Fri.Aug 09, 2024

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“Federal judge who ruled against Google is ‘taken aback’ by its efforts to avoid paper trail”

E-Discovery LLC

In Federal judge who ruled against Google is ‘taken aback’ by its efforts to avoid paper trail (abajournal.com) (Aug. 8, 2024), Debra Cassens Weiss reported on an information governance issue: “A federal judge who ruled that Google is a monopolist declined to sanction the search engine for failing to preserve internal chat messages, even though he criticized its policies intended to keep bad evidence out of litigation.” Ms.

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Taylor Swift Cancellations Deal Blow to Insurers: Sources

Insurance Journal

Insurers face millions of dollars in claims after a foiled attack forced three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria to be canceled, though several providers will share out the hit, two people involved in insurance for her tour told Reuters.

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Discovery of Surveillance Video is Permitted Only After Deposition of Plaintiff

E-Discovery LLC

In Kent v. Warner , 2024 WL 3639624 (D. Neb. Jul. 24, 2024), “Plaintiff, Vernie Kent, seeks to compel Defendant, Kade Warner, to produce a surveillance video Defendant’s attorney prepared in conjunction with this litigation.” The response to that motion was that “Defendant contends the surveillance video is covered by the work-product doctrine and, at a minimum, should not be produced until after he deposes Plaintiff.

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California Commissioner Moves to Implement Insurance Rate Review Reforms

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday released a statement on his latest administrative action designed to address the state’s homeowners insurance crisis.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

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.

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How Big Tech is avoiding HSR reviews in AI race

Legal Dive

Some deals are on the FTC and DOJ's radars, but for now Microsoft and Apple are among those buying their way into key technology, an antitrust specialist says.

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Hong Kong’s Insurance Boom Lures Job-Seeking Mainlanders

Insurance Journal

Hong Kong is seeing an influx of professionals from mainland China’s finance and tech sectors who are disillusioned with their career and salary prospects across the border.

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Court Orders Regulators to Fix Process, Reconsider Gas Export Projects in South Texas

Insurance Journal

McALLEN — A federal court struck down a regulatory agency’s authorization of two controversial, multi-billion-dollar gas export projects in far South Texas, one of which is already under construction.

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Why It’s Important to Track Pro Bono Work

Practice Panther

Pro bono work allows attorneys to give back to their communities, fostering personal growth and enhancing professional reputations. It’s a powerful way to connect with and make a difference in people’s lives. But to truly see the impact of your efforts, it’s important to track your pro bono services. Keep reading to explore how pro bono cases work and how tracking your pro bono cases can amplify your contributions and elevate your practice.

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Rapper Nelly Arrested in Missouri for Lack of Insurance, Possession of Ecstasy

Insurance Journal

Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday at a St. Louis-area casino, and the Missouri Highway Patrol said an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper’s attorney said an “overzealous” officer targeted him and conducted an improper search.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 9: Court Rules Google Has a Monopoly on the Search Engine Market; Survey Says AI Decision Makers Want Change to U.S. Copyright Law; and RIAA Submit Amicus Brief in Support of Music Publishers in Legal Battle with AI Company

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: a U.S. court rules Google violated antitrust law and operates a monopoly in the search engine and text advertising markets; Elon Musk swaps out legal team in a legal spat with OpenAI; and 84% of tech company executives who responded to a poll say they want changes to U.S. copyright law.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

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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New York City Deploys Drones to Warn About Storms

Insurance Journal

Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.

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BACK TO SCHOOL: A Review of Salman Khan’s New Book, ‘Brave New Words: How AI will revolutionize education (and why that’s a good thing)’

E-Discovery Team

Sal Khan is the CEO and visionary founder of the Khan Academy. He revolutionized education in 2006 by starting his online video classes that have now reached over 150 Million people worldwide. This got the attention of the founders of OpenAI. Before they released ChatGPT3.

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Australia’s QBE Reports More Than Doubling of 1st-Half Profit, but Misses Estimates

Insurance Journal

Australia’s QBE Insurance Group on Friday reported a more than twofold jump in its first-half profit, boosted by higher income from premiums, but missed analysts’ view, sending its shares to over a six month low.

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SELF PROTECTION FOR LITIGATION LAWYERS – A RECAP: WITNESS STATEMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY

Civil Litigation Brief

A report in Litigation Futures in August 2016 illustrates the need for “self protection” by lawyers in. The headline says it all “Insurance Fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for 18 months”. “IT WAS ALL MY.

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Deposition Prep Like a Pro: Insights from a Paralegal's Playbook

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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Japan Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Warning After Powerful Tremor

Insurance Journal

An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.

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Be a better negotiator of cloud contracts

Legal Dive

Getting terms such as “blanket acceptance of updates” right is critical for organizations to protect their interests, as the CrowdStrike debacle shows.

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Hyundai, Kia Software Upgrades Cut Theft Rates By More Than Half, HLDI Finds

Insurance Journal

Anti-theft software upgrades provided for Hyundai and Kia vehicles regularly targeted by thieves has cut theft rates by more than half, according to new research from the Highway Loss Data Institute.

