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Taming the Financial Beast: How Attorneys Can Improve Financial Well-Being and Reduce Stress

Attorney at Work

Messy personal finances can lead to a vicious cycle of stress and anxiety that bleeds into your professional life. The good news is that taking control of your finances accrues big benefits for both your professional and financial well-being. Attorneys are no strangers to long hours, high-pressure situations and complex problem-solving. But while you’re busy […] The post Taming the Financial Beast: How Attorneys Can Improve Financial Well-Being and Reduce Stress appeared first on Articles,

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Is a Vehicle’s “On Board” or “Dash Cam” Video Protected From Disclosure as “Work Product?”

E-Discovery LLC

Are “dash cam” videos protected from disclosure as work product? That was one issue posed in Jones v. Burch , 2024 WL 4276109 (M.D. Fl. Sep. 24, 2024). It was presented in an oddly-named “Motion to Compel Better Responses to Plaintiff’s Request to Produce.” Plaintiff sued for personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff’s Request for Production No. 26 stated: “If the tractor was equipped with any on-board audio or video recording or monitoring device and/or any other dri

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Agent Satisfaction With Insurers Holds Strong; Erie Tops for Personal Lines

Insurance Journal

Overall agent satisfaction with insurers of both personal lines and commercial lines has held strong despite a challenging underwriting environment, says a new J.D. Power study, with commercial lines satisfaction reaching an all-time high. According to the J.D.

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Patent Quality Report Finds Improper Patent Abandonment is Greater Issue Than Improper Grants

IP Watchdog

On October 30, the nonpartisan think tank, Sunwater Institute, published a policy report on patent quality in the United States including suggestions for U.S. policymakers to better address errors in examining and adjudicating patents for validity. The policy report finds that the rate of erroneous patent grants in the United States is less than half the rate of erroneous patent abandonment, undercutting narratives that the nation’s economy faces major issues related to poor quality patents bei

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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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Helene Claims in Florida Already More Than 65,700 – Far More than Idalia

Insurance Journal

The number of property insurance claims in Florida from Hurricane Helene had topped 65,700 by Tuesday, far more than the 25,000 seen in Hurricane Idalia a year ago, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reported.

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IPWatchdog Celebrates 25 Years, Gene Quinn Awarded for Lifetime Achievement, and Former USPTO Leaders Discuss Ways to Improve the Agency

IP Watchdog

On the final day of IPWatchdog LIVE 2024, Gene and Renee Quinn celebrated the organization’s 25th anniversary with the IPWatchdog team and attendees of LIVE. In a surprise ceremony, Gene Quinn was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by his alma mater, the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Franklin Pierce Law School, for his service to and work with the IP community.

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Avoid Haunting Your Loved Ones With Your Will: Don’t Rule From the Grave

Law and Daily Life

Estate planning is an essential step in protecting your loved ones. In your will, you can leave gifts and bequests to family and friends in hopes that they will enrich and improve their circumstances. You may even have a clear vision of how they should spend their inheritance or live their lives. However, resist the temptation to add strings to these gifts.

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Arkansas Sues YouTube Over Claims That Site is Fueling Youth Mental Health Crisis

Insurance Journal

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state.

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Cybersecurity risk called a human issue, not a technical problem

Legal Dive

Ransomware and phishing attacks are evolving and an effective cybersecurity approach requires employees to be educated about risks, a panel of experts says.

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California Wildfires Have Burned 1M Acres So Far This Year. Heat Wave Poses More Risk

Insurance Journal

The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures this week added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the …

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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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Could College Athletes Be Legally Classified as Employees?

Law and Daily Life

College sports are perhaps more popular than ever. Earlier this year, enthusiasm over superstar players like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese propelled the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament to record-breaking TV ratings. The men’s March Madness tournament prompted millions of fans to fill out brackets in hopes of correctly predicting the winners on the court.

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Hybrid Jeep Owners Should Park Outside Pending Recall Fix, NHTSA Says

Insurance Journal

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of 154,000 Jeep plug-in hybrid electric SUVs should park outside and away from buildings or other vehicles until they get recall repairs completed. Jeep-parent Stellantis on Sept.

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EXPERTS CAN BE ASKED TO GIVE AN OPINION ON MATTERS OF FACT, EVEN WHEN THOSE FACTS ARE ULTIMATELY FOR THE COURT

Civil Litigation Brief

There is a short passage in the judgment of Master Davison in The Owners of the “Christos Theo” v The Owners of the “Aliki” [2024] EWHC 2106 (Admlty) which deals with an issue rarely considered by the courts – how.

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AXA, Aircraft Lessor DAE Clinch Deal as UK Battle Over Jets ‘Seized’ in Russia Kicks Off

Insurance Journal

Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has secured a settlement with insurer AXA over jets retained in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of further deals as a London High Court “mega trial” kicked off.

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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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CAFC Finds Food Slicer Not Readily Reconfigurable by Consumers to Support Infringement Finding

IP Watchdog

On October 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its latest precedential decision in a multi-year patent battle between food processing equipment rivals Provisur Technologies and Weber involving the assertion of patent claims covering meat and cheese slicer inventions. The Federal Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) of noninfringement for one of three Provisur patents asserted in the case.

