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From the Client’s Perspective: How to Keep Client Relationships From Veering Off Track

Attorney at Work

Sally Schmidt | If you haven't learned your client's preferences, you are basically saying you don't care what's important to them. The post From the Client’s Perspective: How to Keep Client Relationships From Veering Off Track appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Designation of “Work Product” Supports Inference of Intentional Spoliation

E-Discovery LLC

In Stuart v. County of Riverside , 2024 WL 3086634 (C.D. Cal. Jun 14, 2024), the assertion of work product protection in a privilege log supported an inference that the subsequent deletion of ESI was done with a culpable state of mind. “Work product” protection begins when material is prepared in anticipation of litigation. The duty to preserve is triggered when litigation is reasonably anticipated.

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DEPOSITION OUTLINE OF A MEDICAL MALPRACTRICE DEFENSE EXPERT

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

There are a volume of available ideas and outlines for the discovery deposition of a medical malpractice expert including advice to not take the deposition at all in some circumstances. Here is a very basic outline, you can use as a format for your case. A. INTRODUCTION 1. Identification of attorney. 2. Important to understand question before answering.

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Experts Call for ‘NATO-Like’ Cyber Defense Against Chinese Hacking

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: This concise article offers cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals a valuable snapshot of the current cyber threat landscape, particularly concerning China. It efficiently highlights key strategic insights, regulatory considerations, and technological trends crucial for these professionals. By touching on collective defense strategies, data protection needs, incident response lessons, and the importance of cross-sector collaboration, the article

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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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USPTO Wants Input on Scope of Possible Statutory Experimental Use Exception

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a draft Request for Comments (RFC) today seeking public feedback “on the current state of the experimental use exception jurisprudence and whether legislative action should be considered to enact a statutory experimental use exception.” The experimental use defense to patent infringement arises out of jurisprudence dating back to 1813 that allows some non-commercial experimentation with patented subject matter for limited purposes.

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LOOKING BACK ELEVEN YEARS – THE LAST POST: LAWYERS LOOKING AFTER OURSELVES

Civil Litigation Brief

This week we have looked back at some of the consistent topics on this blog over the past 11 years: expert evidence; witness statements; proving things, among them. I could have added many others: Part 36; service (or non-service) of.

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AI software use growing among in-house legal departments: report

Legal Dive

Artificial intelligence remains a small newcomer in the legal tech toolbox but ‘dramatic growth’ is forecast, according to an in-house counsel survey.

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The Fundamental Problem House IP Subcommittee Witnesses Overlooked in Litigation Financing Hearing

IP Watchdog

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing on June 12, 2024 titled the “The U.S. Intellectual Property System and the Impact of Litigation Financed by Third-Party Investors and Foreign Entities.” They were tasked with examining the impact of third-party funding and foreign entities regarding U.S. patent litigation.

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LITI Launches 2024 Generative Ai Report

Legal IT Insider

Register to receive Legal IT Insider’s Generative AI Report, out soon! Generative AI is the biggest technological development since the creation of the internet and will transform the way that […] The post LITI Launches 2024 Generative Ai Report appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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CHOOSING ONE POST FROM THE “PROVING THINGS” SERIES: CLAIMANTS SEEK SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES – BUT RECOVER £2.00

Civil Litigation Brief

As part of the looking back series this week I have chosen a case from the “Proving things” series in June 2017. The post looked at the judgment of HHJ Paul Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) in Jones -v- Oven.

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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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5 Cost Control Strategies to Manage Law Firm Spend

MyCase

Reducing your law firm overhead goes hand in hand with better serving your clients. After all, with more consistent cash flow, you can spend more on the critical resources, tools, and staff that make or break your reputation. Even with a steady influx of clients and cases, many law firms struggle to maintain steady revenue. Over time, even small leaks can lead to missed opportunities and unsatisfied clients.

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Fictitious Law Firms Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Victims Offering to Recover Funds

Securities Docket

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing this announcement to inform the public of an emerging criminal tactic used to further defraud cryptocurrency scam victims. This PSA is an update to Alert Number I-081123-PSA, published on 08/11/2023, titled, “Increase in Companies Falsely Claiming an Ability to Recover Funds Lost in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams.” Using social media or other messaging platforms, fraudsters posing as lawyers representing fictitious law firms may c

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What is Spend Management for Law Firms?

