Judge: Wells Fargo's $5B deal with feds does not bar new action

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TODAY'S NEWS Judge: Wells Fargo's $5B deal with feds does not bar new action Just months after Wells Fargo Bank N.A. agreed to a $5 billion settlement over allegations of abusive practices in the home mortgage arena, federal prosecutors in New York brought a new civil fraud action against the bank, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars. Obama administration promotes cybersecurity directive as 'team sport' The Obama administration's new push to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity will require significant help from private industries as well as Congress to be successful, federal officials said on February 13. Sotomayor now opposes cameras at the court It has happened again. Yet another justice who spoke favorably as a nominee about allowing cameras in the Supreme Court has gone native and now thinks it's a bad idea. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT Are you and your firm facing unprecedented change? Register today to view The Lawyer Personality: Four Strategies to Gain a Competitive Advantage. 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Attorney gets in on the business end of the final frontier Peter Nesgos, who specializes in corporate deals in the space and satellite industry at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York, talks to NLJ about the business of financing satellites. 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 Charging for six hours to prepare client's bill gets lawyer suspended In a disciplinary matter spanning nearly a decade, the North Dakota Supreme Court has suspended from practice an attorney alleged to have charged hours instead of minutes for routine legal tasks. $7.5M contribution swells West Virginia law building fund The West Virginia University College of Law has received its largest gift ever — $7.5 million from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust. The donation will be put toward a $25 million law school renovation and addition project that got underway in the fall. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE THE PRACTICE INADMISSIBLE Women occupy top jobs at PTO; FISA court gets Walton; FEC bundling rules loosen; Cooley attorneys go to Proskauer; Allred to D.C. Bar; a Seoul-ful win; and art isn't easy but this auction was in this week's column. OPINION Law clerk hiring plan is dead, and good riddance Like a cartel with too many players, the plan unraveled because the temptation to hire early was just too strong. MOST POPULAR STORIES A life cut short Reflections on gun control by a Second Amendment advocate Summer associate hiring declines amid anemic legal market Law school sues over California's bar-passage mandate To lure students, public law school drops out-of-state tuition Obama announces cybersecurity executive order Judge green-lights investor claims against BP Litigation Boutiques Hot List Court rejects trade secret theft sentences, finding leniency 'unreasonable' The law clerk hiring plan is dead, and good riddance		IN FOCUS Litigation Boutiques Hot List They may be small, but they command attention. The 10 law firms on our Litigation Boutiques Hot List, each fielding no more than 50 lawyers, demonstrate that when it comes to high-stakes cases it's all about skill, not size. Go to In Focus   THE BLT | The Blog of the Legal Times Arnold & Porter Posts 14.3 Percent Jump in Gross Revenue in 2012 New Judge for the First Circuit Pronounced Divisions at House Subcommittee Hearing on NLRB Recess Appointments THE CAREERIST | a lawjobs.com blog Are Lawyers Prone to Have Bad Sex Lives? Laid-Off Associate Is Now Celebrity Chef How Students Rank Law Schools LAW.COM NEWSWIRE Winston Makes Lateral Push in California French Assembly Passes Gay Marriage, Adoption Bill Federal Judge Rules Costa Concordia Lawsuit Should Be Filed in Italy Attorney, Relatives Awarded Nearly $20 Million in Dispute Over Breast Implant Business Four Simple Rules for Effective Discovery 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. 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