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Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines August 28, 2009

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: NLJ.com, August 28. 2009.

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Chicago seeks a new inspector general

"Chicago Mayor Richard Daley must now sit down to the difficult political task of naming a replacement for city inspector general David Hoffman, who resigned this week to seek election to the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President Barack Obama. Hoffman, a former federal prosecutor and law clerk to then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist, took the mayor to task on a number of issues during his tenure, putting Daley in an unfavorable light at times."

 

Lawyers and firms stake claims in Masry & Vititoe bankruptcy

"At least four lawyers and law firms are among the top creditors of Masry & Vititoe, the personal injury law firm of Erin Brockovich fame that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 14. The firm said in bankruptcy court papers that it has spent $3 million defending lawsuits filed by the family and estate of former name partner Edward Masry, who died in 2005."

 

Judge's estimation of her legal instructions was inflated

"A Michigan trial judge's instructions may well have enabled the jury in a felony murder case to comprehend legal concepts quicker than law students might, as she claimed. Unfortunately for her, those instructions were bogus. Reversing a felony murder conviction for a second time for the bludgeoning death of an elderly woman, the Court of Appeals of Michigan found that Judge Vonda R. Evans delivered flawed instructions to the jury regarding the elements of felony murder."

 

Winston & Strawn makes some cuts, quietly

"Winston & Strawn has quietly cut some administrative staff and some of its 900 lawyers over the past two months. The Chicago-based firm dismissed a handful of administrative staff in the business development unit of its Chicago office last week following reductions in staff positions in other departments in prior weeks. The firm also dismissed some nonpartner lawyers during the summer, asking them to leave by the end of this month, according to sources."

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