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KPMG's US Law Firm Plan Still Under Review By Ariz. Justices
Accounting giant KPMG's bid to own a U.S. law firm remains unresolved after the Arizona Supreme Court held a scheduled meeting on the matter.
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Former LegalZoom Exec Must Arbitrate Discrimination Suit
A California appeals court on Tuesday reversed an order denying arbitration in a discrimination and wrongful termination case brought by LegalZoom's former head of corporate financial planning and analysis.
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Lowenstein Sandler Hit With Malpractice Suit From Dispensary
A cannabis dispensary facing a lawsuit from Lowenstein Sandler LLP for unpaid legal fees has fired back with a malpractice suit against the firm, alleging its attorneys helped the dispensary's former CEO in an attempted hostile takeover of the company.
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Calif. Panel OKs Ax Of HR Worker's Bias Suit Against Proskauer
A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a human resources employee's discrimination and wrongful termination suit against her former employer and its outside counsel Proskauer Rose LLP and multiple attorneys, finding that the lower court didn't err in striking a belated amended complaint and refusing to let her re-file.
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Buzbee Client Drops Assault, Malpractice Suit
A woman has moved to drop a lawsuit in New York state court alleging Texas personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee — known lately for representing women who have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter of sexual misconduct — assaulted her and mishandled her divorce case.
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Reed Smith Fee App Held For Eletson Probe
A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to delay a hearing on Reed Smith's fees in the Eletson Holdings bankruptcy case while the reorganized debtor probes Reed Smith's alleged past ties with Eletson executives.
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Dechert Seeks Clawback From Ex-Atty After $132K Pay Error
A former Dechert senior project attorney is accused of failing to report a $132,250 billing error and refusing to return the funds, according to a suit the firm brought against her in New York state court.
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Miami-Based AXS Law Arrives In DC With Invenio Partnership
Miami-based business litigation boutique AXS LAW announced Tuesday that it is expanding into the nation's capital through a partnership with Invenio LLP.
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Procopio Biz Litigator Joins Glaser Weil In San Diego
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP is beefing up its litigation capabilities, bringing in a Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP business litigator as a partner in its San Diego office.
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Erika Girardi Didn't Know About Fraud, Appeals Court Says
A California appellate court Tuesday refused to disturb a lower court's finding that reality television star Erika Girardi wasn't aware that her former husband and his firm might have misappropriated settlement funds owed to co-counsel, agreeing that the "undisputed facts" back the lower court's ruling.
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Proud Boys Atty Beats Researcher's IP Claim In Mixed Verdict
A Washington, D.C., federal jury Tuesday cleared an attorney who defended a Proud Boy accused of attacking the U.S. Capitol of infringing a Texas-based researcher's copyright, but found that the attorney owes the researcher $77,000 for skipping out on his bill.
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Boeing Supplier Seeks $583K Fees In Texas Biz Records Suit
A Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Inc., has asked a federal judge to approve over $583,000 in legal fees after it won a bid to shut down attempts by Texas state officials to examine its business records.
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Firms Hook $850K Fee Award In Eyewear Co. Data Breach Deal
Class counsel in a data breach suit against eye wear company Luxottica of America Inc. secured $850,000 in attorney fees on Tuesday as part of a $250,000 settlement ending claims the retailer failed to protect customers' personal information, according to an Ohio judge's order.
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Baker Botts Atty Says Inventor's Defamation Claims Are False
A Baker Botts LLP partner hit back Tuesday against a patent-licensing company executive's claims that she made defamatory statements about him related to infringement litigation over a patent for a mobile restaurant ordering app with personalized suggestions.
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Law Firm Accused Of Botching NYC Construction Lawsuit
An HVAC subcontractor and one of its investors claim that attorneys at a New York law firm cost them a $700,000 judgment at trial by failing to call any witnesses or produce any documents to rebut claims from a general contractor that they diverted funds, according to a lawsuit in New Jersey state court.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Taps Houston Litigator As Next Leader
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC announced Tuesday that a commercial litigation partner in Houston will be its next managing shareholder, stepping into the role once its current head finishes his term.
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Tyson & Mendes Adds Lewis Brisbois Litigator In Calif.
Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced that a former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP litigator has joined its office in Sacramento, California, as a partner.
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Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Davis Wright
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP lawyers prevailed in a battle over a nonprofit's online "Open Library," defeated disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos in court, and successfully defended Netflix in defamation litigation, earning the practice a place among the 2024 Law360 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.
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Shook Hardy Litigator Jumps To K&L Gates In Orange County
K&L Gates LLP is expanding its California litigation team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP trail attorney with a specialty in science as a partner in its Orange County office.
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Miami Developer Has To Pay Fees Owed To Carlton Fields
A Miami developer suing the Carlton Fields law firm can't dodge bills for legal work the firm performed for him, as a Florida state judge on Tuesday granted the firm a win on its counterclaim seeking payment of outstanding legal fees.
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Morgan & Morgan Keeps Win To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday declined to reconsider a ruling granting Morgan & Morgan PA's bid to compel arbitration in a former client's legal malpractice case or to send the dispute back to state court.
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Mich. Steakhouse Drops $2M Negligence Suit Against Atty
A Michigan steakhouse has dropped its malpractice suit against its former attorney after claiming the lawyer made mistakes in franchise agreements that cost it more than $2 million, according to a stipulated order Tuesday.
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Colo. Atty Hits DC-Area Law Firm With Bias Suit Over Firing
A Colorado attorney has sued the Washington, D.C.-area firm Volkov Law Group, alleging it discriminated against her based on age and gender when she was "abruptly and unlawfully fired" in October 2023 at the age of 56, and accusing the firm of wrongfully withholding wages.
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Freeman Mathis Bulks Up In Chicago, Nashville, Dallas And LA
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP has added new partners in Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles and Dallas, with the hires underscoring the firm's "dedication to strategic expansion and delivering outstanding client service," a firm leader said Tuesday.
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Berry Appleman, Ex-Tech Lead Resolve Disability Bias Suit
Berry Appleman & Leiden struck a deal to end a former software tech lead's suit claiming the global immigration firm fired him because side effects from new medication caused him to ask for a reprieve from his demanding workload, according to a filing in Texas federal court.