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• Walk of shame?
• An instant power player
• For Toyota, a point of venue
• MGA should receive $108M in fees in Bratz case, special master finds
• In opinion by Souter, 1st Circuit bars resentencing of sex offender based on need for treatment
• Distressed property
• New SG preps for next term
• THE 2011 MIDSIZE HOT LIST
• THE PRACTICE: In two patent decisions, Court relies on settled principles
• OPINION: A broken slingshot
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Four trends will improve benchmark reports
• OPINION: The dissent that changed America

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Walk of shame?	Top
One image of Strauss-Kahn is likely to endure: that of the perp walk. In his home country, where the press is prohibited from publishing photos of defendants in handcuffs unless the person is convicted, the image triggered outrage. Are the French right? Has this Ameri­can tradition gone too far?
An instant power player	Top
As the first general counsel of the soon-to-launch Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Leonard Kennedy understands that his agency makes some people very nervous. His message: Take a deep breath, relax.
For Toyota, a point of venue	Top
In a stifling hot courtroom on a recent afternoon, Los Angeles County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr deliberated the proper jurisdiction for billions of dollars in claims filed by the insurers of Toyota owners who alleged their vehicles suddenly accelerated out of control.
MGA should receive $108M in fees in Bratz case, special master finds	Top
MGA Entertainment Inc., which won an $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc. earlier this year, should receive $108 million in attorney fees, according to a discovery master's recommendation that was revealed in court documents in the case on July 6.
In opinion by Souter, 1st Circuit bars resentencing of sex offender based on need for treatment	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has ordered a lower court to resentence a sex offender whose sentence length — after his supervised release was revoked — was based on the time needed to treat him.
Distressed property	Top
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., one of the largest hotel owners in the United States, stunned the real estate industry last month with an announcement that it was suing its longtime broker, Molinaro Koger Inc.
New SG preps for next term	Top
In his first interview in office, Verrilli recently told Supreme Court Insider that the position of solicitor general is a job he did not seek or expect to get — but could not refuse when offered.
THE 2011 MIDSIZE HOT LIST	Top
Twenty firms in the 50- to 150-lawyer range have proven they can continue to thrive in this troubled economy.
THE PRACTICE: In two patent decisions, Court relies on settled principles	Top
Justices took cooler approach in 'Global-Tech' and 'Microsoft' than in past cases, focusing more on precedent than policy.
OPINION: A broken slingshot	Top
The Supreme Court in 'Wal-Mart' has effectively disarmed employees in David versus Goliath situations by inventing a new, virtually impossible standard for class certification.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Four trends will improve benchmark reports	Top
More participants, data visualization, tailored analysis and data 'mash-ups' will lead to a new level of sophistication.
OPINION: The dissent that changed America	Top
Judge J. Waites Waring's opinion 60 years ago in 'Briggs v. Elliott' led directly to 'Brown v. Board of Education.'

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