Tag: News
Goldman Expected to Pay $130 Million Forex Settlement
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The deal would add Goldman to the list of settlements private investors have extracted from many of the world’s largest banks
Distressed-Investing Attorney Patrick Maschio Joins Farrell Fritz
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Adding Patrick Maschio to the firm expands Farrell Fritz’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group Services.
Eric Miller, Former GC and Chief Risk Officer, Rejoins DLA Piper
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DLA Piper announces that Eric Miller has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as of counsel in the Baltimore office. Miller formerly was a corporate and restructuring partner at DLA Piper,corporate and restructuring partner at DLA Piper and its predecessor firms, leaving in 2006 to join FTI Consulting, Inc.
E-Discovery Provider eTERA Consulting Adds Two New Strategic Hires to Corporate Team
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Data and technology management company names new human resources generalist and manager of public relations.
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Wins $40 Million Appeal Against FTC
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Hi-Tech says the lower-court ruling has caused concern in the industry that the FTC was trying to force double-blind, placebo clinical trial standards on the entire supplement industry.
$21 Million Verdict in Wrong-Patient Brain Surgery
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The plaintiff’s lawyer says five holes were drilled into the patient’s head and the right side of her skull was sawed out.
Battle With Insurers Over Sandy Claims Ends With Big Settlement
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A utility spokesman said the total amount of insurance recovery is $264 million, most of which is for damage to PSEG Power’s generation plants.
Vernon Nelson Joins Wilson Elser’s Las Vegas Office
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Nelson handles casino regulatory compliance and gaming/hotel operations, licensing and other matters before the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission.
Jackson Walker Adds Two More From Thompson & Knight to Real Estate Group
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Jackson Walker L.L.P. has added two more former Thompson & Knight real estate lawyers to the firm’s Houston office, joining four others who moved from Thompson & Knight on April 20.
Jon M. Spanbauer Joins Quarles & Brady’s IP Practice Group
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Jon M. Spanbauer has joined Quarles & Brady’s Chicago office as a partner in its Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Robert M. Harper Elected to Suffolk County Bar Association Board of Directors
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Farrell Fritz partner Robert M. Harper has been elected to the Suffolk County Bar Association’s board of directors.
Hogan Lovells Names Alice Valder Curran New Regional Managing Partner
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Hogan Lovells has named Alice Valder Curran the new regional managing partner for its Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis offices.
Two Bell Nunnally Partners Named to “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” List
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Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP partners Jeffrey J. Ansley and Karen-Lee Pollak have been selected by their peers for inclusion on D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2015” list.
Government Contracts Group Joins Covington From McKenna, Long
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These additions double the size of Covington’s government contracts group and place it among the nation’s largest.
Magazine Names Eric N. Assouline Attorney of the Month
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Assouline is co-founder of Assouline & Berlowe, P.A., a business litigation and transactional boutique law firm in Florida.
Alleged Price-Fixing Results in $99 Million Settlement with Eva Airways
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The settlements are for significant percentages of defendants’ relevant sales of air cargo shipping services to and from the United States.
Jury Awards Woman $13M for Asbestos Exposure From Talcum
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Jury found that the company’s Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder was responsible for causing the plaintiff to contract mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos.
Agiloft Wins Top Slot on Capterra’s List of Contract Management Software Solutions
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Agiloft credited its Contract Management application’s surge in popularity to its comprehensive feature set.
Chesapeake Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle Michigan’s Charges
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The settlement also addresses complaints that Chesapeake defrauded hundreds of private citizens by fraudulently canceling their oil and gas leases in 2010.
Supplier Price-Fixing Civil Settlements Exceed $260M
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Civil settlements recently have exceeded $260 million in federal litigation stemming from the ongoing U.S. criminal antitrust investigation into supplier price fixing, reports Automotive News.
