Today's Legal News, October 25, 2001

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[IMAGE] O Pioneers! Corporate Counsel Before the country united in the a=
ftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, embryonic stem cell research wa=
s one of its most divisive issues. But far from the bitter debate over embr=
yos, there is great hope for stem cells taken from another source: mature, =
or "adult," tissue. The U.S. is home to several pioneering enterprises raci=
ng to produce adult stem cell medicine, but finding it to be an uphill batt=
le. Full Text Electrocution Down, Lethal Injection Next Fulton Count=
y Daily Report As they promised they would when the Georgia Supreme Court f=
ound electrocution "cruel and unusual," death penalty lawyers have begun to=
assail lethal injection on the same grounds. Lawyers in five cases filed i=
dentical motions challenging lethal injection as "offensive to human dignit=
y." But the challenge may come too late to stave off the state's first exec=
ution by lethal injection, scheduled for today. Full Text New Microsof=
t Judge Sold Tech Stocks to Avoid Potential Conflict The Associated Press =
The newly assigned judge who will determine the antitrust fate of Microsoft=
Corp. sold stock this year worth $45,000 to $165,000 in technology compani=
es whose fortunes could be affected by her verdict. U.S. District Judge Col=
leen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia said she sold all her famil=
y's technology holdings between Jan. 1 and Sept. 28 to avoid potential ethi=
cal conflicts. Full Text Pennsylvania's Post & Schell Has Mail Scare T=
he Legal Intelligencer Philadelphia-based Post & Schell was forced to shut =
down its Harrisburg, Pa., office for three days last week after a mailroom =
employee opened an envelope containing a white, powdery substance. The firm=
notified authorities, who deemed the substance a "credible threat." All of=
the firm's employees were tested for exposure to any kind of dangerous sub=
stance, but authorities ultimately determined the powder was not anthrax. F=
ull Text Math Prodigy Loses Memory, Gains $1 Million The National Law J=
ournal Hard facts collided with sympathy in a North Carolina courtroom wher=
e a brilliant Chinese student with a budding international reputation as a =
math prodigy -- but who now has trouble memorizing a four-digit ATM code --=
sought damages for brain injuries suffered in a 1999 traffic accident. The=
case ended in a hung jury, but during mediation, the defendants agreed to =
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OfficeMax.com today! Telemundo Appealing Award in Dispute With Soap Op=
era Producer Miami Daily Business Review The tale of an ill-fated Spanish-=
language soap opera will play out in the chambers of a Florida appeals cour=
t next week when lawyers for the Hialeah, Fla.-based Telemundo network argu=
e the company had the right not to air a popular Argentine telenovela progr=
am. Miami-based Spanish Television Services sued Telemundo for breach of co=
ntract after claiming Telemundo broke a deal to broadcast the show. Full Te=
xt [IMAGE] Legal Market Feeling Pain in All Corners Legal Times Goodb=
ye, salary raises and fat bonuses. Hello, layoffs, performance reviews, and=
corporate downsizing. Law firm layoffs, once just a problem for tech couns=
el, are starting to spread. And it's not just firms: Corporate legal depart=
ments are looking to do more with less, and legal temp agencies are swamped=
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JD Jungle The national debate on affirmative action, perhaps the most criti=
cal and controversial racial issue in the country today, increasingly revol=
ves around law schools. Should race be considered in law school admissions =
policies? Maybe, say the courts, in a complex -- and often conflicting -- s=
et of opinions. JD Jungle asked two participants in the most recent case, G=
rutter v. Bollinger, to share their views. Full Text Washington, D.C.'s=
Top 100 Firms Legal Times Despite the troubled economy, law firms in the =
Washington, D.C., area are still growing. Most of the top firms are bigger =
than they were a year ago. But that doesn't mean there haven't been bumps o=
n the road. Legal Times ranks the 100 largest law offices in the D.C. area =
in its annual "Legal Times 100" and offers some expert advice to firms for =
staying the course in the months ahead. Full Text [IMAGE] FTC Clears O=
ne Diageo Deal, Nixes Another The Deal The Federal Trade Commission said i=
t would ask a federal judge to bar London-based liquor conglomerate Diageo'=
s $8.1 billion joint acquisition, with Groupe Pernod Ricard, of Vivendi Uni=
versal SA's Seagram distilled spirits business. However, the FTC cleared Di=
ageo's $10.5 billion sale of its Pillsbury line to General Mills Inc. and t=
he corresponding sale by General Mills of the Pillsbury baking mix business=
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