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3rd Circ. Calls Westlaw AI Fight 'Ordinary Copyright Case'
The Third Circuit said the first appellate fight over artificial intelligence training and fair use ultimately came down to an "ordinary copyright case," affirming that Ross Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters' Westlaw headnotes when it used them to train a competing legal research platform.
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DOJ Accuses Judges Of Ethics Violations With Press Remarks
Several Minnesota federal judges ran afoul of their ethical obligations when they commented on President Donald Trump's immigration policies in a recent news article, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a judicial misconduct complaint filed Wednesday.
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Former NJ Transit Atty Launches Age Bias Suit Over Firing
A former New Jersey Transit assistant general counsel told a New Jersey state court that the agency fired him due to his age while also failing to abide by its own human resources policies in making its decision.
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Zelle Adds 5 Clyde & Co. Insurance Attys In Atlanta
Zelle LLP has brought on five Clyde & Co. LLP attorneys in its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm with insurance coverage expertise.
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Mid-Atlantic Law Firm Hit With Data Breach Class Action
A Virginia woman filed a proposed class action on Tuesday accusing Midkiff Muncie & Ross PC of failing to protect her personal information from a cyberattack that the mid-Atlantic firm says it discovered in December.
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Sills Cummis Litigation Co-Chair Named Managing Partner
Sills Cummis & Gross PC announced that after nearly 20 years as managing partner, R. Max Crane will transition into the role of chairman and the firm's litigation co-chair will become managing partner.
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Crowell & Moring Hires E-Discovery Lead From Littler
Crowell & Moring LLP announced on Wednesday the hiring of a former Littler Mendelson PC shareholder as a Denver-based partner in the firm's litigation and trial group and the head of its e-discovery and information management practice.
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Sen. Blackburn Sues Smith For Seizing Phone Records
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn alleges in a federal complaint filed Wednesday that Jack Smith illegally subpoenaed her phone records as part of an investigation into alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Rohn Kurland Expands With Name Partner, New Office
Philadelphia-based litigation boutique Rohn Kurland PC has renamed itself after the recent addition of a third name partner and expanded its footprint with a new office in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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2nd Circ. Says EFAA Bars Arbitration Of Ex-Exec's Entire Suit
The Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that an ex-executive can keep her case in court after asserting sexual harassment claims against a Texas law firm, ruling the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Act shields her whole suit from arbitration — not just her sexual misconduct claims.
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Texas' Brown Fox Opens Third Location, In Fort Worth
Brown Fox PLLC has opened an office in Fort Worth, the Texas business boutique's third location, after Dallas and Frisco.
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OpenAI Knew AI Was Rogue Before Hugging Face, Suit Says
A public interest law nonprofit sued OpenAI in California state court Tuesday, seeking to hold the ChatGPT maker liable for a July cyberattack on Hugging Face, arguing OpenAI "straightforwardly violated California law" by failing to rein in hundreds of rogue AI agents that OpenAI knew were running amok without proper safeguards.
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Tommy's Boats Owner Says Atty Error Led To $65M Judgment
The owner of defunct boat and water sports dealer Tommy's Boats sued the company's former attorneys from Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey in Michigan state court, accusing them of failing to ensure its supplier would buy back unsold inventory in the event of a loan default, an alleged oversight that left the owner personally liable for $65 million.
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NY, Florida, Mass. Bar Officials Duck Disbarred Atty Suit
A New York federal judge threw out a permanently disbarred attorney's due process claims against New York state, Massachusetts and Florida disciplinary officials Monday, finding no New York ties to the out-of-state officials and concluding the New York disbarment came not from disciplinary officials but from a state court.
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Richards Layton Atty's Chancery Nomination Advanced
A Delaware senate committee Tuesday advanced the nomination for a Richards Layton & Finger PA director to serve as a vice chancellor on the nationally important Chancery Court, with him vowing to continue the court's esteemed legacy for corporate law jurisprudence.
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Summer Vacation Rules Save Texas Slip-And-Fall Suit
A Texas appeals panel on Tuesday revived a woman's slip-and-fall suit, finding the trial court judge abused their discretion by ignoring her attorney's summer vacation designation and dismissing the case with prejudice when he was unprepared at trial.
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Ga. Judge Flags Suspected AI Misuse In Pipe Coverage Row
A Georgia federal judge chided counsel for a former golf clubhouse owner in an insurance coverage dispute over burst pipes for what the court called errors "typical" of AI hallucinations.
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Gail Slater To Join White & Case After DOJ Ouster
Former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater is set to join White & Case LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., next month, the firm said Tuesday.
