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• Judge finds tobacco companies likely to prevail in graphic labels case
• O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse
• Government argues 'Big-Dig' fraud sentences were too lenient
• In passport clash, a question of the president's powers
• Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back
• A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.
• For this firm, a bad breakup
• Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• Present a corporation's human face at trial
• OPINION: A changing paradigm
• OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire
• IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent
• The Minority 40 Under 40
• IP LAW: A SPECIAL REPORT

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Judge finds tobacco companies likely to prevail in graphic labels case	Top
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon gave cigarette manufacturers contesting the Food and Drug Administration's new graphic warning labels a win Monday morning, finding that they were likely to succeed and granting their request for a preliminary injunction to delay enforcement.
O'Melveny: Settlement talks with MGA near collapse	Top
A tentative settlement of O'Melveny & Myers' $10.2 million billing dispute with former client MGA Entertainment Inc. is on the verge of falling apart, an attorney for the law firm told a judge on Nov. 7.
Government argues 'Big-Dig' fraud sentences were too lenient	Top
In a rare appeal by the government of a criminal sentence, a federal prosecutor argued on Nov. 7 that the punishment given two concrete company employees convicted of fraud related to Boston's $15 billion "Big Dig" project didn't reflect the seriousness of their offenses.
In passport clash, a question of the president's powers	Top
A seemingly narrow-gauge dispute over the wording used on certain U.S. passports triggered a broad-ranging discussion at the Supreme Court on Monday about the separation of powers in matters of foreign policy.
Disciplined by the SEC and fighting back	Top
Steve Altman is the first lawyer ever permanently barred from the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged improper professional conduct. Now he's fighting back.
A death in Iraq, a fight in D.C.	Top
A case brought by the father of a woman killed in Baghdad has continued to wind through U.S. courts, and it again raises questions about the liability of private contractors in Iraq.
For this firm, a bad breakup	Top
An Alabama-based law firm is suing two of its former Washington lawyers in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing the pair of stealing confidential client information.
Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld	Top
Whittier College committed fraud against a longtime law professor when it persuaded him to accept a buyout in 2006, a California appeals court ruled in affirming a lower court's judgment against the school.
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?
Present a corporation's human face at trial	Top
Counsel should attempt, through testimony, to imbue a company with the admirable characteristics of its employees.
OPINION: A changing paradigm	Top
Mandatory ADR has dramatically reduced the pendency time of cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
OPINION: Never-ending asbestos quagmire	Top
It is long past time to reform the out-of-control litigation; policymakers can begin by mandating greater claims transparency from the asbestos bankruptcy trusts.
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: Charitable bent	Top
Profile of Paul Neumann, general counsel of Trinity Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the United States.
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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