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New York Law Journal

NextEra Energy Pension Plan Connected to Allegedly Fraudulent Real Estate Action

"It's another thing to be exposed to a broad claim where the potential award could conceivably be in the tens of millions of dollars if the judge allows the valuation of the underlying asset," said Jason Giller, a managing partner at Giller Law who is not involved in the case.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Sorry @GovMurphy': Attorney Says New Law Will Stifle Fee Shifting

New Jersey judges "have demonstrated that they value transparency, and we've gotten some just really amazing wins from them, especially the Supreme Court. But they also aren't policymakers, so they have to defer to the Legislature's policy decision," open-government advocate CJ Griffin said.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Hogan Lovells and MoFo Partners to Headline Kamala Harris Fundraisers

Attorneys at Sidley, Sullivan & Cromwell, Cleary Gottlieb, Paul Weiss, among other big firms, are also playing a role in her fundraising this month.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyer Sentenced to 16 Years for Child Pornography

The attorney pleaded guilty to one count of producing child sexual abuse material.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Casey Laffey of Reed Smith on Being 'More Prepared Than the Other Side'

"We are focused on continuing to grow in hot-button areas like tech and data class actions, insolvency, managed care, and cross-border disputes."
12 minute read

Law.com

Precedential & Pro Bono: Maslon's Erica Holzer Defeats Sperm Donor's Paternity Suit

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Maslon partner Erica A. Holzer breaks down how she leveraged existing law to secure an appellate reversal of a paternity suit launched by a known sperm donor against a pair of same-sex parents.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Rules Joe Carollo Can Keep His Assets and Wages

"Thus, while the Carollos may have manipulated the system to their advantage, defendant Carollo has met his burden of establishing his entitlement to the exemption," U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ruled on Friday.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Rebuffed by 2 Law Firms, Slip-and-Fall Plaintiff Gets $1.8M Settlement

"We turned an enormously challenging case into a seven-figure recovery," plaintiff counsel Justin Shapiro said.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Feds Drop Charges Against Maryland Lawyer Facing Fraud Case Over $12M in Somali Funds

After four years of pretrial litigation by a defense team at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld team led by Paul Butler, Allison Coffin and Madeline Bardi, federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Maryland attorney Jeremy Schulman last week.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Another Loaded Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Lawyers at Selendy Gay landed what appears to be the largest damages award ever in an earnout dispute in Delaware. David Sanford of Sanford Heisler Sharp secured a win for the family of murder victim Hae Min Lee at the Maryland Supreme Court.
7 minute read

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