- Law.com – Sonnenschein Settles Fee Dispute With Ex-Client Who Lost Money With Madoff – The title is a little misleading – at least if you have the "normal" expectations around these sorts of things. Sonnenschein wins! They got a little less than they sought, but they're going to get paid $650,000. $500k now and $150k when they finish up a tax opinion.
- lawjobs.com Career Center – How Law Firms Can Maintain Better Relationships With Laid-Off Alumni – This is a drum we've been beating for a while. Firms should have done a lot more for the people they laid off and they should have handled the whole process better. We wrote about the distinction between stealth layoffs, which are a necessary part of the BigLaw model, and covert layoffs, which are a bastardization.
- Lawyers and your money: Curbing those long, lucrative hours | The Economist – Interesting stuff, but it's for a mainstream audience so you've probably heard most of it before. And our former sponsor Chrometa gets a nice bit of publicity at the end.
- U.S. Copyright Office – Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request – Librarian of Congress gives a big, fat present to data liberators everywhere. It's now OK to "jailbreak" an iPhone, contrary to what Apple has long claimed, rip DVDs (for limited purposes) and a do whole bunch of other stuff with your information and equipment.
- POM sued by Hogan Lovells over legal tab – Scary disclaimer. We'll set the line on the agency whose name can't be mentioned at FDA -200, FTC +150. And that's pure speculation, not based on any court records!
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