Attorney at Work
AUGUST 23, 2024
Jamie Spannhake | Establishing clear boundaries is essential not only for your well-being but to sustain a successful legal career. The post 5 Ways to Set Healthy Boundaries as a Lawyer — at Work and at Home appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 23, 2024
In Authentication is key to direct and cross-examination (thedailyrecord.com) (Aug. 22, 2024), my friend Paul Sandler wrote: “It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence.” Paul cites to the applicable Maryland Rules and wrote that: “In State v.
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Attorney at Work
AUGUST 23, 2024
Take your practice to the next level with the addition of PracticeMaster practice management software. Fully integrated with Tabs3 Billing and Tabs3 Financials. The post Complete Practice Management Solution Now in Tabs3 Cloud appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning. Yet their house has lost power three times in just the past two and a half months.
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Legal Dive
AUGUST 23, 2024
The company’s software effectively makes landlords participants in collusion, the agency alleges. That’s too low of an antitrust bar, critics say.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said profit rose nearly 7% in the first half, after a stock-market recovery helped bolster investment returns at China’s second-largest insurer by market value. Net income climbed to 74.6 billion yuan ($10.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
The type of weather phenomenon that may have led billionaire Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the Mediterranean this week is now more likely to happen as global warming has raised sea temperatures, according to climate experts.
Legal Dive
AUGUST 23, 2024
While many buildings already meet 2025 emissions limits, facility managers and owners should start planning now for how they’ll meet future requirements, city officials say.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Summer heat scorched Texas and the Southwest this week, pushing Phoenix to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures and putting millions of people under excessive heat warnings.
E-Discovery Team
AUGUST 23, 2024
Bloomberg surveyed lawyers and found that 57% used generative AI for Legal Research. Drafting and templating communication came in at 46%, and legal contracts at 26%. Summarizing legal narratives and reviewing legal documents followed at 24% and 22% respectively. The survey also revealed AI usage in negotiating contracts, e-Discovery, due diligence, reviewing discovery, case filings, and estate planning.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Ascot Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurance company, announced the launch of a unified capital management platform, Leadline Capital Partners, to support their expanded third-party capital business.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 23, 2024
…In this alert, we briefly summarize the top seven securities enforcement and litigation developments from the last month, including: Two seismic Supreme Court decisions overruling Chevron deference and reshaping administrative law; The Supreme Court’s recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy; The Fifth Circuit’s ruling vacating the SEC’s new private fund rules; A novel action applying Exchange Act Section 13(b)(2)(B) in the cybersecurity context; An action targeting misstatements made by issuer
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family’s luxury yacht sank this week off Sicily.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 23, 2024
United States appeals court has backed a California federal judge’s decision to throw out a crypto-focused law firm’s pre-emptive lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission — an attempt to force the regulator to clarify its classification of Ether. Hodl Law’s November 2022 complaint against the regulator in a San Diego district court failed to show “a realistic danger” of it facing SEC enforcement action for breaking securities laws just because it used the Ethereum blockchain and it
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Between hail, strong winds, floods and plant disease, US corn crops were put through some tough times this summer. But somehow, the fields of green blanketing America’s heartland have proved to be ever resilient.
Legal IT Insider
AUGUST 23, 2024
Clifford Chance says it is “heartbroken” following the news that Autonomy founder Mike Lynch and Clifford Chance partner Christopher Morvillo are confirmed to have died when superyacht Bayesian sunk off […] The post Legal sector grieves as Mike Lynch and Christopher Morvillo confirmed among the Bayesian yacht dead appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in an exclusive interview, adding that he is “hard pressed to think of a time in my …
Legal IT Insider
AUGUST 23, 2024
Elite has let go of three members of its senior leadership team including head of global support Patrick Hurley, who one customer described to Legal IT Insider as the face […] The post Elite lets go of three senior leaders including “face of Elite in Europe” appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Hub International Ltd., the global insurance broker, has named Tim Smith president and CEO of its operations in the Carolinas. Smith was previously the chief sales officer at Hub International Carolinas and was a Charlotte-area market leader.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 23, 2024
Hirsch said, however, SEC leaders and staff don’t believe crypto to be an inherently violative industry. “Crypto is inherently a technology, so the question is: How are folks applying that technology?” he said, adding that Gensler and SEC enforcement enforcement director Gurbir Grewal talk about being technologically neutral. “There are opportunities there to find ways to align the interests of developers and innovators with obligations under the law,” Hirsch said.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas has approved a $3 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 23, 2024
This week in Other Barks & Bites: A clip of Vice President Kamala Harris goes viral in which the current presidential candidate advocates “snatching” patents from pharmaceutical companies with high prescription drug prices; a group of music publishers file a petition asking the Supreme Court to review an overturned $1 billion judgment against Cox Communications for copyright infringement; a tattoo artist who accused video game company of infringing his claimed copyright on two LeBron James
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Accession Risk Management Group, the parent company of specialty insurance brokerages Risk Strategies and One80 Intermediaries, reports it has closed a $1 billion incremental debt raise and refinancing. Accession Risk Management Group is a portfolio company of Kelso & Co.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 23, 2024
Editor’s Note: Halliburton, a global leader in oilfield services, has fallen victim to a significant cyberattack at its North Houston campus. This breach not only disrupted operations locally but also impacted the company’s global network connectivity. As Halliburton works with top cybersecurity experts to address the issue, this incident highlights the growing vulnerabilities within the energy sector and underscores the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
OneDigital, an insurance brokerage, financial services and human resources firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Elite Insurance Solutions, a property-casualty insurance agency in Franklin, Tennessee, the company announced this week.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 23, 2024
It’s hard to square this kind of thing with the broader national interest. In the 15 or so years since Bitcoin was invented, digital tokens have proved to be of essentially no practical value. Just 1% of Americans say they used them for a payment or money transfer last year. More often crypto is used to move money outside of government oversight. That’s helpful for criminals, terrorists and anyone under sanctions.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its operations in London.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian is battering parts of the UK.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday “the time has come” for the U.S.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Peter Miraglia as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s mergers & acquisitions vertical. Miraglia brings over three decades of insurance industry experience with specialized expertise in private equity transactions.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 23, 2024
DiPhilippo Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Employee Benefits Team Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Anthony DiPhilippo as vice president, employee benefits, health and welfare consultant within its employee benefits group.
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