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• In blow to business groups, justices uphold Arizona law on hiring foreign workers
• Legal Hiring Picks Up
• 'Therasense' a strong candidate for high court review, patent lawyers say
• Citigroup Wins $245 Million Battle with Morgan Stanley over Soured CDO
• Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters
• Judge lets Mattel have it over objection to $88.5 million verdict
• Medical Malpractice Case Nets $58 Million Verdict
• Paxil Cases Assigned to Savage, Over GlaxoSmithKline's Protests
• Seven Health Care Lawyers Leave Epstein for Crowell in S.F.
• NBA Labor Negotiations Fouled Up by GC's Sudden Death?
• Alston Lawyers Land $37.9 Million Award in Trade Secrets Case
• U.S. Suit Can Proceed Against Law Firm Accused of Abusive Collection Practice
• DLA Files Arbitration Against Former London Litigation Co-Head
• Sullivan & Cromwell Makes Rare London Lateral Hire

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In blow to business groups, justices uphold Arizona law on hiring foreign workers	Top
In a ruling that could encourage states to impose their own restrictions on the hiring of illegal aliens, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that penalizes employers who knowingly hire unauthorized foreign workers.
Legal Hiring Picks Up	Top
Legal employment finally took a turn for the better in April. Will the news again be good when the May jobs numbers come out? Various reports in the past week that point to greater opportunities for lawyers indicate that the upward trend might continue.
'Therasense' a strong candidate for high court review, patent lawyers say	Top
Patent lawyers say this week's en banc Federal Circuit ruling tightening the standards for the inequitable conduct defense is likely to result in a rash of summary judgment motions in pending cases and to curtail defense-side misconduct claims in the long run.
Citigroup Wins $245 Million Battle with Morgan Stanley over Soured CDO	Top
After two years of litigation over a credit default swap deal gone bad, a federal judge has knocked out Morgan Stanley's last counterclaim in the case, handing Citigroup a $245 million victory.
Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters	Top
Copyright infringement suits hang over two highly anticipated blockbuster sequels -- "The Hangover Part II" and "Kung Fu Panda 2" -- set for release over the Memorial Day weekend.
Judge lets Mattel have it over objection to $88.5 million verdict	Top
During arguments over post-trial motions this week, a federal judge was having none of a lawyer's attempts to reduce an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel in its copyright infringement and trade secrets dispute over the Bratz doll.
Medical Malpractice Case Nets $58 Million Verdict	Top
In what could be the highest medical malpractice verdict in Connecticut history, a jury returned a $58 million verdict against a gynecologist for breaching the standard of care by not starting a Caesarean section delivery in time.
Paxil Cases Assigned to Savage, Over GlaxoSmithKline's Protests	Top
The same federal judge who recently remanded eight Paxil birth defect suits to Pennsylvania state court has now been assigned by his chief judge to decide the fate of another 21 cases despite GlaxoSmithKline's protests of "judge shopping."
Seven Health Care Lawyers Leave Epstein for Crowell in S.F.	Top
A seven-lawyer health care litigation team from Epstein Becker & Green has joined Crowell & Moring in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Also this week, the bulk of Epstein Becker's Houston office left to join Cozen O'Connor.
NBA Labor Negotiations Fouled Up by GC's Sudden Death?	Top
The unexpected death last week of the National Basketball Players Association's general counsel raises questions about how his passing might affect ongoing labor negotiations between the union and the league.
Alston Lawyers Land $37.9 Million Award in Trade Secrets Case	Top
After 21 days in arbitration, Alston & Bird lawyers have landed a $37.9 million award plus a continuing royalty stream for their client in a trade secrets dispute that the losing company spent more than $27.4 million to litigate.
U.S. Suit Can Proceed Against Law Firm Accused of Abusive Collection Practice	Top
A putative class action that accuses New Jersey's largest collections firm of improperly levying on debtors' joint bank accounts has survived a motion to dismiss, with a federal judge leaving alive three of four counts against Pressler & Pressler.
DLA Files Arbitration Against Former London Litigation Co-Head	Top
DLA Piper has begun arbitration proceedings against its former London litigation co-head Neil Gerrard over his departure to Dechert. The dispute centers on the date of Gerrard's departure and whether he should have served a period of gardening leave, a common practice among U.K. firms, in which lawyers see out their notice period on paid leave.Visit International News
Sullivan & Cromwell Makes Rare London Lateral Hire	Top
Sullivan & Cromwell has made a rare lateral hire in London, bringing in white-collar crime expert Louise Delahunty from U.K. firm Simmons & Simmons. Hers is the latest move in a series of lateral hires as firms prepare for the implementation of the new U.K. Bribery Act.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views

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