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5th Circ. Sanctions Atty Over AI-Generated Errors In Brief
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday sanctioned a Texas attorney for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief that was "riddled with fabricated quotations and assertions," while rebuking the attorney for not being more forthcoming about her use of the technology and her failure to check its accuracy.
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Jury To Get Goldstein Case After Clashing Closing Statements
The jury in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax evasion trial will finally begin to deliberate on a 16-count verdict form, after federal prosecutors on Wednesday recounted lies they said he admitted to, and the defense slammed what it described as a shoddy investigation into the charges.
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Amazon Says Atty Accused Of TM Scheme Used AI Citations
Amazon has told a Seattle federal judge that California attorney Kathy Q. Hao relied on artificial intelligence-hallucinated case law in her effort to escape its lawsuit accusing her of participating in a fraudulent trademark scheme, urging the court to weigh sanctions against the lawyer over what the e-commerce and technology giant called "fabricated citations."
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Senators Push For Transparency In Litigation Funding
Lawmakers are trying again to rein in third-party litigation financing, a multibillion-dollar industry that critics argue allows foreign entities to assert control of the U.S. legal system.
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Judges' Neutrality Must Extend Beyond Courtroom, ABA Says
The American Bar Association's ethics committee is guiding judges to maintain the same level of neutrality and impartiality in working with court staff that they exercise when presiding in the courtroom, according to its latest formal opinion on Wednesday.
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State High Court Chiefs To Review Law School Accreditation
State supreme court leaders said Wednesday they will conduct a thorough review of law school accreditation practices this year, a move that comes after state justices in Texas and Florida recently ended the American Bar Association's longstanding accreditation monopoly in those states.
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Ex-Auto Finance GC Joins Troutman Amin In Texas Expansion
California-based Troutman Amin LLP is readying for an expansion into the Lone Star State with the addition of the former general counsel at automotive financier Arivo Acceptance.
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Kaufman Dolowich Adds Dean Ringers Employment Pro In Fla.
A longtime Dean Ringers Morgan & Lawton PA attorney has taken her practice to Kaufman Dolowich LLP's Orlando office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Levi & Korsinsky To Lead Novo Nordisk Investor Class Action
Levi & Korsinsky LLP has been appointed lead counsel in a proposed securities class action accusing Novo Nordisk A/S of misleading investors about its 2025 revenue outlook, after a New Jersey federal judge approved the firm's selection by the investor with the largest financial stake in the case.
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AY Strauss Starts Enviro Group With Ex-Bond Schoeneck Atty
New Jersey-based boutique A.Y. Strauss is building on recent growth in immigration, cannabis law and more with the addition of a new environmental law expert from Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC.
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Big Workloads Burning Out Mid-Level In-House Legal Execs
While in-house counsel generally report they are satisfied with their jobs, crushing workloads coupled with shriveling budgets are causing serious burnout among those sandwiched between the top dogs and junior attorneys, experts said.
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4 Tips For Attys To Climb The In-House Ladder
With just over one-third of the lawyers who participated in the In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey saying they’re satisfied with their advancement prospects, Law360 Pulse spoke with seasoned general counsel about how they advanced in their careers.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
Most in-house lawyers remain satisfied with their roles and would choose the career again, but advancement opportunities continue to lag behind other measures of satisfaction, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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Uber Wins 'Partial' Atty Fees Reimbursement In Assault MDL
Uber can get $30,000 from an opposing attorney as "partial reimbursement" for the ride-hailing company's attorney fees in multidistrict litigation over sexual assault liability, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering the payment as a sanction against the attorney for disclosing confidential Uber information in other lawsuits.
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Goldstein Tax Trial Heads To Closing Args As Defense Rests
Jurors in SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein's tax fraud trial will hear closing arguments Wednesday, after the final two witnesses in the monthlong proceeding took the stand, and new emails regarding Goldstein's efforts to conceal poker debts came to light Tuesday.
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Firm Seeks Sanctions For Rhodium Settlement Fee Fight
Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to sanction members of the board of bankrupt cryptocurrency miner Rhodium Encore LLC and their attorneys, saying they used false claims of misconduct to delay an $8.9 million fee payment.
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Ga. Justices Disbar Atty For Forging Client Checks To Steal
The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred a workers' compensation attorney for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from three clients by forging their signatures on checks.
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Freight Co. Can't Notch $3.9M Judgment Against Texas Firm
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday pressed pause on a $3.9 million default judgment against a Texas lawyer accused of botching a Minnesota freight broker's personal injury defense, after finding the logistics company had not stated that the lawyer was served with the default motion.
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Managed Services Organization Opensity Debuts After Merger
A new managed services organization created by the previously announced merger of three legal industry providers, backed by a private equity firm, officially launched on Tuesday.
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Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Undo Sanctions For Ch. 7 Filing
A Washington, D.C., lawyer is urging the Second Circuit to order the dismissal of sanctions levied against him for making claims of document tampering in a Delaware bankruptcy case, saying he has proof that his accusations were correct.
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Meet The Lawyer Athletes Competing At The Winter Olympics
At least two lawyers are among the American athletes competing in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, and they've both gained outsize attention — one for breaking an age record and the other for carrying a national flag in an opening ceremony watched by millions.
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Atlanta Boutique Ardis Law Brings On Taylor Duma Attys
A pair of Taylor Duma LLP attorneys — including a former Fulton County Superior Court judge — has joined Atlanta-based law firm Ardis Law LLP, strengthening its creditors' rights, bankruptcy and litigation services.
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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu
After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.
Expert Analysis
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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As the legal profession undergoes a dramatic period of change, experts answer questions on career and workplace conundrums in this Law360 guest article series.