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Cite as: Laumann v. National Hockey League, 12 Civ. 1817, NYLJ 1202591838870, at *1 (SDNY, Decided March 6, 2013)District Judge Shira Scheindlinp cla
Sullivan & Cromwell, Cooley, and Andrews Kurth were on the losing end of a ruling this week in a securities class action against BP over what it disclosed to shareholders about the risks of a disaster like the one that unfolded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Bank Escapes Liability For Countrywide Deeds In Calif. Federal Court
In a decision last week, Los Angeles federal district court judge Mariana Pfaelzer held that Bank of America does not have successor liability for Countrywide's activities under Delaware law, and dismissed claims by a purported class that bought mortgage-backed securities from Countrywide.U.S. Supreme Court to take up huge sex bias claim vs. Wal-Mart
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked today to decide whether more than 500,000 women who are current and former Wal-Mart employees can band together in a job discrimination lawsuit.Wal-Mart yells 'Supreme Court' after 9th Circuit certifies largest civil class action ever
After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, the 9th Circuit on Monday certified the largest civil class action in U.S. history, giving ultimately as many as 1.5 million women the green light to proceed with sex discrimination claims against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Lawyers for Wal-Mart suggested the retailer is considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion.OPINION OF THE COURT SLOVITER, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Janice Freed appeals from the orde
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.
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