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• Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'
• Prop 8 Proponents Have Standing to Appeal, High Court Says
• As Sexual Abuse Scandal Swirls, Penn State Hires Reed Smith
• Former CHOP GC Hairston Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
• Rambus Gets Nothing in Suit Against Rivals
• Recorder Roundtable: Employment Law
• John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience
• Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
• Doug Caddell on Foley & Lardner's Freedom of Computing
• In fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims
• Women Dominate New Partner Classes at Cleary, King & Spalding and Wachtell
• What Are Penn State's Next Steps in an Institutional Crisis?
• Supreme Court Asked to Allow Cameras for Health Care Arguments
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Ban Baum From Foreclosures
• Former MoFo Partner Draws 12-Month Sentence in Fraud Case
• 'Remarkably Unusual' Bail For Sandusky Raises Eyebrows
• Bruno Faces Retrial After Panel Vacates Corruption Convictions
• Bumpy ride ends in legal fees settlement between O'Melveny, MGA
• H&R Block Concedes Defeat in DOJ Merger Challenge, Says it Won't Appeal Injunction
• Debtor Is Held Responsible for Errors in Petition
• Russell Adler, Scott Rothstein's former partner, says trustee violated agreement
• State Ordered To Refund Taxes Paid by Madoff Victims on 'Phantom Income'
• Taking Loan from Ex-Client Results in Suspension
• No Private Cause of Action for Debtors Under U.S. Mortgage-Relief Program
• Storm Outages Spark Litigation

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Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'	Top
It's that time of year when law school faculties are inundated with "law school porn" -- slick mailings extolling the virtues of individual law schools in an attempt to sway voting in U.S. News & World Report's reputation survey. Some legal educators say the mail barrage proves that rankings are driving administrative decisions, and say the money spent on glossy brochures should instead be invested in students.
Prop 8 Proponents Have Standing to Appeal, High Court Says	Top
In a unanimous decision Thursday, the California Supreme Court concluded that supporters of the state's gay marriage ban have legal standing to defend the ban even though state officials have refused to do so. The decision clears the way for a 9th Circuit ruling on the merits of Prop 8 backers' case.
As Sexual Abuse Scandal Swirls, Penn State Hires Reed Smith	Top
Penn State University has hired Reed Smith to advise its board of trustees, which has formed a special committee to conduct an internal investigation into allegations that a former assistant football coach sexually abused young boys and that two top school administrators helped conceal his actions.
Former CHOP GC Hairston Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison	Top
Roosevelt Hairston Jr., convicted earlier this year of embezzling $1.7 million from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was sentenced Wednesday to 48 months in prison. Hairston was terminated from CHOP in February for what the hospital said at the time were "financial irregularities."
Rambus Gets Nothing in Suit Against Rivals	Top
After deliberating for almost two months, a San Francisco jury has found that semiconductor makers Hynix and Micron didn't conspire to force technology licensing company Rambus out of the high-speed computer memory business, rejecting all of Rambus' claims. The company had asked for $3.85 billion.
Recorder Roundtable: Employment Law	Top
Four experts discussed recent developments in employment law at a Recorder Roundtable on Nov. 9 in San Francisco.
John D. Green on Improving the End-User Experience	Top
John D. Green, CIO of Baker Donelson, speaks at ILTA with LTN's editor in chief, Monica Bay, about an initiative to improve the end-user experience at his firm by tracking and mapping every application in use using the Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence software.
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.
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.
In fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims	Top
It's been a record-breaking year at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which received more discrimination charges than ever before and won an all-time high $365 million for victims of workplace discrimination, while simultaneously managing to reduce its huge backlog of cases.
Women Dominate New Partner Classes at Cleary, King & Spalding and Wachtell	Top
At several firms this year, women made up the majority of new partners, notes The Careerist's Vivia Chen. So far, the firms include Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (four women out of seven new partners); King & Spalding (five out of eight); and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (two out of three).Visit The Careerist
What Are Penn State's Next Steps in an Institutional Crisis?	Top
When an institution like Penn State faces a scandal, how it redresses wrongdoing is crucial to its legal and public standing. A key question for the school is "What are you doing to reach out to the family members and the sexual abuse victims?" says a plaintiffs attorney who brought claims against the Catholic Church.
