New York Archive » January, 2014

New York - January, 2014

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• NY Art Financier Hits Swiss Co. With $204M Fraud Suit
• Ex-Armani Exec's Libel Claims Axed In Sex Harassment Suit
• Arch Capital Closes $253M Buy Of US Insurance Cos.
• Apple Antitrust Monitor Accused Of Bias
• NY Commercial Court Seeks Veteran Attys For Refereeing Help
• Tobacco Companies Sue NYC To Kill Coupon, Discount Ban
• Credit Suisse MBS Suit Not Time-Barred, Judge Says
• NY AG's 'Trump U' Fraud Claims Left Intact By NYC Judge
• Katten Snags 9 Ex-Bingham Real Estate Attys For NY, DC
• SEC Accuses NY Private Equity Manager Of $9M Fraud
• Blackstone, Ivanhoe Pick Up 23% Stake In French REIT
• Playwright Says 'Three's Company' Satire Is Fair Use
• Taubman Makes $230M In Asset Sales To Simon Property
• NY Bar Punts On Protesting New Pro Bono Disclosure Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlos Slim, Deutsche Telekom, HSBC
• LightSquared In Talks For New Bankruptcy Exit Plan
• BofA's $8.5B Deal With MBS Investors Gets Judge's Nod
• KKR Pours Up To $161M Into Reinsurer WMI
• Police Union Sues NYPD Over New Performance Evaluations
• How Developers Can Avoid Punitive Damages Liability
• Real Estate Moguls On The Move
• Chevron Blasts Donziger's Motion To Dismiss RICO Suit
• JPMorgan Gets Overdraft-Fee Case Sent To Arbitration
• UBS Whistleblower Ruling Reignites Arbitration Debate
• PE Firm Revives 'Mafia' Defamation Claims In Asset Sale Row
• On Super Bowl Sunday, Social Media Trademark Risks Abound
• NJ Lawmakers Push For Port Authority Transparency Bill
• MF Global Auditor Settles Customer Class Action
• Former ICAP-Unit Broker Gets 18 Months For Client Swindle
• Goldman Must Face $1B NY State Suit Over CDO Sales
• Out-Of-State Nonprofits To Test Power Of NY Charities Law
• Ex-Partner Of CNBC's Suze Orman Settles SEC Fraud Claims
• Dewey Trustee Seeks $1M In Clawbacks From 4 Ex-Partners
• Iranians Can Join Building Forfeiture Case, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fidelity Sues 2 AIG Units, Others For $48M Ethanol Plant Award
• Dealer Sues NY Giants For Sham Memorabilia Cover-Up
• De Blasio Unveils Stop-and-Frisk Deal, Moves To Drop Appeal
• SAIC Derivative Suit Properly Dismissed, 2nd Circ. Rules
• ResCap Judge Says $2M CRO Bonus Not Tied To Hourly Pay
• Any Pro Bono Brawl Should Be For More Access To Justice
• Qatar Pays $100M For NYC Townhouse For Future Consulate
• Ex-CFTC Enforcement Director Rejoins Skadden In NY
• Celebrity Chef Settles FLSA Action With NY Workers
• Feds Demand $2B Penalty In BofA Mortgage Fraud Case
• Policyholders See Golden Ticket In Syracuse Subpoena Ruling
• Weatherford To Pay $52.5M To End Tax Flub Class Action
• Aeropostale To Pay $15M To Settle Shareholder Suit
• Deluxe Loses Bid To Invalidate Film Anti-Piracy Patent
• Martoma Witness Calls SAC's Cohen 'Greatest Trader' Ever
• Deans, Bar Urged Not To Butt Heads On Law School Fixes
• US Trustee Slams $2.7M Bonus To Wireless Co. CEO
• Investment Cos. Reach Discovery Deal In $150M Fraud Suit
