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Hal Turner Wins Another Mistrial, Decides to Mix it Up For Third Radio shock-jock Hal Turner won a mistrial this week in his criminal trial in which he was accused of threatening three federal judges. How did he thank his lawyer for the good result? Well, by asking for a new one. Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:26:32 GMT No Singles Allowed! Pink Floyd Explores Dark Side of The Law Rock ban Pink Floyd won a ruling Thursday giving it the right to block digital downloads of its individual songs. Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:30 GMT Darby & Darby, New York IP Firm, Is Shutting Down New York-based law firm Darby & Darby has announced it's closing its doors. Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:27:06 GMT When U.S. Firms Balked at Lehman’s Moves, Lehman Took them East When Lehman Brothers didn't like the legal advice it was getting from its U.S. law firms on the legality of a certain accounting maneuver, it took the advice elsewhere, ultimately winning approval from Linklaters, a U.K. firm. Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:52:27 GMT Caperton: The Final Chapter The West Virginia Supreme Court today declined to review a 2008 ruling, involving a dispute between energy companies, that led the U.S. Supreme Court last year to create new standards on when judges should recuse themselves in cases. Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:33:44 GMT Do Criminal Charges Await Lehman Crew? So now that we've digested the, uh, entire 2,200 page report by Lehman Brothers, where, exactly are we? Are we going to see former chief executive Dick Fuld (pictured) in cuffs? Former CFO Erin Callan working the chain gang? Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:26:09 GMT Should Wal-Mart Add Legal Services to Jeans, T-Shirts and Toasters? Law professor Gillian Hadfield writes a provocative essay today in the Washington Post, arguing that the U.S. should allow more nonlawyers and big companies, like Wal-Mart, to provide legal advice. Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:21 GMT