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• When Computer Misuse Becomes a Crime
• Apple vs. Android
• NLRB Drops Boeing Complaint, Still Faces Political Problems
• Battle Heats Up Between Stanford Receiver and Antiguan Liquidators
• AT&T Intent On Challenging DOJ Antitrust Suit
• John Green on Improving the User Experience
• Recorder Roundtable: Employment Law
• Janet Day on Law Firm IT 'Nirvana'
• Judge Sam Sparks of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• Reparations Being Paid in Malware Scam
• Bucking Recommendation, Prosecutors Ask for Jail Time for Bonds
• General public may now register for controversial, porn-related dot-XXX domains
• Trader Tied to Former Law Firm Associate's Alleged Insider Trading Pleads Guilty
• Antitrust Regulators Have Questions on Oracle-RightNow Deal
• Starbucks General Counsel Retires, Joins Obama 2012 Campaign
• Hearing Concludes on Virginia Tech's Challenge to $55K Fine for 2007 Shooting
• Law school establishing branch in Savannah
• North Carolina State Bar Files Complaint Against Ex-Governor Easley
• The Illegality of Advocating for Jury Nullification

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When Computer Misuse Becomes a Crime	Top
What started as a routine prosecution stemming from an employment dispute has turned into a heated battle over civil liberties in the digital age. At oral argument on Thursday, an en banc panel of the 9th Circuit will sort out whether the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act allows for the federal prosecution of employees who so much as check a ballgame score on a work computer or fib on Facebook in violation of a terms of use agreement.
Apple vs. Android	Top
The International Trade Commission is poised to issue a final decision in the first fully litigated patent infringement case in the U.S. between Apple and an Android phone maker, HTC. The decision could reshape the market for smartphones and the rollout of high-speed 4G networks.
NLRB Drops Boeing Complaint, Still Faces Political Problems	Top
The National Labor Relations Board has dodged a political bullet with its closing of a controversial labor complaint against Boeing, which the NLRB had accused of locating a new plant in a right-to-work state in retaliation for strikes at factories elsewhere. But is that enough to placate the GOP?
Battle Heats Up Between Stanford Receiver and Antiguan Liquidators	Top
The court-appointed receiver leading U.S. efforts to recover worldwide assets of alleged Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford's empire is suddenly facing a new challenge that could be a game changer for the repatriation of investor funds: a revived Stanford bank liquidation proceeding in Antigua.
AT&T Intent On Challenging DOJ Antitrust Suit	Top
AT&T wants to move forward with its challenge of the Justice Department's antitrust suit over the company's proposed $39 billion merger with rival T-Mobile, but the government said Friday it is mulling whether to pull the complaint or seek to postpone the proceedings.
John Green on Improving the User Experience	Top
John Green, CIO of Baker Donelson, speaks at ILTA with LTN's editor in chief, Monica Bay, about an initiative to improve the user experience at his firm by tracking and mapping every application in use using the Aternity Frontline Performance Intelligence software.
Recorder Roundtable: Employment Law	Top
Four experts discussed recent developments in employment law at a Recorder Roundtable on Nov. 9 in San Francisco.
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.
Judge Sam Sparks of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	Top
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin talks about the role of humor in the courtroom.
Reparations Being Paid in Malware Scam	Top
The FTC has a holiday surprise for 320,000 consumers who fell victim to a "scareware" scam involving the sales of software to remove malware that bogus scans had supposedly detected. The agency is mailing out refunds for an average of $20 apiece -- about three years after it first sued the defendants.
Bucking Recommendation, Prosecutors Ask for Jail Time for Bonds	Top
In a filing Thursday, prosecutors took what could be a final swing at Barry Bonds, asking for a 15-month prison term and objecting to a pre-sentence report recommending two years' probation for his obstruction of justice conviction, a punishment below the advisory guidelines.
General public may now register for controversial, porn-related dot-XXX domains	Top
Amid lingering controversy about dot-XXX generic top-level domain names for the adult entertainment industry, the registration process was opened up to the general public last week and a fast-track dispute resolution program unrolled.
Trader Tied to Former Law Firm Associate's Alleged Insider Trading Pleads Guilty	Top
The stock trader involved in the insider trading case against former law firm associate Matthew Kluger has pleaded guilty to all counts against him. Garrett Bauer was arrested in April over his role in an alleged scheme that prosecutors say netted $37 million in illegal gains that he split with Kluger and a mortgage broker.
Antitrust Regulators Have Questions on Oracle-RightNow Deal	Top
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division wants more information about Oracle's $1.5 billion acquisition of RightNow Technologies. On Wednesday, the department sent RightNow a second request for information in connection with its review of the merger, according to an SEC filing.
Starbucks General Counsel Retires, Joins Obama 2012 Campaign	Top
Starbucks general counsel Paula Boggs may have found an even more caffeinated environment for her next job. The coffee company GC announced last week that she is retiring this spring to join President Obama's 2012 re-election team. Boggs has been part of Starbucks' legal department since 2002.
Hearing Concludes on Virginia Tech's Challenge to $55K Fine for 2007 Shooting	Top
Shortly before reports of gunfire rocked the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus Thursday, arguments concluded before an administrative judge in the university's challenge to a $55,000 fine over its handling of the April 16, 2007, shootings that left 33 people dead.
Law school establishing branch in Savannah	Top
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School has received ABA approval to open a Savannah branch campus next fall. "There is no other law school serving that part of the southern Atlantic region," which is expected to see significant population growth in the next 10 to 15 years, said an associate dean.
North Carolina State Bar Files Complaint Against Ex-Governor Easley	Top
Michael Easley, a former McGuireWoods partner who joined the firm after serving two terms as governor of North Carolina, faces disciplinary action by the State Bar, which last week accused him of "professional unfitness" as a result of his felony conviction for a campaign finance violation.
The Illegality of Advocating for Jury Nullification	Top
Joel Cohen and Katherine Helm examine the implications of a one-man campaign being waged outside one of the highest-profile federal trial courts in the U.S. on behalf of "jury nullification," a doctrine that encourages jurors to decide cases irrespective of the law given to them during trial.

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