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INSIGHT-The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill

By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES | Mon May 20, 2013 12:59am EDT LOS ANGELES May 20 (Reuters) – In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a Read more »

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DISH Selling Debt Ahead of Possible Sprint Deal

A month after shaking up the telecommunications industry by making a $25.5 billion bid to acquire Sprint Nextel, DISH Network has announced a $2.5 billion debt offering meant to help finance part of the proposed deal. Read more »

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Dow Must Pay $1.2 Billion in Year’s Biggest Damages Award

2012 was the year of billion-dollar wins in patent cases, but the largest award so far this year has come in an antitrust case against Dow Chemical. On Wednesday, a judge trebled a $400 million jury verdict in a class Read more »

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Ally, ResCap creditors race to finalize settlement

Tue May 14, 2013 9:20am EDT May 14 (Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc must sign a deal to resolve claims that it owes billions of dollars to creditors of its Residential Capital LLC unit by 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday (1500 Read more »

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UPDATE 1-Ally reaches deal with ResCap creditors

Tue May 14, 2013 12:32pm EDT * Deal allows Ally to shed links to mortgage lending * Settlement details likely next week * Examiner’s report remains sealed until May 23 By Nick Brown and Tom Hals May 14 (Reuters) – Read more »

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ResCap examiners’ report filed under seal

Mon May 13, 2013 3:34pm EDT May 13 (Reuters) – A report by a court-appointed independent examiner into dealings between Residential Capital LLC and the bankrupt lender’s parent, Ally Financial Inc, has been filed under seal, a lawyer for the Read more »

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UPDATE 1-Detroit emergency manager: city "clearly insolvent"

Mon May 13, 2013 10:22am EDT By Nick Carey and Steve Neavling May 13 (Reuters) – Michigan’s biggest city is “clearly insolvent” and needs many fixes including to its pension system and labor agreements to addresses its problems, according to Read more »

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RPT-UPDATE 1-Detroit emergency manager: city "clearly insolvent"

Mon May 13, 2013 10:41am EDT By Nick Carey and Steve Neavling May 13 (Reuters) – Michigan’s biggest city is “clearly insolvent” and needs many fixes including to its pension system and labor agreements to address its problems, according to Read more »

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Judge Approves Distribution of De Beers Consumer Class Action Settlement Checks

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:22 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Judge Approves Distribution of De Beers Consumer Class Action Settlement Checks By Mike Holter We Read more »

Quinn Emanuel Hits Banks with New LIBOR Fraud Suit

By&nbspJan WolfeAll Articles The Litigation DailyMay 22, 2013 Big banks have flat out admitted to regulators that they rigged LIBOR, but so far litigation over the global benchmark interest rate has been a major disappointment for investors. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Read more »

Latham, Davis Polk Lead as Actavis Buys Generic Rival

Generic drug maker Actavis has agreed to pay $5 billion in stock and assumed $3.5 billion in debt to acquire Irish rival Warner Chilcott. The deal comes less than a month after the collapse of a tentative deal that would Read more »

Three Deals Add Up to More M&A Work for Kirkland

Kirkland & Ellis is advising longtime private equity client Vista Equity Partners on its nearly $1 billion purchase of cybersecurity software maker Websense, while fellow private equity firm Landmark Partners is relying on the firm to handle a $425 million Read more »

CDC ‘Poop’ Study: Why Swimmers Need to Shower

Do you shower before you swim? Read more »

California Tea Party Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against IRS

Class Action Lawsuit and Settlement News Tuesday, 21 May 2013 13:20 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! California Tea Party Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against IRS By Matt O’Donnell A Tea Read more »

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