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Ga. Panel Affirms $6.5M Verdict, $1.8M Fees Over Brain Injury
A Georgia appellate panel said Thursday that a woman who said she was left permanently disabled while recovering from knee replacement surgery can keep her $6.5 million verdict, along with $1.8 million in attorney fees, ruling that neither award was unreasonable in the medical malpractice suit.
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McDermott, Schulte Roth Vote To Approve $2.8B Merger
Partners at Schulte Roth & Zabel and McDermott Will & Emery have voted in favor of merging to create the combined firm of McDermott Will & Schulte, the firms announced Thursday.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
June was a month for endings and beginnings as several law firms in the U.S. completed relocation plans — including Duane Morris LLP, which moved its Manhattan shop to a new office building — and launched offices, like Foley & Lardner LLP's Nashville, Tennessee, opening.
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Why ABA Is Rebooting 10-Year-Old Study On Atty Well-Being
Mental health advocates working on the American Bar Association's newly launched study into attorney mental health say that they hope the project will not only provide an updated look at the profession a decade after the organization's last major study, but also provide more information on the best ways to tackle issues such as depression, substance abuse and burnout.
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T5 Data Centers Expands GC Role Amid Leader Changes
Data center provider T5 Data Centers said last week it has expanded its general counsel's role to oversee the company's legal, compliance, human resources, IT and corporate procurement functions.
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Federal Prosecutor Tapped To Lead Ga. District Sworn In
The interim U.S. attorney for Georgia's Middle District was sworn in this week, a move that comes after the office operated under acting leadership since the U.S. attorney appointed by former President Joe Biden resigned in January.
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Rainmaking 101: How Young Lawyers Can Build Client Trust
In his section of a new book, Hoffmann & Baron LLP managing partner Daniel A. Scola Jr. challenges lawyers looking to grow their practice to rely on more than just technical skills and says that with the right amount of patience and boldness, lawyers can deliver work to "make it rain."
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Why Firms Are Coaching Young Lawyers On Email Writing
As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email.
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Ga. Justices Say Man Properly Served Atlanta In Crash Suit
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a ruling from the state's intermediate appellate court in a case over whether a notice of claim against the city of Atlanta was properly served according to state law, finding that it was.
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Ga. High Court Balks At Housing Authority's Immunity Stance
The Supreme Court of Georgia has tossed a ruling that sovereign immunity can shield a local housing authority from a shooting victim's lawsuit, saying Tuesday that lower courts had wrongly extended the state government's immunity to a city, and from there to the authority.
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Gaming Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Malpractice Coverage
A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion.
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Ex-Amazon Atty Appointed American Cancer Society CLO
The American Cancer Society announced Tuesday that an experienced attorney who's held a wide range of executive roles at companies such as Amazon, Walmart and the American Red Cross has been named its new chief legal and risk officer.
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ABA Announces New Research Into Attorney Mental Health
The American Bar Association announced Tuesday it is launching a national research project on attorney mental health, which will provide an updated benchmark of the issue nearly a decade after its 2016 study.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Real Estate Atty From Morris Manning
Fox Rothschild LLP has added a former partner from Morris Manning & Martin LLP to its Atlanta office, bolstering its real estate department with an attorney who has a strong background in real estate and hospitality property matters.
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Don't Just Take The Money: Funding A Legal Tech Startup
Legal tech companies have been snagging record amounts of funding in recent years, but founders and executives in the industry said startups should think carefully about how much money they raise from investors.
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Georgia State Bar Proposes New Senior Lawyers Division
The governors of the State Bar of Georgia have proposed creating a Senior Lawyers Division within the organization to offer professional support and camaraderie to Peach State attorneys ages 55 and up.
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Software Biz Improves Court Access But Raises Concerns
State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say.
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Reed Smith's 1st Female Global MP Elected For 4 More Years
Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term.
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Ga. Panel Says Suit To Collect $12.1M Judgment Too Late
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court rightly found Mariner Healthcare Management Co.'s lawsuit against Sovereign Healthcare LLC over the recovery of a $12.1 million judgment was barred by the state's four-year statute of limitations for fraud.
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Current And Former GCs Urge Law Grads To 'Rise Up'
From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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New Georgia Bar President Talks AI, Promoting Rule Of Law
Christopher "Chris" P. Twyman might have made history this month as the first African American man to become president of the State Bar of Georgia, but he wants the focus of his yearlong term to be on the organization's work as it tackles challenges like artificial intelligence and "constitutional literacy."
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Most Legal Teams Shrink As Tech Use Grows
Legal departments are increasingly turning to technology such as e-signature and e-billing tools to streamline operations, even as the average size of in-house teams shrinks, according to a new report.
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Eversheds Sutherland Brings On Former GC In Atlanta
Eversheds Sutherland has brought back the former general counsel for PRGX Global Inc. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its corporate practice, the firm announced on Wednesday.