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May 07, 2009 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

Southern District Bankruptcy Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez on Tuesday approved procedures for the sale of most of Chrysler LLC to Fiat SpA. Once the fast-tracked bankruptcy procedure is complete, Fiat will initially take a 20 percent stake in Chrysler with an option to acquire the remaining 15 percent after meeting certain requirements. Also, in a $7.8 billion cash deal, Citigroup Inc. has sold its Japanese brokerage firm Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. to Japan-based Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
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September 12, 2003 | Law.com

Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.

Plaintiffs Alleging Lung Disease From Pollution Fail to State a Claim Under Alien Tort Claims Act
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November 12, 2003 | New York Law Journal

Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Alitalia Airlines S.p.A.

Land Transportation Is Carriage Incidental to Air Transportation Within Warsaw Convention
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November 28, 2003 | Law.com

Carvel Corp. v. Noonan

Court to Decide Whether Public Harm Is Required For Franchisee�s Punitive Damages Claim
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February 06, 2006 | New York Law Journal

National Abortion Federation, plaintiffs-appellees, v. Gonzales, defendants-appellants

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Held Unconstitutional; Failure to Include Exception for Mother's Health Cited
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September 23, 2003 | New York Law Journal

United States v. Gilberto Edwards

Cocaine-Cutting Recipe Is Permissible Evidence of Mental State, But Not on Issue of Liability
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April 08, 2003 | New York Law Journal

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April 13, 2007 | New York Law Journal

In re: Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation

Rehearing of IPO Class Action Issue Denied; No Reason to Revise Standard for Class Certification
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June 19, 2002 | New York Law Journal

New Deals

In a deal valued at about .4 billion, Pittsburgh, Pa.-based H.J. Heinz Company, which bills itself as the world`s largest ketchup maker, announced last week an agreement to transfer control of several of its food products to a subsidiary that will merge with San Francisco`s Del Monte Foods Company. Among the products to be transferred to the new company, which will operate under the Del Monte name, are Heinz`s StarKist tuna, 9-Lives cat food, Kibbles `n Bits dog food and Nature`s Goodness baby food.
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