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Chubb Unit Loses Atty DQ Bid Appeal In Coverage Row
A New Jersey appellate court on Monday affirmed a trial court order denying Chubb Insurance Co. of New Jersey's bid to disqualify plaintiff's counsel, solo personal injury attorney Eric Dinnocenzo, in an insurance coverage action involving an alleged $772,500 jewelry theft, saying the company failed to demonstrate the lawyer was a necessary trial witness.
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3rd Circ. Slams Attys For Debt Disputes Designed To Fail
Pittsburgh law firm J.P. Ward & Associates sent rambling, handwritten debt dispute letters in its clients' names that were intended to fail so the attorneys could sue collectors for not recognizing the dispute, a Third Circuit panel said Monday in upholding sanctions against the firm in a pair of lawsuits.
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Floridians Defend Moore & Van Allen Malpractice Claims
A proposed class of Floridians accusing Moore & Van Allen PLLC of mishandling their employee stock ownership trust have told a federal court that a change in venue is unwarranted, and that despite the law firm's claims to the contrary, they have personal standing to sue on behalf of the trust.
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Rosenberg & Estis Adds Attys To Commercial Litigation Team
Rosenberg & Estis PC has hired a former Ford O'Brien Landy LLP partner as a member and an ex-Milbank LLP associate as counsel for its general commercial litigation team in New York City, the firm announced.
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Pa. Court Backs Toss Of Malpractice Suit Against NY Atty
A Pennsylvania appellate court won't revive a paint removal chemical company's malpractice suit against an intellectual property attorney it had hired to review one of its products, saying there weren't enough ties to the commonwealth for the case to proceed there.
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Magna Legal Services Joins With Texas Investigations Firm
The national litigation support services company Magna Legal Services has merged with Pipkins Investigations, a private investigations agency based in Houston, Magna announced Monday.
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Longtime NY Judge Leaves Bench, Joins Anderson Kill
Anderson Kill PC announced Monday that it has hired a former judge who retired from the bench this year after winning reelection to the New York City Civil Court in November.
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Nevada Trust Accuses Texas Firms Of $9M Crypto Scheme
A Nevada-based trustee accused a Texas law firm and various other companies and residents of the Lone Star State, Wyoming and Florida of carrying out an "audacious, multi-layered scheme" to steal $9 million meant to be used for Bitcoin trades.
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Estate Filed Dupe Suit Against McCarter & English, Court Told
McCarter & English LLP on Friday urged a Connecticut state judge to toss a lawsuit accusing it of mismanaging a $4.6 million estate, arguing it's essentially a duplicate of a pending lawsuit.
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DC Judge Cuts Proud Boys Atty's Bill To Researcher
A D.C. federal judge reduced the amount an attorney who represented Proud Boys members in their Jan. 6 criminal trial owes to a researcher who sued him over unpaid work, dropping a jury's award of $77,000 to just $30,000.
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Calif. Bar Escapes Class Claims Over Girardi Case
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought against the State Bar of California accusing the agency and its former leadership of mishandling its investigation into former celebrity attorney Tom Girardi, who was convicted of swindling clients, after plaintiffs seemingly abandoned the case.
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Ga. Bank Pushes To Go After Law Firm Over Ex-Client's Fraud
A Georgia bank that lost more than $8 million through bogus loan transactions is urging a Peach State appellate court to revive a claim of negligent misrepresentation against law firm Stanley Ersey & Buckley LLP, saying the trial court got it wrong when it relied on "boilerplate disclaimers" from the firm to toss the claim.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Susman Godfrey's representation of Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster in an AI copyright suit and Foley Hoag's work on a Massachusetts energy project lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 5 to 19.
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LA Atty Rallies 'Speak Up' Coalition To Defend Rule Of Law
When a panel of state judges come together next week to discuss the increasing threats against them and the independence of the judiciary, it will be the latest in a string of events organized by a longtime plaintiffs attorney taking on the role of defender of judges and the legal system itself.
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Texas Judge Sends Another Buzbee, Jay-Z Suit To State Court
A federal judge in Texas has remanded back to state court a lawsuit accusing Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP of trying to destroy well-known attorney Tony Buzbee's reputation in retaliation for a lawsuit in which Buzbee's client accused rapper Jay-Z of child rape.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the last official week of summer with attorneys taking on new roles at law departments and firms across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Seeks To Ax Suit From Ex-OneTaste Staffer
Kohn Swift & Graf PC is urging a Pennsylvania federal court to toss a former client's legal malpractice suit alleging the firm was negligent when it represented her in connection with a federal subpoena related to an investigation into sexual wellness company OneTaste, saying her negligence claims are "exceptionally vague."
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Ex-Client Says Sills Cummis Depositions Should Proceed
A former Sills Cummis & Gross PC client suing the firm over excessive legal fees has asked a New Jersey state judge to proceed with the deposition of five current or former attorneys and paralegals, rejecting the argument that it would be time-consuming and expensive.
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Hagens Berman Seeks To Limit Sanctions For AI Mistakes
A Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP partner should face only limited sanctions and the firm shouldn't be sanctioned at all over a contract attorney's use of artificial intelligence to generate legal briefs in a proposed class action against online platform OnlyFans since its attorneys did not act in bad faith, the firm told a California federal judge.
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Texas Tort Litigator Joins Chartwell In Austin
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has announced the addition of an experienced litigator focused on catastrophic loss and complex tort defense matters as a partner in its Austin, Texas, office.
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Counsel Press Acquires Process Serving Co. Firefly Legal
Counsel Press, which provides outsourced services to attorneys and their clients, announced Thursday the acquisition of process serving provider Firefly Legal, marking its 10th acquisition in two years.
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Gold Star Mother Accuses Atty Of Malpractice In Fraud Case
The mother of a deceased Army service member is suing a high-profile military-focused attorney in New Jersey federal court, alleging the attorney blew her chance at recouping money from a convicted fraudster who preyed on military families.
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Former Immigration Judge's Bias Suit Gets Trimmed In Fla.
A Florida federal judge has trimmed multiple counts from a former immigration judge's discrimination lawsuit, finding that she failed to back up her bias claims.
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Firm Says Newsmax Wants 'Haircut' On Fees In Dominion Suit
Todd & Weld LLP said Newsmax has refused to pay outstanding billings for the Boston-based boutique's work in defending the cable news channel from a Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit.
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Sirva Sues Ex-General Counsel Over $2.6M Fund Transfers
Moving giant Sirva has sued the ex-general counsel of a predecessor company, seeking a declaration from a New Jersey federal court that it is the rightful owner of $2.6 million in funds it says the lawyer sent to a bank account he controls for an investment entity.