Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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E-Discovery LLC

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Legal Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Law and Daily Life

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Litigation

Legally Speaking

OCTOBER 2, 2024

More content coming soon… Stay tuned for more!

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Law and Daily Life

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Litigation

Civil Litigation Brief

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Legal Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several proposals in September’s final days.

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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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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Legal Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Litigation

Legal Dive

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Securities Docket

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Cotton growers are facing devastating losses and delays from Hurricane Helene just as harvest was beginning, marking the latest blow to profits in an already weak market.

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Securities Docket

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Louisiana of Department of Insurance (LDI) is warning residents to be cautious of online scams related to Hurricane Francine insurance claims.

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Securities Docket

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The share of UK financial services firms worried about geopolitical risks is at its highest level since the 2008 crash, the Bank of England said.

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Securities Docket

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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