Morning Docket 02.02.10

* Kelley Drye has been hit with an age discrimination suit for forcing its partners to de-equitize at 70, raising the question once again of whether law firms that force retirement on their partners are breaking the law. [Chicago Tribune]
* Big pay day for J&J. Boston Scientific will pay Johnson & Johnson $1.73 billion to settle stent patent dispute. [Wall Street Journal]
* UC San Diego and California Western School of Law are getting ideas from Massachusetts. They’re in talks to establish a public law school. [San Diego Business Journal]
* The SEC sued Stephen Czarnik, a partner at Cohen and Czarnik LLP, yesterday for allegedly writing bogus opinion letters to help promote “penny” stocks. [Dow Jones]
* On white collar crime defense fees. [Dealbook/New York Times]
* Steven Tyler will sue if Aerosmith replaces him. [Rolling Stone]

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