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TODAY'S NEWS D.C. Circuit snuffs challenge over marijuana classification A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld the dismissal of a challenge over the government's classification of marijuana as a top-tier dangerous drug. Company linked to meningitis cases paid execs more than $20M last year The Massachusetts pharmaceutical company linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak that caused 44 deaths has reported nearly $21.2 million in both salaries to key executives and credit card reimbursements since December 2011. Reproductive freedom at center of Berkeley initiative The University of California, Berkeley School of Law has launched a Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice to conduct research into the ways laws controlling reproduction affect women and larger communities. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Need to transfer files from paper to mobile devices? Register today to learn more about Bridging the Mobile/Paper Gap to Increase Productivity . This informational webinar will review the trends, risks and challenges faced by law firms and corporate legal departments at the interface between mobile devices and paper. Then it will investigate the solutions designed by Canon U.S.A. to help mitigate those risks and challenges. Click here to register Former Federal Circuit judge joins Wilmer's Boston office Arthur Gajarsa, a former judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as senior counsel to the firm's intellectual property litigation practice in the Boston office. ASSOCIATE MOVERS Derek Rooney has joined Fowler White Boggs as an associate in the Fort Myers, Fla., office. Plus more associates news in this week's column. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT eDiscovery can get expensive.... It doesn't have to. In the new white paper: Taking Control: Strategies to Rein in Escalating eDiscovery Costs for In-House Counsel, learn about the practical application of smarter technology to assist in document review, lower risks and control litigation costs, as well as case studies of successful meaning-based discovery strategies. Click here THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE Law firm websites: Now with video! About a decade ago, law firms discovered the Internet — and not in a good way. Their websites were mired in sameness. So imagine my surprise when I came across a site that really impressed me. OPINION Urgent need for new litigation approach General counsel can implement a systems-based approach for managing cases, with goal of limiting costs through ADR. MOST POPULAR STORIES Yale Law finds there's demand for its Ph.D. credential Toyota sanctions waiver might explain purported settlement Law school two-year option intrigues New York's top judge FDR did fine without a 3L year Law students benefit by connections with professors, fellow students K Street primed to tackle immigration Alleged hacker's prosecutor defends case, stressing low sentence sought Attorney charged with aiding boyfriend's jail escape resigns from bar Court sends asylum case back to immigration board to reconsider Taliban threat As Obama gets tough on guns, activists try to undo law limiting makers' liability		IN FOCUS The Regulation Agenda At The National Law Journal's first-ever Regulatory Summit, Washington insiders made it clear: If the House and Senate are unable to overcome partisan gridlock, the president will almost certainly use executive orders and rulemaking at federal agencies to advance his second-term agenda. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Fourth Circuit to Hear Dispute Over Cell Phone Contraband Conviction Daily D.C. Lateral Roundup D.C. Bar Board Eliminates Nomination-By-Petition for President-Elect THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Are Women Really Not Funny? News Briefs—Dumbest Lawyer of the Week; Seven-Year Itch; and More Regrets—The Big Five LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Clifford Chance Adds Australian Antitrust Partner Miami Beach 'Bar Girl' Scammer Draws Three-Year Prison Sentence Tessera Puts General Counsel in Charge of Its IP Business ICJ Urges Sri Lanka to Reinstate Former Chief Justice Ga. Lawyer Mobilizes Advocates for Prevention of Child Sex Abuse If you have Twitter account, you can now follow NLJ Editor in Chief David L. Brown at twitter.com/davidlbrownjr. Follow him for links to key stories and updates from the NLJ newsroom. You can also track news on Twitter from the NLJ's Washington bureau at twitter.com/legal_times. In-House Duo Heads Back to Law Firm Life When Reporting on Risk to the Board, Skip the PowerPoint After Akamai and McKesson, a New Standard for Litigating Inducement Claims Business Lobbyists Prep for Immigration Battles Golden Rule Guides CLO's Approach, Even to Litigation

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