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U.S. Judge Rejects EEOC Bias Claims Against Bloomberg
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hoped to show that Bloomberg LP retaliated against employees who took maternity leave. Instead, the federal agency once again finds itself in the hot seat over its litigation conduct.Miami hedge fund settles for $3.1 million
The SEC said Quantek Asset Management LLC deceived its investors by claiming that Quantek managers had "skin in the game."Mississippi Law Restricts State Use of Outside Counsel, Curbs Payouts
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed a law that places significant restrictions on the way the state uses outside counsel, and aims to curtail big payouts for plaintiffs lawyers with ties to public officials.Judges May Have to Quit Groups That Discriminate Against Gays
Judges are on the front line of battles over same-sex couples' legal rights and should never belong to a group that discriminates against gays, backers of a proposed change to ABA ethics rules argued Friday. Discussion on the matter occurred during an all-day hearing on proposed judicial ethics changes at the association's summer meeting. Any changes would constitute the first overhaul of the rules in more than a decade, and could affect thousands of judges.Child Porn Sentences Criticized
Judges tell the U.S. Sentencing Commission that guidelines for possession of child pornography need to be changed.U.S. Firms Scale Back London Recruitment as Lateral Hires Fall to Five-Year Low
Lateral partner hiring by U.S. firms in London fell to its lowest level since 2004 last year, according to new research from Legal Week. A survey of hiring trends at the London operations of 37 of the biggest U.S. and trans-Atlantic firms found there were just 59 lateral partner moves in 2009, with many firms shying away from expansion against the backdrop of the global recession. Greenberg Traurig Maher, which launched in London in June 2009, was responsible for a quarter of those hires.Associates recall feelings when firm shut down
Overlooked in law firm closings, associates have to hit the streets for an unintended job hunt.Kagan looks to lawyer who aided Sotomayor
Fresh off a promotion to deputy White House counsel, Susan Davies helped Kagan navigate Capitol Hill last week — giving advice and drawing on nearly a decade of congressional contacts.Trending Stories
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