Y! Alert: Law.com - Newswire

Yahoo! Alerts
My Alerts

The latest from Law.com - Newswire

• Clement departs King & Spalding after DOMA withdrawal
• Smoker Told to Heed Doctor's Advice or Face Return to Jail
• Against Absentee Chinese Defendants, St. Jude Medical Wins $2.3 Billion Verict in Trade Secrets Case
• Former Silicosis Clients Sue O'Quinn Law Firm, Estate
• O'Melveny Helps BofA Avoid Successor Liability in Case Brought by Countrywide MBS Purchasers
• Major Appellate Lawyers Urge New Look at $18.5 Mil. Verdict
• Lips sealed in Wone case
• Justices Turn Down New Theory on Failure to Warn in Pharma Case
• Banks Lawyer Up for Suits Over Failed Mortgages
• Changes in Expert Report Lead to Nonsuit, Company Argues
• Court OKs Park Feeding Limits
• 'Pen Palimony' Law Not Retroactive, Court Says
• SNR Denton Overhauls U.K. Strategy as Partner Profits Disappoint

---

Clement departs King & Spalding after DOMA withdrawal	Top
King & Spalding announced Monday it would no longer represent congressional Republicans in suits over same-sex marriage, winning applause from gay-rights advocates while costing the firm its chief appellate lawyer, Paul Clement, who resigned in protest.
Smoker Told to Heed Doctor's Advice or Face Return to Jail	Top
A woman who was released from jail three months ago to seek a heart transplant but who has ignored her doctors' advice now has a judge's orders to follow if she does not want to be re-incarcerated.
Against Absentee Chinese Defendants, St. Jude Medical Wins $2.3 Billion Verict in Trade Secrets Case	Top
St. Jude Medical has won a $2.3 billion jury award -- more than twice the amount of damages presented by St. Jude's expert -- in an IP case against an ex-employee accused of stealing trade secrets to set up a medical device company.
Former Silicosis Clients Sue O'Quinn Law Firm, Estate	Top
A group of 187 former silicosis clients of the O'Quinn Law Firm has sued the firm, the late John M. O'Quinn's estate and others, alleging the defendants overcharged them, failed to distribute some settlements and were negligent in handling some claims.
O'Melveny Helps BofA Avoid Successor Liability in Case Brought by Countrywide MBS Purchasers	Top
A federal judge has ruled that BofA does not have successor liability for Countrywide's activities under Delaware law, and dismissed claims by a purported class that bought mortgage-backed securities from Countrywide.
Major Appellate Lawyers Urge New Look at $18.5 Mil. Verdict	Top
Lawyers from seven of Pennsylvania's largest firms have united to file an amici curiae brief in support of two grocery store chains stuck with an $18.5 million verdict after they failed to file post-trial motions before appealing to the Superior Court.
Lips sealed in Wone case	Top
The three men acquitted last summer on charges of covering up the murder of lawyer Robert Wone are keeping silent in a related civil wrongful death suit, saying they fear future prosecution stemming from the unsolved homicide.
Justices Turn Down New Theory on Failure to Warn in Pharma Case	Top
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court has declined to consider a novel theory that a plaintiff may show a drugmaker failed to warn of all risks from its drug, rather than directly showing the drugmaker failed to warn of the specific harm that ultimately caused the plaintiff's injury.
Banks Lawyer Up for Suits Over Failed Mortgages	Top
JPMorgan Chase, Merrill Lynch and others facing suits over failed mortgages have hired a diverse crowd of lawyers, showing how seriously they're taking the opening salvos in litigation with potential billions of dollars in exposure.
Changes in Expert Report Lead to Nonsuit, Company Argues	Top
Lawyers for a man who died from cancer are trying to salvage a lawsuit against Dow-owned Rohm & Haas after a judge found that changes an expert witness made to his report in the middle of trial were "tantamount to fraud on the court."
Court OKs Park Feeding Limits	Top
The full 11th Circuit has signed off on an Orlando, Fla., ordinance that restricts public feeding of large groups of people, concluding that even if the food sharing was covered by the First Amendment, the city's attempt to limit group feedings was permissible.
'Pen Palimony' Law Not Retroactive, Court Says	Top
A New Jersey law requiring palimony agreements to be in writing to be enforceable applies only prospectively, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, resolving conflicting trial court decisions.
SNR Denton Overhauls U.K. Strategy as Partner Profits Disappoint	Top
SNR Denton, which grew out of last year's merger between Denton Wilde Sapte and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, is reviewing the focus of its U.K. business as part of a push to boost profitability. Profits per equity partner at the firm's U.K. arm are expected to drop by more than a third this year.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views

CREATE MORE ALERTS:

Auctions - Find out when new auctions are posted

Horoscopes - Receive your daily horoscope

Music - Get the newest Album Releases, Playlists and more

News - Only the news you want, delivered!

Stocks - Stay connected to the market with price quotes and more

Weather - Get today's weather conditions

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.