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October 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Election Lawyers Seek Practices Beyond Georgia in Moves to Clark Hill

"Seeing the opportunities there made sense for us to kind of take our knowledge and experience that we've gained here in Georgia in the election space and continue to build that on a bigger, more nationwide scope," said new Clark Hill member Bryan Tyson.
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October 11, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Rejects Call to Reopen Voter Registration in Ga. After Hurricane Helene

"The harm to the state's interests outweighs the plaintiffs' interests," the judge said in the verbal ruling Thursday.
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October 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Court Advisory Committee Inches Forward on Transparency in Litigation Financing

"It probably deserves a careful look, if for no other reason than we don't know what we don't know," said U.S. District Judge David Proctor, who sits in the Northern District of Alabama.
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October 10, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'Frustrated' Muscogee County Jury Returns $3M Verdict Against Bounty Hunters After Unlawful Home Invasion

"We were pleased that the jury was able to appreciate the egregiousness of the defendants' conduct and compensate our clients for what they went through," said plaintiff counsel David C. Rayfield of Waldrep, Mullin, & Callahan in Columbus. "If nothing else, we hoped a verdict of this magnitude would stop similar unlawful conduct from occurring."
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October 10, 2024 | Legaltech News

To Woo Law Firms, Legal Training Platforms Are Combining Hands-On and Online Learning

Firms such as Orrick and Husch Blackwell, among many others, have begun using platforms such as AltaClaro, which are taking a dual online and experiential approach to legal training.
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October 10, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

North Carolina's Brooks Pierce Elects New Managing Partner

Veteran commercial litigator James "Jimmy" Adams will take office Feb. 1, 2025.
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October 10, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Navigating the Mass Arbitration Minefield: Costs, Challenges and Strategic Shifts

The structure of arbitration fees, typically assessed per claim, creates a daunting financial barrier for companies, making the prospect of settling, irrespective of the claims' legitimacy, increasingly attractive. This dynamic has spurred a closer examination of arbitration service providers,
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October 09, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'Sometimes It's a Marathon': Haynes and Boone's Commitment to Charlotte Begins to Bear Fruit

The Texas-based firm arrived in the Queen City with three attorneys just before the start of the pandemic. Head count has now grown to 25.
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October 09, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Giuliani's Son Says Dad Gifted Him 4 World Series Rings Sought by Defamed Ga. Election Workers

In an effort to collect on a judgment, the election workers are now asking a federal judge in New York to award them Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan apartment, World Series rings and other property.
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October 09, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Jewelry Fraud Is on the Rise

While it is impossible to eliminate all fraud, insurance carriers can make headway into preventing jewelry fraud with some easy steps, whether at the front end when the application is secured, or after a claim is submitted with a more thorough investigation.
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