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January 21, 2009 | National Law Journal

Winstead associate to lead microfinance nonprofit

Winstead associate Barrett Howell has been elected president of The Plan Fund, a Dallas-based nonprofit, micro-finance lending organization. Also in our new associate moves column: new arrivals, promotions, and the latest associates to make partner.
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September 07, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Securities Brokers Settle Comp

Plaintiffs Sean Farhy, Andrew Haag and Michael Incitti were security brokers for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. While their positions allowed for them to be paid strictly on commissions, they were often obligated to work more than 40 hours per week, however, the plaintiffs alleged that they never received compensation for the overtime hours they worked.
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Grant & Eisenhofer Lures Rival Firm's Former Name Partner
Publication Date: 2009-01-13
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Ten months after Barroway Topaz took founding partner Richard Schiffrin's name off the door, he's back to practicing law--but not with his old firm.

December 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

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December 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer

Shell Games

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October 05, 2009 | National Law Journal

THE 2009 PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST

We asked our readers to nominate firms in the United States that did exemplary, cutting-edge work on the plaintiffs' side between the summer of 2008 and the summer of 2009. Firms needed at least one significant win and an impressive track record within the previous three to five years. We also looked for wins that could effect significant social change or civil rights gains. We looked for firms that struck us as representing the bar's best qualities and that demonstrated unusual flair and creativity.
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June 12, 2007 | Law.com

Pa. Sees an Increase in Legal Work for Israeli Companies

A number of Pennsylvania firms have been ramping up their efforts to service Israeli clients that have business opportunities in the United States. Last week class action firm Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler announced it had entered into a strategic alliance with Israeli-based firm Man-Barak Advocates & Solicitors. Schiffrin Barroway partner Darren Check says recent changes in Israeli law have created opportunities for U.S. firms to do legal work for Israeli companies in Israel and in the United States.
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Barroway Topaz Wins Third Circuit Ruling That Revives Mortgage Insurance Class Action Against Countrywide, Opens the Way to Cases Against Other Lenders
Publication Date: 2009-10-29
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The appeals court concluded that plaintiffs didn't have to show they were directly overcharged to claim damages from an alleged scheme requiring private mortgage insurers to pay kickbacks to Countrywide. In three other cases, Barroway makes similar allegations against GMAC, Wells Fargo, and WaMu.

Barroway Topaz Derivative Suit Against Massey Dismissed, but Firm Still Faces Rule 11 Motion
Publication Date: 2009-10-02
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The first shoe dropped for the plaintiffs Sept. 30, when a federal court judge in West Virginia dismissed a derivative suit against the board of the controversial coal company. Worse may be yet to come, when the judge decides a motion for sanctions that alleges Barroway's federal complaint merely copied a since-settled state court suit.

May 05, 2011 | Law.com

PricewaterhouseCoopers Reaches $25.5 Million Settlement With Satyam Securities Plaintiffs

PwC International and several affiliates in the U.S. and India have agreed to a $25.5 million securities class action settlement with investors in Satyam Computer Systems, the South Asian outsourcing company nicknamed "India's Enron."
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