Supreme Court Asked to Allow Cameras for Health Care Arguments	Top
C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb and Sen. Charles Grassley are asking the Supreme Court to permit televised coverage of arguments in the litigation over the health care reform law. Lamb said the case "will affect every American's life," and will "certainly be an issue in the upcoming presidential campaign."
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Ban Baum From Foreclosures	Top
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have dropped New York's largest foreclosure law firm from its network of firms that process foreclosures of mortgages owned by the enterprises. The Steven J. Baum P.C. firm recently came under fire for a 2010 Halloween party where staff dressed as homeless people.
Former MoFo Partner Draws 12-Month Sentence in Fraud Case	Top
Former Morrison & Foerster partner Jonathan Dickstein was sentenced Tuesday to one year in county jail for misappropriating $400,000 from health insurance companies and a San Francisco school district that had been earmarked for the care of his autistic son.
'Remarkably Unusual' Bail For Sandusky Raises Eyebrows	Top
A recent development in a seemingly growing list of unanswered questions stemming from the Jerry Sandusky Penn State sex abuse scandal -- the $100,000 unsecured bail given to Sandusky -- has some attorneys specializing in sex crimes nonplussed, with one calling it "shockingly low."
Bruno Faces Retrial After Panel Vacates Corruption Convictions	Top
In light of the Supreme Court's Skilling decision, the 2nd Circuit has vacated a former New York Senate majority leader's convictions based on his failure to disclose alleged conflicts of interest. However, the court found there was sufficient evidence to try Joseph Bruno on an honest services theory alleging actual bribery or kickbacks.
Bumpy ride ends in legal fees settlement between O'Melveny, MGA	Top
The on-again, off-again settlement between O'Melveny & Myers and MGA Entertainment of a $10.2 million billing dispute is on again. On Wednesday, an O'Melveny spokeswoman issued a statement on behalf of the firm saying O'Melveny had agreed to "accept a compromise sum" from MGA.
H&R Block Concedes Defeat in DOJ Merger Challenge, Says it Won't Appeal Injunction	Top
For the antitrust bar, a federal judge's decision to enjoin H&R Block's planned $287.5 million acquisition of a tax prep rival raised the intriguing prospect that a federal appellate court would be asked to rule on the merits of a DOJ merger case. It's not going to happen this time around.
Debtor Is Held Responsible for Errors in Petition	Top
A Chapter 7 debtor whose bankruptcy petition was riddled with omissions and inaccuracies cannot shift the blame to his attorney and "must be judged on his own conduct," a federal bankruptcy judge has ruled. However, the judge is giving the debtor a chance to explain at trial the errors in his petition.
Russell Adler, Scott Rothstein's former partner, says trustee violated agreement	Top
Russell Adler, a former name partner of the defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm, has asked a judge to sanction the trustee in the RRA bankruptcy case for allegedly violating a non-disparagement agreement and accusing Adler of participating in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
State Ordered To Refund Taxes Paid by Madoff Victims on 'Phantom Income'	Top
Investors in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme are entitled to refunds on state taxes paid for gains that never existed, a New Jersey Tax Court judge has ruled. The judge overturned a decision by state tax authorities to deny a refund to a couple who invested nearly $700,000 with Madoff.
Taking Loan from Ex-Client Results in Suspension	Top
A Manhattan lawyer has been suspended for three months for soliciting and accepting a $50,000 loan from a former client and for failing to file retainer agreements in 59 cases over a period of years.
No Private Cause of Action for Debtors Under U.S. Mortgage-Relief Program	Top
Mortgage lenders can't be sued privately for allegedly breaching their agreements under a mortgage-relief program designed to keep homeowners out of foreclosure, a bankruptcy judge says. The federal Home Affordable Mortgage Program does not create a private right of action, the judge ruled.
Storm Outages Spark Litigation	Top
Scott Simmons, whose salon lost power for four days in last month's freak snowstorm, wants to make sure that Connecticut residents aren't slammed again by the double whammy of a storm and extended power outages. His negligence suit against Connecticut Light & Power may be only the beginning of the litigation.

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