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• After outcry, 9th Circuit withdraws cable channel bundling ruling
• Settlement Allows Ponzi Scheme Victims to Recoup From 'Net Winners'
• Keker, Troutman Sanders Win Defense Verdict for Twitter in Trial over Celebrity Profiling Patent
• U.S. Sentencing Commission issues first study in 20 years on mandatory minimums
• Ruden's assets acquired by Greenspoon
• 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
• Two State Street executives cleared of SEC charges of misleading investors
• A.G. Suit Against Schwab Over Auction Rate Securities Dismissed
• Judge rules for Florida landowners and against DOJ in property dispute
• Motion accuses Rothstein trustee of suing 'everyone and everything'
• Judge dismisses Deepwater Horizon-related claims
• Court seems skeptical of extending inmate rights in private prisons case
• Fourth District OK With Reverse Payments in Pharma Suits
• Pilot Project Seeks Ways to Streamline Complex Civil Litigation
• Employment Bar Watching Valley's No-Call Showdown
• The Law of The Streets
• Disqualification of Jenner & Block Affirmed in Cablevision Case
• Novel Settlement Expected to Benefit County, SPCA
• Former FCC Staffers Nominated for Seats on Commission

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After outcry, 9th Circuit withdraws cable channel bundling ruling	Top
A federal appeals court has withdrawn its own opinion upholding the cable industry's practice of bundling channels to consumers, after an array of amicus organizations showered it with petitions to reconsider. Among the amicus groups was the American Antitrust Institute, which called the opinion a "radical constriction of antitrust law" with a potential for "far-reaching consequences."
Settlement Allows Ponzi Scheme Victims to Recoup From 'Net Winners'	Top
In a case that marks the first time a class has ever been certified under the Pennsylvania Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, a federal judge has approved a settlement that allows a group of investors who lost thousands in a Ponzi scheme to recoup money from investors who profited from the scheme.
Keker, Troutman Sanders Win Defense Verdict for Twitter in Trial over Celebrity Profiling Patent	Top
Lawyers for Twitter have persuaded a jury that their client did not infringe a method patent for profiling celebrities. Patent lawyer Dinesh Agarwal had sued Twitter over a patent he was assigned in 2002 for a "Method and System for Creating an Interactive Virtual Community of Famous People."
U.S. Sentencing Commission issues first study in 20 years on mandatory minimums	Top
Black convicted offenders are the racial group least likely to earn relief from mandatory minimum sentences for assisting the government, according to a major study of mandatory minimum penalties by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
Ruden's assets acquired by Greenspoon	Top
Ruden McClosky, once one of Florida's largest law firms, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and signed an asset purchase agreement with Greenspoon Marder to create a 140-lawyer firm under the Greenspoon name. If approved by a federal bankruptcy judge, the sale would close by Dec. 1.
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.
Two State Street executives cleared of SEC charges of misleading investors	Top
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lost an administrative case against two former State Street Global Advisors executives accused of misleading investors through disclosures about the underperformance of a State Street fund holding subprime mortgage-backed securities.
A.G. Suit Against Schwab Over Auction Rate Securities Dismissed	Top
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former New York AG Andrew Cuomo accusing Charles Schwab of deceiving investors about the safety of auction rate securities, saying the suit failed to allege that the company made any statements that were fraudulent at the time they were made.
Judge rules for Florida landowners and against DOJ in property dispute	Top
Continuing a string of recent losses for the Justice Department, a federal claims judge in Washington, D.C., this week rejected the government's formula for compensating a group of landowners involved in a property dispute in Florida.
Motion accuses Rothstein trustee of suing 'everyone and everything'	Top
In a hearing this week, an attorney representing unsecured creditors who claim they lost $165 million in Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme accused the bankruptcy trustee for Rothstein's defunct law firm of excessively billing the estate for professional fees and "taking actions that are wasteful."
Judge dismisses Deepwater Horizon-related claims	Top
A federal judge's dismissal of claims against the operators of emergency rescue boats that responded to the fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig has "delighted" the defense but seems likely to provoke an appeal by the plaintiffs. Meanwhile, they have begun fighting over what the judge actually meant.
Court seems skeptical of extending inmate rights in private prisons case	Top
With the multibillion-dollar private prison industry as the backdrop, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared reluctant to give federal prisoners in privately run prisons the right to sue employees for violations of their Eighth Amendment rights.
Fourth District OK With Reverse Payments in Pharma Suits	Top
A California court of appeal on Monday gave its stamp of approval to "pay-for-delay" settlements in Hatch-Waxman litigation, finding that a '90s-era Cipro deal that put off availability of a generic drug didn't run afoul of antitrust laws.
Pilot Project Seeks Ways to Streamline Complex Civil Litigation	Top
In an effort to streamline complex civil litigations in the Southern District of New York, a committee has recommended that parties immediately divulge requested documents, accede to a schedule for electronic discovery and acknowledge whether they intend to seek settlement discussions or mediation.
Employment Bar Watching Valley's No-Call Showdown	Top
Class actions alleging that Apple, Google and others violated the law by agreeing not to recruit each other's employees could provide much-needed clarity about whether nonsolicitation agreements are legal in California, lawyers in Silicon Valley say.
The Law of The Streets	Top
Lawyers in Texas are working with Occupy protesters to help them avoid arrests, while city attorneys are balancing free-speech rights with municipal codes that bar overnight camping in downtown areas and forbid sidewalk obstruction. They say their objective is the same: to minimize conflict.
Disqualification of Jenner & Block Affirmed in Cablevision Case	Top
A New York federal judge has affirmed a magistrate judge's recommendation to disqualify Jenner & Block from representing Cablevision in a dispute with Verizon because the law firm once represented MCI, which is now Verizon Business.
Novel Settlement Expected to Benefit County, SPCA	Top
An upstate New York SPCA has apparently worked out a unique settlement in which an animal-loving attorney who showed up on the doorstep of the county jail with 25 cats becomes a ticket-writing special deputy sheriff, and the SPCA collects half the ticket revenue.
Former FCC Staffers Nominated for Seats on Commission	Top
President Barack Obama has nominated two Washington lawyers to serve as commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission. The nominees -- Jenner & Block partner Ajit Varadaraj Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, senior counsel to Sen. Jay Rockefeller IV -- are both FCC alums.

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