links for 2009-08-27

D.C. Court of Appeals Suspends Ex-Pillsbury Associate

We tracked down some more information about this guy a while back when the suspension was first recommended: http://lawshucks.com/2009/06/googlestalking-the-suspended-former-pillsbury-lawyer/
Microsoft Takes Aim at Judge in Brief Asking Federal Circuit to Overturn $290 Million Judgment

Not surprisingly, Microsoft ain't taking the judgment lying down. Two questions: is WGM doing this one for free, considering they're probably on the hook for the $40 million the judge tacked on for their "improper arguments"; and is the "goose-gander rule" codified anywhere?
Plaintiffs Firms Show Support for SEC Shareholder Rights Proposal

Seven top corporate firms got together to write a letter opposing a shareholder rights bill (we wrote about it here http://lawshucks.com/2009/08/there-are-cliques-in-biglaw-too/), so the plaintiffs bar came back with their own crew of NINE. We've never heard of at least five of them.