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5 Ways to Make the Practice of Law More Zen

Attorney at Work

Jamie Spannhake | Integrate Zen into your daily routine to enhance your sense of calm and contentedness. The post 5 Ways to Make the Practice of Law More Zen appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a new high value commercial coverage option with limits up to $20 million per building and other steps that he said …

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Becoming a Top Legal Blogger

Attorney at Work

For three years running, Linn Freedman of Robinson+Cole has been the most well-read author writing about data privacy and cybersecurity on JD Supra. The post Becoming a Top Legal Blogger appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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California Wildfire Continues to Spread Rapidly to 164K Acres

Insurance Journal

A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed an undetermined number of buildings and is threatening thousands or properties, prompting thousands of evacuations orders, as it continued to rage on Friday morning.

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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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The Best Way for Growing Law Firms to Expand Their Practice

Attorney at Work

Rocket Matter Product Spotlight | Rocket Matter NextGen. Built to make a law firm’s day-to-day a whole lot easier, no matter the size of your law firm. The post The Best Way for Growing Law Firms to Expand Their Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Niagara Falls Hopes Insurer Can Solve Mystery of Last Year’s Car Crash, Explosion

Insurance Journal

A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities said.

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J&J Loses Latest Legal Bid to Revive Talc Bankruptcy Strategy

Insurance Journal

Johnson & Johnson lost its bid in a federal appeals court to revive a plan to settle tens of thousands of talc cancer lawsuits by placing a subsidiary into bankruptcy.

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The Crowdstrike global IT outage – Early lessons learned  

Legal IT Insider

We ran a quick fire poll on who was affected by the global IT outage on 19 July and here we take a look at the results, as well as […] The post The Crowdstrike global IT outage – Early lessons learned appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Elevating the Customer Experience: Innovations in the Insurance Industry

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, customer experience is paramount across all industries, including insurance.

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Love Beyond Bars: Raymond and Cassanda

The Marshall Project

Raymond Flanks spent nearly 39 years in Louisiana lockups for a murder he didn’t commit. Luckily, he found love with an old friend, Cassandra Delpit.

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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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Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents

Insurance Journal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline released a study Tuesday touting the expected economic benefits of its construction, even as the project faces pushback and litigation …

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RELIEF FROM SANCTIONS REFUSED WHEN WITNESS EVIDENCE SERVED THREE WEEKS LATE: SOMETHING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF “CUT AND PASTE” SUBMISSIONS TOO…

Civil Litigation Brief

In Seaton Management Ltd v Evans-Jones [2024] EWHC 1883 (Ch) ICC Judge Barber refused the respondent’s application for relief from sanctions when a witness statement was served three weeks late. “The matters addressed in the Respondent’s skeleton argument on.

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Employers Turn to New Technology to Safeguard Workers From Extreme Heat

Insurance Journal

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard hat. Safety glasses. A reflective vest. And a small, watch-like band for his wrist.

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Arizona Tackles Attorney Shortage by Making Bar Passage Easier

Practice of Law

If you’ve had to sit for a bar exam anywhere in the United States, you’ll remember the experience being stressful at best, or more likely, hellish. With high stakes, ticking time, tight margins of error, and the difficulty of retakes, the bar is widely considered one of the most challenging test experiences in the country. Now, Arizona is the latest in making major changes to its state bar exam.

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Rushed Railcar Inspections and ‘Stagnated’ Safety Record Reinforce Concerns

Insurance Journal

Major freight railroads are rushing railcar inspections, reinforcing known safety concerns raised by unions for years, but at a House hearing Tuesday they’ll present new evidence from federal inspectors that railcar checks are routinely less than two minutes per car.

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THERE IS A LEGALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN APPEAL LODGED OUT OF TIME AND ONE LODGED IN TIME, BUT WITH DOCUMENTS MISSING: COURT OF APPEAL OBSERVATIONS ON EAT RULES

Civil Litigation Brief

It is rare for this blog to consider anything related to employment law, let alone procedure in the Employment Tribunals. However the Court of Appeal decision in Ridley v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre [2024] EWCA Civ 875.

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Ryan Specialty Announces Unification of Ryan Financial Lines

Insurance Journal

Ryan Specialty announced the unification of Ryan Financial Lines and the expansion of its product offerings. Ryan Financial Lines’ formation was announced in December 2023. The first phase was implemented in March 2024 with EmergIn Risk rebranding into RFL Cyber.

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Understanding Noneconomic Damages in North Dakota Personal Injury Cases: The Path to Full Justice, Accountability, and Closure

SW&L Attorneys Blog

When faced with the aftermath of a serious injury or death of a loved one due to another person’s or company’s negligence, the journey toward recovery involves more than just physical healing. The emotional and psychological toll can be profound, and seeking justice often means addressing these noneconomic damages. In North Dakota, understanding how these damages operate and why they are crucial for achieving full justice can help injured individuals or families find the accountability and closu

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ALKEME Acquires Georgia’s Morris & Templeton Agency

Insurance Journal

ALKEME, a national insurance broker, has acquired Morris & Templeton in Savannah, Georgia, expanding ALKEME’s footprint in the Southeast. Morris & Templeton was founded in 1981, offering commercial and personal insurance coverage, including high-end homeowners products.

