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Ex-BellSouth GC Faces Domestic Violence Hearing
One month after he was arrested for allegedly beating his wife so badly she went to a hospital emergency room, former BellSouth GC Charles R. Morgan signed a full-page newspaper ad proclaiming he and other men "will not tolerate domestic violence." Morgan's tenure at BellSouth -- marked by a commitment to diversity and pro bono work -- ended abruptly July 12. Morgan's lawyer said the alleged incident with his wife "had some bearing" on the resignation.Leading M&A Transactions — Target or Acquirer Based in N.J. — 2012
Plaintiffs Unable to Prove Securities Fraud
IKON Office Solutions Inc. paid $111 million to settle a shareholders` suit that accused the company of overstating its income, but a federal appeals court has now ruled that the same investors don`t deserve a penny from the accounting firm of Ernst & Young because they simply have no evidence that its audit was performed recklessly.DOJ Sting Targeting Foreign Corruption Raises Questions
Nearly two-dozen executives in the arms-dealing business were in Las Vegas en route to meet a supposed defense minister from Gabon when FBI agents moved in. Twenty-one were arrested, accused of offering bribes to a foreign official.Cite as: King County v. IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, 09 Civ. 8387 (SAS), NYLJ 1202474373592, at *1 (SDNY, Decided October 29, 2010)District Judge Shira A. Sch
London Rivals Do Battle on Cell Phone Company's $508M Competition Claim
A clutch of London firms have landed roles advising on 3 Mobile's $508 million claim against four rival mobile phone operators, in one of the largest competition actions to hit the U.K. courts. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising the company on its claim against rival operators O2, Vodafone and Orange, respectively advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse. T-Mobile was also named in the case -- which began in the Commercial Court on December 4 -- and is being advised by Bristows.After a three-judge appellate panel reinstated a property owner's class action alleging that oil and chemical companies contributed to Hurricane Katrina's ferocity, the Fifth Circuit granted the defendants' motion to rehear the case en banc. Then, because it couldn't muster enough judges to hear it, the appellate court dismissed the appeal.
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