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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.
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Dropped Suit Doesn't Support 'Vexatious' Claims, Court Told
The Connecticut employment law firm Hayber McKenna & Dinsmore LLC "cannot ever, under any circumstances" prove that a series of unfair trade practices cases brought by five restaurant chains ended in its favor, so it cannot pursue vexatious litigation claims against two attorneys who filed them, defense counsel said Monday during oral argument in Hartford.
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Miami Officials Claim Immunity In Developers' Retaliation Suit
Miami officials urged a Florida federal judge on Monday to toss a lawsuit brought by two property developers and several associated businesses alleging that they were cited with building code violations for political reasons, claiming immunity because they were just doing their jobs.
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GenapSys Fights Paul Hastings Bid To Ax Malpractice Suit
GenapSys Inc. is pushing back on Paul Hastings LLP's motion for summary judgment in the legal malpractice suit the gene sequencing company filed, contending it was not required to disclose the legal malpractice suit to a bankruptcy court.
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Breakaway Firm Tells Ga. High Court To Nix Drew Eckl Dispute
Burke Moore Law Group LLP asked the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday to reject Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP's bid to review an appellate ruling that allowed Burke Moore to avoid arbitration over fees between Drew Eckl and its partners who previously practiced at the firm.
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Advocacy Group Sues DOJ For Docs On Acting DC US Atty
Advocacy group Democracy Forward sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday seeking information about Ed Martin, the acting top federal prosecutor in D.C., whose nomination to fill the role permanently is facing pushback in Congress.
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Litigation Funder Accused Of Not Protecting User Data
Florida-based national litigation funder US Claims Capital LLC failed to protect the personal data of users ahead of a January data breach, according to a proposed class action filed in federal court in Palm Beach on Monday.
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Troutman Adds Former Acting US Atty In North Carolina
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Monday that it had strengthened its white collar litigation and investigations practice with a partner in Charlotte, North Carolina, who served as acting U.S. attorney in his final months of more than three years of service in the Western District of North Carolina.
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O'Melveny Adds Ex-Commerce Official, AI Regulatory Expert
An expert on artificial intelligence regulations who recently served as a deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as a partner in New York, the firm announced Monday.
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Former Knicks Player Takes A Shot At Sanctions Against MSG
Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley has moved for spoliation sanctions against Madison Square Garden and its counsel for allegedly failing to preserve emails, text messages and other material related to his federal assault suit, accusing the venue's operators of having "conveniently lost a lot of information about this case."
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Davis Wright Brings On MoFo Employment Ace In Bay Area
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced Monday that the firm has fortified its employment class action group with a partner in San Francisco who came aboard from Morrison Foerster LLP.
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Former Florida US Atty Returns To Pillsbury In Miami
A recent U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida returned to his former firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, to continue his work as a partner in its Miami office.
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DOJ's Google Ad Litigation Lead Joins BakerHostetler
A 10-year Justice Department veteran, who helped supervise the government's case alleging Google's advertising practices create an unfair monopoly, has left the agency to join BakerHostetler, the firm announced Monday.
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Va. City Says It Wasn't Employer Of Atty Bringing FMLA Suit
An attorney cannot sustain his lawsuit accusing the city of Martinsville, Virginia, of unlawfully firing him after he requested leave to care for his mother, the city told a federal court, saying it had no power to terminate him because it was not his employer.
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This App Went From Educational Timeline To Legal Tech Tool
Earlier this month, Norway-based legal timeline builder Case Crafter, which started out as an educational app, tied for first place at the American Bar Association Techshow 2025 startup pitch competition.
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Baker Donelson Launches In NJ With 26 Epstein Becker Attys
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced a major expansion into New Jersey on Monday with 26 attorneys joining the firm from Epstein Becker Green in new offices in Princeton and Iselin.