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• Attorneys General from 16 States Take Boeing's Side in NLRB Case
• Superior Court Upholds $187.6 Mil. Class Action Against Wal-Mart
• O'Melveny & Myers Promotes Four Partners to Leadership Positions
• Katyal Resigning From SG's Office at End of High Court Term
• Boies, Olson Video: "The freedom to marry is a constitutional right as recognized in Loving v. Virginia."
• Greenberg Traurig Still on the Hook in Ponzi Class Action, Judge Rules
• Judge Upholds $5 Million Legal Malpractice Award
• Public Interest Firms Sue Mortgage Modification Lawyer
• N.J. Justices Bar Fee Suits Against Current Clients
• Ex-Associate Loses Bid for Punitives Against Orrick
• Florida Supreme Court to review attorneys' free speech during litigation
• Charges Filed in Wake of Altercation Between State Bar Officer, Convention Vendor
• Judge Overturns 6-Year-Old's Expulsion Over Touching
• Claim Proceeds Against Suffolk Over 2-Year Impoundment of Ferrari
• N.Y. High Court Tosses $900 Million Verdict Against Carlos Slim and America Movil
• Something for Everyone: 'CIGNA Corp. v. Amara'

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Attorneys General from 16 States Take Boeing's Side in NLRB Case	Top
Attorneys general from 16 states are arguing that a proposed National Labor Relations Board enforcement action over Boeing's construction of a non-union plant violates federal labor law and ignores states' discretion to enact their own right-to-work laws.
Superior Court Upholds $187.6 Mil. Class Action Against Wal-Mart	Top
A Pennsylvania court has upheld a $187.6 million class action award against Wal-Mart over claims that employees were not properly compensated for off-the-clock work and missed rest breaks, but found that $45.6 million in attorney fees must be recalculated.
O'Melveny & Myers Promotes Four Partners to Leadership Positions	Top
In a move prompted by the recent departures of several high-profile partners, O'Melveny & Myers announced on Friday that it has promoted four transactional partners to leadership roles within the firm.
Katyal Resigning From SG's Office at End of High Court Term	Top
Principal Deputy Solicitor General Neal Katyal submitted his resignation Friday, a day after Donald Verrilli was sworn in as the new SG. Katyal, who made a name for himself representing a Guantanamo detainee in the landmark Hamdan case, plans to join a firm with an existing or startup appellate practice.
Boies, Olson Video: "The freedom to marry is a constitutional right as recognized in Loving v. Virginia."	Top
In a video released on the eve of the latest round of oral arguments in the ongoing challenge to California's same-sex marriage ban, attorneys Theodore Olson and David Boies draw a parallel between their case and the landmark Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia.
Greenberg Traurig Still on the Hook in Ponzi Class Action, Judge Rules	Top
An Arizona federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that Greenberg Traurig helped to facilitate a $200 million fraud allegedly run by former client Mortgages Ltd., contributing to $900 million in investor losses.
Judge Upholds $5 Million Legal Malpractice Award	Top
A New York judge has upheld a $5.1 million verdict against Bryan Cave and one of its former attorneys in a nearly decade-long malpractice case over a botched deal between apparel company partners. The judge also awarded pre-verdict interest, meaning that the final judgment may be more than $10 million.
Public Interest Firms Sue Mortgage Modification Lawyer	Top
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and two public interest law firms have filed a class action charging a California attorney and his cohorts with enticing homeowners to pay thousands of dollars for loan modification services that were never provided.
N.J. Justices Bar Fee Suits Against Current Clients	Top
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that lawyers cannot sue clients for unpaid fees while representing them, and it reprimanded a criminal defense attorney for doing so while preparing for a murder trial.
Ex-Associate Loses Bid for Punitives Against Orrick	Top
A New York state appeals panel has upheld a lower court's refusal to let a former Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe associate seek punitive damages in his breach of contract and fraud claim against the firm.
Florida Supreme Court to review attorneys' free speech during litigation	Top
The Florida Supreme Court was asked last week to reconsider the absolute privilege of unfettered free speech that lawyers enjoy in litigation in a case where an Akerman Senterfitt lawyer accused a litigant of soliciting prostitutes for prospective business clients.
Charges Filed in Wake of Altercation Between State Bar Officer, Convention Vendor	Top
An after-hours dustup between a New Jersey Bar Association officer and a convention vendor at the State Bar's annual convention in Atlantic City has led to the two individuals trading assault accusations.
Judge Overturns 6-Year-Old's Expulsion Over Touching	Top
A Philadelphia judge has ruled that a kindergartner should not have been expelled from a charter school because he allegedly touched his teacher's legs after she complained that they hurt.
Claim Proceeds Against Suffolk Over 2-Year Impoundment of Ferrari	Top
A man whose Ferrari has been impounded since his May 2009 arrest can proceed with a $2 million suit against Suffolk County, N.Y., which offered "one erroneous legal principle after another" in a hearing over its retention of the vehicle, a federal judge has ruled.
N.Y. High Court Tosses $900 Million Verdict Against Carlos Slim and America Movil	Top
Mayer Brown cured a nearly $1 billion headache for Latin America's largest mobile phone carrier last week, persuading New York's highest court to throw out $900 million in claims against America Movil brought by shareholders of the company's Ecuadorean unit.Visit International News
Something for Everyone: 'CIGNA Corp. v. Amara'	Top
Chadbourne's Edward P. Smith examines the U.S. Supreme Court's CIGNA Corp. v. Amara decision, which both clarified and muddied the ERISA issue of the remedies available in the event of a conflict between the terms of a plan document and the information provided to employees in a summary plan description.

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