• Costco, Diamond Pay $2M To Settle Dog Food Salmonella Suit
• Madoff Victims Look To Opt Out Of $543M JPMorgan Deals
• Prosecutors Want NY To License Virtual Currency Exchangers
• Morgans Hotel Can't Delay Burkle's $10M Debt-Swap Suit
• Sotheby's To Pay $300M Dividend To Answer Loeb Criticism
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Year In Review
• NY Artist Sues Over Paintings Lost At Empire State Building
• Manhattan Commercial Division Threshold Tripled To $500K
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Suit Challenging Fed's $100B AIG Bailout
• Lehman Judge Says Goodbye, OKs $2B Fannie Mae Deal
• Goldman Sachs Dodges Short-Swing Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Andrews Kurth Snags Pair Of IP Aces From Dorsey & Whitney
• EmblemHealth, NY AG Settle Coverage Terminations
• A-Rod's Suit Challenging Ban A Wild Pitch, MLB Says
• Dewey Gave Bad Advice On Tax Shelter, $6M Suit Says
• Wells Fargo Didn't Breach Partnership Deal, 2nd Circ. Says
• BayernLB's RMBS Suits Are Time-Barred, Judge Hears
• No Credit For Halfhearted FCA Cooperation, Enforcers Say
• Prosecution Rests In Martoma Insider Trading Case
• Goldman Sachs Can't Force MBS Dispute To Arbitration
• E-Book Plaintiffs Look To Axe Apple's Expert Complaints
• 2nd Circ. Won't Narrow Kickback Law In Morgan Stanley Case
• UK Yellow Pages Co. Hibu Seeks Ch. 15 In NY
• UBS Analyst's Whistleblower Claims Sent To Arbitration
• NYC Mayor Says MSG's $16M Yearly Tax Break Should Go
• Skadden Rips Atty OT Claims, Pans Ruling In Similar Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Kramer Levin Tax Atty To NY Office
• NY Wants Bitcoin Rules To Foster Growth, Security
• Google Snags More Space At NYC's Chelsea Market
• Legal Ad Experts See Risk In Profusion Of Internet Come-Ons
• Penguin Wins $2.4M From Time/Warner In NY Appeal
• Feds Want JPMorgan Discovery Halted Until 'Whale' Duo Tried
• Investors Slam Proposed $1.3B Sale Of Chuck E. Cheese's
• Insurers Can't Use Law Firm Docs From TransCanada Slip-Up
• IRS Gives Guidance On Future Of No-Rule Areas
• Bronx Co-Op Tells Judge To Nix Suit Over FLSA Violations
• Icahn's Stake In Apple Reaches $4.1B As Stock Falls
• US Atty Bharara Vows To Keep Up Money-Laundering Fight
• Frederick's Of Hollywood Hit With Shareholder Class Action
• Brazil Men Face Criminal Suit Over Burger King Insider Trading
• Experts Bullish On Lower Manhattan Despite Flood Risk
• Fraud Claims Over Steve Cohen Divorce Survive
• NYC Transit Agency Hikes Price Tag On Grand Central Project
• Land Deal Sets $225M Buffalo Biz Hub On Course, Cuomo Says
• Last Complaint In Superstorm Sandy Class Action Dismissed
• BlackRock Snaps Up Another Ontario Solar Plant
• Wash. Joins Suit Over Novartis Exjade Kickbacks
• 2nd Circ. Backs Bloomberg's Fair Use In Swatch Call Case
• United Says Sony's In-Flight Music IP Claims Don't Fly
• ResCap Says Restructuring Chief Deserves $2M Bonus
• Legal Feud Erupts Between Ex-NYPD Chief, A-Rod Lawyer
• Insider Trading Rule Covers Unregistered Stocks: 2nd Circ.
