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Blackwater Escapes Liability in Two North Carolina Federal Court Wrongful Death Suits--But One Is Far From Over
Publication Date: 2011-01-26
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In two separate rulings this week, federal district court judges in North Carolina called a halt to federal suits blaming Blackwater for the deaths of employees and civilians in Iraq. Plaintiffs lawyers in the two cases, however, had very different reactions to the rulings.

Financial Crisis Redux: Former Bear Stearns Executives Appear To Slip Out of $275 Million Shareholder Settlement Without Paying a Dime of Own Money
Publication Date: 2012-06-07
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This proposed deal comes two weeks after a federal judge signed off on a similar $90 million settlement of shareholder claims against the officers and directors of Lehman that was covered entirely by D&O insurance.

December 08, 2003 |

2003 NYLJ 100 Largest Law Offices

By most accounts, it has turned into a good year for New York's law offices. Buttressed by a booming economy that enjoyed 7.2 percent GDP growth in the third quarter, 57 of the 102 offices listed in the NYLJ 100 expanded in 2003. Track all the gains and losses in this annual report from the New York Law Journal Magazine.
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Vivendi Shocker in "F-Cubed" Jury Trial; Plaintiffs Team Predicts $9.3 Billion in Damages
Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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Plaintiffs achieve a big win in the first-ever securities class action trial involving U.S. and foreign shareholders who held shares in a foreign company on foreign exchanges. The one bright spot for the defense: The jury found no liability for former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier or former CFO Guillaume Hannezo.

Knight Trading Officials Cleared After Five Years
Publication Date: 2010-03-05
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A FINRA review panel dismissed all claims against Kenneth Pasternak, the former CEO and chairman of Knight Trading, and John Leighton, the former head of the firm's institutional sales desk. This decision reversed a 2007 ruling by a FINRA hearing panel, which had found that the two were guilty of supervisory lapses that led to alleged fraudulent sales to institutional customers. Their lawyers are pleased, but at the same time upset over the ordeal that their clients went through.

December 17, 2008 |

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ERISA Plaintiffs Settle with Bear Stearns for $10 Million
Publication Date: 2012-03-21
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A long-running ERISA class action against Bear Stearns ended with a whimper this week when employees who claimed to have lost $215 million when their retirement savings were invested in Bear Stearns stock agreed to settle for $10 million.

In Re: Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. Alfa, 09-5122-bk(L)
Publication Date: 2011-07-01
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, C.JJ., And Koeltl, D.J.*
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For plaintiff: Michael Schatzow (Robert L. Wilkins, Mitchell Y. Mirviss, Colleen M. Mallon, Richard L. Wasserman, on the brief), Venable LLP, Baltimore, MD, for Appellant Enron Creditors Recover Corp. Michael L. Cook (Brian C. Tong, on the brief), Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY, for Appellee Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V. Sabin Willett (Mark M. Elliott, Eric Heining, on the brief), Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston, MA, for Appellees ING VP Balanced Portfolio, Inc., and ING VP Bond Portfolio, Inc. Mark D. Cahn, Deputy General Counsel (Morgan Bradylyons, Attorney, Jacob H. Stillman, Solicitor, Katharine B. Gresham, Assistant General Counsel), on the brief, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington DC, for amicus curiae Securities and Exchange Commission. Joshua D. Cohn (Christopher J. Houpt), on the brief, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, for amicus curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Case number: 09-5122-bk(L)

Cite as: In Re: Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. Alfa, 09-5122-bk(L), NYLJ 1202499017169, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 28, 2011)Before: Walker, Cabranes, C.JJ.

Judge Rakoff E-Mails the Lit Daily: Turns Out He's No Fan of Arbitration
Publication Date: 2010-11-30
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We were pretty excited that Judge Rakoff sent us his opinion explaining why he upheld a $20.6 million FINRA arbitration award against Goldman Sachs. Reading the ruling--in which Rakoff takes subtle digs at the arbitration process and those who choose it as an alternative to court proceedings--was also fun.

February 01, 2006 |

The Lifesavers

With deft strategy and dogged work, Paul, Weiss lawyers steered their clients through the corporate plague years.
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