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  • January 3, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Kilpatrick tests tribe laws against unions

    Anyone who has ever sat at a blackjack table until 3 a.m. understands the age-old adage that the house always wins. But with Foxwoods Resort Casino engaged in a union battle that could intrud

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  • June 30, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

    PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

    Announcement The Jenkins Law Library will be closed from Saturday, July 1, through Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day weekend. It will reopen on Wednesday, July 5, and

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  • Sojitz Corporation v. Prithvi Information Solutions Ltd., 602511-2009

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Date Filed: 2009-12-02
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: James Yates
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 602511-2009

    Justice James A. Yates NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court Lovells LLP, New York City (Andrew M. Behrman and Matthew J. Galvin of counsel), for Sojitz Corporation, Claimant/Pet

  • October 6, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Widener Indemnifying Students Who Complained About Prof

    The two Widener University School of Law students named in a defamation suit by former professor Lawrence J. Connell are not only having their legal costs picked up by the school, but Widener has a

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  • Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L)

    Publication Date: 2012-02-29
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before Jacobs, Ch.J., Hall and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., et al.: ROBERT MADDEN, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX (Kathy Patrick, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, Houston, TX, Kenneth E. Warner, Warner Partners, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief). For Petitioner-Appellant The Bank of New York Mellon: ANDREW L. FREY, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY (Matthew D. Ingber, Christopher J. Houpt, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, Charles A. Rothfeld, Brian J. Wong, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, Hector Gonzalez, James M. McGuire, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, on the brief).
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees Walnut Place LLC, et al: OWEN L. CYRULNIK, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY (David J. Grais, Kathryn E. Matthews, Leanne M. Wilson, on the brief). For Respondents-Appellees The Segregated Account of Ambac Asssurance Coorporation & AMBAC Assurance Corporation: Rachel Allison Gupta, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Triaxx Prime CDO 2007-1, Ltd., et al: John G. Moon, Miller & Wrubel P.C., New York, NY. For Respondent-Appellee Commonwealth Investors: Justin M. Sher, Sher LLP, New York,NY. For Respondents-Appellees American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company & Knights of Columbus: Peter N. Tsapatsaris, Peter N. Tsapatsaris, LLC, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, et al.: David J. Grais, Grais & Ellsworth LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Policemens Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago, et al.: Beth A. Kaswan, Scott+Scott LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, et al.: Derek W. Loeser, Amy Christine Williams-Derry, Keller Rohrback, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, Gary A. Gotto, Ron Kilgard, Keller Rohrback, PLC, Phoenix, AZ. For Respondent-Appellee Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh: Heather Yue-Ling Fong, Robbins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, New York, NY. For Respondents-Appellees Columbus Life Insurance Company, et al.: Daniel M. Reilly, Reilly Pozner, L.L.P., Denver, CO. For Amicus Curiae Bank of America Corporation: THEODORE N. MIRVIS, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY (George T. Conway III, Elaine P. Golin, Won S. Shin, on the brief).
    Case Number: 11-5309-cv(L)

    Cite as: Blackrock Financial Management Inc. v. The Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corp., 11-5309-cv(L), NYLJ 1202543755452, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 27, 2012) p

  • December 6, 2010 | National Law Journal

    Defensive posture

    For seven years and on three continents, attorneys for defense contractor DynCorp have been locked in a contract dispute and subsequent arbitration-award fight with a company based in the Pe

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  • June 8, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Alien Torts Update: Kiobel Tees Up at Supreme Court; DLA Wins Dismissal of Suit Against Al Jazeera over Hezbollah Attacks

    In a move that could backfire disastrously for human rights plaintiffs--or ultimately expose their targets to massive liabilities--the question of whether the Alien Tort Statute applies to corpor

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  • October 9, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Judges Open October Term With Two Terrorism-Related Arguments

    Two cases involving purported acts of terrorism, one in Israel, one on the streets of the Bronx, will highlight the state Court of Appeals' October session which begins today. The

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  • June 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Brand, Generic Drug Makers Dispute FTC Stance

    Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series examining reverse-payment settlements in pharmaceutical patent litigation. The second part can be found a target="_blank" href="http://www

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  • July 1, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Big Suits

    Adidas v. Payless In the largest trademark verdict in U.S. history, Adidas AG won $305 million from Payless ShoeSource Inc. over Adidas's claim to its dist

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