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• In fiscal 2011, EEOC won record-breaking $365M for discrimination victims
• Dueling motions in Kung Fu Panda copyright case
• Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'
• Fields insists: Client Pom's product is not 'snake oil'
• Congressional deal would give LSC $348M for 2012 budget
• Federal judge reduces patent damages against Microsoft from $70M to $26M
• Bumpy ride ends in legal fees settlement between O'Melveny, MGA
• Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients
• 1st Circuit denies bail to former Massachusetts House speaker
• O'Donnell headed to trial after judge rebuffs government on plea deal
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software
• OPINION: Let the cameras roll
• THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin
• COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT

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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.
Dueling motions in Kung Fu Panda copyright case	Top
Call it judicial jujitsu in a case over a martial arts bear. A plaintiff who claims DreamWorks and Paramount infringed his copyrights in their Kung Fu Panda movies has asked the court to sanction the defendants for improper investigation tactics, but his opponents want the case dropped because he skipped a deposition.
Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'	Top
It's that time of year when law school faculties are inundated with so-called "law school porn" — slick mailings extolling the virtues of individual law schools meant to influence law school rankings. Some legal educators believe the barrage of mail has gotten out of control, and proves that rankings are driving administrative decisions.
Fields insists: Client Pom's product is not 'snake oil'	Top
Pom Wonderful's 100% pomegranate juice is not "snake oil," but rather provides numerous health benefits widely supported by medical research, prominent litigator Bertram Fields argued in defending the company's health claims before a jury for the first time.
Congressional deal would give LSC $348M for 2012 budget	Top
The Legal Services Corp., the independent nonprofit corporation that provides civil legal aid to the poor, would receive $348 million for its fiscal 2012 budget under a deal House and Senate members released Nov. 15.
Federal judge reduces patent damages against Microsoft from $70M to $26M	Top
A California federal judge has cut a jury's $70 million patent infringement verdict for Alcatel-Lucent against Microsoft Corp. to $26.3 million. The ruling follows a remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after rejecting a $358 million verdict against Microsoft in 2009.
Bumpy ride ends in legal fees settlement between O'Melveny, MGA	Top
A spokeswoman for O'Melveny & Myers has announced a "mutually acceptable settlement" between the firm and MGA Entertainment Inc. in an ongoing dispute over unpaid fees.
Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients	Top
Pace Law School is the latest to announce plans to launch a solo incubator — a school-supported law firm geared toward helping recent graduates learn how to run their own practices.
1st Circuit denies bail to former Massachusetts House speaker	Top
Former Massachusetts House of Representatives Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, who was sentenced in September to eight years in prison for accepting bribes, won't be released on bail, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has ruled.
O'Donnell headed to trial after judge rebuffs government on plea deal	Top
A federal judge in Los Angeles has abruptly rejected Pierce O'Donnell's plea agreement, meaning that the prominent litigator will go to trial on felony charges of making illegal campaign contributions.
LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW	Top
Rising tuition. Misleading employment statistics. Inadequate skills training. One law school professor has launched a full-scale assault on the legal education system in response to these mounting issues. Are law schools in crisis?
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: In-house use of matter-management software	Top
A large number of U.S. law departments have licensed the software, but smaller departments mostly have not.
OPINION: Let the cameras roll	Top
The Supreme Court's defiant stance against cameras is born of fear of change, nostalgia, a self-interested desire for anonymity, but most of all exceptionalism: the Court's view of itself as a unique institution that can and should resist the demands of the information age.
THE PRACTICE: Cases on malfunction theory, res ipsa's kissing cousin	Top
Shifting the burden of proof to the defendant can make sense for manufacturing defects, but not for design defects.
COURTSIDE: A Court with a human face	Top
Clare Cushman has compiled a treasure trove of colorful information about the Supreme Court and its justices, past and present, in her new book Courtwatchers: Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History.
The Minority 40 Under 40	Top
The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The thriving careers of these lawyers — at law firms and in government, academia and public interest — attest to the greater opportunities available to them, as well as to their talents.
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.

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