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Thomson Reuters Balks At AI Co.'s Fair Use Appeal
Thomson Reuters wants the Third Circuit to back a district court's decision that an artificial intelligence-powered legal search engine's use of Westlaw headnotes did not constitute fair use, saying the AI company "pilfered" copyrightable content to make a competing business.
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9th Circ. Says Jury Needs To Review Fired Atty's ADA Suit
A split Ninth Circuit panel said Thursday that a law firm must face a fired attorney's disability bias suit claiming she was forced to work beyond a lighter schedule that helped her manage medical conditions, ruling a jury should decide whether the business has enough employees to be sued.
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Judge OKs Litigation Costs In Coal Miners' $15.2M Wage Suit
Coal miners who snagged a $15.2 million deal to end their unpaid wage suit against multiple mining companies supported their request for about $309,000 for litigation costs, a Kentucky federal judge said Thursday, signing off on the amount.
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Dell Says Atty's Pregnancy Bias Suit Belongs In Arbitration
A former in-house attorney for Dell can't pursue a lawsuit alleging that the company fired her because she chose to work remotely to accommodate her high-risk pregnancy, the technology company told a Massachusetts federal judge, arguing she is bound by an arbitration agreement.
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Lewis Brisbois Liability Group Co-Chair To Join PI Boutique
Personal injury boutique firm Banafsheh Danesh & Javid PC will add a longtime Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP defense trial attorney, who co-chaired its general liability practice, as a partner at the start of the new year, the firm announced Thursday.
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Becker Secures $100K Deal In Fla. Town's Suit Over FBI Sting
The Miami Lakes Town Council has signed off on a $100,000 settlement with Becker & Poliakoff PC to resolve the municipality's lawsuit over a former firm lobbyist's role in an FBI sting operation that led to the arrest of the town's later-acquitted mayor.
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NJ Panel Expands Scope Of Ex-Reed Smith Atty's Bias Claims
A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday ruled that a former Reed Smith LLP attorney is entitled to pursue more damages and obtain expanded wage data in her gender discrimination suit against the firm, saying a trial court incorrectly applied certain statutes when it limited the damages and data she could seek.
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Claims Firms Barred From Misleading Plaintiffs In Pharma MDL
On the same day that a Philadelphia federal judge approved $58 million in settlements as part of an ongoing generic-drug price-fixing multidistrict litigation, she also ordered several claims recovery firms to correct allegedly false and misleading ads used to attract potential clients seeking to make claims on the settlements.
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MVP: Waymaker's Brian Klein
Brian Klein of Waymaker LLP won key victories defending clients in novel white collar crypto matters, overturning a conviction of an unusual trading scheme and deadlocking a jury in the highly publicized prosecution over the Tornado Cash mixing service, to earn him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Fintech MVPs.
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Turning Point Loses Fee Bid In Trump Campaign Music Suit
A Georgia federal judge refused to grant Turning Point Action's request for attorney fees after it beat copyright claims tied to music played at President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign events, finding the lawsuit wasn't frivolous or filed in bad faith.
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Wolf Greenfield Names New Practice Leaders In Boston, DC
Intellectual property boutique Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC has tapped two of its attorneys, including the co-chair of the firm's Washington office, to lead practices focused on the U.S. International Trade Commission and appellate matters.
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Another Boomerang Returns To McGuireWoods From DOJ
A former leader in U.S. attorney's offices in Virginia and North Carolina who spent more than 15 years working at the U.S. Department of Justice has rejoined McGuireWoods, where he'll team up with his former boss at the Eastern District of North Carolina, who returned to the firm earlier this year.
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Office Snapshot: Chipman Brown's Modern Expansion In Del.
In recently expanding the size of its office in Wilmington, Delaware, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole LLP said the renovated space was designed with "productivity and comfort in mind."
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Recently Retired Conn. Judge Joins McElroy Deutsch
After retiring from the bench last month, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Cesar A. Noble has made the move into private practice as he joins McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP's litigation and insurance services team in Hartford.
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Unlockd Is Latest Google Foe To Seek Judge's Recusal
Unlockd Media has become at least the second Google antitrust foe to seek the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. over his close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery.
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11th Circ. Backs MetLife Benefits Denial To Ex-Troutman Atty
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld MetLife's early win in a former commercial litigation attorney's fight for additional long-term disability benefits related to a bipolar disorder diagnosis, backing a Florida federal court's decision to uphold the insurer's determination she was no longer disabled under the terms of the plan.
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In-House v. Associate Life: Who's Really Got It Better?
Most in-house counsel who responded to Law360 Pulse's survey cited factors such as shaping business strategy and the absence of billable hours as motivations for joining corporate legal departments. Law360 Pulse spoke with in-house counsel and law firm associates about the pros and cons of their respective roles and the facets of their legal peers' positions that are, or are not, appealing.
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A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
Total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the typical corporate legal department can vary significantly. Find out how corporations are leveraging salaries, bonuses and other incentives to attract top talent.
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For In-House Attys, Bonuses Come Easy, But Equity Less So
The vast majority of in-house counsel at all levels received pay bonuses in 2024, while a smaller share — but still a majority — received long-term incentives, according to a new survey.
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Cravath Partner Class Includes 4 Corporate Attys, 2 Litigators
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced Thursday that it has elected six of its New York-based attorneys to become partners at the start of next year.
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PacifiCorp To Pay $150M To 1,400 Survivors Of 2020 Wildfires
PacifiCorp announced Wednesday that it has reached a $150 million settlement with more than 1,400 plaintiffs who blame the Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility's equipment for sparking deadly Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon.
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Munger Tolles Picks Up Ropes & Gray IP Ace In San Francisco
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced Wednesday it is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a Ropes & Gray LLP intellectual property trial attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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Latham DQ'd From Sleep Apnea Device Co.'s Patent Fight
A Delaware federal court has disqualified Latham & Watkins LLP from representing the creator of a sleep apnea implant in its patent dispute after the firm served as counsel to the rival's underwriters, saying the "appearance of impropriety is glaring."
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Split Pa. Justices Say Prosecutors Not Bound By Wiretap Law
Prosecutors like those at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office can't be sued for using secret recordings obtained in violation of Pennsylvania's wiretap act, a split state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
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MVPs: Kirkland's Adam Alper And Michael De Vries
Adam Alper and Michael De Vries of Kirkland & Ellis LLP won a $25 million verdict in patent litigation over a promising fecal transplant technology and are representing Motorola in a blockbuster intellectual property case, earning them a spot among the 2025 Law360 Intellectual Property MVPs.
Expert Analysis
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How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers
As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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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.
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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.