC-Area Fire Loss
• Cuomo Subpoenas 6 More In Life Insurance Probe
• Former HP Legal Eagle To Become Nokia's GC
• Anointed Buyers Sweeten Rangers Buyout Bid
• WG Exec's Due Process Argument Fails In Seizure Spat
• Nassau Chromium Settles EPA Suit Over Emissions
• Baker & Hostetler Pulls In Mayer Brown Litigators
• Ex-Galleon Marketing Exec Sues Over Lost Wages
• Military Families Slam Prudential Over Life Insurance
• Trustee Seeks $30M From Madoff Family Ventures
• Airport Masseuses Hit XpresSpas With FLSA Suit
• Overhauling The Associate Recruiting System
• Disney Sells Miramax To Investor Group For $660M
• SEC Hits Wyly Brothers With $550M Fraud Charges
• Ex-Kaye Scholer Atty Indicted For Bankruptcy Fraud
• Martin Act Doesn't Block Fairfield Suit Over Madoff Loss
• A-Rod Takes Issue With Rangers Ch. 11 Plan
• ConEd Settles With NYC Steam Pipe Blast Victim
• Galleon's Goffer Loses Bid To See SEC Docs
• Cuomo Hits Prudential, MetLife In Life Insurance Probe
• Pension Fund Says Morrison Doesn't Nix Swiss Re Case
• Marsh Trade Secrets Suit Against DeWitt Survives
• $17M DLA Piper Malpractice Suit Sent To Ch. 11 Court
• Rakoff To Ban Arbitration For Sterling Sex Bias Class
• Visa May Face DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Surcharge Rules
• Highland Sues UBS Over $150M Term Loan Contract
• FLSA Suits Escape To The Hamptons
• DMX Wins 1st-Of-A-Kind Blanket License From BMI
• Hughes Hubbard Picks Up Howrey Antitrust Pro
• WG Trading Partner Pleads Guilty To Major Fraud
• Lehman Seeks OK For $108M Innkeepers Equity Sale
• Cache, Chico's Secrets Spat Returns To State Court
• Investors Resurrect Fraud Suit Over Nixed Sanofi Drug
• Truvo USA Sale Is Key In Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Swiss Exchange Stock Buyers Can't Sue Credit Suisse
• Pepper Hamilton Atty Can't Exit Sandhog Benefits Suit
• Kirkland Reps Vestar in $294M Deal for HealthGrades
• 2nd Circ. Halts NYC's Plan To Promote Hybrid Taxis
• Jones Day Lures IP Veteran From MoFo In China
• Smurfit Fights $222.6M Green Hunt Wind-Up Claim
• Classes Certified In Smith & Wollensky FLSA Tip Suit
• Chrysler Estate's Suit Over Daimler Sale Booted
• 3 Finance Execs Charged In Bond Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Rajaratnam Fights To Suppress Wiretap Evidence
• Judge Puts Starr's Bail At $10M, Cites Family Distrust
• CIFG Hits Assured With Bond Reinsurance Suit
• Mannatech Supplement Patent Suit Stays In Texas
• Insurers Balk At Lien Waiver Request In 9/11 Deal
• Lowenstein Adds Duval Bankruptcy Partner
• Freshfields Snags High-Yield Finance Pro From Simpson
• Astaire's Wife Drops Suit Against Award Show
• ITC To Probe Canon's IP Claims Over Ninestar Toner
• USPTO Again Affirms Convolve Disk Drive Patent
• JPMorgan Can't Sell Televisa Unit's Debt To Rival
• Brooke Trustee Can Investigate 3rd Parties: Court
• Closing Atlantic Research's Gap: CERCLA's Next Step
• UBS Banker Pleads Not Guilty To Insider Trading Plot
• Air Cargo MDL Plaintiffs Seek OK Of $5M American Deal
• Vivendi Seeks To Pare Down Securities Damages
• Parker Waichman Enjoined From Using Ad Slogan
• Pa., Not NY, Law Governs Sealy Injury Insurance Spat
• Icahn Sues Lionsgate To Reverse 'Sham' Transaction
• Littler Adds Nixon Peabody Int'l Employment Pro
• SAA Ordered To Produce Cost Info In Air Cargo MDL
• Citi, Terra Firma Dispute Over EMI Deal To Stay In US
• Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over Agricultural Insecticide
• Dow Pushes $1.7M Cleanup Claim Against Chemtura
• Infant Death Prompts Recall Of Baby Recliners
• Where Reason Still Rules Regarding Rights Plans
• Chemtura Unloads Dutch Engine Lubricant Business
• Almatis Preps New Plan Support Deal With Lenders
• Goldman Seeks To Toss $21M Bayou Arbitration Award
• Morgan Stanley, Others Face FINRA Probe Over CDOs
• Morgan Stanley, Invesco Sued Over ARS Buybacks
• Avon Faces Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Claims
• Freeport Sues Over $37M Enviro Settlement Coverage
• 13 States Put Weight Behind EPA Tailoring Rule
• Cooley Hooks Proskauer Capital Markets Partner
• 'Beginning Of Construction' Guidance For 1603 Grants
• General Growth Wins OK For $400M DIP Deal
• Bilski — A Financial Patent's Waterloo?
