Did Barclays dupe Lehman's bankruptcy court judge and scheme its way to a megabucks windfall when it bought Lehman's broker-dealer business in Sept. 2008? Or did the Lehman estate fling unfounded after-the-fact accusations at its white knight? The two sides make their last, best case before Judge James Peck.

Citing a forum selection clause in the companies' licensing agreement, Eli Lilly's lawyers at Morgan Lewis urged the Federal Circuit to nix the transfer of its patent case against Genentech to a new federal judge with strong IP chops.

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The fight over the validity of so-called unfinished business claims in law firm bankruptcies is heating up in courts on both coasts this week.

Examiner Anton Valukas avoids stating an opinion about the litigation between Barclays and the Lehman estate and creditors, but his report provides a detailed account of events leading up to the sale. He finds some support for Lehman's argument that certain assets were undervalued--yet no evidence of a quid pro quo conspiracy.

District Judge Arthur D. Spatt U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances: Attorneys for the Plaintiffs: By: Joseph S. Tusa, Esq.; Paul C. Whale

By Andrias, J.P., Marlow, Sullivan, Ellerin, Nardelli, JJ. 6475-6476. In re Madison Square Garden, L.P., pet-ap, v. New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority re

U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit Judge Straub Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Denny Chin, Judge)