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Counterclaim Against Paralegal Must Proceed, Firm Says

By Emmy Freedman

A counterclaim accusing a paralegal of bringing an unpaid overtime wages suit against an El Paso law firm in order to extort it for money should stay in play, the firm told a Texas federal court, saying its counterclaim is sufficiently linked to the former employee's litigation.
Approach The Bench: Judge Tymkovich On New Judgeships

When Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich testified before Congress recently about the need for more federal judges, it had been about 10 years since he'd made a similar request of Congress, which hasn't expanded the federal bench since 2002.
Law Firm's Blog Post Unwinds $43M Ill. Injury Retrial Verdict

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois appellate court wiped out a couple's $43 million jury verdict and ordered a third trial in their injury case Monday, saying the trial judge should have done a better job probing their attorney's highly improper blog and social media posts.
Trump EOs And Skadden Face Pushback At Law Schools

By Emma Cueto

President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms, and one firm's attempt to avoid a directive, have each received pushback at top law schools, with more than 90 Harvard faculty members objecting to the measures' effect on the rule of law and Georgetown students blasting Skadden's deal with Trump as a second firm associate publicly resigned.
Colo. Firm Says Former Atty Uses Google Ads To Steal Clients

By Emily Sawicki

A prominent Colorado personal injury law firm has sued a former employee for trademark infringement, accusing the lawyer of purchasing Google ads so prospective clients searching for the Franklin D. Azar & Associates firm are directed to a phone number and website for his lesser-known law firm instead.
'American Idol' Singer Wants Early Win In Contract Fight

By Andrea Keckley

Songwriter and former "American Idol" contestant Lauren Spencer-Smith, who rose to fame when her 2022 song "Fingers Crossed" went viral on TikTok, is seeking an early win for her New York federal lawsuit's breach of fiduciary and contractual obligations and faithless servant allegations, saying Saturday that the defendants "took the trust that was reposed in them as Spencer-Smith's attorneys and agents, and used that trust for their own benefit to the detriment of Spencer-Smith."
Atty Wants Firm In Neutral Hands Amid Dispute With Partner

By Lynn LaRowe

A co-founder of Hodges & Foty LLP is asking a Texas state court to appoint a receiver to manage the winding down of the Houston law firm, claiming that the external oversight is necessary to protect the firm's clients and its financial interests from harm at the hands of his fellow firm founder.
'Fearlessness' Paved The Path From Atty To Aracor AI CEO

By Sarah Martinson

Katya Fisher, founder and CEO of legal tech platform Aracor AI, has taken several big leaps in her career: from solo practice to BigLaw to in-house counsel to starting her own company.
Judge Won't End Atty Dispute Over Beirut Bombing Suit

By Catherine Marfin

A federal judge declined to give a Maryland law firm a pretrial win in a lawsuit brought by two Houston attorneys who accused it of unfairly terminating a joint venture for litigation over the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing.
No Admission Needed For Conn. Atty To Use Anti-SLAPP Law

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney and his Hartford firm weren't required to admit that they engaged in allegedly disparaging speech against a former employee in order to use the anti-SLAPP statute in their attempt to toss the case, a state appeals court ruled Friday in a matter of first impression.
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

UCLA School of Law's Supreme Court Clinic and Gair Gallo Eberhard LLP head this week's list of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld the conviction of a former Chicago alderman for making false statements about loans from a defunct bank.
Attorney Accused Of Tax Scam Wants Opposing Counsel Cut

By Anna Scott Farrell

An attorney accused by a precious metals dealer's partnership of selling it a tax scam asked a Colorado federal court to disqualify the partnership's attorney from the case, saying the lawyer has a conflict because he formerly represented her.
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry ended March with another action-packed week as firms elevated attorneys and President Donald Trump aimed another executive order at a prominent BigLaw shop. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
Ga. Firm Sues Allstate Over Wrecked Car Fee Coverage

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia law firm hit Allstate Insurance Co. with a proposed class action over allegations that it fails to pay title transfer fees and license registration fees to insureds who incur total loss claims.
Texas IP Attys Get $60K Sanction For Unauthorized Practice

By Brandon Lowrey

A San Francisco federal magistrate judge has leveled more than $60,000 in personal sanctions against Texas intellectual property lawyer William Ramey III and two other attorneys from his high-volume patent firm, saying two of them practiced law without a California license in numerous cases to escape paying out-of-state admission fees of $328 per lawyer.
Guo Trustee Settles Clawbacks From Versace, Firms

By Aaron Keller

The Chapter 11 trustee handling convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate has asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge to approve 10 clawback settlements with Hodgson Russ LLP, BakerHostetler, luxury retailer Versace and others, ending claims totaling $8.6 million but keeping the terms under wraps for six months.
Texas Law Firm Must Face 2nd Firm's Paxil Fees Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

A Texas appellate court affirmed Thursday that a law firm battling its former co-counsel over the proceeds of lawsuits concerning the antidepressant drug Paxil can't use the state's anti-SLAPP statute to avoid a breach of contract claim but tossed an award of $100,000 in attorney fees.
What Tomorrow's Attys Expect To See At Law Firms

By Steven Lerner

Future lawyers demand that their law firms value diversity, offer a work-life balance and embrace cutting-edge technology, a group of experts said during a panel discussion on Wednesday.
Law Firm Real Estate Report

By James Boyle

It was a month of expansion for several law firms throughout the country, with some moving to larger offices and others adding new locations.
Jay-Z's New Evidence May Save Claim Buzbee Tried Extortion

By Rachel Scharf

A California state court judge said Wednesday that new evidence submitted by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter "has thrown a monkey wrench" in his analysis of the rapper's feud with personal injury lawyer Tony Buzbee, and he's now inclined to keep alive an extortion claim stemming from now-abandoned rape allegations.
State AGs, Bars Urge Attys To Speak Up Over Trump Orders

By Rachel Rippetoe

In a pair of letters released on Wednesday, dozens of bar associations and over 20 state attorneys general urged lawyers to speak out against perceived threats to the rule of law in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive orders against prominent law firms and his call for the impeachment of a federal judge.
3rd Circ. Says Atty 'Friends Turned Foes' Had No Contract

By Ryan Harroff

The Third Circuit on Wednesday stood by a New Jersey federal judge's decision to dismiss a breach of contract counterclaim brought in a yearslong fee dispute between two attorneys and former partners, agreeing with the lower court that "the friends turned foes never entered a binding contract."
Del. Justices Urged Not To Open Malpractice Suit 'Floodgates'

By Rose Krebs

Attorneys representing Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC and Schochor Staton Goldberg & Cardea PA urged the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject a bid to revive a malpractice suit filed over damages sought for a child's "catastrophic injuries" allegedly caused by contamination from a chicken plant, saying doing so could open "floodgates" for similar suits.
Goldstein's Devices Must Be Monitored, Judge Affirms

By Phillip Bantz

A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday rejected U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein's request to dismiss a bail condition that requires his electronic devices to be monitored out of concerns that he's been hiding millions in cryptocurrency from the government and could flee while facing tax evasion charges.
Associate Recruitment Helps Boost Law Firm Lateral Hiring

By Anna Sanders

After a two-year market downturn, U.S. law firm lateral hiring grew almost 14% overall in 2024, driven by a significant boost in associate recruitment, a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement found.

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