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Latham Finally Extinguishes IndyMac Class Action Claims Against E&Y
Publication Date: 2012-06-07
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Latham argued that, despite new allegations raised in a fifth amended complaint, the plaintiffs failed to produce a single document that suggested the auditor knew of fraud at IndyMac. Los Angeles U.S. District Judge George Wu agreed.

Another One Bites the Dust: With Emphatic Dismissal of Antitrust Auction-Rate Securities Class Action, Plaintiffs Cut Off from Alternative Route to ARS Recovery
Publication Date: 2010-01-27
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It's quite remarkable, really. A $300 billion market imploded, but plaintiffs firms can't figure out how to bring a viable suit. This time, a New York judge concluded their class action was a securities case in antitrust clothing.

August 06, 2013 | Corporate Counsel

Rulings Effectively Kill Prius Brake-Defect Litigation

A California man who objected to the $1.6 billion sudden-acceleration class action settlement with Toyota because the deal might have released his claims in a separate case has failed to secure class certification, effectively ending the litigation over brake defects in the Prius hybrid.
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September 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Bank of America Settles Merrill Lynch Claims For Record $2.4 Billion

Bringing to a close the highest-profile lawsuit to emerge from the credit crisis, Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle alleged federal securities law violations related to the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. in 2009.
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November 08, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Companies Ask Justices to Impose Higher Hurdles for Class Action Suits

Lawyers for two of the world's largest cable and biotechnology companies urged the U.S. Supreme Court in separate cases on Nov. 5 to impose higher hurdles on federal court certification of class actions.
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November 16, 2012 | The Recorder

Summer Hiring Reflects Sluggish Demand at Most Bay Area Firms

As many of its competitors have retrenched, Jones Day's Robert Mittelstaedt sees a chance to snap up top talent.
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September 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

The NLJ Client List | Who Represents Corporate America

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August 05, 2004 | Law.com

Results Come Before Reputation

The National Law Journal's Hot List is a list of plaintiffs' litigation firms that we feel have done exemplary work during the past year. All the firms chosen have track records that go back years, but our selections were not based on vaunted reputations, impressive client lists or cases filed -- we looked for results.
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December 01, 2008 | The American Lawyer

Big Suits

California et al. v. Countrywide et al.; Oregon et al. v. Eli Lilly; Hexion v. Huntsman
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No Wal-Mart Effect Here, Either: Third Circuit Affirms Certification of Antitrust Class Action Against Comcast
Publication Date: 2011-08-23
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A decision Tuesday by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals adds to the list of unsuccessful defendants trying use the Supreme Court's Wal-Mart ruling outside the employment realm. In a 2-1 decision the court wrote that the facts and law in the Wal-Mart action "are clearly distinct from those of this case."

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