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• Banks, FHFA debate whether agency's 17 suits should be handled as one
• Teva must pay Pfizer $378K in attorney fees for pursuing 'frivolous' claim in case over Viagra patent
• Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills
• Firms defend their work in Dodgers bankruptcy against trustee's attack
• Law school asks judge to toss graduates' fraud claims
• Kappos: Adjusting to the America Invents Act will take some time
• Conviction upheld in Congressional bribery case — with a major caveat
• 1st Circuit: Warrant for body search encompasses nonconsensual X-ray
• Membership changes may take law school accreditation panel in new direction
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT
• OPINION: Patent Reform
• THE PRACTICE: Liebman's National Labor Relations Board legacy
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Scanners
• THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right
• WHO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA
• Small Firms, Big Companies: A Special Report
• THE PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST

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Banks, FHFA debate whether agency's 17 suits should be handled as one	Top
Will they hang together or separately? That's the question before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where 17 of the world's biggest financial institutions are being sued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency for selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $200 billion worth of sub-par mortgage-backed securities.
Teva must pay Pfizer $378K in attorney fees for pursuing 'frivolous' claim in case over Viagra patent	Top
A Virginia federal judge has slapped Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. with an order to pay $378,285 of Pfizer Inc.'s attorney fees for its litigation conduct during Pfizer's case claiming Teva infringed its patent that underpins Viagra.
Judge allows Orrick to fire MGA over unpaid bills	Top
A federal judge has granted Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's motion to withdraw from representing MGA Entertainment Inc., maker of the Bratz doll, in its copyright dispute with Mattel Inc.
Firms defend their work in Dodgers bankruptcy against trustee's attack	Top
The U.S. trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of the Los Angeles Dodgers has objected to about $350,000 in legal fees and expenses, arguing that work billed by attorneys to obtain financing over the summer was "not reasonably likely to benefit" the team.
Law school asks judge to toss graduates' fraud claims	Top
Each of the three law schools that have been sued for fraud by graduates this year has now answered with a motion to dismiss. Lawyers for the Thomas M. Cooley Law School filed its motion on Oct. 20, following motions by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law on July 18 and New York Law School on Oct. 13.
Kappos: Adjusting to the America Invents Act will take some time	Top
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is working hard to implement changes in the wake of the passage of the America Invents Act, but the changes will not immediately be perfect, PTO director David Kappos said Wednesday.
Conviction upheld in Congressional bribery case — with a major caveat	Top
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former defense contractor on charges of bribing disgraced U.S. Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham, but ordered a hearing on a constitutional issue that could open the door to a new trial.
1st Circuit: Warrant for body search encompasses nonconsensual X-ray	Top
A nonconsensual X-ray of an arrestee's entire abdomen based on a search warrant for an anal cavity search is constitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Membership changes may take law school accreditation panel in new direction	Top
After ruffling the feathers of legal educators, the American Bar Association Standards Review Committee is aiming for a fresh start with seven new members and a new chairman.
IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT	Top
The sweeping patent reform law enacted last month is expected to create new classes of intellectual property winners and losers as game-changing provisions kick in during the next 18 months.
OPINION: Patent Reform	Top
Practitioners sound off on the merits and drawbacks of the sweeping new law.
THE PRACTICE: Liebman's National Labor Relations Board legacy	Top
The board she chaired returned to Clinton-era precedent in many areas but also fashioned unprecedented new rules.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Scanners	Top
Profile of John Ellsworth, general counsel for ScanSource Inc.
THE CAREERIST: At law firms, the kids are all right	Top
Now that everyone and his mother has weighed in about the misery of young lawyers, I'm going to propose something radical: They're not that bad off.
WHO REPRESENTS CORPORATE AMERICA	Top
For this year's survey of the law firms who represent America's largest corporations, we've chosen to highlight one example of the longer-term relationships between in-house counsel and the law firms that represent them.
Small Firms, Big Companies: A Special Report	Top
Profiles of law firms of 50 lawyers and under that represent major corporations.
THE PLAINTIFFS' HOT LIST	Top
These 20 firms are at the cutting edge of plaintiffs' work — and are giving defense players a run for their money. • Hare Wynn harvests big victory in rice row • In NYSE case, Labaton created a bull market • Whatley Drake finds healthy return in insurance fights

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