Allen v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America; ViaSat v. Space Systems/Loral; E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Company v. Kolon Industries, Inc.; Wexler v. KPMG LLP et al.
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In Re: HSBC Bank, USA, N.A., Debit Card Overdraft Fee Litigation, 13-md-2451
Publication Date: 2014-04-29Practice Area:Industry:Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern DistrictJudge: District Judge Arthur SpattAttorneys:For plaintiff: Co-Interim Class Counsel: By: Jonathan W. Cuneo, Esq., Sandra W. Cuneo, Esq., of Counsel, Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca LLP, Washington, DC. Co-Interim Class Counsel: By: Nancy L. Fineman, Esq., Aron K. Liang, Esq., of Counsel, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, CA. Co-Interim Class Counsel: By: Seth Rigrodsky, Esq., Timothy J. MacFall, Esq., of Counsel, Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., Garden City, NY. Co-Interim Class Counsel: By: Brian S. Cohen, Esq., Clifford J. Bond, Esq., of Counsel, Cohen Law Group, P.C., New York, NY.For defendant: Attorneys for the Defendants By: Joseph E. Strauss, Esq., Julia B Strickland, Esq., Wesley M. Griffith, Esq., Lisa M. Simonetti, Esq., of CounselStroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY. Proposed Amici: By: Adam S. Turk, Esq., of Counsel, Turk & Davidoff PLLC, New York, NY. Proposed Amici: By: Barry Himmelstein, Esq., of Counsel, Himmelstein Law Network, Emeryville, CA.Case number: 13-md-2451
Cite as: In Re: HSBC Bank, USA, N.A., 13-md-2451, NYLJ 1202652854435, at *1 (EDNY, Decided April 21, 2014) 13-md-2451 District Judge Arthur
Meet the The Recorder's 2012 Women Leaders in Law. This year's awards go to women who have shown creativity and effort in building relationships that create opportunities for their firms or organizations and for others.
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The firms selected for this year's honors are: Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check; Berger & Montague; Bernstein Liebhard; Bernstein Litowitz; Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; Coughlin Stoia; Grant & Eisenhofer; Hagens Berman; Labaton Sucharow; Lieff Cabraser; Milberg; Phillips & Cohen; Quinn Emanuel; Seeger Weiss; and Woodcock Washburn. Read on for the winning cases that earned these firms their place on the list.
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The firms selected for this year's honors are: Baron & Budd; Beasley Allen; Berger & Montague; Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz; Bernstein Litowitz; The Cochran Firm; Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; Coughlin Stoia; Dickstein Shapiro; Grant & Eisenhofer; Korein Tillery; Labaton Sucharow; Lieff Cabraser; Quinn Emanuel; and Seeger Weiss. Read on for the winning cases that earned these firms their place on the list.
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Benson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Publication Date: 2012-03-20Practice Area:Banking
Industry:Court: 9th Cir.Judge: Maria-Elena James, Chief Magistrate Judge, Presiding Before: Carlos F. Lucero,* Consuelo M. Callahan, and N. Randy Smith, Circuit Judges.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Niall P. McCarthy, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, California (Anne Marie Murphy and Aron K. Liang, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, California, and Derek G. Howard and Bethany Caracuzzo, Minami Tamaki LLP, San Francisco, California, with him on the briefs), for the plaintiffs-appellants.For defendant: Robert A. Sacks (Stacey R. Friedman and M. David Possick with him on the briefs), Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellee.Case number: No. 10-17402 No. 10-17404
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KIMBERLY BENSON; KARIMDAD BALOCH; and NEERJA JAIN GURSAHANEY, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plain
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. has agreed to pay $105 million to settle investor claims related to its work with defunct Medical Capital Holdings Inc., a purported medical receivables purchasing company in California that was later revealed to be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
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In re Air Cargo Shipping Services, 11-5464-cv
Publication Date: 2012-10-17Practice Area:Administrative Law |
Antitrust |
Appeals |
Government |
Transportation
Industry:Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second CircuitJudge: Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Kearse and Hall, C.JJ.Attorneys:For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher Lovell, Lovell Stewart Halebian Jacobson LLP (Steven N. Williams, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy; W. Joseph Bruckner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.; Craig C. Corbitt, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, & Mason; Daniel E. Gustafson, Gustafson Gluek PLLC, on the brief).For defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Asiana Airlines, Inc: Ian Simmons (Jonathan D. Hacker, Angela Thaler Wilks, Joshua Deahl, Anton Metlitsky, on the brief), O'Melveny & Myers LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air Canada and AC Cargo: Sanford M. Litvack, Eric J. Stock, Hogan Lovells US LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air China Ltd. and Air China Cargo Co. Ltd.: George N. Tompkins Jr., Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Air New Zealand Ltd.: Michael J. Holland, Roderick D. Margo, Condon & Forsyth LLP. For Defendants-Appellees All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.: Patrick J. Bonner, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, LLP and Charles J. Simpson, Jr., James A. Calderwood, Jol A. Silversmith, Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. for Defendants-Appellees Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Polar Air Cargo, LLC, and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.: Harvey J. Wolkoff, Ropes & Gray LLP. For Defendants-Appellees British Airways Plc: Daryl A. Libow, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Cargolux Airlines International S.A.: Stephen Fishbein, Heather Kafele, Shearman & Sterling LLP For Defendants-Appellees Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.: David H. Bamberger, DLA Piper LLP (US). For Defendants-Appellees El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.: John F. Savarese, David B. Anders, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, For Defendants-Appellees Emirates: Terry Calvani, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines): Gary A. MacDonald, John M. Nannes, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.: Barry G. Sher, Paul Hastings LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Lan Airlines, S.A., Lan Cargo, S.A. and Aerolinhas Brasileiras, S.A.: James V. Dick, Squire Sanders (US) LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Martinair Holland N.V.: Daniel G. Swanson, D. Jarrett Arp, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP For Defendants-Appellees Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.: John R. Fornaciari, Baker & Hostetler LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Saudi Arabian Airlines Ltd.: Peter J. Kadzik, Dickstein Shapiro LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Scandinavian Airlines System: George D. Ruttinger, Crowell & Moring LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Singapore Airlines Cargo PTE LTD and Singapore Airlines Ltd.: Margaret M. Zwisler, William R. Sherman, Ashley M. Bauer, Latham & Watkins LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Société Air France: James R. Warnot Jr., Linklaters LLP. For Defendants-Appellees South African Airways Ltd.: Sara E. Kropf, John M. Taladay, Steve Weissman, Andreas Stargard, Kimberly A. Murphy, Baker Botts LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Thai Airways International Public Co. Ltd.: Rowan D. Wilson, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. For Defendants-Appellees Qantas Airways Ltd.: W. Todd Miller, Baker & Miller PLLC.Case number: 11-5464-cv
Cite as: In re Air Cargo Shipping Services, 11-5464-cv, NYLJ 1202575087213, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 11, 2012)Before: Jacobs, Ch.J., Kearse and Hal
Bank of America and Barclays are among more than a dozen banks sued by the Regents of the University of California over claims they manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate.
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