Wake Up Call: Littler, Polsinelli Eye Poaching Suit Settlement

In today’s column, South Dakota’s attorney general has been ousted and barred from office; a California Senate committee approved a bill that could scuttle proposals to let nonlawyers perform some legal services; Edelson opened a Washington office.

• Leading off, management-side worklaw firm Littler is in talks with Polsinelli aimed at resolving Littler’s claims that Polsinelli stole its trade secrets when it poached a team of Atlanta-based Littler attorneys last year. Polsinelli is represented by BakerHostelter, while Littler’s got Squire Patton Boggs in its corner. (Reuters)
• California’s Senate Judiciary Committee approved the state bar’s annual fee-license bill, which includes ...