• October 21, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    In Market Meltdown, Plaintiffs Target Secondary Actors

    Over the weekend, Jonathan Glater of The New York Times offered a good analysis of the potenti

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  • Central City Brokerage Corp. v Acosta

    Publication Date: 2008-03-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, 1st Dept
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3164N

    Tom, J.P., Andrias, Nardelli, Sweeny, JJ. 3164N Index 602118/03 Central City Brokerage Corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent, v Ruben Acosta, Defendant-Appellant

  • November 3, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    SEC Announces New Proposed Whistleblower Rules; Big Pharma's Already Denouncing Them

    Big Pharma has got big concerns about the whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Fr

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  • October 14, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    WaMu Shareholders Win Class Certification in Case Against Former WaMu Directors and Officers, Underwriters, and Auditor

    While the shareholders of Washington Mutual Inc. wait anxiously for the Nov. 1 examiner's report in WMI's Chapter 11 to find out if they have any hope of recovery through the bankruptcy process, they

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  • July 31, 2001 | Legal Times

    A Sense of Security: Harvey Pitt's Return

    When James Doty was named general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission more than a decade ago, Harvey Pitt was the first to call with congratulations."You realize, you now

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  • April 23, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Countrywide Reportedly Agrees to Biggest-Yet Settlement of Subprime Securities Class Action

    The Los Angeles Daily Journal (subscription required) is reporting that Countrywide has agreed to a $600 million settlement of a securities class action accu

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  • Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

    Publication Date: 2010-07-13
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Leval, Pooler and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: CARTER PHILLIPS, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC (R. Clark Wadlow, Jennifer Tatel, David S. Petron, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC; Ellen S. Agress, Maureen A. O'Connell, Fox Television Stations, Inc., New York, NY, on the brief), for petitioner Fox Television Stations, Inc. Robert Corn-Revere, Ronald G. London, Amber L. Husbands, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC; Jonathan H. Anschell, Susanna M. Lowy, CBS Broadcasting Inc., New York, NY, for petitioner CBS Broadcasting Inc. Seth P. Waxman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; John W. Zucker, ABC, Inc., New York, NY, for petitioners ABC, Inc., WLS Television, Inc., and KTRK Television, Inc. Wade H. Hargrove, Mark J. Prak, David Kushner, Julia Ambrose, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP, Raleigh, NC, for intervenor ABC Television Affiliates Association. Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Parul P. Desai, Matthew Wood, Media Access Project, Washington, DC, for intervenors Center for Creative Voices and Future of Music Coalition. Michael R. Patrick, Renzulli Law Firm, White Plains, NY; Robert M. O'Neil, J. Joshua Wheeler, Eisha Jain, The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, for amici curiae The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and The Media Institute. Nancy Winkelman, Timothy K. Lewis, Carl A. Solano, Mark Fowler, Jerald Fritz, Henry Geller, Newton N. Minow, James H. Quello, Glen O. Robinson, Kenneth G. Robinson, Jr., Schnader Harrrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for amici curiae former FCC Commissioners and Officials. Christopher Hansen, Benjamin Sahl, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, First Amendment Project, Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, the National Coalition Against Censorship, National Federation of Community Broadcasters, PEN American Center, Screen Actors Guild, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Woodhull Freedom Foundation, Writers Guild of America, West, Writers Guild of America, East. Steven H. Aden, Patrick A. Trueman, Alliance Defense Fund, Washington, DC; Joel B. Campbell, Law Offices of Richard J. Yrulegui, Fresno, CA, for amici curiae Focus on the Family and Family Research Council. Robert W. Peters, Robin S. Whitehead, Morality in Media, Inc., New York, NY, for amicus curiae Morality in Media, Inc. Robert R. Sparks, Jr., Christopher T. Craig, Sparks & Craig, LLP, McLean, VA, for amicus curiae Parents Television Council. Thomas B. North, St. Ignace, MI, for amicus curiae Decency Enforcement Center for Television.
    for defendant: MIGUEL ESTRADA, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., (Susan Weiner, NBC Universal, Inc., on the brief) for intervenors NBC Universal Inc. and NBC Telemundo License Co. JACOB LEWIS, Associate General Counsel, for Austin C. Schlick, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. (Joseph R. Palmore, Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC; Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas M. Bondy, Anne Murphy, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, on the brief), for respondents.

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    Before: Leval, Pooler and Hall, C.JJ.Decided: July 13, 2010CARTER PHILLIPS, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC (R. Clark Wadlow

  • January 14, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Judge Relies on Second Circuit Ruling to Reinstate MBS Claims Against Morgan Stanley

    The right of plaintiffs to assert standing in bringing mortgage-backed securities class actions against banks was expanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a decision

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  • January 29, 2010 | Law.com

    LegalTech Descends on New York

    Lawyers provide legal information to clients and courts of law. The key word is information. With it, we can retain clients, render services, and manage the business of law. And with developments i

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  • November 26, 2008 | The American Lawyer

    Federal Judge to Auto Industry: You're Outta Here!

    As if the auto industry didn't have enough problems, on Tuesday a federal judge in Providence dismissed the carmakers' challenge to state vehicle emissions laws in Rhode Island. The ruling follows sim

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