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• ABA weighs fines, loss of accreditation for law schools that misreport jobs data
• Actress Sues Amazon for Revealing Her Age on IMDb
• Obama Names Munger Partner for 9th Circuit Seat
• Judge slashes 'highly unreasonable' fee request in Prius headlight case
• Guild Attorneys Seek Dismissal of 'Occupy Wall Street' Arrests
• Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
• The Final Rothstein Auction
• Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
• Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley
• O'Melveny Laying Off 75 Staff Nationwide
• Court will hear alien tort, First Amendment cases
• Kessler Topaz Wins Record $1.26 Billion Delaware Chancery Ruling in Grupo Mexico Shareholder Derivative Suit
• Anadarko Agrees to Pay BP $4 Billion to Settle Oil Spill Claims
• Legal fee fight behind indictment
• Bittersweet Exit for Hershey Trust Co. General Counsel
• Thompson Hine Senior Antitrust Partner Charged With Tax Fraud
• Court Recommends al-Qaida Pay $9 Billion to Insurers
• New York Law School argues suit over data is meritless
• Judges Find Companies That Failed to File Merger Documents Are Not Immune From Worker's Suit
• Three D.C. Lawyers Accused of Stealing Client Data Before Opening Own Shop
• Panel: No punitives for cell use
• Patterson Belknap Embroiled in Father-Son Litigation
• N.C. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Foreclosures Need Original Documents

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ABA weighs fines, loss of accreditation for law schools that misreport jobs data	Top
The American Bar Association is considering imposing specific penalties for law schools that misrepresent graduate job placement data. The organization announced Monday that it was drafting a rule spelling out consequences for law schools that intentionally falsify jobs data, possibly including monetary fines or the loss of accreditation.
Actress Sues Amazon for Revealing Her Age on IMDb	Top
An actress is suing Amazon.com for more than $1 million for revealing her age on its Internet Movie Database website and refusing to remove the reference when asked. If an up-and-coming actress is perceived to be "over-the-hill, i.e., approaching 40," the lawsuit says, it is nearly impossible to get work.
Obama Names Munger Partner for 9th Circuit Seat	Top
President Obama on Monday nominated Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Paul Watford to a newly vacant seat on the 9th Circuit. Watford would replace Judge Pamela Rymer, the George H.W. Bush appointee who passed away last month after a multiyear battle with cancer.
Judge slashes 'highly unreasonable' fee request in Prius headlight case	Top
A federal judge in Los Angeles has struck down the proposed attorney fees in a class action settlement against Toyota over Prius headlights, calling the $4.7 million request "highly unreasonable" for a case with "narrow, not complex" legal work.
Guild Attorneys Seek Dismissal of 'Occupy Wall Street' Arrests	Top
An organization that sprouted in 1968 to defend Vietnam War protesters who had taken over Columbia University is offering free initial legal representation -- regardless of financial need -- to the hundreds of activists netted in the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'	Top
LTN reporter Evan Koblentz speaks with Berwin Leighton Paisner CIO Janet Day about her "concept of nirvana," in which the consumerization of IT in law firms -- where lawyers use and maintain their favorite devices for work -- makes the help desk unnecessary. Koblentz and Day also discuss Hewlett-Packard's move to become more consumer-focused as Apple potentially becomes more business-focused.
The Final Rothstein Auction	Top
The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse.
Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing	Top
Doug Caddell, CIO at Foley & Lardner, speaks with LTN staff reporter Evan Koblentz at ILTA about his firm's policy of giving lawyers the freedom to buy the technology they need -- instead of dictating choices. Freedom of computing, he says, allows firms to focus more on business issues and less on infrastructure.
Appellate Lawyer of the Week: Jonathan Turley	Top
When Jonathan Turley is not teaching at George Washington University Law School or blogging, he is a litigator whose cases can never be described as boring. In this video interview with Tony Mauro, Turley discusses his high-profile case on Utah's anti-polygamy law.
