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Ex-Law Firm Worker Gets More Time To Give Info In Bias Suit
A New Jersey state judge gave the attorney for a woman suing a Garden State law firm in a workplace discrimination case additional time to respond to overdue discovery requests after he failed to reply for more than seven months.
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Healthcare Cos. Want Akerman's 'Indefensible' Fee Suit Nixed
Rennova Health Inc. and others asked a Florida state judge to dismiss Akerman LLP's unpaid fees case against the company, calling it "facially time-barred, factually flawed and legally indefensible."
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Ga. AG Loses Bid To Block Rival's No-Limit Fundraising
A Georgia federal judge Thursday threw out a lawsuit aiming to block the state's lieutenant governor from raising unlimited money in his quest for the governorship, ruling that his Republican rival, Georgia's attorney general, lacked standing to "level the unequal playing field complained of."
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Compliance Atty Who Duped Lender Wants New Trial
A compliance lawyer convicted of pilfering from a $20 million line of credit that a subsidiary of Emigrant Bank extended to his tax-lien business has asked a Manhattan federal judge to order a new trial, arguing that prosecutors' evidence is insufficient and that the charges were "multiplicitous," in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
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Horn Williamson Looks To Grow New Delaware Office
As it nears its 10th anniversary, Horn Williamson LLC is aiming to expand its construction law, commercial and business litigation services in its recently launched Delaware office, firm leaders told Law360 Pulse.
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Ga. Law Firm's Fee Fight With Broker-Dealer Moved To Mich.
A Georgia federal judge moved an Atlanta-area law firm's suit accusing a Michigan-based investment firm of failing to pay $180,000 in legal fees to the Great Lakes State after finding there is no evidence linking the Michigan-based company's Georgia branches to the alleged breach of contract.
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IP Atty Challenges 'Pittance' Valuation Of Ex-Partners' Names
A longtime Connecticut intellectual property lawyer who left Ohlandt Greeley Ruggiero & Perle LLP to launch his own firm says the names of two deceased partners are worth more to a remaining attorney than an expert's proposed 2% licensing fee, arguing the names achieved "celebrity status" in the IP community.
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New AI Evidence Rule Is A Good Start, But More Is Needed
A new federal rule, if adopted, would subject machine- and artificial intelligence-generated evidence presented in federal court without the testimony of a human expert to the same admissibility standards as evidence offered with expert testimony.
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Faegre Drinker Says Investor Can't Call Biz Loss Malpractice
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP told a New Jersey state court this week that a malpractice suit it faces from a real estate investor is nothing more than an attempt by the investor to shift responsibility for a failed investment.
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Ex-Law Dean Joins Tucker Arensberg's Litigation Team
A former dean at West Virginia University College of Law has recently returned to litigation after spending more than five years in education, joining Tucker Arensberg PC's Pittsburgh office to advise clients on civil and toxic tort litigation.
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Fenwick Fights New Claims In FTX Crypto Scam MDL
Fenwick & West LLP has asked a Florida federal judge to shut down a bid by victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam to bring new claims against the firm, calling allegations that it knew about FTX's misuse of customer funds an "irresponsible falsehood."
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Accuser Can Stay Anonymous In Suit Over Ex-DA Sex Assault
A woman suing Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and its former district attorney over his stalking, harassment and sexual assault can continue with her civil case under a "Jane Doe" pseudonym, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Personal Injury Firm Accuses Rival Of 'Bait And Switch'
A Boston personal injury firm facing claims it ripped off another firm's marketing plan launched a countersuit claiming that the rival is using an illegal business model and lying to try to stop a growing competitor.
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OpenAI, ChatGPT Blamed In Suit Over Calif. Teen's Suicide
The parents of a California teenager who died by suicide earlier this year filed a wrongful death suit in Golden State court Tuesday, claiming that OpenAI's artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT encouraged self-harm and suicidal ideation and then helped the 16-year-old plan his death.
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Delta To Pay LA Residents $79M For Dumping Fuel On Them
Delta Air Lines Inc. and a certified class of Angelenos urged a California federal judge to vacate his summary judgment ruling and preliminarily approve their $78.75 million deal under which class counsel would receive up to $26 million to end consolidated litigation over a 2020 jet fuel dumping incident.
