Law Sites
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In a significant ruling for legal publishing and AI development, a federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against ROSS Intelligence, finding that ROSS infringed on Westlaw’s copyrighted headnotes and rejecting ROSS’s fair use defense. The ruling, issued today by 3rd U.S.
Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The demands of work dont stop when you are depressed. Dan Lukasik, of LawyersWithDepression.com, on the struggle to get things done when you're a depressed lawyer. The post How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Law Sites
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Voting has now closed and your votes have been tallied to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to participate as finalists in the ninth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2025, taking place April 2-5 in Chicago.
Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Fixing the disconnect between achieving financial targets and genuine professional satisfaction. The post Aligning Financial Decision-Making with Professional Purpose: A Guide for Attorneys appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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?
E-Discovery LLC
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In Cooper v. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., 2025 WL 404246 (D. Md. Feb. 5, 2025)(Coulson, J.), Ms. Cooper sued BG&E and another employer for sexual harassment and discrimination. [1] The Court resolved cross-motions to compel. Both discovery motions were granted in part and denied in part. The decision reflects the fact-specific nature of ESI issues and the detail with which courts are addressing them.
Law Sites
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Trust accounting remains one of the most dangerous pitfalls for unwary lawyers. Far too often, lawyers particularly those in solo and small firms still rely on manual methods for maintaining and reconciling their client funds accounts.
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Law Sites
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In-house legal departments often struggle with a common challenge: how to efficiently review and negotiate the constant flow of routine contracts without sacrificing quality or consistency.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Wildfire Defense Insurance Services Inc. has launched wildfire only coverage for E&S commercial property in California. The product is available for a range of commercial property classes of business.
WA Bar News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
An interview with King County District Court Judge Michael Finkle COLUMN BY SUNITHA ANJILVEL At a time when faith in and respect for our justice system is ebbing, I was honored to interview King County District Court Judge Michael Finkle. Before we get to the interview, I want to share explanations of two terms of art used by Judge Finkle, access to justice and therapeutic justice.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
A North Carolina insurance agent is awaiting a court appearance next week after he was charged with fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy with Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
The Marshall Project
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
This will be our third local news team; this one will produce investigative, data and engagement journalism to serve audiences across Missouri.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Mereo Advisors, a Bermuda-based firm chaired by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault, has secured more than $700 million to fund its new reinsurance operations.
WA Bar News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
One students experience volunteering with the University of Washington School of Law Federal Tax Clinic Illustration Getty/Irina_Strelnikova BY SARAH B. MURPHY The University of Washington School of Law Federal Tax Clinic helps low-income individuals throughout Western Washington resolve disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. As a law student, I helped clients navigate their tax disputes and advocate on their behalf with the IRS.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Another major California insurer is reporting losses in excess of $1 billion from the Los Angeles area wildfires. The Travelers Companies Inc. announced Tuesday it will lose an estimated $1.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The story is every inventor's nightmare: A small innovative company develops a breakthrough technology. A much larger company takes notice. Shortly thereafter, it launches a suspiciously similar product. I understand this story well,because I lived it as General Counsel of SilcoTek, a small technology company.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own outfitter business.
Practice of Law
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Attorneys tend to dress professionally and conservatively. But for some who have moved on to a different kind of field, dressing up like a zebra is the required uniform. Presenting a convincing argument in a court of law can be difficult, but does it compare to making a split-second decision in front of 75,000 screaming people, all of them self-appointed judges?
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Marsh and the managing general agency Rokstone. A summary of these new hires follows here.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
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.
WA Bar News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
COLUMN > Innovation in Law Illustration Getty/Natalya Kosarevich BY JORDAN L. COUCH Lawyers are not general experts. I know this may come as a surprise to some readers, but having a J.D. doesnt qualify you to do anything other than practice law. Whats more, there are many who think that having a J.D. by itself doesnt even qualify you to practice law without passing additional tests.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Texas oil companies and regulators have waited years for federal permits that would allow those companies to suck carbon dioxide the largest contributor to climate change from the atmosphere and inject it underground.
WA Bar News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Why a hiring and retention watershed moment among prosecutor offices has many raising the alarm Illustration Getty/wildpixel BY COLIN RIGLEY Across the country, prosecutors offices are struggling. With many prosecutors saying they are underpaid and overworked, offices from Houston to Los Angeles to Yakima are experiencing the consequences of a mounting problem: People just dont seem to want the job anymore.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
A potentially landmark ruling from the Florida Supreme Court, which liability insurers had hoped would greatly expand how much they can recover in subrogation actions, will have to wait for another day.
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Civil Litigation Brief
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In Dobson v Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police [2025] EWHC 272 (KB) HHJ Bird (sitting as a High Court Judge) considered which expert should be accepted in the context of a case against the police. He preferred the expert with.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
A section of a major New Jersey highway has been closed due to a sinkhole for the second time in less than two months. Crews are working to repair a sinkhole on the Eastbound side of Interstate 80 in Wharton.
The Marshall Project
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. The Los Angeles wildfires are now fully contained after weeks of burning.
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.
Expert Witness Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In the case of Richard v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. , No. B322044 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 30, 2024), the California Court of Appeal addressed the admissibility of expert testimony in a negligence lawsuit filed under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). The court’s decision hinged significantly on the proposed testimony of a Railroad Expert Witness.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Municipal bonds sold by the state of Florida are poised to become much scarcer. That’s because Governor Ron DeSantis plans to pay down $1.
WA Bar News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
This In Remembrance section lists WSBA members by Bar number and date of death. The list is not complete and contains only those notices of which the WSBA has learned through correspondence from members. When available, obituaries are linked below. Please email notices and requests to link obituaries to wabarnews@wsba.org. Denny Anderson , #2404, 11/15/2024 James Barnecut , #7571, 12/11/2024 Richard Donaldson , #4347, 10/30/2024 Joseph Ganz , #3318, 12/10/2024 Steven Hathaway , #24971, 11/30/202
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
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