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• Reasonable Minds Can Disagree: SEC, Justice Part Ways on Rockwell Payments
• Delaware's Laster Slashes Plaintiffs Fee Request by 95 Percent in Sauer-Danfoss Case
• Female Partner Drops Gender Discrimination Suit Against Reed Smith
• King & Spalding's Reversal of Fortune
• No Advice, Please: Minnesota University GC Embroiled in Research Dispute
• Rothstein partner Stuart Rosenfeldt settles with law firm trustee
• Effort by Dog Groups to Win Favor Under Helmsley Trust Rejected
• Whistleblower sues university
• Supreme Court Takes Hard Line on Standing in Plastic Bag Case
• Clash over Court renovation
• Nebraska, New Mexico win the commencement speaker jackpot
• Former Williams & Connolly Secretary Appeals Dismissal of Discrimination Suit

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Reasonable Minds Can Disagree: SEC, Justice Part Ways on Rockwell Payments	Top
When it comes to pursuing bribery cases, the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC are usually in synch. But, in ordering that Rockwell Automation pay $2.76 million for FCPA violations, the SEC has diverged from the DOJ.
Delaware's Laster Slashes Plaintiffs Fee Request by 95 Percent in Sauer-Danfoss Case	Top
In litigation over an abandoned tender offer for shares of Sauer-Danfoss, Delaware Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster found that the plaintiffs lawyers did so little of value that he slashed their fee request from $790,000 to just $75,000.
Female Partner Drops Gender Discrimination Suit Against Reed Smith	Top
A discrimination suit has been dropped by a Reed Smith partner who had alleged that male attorneys were paid more than females and that the only female attorneys who received work from partners were those "willing to engage in sexual relations" with management or who were the targets of sexual advances.
King & Spalding's Reversal of Fortune	Top
What should have been a nonevent became a major story when King & Spalding first said yes to representing House Republicans on the Defense of Marriage Act litigation -- and later said no. But the issues are more complicated than the headlines.
No Advice, Please: Minnesota University GC Embroiled in Research Dispute	Top
University of Minnesota GC Mark Rotenberg is catching fallout over his apparent attempts to limit attacks on the school's research program after the suicide of a participant in a clinical trial conducted at the university.
Rothstein partner Stuart Rosenfeldt settles with law firm trustee	Top
Stuart Rosenfeldt, Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's sole equity partner, has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by their defunct law firm's bankruptcy trustee for more than $1.6 million.
Effort by Dog Groups to Win Favor Under Helmsley Trust Rejected	Top
A Manhattan surrogate has rejected animal welfare groups' bid to ensure that organizations that help dogs receive funds from a charitable trust created by Leona Helmsley, the real estate mogul who, upon her death, left $12 million to her dog.
Whistleblower sues university	Top
A former administrator at a Georgia university is suing the school, claiming he was fired when he raised concerns about a superior's hiring of Patton Boggs to lobby Congress for earmarks without getting permission from the state or seeking competitive bids.
Supreme Court Takes Hard Line on Standing in Plastic Bag Case	Top
The California Supreme Court didn't sound sympathetic Wednesday to an industry coalition trying to stop a city's ban on plastic bags, zeroing in on whether the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition had standing to challenge the ordinance.
Clash over Court renovation	Top
A dispute has erupted between the company doing the $75 million renovation on the U.S. Supreme Court building and the agency overseeing the project. The clash centers on claims that the Court's insistence on quiet during the project has caused millions of dollars in extra costs.
Nebraska, New Mexico win the commencement speaker jackpot	Top
Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan have elected to get off the beaten path this commencement season, speaking at the University of Nebraska College of Law and the University of New Mexico School of Law, respectively.
Former Williams & Connolly Secretary Appeals Dismissal of Discrimination Suit	Top
A former Williams & Connolly secretary is appealing a judge's dismissal of her discrimination suit against the firm. Julie Gaskins accused the firm of paying her less and denying her advancement opportunities because she is African-American.

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