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October 31, 2025
JPMorgan Kept Biz With 'Child Sleaze' Epstein Despite Flags
JPMorgan Chase reported Jeffrey Epstein's suspicious cash transactions suggesting sex-trafficking years before the financier faced felony charges, but the bank continued to do business with him even as banking executives joked internally about Epstein as a "known child sleaze," according to documents unsealed in New York federal court Friday.
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October 31, 2025
Alaska Joins Utah In Firing Motley Rice From Opioid Case
Alaska joined Utah this month in terminating its contract with Motley Rice LLC, which the state hired nearly a decade ago to pursue litigation over the opioid crisis, saying the law firm didn't disclose it was simultaneously representing other clients in separate opioid litigation.
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October 31, 2025
Ex-Knick Must Pay Madison Square Garden $642K Legal Fees
Charles Oakley must pay Madison Square Garden a little more than $642,000 for legal fees stemming from its pursuit of the former New York Knick's deleted text messages in his battery suit against the arena, a federal magistrate judge ruled Friday, cutting down the arena's requested $1.5 million.
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October 31, 2025
Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
In this installment of Wheeling & Appealing, November's appellate calendar features a Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, New York City housing disputes, drug pricing battles, immigrant rights cases, and challenges to so-called patent troll laws.
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October 31, 2025
Property Developer Sues Colo. Atty, Firm For Malpractice
A Colorado residential property developer has filed a malpractice lawsuit against a local attorney and his firm, alleging the lawyer's negligence in handling the developer's case stemmed from medical setbacks from a fall that led to his retirement.
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October 31, 2025
Tesla Sanctioned For Withholding Docs In Fatal Crash Case
A Florida state judge has hit Tesla with sanctions in a fatal crash suit for repeatedly failing to produce documents related to testing of its vehicles despite repeated requests and then finally handing them over in a format that makes them "virtually useless to the plaintiffs."
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October 31, 2025
Valve Wants Sanctions In 'Patent Troll' Suit In Wash.
Video game company Valve Corp. has asked for sanctions against a patent-licensing company executive in a lawsuit over alleged patent trolling, saying he hasn't properly responded to requests for information in the case.
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October 31, 2025
Judges See An Immigration Court Gutted From Inside
Eight former immigration judges who spoke to Law360 say the rough treatment of the immigration courts in President Donald Trump's second term poses an unprecedented threat to judicial independence and is eroding immigrants' due process rights.
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October 31, 2025
Slater Blasts Bid To Terminate Boy Scout Case Fees
Mass tort plaintiffs' firm Slater Slater Schulman LLP is calling a motion seeking to end their contingency fee legal service agreements with sexual abuse claimants in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy a baseless attempt to lure away its clients.
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October 31, 2025
Wash. High Court Disbars Oregon Lawyer Who Ghosted Client
An Oregon attorney can no longer practice law in Washington state as the result of an Oregon Supreme Court ruling that found he took fees from a new client while his license was suspended, then ignored the woman's repeated attempts to contact him.
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October 31, 2025
Ill. Judge Prefers 'Clean' Dismissal Against Ex-Girardi Attys
An Illinois federal judge told Edelson PC on Friday to either dismiss its conversion case against two former Girardi Keese attorneys in a "clean" and "unadulterated" stipulation or submit legal authority supporting its desire to condition the dismissal on him adopting side agreements the parties outlined in their filing.
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October 31, 2025
Troutman Owes $3.5M For Malpractice, Med Tech Co. Says
A healthcare tech company urged a New Jersey state judge on Friday to have Troutman Pepper Locke LLP pay the more than $3.5 million in counsel fees and costs聽the company and its聽managing partner incurred successfully litigating legal malpractice claims against the firm, arguing the path to a trial win was lengthy and complex.
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October 31, 2025
Mich. Judge DQs Lawyer Over Firm's Suspended Founder
An attorney working for a recently suspended lawyer cannot appear in a Michigan federal case because his boss's discipline bars any of his associates from practicing in the Wolverine state, a judge ruled Friday.
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October 31, 2025
Crash Suit Revived After Counsel 'Knowingly Served' Dead Atty
A Texas appellate court has reinstated a suit accusing a commercial truck driver of negligently hitting a vehicle which caused a family's severe injuries, saying defense counsel acted unfairly when it "knowingly served" only the family's deceased attorney with court documents.
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October 31, 2025
Florida Firm Blasts Bid For More Sanctions In IP Fight
Peter Ticktin, Ticktin Law Group PA and a client are urging a Florida federal judge to reject a bid by two smart glass companies for sanctions and an estimated $700,000 in attorney fees in a patent infringement case, calling the request an attempted "double recovery" after a $321,000 sanction was already levied.
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October 31, 2025
Law Firm Can't Escape NJ Cannabis Malpractice Squabble
Lowenstein Sandler LLP is allowed to pursue its malpractice suit against Trif & Modugno LLC, with a New Jersey state judge rejecting Trif & Modugno's motion to dismiss this week in litigation over a failed cannabis dispensary.
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October 31, 2025
Conn. Justices Hint Atty's 'Diatribe' Was Protected Opinion
Connecticut Supreme Court justices said Friday that a disciplined attorney appeared to be expressing protected opinions when he filed a brief that rebuked judges in a fee dispute, casting doubt on a grievance committee's decision to reprimand him.
