How 2 NC Attys Won A Record $40M Drunk Driving Verdict
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Daily Litigation
Ex-Ballard Spahr Legal Assistant Drops Wrongful Firing SuitA former Ballard Spahr LLP legal assistant on Thursday agreed to drop a Pennsylvania civil rights lawsuit alleging that the firm fired her in retaliation for taking leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act in order to care for her husband, who was battling cancer.
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Daily Litigation
Tyson & Mendes Names New Leader In NY OfficeNationwide civil litigation defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP is promoting a former prosecutor who joined the firm just two and a half years ago to be the new head of its New York office, the firm announced Thursday.
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Courts
Alaska Man Accused Of Death Threats Against JusticesAn Alaska man has been indicted on charges of sending hundreds of hate-filled messages that included death, kidnap and assault threats to six unnamed U.S. Supreme Court justices, according to court documents.
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California Pulse
LegalZoom Tech Chief To Resign In Latest Executive ExitIn the latest executive departure from struggling legal technology company LegalZoom Inc., the chief technology and chief product officer, Shrisha Radhakrishna, will be resigning from the legal technology company effective in November, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Modern Lawyer
Weil Continues Building Funds Group With Ex-Goodwin AttyWeil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced the fourth addition to its private funds group over the past several months, welcoming a former Goodwin Procter LLP partner to its New York office.
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Delaware Pulse
Potter Anderson Renews Lease For Its Del. HeadquartersDelaware firm Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP has announced that it has extended the lease for its Wilmington headquarters for 13 years to 2041, and also plans to modernize the space in time for the firm's 200th anniversary in 2026.
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Daily Litigation
Faegre Drinker Adds Former Katten Litigation Head In DallasFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has bulked up its litigation group with a partner in Dallas who previously served as head of commercial litigation at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
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Courts
Jenner & Block Adds Former Senior DOJ Official In DCJenner & Block LLP has continued to build out its Washington, D.C., office with the addition of a former senior U.S. Department of Justice official who served as an adviser to former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the firm announced Thursday.
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Courts
5th Circ. Axes Bargaining Order Against Legal Support FirmThe Fifth Circuit reversed a National Labor Relations Board bargaining order Wednesday against a legal support consulting firm, determining certain workers within the unit are supervisors who can't unionize under federal labor law.
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California Pulse
Venable Co-Managing Partner Dies After Lengthy IllnessVenable LLP announced Wednesday that the firm's co-managing partner Larry Gesner died this week following an illness that lasted several years.
