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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Lewis, best-selling author of “The Big Short” about the mortgage meltdown, has been sued for defamation by an asset manager featured in the book. Other targets in the lawsuit are Lewis’ publisher and prominent hedge fund manager Steven Eisman of FrontPoint Partners LLC.

We’re different. Close your eyes and picture an “attorney” for a moment.  What do you see?  Probably a crusty old fuddy-duddy perched high in his ivory tower, steely-eyed and grim-faced, straining to maintain eye contact with whichever client has the misfortune of requiring his counsel.  As a profession, attorneys rank just above morticians on the “Who do I want to spend my time with” scale – and they charge more! Well, [...]