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Ga. Panel Says Insurer Not Liable For Fees In $1.5M Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly refused to make Allstate pay attorney fees after rejecting a settlement offer from a man who was later awarded $1.5 million for crash injuries, saying the award "was not warranted" because the insurer wasn't a named party at trial.
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Seyfarth Beats DQ Bid In Amazon COVID Screening Case
A Colorado federal judge Monday denied Amazon warehouse workers' bid to disqualify Seyfarth Shaw LLP from representing the e-commerce giant in a proposed wage class action, rejecting arguments that Amazon wrongly represented former managers who may be class members since the firm immediately withdrew from that representation once informed of the possible conflict.
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Brown Rudnick Duo Who Sued Pornhub Launch New Firm
Two longtime litigators who sued the owners of pornographic website Pornhub over allegations of multiple videos showing underage sex and nonconsensual sex acts are now launching their own boutique firm.
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McCarter & English Slams Pre-Trial Win Bid In $22M Suit
McCarter & English LLP has asked a Connecticut state judge to block two insurers' summary judgment bids on breach of contract claims connected to a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit, saying both sides agreed to a 2026 bench trial and conducted discovery assuming neither side would seek a quick win.
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Atty Behind Bogus Cites 'Tremendously Wrong,' Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge ruled Monday that an attorney for four women suing comedian Katt Williams violated a federal civil procedure rule by filing briefs including erroneous citations suspected to be generated by artificial intelligence, even as the lawyer claimed it was "the first time I've ever heard of" said rule.
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Spiro Harrison Hires Veteran NJ Affordable Housing Expert
Spiro Harrison & Nelson has gained a litigator with over 20 years of experience representing municipalities in matters involving New Jersey's affordable housing laws, the firm announced Monday.
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NY-based Moses & Singer Adds Commercial Litigator
New York-based Moses & Singer LLP has bolstered its litigation practice with an attorney who formerly operated his own firm and also has worked at McGuireWoods LLP, Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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Carlton Fields Adds Nelson Mullins Product Liability Pro In LA
Carlton Fields is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Monday that it is bringing in a Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP product liability expert as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office.
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Rivkin Radler Names Longtime Litigator Managing Partner
Rivkin Radler LLP announced Monday that an experienced litigation attorney who's been with the firm for nearly two decades will take up the role of managing partner at the start of February.
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Penn Law Professor Takes Bias Suit Loss To 3rd Circ.
Suspended University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax is appealing the dismissal of her federal discrimination lawsuit accusing the school of disciplining her based on her race.
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Coffey Modica's Fla. Head Talks Sunshine State Expansion
Richard Jarolem, who is leading Coffey Modica LLP's recent expansion into Florida, is hanging the success of the new outpost on replicating the firm's culture.
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Posner Says 'Abusive' Pro Se Filings Warrant Harsh Sanctions
Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has asked the Seventh Circuit to end a pro se plaintiff's attempt to revive a $170,000 wage suit, while also seeking stiff sanctions for what he called decades of "abusive litigation."
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BigLaw Partners Group Backs ABA In Trump Intimidation Suit
A coalition of more than 850 BigLaw partners is supporting the American Bar Association in its D.C. federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its allegedly unconstitutional campaign of intimidation against law firms, saying executive orders targeting firms threaten the legal profession and the rule of law.
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Va. Immigration Firm Accuses Ex-CFO Of Diverting Funds
A Virginia-based immigration law firm accused its former chief financial officer Monday of exploiting her access to firm finances by rerouting funds to businesses she controls and charging the firm for Uber rides, Amazon Prime and hotels.
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Former Procopio Litigator Joins JAMS In California
The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS is expanding its mediation team, bringing in a former litigator turned mediator as a neutral in Los Angeles.
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Atty Fights Uphill To Nix Sanctions For Motion With AI Errors
MPH International's counsel urged a California federal judge Friday to change his mind on sanctions requiring him to report to the state bar for filing a summary-judgment motion with AI-generated errors, arguing he had COVID, such mistakes are becoming commonplace and disciplinary proceedings could harm small practices and pro-bono work.
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Fitch Even Sues Litigation Funder CEO, Ex-Client For $1.2M
Chicago-based law firm Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP has brought a lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a former client and the CEO of a litigation funder, saying it is owed more than $1.2 million in legal fees for the firm's work on a patent infringement case the ex-client filed against Samsung.
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Clinic Defends Legal Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Eagle's Case
A Philadelphia judge should overrule a law firm's attempts to fight malpractice claims tied to a professional negligence case brought by onetime Philadelphia Eagles safety Chris Maragos over his care following a knee injury, a medical clinic has argued, telling the court that the firm's objections are legally barred.
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Derailment Litigants Say Attys Duped Them Into $600M Deal
Nearly 150 residents in and around East Palestine, Ohio, say plaintiffs' lawyers misled them into joining a $600 million deal with Norfolk Southern by concealing experts' testing and community members who got sick after a fiery 2023 derailment, according to a motion asking a federal judge to let them out of the settlement.
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Texas Justices To Review Atty Fee Dispute Over Criminal Case
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to wade into a fees dispute between a law firm and its former client in a criminal matter, with the high court's review likely to touch on the scope of a 30-year-old doctrine concerning the ability of criminal defendants to sue their defense lawyers after being convicted.
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DLA Piper Inks $300K Deal Over Ex-Atty's Alleged Fraud
A Philadelphia judge has been asked to approve a $300,000 settlement between DLA Piper, one of its former firm partners and a Los Angeles businessman who claimed the former partner defrauded him while practicing at the firm.
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Atlanta's Bondurant Mixson Aims For 'Distinctive' Rebranding
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP has updated its brand to Bondurant to reflect what it's often called, rolling out a new website and logo, as the Atlanta-based boutique becomes the latest law firm to shorten its name in recent years.
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Miss America Dispute Turns On Dueling Fraud Claims
A real estate developer and his attorney have hit back at claims they should be sanctioned for allegedly submitting fake contracts as evidence they own the company that runs the Miss America pageant, asserting in a Florida federal court filing that their litigation opponents are the ones "engaging in fraud."
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Texas' Eastern District Tightens Sealed-Document Procedures
Chief U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas issued new protocols Wednesday for filing sealed documents that will prohibit electronic access effective immediately, a move that comes amid escalating cyberattacks on the federal judiciary's case management system.
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Gordon Rees Brings On NJ Litigator From Litchfield Cavo
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has expanded its team in New Jersey and bolstered the firm's professional liability defense practice by hiring an attorney who worked at Litchfield Cavo LLP for a decade.