Law Sites
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Nominations are now open for the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes an innovator who has made significant impacts early in their career toward making the American legal system work better for everyone.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Ivy Grey | It may surprise you to learn that one minute can mean the difference between successfully completing two tasks or fumbling them both. The post Regain Control Over Your Workday in One Minute appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Law Sites
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Monday marks the start of the 12th Clio Cloud Conference, and as the company that produces it, Clio, continues to grow and expand, so too does the conference, with its largest-ever number of attendees and its move from a single host hotel to the Austin, Texas, convention center with attendees spread across a number of […]
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Softbank Group Corp., facing a $440 million lawsuit from Credit Suisse, said the bank was to blame for some of the investor losses tied to the collapse of Greensill Capital.
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?
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday, October 3, issued a final order terminating approximately 3,100 patent applications for intent to deceive the Office via fraudulent “S-signatures.” The USPTO said in a news alert yesterday that the “scale of this fraudulent action is a stark reminder for registered practitioners of their obligations under the USPTO Rules of Practice to take reasonable precautions to protect their credentials and alert the USPTO of any suspected fraud.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a new technology with the potential to completely reshape business practices and create new avenues for innovation. It will significantly impact virtually every industry sector.
Trial Strategy Today brings together the best content for law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
While the Lloyd’s market reported its best first-half profit in 17 years, it isn’t resting on its laurels. It is carefully monitoring areas where potential vulnerabilities have been identified.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Veteran appellate advocate Michael Kimberly discusses the Supreme Court’s upcoming term and key issues at stake affecting U.S. companies.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the building, employees have said.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 3, 2024
A New Jersey couple severely injured during an Uber ride must take their complaint to arbitration per the company’s use terms, a state appeals court ruled.
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!
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
As flooding hammered Appalachia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, residents became intimately familiar with a new norm in the US’s post-storm script: dams at imminent risk of failing.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Editor’s Note: Reveal’s acquisition of Milyli’s Blackout represents a key moment for legal professionals, particularly those handling large amounts of sensitive data. By integrating Blackout’s automated redaction technology into its AI-powered platform, Reveal offers a streamlined solution for protecting personally identifiable information and ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in a precedential opinion on Thursday, October 3, that Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act does apply to a party’s false claims that it holds a patent on a product feature coupled with related advertisements that cause consumers to be misled about the “nature, characteristics, or qualities of its product.
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Forecasters had warned for days that Hurricane Helene was likely to cause widespread devastation.
The 10b-5 Daily
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The 10b-5 Daily is catching up on posts after a very busy August and September, so thanks everyone for your patience. NERA Economic Consulting and Cornerstone Research released their 20224 midyear reports on securities class action filings in August. While the different methodologies employed by the two organizations usually lead to slightly different numbers, they managed mostly to match for this report.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Global insurance broker AssuredPartners announced it has acquired Halstead Insurance Agency, a Fitchburg, Massachusetts-based agency offering personal and commercial insurance. The Halstead team will remain under the operational leadership of agency president Anthony P. Trapasso, Jr.
The Marshall Project
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Rapper Common talks about his work bringing music into prisons, and incarcerated people fight their convictions from debunked forensic science.
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Kingfisher Insurance Services Ltd., the London-based specialist insurance broker, has acquired MIS Motorsport’s commercial business in the UK and Ireland. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Law and Daily Life
OCTOBER 3, 2024
“Soulmates.” “Till death do us part.” “I want to grow old together.” Society often presents love stories as linear journeys culminating in the ultimate goal of finding "the one" and living happily ever after. Reality is more complicated. The average adult may experience multiple relationships and fall in love several times, with divorce rates reflecting these complexities.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
AccuWeather has increased its estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Helene in the U.S. to between $225 billion and $250 billion. The range makes Hurricane Helene one of the most damaging and impactful storms in U.S.
Law and Daily Life
OCTOBER 3, 2024
In June 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling that effectively ended the practice of affirmative action in university admissions. The Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies, asserting that such practices violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision had profound implications for students, educational institutions, and the broader landscape of higher education in the United States.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Jonathan Phillips says he thinks about Louisiana’s disappearing coastline every day. As a commercial fisherman and member of the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribe, he sees water levels rising in Plaquemines Parish firsthand.
Law and Daily Life
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This time of year is fun for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating, but have you ever wondered how these spooky Halloween traditions started? Why do we dress up in costumes? Why do we give treats? Why do we carve jack-o’-lanterns? What is our fascination with a connection between the living and the dead? Learn how the celebration of Halloween originated from the time of the druids.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
An Iowa woman was charged with insurance fraud following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Antonia Maddison, age 46, of Sully, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Application Submission (Class D Felony).
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
On Monday, September 30, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, sent a letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), urging the agency to issue guidelines clarifying requirements for listing patents covering FDA-approved drugs in the agency’s Orange Book.
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Maryland officials approved a $2.75 million settlement on Wednesday to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police.
Legal IT Insider
OCTOBER 3, 2024
BigHand announces today (3 October) that it has formalised a strategic partnership with DocStyle, enabling BigHand to provide customers with a fully-fledged document productivity suite including creation, styling, comparison, cleanup, […] The post BigHand partners with DocStyle to provide integrated doc comparison and repair appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
This post is part of a series sponsored by Selectsys. In today’s fast-paced insurance industry, precision in underwriting is not just a requirement—it’s a critical factor in maintaining competitiveness and ensuring profitability.
The Marshall Project
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Seats on the state Supreme Court, appeals court and Hinds County Court are up for grabs on November’s ballot.
Advertiser: Trellis
Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.
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