U.S.

A Pennsylvania jury has found an $80 million global settlement of more than 500 claims relating to the release of radiation at two nuclear plants was fair and reasonable, paving the way for the insurance company to have to cover the settlement paid out by two companies that ran the plants.

A three-judge panel in the District of Massachusetts has declined to impose disciplinary sanctions on Boston federal prosecutor Jeffrey Auerhahn for judicial findings that Auerhahn’s withholding of exculpatory evidence prompted the release of purported mobsters from prison.

It’s not hard to guess who MGA is knocking in a press release on changing firms in the Bratz litigation. In the release, entitled “MGA Returns to Its Trusted Counsel: Skadden,” the company calls Skadden “a few notches above some of the other law firms we have dealt with.”

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that, starting next week, it will post the audio of all its oral arguments on the Friday after they occur. Since the Court only hears arguments on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, that means the release will be several days after the fact, making it of little use for contemporary reports by the news media