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.
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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
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 IT Insider
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Linklaters has launched a training course to provide its lawyers with technical and practical expertise in Gen AI, designed and prepared by Linklaters’ Gen AI Programme Team in collaboration with […] The post Linklaters launches GenAI training programme in collaboration with Kings College law school appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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: 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.
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
“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
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).
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
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.
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
A Tennessee plastics factory kept workers going until it was too late to evacuate before Hurricane Helene flooding swamped the building, employees have said.
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.
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.
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
President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers, warning that the unfolding strike could turn into a “man-made disaster.
Civil Litigation Brief
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Many people are starting their pupillages and training contracts at the moment. I thought it would be a good idea to revisit advice given (or rather gathered) on this blog in the past. When someone about to start pupillage asked.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year. The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept.
Civil Litigation Brief
OCTOBER 3, 2024
For many years now I have been researching and writing about the particular problems that face practitioners when they are dealing with a claim by a child who could suffer loss of earnings in the future as a result of.
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