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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 8, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 8, 2010.

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Crowell sued by clients in airline hijacking case

"Two American victims of the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 have sued Washington's Crowell & Moring over its demand that they share their multi-million-dollar award this with other Flight 73 victims represented by the law firm. The lawsuit was filed by two sisters who, as children, suffered severe injuries in the hijacking at the Karachi, Pakistan airport during which 20 passengers were killed and more than 120 were wounded."

 

Wilmer drops out of Countrywide founder's defense

"Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is no longer representing Angelo Mozilo in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against the founder of Countrywide Financial Corp., according to court documents."

 

1st Circuit weighs whether to vacate default judgment against Palestinian Authority, PLO

"A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit wrestled with whether to vacate a district court's $116 million default judgment against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization stemming from the killing 14 years ago of a U.S. citizen by Palestinian terrorists."

 

Obama to renominate six, including DOJ picks

"President Barack Obama plans to renominate six people whose names the Senate returned to the White House last month, a White House official said today. The six include Dawn Johnsen, picked to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, two other Justice Department nominees, and two nominees for district court seats".

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