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  • Blink Investor Deal Gets Final OK, Attys Score $1.25M Fee

    A Florida federal judge has granted final approval to a $3.75 million settlement between electric-vehicle charging station operator Blink Charging Co. and a proposed class of investors who alleged the company mischaracterized the functionality of its charging network.

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    Stigma Of Disability In Legal Industry Is 'Very Real,' Panel Says

    People with disabilities still face challenges when pursuing a legal career, but law firms, law schools, bar associations and corporate legal departments can take steps to help advance disability equality, according to panelists speaking Tuesday for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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    Baker Donelson Picks Up Carlton Fields Health Ace In Florida

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced Tuesday that it had brought a former Carlton Fields PA healthcare attorney to its practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, enabling the firm to deepen its health law bench with a lawyer who has private practice and in-house experience.

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    Lawyers For Good Government Recognizes Yale Law, 3 Firms

    The nonprofit Lawyers for Good Government, or L4GG, announced the recipients of its 2024 Pro Bono Awards on Monday, recognizing three law firms and Yale Law School for their work in support of environmental justice, immigrant rights, children's rights, racial equity and reproductive freedom.

  • Fla. Judge Accused Of Misusing Contempt, Cuffing Victim

    A Sunshine State judge has been hit with ethics charges for allegedly improperly holding people in her courtroom in contempt, including an alleged crime victim who was placed in handcuffs and held in custody for nearly three hours.

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    How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status

    For decades, a handful of New York-based law firms thoroughly dominated the national consciousness when it came to power, profitability and prestige. But in today's legal market, increased movement of partners and clients from one firm to the next has begun to shake things up and create opportunities for go-getters to ascend the ranks.

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    Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club

    As many BigLaw firms see their revenues climb ever higher, we highlight those that reported topping the billion-dollar mark in the most recent calendar year.

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    These Firms Are The 2024 Prestige Leaders

    Clients flock to firms with prestigious reputations, and so does top talent. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction

  • Grassley Probes Delayed Charges For Threat To Trump Judge

    U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is seeking answers as to why it took the U.S. Department of Justice four months to indict an Illinois man for allegedly threatening to kidnap and murder the Florida federal judge who handled Donald Trump's classified documents case.

  • Firm Fired HR Manager Because Of Pregnancy, Fla. Jury Told

    The lawyer for a former human resources manager at a South Florida law firm told a federal jury Monday that she was fired for being pregnant, saying that her ex-employer made her come into work despite a doctor's note telling her to stay home after determining that she had a high-risk pregnancy.

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    Fraud Cases Tee Up State Fights Over Stolen Election Claims

    A "flood" of lawsuits by Republicans and allied groups are sowing doubt in the 2024 elections and potentially setting the stage for destabilizing courtroom showdowns if former President Donald Trump loses, according to law professors and good government groups.

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    Junk Call Foe Puts 'Professional' In 'Professional Plaintiff'

    Diana Mey is one of the most successful “professional plaintiffs” to sue telemarketers under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. While she's won class settlements worth tens of millions of dollars, she said a recent counter-suit in a far-off venue, Puerto Rico, has been the “worst experience” of her litigation career.

  • Ex-Florida Bar Prez Accused Of Malpractice In Divorce Case

    A former Florida Bar president has been sued in state court by an ex-client who accused the attorney of legal malpractice in a divorce case, saying she breached her duty by dragging out the proceeding and causing damages stemming from a disagreement over a marital residence.

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    Post-Dobbs Ballot Questions May Spell Litigation With No End

    A record-setting number of abortion-related constitutional ballot questions this year has unleashed a wave of litigation over reproductive rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. But they may just be the start of the legal battles over the ballot measures.

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    The State Supreme Court Races To Watch In November

    With dozens of states holding elections next month for more than 80 seats on their courts of last resort, a number of races could prove critical for the courts' ideological balances and important cases relating to abortion, voting rights and possibly even the outcome of the presidential election.

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    Fla. Dept.'s Ex-GC Says Gov.'s Office Directed TV Ad Letters

    The former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said Monday that he was directed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' office to send out letters threatening television stations with criminal prosecution if they did not pull a campaign ad promoting an abortion rights ballot initiative.

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    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

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    It's Not Too Late For Attys To Help Safeguard Election

    With the presidential election mere weeks away, a small army of lawyers will deploy throughout the country in a nonpartisan effort to ensure the process is fair, smooth and safe.

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    Fla. Atty Accused Of Trust Violations Faced Losing Her Home

    The Florida Supreme Court on Friday gave an Orlando attorney accused of misusing client funds — which she said kept her out of homelessness — extra time to comply with a suspension order after she said hurricanes Helene and Milton displaced her from her home and her law office, complicating her ability to communicate with clients and access records.

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    Florida Legal Aid Groups On Front Lines Of Hurricane Relief

    Amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton in recent weeks, legal aid workers in the Sunshine State are on the ground to assist vulnerable Floridians and ensure they get a fair shake.

  • Winston & Strawn Expands New Miami Office Footprint

    Winston & Strawn LLP is planning to rent more room at Miami's largest office building come 2025, cementing its presence at the property it once deemed a temporary home while it waited for construction at the 830 Brickell office tower to wrap up, a managing partner of the law firm told Law360 Friday.

  • Fla. Judge Reprimanded For Opining In DQ Approvals

    The Florida Supreme Court has reprimanded a state judge who admitted to making improper comments in orders of recusal that he granted in two separate criminal cases.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Richards Layton's work on multiple infringement suits against Moderna and Nutter's work on a notable Massachusetts beer company acquisition lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Oct. 4 to 18.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Fenwick & West LLP and the Dacus Firm PC kick off this week's list of Law360 legal lions with a winning jury verdict for Amazon finding the e-commerce giant didn't infringe certain claims in a trio of wireless network patents.

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    Holtzman Vogel Launches AI Practice Group Led By 2 Attys

    National firm Holtzman Vogel has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence practice group that is led by partner Jason Torchinsky and associate Oliver Roberts and includes three other attorneys.

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