• Loeb Adds Ex-Porzio Partner For New FDA Regulatory Practice
• CEO Of Bitcoin Co. Charged Over Silk Road Conspiracy
• Insurer Escapes NYC Skyscraper Fire Coverage Suit
• Dechert Partner Joins Manhattan DA's New Leadership Team
• NYC Mayor Seeks Tax Hike On Wealthy To Fund Pre-K
• Latham Reps KKR In $2.4B Deal For Sedgwick Majority Stake
• Dewey's WARN Defenses Fall Flat, Laid-Off Workers Say
• Excel Maritime Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed By Judge
• Case Opens Up LBO Payments To Fraudulent Transfer Claims
• Ergen Venture Offers 'Superior' Loan To LightSquared
• Right To Choose Atty Key As Fallen Firms Seek Fees In NY
• DOJ Wants Apple E-Book Monitor Back On The Job
• Lufthansa IP Discovery Bid Rightly Dismissed, 2nd Circ. Says
• NY Ruling Bucks Trend Of Legal Malpractice Dismissals
• Be Careful With Super Bowl-Related Broadcasts, Promotions
• Businessmen Get Jail Time For Bribing Bronx Assemblyman
• Prominent Conservative Denies Campaign Finance Charges
• Vinson Represents PE Firm In Texoma's CP Energy Buy
• Synergy Auditor Can't Escape Suit Over Co.'s $1B Fraud
• RE Developers To Buy Landmark Cathedral In Little Italy
• Sandy Insurance Cases Streamlined By NY Federal Court
• Fraudster Found Guilty In Plot to Kill NY Judge, Prosecutor
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Roberto Cavalli, Jana
• Icahn Lifts Apple Stake To $3.6B, Continues Push For Buyback
• McKesson Salvages Celesio Buy With Reworked Deals
• SEC Bars Ex-Analyst In Insider Trading Case Over IBM Deal
• Morgan Stanley Latest To Exit Muni Bond Bid-Rigging MDL
• American Realty, Cole Shareholders OK $11B REIT Merger
• Chemical Cos. Dodge FCA Suit Over Fire-Retardant Formula
• Conservative Writer Indicted For Illegal Campaign Donations
• Class Certified In Goldman Sachs $1B Toxic Assets Suit
• Investor Who Lost In Madoff Fund Deal Can't Sue, Judge Says
• Cohen Real Target In Probe Of SAC's Martoma, Witness Says
• 2nd Circ. Seeks Top NY Court's View On Prevailing Wage
• Twitter Lands At Savanna's Chelsea Reno With 140K-SF Lease
• Judge Balks At Doc Request In JPMorgan Market-Timing Suit
• Lehman's $2B Deal With Fannie Mae Hits Judge's Desk
• Carmel Forks Over $95M For NYC Financial District Apartment
• Nude Pics Fair Game In Titan Capital Sexual Harassment Row
• Judge Approves MMA Railway Sale To Fortress Affiliate
• AOL To Buy Venture-Backed Content Co. For $90.7M
• McDermott Adds Latin America PE Atty to Energy Practice
• NCUA's Claims Trimmed In $400M Morgan Stanley MBS Suit
• Apollo-Backed Prestige Cruises Files For $250M IPO
• Sen. Calls For Probe Into Herbalife Pyramid Scheme Claims
• Thelen Judge Approves Trustee's Deals With 3 Ex-Partners
• NY Lawmakers Eye 'Home Rule' Power Over Casino Sitings
• $51M Back Pay For NY Judges Nixed By Appellate Court
• MTA To Receive $886.2 Million For Post-Sandy Relief
• Top 10 Trade Secret Developments Of 2013: Part 2
• Travelzoo Dodges Derivative Suit Over 2009 Asset Sale
• Food And Beverage Industry Outlook For 2014: Part 2
• SEC Examiner Mulling Settlement Of Ethics Charges
• Lenovo Gets IBM Unit For $2.3B In 2nd Stab At Deal
• Claims And Classes In Medical Monitoring Cases
• Deutsche Bank Victory May Have Far-Reaching Consequences
• Nasdaq Blasts UBS Appeal Over $350M Facebook IPO Claims
• Credit Suisse's NY Banks Escape $500M Bond-Fraud Suit
• Ex-Prof. Says Martoma Ditched Him After Tips Led To Trades
• Book Scanning Class Action Deal Could Top $18M
• NYC Construction Agency Expands Lease In Queens
• Times Square Hotel May Double In Height
• Budget Slap May Force NY Judiciary To Make Tough Choices
• SEC In Settlement Talks With Ex-Level Global Trader
• Patent Troll Case May Herald More Antitrust Probes
• Unpaid MTV Interns Push For Class Status In Wage Case
