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Houston Atty's Alleged Sex Tape Going To FBI Before Defense
A woman suing a Houston attorney in Texas state court has permission to turn over to the FBI a video that she claims may show the lawyer committing child sexual abuse, before she provides the video to the defense team.
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Primary Sponsor Of Del.'s Corporate Law Rework Defends Bill
Delaware Senate Majority Leader Bryan Townsend cited the "urgency of the moment" Tuesday during an interview with Law360 on fast-tracking proposed amendments to the state's General Corporation Law, aimed at increasing protections from liability for directors, officers and controlling stockholders in an effort to stem a feared corporate exodus from The First State.
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Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case
Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has said the court's other judges have undermined their claims about why they suspended her, by retaining experts who questioned reports from her own doctors finding her fit to serve as a judge.
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Judge Says Brazilian Justice's Orders Not Properly Served
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by President Donald Trump's media company and online video sharing platform Rumble Inc. for a temporary restraining order blocking a Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice's gag orders, ruling that the companies are not obligated to comply with the Brazilian justice's directives because they were not properly served.
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3 Attys Reprimanded, 2 DQ'd In Ala. Judge Shopping Probe
An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday publicly reprimanded three attorneys for judge shopping during their legal efforts against a state law criminalizing gender-affirming care, saying that the trio practiced in bad faith and dropping two of them from litigating the case.
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Kroger Seeks More Sanctions For Prolific Consumer Atty
Kroger is urging an Illinois federal judge to sanction prolific consumer advocate lawyer Spencer Sheehan for filing a meritless suit over the effectiveness of its lidocaine patches, citing his "history of filing frivolous lawsuits across the nation" and a "troubling pattern of recklessness and abuse of the federal judiciary" for which he has been sanctioned three other times.
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Petrochemical Cos. Want Judge Out Of Plastic Recycling Row
Petrochemical companies called on a Missouri federal judge to recuse himself from a proposed class action accusing them of misleading customers about the recyclability of plastic, saying his wife has a direct interest in the case as a Kansas City city council member.
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Maynard Nexsen IP Trio Joins Frost Brown In NY
Three veteran intellectual property attorneys with more than 100 years of combined experience working on a wide range of litigation matters have joined Frost Brown Todd LLP's New York office as partners from Maynard Nexsen PC, the firm announced Monday.
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Justices Limit 'Prevailing Party' Status For Atty Fees
Litigants will no longer be considered the "prevailing party" — and thus won't be eligible for attorney fees — if they achieve courtroom victories via preliminary injunction instead of a final judgment, the U.S. Supreme Court has found, in a ruling that's expected to be a blow to legal advocacy groups.
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Sidley Brings On Dentons Consumer Safety Pros In Calif.
Sidley Austin LLP continues expanding its West Coast team, announcing it is adding a pair of Dentons consumer products safety litigators as partners in its San Diego and Los Angeles offices.
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Ex-NJ Judge Says Judiciary Still Retaliating In Pension Fight
A former New Jersey Superior Court judge has asked a state court to amend her suit challenging the denial of her disability pension application a second time, alleging that the state judiciary has further retaliated against her by requiring her to spend over $200,000 to qualify for a deferred early retirement pension.
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Masimo Aims To DQ Hueston Hennigan As Ex-CEO's Counsel
Masimo Corp. is urging the Delaware Chancery Court to disqualify Hueston Hennigan LLP from representing its founder and former CEO in a lawsuit over his quest for a $450 million payout from the medical technology company, arguing the firm has a conflict of interest.
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Family Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty Still Fighting For Funds
The cousins of the woman killed by her former BigLaw partner husband urged a Georgia state court to reject a bid to deprive them of the settlement proceeds from the underlying wrongful death suit, saying the court shouldn't rely on the ex-lawyer's assertions that she wanted the funds to go to her godson.
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Pond Lehocky Adds Workers' Comp Atty, Expands To Altoona
National plaintiffs firm Pond Lehocky Giordano LLP has expanded its resources and its reach in Pennsylvania with the addition of a workers' compensation attorney who will open the firm's new location in Altoona.
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Securities Group Of The Year: Cravath
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP helped Robinhood successfully navigate sprawling "meme stock" litigation, steered freight provider Forward Air to a soft landing in a merger suit and secured a pair of precedential appellate wins for insurance startup Root and Mylan, earning a spot among the 2024 Law360 Securities Practice Groups of the Year.
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Golenbock Eiseman Litigation Co-Chair Joins Vedder Price
Vedder Price PC announced Monday that it has brought on as a shareholder a longtime Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP attorney who previously co-chaired that firm's litigation practice and chaired its noncompete and trade secrets group.
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Patent Exec Says Starbucks Is Liable For Atty's Statements
A patent-licensing company executive pushed back on Starbucks Corp.'s attempt to exit his defamation lawsuit over statements from counsel for Starbucks, arguing the Florida federal court has jurisdiction partly because the executive lives in the district.
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King & Spalding Beats Bias Suit Over Summer Program
King & Spalding LLP won't have to face a discrimination suit filed by a straight white woman who says she was dissuaded from applying to a summer associate program open only to "diverse" applicants, a Maryland federal court has ruled, saying she has not sufficiently demonstrated a real intent to apply to the position and therefore lacks standing.
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Lawyer Who Became Client's 'Punching Bag' Scores Case Exit
A Connecticut attorney who claimed he became his Massachusetts client's "punching bag" can exit her medical negligence lawsuit against two doctors accused of misplacing or destroying her embryos, a Milford judge ruled Tuesday.
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Girard Sharp Adds Atty From Lieff Cabraser In San Francisco
The former leader of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP's fertility practice has joined Girard Sharp as a partner in San Francisco, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Jones Day, Married Ex-Associates End Suit Over Family Leave
Jones Day and two former associates have settled their acrimonious and long-running legal battle over the firm's allegedly sexist family leave policy, they told a Washington, D.C., federal court Tuesday.
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Former Texas US Atty Joins Winston & Strawn In Dallas
Winston & Strawn LLP announced Tuesday that former Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien Diggs has joined the firm as a Dallas-based litigation partner, bringing unique experience to its government investigations, enforcement and compliance practice.
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K&L Gates Adds Kilpatrick Int'l Disputes Global Lead In DC
K&L Gates LLP announced it has hired the former leader of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP's global international disputes group, who is joining the firm's energy, infrastructure and resources practice to work with power and utilities clients.
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Willkie Lands Trio Of Jenner & Block Litigators In NY, DC
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Tuesday that it has added three litigation partners from Jenner & Block LLP, including former U.S. Ambassador Lee Wolosky, who will chair Willkie's new national security and cross-border litigation practice.
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10th Circ. Asked To Rethink Denying Atty's Racing Deductions
A Denver personal injury lawyer asked the Tenth Circuit to reconsider its decision barring his $300,000 tax deduction for car-racing costs as professional advertising, saying the court deprived him of due process in dismissing his argument that the IRS wrongly denied him a chance to settle.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.