Headlines • Top Verdicts of 2013: Lag in IP Awards Pegged to Federal Circuit Ruling • ACA Foes Claim Religious Rights • Lawsuit 'Really Goes to the Heart of the Affordable Care Act' • Now its GM's Turn in the Cross Hairs • Prosecutors Assailed for Broad Asks • INADMISSIBLE: Robert Strauss Dies at 95 • Yes, Your Google Presence Matters • Women Find Welcome From Fortune 500 • Movers • D.C. Moves 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 » Nobody questions the deeply held religious beliefs of the corporate owners who will challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court this week the Affordable Care Act's requirement that employee health insurance plans cover contraceptives. But that's where all agreement ends. Read More » Conservative foes of the Affordable Care Act hope to convince an appellate panel on Tuesday that federal subsidies offsetting the cost of health insurance are available only for policies purchased by individuals through state-created exchanges — not through exchanges created by the federal government. Read More » In announcing a $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota Motor Corp. last week, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. took the opportunity to warn other automakers against the consequences of failing to report defects that lead to recalls. 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. | Prosecutors in Washington have repeatedly filed overly broad search warrant requests for electronic data that fail to balance government interests against the public's privacy expectations, a federal magistrate judge ruled this month in a rare rebuke. Read More » "One of the legendary lawyers that really don't exist anymore." That's how Hogan Lovells partner Robert Bennett described Robert Strauss, who died March 19 at the age of 95. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » You just need to decide if you want to make it a strength or a liability. Read More » As more women entered law schools once barred to them — the last gender barrier dropped in 1970 — the general counsel numbers kept rising. By 2014, MCCA listed 106 women general counsel of top corporations. 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 » Legal industry job changes in our nation's capital. Read More » | 
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