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November 21, 2009

$100M Suit Claims Ex-Firm Leader Peddled Phony Investments in Sex Scandal Case

Daily Business Review
A suit seeking some $100 million in damages alleges Scott Rothstein solicited investors for an alleged Ponzi scheme by piggybacking on actual lawsuits, including a tawdry case his firm was handling that involved a billionaire accused of sexual activities with underage girls.

Do Defendants Get Enough Warning About a Guilty Plea's Consequences?

The National Law Journal

General Counsel Panelists Say They Like Firms That Take the Initiative

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Sutherland to Jettison Lockstep Associate Pay

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Ex-Pa. Judges in 'Kids for Cash' Scandal Win Partial Civil Immunity

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Class Action Target Sues Law Firm for Defamation

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Federal Judge Allows Class Action Over IRS Refund Notice to Proceed

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Insurer Must Defend 'Douche' Defamation Suit, Judge Says

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Seyfarth Latest to Cut First-Year Associate Pay

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Plaintiffs Lawyer in Philip Morris Suit Explains $300 Million Verdict

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Report Finds Prosecutor's Offer of Bar Tip in Exchange for Juror's Guilty Vote Was a Joke

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Air Marshal Claims Assault by Flight Attendant

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Gay Marriage Gets Boost From 9th Circuit

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Pa. Court Mulls Class Decertification in Off-Label Drug Case

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EDD Tale: Caught in the Middle

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Ga. Judge, DA Declare Economic Crisis in Fulton County

Fulton County Daily Report

Is the End of the Tunnel Near for Law Firms?

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