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Georgia Pulse
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Court, Not County, Was Worker's Employer, Ga. Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge on Friday recommended freeing Fulton County from a lawsuit brought against it by a former juvenile court employee, who sued for age and disability discrimination after she was fired at 60 and had requested medical leave due to an upcoming knee surgery.
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Supreme Court Won't Hear Broker's Fee Bid In Copyright Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a Florida real estate broker's bid for attorney fees incurred defending himself from a copyright infringement suit by an aerial photography company, leaving in place a ruling saying he was not a prevailing party once the case was voluntarily dismissed.
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Fani Willis Seeks Return To Trump Election Interference Case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate her in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, arguing she was the first Georgia DA to be ejected from a case "without the existence of an actual conflict of interest."
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Giuliani Held In Contempt Again, This Time In DC
A D.C. federal judge Friday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to repeat false claims that two Georgia poll workers meddled with the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, marking the second time in a week the former New York City mayor has been found in civil contempt.
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Smith Appeals Injunction On Release Of Trump Report
Special counsel Jack Smith has notified the Eleventh Circuit that he is appealing a temporary injunction blocking the release of his final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump for election meddling and retention of classified documents.
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Holland & Knight Balks At 'Tactical' DQ Bid In Benefits Fight
Holland & Knight LLP urged a Georgia federal court to reject a "purely tactical move" seeking to disqualify the law firm from representing doctors accusing its former client, Polaris Spine and Neurosurgery PC, of botching the distribution of their retirement benefits, arguing its prior representation of Polaris isn't related to the suit.
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11th Circ. Backtracks, Ends Ousted Fla. Atty's DeSantis Suit
Suspended Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren's yearslong legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis has all but come to an end after the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous opinion and called the case moot after Warren's term in office expired.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Parker Poe's work on the sale of a majority stake in a $575 million real estate portfolio and Keker Van Nest's handling of a first-of-its-kind challenge under a new California gaming law lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 1 to 10.
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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.
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Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match
The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
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Law Firm's Fee Suit Can't Proceed In Ga., Investment Co. Says
A Michigan-based investment firm has asked a Georgia federal judge to toss a suit accusing it of failing to pay more than $180,000 in legal fees owed to an Atlanta-area law firm, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction under the state's long-arm statute.
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How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance
State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.
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Tyson & Mendes Head Talks Championing Women Leaders
Cayce Lynch, the first-ever national managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the significance of women seeing other women "in positions of success and leadership."
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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?
Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Tort, Casualty Team Dominates Wilson Elser Partner Class
Defense litigation firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP outpaced last year's partner class by three, announcing Wednesday that it has promoted a slate of 34 attorneys, overwhelmingly from its complex tort and general casualty practice.
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Trump Avoids Jail As Judge Points To Presidential Status
A New York state judge on Friday spared President-elect Donald Trump any incarceration for his 34-count felony hush money conviction, citing the changed legal landscape, which affords the chief executive with "extraordinary legal protections."
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Supreme Court Declines To Halt Trump's NY Sentencing
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied Donald Trump's request to halt New York criminal proceedings in his hush money case, clearing the way for a state judge to sentence the president-elect on Friday, days before he takes the oath of office.
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Ga. Courts Announce Friday Winter Storm Closures
Several courts across Georgia, including the state Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, will be closed on Friday because a winter storm is expected to affect the northwestern part of the state.
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Parker Hudson Expands In Atlanta With Real Estate Atty
Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP has brought on a former Hartman Simons & Wood LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its national real estate practice with an attorney who's guided Home Depot on retail and warehousing real estate matters, the firm announced Thursday.
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Womble Bond Names New Office, Practice Leaders
Womble Bond Dickinson has announced changes to its firm leadership, including new office managing partners in Atlanta, Delaware, Houston and New York, and a new leader of its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights team.
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Federal Judges Fear Slower Courts After 'Devastating' Veto
The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.
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Littler Names Former Miami Leader As New COO
Management-side labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC tapped its former Miami office managing shareholder and member of its management committee to serve as its next chief operating officer.
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Law Firm Leaders' Minds Are On Profitability, Growth, AI
Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.