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WSJ.com: Law

1. For Gupta Trial, Tension and Tips
   Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta say he was estranged from convicted hedge-fund mogul Raj Rajaratnam at the time of some alleged tips. Prosecutors say the friendship broke down much later.

   
   
2. ITC Rules in Favor of Microsoft Over Motorola Mobility
   Microsoft scored a win over Motorola Mobility Holdings on Friday as a judge ruled in favor of the software giant in a closely watched patent dispute over how mobile communication devices operate.

   
   
3. Landless Tribe Wagers on Casino Bid
   The Kialegee, a small Indian tribe, is making a big bet that it can overcome legal hurdles and build a casino in a city near Tulsa that would provide a steady source of revenue for its members.

   
   
4. Judge to Rule in AMR Labor Trial by Late June
   American Airlines will have to wait longer than previously expected for a bankruptcy judge's decision on whether the carrier can impose new labor contracts.

   
   
5. Dewey Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
   Dewey & LeBoeuf is readying a possible bankruptcy-protection filing for sometime in the next several weeks, a move that would initiate official liquidation of the beleaguered New York law firm.

   
   
6. Appeals Court Upholds Key Voting-Rights Law
   An appeals court upheld a federal voting rights law that requires some local governments to seek Washington's approval before changing election procedures, rejecting a challenge by an Alabama county.

   
   
7. Big Names Dot Gupta Witness List
   Several top corporate and Wall Street executives, including Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, could be potential witnesses at the insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta.

   
   
8. GM Claims Immunity for Old Cars
   GM pushed a lawyer to drop a potential punitive-damages claim involving a prebankruptcy vehicle involved in a fatal accident, asserting a level of immunity in that some lawyers claim is a stretch.

   
   
9. Gupta Loses Bid to Bar Key Tapes
   In a key pretrial ruling in the insider-trading case against Rajat Gupta, a federal judge said he would allow prosecutors to play at trial three wiretap recordings, which lawyers for the former Goldman Sachs director had sought to keep from a jury.

   
   
10. Skechers Settles With FTC
    Skechers will pay $50 million to resolve allegations it made unfounded claims that its "toning shoes" would help consumers tone muscles and lose weight.

    
    
11. Shareholders Sue J.P. Morgan
    Two shareholder lawsuits were filed late Tuesday against J.P. Morgan Chase and its top executives over the revelation last week that the bank had suffered more than $2 billion in trading losses.

    
    
12. After Sentence to Write Sentences, Man Ends Legal Chapter
    When former pharmaceutical executive Andrew G. Bodnar pleaded guilty to white-collar crime in 2009, the judge didn't throw the book at him—he ordered him to write one.

    
    
13. Brooks Charged in Hacking Case
    Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit, and five others were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice, the first criminal charges in a tabloid probe.

    
    
14. Mixed Ruling in Apple-Samsung Case
    A U.S. appeals court revived Apple's bid to block U.S. sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet computer, but rejected other claims targeting Samsung smartphones.

    
    
15. Distressed-Debt Investors Circling Around Dewey
    Some hedge-fund investors are seeking to profit by snapping up the debts of beleaguered law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, which may soon shut its doors and owes more than $200 million to banks, bondholders and vendors.