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Appeals Court Won't Block 3M 'Fishing Expedition' Deposition
A state appeals court on Tuesday declined to halt a presuit deposition requested by 3M Co. against a Texas attorney to investigate claims that the lawyer was aware of false statements his co-counsel made in a coal-related lung disease suit out of Kentucky.
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Atty Sanction's 'Chilling Effect' Worries Mich. Justice
A Michigan Supreme Court justice asked Tuesday whether upholding sanctions against an attorney who joined a case after earlier frivolous litigation would scare away lawyers from agreeing to represent clients in those situations, echoing concerns shared by the plaintiff and defense bars.
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Meet The Atty For An Ex-Union Leader Facing His 3rd Trial
The only thing standing between ex-Philly union leader John Dougherty and a third conviction is attorney Greg Pagano, and he feels confident going into the next trial that things will be different.
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Atty Fights $268K Sanction Over Fake Newspaper Filing
A Seattle attorney ordered to pay $268,000 after being accused of filing a fake newspaper called the "The Saudi Sun" as a court exhibit wants the Ninth Circuit to overturn the sanction, arguing that it resulted from judicial misconduct and corruption.
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Meltzer Lippe Absorbs Leading NYC Elder Law Firm
Mid-Law firm Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP has acquired an elder law boutique in New York City, the firm said Monday.
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Illinois Panel OKs Liability Ruling Against Discovery-Faking Firm
An Illinois trial court was right to slap an attorney with a default judgment in a professional negligence suit brought by a former client after the attorney and his firm repeatedly "fabricated their expert witness disclosures 'from whole cloth,'" an appellate panel has ruled.
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Law Firm Shooting Victim Was 'In Constant Fear,' Family Says
A woman who was killed in a shooting that also took the life of her husband, prominent Las Vegas personal injury lawyer Dennis Prince, "lived in constant fear for her safety" as she battled her ex-husband for custody of their two young children, her parents said Monday.
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L'Occitane Privacy Suit Against Zimmerman Reed Trimmed
A Los Angeles federal court is weighing ending a suit by L'Occitane against Zimmerman Reed LLP and thousands of clients who complained that the company's website tracking tools violated their online privacy, after denying a bid by defendants to compel arbitration and tossing a claim that Zimmerman Reed violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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Arbitrator Ken Feinberg Doesn't Shy From Litigation Funders
Well-known arbitrator Kenneth Feinberg, speaking at a conference on Monday, said that he doesn't automatically wrinkle his nose when he hears that a litigation funder is part of a complex legal matter that he is attempting to find a resolution to.
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Ohio IP Firm Beats Appeal In $42K Billing Fight
An Ohio state appeals court has left intact a nearly $42,000 judgment Amin Turocy & Watson LLP won in a billing dispute with a client, reasoning that the materials Just Funky provided to fight the firm's summary judgment bid lacked the necessary detail.
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Miami Boutique Stumphauzer Kolaya Adds Ex-Prosecutors
Miami litigation boutique Stumphauzer Kolaya Nadler & Sloman PLLC has brought on two attorneys who were previously federal prosecutors, including a former Kelley Uustal partner who helped rapper Flo Rida win a jury award of $83 million last year in a contract dispute.
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Insiders See Litigation Funding's Appeal Overcoming Its Risks
With higher interest rates and fights over disclosure rules on the horizon, the litigation finance industry is in a tenuous place, but it's not slowing down, a series of experts said at the International Legal Finance Association 2024 Conference on Monday.
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Greenspoon Marder Starts Enviro Practice With LA Additions
Greenspoon Marder LLP announced Monday that it started an environmental practice spearheaded by three Los Angeles-based attorneys joining from local boutique Wolf Wallenstein PC.
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Long Island Debt Collector Settles Disabled Worker's Bias Suit
A Long Island debt collection law firm told a New York federal judge it reached a settlement in principle Monday to end a former employee's suit alleging the firm discriminated against her by failing to give her accommodations after a car accident and then terminating her.
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Retired Atty Censured For Using Disbarred NJ Lawyer's Biz
The New Jersey Supreme Court has censured a retired attorney for retaining a litigation support company run by an attorney who had been disbarred following his theft conviction, according to an order filed Monday.
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Conn. Attorney Says She'll End Defamation Lawsuit For $750K
A Connecticut attorney who accused an acquaintance of commissioning and disseminating a background check that falsely called her a convicted drug dealer has told a Constitution State court that she would be willing to resolve her defamation claims if that acquaintance agrees to pay her $750,000.
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Clark Hill Adds Fla. Real Estate Atty With 17 Years' Experience
Clark Hill PLC has hired a longtime real estate attorney with almost two decades of experience who spent the past nine years working on transactional and other related real estate matters as a solo practitioner, the firm announced Monday.
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High Court Passes On Tenants' Debt Collection Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived a suit filed by tenants who hit a California law firm with a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act suit.
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Illinois Firm, Ex-Partner Resolve $2.4M Client-Poaching Suit
An Illinois insurance defense law firm and a former partner have settled a nearly six-year suit alleging the attorney poached clients while leaving the firm in 2016, with both sides agreeing to dismiss claims the lawyer caused $2.4 million in damages to his former employer.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after an Illinois federal jury found that Amazon owes $525 million in damages for infringing three patents covering cloud data storage technology.
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NJ Firm Wants Boardwalk Malpractice Suit Tossed For Good
Hankin Sandman Palladino Weintrob & Bell has called on a New Jersey federal court to lift a stay and allow the firm to pursue summary judgment in a legal malpractice lawsuit from a couple over their investment in an Atlantic City Boardwalk amusement park, which resulted in an $11.8 million claim against the investors.
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Vermont Attys Can't Be Sued In Connecticut, Court Says
Two Vermont firms that handled the sale of a Connecticut man's second home near a Vermont ski town cannot be sued in Connecticut because the lawyers' business models and the disputed cash transfers that spurred the litigation were not sufficiently directed toward Connecticut, a three-judge appellate panel ruled on Friday.
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NYC Bar's Proposed Litigation Funding Reforms, Explained
New York attorneys could find themselves with new ways to finance their work after the New York City Bar Association suggested changes to the state's long-debated restrictions on nonparty litigation funding.
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Freeman Mathis Hires Mabry & McClelland Leaders In Atlanta
Freeman Mathis has expanded its Atlanta office, bringing on three new attorneys from Mabry & McClelland, including its managing partner and a name partner.
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