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Puerto Rico Soccer Org. Loses Bid To Soften Sanctions
A Puerto Rico judge on Friday declined to reconsider the disqualification of an attorney, and sanctions imposed for misusing artificial intelligence to fight the disqualification bid, in a lawsuit that accuses FIFA of antitrust violations.
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Ga. County Freed From Court Worker's Age, ADA Bias Claims
A Georgia federal judge ended a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, brought by a former juvenile court employee who said her firing constituted age and disability discrimination, ruling Tuesday that there was no dispute it was the court — not the county — that she should have sued.
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McCarter & English Caught In Mall Developer Estate Suit
The family of a deceased Connecticut retail developer has filed suit against the estate of a deceased attorney and his former firm, McCarter & English LLP, accusing him of mismanaging the developer's trust while extracting steep attorney fees.
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Houston Atty, Woman End Sex Tape Suit After FBI Inquiry
A Houston attorney and a woman who accused him of filming a sexual encounter with her and sharing it without her consent have agreed to drop the dispute.
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Atty Says Sig Sauer Defamed Him In Pistol Safety Statement
A Connecticut lawyer on Tuesday added to an ongoing legal battle with weapons manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc., filing a new lawsuit claiming the gunmaker referenced him in a March 7 press release suggesting trial attorneys made misrepresentations about gun safety.
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Litigation Firm Says Ex-Client's Subpoena Warrants Sanction
The New York-based employment litigation boutique that represented a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney in her now-settled sex discrimination suit against the BigLaw firm has asked a California federal court to quash a subpoena she filed seeking confidential firm information and sanction her.
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Pittsburgh Firm Accused Of Botching $3M Office Rent Row
The owner of a Pittsburgh office building claims mistakes made by attorneys from Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP cost the company more than $3.3 million in rental income and interest payments, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday.
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Ramey Firm Turns To Supreme Court In Sanctions Fight
Texas-based patent firm Ramey LLP told the Federal Circuit that it is fighting California sanctions before the U.S. Supreme Court, after a magistrate judge in the Golden State determined three attorneys must make monetary payments and face other penalties for filing litigation in bad faith.
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Subaru Buyers' Attys Get $7.25M As Windshield Deal OK'd
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement between Subaru and a class of nearly 2 million customers in a suit that accused the automaker of selling vehicles with windshields vulnerable to cracks and other breakage, and granted class counsel $7.25 million in attorney fees.
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CORRECTED: Texas Atty Says Bogus Rulings Came From Internet Searches
A Lone Star State lawyer has admitted that, following internet searches, she listed phony cases in an appellate brief in a dispute over $1 million in jewelry her parents argued was gifted to their daughter and out of a creditor's reach.
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Meet The DC Circ. Panel Deciding Judge Newman's Future
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman will stand before a panel of D.C. Circuit judges on Thursday, arguing that her colleagues wrongly suspended her two years ago. Here's what you should know about the judges who are tasked with overseeing the 97-year-old jurist's challenge.
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Marketer Blasts Inventor's 'Cycle' Of Atty Fee Bids
An invention marketing firm on Tuesday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject Kearney McWilliams & Davis PLLC's push for more attorney fees stemming from an inventor's case over how the company handled preparations for a product launch, arguing the court already declined to increase the number.
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MoFo Adds Perkins Coie FDA Regulatory Leader In DC
Morrison Foerster LLP has hired a former Perkins Coie LLP leader who focuses his practice on a range of regulatory matters involving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as its new head of food and regulatory, the firm announced Tuesday.
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NC Justice Fights GOP Challenger's 'Dangerous' Vote Fight
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs urged a federal judge to dismiss the federal election law challenge brought by the Republican candidate she ran against for her seat, arguing it is "dangerous" to allow unsuccessful candidates to challenge election laws only after they have already lost.
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Litigation Support Co. First Legal Hires Ex-InfoSync CEO
First Legal, a provider of litigation support services throughout the country, announced Monday the hiring of a former chief executive at outsourced accounting services firm InfoSync and legal and contract management provider Integreon as its president.
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Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Nix Law Firm Malpractice Coverage
An insurance company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit seeking a ruling that it does not have to defend Georgia law firm Fellows LaBriola LLC in a malpractice case because of a misappropriation exclusion included in the firm's policy.
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For This Retired NJ Judge, The State Bench Is A Family Trade
Retired New Jersey Superior Court Judge David Ironson, the recently announced head of alternative dispute resolution at Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how he was influenced by his late father — a former state judge — and his plans for the firm's practice.
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Launches Justice Institute
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School recently announced it has launched a Criminal and Civil Justice Institute to help students pursue legal careers aimed at making a difference in their clients' lives and communities.
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Ex-Baker Donelson Construction Atty Joins McNees Wallace
Pennsylvania-based McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has added a construction litigation and arbitration attorney to the firm's Towson, Maryland, office as an of counsel from Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC.
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Calif. Judges Who Lost Homes Sue LA Over Palisades Fire
A California federal judge and a retired federal magistrate judge whose homes were destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfire have sued the city of Los Angeles over the deadly inferno, saying two water reservoirs drained by the city's water department for repairs prior to the blaze substantially caused their losses.
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Mexican Banks Escalate Discovery Fight With Sanctions Bid
A Mexican bank and its affiliates have asked a Texas federal judge to sanction a businessman and his attorneys in a fraud case, saying they have deliberately obstructed court-ordered discovery in litigation accusing him of diverting and concealing corporate assets.
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NJ Atty Depo Sought For Duane Morris Malpractice Suit In Pa.
An Indian business owner has asked a New Jersey court to force a Morristown-based McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP partner to sit for a deposition in his malpractice suit against Duane Morris LLP in Pennsylvania state court.
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Ga. Tort Reform Bills Now Law With Gov. Kemp's Signature
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp put the finishing touches on the state's first civil justice overhaul in two decades Monday, signing into law a pair of Republican-backed tort reform bills designed to tamp down plaintiffs' verdicts and impose new restrictions on third-party litigation funding.
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Billionaire Attorney Sues Miami Herald, Claiming Defamation
Billionaire Miami attorney John Ruiz has sued the Miami Herald and two of its reporters in Florida state court, alleging they defamed him by running a report saying he and his company MSP Recovery Inc. were the targets of federal criminal and civil investigations.
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Longtime ITC General Counsel Joins Polsinelli In DC
Polsinelli PC announced Monday that it has hired the former longtime general counsel of the U.S. International Trade Commission to bolster its practice group that advises clients about ITC rules and procedures.
Expert Analysis
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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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.