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Daily Litigation
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McElroy Deutsch Adds Ex-Del. DOJ Atty To Bankruptcy Group
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has added a former Delaware Department of Justice attorney to its Wilmington office to bolster its capacity to handle business bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
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Ballard Spahr Adds Litigator From Benesch In New SF Shop
Ballard Spahr LLP's brand new San Francisco office is already growing, as another Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP litigator has joined the office as a partner.
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5th Circ. Sanctions Atty Over AI-Generated Errors In Brief
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sanctioned a Texas attorney for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief that was "riddled with fabricated quotations and assertions," while rebuking the attorney for not being more forthcoming about her use of the technology and her failure to check its accuracy.
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DOJ Acknowledges Violations Of Court Orders For Immigrants
A senior U.S. Department of Justice official acknowledged that the government has violated dozens of court orders involving immigrants since early last December, according to a New Jersey federal judge's order directing government officials to detail how the Trump administration will ensure compliance with orders in the judicial district.
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Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations
Amazon has told a Seattle federal judge that California attorney Kathy Q. Hao relied on artificial intelligence-hallucinated case law in her effort to escape its lawsuit accusing her of participating in a fraudulent trademark scheme, urging the court to weigh sanctions against the lawyer over what the e-commerce and technology giant called "fabricated citations."
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LA DA Chief Demoted Over View On Juvenile Cases, Suit Says
A prosecutor in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office claims that he was demoted from a top position after a spat with District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman over his views on how the office should handle cases involving juveniles.
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Texas County Seeks Removal From Witness-Tampering Suit
A county in eastern Texas has asked a federal judge to dismiss it from a lawsuit because it is not responsible for a telephone call from a local justice of the peace who was trying to convince a defendant to plead guilty in a criminal case.
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Senators Push For Transparency In Litigation Funding
Lawmakers are trying again to rein in third-party litigation financing, a multibillion-dollar industry that critics argue allows foreign entities to assert control of the U.S. legal system.
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Indiana Firm Sues Quintairos Prieto Over 'Mass Exodus'
Indiana-based Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC has alleged a former employee helped conspire with her new employer Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA and two former shareholders to cause a "mass exodus" of attorneys that led to the eventual shutdown of one of the insurance firm's offices.
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RumbergerKirk Litigator Jumps To Weber Gallagher In Miami
A longtime Rumberger Kirk and Caldwell PA litigator has brought his practice to Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP's growing Miami area office.
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Georgia Judge Aims To Escape Suit Alleging Wrongful Jailing
A judge in Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court is asking a federal judge to dismiss a suit alleging she violated an Alabama woman's constitutional rights by improperly jailing her when she was a witness in her parents' divorce, with the judge arguing that judicial immunity shields her from the suit.
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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Dean Ringers Employment Pro In Fla.
A longtime Dean Ringers Morgan & Lawton PA attorney has taken her practice to Kaufman Dolowich LLP's Orlando office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Novo Nordisk Investor Class Action
Levi & Korsinsky LLP has been appointed lead counsel in a proposed securities class action accusing Novo Nordisk A/S of misleading investors about its 2025 revenue outlook, after a New Jersey federal judge approved the firm's selection by the investor with the largest financial stake in the case.
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Cannabis Group Of The Year: Mandelbaum Barrett
The cannabis group at Mandelbaum Barrett PC has represented numerous hemp and marijuana companies in clashes with regulators and law enforcement in New York, securing key victories for businesses navigating the rocky rollout of legalized cannabis in the Empire State, making the team one of the 2025 Law360 Cannabis Groups of the Year.
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Former SEC Deputy Director Joins Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced on Wednesday that it has hired a former federal prosecutor who recently stepped down as deputy director of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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AltaClaro, Verbit Team Up For Deposition Simulation Software
Lawyer training program AltaClaro Inc. and artificial intelligence-powered transcription platform Verbit announced Wednesday the joint launch of DepoSim, which provides deposition simulation training for attorneys.
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Kirkland, Ex-Tech Worker End Caregiver Bias Suit
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has reached an agreement with a Black former tech support supervisor to close his suit claiming the law firm paid him less than his white colleagues and discriminated against him for being a parent, according to a Wednesday filing in D.C. federal court.
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Land Use Atty Moves Practice To Leech Tishman In Pittsburgh
An attorney with deep experience representing clients on matters regarding land use and zoning laws has joined Leech Tishman's Pittsburgh office after more than three years with Babst Calland.
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Benesch Launches State AG-Focused Practice Group
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP has launched a practice to bolster its capacity to represent clients across the U.S. in regulatory, enforcement and litigation matters.
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Big Workloads Burning Out Mid-Level In-House Legal Execs
While in-house counsel generally report they are satisfied with their jobs, crushing workloads coupled with shriveling budgets are causing serious burnout among those sandwiched between the top dogs and junior attorneys, experts said.
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4 Tips For Attys To Climb The In-House Ladder
With just over one-third of the lawyers who participated in the In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey saying they’re satisfied with their advancement prospects, Law360 Pulse spoke with seasoned general counsel about how they advanced in their careers.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
Most in-house lawyers remain satisfied with their roles and would choose the career again, but advancement opportunities continue to lag behind other measures of satisfaction, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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Morgan Lewis Adds Fenwick Litigator Duo In LA, Seattle
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP continues boosting its West Coast litigation team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a pair of Fenwick & West LLP trial attorneys as partners in its Los Angeles and Seattle offices.
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Atty Can't Both Lead And Rep Class In Lawsuit, NJ Court Says
An attorney can't be both the lead plaintiff and class counsel in a class action, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday, leaning on a more than 40-year-old state supreme court decision in denying class certification in a lawsuit accusing an electric bike maker of selling defective products.
Expert Analysis
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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.