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March 04, 2025
Construction Co. Slams Iraq Attys' Appearance In $120M Suit
Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. has asked the D.C. Circuit to block a law firm from representing Iraq as the country fights efforts by the company to enforce a $120 million arbitral award in a dispute over a major port project.
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March 04, 2025
2nd Circ. Mulls Blackmail Case's Effect On Fraud Conviction
Second Circuit judges looked tempted Tuesday to let Scott Tucker, who is incarcerated on charges that he ran a $2 billion payday lending scam, file a new appeal — after hearing that Tucker's trial counsel faced blackmail from an unrelated client during Tucker's $2 billion fraud trial.
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March 04, 2025
Paxton Retaliation Case In 'Untested Territory,' Judge Says
A Travis County judge said Tuesday that she was inclined to reopen evidence before approving a multimillion-dollar judgment proposed by four former deputies of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, noting that a recent appellate ruling left the court "in untested territory."
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March 04, 2025
NY Judicial Complaints Hit New High Amid Public 'Anger'
New York's judicial watchdog on Tuesday reported a record number of complaints against judges in 2024, receiving about as many grievances as the state court system has judges.
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March 04, 2025
Trump Asks 2nd Circ. To Take Over Hush Money Appeal
President Donald Trump asked the Second Circuit to take over his New York state court appeal of his hush money conviction, saying the "extraordinary" case implicated official acts from his first term.
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March 04, 2025
Ga. Atty Suspended 6 Months For Sharing Client Information
A Georgia attorney received a six-month suspension from practicing law Tuesday from the Supreme Court of Georgia for his handling of a federal personal injury case, in which he was found to have disclosed client information and litigation strategy in a deliberate attempt to make defense counsel look disingenuous.
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March 04, 2025
Ga. Justices Reject Broadened 'Bad Faith' Claim In Injury Suit
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday that a driver who rear-ended another could not be found as acting in bad faith — and thereby on the hook for attorney fees — merely because he may have been talking on his cellphone at the time of the crash.
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March 04, 2025
Colorado Couple Sue Atty Over Handling Of Property Dispute
A Colorado couple sued for violating a settlement agreement in a dispute with their neighbor is suing their former lawyer for malpractice, arguing he poorly advised them to pursue a lawsuit despite the settlement's prohibiting it, then failed to properly represent them against counterclaims.
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March 03, 2025
Jay-Z Files Fresh Defamation Suit Against Buzbee In Ala.
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter on Monday lodged malicious prosecution claims against attorney Tony Buzbee over a "false," "malicious" and "strategically and tactically calculated and timed" rape suit that has since been dropped, this time in Alabama federal court.
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March 03, 2025
Ramey Dodges Fees After Losing Virtual Payment Patent Suit
A Texas federal judge has thrown out a patent infringement lawsuit against a San Antonio bank after finding "no plausible allegation of infringement of any type," while rejecting a request to make William Ramey III of Ramey LLP, the prolific plaintiffs patent lawyer, pay the bank's legal fees.
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March 03, 2025
Conn. Justices Set New Atty Duty In Deathbed Will Dispute
Three intended beneficiaries of a late businessman's will can sue attorney Anthony J. Palermino for allegedly failing to tell his client that TD Ameritrade account documents would need to be changed to fulfill his deathbed wishes, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Monday, finding that attorneys have a duty to third-party beneficiaries in such situations.
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March 03, 2025
Saul Ewing Wants Out Of Home Care Co. Asset Transfer Suit
Saul Ewing LLP told a Pennsylvania state court that merely being an "accessory" to a family accused of hiding assets from potential judgment wasn't enough to sustain a claim against the law firm under the Pennsylvania Uniform Voidable Transfers Act, since the law only allows claims against "transferees."
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March 03, 2025
Oklahoma DAs Look To Nix DOJ's Jurisdiction Lawsuits
Two Oklahoma district attorneys are asking a federal court to dismiss a challenge by the United States that seeks to block them from prosecuting Native Americans for conduct on tribal lands, arguing that the lawsuits are a collateral attack on a recent state appellate court decision.
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March 03, 2025
Eckert Seamans Will Pay $38M To Par Funding Investors
A Florida federal judge has signed off on a $38 million deal resolving legal malpractice claims against Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC by investors who fell victim to a Ponzi scheme carried out by Par Funding, which enlisted the firm to help create the business model the lender ultimately used in the scheme.
