Morning Docket: 05.07.10

* Did the stock market really plunge yesterday because of a typo? Don’t look at me, I was nowhere near the stock market yesterday! [Newser]

* Getting oil out of water is expensive, but somebody’s got to do it. [New York Times]

* Clifford Chance partner decides to “defect to the dark side.” [Am Law Daily]

* The ABA’s Equal Justice conference is going to be held in Arizona next week. Awkward! The ABA will refund money to those who choose to boycott the conference. [ABA Journal]

* Transparency keeps law firms healthy. [National Law Review]

* At his sentencing hearing, former New York State Senate leader Joe Bruno blames “the lawyers” for his troubles. [Daily News]

* A hung Parliament was the result of the U.K. elections last night. Welcome to the joys of coalition governing. [BBC News]

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