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Insurer Pushes 11th Circ. To Avoid Malpractice Coverage
An insurance company has told the Eleventh Circuit it should not have to foot the bill to defend its client against a federal malpractice suit in Atlanta, arguing its policy contains a carveout for claims involving "conversion, improper comingling, or misappropriation," and asking the appellate court to review an earlier dismissal de novo.
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Philly Lawyer Accuses Rival Firm Of Misusing 'We Win' TM
A Philadelphia-based personal injury lawyer claims a rival firm has been using his trademark protected phrase, "We Win or It's Free," to market its services without his authorization for more than four years, according to a recent federal court complaint.
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Pa. Guilty Plea Means Nothing To Malpractice Case, Atty Says
An ex-chief financial officer suing his former attorney for allegedly coercing him into a consent agreement that landed him with an over $12 million judgment has urged a Florida federal court to keep his malpractice case against the attorney on track.
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ABA Delegates Remove Diversity Requirements For Board
The American Bar Association's policymaking body approved changes to its Constitution on Tuesday to no longer require Board of Governors seats for women, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities.
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Ex-Stearns Weaver Land Use Pro Joins Wife At Fla. Boutique
A Tampa land use attorney left his practice at Stearns Weaver Miller after a decade to join his wife, the founding partner of boutique firm Barbas Cremer PLLC, achieving a goal they've had since meeting in law school.
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NC Legislator's Judicial Campaign Scrutinized Over Donations
The former director of a voting rights nonprofit has filed a complaint with the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging certain donations to a Republican state lawmaker's campaign for a seat on the state Supreme Court that he says flout state campaign finance laws.
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Ex-US Atty Turns Documentarian With Nursing Home Exposé
After his work investigating opioid overprescription as a federal prosecutor in the 2000s became part of a Hulu miniseries, former U.S. Attorney Rick Mountcastle is making waves in the film industry again with a new documentary series on Amazon Prime, ‘No Country For Old People,’ taking aim at the nation’s nursing home industry.
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Girardi's Public Defender Rejoins Kendall Brill & Kelly
A federal public defender who represented disgraced plaintiffs attorney Tom Girardi in his wire fraud trial has returned to Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP in Los Angeles as a partner, the firm said Monday.
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Pa. Judge Accused Of COVID Fraud Seeks Diversion Deal
A Pennsylvania county judge facing criminal charges for allegedly misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money to pay his former law firm's staff is working with prosecutors to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement, with the federal court agreeing to hold a conference on the matter, according to court filings Monday.
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Why Milbank's Summer Bonuses May Catch On This Year
Top BigLaw firms hoping to stay competitive in an ever-shifting market for talent and legal services may be more inclined this year to match the special summer bonuses Milbank recently unveiled, according to experts.
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ABA Policymakers Vote To Oppose Targeting Of Law Firms
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday took a stand against the Trump administration's targeting of law firms and clarified its position on the proper use of artificial intelligence by law students.
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Zumpano Patricios Adds Real Estate Specialist In Florida
Zumpano Patricios PA announced Monday that it added an income partner who handles complex real estate matters in its Miami area headquarters from Perlman Bajandas Yevoli & Albright PL.
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Injured Woman Owes Ex-Attys More Than She Won At Trial
A Texas appeals court has affirmed a $150,000 arbitration award for a law firm sued over the contingency fees owed by a former client in a personal injury suit that ended in a post-trial settlement of about $130,000, rejecting the woman's bid to invalidate the award.
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George Clinton Fights Sanctions In Decades-Long IP Battle
Funk legend George Clinton has asked a Florida federal court to reject sanctions and lawsuit dismissal bids from music executive Armen Boladian, arguing that his copyright ownership complaint is not frivolous.
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Feds Rip Cuellar's Bid To Ax Entire Bribery Indictment
Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a Texas federal court to reject U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's bid to toss his entire indictment for bribery, saying its decision to strike some counts does not deprive the lawmaker of his Fifth Amendment right to have a grand jury determine what charges he should face.
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Resolutions To Watch At The ABA's Annual Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is set to take up a wide range of topics next week, including measures addressing the Trump administration's targeting of law firms, the growing use of artificial intelligence by law students and immigration enforcement.
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Ga. Lawyer Sanctioned For False Entry Of Appearance
A Georgia attorney was slapped with sanctions from a state court judge who found that the lawyer spent six months falsely claiming he represented a defendant in a loan default suit, even after the defendant's true counsel warned him that he was lying to the court.
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Judge Rebuts 'Intemperate' Language In 'It Ends With Us' Row
A New York federal judge on Friday warned all litigants in actress Blake Lively's defamation case against her "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni not to use "intemperate" language and personal attacks in court filings.
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À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's Legal Lions Of The Week
Rousso Boumel Law Firm PLLC, Singleton Schreiber LLP, Poses Law Group PA and Eaton & Wolk PL lead this week's edition of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Legal Lions, after a Miami federal jury found Tesla's autopilot product to be defective and awarded $329 million in damages following a 2019 fatal crash.
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Texas-Based Litigation Firm Launches New Antitrust Group
Plaintiff's side-law firm Nachawati Law Group in Dallas is launching a new antitrust litigation group that will be led by a former U.S. Department of Justice enforcer.
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Voir Dire: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off August with another action-packed week as law firms took on new attorneys and expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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How These Small Firms Have Withstood The Test Of Time
According to the leaders of small law firms that have survived for generations, and whose legacies include prosecuting secessionists after the Civil War and taking on Ford Motor Co. in one of the first automobile-related product liability cases, succession planning and deep community ties have been key to their longevity.
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Tariffs Drive Cost Increases For Law Firm Office Build-Outs
Higher tariffs are driving higher construction costs for law firm office build-outs and renovation projects, as firms look to improve the quality of the office experience rather than increase its footprint, according to a new report by CBRE.
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Fox Rothschild Must Face Litigation Funding Suit, Court Told
A married couple is urging a New Jersey state judge to reject Fox Rothschild LLP's bid to exit a malpractice suit alleging that they were unlawfully steered to cover medical expenses with high-interest loans from the firm's litigation funder client, saying they've "amply" pleaded claims of misconduct.
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Gfeller Laurie's Founder On Conn. Firm's Colorado Expansion
For the first time since it opened in 2009, the Connecticut-based litigation boutique Gfeller Laurie LLP has moved beyond its footprint in the Northeast to launch an office in Colorado that firm co-founder Charles Gfeller called a "really cool opportunity" for both the firm and its ski litigation work.