Meet The Attorneys For SPAC Investors In Core Scientific Suit

By Rose Krebs

Attorneys from Christensen & Dougherty LLP, Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law LLP and Kaskela Law LLC are representing a Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. investor seeking class damages in Delaware Chancery Court in connection with the $4.3 billion purchase of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency miner Core Scientific.

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The Future Of Law And AI

By Law360 Pulse

In this series, Law360 Pulse dives into the ethical questions and practical quandaries that the so-called artificial intelligence technology is posing for the legal industry, from when and how to use these tools to what it means to be a lawyer in the generative age.

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Atty Ripped By Del. Judge For 'Disrespect' In Dog Bite Case

By Rose Krebs

A Delaware Superior Court judge has admonished a Maryland attorney for submitting a filing in a dog bite case in which he no longer represents the plaintiff, cautioning him that any additional filings will be referred to a disciplinary office as an "unauthorized practice of law."

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Analysis

Chancery's Fee Ruling In Dell Is On The Money, Experts Say

By Jeff Montgomery

The $266.7 million fee award Delaware's Chancery Court granted shareholder attorneys in the $1 billion Dell settlement represents a win for those seeking incentives for class counsel doggedness and a setback for corporate and institutional investors hoping to prune attorney fees after mega awards, experts told Law360.

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5 Firms Win Record $266.7M Fee From $1B Dell Settlement

By Jeff Montgomery

The Delaware Chancery Court gave the nod Monday to a record $266.7 million fee award for stockholder class attorneys among five firms who secured a $1 billion settlement, one of the largest ever in any state-level court, for a suit that challenged Dell Technologies Inc.'s $23.9 billion stock swap in 2018.

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Insurer Wants Margolis Edelstein Malpractice Win Reversed

By Adrian Cruz

GMG Insurance Agency has urged the Delaware Supreme Court to undo a trial court judge's decision clearing Margolis Edelstein of legal malpractice claims that the firm's alleged incompetence caused the insurer to settle a case for $1.2 million after a former employee recanted his testimony.

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Smith Katzenstein Partner Nominated For Del. Judgeship

By Rose Krebs

Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP partner Kathleen M. Miller, an experienced corporate and commercial litigator, has been nominated by Delaware's governor to serve as a Superior Court judge.

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Judge Connolly Weighs Contempt After IP Owners' No-Show

By Leslie A. Pappas

A Delaware federal judge who repeatedly ordered two Texas-based patent owners to appear in person to answer his questions about possible "fraud on the court" adjourned a contempt hearing within 10 minutes Tuesday after neither party showed up.

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How The Affirmative Action Ruling Is Driving Work For BigLaw

By Alison Knezevich

With diversity programs under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions, law firms are busy advising clients on how to move forward in the new legal landscape.

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Amid Historic Hiring Climate, New Lawyer Pay Soared

By Aebra Coe

The nation's class of 2022 law school graduates posted a higher employment rate than any other graduating class going back to 1987, and in that robust hiring environment pay hit historic levels as well, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Most M&A Attys Expect Tech Spending To Rise Over 12 Mos.

By Sarah Martinson

The majority of mergers and acquisitions attorneys in the U.S. and Canada expect to increase their legal tech spending and ramp up their investments in new roles, according to a report released Thursday by legal tech company Litera.

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The Top In-House Hires Of July

By Sue Reisinger

Summer has been hot most places and so has the hiring at corporate legal departments. July saw high profile appointments at Mastercard, Lionsgate and Exelon.

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Podcast

Pro Say: The Fishing Case That Could Reel In Chevron

A dispute over a relatively obscure fishing industry rule is attracting considerable buzz ahead of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term, as the justices will consider whether to overturn their decades-old precedent that provides leeway to federal regulators.

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Kagan Calls High Court Ethics Code A 'Good Idea'

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Friday lamented the public's souring perception of the high court, saying that in order to restore the court's image the justices must address "legitimate" concerns about ethics and stop upending long-standing precedent.

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Analysis

4 Takeaways For Benefits Attys After Judge Clears ESG Rule

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Texas federal judge's decision finding the U.S. Department of Labor's socially conscious investing rule didn't violate federal law represents a significant legal victory for the DOL at a time the agency's broader rulemaking efforts are under fire, attorneys say.

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Pa. Judge Eyes Ex-SEC Lawyer's Bias Suit With Skepticism

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday appeared skeptical of a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer's age and race bias lawsuit against the agency as her counsel struggled to provide the judge with hard evidence that her client was denied a promotion because of discrimination.

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'Boogaloo' Ideology Swayed Driver in Court Murder, Jury Told

By Bonnie Eslinger

A man charged with driving the getaway vehicle during the fatal 2020 shooting of a federal courthouse security guard was driven by the extremist "Boogaloo" ideology, a desire to overthrow the government and "deep animosity" for the judicial system, prosecutors told jurors during trial closing arguments on Friday.

