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AAA Says Consumers' Monopoly Claims Lack Factual Support
The American Arbitration Association is lashing out against consumers who accuse the institution of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, telling a federal judge on Monday that they should be sanctioned for including "false, misleading, and unsupported allegations" in an amended complaint.
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Bitter Pill: Trustees Say Ex-Purdue Exec Won't Exit Mansion
Turmoil over former Purdue Pharma LP President Richard Sackler and his wife's continued tenancy of a Connecticut mansion may be coming to a head, as a New York bankruptcy judge is set to consider a bid by trustees overseeing certain Sackler family trusts to hold the couple in contempt and force them out.
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LGBCoin Defendant Hit With Sanctions Over Fake Citations
A Florida federal judge Monday handed investors in a "Let's Go Brandon" meme coin a win when he sanctioned LGBCoin Ltd. for bad-faith litigation tactics by entering a default judgment against the company.
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Wash. Panel Nixes $10K Sanctions On Monsanto PCB Attys
A Washington Court of Appeals panel has overturned a combined $10,000 in sanctions against four attorneys who defended Monsanto from chemical poisoning claims, concluding Monday that the trial court overstepped its authority by personally punishing the lawyers for late disclosure of expert witnesses.
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Chicago Firm Says Insurer Can't Maintain Wire Fraud Suit
A Chicago law firm accused of failing to spot an email fraud scheme that diverted settlement funds intended to resolve an abuse suit against a church asked an Illinois state court to toss an insurer's suit, saying the carrier failed to establish that it is subrogated to the church's rights.
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High Court Disbars Judicial Watch Founder Larry Klayman
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday disbarred Judicial Watch founder and Florida conservative activist attorney Larry Klayman following his 18-month suspension issued last year by the D.C. Court of Appeals.
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Nelson Mullins Lands 17-Lawyer Shook Hardy Litigation Team
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has hired a 17-attorney litigation team from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP that includes eight partners who specialize in mass torts, crisis litigation and government investigations.
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DOJ's Civil Division Head Joins Agency Exits After Midterms
The leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, Brett A. Shumate, on Monday became at least the fifth top DOJ official to step down following Republicans' defeat in last week's midterm elections.
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NJ High Court Disbars Atty Convicted Of $350K COVID Fraud
An attorney sentenced to 21 months in prison for a wire fraud conviction in a case where he stole nearly $350,000 earmarked for small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic has also been disbarred.
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MVP: Hueston Hennigan's Douglas Dixon
Douglas Dixon of Hueston Hennigan LLP scored a series of jury trial and settlement wins for PacifiCorp as the power provider faced numerous damages claims from wildfires in 2020, earning him a spot as one of the 2026 Law360 Environmental MVPs.
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Ex-Todd Blanche Adviser Joins Dechert In DC
Dechert LLP expanded its litigation practice with the recent addition of a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official who recently departed the agency amid a wave of high-profile resignations following last week's midterm elections.
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Kirkland Furthers Texas Growth With Gibson Dunn Litigator
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced on Monday that it has deepened its appellate and litigation benches with a Dallas-based partner who came aboard from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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Former Florida Acting Solicitor General Joins Shutts & Bowen
A former Florida acting solicitor general has joined Shutts & Bowen LLP's appellate practice group in Tallahassee, the firm announced Monday.
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Weil's Securities Litigation Head Joins Paul Weiss In NY
A longtime Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP lawyer who most recently led the shuttering firm's securities litigation team has moved her practice to Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's New York office, the firm announced Monday.
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Burford-Backed Kindleworth Opens New York Office
A law firm advisory and management business backed by litigation funder Burford Capital LLC said Monday it has opened its first U.S. office in New York to help BigLaw partners establish their own firms.
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Construction Atty Joins Morgan Lewis From Thompson Hine
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP continued the expansion of its Philadelphia team with the addition of an attorney specializing in construction litigation and government contracting who moved his practice after four years with Thompson Hine LLP.
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Squire Patton, Baker McKenzie Hit With Data Breach Suits
Squire Patton Boggs LLP and Baker McKenzie failed to protect private personal information stored in the law firms' systems from separate cyberattacks and delayed notifying affected individuals for roughly two months, two proposed class actions filed in Ohio and Illinois federal courts have alleged.
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Lack Of Representation Dooms Calif. Biz Owner's RICO Suit
A California federal judge has dismissed a business owner's sprawling Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit after the company went too long without an attorney representing it.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, with a hearing over whether Colorado can exclude religious schools from its universal preschool program if they don't accept students from LGBTQ+ families clocking in at over two hours. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Foley Hoag's work on the sale of Skullcandy to Bose and Raines Feldman's work on an international bankruptcy lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 23 to Nov. 6.
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Law Firm Sues Sierra Leone Over $361K Legal Bill
Law firm Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC claims in a complaint filed in D.C. federal court that Sierra Leone's government stiffed it on more than $300,000 in legal fees and costs after the firm defended it against earlier claims of unpaid fees by Jenner & Block.
