Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines October 3, 2008
By David Badertscher, PLL
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<p><font size="2"><strong>Source: </strong><em>NLJ.com, </em>October 3, 2008.</font></p>
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Crisis mantra for sleep-deprived M&A attorneys: don't sweat the small stuff </font></a><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"Mergers and acquisitions attorneys got three multibillion-dollar bank combinations sealed in less than three weeks by rounding up teams of lawyers as soon as a deal was in the offing, crunching mountains of work into weekend sprints
and not letting details get in the way of core agreements. "We all understood, you can't sweat the small stuff," said Sullivan & Cromwell chairman Rodgin Cohen, who led his firm's team on the sale of Wachovia to Citigroup Inc. "</font><br/><br/><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQDDYAQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVT" target="_blank">FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE
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Insurer wants court backing not to defend IP firm in BlackBerry settlement case </a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"The Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. has asked a Virginia federal court to back its decision not to defend intellectual property boutique Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus and firm partner Donald Stout from a lawsuit alleging that fraudulent actions helped them unjustly collect hundreds of millions of dollars in the $612.5 million BlackBerry settlement. "</font></font></p>
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Kansas attorney gets mixed ruling in immigration fraud case</a></b></font><br/><font size="2"><font color="#333333">"The appellate court The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of an attorney and his wife on eight counts of immigration fraud. But the appellate court affirmed the pair's convictions on eight counts each of willingly making false statements to a federal agency, as well as their convictions for aiding and abetting each other's conduct." </font><br/><br/><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQDDYAQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVY" target="_blank">WEB-ONLY
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Hurricane Katrina task force brings federal charges against 907 </a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"The Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force announced this week that it has brought federal charges against 907 individuals across the country since August 2005. The task force was formed more than a year ago to deter, detect and prosecute people who take advantage and illegally profit from natural disasters." </font><br/><br/><!-- siteDateFormat MMMM d, yyyy --><!-- Style = headlineSummaryKickerNewsletter --><font color="#336699"><b><a class="headline" href="http://alm.rsys1.net/servlet/cc6?HtuYQDDYAQSVKIHKLjlkxJhmjlkQklHlLQgPQmkVaVA" target="_blank">WEB-ONLY
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A new potential disability: being male </a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"If sleep disorders and sex problems can be used as criteria for filing disability claims, as courts have held, "being male" could also be a legally recognized disability. Men have a greater susceptibility to certain diseases, a shorter life expectancy and a testosterone level that predisposes them to more aggressive behavior
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Candidates for La. high court seats generate $2M in fundraising </a></b></font><br/><font color="#333333">"Candidates for two seats on the Louisiana Supreme Court have attracted nearly $2 million in fundraising for elections that take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to the Justice at Stake Campaign and the Brennan Center for Justice. The state has been inundated with television ads in recent weeks, some involving attacks on opponents and others highlighting family values, experience and business lobbyists"</font><br/></font></p>
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