• 11th Circ. Allows 4,000 Tobacco Claims To Head To Trial
• 'Squawk Box' Defendants Denied Bid For New Trial
• Dell To Pay $100M, CEO $4M In SEC Securities Probe
• SEC Watchdog To Probe Timing Of Goldman Settlement
• Copyright Issues Threaten Chico's IP Suit Forum Bid
• Edwards Angell Nabs New Bankruptcy Partner
• Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl To Protect 'Empire'
• NY Comptroller Sues Over BofA, Merrill Lynch Deal
• Babbo, Batali Served With Class Action Over Tips
• Swift Holdings Seeks To Raise $700M In IPO
• Amazon, PayPal Face Payment Notification IP Suit
• Chesapeake CWA Suit Survives Perdue's Dismissal Bid
• NY High Court And Long-Arm Copyright Jurisdiction
• Siller Wilk Co-Founder Joins LeClairRyan
• Trustee, Verition Deals Win OK In Dreier Bankruptcy
• NY Hospitals Lose Bid To Toss Nurses' Antitrust Claims
• TPG Makes $300M Investment In Copano Energy
• Is Your Company Ready To Post Unionization Notices?
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $144M Fraud Ruling For BofA
• Coke Suit Over VitaminWater Health Claims Survives
• Hughes Heirs Win Claim Appraisal Spat With GGP
• Intercreditor Agreements Get Trumped
• FDA Panel Favors Nixing Avastin For Breast Cancer
• Pension Funds Seek Lead Role In BP Securities Cases
• Class Certified In Sadia Hedging Practices Suit
• Madoff Trustee Attacks Fairfield Hedge Funds
• Trash Hauler EnviroSolutions Wins Exit From Ch. 11
• FTC, Intel Get More Time For Settlement Review
• Chemtura Wins Nod For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Schulte Roth Can't Rep Veritas Founder, NY Court Says
• Claims Cut From Suit In Hydroxycut Marketing MDL
• AmEx Investor Suit Over Lending Standards Tossed
• NY Legislature Passes Ban On Drop-Side Cribs
• Stanford Execs Seek Discovery Shield In Lloyd's Suit
• Model's Malpractice Claims Against Boies Revived
• Edison Power Plant Targeted Over Pollution Controls
• Freeborn & Peters Snares Hogan Reinsurance Trio
• Confirmation Delays Wreak Havoc On Civil Litigation
• Kmart Settles Ex-Store Detective's FLSA Suit
• DLA Piper Scores 2 Deals Pros For NJ Office
• The Opt-Out Decision In Price-Fixing Cases
• US To Target N. Korea With New Sanctions
• Spotlight: M&A Trends In Canada
• Airgas Calls Air Products' Hostile Bid Price Too Low
• Kilpatrick Stockton, Townsend Cease Merger Talks
• Judge Signs Off On $550M Goldman Settlement
• Hogan Lovells Snags NY Structured Finance Partner
• Creditor Raises Flags Over Innkeepers' Lehman Deal
• Senate Quarrels Keep Judicial Vacancies Piling Up
• Minster, Malvern Insurance Seek Ch. 15 Protection
• Fund Blames Ruskin Moscou For $40M Dreier Losses
• KeySpan Hit With Antitrust Action Over Power Rates
• Mesa, United End Fight Over Regional Air Contract
• Extended Stay Wins Approval For Restructuring Bid
• EU Eyes French Insurance For Aircraft Parts Suppliers
• First Niagara Hit With ATM Patent Suit
• EpsteinBeckerGreen Nabs Sills Cummis Employment Pro
• Clinton Defends BP In Lockerbie Bomber Release Probe
• Lyondell Settles $12M Fight Over Utility Fees
• PBGC Objects To Penn Traffic Disclosure Statement
• Steering Flaws Drive Toyota Into More Hot Water
• Pork And Beans: Fuel For Dilution By Blurring Claims?
