An amended New York bill asking to improve student-loan forgiveness for midcareer public interest lawyers has removed a sticking point for members of the Assembly, where the proposal died in 2023. The bill, S4511B/A1568C, aims to expand the cap on what public defense lawyers, attorneys who work for civil legal…

A Miami attorney has filed a class action lawsuit in North Carolina involving numerous grave desecrations allegedly committed in a historically African American cemetery. Alec Schultz, a partner at Hilgers Graben, represents the plaintiffs, whose family members were buried in York Memorial Park, a burial ground established for African Americans…

Chad M. Moore, leader of the civil litigation and commercial litigation practice group at Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas in New Brunswick, has been named the firm’s new managing partner. Moore has spent more than 20 years with Hoagland Longo, where he served as a member of the firm’s executive…

New Lawsuits Target Companies Linked to Fort Worth Hotel Explosion | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/01/18/new-lawsuit-targets-3-companies-over-fort-worth-hotel-explosion/ Fort Worth Fire Department photo exhibit of damage caused by a gas leak explosion to Sandman Fort Worth Hotel in downtown. Credit: Fort Worth Fire Department The petition alleges Atmos Energy failed to properly…

King & Spalding, which received The American Lawyer’s Best Law Firm of the Year award in late 2023, has achieved notable success in recent years, growing its revenue and profits, key offices and international presence, all without a merger. Its financial growth was particularly remarkable during the pandemic, as the litigation…

Over the past year, a number of e-discovery companies have introduced generative AI solutions, whether it be Relativity’s aiR for Review, Disco’s Cecilia or Reveal’s Ask. Such offerings, however, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the e-discovery market’s plans for generative AI and just how…