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Now there’s a new way to get the legal news you need – no subscription required. It’s called Westlaw News & Insight, and it’s actually four distinct websites designed to help attorneys keep pace with current events in these practice areas:

• National Litigation
• Bankruptcy
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• Securities Litigation

Here are today’s top stories from the National Litigation site.

	Cement could unglue Halliburton’s BP spill defense New criticism of Halliburton’s work on BP’s blown-out Gulf of Mexico well could make it harder for the world’s second-largest oilfield services company to escape significant responsibility for the disaster.
	UBS whistleblower claims prosecutor obstructed probe The jailed whistleblower in a landmark tax evasion case against UBS is accusing a top U.S. Justice Department lawyer of “criminal conduct” for thwarting his efforts to cooperate with investigations of the Swiss bank by federal regulators and the U.S. Senate.
	Lions Gate sues Icahn Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. sued Carl Icahn on Thursday, alleging the billionaire interfered with its earlier efforts to merge with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and other studios. The suit comes even as the two are proceeding with a joint effort to effect a merger with MGM.

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