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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines January 27, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, January 27, 2009.

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OM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  Justices protect workers from retaliation in job bias investigations
"A U.S. Supreme Court job bias decision protecting workers interviewed in an employer's internal investigation of discrimination is likely to lead to an increase in worker retaliation claims and greater caution by employers as to which workers should be interviewed, according to management lawyers. "

WEB-ONLY  |  Why Ed Genson pulled out of the Blagojevich case
"Chicago criminal defense attorney Ed Genson recently decided to stop representing Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who faces federal political corruption charges. Genson talked with us about his decision to drop the case on the eve of an Illinois Senate impeachment trial that began this week."

WEB-ONLY  |  Federal judge considers sanctions for Boston U.S. attorney's office
"Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently issued an order asking the Boston U.S. attorney's office to explain why the court shouldn't sanction the office and a particular prosecutor for violating the duty to disclose exculpatory evidence in a criminal case. "

WEB-ONLY  |  Hotel booking sites settle civil rights case filed by disabled
"Two leading online travel companies, Hotels.com and Expedia.com, have settled California civil rights action by agreeing to add features to their online reservation systems to allow disabled travelers to search for and reserve accessible rooms. "

WEB-ONLY  |  Judge throws out $247M in plaintiffs' claims against seat belt manufacturer
"In one of the last class actions pending against seat belt buckle manufacturer Takata Corp., a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has tossed out all of the plaintiffs' claims, which defense attorneys estimated involved damages of about $247 million."

WEB-ONLY  |  Broadcom chief wins bid to sever backdating trial
"A federal judge has granted a motion by Broadcom Corp.'s co-founder and former chief executive, Henry Nicholas, to sever his upcoming stock options backdating trial from William J. Ruehle, the former chief financial officer of the Irvine, Calif.-based tech "

WEB-ONLY  |  Acting chairman of EEOC appointed by Obama
"President Barack Obama has appointed Stuart J. Ishimaru as acting chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Christine M. Griffin as acting vice chairwoman."

WEB-ONLY  |  Judge known for presiding over high-tech cases from Silicon Valley to take senior status
"U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte of the Northern District of California, who has presided over high-technology cases involving Silicon Valley companies, has announced that he will take senior status on March 2, opening a vacancy on the court."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).