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Fortune: Blowing the whistle on unethical lawyers

In August 2001, when in-house accountant Sherron Watkins warned Enron CEO Ken Lay that the company might "implode in a wave of accounting scandals," Lay asked the firm's regular law firm, Vinson & Elkins, to do a "preliminary investigation." Though V&E had worked on the very transactions Watkins was questioning, it took the assignment and reported back on Oct. 15 that there was no cause for concern. About a month and a half later Enron filed for bankruptcy, having, in fact, imploded in a wave of accounting scandals.

CNNMoney: Hobbled asbestos lawyer fights on

Daniel A. Speights suffered a blow in court last week. But Speights, one of the nation's leading plaintiffs attorneys specializing in asbestos property-damage claims, is by no means down for the count.

Environmental group wants Scalia's recusal

An environmental group suing Vice President Dick Cheney in U.S. Supreme Court case has asked Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself, citing reports that the two recently dined and hunted together.

Rehnquist dismisses congressional concern over Cheney case

Chief Justice William Rehnquist Monday dismissed congressional calls for fellow Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from Supreme Court consideration of a coming case involving Scalia's friend, Vice President Dick Cheney.

Watchdog groups question Cheney, Scalia hunting trip

Justice Antonin Scalia has not indicated whether he will pull out a of an upcoming Supreme Court case involving Vice President Cheney, following reports the two recently went on a hunting trip and had dinner together.

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