Morning Docket 10.14.08

* Simpson Thacher chosen as the legal advisers on the $700 billion bail-out. [The Lawyer]

* Google and Yahoo are in talks with the Justice Department to avoid an antitrust suit. [CNet]

* Pet owners whose furry little friends were sickened by contaminated pet food traced to China expected to get a settlement as high as $32 million. [Associated Press]

* Signs of a slowdown at your firm. “Partners doing legal research and writing memos and briefs in longhand is a sign of the apocalypse.” [Fulton County Daily Report]

* The adventures of a Georgetown law student set up on a blind date. Are D.C. roots and a shared interest in law school enough to seal the deal? [Washington Post]

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