Conspicuously absent from Thursday's lawsuit is Constantine Cannon, which took the lead in objecting to a $7.25 billion deal that MasterCard, Visa, and a group of card-issuing banks struck last July to resolve claims that they fixed fees on credit and debit card transactions.

Uncovering and prosecuting cartel behavior will be a top priority for the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division, while the Federal Trade Commission will continue focusing on health care and generic prescription drug markets, the heads of those agencies testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

The House Appropriations Committee wants to cut the budget of the Legal Services Corporation by $75 million. That's a devastating amount of money for an organization that helps poor people navigate treacherous legal terrain. But it's a drop in the bucket for the firms of the Am Law 200. Time to step up, Big Law.

A year ago the well-known menswear designer was permanently enjoined from applying his name to a new fashion line, prompting Abboud to ask if he should call himself 'The Artist Formerly Known As Joseph Abboud.' But last week the Second Circuit vacated the injunction and remanded Abboud's case to the trial court for reconsideration. Will he get to keep his name this time around?

It's not like state and local governments are exactly raking in dough with public nuisance suits against industries like lead paint manufacturers, but at least in California, they can still hire private lawyers to make the attempt.