Daily Litigation


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    Pashman Stein Adds Genova Burns Bankruptcy Partner In NJ

    Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC brought on a partner in New Jersey from Genova Burns LLC specializing in bankruptcies, restructurings and state court insolvencies, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Fla. Court Refers Atty To Bar Over Bogus Case Citations

    A Florida state appeals court has referred an appellant's attorney to the state's bar for disciplinary proceedings after filing a petition that appears to be generated by artificial intelligence and "raises frivolous arguments, misstates the law, and cites non-existent case law."

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    Lucosky Brookman Expands Insurance Group In Pa.

    Two Pennsylvania attorneys with more than 30 years of combined experience representing clients in healthcare liability and insurance matters have moved their practices recently to Lucosky Brookman LLP from Marshall Dennehey PC.

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    Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Gupta Wessler's Deepak Gupta

    In the decade and a half since starting his own firm, Deepak Gupta has argued seven cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, has won matters in state high courts from coast to coast, and has become a mainstay in federal appellate courts while building his plaintiff-side litigation boutique into a sought-after juggernaut.

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    Meet Attys Arguing Pet Med Company's Patent Liability Case

    A Jenner & Block LLP lawyer who handles high-profile appellate matters and a Williams & Connolly LLP attorney who helped Perkins Coie LLP challenge a presidential order targeting the firm last year are set to argue an indemnification dispute over a patent case settlement in Delaware's Supreme Court next week.

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    Husch Blackwell Adds Manatt Healthcare Duo In LA

    Husch Blackwell LLP announced that a pair of Los Angeles-based commercial litigators from Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP have joined the firm as part of its focus on expanding its California healthcare capabilities.

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    Court Bets On Prediction Markets Stir Insider Trading Fears

    Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi provide opportunities to make money on court-related wagers, raising concerns that judges, court employees or litigants could use nonpublic information to bet on the outcomes of cases or the judiciary's personnel moves.

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    2nd Circ. Grapples With Arbitration Shield In Atty's Bias Suit

    A Second Circuit panel closely examined Thursday whether a former Thompson Hine LLP partner's lawsuit falls within the scope of federal law nullifying arbitration agreements in cases of sexual harassment, with one judge signaling some skepticism that the statute applies.

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    Hinshaw Adds Robinson & Cole's Antitrust Co-Chair In NY

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced on Thursday that the co-chair of Robinson & Cole LLP's antitrust and trade regulation team is joining its healthcare group in New York.

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    Dechert Adds 4th McDermott Restructuring Partner In A Month

    Dechert LLP has continued its hiring spree of former McDermott Will & Schulte attorneys, adding its fourth restructuring partner from the firm this month.

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    Schouest Bamdas Adds Gordon Rees Maritime Pro In Houston

    Schouest Bamdas Soshea & BenMaier has added a litigator in Houston with a focus on maritime law who came aboard from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.

  • Meet Biden's Attys Fighting DOJ Release Of Memoir Materials

    Former President Joe Biden has selected Hecker Fink LLP lawyers well acquainted with politically charged litigation for his extraordinary new lawsuit accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of orchestrating a congressional inquiry in order to divulge "highly personal" records to the Heritage Foundation.

  • Google Seeks End To Antitrust Case From 'Serial Litigants'

    Google slammed consumers who brought a suit claiming the tech giant owes them for illegally monopolizing the online search services market, saying they didn't show an antitrust injury and urging a San Francisco federal judge to rule in the company's favor without going to trial.

  • PacifiCorp Link Should DQ Appeal Judge, Plaintiffs Say

    Counsel for a class of Oregon property owners asked an appeals court Tuesday to disqualify the judge who authored a decision overturning classwide liability against PacifiCorp for wildfire damage, saying the judge's alleged work for the utility in prior private practice would cause a reasonable person to question her impartiality.

