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• THE NLJ 250
• Volkswagen Asks Judge to Toss $30 Million Attorney Fee Award
• Federal Judiciary Divided Over Changing Criminal Discovery Rule
• Squire Sanders Partners' Former Firm Sues for Cut of Fendi Contingency Fee
• Ex-Associate Sues Quarles & Brady
• Prosecutors in Lindsey Foreign Bribery Trial Face New Misconduct Allegations; Judge Issues Written Ruling on FCPA 'Foreign Official' Definition
• $8.7 Million Settlement Reached in Iraq Contractor Whistleblower Suit
• News In Brief
• State Supreme Court Hints at Resolution of Medical Expense Issue
• Gonzalez's Lawyers Rebut Claims of Fraud in Brooklyn Mortgage
• Sheriff Weighs Suing State Over Jail Backlog
• Record $21.6M Verdict in Erie County Med Mal Case
• Criminal Charges: The Next Frontier for Libel Tourism
• U.K. Firm Prepares for External Investment

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THE NLJ 250	Top
The National Law Journal's annual survey of the largest law firms in the U.S. shows that nearly 2,900 fewer lawyers worked for the 250 top firms last year. That's in addition to the approximately 6,600 attorneys who departed in 2009.
Volkswagen Asks Judge to Toss $30 Million Attorney Fee Award	Top
In a class action multidistrict litigation under way in Boston, Volkswagen lawyers have filed a motion urging a federal district court judge to reduce a $30 million fee award he approved on March 24.
Federal Judiciary Divided Over Changing Criminal Discovery Rule	Top
Federal judges are divided over the necessity to change the rules of criminal procedure to put a greater emphasis and burden on prosecutors to turn over favorable information to defense lawyers, says a new report.
Squire Sanders Partners' Former Firm Sues for Cut of Fendi Contingency Fee	Top
A battle over how to divide $3.2 million in fees from a settlement over sales of counterfeit Fendi items sheds light on the complications that can arise when partners switch firms in the middle of contingency litigation.
Ex-Associate Sues Quarles & Brady	Top
Former Quarles & Brady associate Luis Ramírez has sued the firm, alleging that he and other minority associates were passed over for assignments by partners who preferred to give work to non-minorities.
Prosecutors in Lindsey Foreign Bribery Trial Face New Misconduct Allegations; Judge Issues Written Ruling on FCPA 'Foreign Official' Definition	Top
The federal judge presiding over the government's foreign bribery case against Lindsey Manufacturing has issued his much-anticipated ruling on the defendants' "foreign official" motion. Meanwhile, defense lawyers are making new claims of alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
$8.7 Million Settlement Reached in Iraq Contractor Whistleblower Suit	Top
The Justice Department has announced it has settled a whistleblower suit against two companies under contract with the State Department. DynCorp International will pay $7.7 million and The Sandi Group will pay $1.01 million.
News In Brief	Top
New York state's high court will hear an appeal of a decision allowing an attorney to reopen his divorce settlement to factor in investments made worthless by Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.
State Supreme Court Hints at Resolution of Medical Expense Issue	Top
The California Supreme Court has asked for a defense-friendly supplemental briefing in a closely watched case over whether a plaintiff can recover the full cost of medical care even if an insurer paid only a smaller, negotiated amount.
Gonzalez's Lawyers Rebut Claims of Fraud in Brooklyn Mortgage	Top
Facing accusations of mortgage fraud and nepotism, the presiding justice of the Appellate Division, 1st Department, has hired two prominent attorneys, who confirm that a state commission has opened a preliminary inquiry into the matter.
Sheriff Weighs Suing State Over Jail Backlog	Top
Faced with a budget crisis requiring him to furlough staff and cut 10 percent from an already tight budget, a Georgia sheriff is looking into suing the state over a problem he said is costing his county $4 million a year.
Record $21.6M Verdict in Erie County Med Mal Case	Top
An Erie County, Pa., jury has delivered a $21.6 million verdict -- believed to be a record in that county -- in the case of a boy who suffers from cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen during birth.
Criminal Charges: The Next Frontier for Libel Tourism	Top
Joel Cohen and Katherine A. Helm examine the potentially perilous terrain of libel tourism, focusing on a New York professor of international law who wound up being prosecuted in France on criminal charges stemming from an unflattering book review.
U.K. Firm Prepares for External Investment	Top
Top 30 U.K. firm Irwin Mitchell has appointed legal and financial advisers as it continues to move toward becoming one of the first law firms to accept external investment. The 520-lawyer practice has retained Norton Rose and Espirito Santo Investment Bank to advise on the potential raising of outside capital.Visit International News

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