Y! Alert: Law.com - Newswire

Yahoo! Alerts
My Alerts

The latest from Law.com - Newswire

• Howrey: Still Doing Business?
• Manhattan U.S. Attorney Socks Deutsche Bank with $1 Billion False Claims Act Suit over Mortgage Loans
• BP Agrees to Pay $25 Million for 2006 Alaskan Oil Pipeline Spill
• Judge Refuses to Dismiss Madoff Feeder Fund Suit Against Banco Santander
• Stevens Criticizes Ruling on Prosecutorial Immunity
• Congressman Issues Subpoenas to Attorneys in Native American Class Action
• Circuit Won't Slam Door on Gun Ban Suit
• Holder Pressed on Hypothetical Trial for Bin Laden
• Supreme Court to Decide Whether Federal Law Trumps Credit Card Companies' Arbitration Agreements
• Democrats Push for Vote on Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee
• Hey, It's 2011: ACC Throws Its Support to Updated Rules on In-House Counsel
• Finding No Prejudice, U.S. Judge Trims Fee Sanctions for Withheld Discovery
• Lippman Vows to Correct State's Failure to Provide Attorneys for Indigent Defendants at Arraignment
• Client unfit for a King

---

Howrey: Still Doing Business?	Top
Despite its March dissolution, Howrey is seeking a flat-fee contract worth at least $10.5 million with New York state's North Country Power Authority. The proposed contract says Howrey has been engaged under a "success based contingency agreement."
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Socks Deutsche Bank with $1 Billion False Claims Act Suit over Mortgage Loans	Top
A civil suit by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara seeks more than $1 billion and alleges Deutsche Bank "repeatedly lied" to qualify risky mortgages and tossed critical audits in a closet without even opening them.
BP Agrees to Pay $25 Million for 2006 Alaskan Oil Pipeline Spill	Top
BP Exploration Alaska will pay a $25 million penalty for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil from its pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska in 2006. It's the biggest per-barrel fine ever collected by the government for an oil spill.
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Madoff Feeder Fund Suit Against Banco Santander	Top
Plaintiffs in a feeder fund suit against Banco Santander and its Optimal U.S. fund survived a motion to dismiss after the investors' lawyers presented internal Optimal memos to back allegations that the defendants had doubts about Bernard Madoff.
Stevens Criticizes Ruling on Prosecutorial Immunity	Top
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is voicing displeasure with the Court's recent Connick decision, singling out Justice Antonin Scalia for criticism and urging congressional action to hold prosecutors liable for subordinates' civil rights violations.
Congressman Issues Subpoenas to Attorneys in Native American Class Action	Top
As part of an investigation of lawyers' request for $223 million in legal fees, the plaintiffs lawyers handling the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement have received subpoenas demanding they turn over documents about their contingency fee agreements.
Circuit Won't Slam Door on Gun Ban Suit	Top
The 9th Circuit has refused to side with gun-show promoters who have waged a lengthy fight against Alameda County, Calif., over a gun ban. But the plaintiffs' Second Amendment arguments aren't completely doomed.
Holder Pressed on Hypothetical Trial for Bin Laden	Top
Attorney General Eric Holder Jr.'s latest appearance on Capitol Hill was another chance for lawmakers to debate the use of federal courts to try suspected terrorists, even as Holder touted the operation that led to Osama bin Laden's death.
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Federal Law Trumps Credit Card Companies' Arbitration Agreements	Top
Less than a week after the Supreme Court ruled that AT&T could enforce individual arbitration clauses with cell phone customers, the justices have set their sights on another 9th Circuit consumer arbitration ruling -- this time involving credit cards.
Democrats Push for Vote on Trial Lawyer Judicial Nominee	Top
Senate Democrats are moving to force a vote on the judicial nomination of John McConnell Jr., a Rhode Island trial lawyer who has drawn heat from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for his work on tobacco and lead paint litigation.
Hey, It's 2011: ACC Throws Its Support to Updated Rules on In-House Counsel	Top
A month ago, 33 general counsel and risk managers of major U.S. law firms proposed revolutionary changes in how the bar regulates corporate lawyers. Now, ACC's general counsel has become one of the first to say the concepts have merit and deserve a full discussion.
Finding No Prejudice, U.S. Judge Trims Fee Sanctions for Withheld Discovery	Top
A New Jersey federal judge has slashed to $10,000 a discovery sanction of $246,211 imposed in a commercial contract case, calling it "extremely unreasonable."
Lippman Vows to Correct State's Failure to Provide Attorneys for Indigent Defendants at Arraignment	Top
In his annual Law Day address, New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman said a newly formed office will help correct a "longstanding failure" of not ensuring representation for criminal defendants at their arraignments.
Client unfit for a King	Top
Big law firms use a range of strategies when representing unpopular clients. Some don't give an inch. Others try to create a buffer. The rare extreme is the decision to drop a client, as with King & Spalding's change of course over same-sex marriage cases.

CREATE MORE ALERTS:

Auctions - Find out when new auctions are posted

Horoscopes - Receive your daily horoscope

Music - Get the newest Album Releases, Playlists and more

News - Only the news you want, delivered!

Stocks - Stay connected to the market with price quotes and more

Weather - Get today's weather conditions

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.