MyCase

Do you know how much money flows into and out of your practice—and whether business expenses and profits are serving your firm’s goals? Taking charge of your law firm’s spend management strategy is crucial to running and maintaining a successful practice. Tracking client expenses, managing monthly budgets, and keeping tabs on your expenses, operating costs, and profitability paves the way for a sustainable future.

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Man Convicted of Violent Home Invasion Robberies to Steal Cryptocurrency

Securities Docket

A federal jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, convicted a Florida man today for his lead role in an international conspiracy to break into U.S. citizens’ homes, violently kidnap and assault them, and steal their Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Remy St Felix, 24, of West Palm Beach, was a leader of a robbery crew that targeted cryptocurrency owners through violent home invasions.

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Supreme Court defangs key SEC enforcement power

Legal Dive

This 6-3 ruling strikes down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s in-house system for deciding civil fraud penalties.

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Bradley Welcomes Financial Services and Government Enforcement Partner Bob McGahan | Bradley

Securities Docket

Bradley is pleased to announce that Robert “Bob” J. McGahan has joined the firm as a partner in the Banking & Financial Services and Government Enforcement & Investigations practice groups. Mr. McGahan joins from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

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Employer support for flexible work remains strong, SHRM survey indicates

Legal Dive

The organization also asked employers about menopause benefits for the first time in the history of its annual employee benefits survey.

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Premier Investigations and White Collar Defense Partner Antonin Lévy and his Preeminent Litigation Boutique Join Paul Hastings in Paris | Paul Hastings LLP

Securities Docket

In a move that significantly bolsters its presence in Paris and further strengthens its global litigation platform, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that premier white collar defense and investigations lawyer, Antonin Lévy, and his preeminent litigation and investigations boutique, Antonin Lévy & Associés, will join the firm. The 12-lawyer team, which includes Lévy, partners Ophélia Claude, and Joris Monin de Flaugergues, and nine associates, will be folded into Paul Hastings’ global platfo

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Jury Duty

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Contributor: Adam Justinger Introduction Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be on a jury ? Have you ever been summoned for jury duty ? Oftentimes as lawyers, we get asked how to get out of jury duty. While this is normally said in a joking manner, it is important to understand how important jury duty is in our society. As a citizen, it is your civic duty to serve on a jury when called.

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Robinhood Wins as 11th Cir. Affirms ‘Meme Stock’ Suit Dismissal

Securities Docket

Financial trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. prevailed in a suit alleging it agreed to freeze trades of highly shorted GameStop stock options after the 11th Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of the case. The US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in a Wednesday opinion held that investor plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege an unreasonable restraint of trade because they didn’t allege harm to a relevant market.

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Trump and Biden Spar Over Crime Rates Ahead of Their Debate. What Do We Really Know?

The Marshall Project

As crime data again becomes a flashpoint in the presidential campaign, experts push for better national statistics.

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SEC Targets AI Washing in Private Capital Markets: “Old School Fraud Using New School Buzzwords” | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Securities Docket

Until now, the SEC’s campaign against AI washing has targeted registered investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies. For example, SEC Chair Gary Gensler declared in March 2024 that “AI washing, whether it’s by financial intermediaries such as investment advisers and broker dealers, or by companies raising money from the public, that AI washing may violate the securities laws.

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Do DOJ statements of interest put a target on your back?

Legal Dive

The Biden and Trump administrations have stepped up use of briefs in private antitrust actions. How they’re wielded might point to where the agency will sue next.

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Berkshire Was Too Cheap, Then Too Pricey – Bloomberg

Securities Docket

Market orders are famously risky, because occasionally prices surprise you. So 99.99% of the time, what happens is that you see Amalgamated Widgets stock trading at $20 per share, and you say “I would like some of that,” and you put in an order to buy 100 shares of Amalgamated Widgets at whatever the market price is, and by the time you press the button on your order and it runs through your broker’s systems and gets to the trading venue and gets filled, the price is, like, $20.01, or $20.02, or

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