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Combs Accuser's Atty Avoids Jail For Overdue AI Fine
The attorney for a woman who has accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to make payments on a $6,000 fine imposed on the lawyer in December for relying on a hallucinated artificial intelligence case citation in a legal brief.
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BakerHostetler Adds Pair Of Spencer Fane Litigators In Dallas
BakerHostetler announced Monday it added two partners from Spencer Fane LLP to its litigation practice group, including the latter firm's Dallas office managing partner, to bolster its capacity to handle commercial disputes and other matters.
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Longtime Blank Rome Litigator Joins Manatt In Los Angeles
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP announced Monday that an experienced litigation attorney has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a consumer protection and advertising partner from Blank Rome LLP.
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Duane Morris Adds Fisher Phillips Employment Pro In Calif.
Duane Morris LLP has grown its labor and employment offerings in California with the addition of a Fisher Phillips attorney, the firm said Monday.
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Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fee Ruling In Bone Fusion Patent Row
The Federal Circuit on Monday backed a lower court that awarded $52,573 in attorney fees for Nextremity Solutions Inc.'s defense against a bone fusion patent suit and shot down Nextremity's bid for $343,660 in fees incurred at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
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Plaintiffs' Attys Sanctioned In Tylenol MDL, Sparking Appeal
A New York federal court sanctioned a plaintiffs' firm and its co-founder in federal multidistrict litigation by families alleging that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism, saying they improperly shared confidential information from the case in related state court actions.
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Ex-Shook Hardy Atty To Start Wilkinson Stekloff's Miami Office
A longtime litigator at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP and managing partner of its Miami office is moving his practice to Wilkinson Stekloff to launch that firm's new office in the city.
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NJ AG's Office Avoids Defense Of Prosecutor In Ethics Case
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General does not have to defend a county-level prosecutor in an ethics case over allegations he withheld exculpatory evidence, a state appeals court ruled in a precedential decision Monday.
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ChatGPT Suit Points To Ups And Downs Of Pro Se AI Use
A recent lawsuit against OpenAI highlights many of the hopes and anxieties about pro se litigants using generative artificial intelligence to churn out legal arguments. The technology raises concerns about confidentiality, hallucinations and ethical issues, but some access-to-justice advocates worry the lawsuit may hinder technology that might democratize legal services.
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Quinn Emanuel Founder Exiting Executive Chair Role
Four decades after high-stakes litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan first opened in Los Angeles, founding partner John B. Quinn is stepping down as executive chairman of the firm effective immediately.
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Levin Simes Atty Sidelined For 'Outrageous' Uber Remarks
A Levin Simes LLP attorney has agreed to take on a more limited role in multidistrict litigation over Uber driver sexual assaults after he made "outrageous" remarks during a meeting with Uber's lawyers, calling one a "pedophile," "rapist" and "scumbag," among other vulgar insults, according to a stipulation.
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DLA Piper Accused Of 'Frivolous' Suit To Please Chipotle GC
DLA Piper aggressively litigated a "frivolous" computer fraud lawsuit against a nonprofit volunteer in order to appease the then-general counsel of Chipotle, a client, who referred the case to the firm, according to a malicious-prosecution complaint filed Thursday in California state court.
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Vartabedian Katz Sanctioned Over Atty Privilege Violation
A Texas state court has leveled $120,000 in sanctions against Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes LLP for wrongfully obtaining privileged information through discussions with a former in-house counsel of Pioneer Natural Resources in connection with a dispute over oil and gas leases.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Best Best & Krieger's work on a $466 million water infrastructure project leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 24 to May 8.
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Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Asks For End To File Access Case
An attorney accused by Fritz & Bianculli LLC of accessing private records has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss the remaining counts of the complaint, saying the firm failed to prove he accessed the records when he practiced at Holland & Knight LLP.
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Goliath Investors Add Companies To Alston & Bird Scam Suit
Months after suing Alston & Bird LLP for its alleged role in a $328 million cryptocurrency scam at Goliath Ventures Inc., a proposed class of investors added a number of financial institution defendants and claims to their original complaint.
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Legal Industry Bounces Back, Gaining 2,400 Jobs In April
The legal sector is once again on a positive trajectory, gaining 2,400 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Walgreens Loses Atty Sanctions Bid In Georgia Bias Suit
The attorney for a former pharmacist suing Walgreens for discrimination has escaped a sanctions bid after a Georgia federal judge found the chain gave the lawyer too little time to respond to a motion to dismiss claims.
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Combs Accuser's Atty May Face Contempt Over AI Sanctions
An attorney has been ordered to appear in New Jersey federal court to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt for not complying with a sanctions order over an AI-hallucinated case citation he filed in his client's civil lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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Montgomery McCracken Sues Lit Funder Over Unpaid Fees
Philadelphia-based firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP alleges in a recently filed claim that it is owed more than $300,000 in legal fees for defense work it provided for a litigation funding company which was represented by a former partner.
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AY Strauss Continues Growth With Litigation, Land Use Hires
New Jersey-based boutique A.Y. Strauss built on a run of recent growth this week with two new partner hires adding to its expertise in litigation and land use.
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Mike Lindell's Atty Sanctioned Again For False Case Citation
A Colorado federal judge has sanctioned the attorney defending Mike Lindell in a defamation lawsuit brought by a Dominion Voting Systems executive for a second time after finding an incorrect citation in a filing, despite the attorney's representation that the mistake was a product of human error, not artificial intelligence.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The first full week of May saw news of BigLaw firm group launches, lateral moves and partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dispensary Owners Want Blank Rome DQed From Loan Suit
The owners of a New Jersey dispensary are asking a California federal court to disqualify Blank Rome LLP and its attorneys from representing a lender in a $1.6 million loan dispute, because the firm represented them as well and used confidential information in the lender's suit.
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Morgan Lewis Hires 2 More Hunton Litigators
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced on Friday that it has hired two more attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to build up its litigation bench.
Expert Analysis
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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.