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Womble Bond Adds 15 Lewis Brisbois Auto Defense Attys
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Summer Vacation Rules Save Texas Slip-And-Fall Suit
A Texas appeals panel on Tuesday revived a woman's slip-and-fall suit, finding the trial court judge abused their discretion by ignoring her attorney's summer vacation designation and dismissing the case with prejudice when he was unprepared at trial.
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Ga. Judge Flags Suspected AI Misuse In Pipe Coverage Row
A Georgia federal judge chided counsel for a former golf clubhouse owner in an insurance coverage dispute over burst pipes for what the court called errors "typical" of AI hallucinations.
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Gail Slater To Join White & Case After DOJ Ouster
Former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater is set to join White & Case LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., next month, the firm said Tuesday.
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NY Court Officials Must Disclose Secret Guidance To Judges
The New York State Office of Court Administration must hand over a batch of memos instructing state judges how to interpret the law after fighting for years to keep them under wraps, a New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Porter Wright Adds Construction Atty In Pittsburgh
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP continued its recent expansion in Pittsburgh with the addition of an attorney specializing in construction law and insurance coverage issues who moved his practice from boutique firm Dingess Foster Luciana Davidson & Chleboski LLP.
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NJ Panel Questions Atty's Authority In $600K Injury Settlement
A New Jersey appellate panel Tuesday vacated a trial court's orders enforcing a $600,000 settlement in a personal injury case, sending the case back for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether counsel for one of the settling defendants had the authority to settle.
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NJ Atty Can Pursue Defamation Suit Over Social Media Posts
A New Jersey federal judge denied a Texas-based social media personality's request that she rethink her decision to allow a New Jersey attorney's defamation suit to continue.
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Baker Botts Atty Disputes Inventor's Claim Of Defamation Deal
A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney is pushing back on an inventor's claim that they reached a settlement agreement in the inventor's defamation suit in Florida federal court.
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Philly Plaintiffs' Firm Says Uber Can't Support RICO Claims
Philadelphia personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC is again urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to throw out Uber Technologies Inc.'s racketeering claims alleging Simon & Simon masterminded a scheme to inflate settlements, saying none of the ride-sharing company's arguments or evidence show it was injured.
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John Marshall Law School Names Advocacy Programs Leader
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School has tapped as its new director of advocacy programs a trial and appellate attorney with more than 30 years of experience who founded and led three independent legal practices over her career.
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11th Circ. Won't Pause Sanctions Against Trump In IRS Case
An Eleventh Circuit panel refused Tuesday to pause a district court's sanctions order barring President Donald Trump and others from citing the agreement he made to settle his $10 billion suit against the Internal Revenue Service while they appeal the order.
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Agtech Biz Founder Loses Chancery Judge Recusal Bid
A Delaware Chancery Court magistrate has denied a motion from HerdDogg Inc.'s founder to recuse himself from presiding over litigation she brought seeking to place the agricultural technology company into receivership, saying "unequivocally" that the founder had not shown disqualification would be appropriate.
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3rd Circ. Affirms Thomson Reuters' Westlaw AI Copyright Win
The Third Circuit on Tuesday affirmed Thomson Reuters' victory against Ross Intelligence Inc. in the first U.S. appellate ruling to address whether AI training can be fair use of copyrighted material, upholding a Delaware federal court's decision that the startup infringed Westlaw headnotes by using material derived from them to develop an artificial intelligence-powered legal search tool.
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Big AI Investments Up The Ante For Law Firm Prestige
Investment in AI, including building firm-specific proprietary tools, is the latest front among top law firms to gain and maintain elite status. Law360 spoke with legal industry leaders about how firms can embrace AI innovation to keep their competitive edge.
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These Firms Are The 2026 Prestige Leaders
In the intense competition of the legal sphere, firms have to make a constant effort to stand out from the crowd. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.
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The 2026 Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club
BigLaw's record-setting revenue streak shows no sign of slowing. Here, we highlight the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the latest year.
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Calif. Attys Face New Penalties For Paying To Recruit Clients
Lawyers convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — in California will now face a $25,000 civil penalty and face disbarment under a bill signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Netflix Gets Atty Fees From Ramey For 'Bad Faith' Conduct
A California federal judge Monday refused to let intellectual property attorney Bill Ramey off the hook for paying Netflix's attorney fees, attributing nearly $1.4 million to the Houston-based attorney's misconduct, including the concealment of the fact that his client didn't own a patent they accused Netflix of infringing.
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Camp Mystic Opposes Fee Terms For Committee Counsel
Camp Mystic is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject a request by unsecured creditors to retain professionals but only pay them if the creditors choose to fight the bankrupt summer camp's proposed Chapter 11 liquidation plan.
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Law Firm Seeks Exit From Carbon Capture Ponzi Suit
A group of investors failed to show how a law firm and a securities attorney who gave legal assistance to the perpetrators of a carbon capture Ponzi scheme knew the fraudsters were breaking the law, the firm and the attorney have told a Texas federal court.
