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• Ex-Kirkland & Ellis Partner Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Fraud
• N.Y. Appellate Court Revives $1 Billion Ambac Breach of Contract Suit Against JPMorgan over Subprime Losses
• Justice Department Seeks Reinstatement of Stay on 'Don't Ask' Injunction
• Law professor cites 'Lawrence' in defending polygamous family
• State Supreme Court Upholds Plastic Bag Ban
• Committee Backs Judicial Nominees, Including Two for SDNY
• Shareholders' Claims Narrowed, but Malpractice Suit Against Winston & Strawn May Go Forward
• Judge Sets Limits for 'Community of Interest' Privilege
• Orange County Judge Admonished for Insensitive Comments
• Appeal Court: Punching Friend in the Groin No 'Accident'
• Wal-Mart Partners with Arkansas Hospital for New Pro Bono Program
• Judge Declares Mistrial in Clemens Perjury Case
• $7.7 Million Verdict in Erectile Dysfunction Case Tossed Over Jury Instructions
• Former CHOP GC Pleads Guilty in $1.7 mil. Embezzlement
• Fred Furth and Stepson Settle Their Fee Dispute
• Law Requiring Disclosure by Pregnancy Centers Blocked
• 5 Law Firms See Deal Work Scuttled as News Corp. Bails on BSkyB Bid

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Ex-Kirkland & Ellis Partner Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Fraud	Top
Former Kirkland & Ellis senior partner Theodore L. Freedman pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he misrepresented more than $2 million in income from the firm. Freedman surrendered to IRS agents Thursday morning following a lengthy investigation.
N.Y. Appellate Court Revives $1 Billion Ambac Breach of Contract Suit Against JPMorgan over Subprime Losses	Top
On Thursday a New York state appellate court reversed the dismissal of a $1 billion breach of contract suit against JPMorgan Chase that draws many of its allegations from the purported comments of JPMorgan's CEO, Jamie Dimon, in a 2008 Fortune article.
Justice Department Seeks Reinstatement of Stay on 'Don't Ask' Injunction	Top
The Justice Department filed an emergency order Thursday seeking to reinstate a stay of the injunction against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, arguing that a 9th Circuit order lifting the stay pre-empts the "orderly process" for repealing the act.
Law professor cites 'Lawrence' in defending polygamous family	Top
The family from a hit TV show has filed a federal suit challenging Utah's anti-bigamy law. Law professor Jonathan Turley, who is representing them pro bono, says he has questioned the treatment of polygamists in the aftermath of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Lawrence v. Texas.
State Supreme Court Upholds Plastic Bag Ban	Top
The California Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an industry group's bid to stop Manhattan Beach from banning plastic bags. But the court did gut an appellate court case that holds corporations to a higher standard in qualifying for public interest standing.
Committee Backs Judicial Nominees, Including Two for SDNY	Top
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to move ahead with five of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including two for the high-profile U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Shareholders' Claims Narrowed, but Malpractice Suit Against Winston & Strawn May Go Forward	Top
Winston & Strawn must face a $2.5 million malpractice suit from former shareholders of pharmaceutical company Biosynexus for allegedly botching the 2005 sale of the company, a New York judge has ruled.
Judge Sets Limits for 'Community of Interest' Privilege	Top
A corporation's attorney-client privilege may be extended to include a second company and its lawyers, but such a joint privilege covers only those communications that were truly made in furtherance of a shared legal strategy, a federal judge has ruled.
Orange County Judge Admonished for Insensitive Comments	Top
California's Commission on Judicial Performance has chastised a judge for using ethnic stereotypes, including telling a man accused of throwing rocks and spitting at his ex-girlfriend that such behavior is a common trait among people of Middle Eastern descent.
Appeal Court: Punching Friend in the Groin No 'Accident'	Top
A California appellate court has reversed a judgment against State Farm, disagreeing with a trial court's ruling that a man's drunken punch to his friend's groin qualified as an "accident" because he hadn't meant to hit his friend squarely in the testicles.
Wal-Mart Partners with Arkansas Hospital for New Pro Bono Program	Top
When lawyers at Wal-Mart start providing pro bono help to kids on Medicaid next month, it will mark the debut of the first formal pro bono program at the global retailer and the first time a corporate law department has taken the lead role in a medical-legal partnership.
Judge Declares Mistrial in Clemens Perjury Case	Top
The federal judge in the Roger Clemens perjury case declared a mistrial Thursday over a defense contention that prosecutors presented evidence to jurors that the judge had deemed inadmissible.
$7.7 Million Verdict in Erectile Dysfunction Case Tossed Over Jury Instructions	Top
The Georgia Court of Appeals has tossed a multimillion-dollar verdict awarded to a man who claimed he suffered permanent damage to his penis after he self-injected erectile dysfunction medication from a clinic that allegedly promised "sex for life" in its advertisements.
Former CHOP GC Pleads Guilty in $1.7 mil. Embezzlement	Top
A federal judge accepted the guilty plea Wednesday of Roosevelt Hairston Jr., the former general counsel of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who admitted embezzling about $1.7 million from the institution since 1999.
Fred Furth and Stepson Settle Their Fee Dispute	Top
Fred Furth, a San Francisco antitrust plaintiffs attorney known for blockbuster wins in his heyday, has reached a confidential agreement with his stepson in their long-running dispute over millions of dollars.
Law Requiring Disclosure by Pregnancy Centers Blocked	Top
A federal judge has blocked a New York City law requiring pregnancy services centers to disclose whether or not they make referrals for or perform abortions or provide birth control on the grounds that the law infringes on free speech rights.
5 Law Firms See Deal Work Scuttled as News Corp. Bails on BSkyB Bid	Top
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. abandoned its $12 billion bid for British Sky Broadcasting Group on Wednesday amid public opposition to the deal and political pressure over a widening phone-hacking scandal. It is unclear what the death of the deal means for advisers Skadden, Hogan Lovells, Allen & Overy, Cleary Gottlieb and Herbert Smith.Visit International News

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