Fri.Aug 16, 2024

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DISCO’s New CEO Says Company Is Overcoming Challenges and Getting Back to Growth

Law Sites

When Eric Friedrichsen stepped into the role of chief executive officer of e-discovery company DISCO four months ago, he was taking the helm of an enterprise that had faced turbulent waters in recent years.

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Nvidia, OpenAI face YouTube creator lawsuits for using online videos

Legal Dive

A video creator alleges that the companies scraped his videos, and millions of others, without permission to help train their generative AI learning models.

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Today on Legaltech Week (Live at 3 ET): Our ILTACON Post-Mortem, As We Discuss the Conference and the News that Came Out Of It

Law Sites

Today on the weekly Legaltech Week live journalists’ roundtable, we’ll be discussing the just-concluded ILTACON, as well as some of the stories and announcements that came out of it. The show is live at 3 p.m. E.T. If you haven’t already, you can sign up free here to attend.

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eDiscovery Review in Transition: Manual Review, TAR, and the Role of AI

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: This article is essential for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals navigating the complexities of legal document review. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, understanding the benefits and limitations of manual review, TAR, and generative AI is crucial for optimizing review processes. The added discussion on human interaction highlights the necessity of oversight and the innovative approaches to integrating AI in a balanced, iterative

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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StubHub: “The Court is not going to do that.”

E-Discovery LLC

In the latest iteration of In Re StubHub Refund Litigation , 2024 WL 3817068 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2024), the court began its decision of discovery issues with: “At the hearing Plaintiffs tried to walk back this [discovery] request and said it was limited to refund data, rather than a wholesale redo of non-custodial discovery. But that’s not true.” [emphasis added].

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Judge Tells ‘Monopolist’ Google It Can’t Avoid ‘Paying to Make the World Right’

Insurance Journal

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A Mother on a Mission for Full Police Transparency

The Marshall Project

Troy, Alabama, police severely beat Ulysses Wilkerson when he was 17. Seven years later, his mom, Angela Williams, is still fighting for answers.

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Downward Spiral: Florida Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement After Lawsuits

Insurance Journal

Florida authorities have arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums.

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How mentorships can be a path to stronger firm-client relationships

Legal Dive

Programs that bring the law firm and the in-house team together can boost career development for young lawyers and lead to better outcomes for the general counsel.

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The Shaky Ground Below Istanbul Is Getting People Worried

Insurance Journal

When Turkish lender Denizbank paid more than $350 million for the building that houses its headquarters in April, the purchase cemented the bank’s place in Istanbul’s most expensive commercial district.

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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Intake process called key to measuring legal team value

Legal Dive

By creating a system for how work gets to in-house attorneys, general counsel can show how much the team contributes to company revenue, a legal operations specialist says.

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Toxic Waste Bound for Thailand on Maersk, MSC Cargo Vessels to Return to Europe

Insurance Journal

Shipping containers bound for Thailand allegedly filled with tons of hazardous industrial waste from Albania are now slated to return to Europe, after environmental groups sounded the alarm they were being illegally exported to Southeast Asia. An A.P.

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Gen AI serves to accentuate the need for human interaction at ILTACON

Legal IT Insider

If I had to choose just one takeaway from ILTACON 2024, it wouldn’t be something I’ve learned about generative AI, but that at times of change, more than ever we […] The post Gen AI serves to accentuate the need for human interaction at ILTACON appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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88-Year-Old Missouri Victim in Boar’s Head Deli Meat Outbreak Underscores Risk

Insurance Journal

A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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FAQ: How The Marshall Project Is Covering the 2024 Election

The Marshall Project

Learn more about who we are and how we choose what political stories to cover.

