Law360 Pulse: Daily Litigation /pulse/daily-litigation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Daily Litigation Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:57:30 +0000 Gambling Tech Co. Loses Sanction Bid In NJ Defamation Case /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424132 A New Jersey state judge rejected a gambling technology company's bid for sanctions in its defamation suit against investigative firm Black Cube and law firm Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP on Thursday, ruling that Black Cube did not willfully disobey a court discovery order. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:44:20 +0000 Keesal Young Drops Part Of Stradley Ronon Poaching Suit /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424227?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424227 Keesal Young & Logan wants to drop part of its California state court lawsuit alleging Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP unlawfully recruited 10 of its attorneys. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:38:28 +0000 Mass. Firm Bowditch & Dewey Hires Boutique's 21 Litigators /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424127 Midsize Massachusetts law firm Bowditch & Dewey LLP, which saw several litigation attorneys leave for another firm last year, is now rebuilding its litigation department by hiring all 21 lawyers from Massachusetts-based litigation boutique Kenney & Sams PLLC. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:32:53 +0000 Atty Says Anti-SLAPP Law Scuttles Ex-Law Partner's Case /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424254?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424254 Attorney Andrew Garza and his new firm, Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC, have invoked Connecticut's anti-SLAPP law in an attempt to dismiss litigation by his former law partner Ryan McKeen, one of several lawsuits between the partners after the dissolution of their firm, Connecticut Trial Firm LLC. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:19:43 +0000 Ill. Judge Affirms $2.6M Verdict For Fired Court Clerk Workers /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424179 An Illinois federal judge has refused to order a new trial or alter a roughly $2.6 million damages award after a jury sided with three former employees of the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's Office who claimed they were fired by the new clerk for campaigning for the incumbent she defeated in the 2016 election. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:18:11 +0000 Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424137?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424137 Foley Hoag's handling of a suit challenging the proposed White House ballroom and Vedder Price's work on a $2 billion transaction with Goldman Sachs lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Dec. 4 to 19. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:05:32 +0000 Federal Courts Not Subject To FOIA, DC Judge Rules /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423786?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423786 The conservative litigation group America First Legal Foundation cannot demand documents from the federal Judicial Conference of the U.S. and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Freedom of Information Act because they are not executive agencies, a D.C. federal judge ruled Thursday. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:58:40 +0000 Sidley Adds Williams & Connolly Mass Torts Trial Atty In DC /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2424062 A trial attorney who spent more than two decades at Williams & Connolly LLP has moved to Sidley Austin LLP to help lead its product liability and mass torts practice. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:41:46 +0000 Eletson Defends Reed Smith, Rolnick Kramer Subpoenas /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423975?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423975 Eletson Holdings on Friday argued in support of its bid to subpoena Reed Smith LLP and Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP as the shipping company seeks to enforce judgments of up to $873,000 that it won in September, telling a New York bankruptcy judge its requests for information were proper. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:17:53 +0000 Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423660?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423660 The legal industry had another action-packed week with a mega law firm merger announcement and eye-popping year-end bonuses at a handful of elite boutiques. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:47:30 +0000 E-Discovery's 'Black Box' Worry: Is This AI Prompt Privileged? /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422269?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2422269 Despite the infusion of generative artificial intelligence into e-discovery tools, ethics and quality control questions loom about the use of this technology and a contrary judicial decision could set the industry back many years. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:08:07 +0000 NFLPA's Longtime Associate GC Files $10M Sex Bias Suit /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423946?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/daily-litigation/articles/2423946 A longtime associate general counsel for the NFL Players Association on Thursday filed a $10 million sex discrimination and retaliation suit, claiming the union intimidated and retaliated against her for cooperating with a federal investigation into misconduct by "men in positions of power" at the NFLPA. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:52:25 +0000 Ex-NFL Player Can't Keep $1.9M Atty Fees, 5th Circ. Rules /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 Nonclass Attys' $75M Fee Request Too High, Anthropic Says /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 Calif. AG, Bar Officials Fight Bid To Stop ABS Fee-Sharing Ban /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 Fake Quotes In Pa. Patent Case Lead To Judicial Rebuke /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 Nelson Mullins Partner Class Back To 18 After 2025 Jump /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 level — a class that is half the size of last year's 36 elevations. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:15 +0000 LinkedIn Data Access Settlement Rejected In Antitrust Case /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 Ex-NJ Judge's Firing Suit Revived After Discovery Cured /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 OMB Slammed With Suit Over Federal Watchdog Defunding /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 the independent agency for federal watchdogs, saying the office overstepped its authority in choosing to defund the organization.