1. Judge sides with Eli Lilly in Zyprexa case 1 hour ago   permalink

Legalnewsline.com

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Calling Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's lawsuit against Eli Lilly & Co. a "slash-and-burn style of litigation," the federal judge overseeing Zyprexa lawsuits has granted Lilly summary judgment.

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Walter Olson / PointOfLaw Forum :   Hood rebuffed in Zyprexa case

2. What Was Justice Kennedy Doing at the Salahis’ Wedding? 2 hours ago   permalink

Jess Bravin / WSJ.com

How exactly did Justice Anthony Kennedy end up speaking at the Salahis' extravagant wedding ceremony? For now, writes the WSJ's Supreme Court reporter Jess Bravin, it remains a mystery.

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Ashby Jones / WSJ.com Should the Feds Be Looking at Governor Sanford?   —  Wayne State law professor and former federal prosecutor Peter Henning writes that one solution to the problem facing the South Carolina AG vis-a-vis Mark Sanford involves bringing in federal prosecutors.

3. It's Official: Size Matters. At Least in New York. 3 hours ago   permalink

Class Action Fairness Act Blog

New Jersey Carpenters Vacation Fund v. Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, et al ., Case No. 08-CV-05093 (SDNY Sept. 24, 2008). If your email account is like mine – you are told everyday from some business start up in Tanzania that size matters. I, for one, am buying into the hype. I do everything I can to increase my size. The size of what ...

4. Georgia State Seeks to Hire Tax Visitor 4 hours ago   permalink

Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog

The Georgia State University College of Law seeks to fill a visiting tax professor position for Fall 2010. The visitor would teach Basic Tax and another tax course. Interested applicants should contact Ron Blasi, Chair of the Faculty Recruitment Committee.

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Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog 7th Cir. Joins 5th Cir. & 11th Cir. in Ruling for Taxpayer in Ballard - Kanter - Lisle, Orders Tax Court to Adopt Special Trial Judge's Report   —  The 7th Circuit yesterday joined the 5th Circuit (Estate of Lisle v. Commissioner, 541 F.3d 595 (5th Cirr. 2008)) and 11th Circuit (Ballard v. Commissioner, 522 F.3d 1229 (11th Cir. 2008)) in the long-running Ballard, Kanter, and Lisle saga in reversing tha Tax Court and remanding the case back to...

5. Patently-O Bits and Bytes 3 hours ago   permalink

Dennis Crouch / Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)

Professor Lichtman and his students at UCLA reenact Bilski v. Kappos . [ Download the MP3 ] Jeremy Grushcow discusses “three need-to-know Canadian patent decisions that impact pharma, biotech and generic companies”: [ LINK ] Lundbeck v. Ratiopharm (the Canadian Patent Act imposes a duty of candor). Bayer v. Canada (the government will only ...

6. GOP Introduces Geithner Penalty Waiver Act 4 hours ago   permalink

Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog

Congressmen John Carter (R-TX) and Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) yesterday introduced the Geithner Penalty Waiver Act, requiring that the IRS assess the same penalty against U.S. taxpayers that came forward in the UBS tax fraud investigation as paid by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for failing to pay taxes on his IMF...

7. Carlos Manuel Cruz Meza 5 hours ago   permalink

Asbestoslitigation asbestoslitigation / Asbestos Litigation

Carlos Manuel attraction Cruz visitors Meza (Xalapa, Veracruz, 8 October 1973) places to visit is a Mexican writer. Biography Spent several years in Mexico City, as well as seasons sightseeing in Puebla and Veracruz. From the fifteen years he began to publish their work in magazines and supplements. He has published more than seven hundred ...

8. Federal Judge Orders IRS to Release Documents Held by Whistleblower Office 6 hours ago   permalink

Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog

Forbes, IRS Ordered To Surrender Informant Documents; Federal Judge's Ruling in California Monex Case Undercuts IRS Whistleblower Office: In an unusual decision, a federal judge on Tuesday said he would order the IRS Service to give 25 boxes of whistleblower-provided documents to lawyers for a California precious-metals firm fighting an...

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Law.com Federal Judge Releases Written Opinion on 'Red Flags Rule'   —  The judge who ruled that lawyers can't be forced to comply with new federal rules meant to prevent identity theft released his written opinion Tuesday. The 40-page document is pretty much in keeping with U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton's Oct. 29 comments from the bench. But it provides a lengthy explanation of his on-the-spot decision, made ...

