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- S.F.'s Fight With Cellphone Industry Tests Compelled Speech
- Legal Sector Shed 1,300 Jobs in September
- Prosecutor: Troy Davis Appeals Driven by 'Doubt Campaign,' Not Truth
- MBIA, Cadwalader Strike Out in Suit Against FDIC over IndyMac Losses
- Going In-House at Apple with Steve Jobs' Former GC
- Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
- The Final Rothstein Auction
- Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
- Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley
- Mergermarket Report: S&C Leads in M&A Work After Three Quarters
- Adoption Scam Attorney Convicted in Mortgage Fraud
- Valley Lawyers Help Usher Pair of IPOs to Market
- Boxer increases pressure on ABA over law school jobs reporting
- Court Says Arrestee's Digital Camera Can Be Searched, Too
- Judge Chides Plaintiffs' Lawyers In Indian Trust Class Action
- Proskauer Rose Denies Bias Against Former CFO
- Johnson & Johnson Unit Cops Guilty Plea, Agrees to Pay $85 Million Fine for Misbranding Heart Drug
- D.C. Lawyer Davis Files anti-SLAPP motion Against 3M
- State Opts Out of Compliance With Adam Walsh Act
- GAO Recommends Stronger Debarment Programs in Federal Contracting
- Widener Indemnifying Students Who Complained About Prof
| S.F.'s Fight With Cellphone Industry Tests Compelled Speech | Top |
| The wireless industry is trying to block San Francisco's novel cellphone "right to know" law on the grounds that requiring cellphone retailers to post information on potential health hazards forces speech. The suit is part of a wave of litigation playing out in federal courts around the country in which corporations are using the compelled-speech doctrine to fight back as cities turn to health and safety disclosure laws, rather than piecemeal enforcement actions. | |
| Legal Sector Shed 1,300 Jobs in September | Top |
| After adding 4,100 positions in July, the legal industry has now suffered two straight months of job losses, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' preliminary September employment report released Friday. | |
| Prosecutor: Troy Davis Appeals Driven by 'Doubt Campaign,' Not Truth | Top |
| The lead prosecutor in the Troy Davis murder case writes that Davis' advocates created a "doubt campaign" of misinformation, manipulation and outright lies. The campaign's mantra is "no physical evidence, and seven out of nine eyewitnesses recanted." Neither is true, says Spencer Lawton. | |
| MBIA, Cadwalader Strike Out in Suit Against FDIC over IndyMac Losses | Top |
| A federal judge has granted the FDIC's motions to dismiss MBIA's case against it, ruling that MBIA couldn't hold the agency liable for losses it suffered when IndyMac borrowers defaulted and investors in mortgage-backed securities flooded the insurer with claims. | |
| Going In-House at Apple with Steve Jobs' Former GC | Top |
| Former Apple general counsel Daniel Cooperman talks about working as Steve Jobs' top in-house lawyer, an experience that Cooperman calls a "very inspiring period. I just found it to be riveting, to be able to work with him and be able to see his perspicacity -- his vision was so keen." | |
| Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana' | Top |
| LTN reporter Evan Koblentz speaks with Berwin Leighton Paisner CIO Janet Day about her "concept of nirvana," in which the consumerization of IT in law firms -- where lawyers use and maintain their favorite devices for work -- makes the help desk unnecessary. Koblentz and Day also discuss Hewlett-Packard's move to become more consumer-focused as Apple potentially becomes more business-focused. | |
| The Final Rothstein Auction | Top |
| The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse. | |
| Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing | Top |
| Doug Caddell, CIO at Foley & Lardner, speaks with LTN staff reporter Evan Koblentz at ILTA about his firm's policy of giving lawyers the freedom to buy the technology they need -- instead of dictating choices. Freedom of computing, he says, allows firms to focus more on business issues and less on infrastructure. | |
| Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley | Top |
| When Jonathan Turley is not teaching at George Washington University Law School or blogging, he is a litigator whose cases can never be described as boring. In this video interview with Tony Mauro, Turley discusses his high-profile case on Utah's anti-polygamy law. | |