  • NY Firms Lose Lead Role In Starbucks Shareholder Suit

    A Washington federal judge struck an earlier order granting co-lead roles to two New York law firms in a consolidated shareholder action against Starbucks Corp., handing a win Wednesday to two plaintiffs who'd challenged the appointment and said their own counsel would be better suited for the job.

  • Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case

    An Oman-based screw and nail manufacturer has urged a Washington state judge to force Perkins Coie LLP to hand over a trove of documents related to the firm's past work representing the Middle Eastern company in a U.S. Department of Commerce probe, saying more information is needed to assess the law firm's defenses against claims its mistakes cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • Fla. Judge Strikes Ex-Chartwell Atty's Sanctions Motion

    An attorney who claims Chartwell Law Offices LLP fired her over social media posts about Gaza won't win sanctions against the firm after a Florida federal judge on Wednesday struck her motion as unfounded and said she would consider monetary sanctions over hallucinated AI citations in the motion.

  • 11th Circ. Told YouTube Copyright Win Doesn't Merit Fees

    A Spanish film production company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to uphold a Florida federal judge's refusal to award YouTube attorney fees after the video platform prevailed in a dispute over pirated movies, arguing that the unsuccessful copyright claims raised a novel legal issue and were brought in good faith.

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    Ga. Atty Says State Bar Can't Use Immunity To Stop Bias Suit

    A Georgia attorney urged a federal judge to keep her proposed class action alive, arguing that the State Bar of Georgia can't claim immunity from her suit because it has allegedly demonstrated a pattern of racial discrimination against her and others in attorney discipline cases.

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    Obermayer Launches Statewide Appellate Practice Group

    Philadelphia-based Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP has expanded its litigation resources by formally organizing its ongoing appellate services into a separate practice to support attorneys and clients with building cases on solid foundations.

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    Florida Panel Says ADA Doesn't Entitle Pro Se Filer To Use AI

    A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday sanctioned a pro se filer for using artificial intelligence to generate filings containing misleading arguments and false citations, banning him from making future filings with the court unless they are signed by a member of good standing with the Florida bar.

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    Ex-DC Prosecutor Brings Victim Focus To Plaintiffs Shop

    Longtime D.C. federal prosecutor Nicholas Miranda is part of a wave of attorneys who have left the federal government over the past year, but his career path looks different from many others. He now represents plaintiffs at Levin Law PA, a Miami-based firm that targets financial fraud and privacy violations, work he says continues his yearslong focus on victims.

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    Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Keller Rohrback's Gretchen Freeman Cappio

    By the time Volkswagen was exposed for touting the low emissions of cars that secretly released nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times the legal limit in the U.S., Keller Rohrback LLP's Gretchen Freeman Cappio knew she wasn't interested in defending corporate giants.

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    California Litigator Elevated To Lead Lathrop GPM's LA Office

    Lathrop GPM LLP announced this week that an experienced California-based litigation attorney who has been with the firm for nearly a decade has been named the new partner-in-charge of its Los Angeles office.

  • Brownstein Hyatt Faces DQ Bid In Sports Betting Biz Fight

    A sports-betting executive suing her former employer for defamation and contract breach is looking to oust the company's Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP attorneys, telling a Nevada federal judge that the firm's prior work for her creates a conflict.

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Expert Analysis

  • How Firms Can Stop Playing Whack-A-Mole With Data Security Author Photo

    In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.

  • 5 Life Lessons From Making Partner As A Solo Parent Author Photo

    Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage? Author Photo

    Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.

  • Resume Gaps Are No Longer Kryptonite To Your Legal Career Author Photo

    Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.

  • Law Firm Guardrails For Responsible Generative AI Use Author Photo

    ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Opinion

    We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds Author Photo

    Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.

  • Law Firms Cannot Ignore Attorneys' Personal Cybersecurity Author Photo

    Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.

  • Why Writing CLE Should Be Mandatory For Lawyers Author Photo

    Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up Author Photo

    In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys? Author Photo

    Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.

  • Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects Author Photo

    There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.

  • How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks Author Photo

    Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.

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