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• Howrey Hit With First Suit Over Employee Wages
• Apple Gets Judge to Toss Out $625M Patent Verdict
• Fee Fight in Allion M&A Shareholder Case Raises Question: Who's Biggest Beneficiary of M&A Shareholder Litigation--Investors or Plaintiffs Lawyers?
• Withholding Info from FDA Could Trigger Punitives: Judge
• Republican Pushes Alternatives to Legal Aid
• Verizon Agrees to $93.5M False Claims Settlement
• Lawsuit Accuses Dewey, Staffing Firm of Wage and Hour Violations
• Wells Fargo Pays $11 Million to Settle Charges That It Misled Investors
• Judge tosses overseas claims against Toyota
• Lippman Prepares Courts for 'Painful Cuts'
• Tobin: Courts to furlough employees
• In packed courtroom, 1st Circuit weighs challenge to copyright damages
• Special Group Added to Lowe's Drywall Settlement
• Ciavarella Hangs Acquittal Arguments on Evidentiary Issues

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Howrey Hit With First Suit Over Employee Wages	Top
A former records specialist at Howrey has sued the firm for failing to pay WARN Act wages after she was terminated on March 31. The putative class action seeks an undetermined amount in salary and benefits for plaintiffs, plus attorney fees.
Apple Gets Judge to Toss Out $625M Patent Verdict	Top
A Texas judge has thrown out a $625.5 million verdict against Apple -- one of the largest patent awards on record. Mirror Worlds had sued Apple in 2008, saying it had infringed technologies built into its computers and handheld devices since 2004.
Fee Fight in Allion M&A Shareholder Case Raises Question: Who's Biggest Beneficiary of M&A Shareholder Litigation--Investors or Plaintiffs Lawyers?	Top
A Delaware ruling will undoubtedly be cited by critics of the plaintiffs bar who assert that some merger suits are less about protecting shareholders than they are about attorney fees for the lawyers who file them.
Withholding Info from FDA Could Trigger Punitives: Judge	Top
A federal judge has ruled a drug maker may be held liable for punitive damages on a theory of "implied malice" where evidence suggests the manufacturer withheld from the FDA information that would have led to stronger warning labels.
Republican Pushes Alternatives to Legal Aid	Top
At a Tuesday budget hearing, Rep. Frank Wolf said private-sector lawyers aren't doing enough to help the poor with legal problems, and said Guantanamo detainees' pro bono lawyers should "consider going into the inner city."
Verizon Agrees to $93.5M False Claims Settlement	Top
Verizon will pay more than $93.5 million to the federal government to resolve allegations the company overcharged on voice and data telecommunication services contracts, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Lawsuit Accuses Dewey, Staffing Firm of Wage and Hour Violations	Top
Dewey & LeBoeuf, along with staffing firm Robert Half International, is being accused by one of the firm's network operations specialists of failure to pay overtime, in violation of labor laws, according to a lawsuit.
Wells Fargo Pays $11 Million to Settle Charges That It Misled Investors	Top
Wells Fargo Securities will pay $11 million in disgorgement and penalties to settle SEC allegations of improper conduct in the sale of mortgage-backed securities as the housing market began to crumble in 2006 and 2007.
Judge tosses overseas claims against Toyota	Top
A judge has dismissed a consolidated lawsuit brought by Toyota consumers in foreign countries over sudden acceleration claims, while allowing a lawyer representing foreign plaintiffs to re-assert certain claims, including some under the RICO Act.
Lippman Prepares Courts for 'Painful Cuts'	Top
Speaking of "unprecedented" cuts imposed on the courts by the new state budget, New York's chief judge told judges and court employees Monday to brace for "a very significant number" of layoffs in administrative and court operations.
Tobin: Courts to furlough employees	Top
Broward Chief Circuit Judge Victor Tobin told judges and staff Tuesday that courts face widespread furloughs and reduced operations as early as next week after Florida's governor failed to loan the courts more money to cover a revenue shortfall.
In packed courtroom, 1st Circuit weighs challenge to copyright damages	Top
Whether Congress intended the Copyright Act's damages provision to apply to consumers and whether the 1st Circuit should overrule its statutory language were up for debate on Monday.
Special Group Added to Lowe's Drywall Settlement	Top
Lawyers handling the $10 million settlement between Lowe's and customers who said they bought foul-smelling drywall have hatched an addition to the deal, in response to complaints the maximum payments were too small.
Ciavarella Hangs Acquittal Arguments on Evidentiary Issues	Top
Arguing that evidence submitted by the federal government was both time-barred and insufficient, former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. has petitioned a federal court to overturn his racketeering and honest services fraud convictions.

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