Lawsuits

Cohen & Grigsby Attorney Selected as Featured Speaker during the 22nd...  - CNBC

06/07/12

The firm's practice areas include Business & Tax, Labor & Employment, Immigration/International Business, Real Estate & Public Finance, Litigation, Estates & Trust, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights, and Public Affairs. Cohen & Grigsby ...

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The Daily Docket: Judge Dismisses BofA Suit Over Ocala Collapse

06/07/12

A federal judge dismissed Bank of America Corp.’s lawsuit against units of Deutsche Bank AG and BNP Paribas SA, a win for the two foreign banks in their $1.75 billion dispute over losses suffered when a subsidiary of disgraced mortgage lender Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. collapsed. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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At a House Hearing, a Focus on Argentine Bonds - New York Times

06/07/12

I’ve been called to testify about the Argentine debt litigation and, you guessed it, the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcy cases. Regular readers will know what I’m going to say about the auto cases, but I’ve commented on Argentina ...

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At a House Hearing, a Focus on Argentine Bonds - New York Times

06/07/12

I’ve been called to testify about the Argentine debt litigation and, you guessed it, the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcy cases. Regular readers will know what I’m going to say about the auto cases, but I’ve commented on Argentina ...

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Chambers USA 2012 Recognizes Goodwin Procter in 41 Practice Areas - CNBC

06/07/12

Nagle: Labor & Employment -- Philip H. Newman: Hedge & Mutual Funds -- Michael J. Pappone: Bankruptcy/Restructuring -- Kenneth J. Parsigian: Litigation: General Commercial -- Brian E. Pastuszenski: Litigation: Securities -- Edmund R. Pitcher: Intellectual ...

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Gibson Dunn, Latham, McDermott, Boies Schiller: Business of Law - Businessweek

06/06/12

Business law and litigation firm Fasken Martineau LLP announced that ... the contract in the September 2008 chaos after the Lehman parent filed the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. “We are gratified by the court’s decision confirming ...

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Tribune Co. might be on verge of emerging from bankruptcy - Chicago Tribune

06/06/12

Moreover, the plan sets up a litigation trust that will allow the junior group ... It is likely a new board won’t be announced until the company is ready to exit bankruptcy court, the sources said. Representatives of Tribune Co. and the ...

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Privacy protection, costs clarification added to asbestos trust bill - Legal News Line

06/06/12

The trust system operates independently of the tort system. More than 90 companies have gone through bankruptcy as a result of asbestos litigation, creating at least 60 trusts. "The trust funds are being depleted by the filing of fraudulent claims," Quayle ...

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Tribune set to emerge from bankruptcy - Financial Times

06/06/12

Complex, messy and ripe for litigation From the onset, Tribune’s bankruptcy was complex, messy and ripe for litigation, writes Nicole Bullock. Contention centres on allegations over the role that the 2007 buyout played in its failure, a legal matter ...

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Garlock accuses asbestos attorneys of fraud - Legal News Line

06/05/12

More than 90 companies have declared bankruptcy from asbestos litigation, and more than 60 bankruptcy trusts have been established to pay out claims. The bankruptcy trust system operates independently from civil courts. "Garlock was an ideal target," the ...

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