/pulse/daily-litigation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Daily Litigation Copyright 2025 sa¹ś¼Ź“«Ć½. en-US Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:52:25 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423770 Former NFL player Michael Cloud was not owed attorney fees by the NFL's retirement plan from his attempt to attain disability benefits, the Fifth Circuit said Thursday, dealing Cloud another defeat after a previous court victory was reversed. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:43:20 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423656 Anthropic says the $75 million in fees that nonclass counsel requested as part of the artificial intelligence company's $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors is far too high, arguing there is "scant justification" for the request. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:37:25 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423816?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423816 Both the California attorney general and the California State Bar are opposing a California attorney's attempt to block a new law preventing fee-sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers set to go into effect on Jan. 1. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:06:43 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423425?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423425 Two Barley Snyder attorneys have been directed to explain to a Pennsylvania federal judge how nonexistent quotes from cited cases appeared in a July filing, according to a recently published order that also denied a holiday light clip manufacturer's request for a temporary restraining order preventing a rival company from selling a similar product. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:04:06 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423838?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423838 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP have promoted 18 attorneys to its partnership levelĀ ā€” a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:15 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423612?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423612 A California federal court refused to approve a settlement requiring LinkedIn to stop conditioning access to its data interface on rivals agreeing not to use the data for a competing professional social network, a deal that included no damages but up to $4 million in attorney fees. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:56:25 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423700?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423700 A New Jersey state judge on Thursday revived a former Garden State workers' compensation judge's suit alleging she was unconstitutionally removed from her job, ruling over the state's objections that she has now substantially complied with the state's discovery requests. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:40:45 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423819?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423819 A group of nonprofits sued the federal Office of Management and Budget this week to secure permanent funding for theĀ independent agency for federal watchdogs, saying the office overstepped its authority in choosing to defund the organization. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:35:58 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422914 Employer-side international labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has promoted 27 attorneys to partner from 13 different offices, effective Jan. 1. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:20:56 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423442?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423442 A former Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP attorney has launched his own dispute resolution boutique in Delaware to provide third-party neutral services to clients, a move he told Law360 Pulse is aimed at filling a market need. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:47:09 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2421644?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2421644 As the year winds down and the pace of work slows, attorneys should reflect on what did and didnā€™t work to generate business in 2025, and start mapping out their 2026 business development plan now to set themselves up for success, says Ezra Crawford at Crowell. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:23:33 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423391?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423391 In pushing back on a bid to toss a Florida state court lawsuit against Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and related defendants, a pharmaceutical mass tort law firm and other parties said the lawsuit outlines a clear breach of a nondisclosure agreement and interference with existing business relationships, making the complaint legally sufficient under Sunshine State law. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:08:21 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423296 The former client of a Pennsylvania attorney has ended his suit accusing the lawyer of conspiring with a litigation funder to charge him inflated legal fees to cover high-interest litigation finance loans, according to a federal court filing. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:39:09 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423325?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423325 A Delaware federal judge said Wednesday she wasn't happy with the tone used by attorneys defending a radiopharmaceutical company from patent infringement claims and that she does not condone the attorneys' conduct in improperly contacting three inventors named in a patent at issue, but she declined to issue the severe sanction of kicking them off the case. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:51:21 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423082?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423082 Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save parties time and money. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:49:20 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423228?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423228 A North Carolina attorney can proceed with a piece of her lawsuit alleging a solar company discriminated against her based on sex while she served in a senior legal role, after a state appeals court revived one of her claims Wednesday. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:47:01 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423380?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423380 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired a former senior tax counsel who worked in two Democratic presidential administrations to come on board as chair of the firm's tax resolution practice group, according to a Wednesday announcement. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:44:21 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423252?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423252 A group of former Gibbons PC clients has sued the firm in New Jersey state court for allegedly waiting too long to file an appeal of a $35 million judgment in an insurance company's suit against a real estate developer and others. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:44:20 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423196?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423196 The Federal Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that a patent owner represented by embattled firm Ramey LLP must pay Walmart Inc.-owned television maker Vizio Inc. nearly $162,000 in attorney fees for bringing a "weak" patent suit and litigating it in an "unreasonable" manner. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:34:45 +0000 /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422633?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422633 A Virginia man alleges in a new proposed class action in Illinois federal court that personal injury law firm TorHoerman Law LLC failed to prevent a cyberattack that exposed his private information to criminals, and that the firm didn't report the attack to the affected people for several months.