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Insurance Law

Stanford’s D&O Coverage Can Pay for Private Counsel in $7B Case, Judge Rules

Evidence

Identical Twin Doctors in Related Pedophilia Cases Get Separate Trials

Legal Ethics

Contempt Isn’t a Felony, Says 11th Circuit, Eliminating Possible Draconian Sentences

Real Estate & Property Law

‘Toxic Titles’ Make Mortgage Foreclosures a Lot More Complex

Law Practice Management

FBI Raids Offices of Well-Known Lawyer

Attorney Fees

3rd Circuit OKs $567M Legal Bill for Work By 72 Firms on Fen-Phen Case

Trials & Litigation

Lawyer Led Astor’s Son Astray in $60M Fraud Says Ex-Jury Holdout (a Lawyer)

Law Schools

Is Lawyer’s Ivy Plus Society ‘a Meet Market for the Pedigreed’?

Criminal Justice

Judge Denies Mistrial for Ex-Greenberg Lobbyist After Mistaken Revelation

Attorney Fees

Cadwalader Drops Billing Rate to $525 an Hour for Partners’ TARP Advice

Law Firms

Foley: Company that Sued and Changed Its Mind Sought to Defame the Firm

Criminal Justice

Defense Lawyer’s Courtroom Tactic Results in Eight Arrests

In-House Counsel

Corporate Legal Spending Expected to Drop 4.3%; Some Growth Areas Seen

Law Practice Management

McKenna’s Smart Move: Hiring More Bankruptcy Lawyers Before Downturn

International Law

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize for Efforts at International Diplomacy

Legal Ethics

I Gave Mayor’s Text Messages to Paper, Lawyer Testifies in Discipline Case

Diversity

1st Latina Named to Top Texas Court; Other Hispanics May Soon Be Fed’l Judges

Careers

After a Year of Looking, Laid-Off Lawyer Finds a Job—and She Likes It!

White-Collar Crime

3 Lawyers Among 12 Charged in $9M Mortgage Fraud Case

Trials & Litigation

Brooke Astor’s Son & Lawyer are Found Guilty in $60M Estate Fraud Case

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