• Options Claims Rival Stole Secret Recruitment Data
• Goldman's Tourre Denies SEC Allegations
• Innkeepers USA Eyes Speedy Trip Through Ch. 11
• Nymagic Shareholders Sue Over $230M ProSight Deal
• Jennifer Convertibles Eases Into Ch. 11
• Ex-Prosecutor Joins Crowell's White Collar Team
• Novartis Wins Punitive Damages Ruling In Aredia Suits
• Norton Settles Lehman Gold Hedge Dispute For $93M
• Trustee, Others Blast Chemtura Disclosure Statement
• Onex, Canadian Pension Board Eye $4.4B Tomkins Bid
• Intel May Agree To Marketing Changes In FTC Deal
• Neuberger Faces Shareholder Suit Over Gambling Buys
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over NCAA Ticket Lottery System
• J&J Gets SFF To Stop Selling Dodgy Glucose Strips
• Developer May Have Bilked $10M From Partners: Judge
• Case Study: Grossman's V. Gordon Van Brunt
• L-3 E-Mail Monitoring Claims Spur Shareholder Suit
• AIG In $725M Deal To End Ohio Funds' Fraud Case
• Hughes Heirs Can't Call Witnesses In GGP Dispute
• Schottenfeld Trader Cops To Insider Trading Charges
• Mexican Grocery Giant Files For Ch. 15
• Madoff Investor's $12.8M JPMorgan Suit Tossed
• Medical Developer Sues RSUI Over $12.5M Settlement
• Sonnenschein Woos LeClairRyan IP Litigation Head
• 5 Ways To Stave Off Punitive Damages
• NAB: Not The Last Word On Foreign-Cubed Cases
• Bank Of New York Spars With Lehman Creditors
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Hear Chubb Rate Hike Actions
• IPO Document Warnings Might Not Shield MF Global
• SEC Deal May Be Setback For Goldman Plaintiffs
• Goldman Deal Promises Credibility Boost For SEC
• Law Firm Shareholder Can't Sue For Sex Bias: 3rd Circ.
• FedEx To Pay Mass. $3M Over Driver Classification
• Crunch Fitness Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed
• Okla. Wants In On Wyeth Protonix Medicaid Suits
• Ex-Obama Fundraiser Gets 12 Years For Bank Fraud
• White & Case Snags 2 Alston & Bird Global IP Pros
• Goldman To Pay $550M To End Abacus Fraud Suit
• Obama Nominates 7 To The Federal Bench
• Israeli Investor, SEC Reach Deal In $55M Fraud Case
• Gilead Targets Lupin Over Generic Ranexa
• Gibson Dunn Advises Aecom On $245M Tishman Buy
• Taro Pharma's Suit To Block Sun Takeover Tossed
• Current Group, Oncor Face $120M Broadband IP Suit
• Trustee Fights Lyondell Final Fee Bids
• Weil Reps ProSight In $230M Nymagic Takeover
• Iovate To Pay FTC $5.5M In False Health Claims Suit
• 12 Guidelines For Law Firm Marketing Investments
• Bankrate Loses Bid To Toss Listing Table Antitrust Suit
• Lehman's Suit Against JPMorgan Gets 2012 Trial Date
• 2nd Circ. Restores General Cigar Win In Cohiba Suit
• Novartis Reps Strike $175M Deal To End Sex Bias Case
• Ex-Lord & Taylor CEO Sues Macy's Over Health Plan
• NYC Comptroller CIO Sues Former Firm For $10M
• Prosecutors Must Bolster Galleon Charges: Judge
• Insurers Accuse Arthrocare Of Medical Billing Fraud
• Chemtura, Exxon Lay Down Swords In Rebate Spat
• Ozzy, Guitarist Near Deal Over Black Sabbath Mark
• 'Harry Potter' Accused Of Copying 'Willy The Wizard'
• Airlines Lose Challenge To Congestion Pricing
• EU OKs Antitrust Immunity For Oneworld Airline Tie-Up
