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By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 12, 2017
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed criminal charges against Brandon Bostian, the engineer operating the Amtrak train that derailed and killed eight people, injuring dozens more in the Port Richmond section of the city in 2015.
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By Andrew Denney | September 12, 2017
Forcing Cravath, Swaine & Moore to hand over documents related to litigation against Royal Dutch Shell to a plaintiff seeking redress in Dutch courts would give rise to "discovery litigation tourism," an attorney for the firm said Tuesday in arguments before a federal appeals court.
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By Jason Grant | September 12, 2017
A New York federal judge has more than halved attorney fees due to an Ethiopian cookbook author who was wrongly sued for copyright infringement, finding that her defense counsel billed "excessive" hours for often straightforward work.
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By Rebecca Cohen | September 12, 2017
Duane Morris has hired Sidley Austin corporate partner Robert Kadlec in Los Angeles, where the Philadelphia-based Am Law 100 firm bolstered its local operations earlier this year after absorbing a local corporate boutique.
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By Jonathan Ringel | September 12, 2017
The Federal Bar Association, which serves lawyers and judges who work in the U.S. courts, will descend on Atlanta this week for its annual conference.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 12, 2017
The justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have agreed to hear a case alleging the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was liable for the theft of its employees' identities.
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By Ross Todd | September 12, 2017
A state bar judge has recommended that Rita Mahdessian be disbarred for misappropriating $30,000 from a trust fund for survivors of the Armenian genocide and using other trust money to pay for her children's law school.
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By Anna Zhang | September 12, 2017
Simmons & Simmons has recruited its second China employment law partner in a month.
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By Stephen Cole, Mattern & Associates | September 12, 2017
When it comes to practicing litigation, the use of technology is no longer optional. What is optional, however, is under which business model firms deliver this service to their clients.
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By Robert Kramer | September 12, 2017
To drive somewhere, all you have to tell an automated car is your destination, the rest is technology, albeit complex amazing and sometimes patentable technology. Given any two physical coordinates, the same technical solution should be applicable to any human passenger. However, when legal issues are involved, a human client may not be able to articulate a preferred outcome and also usually needs advice on what results are even possible. A lawyer thus needs a lot more information, and an AI needs a lot more complex, amazing and sometimes patentable technology.
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