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Seeks Smaller Fine In Fraud Case
• Marshall Dennehey To Absorb NY's Jones Hirsch
• Duane Reade Ruling Threatens Employers, 2nd Circ. Told
• Chevron, Donziger Trade Final Pleas In $9.5B RICO Trial
• LightSquared Judge Says Dish Properly Dropped $2.2B Bid
• F1 Chief Beats $650M Suit Over Bribe-Tainted Sale
• NY Watchdog Probing Private Student Debt Relief Fees
• Thelen Trustee, Robinson & Cole Settle Clawback Suit
• Railway Co. In Deadly Quebec Derailment Sold To Fortress
• IP Atty Loses Pyramid-Scheme Case Against Icahn, Top Banks
• Prof Says Ex-SAC Manager Got Details On Drug Study
• Dish Likens ABC's DVR War To High Court Ruling Over VCRs
• Gov. Cuomo Picks BofA Settlement Judge For Appellate Post
• Schools And Subpoenas: Insurers Can Be Held Liable
• NY Managed Care Organizations Flex Muscle Under ACA
• Cuomo Asks Feds To Help Fund Ailing NYC Hospitals
• Milbank Boosts Tax Group With Former Jones Day Partner
• NY AG, Gov. Divvy Up Chunk Of $613M JPMorgan Settlement
• NY Life Urges Supreme Court To Review 'All-Events' Tax Test
• Sen. Schumer Says NYC-Yonkers Trail Project Is Set To Begin
• Tribe Won't Take Slot-Machine Tax Row To Supreme Court
• Darden Pushes Red Lobster Spinoff Despite Activist Criticism
• Dewey Trustee Sues FedEx To Get Back Payments
• Cuomo's $137B Budget Plan Eyes Campaign Reform, Tax Cuts
• Judge Not Racially Biased Against Investor, 2nd Circ. Says
• Apple Gets E-Book Antitrust Monitor Put On Hold
• Arcapita Judge OKs Accord Ending Claims Over $515M Deal
• Building Owner Says Firm Must Pay If AIG Exits Injury Case
• KKR Stakes €100M To Italian Vending Machine Co.
• Mondelez Adds Activist Investor Peltz To Board
• Corzine Can't Dodge CFTC Suit Over MF Global Collapse
• Apple Says Aussie Co. Not Harmed By Alleged E-Book Plot
• Elliott Ups Celesio Stake After Failed $8.5B McKesson Buy
• Activist Picks 2 Retail Vets For Jos. A. Bank Board
• Wausau Rejects Starboard Request As Proxy Fight Looms
• Professor Testifies He Tipped Ex-SAC Manager Martoma
• Frere-Jones Hits Hoefler With $20M Suit Over Equity Row
• Pro Bono Privacy Brawl Brewing At Upcoming NY Bar Summit
• NYC Bar Panel Issues Guidance On Deals With Nonlegal Orgs
• Telemarketers Can't Escape FTC Claims Of $220M Fraud
• Dish Unit Defends Withdrawal Of $2B LightSquared Bid
• Exxon Urges High Court To Toss $105M NYC Pollution Verdict
• NYC Dealership Wins Sandy Business Interruption Coverage
• GFI Revives Plan For Brooklyn Mixed-Use Redevelopment
• Scottsdale's Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Sent To Trial
• Altaris Strikes $130M Deal To Buy Endo's HealthTronics
• Tiffany Can't Kill Costco's Trademark Genericide Claim
• Paris Baguette Dodges Suit Over Credit Card Info On Receipts
• Usher Says Writers Waited Too Long To File Copyright Suit
• NY AG Taps Head Of New Financial Crimes Bureau
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, AB InBev, BASF
• Divergent Constitutional Conundrums In Pa. And NY
• Starboard Eyes Proxy Fight For More Wausau Board Seats
• Cozen O'Connor Snatches Finance Pro From Michael Best
• KKR, Permira Net $1.8B In Full ProSieben Exit
• A Powerful Tool For Consumers And Their AGs
• Contract Suit Over $1B Credit Suisse Unit Loan Pool Trimmed
• High Court's Reminder Of Potential Sales Tax Liability
• Calif. May Expand Liability For Advertising Damages
• US Seizes Record $28M In Bitcoins From Silk Road Server
• Zuckerman Spaeder Nabs Pomerantz Health Pros In NY
• Sony Can't Shake Copyright Claims Over Shakira's 'Loca'
• Ex-Jenkens Atty Seeks Acquittal Over Tax Shelters
• Motorola's Overseas Hunt For $1B Shipped To NY High Court
• Ex-Arga Exec Told To Pay $42M For Ponzi-Related Losses
• Kanye West Likely To Win 'Coinye' Suit, Judge Says
