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August 27, 2008 | New York Law Journal

United States, appellee v. Joseph Amato and John Fasciana, defendants-appellants

Free With Registration: Attorney's Fees, Accounting Costs Can Be Included, As 'Other Expenses', in Restitution Order Under MVRA
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October 12, 2006 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Gilead Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that specializes in anti-viral flu and AIDS medication, has purchased cardiology drug manufacturer Myogen, Inc., for $2.5 billion. Gilead also recently acquired Corus Pharma, Inc., for roughly $365 million. Also, Duke Energy Corporation has sold 49 percent of its stake in Crescent Resources, LLC, the land management and real estate development company it formed and began operating over 40 years ago, to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund for $1.4 billion.
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July 02, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

In a rare public-private merger of equals, Towers, Perrin, Foster & Crosby struck a deal to join forces with rival Watson Wyatt Worldwide to create what is believed to be the largest employee benefits company in the world, according to news reports. The companies valued the all-stock transaction at $3.5 billion, based on the valuation of both entities. Also, Nortel, the bankrupt Canadian phone-equipment maker that once had a market valuation of $250 billion has agreed to sell its most lucrative asset to Nokia Siemens for $650 million by the third quarter of this year.
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March 16, 2006 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

North Fork Bancorporation Inc. has been acquired by Capital One Financial Corporation in a $14.6 billion cash and stock deal. The combined company, which will become one of the 10 largest banks in the nation, will have 655 branches and deposits of more than $84 billion. Also, Knight Ridder Inc., the second-largest newspaper chain in the country, was acquired for $4.5 billion by the McClatchy Company, and Gentiva Health Services Inc. acquired The Healthfield Group Inc. for $454 million.
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August 10, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Cohen, plaintiff-appellant v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., defendants-appellees

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 Violated by Unearned, Undivided Post-Closing Fee
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June 11, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Travel Abroad, Sue at Home

Thomas A. Dickerson, an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes that one of the most interesting areas of Travel Law involves accidents sustained by U.S. citizens abroad. A common litigation strategy, of course, is to sue in the United States in federal or state court against a solvent defendant subject to long-arm jurisdiction and applying U.S. common law or statutory law. Such cases raise a variety of liability and procedural issues including, inter alia, the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the enforceability of forum selection, mandatory arbitration and choice of law clauses in travel contracts.
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November 06, 2003 | New York Law Journal

New Deals: Lawyers on Major Transactions

This week, New York lawyers ironed out a $2.6 billion deal uniting the nation�s second- and third-largest tobacco companies and helped care provider UnitedHealth Group buy Mid Atlantic Medical Services Inc. in a deal valued at $2.95 billion.
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December 14, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Hernandez, plaintiffs-respondents v. Robles, defendant-appellant

Panel Upholds State Ban on Same-Sex Marriages; Same-Sex Couples Lack Constitutional Right to Marry
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October 20, 2008 | New York Law Journal

People, respondent v. Quentin Abney, defendant-appellant

Panel Relies on Case Facts to Uphold Denial of Expert Evidence on Reliability of Eyewitness Identification
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