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• Senators Reach Agreement on DOJ Nominees
• In trio of big business cases, justices sharply divide
• Crossing the Line: The Trial of GlaxoSmithKline Lawyer Lauren Stevens
• Lawyer Caught in Child Pornography Sweep Found Dead in Mexico
• Winklevoss Twins Aren't Giving Up
• Picard, Fairfield Funds Agree to Tweak $212 Million Feeder Fund Deal
• Judge Orders DLA Piper To Give Documents To Clemens
• Panel OKs Class Action Seeking Bail for Jailed Immigrants
• Dismissal of 'mind-boggling' foreclosure case reversed
• Judge Orders GSK to Give Plaintiff List to Insurer
• Here's One Employment Class Action That Survives Wal-Mart
• Pro se plaintiff gets green light to sue Seyfarth Shaw
• Skadden Gets Dismissal of Anadarko Derivative Suit Tied to Deepwater Horizon Spill
• U.S. Appeals Panel Weighs Doctors' Standing To Challenge Obamacare

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Senators Reach Agreement on DOJ Nominees	Top
After months of largely behind-the-scenes debate, senators have reached an agreement to vote on James Cole for deputy attorney general, Virginia Seitz for assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel and Lisa Monaco for assistant attorney general for national security.
In trio of big business cases, justices sharply divide	Top
Users of generic drugs cannot bring state tort suits against manufacturers for inadequate warning labels, a divided Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in one of three significant decisions affecting consumers and the business community.
Crossing the Line: The Trial of GlaxoSmithKline Lawyer Lauren Stevens	Top
In-house counsel likely breathed a sigh of relief when former GlaxoSmithKline lawyer Lauren Stevens was acquitted of charges that she tried to obstruct a federal inquiry. Still, her case holds several lessons for in-house counsel. Among them: Keep your outside counsel close.
Lawyer Caught in Child Pornography Sweep Found Dead in Mexico	Top
A former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher associate arrested in a wide-ranging sweep of people accused of trading videos and photographs of violent sexual assaults on children has been found dead in a hotel room in Mexico.
Winklevoss Twins Aren't Giving Up	Top
One day after declaring that they wouldn't ask the Supreme Court to overturn a 9th Circuit decision refusing to undo their $65 million settlement with Facebook, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss told a judge they'd seek discovery on whether Facebook hid evidence from them.
Picard, Fairfield Funds Agree to Tweak $212 Million Feeder Fund Deal	Top
Responding to fierce objections from investors to a proposed deal to drop $212 million in claims against two Fairfield Greenwich funds, Madoff trustee Irving Picard said he and the funds have agreed to tweak the offending provision of the deal.
Judge Orders DLA Piper To Give Documents To Clemens	Top
A federal judge ruled Thursday that lawyers for Roger Clemens are entitled to "pierce the cloak of protection" that might otherwise protect interview notes and memos prepared when DLA Piper investigated the use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.
Panel OKs Class Action Seeking Bail for Jailed Immigrants	Top
The 3rd Circuit has ruled that immigrants who are jailed longer than six months while facing deportation have the right to pursue a class action seeking a court declaration of their right to a bail hearing. The court did not decide the issue of whether bail hearings must be provided.
Dismissal of 'mind-boggling' foreclosure case reversed	Top
A Florida appeals court has ordered a foreclosure case reinstated because the homeowners filed "fabricated" documents that made them appear to be the lender and a bank to be the borrower. The court also referred the couple's attorney to the State Bar for "potentially unethical conduct."
Judge Orders GSK to Give Plaintiff List to Insurer	Top
A health insurance carrier is entitled to names and information identifying its insureds who have sued a pharmaceutical manufacturer, a Philadelphia judge has ruled in an issue of first impression.
Here's One Employment Class Action That Survives Wal-Mart	Top
Just two days after the Supreme Court sided with Wal-Mart in the largest civil rights class action in U.S. history, a federal judge cited the groundbreaking case in an opinion certifying a class of SimplexGrinnell employees in a wage-and-hour case.
Pro se plaintiff gets green light to sue Seyfarth Shaw	Top
A federal judge has ruled that a Massachusetts woman can represent herself against Seyfarth Shaw in a lawsuit arising from the powerhouse employment law firm's allegedly aggressive defense of her workplace claim against a former employer.
Skadden Gets Dismissal of Anadarko Derivative Suit Tied to Deepwater Horizon Spill	Top
In what is likely the first decision dismissing a derivative action tied to the Deepwater Horizon explosion, a Texas judge has dismissed a suit naming 13 directors and officers of Anadarko, which holds a 25 percent stake in the Macondo well that soiled the gulf.
U.S. Appeals Panel Weighs Doctors' Standing To Challenge Obamacare	Top
Lawyers for doctors challenging President Barack Obama's health care plan got a thorough examination by the 3rd Circuit in a Commerce Clause case that attacks the statute's mandate that individuals buy health insurance or pay a penalty.

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