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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines March 3, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.COM, March 3, 2009.

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Federal judiciary grilled for charging for access to e-filed documents *
"Sen. Joe Lieberman has asked the policy body of the federal judiciary why it continues to charge the public and lawyers $.08 per page for access to electronically filed documents despite a $150 million surplus in its technology fund and whether enough is being done to protect the personal data collected by courts." SEE ALSO FOOTNOTE BELOW.

FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Attorneys say foreclosure prevention program is stalling settlements, mediations
"President Barack Obama's new mortgage foreclosure prevention program, the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP), is designed to help an estimated 7 million to 9 million homeowners stave off foreclosure, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. But lawyers say the plan is stalling settlement of mortgage foreclosure litigation, bankruptcy actions and mediations."

WEB-ONLY  |  Ex-judge Kent's claim to full-pay disability retirement draws ire of congressman
"The claim by former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent to disability retirement with full pay after pleading guilty on Feb. 23 to obstruction of justice has drawn the ire of a congressman and a threat of impeachment. Representative James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., fired off a letter to 5th Circuit Chief Judge Edith Jones, calling Kent's claim of a disability retirement 'outrageous.' " 

WEB-ONLY  |  High-profile Detroit attorney takes on federal court over jury selection process
"A federal court in Detroit is facing a legal challenge over its jury selection process, which allegedly leaves out too many African-Americans. So claims controversial plaintiffs' lawyer Geoffrey Fieger, whose law firm is taking on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan over how it picks juries."

WEB-ONLY  |  Bankruptcy trustee alleges BDO Seidman failed to catch $100M in unpaid federal payroll taxes
"The bankruptcy trustee of one of the entertainment industry's largest payroll companies has sued the parent company of accounting firm BDO Seidman for failing to catch more than $100 million in unpaid federal payroll taxes."

WEB-ONLY  |  Whistleblowers won minority of complaints closed by OSHA
"Whistleblowers won a minority of the 1,800 complaints that were closed in fiscal year 2007 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, both at initial decision and on appeal. But the number of favorable outcomes ? 21% of complaints filed ? may actually be lower because of problems with OSHA data keeping."

WEB-ONLY  |  Trial judge in W.R. Grace case erred when excluding 34 potential government witnesses
"The trial judge in the environmental prosecution of W.R. Grace & Co. was wrong to exclude from the trial proceedings 34 potential government witnesses from Libby, Mont., and to find that they were not "crime victims" under the federal Crime Victims' Rights Act, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. "

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ASSOCIATE MOVERS  |  McKenna Long associate spearheads pro bono criminal law project
"Brad Samuels, a fifth-year associate in the Washington office of McKenna Long & Aldridge, helped launch the firm's Washington Pro Bono Criminal Project as a training ground for eager associates who want to provide much-needed legal services to the community. ? Plus, associate promotions to partner at Vinson & Elkins and Troutman Sanders."

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* FOR IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN'S INQUIRY DISCUSSED IN THE FIRST ENTRY ABOVE: SEE ALSO THE MARCH 2, 2009 POSTING BY MARY ALICE BAICHE ON THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW LIBRARIES' WASHINGTON BLAWG: "SENATOR LIBERMAN REQUESTS ANSWERS FROM THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE ON COMPLIANCE WITH COURT PROVISIONS OF THE E-GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2002."

 

 

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