Law Sites
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 16, 2024
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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Law Sites
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 16, 2024
Can a witness authenticate a video if the video contains images that the witness did not see? In Mooney v. State, __ Md. __, 2024 WL 3766058 (Aug. 15, 2024), the Maryland Supreme Court answered in the affirmative. Here, the authenticating witness saw what happened before and after the shooting, as shown on the video, but he did not see the shooting that was also shown on the video.
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Complex Discovery
AUGUST 16, 2024
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
Legal Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
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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The Marshall Project
AUGUST 16, 2024
Troy, Alabama, police severely beat Ulysses Wilkerson when he was 17. Seven years later, his mom, Angela Williams, is still fighting for answers.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Legal Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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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Legal IT Insider
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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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Legal Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Expert Witness Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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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Civil Litigation Brief
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
Worldwide Printing and Distribution, Inc., doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa, Oklahoma commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S.
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Securities Docket
AUGUST 16, 2024
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
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
A federal safety agency is recommending that air tours and other commercial aircraft operators be required to have certificated dispatchers to help pilots plan their flights.
Civil Litigation Brief
AUGUST 16, 2024
In Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] EWHC 2025 (TCC) Mr Justice Constable found that a “successful” claimant who had recovered nearly £3.7 million in damages should only recover 20% of its costs. Both parties had.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
Florida authorities have arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums.
Legal Dive
AUGUST 16, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli.
The Marshall Project
AUGUST 16, 2024
Learn more about who we are and how we choose what political stories to cover.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 16, 2024
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