In Re: Accutane
Oct 20, 2008
This is the October, 2008, Accutane trial. Also available, the original trial McCarrell v. Hoffman LaRoche, and the July 2009 re-trial of McCarrell v. Hoffman LaRoche.This class action against the acne drug Accutane, manufactured by Hoffman-La Ro...
Oct 17, 2008
This action, brought by Alliance Data Systems Corp., is to determine whether Blackstone Partners need to make good on a $7.8 billion merger promise to a credit card processing company. This suit seeks to compel Blackstone to merge.Outcome: The Su...
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Oct 16, 2008
This suit alleges that UBS was complicit in permitting cash to be made available to Iran for terrorist purposes.
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Oct 14, 2008
Breach of contract and fraud claims by E*Trade against Deutsche Bank. E*Trade alleged that Germany's Deutsche Bank made an accounting error, by overlooking a $27M service fees deduction that should already have been taken, and as a result oversta...
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McDavid v. Turner
Oct 9, 2008
A Dallas auto dealer who lost his bid to buy the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers sued the struggling franchises' former parent company, Time Warner Inc., and accused the media conglomerate of reneging on the deal.David McDavid also alleges in ...
Oct 8, 2008
A Texas jury will hear a multibillion dollar claim by Huntsman Corp. that two of the world's largest banks, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank, scuttled its proposed mergers with Hexion Chemical and Basell Holdings, NV. Credit Suisse and Deutsche Ban...
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Oct 7, 2008
5 day bench trial.http://www.investorvoice.ca/PI/1164.htmCVN previously covered a hearing on defendant's motion to compel expert testimony in derivative class action against Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
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Oct 2, 2008
Summary judgment motion in a mechanic's employment discrimination suit based on disability. The plaintiff was unable to lift more than 50 pounds.Defendant asserted that plaintiff had made a dispositive admission in stating that United Airlines be...
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In re: Ambac
Sep 24, 2008
On February 13, 2008, Kohn, Swift, & Graf, P.C. filed a derivative action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on behalf of nominal defendant Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (Ambac or the Company) against certain of its directors ...
Sep 22, 2008
A lawsuit filed by luxury auto dealer Norman Braman challenging a plan to finance a Florida Marlins ballpark will go forward after a judge chose Thursday not to dismiss complaints that the plan is unconstitutional and misappropriates voter-approve...
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Sep 18, 2008
Cross complaint arising from a class action lawsuit for violations of the Fax Spam laws.
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Sep 10, 2008
United States Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) is attempting to withdraw his plea of guilty to disorderly conduct resulting from an airport sex sting last year. A lower court refused to allow Craig to withdraw his plea.
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