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Georgia's Outside Funding Regulations Clear State Senate
The Georgia State Senate unanimously advanced new regulations on third-party litigation funding Thursday as Gov. Brian Kemp's marquee tort reform package continues to march largely unimpeded through the state Legislature.
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Court Reporters Group Says Antitrust Suit Must Be Tossed
A professional association for court reporters asked a New Jersey federal court on Thursday to toss an antitrust case against the group, saying the proposed class action misconstrues its policies and ignores that states set the certification requirements.
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Del. Corp. Litigation Bill Already Turning Up In Other Cases
A fast-moving legislative push to curb some stockholder litigation and large class attorney fees in Delaware courts is getting more pushback, two weeks ahead of an initial state Senate hearing on the measure.
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Starbucks, Patent Exec Reach Deal In Atty Defamation Case
A patent-licensing company executive and Starbucks Corp. on Thursday settled a defamation suit over statements made by an attorney for Starbucks just days after the plaintiffs fired back on the company's attempt to exit the suit.
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Estate's $3M To Stepkids Deducted As Biz Deal, 11th Circ. Told
The estate of a deceased corporate attorney told the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday that the U.S. government wrongly taxed $3 million claimed by his stepchildren, arguing that the amount was properly deducted as a contracted business transaction under the Internal Revenue Code.
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Paralegal Accuses Morris Manning Of Race, Disability Bias
A former paralegal in the Atlanta office of Morris Manning & Martin LLP hit her old firm with a lawsuit this week alleging that the firm fired her last year to avoid having to pay her while she was out on extended medical leave.
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Conn. Firm Windup Fight Belongs In Arbitration, Court Told
Connecticut attorney Ryan McKeen asked a judge Thursday to pause a derivative lawsuit his onetime 50-50 law partner Andrew Garza brought against him over the dissolution and windup of their firm, arguing that the claims should be heard in arbitration proceedings that were already cleared in a related suit.
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Delaware AG Aims To Protect 'Rule Of Law' In Reelection Bid
As she pursues a third term as Delaware's top law enforcement officer, state Attorney General Kathy Jennings said a top priority of hers if reelected would be protecting the "rule of law" against threats posed by the Trump administration.
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Ga. Plant Denies Alleged Atty Bribe, Claims Letter Was Fake
The finance director of a now-shuttered Georgia manufacturing plant did not pen a letter offering to bribe counsel representing a brother and sister in a federal discrimination lawsuit, according to a Thursday response to a sanctions bid that points the finger for the allegedly fraudulent missive at unidentified disgruntled former employees.
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Associate White House Counsel Rejoins Munger Tolles In DC
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced that it has rehired one of the firm's former associates, who has joined as an of counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he will continue handling appeals and complex litigation after most recently working at the White House.
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Polsinelli Blocked From Repping BCBS Settlement Opt-Outs
An Alabama federal judge has disqualified Polsinelli PC from representing hospitals that opt out of a landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement, even as other firms are licking their lips at the prospect of a multibillion-dollar bonanza of opt-out litigation.
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Fried Frank Rips RICO Sanctions Bid As Intimidation Tactic
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP and its client Tristar Products Inc. are pushing back on a motion for sanctions for bringing an anti-racketeering lawsuit against Telebrands Corp., arguing the bid is a "clear effort to intimidate" the plaintiffs and to impose additional cost and burden on them.
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Selendy Gay Names New Managing Partner, COO
Litigation boutique Selendy Gay PLLC announced Thursday that it has appointed bankruptcy and insolvency lawyer Kelley Cornish as managing partner and landed the top legal head of Cinch Home Services as its new chief operating officer.
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Carlton Fields Names New NJ And Business Litigation Leader
Carlton Fields announced that an experienced trial partner has been named the new managing shareholder of its Florham Park, New Jersey, office and co-chair of the firm's business litigation practice.
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Texas Atty Seeks Woman's Employment Docs In Sex Tape Case
A Houston attorney accused of filming a sexual encounter with a woman and sharing it without her consent has asked a Texas state court for permission to subpoena the woman's employment records to help him defend against her suit.
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How Texas Boutique With BigLaw Roots Grew In Its 1st Year
The managing partner of Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP caught up with Law360 Pulse to talk about how the Texas litigation boutique has expanded its roster and portfolio since launching about a year ago.
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McCarter & English Wants $3.8M, Ex-Client Wants New Trial
Scarcely a month after the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that McCarter & English LLP is not entitled to $3.6 million in punitive damages from a federal fee feud with ex-client Jarrow Formulas Inc., the firm has requested a nearly $3.8 million judgment against the supplement company, while Jarrow has requested reimbursement and a new trial.
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Ex-US Atty Philip Sellinger Talks Return To Greenberg Traurig
Philip Sellinger rejoined Greenberg Traurig LLP in January after about three years as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey. He recently joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the role of U.S. attorneys, his proudest achievements as a prosecutor, and his plans for Greenberg Traurig’s litigation team.
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Carolinas Law Firm Hit With Suit Over 2024 Data Breach
Riley Pope & Laney LLC, a law firm with offices in North and South Carolina, was hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court alleging that consumers' personally identifiable information was exposed in a 2024 data breach.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds Carter Arnett IP Litigator In Dallas
Cozen O'Connor has boosted its intellectual property practice with a Dallas-based litigator who came aboard from Carter Arnett PLLC.
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Fox Rothschild Expands In Del. With Litigator From Boutique
Fox Rothschild LLP has added an attorney to its Delaware office who spent more than a decade at commercial litigation boutique Abrams & Bayliss LLP to bolster its ability to handle cases in the Chancery and other courts.
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Former Dechert Litigation Head Joins JAMS In San Francisco
The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is expanding its mediation team, announcing Wednesday it has added a retired Dechert LLP head of litigation as a neutral in San Francisco.
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Calif. AG's Hiring Of Lieff Cabraser In Climate Suit Challenged
California Attorney General Rob Bonta improperly hired Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP to assist with the state's climate deception suit against fossil fuel companies when attorneys in his office were capable of handling the litigation, the union representing the public lawyers contended in a newly filed state court complaint.
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Debt Collectors Accused Of Preying On Fla. Military Members
Two debt collectors operating in Florida are accused of repeatedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing lawsuits to collect consumer debt from military service members after the statutes of limitation expired on claims, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in federal court in Jacksonville.
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Simpson Thacher Adds Partner From Wilson Sonsini
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has picked up a trial litigator from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC who helped a startup defeat a nearly $460 million trade secrets case over expert testimony involving antibody cancer treatments and secured defense victories in patent cases for companies like Google LLC and HTC Corp.