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November 22, 2009

On Trial / Securities

In Vivendi F-Cubed Trial, Former CEO Messier Calls Fraud Allegations 'Infamous Lies'

The charismatic onetime mogul who transformed a French utility company into a global media conglomerate--and then saw its share price crash--told jurors he'd come to a New York courtroom to clear his name.

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VIDEO

Sidebar: Challenges Facing the SEC

Ralph Ferrara of Dewey & LeBoeuf talks to the Litigation Daily about the challenges facing the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Product Liability/Mass Torts

Plaintiffs Lawyer in $300 Million Florida Smoking Suit: 'The Jury Was Impressed by the Numbers'

The so-called Engle progeny suits have not been going well for the tobacco companies. But Thursday's shocker of a verdict was a loss of an entirely different magnitude. We talked to Cindy Naugle's lawyer, Robert Kelley, about how he managed to win a verdict that's ten times bigger than the previous record-setter.

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Securities

Answer in the Form of a Question: Who Is Richard Cordray, the Ohio AG (and Former Jeopardy! Champ) Who's All Over the Latest Securities Litigation Headlines?

With a new class action filing against the ratings agencies, Cordray is strengthening the case that he's the Midwest's answer to Andrew Cuomo.

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International / Securities

Simpson Wins Preliminary Injunction for Hedge Funds in Argentina Bond Litigation

How is the litigation over the Republic of Argentina's obligations to hedge funds that bought up the country's defaulted bonds like the America's Cup tempest? Both feature Barry Ostrager of Simpson Thacher--and both have had more plot twists than an episode of Guiding Light.

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White-Collar

After Three-Year Deferred Prosecution, DOJ Dismisses Charges Against First Foreign FCPA Target

The Norwegian oil company briefly held the record for the biggest FCPA fine when it entered into a deferred prosecution with the Justice Department in 2006. But after three years of good behavior, the company can put that all behind it now.

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