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  • September 4, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Unfinished Business Doctrine Does Not Cover Fees, Court Says

    New York law does not recognize an expansion of the unfinished business doctrine to include pending hourly fee matters of a bankrupt law firm, a Southern District judge ruled yesterday

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  • January 4, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Orrick Wins Bid to Move Clawback Claim Out of Bankruptcy Court

    In the latest in a string of recent developments involving law firms hoping to transfer so-called unfinished business claims out of bankruptcy court, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has tr

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  • Chikezie Ottah, Plaintiff v. Verifone Systems, Inc., Defendant, 11 Civ. 6187

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Richard Berman
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    Case Number: 11 Civ. 6187

    Cite as: Ottah v. Verifone Systems, Inc., 11 Civ. 6187, NYLJ 1202575281175, at *1 (SDNY, Decided October 10, 2012)District Judge Richard Bermanp clas

  • December 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Appeals of dueling decisions will proceed in Coudert case

    A federal appeals court has agreed to weigh in on whether the Coudert Brothers estate is entitled to profits earned from so-called unfinished business taken by former Coudert partners to new

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  • August 13, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    In Narrowing Libel Claims, Judge Says Calling Someone Homosexual Is Not Defamation Per Se

    A statement that someone is a homosexual is not defamation per se in New York state, a federal judge has ruled. Southern District Judge Denny Chin said in a ruling yesterday that a "ver

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  • Matthew R. Chiste, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated, Plaintiff v. Hotels.com L.P., Defendants, 08 Civ. 10676 (CM)

    Publication Date: 2010-11-24
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Colleen McMahon
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    Case Number: 08 Civ. 10676 (CM)

    Cite as: Chiste v. Hotels.com L.P., 08 Civ. 10676 (CM), NYLJ 1202475218798, at *1 (SDNY, Decided November 15, 2010)District Judge Colleen McMahonp class="d

  • NYTimes v. DOJ, 11 Civ. 9336 (CM)

    Publication Date: 2013-01-04
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: Judge Colleen McMahon
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    Case Number: 11 Civ. 9336 (CM)

    Cite as: NYTimes v. DOJ, 11 Civ. 9336 (CM), NYLJ 1202583126402, at *1 (SDNY, Decided y 2, 2013)Judge Colleen McMahonDecided:

  • The New York Times Company, Charlie Savage, and Scott Shane, Plaintiffs v. United States Department of Justice, Defendant, 11 Civ. 9336

    Publication Date: 2013-01-07
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: Judge Colleen McMahon
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    Case Number: 11 Civ. 9336

    Cite as: NYT Co. v. USDOJ, 11 Civ. 9336 (CM), NYLJ 1202583538125, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 3, 2013)Judge Colleen McMahona href="http://judges.

  • February 1, 2013 | Legaltech News

    New York, New York

    It may just be time to grab a pair of vagabond shoes and start spreading the news, because New York state and federal courts contributed a significant amount of electronic data discovery lawm

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  • King County v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, 09 Civ. 8387

    Publication Date: 2012-05-10
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs King County, Washington and Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation: Daniel S. Drosman, Esq., Jessica T. Shinnefield, Esq., Darryl J. Alvarado, Esq., Anne L. Box, Esq., James A. Caputo, Esq., Patrick J. Coughlin, Esq., Nathan R. Lindell, Esq., David C. Walton, Esq., X Jay Alvarez, Esq., Christina A. Royce, Esq., Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA. Luke O. Brooks, Esq., Jason C. Davis, Esq., Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Post Montgomery Center, San Francisco, CA. Samuel H. Rudman, Esq., Jarrett S. Charo, Esq., David A. Rosenfeld, Esq., Robert M. Rothman, Esq., Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Melville, NY. For Defendants Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited: James P. Rouhandeh, Esq., Antonio Jorge Perez-Marques, Esq., William Ross Miller, Jr. Esq., Christopher Joseph Roche, Esq., Andrew Dickens Schlichter, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell L.L.P., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG and IKB Credit Asset Management, GmbH: John D. McFerrin-Clancy, Esq., Zachary D. Rosenbaum, Lowenstein Sandler PC, New York, NY. Thomas E. Redburn, Jr., Esq., Jennifer Jane McGruther, Esq., Michael James Hampson, Esq., Lowenstein Sandler PC, Roseland, NJ. For Defendants Moody's Investors Service Limited and Moody's Investors Service, Inc.: Mario Aieta, Esq., James J. Coster, Esq., Joshua M. Rubins, Esq., Justin E. Klein, Esq., James J. Regan, Esq., Joshua M. Rubins, Esq., Aaron M. Zeisler, Esq., Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. d/b/a Standard & Poor's Rating Services: Dean I. Ringel, Esq., Andrea R. Butler, Esq., Floyd Abrams, Esq., Jason M. Hall, Esq., Brian T Markley, Esq., Tammy L. Roy, Esq., Adam N. Zurofsky, Esq., Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant Fitch, Inc.: Andrew J. Ehrlich, Esq., Martin Flumenbaum, Esq., Donna M. Ioffredo, Esq., Roberta A. Kaplan, Esq., Mark S. Silver, Esq., Tobias J. Stern, Esq., Julia Tarver-Mason Wood, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 09 Civ. 8387

    Cite as: King County v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, 09 Civ. 8387, NYLJ 1202552960589, at *1 (SDNY, Decided May 4, 2012)District Judge Shira A. Sche