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Selections from National Law Journal: Selections from Daily Headlines March 18, 2010

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, March 18, 2010.

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Wachovia Bank agrees to pay $160 million in deferred prosecution agreement

"Wachovia Bank, N.A. has agreed to pay $160 million to the federal government to resolve a charge that the bank willfully failed to effectively monitor for potential money laundering activity in hundreds of billions of dollars in transactions with Mexican currency exchange houses, the Justice Department announced Wednesday."

 

Veterans groups sue VA for delaying Agent Orange benefits

"A week after Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki announced a 'fast track' proposal for Vietnam veterans' Agent Orange claims, six veterans service organizations sued the agency on Tuesday for missing deadlines for publishing regulations to implement newly expanded Agent Orange benefits".

 

Objectors fail to block Mattel lead paint settlement

"A federal judge has approved a class settlement resolving multidistrict litigation involving lead paint in Mattel toys, rejecting claims by objectors that it amounted to a 'coupon' recovery contrary to the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. Objectors also noted that attorney fees of nearly $13 million exceeded the value to the class."

 

Cooley Law School wins one, loses one in court

"Cooley Law School dodged one legal bullet this week but got hit with another. A federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a former associate dean was fired in retaliation for opposing faculty nepotism involving a Michigan state judge. But the school fared better when a federal appeals court on Wednesday shot down a lawsuit alleging that Cooley failed to accommodate a student's learning disability and ultimately expelled her for poor grades. "

 

Northwestern offers foreign students a fast track LL.M.

"Northwestern University School of Law on Tuesday announced a new program through which foreign lawyers can complete an LL.M. in just 15 weeks ? the shortest program of its kind. "

 

Two IP groups file amicus brief seeking clarity on standard for induced patent infringement

"Two intellectual property bar associations teamed up on an amicus brief to ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to clarify the legal standard for proving liability for inducing another party's patent infringement. They are seeking an en banc rehearing on the issue."

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