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Bankruptcy Law

Madoff Clients Balk at Trustee’s $34M Tab

Oil Spill

BP Tells Congress Drilling Moratorium Could Affect Spill Payouts

Attorney Fees

Are Alternative Fees Fizzling? Bloggers Offer Contrarian View

Celebrities

War Funk Band in Battle with Pepsi Over ‘Friends’ Song

Tort Law

Lawyer Sues for $700K After His Arrest for Failing to Show ID in Courthouse

Legal Ethics

Lawyer Censured for Punching Restaurant Patron in Music Dispute

Law Firms

Lathrop & Gage to Merge with Denver Law Firm

Appellate Practice

Legal Writing Advice: Go Ahead, Split Your Infinitives

Personal Lives

Lawyer Is Back at Thrift Shops After Bedbug Scare

Tort Law

Suicide Attempt Survivor’s 39-Story Fall Destroys Muscle Car, But Owner Will Forgo Deductible Suit

Trials & Litigation

Sell Championship Ring to Pay $130K Legal Bill, Judge Tells Ex-Rams Player

Civil Procedure

Did Lawyer Who Scored $11M Libel Win Sue & Serve Wrong Website?

Juries

Oops. Juror Calls Defendant Guilty on Facebook, Before Verdict

Constitutional Law

Unprecedented DOJ Suit Seeks Documents From Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Civil Rights Probe

Obituaries

Gail Koff, Ex-Skadden Lawyer Who Pioneered Discount Legal Services, Dies at 65

Labor & Employment Law

Top NY Restaurants Targeted in Suits Filed by Two Law Firms

Law Professors

A Cancellation by Harvard Prof Fuels Speculation on Consumer Post

U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Is Split on Apostrophes

Law Schools

New La. Law School to Open in Building that Looks Like a Law School

Careers

Blogger Hits ‘Palpable Sense of Entitlement’ Among Lawyers Who Eschew BigLaw

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