• Falcone Says He Wasn't Sure Ergen Bought LightSquared Debt
• Gentium Investors Sue Over $1B Jazz Pharma Deal
• Chemical Co. Wins 10-Year Ban On Infringing Resin Imports
• College Board Moves HQ To Manhattan's Brookfield Place
• Brown & Brown Puts Up $602M For Wright Insurance Group
• NYU Appeals 'Implied Parkland' Ruling Over $6B Expansion
• E-Books Monitor Didn't Violate Apple's Rights, Judge Rules
• Activist Rejects CommonWealth Deal, Pushes For New Board
• RCS Capital Strikes $1B Deal To Buy Cetera Financial
• Time Warner Sells NYC HQ For $1.3B, Heads For Hudson Yards
• KKR Puts Up $100M For Stake In Helicopter Leasing Co.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Tyson Foods, Elliott
• Empire State Building Roll-Up Draws $500M Investor Suit
• NY Investment Manager Gets 15 Years For $5M Fraud Scheme
• Faruqi Harassment Accuser Fights To Keep Defamation Claim
• Lehman Court At Odds With Itself Over Swap Safe Harbor
• NY Shield Law Follows NY Reporters Wherever They Go
• Abu Dhabi Bank Tries To Revive $40M Credit Suisse Row
• Visa, MasterCard Facing New Suit Over Merchant Fees
• Carried Interest Reform Risks NY Fund, Developer Exits
• San Francisco Atty, NY AG Coordinate Probes Into Monster
• 'London Whale' Shareholder Derivative Suit Gets Canned
• Lyondell Shareholders Can't Shake Creditors Clawback Suit
• OT Class At Odds With Dukes & Comcast, Duane Reade Says
• Ex-SAC Manager Had Early Read On Study, Court Hears
• Forbes Plans New NYC HQ As It Moves Some Jobs To NJ
• Jaffe & Asher Loses Bid To Toss Sexual Harassment Claims
• Cengage Creditors Demand Apax Docs Connected To Debt Buy
• Cigna Funds Eating-Disorder Claims To Settle NY Probe
• Benihana Settles Suit Alleging It Shorted Workers' Pay
• ACLU Presses Court For Iraq, Afghanistan Abuse Photos
• Wells Fargo Deal Barred Proprietary Trades, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Top NY Court To Eye 'Unfinished Business' In Coudert Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bloomberg Director's Bias Suit
• Top NY Court Mulls Test To Gauge Timely Policy Disclaimers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Carlyle, Aeropostale
• Tower Group Shareholders Sue To Block $172M Merger
• GE Can't Dodge BNY Mellon Suit Over $900M MBS Trust
• Blank Rome Malpractice Case Ends At NY Top Court's Door
• Sandell Makes 2nd Call For Greyhound Parent To Restructure
• Super Bowl To Provide Short-Term RE Boost In NJ, NY
• Riverbed Spurns $3B Elliott Bid, Stays Mum On Other Suitors
• Shopping While Black: Bias In NYC Department Stores
• SDNY Strikes A Blow Against Selective Waivers
• Lloyd's, Others Say They Needn't Cover $1B Lead Paint Case
• Visa Tries To Block Home Depot Suit Over Swipe Fees
• NYC Tries To Save Its $1B All-Nissan Taxi Plan
• Doctor Says He Tipped Former SAC Manager Martoma
• Insurer Shouldn't Exit Sony PSN Breach Case, Court Told
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Paves Way For More AG Suits
• Citi Settles With Employees Over Subprime Stock Shock
• $2.2B Jones Group Offer Shortchanges Investors, Suit Says
• Suit Over $200M UN Plaza Deal Sent To Arbitration
• A-Rod's Unprecedented Attack On Union Faces Long Odds
• Teva Didn't Infringe OxyContin Patents, NY Judge Rules
• Anadarko Contests $14.1B Judgment In Tronox Bankruptcy
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Can't Beat Convictions For $350M Plot
• NY High Court Lets 'Commuter Tax' To Fund MTA Stand
• Kanye West Hits 'Coinye' Online Currency With Trademark Suit
• Kodak Trustee Launches 100 Suits To Recover Funds
• NY Regulator Urges NACHA To Get Tougher On Payday Loans
• Feds Want NYC Tower Owner To Forfeit Bank Accounts
• Prudential Joins $84M Venture To Nab NYC Retail Space
• NY AG's Charity Law Enforcer Gets Broad Investigatory Role
