On September 26, 2003, Arkansas Federal Judge James M. Moody, upheld a landmark $19.1 million jury verdict in Boerner vs. Brown and Williamson. This was the second tobacco liability case that Spohrer, Wilner, Maxwell & Matthews won against Brown and Williamson, the nation’s third largest tobacco company. Mary Jane Boerner died from lung cancer after […]

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. announced today that Peter R. O’Flinn will step down from his role as co-chairman at the conclusion of his current term in December, and will continue to be involved with the Firm. Steven H. Davis, who was appointed co-chairman with Mr. O’Flinn in 1999, will continue as chairman, through

International law firm, DLA, announced today that it will integrate with leading Central and Eastern European law firm, Weiss-Tessbach. The integration is a vital part of a shared vision to become a top 5 European law firm by 2005. This is one of the first integrations between a Western European and Austrian law firm in

Edward L. Williams, former ExxonMobil Corporation attorney, has been named resident managing partner of the China practice for Indiana-based Baker & Daniels. Williams, who has significant experience in China and the Asia Pacific region, will lead Baker & Daniels’ China strategy from the firm’s offices in China. Williams’ career with Exxon (now ExxonMobil) began in

Following July’s news that Scott Bache joined Clifford Chance as a Consultant focusing on restructuring and distressed debt, the international law firm has just announced a further appointment to its successful Distressed Debt team as well as the Real Estate team. Gary Hand joined the Tokyo office of Clifford Chance from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &

Cleary Gottlieb represented Rothschild & Cie as financial advisor to Schlumberger Limited in the sale of its SchlumbergerSema core IT businesses to Atos Origin for approximately $1.5 billion, consisting of €400 million in cash and 19.3 million Atos Origin common shares. The deal was announced today and is expected to close in January 2004, subject

A New York Supreme Court jury has found that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.’s former lawyers, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, committed malpractice in the Firm’s mishandling of the 1999 Woodley Road Case (2660 Woodley Road Joint Venture et al. v. ITT Sheraton Corporation, et al (“Woodley Road”)). Starwood has long argued that LeBoeuf’s

WHAT: Closing arguments in the Arwa Farraj $8 Million California Quick Pick Super Lotto fraud trial will be given tomorrow at 9:30 AM in Courtroom “O,” Pomona Superior Court, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. before the Hon. Peter J. Meek Plaintiff Arwa Farraj filed suit in February 2000 against Circle K Stores (NYSE: COP)

White & Case Represents AGCO in $600 Million Acquisition of Valtra Helsinki, September 22, 2003 …White & Case is representing agricultural equipment company AGCO Corporation in its $600 million acquisition of Valtra Corporation from KONE Corporation ・one of the largest acquisitions in the Nordic region this year. The acquisition provides an opportunity for AGCO to

Flextronics International Ltd. announced that it is appalled that a jury in Orange County, California, today returned a verdict against Flextronics, in favor of Beckman Coulter, that totals $934 million, including $931 million in punitive damages, in a case that began as a $2.2 million contract dispute relating to a manufacturing relationship between the companies.