Daily Litigation


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    Jackson Lewis Brings On Littler Atty As San Diego Leader

    Employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Littler Mendelson PC litigator to be the new office managing principal in San Diego.

  • Fla. Firm's $1M Loan Dispute Returns To NJ State Court

    A New Jersey federal judge has remanded a suit accusing a Florida firm and a lender of fraudulently inducing an investor to make a down payment of more than $1 million on a loan that never materialized, according to a Thursday court order.

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    Atty Should Lose License In Billing Scandal Case, Judge Says

    A San Fernando Valley attorney colluded with attorneys for the city of Los Angeles in a water utility class action for which he received a $1.65 million fee and later sought to hire hackers to spy on the judge presiding over the class suit, a State Bar of California judge has found.

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    Experienced Employment Atty Joins Epstein Becker In LA

    Epstein Becker Green has announced that an experienced employment litigator who most recently practiced at Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.

  • Beasley Firm Must Face Ex-Client's Suit Over Med Mal Claim

    A New Jersey appellate panel on Thursday reinstated a legal malpractice lawsuit accusing The Beasley Firm LLC of mishandling a medical malpractice lawsuit, saying the trial court erred in granting summary judgment to the law firm.

  • NC Biz Court Bulletin: Sanctions Miss, Philip Morris Refund

    In the second half of January, the North Carolina Business Court tussled with sanctions against a biogas company, heard claims an insurer tried to deliberately embarrass Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP and ordered an $11 million tax refund for Philip Morris.

  • Muscogee Nation Sues Oklahoma DAs In Sovereignty Dispute

    The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has filed a pair of lawsuits against Oklahoma District Attorneys Carol Iski and Matthew Ballard, accusing them of illegally prosecuting Native Americans for conduct committed on tribal lands despite the Supreme Court's 2020 McGirt ruling, days after the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations moved to intervene in similar U.S. government complaints.

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    BakerHostetler Adds Fish & Richardson Litigator In Del.

    BakerHostetler has hired a commercial litigator who formerly worked for intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC for more than a decade to bolster its Delaware office and complex litigation prowess in the Chancery Court and elsewhere.

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    Orrick Adds Head Of Antitrust Litigation From Weil

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has hired Eric Hochstadt from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP as the firm's new head of antitrust litigation and a member of its management committee, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Nelson Mullins Grows In Houston With Osha Bergman IP Duo

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has grown its Houston attorney roster to more than 30 since setting up shop in the city last year and is continuing that expansion with two experienced intellectual property lawyers from Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP.

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    Greenberg Glusker 1st Amendment Atty Joins Nolan Heimann

    Los Angeles-based creative business boutique Nolan Heimann LLP is expanding its team, bringing in a media, entertainment and First Amendment litigator most recently with Greenberg Glusker LLP as a partner.

  • Jones Day Told To Provide Ex-Attys Family Leave Memo

    Jones Day must hand over a memo from December 1993 to two ex-associates suing the firm over its allegedly discriminatory family leave policy, a D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the firm had placed it "at issue" in the case and waiving any privilege that might have shielded the document.

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    Dentons Taps SEC Enforcement Vet From Morrison Cohen

    Dentons has brought on a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney from Morrison Cohen LLP, where his work made headlines when he won a rare sanctions order against the regulator over its handling of a case against a client, the crypto project known as Debt Box. 

  • Comet Lands $17M Fee Award After $40M Trade Secret Win

    A California federal judge has ordered Singapore-headquartered XP Power to pay $17 million to Comet Technologies USA for the tech company's legal fees in the wake of Comet's $40 million trial win, saying the award will deter "malicious trade secret misappropriation" and "encourage trade secret defendants to make reasonable litigation decisions."

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    Firm Sued Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Knee Injury Verdict

    A medical clinic says it was saddled with paying $16 million of a $43.5 million verdict after its attorneys at O'Brien & Ryan LLP failed to properly negotiate a settlement with former Philadelphia Eagles player Chris Maragos in a lawsuit over the treatment of his career-ending injury.

  • Southwest Worker Can't Yet Snag $2M Atty Fees In Bias Case

    A flight attendant cannot recover nearly $2.5 million in attorney fees incurred while litigating her suit in which she claimed Southwest terminated her after she sent pictures of aborted fetuses during a Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 action, a Texas federal judge ruled.

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    Ga. Appeals Court Trims Atty Fee Award Under Settlement Law

    A Georgia state appeals court on Wednesday mostly upheld a $1.7 million attorney fees award to a technology consulting business on the grounds that the man who brought the suit had rejected a $10,000 settlement offer in his dismissed fraudulent conveyance suit, but the panel said the fees must be recalculated to exclude appellate proceedings.

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    JCPenney Says Jackson Walker Owes $1M For Judge's Affair

    Jackson Walker LLP should have to return the more than $1 million paid to it by J.C. Penney given the firm's failure to disclose that one of its partners had a romantic relationship with the judge who had overseen the retailer's bankruptcy, the retailer's estate says in a new lawsuit in Texas federal court.

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    Margolis Edelstein Taps Philly Litigator To Co-Lead Firm

    Insurance litigation firm Margolis Edelstein announced the appointment of a Philadelphia-based litigator with 30 years of experience at the firm as its new co-managing partner.

  • Atty's Indictment DQs Firm From Retaliation Suit, Panel Told

    A social worker suing New Jersey for retaliation told a state appeals court Wednesday that Brown & Connery LLP should be disqualified from representing the state, arguing the indictment of senior partner William Tambussi creates a conflict of interest for the firm.