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Katerra Inks Deal Clawing Back $560K In Jackson Walker Fees
The administrator for construction startup Katerra Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan has told a Texas bankruptcy court he reached a $560,000 settlement with Jackson Walker LLP over the fees the firm was awarded in the case by a bankruptcy judge who was dating a Jackson Walker partner.
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SilverRock Trustee Dismissed Over Ch. 11 Fund Transfers
A Delaware bankruptcy judge terminated the litigation trustee appointed under the confirmed Chapter 11 plan of California resort developer SilverRock Development on Monday after hearing from creditors that more than $2.2 million had been transferred out of trust accounts in recent months.
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Unum Must Reinstate Morgan Lewis Atty's Disability Benefits
A Pennsylvania federal judge found Monday that the insurer for a Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney abused its discretion when it terminated her long-term disability benefits after incorrectly applying criteria to evaluate her ability to return to work.
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Former DOJ Chief Of Staff Named Think Tank Litigation Chair
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank has named as its litigation chair an attorney who served in senior legal positions in the Trump administration, including as the chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Burford Eyes $1.4B Of $5.7B Patent Trial Verdict Against Apple
Burford Capital said it is entitled to $1.4 billion of last week's historic $5.7 billion patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, but the litigation funder cautioned Monday that the massive payday could still evaporate on appeal.
Expert Analysis
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The Road Map To A Law Firm MSO IPO
For managing partners considering outside capital, one potential three-phase path could allow firms to transition from a traditional limited liability partnership to a publicly traded managed services organization structure, provided they keep ethical rules and regulations top of mind, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Potential Risks Of A Law Firm MSO IPO
Though initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital as private equity invests in law firm management services organizations, ethics rules, partner runs, shifting regulations and market pressures pose potential challenges, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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The Economic Case For A Law Firm MSO IPO
As private equity investment in law firm management services organizations accelerates, initial public offerings may represent the most efficient mechanism for recovering capital at a multibillion-dollar scale, particularly if the transaction uses a tax-efficient partnership structure, say attorneys at Winston Taylor.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Simplify Networking
The hardest part of business development is building relationships without feeling awkward or transactional, but to solve this networking conundrum we ranked networking activities from the least intimidating to the most challenging and shared a small, workable action item for each, say attorneys at Irell.
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Community Is Key To Addressing Rural Legal Deserts
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Pipeline programs for current and prospective lawyers to find and build careers in legal deserts should be designed with relationships and connection uppermost in mind and priority, says Presiding New York Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Garry.
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Tech Plays An Indispensable Role In Addressing Legal Deserts
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While building the Free Legal Answers platform, we have seen how technology can overcome barriers of time and space to make it easier for lawyers to help in legal deserts, meaning we must turn to big, bold measures, or the justice gap will continue to grow, says Buck Lewis at Baker Donelson.
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How Firms Can Develop The Next Generation Of Lawyers
As law school graduates enter the industry after experiencing significant educational disruption due to COVID-19, firms can adapt to the new generation's unique circumstances by rethinking how they onboard and develop incoming attorneys — starting with summer associates, say attorneys at Taft.
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How In-House Lawyers Can Help Fill The Legal Aid Gap
Corporate legal departments can expand access to justice in legal deserts in ways that don't require court appearances, as many client needs can be met through advice, brief service or pro se support, say Todd Stillerman at Wells Fargo and Allison Constance at Legal Aid North Carolina.
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How Law Firms Can Advance Gender Parity Without Exclusion
Law firms can work toward eliminating workplace disparities while reducing discrimination risk by opening events to all employees, expanding caregiver support, and using mentorship, coaching and pay equity data to guide durable inclusion efforts, says Lori Mihalich-Levin at Mindful Return.
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Closing The Gender Gap In AI Adoption: A Lawyer's Guide
Amid a reported gender gap in artificial intelligence use, female lawyers should think about AI ownership as beginning with adoption, expanding into career agency and influence, and culminating in collective leadership directed toward the profession and the public good, says Tamara Kraljic at Hughes Hubbard.
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How Firms Adopting AI Can Learn From CRM Rollout Mistakes
Law firms should learn from the challenges that have plagued client relationship management system adoption for over 30 years as they evaluate whether and how to implement artificial intelligence tools, says consultant Paul Manuele.
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RFP Reset: Start With Client Service
As clients increasingly expect the sophistication that artificial intelligence makes possible, law firms can use the proposal to adopt a client service mindset that delivers practical guidance the in-house legal team can use without translation, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Legal Tech Talks: Notorio Co-Founder On Measuring Value
Leonardo Lupiano, co-founder at Notorio, discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics, analyzing product usage and calculating the return on investment when considering whether to adopt a new technology.
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How BigLaw Can Build Infrastructure For Plaintiff-Side Work
Traditionally defense-oriented Am Law 100 firms are increasingly expanding their plaintiff-side dockets through a mix of contingency arrangements and litigation finance, but firms must consider how on-risk work interacts with their existing capital structure and business practices, says Brendan Dyer at Rocade Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game
Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future client work, referrals and leadership opportunities, says Deborah Farone at Farone Advisors.