Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row

By Mark Payne

The firm that secured a $213 million award in favor of Maya Kowalski, the person at the center of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya," told a Florida federal court that its professional liability insurer owed coverage for a spinoff suit involving trial consultant fees. 

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Delay Bars Coverage For $10M Abuse Verdict, 11th Circ. Says

By Hope Patti

A Nationwide insurer needn't cover a $10 million verdict awarded to a woman who was sexually exploited by her mother's boss when she was a child, the Eleventh Circuit held Wednesday, saying a nearly 5-year delay in notifying the insurer of the conduct was untimely.

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NC Judge Warns Of 'Pandora's Box' In Shareholder Row

By Abigail Harrison

A North Carolina business court judge Wednesday cautioned counsel for a discharged director of a real estate and insurance company against potentially "opening Pandora's Box" as he argued that his client was targeted by his fellow directors — and family members — due to his age, but can be protected as an employee under state and federal law.

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Nationwide Says Other Insurer Must Cover Train Crash Suits

By Hope Patti

A Canadian insurer must provide primary coverage to Union Pacific for underlying claims over a train collision with a rail car mover, a Nationwide unit told a Missouri federal court Wednesday, saying its commercial general liability and umbrella policies are excess over the other policy.

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Kirkland-Led Warburg Pincus Clinches $3B Financial Fund

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised private equity giant Warburg Pincus announced Wednesday it closed its third financial sector fund with $3 billion in tow.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House

By Courtney Bublé

Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the creation of a new assistant attorney general role for fraud, which will be overseen by him and the president.

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US Atty In NY Northern District Serving Unlawfully, Judge Says

By Stewart Bishop

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday held that the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York is unlawfully serving in his position, the latest in a string of rulings disqualifying prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump.

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Calif. Judge Will Resign, Cop To Workers' Comp Fraud

By Lauren Berg

A California state judge has agreed to resign and plead guilty to a felony fraud charge after prosecutors alleged he knowingly hired a physician previously convicted of healthcare fraud to prepare medical reports to submit to the state's workers' compensation program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

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Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case

By Keith Goldberg

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday recused himself from considering Chevron and ExxonMobil's effort to place Louisiana pollution lawsuits stemming from the companies' World War II-era production in federal court, just days before the justices hear oral arguments in the case.

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House OKs $540M For Imperiled Legal Services Corp.

By Emily Sawicki

The "minibus" appropriations bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday includes a lifeline $540 million allocated toward the nonprofit Legal Services Corp. — representing a reduction of $10 million, or 3.6%, compared to fiscal year 2025's budget — whose funding the White House previously suggested should be slashed.

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La. Judge Is Senate's 1st Judicial Confirmation Of 2026

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 53-40 on Thursday to confirm former acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook to be a district judge in the Western District of Louisiana.

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