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September 02, 2025
FERC Faces 4th Circ. Heat Over Grid Policy Revamp
A coalition of utilities and Republican-led states have told the Fourth Circuit that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent overhaul of its regional transmission policy exceeds its authority, while consumer and clean energy advocates said that the agency didn't go far enough.
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September 02, 2025
FDA's New Cigarette Warning Label Rule Tossed By Ga. Judge
A Georgia federal judge has vacated a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that would add graphic warnings to cigarette labels, saying that while the rule wasn't in violation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, it was promulgated without "observance of procedure required by law."
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September 02, 2025
Witnesses Rebut Jail Confession In Fla. Law Prof Murder Trial
Two private investigators testified in Florida state court on Tuesday about meeting with the cellmate of a woman accused of hiring hitmen to kill a law professor, but denied that the inmate ever revealed they were told confessions to any portion of the crime that occurred in 2014.
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September 02, 2025
TMX Customers Get Final OK For $42M Data Breach Suit Deal
Customers of title loan and payday lender TMX Finance have gotten a final nod for their $42 million settlement of class action claims arising from a data breach affecting an estimated 4.8 million people, with class counsel receiving just under $6 million in fees and expenses.
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September 02, 2025
Ga. Atty Aims To Pause Arbitration In Wage Fight With Ex-Firm
An Atlanta attorney suing her former law firm, John Foy & Associates, is seeking to put arbitration on hold while her claims for harassment and retaliation play out in Georgia federal court, saying that allowing the two matters to proceed simultaneously risks "duplicative proceedings, inconsistent findings and unnecessary expense."
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September 02, 2025
Georgia Powerhouse: King & Spalding
Attorneys from King & Spalding LLP's Atlanta office over the past year helped to land the 2028 Super Bowl for the city, represented digital health company Sharecare's founder in its $540 million acquisition and advised Atlanta-based real estate company Jamestown LP on a major transaction involving $2 billion in properties.
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September 02, 2025
Georgia Gov. Names New State Court Judge, Solicitor General
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a local litigation specialist to serve as a state court judge in Carroll County and named a new solicitor general in Barrow County.
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August 29, 2025
The 2025 Regional Powerhouses
Law360's annual list of regional powerhouses reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends in each state, from matters involving Colorado's growing life sciences industry, to an uptick in bankruptcies in Delaware, to the continued flurry of intellectual property litigation in California.
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August 29, 2025
Ga. Sheriff Scores Early Win In Bar License Suspension Row
A Georgia federal judge has granted the Bibb County sheriff an early win in a bar operator's suit claiming the venue's alcohol licenses was wrongfully suspended for 90 days after a drive-by shooting that killed one person and injured seven others.
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August 29, 2025
11th Circ. Backs CNN Win In Dershowitz Defamation Suit
The Eleventh Circuit Friday upheld a Florida federal judge's ruling that freed CNN from Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz's $300 million defamation suit, saying Dershowitz presented no evidence that the news network acted with actual malice when covering his defense of President Donald Trump's 2020 impeachment trial.
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August 29, 2025
Ga. Ban On Trans Prisoner Healthcare 'Troubling,' Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge signaled Friday that she may soon halt a new state law banning access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender state prisoners, saying she found it "troubling to me" that lawmakers had substituted their judgment for that of doctors.
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August 29, 2025
Logistics Cos. Can't Escape Worker Visa Misuse Class Action
Two logistics companies have failed to escape a proposed class action accusing them of misusing a professional worker visa program to lure workers from Mexico, with a Georgia federal judge trimming out some discrimination and fair labor claims, but allowing several others to proceed.
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August 29, 2025
Ga. County Stuck With $2.6M Spaceport Bill After Referendum
A Georgia county remains on the hook for $2.6 million it put down on land it purchased from a Dow Chemical Co. subsidiary in the hopes of building a spaceport before irate citizens killed the effort in a referendum, the Eleventh Circuit said Friday, ruling that the vote couldn't retroactively void the county's contractual obligations.
