Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

No one likes to pay bills. Even when the service or product we are paying for, such as attorney fees, is way more valuable than the actual dollar amount on the invoice, we humans just hate to see the money out the door. And that natural resistance to doling out the bucks can often leave […] The post Six Ways to Make Clients Happy to Pay Your Bills appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law Sites

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” yelled the hawkers of olden days at major league baseball stadiums. In the modern days of law practice management, that may still be true.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Susan Cohodes | For as long as I can remember, I’ve organized my life around a calendar with two sections: football season and waiting for football season. The post Game Time: Season of a Legal Career appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law Sites

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In today’s episode, we feature three impromptu conversations with leaders of the case management company Filevine. Last week, I was in Salt Lake City to attend LEX Summit, the Filevine customer conference. While there, I snagged three of the company’s top executives for brief, impromptu conversations about the company, its products, and the conference.

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E-Discovery LLC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Doug Austin wrote an interesting blog, Police May be Coming for Your Tesla as a Potential Crime Witness (ediscoverytoday.com) (Sept. 4, 2024). Doug wrote that: “In Oakland and beyond, police called to crime scenes are increasingly looking for more than shell casings and fingerprints. They’re scanning for Teslas parked nearby, hoping their unique outward-facing cameras captured key evidence.

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Law Sites

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The three finalists have been announced for the 2024 KM&I LexPrize Innovation Award, which is designed to recognize groundbreaking ideas in knowledge management and innovation for the legal industry.

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The Marshall Project

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Inside the trial that spared Nikolas Cruz and made it easier for Florida juries to sentence people to death.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Chubb, AIG, and Amica lead other insurers in J.D. Power’s assessment of customer satisfaction for home insurance, but the consumer intelligence company said more people are shopping around. The good news for insurers is that only 2.

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: The data brokerage industry has emerged as a multi-billion dollar force, fundamentally reshaping how information is collected, sold, and used. As data privacy concerns intensify, professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery must understand the risks and opportunities posed by this rapidly evolving sector.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. That’s “once in every 1,000 years!

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

Litigation

Legal Dive

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In-house lawyers have very different views of their work-life balance satisfaction depending on whether they work fully remote or in the office, according to an annual survey.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortified Homes Program grants will open at 8 a.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 18, and close at 5 p.m. CT, on Friday, Sept. 20.

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Complex Discovery

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article provides an in-depth look at Proteus Discovery Group’s recent acquisition of Novitas Data, focusing on the importance of cultural alignment and strategic growth in the eDiscovery industry. CEO Ray Biederman highlights how shared values between the two companies will play a key role in ensuring the long-term success of the acquisition.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The focus of a lengthy probe into PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s China business now shifts to Hong Kong after the accounting firm was hit with a record fine in the mainland over its audit of failed developer China Evergrande Group.

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Litigation

The Marshall Project

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Some defense lawyers fear that conservative justices could overturn this precedent for people facing death sentences.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Executive Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the brink of transforming most aspects of business, including insurance, but it needs to be used responsibly, according to Zywave Chief Technology Officer Doug Marquis, who takes a look at the some of …

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The Marshall Project

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A defense team convinced jurors to not give Nikolas Cruz the death penalty in a rare trial for a mass shooter. Here are key takeaways.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ten more Iowa and Iowa State athletes and an Iowa basketball equipment manager ensnared in a 2023 state gambling sting joined a civil lawsuit Tuesday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public …

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You need to have a purpose and a goal. You need to be addressing an identifiable problem with a real, concrete, technical solution. And you need to focus on something that will actually matter to the client. Sure, with smaller portfolios each patent needs to really count, but even if you are acquiring patents by the thousands, for those innovating in the standards space, for example, you need to make sure the patent you will get actually reads on the standard, because as Eli and I discuss, a pat

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18 billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve further repair work by the companies …

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday announced a final rule on Motion to Amend (MTA) practice. It largely tracks the March 2024 notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on the topic, making permanent certain aspects of the Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot program and revising rules around the burden of persuasion governing MTAs. However, the final rule did take into account the six public comments it received on the NPRM via several changes and clarifications.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Floods across 14 central and West African nations have affected at least 4 million people — rendering many of them homeless — killed about 1,000 and are devastating crops in a region that’s already short of food and plagued by …

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Advertiser: Trellis

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Litigation

Legal IT Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Enterprise finance and HR platform Workday, Inc. announced today (17 September) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI contract management vendor Evisort for an undisclosed sum. More […] The post Workday acquires Evisort to surface insights for customers across HR and finance appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt plan to form a strategy group to undertake what Lara says will be the nation’s first public wildfire catastrophe model.

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Legal IT Insider

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The former US group managing director of Syke/LOD has joined PwC as a partner in its legal technology team in a move that the Big Four accountant says underlines its […] The post PwC hires former Syke/LOD US managing director Lewis Bretts appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Capital Holdings and Marsh McLennan. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Names Chubb’s Mitchell as Head of Global Markets, Succeeding Gregory AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.

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Securities Docket

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (Prager) and its California professional services firm, Prager Metis CPAs LLP, (collectively, the Prager Entities) agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve two actions alleging misconduct in its audits of the now-defunct crypto asset trading platform, FTX, and auditor independence violations.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

PCF Insurance Services acquired the insurance business of Top Insurance Associates in Snohomish, Washington. The Top Insurance Associates team will join PCF Insurance’s Fortiphi Insurance.

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Your Trial Message

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Mediation is often guided by predictions made by each side, as well as by the mediator: if this case went to trial and faced a jury, what would that jury likely do with it?

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its launch into the Japanese retail insurance broking and captive consulting and management markets with the acquisition of Foresight Holdings Co. Ltd.

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Securities Docket

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Paul D. Roberts, the former Chair, CEO, and president of Kubient Inc.; Joshua A. Weiss, the company’s former chief financial officer; and Grainne M. Coen, the company’s former audit committee chair, for their roles in a scheme in which Kubient overstated and misrepresented its revenue in connection with two public stock offerings.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Private equity firms have changed the business models of life insurers they invest in, posing risks that are more likely to materialize with higher interest rates, according to researchers at the Bank for International Settlements.

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