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Benefits/ERISA

Ex-LA Times Legal Writer Among Journalists Suing Sam Zell

U.S. Supreme Court

Scalia Says U of C Law School Has Lost its Conservative Edge

Attorney Fees

Ex-CEO of Brocade Sues Company for $7M in Unpaid Legal Fees

Layoffs

Lehman’s UK Lawyers Searching for Work

Banking Law

Fed Bails Out AIG, Prompting Debate on Regulation

Executive Branch

Sarah Palin Supporters Make ‘Loony Claim’ Against Obama ‘Operatives’

Law Firms

More Work for Weil as AIG Mulls a Possible Bankruptcy

Contracts

Nixon Peabody Proclaims Victory in Paris Partner-Poaching Case

Criminal Justice

Unlicensed ‘Lawyer’ Allegedly Practiced for a Decade in 10 States

Corporate Law

Conflict Checks Soar as Worried Clients Call Counsel About Wall Street Woes

Judiciary

Judicial Conference Cost-Cutting Focuses on Pay, Court-Sharing

Evidence

Exonerated By a Fingerprint, ID Theft Victim Sues Over Criminal Ordeal

Securities Law

Suits Announced Against Fannie Mae and Merrill Lynch

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Fined $500 for Filing Suit in Spat Over Damaged Designer Umbrella

Legal Ethics

Bar Seeks Suspension for ‘Obstreperous’ Would-Be Judge

Judiciary

Judiciary Committee Leaders Call for Investigation of Judge

Constitutional Law

‘Fashion Police’ Put Fla. Teen in Jail Over Saggy Pants

U.S. Supreme Court

Student who Took Scalia’s Class Calls him ‘Down to Earth’

Legal Marketing

Why Does Law Firm’s Ad Feature ‘Law Student’s’ Traffic Violations?

Judiciary

Junior Bankruptcy Judge is Assigned Lehman Case

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