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    A New Take On 'Presumed Innocent' With Scott Turow

    A staple of the legal thriller genre for nearly 40 years, Scott Turow’s bestselling novel and blockbuster movie "Presumed Innocent" returned to the screen this year as an eight-episode miniseries on Apple. In a spoiler-free conversation with Law360, the author discusses evolving his characters for their television debut and the lasting legacy of his most famous work.

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    What It Will Take For More State Bars To Address AI

    On the heels of the American Bar Association's first ethics guidance for lawyers using artificial intelligence, questions loom about when more state bar associations will build on the ABA recommendations.

  • Logistics Co. CEO Denies Role In NJ Racketeering Scheme

    The chief executive officer of logistics firm NFI Industries on Wednesday denied that he played a role in an alleged scheme led by a New Jersey power broker accused of reaping millions in tax credits by using extortion to acquire waterfront property in the distressed city of Camden.

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    ABA Tells States To Nix Rape Disclosures For Bar Applicants

    The American Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that calls on state admission authorities to stop asking would-be lawyers to disclose their experiences of sexual violence and harassment during the attorney licensure process.

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    Bressler Grows In NJ With New Litigation, Tax Experts

    Bressler Amery & Ross PC added longtime experts in tax law, trusts and estates, and commercial litigation in a recent round of expansion in New Jersey announced this week.

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    McCarter & English Adds NJ Election Law Compliance Head

    McCarter & English LLP picked up the former director of compliance at the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission as a special counsel this week, bringing experience enforcing rules around campaign contributions and other issues. 

  • NJ Firm Wants Sanctions In Dispute With Ex-Employees

    Davis Saperstein & Salomon PC said eight former employees and the attorney representing them should be sanctioned for filing a pair of lawsuits in New Jersey state court alleging the firm violated wage and discrimination laws.

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    ABA: Ease State Licensing Barriers For Military Spouse Attys

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Tuesday passed a resolution urging all state supreme courts and bar associations to accommodate the unique needs of military spouse attorneys who must move frequently to support the nation's defense.

  • Chinese Drug Co. Says Sanctions In Valsartan MDL Too Harsh

    Chinese drug firm Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. told a New Jersey federal court Friday that sanctions authorizing two adverse jury instructions in multidistrict litigation over generic drugs contaminated with carcinogens should be overturned, arguing the plaintiffs did not allege the bad faith required for such a harsh penalty.

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    With Death Of 1st Black Justice, NJ 'Lost One Of Its Treasures'

    James H. Coleman Jr., a sharecropper's son who rose to become New Jersey's first Black state Supreme Court justice, first Black Appellate Division judge and a force for civil rights in the Garden State, has died, according to a Sunday announcement.

  • NJ Firm Wants Fees Award To 2nd Firm Tossed In Crash Case

    Nagel Rice LLP is hoping to toss an arbitration award of $56,250 in attorney fees to its clients' former lawyers at Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari for their work related to a fatal school bus crash, saying the arbitrator didn't comply with New Jersey law in making his decision.

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    ABA House Of Delegates Votes Against NDAs In Employment

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body has recommended against including nondisclosure agreements as a condition of employment, and for legislation to be enacted that protects patients' access to "gender-affirming care."

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    Armstrong Teasdale Grows Executive Team With Talent Officer

    Armstrong Teasdale LLP has expanded its executive team this week with the addition of the former director of practice management for Epstein Becker Green, the firm announced Monday.

  • Schenck Price Names C-Suite Leader From Marketing Biz

    Schenck Price Smith & King LLP announced Monday that it has a new chief financial officer who previously served as CFO for PerformLine Inc., a marketing and compliance company based in New Jersey.

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    ABA: Few Latino Attys May Lead To Less Civic Engagement

    The relatively low percentage of Latinos in the legal industry may be part of the reason the ethnic group sees less engagement in civic activities nationwide and is underrepresented in civic leadership roles, according to a new American Bar Association report released Saturday.

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    Gordon Rees Moves Garden State Office For Growing NJ Team

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP moved its New Jersey shop from its old home in Florham Park to a new spot in Livingston in an effort to better serve clients and accommodate its growing team.

  • ABA Taskforce Urges Attys To Step Up Election Volunteering

    The American Bar Association's Task Force for American Democracy, launched last year, published a 12-page report Friday outlining the importance of lawyers knowing their state's election laws and encouraging them to volunteer their time to bolster faith in elections.

  • Cognizant Bribery Trial Delayed Again — Until 2025

    Trial in a five-year-old case alleging two former Cognizant executives authorized a bribe to a government official in India has been delayed again, this time by six months, so prosecutors can complete necessary depositions in that country, according to a federal court order handed down Friday.

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    Bar Exam Rape Disclosure Among ABA Resolutions To Watch

    This coming week at its annual meeting in Chicago, the American Bar Association's policymaking body is expected to discuss the "traumatic" practice of requiring would-be lawyers to disclose and discuss their experiences of sexual violence during the attorney licensure process.

  • Prosecutors Back NJ Judicial Privacy Law's Constitutionality

    Daniel's Law is a "commonsense" measure necessary to counter the surge in threats and violence against judges and law enforcement officers, and it places only a "modest" burden on commercial data brokers, federal prosecutors told a New Jersey federal court weighing the future of the law.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Wilkinson Stekloff LLP and Covington & Burling LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge overturned a Los Angeles jury's $4.7 billion verdict against the National Football League for violating antitrust laws with its Sunday Ticket television package.

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    Legal Jobs Ticked Down Slightly In July

    The legal industry shed 500 jobs in July, continuing a three-month streak of declines following a gain in April, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the end of July with another action-packed week of news as BigLaw made hires across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    5 Women To Be Honored By ABA As Role Models In Law

    A visiting scholar, an associate judge from Maryland and a public interest lawyer are among the five attorneys who will be presented with the 2024 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award on Sunday during the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Chicago.

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    Reed Smith Says NJ High Court Ruling Limits Ex-Atty's Claims

    A recent New Jersey Supreme Court ruling "dramatically changes the landscape and scope" of a former Reed Smith LLP attorney's discrimination suit, the firm has told a state court judge in a brief asking that discovery and damages be limited and one claim be dismissed.

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