9. Keine Patente auf neue Aids-Medikamente - Dailynet 7 hours ago   permalink

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10. Class Action Accuses Amazon of Cutting Corners on Overtime Pay 7 hours ago   permalink

Law.com

Amazon.com has received some early coal in its stocking: a potential class action claiming unpaid overtime. In a federal lawsuit filed last week, the online retail giant is being sued for allegedly rounding off the hours worked by 21,000 warehouse employees who fill orders and ship packages, costing the employees about 15 minutes of overtime pay ...

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Class Action Fairness Act Blog Consumer Finance Class Actions & Litigation   —  Nothing says ringing in the New Year like learning to manage consumer finance in the post-credit crunch era. Singing Auld Lang Syne in Times Square on January 1st is for amateurs. That’s why you should join the folks at the American Conference Institute for their 9 th Annual Conference on Consumer Finance Class Actins & Litigation in ...

11. Apple is now listed as the owner of the trademark previously owned by Axiotron - Macworld UK 7 hours ago   permalink

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12. High Court Considers Restrictions on Attorneys Giving Bankruptcy Advice 7 hours ago   permalink

Law.com

In a constitutional challenge involving a Minnesota law firm, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed troubled by a federal restriction on legal advice to potential bankruptcy clients, but less concerned about the requirement that lawyers advertise as a "debt relief agency" if they give bankruptcy advice. The firm argues that the regulations, if ...

13. Retrial on Tap for Former Brocade CEO Reyes Over Stock Option Backdating 7 hours ago   permalink

Law.com

Gregory Reyes isn't out of legal trouble yet. Federal prosecutors have decided to retry him for securities fraud related to stock option backdating, say three lawyers familiar with the matter. A jury convicted the former Brocade CEO in 2007, but the 9th Circuit threw out the verdict this year, citing deliberate misstatements on the part of ...

14. PIAC Releases Major Report on Net Neutrality 8 hours ago   permalink

Michael Geist / Michael Geist Blog

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has released a major new report on net neutrality. Staying Neutral: Canadian Consumers and the Fight for Net Neutrality , canvasses recent decisions and makes recommendations for future actions. It arises from six focus groups conducted in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.

15. Rogers Sues Bell Over Ad Claims 8 hours ago   permalink

Michael Geist / Michael Geist Blog

Facing an advertising lawsuit of its own, Rogers has filed suit against Bell over its wireless advertising claims. Rogers notes that Bell has virtually no customers on its new network and cannot substantiate reliability claims.

16. Why Instant Replay Should be Like de novo Appellate Review 8 hours ago   permalink

Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy

Most lawyers know that appellate courts usually review lower courts’ legal decisions de novo, while overturning factfinding and trail management decisions only if the lower court was guilty of “abuse of discretion.” In other words, if the appellate judges believe the lower court got the law wrong, they will reverse its decision; but they ...

17. “Free Expression at Risk, at Yale and Elsewhere” — “A Statement of Principle” 9 hours ago   permalink

Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy

I blogged about this a month ago, when Muhammad: The “Banned Images” — which includes the statement as an afterword — was released. But I thought it was worth reposting, especially since it has acquired a longer list of organizational signatories: A Statement of Principle A number of recent incidents suggest that our long-standing ...

18. The inartful RNC resolution 9 hours ago   permalink

Www.politico.com

But he was attacked by establishment Republicans when he challenged Specter and Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins for their support of the inane Obama stimulus bill in the spring. Steele threatened to cut off RNC funding for their future races.

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Rick Hasen / Election Law :   Steel Says, Then Backs Off Claim, that Republican Party "Litmus Test" Proposed by Jim Bopp Tied to Cancelling of Bopp Contracts to Defend RNC in Campaign Finance Case

19. Think You're Attractive? Then Run for Office! 10 hours ago   permalink

Richard Albert / PrawfsBlawg

In their new article "Beautiful Politicians" published just last month (a non-subscription draft is available here), Amy King of Oxford and Andrew Leigh of Australian National University pose a provocative question: "Are beautiful politicians more likely to be elected?" Their answer is emphatically yes. Beauty does indeed matter, at least in ...

20. Hard to believe 11 hours ago   permalink

Matt Bodie / PrawfsBlawg

. . . it's only been six months since this: