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Sig Sauer Hits Conn. Atty With Unfair Trade Practices Claims
Sig Sauer Inc. has added counterclaims of unfair trade practices and commercial disparagement to an ongoing multidocket battle with a Connecticut attorney whose clients say they were injured by the weapons manufacturer's allegedly defective P320 pistols, just days after losing a motion to dismiss the lawyer's lawsuit.
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IOLTA Group Owed Notice Of Settlements, Mass. Justices Say
Massachusetts' highest court said Tuesday that a committee overseeing lawyers' trust accounts should have been given a chance to request potential leftover funds prior to a judge's approval of a class action settlement, but saw no reason to unwind the deal.
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Mintz Can't Halt Texas Malpractice Suit For Fee Fight In Mass.
A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday declined Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC's request to halt a former client's legal malpractice case against the firm in Texas federal court while the two fight over a $2 million "success fee" the law firm claims it is owed.
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Investors Want Sanctions For Fake Citations In LGBCoin Suit
Investors in the "Let's Go Brandon" meme token urged a Florida federal judge Monday to issue "case-terminating sanctions" against the man behind the coin, saying he and his counsel have lied in discovery, disobeyed court orders and submitted fake legal citations in at least eight filings.
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Michigan County Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit
A former investigator for a Michigan public defender's office claims in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that she was sexually harassed and assaulted by a male senior attorney, then faced retaliation and constructive termination after she reported the misconduct.
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Pullman & Comley Accused Of Acting As Town's Tax Office
A Connecticut taxpayer has filed a proposed class action against Pullman & Comley LLC, one of its attorneys, the town of Woodstock and its official tax collector, accusing the town of illegally delegating authority and the firm of overstepping while working as an arm of the tax office.
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Rehab Programs Seek To DQ Participant's Counsel In Pay Suit
Several Texas-based addiction recovery program operators urged a federal court to disqualify a program participant's counsel in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit, arguing the attorney's prior involvement with the programs creates both a conflict of interest and a need for him to serve as a witness.
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O'Hagan Meyer Absorbs Atlanta Boutique, Plans Office Move
More than two years after entering the Atlanta market, O'Hagan Meyer has expanded the office by absorbing the attorneys and staff from the closed boutique Freed Grant LLC and is preparing a move later this month to a new location.
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Calif. Bar Touts Crackdown On Alleged Atty AI Misuse
The State Bar of California has suspended one attorney and is pursuing disciplinary charges against two others over allegations they filed documents that included nonexistent citations, sharing the news in an announcement highlighting the need for thorough citation checks amid the adoption of new technology.
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Littler Hires Ex-Jackson Lewis Employment Atty In Charlotte
Littler Mendelson PC, which primarily deals in employment and labor law practice representing management, announced Monday the hiring of a former principal and office litigation manager at Jackson Lewis PC for its Charlotte, North Carolina, office.
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Holtec Suit Alleging Fraud Scheme Can Resume, Court Rules
A New Jersey state court judge has granted Holtec International's bid to lift a stay and amend its suit alleging fraud claims against its former general counsel and others accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the company.
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Mandelbaum Barrett Adds Antitrust Pro In NJ
An attorney specializing in representing health care industry clients in antitrust litigation matters has recently moved his practice to Mandelbaum Barrett PC's office in northern New Jersey.
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White & Case Leadership Trio Join Dechert In DC
Dechert LLP has hired the heads of White & Case LLP's practices in trials, sports and gaming, and U.S. government contracts to work in Washington, D.C., with its enforcement and investigations group.
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Squire Patton Kicks Off Sovereign Advisory Group
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has launched a new advisory group that's slated to expand the law firm's representation of sovereign governments, saying it offers a lineup of financial, economic, legal and public policy expertise provided by professionals with a background in global debt management.
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DLA Piper Defeats Fired Associate's Claims Of Pregnancy Bias
A federal jury in Manhattan declined to award damages Monday to a former associate who says DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant, absolving the BigLaw firm hours after tense closing arguments.
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11th Circ. Rejects Fired Fla. Law Prof's Reinstatement Bid
The Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied a bid from a former professor fired from Florida A&M University College of Law to be reinstated via a preliminary injunction, ruling the trial court correctly found that she will not suffer irreparable damage without the injunction.
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Discovery Ordered In Retaliation Suit By Ex-Public Defender
A former public defender suing a Detroit-area district court, two judges and administrators alleging discrimination and harassment over her identity as a Muslim Palestinian American has been ordered to respond to discovery requests, with a federal judge finding that the attorney failed to answer interrogatories and provide complete documents in a timely manner.
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Fisher Phillips Adds Littler Occupational Safety Co-Chair
Fisher Phillips has added Littler Mendelson PC's occupational safety and health practice group co-chair to its team of attorneys in Pittsburgh, the firm announced Monday.
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Lin Wood's Days-Late Bond Appeal Denied In Ex-Partners' Suit
Former attorney L. Lin Wood cannot challenge a lower court ruling ordering him to post a supersedeas bond and pledge property to secure a judgment issued to his former partners, because he filed his notice of appeal a few days late, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
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DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Revive Trump EOs Targeting Firms
The D.C. Circuit should individually review each section of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting four law firms, allowing certain portions to stand if others are blocked, the U.S. Department of Justice argued in a new filing urging the court to revive the measures.
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Lawyer Says Feds Cost Him At Least $9M In Calif. Tribal Fees
An attorney who previously represented a faction of the California Valley Miwok Tribe says the federal government caused him to lose more than $9 million by approving the tribe's constitution, which contains a provision retroactively nullifying any previous agreements for the funds.
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Morgan & Morgan Sued Over Firing Amid Nevada Expansion
Personal injury titan Morgan & Morgan is facing allegations from a former firm attorney in California state court alleging the Golden State lawyer was pressured to file suits in neighboring Nevada despite having an inactive law license and no experience practicing there, and was then harassed and wrongfully fired over the filings.
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Greenspoon Marder Grows In LA By Hiring Resch Polster Attys
Greenspoon Marder LLP has expanded its Los Angeles footprint with the recent addition of nearly a dozen attorneys who moved their practices from 46-year-old firm Resch Polster Berger LLP.
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Former Polsinelli Litigator Joins Ice Miller In Philadelphia
A litigator who was part of a group of more than 30 former Holland & Knight LLP attorneys who left the firm in 2024 to help Polsinelli PC launch its Philadelphia office has moved his practice again with his recent addition to Ice Miller LLP.
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The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?
The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.