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    Jay-Z Says Buzbee Barratry Suits Cite Fake Texas Investigator

    Attorneys for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter told a Houston federal court that personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee included a fictitious defendant in two lawsuits claiming the rapper tried to recruit former Buzbee clients to file malpractice claims.

  • Ga. Judge Cuts Atty Fees In Home Depot Class Settlement

    A Georgia federal judge has granted final approval to a settlement between Home Depot Corp., Reliance Worldwide Corp. and a class suing over allegedly faulty water heater connector hoses but awarded class counsel $1.9 million in fees instead of the $2.1 million initially requested.

  • Bankrupt MMA Law Seeks Hurricane Case Fees From 2 Firms

    Bankrupt firm MMA Law has filed adversary suits against two law firms in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to recover fees related to work done on behalf of hurricane victim clients that it says belong to its bankruptcy estate.

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    Ex-US Atty Joins Stevens & Lee As White Collar Co-Chair

    Weeks after leaving his post in the U.S. attorney's office in the middle district of Pennsylvania, a seasoned litigator has recently moved into private practice as part of Stevens & Lee's white collar defense and investigations group.

  • Attys Apologize To Del. Judge For Unclear Discovery Bid

    Attorneys from Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel, Wachtel Lipton Rosen & Katz, and White & Case have apologized to Delaware's chief U.S. district judge for not "clearly" communicating necessary information in a discovery bid related to their defense of corporate clients amid a Shell Chemical LP antitrust proceeding in the Netherlands.

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Expert Analysis

  • Confronting The Stigma Of Alcohol Abuse In Legal Industry Author Photo

    The pandemic has likely exacerbated the prevalence of problem drinking in the legal profession, making it critical for lawyers and educators to address alcohol abuse and the associated stigma through issue-specific education, supportive assistance and alcohol-free professional events, says Erica Grigg at the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.

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    Lawyers Have Duty To Push For Immigration Court Reform Author Photo

    Attorneys must use their collective voice to urge federal lawmakers to create an Article I immigration court outside executive branch control, helping address the conflicts of interest, political influence and lack of adjudication consistency that prevent migrants from achieving true justice, say Elia Diaz-Yaeger and Carlos Bollar at the Hispanic National Bar Association.

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    ​​​​​​​Ask A Mentor: How Can 1st-Year Attys Manage Remote Work? Author Photo

    First-year associates can have a hard time building relationships with colleagues, setting boundaries and prioritizing work-life balance in a remote work environment, so they must be sure to lean on their firms' support systems and practice good time management, say Jenny Lee and Christopher Fernandez at Kirkland.

  • 5 Ways To Lead Lawyer Teams Toward Better Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorney team leaders have a duty to attend to the mental well-being of their subordinates with intention, thought and candor — starting with ensuring their own mental health is in order, says Liam Montgomery at Williams & Connolly.

  • How Your Summer Associate Events Can Convey Inclusivity Author Photo

    As law firms begin planning next year's summer associate events, they should carefully examine how choice of venue, activity, theme, attendees and formality can create feelings of exclusion for minority associates, and consider changing the status quo to create multiculturally inclusive events, says Sharon Jones at Jones Diversity.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work? Author Photo

    Though the pandemic has shown the value of remote work, many firms are still reluctant to embrace flexible working arrangements when offices reopen, so attorneys should use several negotiating tactics to secure a long-term remote or hybrid work setup that also protects their potential for career advancement, says Elaine Spector at Harrity & Harrity.

  • What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers Author Photo

    Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.

  • 4 Ways To Break Down Barriers For Women Of Color In Law Author Photo

    Female lawyers belonging to minority groups continue to be paid less and promoted less than their male counterparts, so law firms and corporate legal departments must stop treating women as a monolithic group and create initiatives that address the unique barriers women of color face, say Daphne Turpin Forbes at Microsoft and Linda Chanow at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession.

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    We Need More Professional Diversity In The Federal Judiciary Author Photo

    With the current overrepresentation of former corporate lawyers on the federal bench, the Biden administration must prioritize professional diversity in judicial nominations and consider lawyers who have represented workers, consumers and patients, says Navan Ward, president of the American Association for Justice.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Retire Without Creating Chaos? Author Photo

    Retired attorney Vernon Winters explains how lawyers can thoughtfully transition into retirement while protecting their firms’ interests and allaying clients' fears, with varying approaches that turn on the nature of one's practice, client relationships and law firm management.

  • Why I Went From Litigator To Law Firm Diversity Officer Author Photo

    Narges Kakalia at Mintz recounts her journey from litigation partner to director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the firm, explaining how the challenges she faced as a female lawyer of color shaped her transition and why attorneys’ unique skill sets make them well suited for diversity leadership roles.

  • For Asian American Lawyers, Good Mentorship Is Crucial Author Photo

    Navigating the legal world as an Asian American lawyer comes with unique challenges — from cultural stereotypes to a perceived lack of leadership skills — but finding good mentors and treating mentorship as a two-way street can help junior lawyers overcome some of the hurdles and excel, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Coping With Secondary Trauma From Pro Bono Work Author Photo

    As the need for pro bono services continues to grow in tandem with the pandemic, attorneys should assess their mental well-being and look for symptoms of secondary traumatic stress, while law firms must carefully manage their public service programs and provide robust mental health services to employees, says William Silverman at Proskauer.

  • How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs Author Photo

    As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

  • Modernizing Legal Education Through Hybrid JD Programs Author Photo

    Amid pandemic-era shifts in education, law schools and other stakeholders should consider the wide geographic and demographic reach of Juris Doctor programs with both online and in-person learning options, and educators should think through the various ways hybrid programs can be structured, says Stephen Burnett at All Campus.

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