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Ga. Insurer Row Can't Precede $600K Appeal, Client Says
A sushi chef appealing a nearly $600,000 default judgment in an underlying action urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit against him and his former counsel, arguing that his appeal should be handled first.
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Meland Budwick Adds Real Estate Pro From Cozen O'Connor
Meland Budwick PA has bolstered its real estate and corporate group in Miami with the addition of a partner from Cozen O'Connor.
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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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ABA President Defends DEI Use In Law School Accreditation
The president of the American Bar Association defended how the organization accounts for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts when accrediting law schools, telling a congressional task force Wednesday that diversity enhances the legal profession.
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More Associates Are Leaving Their First Legal Jobs Early
Nearly 12% of the class of 2024 have already left their first jobs at the top 50 firms, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP has taken in the most first-year laterals, according to new statistics from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Employee Accused Of Stealing $190K From Ga. Law Firm
A former employee of Dozier Law Firm LLC, a personal injury firm with four Georgia offices, is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing more than $190,000 from the law firm to pay her credit card bills.
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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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Law School Paths Emerge For Navigating Students' AI Use
The University of Chicago Law School and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law have laid out two approaches for regulating student AI use, charting divergent paths when educational institutions across the nation are looking for guidance on how to grapple with the role of the technology in legal education.
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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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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.
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Ex-BigLaw C-Suite Exec Helps Launch Law Firm MSO Practice
A former C-suite executive with Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie is teaming up with tech-enabled managed services provider Opensity to launch a new law firm managed services organization practice.
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House To Probe DEI Role In ABA's Law School Accreditation
A congressional task force focused on constitutional rights plans to hold a hearing Wednesday to look into what its Republican chairman called the American Bar Association's use of law school accreditation to promote diversity, equity and inclusion policies in academia.
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Judge Wary Of Philly Firm's Uber, FedEx Antitrust Claims
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday appeared doubtful that Uber and FedEx engaged in anticompetitive conduct when they accused Philadelphia injury firm Simon & Simon of a medical records falsification scheme meant to boost injury claims, pointing out during a hearing that the companies and the firm operated different types of businesses.
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States Make Up Growing Front In Litigation Finance Battle
U.S. business interests are turning to state legislatures to stymie litigation funders after a string of failed efforts in Congress, fueling a flurry of recent legislation that could shape the future of the multibillion-dollar industry.
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Fisher Phillips Combines With Dallas Litigation Boutique
International labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has added a four-attorney team through a combination with Dallas litigation boutique Stewart Law Group PLLC.
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Ga. Appellate Court Affirms Contempt Order Against Atty
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a state court's decision to hold a Georgia attorney in contempt of court for a late appearance at a hearing for his client's criminal case, rejecting the attorney's claims that he wasn't given due process and was discriminated against because he's Black.
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Lathrop GPM To Expand In Calif., NY, UK With IP Firm Combo
Lathrop GPM LLP announced Monday that it has agreed to combine with intellectual property firm HG Law at the start of January, which would expand its capabilities in the Silicon Valley market and give the firm a presence in New York and London.
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3rd Circ. Deems ADA Claims Untimely, Flags Misquotes
A Pennsylvania hospital employee disclosed her diabetes too late and did not clearly ask for accommodation before she was fired for sleeping on the job, a Third Circuit panel ruled Monday, additionally sanctioning her attorney for filing a minor motion that possibly contained artificial intelligence hallucinations.
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Tennessee Lawyer Disbarred For Doxxing Judge, Hiding Client
The Supreme Court of Tennessee on Monday upheld a decision to permanently disbar a family law attorney for harassing a juvenile court judge online and illegally hiding a client and their child from police officers in her home.
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Firm Fired Paralegal After Wage Complaints, Suit Says
A former medical malpractice paralegal accused a personal injury law firm and three attorneys in New York federal court of failing to pay overtime, alleging the firm gave her $600 cash after she complained about unpaid wages and later fired her, according to a proposed class and collective action.
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Law Firm Says Marketer Is On The Hook For Unwanted Calls
A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a lawsuit alleging unwanted calls were made to those on the National Do Not Call Registry says a marketing company should be on the hook for damages, urging a federal court not to allow the vendor to hide behind a predecessor's bankruptcy.
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US Trustee Says MMA Law's Ch. 11 Plan Shields Insiders
The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject MMA Law Firm's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, arguing that it improperly seeks to extend bankruptcy protections to nondebtor individuals, including the firm's founder, and requires estate funds to pay health insurance premiums for insiders.
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ABA Offers Credit Card For Small Firms. Should You Get One?
The American Bar Association has begun offering a business credit card geared toward solo lawyers and small firms. The launch of the new ABA card leads to a bigger question: Should small law firms use credit cards at all, and if so, how?
Expert Analysis
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
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