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June 23, 2005 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

AMC Entertainment Inc. announced that it will merge with Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. to create a larger number-two competitor for movie theater company Regal Entertainment Group. AMC had previously abandoned talks to merge with Loews in late 2003. Also, private equity firm Blackstone Group is buying Wyndham International Inc. for $3.24 billion.
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January 29, 2008 | New York Law Journal

New York's Prohibition of Vertical Price-Fixing

Jay L. Himes, the chief of the antitrust bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of New York, writes that under state law, minimum vertical price-fixing is a per se antitrust violation that violates the Donnelly Act in and of itself, without any need for inquiry into market conditions or other circumstances. Where use of an RPM provision causes purchasers to be overcharged, the injury should be recoverable under the Donnelly Act's treble damage provision.
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November 02, 2007 | New York Law Journal

United States, appellee v. Eduardo Rosa, defendant-appellant

Uncertainty Over Use of Firearm or BB Gun in Robbery Means Repeat Felon Need Not Serve ACCA 15-Year Sentence
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November 20, 2003 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

New York firms recently counseled a $16 billion insurance merger and worked out the details on the sale of a paper manufacturer for more than $2.8 billion.
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March 02, 2006 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Blackstone Group LP, an international investment and advisory firm, has acquired MeriStar Hospitality Corp., a hotel real estate investment trust and management company, for $2.6 billion. MeriStar, which owns 57 hotels operating under the Hilton, Holiday Inn, Sheraton and Weston brands, represents Blackstone's fifth hotel takeover in the past year. Also, Coherent Inc., which designs and sells lasers and precision optics, has acquired Excel Technology Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $376 million.
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November 13, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Ortiz v. N.Y.S. Parole in Bronx

Free With Registration: Interpretation of Riot Statute Was Not So 'Novel' as to Deny 'Fair Notice'
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October 04, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd�s, London, plaintiffs v. Foster Wheeler Corp., defendant-appellant

New Jersey Law Governs Policies Under Which Firm Sought Asbestos Exposure Action Defense Costs
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September 14, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Miller, J.P.; Angiolillo, Eng and Austin, JJ. By Skelos, J.P.; Leventhal, Hall and Austin, JJ. By Mastro, J.P.; Skelos, Dillon and Eng, JJ. By Mastro, J.P.; Leventhal, Chambers and Roman, JJ. By Mastro, J.P.; Leventhal, Chambers and Roman, JJ. By Rivera, J.P.; Dillon, Balkin and Austin, JJ. By Gail Prudenti, P.J.; Mastro, Rivera, Spolzino and Skelos, JJ. By Santucci, J.P.; Miller, Balkin and Austin, JJ. By Spolzino, J.P.; Dillon, Miller and Angiolillo, JJ. By Spolzino, J.P.; Santucci, Eng and Belen, JJ. By Skelos, J.P.; Florio, Covello and Balkin, JJ. By Dillon, J.P.; Covello, Angiolillo and Austin, JJ. By Spolzino, J.P.; Dillon, Miller and Angiolillo, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Rivera, J.P.; Florio, Miller and Austin, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ. By Miller, J.P.; Chambers, Lott and Roman, JJ.

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