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May Courts Assist Private International Arbitration?
With more disputes required by contract to be resolved through international arbitrations, parties must pursue creative avenues to obtain written discovery and witnesses' testimony. One such avenue is through 28 U.S.C. �1782. Currently, the courts are split over whether an international private arbitration constitutes a "tribunal" entitled to judicial assistance under �1782. Attorneys Sofia E. Biller and Howard S. Suskin examine the implications of that split on the availability of relief under �1782.A federal judge in Philadelphia allowed class antitrust claims against some of the country's top egg producers to move forward, though she granted motions to dismiss by one producer and an industry trade group.
Judge OKs Majority Of Claims in Egg Price-Fixing MDL
U.S. District Court Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a ruling on Tuesday allowing the majority of indirect purchaser claims in the multidistrict class action litigation over alleged price-fixing for eggs and egg products to move forward, marking another setback for the dozen-or-so defendants.Westchester Day School v. Village of Mamaroneck
Dispute Between Orthodox Jewish Day School and Zoning Board Is Remanded; Judgment VacatedFannie Mae Securities Class Action Attorneys Seek $44M
Earlier this year, Fannie Mae and its former auditor, KPMG LLP, reached a $153 million settlement in a securities fraud class action. As the agreement moves towards final court approval, lawyers for the class members are seeking more than $44 million in fees and expenses.Court Puts New York Litigation on Hold in NYSE M&A Battle
New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich was none too pleased earlier this year to find herself in a tug of war with Delaware's top business court judge, Leo E. Strine Jr., in litigation over NYSE Euronext's $8.2 billion sale to IntercontinentalExchange. "Who — please tell me it's not Chancellor Strine who has the Delaware cases?" she pleaded back in January.Fed. Judge Upholds Direct Purchaser Claims In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
Did some of the country's largest egg producers slaughter healthy birds and scramble up a sham "animal welfare" program to increase cage space for hens as part of a conspiracy to jack up egg prices?'Schottdorf': �1782(a) in Discovery in Foreign Actions
Juergen R. Ostertag and Richard B. Brosnick, partners at Piliero Goldstein Kogan & Miller, write that in an important recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's broad application of the availability of discovery in aid of foreign proceedings.Attorneys Defend Fee Motion in Egg Price-Fixing Case
Class action plaintiffs lawyers know that most judges won't simply rubber-stamp a request for attorney fees in the wake of a big settlement, which is why fee motions always recite a familiar litany: The litigation was hard fought; the settlement was a great result for the class; the requested fees are in line with awards in similar cases; etc.Judge Delays Fee Request in Eggs Price-Fixing Case
The Philadelphia federal judge overseeing multidistrict antitrust litigation over alleged price-fixing in the egg and egg products market has issued an order on a 15-month-old motion for $7.5 million in fees filed by co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.Revenue, Profit, Cash: Managing Law Firms for Success
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