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Hagens Berman's Novel DOJ Referral May Have Chilling Effect

By Emma Cueto

A Pennsylvania federal judge's unusual decision to refer prominent plaintiffs firm Hagens Berman LLP to the U.S. Department of Justice for possible criminal investigation over its pursuit of claims related to morning sickness drug thalidomide could have a chilling effect on lawyers' advocacy, law professors and attorneys said.

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Cooley Adds 30-Person Life Sciences IP Team From Dechert

By Christine DeRosa

A trio of Dechert LLP partners, including the co-chair of its global intellectual property practice, have joined Cooley LLP alongside a team of special counsel, associates and patent agents, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Combs' Defamation Suit Unlikely To Be Tossed, Judge Says

By Pete Brush

Sean "Diddy" Combs' $50 million defamation suit accusing a grand jury witness, a lawyer and Nexstar Media Inc. of spreading falsities is likely to survive the defendants' motion to dismiss, at least in part, a Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday.

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Ga. Justices Hint Willis' Testimony Will Moot Subpoena Fight

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it'll avoid deciding how far a state legislative committee can take its subpoena power against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis until it sees if she follows through on an agreement to testify before the committee later this month.

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Trustee Says Winston & Strawn Is Liable For $1.7B Fintech Bust

By Lynn LaRowe

The trustee of the bankrupt self-styled "anti-woke" financial technology startup GloriFi said Winston & Strawn LLP shouldn't be allowed to escape a malpractice lawsuit over the company's $1.7 billion failure, saying the firm was a knowing participant in the allegedly unlawful activities of its then-CEO.

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Florida Atty Says Sanctions For Fake Citations Go Too Far

By Andrea Keckley

An attorney said a Florida federal judge went too far with her sanctions over fake citations following the possible use of artificial intelligence in his motion for a temporary restraining order, and asked her to reconsider the level of punishment.

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Judge Rejects Recusal Bid In UC Law SF Bias Suit

By Andrea Keckley

A California federal judge rejected a request to recuse himself from a disability discrimination suit against the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, over his ties to the school, saying on Sunday that the former student's motion would still be legally insufficient even if it were timely.

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Uber May Win Sanctions On Atty Who Disclosed MDL Docs

By Bonnie Eslinger and Mike Curley

A California federal judge said Tuesday it appeared an attorney for plaintiffs claiming Uber failed to protect passengers from sexual assault "acted in a cavalier manner" with a protective order in the multidistrict litigation, but didn't rule on Uber's requests for monetary sanctions nor its bid to kick the attorney off the plaintiff steering committee.

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Judge Appears Unmoved By Ex-Drexel Officer's Bias Claims

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday seemed skeptical of a former Drexel University administrator's claims that the tense workplace exchanges she experienced were spurred by racial and gender animus, appearing unconvinced that they were more than office disagreements.

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Judge Won't Nix Alleged AI-Tainted Award In Gaming Fight

By Caroline Simson

A California federal judge on Tuesday dismissed on technical grounds a closely watched case in which a consumer sought to vacate an arbitral award favoring Valve Corp., the company behind the PC game marketplace Steam, over the arbitrator's "outsourcing" of his adjudicative role to artificial intelligence.

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Pryor Cashman Taps Assistant GC From US Copyright Office

By Christine DeRosa

Pryor Cashman LLP has grown its New York office with the addition of a former assistant general counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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MVP: Cravath's Gary A. Bornstein

By Matthew Perlman

Gary A. Bornstein of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP has helped video game maker Epic Games score groundbreaking orders that are forcing Google and Apple to allow more competition for app distribution on millions of mobile devices, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition MVPs.

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MVP: Gibson Dunn's Allyson Ho

By Law360 Staff

Allyson Ho of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP convinced the Fifth Circuit to overturn a contempt order against Texas officials in charge of the state's foster care system that would have fined them $100,000 a day, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Appellate MVPs.

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