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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 29, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 29, 2010.

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Gender gap persists at Supreme Court bar, posits panel

"Despite the accomplishments of Sandra Day O'Connor and Elena Kagan and the other speakers, the "Women Advocates of the Supreme Court Bar" discussion panel held Thursday afternoon in Washington left the sense that full equality of treatment for women lawyers has not yet been achieved"

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6th Circuit revives another racial discrimination case against Whirlpool

"Whirlpool Corp. is in more hot water for alleged racial discrimination at a Tennessee facility that's landed the company in court three times in the last year ? twice before the same federal appellate court ? and cost it more than $1 million in damages. "

Robert Joffe of Cravath, dead at 66

"A fine litigator and a fine man, Bob Joffe made his mark with polished skills, good judgment and a commitment to public service."

 

Class definition keeps Sprint case in federal court a little longer

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit is on a roll in keeping class actions under federal court purview. The appellate court on Jan. 28 let a class action filed against Sprint Nextel Corp. stay in federal court at least a little longer, overruling a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that would have kicked it back to state court."

 

Settlement highlights circuit split on environmental prosecutions

"The U.S. attorney's office in Montana agreed as part of a legal settlement on Jan. 20 to drop a criminal investigation into whether copper mining company Asarco LLC had illegally dumped hazardous waste. Milbank Tweed's Gregory Evans, who represents Asarco, discussed with the NLJ the company's legal defense."

 

Remaining Broadcom charges tossed; 'serious problems' in SEC complaint

"A federal judge on Thursday dismissed drug charges against former Broadcom Corp. Chief Executive Officer Henry Nicholas and threw out a plea deal between prosecutors and a witness in a related stock-options backdating prosecution"

 

N.H. Supreme Court affirms halt to transfer of surplus med-mal funds

"The Supreme Court of New Hampshire upheld a lower court's decision to stop state officials from transferring up to $110 million in surplus medical malpractice insurance funds to the state's general fund to pay for health care programs. "

 

THE PRACTICE

Cancer fighter

"Profile of Sheffield Hale, chief counsel for the American Cancer Society"

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 29, 2010 (boomark / email).