July 25, 2012 | Law.com
Jury to Hear Samsung Destroyed Evidence in Showdown With AppleBy David Bario
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September 28, 2011 | Law.com
Judge Upholds Direct Purchaser Claims in Egg Price-Fixing MDL; Two Defendants Fly the CoopBy David Bario
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February 08, 2012 | Law.com
Before Retiring His Robes, Judge Holwell Denies Appellate Bid by Vivendi ShareholdersBy David Bario
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May 04, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Eleventh Circuit rules context is king, revives SEC suit against Morgan KeeganAn appeals court has revived federal securities charges against Morgan Keegan over the brokerage's sale of auction-rate securities as the market collapsed.
By David Bario
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April 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Willkie, Weil Win Ruling Gutting GE Securities Class ActionPlaintiffs lawyers at Berman DeValerio scored a major win in January, when Judge Richard Holwell in Manhattan refused to dismiss claims that General Electric and a host of big underwriter-banks misled investors in a $12 billion GE stock offering. What a difference a few months can make: Holwell is now in private practice, and the plaintiffs' case against the banks is toast.
By David Bario
3 minute read
July 02, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Valukas Report Made Plaintiffs' Case, But Undermined $83 Million Fee Bid in Lehman CasePlaintiffs lawyers at Bernstein Litowitz and Kessler Topaz will take home $56.7 million in fees for cinching $516 million in settlements for Lehman investors. But the judge overseeing the case ruled that the lawyers leaned too much on Lehman examiner Anton Valukas to justify the much higher award they sought.
By David Bario
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May 01, 2013 | Law.com
Philip Morris Aims to Knock Out Medical Monitoring Claims, But Who's at Bat?By David Bario
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August 07, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Opposition Mounts to $7.2 Billion Credit Card Fee DealThree more class representatives have joined a breakaway camp led by Constantine Cannon, complicating efforts to win approval for the record-breaking antitrust class action settlement.
By David Bario
3 minute read
May 14, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Judge Sends Ohio MERS Class Action Back to State CourtU.S. District Judge James Gwin in Cleveland finally issued a decision over the weekend in an Ohio county prosecutor's case against MERS and a gaggle of big banks. But it wasn't the ruling the defendants had been waiting for.
By David Bario
3 minute read
September 06, 2012 | The American Lawyer
MBS Plaintiffs Chip Away at Banks' Standing Defense at Second CircuitJudges have collectively knocked out billions in claims because mortgage-backed securities plaintiffs didn't invest in the individual offerings--or even tranches--of securities on which they based their allegations. On Thursday the Second Circuit put some crucial limits on the banks' standing defense, rejecting arguments by Sullivan & Cromwell and reviving an MBS class action against Goldman Sachs.
By David Bario
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