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Goldberg Segalla Adds Retail And Hospitality Partner In NJ
Goldberg Segalla LLP announced it has hired a former Reilly McDevitt & Henrich PC attorney to be a partner in its retail and hospitality practice group.
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Bernstein Litowitz, Block & Leviton To Lead Broadband Suit
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Block & Leviton LLP will serve as co-lead counsel in a Delaware stockholder class action challenging a deal to take broadband provider WideOpenWest private, after the Chancery Court found two investment funds were better suited to oversee the litigation than a competing individual shareholder.
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Attys Can Curb AI Error Fallout With Candor, Accountability
Nearly four years since ChatGPT launched and the legal industry began experimenting at scale with generative artificial intelligence, not a month goes by without another attorney finding a hallucination error in a court filing.
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Ice Miller Sued Over $729K Award After Losing Federal Forum
A couple who hired Ice Miller LLP to defend their organization against a breach of contract suit have accused the firm in Indiana federal court of exposing them to additional litigation with a settlement that failed to preserve federal jurisdiction over future disputes.
Expert Analysis
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Tech Plays An Indispensable Role In Addressing Legal Deserts
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While building the Free Legal Answers platform, we have seen how technology can overcome barriers of time and space to make it easier for lawyers to help in legal deserts, meaning we must turn to big, bold measures, or the justice gap will continue to grow, says Buck Lewis at Baker Donelson.
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How Firms Can Develop The Next Generation Of Lawyers
As law school graduates enter the industry after experiencing significant educational disruption due to COVID-19, firms can adapt to the new generation's unique circumstances by rethinking how they onboard and develop incoming attorneys — starting with summer associates, say attorneys at Taft.
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How In-House Lawyers Can Help Fill The Legal Aid Gap
Corporate legal departments can expand access to justice in legal deserts in ways that don't require court appearances, as many client needs can be met through advice, brief service or pro se support, say Todd Stillerman at Wells Fargo and Allison Constance at Legal Aid North Carolina.
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How Law Firms Can Advance Gender Parity Without Exclusion
Law firms can work toward eliminating workplace disparities while reducing discrimination risk by opening events to all employees, expanding caregiver support, and using mentorship, coaching and pay equity data to guide durable inclusion efforts, says Lori Mihalich-Levin at Mindful Return.
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Closing The Gender Gap In AI Adoption: A Lawyer's Guide
Amid a reported gender gap in artificial intelligence use, female lawyers should think about AI ownership as beginning with adoption, expanding into career agency and influence, and culminating in collective leadership directed toward the profession and the public good, says Tamara Kraljic at Hughes Hubbard.
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How Firms Adopting AI Can Learn From CRM Rollout Mistakes
Law firms should learn from the challenges that have plagued client relationship management system adoption for over 30 years as they evaluate whether and how to implement artificial intelligence tools, says consultant Paul Manuele.
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RFP Reset: Start With Client Service
As clients increasingly expect the sophistication that artificial intelligence makes possible, law firms can use the proposal to adopt a client service mindset that delivers practical guidance the in-house legal team can use without translation, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Legal Tech Talks: Notorio Co-Founder On Measuring Value
Leonardo Lupiano, co-founder at Notorio, discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics, analyzing product usage and calculating the return on investment when considering whether to adopt a new technology.
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How BigLaw Can Build Infrastructure For Plaintiff-Side Work
Traditionally defense-oriented Am Law 100 firms are increasingly expanding their plaintiff-side dockets through a mix of contingency arrangements and litigation finance, but firms must consider how on-risk work interacts with their existing capital structure and business practices, says Brendan Dyer at Rocade Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game
Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future client work, referrals and leadership opportunities, says Deborah Farone at Farone Advisors.
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5 Due Diligence Steps For A Successful Succession Plan
Instead of relying on abstract policies, firm leadership should develop concrete succession plans before rainmakers announce retirement that track which tasks intended successors are assuming, how the outgoing member is transferring their knowledge and whether clients are yet relying on the replacement, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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5 Ways Law Firms Can Build Lasting AI Visibility
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded across the entire digital ecosystem, law firm leaders can build an enduring footprint with five factors that ensure their firms remain visible no matter how underlying models evolve, says Melanie Trudeau at Reputation Ink.
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Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane
With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for those who want to become equity partners, business development matters more than ever, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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RFP Reset: Focus On Execution, Not Just Expertise
Law firms that treat responses to requests for proposal as concrete evidence of staffing, budgeting, communication and project management discipline will be better positioned to win business from legal departments than firms that tout generic credentials alone, says LaResa Young at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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3 Ways Firm Leaders Can Nurture AI Fluency
Lawyers can’t develop artificial intelligence fluency from continuing legal education courses, webinars or email updates, so firm leaders must foster conditions that are conducive to attorney learning if they want AI investments to deliver their promised return, says Adrienne Prentice at Keep Company.