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Just days after losing its appellate practice head, Yoss LLP is closing one Florida office and reducing another office to an affiliate as part of a restructuring effort. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Harding Advisory and its president have sued financial journalist Michael Lewis and his publisher for libel, claiming the best-seller “The Big Short” contains false and defamatory statements. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

WAMU Report critical of Kwame Brown's wheels – and those of othersWashington PostDC Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown "inappropriately requested" a Lincoln Navigator and District officials violated the law by leasing the luxury SUV, according to a council report released Monday that raises new questions about how some …Councilman: City violated law when buying chairman's [...]

Legal Expenses For Davis Defense to Pass $1 Mil.The LedgerBARTOW | Legal expenses to defend condemned murderer Leon Davis Jr. are expected to surpass $1 million, a circuit judge predicted Monday. Leon Davis, defendant listens to closing argument by Assistant State Attorney John Aguero …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

A scam targeting law firms is the nexus of a Miami case heading to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine when businesses waive their right to arbitration in consumer litigation. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System has tagged former Homestore CEO Stuart Wolff with civil liability for the 2001 fraud at his company and the subsequent decline in Homestore’s share price. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

DOJ lawyers have moved to halt the fight over “don’t ask, don’t tell,” citing Congress’ vote for repeal while also asking a federal appeals court to reverse a judge who ruled that the military ban on open homosexuals was unconstitutional. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

SheWired GOP will try to support embattled marriage statuteLos Angeles TimesHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is reviewing ways to provide legal support for the law, a spokesman said. The House could file friend-of-the-court briefs or take other steps. "All available options are under discussion," Boehner spokesman Michael …House Republicans pledge to defend Defense of Marriage [...]

Kansas City Star Obama backs Brown's bill tempering health care ruleBoston GlobeWASHINGTON — President Obama said yesterday he is willing to relax the new health care law's requirement that nearly all Americans obtain health insurance starting in 2014, but only in states that can show they have an alternative plan to …Obama offers states more [...]

Winston & Strawn’s gambit of forgoing a merger in favor of making mass offers to Howrey partners could leave Winston open to inheriting Howrey’s liabilities. And there are other potential concerns, say experts. View full post on Law.com – Newswire