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Federal prosecutors got their chance Thursday to directly challenge the only defendant to go before a jury in a vast DRAM price-fixing prosecution: Hynix Semiconductor executive Gary Swanson, who said he didn't talk about specific prices with his counterpart at Micron Technology. Swanson's trial stems from a probe of price fixing for dynamic random access memory chips that has netted $731 million ...

North Carolina appellate judges ruled Tuesday that the State Bar did nothing wrong when it took the law license of a former judge accused of swindling a senile woman. Relatives have said Rosalind Williams Sweet was beginning to lose control of her mental capabilities when James Ethridge started handling her affairs. Sweet was later diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and ruled incompetent. Ethridge...

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Lame and exactly what blogs are not when it comes to how blogs are being used by professionals such as lawyers. Link published by kevin.lexblog.com

NewYorkCountryLawyer blogger fights the Man

Rush Nigut inspired by RAGBRAI - Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa of course. Link published by kevin.lexblog.com

Free resource from FastCase brings together all the available online caselaw, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions from the federal and state governments. Link published by kevin.lexblog.com

Delphi got the green light Thursday to pay almost $50 million in fees to lawyers and financial advisers for four months of work, as the auto parts supplier struggles to emerge from court protection. The company's lead law firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, had the biggest bill, $15.39 million in fees and $837,950 in expenses. Other big earners, which were paid more than $4 million in fees...