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Virginia School Board Settles With Teacher Fired Over Trans Student’s Pronouns

Insurance Journal

A Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns, according to the advocacy group that filed the suit.

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SEC Announces Departure of Enforcement Director Gurbir S. Grewal

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency, effective Oct. 11, 2024. Upon Mr. Grewal’s departure, Sanjay Wadhwa, the Division’s Deputy Director, will serve as Acting Director, and Sam Waldon, the Division’s Chief Counsel, will serve as Acting Deputy Director.

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Black Man Sues Iowa Trucking Company for Alleged Hair Discrimination

Insurance Journal

A Black man alleges in a lawsuit that an Iowa trucking company fired him as a driver because he wouldn’t cut off his dreadlocks, the latest in a series of incidents across the country over an issue activists have dubbed …

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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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Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Jailed in Nigeria Was Almost Detained on a Previous Visit: Wife

Securities Docket

“This is an obvious case of holding somebody hostage to punish a business they have a problem with,” said U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, (R-GA) in whose district the Gambaryan family lives. “He’s just being treated absolutely horribly and he is an American citizen, and that should be taken very seriously by our government. America has a tremendous amount of leverage over the country. “All cards should be on the table,” McCormick said on the podcast.

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Miami Condo President Charged With Skimming $1.5 Million in Association Fees

Insurance Journal

The long-time president and engineer of an upscale Miami-area condominium remained in jail late Wednesday after he was charged with stealing $1.5 million in association fees over the last seven years.

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Does the ‘Quiet Disbanding’ of SEC Enforcement’s ESG Task Force Mean Anything? – The Governance Beat

Securities Docket

As Cooley’s Cydney Posner covers in her great PubCo blog, Bloomberg Law reported that the SEC’s Enforcement Division “quietly disbanded” its “Climate and ESG Task Force.” The task force had 22 members and lasted about three years. Does this mean anything? Nope, not really. As Cydney notes, the SEC issued a statement that the “strategy has been effective, and the expertise developed by the task force now resides across the Division” – meaning that there is no longer a need for a task force when a

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Amazon Hit With US Labor Board Complaint Over ‘Joint Employment’ of Drivers

Insurance Journal

Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday.

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Everything is securities fraud squared

Securities Docket

Every bad thing a public company does is securities fraud, and this sure seemed like fraud, so shareholders naturally sued. Ultimately Valeant — which is now called Bausch Health Companies — agreed to about a $1.2 billion class-action settlement. But this settlement did not entirely take care of the claims. Some shareholders opted out of the settlement and pursued their own lawsuits separately, and one of those lawsuits will go to trial soon.

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Modeler KCC Puts Privately Insured Losses at $6.4B From Helene

Insurance Journal

Karen Clark & Co., the well-regarded storm modeling and analytics firm, estimated that privately insured losses from Hurricane Helene will be about $6.4 billion – from wind, storm surge and inland flooding in nine states.

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Financial Planning for Lawyers: How to Afford Vacations and Other Personal Expenses

Destination Articles Blog

From the heavy student loans that come with law degrees to the unpredictable earnings of running a private practice, your financial challenges are unique and demanding. An ABA survey reveals that two-thirds of young lawyers suffer from financial stress and anxiety. Recent research has also identified law as the most stressful profession. These pressures highlight the importance of careful financial planning in your career.

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Dellwood Insurance Says AIG’s ‘Ginned-Up Claims’ Must Be Dismissed

Insurance Journal

The legal squabble between American International Group (AIG) and a startup-up formed by some former employees continued this week with another filing from Dellwood Insurance Group in support of its motion to dismiss AIG’s claims. Dellwood, in a U.S.

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NOT A LATE CLAIM FORM CASE TODAY, BUT LATE PARTICULARS OF CLAIM LEAD TO THE ACTION BEING STRUCK OUT

Civil Litigation Brief

As a change to the almost never ending issues relating to late service of the claim form we have a case about late service of the Particulars of Claim. In Joseph v McFaddens LLP [2024] EWHC 2447 (Ch) Deputy Master.

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Insured Losses from Central European Floods Range From US$2.2B to US$3.4B: Verisk

Insurance Journal

Insured industry losses from the flooding in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria in September 2024 will range from €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) to €3 billion (US$3.4 billion), according to Verisk, the data analytics and technology provider.

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US corporate commitment to diversity in decline, McKinsey says

Legal Dive

“Progress is surprisingly fragile, especially for women of color, who continue to be underrepresented at every level” of the corporate hierarchy, McKinsey said.

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Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead: Helene’s Rising Toll

Insurance Journal

As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the US Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological crisis of staggering scope, with effects likely to last years. Cotton crops on the verge of harvest have been flattened.

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California Gov. Newsom greenlights climate disclosure acts by signing new bill

Legal Dive

Senate Bill 219 includes a series of amendments to climate bills SB 253 and SB 261, originally approved by Newsom last October, while retaining a 2026 start date.

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1 in 10 Tri-State Properties at High Flood Risk: New York Fed

Insurance Journal

Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that nearly one million houses and multifamily buildings in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut—one in 10 properties in the tri-state area—are at high risk of flooding.

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Clio Con Clips 2024

Legally Speaking

More content coming soon… Stay tuned for more!

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