O'Melveny Laying Off 75 Staff Nationwide	Top
O'Melveny & Myers announced internally on Monday that it is cutting 75 staff positions nationwide and outsourcing some functions to its business office services provider, West Virginia-based Williams Lea. The layoffs don't affect attorneys, according to O'Melveny's COO.
Court will hear alien tort, First Amendment cases	Top
The Supreme Court amped up its argument docket Monday by agreeing to decide two contentious legal issues: whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for faraway human rights violations, and a classic First Amendment battle over false claims of military heroism.
Kessler Topaz Wins Record $1.26 Billion Delaware Chancery Ruling in Grupo Mexico Shareholder Derivative Suit	Top
In what appears to be the largest shareholder derivative judgment ever by the Delaware Chancery Court, a judge on Friday ordered Grupo Mexico to pay $1.26 billion to Southern Copper Corp. in a suit over a $3.1 billion Latin American mining merger.
Anadarko Agrees to Pay BP $4 Billion to Settle Oil Spill Claims	Top
Anadarko Petroleum announced Monday that it will pay $4 billion to BP to end the multibillion-dollar game of finger pointing that's been keeping the two companies' lawyers busy since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded.
Legal fee fight behind indictment	Top
More than $3 million in disputed legal bills are at the heart of the racketeering indictment of James Harper, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Atlanta, who spearheaded an international investigation for Glock. Harper said the charges are "Duke Lacrosse II without the girls."
Bittersweet Exit for Hershey Trust Co. General Counsel	Top
Mary Louise Porter has lost her job as GC of the Hershey Trust Co., having either resigned under pressure or been fired from the trust company, which is under investigation by the Pennsylvania AG. The trust manages a $7.5 billion charity and holds 77 percent of the voting stock in the Hershey Co.
Thompson Hine Senior Antitrust Partner Charged With Tax Fraud	Top
Leslie Jacobs, the senior partner in Thompson Hine's competition, antitrust and white-collar crime practice group and a former president of the Ohio State Bar Association, has been charged with tax fraud for allegedly underreporting his income from the firm by more than $250,000 between 2004 and 2007.
Court Recommends al-Qaida Pay $9 Billion to Insurers	Top
A federal magistrate judge said Friday that al-Qaida should be held accountable for treble damages, or $9.35 billion, to the insurance companies for people who suffered property or business damage in the 9/11 terror attacks.
New York Law School argues suit over data is meritless	Top
New York Law School has filed a motion to dismiss a suit by former students who claim the school inflated employment rates and salary data. The school said two of the three plaintiffs have law-related jobs, and that all three decided to attend the school before the publication of the allegedly misleading data.
Judges Find Companies That Failed to File Merger Documents Are Not Immune From Worker's Suit	Top
In a complicated wrongful-death case involving two foreign corporations and a merger that was never consummated in New York, an appellate panel is permitting the matter to go forward as an exception to the workers' compensation bar to suing employers.
Three D.C. Lawyers Accused of Stealing Client Data Before Opening Own Shop	Top
Seeking $4.5 million in damages, Alabama's Slocumb Law Firm has accused three of its former Washington, D.C., attorneys of stealing confidential client information from the firm and using it to establish a competing firm with poached clients.
Panel: No punitives for cell use	Top
A couple suing over an accident caused by a driver distracted by his cellphone is challenging a recent ruling that may be the first Georgia appellate decision on the question of whether punitive damages in an automobile wreck case can be grounded in cellphone use.
Patterson Belknap Embroiled in Father-Son Litigation	Top
New York real estate mogul Eric Hadar, his real estate investment firm and his family trust accuse Patterson Belknap and a former partner of breaching their duties by assisting Hadar's father in a "bad faith campaign" against the younger Hadar and damaging his business and the family trust.
N.C. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Foreclosures Need Original Documents	Top
North Carolina's Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that could decide whether mortgage lenders can foreclose on a home without producing original documents that prove they're owed the money. The hearing in a state traditionally friendly to banks comes as paperwork problems have gummed up foreclosures nationwide.

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