| Mergermarket Report: S&C Leads in M&A Work After Three Quarters | Top |
| Advising on M&A deals with a total value of $317.2 billion through the first nine months of 2011, Sullivan & Cromwell leads the ranks of global law firms handling such transactions so far this year, according to a report released Thursday by Mergermarket. | |
| Adoption Scam Attorney Convicted in Mortgage Fraud | Top |
| A New York attorney who was convicted over an adoption scam has now been convicted for attempting to get a $300,000 mortgage using fake documents and impersonating someone else. Kevin Cohen faces a maximum of 18 years in prison, to coincide with the 10- to 20-year sentence for the adoption scam. | |
| Valley Lawyers Help Usher Pair of IPOs to Market | Top |
| Two San Francisco Bay Area companies could be the first to go public in the U.S. since August. Wilson Sonsini is advising Ubiquiti Networks and WilmerHale is representing the underwriters. Meanwhile, DLA Piper is handling Zeltiq Aesthetics' deal, with Davis Polk representing the underwriters. | |
| Boxer increases pressure on ABA over law school jobs reporting | Top |
| In a letter to the ABA's president, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer chided the organization for recent changes to its annual law school questionnaire and expressed concern over the lack of independent oversight of the jobs statistics reported by law schools. | |
| Court Says Arrestee's Digital Camera Can Be Searched, Too | Top |
| In the latest example of courts grappling with police searches of electronic devices, a California appeal court on Wednesday backed the warrantless search of a juvenile's digital camera, which was found during a patdown by a sheriff's deputy. | |
| Judge Chides Plaintiffs' Lawyers In Indian Trust Class Action | Top |
| Chiding plaintiffs attorneys for making sweeping, unsupported statements in support of an appeal bond, a federal judge ruled that opponents of a $3.4 billion settlement in an Indian trust class action will not be required to front any money while they pursue their challenge in an appeals court. | |
| Proskauer Rose Denies Bias Against Former CFO | Top |
| Proskauer Rose has responded to a $10 million discrimination suit by former CFO Elly Rosenthal, who alleges the firm marginalized her and fired her after she took leave for breast cancer treatment. The firm says any assertion that her employment was affected due to "her gender, age or claimed disability is meritless." | |
| Johnson & Johnson Unit Cops Guilty Plea, Agrees to Pay $85 Million Fine for Misbranding Heart Drug | Top |
| Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Scios pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a criminal misdemeanor count of misbranding its heart disease drug, Natrecor, and agreed to pay an $85 million fine. But J&J is still playing defense in a related False Claims Act civil case pending before the same judge. | |
| D.C. Lawyer Davis Files anti-SLAPP motion Against 3M | Top |
| Attorneys for lawyer Lanny Davis have filed an anti-SLAPP motion against 3M, alleging that the company is attempting to snuff Davis' right of free speech. The motion stems from a defamation suit filed against Davis over public statements he made in his representation of Porton Capital. | |
| State Opts Out of Compliance With Adam Walsh Act | Top |
| The state of New York has opted out of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act -- a federal law designed to toughen and standardize sex offender registration practices -- concluding it would cost more than it is worth, while undermining the state's traditional protections for teenage offenders. | |
| GAO Recommends Stronger Debarment Programs in Federal Contracting | Top |
| The U.S. Senate and House released a new Government Accountability Office report on Thursday, criticizing a half-dozen federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, for lacking aggressive policies to weed out bad contractors and wasteful spending. | |
| Widener Indemnifying Students Who Complained About Prof | Top |
| The two Widener University School of Law students named in a defamation suit by a former professor are not only having their legal costs picked up by the school, but Widener has also agreed to indemnify if a jury hands up a judgment against them. | |
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