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Vesttoo Trust Objects To Kaplan Hecker Fee Bid
The liquidating trustee for bankrupt fintech business Vesttoo Ltd. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to deny fees for Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, which had been proposed to counsel the company, saying the firm's retention application wasn't confirmed before the Chapter 11 plan became effective.
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Appellate Pro Rejoins Shutts & Bowen From Florida Boutique
Shutts & Bowen LLP announced Monday that it has strengthened its appellate practice with a partner in Tallahassee, Florida, who is returning to the firm from litigation and appellate boutique Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC.
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5th Circ. Says Jury Instructions Deeply 'Flawed' In Tax Suit
A Fifth Circuit panel has found that the jury instructions for a $580,000 tax dispute were "irredeemably flawed," vacating the verdict and handing a loss to a partnership that claimed it had reasonable cause for its tax filing problems due to an employee's mental health issues.
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Mistrial Declared In Florida Student Debtor Lawsuit
A Florida federal judge on Friday declared a mistrial in the lawsuit against a Boca Raton-based law firm accused of falsely promising to eliminate student loan debts in exchange for a fee following testimony from a former client.
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Hunter Biden Axes Data Privacy Suit Against Giuliani, For Now
Hunter Biden has tentatively agreed to drop a federal computer fraud and digital privacy suit against Rudy Giuliani and various other defendants relating to alleged data theft from his infamous laptop, after the case was partially stalled due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings Giuliani commenced in December.
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Defense Atty Group Backs Law Firm In Guo Trustee Clawback
The New York Council of Defense Lawyers has slammed a Chapter 11 trustee's attempt to claw back legal fees from an Empire State law firm that represented three nondebtor entities associated with bankrupt Chinese exile Miles Guo, saying it "burdens the Sixth Amendment" right to counsel.
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Burford Bound To Sysco And Pilgrim's Unsigned Chicken Deal
An Illinois federal judge on Friday rejected a Burford subsidiary's bid to block a global protein price-fixing settlement that Pilgrim's Pride and Sysco memorialized through email but never signed on paper, saying it's clear the parties reached a material agreement.
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The Art Of Co-Lawyering For Small Firms And Solo Attys
Whether it's a peer, a contract lawyer or a robot, small firms need to be cautious and proactive about selecting and working with co-counsel on big litigation, panelists at the California Lawyers Association Solo and Small Firm Summit said on Thursday.
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Ex-Lewis Brisbois Atty Among 6 Additions At Swift Currie
Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP has brought on a team of six attorneys in Atlanta and in Birmingham, Alabama, including a former senior partner at Fee Smith & Sharp LLP and a former associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, marking Swift Currie's latest group of new hires.
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Fla. Bar, State High Court Beat Atty's Racketeering Suit
A Florida attorney who faces disbarment for "brandishing a dangerous weapon" was not wrongfully prevented from changing his status to "permanent retirement" instead, a federal judge has ruled, dismissing the disgruntled attorney's lengthy racketeering lawsuit against the Supreme Court of Florida and the Florida Bar.
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NJ Chief Justice Depo 'Redundant' In Pension Fight, Court Told
The New Jersey judiciary urged the state court to deny a bid to depose Chief Justice Stuart Rabner in a suit brought by a former Superior Court judge over the denial of her disability pension application, arguing she can't meet the heightened burden required to depose a high-ranking official and that the chief justice's testimony is privileged.
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Political Speech Groups Challenge NJ Judicial Privacy Case
Two voting-integrity groups moved Friday to dismiss federal claims brought against them under New Jersey's Daniel's Law on the grounds that their business of publishing voter registration information is political speech protected by the First Amendment and federal voting rights laws.
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Voting Groups Seek $124K In Fees In Recently Tossed Ga. Suit
A coalition of voting rights groups that challenged the legality of how Georgia adds newly naturalized citizens to its voter rolls asked a federal judge to award them more than $124,000 in attorney fees and costs after the case was dismissed midtrial.
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McDermott Says Financial Firm Owes $800K In Atty Fees
McDermott Will & Emery LLP says it is owed more than $800,000 in legal fees for representing a financial firm's employee in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation and a lawsuit by his former employer.
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Florida Attorney, Philly Firm Settle Pay Dispute
A Florida-based attorney who ran a side business as a litigation fee expert while also working for a Philadelphia-based personal injury law firm has settled her allegations that the firm stiffed her on a referral fee.
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Littler Aims To End Theft Suit After $1M Deal With Ex-Firm Atty
Littler Mendelson PC this week moved to drop a lawsuit accusing a former associate of stealing confidential documents following a settlement in which the firm agreed to pay her nearly $1 million, though a separate, newer case in which the lawyer accuses Littler of violating that deal remains open.
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Texas Justices To Weigh Ethics Claims Against Paxton Deputy
The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a lower court's decision to revive an ethics charge against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's first assistant over a failed lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 election.
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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued six rulings this week, including in high-profile cases over access to the abortion pill mifepristone and the government's ban on bump stocks, as well as in another case concerning the power of the National Labor Relations Board to block employers' labor practices. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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FisherBroyles Expands To Nevada With IP Offerings
Virtual law firm FisherBroyles LLP announced that it expanded to Las Vegas with a pair of intellectual property partners, adding that it plans to give the location more of a full-service offering over the next few months.
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Update On Ex-George Mason Prof's Suits Over Sex Allegations
After two women came forward last August accusing former BigLaw partner, FTC commissioner and George Mason University law professor Joshua D. Wright of sexual improprieties with students and direct reports, a number of additional accusations and lawsuits followed. Here are updates on the litigation and everything else surrounding the allegations.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw firms expanded their reach and the U.S. Supreme Court term heated up. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Chamblee Ryan Gets $1M Legal Malpractice Verdict Tossed
Chamblee Ryan PC has escaped a $1.1 million jury verdict in a malpractice suit brought by former client JBS Carriers Inc., with a Texas appeals court finding that the food transportation giant failed to submit expert testimony showing that the firm was negligent in failing to settle an underlying car crash lawsuit.
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Real Estate Broker Claims Lewis Brisbois Breached Deal
A real estate broker who had exclusive rights to represent Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has slammed the firm with a breach of contract suit in California state court, alleging its abrupt termination of their deal will cost him millions in commissions.
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Goetz Fitzpatrick To Merge With Platzer Swergold Next Year
Goetz Fitzpatrick LLP and Platzer Swergold Goldberg Katz & Jaslow LLP will combine forces next year to create a single New York City firm.
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Alston & Bird Wins Bid To Arbitrate COVID Vax Claims
Alston & Bird LLP can arbitrate a former aide's allegations that she was fired after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a Georgia federal judge ruled Thursday, putting the litigation on ice pending the outcome of arbitration.