• Wharton Equity Puts Up $250M For Multifamily RE Portfolio
• Bankruptcy Judge Bernstein To Take Over Madoff Case
• Elliott Bears Down On $3B Riverbed Offer, Urges Auction
• Activist Wants 2 Jos. A. Bank Board Seats Amid Buyout Push
• Jury Convicts Bronx Assemblyman Of Bribery
• For Judge Lifland, Compassion And Complexity Ruled The Day
• NY AG To Bar 'Patent Troll's' Deceptive Practices
• Gawker Fights Collective Action Bid In Intern Wage Suit
• Ergen Denies LightSquared Buy Was To Secretly Help Dish
• Apple Loses Bid To DQ Goodwin Atty As E-Book Monitor
• American Airlines, Cantor Fitzgerald's $135M 9/11 Deal OK'd
• Former Rabobank Traders Targeted Over Libor Scheme
• Beastie Boys, Monster Fail To Reach Deal In IP Row
• JPMorgan's $218M Madoff Settlement Wins Initial Nod
• High Court Won't Hear Data Broker Liability Suit
• A-Rod Fights Ban, Claiming MLB, Union Railroaded Him
• Elite Modeling Reaches Largest-Ever Unpaid Intern Settlement
• IRS Approves $340M Bond Financing For 3 WTC
• Bankruptcy Judge Lifland, Who Oversaw Madoff Case, Dies
• 2nd Circ. Says Madoff Suits Can't Sidestep Ch. 11 Injunction
• Temp Atty Says Skadden Work Not Exempt From OT Laws
• Downtown NYC Office Market Hits 'Tipping Point'
• NY Hospital Says Residents Failed To File For Tax Refunds
• Judge Casts Doubt On $160M UBS Suit Over Soured RMBS
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Otterbourg's Melanie Cyganowski
• Not Business As Usual For NY Court Of Appeals
• A Look Back At Insider Trading In 2013
• NY Fund Backs Men's Wearhouse's $1.6B Jos. A. Bank Buyout
• Darden's Red Lobster Spinoff Plan Falls Short, Activist Says
• Elliott Pounces On Juniper In Latest Activist Play
• Dewey Continues Clawback Spree With $12M Adversary Suit
• JPMorgan Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over $2.6B Deals
• NY Atty Must Show Books To Lloyd's Or Face Contempt
• 5 Online Gambling Initiatives To Watch
• NY Real Estate Co. Ducks $800K Tax Bill After 17 Years
• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Sought 'Illegal Edge,' Jurors Hear
• Equinox's Defect Suit Tossed Over Missing Treadmill
• Bankrupt Loehmann's Executive Bonuses Get Shut Down
• Big Week For Hedge Fund Elliott Showcases Activist Muscle
• TCW Can't Nix Punitive Damages Claim In $128M MBS Suit
• DOJ Calls Apple's Bid To Ax E-Book Monitor 'Personal Attack'
• NYU, Enviros Clash Over Halted $6B Expansion On Parkland
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Fillmore's $220M Mall Loan Dispute
• Robbins Geller, Others Earn $571M In Visa, MasterCard Case
• Ex-Sanford Atty Escapes Malpractice Claims By Whistleblower
• Deutsche Can't Hide Docs In $325M MBS Suit, Judge Says
• Dish Exec Says Ergen's LightSquared Debt Buy Was Personal
• Metro-North Needs $400M More For Key Train Safety System
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Blackstone, Saudi Aramco
• Reinsurer Wants AIG Unit's Liability Affirmed In NCR Cleanup
• NY Appellate Panel Revives Tax-Deferred RE Malpractice Suit
• EPA May Not Agree With Expanded Ozone Transport Region
• Withers Bergman Adds Veteran Tax Controversy Partners
• Takings Clause Takes Center Stage In NY Fracking Dispute
• Dewey Trustee Sues Two Ex-Partners For $1.3M In Clawbacks
• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Was Tossed From Harvard Law
• Shielding Of Clinic In NY Gossip Case Spurs Privacy Worries
• Utica's $1M Asbestos Reinsurance Suit Sent To Mediation
• Cadwalader Taps New Chairman, Managing Partner For 2015
• Dow Jones Files $5M Suit Over WSJ Headline Theft
• BlackRock To Halt Analyst Survey In Wake Of NY AG Deal
• Punitive Damages Still Closed To Ex-Jacoby & Meyers Atty
• Tronox Court Sheds More Light On Legacy Liabilities
• 'Phobia' Claims — NY's Backdoor To 'Medical Monitoring'?
