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Mental Health Among Issues On New Del. Bar Leader's Mind
As he kicks off his yearlong tenure, the new president of the Delaware State Bar Association said he is focused on making sure that attorneys have access to mental health services and that members are doing their best to help the state maintain its corporate law prowess, among other priorities.
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Freeman Mathis Leader On Midwest Growth With Firm Combo
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP has expanded to Missouri and Kansas via a combination with Franke Schultz & Mullen PC that the managing partner says is part of the firm's efforts to grow sustainably while maintaining its culture.
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ABA Rips DOJ's 'Absurd' Firm Subpoenas In Documents Fight
The American Bar Association has blasted as "absurd" the government's move to subpoena law firms as an attempt to avoid a documents request from the organization amid allegations the Trump administration worked to intimidate law firms into conforming with his policy goals through executive orders last year.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds White Collar Atty Trio In Dallas, DC
Barnes & Thornburg LLP said Thursday it has added three new partners, two in Dallas from Vedder and one in Washington, D.C., from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, increasing the firm's white collar, compliance and investigations practice to 18 former assistant U.S. attorneys.
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Offit Kurman Adds Former Wilmington Atty In Delaware
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has added another attorney in its Delaware office, this time bringing on Wilmington's former assistant city solicitor to bolster its capacity to represent employers and public entities in litigation, compliance, labor and employment and other matters.
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J&J Talc Plaintiffs Must Back Up Cancer Link Or Risk MDL
Plaintiffs alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer must show they can offer expert opinions on the link between the disease and talc use or risk having their lawsuits tossed, a New Jersey federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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RI Guardrail Builder Sued Over Conn. Woman's Fatal Crash
A Rhode Island construction contractor installed defective and "unreasonably dangerous" guardrails on Interstate 95 in Connecticut, which caused a 34-year-old woman to die in a collision and car fire, her estate said in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Connecticut state court Monday.
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Gov't Attys May Face Broader Duty To Report Misconduct
Attorneys representing the government could face "more demanding" obligations to disclose misconduct by people within their client organizations than attorneys representing private entities, according to an ethics opinion issued Wednesday by the American Bar Association.
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Uplift Investors' MSO Contracts With 4th Law Firm
Shortly after announcing the close of its $670 million debut fund, private equity firm Uplift Investors and its associated management services organization announced Wednesday that they have reached a contract with a New England personal injury firm, the fourth one announced this year.
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Co. Turned Away Simpson Thacher's Deal Meeting, Jury Told
A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising round alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. testified in a Florida state malpractice trial Wednesday that the insurance services company waved off his attempt to present details to the board.
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DLA Piper Says Deception, Not Bias, Cost Palestinian Atty Job
DLA Piper urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a Palestinian attorney's suit claiming the firm revoked a job offer out of discrimination, arguing it rescinded the offer because she concealed allegations that she assaulted someone at a protest.
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Ex-Players Seek $4M In Legal Fees In NFL Race-Norming Fight
Ex-NFL players who settled a suit over racially discriminatory assessments made by the league's disability and retirement plans are asking a Maryland federal judge for over $4 million in legal fees.
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Jackson Lewis Names New Employment Litigation Co-Leaders
Jackson Lewis PC announced the elevation of two office managers and longtime firm attorneys to co-leaders of the employment litigation group this week.
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FisherBroyles Adds Taylor Duma, Goodwin Attys To IP Team
FisherBroyles LLP has brought on a Taylor Duma LLP partner and a Goodwin Procter LLP attorney in Atlanta and Boston, respectively, strengthening the firm's intellectual property practice with attorneys who have experience in patent strategy, portfolio development, trademark protection and IP litigation.
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Quinn Emanuel AI Litigation Pioneer Launches NYC Boutique
The founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's artificial intelligence and data analytics litigation group who built a career on bet-the-company disputes has launched his own New York City boutique.
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DC Bar Leaders Say DOJ Ethics Suit Encourages Misconduct
Washington, D.C., attorney regulators continue to garner support in their effort to toss a Justice Department lawsuit over alleged "weaponizing" of executive branch lawyer discipline, with D.C. bar organizations, scores of legal scholars and more than 500 former DOJ attorneys backing the disciplinary authorities.
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Holland & Knight Hit With $1.2B Malpractice Suit
A real estate firm is accusing Holland & Knight LLP and three attorneys of malpractice in a new complaint filed in Florida state court and is seeking up to $1.2 billion in damages after more than 30 states opened investigations into the company's practices.
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Pillsbury Data Breach Suit Voluntarily Dismissed
A proposed class action against Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP over a data breach last year has been voluntarily dismissed by the named plaintiffs, following a granted motion to stay in April to discuss mediation.
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Trump, DOJ Sued For Firing Court-Appointed Seattle US Atty
Roger Rogoff, a former Washington state judge who was sworn in as Seattle's new U.S. attorney last week and then swiftly fired by the Trump administration, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice, saying their "attempt to fire him cannot stand."
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Warner Bros., HBO Win $105K Atty Fees For 'FBoy' IP Defense
A New York federal judge Monday awarded HBO and others more than $105,000 in attorney fees and costs after finding the reality TV show "FBoy Island" and documentary "Fake Famous" are not substantially similar to a reality show idea shopped around by a producer.
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7th Circ. Told To Keep Judge's MAGA Firing Fight In Fed. Court
A retired judge looking to hold the Illinois Supreme Court liable for canceling his temporary reinstatement over a pro-MAGA opinion column told the Seventh Circuit Monday that his case belongs in federal court, saying he has no unbiased state court forum because his claims "would inevitably reach defendants themselves."
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Atty Immunity Should Cut Firm From Fee Suit, Judge Says
A Texas federal judge has recommended letting California law firm Bartko Pavia out of a lawsuit brought by litigation boutique Williams Simons & Landis PC over alleged unpaid legal fees, saying attorney immunity shields the California firm.
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Sidley Conflicted In Genesis Adversary Suit, Investor Says
A Genesis Healthcare shareholder accused of manipulating the company into a deal that cost it $50 million has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to disqualify Sidley Austin LLP from representing Genesis in an adversary lawsuit, alleging the law firm advised the nursing home operator on a transaction connected to the suit.
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Imaging Co. Faces Consolidated Data Breach Cases In NC
A North Carolina federal judge consolidated three proposed class actions against diagnostic imaging provider Lumexa Imaging Inc. over an alleged patient data breach earlier this year, tapping attorneys from Kopelowitz Ostrow PA and Milberg PLLC to serve as interim co-lead counsel.
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Pa. Justices Reverse Joint Fee Liability For Custody Atty
An attorney representing a mother in a contentious child custody dispute does not owe the father and his attorney more than $10,000 in fees, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, finding the Superior Court misapplied a previous opinion.
Expert Analysis
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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.