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Claims Against Professor Who Falsely Claimed He Was Poisoned by Restaurants May ProceedThings are heating up in the Lehman bankruptcy. For the first time since a trio of suits accused Barclays of conspiring to deceive Lehman and its creditors, the bank has filed a response. Plus: the fight over privileged documents continues.
Cite as: Quezada v. Smith, 10-2738-op, NYLJ 1202473801504, at *1 (2d. Cir., Decided October 21, 2010)Before: Newman and Hall, C.JJ., and Restani,* Ch.J.p c
As Sullivan & Cromwell's Robert Giuffra Jr. promised immediately after his loss to MBIA Inc. earlier this month, Bank of America and Société Genéralé are taking their fight with the bond insurer back up to a New York state appellate court.
In one of the few "bank-on-bank" cases arising from the financial crisis, JP Morgan Chase & Co. has emerged the winner in a $3 billion battle with Bank of America. Manhattan U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan issued summary judgment for Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc., which is owned by J.P. Morgan, in a dispute over an enormous failed collateralized debt obligation.
A federal judge in Manhattan certified a global class of investors who sank billions into Fairfield Greenwich funds that fed Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. But the judge excluded investors in 25 countries, singling out nations ranging from France, Switzerland, Israel, and China to the tiny islands of Picairn and Tokelau.
With Jones in the lead for Merck in the second bellwether Fosamax trial, it took a Manhattan jury only 25 minutes to decide that the osteoporosis drug didn't cause Louise Maley's jaw problems.
Vioxx Lawyer Wants His Next Move to Be in State Court
W. Mark Lanier, the Houston lawyer who won a $253.5 million verdict in the nation's first Vioxx pharmaceutical suit, wants another shot at a big win. In theory, attempts by Lanier and his small, breakaway group of plaintiffs lawyers to try future Vioxx suits in state, rather than federal, court will pressure Merck & Co. to come to the settlement bargaining table. But a judge overseeing the Vioxx litigation told a courtroom full of lawyers last week that the plans of Lanier's group are "counterproductive."State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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