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Atty Says Anti-SLAPP Law Scuttles Ex-Law Partner's Case
Attorney Andrew Garza and his new firm, Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC, have invoked Connecticut's anti-SLAPP law in an attempt to dismiss litigation by his former law partner Ryan McKeen, one of several lawsuits between the partners after the dissolution of their firm, Connecticut Trial Firm LLC.
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Ill. Judge Affirms $2.6M Verdict For Fired Court Clerk Workers
An Illinois federal judge has refused to order a new trial or alter a roughly $2.6 million damages award after a jury sided with three former employees of the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's Office who claimed they were fired by the new clerk for campaigning for the incumbent she defeated in the 2016 election.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19.
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Federal Courts Not Subject To FOIA, DC Judge Rules
The conservative litigation group America First Legal Foundation cannot demand documents from the federal Judicial Conference of the U.S. and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Freedom of Information Act because they are not executive agencies, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Sidley Adds Williams & Connolly Mass Torts Trial Atty In DC
A trial attorney who spent more than two decades at Williams & Connolly LLP has moved to Sidley Austin LLP to help lead its product liability and mass torts practice.
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Eletson Defends Reed Smith, Rolnick Kramer Subpoenas
Eletson Holdings on Friday argued in support of its bid to subpoena Reed Smith LLP and Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP as the shipping company seeks to enforce judgments of up to $873,000 that it won in September, telling a New York bankruptcy judge its requests for information were proper.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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E-Discovery's 'Black Box' Worry: Is This AI Prompt Privileged?
Despite the infusion of generative artificial intelligence into e-discovery tools, ethics and quality control questions loom about the use of this technology and a contrary judicial decision could set the industry back many years.
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NFLPA's Longtime Associate GC Files $10M Sex Bias Suit
A longtime associate general counsel for the NFL Players Association on Thursday filed a $10 million sex discrimination and retaliation suit, claiming the union intimidated and retaliated against her for cooperating with a federal investigation into misconduct by "men in positions of power" at the NFLPA.
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Ex-NFL Player Can't Keep $1.9M Atty Fees, 5th Circ. Rules
Former NFL player Michael Cloud was not owed attorney fees by the NFL's retirement plan from his attempt to attain disability benefits, the Fifth Circuit said Thursday, dealing Cloud another defeat after a previous court victory was reversed.
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Nonclass Attys' $75M Fee Request Too High, Anthropic Says
Anthropic says the $75 million in fees that nonclass counsel requested as part of the artificial intelligence company's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors is far too high, arguing there is "scant justification" for the request.
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Calif. AG, Bar Officials Fight Bid To Stop ABS Fee-Sharing Ban
Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1.
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Fake Quotes In Pa. Patent Case Lead To Judicial Rebuke
Two Barley Snyder attorneys have been directed to explain to a Pennsylvania federal judge how nonexistent quotes from cited cases appeared in a July filing, according to a recently published order that also denied a holiday light clip manufacturer's request for a temporary restraining order preventing a rival company from selling a similar product.
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Nelson Mullins Partner Class Back To 18 After 2025 Jump
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have promoted 18 attorneys to its partnership level — a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations.
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LinkedIn Data Access Settlement Rejected In Antitrust Case
A California federal court refused to approve a settlement requiring LinkedIn to stop conditioning access to its data interface on rivals agreeing not to use the data for a competing professional social network, a deal that included no damages but up to $4 million in attorney fees.
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Ex-NJ Judge's Firing Suit Revived After Discovery Cured
A New Jersey state judge on Thursday revived a former Garden State workers' compensation judge's suit alleging she was unconstitutionally removed from her job, ruling over the state's objections that she has now substantially complied with the state's discovery requests.
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OMB Slammed With Suit Over Federal Watchdog Defunding
A group of nonprofits sued the federal Office of Management and Budget this week to secure permanent funding for the independent agency for federal watchdogs, saying the office overstepped its authority in choosing to defund the organization.
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Fisher Phillips Adds 27 Partners In Time 'Of Transformation'
Employer-side international labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has promoted 27 attorneys to partner from 13 different offices, effective Jan. 1.
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Ex-Young Conaway Partner Opens Dispute Resolution Firm
A former Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP attorney has launched his own dispute resolution boutique in Delaware to provide third-party neutral services to clients, a move he told Law360 Pulse is aimed at filling a market need.
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Boies Schiller Must Face Fla. Fee Suit, Court Told
In pushing back on a bid to toss a Florida state court lawsuit against Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and related defendants, a pharmaceutical mass tort law firm and other parties said the lawsuit outlines a clear breach of a nondisclosure agreement and interference with existing business relationships, making the complaint legally sufficient under Sunshine State law.
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Litigation Funding Scheme Suit Dropped Against Pa. Atty
The former client of a Pennsylvania attorney has ended his suit accusing the lawyer of conspiring with a litigation funder to charge him inflated legal fees to cover high-interest litigation finance loans, according to a federal court filing.
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Sterne Kessler Draws Scolding, But No Sanctions Midtrial
A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case.
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Jackson Walker Wants Settlements Heard Before Romance Trial
Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money.
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NC Panel Revives Part Of Solar Co. Ex-Atty's Sex Bias Suit
A North Carolina attorney can proceed with a piece of her lawsuit alleging a solar company discriminated against her based on sex while she served in a senior legal role, after a state appeals court revived one of her claims Wednesday.
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Ex-Biden Tax Counsel To Chair Willkie Tax Resolution Team
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a former senior tax counsel who worked in two Democratic presidential administrations to come on board as chair of the firm's tax resolution practice group, according to a Wednesday announcement.
Expert Analysis
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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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.