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California Pulse
Calif. Justices Reject Plan To Wipe Atty Discipline RecordsCalifornia's high court has rejected a proposal that would have imposed a one-time automatic expungement of attorney discipline records in what the state bar hoped would be a "means of redressing historical racial disparities in discipline."
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Courts
Hagens Berman Wants Judge DQ, Alleges Drug Lawsuit BiasHagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP asserted Friday that the Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the long-running thalidomide birth-defect litigation in the state should be recused, alleging over 100 undisclosed private contacts between the court and special discovery master as an indication of bias.
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California Pulse
Law360's Legal Lions Of The WeekHecht Partners LLP, Hausfeld LLP, DiCello Levitt and Zuckerman Spaeder LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury returned a landmark $20 million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas.
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Courts
Ex-Texas Solicitor General Appointed To State Supreme CourtTexas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced the appointment of Kyle Hawkins, leader of the appellate practice at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP and a former Texas solicitor general, to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court.
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Georgia Pulse
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Atlanta Taps CLO As Next CEOThe Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta has tapped its executive vice president and chief legal and compliance officer to serve as president and chief executive officer starting Jan. 1 after the current leader retires at the end of 2025.
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Courts
Chief Clerk Arrested For Theft Still Runs Schenectady CourtThe chief clerk of the top trial court in Schenectady, New York, was arrested for shoplifting in June, but has continued to manage the court as its highest-ranking employee while her misdemeanor charge remains pending.
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California Pulse
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly QuizThis was another action-packed week for the legal industry as one BigLaw firm elected a new managing partner and other shops expanded their rosters. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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In-House
K&L Gates Adds Ex-Prolific GC As Partner In NashvilleThe former senior vice president and general counsel for business consulting and services company Prolific has returned to private practice at K&L Gates LLP in Nashville.
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In-House
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The WeekAfter penalizing over half a dozen Wells Fargo executives, including the bank's former general counsel, regulators have settled their fake accounts case against its risk officer with no fine and no penalty.
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Courts
Fla. Judicial Ethics Panel Taps GC As Next Exec DirectorFlorida's Judicial Qualifications Commission has selected its general counsel to take over as executive director of the agency tasked with handling claims of judicial misconduct in the state.
