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As Partner Losses Near 70, Dewey's Troubles Spread Overseas

With a few exceptions, the partner defections buffeting Dewey & LeBoeuf this year have been confined to the firm's nine domestic offices. Now, however, Dewey's problems may be going global. As the Dubai office packs up for Dechert and another New York partner leaves, attorneys in Dewey's Italy, Poland and Russia offices are attempting to c [?]

Florida raises questions about BP settlement

The details of a proposed $7.8 billion settlement with BP in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation have appeased numerous critics, but Florida's attorney general is asking a federal judge to hold off on approving the deal until she and other parties have adequate opportunity to voice their concerns. [?]

K&L Gates Tapped to Defend Sprint in N.Y. AG's $300 Million Tax Case

Touting the case as "a first-of-its-kind lawsuit," New York's attorney general sued Sprint-Nextel on Thursday over allegations that it deliberately under-collected and underpaid millions of dollars in taxes on flat-rate access charges for wireless calling plans. If found liable, Sprint is facing treble damages. [?]

Judge sends gender bias case against CIGNA to arbitration

In sending a gender bias case against CIGNA Healthcare to arbitration, a judge has ruled that a pattern-or-practice claim is a method of proving an unlawful discrimination claim in a judicial class action, rather than a freestanding cause of action -- while noting that the plaintiff faces a more difficult burden of proof in individual arbitration. [?]

Apple and Sextet of Tech Firms Lose Dismissal Bid in Employee Antitrust Class Action

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a proposed class action alleging that Apple, Google, Intel, Lucasfilm, Adobe, Intuit and Pixar conspired to suppress employees' salaries and keep them at their jobs. The judge said it "strains credulity" that the companies would independently develop nearly identical agreements to restrict recruiting. [?]

Mallesons' Gerard Neiditsch on an App to Keep Attorneys Connected

Gerard Neiditsch, executive director of business integration and technology for Mallesons Stephen Jaques, speaks with LTN magazine's Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay, about the development of his firm's iPhone/iPad app, Mallesons Connect, which helps attorneys securely access client and matter information from internal systems. This tool won Mallesons th [?]

Chad Ruback, Dallas solo appellate lawyer

Chad Ruback, a solo appellate lawyer in Dallas, talks about appellate court arguments and predicting how a court will rule, based on questions the justices ask during oral arguments. [?]

Laura Snyder on Tools for Automating the Client Intake Process

Laura Snyder, applications development coordinator at N.C.-based law firm Ward & Smith, speaks with David Snow, ALM's editorial director for technology, about how her firm was able to fully automate what had been a manual client intake process by using the WorkflowGen business process management software. This move allowed the firm to win the 2011 L [?]

Marcia Coyle at the Supreme Court: The last day of ACA arguments

Marcia Coyle, chief Washington correspondent for The National Law Journal, discusses developments on the last day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court involving the Affordable Care Act. [?]

Willkie, Weil Win Ruling Gutting GE Securities Class Action

A group of 26 underwriter-banks and other defendants accused of misleading investors in a $12 billion offering of General Electric stock scored a big win this week with a federal judge's decision knocking out securities claims that survived a January ruling by a now-retired judge. [?]

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