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• THE 2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST
• Audit finds Venable's TARP bills lack detail
• Heirloom litigation
• A climate-change clash
• Suits claim banks forced mortgagees to buy excessive flood insurance
• Man who gave money to failed Times Square bomber to be deported
• Judge doesn't buy man's claim to huge emerald
• Lawyer suspended for offering to sell term papers on Craigslist
• Putting the part-time pieces together
• Federal Circuit upholds recent precedent on joint infringement, but two judges object

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THE 2011 APPELLATE HOT LIST	Top
Our annual Appellate Hot List recognizes firms that made exemplary contributions to appellate practice during the past year. We asked our readers to nominate firms with at least one significant appellate victory since January 2010 and that had demonstrated an impressive track record overall.
Audit finds Venable's TARP bills lack detail	Top
Bills submitted by the Venable law firm to the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program do not contain sufficient detail to assess the "reasonableness" of almost $677,000 paid the firm, a just concluded audit says.
Heirloom litigation	Top
In what attorneys have called the "World Cup" of probate litigation, Washington is the latest jurisdiction to be drawn into the 16-year fight over the multimillion-dollar estate of DHL Worldwide Express founder Larry Hillblom.
A climate-change clash	Top
A climate change challenge confronts the U.S. Supreme Court this month. And given the high stakes for business and the environment, the justices' typically "hot" bench may get even warmer when arguments in the complex case unfold.
Suits claim banks forced mortgagees to buy excessive flood insurance	Top
Nichols Kaster is best known for its plaintiff-side employment law work, but the Minneapolis-based firm is also behind a recent mini-wave of lawsuits against banks for allegedly forcing mortgagees into exorbitant flood insurance policies.
Man who gave money to failed Times Square bomber to be deported	Top
A Pakistani man who gave money to the man behind the failed Times Square bombing last May has been sentenced to the 11 months he's already served and released to federal officials for deportation.
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, for $60,000 in 2001 in Brazil, a Los Angeles state trial judge has tentatively ruled.
Lawyer suspended for offering to sell term papers on Craigslist	Top
Plenty of lawyers have been suspended from practice for mishandling client funds or dropping the ball on cases. Massachusetts attorney Damian Bonazzoli has found himself in the hot seat for a truly modern-day offense: offering to sell academic papers on Craigslist.
Putting the part-time pieces together	Top
We speak with the co-author of Flex Success: The Lawyer's Guide to Balanced Hours about avoiding the obstacles of working reduced hours.
Federal Circuit upholds recent precedent on joint infringement, but two judges object	Top
A divided ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit illustrates the fragility of the court's recent precedent for joint infringement. At issue is when a defendant has enough control over an infringer to be liable as a joint infringer.

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