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$255K In Fees To Google For 'Frivolous' Ramey Case Upheld
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a California judge's decision that a client of embattled intellectual property firm Ramey LLP must pay nearly $255,000 in fees and sanctions for bringing a "frivolous" patent suit against Google, finding the award to be "entirely proper."
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4th Circ. OKs Fees In Health Co. Workers' OT Suit
A healthcare company must pay $410,000 in attorney fees and costs in overtime suits filed by nearly a dozen former employees, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday, upholding a lower court's calculations after initially rejecting them.
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Holtec Can Pursue Suit Over Alleged Scheme Involving Ex-GC
Holtec International prevailed over motions to dismiss its lawsuit in New Jersey state court accusing its former general counsel and others of running an embezzlement scheme that cost the company over $700,000.
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DOJ Official Sues Over Firing For Epstein Talk On Hinge 'Date'
A longtime official at the U.S. Department of Justice who was fired after he was secretly recorded discussing the Epstein files has sued the agency and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in D.C. federal court.
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How GCs Are Turning Litigation Into Strategic Profit Tool
For most general counsel, litigation has meant playing defense to guard their corporations against outside threats. In 2025, however, a growing number have been taking on roles as quarterbacks seeking to score large policy or financial victories for their companies.
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Husch Blackwell Blasts Ex-Firm Atty's ERISA Suit
A former Husch Blackwell LLP partner's claim that the firm violated federal law by withholding monthly retirement account contributions misidentified the funds in question as participant contributions, when they were, in fact, contributions from the firm's year-end profit-sharing program.
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Fla. Law Student Expelled For Antisemitic Post To Be Reenrolled
A Florida federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of a law school student who was expelled after he was investigated over antisemitic posts on social media, saying the university didn't prove his speech "constituted a true threat."
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MVP: Hogan Lovells' Matt Eisler
Matt Eisler of Hogan Lovells helped the PGA Tour garner $3 billion in investments from a consortium of sports owners, among many other deals, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Sports & Betting MVPs.
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MVP: Dechert's Brenda R. Sharton
Brenda R. Sharton of Dechert LLP successfully defended popular menstrual tracking app Flo Health at trial in one of the largest consumer class actions ever in terms of damages claimed — in excess of $38 billion — earning her a spot among one of the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.
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MVP: King & Spalding's Cory Hohnbaum
Cory Hohnbaum of King & Spalding LLP helped Boehringer Ingelheim beat $25 million in claims that the pharmaceutical company's heartburn medication caused prostate cancer, earning him a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Trials MVPs.
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MVP: Weil's Arianna Scavetti
Arianna Scavetti of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has secured wins for clients like PepsiCo Inc. and KeVita Inc., getting claims about plastic waste, ultra-processed ingredients and prebiotics dismissed, earning her a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Product Liability MVPs.
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Fla. Atty Launches Firm Focused On Water Accident Cases
A Florida attorney has launched a new firm focused on catastrophic water-related accidents after having spent more than 35 years litigating such cases, including drowning, boating, maritime and personal watercraft defect claims.
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MSG Seeks To Boot Atty From Ex-Exec's Bias, Retaliation Suit
A Reavis Page Jump LLP attorney representing a former Madison Square Garden security executive in a discrimination suit is too enmeshed in the facts of the case, MSG said, urging a New York federal court to kick the lawyer and firm off the suit if it's not outright dismissed.
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Ex-Admin Of Norfolk Southern Deal Denies Disobeying Court
The former administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement over the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, said it had been following a federal court's plan of distribution, not defying it, when it paid personal injury claimants based on a starting amount of $25,000 each.
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Texas Law Firm, Atty Reach Tentative Deal In Age Bias Suit
An attorney who sued a Houston-based law firm alleging she was fired in retaliation for having complained about age discrimination has reached "a tentative agreement" to resolve the matter, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.
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Beverly Hills Law Firm Heads East With NYC Office
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP has expanded beyond its Beverly Hills roots for the first time in its 70-year history to New York City, with a Rosenberg & Estis PC litigator set to lead its new location.
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Chartwell Adds Insurance Pro From Texas In-House Role
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has fortified its national insurance defense practice with a partner in Dallas who came aboard from an in-house position at Tokio Marine Group.
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Delaware Judge Accepts $5.89B Bid For Control Of Citgo
A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday approved a $5.892 billion bid from hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP to purchase shares in Citgo's parent company and satisfy billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt, moving a step closer to ending the long-delayed sale.
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DOL Seeks To End 5th Circ. Fiduciary Rule Battle
The U.S. Department of Labor asked the Fifth Circuit to dismiss two appeals defending a package of Biden-era investment advice regulations that had expanded the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which two Texas courts had blocked in 2024.
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Atty Error Led To $400K Death Settlement, Insurer Tells Court
An insurer for several companies managing a South Carolina apartment complex was forced to settle a wrongful death suit after an attorney failed to meet filing deadlines and defaulted, it told a federal court, saying the attorney is on the hook for the $400,000 settlement and legal fees.
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Calif. Personal Injury Law Firm Sued Over Ransomware Attack
A former Adamson Ahdoot LLP client lodged a proposed class action in California state court on Friday over a Nov. 3 ransomware attack, alleging the law firm failed to protect his personal information despite touting on its website that it follows industry standards to do so.
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JAMS Expands Footprint In Atlanta With Modern Office
Alternative dispute resolution provider JAMS has relocated its Atlanta office to a larger 9,963-square-foot space in the city after seeing more in-person proceedings than virtual ones this year.
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Meet The Attys In Ex-Penn State Trustee's Defamation Fight
A Philadelphia trial attorney who once shared a practice with a current member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is squaring off against a pair of BigLaw veterans in a defamation case an ex-Penn State University trustee recently lodged against the school.
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Treasury Beats NJ Law Firm's Suit Over Access To Tax Return
A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday dismissed a law firm's suit against the U.S. Treasury over unauthorized access to its tax returns, saying that Zemel Law LLC's complaint against the government includes only a "barebone assertion" and lacks the detail necessary to properly claim wrongful disclosure.
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Texas Attys On 'A Mission' In Suing Camp Over Flood Deaths
For the plaintiffs attorneys representing families of girls killed in the July 4 flooding in Texas' Hill Country, the cases represent a "mission" to hold Camp Mystic accountable after a tragedy that hit close to home.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.