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People Moves: Skyward Specialty Hires Four Regional VPs and Two Underwriters

Insurance Journal

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, named four new regional vice presidents and two new underwriters. Skyward Specialty named Gregg Callahan regional vice president in its northeast region in New England.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 16: AstraZeneca Convinces Court to Overturn $107.5 Million Patent Infringement Ruling; DOJ Considers Breaking Up Google in Response to Monopoly Accusations; Cox Asks SCOTUS to Intervene in $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Case

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) considers breaking off parts of Google after it was ruled to be a monopoly; Cox Communications asks the Supreme Court to take on $1 billion copyright infringement case; and Amgen sues Samsung for patent infringement of bone disease drugs.

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Ernesto Becomes Category 2 Hurricane as It Heads to Bermuda

Insurance Journal

Ernesto strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it plowed northward toward Bermuda, threatening to drench the British territory with heavy rain and unleash flash floods.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

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Federal judge issues permanent injunction against Missouri anti-ESG rules

Legal Dive

The court ruled that a pair of the state’s rules on socially responsible investing are preempted by national laws covering securities and pensions — and also unconstitutional.

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Wildfire Near Athens Burns Area Nearly Twice the Size of Manhattan

Insurance Journal

A European Union satellite mapping agency says 104 square kilometers (40 square miles) of land was burned northeast of Athens this week during a deadly wildfire that gutted scores of homes and prompted multiple countries to send assistance.

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Biomechanics Expert Witness Case Summary

Expert Witness Blog

Introduction In the recent case of Trice v. Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. , the expertise of a Biomechanics Expert Witness was crucial. This case involved a tragic motor vehicle collision that resulted in severe injuries to a toddler, raising questions about the safety and design of a booster seat manufactured by the defendant, Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.

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Why Is Mpox an Emergency Again, and How Worried Should I Be?

Insurance Journal

The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years. Here’s what that means.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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PROVING THINGS 241: “WHICH WITNESS’S ACCOUNT IS PREFERRED?”: CONTEMPORARY EVIDENCE IS BEST

Civil Litigation Brief

In Gadsby v Hayes [2024] EWHC 2142 (KB) Ms Clare Ambrose (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) considered the evidence of witnesses in a case where the accident had happened ten years previously. The accounts given near the time.

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People Moves: NI Holdings, Inc. Appoints Launer Interim CEO

Insurance Journal

NI Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, named Cindy L. Launer as interim CEO. Michael J. Alexander has stepped down from his role as president and CEO and as a board member of the company.

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With Hours Tenuous, New Metric Looks to Baseball to Assess Lawyer Productivity | The American Lawyer

Securities Docket

Although multiple groups have charted a modest rise in productivity this year, the number of hours that lawyers bill has arguably become a less useful measure of the work they do and the revenue they generate, and has generally continued declining even as firms have become more profitable than ever over the last decade-plus. But a new report suggests the legal industry can and should measure production in much the way baseball teams do: by making relative comparisons within peer groups.

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Wildfires Are Growing Under Climate Change, and Their Smoke Threatens Farmworkers, Study Says

Insurance Journal

As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes.

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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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SEC Agrees to Dismiss Civil Suit Against Former Pharma Co. CIO | Law.com

Securities Docket

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to dismiss its civil suit against former Mylan executive Ramkumar V. Rayapureddy, in what his Linklaters counsel are deeming as a “second victory” after the government also dismissed parallel criminal charges earlier this year just shy of a trial. In a stipulated dismissal Tuesday, the SEC agreed that it would dismiss the civil action against the pharmaceutical chief information officer with prejudice, with each party bearing its own fees and co

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$7M Settlement Reached for Family of Man Fatally Shot by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy

Insurance Journal

The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy, will receive $7 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the December 2020 shooting.

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Risk management

Securities Docket

Similarly, if you are a senior risk manager and you come into an interview for a new job and they are like “tell me about a crisis you have handled” and you say “I have never handled a crisis, the point of my job is to avoid crises, I have an unblemished record of not letting things develop into crises,” I mean, abstractly that’s a pretty good answer, but you can see why people might be skeptical.

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Michigan State Sued Over Adolf Hitler Quiz Question Displayed at Football Game

Insurance Journal

EAST LANSING, Mich.

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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.