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Ballard Spahr Fired Atty For Taking Medical Leave, Suit Says
A former attorney for Ballard Spahr LLP filed suit against the firm and the head of its employee benefits group Tuesday in New York federal court, claiming she was fired for taking medical leave and seeking a more flexible work schedule to deal with her epilepsy and a gastrointestinal condition.
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McCarter & English Fights DQ Bid In NJ Food Biz Quarrel
McCarter & English LLP pushed back on a disqualification bid from a New Jersey food industry executive in federal court this week, arguing that the plaintiff is attempting to "fabricate" a previous attorney-client relationship to demand disqualification.
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No Sanctions For DC In RealPage Antitrust Case
The District of Columbia and its attorneys at Cohen Milstein have escaped a sanctions bid in the district's rental pricing case against RealPage Inc. and local landlords, as one of the building owners also had a motion to dismiss the claims against it denied.
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Hartmann Doherty Taps NJ Estate Litigator As Firm COO
Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP has named a new chief operating officer and chair for its trusts and estates litigation department, tapping an attorney with 14 years of experience at the firm.
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Bernstein Litowitz, Kessler Topaz Seek To Lead GSK Investors
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP are seeking lead counsel roles in a proposed securities class action against GSK PLC in Pennsylvania federal court, citing a long history of collaboration and billions recovered for shareholders.
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Taylor English Grows In Miami With Corporate, Litigation Pros
Taylor English Duma LLP bolstered its Florida capabilities with a new corporate partner from his own Sims Legal Group PLLC who serves as strategic general counsel to high-profile sports and entertainment clients in Miami.
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Former Top Deputy Joins Ex-US Atty At Dykema In Dallas
A former Northern District of Texas U.S. attorney and a former first assistant U.S. attorney from the office have joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as members in Dallas, giving the firm's government investigation and corporate compliance practice a new foothold in the Lone Star State, the firm announced Monday.
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Atty Says Debevoise Fired Him Over Medical Leave
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP fired an attorney in its international dispute resolution practice group because he had taken medical leave, abruptly dismissing him two days after he returned, and refused to give him a chance to increase his billable hours, he told a New York federal court.
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Vice Chancellor Warns Plaintiff Over AI-Generated Filings
A Delaware vice chancellor has threatened a plaintiff with sanctions in an appraisal action for allegedly using a "hallucinating" generative artificial intelligence program to prepare his motions and has ordered the plaintiff to disclose his use of AI in court filings moving forward.
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Ex-Seton Hall Prez Must Maintain Confidential Info In Leak Suit
A New Jersey state judge ordered Seton Hall University's former president to preserve any proprietary materials he allegedly obtained amid allegations he leaked a confidential internal document that found his successor had failed to report allegations of sexual abuse when the new president headed a Catholic seminary.
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Ga. Appeals Court Rips Judge For Denying Recusal Bid
A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Monday stripped a child custody case from a Fulton County judge after finding he improperly denied a mother's recusal motion instead of referring it to another jurist.
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Mass. Firm Prevails Over Ex-Attys In Stolen Client Files Saga
A Massachusetts appeals panel has found that a law firm may recoup damages from its former attorneys who are accused of smuggling out client files to start a new shop while still employed, the latest ruling in a yearslong legal battle that has played out across the state's trial, appellate and supreme courts.
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Litigation Firms Back Perkins Coie In Suit Over Trump Order
A slew of midsize and small litigation firms took up Perkins Coie LLP's cause in its legal battle against an executive order from President Donald Trump targeting the BigLaw firm, arguing Monday in an amicus brief that the order is "anathema" to the justice system.
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Ex-AG Lynch Exits $10B McDonald's Bias Case Ahead Of Trial
Paul Weiss partner and former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is stepping away from McDonald's defense in Byron Allen's $10 billion bias lawsuit against the fast food giant, just months before the case is slated to go to trial.
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Cole Schotz Plants DC Flag, Hires Acting Maryland US Atty
Cole Schotz PC has opened an office in Washington, D.C., announcing its new space Monday alongside news that the firm has hired a former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.
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Berger Singerman Adds Duo From Fla. Litigation Boutique
Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced Monday that it picked up a trial lawyer duo with expertise in high-stakes, bet-the-company and complex civil litigation from Zebersky Payne LLP in Fort Lauderdale.
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Ex-Texas State Judge Joins Cozen O'Connor Insurance Team
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that a former Texas state judge with nearly four decades of legal experience has joined the firm's Houston office as a global insurance member from Germer PLLC.
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GOP Judge's Ballot Challenge Returns To NC High Court
The North Carolina State Board of Elections and state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs have asked her colleagues on the high court bench to take up her Republican opponent's election protests following his victory in the intermediate appeals court.
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Saxton & Stump Grows In Lancaster With Seasoned Litigator
Pennsylvania-based mid-sized firm Saxton & Stump bolstered its litigation services at its Lancaster, Pennsylvania, office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice after nearly 13 years as a co-founding partner at Brubaker Connaughton Goss & Lucarelli LLC.
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Whiteford Arrives In Fla. With Nelson Mullins Litigator
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP has become the latest law firm to make its first venture into the Sunshine State with the opening of a West Palm Beach office let by a former Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorney, the firm announced Monday.
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Conn. High Court Snapshot: Atty's 'Double' ID Theft Damages
When it convenes for its next term, Connecticut's highest court will weigh whether an attorney whose identity was stolen can skirt a panel's ruling that he is not entitled to a "double recovery" of damages, and it will consider an insurance agent's responsibilities when a policyholder's coverage is canceled.
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Farmer Purcell Name Partner Joins JAMS In Atlanta
Alternative dispute resolution services provider JAMS said Monday it has added a former Farmer Purcell White & Lassiter partner in Atlanta, bringing on an attorney who has handled more than 70 jury trials over his decadeslong career as a litigator.
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Mortgage Lenders, Attys Stole From NY Debtors, Suit Says
A New York homeowner filed a proposed class action in Brooklyn federal court alleging that the state's mortgage lenders, loan servicing agents and foreclosure attorneys have conspired to inflate the amounts owed on post-foreclosure sales.
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Drivers Say Amazon Attys Covertly Contacted Class Members
Amazon's attorneys should be sanctioned for coercing potential collective members in a wage and hour case to provide testimony without properly filling them in on the litigation, delivery drivers told a Washington federal court.
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Littler Wants Out Of Fired Tech Exec's Bias Suit
Littler Mendelson has asked to be cut loose from a former tech company executive's suit claiming the firm and the business worked together to retaliate against her for complaining that her boss made bigoted comments, arguing to a New York federal court that it can't be held liable for the legal advice it provided.
Expert Analysis
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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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.