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Attys For Blake Lively, Baldoni Warned Over Media Statements
Lawyers representing feuding actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in their "It Ends With Us" damages litigation agreed Monday to rein in public statements, after a Manhattan federal judge cited their duty not to taint a potential future jury pool.
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Troutman Says Lawyer's Firing Due To Performance, Not Bias
A former Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP associate was let go from the firm due to under-performance, not racial bias, the firm told a D.C. federal judge in a bid to end the lawyer's racial discrimination suit, arguing undisputed facts show a diverse group of partners agreed she was not meeting expectations prior to her being dismissed.
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Goodwin Hires Kirkland Antitrust Partner In DC
Goodwin Procter LLP has hired a career Kirkland & Ellis LLP antitrust litigation attorney, who told Law360 Pulse in a recent interview that she wanted to bring her practice focused on healthcare and life sciences clients to a platform rife with industry expertise.
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Judges, Colleagues Remember Attys Lost In DC Plane Crash
Three attorneys who are among the 67 people presumed dead after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., are being remembered by their colleagues and mentors as "brilliant," "funny" and "passionate" young lawyers who each had bright futures ahead of them.
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Calif. Atty Wins Ruling To Sue Doctor For Defamation
A California state appeals court said Friday a Pasadena attorney can pursue a defamation lawsuit against an orthopedic surgeon who allegedly made unflattering remarks about the attorney in front of one of the attorney's clients.
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'Elite' High Court Attys Have Outsized Role As 'Repeat Players'
U.S. Supreme Court cases are increasingly argued by a small, elite group of attorneys who appear before the justices time after time, a trend that seems to have less impact on those lawyers' success than it does on their growing homogeneity and influence over the law, according to new research.
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Genova Burns Hires NJ Litigator From Shuttered Boutique
Genova Burns LLC announced Friday it added a litigator with experience in commercial disputes, as well as civil rights and constitutional matters, from now-defunct boutique law firm Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker.
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E-Discovery Trend To Watch In 2025: Increased Use Of AI
Nearly half of surveyed software and service providers, law firms, consultants and businesses think the increased use of artificial intelligence, including generative AI, will be the biggest e-discovery trend in 2025, according to a recent report.
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Ex-Kline & Specter Atty Drops Suit Over Departure Dispute
A former Kline & Specter PC associate has dropped his case claiming mistreatment by his former firm, according to recent filings in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
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Conn. Justices Let McCarter Ex-Client Off $3.6M Hook
Answering a certified question from a federal judge, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday ruled that McCarter & English LLP can't claw an additional $3.6 million in common law punitive damages from a nutritional supplement maker as part of a protracted fee feud, holding that the firm should have pleaded and proven an "independent tort" if it wanted to pursue the money.
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Dinsmore & Shohl Grows In Fla. With Tampa Boutique Pickup
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP announced Friday that it plans to merge with boutique firm Shankman Leone in Tampa, Florida, adding a 10-attorney team to its ranks.
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Reger Rizzo, Ex-Assistant Settle Race And Gender Bias Suit
Philadelphia-based Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP reached a settlement in a federal race and sex discrimination case filed last year by an ex-legal assistant, according to an order published Friday.
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Paralegal Says Race, Disability Led To Thompson Coe Sacking
A former paralegal at Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP sued her ex-employer in Texas state court, alleging she was wrongfully fired because of her race and disability while also accusing the firm of sabotaging her attempts at obtaining future employment at other law firms.
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Sweet James Expands Into Ga. With Atlanta Injury Firm Pickup
Sweet James LLP is expanding into Georgia with the addition of Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group.
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Orrick's New Antitrust Litigation Head Is Looking To Hire
Former Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP partner Eric Hochstadt has taken on the newly created job of antitrust litigation leader at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. With the creation of the post, Hochstadt says he has big plans for building out a team around him at the firm within the practice area.
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Ex-Texas Appeals Justice Joins Dallas Boutique
A former Texas appellate justice has been added to the roster at Tillotson Johnson and Patton, a Dallas boutique law firm that handles both plaintiff and defense litigation and appellate matters.
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Seasoned Patterson Belknap Trial Team Joins Linklaters In NY
Linklaters LLP announced Friday it has brought aboard a high-profile team of litigation partners from Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, including one who is the current president of the New York City Bar Association and a lawyer former President Joe Biden had nominated to the Third Circuit.
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NJ Firm Blasts Pier Investment Suit As 'Shameless Fiction'
Hankin Sandman Palladino Weintrob & Bell has urged a New Jersey federal court to toss a Garden State couple's legal malpractice lawsuit over their investment in an Atlantic City Boardwalk amusement park, arguing that their claims are barred by the state's entire controversy doctrine and are "premised on knowing falsities and fail on the merits."
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LegalZoom Hit With Racial Bias Suit From Ex-Employee
A former human resources employee at LegalZoom has hit the legal services company with a discrimination suit in Nevada federal court, alleging she was underpaid compared to her white colleagues doing the same work and retaliated against when she brought up her concerns.
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5 Key Topics To Watch At The ABA Midyear Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to consider more than two dozen proposals at its semiannual meeting Monday, including two resolutions concerning judicial security as violence against judges is on the rise.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of January with another action-packed week as firms expanded practices and hired high-profile government attorneys following the ascent of President Donald Trump. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Pharmacy Says Its Ex-GC Destroyed Trade Secrets Evidence
Texas-based Empower Pharmacy on Thursday pressed for sanctions against its former general counsel — who also happens to be a former assistant district attorney in San Antonio — claiming that the lawyer intentionally destroyed a hard drive that contained evidence relevant to Empower's trade secrets suit against a rival pharmacy.
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Jay-Z Blasts Buzbee For 'Reputation-Destroying Allegations'
Rapper Jay-Z has doubled down on his bid for sanctions against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee for filing a lawsuit accusing him of raping a 13-year-old with Sean "Diddy" Combs more than 20 years ago, saying the attorney has "weaponized" baseless accusations via social media and TV interviews.
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2nd Circ. Sees No Skadden Conflict In Pharma Merger Work
The Second Circuit on Thursday declined to revive an investor suit alleging a merger between Sumitomo Pharma America Inc. and Myovant Sciences Ltd. was undervalued because the lawyers from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP who helped negotiate the deal had undisclosed conflicts of interest.
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Mich. Judge Says 'Dial It Down' As Insults Fly In DQ Hearing
A Michigan state court hearing over a motion to compel and disqualify an attorney defending a care facility in a wrongful termination lawsuit devolved into a volley of insults Thursday as lawyers who say they have a history of difficulty with each other slung personal jabs.