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Timeshare Co.'s Fee Dispute Sent Back To Fla. State Court
A Florida federal judge sent a timeshare company's complaint disputing legal fees back to state court, finding that a law firm didn't show that the amount it seeks meets the $75,000 threshold to keep the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Morgan & Morgan's New Marketing Head Talks Legal Ads
Personal injury juggernaut Morgan & Morgan PA has hired a new chief marketing officer who comes aboard from Geico to oversee Morgan & Morgan's national advertising efforts, with ambitions to help the firm shake up legal advertising and reach consumers with a message that resonates at a time when institutional trust is low.
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Gold Star Mother Seeks Early Win In NJ Malpractice Case
The mother of a deceased Army service member moved for a default this week in New Jersey federal court against a law firm she has accused of mishandling her case against the Army after she was the victim of a fraud.
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Judiciary Panel Eyes Rules For Class Cert., Litigation Funding
Federal judiciary advisers set the stage Friday for new and far-reaching rules involving two sets of highly contentious topics: long-simmering demands for greater transparency in third-party litigation funding and calls for closer scrutiny of class action issues, including payouts to class counsel, certification standards and financial perks for plaintiffs.
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Feds Want Goldstein To Disclose 'Blame Everyone' Defense
The federal government Friday urged a Maryland federal judge to give SCOTUSblog co-founder Tom Goldstein a December deadline to disclose whether he intends to assert at trial that he failed to file tax returns due to legal advice, saying it expects him to "blame everyone other than himself."
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Edelson Looks To Drop Claims Against Ex-Girardi Keese Attys
Edelson PC has signaled plans to drop civil claims it lodged against two former Girardi Keese attorneys over Tom Girardi's theft of millions from clients, but the Illinois federal judge handling the case said Friday that he wants to discuss the firm's filing.
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Calif. Justices Reject Plan To Wipe Atty Discipline Records
California's high court has rejected a proposal that would have imposed a one-time automatic expungement of attorney discipline records in what the state bar hoped would be a "means of redressing historical racial disparities in discipline."
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NFL Players' Race Bias Claims Tossed In Concussion Case
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday denied a motion by a group of 16 former football players who claimed that they were wrongly denied benefits under the National Football League's 2015 concussion injury settlement.
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IOLTA Funds Should Go To State, Conn. Panel Rules
The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday ordered an attorney's Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account funds to escheat to the state after an ethics audit, flipping a trial court judge's decision that they should return to the lawyer, whose suspension from the practice of law has resulted in several appellate matters.
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Immigration Firm, Ex-CFO Settle Money Misuse Claims
The ex-chief financial officer for a Virginia immigration law firm has settled her former employer's lawsuit alleging she routed firm funds to companies she controls and charged the company for personal expenses, court records show.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Hecht Partners LLP, Hausfeld LLP, DiCello Levitt and Zuckerman Spaeder LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury returned a landmark $20 million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as one BigLaw firm elected a new managing partner and other shops expanded their rosters. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Cleared Of Min. Wage, OT Claims In Paralegal's Suit
A former paralegal at a Texas personal injury law firm has not proved that she was not paid minimum wage and also failed to show the firm knew she worked overtime, a jury concluded after a three-day trial in her misclassification suit.
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Calif. Injury Atty Convicted Of Manslaughter Over DUI Crash
A Southern California personal injury attorney has been convicted of felony vehicular manslaughter for driving while intoxicated and causing a 2019 freeway collision that resulted in the death of a U.S. Postal Service big rig driver, according to Orange County prosecutors.
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Conference Set In Discovery Fight Amid $900K Fee Dispute
A Connecticut state judge has called a status conference but denied a request for an "urgent" evidentiary hearing in a fee dispute between two law firms stemming from a $900,000 personal injury settlement, noting in an order that the conference would be held to discuss outstanding discovery issues ahead of trial.
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NJ Appellate Panel Revives Malpractice Suit Against Firm
A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday revived a former Woodbridge Township police officer's malpractice suit against an Edison-based law firm and one of its partners, alleging incompetent representation in a personal injury case.
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Conn. Panel Doubts Ex-Alex Jones Atty Can Skirt Suspension
Connecticut appellate judges expressed skepticism Thursday that an attorney who previously represented conspiracy theorist Alex Jones can avoid serving the remainder of a two-week suspension, voicing doubt that a lower court abused its discretion in crafting the sanction for violating a confidentiality order.
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5 Takeaways From The ACC's Annual Conference
The Association of Corporate Counsel this week held its multiday annual conference in Philadelphia, where legal industry professionals networked with their peers and learned about pressing issues facing in-house counsel — from grappling with the best ways to use artificial intelligence to complying with changing federal regulations and orders.
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Mich. Defense Atty Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Prison
A Michigan criminal defense lawyer has been accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into a state prison during a client visit, according to court records.
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NJ Atty Accused Of Groping Paralegal At Holiday Party
A former paralegal is suing New Jersey-based personal injury firm Corradino & Papa LLC in federal court alleging that a name partner groped her at a holiday party last year and that the firm didn't investigate her attempts to report the incident.
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Del. Justices Won't Reconsider Gellert Seitz Malpractice Ruling
The Delaware Supreme Court on Oct. 23 rejected a request to reconsider its decision affirming the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit against Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown LLC over damages a homebuilder said it suffered due to the firm's negligence handling loan-restructuring disputes, saying the request is "without merit."
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Racial, Class Gaps Persist In Strong Year For Law Grad Hiring
Employment for the class of 2024 reached near-record levels, but graduates from underrepresented backgrounds were less likely to secure attorney positions or judicial clerkships, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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Former Jack Smith DOJ Leaders Launch DC Boutique
Two attorneys who supported former special counsel Jack Smith in his criminal prosecutions of Donald Trump have now launched a boutique law firm that will specialize in services such as criminal defense and helping state and local governments handle public corruption investigations.
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GE Atty On Leading The ACC: Be Transparent, Authentic
The Association of Corporate Counsel's incoming president and CEO, who has worked in-house at brand-name companies including GE and Pepsi Beverages Co., on Wednesday said transparency, authenticity and consistency are crucial to building and maintaining trust.
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The Questions In-House Attys Should Be Asking About AI
When it comes to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence, in-house lawyers should remember that they're attorneys for the business — not for the information technology departments at their companies, lawyers said during a panel Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Mentorship Is Key To Diversity In The Legal Industry
Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.