0 results for 'Berger Montague'
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.When antitrust lawyer Joseph Saveri left Lieff Cabraser earlier this year to found his own small firm, he held onto a price-fixing case against a group of leading chemical companies. He must be glad he did, because the litigation has now survived a key test and is moving toward trial.
Vitamin Price Case: Not Your Father's Class Action
Among class action lawyers, it's axiomatic: When prosecutors indict, the lawsuits will follow. But the effort to prove a global conspiracy to fix the price of vitamins proceeded a bit differently. About 80 lawyers convened at the Mayflower Hotel on May 17. But they came to listen as lawyers from Boies & Schiller L.L.P. briefed them. Only until March, when Swiss vitamin-maker Lonza A.G. agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges did 36 other firms followed suit.In what may be a sign of things to come in the subprime litigation, Merrill ponies up one of the 20 biggest securities class action settlements on record.
On Tuesday the world's largest retail trade association vowed to go to court if necessary to fight a proposed $7.25 billion class settlement with Visa, MasterCard and their partner banks, arguing that the deal "does nothing" to curb the card companies' alleged manipulation of credit card swipe fees. Constantine Cannon, meanwhile, has rejected accusations that the firm faces a conflict of interest in its efforts on behalf of merchants that object to the settlement.
Will the U.S. Supreme Court agree to decide once and for all whether corporations are liable for human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute?
Volkswagen, represented by Kenneth Geller of Mayer Brown, argued that the plaintiffs attorneys in an MDL over alleged oil-sludge damage should only get $7.7 million.
Trending Stories
Good Legal Technology is Good Business: A Case for Bringing Employment Issues In-House
Brought to you by LexisNexis®
Download Now
Insights and Strategies for Effective Succession Planning in AM Law 100 Firms
Brought to you by Gallagher
Download Now
State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
Brought to you by LexisNexis®
Download Now
2024 ESI Risk Management & Litigation Readiness Report
Brought to you by Pagefreezer
Download Now