• 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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  • March 15, 2006 | Alm

    New Supreme Court Singing in Harmony

    It's not the Rehnquist court anymore. Nearly six months into his tenure as chief justice, John Roberts Jr. has begun to make his mark on the Supreme Court, fostering a sense of harmony and tri

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  • February 20, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Conrad Black Loses Bid To Reverse Conviction

    Veteran criminal defense lawyer Edward Genson has been called "one o

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  • Pannu v. Land Rover North America, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-01-19
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-19
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mardirossian & Associates, Inc., Garo Mardirossian, Jill P. McDonell and Armen Akaragian; Jacobs, Jacobs & Eisfelder and Stanley K. Jacobs for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., William E. Thomson and Blaine H. Evanson, for Defendants and Appellants, Land Rover North America, Inc., Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, and Terry York Motor Cars, Ltd.

    Case Number: No. B218173

    Cite as 11 C.D.O.S. 778SUKHSAGAR PANNU, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. et al., Def

  • October 28, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Second Time's the Charm for Plaintiffs in Washington Mutual Complaint

    Like some editors we know, many judges have a sore spot for disorganized, confusing, or wordy complaints. As we reported ea

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  • September 29, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

    Special Masters Serve as High Court's Eyes and Ears

    When opposing law-yers for Virginia and Maryland rise to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 about water rights in the Potomac River, they will each cite documents more than 300 year

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