• A Shifting Theory Of Criminal Liability — Until Now
• EU Approves $37B Comcast-NBC Joint Venture
• The Race Is On For Offshore Wind
• FairPoint Fights For Ch. 11 Plan's Verizon Injunction
• 24 Hour Fitness Draws Suit Over Promotion Practices
• EU Shippers Threaten Air France-KLM With Cartel Claim
• Pfizer Faces Shareholder Suit Over $2.3B Settlement
• Insurer Fails To Kill Long-Dormant Arizona Premium Suit
• NY Set To Limit Phosphorus In Dishwasher Soap
• Daewoo Must Carry Ex-Affiliate's Liability Costs: Jury
• GGP Plan Seeks To Split Mall Owner Into 2 Firms
• Ex-E&Y Atty, SEC Near Insider Trading Settlement
• NYC OTB Commission Spat Could Go To State Board
• OPA Cap May Be Off Table For BP, But Not For Others
• Munich Re Wants Wausau And Its Attys Sanctioned
• Polio Vaccine Suit Against Pfizer, Others Dismissed
• 'Yum!' TM Owner Drops Spat With Nike
• Judge Mostly Lets Stand Bondholders' Citigroup Claims
• The Role Of Cross-Border E-Discovery In The BP Crisis
• E-Discovery And Litigation Holds
• Facebook Wants Asset Freeze Lifted In Ownership Suit
• Las Vegas' Riviera Casino Files Prepackaged Ch. 11
• AB InBev Wins $2.5B Merger Fight With Grupo Modelo
• Sedgwick Detert Hires New Head For London Office
• Judge Keeps $200M MDL Over Ford Vans Alive
• Neff Corp. Wins OK To Advance Plan Despite Objections
• Securities Filings Drop Sharply As Credit Crisis Subsides
• Schumer Urges FTC To Probe Caffeinated Malt Drinks
• Fulbright Infrastructure Investing Pro Joins Bingham
• Sonnenschein Adds Antitrust Partner From Howrey
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps Avon On $650M Silpada Deal
• General Growth To Get $500M Infusion From Fund
• Julius Baer Thins ERISA Class Action Claims
• Lovell Stewart, Zamansky To Lead ProShares Action
• Air France-KLM Settles Price-Fixing Claims For $87M
• Feds Say NYPD Cheats Reservists On Pensions
• Tips For Getting The Most Out Of 'In-Sourcing'
• Homebuilders Sue EPA Over Expanded Lead Rule
• 2nd Circ. Novartis Ruling Muddies Sales Rep OT Issue
• General Growth Freshens $400M DIP Deal
• Recent State Stances On STOLI
• Former NIR Analyst Cops To Fraud, Kickbacks
• Green Dot Investors To Raise Up To $135M With IPO
• Station Casinos Creditors Attack Disclosure Statement
• 9th Circ. Remands First Republic Fraud Suit After Merck
• Ingersoll-Rand Ends $1.5M Asbestos Coverage Spat
• Balancing Right Of Publicity And The 1st Amendment
• Latham, Simpson Handle $3B MultiPlan Acquisition
• The Effect Of Philly News On Credit Bidding
• Fosamax Victor's Lawyer Faces Sanctions For Closing
• Cadwalader Trial Pro To Help Lead Litigation Team
• Starr Receiver Says Scorsese Owes Fees
• Air Products Pumps Up Hostile Bid For Airgas
• Tronox Seeks To Shed Enviro Liabilities In Ch. 11 Plan
• ISE Barred From Peddling Dow Jones, S&P 500 Options
• Shareholders Cry Foul At Intel Derivative Settlement
• 2nd Circ. Blames Judge For Galleon Wiretap Spat
• Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Settles SEC Fraud Suit
• Argentina Hits JPMorgan, Clarin With Securities Suit
• Chase Says Ex-Adviser Stole Biz For Morgan Stanley
• McGinn-Smith Assets Frozen In SEC Fraud Case
• Rader's Views On Damages To Be Felt At Fed. Circ.
