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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines February 4, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, February 4, 2010

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'Legal armada' sets sail against Toyota

"Legal attacks against Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. escalated this week following fresh reports of product-safety defects afflicting some of the most popular vehicles in the automaker's fleet. Most of the suits filed in recent days have been class actions on behalf of consumers whose Toyota vehicles have lost economic value because of two waves of recalls totally as many as 6.5 million vehicles. "

 

Mass. judge orders two lawyers to refund $329K in excess fees to client's estate

"A Massachusetts probate judge recently ordered prominent Boston family lawyer Gerald Nissenbaum and another attorney to refund a client's estate nearly $329,000 in excess legal fees."

 

Close results in Illinois gubernatorial primaries may drive first test of 1991 recount law

"As voting results in the Illinois gubernatorial primary races narrowed to within one percentage point for both major parties, even the state's most seasoned lawyer-politicians were left wondering what a primary recount would look like. The 1991 rewrite of the state's election law hasn't been tested on the issue since it was enacted, said Steven Sandvoss, general counsel to the Illinois State Board of Elections."

 

Covington Seeks Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case

"Covington & Burling asked a federal judge yesterday to grant summary judgment in the closely watched race discrimination suit against the firm. The suit, filed by former Covington staff attorney Yolanda Young, accuses the firm of discriminating against black staff attorneys by not allowing them to be promoted to associate."

 

AG Holder Defends Investigation of Christmas Day Terror Defendant

"In a letter to leading Senate Republicans, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. today defended the department's handling of the investigation and prosecution of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged in federal district court in Michigan with attempting to blow up a commercial jet Dec. 25"

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Briefer Briefs Ahead for Supreme Court

"Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. used to write full-length Supreme Court briefs for a living, as a Hogan & Hartson partner. But now, as a consumer of such briefs, he's become something of a critic, once famously stating that he never read a brief that was so good that he wished it were longer".

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