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Pa. Atty Sanctioned Over Bogus Citations
A Pennsylvania federal judge said she was "appalled" by a lawyer's repeated use of bogus citations in court documents generated with artificial intelligence and has ordered a $5,000 sanction and additional classes in AI ethics for the attorney.
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Judge Says Ill. Justices Can't Fire Him Over MAGA Op-Ed
Illinois Supreme Court justices have no authority to remove a state judge from the bench for alleged misconduct, so their effort to dismiss a retired state trial judge's claims that his removal for penning a political opinion column violated his constitutional rights should be rejected, the retired jurist has said.
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Ex-NJ Judge Unable To Revive Claims Against Town, Top Cop
A New Jersey federal judge rejected on Monday a former state jurist's bid to revive civil rights claims against a Garden State municipality and its former police director, finding the plaintiff failed to show any new evidence, change in law or clear error justifying reconsideration of the court's summary judgment.
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DC Ethics Office Says Ex-Interim US Atty Can't Remove Case
Washington, D.C., ethics officials have asked a federal court to send U.S. Department of Justice official Ed Martin's ethics case back to the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, arguing the D.C. federal court lacks jurisdiction over a disciplinary matter, which is neither a civil action nor a criminal prosecution.
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Sidley Brings Back Litigator In Miami From Greenberg Traurig
Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday that it has welcomed back a commercial litigation attorney from Greenberg Traurig LLP to bolster its capacity to handle contract disputes, business competition conflicts and other matters.
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Chicago Boutique Trial Lawyer Jumps To Paul Weiss In NY
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Monday that it has added a longtime partner at litigation boutique Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP in Chicago who has led high-stakes commercial and personal disputes in federal and state courts nationwide.
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Justices Won't Consider IP Theft Allegations Against Akin
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a former Cornell University graduate student's petition trying to revive his malpractice suit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP stemming from patent litigation against Illumina Inc. over DNA sequencing intellectual property.
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Dunn Isaacson Adds Ex-Biden WH Counsel From Latham
Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP has hired two attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP, who have backgrounds working for former President Joe Biden on a range of policy matters, the firm announced Monday.
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Paralegal And Firm Settle OT Claims, TikTok Post Countersuit
A former paralegal and a Houston personal injury law firm have agreed to settle the worker's lawsuit in Texas federal court accusing the firm of failing to pay overtime, ending a case that later expanded to include the firm's counterclaims alleging the ex-employee lied about the business on TikTok.
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Polsinelli Sent Bogus Infringement Letters, Suits Say
National law firm Polsinelli PC was accused of sending letters to two medical device companies with meritless claims of patent infringement, the companies claimed in a pair of malpractice suits.
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Office Snapshot: Grossman Young Moves Into The District
For Sandra Grossman, a founding partner of immigration firm Grossman Young & Hammond LLP, her firm's move from Bethesda, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., is part of an evolution that began almost two decades ago.
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Seward & Kissel Adds Another Pair Of McDermott Attys
Seward & Kissel LLP announced this week that it has picked up two new partners from McDermott Will & Schulte for the investment management and the litigation and investigations practices, bringing the number of former McDermott lawyers to join Seward & Kissel in the past year to five.
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Power Broker, Atty Brother Rip Developer's 'Pleading Gambit'
South Jersey power broker George Norcross and his attorney brother pushed back at a developer's bid to drop a civil racketeering claim against them after an appeals court backed the dismissal of a related criminal case, telling a state court that the proposed amendments to his complaint are futile.
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Adams & Reese Sued For Malpractice Over $411M Injury Loss
A scaffolding company has hit Adams & Reese LLP with a legal malpractice suit in Texas state court that accuses the firm of botching its defense in a Louisiana workplace injury case, leading to a roughly $411 million jury verdict and ultimately forcing the business to settle the matter for millions.
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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties
The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.
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Arnold & Porter Hires SDNY Alum From McGuireWoods
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP announced on Friday that it has hired a Southern District of New York alum from McGuireWoods LLP.
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Meet The BigLaw Litigator, Trump Atty Tapped For 2nd Circ.
The Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner recently nominated by President Donald Trump for a Second Circuit seat has built up a reputation for having an impressive intellect, strategic thinking and balanced temperament while representing a number of high-profile clients, including Tesla, UBS, Goldman Sachs — and Trump himself.
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Furniture Cos.' $19M Captive Insurance Scam Suit Resumed
A Maryland federal court has resumed a lawsuit accusing a D.C. corporate tax attorney and his former law firm of a $19 million captive insurance scam following notification that the bankruptcy proceedings of the attorney and the firm have concluded.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Partnership promotions, BigLaw hires and firm merger votes helped make this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Nussbaum-Linked Law Firms Hit Ch. 11 Facing Scheme Suits
Two commercial real estate law firms headed by Mark J. Nussbaum filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York, listing at least $353 million in disputed unsecured claims tied to the firms' hard money lending practices that have been described in litigation as a Ponzi scheme.
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Ramey Says Sanctions Violation Was 'Misunderstanding'
William Ramey, an intellectual property attorney sanctioned in several federal jurisdictions, told a California federal judge Thursday that any violations of a previous sanctions order regarding his ability to practice law in the state were due to "good-faith misunderstanding of the scope of the court's order — not willful disregard."
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Judge Doubts Broad Shift In Immigration Hearing Access
A D.C. federal judge appeared unconvinced Thursday by a human rights group's claim that the public is getting less access to immigration court hearings in Minnesota during the second Trump administration.
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Georgia Insists Criminal Rules Should Cover Trump Fee Battle
Georgia is urging a Fulton County judge to rethink his ruling that President Donald Trump and others' motions seeking more than $16 million in legal fees in the state's election interference case were covered by civil, not criminal, procedures, saying the designation would have "far-reaching implications."
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NY Bar Assoc. Building Owner Broke Ch. 11 Deal, Lender Says
A lender of the insolvent owner of the historic New York County Lawyers Association Building in Manhattan accused the owner of violating a Chapter 11 settlement and asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to reinstate its $29 million claim in full.
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Optimum Defends Antitrust Suit Against Apollo, BlackRock
Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants are colluding to block Optimum Communications Inc. from negotiating a debt refinancing to avert bankruptcy, acting as a "cartel" and locking Optimum out of credit markets, Optimum said in a brief opposing the investors' bid to dismiss its antitrust suit in New York.