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Rising Star: Goodwin's David Zimmer
By Anna Sanders
David Zimmer of Goodwin Procter LLP has argued three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, securing two decisions allowing thousands more immigrants to seek discretionary relief to remain in the country with their families, earning him a spot among appellate attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Tom Girardi's Conservatorship Made Permanent
By Ryan Boysen
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday placed disgraced trial attorney Thomas V. Girardi permanently under the care of his brother in conservatorship, despite claims the 81-year-old attorney is faking having Alzheimer's in order to insulate himself from allegations that he stole tens of millions of dollars from his own clients.
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Rising Star: Troutman Pepper's Eric Rumanek
By Y. Peter Kang
Eric Rumanek of Troutman Pepper has helped Johnson & Johnson defend against multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective pelvic mesh devices, one of the largest mass tort cases in history, earning him a spot among the product liability law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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Rising Star: King & Spalding's Madison Kitchens
By Jennifer Doherty
King & Spalding partner Madison Kitchens has successfully defended manufacturers facing massive exposure, including a recent Ninth Circuit appeal of a $454 million verdict that saw his side go toe-to-toe with Michael Avenatti, earning Kitchens a spot among the class action practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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MVP: Cohen Milstein's Joseph M. Sellers
By Kevin Stawicki
Joseph Sellers of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC's employment practice led a class of flight service specialists to a $44 million settlement with the Federal Aviation Administration to end one of the federal government's largest age bias payouts, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Employment MVPs.
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Forklift Co. Says Offit Kurman Errors Worsened Owners' Split
By Matthew Santoni
Offit Kurman attorneys left out part of a shareholder agreement for a Philadelphia-area forklift company and recommended an unnecessary bankruptcy, which exacerbated the messy breakup of the two brothers who shared ownership and cost the company in court when it tried to buy out one brother's shares, according to a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.
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DA Willis Urges Ga. Justices To Ax Trump Case Testimony Bid
By Emily Johnson
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday to toss a subpoena seeking her testimony from the state Senate committee that was investigating her relationship with a special prosecutor during her prosecution of President Donald Trump in an election interference case, arguing the panel is "seeking to 'try' the district attorney in public."
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Judge Mulls Sanctioning Hagens Berman In Thalidomide Suits
By Lauren Berg
The Pennsylvania federal judge presiding over dozens of product liability actions against manufacturers of the morning sickness drug thalidomide Tuesday ordered Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP to explain why it shouldn't be sanctioned for allegedly conducting "grossly inadequate" pre-suit inquiries, obstructing discovery and doctoring evidence.
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