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• 7th Circuit rules for borrower over BOA in Truth in Lending Act case
• Pom Wonderful loses jury verdict on trademark violations claim — again
• Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association
• ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator
• Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school
• ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting
• Agreement reached in botched Armenian genocide claims process
• Dodgers hope to hire Covington for fight over media rights
• 1st Circuit upholds ordinance requiring retention of hotel workers after ownership change
• ANTITRUST: A brighter future for private plaintiff challenges?
• ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality
• ANTITRUST: Antitrust standing and the new economy
• ANTITRUST: Recent cases on antitrust implications of petitioning foreign governments
• ANTITRUST: Filers learn to adapt to changes under Hart-Scott-Rodino
• OPINION: We need a national Justice Index
• OPINION: Reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• When unmarried cohabitants split up
• Write. Share. Get Noticed.
• WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: Taking a stand on taking the stand
• LAW SCHOOLS REVIEW
• The Minority 40 Under 40

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7th Circuit rules for borrower over BOA in Truth in Lending Act case	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has revived a borrower's case against Bank of America and a title company for giving him one instead of two copies of a notice advising of a three-day right to cancel a refinancing.
Pom Wonderful loses jury verdict on trademark violations claim — again	Top
A federal jury on Dec. 6 rejected Pom Wonderful LLC's claims that Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. misled consumers by selling a product that contained trace amounts of pomegranate juice.
Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association	Top
Lauren Robel is gearing up for a busy 2012. A mere month before the dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington is to assume to the presidency of the Association of American Law Schools, university leaders have tapped her as the interim provost of the entire Bloomington campus.
ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator	Top
The ABA's Commission on Disability Rights has asked the council to change the way it handles requests for testing accommodations, to "ensure that the exam reflects what the exam is designed to measure, and not the test taker's disability."
Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school	Top
Oklahoma City University School of Law has found its next dean on the federal bench. University officials announced on Dec. 4 that U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Couch would assume the law school's top position on July 1.
ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting	Top
The council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Dec. 3 approved a new annual questionnaire intended to gather more detailed information about where recent law grads find work.
Agreement reached in botched Armenian genocide claims process	Top
Los Angeles litigator Mark Geragos and a former co-counsel have resolved a dispute over a botched claims process in a $17.5 million class action settlement they reached on behalf of millions of descendants of Armenian genocide victims.
Dodgers hope to hire Covington for fight over media rights	Top
The Los Angeles Dodgers have asked a bankruptcy judge's permission to retain Covington & Burling as special counsel in its continuing legal battle with Fox Sports over the sale of the team's media rights.
1st Circuit upholds ordinance requiring retention of hotel workers after ownership change	Top
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has affirmed the validity of a Providence, R.I., ordinance requiring hospitality companies to keep employees of their predecessors on the payroll for three months following an ownership or management change.
ANTITRUST: A brighter future for private plaintiff challenges?	Top
In their suit opposing the AT&T merger, Sprint and Cellular South could redefine scope of relief available.
ANTITRUST: DOJ's suit against AT&T: rhetoric v. reality	Top
From a traditional antitrust analysis, it would be hard to see how the government can lose this one in court.
ANTITRUST: Antitrust standing and the new economy	Top
Innovation and network effects have the potential to alter the traditional analysis.
ANTITRUST: Recent cases on antitrust implications of petitioning foreign governments	Top
There appears to be a modest trend favoring immunization of foreign conduct, but courts are still elusive as to providing a clear articulation of the basis for it.
ANTITRUST: Filers learn to adapt to changes under Hart-Scott-Rodino	Top
New rules eliminate some forms of information and add others to make what's required more relevant to antitrust review.
OPINION: We need a national Justice Index	Top
Such an index would provide state-specific information about our legal system, such as whether courts have sufficient resources to hold jury trials.
OPINION: Reform the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act	Top
A good way would be to create an absolute defense to prosecution when a company self-reports a violation.
When unmarried cohabitants split up	Top
Courts often review agreements between them under contract principles; in contrast to prenups, no default rules apply.
Write. Share. Get Noticed.	Top
Social media are a positive filtering mechanism due to the simple fact that good information get shared, junk gets ignored.
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: Taking a stand on taking the stand	Top
The decision about whether a defendant testifies should be exceptionally nuanced; ramifications are hard to judge.
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?
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.

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