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Ex-Calif. Bar Exec Misrepresented Bar Funds Use, Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Ex-Calif. Bar Exec Misrepresented Bar Funds Use, Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862415?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Andrea Keckley A California State Bar Court judge on Wednesday recommended a one-year stayed suspension and one-year probationary period for a former California state senator and state bar executive director accused of using thousands of dollars from bar funds for a 2014 trip to Mongolia — a lesser penalty than the presumed professional sanctions. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862415?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862415?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Fired Doc Can Pursue Claims Against Atty Over Award Error
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Fired Doc Can Pursue Claims Against Atty Over Award Error <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862676?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Sawicki A Michigan state appeals court has ruled a doctor may pursue malpractice claims against the attorney who represented him during arbitration proceedings in an underlying wrongful termination suit after she allegedly failed to catch the arbitrator's miscalculation of the award, reportedly resulting in a $2.5 million loss. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862676?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862676?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Rutgers Fights Contempt Bid By Student Who Filed Bias Suit
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Rutgers Fights Contempt Bid By Student Who Filed Bias Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862422?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rose Krebs Rutgers University wants a New Jersey state court to reject a bid by a law school student who filed a discrimination suit against it to hold the school in contempt for moving ahead with disciplinary measures against him, arguing there is "no basis" to grant the request. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862422?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862422?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Attys Face Sanctions For Fake Citations In Whistleblower Suit
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Attys Face Sanctions For Fake Citations In Whistleblower Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862566?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rachel Rippetoe A Virginia federal judge has asked lawyers representing a plaintiff in a whistleblower case to defend why they should not be sanctioned for including seemingly fabricated case sources in a brief objecting to a protective order, questioning whether it was a case of "ChatGPT run amok." Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862566?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862566?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Hunter Biden's Attys Made 'False Statements,' Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Hunter Biden's Attys Made 'False Statements,' Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862535?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Bonnie Eslinger The California federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden's criminal tax trial threatened to sanction the presidential son's lawyers Wednesday, saying they made "false statements" in a motion to dismiss that cited a Florida federal judge's order disqualifying the special prosecutor in Donald Trump's classified documents case. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862535?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1862535?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ex-Thompson Hine Atty Says Firm Can't Oppose NY Jurisdiction
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Ex-Thompson Hine Atty Says Firm Can't Oppose NY Jurisdiction <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862574?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Xiumei Dong Former Thompson Hine LLP income partner Rebecca Brazzano fired back at efforts by two firm partners to dismiss her lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, contending among other arguments that they waived their right to contest personal jurisdiction by filing another motion that attempts to force arbitration that didn't raise the jurisdiction issue. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862574?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862574?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Smartmatic Asks Court To Order Fox Exec To Answer Subpoena
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Smartmatic Asks Court To Order Fox Exec To Answer Subpoena <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862408?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Carolina Bolado A new front in the war between Smartmatic and Fox News has opened up in Florida, as the voting technology company is asking a Miami court to force a Fox News board member to respond to a subpoena issued in its $2.7 billion defamation suit in New York. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862408?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862408?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Healthcare Software Co. Must Face Trimmed Data Hack Suit
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Healthcare Software Co. Must Face Trimmed Data Hack Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862325?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Kelcey Caulder NextGen Healthcare will face a slimmed-down version of a proposed class action filed against it by customers who say their data was exposed in a 2023 data hack after a Georgia federal judge on Thursday tossed several state data privacy and consumer protection claims levied against the software company. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862325?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862325?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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DOJ Inks Deals With Ex-FBI Agent, Atty Over Release Of Texts
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

DOJ Inks Deals With Ex-FBI Agent, Atty Over Release Of Texts <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Lauren Berg The U.S. Department of Justice and two former FBI employees whose texts disparaging former President Donald Trump were made public told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Friday they have reached settlements in their privacy rights cases. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Cuomo Harassment Document Fight Heads To NY Appeals Court
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Cuomo Harassment Document Fight Heads To NY Appeals Court <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862664?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Rachel Scharf A Manhattan judge on Friday allowed both the New York attorney general and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to appeal parts of a decision requiring the state to produce unredacted transcripts of some witness interviews in the sexual harassment investigation that led to Cuomo's resignation. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862664?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1862664?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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