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Judge Axes Habeas Suit, Tells DOJ To Use 'Proper' Forum
A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging a standing order from Maryland federal judges temporarily pausing the removal of noncitizen detainees who have filed habeas petitions, telling the U.S. Department of Justice that if it wants to challenge the court policy, it must follow the "proper" channels.
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Court Asked To Reconsider Burford Capital Arb Fight Ruling
German entity Financialright Claims GmbH is urging a Delaware federal court to reconsider a decision ordering the company to arbitrate its dispute with a Burford Capital affiliate over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration pact, saying "a clear error of law" in the ruling needs to be corrected.
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Inside The Who's Who DC Pro Bono Team Fighting Trump
It had been only a few months since Peter Keisler retired as co-leader of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Sidley Austin in December when his longtime friend and colleague Thomas Green, Sidley's former white collar chief, approached him about getting back in the trenches.
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King & Spalding Hires Former CMS Litigation Leader In DC
The former deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the general counsel's office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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Sheppard Mullin Adds Trial Pros From Venable, Kasowitz
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Tuesday that it has bolstered its business trial practice group with a partner in Houston who arrived from Kasowitz LLP and a partner in Los Angeles who came aboard from Venable LLP.
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DOJ Terrorism Prosecutor Joins Stris & Maher As DC Partner
California-headquartered Stris & Maher LLP said Tuesday it has hired a former national security attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, who joined the firm after ending a trial in which the government proved a Michigan man experimented with bomb making in support of ISIS.
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Trenton Hit With Whistleblower Suit By Fired Housing Atty
A former assistant city attorney for Trenton, New Jersey, has sued the city for allegedly firing her in retaliation for speaking out about supposed corruption and for cooperating with a state investigation into it.
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Atty Can't Retool Law School Loan Battle With Ex, Court Told
A Florida lawyer fighting Wells Fargo, his former girlfriend, her attorney and others over a $30,000 bill for law school loans paid by his ex has failed to establish a good cause why he should be permitted to amend his complaint for the fourth time, according to a Monday filing in federal court.
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Debevoise Wants Fired Atty's Suit Arbitrated Or Terminated
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has told a Manhattan federal judge it wants to arbitrate a suit by a former attorney in its international dispute resolution practice group who claims he was wrongfully fired after taking medical leave, arguing the two sides already settled the dispute.
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3rd Circ. Again Rejects Atty's Fee Row With Pierce Bainbridge
The Third Circuit on Monday denied Philadelphia attorney Bruce Chasan a third chance to litigate a long-running fee dispute with Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP over a client who unsuccessfully sued Microsoft over allegedly stealing his image for a video game.
Expert Analysis
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Balance Social Activism With My Job?
Corporate attorneys pursuing social justice causes outside of work should consider eight guidelines for finding equilibrium between their beliefs and their professional duties and reputation, say Diedrick Graham, Debra Friedman and Simeon Brier at Cozen O'Connor.
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Personality Tests And Machine Learning Applications In Law
Mateusz Kulesza at McDonnell Boehnen looks at potential applications of personality testing based on machine learning techniques for law firms, and the implications this shift could have for lawyers, firms and judges, including how it could make the work of judges and other legal decision-makers much more difficult.
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AI Is Reshaping Lawyering: What To Expect In 2024
The future of lawyering is not about the wholesale replacement of attorneys by artificial intelligence, but as AI handles more of the routine legal work, the role of lawyers will evolve to be more strategic, requiring the development of competencies beyond traditional legal skills, says Colin Levy at Malbek.
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Embrace Active Voice In Legal Writing — In Most Cases
Legal writers should strive to craft sentences in the active voice to promote brevity and avoid ambiguities that can spark litigation, but writing in the passive voice is sometimes appropriate — when it's a moral choice and not a grammatical failure, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Help Associates Turn Down Work?
Marina Portnova at Lowenstein Sandler discusses what partners can do to aid their associates in setting work-life boundaries, especially around after-hours assignment availability.
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How AI Legal Research Tools Are Shifting Law Firm Processes
Although artificial intelligence-powered legal research is ushering in a new era of legal practice that augments human expertise with data-driven insights, it is not without challenges involving privacy, ethics and more, so legal professionals should take steps to ensure AI becomes a reliable partner rather than a source of disruption, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.