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  • September 11, 2026

    11th Circ. Backs $620K Award In Radiology Contract Fight

    The Eleventh Circuit upheld a $620,000 arbitration award in favor of an Indian teleradiology company against a radiology provider, finding the arbitrator did not exceed his authority by interpreting the parties' long-standing services agreement.

  • September 11, 2026

    OB-GYN Hits Conn. Law Firm With $60M Malpractice Lawsuit

    A $60 million lawsuit brought against Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP and two attorneys claims the firm failed to notify an obstetrician-gynecologist of a "reasonable" settlement offer in a medical malpractice case, subjecting the doctor and her employer to a $50 million judgment favoring a patient injured during childbirth.

  • September 11, 2026

    Cooley, Investor Settle NJ Malpractice Suit Over Startup Deal

    Cooley LLP and an investor who had accused the firm of malpractice over a deal to invest in a dry-cleaning delivery startup have resolved the case, they told a New Jersey federal court this week.

  • September 11, 2026

    New Mexico Atty Hit With $5K Fine For Bot-Tainted Brief

    The New Mexico Supreme Court has slapped a criminal defense attorney with a $5,000 fine after he admitted to using a brief containing errors created by generative text as part of a murder conviction appeal.

  • September 10, 2026

    Fla. Panel Tosses Teen's Conviction Over Atty's Omission

    A Florida state appeals court has reversed a teenager's manslaughter conviction and sentence, finding the teen's attorney let him enter an open plea without telling him that his statements to police potentially could have been suppressed for Miranda rule violations.

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