Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Ivy Grey | Check yourself for rude, aggressive language before you wreck your case. The post The Misguided Appeal of the Aggressive Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
The Marshall Project
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
California homeowners could be required to pay a surcharge if the state’s insurer of last resort is unable to cover losses from a catastrophic wildfire.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential opinion reversing a district court’s invalidation of patent claims challenged by GoPro, Inc. as patent ineligible. The CAFC said the district court erred in concluding at Alice step one that the claims were directed to an abstract idea and distinguished the case from its precedent in Yu v.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The landlord for a fire-damaged building leased to a Red Lobster restaurant is blaming the restaurant’s insurer for causing it to lose out on $1.2 million in fire insurance claims payments to repair the property.
Practice Panther
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
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Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Editor’s Note: Microsoft’s latest advancements in AI security, notably through Azure AI Content Safety and Azure OpenAI Service, are poised to reshape how organizations safeguard their AI-driven operations. With tools like Prompt Shields and Protected Material Detection, companies can now better mitigate risks such as prompt injection attacks and intellectual property violations—issues that are particularly critical for legal departments and enterprises handling sensitive data.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The unique, evolving and often volatile nature of cyber risks has always lurked beneath the surface as the cyber insurance premium climbed in recent years.
Practice Panther
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Mastering the art of search engine optimization or SEO for law firms can feel overwhelming. Most law firms understand the importance of having a website, but many know little about search engine optimization (SEO) or organic traffic. When done correctly, SEO can increase lead generation and position your law firm high on search engines , like Google.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The famed Cyclone roller coaster in New York City’s Coney Island has reopened two weeks after a mechanical problem forced a mid-ride stop and people had to be helped off the attraction.
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Practice of Law
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit filed by current and former San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) employees. The plaintiffs had alleged that the United States, through the Department of the Navy, misled the City of San Francisco and the SFPD about the safety of a contaminated former Naval shipyard leased by the city for use as a police facility.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said. The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m.
Practice of Law
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Former New York State employee Linda Sun has been charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government while working for Governors Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul. Ms. Sun and her husband were arrested on September 3, 2024 at their New York home and charged with 10 federal counts. They pleaded not guilty to all charges. The FBI's 65-page indictment against the former deputy chief of staff and her husband alleges Sun has been working undercover on behalf of China as early as 2016.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Catalyit, an insurance technology hub for independent insurance agents, is partnering with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. (the Big “I”) to support independent insurance agents in selecting, implementing and optimizing the right technologies for their agencies.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
In The Mayor And Burgesses of the London Borough of Richmond v Trotman [2024] EWHC 2145 (KB) Mr Justice Kerr was critical of the claimant’s failure to consider the consequences of the defendant being bankrupt. Insolvency issues in litigation.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) is for the first time going international with an expansion into Canada. The reciprocal exchange will start serving high net worth clients in Ontario with homeowners insurance through select brokers.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The consent order issued by a Massachusetts regulator Thursday states the lender failed to properly monitor the former executive, who sold over $6.8 million in First Republic stock from February 2022 to March 2023.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The default in Delaware is for privilege to transfer to the surviving company post-merger but parties can agree to keep it within the target company, the state’s Superior Court says.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is opening an investigation into more than 781,000 newer Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator sport utility vehicles after reports of underhood fires under the hood.
Evidence at Trial
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
In law school, we are taught that hearsay deals with out of court statements. Both the Federal Rules and California's Evidence Code define hearsay as a "statement" that is "offered to prove the truth of the matter" either "stated" (California) or "asserted" (Federal). And on most occasions, hearsay involves a "statement" as that term is generally understood.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property.
Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Fast-growing private equity backed legal services group Lawfront has selected ShareDo as its new case management system and is building a practice management system on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, […] The post Exclusive: UK top 50 challenger Lawfront selects ShareDo for CMS and Microsoft Dynamics 365 PMS appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified, disabled ramp transport drivers with medical restrictions, and instead forced them to take unpaid leave or fired them, the U.S.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A man who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2015 after pleading guilty to a $14.2 million cellular tower investment scheme has admitted to doing it again. Miguel Merced-Torres pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of wire fraud in the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for running a scheme nearly identical to the one that led to his earlier conviction.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
For TotalEnergies SE Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne, the difference in the performance of his company’s stock and that of Exxon Mobil Corp.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against seven public companies for using employment, separation, and other agreements that violated rules prohibiting actions to impede whistleblowers from reporting potential misconduct to the SEC. To settle the SEC’s charges, the companies agreed to pay more than $3 million combined in civil penalties. –Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., agreed to pay a $1,386,000 civil penalty; –a.k.a.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The reinsurance market has reached an equilibrium, with increased capital supply from accumulated earnings meeting higher demand for reinsurance protection from cedents.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Half of business leaders responding to a Delinea survey said their organization was able to negotiate a lower cyber insurance rate after using AI.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The U.S. trucking industry has been shaken to its foundations. A welter of external challenges catalyzed the failure of approximately 88,000 trucking firms in 2023. That is 10 percent of the nation’s trucking companies.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Hope Mehlman will stay on until the company is acquired by Capital One, a deal facing high legal hurdles, Discover said in a regulatory filing.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
A fast-growing wildfire in Southern California, has burned 27 square miles, forcing thousands to evacuate had is putting roughly 35,000 homes and buildings at risk.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Explore how data consolidation applications solve new risks created by growing enterprise data.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance producers are expected to be upstanding citizens, and for good reason. They’re responsible for helping consumers select and purchase some of the most important products a person can buy.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Seven companies had required employees to waive their right to receive financial rewards from reporting misconduct to regulators.
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