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February 26th, 2007 at 10:06 am

February 26 roundup

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High-school basketball player gets TRO over enforcement of technical foul after pushing referee. [Huntington News; Chad @ WaPo]

Madison County court rejects Vioxx litigation tourism. [Point of Law]

Faking disability for accommodation disqualifies bar applicant [Frisch]

DOJ antitrust enforcement doesn’t seem to be consistent with U.S. trade policy position. [Cafe Hayek]

Professor falsely accused of sexual harassment wins defamation lawsuit against former plaintiff, but too late to save his job. [Kirkendall]

Watch what you say dept.: Disbarred attorney and ex-felon sues newspaper, letter-to-editor writer, Illinois Civil Justice League. (His brother won the judicial election anyway.) [Madison County Record; Belleville News Democrat; US v. Amiel Cueto]

In antitrust; disability & schools; harassment law; Illinois; libel slander and defamation; Madison County; roundups; schools; Vioxx; watch what you say about lawyers

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