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• Discrimination claims of former DLA secretary against firm mostly survive dismissal motion
• Skadden replaces Orrick as counsel to MGA in second Bratz dispute
• It's certified: These firms empower women
• Boston federal judge awards nearly $680K in fees to wine association
• Grim reminders of the dangers of family law
• California defense attorney accused of bribery; another attorney disbarred
• Red meat for defense
• Orrick asks to fire MGA in second Bratz case
• California municipal law firm acquires Washington office, telecom practice
• Foley & Lardner sets up fund to invest in client companies
• OPINION: The Ultimate Men's Club
• New IP association focuses on strategic approaches
• Judge lets Mattel have it over objection to $88.5 million verdict
• Mattel hotly resists demand it pay attorney fees in Bratz doll battle
• In battle of the dolls, Bratz maker floats $130 million legal bill
• Torts once again on the front burner in the House

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Discrimination claims of former DLA secretary against firm mostly survive dismissal motion	Top
The discrimination and retaliation claims of a former DLA Piper secretary against the firm have survived a dismissal motion, but a Boston federal judge tossed a few of her claims against individual DLA employees.
Skadden replaces Orrick as counsel to MGA in second Bratz dispute	Top
Orrick is out and Skadden is in as counsel to MGA Entertainment Inc. in its legal dispute with an artist who claims he inspired the popular Bratz doll line.
It's certified: These firms empower women	Top
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum has released the initial list of law firms qualifying for its new Gold Standard Certification — a designation for firms that have integrated women in top leadership positions and compensated them well.
Boston federal judge awards nearly $680K in fees to wine association	Top
A Boston federal judge has awarded a wine association close to $680,000 in attorney fees and expenses after it won a nearly five-year fight against a Massachusetts state agency over a state wine shipment law.
Grim reminders of the dangers of family law	Top
Family law is seen as a riskier practice than most, because people in the midst of divorce or facing the loss of their children tend to be highly emotional and may direct their anger at their estranged spouse's lawyer.
California defense attorney accused of bribery; another attorney disbarred	Top
A criminal defense attorney in Orange County, Calif., has pleaded not guilty to bribery, while a solo practitioner in Los Angeles has agreed to be disbarred after admitting that he siphoned money from a couple injured in a drunk driving accident.
Red meat for defense	Top
In the months leading up to the May 2008 raid on an Iowa slaughterhouse, U.S. District Judge Linda Reade in Cedar Rapids participated in a series of meetings with law enforcement agents and prosecutors, government memos show.
Orrick asks to fire MGA in second Bratz case	Top
The firm says the client owes $1.2 million for work defending a claim by an artist who says he inspired doll line.
California municipal law firm acquires Washington office, telecom practice	Top
Best Best & Krieger has opened its first office outside of California with the acquisition of Washington's Miller & Van Eaton, a firm specializing in telecommunications law.
Foley & Lardner sets up fund to invest in client companies	Top
Two Boston partners are spearheading Foley & Lardenr's $4 million attorney-funded investment vehicle: Gabor Garai, who chairs the firm's private equity and venture capital practice, and Susan Pravda, the firm's Boston managing partner and chairwoman of the firm's emerging technologies industry team.
OPINION: The Ultimate Men's Club	Top
The small number of women among the legal teams honored in the NLJ's 2011 Appellate Hot List suggests minimal progress for women in the profession. The percentage of women on the list is sadly similar to the percentage of women partners in firms nationally.
New IP association focuses on strategic approaches	Top
Ben Goodger, a partner in the London office of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, is behind the launch of International IP Strategists Association, a global professional association focused on helping companies craft intellectual property strategies.
Judge lets Mattel have it over objection to $88.5 million verdict	Top
A federal judge in California was having none of a lawyer's attempts to reduce an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. in its copyright infringement and trade secrets dispute over the Bratz doll.
Mattel hotly resists demand it pay attorney fees in Bratz doll battle	Top
MGA Entertainment Inc. is not entitled to more than $129 million in attorney fees or a $177 million punitive damages award just because it won a major trade secrets victory against Mattel Inc., a lawyer for Mattel argued in the copyright infringement and trade secrets case over the Bratz doll.
In battle of the dolls, Bratz maker floats $130 million legal bill	Top
MGA Entertainment Inc., the Bratz doll manufacturer that just won an $88.5 million verdict in a trade secrets case, revealed for the first time how much in attorney fees the company is seeking from its adversary, Mattel Inc.: $129,688,073 even.
Torts once again on the front burner in the House	Top
Corporate lawyers and their rivals in the plaintiffs bar were back at their old arguments over the nation's tort system, this time before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee.

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