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U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances For plaintiffs: Steven B. Singer Avi Josefson Mark D. Debrowski Ber
Indonesian Villagers' Suits Against Exxon Dismissed
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a pair of suits brought by a group of Indonesian villagers who accused Exxon Mobil of abetting human rights violations, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing. In his six-page opinion dealing with both cases, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found that the villagers could not sue in U.S. court because they were non-resident aliens, and because the issues in the case pertained entirely to Indonesia.Towards the end of last month's e-book price fixing trial, it looked to some like Gibson Dunn's Orin Snyder might pull off a come-from-behind victory for Apple. But the company and its lawyers didn't come close.
Suits by Baseball and Hockey Fans Against Leagues Allowed to Proceed
Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin, in a 53-page ruling released on Dec. 5, refused to dismiss claims that the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball stifle competition by blacking out games in certain geographic regions.For any class action plaintiffs lawyer, winning tens of millions of dollars in fees is a big deal. But the litigation Robert Abrams of Baker & Hostetler spearheaded for a group of southeast U.S. dairy farmers isn't your average case--not for Abrams, his firm, or the bankruptcy trustee and creditors of Howrey LLP.
Tuesday brought news of another big settlement in the milk price-fixing case spearheaded by Baker & Hostetler's Robert Abrams. The deal promises reforms for the dairy market in the southeast, and an injection of new cash to fight over in the bankruptcy of Abrams' former firm, Howrey LLP.
The litigation pits a renowned class action attorney against a preeminent technology company and Silicon Valley's most famous law firm, yet the appeal seems to be flying largely under the radar.
District Judge John F. Keenan U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK For Plaintiffs: Curtis V. Trinko, Esq., Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP
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