Headlines • Auto Parts Antitrust Case Produces First Civil Settlement • Plaintiff on Hook for Patent Office's Attorney Fees • Bharara Says JPMorgan Deal Sends Message on Compliance • JPMorgan Deal is Bittersweet Victory for Picard • Pro Bono Hot List • Despite Tragedy, Duty Is to the Living • Life Without Parole: A Sentence That's Cruel but Not Unusual • In-House Counsel Profile: American Family Insurance's David Holman • Female Associate Numbers Decline—Again • 24 Federal Agencies Release Regulatory Agendas A Japanese automotive parts supplier has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve claims of price-fixing and bid rigging in the first civil settlements in a sweeping antitrust case coordinated in federal court in Detroit. Read More » An "odd" federal law requires plaintiffs who bring lawsuits challenging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's trademark rulings to pay all of the agency's expenses including attorney fees, no matter which side wins, a Virginia federal judge has ruled. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: WCL Summer Law Programs Abroad Study law in the most fascinating parts of the world and earn up to six credits this summer. Learn about different legal systems and create professional networks abroad. Site visits offer unparalleled access to people and organizations shaping law on a global level. Courses cover an array of practice areas from int'l business law to human rights law. Apply today: wcl.american.edu/summer/abroad | The nation's largest bank and Southern District U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Tuesday announced a $1.7 billion forfeiture and a two-year deferred prosecution agreement related to its role as the banker for Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. Read More » More than three years after JPMorgan pooh-poohed Irving Picard's claims that it turned a blind eye to Madoff's fraud, the Baker & Hostetler partner won a measure of vindication. Read More » Behind some of the biggest news stories of 2013 — same-sex marriage, the Boston Marathon bombing and New York's stop-and-frisk policy — you'll find top attorneys who donated hundreds of hours to people in need of legal services. In this year's pro bono report, you'll also see a continuing trend: corporate lawyers volunteering their time to nonprofit causes, a new array of practitioners ready to help those in need. Read More » Two tragic cases, marring the joy of this holiday season, underscore our legal system's difficulty in confronting that most basic of bioethical issues: When is death? Read More » The American Civil Liberties Union recently released a report aptly titled "A Living Death." It deals with the phenomenon of life sentencing without possibility of parole. Known as "LWOP," it might as aptly be called "LWOH," for life without hope. Read More » Until the end of 2013, David Holman was chief legal officer and secretary at American Family, heading a two-front legal department. On Jan. 1, Holman became American Family's first chief strategy officer. Read More » NALP's latest report shows a stubborn decline for women in the legal profession. Read More » A total of two-dozen federal agencies on Tuesday published their semiannual regulatory agendas in the Federal Register, giving a glimpse at their plans for the coming months. At the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury... Read More » | 
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