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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.
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Seton Hall Ex-Chair Fights Transfer Of Whistleblower Suit
Seton Hall University's former board chair on Monday sought to prevent the transfer of a whistleblower case from the school's former president out of New Jersey's Essex County state court due to a supposed conflict of interest, following a similar motion last week from the university itself.
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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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New Maritime Partner Comes Aboard At Kaufman Dolowich
Kaufman Dolowich LLP is building out its capacity in maritime law with the addition of a New Jersey-based partner joining in the wake of the nationwide longshoremen strike in early October.
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Nurick Law Group Settles NJ Suit Over Whistleblower Case
Pennsylvania-based Nurick Law Group LLC has settled a legal malpractice case brought by a former employee of an HVAC company who claimed that the firm mishandled his whistleblower case.
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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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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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Seton Hall Fights Moving Ex-Prez's Suit Over Law Clerk Ties
Seton Hall University has urged a New Jersey Superior Court judge to undo an order transferring a whistleblower suit by its former president out of Essex County because of a supposed conflict of interest involving the law clerk daughter of one of the defendants.
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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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Ted Kennedy Jr. On Disability Inclusion In The Legal Industry
Ted Kennedy Jr., a healthcare regulatory attorney at Epstein Becker Green and a pediatric bone cancer survivor who has an amputation, has made it his life’s work to advocate for people with disabilities. Here, Kennedy talks with Law360 Pulse about why legal employers should be more inclusive.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as Lewis Brisbois saw a founder leave and other BigLaw firms tapped new leaders and talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Two Years In, Law Firms See Real Results From Generative AI
Law firms are reaping the benefits of generative artificial intelligence two years after this technology was publicly unleashed, despite some external challenges, a panel of BigLaw technology leaders said at a legal conference on Thursday.
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NJ Atty Disbarred On Charges Of Stealing Over $600K
A New Jersey attorney accused of stealing over $600,000 from several clients through fraudulent real estate transactions over the last 10 years has been disbarred in New Jersey state and federal court.
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NJ Judge Shakes Ethics Charges Over Aide's Remote Work
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed ethics charges against a judge accused of improperly letting his secretary work remotely, a move he called an "honest mistake" rooted in his belief that he was authorized to make that kind of working arrangement.
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How BigLaw Firms Shape Knowledge Teams In The Age Of AI
Generative artificial intelligence, change management and data strategy are among the factors affecting how BigLaw knowledge management teams are organized, according to a group of panelists who have successfully navigated different structures.
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NJ Injury Firm Heads To Ch. 11 Under $700K State Tax Debt
New Jersey personal injury attorney law firm Michael J. Weiss Inc. has hit Chapter 11 with $697,397.86 in state tax liability, according to court filings.
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DLA Piper's New US Head On Adapting To Change
DLA Piper announced this week that it has promoted a corporate finance attorney and former managing partner of its Atlanta office as co-U.S. managing partner of the firm. Here, Gerry Williams talks to Law360 Pulse about his main priorities.
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Bipartisan Judgeships Bill In House Keeps Gaining Support
A Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday urged the House to pass his bipartisan bill to add 66 new and temporary judgeships to address the "overwhelming caseloads" in the federal courts.
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2023 Minority Law Grads Are Still Finding Jobs At Lower Rates
Law school graduates of color from the class of 2023 continue to find employment at lower rates than their white peers despite a red-hot job market, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Ex-NJ Atty Cops To $1.8M Theft From Dozens Of Clients
A disbarred Garden State real estate lawyer who plundered more than $1.8 million from 60 clients has entered a guilty plea in New Jersey state court to a charge of second-degree financial facilitation of criminal activity, according to a statement Wednesday from the Monmouth County prosecutor's office.
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Prosecutor's Office Seeks Order For NJ AG To Defend It
The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office urged the New Jersey appellate court Wednesday to order the state attorney general's office to defend and indemnify it in a lawsuit stemming from an internal affairs investigation of a police official.
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Lucosky Brookman Adds Saul Ewing Atty For Northeast Push
Lucosky Brookman has hired a Saul Ewing LLP partner and former prosecutor, who has nearly 15 years of experience handling microcap fraud cases, as the firm's newest white collar practice partner, expanding its footprint into New England.
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23-Year BigLaw Leader Cautions Against Chasing Money
James L. Shea Sr. spent 23 years as the managing partner and chairman of D.C.-based BigLaw firm Venable before retiring from the post in 2017. He recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about how the industry has changed over the course of his career, having had some time away from private practice to reflect before joining a small firm last year.