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August 29, 2025
Real Estate Recap: School Housing, Texas Land, Miami Transit
Momentum in the student housing sector, limits to foreign ownership of Texas land and incentives in Miami transit zones were among the key developments covered this week in Law360 Real Estate Authority.
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August 29, 2025
EEOC, Sam's Club Strike $60K Deal In ADA Suit
The operators of warehouse club retail store Sam's Club will pay $60,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a worker was refused accommodations and ultimately fired after attempting to return to work following an automobile accident.
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August 29, 2025
RICO, Fraud Claims Tossed In LA Real Estate Investment Suit
A Georgia federal court has determined that fraud and racketeering claims from a group of Chinese and American investors in a real estate investment suit alleging a group of fraudsters duped them out of millions of dollars with bogus representations are barred by merger clauses and federal securities regulations.
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August 29, 2025
Can Trump's Orders Stop The Rise Of Cashless Bail?
President Donald Trump's recent executive orders threatening several cities and states that limit cash bail would end a "government-backed crime spree," according to the White House, despite data largely showing declining crime rates and other successes in jurisdictions he is targeting.
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August 29, 2025
4 Appellate Arguments For Benefits Attys To Watch In Sept.
Yellow Corp. seeks to revive a $137 million breach dispute against the Teamsters at the Tenth Circuit, married retirees will ask the Eleventh Circuit to restart a pension conversion fight, and the en banc Fifth Circuit reconsiders a challenge to a rule implementing a 2020 surprise health billing law.
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August 29, 2025
Longtime DOJ Atty Joins Atlanta Boutique Firm
Atlanta boutique Chaiken Ghali LLP announced that a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who's spent nearly 15 years with the federal government has joined the firm as a partner.
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August 29, 2025
Emory Healthcare Taps K&L Gates Partner As Legal Leader
Emory Healthcare tapped a K&L Gates LLP partner with more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare regulatory attorney as its next chief counsel for health affairs.
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August 29, 2025
Orkin Pest Control Overtime Case Put On Hold
A Georgia federal judge agreed to pause a suit accusing pest control giant Orkin of automatically deducting time for unpaid breaks from thousands of employees who did not take the breaks and requiring unpaid training sessions.
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August 28, 2025
Ga. Family Loses Sex Assault Suit Over Underage Drinking
The Georgia Court of Appeals said this week a couple can't sue the owner of a home where the couple's teenage daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted, ruling that state law shielded the owner from liability despite allegations he allowed underage drinking at the house.
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August 28, 2025
Ex-Fugees Rapper Ordered To Pay $6.5M In Loan Dispute
A Georgia federal judge has ruled that former Fugees rapper Prakazrel Samuel "Pras" Michel must repay $6.5 million to a lender that accused him of fraudulently selling his music catalog while it was being held as collateral.
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August 28, 2025
Ga. Atty Sues Former Firm For Failing To Pay Final Wages
A Georgia attorney has filed suit against her former employer, John Foy and Associates PC, over "threatening emails" she said she received after she was fired and a final paycheck that she reportedly never got.
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August 28, 2025
Red States Fight Youths' Effort To Stop Trump Energy Orders
Blocking implementation of President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders would harm the U.S. electric grid and economy in ways that would outweigh any purported climate change benefits, Republican-led states told a Montana federal judge.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine
The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Protecting Workers Amid High Court-EEOC Trans Rights Rift
In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services and U.S. v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, so employers should still protect against such discrimination despite the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's unclear position, says Ally Coll at the Purple Method.
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Playing Mah-Jongg Makes Me A Better Mediator
Mah-jongg rewards patience, pattern recognition, adaptability and keen observation, all skills that are invaluable to my role as a mediator, and to all mediating parties, says Marina Corodemus.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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Opinion
4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.
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NFL Draft Incident Offers Remote Work Data Security Lessons
A recent incident in which an NFL coach's son prank called a potential draft pick after accessing confidential information on his father's computer serves as a wake-up call for organizations to analyze their protocols and practices related to protecting confidential information during remote work, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Series
My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.