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ERISA Plaintiffs Settle with Bear Stearns for $10 Million
Publication Date: 2012-03-21
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A long-running ERISA class action against Bear Stearns ended with a whimper this week when employees who claimed to have lost $215 million when their retirement savings were invested in Bear Stearns stock agreed to settle for $10 million.

Cleary Sanctions Argument Set for Tomorrow
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
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America's Cup Fight Continues in Courts, No Sign Yet of the Sea
Publication Date: 2009-07-31
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What do you get when two billionaire yachtsmen spare no expense to win the coveted sailing trophy? The highest-tech boats on the sea, which is great. But also apparently endless litigation, which we're committed to covering until they shut up and race the damn things.

February 07, 2000 | Law.com

One Part Lawyer, One Part Executive

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September 06, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. of America

�Follow-the-Fortunes� Doctrine Applied to Plaintiff�s Post-Settlement Allocation; Indemnification Required
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June 13, 2002 | New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Roundup

A divided Court of Appeals interpreted statutory indemnification provisions in a 4-3 decision of importance to directors and officers who may wish to retain counsel separate from that of the corporation in defending a suit arising out of their position. This month we discuss that decision, Baker v. Health Management Systems, Inc., and well as Mahoney v. Pataki, in which the Court found that its capital case fee schedule`s provision for legal and paralegal assistance is reasonable .
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October 20, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Progress Proves Elusive for Diversity in the Legal Profession

Five years ago this month, Roderick Palmore wrote "A Call to Action" -- a pledge signed by the general counsel of some of the country's largest corporations vowing to make diversity a major consideration in their selection of outside counsel.
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February 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The 2010 Lateral Report Starring Roles

When Laura Brank (photo at left), who was managing partner of Chadbourne's Moscow and St. Petersburg offices, defected to Dechert's new Moscow group last November, the departure caused something of a cold war. Brank is one of this year's star laterals, our picks for the most important partner moves of 2009.
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Big News in MBS Litigation: Second Circuit to Review Class Certification Rulings
Publication Date: 2011-04-29
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Last January Manhattan federal district court judge Harold Baer denied class certification in two cases brought by purchasers of mortgage-backed securities. The purchasers had different levels of sophistication and knowledge about loan underwriting guidelines and practices, he found. In a case of first impression, the Second Circuit on Thursday granted an interlocutory review.

Litigation Finance Firm BlackRobe Bites the Dust
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
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BlackRobe Capital may have been backed by plenty of high-profile legal talent, but it turns out that wasn't enough to keep the litigation funding firm afloat.

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