Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Zuva, the company that spun off from AI contract review pioneer Kira when it was acquired by Litera in 2021, today released its own AI contract review tool, Zuva Analyze, which it says will enable in-house legal teams to review contracts 2-3 times faster than reviewing them manually.
E-Discovery LLC
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Ho v. Jefferson Financial Credit Union , 2024 WL 4119422 (E.D. La. Sept. 9, 2024), provides a succinct summary of the scope of discovery under the December 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. The case involved a loan gone south. Scope of Discovery The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that “parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense and proport
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Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Sixteen years ago marked the beginning of a sea change in law practice management technology for solo and small law firms. On March 1, 2008, a virtually unknown company out of Canada called Themis Solutions launched the first cloud-based software product for managing a law practice, called Clio.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has upheld a Philadelphia jury’s $725.5 million verdict against ExxonMobil in a case of cancer linked to exposure to benzene, an ingredient in gasoline.
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Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Finalists have been named for the 2024 American Legal Technology Awards, which honor exceptional achievement in various aspects of legal technology, and this year, there is a twist for me: I’m honored to say I’m one of them.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Florida and much of the country face a real estate crash unless government officials deal with climate change, members of Congress said at a roundtable discussion Saturday in St. Petersburg. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is warning residents to be aware of contractor fraud following Hurricane Francine. Large storms events such as hurricanes provide an opening for dishonest services providers to take advantage of homeowners, Temple said.
Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Editor’s Note: In a decisive move to tighten U.S. trade regulations, the Biden administration is proposing significant changes targeting Chinese e-commerce giants like Temu and Shein. These companies have benefitted from the ‘de minimis exemption,’ which allows tax- and duty-free imports for items under $800. The massive surge in shipments, which jumped from 140 million to over 1 billion annually, has posed challenges to enforcing trade, health, and intellectual property laws.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Cooler weather enabled firefighters to make progress over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires. Authorities have started scaling back evacuations at the largest blaze.
Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Editor’s Note: The acquisition of Novitas Data by Proteus Discovery Group highlights the growing need for comprehensive eDiscovery services in a rapidly expanding market. The eDiscovery industry is forecasted to grow from $15.09 billion to $22.65 billion by 2028, driven by the increased volume of data and the need for efficient management solutions.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has identified areas in the vicinity of the several ongoing large wildfires in the state that will be protected by a one-year moratorium on homeowners insurance non-renewal or cancellation due to wildfire risk.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Without the wherewithal of U.S. tech giants, companies find EU laws overbearing, a report says.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Fitch Ratings said reinsurers are likely to push for double-digit U.S. casualty rate increases during January renewals to keep up with loss trends from social inflation.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Last week, Patients for Affordable Drugs (“P4AD”) became the latest amicus to file a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Bristol Myers Squibb Co. v. Becerra et al. The case, which was lodged by the pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb (“BMS”) and consolidated with several other pharmaceutical challenges, alleges that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compels drug manufacturers to provide Medicare with “access” to their leading medicines at steep discounts, effectua
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Federal Cartridge Co. in Anoka, Minnesota, for alleged Clean Air Act violations. Federal Cartridge is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sporting ammunition.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In a precedential decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today vacated and remanded a district court decision that invalidated all claims of Vascular Solutions and Teleflex LLC’s (Teleflex) patent infringement suit against Medtronic, Inc. In an opinion authored by Judge Amos Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation, the CAFC said the district court erred when it found the asserted claims were “mutually exclusive” and
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of.087, above the.08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will extend the comment period for its “2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence” by one month. The Notice, published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2024, originally included a deadline for comments of September 16, 2024, which is now extended to October 16, 2024.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A property management firm’s excess insurers are not obligated to defend it in multi-district price-fixing litigation involving use of the real estate software RealPage. A federal district judge in Massachusetts found that the terms of Windsor Property Management Co.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) published a blog post Friday urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to resist “misguided ‘coordination’ efforts” such as the Agency’s proposals for increasing collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The USPTO first published a Request for Comments in October 2022 asking the public for input on “proposed initiatives directed at bolstering the robustness and reliability of patents to incentivize a
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Testimony has begun in a civil trial against a Virginia hospital that treats vulnerable children, its owner and its former medical director in a lawsuit filed by three former patients who allege they were touched inappropriately during physical exams.
Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Australian-founded client relationship management vendor Nexl is set to acquire revenue operations startup Databall, which helps customers to plug revenue leaks and use data to maximise their client relationships. The […] The post Exclusive: CRM vendor Nexl to acquire revenue operations startup Databall appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
No single factor led a fire in the seaside Hawaiian town of Lahaina last year to rage out of control and kill 102 people, according to a state report that assesses the government’s response to the disaster but not its …
Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Global insurance law firm Kennedys has hired AON’s former group CIO Paul Brotzel as its new CIO, and Paul Hastings’ high profile director of innovation and knowledge Catherine Goodman as its […] The post Kennedys appoints new CIO and first-ever CKO appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM Best.
MyCase
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Key takeaway: Law firm accounting is a process that involves meticulous recordkeeping to comply with regulations set out by local jurisdictions and the American Bar Association (ABA). Detailed information is crucial to reaching your law firm’s financial goals and maintaining client transparency. Law firm accounting is a complex system that’s responsible for countless non-billable hours for many legal professionals.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Losses from Hurricane Francine are expected to be manageable for property/casualty insurers, with major population centers sparred from the worst of the storm’s damage. Privately insured loss from Hurricane Francine are estimated to be close to $1.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The previous post on Serra -v- Harvey [2024] EWHC 2250 (KB) has led to me finalising a (long-prepared) webinar on bundles. In Serra wasted costs were ordered on an indemnity basis against the claimant’s solicitors because the lateness and condition of the trial bundles. The bundles.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
It looks like the market for directors and officers insurance is shifting, according to Woodruff Sawyer, with the number of renewals seeing flat or price increases for the first time in 18 months.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc., an Emeryville, California-based biotechnology company, for misleading IPO investors about its overall market potential, revenue prospects, and customer pipeline for its only commercially available product, an electronics film named Hyaline. Zymergen raised approximately $530 million through its IPO in April 2021 and filed for bankruptcy in 2023.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
PACE Southeast Michigan, a company providing all-inclusive care for the elderly, violated federal law at multiple locations in the Detroit area by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities attempting to return to work following Family Medical Leave …
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
To sum up, the SEC Enforcement Division’s activities over the summer months reinforce themes that we have emphasized many times before: In view of the SEC’s robust whistleblower program, it has never been more important for companies to take effective steps to encourage their personnel to voice concerns internally first, so that any potential misconduct can be detected and remedied before developing into a more serious problem.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 million in damages. Cameron Monte Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S.
Destination Articles Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Mental health issues are increasingly common in the United States, with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reporting that roughly 1 in 5 adults —that’s about 47 million people—experience mental illness annually. Even more concerning, 1 in 25 adults live with serious mental health conditions that significantly restrict their daily activities, impacting their performance at work, at home, and in social settings.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday [Sept. 13] called Australia’s center-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online.
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