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• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back
• A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.
• For this firm, a bad breakup
• Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld
• Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham
• Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much
• 1st Circuit: Aggravated identity theft violation can occur even if ID isn't stolen
• JetBlue passengers won't share in any fines for being stranded on tarmac
• Faculty diversity means gains for female law students, according to study
• Federal Circuit declines to revisit standard for appellate review of claim construction
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• Present a corporation's human face at trial
• OPINION: A changing paradigm
• OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT
• WHO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA

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LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW	Top
Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. One law school professor has launched a full-scale assault on the legal education system in response to these mounting issues. Are law schools in crisis?
Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back	Top
Steve Altman is the first lawyer ever permanently barred from the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged improper professional conduct. Now he's fighting back.
A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.	Top
A case brought by the father of a woman killed in Baghdad has continued to wind through U.S. courts, and it again raises questions about the liability of private contractors in Iraq.
For this firm, a bad breakup	Top
An Alabama-based law firm is suing two of its former Washington lawyers in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing the pair of stealing confidential client information.
Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld	Top
Whittier College committed fraud against a longtime law professor when it persuaded him to accept a buyout in 2006, a California appeals court ruled in affirming a lower court's judgment against the school.
Dodgers sale could narrow McCourt's malpractice claim against Bingham	Top
The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, coupled with his $130 million divorce settlement, could help winnow any damages in a malpractice claim by team owner Frank McCourt against Bingham McCutchen, the law firm that drafted an invalid marital agreement at the heart of his divorce.
Ethnic diversity improved at law firms in 2011; for women, not so much	Top
The percentage of minority lawyers at major U.S. law firms ticked up slightly this year, from 12.4 percent to 12.7 percent, according to the latest edition of the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, released on Nov. 3. But the percentage of women attorneys at law firms continued a slide that began in 2010.
1st Circuit: Aggravated identity theft violation can occur even if ID isn't stolen	Top
Identity fraud can underpin a mandatory two-year identity theft sentence enhancement, even if the identity wasn't stolen, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has ruled in two cases.
JetBlue passengers won't share in any fines for being stranded on tarmac	Top
Hugh Totten, an attorney at Valorem Law Group in Chicago, speaks with NLJ about how JetBlue could be on the hook for some of the first fines to be paid under new Department of Transportation rules — and the passengers won't see a dime.
Faculty diversity means gains for female law students, according to study	Top
A study of law review membership indicates that gender and racial diversity on law school faculties may translate into more opportunities for female students.
Federal Circuit declines to revisit standard for appellate review of claim construction	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has taken a pass on an opportunity to revisit its seminal 1998 ruling on appellate review of claim reconstruction. A split decision by the full Federal Circuit denied rehearing of a case involving review of a district judge's decision on the definition of patent claims.
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.
Present a corporation's human face at trial	Top
Counsel should attempt, through testimony, to imbue a company with the admirable characteristics of its employees.
OPINION: A changing paradigm	Top
Mandatory ADR has dramatically reduced the pendency time of cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire	Top
It is long past time to reform the out-of-control litigation; policymakers can begin by mandating greater claims transparency from the asbestos bankruptcy trusts.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent	Top
Profile of Paul Neumann, general counsel of Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States.
IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
The sweeping patent reform law enacted last month is expected to create new classes of intellectual property winners and losers as game-changing provisions kick in during the next 18 months.
WHO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA	Top
For this year's survey of the law firms who represent America's largest corporations, we've chosen to highlight one example of the longer-term relationships between in-house counsel and the law firms that represent them.

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