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Scholar Warns AI Pitfalls Can Go Beyond Hallucinations
The number of court cases around the world involving AI-generated errors fell in both the second and third quarters of 2026, according to new research by a legal scholar who recently warned that the risks of using artificial intelligence in litigation now go beyond so-called hallucinations.
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Atty Pushes For New Trial Against Blank Rome Lawyers
A Pennsylvania lawyer told the Third Circuit on Monday that she deserves a new trial in her suit against three Blank Rome LLP lawyers and an aircraft parts company, arguing that the trial court did not properly view all the evidence.
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NC Top Court Will Weigh State Bar's Reach Over Ex-Judges
The North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to take up a former state court judge's appeal challenging the state bar's authority to discipline him for alleged misconduct on the bench, which he said the Tar Heel state's judicial oversight board had already addressed.
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Legal Tech Co. Clio Says AI Co. Can't Revive Lapsed Data Deal
Legal tech company Clio has asked a Virginia federal court to declare it doesn't have to re-up the case law data feed it once shared with artificial intelligence research platform Ross Intelligence, saying the deal became inactive after Ross let its $50,000 annual payments fall by the wayside in 2020 shortly before shutting down its platform.
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Milbank Hires Ex-SDNY Securities Task Force Leader
The former co-chief of the Securities and Commodities Task Force at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has joined Milbank LLP as a partner to continue his litigation practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Cole Schotz Adds Miami Litigator From Meland Budwick
A Meland Budwick PA attorney focusing on complex, high-stakes disputes and "risk-sensitive decisions" has brought her practice to Cole Schotz PC in Miami, the firm announced Monday.
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Morgan & Morgan Can't Pursue Ad Ban Suit, Fla. Bar Says
The Florida Bar has pushed back against Morgan & Morgan PA's lawsuit alleging that a rule banning the use of a celebrity's voice or image in lawyer advertising violates the First Amendment, arguing that the personal injury giant lacks standing to bring the case.
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Buzbee Fights $2.5M Fee Bids In Dismissed Conspiracy Suits
Prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee has urged a Texas state court to reject what he called the "incredible sum" of roughly $2.5 million in combined attorney fees sought by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and a Mississippi lawyer after defeating claims that they conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to retaliate against Buzbee and two of his former clients.
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Former Willkie Partner, Wife Owe $14.5M Tax Debt, Gov't Says
A former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner and his wife owe the U.S. more than $14.5 million in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court that seeks to enforce federal tax liens against their New York home to settle the debt.
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Democrat For Alaska Senate Says DOJ Suit Threatens Election
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, is seeking dismissal of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit claiming the presence of Dan J. Sullivan on the ballot will draw votes away from Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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Javerbaum Wurgaft Adds Ex-Director Of NJ Criminal Division
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins PC has added the former director of New Jersey's Division of Criminal Justice to advise clients in criminal defense matters and civil sexual assault and human trafficking liability cases.
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Burns & Levinson Malpractice Claims Revived On Appeal
Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court Monday reinstated legal malpractice claims brought by a youth soccer league against defunct Boston law firm Burns & Levinson LLP alleging a firm partner failed to provide a heads-up about a federal visa fraud investigation.
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Maurene Comey Illegally Fired, Entitled To Pay, Judge Holds
Former New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired by President Donald Trump's administration, a federal judge in Manhattan held Monday, granting back pay and potentially legal fees to the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
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Generics MDL Judge Won't Extend Pause Over Conflict
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to extend a pause on the generic-drug price-fixing multidistrict litigation, eyeing setting a new trial date for the first bellwether case initially paused by a conflict with a special master that the drugmakers say now covers "the entire MDL."
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NC Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Atty Fees In Prison Trans Care Row
North Carolina urged the Fourth Circuit on Friday to reverse over half a million dollars in legal fees awarded to a formerly incarcerated transgender woman alleging she was wrongly denied gender-affirming surgery at a state prison, arguing the award defies U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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Burford Affiliate Fights For Stay In Suit Over Alleged Fraud
A German Burford Capital affiliate is pressing a Delaware federal court to keep on hold a German claims aggregator's lawsuit over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration agreement, disputing the latter company's argument that a London tribunal has confirmed that the matter belongs in court.
