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    Former Top San Francisco Judge Joins Signature Resolution

    Signature Resolution, the Southern California-based alternative dispute resolution service, is expanding its services in Northern California, announcing the opening of a San Francisco office and bringing in a former San Francisco Superior Court presiding judge as one of its neutrals.

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    Texas Atty Dinged For AI-Generated Fake Citations In Briefs

    A Texas lawyer could face a $15,000 personal sanction and other potential discipline for filing three separate briefs using generative artificial intelligence that included fake citations in an Indiana ERISA case, according to a report and recommendation by a federal judge in the Hoosier State.

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    Longtime V&E Appellate Ace Joins JAMS In Houston

    JAMS announced Monday that it has added a neutral in Houston with extensive appellate experience who comes aboard after more than four decades of practice with Texas firm Vinson & Elkins LLP.

  • Shkreli Avoids Sanctions Over 'Frustrating' Wu-Tang Tangle

    Convicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli won't have to pay sanctions after purportedly dragging his feet for nearly six months on complying with court orders to hand over copies of a Wu-Tang Clan album to the crypto project that bought it from him.

  • 9th Circ. Revives Atty's Ownership Claims Over Calif. Winery

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday revived an attorney's ownership claims over a California winery, finding factual disputes over an alleged oral agreement with the winery's former owner require a trial, while also upholding a jury's verdict that found a breach fiduciary duty claim against the attorney that awarded no damages.

  • Childish Gambino Nabs Fees In 'This Is America' IP Case

    A New York federal judge has ordered a Miami rapper to pay out nearly $287,000 in legal fees for litigating a failed copyright case targeting Childish Gambino's 2018 hit song "This Is America," less than a third of what the record label lawyers and others had asked for. 

  • Officers Say NJ Attorney General Can't Avoid Retaliation Suit

    A New Jersey state judge should reject a bid from the state Attorney General's Office to reconsider the denial of its bid to escape a lawsuit accusing the Warren County Prosecutor's Office of retaliating against two officers for their part in uncovering an alleged fraud scheme, the officers told the court this week.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Law firm Davis Graham's handling of a suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on behalf of Denver Public Schools and Adams and Reese LLP's handling of a $495 million timber sale lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Feb. 7 to Feb. 21.

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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