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March 03, 2025
NJ Justices Skeptical Of Judicial Privacy Law Challenge
The New Jersey Supreme Court appeared skeptical Monday over reviving a journalist's lawsuit alleging municipal officials improperly relied on the judicial safety measure Daniel's Law to chill his attempt to expose a city police director's out-of-town address.
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March 03, 2025
Fla. Judge Admits To Improper Remarks About Prosecutors
A Florida state judge could receive a public reprimand after admitting to ethics charges for calling an assistant state attorney an "ass" and other inappropriate remarks directed toward prosecutors.
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March 03, 2025
Justices Pass On Reviewing Ohio Prisoner's Habeas Win
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to scrutinize a lower court ruling granting habeas corpus relief to an Ohio death row prisoner whom a biased judge had prevented from introducing new mitigating evidence at resentencing.
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March 03, 2025
Bove Faces Ethics Complaint Over Adams Case
Emil Bove, the Trump administration's controversial second-in-command at the U.S. Department of Justice, has been hit with an ethics complaint for a widely criticized directive ordering prosecutors in the Southern District of New York to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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March 03, 2025
NJ Law Firm Must Pay Fees To Rival Firm For 'Frivolous' Suit
Nagel Rice LLP must pay over $40,000 in attorney fees to Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari stemming from a dispute over work related to a fatal school bus crash, a New Jersey judge has ruled.
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March 03, 2025
Defendant Admits To 'Shell Factory' Pump-And-Dump Scheme
The final defendant rounded up in the "Shell Factory Fraud" prosecution of a group that created fake shell companies as part of a pump-and-dump scheme pled guilty Monday in Miami to one count of securities fraud.
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March 03, 2025
Ex-Judges Urge Probe Of 'Quid Pro Quo' Claim In Adams Case
A group of more than a dozen retired federal judges has asked to weigh in on the potential dropping of corruption claims against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, filing a proposed amicus brief warning the "integrity of the judicial process" risks being "imperiled" by the improper dismissal of claims.
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March 03, 2025
Ex-Paxton Aides Say More Evidence Needed Before Judgment
Four of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former deputies have asked an Austin court to allow them to present more evidence in their 2020 employment retaliation suit, writing that his office was "trying to backtrack" its assertion that it wouldn't contest the case.
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March 03, 2025
3rd Circ. Preview: Litigation Funder, J&J Seek Relief In March
The Third Circuit's case lineup this month will task panels with determining if an American litigation funder can keep its dispute with a German law firm in federal court, and whether Johnson & Johnson can decertify class claims accusing the company of artificially inflating its stock price by failing to disclose the alleged cancer risks of its talc products.
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February 28, 2025
Group Blasts Judge's Call For Women In Contraception MDL
A judicial organization dedicated to fighting "leftist lawfare" filed a complaint Thursday against the Florida federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera, claiming that her comments about women needing to be represented in the MDL leadership show an impermissible bias.
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February 28, 2025
Presidents v. Courts: Lincoln, Trump & Judicial Power Limits
Amid fears of President Donald Trump disobeying judges with impunity, debate has focused on famous instances of officials defying the U.S. Supreme Court. But some of the clearest insights into America's handling of White House disregard for courts exist in relatively obscure cases from the Civil War era, when unprecedented presidential actions provoked extraordinary responses from the judiciary — and underscored the limits of its powers.
Expert Analysis
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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Opinion
Why States Should Adopt ABA's 'Duty To Inquire'
State bars should codify the American Bar Association's proposed rule on a lawyer's duty to scrutinize each representation as it provides guardrails for lawyers, supports self-regulation of the profession, and helps avert money laundering and other crimes, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O'Connor.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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Trump Faces Uphill Battle If He Tries To Target Prosecutors
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go after the state and federal prosecutors who had investigated and prosecuted him, but few criminal statutes would be applicable — to say nothing of the evidence required to substantiate any charges against prosecutors, says William Johnston at Bird Marella.
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Series
Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Ex-Chicago Politician's Case May Further Curb Fraud Theories
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear Thompson v. U.S. to determine whether a statement that is misleading but not false still violates federal law, potentially heralding the court’s largest check yet on prosecutors’ expansive fraud theories, with significant implications for sentencing, say attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan Ellis.