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New Civil Defense Group Prez On Attys Paying It Forward
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP partner Jill Cranston Rice was elevated Friday as the new president of DRI, a voluntary bar association for civil defense and in-house counsel. She said lawyers have a responsibility to what she called an "apprenticeship profession."
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Fox Rothschild Seeks To Trim Atty's Hearing Impairment Suit
Fox Rothschild LLP has moved to dismiss a number of claims brought by a former attorney who said the firm failed to provide hearing aids or alternative accommodation and then fired him, arguing the attorney failed to secure a right to sue determination from the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
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Atty Beats Contempt For Not Identifying Herself In Ga. Court
The Georgia Court of Appeals has tossed a contempt order against a Fenwick & West LLP attorney for not identifying herself at a hearing she attended on behalf of an interested nonparty where confidential documents were displayed, saying the presiding judge "did not clearly and definitely inform" her that she needed to do so.
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Wells Fargo Ignored Ex-Atty's $330K Fraud, Fla. Firm Says
A law firm sued Wells Fargo for alleged breach of contract in Florida federal court, claiming that the bank negligently failed to detect a former partner's multiyear scheme diverting $330,000 in checks intended for the firm's account into his own personal account.
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Insurer Says NY Firm Staged Accidents For Suits
A reinsurance company has filed another complaint accusing a New York personal injury law firm of recruiting workers to stage injuries in support of meritless claims, a few months after the Second Circuit dismissed similar claims because the insurer didn't have any direct injuries to bring a racketeering suit.
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Trump Adviser Ducking Service In Exec Orders Suit, ABA Says
Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn has evaded service of subpoenas, so the American Bar Association should be allowed to pursue alternative means of serving him in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate BigLaw firms, the organization is telling a Washington, D.C., federal judge.
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Crowell & Moring Hires 10-Year DOJ Healthcare Litigator
Crowell & Moring LLP has hired a U.S. Department of Justice litigator who has spent the past decade as a senior trial lawyer in the Civil Division's commercial litigation branch, the firm recently announced.
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Villanova's Ex-Associate Counsel Joins Stevens & Lee In NJ
Stevens & Lee PC has added Villanova University's associate general counsel, who has also previously served as in-house counsel for Rowan University, to bolster its higher education practice group
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Mich. Court Says Judge's Move, Not Bias, Ended Worker's Job
A courtroom coordinator's employment ended because the judge she worked for was reassigned, not because she took medical leave to undergo cancer treatment, a Michigan probate court argued, urging a federal court to grant it an early win in a disability bias lawsuit.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing
There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.
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Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment
Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback?
Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.
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How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms
Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles
The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.
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Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring
As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026
After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Think Like A Waiter
To convert casually interested restaurant patrons into satisfied, repeat customers, a good waiter relies on four service-oriented habits that proactive attorneys can borrow to cultivate lasting client relationships, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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6 Strategies To Set Up New CCOs For Success
As demand for chief compliance officers rises among a growing range of complex issues, organizations looking to hire and retain top-notch CCOs can adopt a series of strategies including defining success metrics and allowing the CCO to build a team, says Cara Bain at Major Lindsey.
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Making Legal Cents: How Firms Can Navigate 2026 Trends
From the adoption of artificial intelligence infrastructure to increasing client attrition, a number of trends will likely define the legal industry in 2026, and law firms will need to strategically lean into these shifts to gain a competitive advantage, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Integrating Lateral Talent
When done thoughtfully through three strategies, bringing laterals into the fold can propel growth and create significant business opportunities that enhance the law firm's cultural fabric, says James Sullivan, leader of Alston & Bird's New York office.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Drafting As AI Alters Admin Of Law
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded in mainstream legal practice, they are reshaping the administration of law itself, from how experts document and validate their work to how joint defense teams operate, demanding a new level of contractual clarity and operational discipline, says Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law.
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How Attorneys Can Plan Now For Biz Dev Success In 2026
As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didn’t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell.
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How Firms Can Retain Rainmakers, Now And All Year Long
Though firm leaders feel the most urgency about retaining rainmakers now, during compensation season, effective retention strategies are preemptive and year-round efforts anchored in meaningful support, tactical execution and credible follow-through, says Tom Orewyler at TO Comms.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Earn Clients' Trust
Trust is the foundation of any great client relationship, but it isn’t built overnight or maintained passively — rather, counsel must consistently show up in small but important ways to become the trusted partner clients rely on when judgment matters most, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.