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Overturning 45-year precedent, New Jersey gives disbarred lawyers second chance
Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court…...
What Filevine’s new AI tool could mean for the future of depositions
When Filevine unveiled its Depo Copilot in September, it sent shock waves among those in the legal technology sphere. The generative artificial intelligence tool is…...
Law firms cut compensation for some partners, freeing up cash for high performers
Law firms are cutting compensation for some partners because of reduced productivity or impending retirements, a contrast from more collegial days, according to consultants who…...
Supreme Court orders reconsideration of appellate decision on youths carrying guns
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday told a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision that blocked a Pennsylvania ban on youths openly carrying guns…...
Judge reprimanded for ordering payment of restitution to himself
A judge in Putnam County, Tennessee, has received a public reprimand for accepting a guilty plea and imposing restitution in a case involving damage to…...
Conservative faction pushes judge nominees who are ‘even more bold and more conservative’
Former President Donald Trump has broken with leaders of the conservative Federalist Society, who failed to voice their support when he tried to overturn the…...
Judge suspended without pay after indictment for alleged fake layoffs
A common pleas judge in York County, Pennsylvania, has been suspended without pay following his indictment for allegedly urging four law firm employees to collect…...
Judge with ‘highly antagonistic demeanor’ must be removed from foster care case, 5th Circuit says
A federal appeals court has removed a federal judge from foster care litigation against the state of Texas, citing her “highly antagonistic demeanor” against the…...
Judge cuts Quinn Emanuel’s $185M fee, an amount deemed ‘astronomical’ by objectors
A federal judge has slashed a $185 million fee that she initially awarded to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, an amount that translated to about…...
Lawyers ordered to provide door-to-door apology after their early-morning ‘scream test’
Lawyers who wakened South Philadelphia residents with a looped recording of a screaming woman to prove a point in a lawsuit must go door to…...
Client’s employees seek approval of data breach settlement after BigLaw firm hack
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and its client Mondelez Global have agreed to pay $750,000 to settle claims by Mondelez employees whose private information may have…...
Nixon Peabody sues law firm for allegedly luring away its clients without cut of contingency fee
Updated: Nixon Peabody has filed a lawsuit alleging that its clients were improperly lured away by personal injury law firm Shaheen & Gordon through use…...