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DC Judge Says Missouri AG Can't Investigate Media Matters
A D.C. federal judge has again blocked a Republican attorney general from demanding a slew of records from liberal media watchdog Media Matters, this time halting a probe from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
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Substitute Atty Must Get Access To Discovery, NJ Panel Says
The attorney representing the estate of a murdered New Jersey mobster-turned-informant must be given access to confidential discovery information that was provided to a previous attorney on the case, the state Appellate Division ruled today.
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Saul Ewing Grows Philly Office With Construction Litigator
An attorney with more than 10 years of experience litigating construction-related matters has returned to her home state of Pennsylvania to join Saul Ewing's Philadelphia office, the law firm announced Monday.
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McNees Wallace Picks Up Pa.'s Lancaster Bar President-Elect
Regional Pennsylvania-based McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC expanded its family law practice this week by adding an attorney slated to become the next Lancaster Bar Association president.
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Cadwalader Fears Unsealing Financial Info May Harm Firm
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP has argued in North Carolina Business Court that unsealing financial details related to a November 2022 data breach and its insurance policy with a Lloyd's of London syndicate would put the firm at further risk from competitors and bad actors.
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Grubhub Can't Escape Suit Over Judge Killed By Driver
Grubhub must face a lawsuit brought by the family of a Phoenix-area judge who died after being struck by one of the food delivery service's drivers since the app that allegedly distracted the driver could be considered a "product," an Arizona state court judge has ruled.
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Law Firm Revenue Rose At 'Historic' Rate In 2024's First Half
U.S. law firm revenue was up 11.4% during the first half of 2024 compared to this time last year, marking one of the industry's best first halves in memory, second only to 2021, according to survey results released Monday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.
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Shareholder Attys Get $11M For Taro Price-Fixing Deal
Bernstein Liebhard LLP will receive approximately $11 million for securing a $36 million settlement in a shareholder suit against Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, which claims Taro lied about alleged price-fixing that led to a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust investigation and subsequent stock price drop.
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Girardi Says High Court Holding Should Gut His Fraud Case
Tom Girardi has urged a California federal judge to toss the majority of the wire fraud charges he is facing ahead of closing arguments in his trial, saying a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case demonstrates he was charged for nothing more than receiving legally required wire transfers.
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Former Snyder Aide Says No Immunity For Flint Prosecutors
A top aide to former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder who had faced criminal charges for the Flint water crisis is fighting Michigan prosecutors' attempts to dodge a lawsuit claiming that they violated his due process rights.
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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Wants Pay Data In Bias Suit Against Firm
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for gender discrimination has told a New Jersey state court that the firm must turn over pay data for nonequity partners stretching back years for her to make her case.
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Client Wants Atty's Wife Held In Contempt In Malpractice Case
A couple awarded a $1.2 million default malpractice judgment against their former lawyer have asked a Colorado state judge to hold the attorney's wife in contempt after she said in a deposition she failed to check whether she and her husband had joint bank accounts or to bring documents, as required by a subpoena.
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Court Urged To Reject Stay In $4.8M Panama Arbitration Row
A Miami businessman and his construction company fired back Thursday against a request from the Republic of Panama seeking to pause discovery in their ongoing battle over a $4.8 million arbitral award against him, arguing that Panama failed to follow court rules before filing the motion and that the delay isn't warranted.
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Attys Fight Over Fee Award In Conservative Group's IRS Win
A prominent conservative lawyer says like-minded election integrity group True the Vote owes his firm over $500,000 in attorney fees for a suit against the Internal Revenue Service that was settled years ago, telling a D.C. federal judge Friday that it's time for TTV to pay up.
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NJ Panel Backs Dismissal Of Whistleblower Suit
A former New Jersey assistant prosecutor did not provide a clear enough link between complaints he filed against his boss and an alleged retaliatory disciplinary action, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Friday when it dismissed his whistleblower suit.
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Ex-Womble Bond IP Partners Join New Model Firm In NY
Two former Womble Bond Dickinson intellectual property partners have moved to new model law firm Potomac Law Group's intellectual property practice, according to the firm's announcement.
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San Antonio Litigator Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide
A prominent San Antonio personal injury attorney was apparently killed at his home earlier this week by his wife, who then killed herself.
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Barclay Damon Adds Goldberg Segalla Healthcare Litigator
A Goldberg Segalla partner with more than 15 years of experience trying cases for healthcare clients has joined Barclay Damon LLP in Syracuse, the firm announced Friday.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Richards Layton's handling of a suit over Tesla's Texas relocation and Wiley's representation of an American solar panel makers' interest group lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Aug. 9 to 23.
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Client Says Negligence Led To NJ Firm's Ransomware Attack
A client of The Wacks Law Group LLC hit the New Jersey firm with a proposed class action claiming that its negligence in properly securing its data storage led to the theft of hundreds of clients' personal information in a March cyberattack.
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Messner Reeves Commercial Litigator Jumps To Gordon Rees
A former Messner Reeves LLP partner has jumped to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP in San Diego to bolster its services in product and general liability matters, catastrophic brain injury cases and commercial litigation.
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Georgia IP Firm Settles Attorney's Wrongful Firing Suit
A Georgia attorney and the Atlanta-based intellectual property firm where he used to work have reached a settlement ending the attorney's lawsuit alleging the firm violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by cutting his hours and then firing him after he returned from his annual two-week tour of duty with the Air Force Reserve.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded practices, shook up partnership models, and outlined new policies on office attendance. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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SBSB Eastham Adds Litigation Ace From Texas Boutique
Schouest Bamdas Soshea BenMaier & Eastham PLLC has bolstered its litigation offerings with a partner in Corpus Christi, Texas, who came aboard from regional boutique Porter Rogers Dahlman & Gordon PC.
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Cornell Smith Adds National Instruments Director As Partner
Austin-based Cornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton LLP has hired a former National Instruments executive to join its team of labor and employment law specialists, the firm announced Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.