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• Chiquita Human Rights Case Gets Split Decision in U.S. District Court
• Straight Outta Marshall: Local Lawyer Gilstrap Tapped to Replace Ward
• dhechler@alm.com: Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Google
• The Lawyer Picks the Top UK In-House Legal Teams
• Kathryn Ruemmler: The Next Lloyd Cutler?
• Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters
• Damaging Discovery
• Q&A: PepsiCo GC Maura Abeln Smith
• Twitter GC Joins UK Free Tweets Debate
• From the Experts: Piecing It Together
• From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof
• Moves: Rich Baer Gets GC Spot at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
• Moves: Fournier "Boots" Gale III Named SEVP and GC of Regions Financial Corporation
• Moves: Reginald O'Shields Promoted to GC of Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta
• Moves: Eric Sandrin is International Man of GC at SCOR SE
• Moves: Laura Witte is New GC at Cargill, Inc.

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Chiquita Human Rights Case Gets Split Decision in U.S. District Court	Top
U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Marra rejected Chiquita Brands International's efforts to throw out a human rights lawsuit brought by Colombian citizens, but also set a high burden of proof that plaintiffs must meet.
Straight Outta Marshall: Local Lawyer Gilstrap Tapped to Replace Ward	Top
James Rodney Gilstrap is the Marshall, Texas, lawyer nominated last month by President Obama to succeed Eastern District Judge T. John Ward.
dhechler@alm.com: Best Legal Department 2011 Video: Google	Top
CorpCounsel.com reporter Devid Hechler talks to general counsel Kent Walker, from Best Legal Department 2011 Winner Google.
The Lawyer Picks the Top UK In-House Legal Teams	Top
UK legal magazine The Lawyer announces the shortlist for its annual awards given to the country's best in-house legal departments.
Kathryn Ruemmler: The Next Lloyd Cutler?	Top
Does new White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler have what it takes to be a Washington, DC, legal giant?
Copyright Suits Can't Keep Potential Blockbusters out of Theaters	Top
Copyright infringement suits aimed at two highly anticipated blockbuster sequels - The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 - fail to stop Memorial Day weekend releases.
Damaging Discovery	Top
The inside story of how the biggest copyright infringement verdict in U.S. history was essentially won before the case ever went to trial.
Q&A: PepsiCo GC Maura Abeln Smith	Top
In the first of a two-part Q&A, PepsiCo GC Maura Abeln Smith talks to CorpCounsel.com reporter Brian Zabcik about her four-decade career as a general counsel and the extraordinary opportunities she's had along the way.
Twitter GC Joins UK Free Tweets Debate	Top
A UK athlete's sexual affair has triggered a free speech debate centered on revelations spread via Twitter. Now Twitter's general counsel Alexander Macgillivray is weighing in on the controversy, 140 characters at a time.
From the Experts: Piecing It Together	Top
The recent conviction of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, along with other insider trading lawsuits and investigations, has raised concerns over the business model of expert networks, along with the "mosaic" approach to collecting information.
From the Experts: Shifting the Burden of Proof	Top
Some guidance on what evidence courts consider probative.
Moves: Rich Baer Gets GC Spot at UnitedHealth Group Incorporated	Top
UnitedHealth Group Inc. has brought on ex-Qwest Communications International, Inc., general counsel Rich Baer.
Moves: Fournier "Boots" Gale III Named SEVP and GC of Regions Financial Corporation	Top
Regions Financial Corporation has named Fournier "Boots" Gale III as its senior executive vice president and general counsel.
Moves: Reginald O'Shields Promoted to GC of Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta	Top
FHLBank Atlanta promoted deputy general counsel Reginald O'Shields to the top spot, replacing retiring GC Jill Spencer.
Moves: Eric Sandrin is International Man of GC at SCOR SE	Top
Eric Sandrin, the new general counsel for French reinsurance giant SCOR SE, is based in Paris and will be traveling to company offices in Cologne, London, New York, Singapore, and Zurich.
Moves: Laura Witte is New GC at Cargill, Inc.	Top
Laura Witte now heads Cargill's 200-lawyer department, in which 120 are located in 30 countries outside the United States.

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