Headlines • Parodist Sues for Right to Poke Fun at Security Agencies • 1Ls Get A Chance to Specialize at Chicago-Kent • Tentative OK to Countrywide Settlement Despite Objections • Over Meaning of 'Use,' Identity Theft Counts Thrown Out • Owens Cruises Through Senate Judiciary Hearing • Who Represents Corporate America • Appeal Risk Is Big When Opting Out of New Trial • Reports From the War of the Sexes • Booz Allen Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit • Schiff Hardin Adds Pair of Product Liability Partners Amid controversy over widespread spying on U.S. citizens, the National Security Agency faces lawsuit by a man who claims a constitutional right to make fun of the agency. Read More » Chicago-Kent College of Law next year will allow first-year law students to defer one of their core courses in favor of either a clinical rotation or an upper-level elective such as patent law or business organizations. Read More » A federal judge in Los Angeles has tentatively approved a $500 million settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and investors in its mortgage-backed securities. Read More » Real estate developer David Miller never pretended to be someone else when he used the names of fellow investors on a document he provided to a bank to secure a $337,500 personal loan. Even so, in 2012 federal prosecutors in Tennessee charged Miller with making a false statement to a bank and, on top of that, aggravated identity theft. Read More » Ninth Circuit nominee John Owens enjoyed smooth sailing in a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee despite a dispute between California and Idaho senators over "ownership" of the seat. Read More » Our annual survey of the law firms that work for the nation's largest companies takes a global focus. Read More » A conditional remittitur offers the plaintiff the choice of accepting a reduced damages award in lieu of a new trial. A remittitur order, however, presents formidable barriers to appellate review. Read More » It's time for another edition of news you shouldn't miss. This week, we're covering my favorite topic: the sexes . Read More » On the eve of trial, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has settled with a former partner who accused the consulting firm of gender discrimination. The trial was scheduled to start today in District of Columbia Superior Court. On Oct. 23, Booz... Read More » Two Goodwin Procter lawyers, including the leader of the firm's Washington litigation department, are leaving for Schiff Hardin. Elizabeth Geise and Valerie Ross, who focus on toxic tort litigation, join as partners in the product liability group. Their practice includes... Read More » | 
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