• WTC Neighbors Say Security Plan Creates Illegal 'Fortress'
• NY Judge Could Face Censure For Misuse Of Staff
• AGs Say Apple Can't Shirk State E-Book Penalties
• Countrywide Docs Restricted In NY RMBS Fraud Actions
• Silence On Court Funding, Fracking Draws Out Cuomo Critics
• Dish Drops $2B LightSquared Bid As Debt Trial Begins
• US Wants In On Whistleblower Suit Over Apparel Duties
• Greenwich Dumps Gas Station Chain's $4M Leak Claim
• Fracking Poses Threat To NY Land Values, Mortgages
• McCarter Faces Clawback Suit In Getty Petroleum Ch. 11
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Corporate Partner In NY
• Ex-Dewey Partners Say Trustee Stalling Claims Objections
• Former Co-Head Writer Of 'One Life To Live' Sues ABC
• Cuomo's Airport Upgrade Plan Has Big Funding Questions
• UBS Wants Insurer's $30M Investment Fraud Action Tossed
• WMC Can't Dodge Freddie Suit Over $1B Mortgage Pool
• Steve Cohen Testimony Barred From Martoma Trial
• JPMorgan's $2B Madoff Deal Wins Judge's OK
• BioScrip Agrees To Pay $15M In FCA Kickback Suit
• London Unseats NY As Top Spot For Foreign RE Dollars
• Barnes & Noble Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over Nook
• The 2013 Tightening Of The NY False Claims Act
• Ex-FTC Commish To Lead BakerHostetler Data Security Team
• In Re Millard Reveals Taxing Authority Travails In Ch. 15
• Aspen Shuts Down Jane Street's $2.2M Sandy Claim
• Interns Fight Fox Bid To Block Wage Class Action Alert
• Judge OKs Seneca Foods' $148M Bid For Bankrupt Allens
• Drill Baby Drill!: NY State's Fracking Future
• Litigation May Not Be The Best Way To Fight Airbnb
• Forest Labs Spends $3B For Specialty Pharma Co. Aptalis
• IP Firm Osterberg Opens NYC Office To Expand Services
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, New York Times, Shell
• Elliott Lobs $3B Go-Private Bid At Tech Co. Riverbed
• NY Lawyer Group Says Another Lean Year Will Damage Courts
• Hess Continues Slimdown With Retail Gas Spinoff, Sale Plans
• JPMorgan's $2.6B Deal In Madoff Cases A Warning For Banks
• NBA Settles Ex-ABA Team Owners' IP Row For $500M
• $6B NYU Expansion Project Needs State Approval, Judge Says
• Danaher Sues Over Soured $72M Merger With Analysis Co.
