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U.S. Judge Rules Citigroup Didn't Cheat Fund on Swap
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- David K. Bissinger, attorney at Siegmyer, Oshman &
Bissinger LLP, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about a ruling by a federal
judge that Citigroup Inc. the second-biggest U.S. bank by assets, did not
force a hedg fund to make higher margin payments than necessary on a
credit-default swap.
Hall & Oates Sues Warner Music Over `Maneater' Infringement
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- J. Michael Huget, vice president of Butzel Long,
talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about a lawsuit by the popular music duo
Hall & Oates against Warner Music Group Corp. publishing unit claiming the
company permitted copyright infringement of its 1982 song, ``Maneater.''
Bloomberg's Woolner Discusses State Bans on Gay Weddings
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with June Grasso about state bans on same-sex weddings.
Obama, Democratic Senate Poised to Reshape Judiciary
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Douglas W. Kmiec, professor of constitutional law
at Pepperdine University School of Law, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso
about the possible effects of Barack Obama's presidency on the U.S. Supreme
Court and the appellate courts.
Mortgage-Fraud Executives Echo Enron Scandal, Woolner Says
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with Bloomberg's June Grasso about criminal prosecutions for those involved in
the mortgage fraud-crisis.
U.S. Company Lawyers Expecting Litigation Surge, Survey Shows
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Dillard, chair of global litigation
department at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso
about the firm's survey showing U.S. companies anticipate increases in
litigation and government investigations after a two-year decline.
`Tis the Season for Some Retailers to Go Bankrupt, Liquidate
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Jonathan Pasternak, a partner at Rattet, Pasternak
Gordon Oliver LLP, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about why bankruptcies
for retailers this year are different than in years past.
Patient Drug Suits Questioned at U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Benjamin Zipursky, a professor at Fordham Law
School, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about why U.S. Supreme Court
justices may give drugmakers a partial victory in lawsuits by patients injured
by medicines approved for sale by the Food and Drug Administration. (Source:
Bloomberg)
Defense Lawyers See Fee Increases From Lehman, Bear Collapses
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's June Grasso talks with Robert G.
Morvillo, a partner at Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer PC,
and Alan Dershowitz, a professor at Harvard Law School, about the impact on
defense attorney fees by the rising number of defendants and suspects in
government probes of collapsed financial firms. Lynn M. LoPucki, a professor
at UCLA and Harvard law schools, talks about the fees for bankruptcy cases
stemming from financial firm collapses.
Musicians Ask McCain, Palin to Stop Playing Their Songs
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Michael S. Elkin, a partner at Winston & Strawn
LLP, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about artists Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters,
Heart and Survivor, who are asking the McCain-Palin campaign to stop playing
their songs without permission.
Woolner Scrutinizes McCain's Warning on Voter Fraud
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with Bloomberg's June Grasso about details the Republican candidate John
McCain gets wrong when he talks about voter fraud.
When Going Bankrupt Buy a Beach House as Shelter, Woolner Says
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with Bloomberg's June Grasso about bankruptcy law favoring landlords over
homeowners when it comes to modifying mortgages.
Prosecutors in Subprime Probes Look to Enron, Refco Strategies
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Joseph A. Grundfest, W.A. Franke Professor of Law
and Business at Stanford Law School, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about
U.S. prosecutors adding employees to investigate New York-area financial firms
for possible fraud.
Obama Assembles U.S.'s `Largest Law Firm' to Monitor Election
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nathaniel Persily, professor of law and political
science at Columbia Law School, Charles H. Lichtman, Statewide Lead Counsel
for the Florida Democratic Party and Hayden Dempsey, Florida Statewide Chair
of Lawyers for McCain-Palin, talk with Bloomberg's June Grasso about the
litigation game plans in the election strategies of Senators Barack Obama and
John McCain.
Senator Stevens Takes Stand in Own Defense at Gift-Hiding Trial
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Robert A. Mintz, a partner at McCarter & English
LLP, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, the
longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, and the three-week trial
at which the senator has taken the stand in his own defense.
No Spas, No Riches, No Reward for Failed Execs
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with Bloomberg's June Grasso about troubled companies that give multi-million
bonuses to executives without regard for their performances.
U.S. Justice Breyer Sheds Stocks, Can Hear More Cases
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Monroe H. Freedman, professor at Hofstra
University School of Law, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about Justice
Stephen Breyer and his wife selling many of their three dozen stocks, which
reduces the conflict-of-interest issues that the U.S. Supreme Court has
confronted in its last term.
Johnson & Johnson Settles Birth-Control Cases for $68 Million
Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Michael A. Caddell, products liability attorney at
Caddell & Chapman, talks with Bloomberg's June Grasso about Johnson & Johnson
spending at least $68.7 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed by women
who suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the company's
Ortho Evra birth-control patch.
Obama, McCain May Use `10th Justice' to Influence Supreme Court
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Thomas C. Goldstein, co-head of litigation and
Supreme Court practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, talks with
Bloomberg's June Grasso about the U.S. president's ability to influence the
Supreme Court through his top courtroom lawyer, the solicitor general, who is
informally known as the 10th justice.
Bush, Rove Firings Criticized in Justice Department Report
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ann Woolner, Bloomberg's legal columnist, talks
with Bloomberg's June Grasso about the firing of a group of U.S. attorneys in
2006, which President George W. Bush once said was ``appropriate'' and
``customary.''
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