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• ABA urges firms to plan for the worst
• Prosecutor settles civil suit following DUI crash
• Judge, lawmakers, plaintiffs bemoan damages cap in Metrolink crash
• Legal bills in Bratz doll fight are unsealed
• Casey Anthony defender says holes in state's forensics case help explain acquittal
• Jury experts fret about backlash against Casey Anthony jurors
• Sedgwick argues malpractice claim is time-barred
• Judge tosses major portion of Toyota shareholder suit
• House committee proposes $104 million funding cut for LSC
• Lawyers choose their sides in Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy
• Human rights lawyer fights prohibitions over use of WikiLeaks documents
• Acquisition of bond firm gives Polsinelli Shugart a Los Angeles presence
• Pitcher's case on deck
• Clement settles in at small firm
• Prosecutor in notable FCPA case moves to Paul Weiss in Washington
• Barnes & Thornburg bulks up in Los Angeles with Akin Gump group

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ABA urges firms to plan for the worst	Top
In the midst of a difficult year in terms of natural disasters, the American Bar Association will use its annual meeting next month in Toronto to urge lawyers, law firms and bar associations to take disaster planning seriously.
Prosecutor settles civil suit following DUI crash	Top
An assistant district attorney in Los Angeles has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two women whose car she crashed into while driving drunk on California's Pacific Coast Highway, according to a lawyer for the two women.
Judge, lawmakers, plaintiffs bemoan damages cap in Metrolink crash	Top
The plaintiffs' bar is calling on Veolia Transportation Inc. to provide additional payouts to victims of the 2008 Los Angeles Metrolink train crash in light of a judge's estimate that total damages exceeded a $200 million cap by as much as $150 million.
Legal bills in Bratz doll fight are unsealed	Top
MGA Entertainment Inc., which requested $161 million in attorney fees and costs following its $88.5 million verdict against Mattel Inc., has acquiesced to a discovery master's recommendation that it collect $108 million in attorney fees, according to recently unsealed court documents.
Casey Anthony defender says holes in state's forensics case help explain acquittal	Top
The National Law Journal speaks with Casey Anthony defense attorney Dorothy Clay Sims about the case and the fallout from the verdict.
Jury experts fret about backlash against Casey Anthony jurors	Top
The backlash against the jurors in the Casey Anthony case has been swift, and the tenor of the attacks has caught legal academics who study juries off guard.
Sedgwick argues malpractice claim is time-barred	Top
A court-appointed receiver cleaning up after an alleged Ponzi scheme is barred by the statute of limitations from filing a $200 million malpractice suit against Sedgwick, the San Francisco firm argued in court papers filed on July 11.
Judge tosses major portion of Toyota shareholder suit	Top
A federal judge has dismissed a large portion of the shareholder litigation against Toyota Motor Corp., concluding that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to hear claims brought under Japanese securities laws.
House committee proposes $104 million funding cut for LSC	Top
The Legal Services Corporation is warning that the House Appropriations Committee's proposal to cut $104 million in funding next year could leave hundreds of thousands of low-income individuals without access to legal assistance.
Lawyers choose their sides in Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy	Top
More lawyers are jumping into the bankruptcy of the Los Angeles Dodgers while Dewey & LeBoeuf, lead counsel to the storied baseball team, reported that it received $293,000 to prepare the Chapter 11 filing.
Human rights lawyer fights prohibitions over use of WikiLeaks documents	Top
A lawyer representing a Guantanamo Bay detainee is challenging government prohibitions that restrict access and use of WikiLeaks documents in pending litigation in Washington federal district court.
Acquisition of bond firm gives Polsinelli Shugart a Los Angeles presence	Top
Polsinelli Shughart has opened a Los Angeles office with the acquisition of Quateman LLP, California's largest woman-owned municipal bond law firm.
Pitcher's case on deck	Top
The prosecution of Clemens in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on perjury, obstruction and false statement charges is the highest-profile trial in Washington since the botched case against the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) two years ago.
Clement settles in at small firm	Top
Former Solicitor General Paul Clement has not had much time to reflect on the fateful day two months ago when he rocked the legal world by resigning from King & Spalding and jumping to the far smaller Bancroft PLLC.
Prosecutor in notable FCPA case moves to Paul Weiss in Washington	Top
Bruce Searby, the lead federal prosecutor in Los Angeles who obtained a conviction against a Hollywood film producer and his wife in a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case, has joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison's Washington office as of counsel.
Barnes & Thornburg bulks up in Los Angeles with Akin Gump group	Top
Barnes & Thornburg continued its rapid growth in Los Angeles with the addition of seven lawyers from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

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