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NY Court Officials Must Disclose Secret Guidance To Judges
The New York State Office of Court Administration must hand over a batch of memos instructing state judges how to interpret the law after fighting for years to keep them under wraps, a New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
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Porter Wright Adds Construction Atty In Pittsburgh
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP continued its recent expansion in Pittsburgh with the addition of an attorney specializing in construction law and insurance coverage issues who moved his practice from boutique firm Dingess Foster Luciana Davidson & Chleboski LLP.
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NJ Panel Questions Atty's Authority In $600K Injury Settlement
A New Jersey appellate panel Tuesday vacated a trial court's orders enforcing a $600,000 settlement in a personal injury case, sending the case back for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether counsel for one of the settling defendants had the authority to settle.
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NJ Atty Can Pursue Defamation Suit Over Social Media Posts
A New Jersey federal judge denied a Texas-based social media personality's request that she rethink her decision to allow a New Jersey attorney's defamation suit to continue.
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Baker Botts Atty Disputes Inventor's Claim Of Defamation Deal
A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney is pushing back on an inventor's claim that they reached a settlement agreement in the inventor's defamation suit in Florida federal court.
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Philly Plaintiffs' Firm Says Uber Can't Support RICO Claims
Philadelphia personal injury firm Simon & Simon PC is again urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to throw out Uber Technologies Inc.'s racketeering claims alleging Simon & Simon masterminded a scheme to inflate settlements, saying none of the ride-sharing company's arguments or evidence show it was injured.
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John Marshall Law School Names Advocacy Programs Leader
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School has tapped as its new director of advocacy programs a trial and appellate attorney with more than 30 years of experience who founded and led three independent legal practices over her career.
Expert Analysis
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Roundup
Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.
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4 Tips For Attys To Turn An Interim Job Into A Long-Term Role
As some attorneys seek interim roles amid economic uncertainty, big-picture thinking and a few proactive steps can help to turn those short-term assignments into long-term positions, says Amy Vanderhoof at Major Lindsey.
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The Augmented Lawyer: AI Exercises For Junior Attorneys
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly adept at handling entry-level legal tasks, firms and organizations must consider new ways to train and mentor junior attorneys to prepare them for leadership in an AI-integrated profession, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Embrace LinkedIn
Attorneys who recognize LinkedIn as a powerful professional platform can gain significant competitive advantages in business development via strategic content creation, meaningful industry discussions and consistent visibility within target markets, says Agatha Mouillet at Horvitz & Levy.
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Guidance For Attorneys As Tariffs Reshape Legal Hiring
As law firms and in-house legal departments grapple with the uncertainty of evolving tariff policies, attorneys at all career stages should consider how to lean into these shifts to best position themselves for long-term opportunities, says Rena Barnett-Matthews at Attorney Career Coach.
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How Firms Can Plan For Succession Of Admin Professionals
Many law firms are familiar with the need for attorney succession plans, but it’s also essential to plan for the succession of administrative professionals — from human resources personnel to finance leaders — to ensure continuity of critical day-to-day operations, say Eryn Carter and Travis Armstrong at the Association of Legal Administrators.
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How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring
The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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How GCs Can Help Build A Geopolitical Command Center
In the face of sustained regulatory and economic uncertainty, general counsel can help businesses move from reactive to proactive management by building a clear, cross-functional geopolitical command center that monitors and coordinates responses to a wide spectrum of issues, says Lars Faeste at FTI Consulting.
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For Some Lawyers, Building A New Practice Makes Perfect
Leaving an established law firm to start a boutique business of your own requires not only vision and resilience but also a solid business plan to help mitigate risks and increase your chances of unparalleled personal and professional success, says Rebecca Palmer at the Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group.
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10 Key Strategies For Successful Lateral Partner Integration
To help ensure new partners and practice groups are successfully integrated, firms should embrace specific structured practices that recognize each lateral's distinct value, personalize their integration plans and proactively address transition complexities long after onboarding ends, say Elizabeth Kennedy at NewEdge BD and Erika Steinberg at CMO2Go.
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Key Ingredients For Effective Law Firm Strategic Planning
As the legal industry faces political turmoil and economic uncertainty, the time is ripe for firms to revisit their strategic plans, ensuring they contain a few essential elements — from accountability systems to broad-based input — to achieve sustainable growth and profitability, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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AI-Powered Biz Development Can Democratize Rainmaking
As fluency in artificial intelligence becomes a competitive imperative in the legal industry, the next generation of rainmakers likely won’t be defined by their Rolodexes or club memberships, but by their ability to leverage AI business development tools effectively, says Jessica Aries at By Aries.
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.