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June 15, 2001 |

The Empire Strikes Back

This is a tale of two cities -- London and New York -- and the ways that their big firms deploy technology. Lawyers, it is often said, are motivated in equal measure by fear and greed. But whe

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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

January 13, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Second Circuit Revives Online Music Pricing Antitrust Class Action Against Record Companies

Here at the Litigation Daily, we love a case that lets us talk about both the pleading standards demanded by the U.S. Supreme Court in a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-1126.pdf

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National Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Eliadis, Inc.

Publication Date: 2001-06-13
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Date Filed: 2001-06-11
Court: 6th Cir.
Judge: JONES, SILER, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges
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Case Number: Nos. 00-3013/343

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. OPINION RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. On the night of December 14, 1996, the Melody Lane Lounge, a commerc

August 24, 2012 | Litigation Daily

Kaye Scholer Leads Way for Antitrust Win in Battle of Big Drug Stores v. Big Pharma

The latest round in the battle between retail pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies over drug pricing has produced a win for the Big Pharma. On Wednesday, a California appellat

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November 1, 2003 | Corporate Counsel

The Counsel You Keep

Click Here For The ChartWhen William Lytton arrived at scandal-ridden Tyco International Ltd.,

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August 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Morrison Strikes Again: Miami Judge Tosses Foreign-Flavored Madoff Class Action

Once upon a time, and not very long ago, securities class action litigation appeared to be going global. The trend was epitomized by a href="http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202427788083"

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February 17, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Kasowitz Benson Wins TRO for Source Interlink in Magazine Distribution Lawsuit

Print media may be dying, as we're constantly told, but at least it's generating litigation work for lawyers. As we reported last week, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman a href="http://w

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September 10, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Third Circuit Reinstates Vioxx Class Action Against Merck

With a different lawyer taking the lead in arguing their case, Merck shareholders got a different (and much better) result in a securities class action that accuses the company of failing to make adeq

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People v Camara

Publication Date: 2007-10-18
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Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
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Case Number: 1738

Nardelli, J.P., Gonzalez, Sweeny, McGuire, Kavanagh, JJ. 1738 Ind. 4272/04 The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Fofana Camara, also known as Am