* Mumbai high court upholds 1995 decision invalidating licenses for White & Case, Ashurst and Chadbourne & Park to open firms in India. Unless the government changes the law, that goes for any other non-Indian firm that wants to open an office there. Partnerships with Indian firms and offshore work still welcome, of course. [Bloomberg]
* An Indiana judge survives a vampire attack. [Associated Press]
* Will Obama be called to testify in Blago’s trial? [Chicago Tribune]
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* Closing arguments in the other huge American criminal trial in Italy this year. [ComputerWorld]
* Bankruptcy judge James Peck okays $50 million in bonuses for Lehman bankers. [Bloomberg]
* Disturbing lawyer of the day Aaron Biber posts $500,000 bail. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]