Headlines • Plaintiffs Move to Coordinate GM Lawsuits in Los Angeles • Class Certified in Alleged Apple E-Book Price-Fixing • Chevron Judge Green-Lights Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs • Guilty Pleas Detail Accounting Fraud at Dewey & LeBoeuf • Supreme Court Struggles for Clarity on Software Patents • America's 50 Outstanding General Counsel • A Counselor to Presidents But, First And Foremost, a Lawyer • INADMISSIBLE: Kirkland Partner Eyes White House Post • VOIR DIRE: All Whet • Hulu Sued Over Alleged Automatic Subscription Renewals A prominent plaintiffs firm has moved to coordinate the rapidly growing tide of lawsuits filed over General Motors Corp.’s ignition switch recalls, which expanded on Friday to include more recent vehicle models. Read More » A federal judge has granted certification of a class of consumers in antitrust litigation asserting that Apple Inc. conspired with publishers to fix the price of electronic books. Read More » Sponsor Spotlight: Expand Your Knowledge & Network  Experience intensive training that gives you a competitive edge and qualifies for CLE credit. Attend American University Washington College of Law's summer law programs in D.C. Learn the latest policies and network with experts in diverse fields of law including intellectual property, litigation, anti-corruption, hotel law, public policy, health law, arbitration, and more. For details, visit | Patton Boggs received some unwelcome but hardly surprising news on Monday, when a judge allowed Chevron Corporation to pursue claims that lawyers at the firm made misrepresentations to judges and engaged in other misconduct while enforcing a $9.5 billion environmental judgment against the oil giant. Read More » A day after ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf finance director Francis Canellas' guilty plea to second-degree grand larceny became public, the pleas of six other former firm employees who have admitted committing crimes related to Dewey's accounting practices were unsealed Friday. Read More » Clarity and consensus seemed beyond the U.S. Supreme Court's reach on Monday as justices struggled to decide whether software and computer-dependent inventions are eligible for patents. Read More » The National Law Journal recognizes lawyers who have what it takes to run exemplary in-house legal departments. Read More » To Robert Strauss, the practice of law was all about solving problems. Read More » W. Neil Eggleston, a white-collar defender in Kirkland & Ellis' Washington office, is the leading contender to replace White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler when she steps down, according to five Washington attorneys following the selection process who spoke on background about an administration personnel decision. Plus more in this week's column. Read More » The Home Shopping Network and companies associated with cooking stars Emeril Lagasse and Martha Stewart face a class action accusing them of marketing and selling counterfeit knives. Plus: A new book about Clarence Darrow in this week's column. Read More » The online streaming service Hulu LLC faces a class action lawsuit over automatic renewals that allegedly were done without warning or the affirmative consent of consumers. Read More » | 
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