• Lenders Lose Appeal Of $767M Oppenheimer Suit
• Apple Wants Goodwin Procter Atty DQ'd As E-Book Monitor
• Brocade Insider Trading Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Sirius Investors Challenge Liberty's $23B Takeover Bid
• NYC Can't Reopen Solid Waste Plant At Brooklyn Park
• Midtown NYC Office Rents Reach Prerecession High
• Christmas Tree Shops Pays $1.3M To Exit OT Class Action
• NYPD, FDNY Retirees Charged In 9/11 Disability Fraud
• Derivative Suit Targeting Aeropostale Board Gets Tossed
• NY High Court Mulls Test For Recall-Related Damages
• Loehmann's Inventory, IP Sales Get Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $109M Award For Abengoa In Sugar Deal
• Award For Woman Called N-Word By Black Boss Gets Slashed
• Zurich Unit Gets New Shot At Post-Judgment Policy Exclusion
• Gramercy Property Trust Puts Up $51.6M For 3 Properties
• Hiscock & Barclay Picks Up Elmira, NY's Davidson & O'Mara
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mergermarket, Carlyle, Time Warner
• Abu Dhabi Investor Pays $815M For Marriott Properties
• Ex-Goldman Trader Tourre Loses Bid For New Trial
• Cuomo Pushes $16B Infrastructure Rebuild Post-Sandy
• Dish's $2B Offer For LightSquared On Brink Of Collapse
• 2014 Rings In Uncertainty For Many US Taxpayers
• JPMorgan Admits Lapses In $2.6B Madoff Settlements
• $1.4B Credit Suisse Loan Pool Suits Tossed By Judge
• Empire State Building Investors Again Sue Owners Over IPO
• Morgan Lewis Snags Renewable Energy Trio From Foley
• NYC's New Top Atty Faces NYPD Civil Payout Headache
• De Beers Diamond Antitrust Suit Nixed Again
• Brooklyn Volume, Prices Skyrocketed In Last Decade: Report
• Microsoft Suit Against Patent Co. To Survive, Judge Says
• Jury In SAC Trader's Trial Won't Hear About Fainting
• NY Workers' Comp Law Bars Hospital's Suit, Contractor Says
• $25M Bridge Isn't Amtrak's Responsibility, DC Circ. Told
• Fisher, Rockpoint Take Control Of 2 Manhattan Offices
• LBF Accuses Rivals Of Using Marks To Redirect Traffic
• Bingham Nabs Davis Polk Derivatives Partner For NY Office
• Louis Dreyfus Rips Ruling In Cotton Futures Antitrust Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Liberty, KKR
• Former Sen. Lieberman To Chair Victory Park Capital Board
• Verso Swings $1.4B Deal For Specialty Paper Co. NewPage
• T-Mobile To Pay $3.3B For Verizon Spectrum Licenses
• Hartford Sued For Sandy Coverage Despite Flood Exclusion
• Cuomo Outlines $2B NY Tax Cut Plan
• Verint Inks $514M Deal For Analytics Software Co.
• CommonWealth Opens Board To Activist, Hoping To End Fight
• Calif. Immigrant Atty's Win Cuts Path For Other States
• NYPD Alcohol Test Can Skip Collective Bargaining, Judge Says
• Ace Loses Deductible Fight Over Oil Terminal's Sandy Damage
• EPA Floats New Regs To Curb Wood Stove Pollution
• New York To Run Out Of Class B, C Office Space By 2018
• Manhattan Apartment 4Q Sales Reach 25-Year Highs
• Stakes Raised For RBS, Goldman In MBS Class Actions
• LA Wants AMR Airport Lease Fight Moved To Calif.
• ACLU Takes NSA Phone Spying Fight To 2nd Circ.
• BlackRock Picks Up 5% Stake In Australian Mining Contractor
• Madoff Funds Drop Deutsche Bank Suit Over $1.6B Debt
• Police Unions Race To Take Over Stop-And-Frisk Appeal
• NY Court Backs Syracuse's Coverage For Sex Abuse Inquiry
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wing Hang, Vodafone, Telefonica
• 50 Cent Can't Dodge Woman's Privacy Lawsuit Over Sex Tape
• Trustee Fights $2M Bonus For ResCap Restructuring Chief
• Why You Should Stay Away From Oral Agreements
• Con Edison Shelves $420M Rate Hike Bid
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Nix Doc Disclosure In Oil Futures Suit
• Retailers Plan To Appeal $7.25B MasterCard, Visa Fee Deal
• Ex-JP Morgan Broker Barred Over $9M Insider Trading Scheme
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