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The abrupt dismissal of a $3 billion malpractice case came amid concerns about Dewey’s finances and a stream of partner departures, but it’s hard to know whether resolving it added to the fiscal woes that overtook Dewey. That’s because the settlement’s terms, and details about how much the firm agreed to pay out, are shrouded in secrecy.Also see: Dewey: Profiles in Something from The Am Law Daily

The financial services industry and more than a dozen top law firms that represent the industry are expressing concern that reaction to JPMorgan’s recent $2 billion loss could sour months of expensive lobbying work on Capitol Hill and before key regulatory agencies. Nowhere is this tension more apparent than in the push and pull over the pending multiagency Volcker Rule, which proponents say could rein in the activity that led to the company’s massive trading loss.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today suspended Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who will be charged later today with nine criminal counts alleging that she used her office staff to perform campaign work, according to a statement by prosecutors.

A federal judge in Illinois has handed the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a much-needed win, ruling that a disability discrimination suit may go forward even though the agency did not individually investigate and attempt to settle every class member’s claim before filing suit.