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• Former In-House Counsel's Whistleblower Claim Revived by Appellate Court

  The appellate court said that although Balla prioritizes the right of a client to freely terminate attorneys, it doesn't give the right to client to engage in "lesser retaliatory actions" against their counsel.

         

• Litigation Trends to Watch: Phishing Attack, Trading Algorithms and Car Repos Trigger Suits

  Plaintiffs allege hackers used social engineering to trick employees into granting access to Salesforce and Snowflake environments.

         

• Who's on the Case? Musicians Say Suno AI Copied Their Personas, Not Their Songs

  Jason Isbell and other musicians are testing a new legal front against AI music generator Suno, arguing that the company misused artists' identities and voiceprints, not just copyrighted songs, to create soundalike music, descriptions and artwork.

         

• A ‘Legend' and ‘Titan': Mass Tort Bar Mourns Death of Motley Rice's Joseph Rice

  Rice, who opened his South Carolina firm in 2003 with Ron Motley, was a key negotiator in settlements involving opioids, “forever chemicals and tobacco. He was 72.

         

• Why Winston Taylor Is Betting on Miami

  In this week's Legal Speak episode, Winston Taylor Miami Managing Partner Gustavo J. Membiela about the Chicago-funded firm's growth since entering the Miami market in 2022.

         

• How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'Stay Connected With Both Clients and Your Team,' Says Toby Caspary of Fried Frank

  "Staying connected with both clients and your team is essential to providing the highest level of service and understanding clients' needs even before they arise. It is also important to make time not only for day-to-day matters, but also for the future of the business and the team. Long-term success and the ability to attract high-quality clients are critical to building a strong practice and creating real satisfaction in the work."

         

• Should US Marshals Service Move from DOJ to Judiciary?

  Two new reports say the move could improve judicial security.

         

• Bursor & Fisher Fends Off 'Grossly Improper' Accusations of Judge-Shopping Novel Claims

  Ballard Spahr partner Jason Hamilton and Michael Laszlo of Clark Hill wrote in a sanctions motion filed by PeopleConnect in a suit brought by Bursor & Fisher: "The implication is clear: Plaintiff's counsel is strategically manipulating the court system to avoid a decision from your honor."

         

• ‘At Best Bizarre': FIU Faculty Balk at Former Trump Aide's Appointment as Law Dean

  Former Trump lawyer Daniel Z. Epstein was appointed interim dean of FIU Law despite a search committee's decision not to advance him among its top candidates.

         

• Gibson Dunn Gains Data Centre Heft With White & Case London Partner Duo

  Several major law firms are investing in data centre expertise amid the AI boom.

         

• Osborne Clarke Debuts in Luxembourg Amid Pacy European Expansion

  The opening follows its Frankfurt opening earlier this week.

         

• FTC, 22 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged 'Secret Surcharge' Scheme in Online Ad Auctions

  Attorneys from Dunn Isaacson Rhee and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have stepped in to represent Amazon, which the FTC and 22 U.S. states accuse of using undisclosed surcharges to artificially inflate prices in its digital advertising auctions.

         

• Rude Awakening: 'Invasive' US Legal System Shocks Japanese GCs, Execs—Who Law Firms Increasingly Court

  In Japan, litigation is rare and less confrontational. The adversarial posture and invasiveness of U.S. litigation is often disorienting.

         

• Kon'nichiwa: U.S. Lawyers Are Gaining a Foothold in Japan

  Lawyers representing Japanese Clients in litigation in the U.S. explain how they get—and keep—clients.

         

• Newly Public Deposition Sharpens Fight Over Race-Based Kidney Transplant Policies

  In their deposition testimony, a Swedish transplant executive said an updated policy still cited old kidney-function formulas, bolstering litigation over hospitals' implementation and what Black patients must prove to gain recovery for race-based calculations.

         

• July MBE Score Drops Nearly 2 Points After Reaching 12-Year High in 2025

  The MBE national mean scaled score for July was 140.7, 1.7 points lower than the July 2025 mean of 142.4, according to NCBE's announcement.

         

• GOP Lawmakers Seek Details on Misconduct Probe Into Judge Over Affair, Lying

  "The American people deserve confidence that our judicial system is operating with integrity and accountability," Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Georgia, said in a statement regarding U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia.

         

• Google Avoids Breakup of Advertising Business

  Google argued a divestiture would be extreme and questioned the Antitrust Division's legal authority to seek a divestiture since Judge Brinkema had not found that Google's purchase of AdX was illegal.

         

• Announcing the New Jersey Legal Awards 2026 Shortlist

  New Jersey Law Journal has announced this year's shortlist for the New Jersey Legal Awards 2026, including Lifetime Achievement Award winners and finalists for Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year.

         

• Critical Mass With Law.com's Amanda Bronstad: Mead Johnson Wins 1st Federal Formula Trial, Split Rulings in Uber's Rocky RICO Road Against Law Firms

  Rachel Cannon of Steptoe and Phyllis Jones of Covington & Burling successfully represented Mead Johnson in the first bellwether trial over cow's milk-based infant formula.