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Attys Get 'Final Warning' In Tepezza Hearing Loss MDL
A magistrate judge has chastised attorneys on both sides of multidistrict litigation involving claims that a thyroid eye disease treatment manufactured by Horizon Pharmaceuticals Inc. causes hearing loss, calling for an end to their "improper" conduct during depositions.
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Conn. Atty Resolves $80K Labor Dept. Reimbursement Suit
A personal injury attorney in Connecticut said Friday she has "resolved" a lawsuit brought by the federal government that demanded she pay $80,000 to reimburse the U.S. Department of Labor for workers' compensation payments to two of her clients.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiley Rein's work on a $5 billion telecommunications deal and Brownstein Hyatt's representation of a debt-collection trade group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Nov. 1 to 15.
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Orrick Trial Partner Joins Morgan Lewis In Boston
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that an experienced litigator from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP joined the firm's Boston office as a partner, enhancing its capacity in areas such as life sciences and regulatory compliance.
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Munck Wilson IP Ace Jumps To Bell Nunnally In Dallas
A former Munck Wilson Mandala LLP lawyer with extensive intellectual property experience and an engineering background has joined Dallas-based Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, boosting the firm's ability to deliver "innovative, industry-specific solutions" to its clients.
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MVP: McNicholas & McNicholas' Matthew McNicholas
This past year, Matthew McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP secured a trio of multimillion-dollar verdicts on behalf of police officers who alleged they were mistreated by their departments, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Employment MVPs.
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Ga. Law Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
Atlanta-based personal injury law firm Montlick & Associates PC has been hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over an August data breach that compromised the private information of clients and employees.
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Former ADA Notches Bias Win Against Georgia Prosecutor
A federal judge cast aside the "incredulous" defenses of a Georgia district attorney accused of denying a female attorney a promotion, finding her liable for sex discrimination after previously hitting the DA with a default order for her attempts to dodge being deposed.
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Florida Bar Says Novel Ethics Case Doesn't Require Leniency
Lack of precedent is not reason enough to allow a Florida lawyer to reduce his one-year suspension for a "punitive" fee hike, the Florida Bar told the state's high court, arguing that the court's initial reasoning for the discipline was sound and that the lawyer's motion for a rehearing misrepresented some of the facts.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments and Milbank kicked off BigLaw bonus season. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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MVP: Williams & Connolly's Lisa S. Blatt
Lisa S. Blatt of Williams & Connolly LLP's appellate practice won high-profile victories at the U.S. Supreme Court involving injunctions against employers and the scope of federal bribery law in corruption cases, earning her a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Appellate MVPs.
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MVP: Ropes & Gray's Tim McCrystal
Tim McCrystal, co-chair of Ropes & Gray LLP's healthcare practice, has guided clients through serious regulatory changes, including advising Vistria Portfolio Co. in its acquisition of Recco Home Care Services Inc. and representing Gentiva in the $350 million sale of its personal care business, earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Healthcare MVPs.
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Squire Patton's New Dallas Leader Is Ready For 'Prime Time'
About a decade after joining Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Jon Mureen wants to carry on the legacy of his mentors as the new managing partner of the firm's Dallas shop.
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Pinterest Investor Attys Get $2.5M More After Deal Monitoring
A California federal judge on Thursday awarded an additional $2.5 million in fees to attorneys who've been monitoring Pinterest's compliance with a deal that ended investors' claims the company fostered a culture of race and sex discrimination, ruling that he's "satisfied" with both parties' efforts in the wake of the settlement.
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Insurer Says Mich. Lawyers Lying About Its Auto Coverage
A no-fault auto insurer alleged in a new complaint Wednesday that Michigan personal injury attorneys and their law firms are engaging in a smear campaign to drive the insurer out of the state, accusing the attorneys and firms of posting lies that the company discourages drivers from selecting adequate policies and overcharges its customers.
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Giuliani Can't End Dominion Exec's Suit Over Election Lies
A Colorado Court of Appeals panel on Thursday ruled Rudy Giuliani can't dismiss a former Dominion Voting executive's defamation suit under anti-SLAPP law, largely carrying over the reasoning of its prior decision on a similar appeal by the Trump campaign and other defendants in the same case.
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Atty's Conduct In IP Case Merits Fees Sanction, Judge Says
A California federal judge said Thursday an attorney who represented a company that lost a trade dress infringement case should be jointly responsible with his client, Iconic Mars Corp., for paying attorney fees and costs for his conduct during litigation that culminated with microphone manufacturer Kaotica Corp. prevailing at trial in June.
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Houston Back Wages Trial Was 'Circus,' Atty Tells Court
A California attorney who lost his bid for back wages from a Houston commercial litigation firm where he was formerly an associate asked a Texas appeals court to order a new trial, writing that his former law firm's attorneys "turned the trial into a circus" about his personal life.
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Seton Hall Says No Impropriety, No Whistleblower Case Move
Counsel for Seton Hall University urged a New Jersey judge Thursday to return a whistleblower suit by the school's former president to the court where it was originally filed, arguing that its transfer from Essex County to Hudson County to avoid a potential conflict was a waste of time and resources.
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BCLP Brings On SEC Enforcement Atty In Atlanta
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP's newest addition in Atlanta is an experienced enforcement attorney who spent time with both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Chipmaker's 'Bounty' Lawsuit Was 'Nonsensical,' Court Told
A pair of litigation businesses want a California federal court to punish a Taiwanese chipmaker for responding to a patent lawsuit with "frivolous," "meritless" and "nonsensical" antitrust allegations surrounding use of a "bounty" to encourage litigation.
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All The World's A Stage, Or Podcast Studio, For Mich. Atty
From founding a Shakespeare in the Park festival to launching a podcast for his small Michigan firm, trial lawyer Edward Nahhat is frequently returning to his roots as a professional actor, something he says helps his legal practice as well.
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Pierson Ferdinand Atty Accused Of Helping Defraud Client
The co-owner of an esports gaming platform has accused a Pierson Ferdinand attorney in Philadelphia, his firm and several other BigLaw shops where he has worked in recent years of assisting his former partner in a scheme to funnel millions of dollars out of the company they formed into new entities controlled by the ex-partner.
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Giuliani Attys Signal Impasse In Bid To Exit Collection Cases
Attorneys representing disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a New York federal court to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation award against him, indicating they are at odds with the onetime New York City mayor.
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Conn. Atty Must Pay $282K Default In Estate's Home Sale Suit
A Connecticut attorney must pay a $282,000 default judgment for distributing real estate proceeds to at least one "unknown party" and writing a bad check to a trust beneficiary after a $1.2 million home sale, a state trial court judge has ruled.