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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 998 CA 07-00381 PRESENT: HURLBUTT, J.P., MARTOCHE,
Switching firms midway through a trial is fraught with risk, but it worked out just fine for the shopping plaza developer Caruso Affiliated Holdings in its 2007 case against General Growth Properties. Two weeks into the trial in California state court, Caruso replaced a team from Irell & Manella with one from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges. Quinn Emanuel ended up winning a jury verdict of $89.2 million in damages for Caruso. On Tuesday Gen Growth dropped its appeal of the jury verdict and agreed to pay Caruso $48 million to settle the case.
Meal-break lawsuits simmer, then boil
California employers may have bitten off more than they can chew in their efforts to curb the growing number of lunch-break lawsuits with multimillion-dollar wage claims.Eateries take advantage of expansion to lift prices
Dining out will cost more this year as U.S. restaurants take advantage of the nearly two-year-long expansion to boost prices on food and drinks.Higher priced menus reflect growing confidence by eateries that consumers can afford to pay more to eat out. Restaurants are emboldened in part by the success of U.S. airlines, which have raised fares almost 10 percent since a year ago, according to Dean Maki, chief U.Prosecutors Crack Down on Stock Options
This summer, federal prosecutors and regulators fired two big opening volleys in their crackdown against suspiciously timed grants of stock options to top executives, bringing criminal and civil charges against former officials of two technology companies -- San Jose, Calif.-based Brocade Communications Inc. and Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Comverse Technology Inc. But these cases are just the beginning of what looks to be a very long investigative slog for DOJ prosecutors and SEC enforcement attorneys.FILEDUnited States Court of AppealsTenth CircuitNOV 6 2000PATRICK FISHERClerkPUBLISHUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSTENTH CIRCUITAG SERV
Rewards junkies may turn to smaller banks for best debit perks
Lucie Shell, an 84-year-old retired secretary in Crewe, Virginia, uses the rewards she earns by swiping her debit card for gift certificates for family.Congress examining stock options timing as controversy spreads through companies
Justice Paul J. Baisley, JrCountrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Ruffin (08/29133)—Case DisposedCountrywide Home Loans, Inc. v. Ruffin (08/29133)&md
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