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Ga. Senate Passes Measure To Rein In 'Excessive Litigation'
The Georgia state Senate on Friday passed a bill intended to cut down on "excessive litigation" and its accompanying costs by imposing new limits on negligent security claims.
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Paul Hastings Seeks To End GenapSys Malpractice Action
Paul Hastings LLP has moved for summary judgment in a malpractice action from GenapSys Inc., saying the case is barred because the genomic sequencing company failed to disclose its possible claim until after confirmation of its bankruptcy plan.
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Lowenstein Sandler Keeps Up Battle With NJ Dispensary
Shortly after accusing a cannabis dispensary it is suing for unpaid legal fees of acting in bad faith, Lowenstein Sandler LLP asked a New Jersey Superior Court judge on Friday to reject an investment group's similar bid to prevent it from pursuing certain claims in its suit.
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Litigation Support Cos. Expand Nationwide Reach In Merger
The Philadelphia-based Magna Legal Services has joined forces with Texas-based Republic Services to expand its resources and stretch its footprint into the Lone Star State.
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Gordon Rees Brings On Drew Eckl Litigator In Atlanta
A former Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP partner with expertise in representing businesses in personal injury and wrongful death litigation jumped to Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP to continue his practice.
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Wood Smith Gains Trial Pro In Dallas From Taylor Anderson
Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP has added a partner in Dallas from Taylor Anderson LLP who expands the firm's offerings in trial and appellate defense.
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Thomas Thomas & Hafer Adds Husband-And-Wife Team
Thomas Thomas & Hafer LLP has added a husband-and-wife general liability team, who are joining from a firm they helped manage alongside a former Virginia state senator, Thomas Thomas announced Thursday.
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Jackson Lewis Adds Hopkins Carley Employment Pro In Calif.
Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC is bringing in a Hopkins Carley employment law veteran as a principal in its Silicon Valley office.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked another action-packed week with a bevy of BigLaw hires and a new special spring bonus. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.
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Ex-Kirkland IP Atty Asks To Fire Her Bias Suit Atty 'For Cause'
A former Kirkland & Ellis LLP intellectual property associate suing Kirkland over bias claims has urged a California federal judge to fire her counsel at Filippatos PLLC and force Filippatos to hand over her client file, disputing Filippatos' assertion that her professional misconduct allegations are a contrived attempt to avoid paying fees.
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Ex-SEC Lawyer Fights Gov't Bid To Ax Bias Claim Evidence
A former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer suing the agency for discrimination is fighting its request to have evidence of dismissed claims excluded from the upcoming trial, arguing the government's recent filing is an attempt to stymie her counsel in advance of the March trial.
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Snapshot: Delaware Lawmakers Target Hefty Atty Fee Awards
Amid a push by Delaware lawmakers to overhaul the First State's corporation law provisions, the state Senate is seeking recommendations aimed at avoiding "excessive" attorney fee awards in corporate litigation, drawing a mixed reaction from lawyers and a corporate law scholar.
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Conn. Atty Seeks New Injunction Against Ex-Law Partner
Connecticut attorney Ryan McKeen is causing irreparable harm to the windup of his former law firm and should be barred from any further involvement like communicating with vendors, contractors and accountants, his onetime 50-50 partner told a state court judge in seeking a temporary injunction.
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Texas Judge Threatens Charges Over 'Dead' Expert's Signature
A Texas federal judge is threatening a prominent Houston attorney and elected official with criminal charges for filing a document allegedly signed by an expert witness who had been dead for nearly a year.
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Conn. Boutique Hurwitz Sagarin Adds Employment Veteran
Boutique law firm Hurwitz Sagarin Slossberg & Knuff LLC in Connecticut has expanded its employment offerings with the addition of a 35-year veteran from Mitchell & Sheahan PC.
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Seton Hall Claims Ex-President Leaked Info On Successor
Seton Hall University has sued its former president in New Jersey state court, claiming he leaked a confidential internal document that found his successor had failed to report allegations of sexual abuse when he headed a Catholic seminary.
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Ga. Panel Rips Willis' 'Delay Tactic' Over Trump Case Probe
A Georgia state Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis over her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case has blasted her attempt to dismiss multiple subpoenas against her as a "bald-faced delay tactic."
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NJ Law Firm, Ex-COO Settle Sexual Harassment, Bias Suit
Major New Jersey personal injury firm Garces Grabler & LeBrocq PC has settled a lawsuit with its former chief operating officer, who accused it and attorneys there of sexually harassing her and unfairly burdening her with work that was beneath her position.
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Product Liability Group Of The Year: DLA Piper
DLA Piper convinced an Arkansas jury to clear Monsanto of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in liability relating to the herbicide Roundup and also garnered some achievements in multidistrict litigation over Ozempic, earning it a spot among the 2024 Law360 Product Liability Groups of the Year.
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Securities Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP won a Fifth Circuit ruling last year that repealed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that would have given the agency more oversight over hedge funds and private equity funds, earning the firm a spot on the 2024 Law360 Securities Groups of the Year.
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Baker Donelson Fights Docs Request In Ponzi Scheme Suit
Baker Donelson is pushing back on a request for documents in a lawsuit alleging the firm allowed a timber company's $164.5 million Ponzi scheme to unfold.
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Venable Adds Florida Litigator From Kasowitz
Venable LLP hired a new Miami-based counsel who is experienced in matters related to commercial litigation and insurance defense from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.
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Boies Schiller Hires Ex-Dechert International Arbitrator In NY
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a former Dechert LLP associate for its international arbitration practice, the second addition to the group so far this year.
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AI Adoption Nearly Doubled In Legal Sector After 1 Year
Nearly 40% of surveyed legal professionals said in 2024 that their company has implemented an enterprise artificial intelligence solution like Microsoft Copilot, an increase from 20% of respondents in 2023, according to a new report.