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• The Am Law 200 2011
• Supreme Court finds former AG John Ashcroft immune from suit
• Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Finding Induced Infringement
• Alito Owned Stock, Voted in Case Involving Disney's ABC
• Susman Godfrey Wins Defense Verdict for Rawlings in Wage and Hour Class Action
• The Am Law 100 2011: Analyzing the Results
• U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Found to Overstate Bad Effects of Ecstasy
• Judges Have Lots of Questions For Lawyers in MBIA Argument
• Fortress Agrees to Slash Claims in Dreier Bankruptcy
• Ethics Ruling Costs Attorney/Business Partner Millions
• Chain Cannot Be Withheld Over One E-Mail, Judge Says
• Judge approves $1.6 million settlement for Rothstein partner Rosenfeldt, wife
• In Candy-Cane Case, Heavy-Hitters Get Their Licks In
• Expungement Denied to Man Released on New DNA Evidence
• A Biotech Fish Story
• Fried Frank Snags Top Gibson Dunn Partner in D.C.

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The Am Law 200 2011	Top
While the United States' 100 highest-grossing firms rebounded from a disastrous 2009 by posting healthy gains in 2010, the Second Hundred firms saw less robust gains. So why aren't they worried?
Supreme Court finds former AG John Ashcroft immune from suit	Top
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is immune from a damages suit claiming he used the federal material witness statute in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a pretext to detain terrorism suspects, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
Supreme Court Sets High Bar for Finding Induced Infringement	Top
In the war between tech companies and the so-called patent trolls who sue them, the Supreme Court on Tuesday handed defense lawyers a powerful tool, raising the standards for finding that a defendant has induced infringement.
Alito Owned Stock, Voted in Case Involving Disney's ABC	Top
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says it was "a mistake" for him to take part in a 2008 high court case over curse words on television involving ABC and other networks when he owned stock in ABC's parent, Walt Disney Co., at the time.
Susman Godfrey Wins Defense Verdict for Rawlings in Wage and Hour Class Action	Top
In one of the few wage-and-hour class actions to be tested at trial, jurors in a Kentucky state court sided with The Rawlings Co. and denied a class of current and former medical claims auditors $12 million in overtime pay and penalties.
The Am Law 100 2011: Analyzing the Results	Top
Robin Sparkman, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer, examines the latest Am Law 100 report and explains some factors that influenced gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, headcount and other key indicators of law firms' performance.
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Found to Overstate Bad Effects of Ecstasy	Top
Federal sentencing guidelines overstate the harmful effects of Ecstasy, or MDMA, relative to other drugs in setting the parameters for sentencing, a New York federal judge has ruled.
Judges Have Lots of Questions For Lawyers in MBIA Argument	Top
Judges of the New York Court of Appeals peppered both sides with tough questions Tuesday in the $5 billion fight between bond insurer MBIA and a group of policyholder banks over MBIA's 2009 breakup.
Fortress Agrees to Slash Claims in Dreier Bankruptcy	Top
Fortress Investment Group affiliates have agreed to slash $125.6 million in claims against the bankruptcy estate of Marc Dreier's defunct firm by more than half to settle claims brought by the estate's trustee.
Ethics Ruling Costs Attorney/Business Partner Millions	Top
After nearly 10 years of litigation, a California appeals court has handed down the latest ruling in the story of attorney Thomas Fair -- a cautionary tale for lawyers who choose to go into business with clients.
Chain Cannot Be Withheld Over One E-Mail, Judge Says	Top
An entire email chain cannot be withheld during e-discovery on the grounds that it contains a single email with privileged information, a federal magistrate judge has ruled in an $800,000 contract dispute between a benefits consultant and a client.
Judge approves $1.6 million settlement for Rothstein partner Rosenfeldt, wife	Top
A federal judge has approved a $1.6 million settlement of a clawback suit filed by Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler's bankruptcy trustee. Because attorney Stuart Rosenfeldt is reportedly broke, the trustee will take part of a tax refund as payment to the firm's estate.
In Candy-Cane Case, Heavy-Hitters Get Their Licks In	Top
A case of first impression before the 5th Circuit asks whether the free speech clause of the First Amendment protects student-to-student distribution of religious, noncurricular materials in public elementary schools.
Expungement Denied to Man Released on New DNA Evidence	Top
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied a previously granted expungement request from the first inmate in that state to be released through post-conviction DNA evidence. Vincent Moto's release led to him being featured in a documentary, "After Innocence." See clip from "After Innocence."
A Biotech Fish Story	Top
The FDA is weighing whether to approve the first genetically engineered animal designed for people to eat. A ruling could potentially jump-start a struggling research field while raising critics' fears that a brave new world of groceries is upon us.
Fried Frank Snags Top Gibson Dunn Partner in D.C.	Top
Christopher Bellini, the co-chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's financial institutions practice, has left for Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Bellini, who will be based in Washington, D.C., is also a Georgetown University Law Center adjunct professor teaching international banking law.Visit lawjobs.com News & Views

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