• November 8, 1999 | The Recorder

    On the Net, In the Dark

    A company in Fort Worth, Texas, sues a doctor's secretarywho lives in Naples, Fla., for posting allegedly defamatory comments ona Web site headquartered in the heart of California's Silicon Valley

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  • September 6, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Creditor Can't Bring Derivative Claims over $40 Million in Unpaid Loans to LLC, Delaware High Court Rules

    On Friday, a unanimous Delaware Supreme Court emphasized the "limited" aspect of limited liability companies, affirming a November 2010 Delaware Chancery Court ruling that creditors of

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  • October 11, 2002 | Corporate Counsel

    IBM PwC Consulting

    In a move calculated to bolster its already significant consulting business, International Business Machines Corporation has announced that it will pay $3.5 billion for PwC Consulting, the con

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  • February 15, 2002 | Law.com

    Antitrust Trade and Practice

    I n Todd v. Exxon Corp.,[1]� the Second Circuit reinstated a class-action antitrust suit based on an allegedly illegal exchange of information am

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  • American Intl. Group, Inc. v Greenberg

    Publication Date: 2009-03-12
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    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 44

    Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Acosta, Renwick, JJ. 44-44A-44B-44C-44D-44E-44F Index 600885/08 American International Group, Inc., Plaintiff-Respondent, v Maurice R. G

  • In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963

    Publication Date: 2011-01-26
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Robert W. Sweet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA Attorneys for Lead Securities Plaintiff State of Michigan Retirement Systems: By: Jeffrey C. Block, Esq., Patrick T. Egan, Esq., Justin Saif, Esq., Berman Devalerio, Boston, MA By: Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Esq., Julie J. Bai, Esq., San Francisco, CA By: Thomas A. Dubbs, Esq., James W. Johnson, Esq., Michael W. Stocker, Esq., Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY Co-Lead Counsel for the Derivative Plaintiff: By: David A.P. Brower, Esq., Brower Piven, P.C., New York, NY By: Marc M. Umeda, Esq., George C. Aguilar, Esq., Shane P. Sanders, Esq., Gregory E. Del Gaizo, Esq., Robbins Umeda LLP, San Diego, CA Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Joseph H. Meltzer, Esq., Edward W. Ciolko, Esq., Julie Siebert-Johnson, Esq., Peter H. LeVan Jr., Esq., Shannon O. Lack, Esq., Mark K. Gyandoh, Esq., James A. Maro, Jr., Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer Check LLP, Radnor, PA By: David S. Preminger, Esq., Keller Rohrback LLP, New York, NY By: Lynn L. Sarko, Esq., Derek W. Loeser, Esq., Erin M. Riley, Esq., Gretchen S. Obrist, Esq., Seattle, WA Interim Liaison Counsel for ERISA Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: Interim Liaison Counsel for the Securities Plaintiffs: By: Milo Silberstein, Esq., Dealy & Silberstein, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants The Bear Stearns Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Michael Minikes, Kathleen Cavallo, Stephen Lacoff, and Robert Steinberg: By: Eric. S. Goldstein, Esq., Brad S. Karp, Esq., Lewis R. Clayton, Esq., Douglas M. Pravda, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY By: Paul J. Ondrasik, Jr., Esq., F. Michael Kail, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC Attorneys for Defendant James E. Cayne: By: David S. Frankel, Esq., Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan D. Schwartz: By: Jay B. Kasner, Esq., Susan Saltzstein, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Samuel L. Molinaro, Jr.: By: Michael Chepiga, Esq., William T. Russell, Jr., Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Alan C. Greenberg: By: Ronald Richman, Esq., Jill L. Goldberg, Esq., Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Warren J. Spector: By: David B. Anders, Esq., Meredith L. Turner, Esq., Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey Mayer: By: Richard A. Edlin, Esq., Ronald D. Lefton, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendants Henry S. Bienen, Carl D. Glickman, Michael Goldstein, Donald J. Harrington, Frank T. Nickell, Paul A. Novelly, Frederic V. Salerno, Vincent Tese and Wesley S. Williams, Jr.: By: Randy M. Mastro, Esq., Robert F. Serio, Esq., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Michael Alix: By: Scott D. Corrigan, Esq., Jeffrey P. Wade, Esq., Wiggin & Dana LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey M. Farber: By: Michael R. Young, Esq., Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq., Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY Attorneys for Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP: By: Max R. Shulman, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY

    Case Number: 08 MDL 1963

    Cite as: In Re Bear Stearns Co., Inc., 08 MDL 1963, NYLJ 1202479404634, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 9, 2011)District Judge Robert W. Sweetp class="decided

  • May 28, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Citigroup Settles Claims in $200 Billion FHFA Litigation

    Citigroup Inc. has become the second—but probably not the last—bank to bow out of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's mortgage-backed securities litigation onsl

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  • December 16, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Potential Madoff Litigation Ropes in More Lawyers

    Inside The American Lawyer newsroom, there’s a running bet about how many Am Law 200 firms will get a piece of the Bernie Madoff pie. The over-under is 75. Any takers? Before you put your money

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  • September 9, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    CanadianDeals

    Biovail Valeant Biovail Corp., Canada's largest pharmaceutical company, already had several things in common with California-based Valeant Pharmaceutical

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  • Byrd v. Maricopa County Sheriff's Department

    Publication Date: 2011-01-05
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-05
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Neil V. Wake, District Judge, PresidingArgued and Submitted December 15, 2009—San Francisco, California Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Mary M. Schroeder, Sidney R. Thomas, Susan P. Graber, Raymond C. Fisher, Ronald M. Gould, Richard A. Paez, Richard C. Tallman, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Carlos T. Bea and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas B. Adler, Robert J. Herrington (argued), and Byron McLain, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.
    for defendant: Eileen D. GilBride, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendants-appellees.

    Case Number: No. 07-16640

    Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 216CHARLES EDWARD BYRD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v.MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; JOSEPH