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October 31, 2025
Texas Atty Sanctioned For Not Disclosing AI Use
A Texas federal judge has sanctioned a Dallas-area attorney for failing to disclose that he used artificial intelligence to prepare a summary judgment response that included inaccurate information in a wrongful termination case.
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October 31, 2025
Immigrant Says Ogletree Botched Work Authorization
A Pittsburgh-based Meta employee and Carnegie Mellon University graduate claims mishandled paperwork by attorneys at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC forced him to temporarily leave the U.S. after an extension of his legal status was denied.
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October 30, 2025
Wash. Justices Debate Judge's Future Amid Court Discord
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday asked about the practical effect of returning a suspended municipal judge to the bench, probing whether there's any evidence that Judge Tracy S. Flood and staff of the Bremerton Municipal Court would be able to avoid further discord and subsequent impacts on litigants if she went back to her post.
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October 30, 2025
Judge Blasted For Violent Sexual Comments Against Minors
The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has reprimanded a municipal judge for directing sexual remarks at children and wishing sexual violence upon them, noting that the judge exhibited racial bias from the bench.
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October 30, 2025
Wash. Justices Doubt Lawyer's Bid For Disbarment Rehearing
An attorney for a Washington state lawyer facing disbarment for allegedly stealing more than $250,000 in client funds urged the state's highest court Thursday to reverse the disbarment recommendation and order a rehearing in the disciplinary case.
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October 30, 2025
Mo. Judge Warns Of Sanctions In Peru Lead Poisoning Case
A Missouri federal judge is threatening attorneys representing a mining company controlled by billionaire Ira Rennert in a lawsuit over pollution in Peru with serious sanctions for repeatedly disregarding and misrepresenting his orders.
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October 30, 2025
Ga. Judges OK Axing Of Atty's Slander Suit Against Ex-Client
A Georgia appellate panel聽Thursday backed the dismissal of an attorney's lawsuit against a former client who sued him for legal malpractice, ruling that the complaint boiled down to an abusive litigation claim that couldn't be pursued until the underlying case was complete.
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October 30, 2025
Defamation Litigation Roundup: Drake, IRS, Greenpeace
In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 highlights notable developments in California's anti-SLAPP law following a major Ninth Circuit opinion, as well as a decision 鈥 and appeal 鈥 in Drake's fight with his record label over Kendrick Lamar's diss track.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Practicing Stoicism Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Practicing Stoicism, by applying reason to ignore my emotions and govern my decisions, has enabled me to approach challenging situations in a structured way, ultimately providing advice singularly devoted to a client's interest, says John Baranello at Moses & Singer.
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Series
The Biz Court Digest: Texas, One Year In
A year after the Texas Business Court's first decision, it's clear that Texas didn't just copy Delaware and instead built something uniquely its own, combining specialization with constitutional accountability and creating a model that looks forward without losing touch with the state's democratic and statutory roots, says Chris Bankler at Jackson Walker.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community
Nearly two decades prosecuting scammers and elder fraud taught me that proactively educating the public about the risks they face and the rights they possess is essential to building trust within our communities, empowering otherwise vulnerable citizens and preventing wrongdoers from gaining a foothold, says Roger Handberg at GrayRobinson.
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5 Crisis Lawyering Skills For An Age Of Uncertainty
As attorneys increasingly face unprecedented and pervasive situations 鈥 from prosecutions of law enforcement officials to executive orders targeting law firms 鈥 they must develop several essential competencies of effective crisis lawyering, says Ray Brescia at Albany Law School.
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Opinion
It's Time For The Judiciary To Fix Its Cybersecurity Problem
After recent reports that hackers have once again infiltrated federal courts鈥 electronic case management systems, the judiciary should strengthen its cybersecurity practices in line with executive branch standards, outlining clear roles and responsibilities for execution, says Ilona Cohen at HackerOne.
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Series
Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at聽BakerHostetler.
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Trader Joe's Ruling Highlights Trademark Infringement Trends
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Trader Joe's Co. v. Trader Joe's United explores the legal boundaries between a union's right to advocate for workers and the protection of a brand's intellectual property, and illustrates a growing trend of courts disfavoring early dismissal of trademark infringement claims in the context of expressive speech, say attorneys at Mitchell Silberberg.
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Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Arbitrator's Conviction Upheld
The Supreme Court of Spain recently upheld the criminal conviction of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa for grave disobedience to judicial authority, rejecting the proposition that an arbitrator's independence can prevail over a court order retroactively disabling the very judicial act conferring arbitral jurisdiction, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
The Southern District of New York鈥檚 recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a 鈥渒eep everything鈥 approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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In NY, Long COVID (Tolling) Still Applies
A series of pandemic-era executive orders in New York tolling state statutes of limitations for 228 days mean that many causes of action that appear time-barred on their face may continue to apply, including in federal practice, for the foreseeable future, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.
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Opinion
High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together 鈥 a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Reel Justice: 'One Battle After Another' And The Limits Of Zeal
The political thriller 鈥淥ne Battle After Another,鈥 following a former revolutionary who became a recluse, offers a potent metaphor for attorneys on diligence and the ethical boundaries of zealous advocacy, says Veronica Finkelstein at Wilmington University School of Law.
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Series
Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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6th Circ. FirstEnergy Ruling Protects Key Legal Privileges
The Sixth Circuit鈥檚 recent grant of mandamus relief in In re: First Energy Corp. confirms that the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections apply to internal investigation materials, ultimately advancing the public interest, say attorneys at Cooley.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at聽Armstrong Teasdale.