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SCOTUS term presented mixed bag for businesses

Legal Dive

In a high-stakes term, the justices curtailed the power of government agencies and also handed notable wins and losses to businesses, says a former solicitor general.

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Paris Trains Hit By Sabotage Hours Before Olympics Kick Off

Insurance Journal

Trains to and from Paris, including the international Eurostar service, were hit by what authorities called a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing the network” of France’s super-fast trains just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 26: New Group Registration for Frequently Updated News Websites, Trade Secret Claims Against TikTok Survive Dismissal, and USPTO’s Estoppel Provisions in IPR Proceedings Upheld

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirms the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s statutory authority to apply its estoppel provisions to claim validity rulings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; the U.S. Copyright Office issues a final rule creating a new group registration for frequently updated news websites; energy drink brand PRIME faces a trademark suit from the U.S.

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GE Vernova Blames Manufacturing Flaw for Vineyard Wind Offshore Blade Failure

Insurance Journal

A manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts this month, the part’s producer, GE Vernova, said on Wednesday.

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“WHAT I CANNOT DO IS HEAR AN APPEAL AGAINST A RECITAL”: WORDING OF ORDER MEANS SLIP RULE HAS TO BE APPLIED

Civil Litigation Brief

It appears to be a well known fact that family lawyers love recitals. (Not the musical kind – but as the preamble to any and all court orders). This issue caused problems in MA v Roux [2024] EWHC 1917 (Fam).

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People Moves: Vantage Promotes Bellitti as Chief Pricing & Portfolio Actuary, Names BHSI’s Valzania as CUO; AXA XL Promotes Bailey as Head of Professional, Bermuda

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Vantage Group Holdings and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Vantage Promotes Bellitti as Chief Pricing & Portfolio Actuary, BHSI’s Valzania Named CUO Vantage Group Holdings Ltd.

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New Approaches to Indexing and Standardizing Biological Sequence Data

IP Watchdog

In a recent publication titled “’Google for DNA’ indexes 10% of world’s known genetic sequences,” the journal, Science, addressed promising results of a new tool called MetaGraph. Developed by a Biomedical Informatics academic group from ETH Zurich, MetaGraph organizes and compresses publicly available sequence data into a searchable format.

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Illinois Legislature Clarifies How Damages are Calculated Under BIPA to Avoid ‘Annihilative Liability’

Insurance Journal

A bill (SB2979) amending Illinois’ Biometric Information and Privacy Act (“BIPA”), passed by both houses of the legislature on May 16 and now on Governor Pritzker’s desk, effectively overturns a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling that could have had a …

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Bill Gates on the Next ‘Big Frontier’ of Generative AI: Programming Metacognition Strategies into ChatGPT

E-Discovery Team

Bill Gates emphasizes the need for metacognition in generative AI, stating that scaling data and compute resources alone won't lead to AGI. OpenAI's six prompt strategies and human intervention currently drive AI's metacognitive capabilities, but Gates advocates integrating high-level metacognition functions directly into the software. Ralph's vision is slightly different with a greater emphasis on including human user guidance.

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Woman Dies in West Virginia’s Second Coal Mine Fatality This Year

Insurance Journal

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Wednesday more than a week after an accident at a southern West Virginia coal mine, Gov. Jim Justice said.

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9 Tips for Better Email Management for Lawyers

Practice Panther

Email management for lawyers and professionals across most industries is a constant uphill battle. In fact, the average professional spends 28% of the workday reading and answering emails , according to McKinsey. A lawyer has to pay special attention to their inbox because they often receive lucrative client and business information. However, they’re also overloaded with industry updates, bar association newsletters, and civic engagement emails.

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Aon Reports 6% Drop in Q2 Net Income, Organic Revenues Grow 6%

Insurance Journal

Aon reported net income attributable to shareholders of $524 million during the second quarter, a 6% decrease from $560 million in Q2 2023.

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Should Jarkesy Trigger SEC Penalty Refunds? | LinkedIn

Securities Docket

So, what now happens to all those penalties the SEC unlawfully confiscated? Shouldn’t the agency have to give it all back to the people and businesses who paid those penalties? After all, even the IRS has a process to seek refunds of certain tax penalties that were erroneously imposed, and in limited circumstances even where there was no error… If the feds can proactively refund even lawfully collected tax penalties on that massive a scale, then refunding a much smaller number of unlawfu

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MGU Private Client Select Teams With Ryan Specialty on High Net Worth

Insurance Journal

Private Client Select Insurance Services (PCS) said it has entered into an agreement with Ryan Specialty on a distribution partnership.

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SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $37 Million

Securities Docket

he Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblower persisted in reporting the misconduct internally, which led the employer to conduct its own investigation and eventually report the results to the Commission.

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Business Moves: NFP, Clear Group, and Strategic Risk Group Complete 4 Acquisitions

Insurance Journal

Three brokers – NFP, Clear Group, and Strategic Risk Group – each announced acquisitions during July.

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