The court-appointed receiver for a downtown Pittsburgh office tower says in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court that the defunct law office of Rothman Gordon PC owes more than $1.3 million in rent and fees.
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Defunct Pittsburgh Law Firm Owes $1.3M In Rent, Suit Says

By Matthew Santoni

The court-appointed receiver for a downtown Pittsburgh office tower says in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court that the defunct law office of Rothman Gordon PC owes more than $1.3 million in rent and fees.

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Boy Band, Music Exec Hit With $3.4M Verdict In Fla. Trial

By David Minsky

A Florida state court jury has awarded an entertainment company $3.4 million in a lawsuit that accused a former California boy band manager of tortuously interfering with the contracts of individual band members, and also accused the members of defamation for remarks that they were abused and held hostage in their own homes.

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Brief

Paul Newman's Daughters End IP Suit Against Newman's Own

By Ryan Harroff

Late actor Paul Newman's daughters withdrew their lawsuit from Connecticut state court accusing the Newman's Own Foundation of trading off their father's name for non-charity-related purposes and breaching its duty to fund their own foundations despite the deceased film star's intent.

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AME Church, Plan Admin To Pay $60M To Exit Retirement Suit

By Patrick Hoff

The African Methodist Episcopal Church and a retirement plan manager will pay a combined $60 million to resolve claims that they failed to prevent a rogue church employee from embezzling nearly $90 million from its retirement plan, according to a filing in Tennessee federal court.

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Daimler Truck Unit Says Supplier Can't Halt Parts Shipments

By Danielle Ferguson

A subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America urged a Michigan federal judge on Tuesday to order a Mexican supplier to keep shipping parts needed to produce heavy-duty trucks, telling the court the supplier's threat to suddenly stop shipments could lead to layoffs and major disruptions to the auto supply chain.

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REAL ESTATE

Judge Says DC Union Station Foreclosure Fight Too Late

By Grace Dixon

A New York federal judge has cemented the transfer of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station to a South Korean bank, finding the borrower should have raised concerns about the mezzanine lender's foreclosure before an auction was held.

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Black Colo. Homeowner Joins DOJ's Race Bias Refi Suit

By Isaac Monterose

A Denver homeowner joined the federal government in its suit accusing Rocket Mortgage LLC and other parties in Colorado federal court of deliberately undervaluing her home because she's a Black woman.

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PERSONAL INJURY & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Ex-USF Ballplayers Denied Class Cert. In Sex Harassment Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

A group of former University of San Francisco baseball players on Wednesday lost a bid to have their lawsuit alleging that ex-coaches for the Jesuit university created a sexually abusive environment go forward as a class action.

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Pa. Justices Hint Parents' Liability Waivers Aren't Binding

By Matthew Santoni

Pennsylvania law may not allow parents to waive the right to a jury trial on their child's behalf when signing off on things like letting them use a trampoline park, the state Supreme Court suggested during arguments Wednesday.

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EMPLOYMENT

Dynata Tells Texas Jury Failure To Indemnify Was 'Last Straw'

By Spencer Brewer

An executive at Dynata LLC on Wednesday told a state jury in Dallas a staffing company's refusal to indemnify it for a wage and hour suit was the "last straw," saying the staffing company had already broken the contract in a variety of ways.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

If Elphaba Had Signed A Restrictive Covenant In 'Wicked'

Following the recent big-screen release of "Wicked," employers should consider how the tale might have ended if the Wizard of Oz had made Elphaba sign a restrictive covenant agreement, which would have placed clear limitations on her ability to challenge his regime, says Emily Wajert at Sidley.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

DOJ's Absence Felt At ABA Conference On White Collar Crime

By Carolina Bolado

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice were conspicuously absent Wednesday from the American Bar Association's annual white collar crime conference, leaving organizers scrambling to fill empty panel seats and practitioners guessing as to what the Trump administration's enforcement priorities will be.

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Wilson Sonsini Latest Firm To Announce Beijing Closure

By Tracey Read

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC confirmed Wednesday that it will reduce its presence in Greater China by shutting down its Beijing office.

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Atty Who Repped Trump And Bannon Joins Brownstein Hyatt

By Jack Rodgers

Evan Corcoran, who represented President Donald Trump in his classified documents case and Steve Bannon in his contempt of Congress trial, has joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP's Washington, D.C., office.

