Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
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Law Sites
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Voting ends this Friday to pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete in the ninth annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW in April.
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics has given delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) a competitive advantage within the insurance industry, with technology serving as a cornerstone for many of these operations.
Law Sites
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
SmartEsq, a legal technology startup founded by former Big Law and private equity veterans, announced its official launch today, introducing an AI-powered platform designed to streamline legal workflows for private investment funds.
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!
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface.
Law Sites
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In the United States, we face a staggering crisis in access to justice, with over 90% of low-income Americans’ civil legal needs estimated to be going unmet. But what if there was a way to dramatically expand legal help by empowering a new category of legal helpers?
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Law Sites
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As I noted yesterday, over the weekend, OpenAI releasedDeep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
WTW reported net Income for the fourth quarter of 2024 of $1.25 billion, compared to net income of $623 million in the same period in 2023.
The Marshall Project
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
James Williams is an ER doctor, a hunter, a gunshot victim and the go-to expert for death row prisoners seeking an alternative to lethal injection.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Generali to remain in charge of decisions over how to allocate its own clients’ savings under the asset management deal with France’s BPCE, the insurer said, addressing concerns raised by Italy’s government and two leading investors.
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 risks before they become problems.
E-Discovery Team
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The post discusses the evolution of AI transparency, specifically focusing on DeepSeek's Deep-Think feature. This feature enhances user trust by revealing AI's reasoning process, contrasting with traditional black-box models. Despite being a useful tool, it follows developments in OpenAI's ChatGPT o3-mini-high, which adopted similar transparency shortly after.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Specialty insurance provider Ryan Specialty reported it has completed the acquisition of Velocity Risk Underwriters, LLC from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Newport Beach California Business Litigation Law B
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
No one starts a business expecting to face legal disputes, but conflicts are inevitable. When facing conflicts over a broken contract or disagreements with a business partner, many legal avenues are available to you. If options like mediation fail, then you may need to consider litigation (i.e., seeking relief through court action or arbitration). Litigation empowers you to resolve disputes and protect your assets and reputation.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 533 agent-broker deals in 2024, down 6% from 2023. Members completed 146 acquisitions during the fourth quarter 2024. This was 11% less than a year ago.
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.
Legal Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The updated policies exclude a recommendation that boards “at a minimum, represent diversity of personal characteristics, inclusive of at least diversity in gender, race and ethnicity.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
King Risk Partners announced the acquisition of Barker, Beck, Collins & Kronauge Agency (BBC&K), an independent insurance firm in Dayton, Ohio. BBC&K was founded in founded in 1923.
Legal Dive
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
In-house teams must “actively” manage their outside firms to avoid rising costs and achieve the best impact from their budgets, Laura Richardson says.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Bally’s Corp. and the City of Chicago were accused of discriminating against White men in a lawsuit by a conservative legal group challenging a $1.
Advertiser: Trellis
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Complex Discovery
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Editor’s Note: OpenAIs latest advancement, Deep Research, is poised to redefine professional research in fields like finance, science, policy, and engineering. This AI-powered tool leverages OpenAIs forthcoming o3 model to conduct multi-step research autonomously, synthesizing insights from vast online sources with remarkable speed and precision.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
AXA XL Hires Bakker as Head of Environmental Package Solutions, Middle Market, Americas AXA XL in the Americas hired Peter Bakker as head of environmental package solutions for the middle market in the Americas. Bakker is based in New York.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in New York charging a Canadian man with exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized finance protocols to fraudulently obtain about $65 million from the protocols investors. According to court documents, from 2021 to 2023, Andean Medjedovic, 22, allegedly exploited vulnerabilities in the automated smart contracts used by the KyberSwap and Indexed Finance decentralized finance protocols.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed an ordinance with the City Council to require the largest food delivery apps such as DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub to obtain permits to operate within the city and provide proof of insurance.
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.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As our longtime readers know, we endeavor in these pages not only to describe the years individual FCPA and related enforcement actions, but also to discern patterns, themes, and trends in this enforcement activity. With respect to 2024, we have identified seven developments of note: DOJ reaches subsidiary-only resolutions with parent compliance guarantees; DOJ further defines the poles in Corporate Enforcement Policy credit; DOJ FCPA declinations with disgorgement continue as a trickle; Roundin
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The impact area where a medical transportation plane crashed in Philadelphia was notably “expansive,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday after viewing the site with investigators and city officials. Duffy said he was struck by “how expansive it was.
Civil Litigation Brief
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
I am grateful to Professor Keith Rix for allowing me to use an article that appears in February’s Expert Healthcare Witness Matters*. This deals with the question of whether an expert can, or should, agree to act on a conditional.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a decision involving TripAdvisor that could make it easier for some companies to move out of the state, which is the corporate home for about two-thirds of the Fortune 500.
Advertiser: Trellis
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IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Dilworth IP is Seeking a Patent Attorney - Partner. Are you a patent attorney with a thriving book of business looking for a firm that shares your dedication to innovation and client service? Dilworth IP is seeking exceptional talent to join their team of world-class legal experts. This is a remote (within the US) full-time, permanent position.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A group calling for reforms to lower insurance costs across New York has launched its first ad.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Twenty years ago, Congress began hearing that the patent system needed a faster, cheaper way than district court suits to assess the validity of issued patents. In line with this goal, Congress emphasized that the new procedure was to be an alternative to expensive district court litigation.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The GS Foods Group Inc. in Ontario, California, agreed to pay more than $949,000 to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations related to small business contract bidding.
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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