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In Rare Move, Texas Judge Shuns Out-Of-State BigLaw Attys
Two out-of-state BakerHostetler attorneys' "frequent" work in the Lone Star State has sunk their bids to be admitted pro hac vice in a lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of catering to Big Pharma by nixing cheaper versions of the miracle weight loss drug Ozempic.
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Gibson Dunn Litigator Jumps To Allen Matkins In California
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP is growing its California team, bringing in a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP commercial litigator as a partner in its Orange County office.
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Taft Eyes Florida Debut With Litigation Boutique Tie-Up
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Tuesday it plans to make its first foray into the Florida market this summer through a merger with litigation boutique Mrachek Law, which is based in West Palm Beach and Stuart.
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Littler Expands In Philly With Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty
Employment and labor-focused firm Littler Mendelson PC has expanded its Philadelphia office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice after four years with Greenberg Traurig LLP.
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3 Kasowitz Financial Litigators Leave BigLaw For NY Boutique
Litigation boutique Pallas Partners LLP has brought on three New York-based litigators from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP to strengthen its commercial and financial litigation capabilities on both sides of the Atlantic, the firm said Tuesday.
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NJ County Prosecutor Settles Detectives' Workplace Bias Case
The county prosecutor for Cape May, New Jersey, and two detectives who accused the office of fostering a hostile work environment where sexism and racial slurs were commonplace told a Garden State federal judge Tuesday that they have agreed to settle their dispute.
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Ga. Justices Reject Broadened 'Bad Faith' Claim In Injury Suit
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday that a driver who rear-ended another could not be found as acting in bad faith — and thereby on the hook for attorney fees — merely because he may have been talking on his cellphone at the time of the crash.
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Leech Tishman Adds LA-Based Litigator Duo
Leech Tishman has announced that a pair of Los Angeles-based entertainment and business litigators have joined the firm as partners from a local boutique.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Christopher Burke On Efficiency
U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke uses innovative techniques to manage the glut of complex cases that come through Delaware's federal court.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Colorado Couple Sue Atty Over Handling Of Property Dispute
A Colorado couple sued for violating a settlement agreement in a dispute with their neighbor is suing their former lawyer for malpractice, arguing he poorly advised them to pursue a lawsuit despite the settlement's prohibiting it, then failed to properly represent them against counterclaims.
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Massumi & Consoli Gains Litigator In Dallas From Baker Botts
Massumi & Consoli has continued to bulk up its offerings for clients facing transaction-related litigation and other high-stakes business disputes with a partner in Dallas who joined from Baker Botts LLP.
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Jay-Z Files Fresh Defamation Suit Against Buzbee In Ala.
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter on Monday lodged malicious prosecution claims against attorney Tony Buzbee over a "false," "malicious" and "strategically and tactically calculated and timed" rape suit that has since been dropped, this time in Alabama federal court.
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Holland & Knight Accused Of Assisting GWG Fraud
The estate trustee for bankrupt life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. has filed a suit accusing Holland & Knight LLP and its attorney William "Bill" Banowsky of helping GWG's ex-chairman run a "fraudulent looting scheme" that cost the company $100 million.
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Ex-McKool Smith Atty Opts For Reichman Jorgensen In Austin
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP has hired a former longtime McKool Smith patent litigator to run its office in Austin, Texas.
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Ramey Dodges Fees After Losing Virtual Payment Patent Suit
A Texas federal judge has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit against a San Antonio bank after finding "no plausible allegation of infringement of any type," while rejecting a request to make William Ramey III of Ramey LLP, the prolific plaintiffs patent lawyer, pay the bank's legal fees.
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EEOC Strikes Deal With Atty Who Called Out 'White Privilege'
A Black attorney reached an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to end a retaliation suit claiming the agency passed her over for promotions because she asked to telework and chided a co-worker for her "white privilege," according to a Monday filing in Texas federal court.
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Fired NBA Ref Wants $178K Atty Fees After 2nd Circ. Win
A former longtime NBA referee asked a Manhattan federal judge on Monday to approve an attorney fee of $179,000, after winning $2.9 million in pension benefits in a case over his termination for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Saul Ewing Wants Out Of Home Care Co. Asset Transfer Suit
Saul Ewing LLP told a Pennsylvania state court that merely being an "accessory" to a family accused of hiding assets from potential judgment wasn't enough to sustain a claim against the law firm under the Pennsylvania Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, since the law only allows claims against "transferees."
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Eckert Seamans Will Pay $38M To Par Funding Investors
A Florida federal judge has signed off on a $38 million deal resolving legal malpractice claims against Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC by investors who fell victim to a Ponzi scheme carried out by Par Funding, which enlisted the firm to help create the business model the lender ultimately used in the scheme.
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Jones Day Hires Pair Of Weil IP Litigators In California
Jones Day is expanding its California intellectual property team, announcing Monday that it is bringing in two Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP litigators as partners in the northern part of the state.
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NJ Justices Skeptical Of Judicial Privacy Law Challenge
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday over reviving a journalist's lawsuit alleging municipal officials improperly relied on the judicial safety measure Daniel's Law to chill his attempt to expose a city police director's out-of-town address.
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Former NY Prosecutor Joins Vedder Price From Orrick
Vedder Price PC announced Monday that a veteran attorney who spent a combined 13 years as a prosecutor in New York state and the Eastern District of New York has joined the firm from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a government investigations and white collar shareholder.