Heim Payne Adds New TM Litigation & Appeals Group Leader

By Lynn LaRowe

Houston-based Intellectual property boutique Heim Payne & Chorush LLP has brought on an attorney with decades of experience, including time as an examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office early in her legal career, to lead the firm's trademark litigation and appeals practice.

Del. Judge Orders Disclosures Over PE Investors In Law Firms

By Rose Krebs

As ethics concerns mount over the growing interest in allowing outside investment in the legal industry, Delaware's top federal judge is requiring attorneys seeking pro hac vice admission in his court to certify that they do not practice law or share fees with nonlawyers, with certain exceptions.

Peckar & Abramson Expands To San Diego With 4-Atty Hire

By Adrian Cruz

Peckar & Abramson PC announced that it has launched a San Diego office after hiring a four-attorney group who specialize in construction law and government contracts.

Colorado Firm Drops Google Suit Over Deleted Biz Profile

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado state judge has granted a bankruptcy attorney's request to dismiss his complaint against Google, in which he accused the company of removing his firm's business profile without explanation.

ABA Says Attys Must Reveal When A Judge Needs To Recuse

By Jack Karp

Attorneys have an ethical obligation to speak up when they have information that could lead to a judge's disqualification from a case, according to a new ethics opinion released by the American Bar Association on Wednesday.

Insurer Says NC Law Firm's $130K Forgery Loss Isn't Covered

By Mark Payne

Law firm Narron and Holdford PA isn't owed close to $130,000 in coverage for a forged cashier's check and wire transfer because the incident doesn't trigger coverage under the insurance policy it has with a pair of insurance companies, the insurers have told a North Carolina federal court. 

$8.7M FCA Whistleblower Attys Award Too High, 9th Circ. Says

By Craig Clough

The Ninth Circuit held Monday that a district court's award of $8.7 million in fees and expenses to attorneys representing a whistleblower who claimed Academy Mortgage submitted false insurance claims was too high, saying the case is not "exceptional," and the court didn't justify its lodestar multiplier of 1.75.

11th Circ. Faults Job Seeker's Atty But Upholds $3.4M Win

By Grace Elletson

The Eleventh Circuit declined Tuesday to grant a trucking company a new trial on a $3.4 million verdict handed to an applicant who claimed the business walked back a job offer after learning that he is Black, ruling his attorney's "improper" arguments didn't taint the trial's outcome.

Texas Panel Keeps Ex-GC's Suit Over Unpaid Bonuses Alive

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas appeals court on Tuesday kept in play a suit by a dairy equipment manufacturer's former general counsel over unpaid bonuses, holding that updated anti-SLAPP rules applied to newly added claims in the suit and that the company failed to meet procedural requirements in trying to dismiss them.

Law Firms Dodge Online Casinos' NY Retaliatory Litigation

By Joyce Hanson

A New York state judge has tossed a malicious prosecution suit by online casinos against two law firms attempting to arbitrate consumer claims alleging illegal gambling, finding that the speech targeted by the suit falls within a state law protecting citizens from strategic lawsuits against public participation.

Much Shelist Launches Data, Tech Team With Five-Atty Hire

By Adrian Cruz

Chicago-based Much Shelist PC announced Tuesday it has launched a tech innovation, data and financial regulation practice following the addition of a five-attorney team from boutique firm Actuate Law Services.

NJ Food Biz Owner Fights Sanctions Bid Over Death Claims

By Jake Maher

A New Jersey businessman suing the widow of a former business partner in a food industry contract dispute denied that he insinuated that his opponent played a role in her husband's death, saying the statements in question support his case.

Calif. Atty Apologizes, Blames OpenCase For False Citations

By Matt Perez

A California attorney has filed a response to an order for potential sanctions over his alleged use of artificial intelligence, which resulted in false citations, saying the hallucinations appeared in a later draft after using OpenCase to perform a cite check.

Labor Firm's Advice Isn't Malicious Prosecution, Court Told

By George Woolston

The Comegno Law Group has urged a New Jersey state court to grant its bid for summary judgment in a discrimination and malicious prosecution suit brought by a former school district administrator, arguing that the undisputed record shows it only acted as counsel to its client.

Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Curtail PE Role In Litigation

By Emily Sawicki

A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to the state Senate, backed by bipartisan support from the Assembly.

Conn. Justices Uphold Reprimand For Atty's 'Diatribe'

By Brian Steele

A divided Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to toss out a reprimand imposed on an attorney accused of making disparaging statements about judges amid a long-running fee dispute, finding that John W. Mills failed to show he had "an objective, reasonable belief" that his written comments were true.

Mid-Law Led The Way On 1st Quarter Law Firm Mergers

By Aebra Coe

U.S. law firms announced 25 combinations during the first quarter of 2026, according to the Law360 Pulse Merger Tracker. Of those, the vast majority involved a midsize law firm acquiring a smaller firm.

Fla. Biz Firm Jimerson Birr Hires 1st COO

By Rose Krebs

Business law firm Jimerson Birr PA announced Monday the hiring of its first chief operating officer, an experienced manager who previously held executive roles at a digital marketing business and a personal injury firm in Florida.

Law Firms Weigh ChatGPT As New Advertising Platform

By Steven Lerner

New advertising options on the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT have piqued the interest of some law firms, but most are still in a wait-and-see mode as a pilot ad program remains in testing.

Ariz. Personal Injury Firm Inks $125M MSO Deal With PE Funds

By Ryan Boysen

Arizona personal injury law firm Rafi Law Group is taking on $125 million in private equity money to invest in technology, buy up other law firms, and expand across the country in the largest publicly announced such deal yet.

From IP To IMDB: This Atty Plays A Lawyer On TV Too

By Rachel Rippetoe

While Tremayne Norris was in Hollywood with a recurring role playing a lawyer on Netflix’s "The Lincoln Lawyer," he was also making partner at a real litigation boutique in New York City.

Seton Hall Rips Ex-Prez's Bid To Arbitrate Whistleblower Row

By Jake Maher

Seton Hall University has blasted a move from its former president to arbitrate the claims in his now-dismissed whistleblower suit against the New Jersey school as "gamesmanship" after he had previously not sought out arbitration.

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.

Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak

By Tracey Read

The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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