Headlines • Litigation Mounting Over Alleged GM Ignition Defect • LSU Law Getting Hitched to Flagship Campus • 'No Plans to Change' High Court Access Policies • Credit Suisse Settles MBS Claims With FHFA for $885 Million • Judge Allows Woman to Sue Over HIV Portrayal in Photo • Top Verdicts of 2013: Lag in IP Awards Pegged to Federal Circuit Ruling • 'Straight to the Supreme Court' Not Always Wise • VOIR DIRE: Love at First Site • D.C. Moves • Movers A lawsuit filed on behalf of a woman who died last year pins the blame on an ignition switch defect that was the subject of General Motors Co.'s recent recalls. Read More » The Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center has operated independently of its home campus since 1977, but that appears likely to change. Read More » The U.S. Supreme Court has "no plans to change" its practices on access to its proceedings, a court spokeswoman said in a letter on March 21. Read More » The odds of seeing the Federal Housing Finance Agency go to trial this year in its litigation campaign against Wall Street got a lot slimmer on Friday, when Credit Suisse AG became the latest defendant to throw in the towel. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Stop Shipping Profits Out The Door In 'Stop Shipping Profits Out the Door,' law firms will discover how leveraging innovative shipping solutions can improve their bottom line. This white paper explains how web-based tools prevent shipping mistakes, improve accountability, and inform decision-making, ultimately reducing labor costs and unallocatable expenses. Click here for more information. | A woman depicted as an HIV victim in a state public service announcement can sustain a civil rights lawsuit against the stock photo company that provided her picture to the government agency, a Manhattan judge has held. Read More » For the first time in years, intellectual property cases contributed no billion-dollar jury verdicts in 2013. In fact, IP recoveries decreased significantly both in number and in dollar amount when compared with 2012. Read More » Interim appeals steps can be the best strategy in federal cases that fail to present a circuit split. Read More » A 65-year-old Queens, N.Y., man — a self-described online dating neophyte — is suing OKCupid after being bilked out of $70,000 by a man he met there. Plus some towering wit in this week's column. Read More » Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More » Norberto Quintana joins Holland & Knight's financial-services practice as partner in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column. Read More » | 
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