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N.Y. Federal Judge Revives MBS Claims Against Banks
Publication Date: 2013-05-01
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U.S. District Judge Harold Baer reversed a prior ruling in light of NECA v. Goldman Sachs, an influential ruling on standing from the Second Circuit.

Dynex Securities Case Caused a Stir, But Ends with a Whimper in a $7.5 Million Settlement
Publication Date: 2011-10-04
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This securities class action generated plenty of fireworks over the years, including an important ruling from the Second Circuit on collective scienter, a nasty fight among the lawyers involving allegations of fraud on the court, and a judicial lecture on diversity at law firms.

October 01, 2009 | National Law Journal

Nurses lose class action bid

Nurses in Illinois who sued hospitals alleging that the institutions conspired to depress their wages suffered a legal setback Sept. 28 when they lost a bid in federal court in Chicago for class certification.
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August 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Judge Certifies Class in MBS Litigation

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July 02, 2012 | Law.com

Blackmail Threatened Attorney's 'Property,' Circuit Concludes

An attorney's ability to offer "sound legal advice" is a property right that can support a charge of extortion if it is taken away from him, the Second Circuit has ruled in upholding the conviction of businessman Giridhar Sekhar for threatening to spread rumors about an ex-general counsel for the New York State Comptroller's Office who made a negative recommendation about Sekhar's company.
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March 02, 2005 | Law.com

Companies in the Crosshairs

In the past year, large settlements of "pattern or practice" employment discrimination claims against Boeing and Abercrombie & Fitch and the certification of the largest civil rights class action in American history against Wal-Mart Stores have prompted questions about what employers can do to avoid being the next target. Attorneys Joseph M. Sellers and Julie Reiser offer clues on workplace practices that can cause employers to become the subject of investigation.
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July 18, 2005 | Law.com

Companies in the Crosshairs

In the past year, large settlements of "pattern or practice" employment discrimination claims against Boeing and Abercrombie & Fitch and the certification of the largest civil rights class action in American history against Wal-Mart Stores have prompted questions about what employers can do to avoid being the next target. Plaintiffs attorneys Joseph M. Sellers and Julie Reiser do the unthinkable -- share tips from their own playbook.
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November 05, 2003 | Daily Report Online

USDA Slapped With Discrimination Cases

Andrew [email protected] YORK-Tex Hall says his father told him, Son, don't ever take a loan out with the USDA. A third-generation cattle rancher and a member of North Dakota's Mandan, Hidatsa Arikara Nation, Hall's father, Leland, was convinced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was discriminating against him because he was not white.
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November 07, 2003 | Law.com

Equality in the Fields

Prejudice felt by farmers and cattle ranchers has blossomed into a series of class actions filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture by American Indian, Latino and female farmers, each alleging the department is unwilling to lend them money on the same terms it offers white male farmers and is sometimes unwilling to lend them any money at all. The affected classes encompass tens of thousands of small family farm operators, say attorneys.
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April 27, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

BofA Avoids Successor Liability in Countrywide Case

Back in November, Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan told investors at a conference: "At the end of the day, we'll pay for the things that Countrywide did."
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