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Ex-DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark Returns To Trump Administration

By Alison Knezevich

Jeffrey Clark, a former U.S. Department of Justice official who is facing criminal charges in Georgia and fighting to save his law license over claims that he helped President Donald Trump try to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has returned to the federal government.

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Atty's Vanity Plate Gets Spotlight In Fatal Shooting Trial

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut prosecutor has zeroed in on the vanity license plate that was on Cramer & Anderson LLP partner Robert L. Fisher Jr.'s car when he fatally shot an attacker in June 2021, asking the defendant's character witnesses Wednesday if they knew about it, and if so, what they thought of it.

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Jury Mulling Judge's Murder Trial Hears More Arguments

By Gina Kim

With jury deliberations in the murder trial of a California judge who fatally shot his wife stretching into their sixth day Wednesday, the presiding judge allowed the prosecution and defense to make additional arguments addressing the jury's question about the willfulness requirement for second-degree murder.

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Del. Corporate Law Bill Poses 'Grave Risk,' Plaintiffs' Firms Say

By Jeff Montgomery

Five of Delaware's most active corporate litigation plaintiffs' firms have branded pending legislation aimed at curbing stockholder suits as a "dangerous and radical" measure that attacks the state's courts and will put Delaware's nationally known incorporation franchise "at grave risk."

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ABA Says Attys Victimized By Clients May Share Certain Info

By Emily Sawicki

An attorney who is a victim of a crime perpetrated by a client or prospective client may disclose client information "to the extent reasonably necessary to report a crime," the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has found in its latest ethics opinion, released Wednesday.

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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche To Be Trump's Deputy AG

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 52-46 on Wednesday to confirm Todd Blanche, one of President Donald Trump's former criminal attorneys, to be deputy attorney general.

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High Court Allows Release Of Frozen USAID Foreign Aid

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a D.C. federal judge can require the Trump administration to release up to $2 billion in frozen foreign aid funding, but told the judge he must clarify the scope of the government's responsibility and ensure it has enough time to comply with any deadline. 

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Revived Bill To Add Judges Teed Up For Another House Vote

By Courtney Bublé

The House Judiciary Committee voted out of committee three bills on Wednesday along party lines, including legislation to add more federal judgeships that the federal judiciary says are needed desperately but has become subject to partisan fighting.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Allen Dyer Doppelt

Alston & Bird

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Baker Donelson

Bernstein Litowitz

Blue LLP

Brooks Wilkins

Brownstein Hyatt

Cadwalader Wickersham

Clark Hill

Cleary Gottlieb

Conti Levy

Cramer & Anderson

Cummings & Lockwood

Dentons

Eversheds Sutherland

FeganScott

Foley & Lardner

Friedlander & Gorris

Futterman Dupree

Goodwin Procter

Grant & Eisenhofer

Groom Law Group

Holland & Hart

Kantor & Kantor

Kasowitz Benson

King Holmes Paterno & Soriano

Labaton Keller

Lachtman Cohen

Lesser Law Group

Lieff Cabraser

Maniaci Ciccotta

Meade Neese

Michelman & Robinson

Milbank LLP

Milberg Coleman

Morganroth & Morganroth

Morris James

Morrison Cohen

Osborne & Francis Law Firm

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Raines Feldman

Rapkin & Associates

Richards Layton

Robinson & Cole

Rosen Hagood

Rothman Gordon

Rovner Allen

Scott&Scott

Sidley Austin

Silverman Thompson

Spencer Fane

Steptoe LLP

Stranch Jennings

Wiley Rein

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Wolfe Law Miami

Wood Smith

Wright & Schulte

Zuckerman Spaeder

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AARP Inc.

American Bar Association

Audi AG

Coinbase Global Inc.

Daimler AG

Daimler Truck Holding AG

Dynata LLC

Fortress Investment Group LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Rifle Association of America

Pfizer Inc.

Public Citizen Inc.

Rocket Mortgage LLC

Sky Zone LLC

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Spotify Technology SA

Symetra Life Insurance Co.

Tesla Inc.

Wilmington Trust Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Dallas County, Texas

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Internal Revenue Service

Michigan Supreme Court

National Railroad Passenger Corp.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Agency for International Development

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget

United States District Court for the District of Colorado