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Rare Securities Class Action Trial Begins in Years-Old Subprime Case
Publication Date: 2009-03-30
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Years before the phrase "toxic assets" became a cliche, the shareholders of a mortgage company called Household International filed a class action in Chicago federal district court, alleging that Household had engaged in "a massive predatory lending scheme" that inflated the company's financials. The trial in the case begins this week.

May 08, 2000 |

Co-Worker Whistleblower Cases Test Limits of 'Higgins' Holding

Scarcely a year after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that peer-to-peer whistleblowers in the workplace are entitled to protection against retaliatory discharge, two cases are forcing the justices to sharpen their pencils. The central issue in both cases is the extent to which New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act covers a worker who discloses wrongful action by fellow employees or cooperates in an investigation of them, even though direct harm to the public interest may not be present.
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In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 10-2378-bk(L)
Publication Date: 2011-08-17
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Jacobs, Chief Judge, Leval and Raggi, Circuit Judges.
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For plaintiff: HELEN DAVIS CHAITMAN, Becker & Poliakoff, LLP, New York, New York (Peter Schuyler, on the brief), for Appellants Diane and Roger Peskin, et al.
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Case number: 10-2378-bk(L)

Cite as: In re: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 10-2378-bk, NYLJ 1202511400493, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 16, 2011)Before: Jacobs, Chief

Amidst Financial Crisis, Shareholder Suits on Hold
Publication Date: 2008-09-29
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Say Cheese: Wolf Haldenstein and Lovell Stewart Named Interim Co-Lead Counsel in Milk and Cheese Price Manipulation Case
Publication Date: 2010-02-22
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Who knew the dairy business could provoke so many antitrust class actions? The appointment of Wolf and Lovells leaves at least two other plaintiffs firms out in the cold.

July 15, 2002 |

Senate Puts Corporate Bar In Its Sights

As the Senate scatter-shot some 98 proposals for new legislative pains and punishments at corporate America last week, corporate lawyers found themselves targets as well.
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June 14, 2007 |

Delaware and New York Judges Claim Topps Litigation

Touting their prospective speciality business courts, judges in New York and Delaware both have refused to dismiss virtually identical lawsuits against Topps Co. The breakdown in comity raises the prospect that executives, attorneys, shareholders and other parties will be forced to shuttle back and forth between Manhattan and Wilmington to resolve contentious issues surrounding a proposed sale of the baseball card manufacturer.
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April 03, 2007 |

MDL Panel: 'Traffic Cop' Seeing Its Power Grow

A federal panel whose members are handpicked by the chief justice of the United States to consolidate federal civil cases for discovery is playing an increasingly influential role in how and where large numbers of complex civil cases are litigated throughout the country. For some, a key question about the panel is: Who is minding the store? One concern is the puzzling court assignments when parties can't agree on a forum; one attorney says the panel sometimes decides to "ship 'em to Mars."
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September 19, 2005 |

After Hours - Correction

Extracurricular Activities.
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November 05, 2009 |

In re Cohen

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