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Stinson Adds Skilled Litigator, Advocate For Vets In Dallas
Stinson LLP has added an of counsel in Dallas with substantial experience handling complex business and commercial disputes who came aboard from a veterans nonprofit, where he advocated for service members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
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Ex-Immigration Judge Accuses DOJ Of Political Retaliation
A former Ohio immigration judge sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court Monday, alleging she was discriminated against and unconstitutionally fired for her liberal political beliefs while slamming the Trump administration's recent "unprecedented assault" against longstanding civil service laws that protect millions of federal employees.
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Fed. Circ. Eyes $162K Fee Award To Vizio In Ramey Case
The Federal Circuit on Monday scrutinized a judge's order that a patent owner represented by embattled firm Ramey LLP must pay Walmart Inc.-owned television maker Vizio Inc. nearly $162,000 in attorney fees, with judges debating if the award was justified based on the plaintiff's settlement offer.
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Legal Publisher Says AI Firm Made Improper Use Of Database
Legal publishing and research firm Fastcase hit legal AI tech firm Alexi with a lawsuit in D.C. federal court, claiming it breached a former business relationship and began making improper use of its legal data to become a direct competitor.
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Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'
A Florida federal court has dismissed a clothing company's abuse of process suit against an attorney of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne for being a shotgun pleading.
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Judge-Shopping Sanctions Order Must Stand, 11th Circ. Told
The Alabama federal judges who sanctioned a trio of civil rights attorneys for allegedly judge shopping are defending that outcome, telling the Eleventh Circuit the controversial process was above board and rejecting the "scheming" attorneys' claims that they simply wanted to ensure they received a randomly assigned judge.
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Mich. Law Firm's Misrepresentation Voids Policy, Insurer Says
An insurer asked a Michigan federal court to rescind and void a law firm's professional liability policy, saying the firm failed to disclose a potential malpractice claim arising out of its representation of the owner of medical services companies in a racketeering lawsuit and related whistleblower action.
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Venezuela Will Challenge $5.9B Sale Of Citgo Parent
Venezuela, the country's state-owned oil company and others have appealed a Delaware federal judge's order approving the $5.89 billion sale of Citgo Petroleum's parent company to an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP, potentially delaying the long-awaited sale of Venezuela's most significant seizable asset.
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FisherBroyles Brings On IP Firm Owner In Atlanta
FisherBroyles LLP has brought on an experienced intellectual property attorney in its Atlanta office, strengthening its national IP practice with her more than two decades of experience as a registered patent attorney handling IP matters.
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What MDL Judges Can Get Done With A New Civil Rule
As the first federal procedure rule geared toward multidistrict litigation goes into effect, judges will have a new buffet of best practices to guide them, but little in the way of hand-tying mandates.
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Squire Patton Brings On DLA Piper Patent Litigator In SF
Squire Patton Boggs LLP is growing its intellectual property team, announcing Monday it is bringing on a DLA Piper patent litigation attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Atty Trio In Ga., NY, Texas
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Monday that it has added three partners across its Atlanta, Austin, Texas, and New York offices, further growing its litigation and corporate practices.
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Calif. Ban On Fee-Sharing With 'Alternative' Firms Challenged
A new law barring California lawyers and firms from sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers is unconstitutional and will harm the state's mass tort lawyers and their clients, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
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Med Mal Judge DQ Sought Over Conflict Of 'Epic Proportions'
A Florida couple say their medical malpractice suit against a Georgia healthcare provider shouldn't have been dismissed by a Georgia federal judge, arguing the judge has a conflict of interest of "epic proportions" through her brother and sister-in-law.
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Attys Seek $99M From Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Pension Deal
Attorneys representing Colgate-Palmolive retirees asked a New York federal court to approve $99 million in attorney fees and expenses from a $332 million megadeal ending claims the company skimped on pensioners' lump-sum retirement payouts, a request that comes after the court initially signed off on the settlement in October.
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MVP: Bernstein Litowitz's Jeroen van Kwawegen
Jeroen van Kwawegen of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP has helped to secure hundreds of millions in settlements of shareholder suits against Banco Santander, Walmart, WarnerMedia and others, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Class Action MVPs.
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MVP: A&O Shearman's Adam Hakki
A&O Shearman's Adam Hakki beat back investor derivative claims against Bank of America, helped douse securities litigation against Norfolk Southern's underwriters and freed PayPal from a high-dollar stock fraud suit, earning a place as one of the 2025 Law360 Banking MVPs.
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MVP: Sidley's Sally Wagner Partin
Sally Wagner Partin of Sidley Austin LLP represented Stryker Corp. in its $4.9 billion acquisition of the maker of medical technology used to remove blood clots without the need for clot-dissolving drugs, earning her a spot as one the 2025 Law360 Life Sciences MVPs.
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MVP: Morgan & Morgan's John Yanchunis
John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan PA helped Google account holders secure a $425 million jury verdict over the tech giant's allegedly secret tracking of their app activity and notched several multimillion-dollar settlements for consumers affected by data breaches at companies such as MGM Resorts and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher, earning him a place among the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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DOJ Top Enviro Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC
The former assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division has come aboard Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Monday.
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Whiteford Wins Remand Of Bankruptcy Fees Dispute
A dispute over nearly $600,000 in legal fees between Whiteford Taylor & Preston and a former client will be litigated at the state level after a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday remanded the case to Allegheny County court.
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Fla. Trial Firm Rafferty Domnick Expands To Jacksonville
National trial firm Rafferty Domnick Cunningham & Yaffa announced Monday that it has expanded into Jacksonville, Florida, with the addition of a father-and-daughter attorney duo from Terrell Hogan Law.
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Paul Hastings Adds Winston & Strawn Litigation Duo In Dallas
Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a pair of seasoned litigators in Dallas who came aboard from Winston & Strawn LLP.
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Cyber Co. Says Mich. Atty's Recusal Bid Based On Speculation
A Michigan attorney's attempt to have a judge recuse from a payment dispute launched by a cybersecurity firm "is a waste of the court's time," the company has said, because her bid is based on speculation over the judge's work in a federal prosecutor's office.
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Databricks Attys Warned Not To Coach IP Suit Witnesses
A California federal magistrate judge on Wednesday warned attorneys representing Databricks in a group of writers' copyright lawsuit over AI training that they cannot discuss deposition testimony with witnesses during breaks other than for privilege reasons, but she rejected the writers' accusation that defense counsel had improperly coached witnesses.