Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Is ‘trusted advisor’ really the one and only success route for an attorney? The author argues that there are—and have always been—three different types of client relationships and three other sustainable models for professionals besides trusted advisors. It is a firm and widespread belief among attorneys that the one and only kind of client relationship […] The post Lawyer-Client Relationships: Three Successful Alternatives to the Trusted Advisor Role appeared first on Articles, Tips and T

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today affirming a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement for Meta/Facebook against claims by Mirror Worlds Technologies that Facebook’s Timeline and Newsfeed features infringed three of its data storage patents. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,006,227; 7,865,538; and 8,255,439 are directed to “methods for storing, organizing, and presenting data in time-ordered streams (i.e., in a chronological man

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The purported fact of an economic recovery depends on your perception. But pundits, being pundits, must have something to argue about, and one of the current flash points is whether a recovery of the legal economy is underway or whether were in for more of the same. If the optimists are correct, it will soon become easier for lawyers to get and keep jobs.

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The Marshall Project

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lawyers understand the high-stress loads of fellow lawyers. They are much more likely to get it and want to help in a confidential way. The post Lawyer Mental Health: Lawyers Reaching Out to Those With Problems appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law Sites

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Today on How it Works, Universal Migrator CEO and Founder Tony Valenti demonstrates how to use Universal Migrator to backup and restore data when expanding or switching solutions at your firm.

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Legal Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Coinbase and Ripple executives want law firms not to hire lawyers who worked on lawsuits against them.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive who was fatally shot in New York on Wednesday morning had no personal security detail, a circumstance that could prompt swift changes inside corporate boardrooms, especially as the global political environment grows more unstable.

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Practice Panther

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Lawyers can accept gifts from clients in certain situations, but the context and value of the gift play a significant role in determining whether it is ethical. It’s probably happened to many attorneys: upon receiving a gift from a client, it crosses your mind — is this ethical to accept? On the other end of the question, is it ethical to give a gift to a client?

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Growth in net earned premiums outpaced a slight increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses to result in the U.S. property/casualty industry posting a nine-month 2024 underwriting profit of $4.1 billion versus a loss of $32.1 billion last year.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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Practice of Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

As one of the biggest game franchises of all time, it's safe to say that Pokémon has had a huge impact on the entertainment industry, not to mention the childhoods of millions worldwide. Now, a new challenger has appeared: Palworld, a comedic spin on the traditional monster-taming genre. Palworld took the gaming world by storm when it released on early access this year.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced the indictment of officers of Inter-Insurance Agency Services Ltd.

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Legal Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Shareholders sued the British bank in 2022, claiming they lost money after the lender sold far more in structured debt products than regulators permitted.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest before 7 a.m.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Legal Dive

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Cancer drug maker Kiromic was charged with omitting FDA regulators’ concerns about two of its therapies as it sought to raise $40 million from investors.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Georgia gun owner who sought to challenge a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and potential jail time for people who leave firearms inside unlocked cars.

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E-Discovery Team

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The November 8, 2024 Evidence Committee meeting revealed skepticism towards warnings about deepfake justice, indicating minimal action for judicial protection. The discussion included resources on the topic, with Ralph Losey featured in an upcoming panel on December 5, 2024.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations.

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

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Civil Litigation Brief

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the judgment today in Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP ZOO [2024] EWCA Civ 1479 (04 December 2024) the Court of Appeal overturned a finding that the absence of a MOT Certificate meant that a claimant could not make.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Arizona Department of Insurance Director Barbara D. Richardson has created a Resiliency and Mitigation Council that plans to examine the availability and affordability of homeowners insurance in forested and wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas of Arizona.

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Complex Discovery

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Editor’s Note: Staying informed about industry trends, vendor solutions, and ethical considerations is critical for legal and technology professionals navigating the evolving eDiscovery landscape. The newly released 4Q 2024 edition of Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyers Guide, published by ComplexDiscovery OÜ in collaboration with EDRM, continues to serve as a trusted resource.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Fortegra Group Inc., the Jacksonville, Florida-based specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has received regulatory approval to launch a UK subsidiary, called Fortegra Insurance Company UK.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

Securities Docket

DECEMBER 4, 2024

McCormick’s ruling elicited backlash not just from Musk but from Tesla bulls as well as business figures who accused her of overstepping her bounds. “Judge McCormick is an activist judge at its worst,” Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest and a major Tesla shareholder, wrote on X. “No judge has the right to determine CEO compensation. Shareholders voted twice, overwhelmingly each time, to ratify @elonmusk’s 2018 performance-based pay package.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Verlingue, the Quimper, France-based insurance broker and subsidiary of the Adelaïde Group, announced it has acquired ProConseils Solutions, a major player in the insurance brokerage market in French-speaking Switzerland. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Securities Docket

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Houston-based biotherapeutics company Kiromic BioPharma, Inc., its former CEO, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, and its former chief financial officer, Tony Tontat, for failing to disclose material information about Kiromic’s two cancer fighting drug candidates before, during, and after a July 2021 follow-on public offering that raised $40 million.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month sparked a backlash and a customer boycott. U.S.

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Securities Docket

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Board of Directors at Lockheed Martin named Kevin O’Connor as the corporation’s new senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Effective Jan. 13, O’Connor will succeed Maryanne Lavan, who plans to retire. O’Connor most recently served as senior vice president and chief legal officer for Carrier.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader Aon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions business. O’Connell will be based in New York.

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Civil Litigation Brief

DECEMBER 4, 2024

It is often the function, if not the duty, of someone who writes about civil procedure to look at a decision and then extract the most uninteresting aspect of the case for wider publication. I am doing this in relation.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters.

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

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