July 11, 2013
As investigators try to piece together how a parked oil freight train broke free and demolished the heart of a small Quebec town last weekend, a barrage of litigation could soon be hitting everyone from the U.S. rail company to …
April 24, 2013
The former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars in a proposed settlement with Dewey’s trustee and insurer to resolve claims that bad management led to the law firm’s demise, according to …
February 28, 2013
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan for Dewey & LeBoeuf on Wednesday, a milestone in the winding down of the collapsed law firm that paves the way for creditors to recover tens of millions of dollars.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge …
February 12, 2013
Approximately 450 former employees and lawyers of Dewey & LeBoeuf can present their case for a class action against the defunct New York law firm, a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan ruled on Monday.Judge Martin Glenn denied a motion to …
December 28, 2012
Toyota Motor Corp. eliminated a huge obstacle with a U.S. settlement over unintended acceleration in its cars and trucks, leaving it to fight smaller cases that will be harder for plaintiffs to prove and less likely to damage the company’s …
August 17, 2012
Former partners of the defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf agreed on Thursday to pay at least $50 million toward a settlement agreement, the minimum amount the firm’s advisers had been seeking in order to submit the proposal to bankruptcy …
July 12, 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf offered on Wednesday to drop potential claims against former partners if they collectively shell out up to $103.6 million to the estate of the largest U.S. law firm ever to declare bankruptcy. Joff Mitchell, the chief restructuring …