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Consumer Law

Fed’l Judge Casts Cold Eye on Lawyer’s ‘Simply Ridiculous’ Shrimp Claim

Benefits/ERISA

$500M Gov’t Settlement Could Aid 200K Social Security-Eligible Individuals

White-Collar Crime

Madoff Aide Pleads Guilty, Says ‘It Was All Fake,’ Judge Nixes $2.5M Bond Deal

Legal Ethics

White House Discussed US Attorney Iglesias for Months Before 2006 Firing

Constitutional Law

Ex-Pakistan President Criminally Charged Over Detention of Judges

Contracts

Woman Can Sue Sister Over Alleged Oral Pact to Split $500K Powerball Win

Aviation & Space Law

Law Prof Aboard Plane Parked for 6 Hours Joins Airline Reform Advocates

Executive Branch

‘Lawyers in Love’ Could Be White House Theme Song

Legal Ethics

Baltimore Lawyer Seeks $13M in Defamation Suit Against the Sun

Trials & Litigation

La. Judge Rejects Guilty Verdict in A.M., But Jury Gives 2nd ‘C-Murder’ Rap in P.M.

Criminal Justice

N.C. Attorney is Accused of Altering Court Documents in Plea Deal

Judiciary

O’Connor Still Decides Cases; Issues Range from Pet Wolves to Stolen Wire

Women in the Law

Top Law Firms Named for Working Moms; 62% Allow Full-Time Telecommuting

Obituaries

Coroner Investigating Death of Texas Solo, Mother of Saints QB

Judiciary

Help Wanted: Magistrate Judge, Must Be Willing to Evade Bears

Law Practice Management

Law Prof: Outside Ownership Could Help BigLaw

Law Firms

Report Says Heller Inflated Profits to Retain Partners, Seeks $106M from Lawyers

International Law

Myanmar Democracy Leader Suu Kyi Convicted for a Swimmer’s Visit

Celebrities

Judge to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem for Jackson’s 3 Children

Securities Law

Fed’l Judge Balks Again, Further Delays Ruling on SEC’s $33M Pact With BofA

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