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Scruggs Roundup: DOJ’s Pursuit, New Katrina Lawyers, and the New Yorker’s Take Mississippi — to its economic and political credit — is growing inhospitable to its “rich” tort bar, which, as a result, is becoming “less fabulously rich,” according to the WSJ Edit Page’s Stephen Moore. Reading the opinion piece, we couldn’t help think of our fallen friend, Dickie Scruggs, who was once very fabulous but has [...] Publ.Date : May 12, 2008, 11:32 am Missouri, Perennial Swing State, to Consider Stricter Voter ID Laws Last month, when the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s voter ID law — thought to be one of the stricter laws of its kind — legal commentators speculated that the decision would embolden advocates of voter ID laws, paving the way for even stricter ID laws, and, of course, more litigation. It didn’t take long. This [...] Publ.Date : May 12, 2008, 9:07 am Law Firms and Layoffs: Who Are the Most Vulnerable? We know we’ve been busy with this Paul Hastings news in the last twenty four hours, but there’s one more point (for now) we just have to hit. The firing of Shinyung Oh, which has been the talk of the biz this week (click here for an interview with her and here for her performance [...] Publ.Date : May 9, 2008, 4:35 pm Bork Settles Slip and Fall Lawsuit Here at the Law Blog, we only bring you the most important legal news of the day. Which is why today we’re reporting that almost-Supreme Court justice Robert Bork has settled the $1 million lawsuit that he filed against the Yale Club after he fell stepping onto a platform to speak, according to the [...] Publ.Date : May 9, 2008, 2:52 pm The Paul Hastings Performance Review: How Do You Rate It? Refer back, if you will, to Amir Efrati’s interview last night with Shinyung Oh, the Paul Hastings associate whose mass email after she was let go caused a stir in the blogosphere this week. Now, take a look at her 2006 performance review. LB readers Setting aside the fact that Oh seemed to be a pretty [...] Publ.Date : May 9, 2008, 11:11 am

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