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Daily Litigation
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2nd Circ. Blocks Reed Smith Doc Turnover Order In Eletson Row
The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion to stay a Manhattan federal judge's order to turn over client files amid a conflict over the legitimate ownership of international shipping company Eletson, which is in a dispute with competitor Levona.
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Judge OKs Most Of Attorney Fees In MGM Vax Exemption Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $394,000 in attorney fees to a former MGM Grand Casino worker who won a religious bias suit after being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, slightly cutting the requested award after reducing hours because of discrepancies between two submissions.
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Latino Atty Says Va. Law Firm Axed Him For Flagging Bias
An employee-side law firm repeatedly stood in the way of a Latino attorney's career advancement, underpaid him, and fired him after he advocated for increasing a Black attorney's pay to match that of a white colleague, a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Maryland federal court said.
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Federal Prosecutor Tapped To Lead Ga. District Sworn In
The interim U.S. attorney for Georgia's Middle District was sworn in this week, a move that comes after the office operated under acting leadership since the U.S. attorney appointed by former President Joe Biden resigned in January.
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3rd Circ. Upholds $3.2M Atty Fee In Wawa Breach Suit
The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $3.2 million fee award for Berger Montague and Fine Kaplan & Black in the settlement for consumers affected by a 2019 Wawa data breach, ruling Wednesday that the district court judge correctly found no improper "side deals" or collusion at class members' expense.
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Watchdog Targets US Atty Over Arrests, Probes Of NJ Officials
The legal ethics watchdog Campaign for Accountability on Wednesday accused interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba of an "abuse of power" over her office's recent investigations and arrests of New Jersey officials and called for an ethics investigation.
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Retired Calif. Superior Court Judge Joins JAMS As A Neutral
Alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is continuing to expand its roster, announcing Wednesday it has added a former California state judge as one of its neutrals.
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Texas Magistrate Recommends Tossing La. Hurricane Ad Suit
A Texas magistrate judge has recommended that a litigation funder and a Houston-area attorney be freed from a proposed class action that alleges a law firm engaged in deceptive advertising targeting hurricane victims in Louisiana.
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Colorado Attorney Settles Bias Suit With DC-Area Firm
A Colorado lawyer has settled claims she brought against her former employer in December, when she accused the law firm of having "abruptly and unlawfully" terminated her employment due to her age and gender.
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DOJ Sues Md. Federal Judges Over 'Lawless' Habeas Orders
The Trump administration is suing the Maryland federal district court and all of its judges over a standing order that temporarily staves off the deportation of detained noncitizens who file habeas petitions.
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How A BigLaw Firm 'Flipped The Script' With Its AI Hackathon
A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm.
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Former DOJ Antitrust Official Joins Latham
Latham & Watkins LLP on Wednesday announced the addition of a new D.C.-based antitrust partner with the hiring of Andrew Forman, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division who is rejoining private practice after three years of helping lead civil competition enforcement.
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Bankrupt Mass Tort Atty To Convert Ch. 11 To Liquidation
A Texas mass tort attorney who filed for bankruptcy allegedly owing hundreds of millions of dollars to litigation funders agreed to shift his Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, putting to rest the U.S. Trustee's bid to convert or dismiss his case.
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Gaming Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Malpractice Coverage
A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion.
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Atty Wants Class Cert Ahead Of Schnader Harrison Deal OK
A former Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP partner has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to certify a class of employees in an ERISA suit against the shuttered firm in the lead up to approval of a settlement resolving claims over retirement savings practices.
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10th Circ. Rejects Ex-GC's Sanctions Bid Against Loeb & Loeb
The Tenth Circuit has sided with a district court's decision dismissing a bid by the former general counsel of a medical device company to have Loeb & Loeb LLP sanctioned for bringing what he said was a baseless lawsuit against him on behalf of his former employer.
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Ex-Staffer For Judge Wants Wage Theft Appeal Outside Circuit
A former staffer for retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner has followed through on his pledge to appeal his district court loss of wage theft claims against the ex-judge, filing a motion to have his appeal heard in a different circuit and a request to unseal a medical document.
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Ex-DOJ Atty Joins Holland & Knight's Fla. Litigation Team
Holland & Knight LLP announced Monday that it has expanded its North Florida litigation practice group with the addition of a former trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Florida Judge Denies Bid To DQ Boies Schiller In Fee Suit
A Florida state court judge on Monday denied a bid to disqualify Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in a lawsuit brought by pharmaceutical mass tort companies to block their former counsel from collecting fees after he was dismissed for alleged insufficient representation.
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Assistant DA Says Race Bias Led To Pay, Treatment Disparity
An assistant district attorney alleged in North Carolina federal court that her boss, District Attorney Michael Waters, discriminated against her and other Black employees by treating them unfairly and paying them less than white colleagues.
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Conflict Forces Transfer Of Seton Hall Whistleblower Case
Seton Hall University's former president's whistleblower suit against the school will be heard in a New Jersey state court in Hudson County after an Essex County judge confirmed her decision to move the case due to a potential conflict of interest involving the daughter of one of the defendants.
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Software Biz Improves Court Access But Raises Concerns
State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say.
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Milbank Atty Opens NYC Disputes Firm With 2 Past Colleagues
A former Milbank LLP partner known for his work on high-profile international arbitrations announced Friday that he has teamed up with two former colleagues to launch a disputes boutique in New York City that he hopes will fill the gaps often left by how BigLaw decides which matters to take on.
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Horn Williamson Opens Wilmington Office With New Partner
Horn Williamson LLC has added a construction litigation partner with over 23 years of experience from Dailey LLP to launch a new office in Wilmington, Delaware, the firm announced this week.
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Ex-Sidley, Covington Partners Launch White Collar Boutique
The former global co-head of Sidley Austin LLP's white collar defense and investigations practice has joined an ex-white collar partner from Covington & Burling LLP to launch a boutique litigation firm based in New York.
Expert Analysis
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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.Â
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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.