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Atty Says SC Firm Owes Triple Damages For Not Paying Her
A South Carolina law firm failed to pay an attorney her earned wages during several pay periods until she got her own lawyers involved, she told a federal court, saying the firm should be put on the hook for triple damages and attorney fees.
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Jury Says Firm Owes Ex-HR Exec $3.27M In Retaliation Case
A Tennessee federal jury said a personal injury firm should pay $3.27 million to a former chief people officer who claimed she was fired after raising concerns that female attorneys were being paid less than men.
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Lewis Brisbois Litigator Jumps To FordHarrison In LA
Management-side labor and employment firm FordHarrison LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a litigator from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Magna Legal Services Merges With SC-Based EveryWord
National litigation support services company Magna Legal Services inked another merger this year, tying up with South Carolina-based court reporting firm EveryWord, according to an announcement on Thursday.
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Critics Warn Tenn. Middle District Rule Could 'Chill' Speech
Two public interest nonprofit law firms have expressed concerns that local rule changes proposed by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee regarding public communications by lawyers amid litigation are unconstitutionally vague and could impede attorneys' constitutional right to free speech.
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Perkins Coie's DQ Applies To MoFo Co-Counsel, IP Judge Told
FaceTec Inc. told a California federal judge it plans to seek to disqualify Morrison Foerster LLP from representing Jumio Corp. in patent infringement litigation involving facial recognition technology, arguing the law firm previously served as co-counsel with recently disqualified Perkins Coie LLP and therefore can't now replace Perkins Coie.
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AWOL Plaintiff Dropped From Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
A Washington federal judge has ousted the lead plaintiff in a proposed antitrust class action against Apple and Amazon, after deciding last month to sanction the firm bringing the case for failing to tell the court the client had abandoned the case.
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Ga. Law Firm Must Back Up Class Claims Against State Farm
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday gave a law firm until next week to establish that a putative class action alleging State Farm has underpaid it and other insureds belongs in federal court, where the amount in controversy must meet a $5 million threshold.
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LA Firm Sues Fisher Phillips Over 'Ridiculous' SLAPP Suit
A Los Angeles employment lawyer has sued Fisher Phillips for malicious prosecution, alleging the international labor firm targeted him with a "frivolous Rube Goldberg-esque legal argument" in an attempt to block him from representing workers at a Southern California diner chain in claims against their employer.
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Developer Fights NJ Power Broker's Bid To Nix Civil RICO Suit
A Camden, New Jersey, real estate developer is fighting to keep alive his civil racketeering suit against South Jersey power broker George Norcross, arguing聽in New Jersey state court聽the recent dismissal of a related indictment against Norcross "changes nothing" in the civil litigation.
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NJ Justices Deem Town Liable For Frivolous Lawsuits
Frivolous litigation by local government officials is not constitutionally protected and carries financial consequences, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 5-0 decision reining in baseless legal battles.
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Pierson Ferdinand Expands IP Bench With Boutique Atty
Pierson Ferdinand LLP has brought on a former Brooks Kushman PC intellectual property shareholder, strengthening its IP department with an attorney who brings over two decades of IP experience, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Fla. Law Firm Says Paralegal Stole Its Trade Secrets
A law firm in Miami is suing a former paralegal in Florida state court, saying she misappropriated trade secrets and stole thousands of attorney-client records following a negative performance review.
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NJ Anti-SLAPP Fee Shift Applies In Federal Court, Judge Says
A New Jersey federal judge held that the Garden State anti-SLAPP law's fee-shifting provision applies in federal court, ruling that a blogger sued for defamation by the CEO of a company that helps retiring athletes find new careers can recover attorney fees and costs if he can successfully dismiss the complaint.
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Ga. Judges Dubious Of Path To Atty Fees In Crash Injury Case
A Georgia appellate panel seemed to doubt Wednesday an injured driver's claims that he could recover attorney fees from Allstate Insurance Co. after the insurer rejected a settlement offer prior to a $1.5 million verdict in the driver's favor, suggesting he'd have to pursue a separate suit to recover his expenses.
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Ex-Equity Partner In Firm Gets Redo Of Workers' Comp Award
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday ordered the state's Industrial Commission to recalculate the amount of workers' compensation owed to a former Cranfill Sumner LLP partner, finding his equity stake in the law firm is a contractual benefit that doesn't offset the amount he's owed.
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NJ Firm Stark & Stark Partners With Anytime AI
Anytime AI, a startup offering a legal assistant powered by artificial intelligence, recently announced a new strategic partnership with New Jersey-based Stark & Stark PC that will see the law firm adopt the latest version of its automated litigation workflow platform.
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BigLaw Dreams? These Schools Can Make Them Real
More law school students are finding that a position at a law firm is their preferred landing place after graduation. Here's a look at the choices students are making and the schools that are sending the highest percentage of their students directly to BigLaw.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2024
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree opens up a range of job opportunities, in private law firms, government, business and beyond, the ABA's data shows. Find out which schools came out on top for job placements in BigLaw, federal and state court clerkships, public interest and more.
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Sorrels Law Adds Commercial Litigation Head In Houston
Sorrels Law's new head of commercial litigation formerly served as managing partner of Stacy & Baker PC, a Houston-area litigation boutique that closed its doors this month.
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T-Mobile Attys Get $2.9M In Fees In Arbitration Award Suit
A mobile phone dealer that accused T-Mobile of tricking it into "false and oppressive" service agreements is on the hook for $2.9 million of the mobile titan's attorney fees after an Ohio federal judge refused to vacate the arbitration award that directed Preferred Wireless to pay up.
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Reed Smith Must Turn Over Docs In $102M Fraud Fight
A New York federal judge on Tuesday determined that since enough evidence existed to show international shipping group Eletson Holdings may have committed fraud in an arbitration over a deal with another entity, Levona Holdings Ltd., the Reed Smith LLP attorneys who represented Eletson at the arbitration must hand over related documents.
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4th Circ. Affirms Win For Ariz. Law Firm In 'Sham' TCPA Suit
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to vacate a $2 million jury award against a Phoenix-based law firm, saying the dozens of Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases the firm brought against a student loan servicer shouldn't be considered "sham litigation" as the jury initially held.
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Moye White Lease Default Left 'Shock', 'Uncertainty,' Co. Says
A Denver landlord fought back against counterclaims lodged by defunct law firm Moye White LLP in Colorado state court, arguing that the firm wasn't wrongfully evicted from its Denver office space and willingly left the property.