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• Treasury Watchdog Questions Venable's Billing, Including 'Vague and Inadequate' Work Descriptions
• Senator Says Goldman Sachs Misled Congress, Plans DOJ Referral
• Delaware Vice-Chancellor to Wilson Sonsini and Morris Nichols: I Was Wrong
• Now That's Compliance: DOJ Gives ITT Time Off for Good Behavior
• Bonds Guilty of Obstruction, Jury Hung on Perjury
• Lawyer suspended for offering to sell term papers on Craigslist
• Fur Flies in San Mateo Pharma Trial
• Father's Use of Facebook Did Not Violate Protective Order, Justice Says
• Hinshaw, Polsinelli Make Major Lateral Hires
• Suit Claims Nixon Peabody Paid $1 Million to Government Lawyer
• School May Not Ban Breast Cancer Bracelets, Federal Judge Decides
• Kinsella Weitzman Settles "Road to Nowhere" Infringement Case
• Judge doesn't buy man's claim to huge emerald
• As Law Firms Fly Into Cloud Computing, Will CIOs Matter?

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Treasury Watchdog Questions Venable's Billing, Including 'Vague and Inadequate' Work Descriptions	Top
An audit report on the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program is knocking the Venable law firm's billing practices and questioning about two-thirds of the firm's fees reviewed by the auditors. Though the report focuses on Venable, it says similar issues could be found in four other firms' bills.
Senator Says Goldman Sachs Misled Congress, Plans DOJ Referral	Top
The chairman of the U.S. Senate's investigative subcommittee said Wednesday he believes Goldman Sachs officials made misleading statements about their trading during the financial crisis and should be investigated criminally.
Delaware Vice-Chancellor to Wilson Sonsini and Morris Nichols: I Was Wrong	Top
After blasting Wilson Sonsini and Morris Nichols lawyers for possible "collusive forum shopping" and trying to play plaintiffs off against each other, a Delaware judge has apologized, saying his claims were "regrettable and misplaced."
Now That's Compliance: DOJ Gives ITT Time Off for Good Behavior	Top
Concluding its oversight of a night-vision technology contractor that pleaded guilty to arms export violations, the DOJ has announced that a Virginia federal judge has agreed to dismiss a deferred charge against ITT a full year ahead of schedule.
Bonds Guilty of Obstruction, Jury Hung on Perjury	Top
A jury found Barry Bonds guilty on one count of obstructing justice after declaring it was hopelessly deadlocked on three perjury counts Wednesday, following more than three days of deliberations.
Lawyer suspended for offering to sell term papers on Craigslist	Top
Attorney Damian Bonazzoli has been suspended for six months after he was caught offering writing and editing services for student papers while he was a senior staff attorney with the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
Fur Flies in San Mateo Pharma Trial	Top
Protracted, scorched-earth litigation between two pharmaceutical companies has turned into an all-out brawl, as opposing lawyers trade accusations about trying to force a mistrial.
Father's Use of Facebook Did Not Violate Protective Order, Justice Says	Top
A father did not commit either criminal contempt or stalking when he wrote disparagingly about the mother of his two children on Facebook, a judge has ruled.
Hinshaw, Polsinelli Make Major Lateral Hires	Top
Chicago-based Hinshaw is adding eight attorneys to its Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., offices from what remains of Yoss LLP. Kansas City, Mo.-based Polsinelli Shughart has recruited 11 lawyers from Faegre & Benson in Denver.
Suit Claims Nixon Peabody Paid $1 Million to Government Lawyer	Top
Nixon Peabody, which has been representing the New York counties of Madison and Oneida in land dispute cases between the Oneida Indian Nation and New York state, has been pulled into a dispute involving its fees in the litigation.
School May Not Ban Breast Cancer Bracelets, Federal Judge Decides	Top
A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional a school ban on breast cancer awareness bracelets emblazoned with the phrase "I [Heart] Boobies!" Wrote the judge: "These bracelets cannot reasonably be considered lewd or vulgar."
Kinsella Weitzman Settles "Road to Nowhere" Infringement Case	Top
Former Florida governor and one-time Senate hopeful Charlie Crist has settled an infringement case brought by former Talking Head David Byrne and delivered an apology via YouTube for his campaign's use of the song "Road to Nowhere."
Judge doesn't buy man's claim to huge emerald	Top
A California businessman did not buy the world's largest raw emerald, estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, in Brazil in 2001 for $60,000, a judge has tentatively ruled.
As Law Firms Fly Into Cloud Computing, Will CIOs Matter?	Top
With cloud computing, firms do not need scores of IT personnel to install, deploy, permission, upgrade, integrate, and repair every technology the firm wants its personnel to use. The cloud makes law firms small and large citizens of the cyberworld. But does cloud computing carry the power to dramatically alter the role of law firm CIOs? Visit Law Technology News

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