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SEC Charges Ideanomics and Three Senior Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against Ideanomics, Inc., formerly known as Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc., and its former Chairman and CEO, Zheng (Bruno) Wu, for misleading the public about the company’s financial performance between 2017 and 2019. The SEC also announced settled charges against Ideanomics’ current CEO, Alfred Poor, and former CFO, Federico Tovar, for their roles in the scheme.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Judge Tosses Suit Alleging Excessive Force During Dakota Access Pipeline Protest

Insurance Journal

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has thrown out the remainder of a lawsuit by an Arizona man who alleged excessive force was used against him when he was protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

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ILTACON 24: Aderant to exhibit new tech including viAllocate

Legal IT Insider

Aderant will be debuting new technology solutions at ILTACON 2024 in Nashville and spearheading an ILTA community discussion about law school/legal tech education with Vanderbilt Law School. The legal business […] The post ILTACON 24: Aderant to exhibit new tech including viAllocate appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Criticism, Sees $500 Million Hit From Cyber Outage

Insurance Journal

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a global outage last month caused mass flight cancellations, disrupting travel plans of 1.3 million customers and costing it at least $500 million.

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GARM shutters following X antitrust suit against brand safety group

Legal Dive

While X leadership views the not-for-profit group’s shuttering as a victory, it’s not clear if the move will help it win back jumpy advertisers.

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Oklahoma Contractor Faces $85K Fine Over Fatal Trench Collapse

Insurance Journal

An Edmond, Oklahoma contractor with a history of workplace safety violations dating back to 2018, including three related to the dangers in underground trenches, was found disregarding U.S. Department of Labor regulations.

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3 Ways to Lower Insider Trading Risk After First 10b5-1 Case | Jenner & Block LLP

Securities Docket

This is a reminder that the government will not hesitate to second-guess determinations of in-house teams on what constitutes material nonpublic information. This is especially true where the market moves in a defined way when the information at issue in the material nonpublic information analysis is released. Thus, in house teams should document their analysis on why a certain piece of information constitutes or does not constitute inside information.

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Palomar Plans Public Offering to Fund $25M Acquisition of Surety Bonds Specialist FIA

Insurance Journal

La Jolla, California-based Palomar Holdings, Inc. reports it is buying First Indemnity of America Insurance Co. (FIA), a Morris Plains, New Jersey domiciled insurance carrier specializing in surety bonds for small to medium sized contractors primarily in the Northeast states.

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The March of Folly Over ESG Investing – WSJ

Securities Docket

Are ESG goals important? Of course, and the U.S., with its economic strength, culture of innovation and commitment to pluralism and the rule of law, has led the world in E, S and G advancement. But some challenges, notably the energy transition, are so complex and crucial to our country’s future that they belong in the hands of Congress and the White House—not a regulatory agency that has no expertise or authority in environmental, energy, defense or foreign-policy matters.

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm Debby Should be Manageable for Insurers, Early Data Show

Insurance Journal

Reports from Gallagher Re and the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation suggest that Tropical Storm Debby will not be a heavy lift for property insurers and reinsurers.

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Publishing and Data-Analytics Firm Hit With “Greenwashing” Securities Suit | The D&O Diary

Securities Docket

In an unusual lawsuit that pairs individual wrongful termination allegations with class action securities law claims, a former employee and present shareholder of a unit of the UK-based publishing and data analytics firm RELX PLC alleges that the company fired him in retaliation for raising concerns about the company’s “greenwashing.” He also alleges that the company misled investors about the company’s climate commitments and its climate-related actions.

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Sign of the Times: With Debby, Georgia Neighborhood Floods Twice Since 2016

Insurance Journal

POOLER, Ga. (AP) — The water began seeping into Keon Johnson’s house late Monday night after Tropical Storm Debby had been dumping rain nearly nonstop throughout the day.

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Crypto Executives Voice Concern to White House Advisers on Conference Call – Bloomberg

Securities Docket

Advisers to the Biden administration stopped short of making any promises to crypto industry executives who voiced policy concerns, according to a participant on a Zoom call held Thursday. The White House advisers didn’t discuss any policy changes with the group, which included Coinbase Global Inc., Kraken and Ripple Lab officials. An earlier discussion was held in July.

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New York, Mid-Atlantic States On Tornado Watch as Debby Remnants Move North

Insurance Journal

A tornado threat is expected today from the Mid-Atlantic states northward into eastern New York, according to the National Weather Service.

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Crypto executives clash with Democratic leaders in heated Zoom meeting | Fox Business

Securities Docket

A virtual confab designed to repair relations between the crypto industry and the Democratic Party turned ugly Thursday morning, underscoring the uphill battle progressive crypto advocates are having trying to glean industry support for the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris, Fox Business has learned. Attendees from the crypto side included billionaire tech entrepreneur and crypto investor Mark Cuban, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, venture capitalist and Democratic donor Ron

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Dog Chewing on Lithium-Ion Battery Sparks House Fire in Oklahoma

Insurance Journal

TULSA, Okla.

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