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		 Legal Resident Aliens Win Medicaid Dispute   
		New York Law Journal  
		The Court of Appeals Tuesday struck down on state and federal constitutional 
grounds a New York law that bars most Medicaid coverage for tens of thousands 
of legal immigrants suffering from life-threatening illnesses.   
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		 Blue Cross Dealt Defeat in Tobacco Suit  
		New York Law Journal  
		A Brooklyn federal jury Monday rejected racketeering and civil fraud claims 
against the tobacco industry brought by Empire State Blue Cross and Blue 
Shield in a suit seeking $800 million in damages. The jury, however, awarded 
$17.8 million to the health insurer toward the costs of treating New York 
smokers after finding the tobacco companies had violated the New York State 
Consumer Protection Act.   
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		 Rancorous Judicial Races Prompt Reforms   
		New York Law Journal  
		Prompted by increasingly rancorous judicial campaigns, the Administrative 
Board of the Courts has adopted heightened standards of conduct for both 
incumbent judges and lawyers seeking judicial office.   
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		 Second Circuit Bars Sentence Tied to Wife's Action   
		New York Law Journal  
		A defendant may not have his sentenced enhanced because of his wife's failure 
to surrender alleged criminal proceeds that are the subject of a forfeiture 
action, the Second Circuit ruled in reversing a decision tacking 10 years 
onto the prison sentence of a convicted pyramid scheme operator.   
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		 Lawyer Denied $274,000 Guardianship Fee Premium  
		New York Law Journal  
		Rejecting a request for $274,000, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice ruled 
that a lawyer's time spent finding assets and correcting the accounting of an 
incapacitated person's estate should not be compensated as legal fees.   
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		In-Housers Report on Quality of Life 
		Corporate Counsel
		Despite the tumbling market, the threat of layoffs, and a proliferation of 
mergers, in-house lawyers report that they're content practicing law at 
companies -- and better able to balance work and home than they were at law 
firms. Corporate Counsel's third annual Quality of Life Survey also profiles 
companies dealing with challenges such as in-house litigation and post-merger 
culture clash. 
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		[IMAGE] Obsession 
		The American Lawyer
		As a young man, James Neal witnessed his baby nephew suffer inexplicable 
seizures, and found reason to blame the doctor. Now, the Ohio medical 
malpractice lawyer is driven to hold physicians accountable. But his 
obsession has done little good lately. For seven years, he has pursued three 
brothers, internationally known surgeons. The suits have destroyed Neal's 
reputation and driven away his friends and his original client in the case.  
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		U.S. Supreme Court Orders New Sentencing Trial for Texas Death Row Inmate
		American Lawyer Media 
		The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing trial for a Texas death row 
inmate, concluding a jury did not have an effective way to consider evidence 
that the defendant was mentally retarded. The Court did not address whether 
the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment bars application of the 
death sentence to mentally retarded convicts. The Court is set to consider 
that issue in a separate case next term. 
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		 U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Limit on Some Workplace Awards 
		The Associated Press 
		Victims of on-the-job mistreatment may collect unlimited cash awards to make 
up for what they would have earned if they had been treated fairly and stayed 
on the job, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled. The 8-0 ruling is a victory for 
workers' rights and civil liberties groups, and a setback for employers who 
hoped to harness jury awards that can often run into the hundreds of 
thousands of dollars.  
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