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• Punished, Debarred--But Still Members of the Bar
• King & Spalding's Sollers to Represent Paterno as Penn State Launches Internal Inquiry
• Privacy-Suit Settlements Spur Scrutiny
• Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy
• Clawbacks Face Pushback in Law Firm Bankruptcies
• John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience
• Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
• The Final Rothstein Auction
• Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
• Case against Netflix over closed captioning survives dismissal motion but is stayed
• Paul Weiss Knocks Out Delaware Suit over Harmonix Deal, Leaving Client Viacom to Press Claims Against Former Shareholders
• TD Bank executive takes Fifth in Rothstein-related trial
• Immigration Lawyer Disbarred for 100-Plus Conduct Violations
• 'Perfect Storm' of Errors Prompts Judge to Upset Conviction
• Dog owners have their day at 6th Circuit
• State Bar Opens Online Portal to Assist Attorneys With Addictions
• 'Pay for Delay' Deals Between Drug Makers Becoming More Subtle, Panel Concludes
• Fumo Gets Six More Months in Prison
• Foreclosure Prevention Programs Urge State to Pick Up Funding
• Outlook Dim for Redevelopment Agencies at High Court
• Handing Up the Client in Self-Defense
• KPMG Case Fuels Preservation Debate
• Top U.K. Firms Post Rising Revenues for First Half of Financial Year

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Punished, Debarred--But Still Members of the Bar	Top
Imagine that you are a general counsel who's been convicted of a criminal misdemeanor related to fraud, or that you were fired for a serious ethics violation, or that a federal agency has ordered you not to practice before it. Could discipline by a state bar committee be far behind? It could be so far behind that it's not even remotely likely to happen.
King & Spalding's Sollers to Represent Paterno as Penn State Launches Internal Inquiry	Top
The legal fallout from the Penn State sexual abuse scandal continued Friday, with ousted football coach Joe Paterno retaining King & Spalding's J. Sedwick Sollers III and the university's board of trustees naming Kenneth Frazier, the CEO and former GC of Merck, to lead an internal investigation.
Privacy-Suit Settlements Spur Scrutiny	Top
Facebook's Beacon and Google's Buzz both had privacy advocates howling -- and then suing. Both companies settled by putting money in a pot for privacy foundations. The 9th Circuit hated the Beacon settlement, but lawyers for the Buzz deal hope for a better reception at a mediation this week.
Law firms scoring big in Dodgers' bankruptcy	Top
The fight in bankruptcy court for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers has already generated millions of dollars in requests for legal fees -- and that's just to cover the preliminary innings. The fees in the case for the estate could ultimately reach $10 million, said one law professor.
Clawbacks Face Pushback in Law Firm Bankruptcies	Top
When it comes to litigation involving defunct law firms, clawback suits may be on the way out of bankruptcy court. In recent court actions, law firms hit with so-called unfinished business claims in bankruptcy court argue that the claims should be litigated in federal district court instead.
John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience	Top
John D. Green, CIO of Baker Donelson, speaks at ILTA with LTN's editor in chief, Monica Bay, about an initiative to improve the end-user experience at his firm by tracking and mapping every application in use using the Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence software.
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.
Case against Netflix over closed captioning survives dismissal motion but is stayed	Top
A Massachusetts federal judge has rejected a bid by Netflix to dismiss a case brought against it by the National Association of the Deaf for failing to provide closed captioned text with its Web streaming service. But the judge stayed the case pending rulemaking by the FCC.
Paul Weiss Knocks Out Delaware Suit over Harmonix Deal, Leaving Client Viacom to Press Claims Against Former Shareholders	Top
A judge has dismissed a suit brought by the former owners of the company behind the once-mighty "Rock Band" video game, finding claims that they were shortchanged in a sale contract with Viacom to be "absurd." But what will happen to Viacom's mirror-image suit against Harmonix shareholders?
TD Bank executive takes Fifth in Rothstein-related trial	Top
Frank Spinosa, a former regional vice president for TD Bank who is accused of being Scott Rothstein's yes man, refused to answer any questions Thursday on the witness stand in the federal lawsuit brought by investors in the former lawyer's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
Immigration Lawyer Disbarred for 100-Plus Conduct Violations	Top
The D.C. Court of Appeals has ordered the disbarment of Vahid Shariati, an immigration attorney facing allegations of more than 100 violations of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct. Shariati was accused of taking retainers but failing to file paperwork or keep clients informed about their cases.
'Perfect Storm' of Errors Prompts Judge to Upset Conviction	Top
A New York judge has overturned a gang-related murder conviction in a case where the court described the prosecutor's conduct as "grossly negligent" at best, characterized the defense case as "feeble," and suggested if it was not prosecutorial misrepresentation, it was certainly ineffective assistance of counsel.
Dog owners have their day at 6th Circuit	Top
The 6th Circuit has reinstated Fourth Amendment and procedural due process claims brought by a dog-owning couple in Kentucky, based on a warrantless seizure, without consent, of their dogs by an animal services agency.
State Bar Opens Online Portal to Assist Attorneys With Addictions	Top
Attorneys seeking help for themselves or their colleagues due to substance abuse, depression or other problems can now turn to eLAP, an online portal set up by the New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Assistance Program. The group will also continue to maintain its hotline.
'Pay for Delay' Deals Between Drug Makers Becoming More Subtle, Panel Concludes	Top
Pay for delay deals aren't dead, but they have become more complicated -- and more subtle. That was the conclusion of panelists at an ABA-sponsored discussion Thursday looking at the state of pay for delay settlements between brand name drug makers and would-be generic competitors.
Fumo Gets Six More Months in Prison	Top
Former Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo received six additional months in prison on Thursday, at least partly because of emails he sent from prison in which he complained that he had been unjustly convicted by a "dumb, corrupt and prejudiced" jury and expressed a desire to exact vengeance on several foes.
Foreclosure Prevention Programs Urge State to Pick Up Funding	Top
Legal service providers and housing counselors are urging the state of New York to replace federal stimulus funds for foreclosure prevention services when the money runs out in a few months -- just as court officials say that the pace of foreclosures is likely to pick up.
Outlook Dim for Redevelopment Agencies at High Court	Top
The California Supreme Court on Thursday appeared divided over whether to sign off on one of Gov. Jerry Brown's more controversial budget fixes, but the outlook seemed dim for the state's 400-some redevelopment agencies in their fight to stay alive.
Handing Up the Client in Self-Defense	Top
When a client's thwarting of discovery comes back to haunt his attorney, the lawyer may be tempted to save himself by pointing a finger at the client. However, that course of action would likely fail as a legal defense and could also constitute an ethics violation, writes Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's Joel Cohen.
KPMG Case Fuels Preservation Debate	Top
Electronic discovery experts are on high alert about next month's expected preservation ruling in the case of Pippins v. KPMG, LTN's Evan Koblentz reports.Visit Law Technology News
Top U.K. Firms Post Rising Revenues for First Half of Financial Year	Top
Many of the U.K.'s top law firms are reporting rising revenues for the first half of 2011-12, with at least five top 30 firms seeing double-digit increases on last year's H1 results. However, law firm leaders expect a tougher ride in the second half, some saying eurozone woes are likely to be felt in the new year.Visit International News

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