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Jan. 6 Atty Says Ex-Prosecutor's Tweet Is 'Insidious Lie'

By Lauren Berg

Stefan Passantino, a former Trump administration attorney who represented former aide Cassidy Hutchinson during the House select committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection, on Friday accused former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann of defamation for posting a tweet claiming Passantino coached Hutchinson to lie during her congressional testimony.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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With Senior Status, Judge Wu Takes Legendary Mom's Advice

By Craig Clough

U.S. District Judge George Wu is not just a powerhouse of California's Central District, but also the son of famed Hollywood restaurant owner Sylvia Wu, a legendary entrepreneur whose advice he took when he recently made the decision to take senior status on the bench.

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Immigration Judges' Free Speech Challenge Tossed Again

By Rae Ann Varona

A Virginia federal judge has ruled that the National Association of Immigration Judges has standing to challenge a policy the judges say violates their right to freely discuss their immigration views in public but ultimately nixed their lawsuit, saying it belongs elsewhere.

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Pittsburgh Man Charged For Knife In Court, Harassing Judge

By Matthew Santoni

A Pittsburgh man is facing criminal charges for allegedly carrying a knife past security at the Allegheny County Courthouse and threatening to follow a judge to his car in order to talk about his case, according to court documents released Friday.

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NJ Scales Back Mental Health Disclosures For Bar Applicants

By Jake Maher

Ahead of the next round of bar exam applications in October, the New Jersey Supreme Court is revising how it asks applicants about their mental health history so as to not discourage them from seeking treatment.

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Texas AG Paxton's Troubles Endure After Impeachment Win

By Lynn LaRowe

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job after being cleared by the Texas Senate at his impeachment trial over his ties to real estate investor Nate Paul. Yet the embattled politician's legal troubles are far from over.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Stone Hilton PLLC, The Buzbee Law Firm, Cogdell Law Firm and Scheef & Stone LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after they worked to unhook Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from impeachment allegations.

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Fenwick, Celebrities Seek To Toss FTX Investors' Suit

By Katryna Perera

Fenwick & West LLP, several celebrities and others facing investor claims related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have asked a Florida federal court to dismiss the litigation against them.

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Dealer Seeks 25 Years In Deaths Of Akin Gump Atty, 2 Others

By Ivan Moreno

A New Jersey man convicted of distributing the drugs that killed three young Manhattan professionals, including a first-year lawyer at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, asked a federal court for a 25-year prison sentence, the minimum punishment recommended by probation officials.

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Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith To Retire

By Courtney Buble

Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims will be retiring at the end of the month.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

The United Auto Workers union is trying a new tactic by expanding its strike to dozens more General Motors and Stellantis plants while sparing Ford, saying negotiations with that automaker were making good progress. And with climate change making weeklong headlines in New York, Law360 looked at some important international climate cases.  

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Vexatious Vs. Virtuous: Del. Chancery Battles Dip In Decorum

By Leslie A. Pappas

Nearly three decades after a "maggot" reference in a deposition prompted the Delaware Supreme Court to rebuke a lack of civility, a certain roughness is creeping back into the state's legal proceedings — and the Court of Chancery wants it to stop.

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Ex-Aide Wants Suit Against Sister's NJ Firm In State Court

By Carla Baranauckas

A former aide at her sister's New Jersey law firm has urged a federal judge to move her lawsuit against the practice back to New Jersey state court and grant her attorney fees, arguing the federal court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her anticipatory breach of contract and retaliation claims.

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NJ Courts Turn Attention To AI Impact With New Committee

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey Supreme Court has launched a 31-member committee on artificial intelligence, it announced Friday, bringing together legal and other experts to study the possible effects of AI on court operations and the legal field.

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Eastern District Of Mich. Judge To Take Inactive Status

By Courtney Bublé

Senior U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman of the Eastern District of Michigan, who struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriages in 2014, will take inactive status at the end of the year and then substitute for federal magistrates, according to an announcement on Thursday.

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Gibson Dunn Fees Halved In NY Eviction Law Dispute

By Ryan Boysen

Attorneys from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP can recover $385,000 in fees for successfully blocking a pandemic-era anti-eviction law on behalf of New York landlords, after a federal judge rejected arguments that they should not be paid at all, but found their initial request of $735,000 "unreasonably excessive."

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Colo. Judge Dismisses Opposing Attys' Defamation Spat

By Thy Vo

A Colorado state judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by an attorney against his opposing counsel in a separate case, after the plaintiff said he no longer needs to pursue the lawsuit because of surveillance video apparently proving he didn't record a hallway conversation without notice.

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Analysis

Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

Health groups, scientists, a labor union, small businesses and environmentalists are urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to strike down a nearly 40-year-old precedent that allows judges to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of law in rulemaking disputes, arguing it's a valuable and reliable tool in administrative law cases.

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