• January 4, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Second Circuit Calls for State Court Assist in Refco Trustee Suit Against Mayer Brown and Auditors

    In pari delicto is one of the bedrock principles of common law: You can't blame someone else for wrongdoing if you're equally at fault. On th

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  • Pelman, et al. v. McDonald's Corp., 02 Civ. 07821 (DCP)1

    Publication Date: 2010-11-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: Judge Donald C. Pogue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Hirsch & Associates, P.C. (Samuel Hirsch) for Plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Winston & Strawn LLP (Thomas J. Quigley, Bradley E. Lerman, Bruce R. Braun, Scott P. Glauberman, Melissa A. Gabriel and Thomas P. O'Connor) for Defendant.

    Case Number: 02 Civ. 07821 (DCP)1

    Cite as: Pelman, et al. v. McDonald's Corp., 02 Civ. 07821, NYLJ 1202474231493, at *1 (SDNY, Decided October 27, 2010)Judge Donald C. Poguep class="decided

  • November 13, 2006 | National Law Journal

    The NLJ 250 Chart (1-50)

    The NLJ 250 Order Th

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  • Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron, 10-1020-cv (L)

    Publication Date: 2011-03-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Jacobs,* Ch.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene C. Schaerr (Eric W. Bloom, Lauren M. Butcher, Gregory L. Ewing, C. Macneil Mitchell, On The Brief), Winston & Strawn Llp, Washington, Dc And New York, New York, For Petitioner-Appellant. Jonathan S. Abady (Ilann M. Maazel, O. Andrew F. Wilson, On The Brief), Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady Llp, New York, New York, For Plaintiffs-Appellants.
    for defendant: Randy M. Mastro (Edward G. Kehoe, Daniel J. King, King & Spalding, New York, New York, Scott A. Edelman, Thomas G. Hungar, On The Brief), Gibson, Dunn, & CrutcheR Llp, New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, And Washington, Dc, For Defendants-Appellees. Daniel A. Cohen, Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP, New York, New York, for Amici Curiae Emergency Committee for American Trade and National Association of Manufacturers in support of Defendants-Appellees. Carter G. Phillips, Kathleen M. Mueller, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Robin S. Conrad, Amar D. Sarwal, National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: 10-1020-cv (L)

    Cite as: Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron, 10-1020-cv, NYLJ 1202487010245, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 17, 2011)Before: Jacobs,* Ch.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.

  • Stryker Corporation v. Davol Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-12-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2000-12-12
    Court: Fed. Cir.
    Judge: MAYER, Chief Judge; NEWMAN and SCHALL, Circuit Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory J. Vogler, et. al.
    for defendant: Peter C. McCabe III, et. al.

    Case Number: No. 99-1202, -15

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. MAYER, Chief Judge. Davol, Inc. (Davol) appeals the orders of the United States District Court for the Western Di

  • August 3, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Bernstein Litowitz Pulls Off $125 Million Settlement for New Century Shareholders

    Back in the more innocent days of 2007, it seemed like the collapse of the subprime mortgage company New Century Financial was a culminating event in the financial crisis. It turned out, of course, to

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  • In re Amaranth Natural Gas Commodities Litigation, 07 Civ. 6377

    Publication Date: 2010-05-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2010-04-30
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District
    Judge: Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07 Civ. 6377

    District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: For Plaintiffs: Bernard Persky, Esq., Gregory Scott Asciolla, Es

  • September 7, 2000 | Legal Times

    Final Exam for Law Schools

    Forget the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings. If you want the real scoop on the quality of Washington, D.C.-area law schools, talk to some of their recent gradua

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  • August 20, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Green Island Power Authority, petitioners v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, respondent

    Decided Aug. 10, 2009 Before Sack and Katzmann, C.JJ.* Petition for review of several orders and notices issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during the proceedings

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  • Pelman, et al. v. McDonald's Corp., 02 Civ. 07821 (DCP)1

    Publication Date: 2010-11-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: Judge Donald C. Pogue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Hirsch & Associates, P.C. (Samuel Hirsch) for Plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Winston & Strawn LLP (Thomas J. Quigley, Bradley E. Lerman, Bruce R. Braun, Scott P. Glauberman, Melissa A. Gabriel and Thomas P. O'Connor) for Defendant.

    Case Number: 02 Civ. 07821 (DCP)1

    Cite as: Pelman, et al. v. McDonald's Corp., 02 Civ. 07821, NYLJ 1202474231493, at *1 (SDNY, Decided October 27, 2010)Judge Donald C. Poguep class="decided