By: David A. Curtiss , Proskauer Rose LLP This article discusses recent market trends regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), covering notable transactions, deal structure and process, and other key market trends, and provides an outlook...

Martin Reeves Carter Sr. and Larry Wilson sued Temple-Inland Forest Products Corporation for actual and punitive damages, based on their exposure to asbestos while working at one of Temple-Inland’s mills. Carter and Wilson did not have an asbestos...

Lindsay C. Spencer, an electrical lineman, died as a result of injuries he sustained while working in an aerial lift bucket to repair and upgrade a Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) utility pole. Spencer's son and estate brought the present...

Plaintiff lessors challenged the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which set aside parts of favorable jury determinations that justified an award to them of increased royalties, finding accord and satisfaction...

Emmanuel Roco, a taxpayer, sued the New York University Medical Center (NYUMC) in a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. secs. 3729-3733 (2000) . In the qui tam action, Roco claimed that NYUMC had submitted false information to the...

The complainants were seven young boys from troubled homes whom defendant Michael A. Feaster took into his home and held out as his "godsons." Four of the complainants were under the age of 14 at the time of the incidents, which occurred between...

Defendant was stopped in the early morning hours by a police officer acting in a community caretaker function after the officer noticed him limping while walking down a street. Following an initial offer of assistance, the officer demanded to see defendant's...

Two privately retained lawyers represented three criminal defendants charged with first degree murder throughout the state proceedings, which followed their indictment in Pennsylvania. All the defendants were tried separately. The first defendant to come...

While conducting an offshore inspection of a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal agent found that the ship's catch contained undersized red grouper, in violation of federal conservation regulations. The officer instructed the...

By: Paul M. Rodel , Nicholas P. Pellicani , and Joel D. Salomon, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP This article examines market trends in reverse mergers by addressing recent notable transactions, deal structure and process, deal terms, disclosure trends...