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Daily Report Online

Townsend & Lockett Anticipates Higher Demand in 2023 After Busy 2022

Part of the firm's success may arise from its use and flexibility with alternative fee arrangements.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Appeals Court: Legal Malpractice Action's Statute of Limitations Not Tolled Based on Outstanding Counterclaim in Underlying Suit

"The outstanding counterclaim in the employment action and [the lawyer] defendants' failure to move to be relieved in that action did not show a mutual understanding of a need for further representation," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Law Firm Expands Real Estate Practice, Citing Rising Demand

Florida is expected to see more real estate litigation following Hurricane Ian and as transactions continue in an in-demand market.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2022 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—DC Rising Stars

We are pleased to present our 2022 D.C. Rising Stars. Selected from a competitive pool, our 40 honorees represent a cross-section of practice areas.
1 minute read

National Law Journal

The 2022 NLJ Awards: Professional Excellence—DC Diversity Initiative

We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trial Lawyer Mark Lanier Launches UK Firm for Class Actions, Mass Tort Suits

Mark Lanier, founder of Houston's Lanier Law Firm, along with the COO of his firm and two English barristers have opened a firm in Manchester to handle the kind of litigation Lanier does in the U.S.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Appeals Court: Med Mal Plaintiff Can't Revive Lawsuit After No Expert Witness Found by Eve of Trial

"Although strong public policy supports resolving cases on the merits, here, plaintiffs had more than enough time to secure an expert witness for trial," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Enters Default Judgment, Sets Hearing for $17M in Damages

"Most prominent among these are questions about the abuse of the federal dispute resolution process by litigants and their legal advisers, particularly where, as here, there appears to be evidence of frivolous or bad-faith litigation conduct underlying the default judgment," said Anthony V. Alfieri of the University of Miami School of Law.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Grants Lien Against Former Kline & Specter Lawyer's Firm, Orders Contempt Hearing in Arbitration Fee Dispute

Wright Padilla's order regarding the lien also bars Haviland Hughes from "distributing any such sums, or conveying or distributing property of any kind to or for" Haviland until the judgment is paid in full.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Combining Personal Injury With Commercial Litigation Could Be a Good Move Amid South Florida Migration

"The rapid development increases the number of businesses with legal needs and similarly increases the chances of individuals getting injured due to the negligence of others," said co-founder Aaron Davis of Davis Goldman, a complex commercial and personal injury litigation firm based in Miami.
6 minute read

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