• Rx USA Hit With Sanctions Over Faked E-Mails
• Goldman Backs Consolidation For CDO Securities Suits
• What Counterfeiting Crackdown Means For IP Owners
• Crucible, NYSDEC Reach $1M Accord On CERCLA Claims
• SEC Drops Fraud Claims Against Ex-AOL CFO
• FDA Serves Up Nationwide Rules On Menu Labels
• Injunction On Apotex Reinstated In Fortical IP Suit
• Textile Co. Hits DLA Piper With $17M Negligence Suit
• Blackstone Lures Simpson Thacher M&A Head
• Nixon Peabody Nabs Sonnenshein Securitization Pro
• Counsel Remains Uncertain As Trial Is Set For Starr
• K&L Gates Getting Most Out Of Lateral Churn In 2010
• Finlay Jewelry Chain Exec Won't Settle Asset Bid Spat
• Ex-SEC Lawyer Escapes Prison In Dreier Fraud Case
• NH Approves Deal Needed For FairPoint Ch. 11 Exit
• Cory Lidle Plane Crash Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• International Deals Fuel Law Firm Merger Uptick
• Atty Hits Labaton Sucharow With OT Action
• NY Court Revives Lawyer Fraud Claims In Ponzi Scheme
• Chadbourne & Parke Expands Into Brazil
• Stolt-Nielsen's Effect On Consolidation Of Arbitrations
• Senate Panel Probes $60M In Missing Medicare Claims
• 11th Circ. Revives Doctors' United Healthgroup Claims
• Convicted Real Estate Fraud Schemer Gets 85 Years
• Camerons Bankruptcy Vet To Join Quinn Emanuel
• Costco Shrimp Shoppers Ask To Revive Injunction Bid
• EPA Holds All Contractors To Lead-Safe Rule
• Bid-Rigging Convictions Overturned For Ex-Marsh Execs
• WilmerHale Snags Wyeth Bigwig For IP Team
• US Energy Eyes End Of Bankruptcy
• Paul Hastings Adds UBS Litigation Head To NYC Office
• Uno Restaurants Wins Approval For Ch. 11 Exit Plan
• Alitalia Joins Air France-KLM, Delta Joint Venture
• ICP Exec Agrees To Injunctions In Fraud Case
• Boutique Bank Loses Bid For Quick Win In FLSA Suit
• In Pursuit Of Fair Compensation For Grid Reliability
• Apple Seeks Review Of Kodak 'Button' Claim Ruling
• Fund Managers Hit With Suit Over $32M Madoff Loss
• Insurer, Pentair Reach Deal Over $30M Cruise Outbreak
• NY Passes 1st Domestic Worker Protection Law
• 'Fly' Must Pay Atty Fees In Barclays 'Hot News' Spat
• Actavis, Sandoz Open Fire On Prandin Patent
• Minn. Agency Fights Lehman Ch. 11 Plan
• Great American Wins In Strip Search Settlement Suit
• Wyeth Sues IPC To Stave Off Effexor Generic Bid
• Insurers Deny Coverage Duty For Electrocuted Worker
• Calif. Moves Closer To Enacting BPA Ban
• Bernstein, Others Get $9M In Fees In Comverse Action
• 2nd Circ. Revives Firefighter Hopefuls' Race Bias Suit
• Morgan Keegan Owes Ex-NBA Star Grant $1.46M: Judge
• Cenveo Protests National Envelope's Deal With Gores
• Lateral Market Sees Busiest Month This Year
• Enzo DNA Patent Suits Remain On Hold For High Court
• 2nd Circ. Overturns US Foodservice Exec's Conviction
• Chico's Claims Cache Swiped Design Secrets
• Reuters, Realtime Data Patent Spat Remains In Texas
• Maintenance Workers Hit Air Serv With OT Action
• Neff Wins $175M DIP Loan Despite Creditor Objections
• Carolina Casualty D&O Policy Ambiguous: 2nd Circ.
• Insurer Sues Over General Cable's Asbestos Claims
• Kerr-McGee Seeks Ultimatum On Tronox Spinoff Deal
• Sewage Plant Targeted In NYC Nuisance Suit Closes
• Ex-Cravath Atty Now Top Lawyer For Morgan Stanley
• Print Woes Drive Truvo Into Ch. 11 With $1.9B Debt
• Goldman Defends Collateral Calls On AIG Swaps