Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Meyling Ly Ortiz | Looking back, I stunted my own growth as a young lawyer by not seeking feedback and being afraid of criticism. The post How to Tap Into the Power of Feedback as a Young Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Since 2019, LexLab, an innovation lab at UC Law San Francisco, has run an annual legal tech startup accelerator program, but last year, the program shifted gears slightly to focus on justice tech — startups that are developing technologies that positively impact individuals and communities affected by the justice system and the gap in access […]
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Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Lawyer work-life balance: Why Lawyers Really Struggle. Link Christin recently posted a fine article titled “Shoot for a Realistic Work-Life Balance.” While he does a nice job presenting practical steps you can take right now, as many firms shift away from unhealthy work models, I want to examine the root causes of these harmful models and […] The post Why Lawyers Really Struggle for Work-Life Balance appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
DiliTrust, a company headquartered in Paris, France, that provides an all-in-one corporate governance suite for in-house legal teams, has acquired the U.S.-based enterprise legal management company doeLEGAL, which provides software for matter management, e-billing and e-discovery to corporate and law firm customers. DiliTrust says the strategic acquisition accelerates its entry in the U.S.
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Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Called the "Wave of the Future" by Reuters, Scale LLP is a full-service law firm built by Silicon Valley founders and GCs to provide an alternative to a traditional private practice. The post In Transition: Can New Ways of Practicing Law Restore the Legal Profession? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
E-Discovery LLC
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Bender v. Wiegand Sports GMBH , 2024 WL 4202155 (D. Md. Sep. 16, 2024)(Bredar, J.), grabbed my attention because it involved a claim for personal injuries arising out of the mountain coaster ride at Wisp Resort. That is a ride I have taken my children and grandchildren on many times. One of three defendants contended that the discovery propounded on it was not proportional because it was the least culpable of the three.
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Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Hi and welcome to the September Orange Rag. In our top stories we take a look at LinkedIn’s recent opt out data harvesting efforts and the successful pushback from the […] The post The Orange Rag Newsletter is Here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
State Farm was the only one of 10 major players in the homeowners insurance market reporting a worse second-quarter loss ratio for the line than it did in 2023, according to a new analysis.
Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
How to leverage but protect your DMS in the Gen AI world PLUS the role of agents and automation If you want to learn how to maintain information governance in […] The post Webinar 26 September: Safely leveraging your DMS content with AI appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
For the fourth time in six years, cyber risk ranked highest as a concern for business leaders. In fact, this year cyber as a top concern reached an all time high, according to the 2024 Travelers Risk Index.
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Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Editor’s Note: The Baltic region, renowned for its digital leadership, particularly in Estonia, stands at a crossroads for growth and innovation in the legal tech sector. This article delves into the key findings from the 2024 Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) report, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges faced by legal technology professionals in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct.
The Marshall Project
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Michael Bell says Kenosha police killed his son and covered up the truth. A victims rights board had a different takeaway.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s largest insurer, has suspended policy binding ahead of predicted Hurricane Helene, and a board member asked if the carrier could do more to help policyholders manage flood insurance claims from the looming storm.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
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Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The court’s term begins Oct. 7 with a docket that involves corporate securities, labor, RICO and environmental questions.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The heavy rains and severe floods of Storm Boris, which inundated Central and Eastern Europe during the second week in September, will be the most severe flood event in about a decade, carrying an insurance price tag of an estimated …
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A new article in Science claims that nearly one-third of patents arising from federally funded research fail to disclose this funding. Such omissions, if intentional, could violate federal law. If true, this would be a bombshell. Fortunately, it's not true. The study's methodology is deeply flawed. Yet it could nevertheless provide a pretext for lawmakers to enact unnecessary and burdensome legislation, killing public-private research collaborations.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A Virginia-based construction company converting a Cape Cod hotel into a Margaritaville Resort has reached a settlement with the state of Massachusetts over wage violations affecting 78 workers.
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Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Oil giants like ExxonMobil and Shell are increasingly facing lawsuits regarding their alleged culpability for climate change-related damages and engagement in misleading advertising.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The passenger in a car was killed when a horse smashed through the windshield during a series of crashes on a Southern California interstate, authorities said. The first collision occurred about 2 a.m.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A ballot initiative pushed by the company would cap contingency fees at 20% for all civil litigation, sparking an outcry by plaintiff’s attorneys in the state.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Sompo, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced the launch of a new national marine insurance proposition for the United Kingdom.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
In a rare grant of en banc rehearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today agreed to revisit a June 2024 precedential decision that affirmed a district court’s orders in favor of EcoFactor, Inc. against Google, whose appeal in part asked for a new trial on damages due to prejudicial error. Judge Prost dissented-in-part from the panel opinion, stating that the majority’s opinion with respect to damages “at best muddles our precedent and at worst contradicts it.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
We are returning once again to the judgment of HHJ Melissa Clarke (sitting as a judge of the High Court) in Wilson v Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB).We are also returning to the question of expert evidence. There.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The federal government was mostly responsible for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who nearly died after hitting a Black Hawk helicopter that was parked on a Massachusetts trail, a judge ruled in awarding him $3.3 million in damages. U.S.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
In Williams-Henry v Associated British Ports & Anor (Re Wasted Costs Order) [2024] EWHC 2415 (KB) Mr Justice Ritchie dismissed an application for wasted costs against the claimant’s solicitors. This dismissal took place at “stage one” – with the allegations.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Australia’s federal court has fined Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. A$12.9 million ($8.9 million) for making misleading claims about a fund, the highest penalty issued in the country so far over greenwashing.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology and the Office of Disability Employment Policy developed the learning and development resources together.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Three Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remained hospitalized with a rare muscle injury Monday after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout earlier this month, according to a university spokesperson. The players became ill in the days following a Sept.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
New York City’s rule requiring delivery apps to give restaurants consumer information violates the First Amendment, a judge found Tuesday.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Iowa Insurance Division has issued a cease-and-desist orderagainst William Campbell and All or Nothing LLC, a Clive, Iowa limited liability company doing business as All or Nothing Roofing and Construction.
Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Visa signals a critical moment for the debit card market and the broader financial services industry. By accusing Visa of monopolistic practices, the DOJ aims to address the exclusionary tactics that have allegedly allowed Visa to dominate debit transactions, resulting in higher fees and reduced competition.
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