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Novartis Buys Alcon From Nestle
After tight-lipped negotiations which started in December, Nestle and Novartis inked the $39 billion sale of Nestle-owned Alcon to Novartis. The Alcon deal is the first such deal of its kind, according to A&O partner Daniel Cunningham, who worked on...

'Sigtarp' Lawyer Headed to Mayer Brown
One of the lawyers charged with serving as a watchdog of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program is leaving the federal government to help head up the securities litigation practice at Mayer Brown...

Mayer Brown Locked in Age Discrimination Suit With Former Employee
A former Mayer Brown employee says that she was illegally fired by the firm because of her age. But after months of discovery, the case has bogged down over whether Mayer Brown has the right to subpoena Mary Ellen Hindin?s...

Nestle Settles With FTC Over Boost False Advertising Claims
Thanks for the BOOST, Nestle. The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement with a subsidiary of Nestle over BOOST, its childrens' nutritional drink. The FTC said that Nestle advertised that Boost Kid Essentials drink helps prevent upper respiratory...

Legal Jobs Go - Mayer Brown Latest To Issue The Pink Slips
And so the legal layoffs continue - the latest being this memo from Mayer Brown:  Despite the current conditions in the worldwide financial markets, Mayer Brown is having a strong year, with an increase in gross revenues...

BuckleySandler Lands More White-Collar Lawyers from Mayer Brown
BuckleySandler has rounded out its set of former Mayer Brown white-collar defense litigators with three more hires in Washington. The latest additions from Mayer Brown are James Parkinson, who joins as a partner; Adam Miller, who joins as counsel, and...

Parents Bring Federal Lawsuit After Tainted Baby Formula Injures Newborn
Parents Bring Federal Lawsuit After Tainted Baby Formula Injures Newborn

Hurricane Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.

Peanut Risk Prompts Nestle Recall
Peanut Risk Prompts Nestle Recall

Nestle
Pure Life Water Recall

Abbott Nutrition
Calcilo XD Infant Formula Recalled

Infant Formula From China
FDA Warns it May be Contaminated Melamine