• In Re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 21 MC 92

    Publication Date: 2010-06-30
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    Court: District Court, New York County
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee: Stanley D. Bernstein, Esq., Rebecca M. Katz, Esq., Christian Siebott, Esq., Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York, New York David Kessler, Esq., Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check LLP, Radnor, Pennsylvania Howard B. Sirota, Esq., Sirota & Sirota LLP, New York, New York Robert A. Wallner, Esq., Ariana J. Tadler, Esq., Peter G.A. Safirstein, Esq., Neil Fraser, Esq., Milberg LLP, New York, New York Jules Brody, Esq., Stull, Stull & Brody LLP, New York, New York Fred Taylor Isquith, Esq., Thomas H. Burt, Esq., Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, New York, New York
    for defendant: Liaison Counsel for Underwriter Defendants: Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq., Penny Shane, Esq., David M.J. Rein, Esq., Richard J.L. Lamuscio, Esq., Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York, New York Liaison Counsel for Issuer Defendants: Jack C. Auspitz, Esq., Joel C. Haims, Esq., Hilary M. Williams, Esq., Angela T. Rella, Esq., Reema S. Abdelhamid, Esq., Morrison and Foerster LLP, New York, New York For the Greene Objectors: Leland L. Greene, Esq., Garden City, New York For the Siegel Objectors: Edward F. Siegel, Esq., Cleveland, Ohio For the Pentz Objectors: John J. Pentz, Esq., Class Action Fairness Group, Maynard, Massachusetts For the Weinstein Objectors: Jeffrey L. Weinstein, Esq., The Weinstein Law Firm, Athens, Texas For the Bechtold Objectors: Theodore A. Bechtold, Esq., Brooklyn, New York James J. Hayes (Pro Se), Annandale, Virgnia

    Case Number: 21 MC 92

    District Judge Shira A. ScheindlinDecided: June 18, 2010For Plaintiffs' Executive Committee:S

  • Gordon v. West Houston Trees Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2011-04-30
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    Date Filed: 2011-04-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Evelyn V. Keyes Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: NO. 01-09-00269-CV

    OPINIONAppellant, Rodney Gordon, appeals from the summary judgment granted by the t ourt in favor of appellee, West Houston Trees, Ltd. In one point of error, Gordon argues that the t

  • November 9, 2010 | Legal Times

    National Firm Hires New IP Jefe

    WASHINGTON - James Burdett, who until recently was a partner in the Washington office of Venable, has joined Barnes & Thornburg and will head that firm’s intellectual

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  • May 11, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Partners Departing Sullivan, Cadwalader

    EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN: John Fullerton III joins the firm's national labor and employment practice as partner in the New York office and will focu

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  • February 24, 2011 | The Associated Press

    Lindsay Lohan Headed to Jail If She Takes Plea for Snatching Necklace

    LOS ANGELES — A judge told Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday he would sentence her to jail if she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors to avoid trial for allegedly stealing

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  • XTO Energy Inc. v. Nikolai

    Publication Date: 2011-08-29
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    Date Filed: 2011-08-30
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Terrie Livingston Chief Justice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: NO. 02-09-00299-CV

    OPINIONIn three issues, the appellants that are listed above, other than Leonard and Sandy Nikolai, argue that the trial court erred by denying their motions for summary judgment and by gr

  • In the Matter of

    Publication Date: 2003-06-09
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    Court: Appellate Division, 2nd Dept
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    Case Number: 2002-03496

    SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 4625f T/nl AD2d Submitted - May 19, 2003 NANCY E. SMITH, J.P.

  • March 3, 2011 | National Law Journal

    Firm Fights Headhunters Over $353,150 Fee

    A federal judge in Texas has ordered Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to pay attorney placement firm CB Legal Search LLC $353,150 in recruiting fees. The firm on Feb. 25 filed a notice of

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  • November 8, 2010 | The Associated Press

    Lawyer Gets 10-Year Sentence for Bilking Clients for Millions

    MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has sentenced a Wisconsin lawyer to 10 years in prison for bilking his clients out of millions of dollars. Sixty-two-year-old Peter

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  • Matter of Liza O. (Sanchez)

    Publication Date: 2008-01-08
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    Court: Appellate Division, 2nd Dept
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    Case Number: 2006-09542

    Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P. ROBERT A. LIFSON JOSEPH COVELLO DANIEL D. A