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Small Business Retirement Plans: A Strategic Investment for Law Firm Owners

Attorney at Work

David Hunter explains the specific retirement plans available to help you choose the right option for your practice. The post Small Business Retirement Plans: A Strategic Investment for Law Firm Owners appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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SixFifty Unveils Project To Encode All U.S. Employment Law As Data, with Free Access for Academics

Law Sites

SixFifty, a company that helps businesses automate employment law compliance and documentation, today released the first phase of its Employment Law Informatics Project (ELIP), an effort to catalog, summarize, and encode the logic of every employment law in the United States, to enhance both academic legal research and practical business use.

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“Youth Social Media Judge Threatens Contempt Against State AGs”

E-Discovery LLC

Isaiah Poritz reported in Bloomberg Law that the Youth Social Media Judge Threatens Contempt Against State AGs (Nov. 22, 2024). I described the underlying issue in Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta (Sept. 12, 2024), discussing In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation , 2024 WL 4125618 (N.D.

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Despite Storms, Moody’s Upgrades Florida Tax Bonds for Cat Fund, Citizens, FIGA

Insurance Journal

Despite four hurricanes in just over a year and significant payouts by the Florida Cat Fund, three special tax bonds have seen their ratings upgraded, the state’s insurance commissioner announced Monday.

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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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Court Denies Joint Motion for Entry of ESI Protocol

E-Discovery LLC

In Kinnee v. TEI Biosciences Inc., 2024 WL 4860792 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 21, 2024), the court denied the parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of an Order Governing Discovery of Electronically Stored Information. In my words, the Kinnee court denied a joint motion to approve an ESI Protocol because the defendants’ Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a) initial disclosures, “which do not identify a single corporate witness by name, much less the subject(s) of information possessed by each witness,” were inadequate.

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Best Agency to Work For – East Gold Winner: Mackoul Risk Solutions

Insurance Journal

At Mackoul Risk Solutions, ‘Employees Come First’ Instead of becoming a major league umpire, Ed Mackoul chose to help his father build an insurance empire.

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Best Agency to Work For – Overall Winner: Higginbotham

Insurance Journal

It’s All in the Family at Higginbotham There’s a certain “something” about Rusty Reid that makes it clear why folks might like to work for him as chief executive and chairman of Higginbotham.

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SEC reports drop in enforcement actions for 2024 FY

Legal Dive

The securities regulator also reported a record $8.2 billion in monetary remedies for its last fiscal year, driven by Terraform Labs crypto fraud settlement.

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Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges

Insurance Journal

When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches.

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Amici Back Island IP’s Argument That Federal Courts Are Improperly Using Procedural Rules

IP Watchdog

On Friday, November 22, the U.S. Supreme Court received several amicus briefs as well as the respondent’s brief in Island Intellectual Property LLC v. TD Ameritrade, Inc., a case challenging the federal judiciary’s application of procedural rules in patent cases. The petition argues that both district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are misusing federal and local rules in a manner that results in summary affirmance of flawed determinations made at the summary judgmen

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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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Generali and Natixis in Early Talks for Asset Management Tie-Up, FT Reports

Insurance Journal

France’s Natixis Investment Managers is holding early-stage talks with Italian insurer Generali about a potential tie-up, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

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From Moscow to Pyongyang: Cyber Threats Revealed by Sandra Joyce at the Tallinn Digital Summit

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Sandra Joyce’s keynote at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2024 offers a vital look into the shifting dynamics of the cyber threat landscape. As an annual gathering of leaders from the digitally advanced world, the summit serves as a critical platform for addressing challenges in cybersecurity and digital governance. Joyce’s insights—ranging from Russian cyber sabotage to North Korean insider threats—highlight the pressing need for adaptive strategies and collaboration between gov

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Higginbotham Fitts in Another Alabama Agency

Insurance Journal

Higginbotham, an independent insurance and human resources firm based in Texas, has joined forces with Fitts Agency in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, further expanding Higginbotham’s presence in the state.

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Ninth Circuit Decision on NIL Statute of Limitations Risks Havoc and Needs to Be Reheard

IP Watchdog

On November 21, 2024, Cody Allen Easterday filed a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in Cody Allen Easterday v. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., No. 23-3836, (link here). Easterday’s case involves a timely and important issue regarding his name, photograph, and likeness rights (commonly referred to as name, image, and likeness “NIL” rights). Specifically, the Panel (at the Ninth Circuit) erred in barring Easterday from presenting NIL claims involving trespass on his rights as recently as six months before

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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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Swedlow Stepping Down as President of California Workers’ Comp Institute

Insurance Journal

Alex Swedlow said he plans to retire from his post as president of the Oakland-based California Workers’ Compensation Institute. He is stepping down from the helm of CWCI effective August 2025.

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Breaking the Stalemate? Russian Gains and Challenges on Ukraine’s Frontlines

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: This article provides a detailed examination of the latest operational developments in the Ukraine conflict as of late November 2024. Based on comprehensive reporting, it explores the strategic and tactical dynamics of the conflict, emphasizing key Russian advances in southeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian countermeasures, and the broader geopolitical and military implications.

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Safety Board Cites Oversight, Safety Failures in Bus-Truck Crash That Killed 6, Injured 9

Insurance Journal

Repeated disregard of safety regulations, along with ineffective federal and state enforcement and oversight, contributed to the collision between a bus and box truck in Louisville, New York in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a board meeting …

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Beyond Innovation: Why Transcript Genius Won LegalTech AI Innovation of the Year

Steno

When Steno launched Transcript Genius , we set out to solve a fundamental challenge in litigation: how to transform dense deposition transcripts into strategic insights. Not only has this vision become reality, its impact has now been recognized. I’m excited to share that Transcript Genius has been named "LegalTech AI Innovation of the Year" by LegalTech Breakthrough, selected from thousands of nominations across 12 countries.

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Deposition Prep Like a Pro: Insights from a Paralegal's Playbook

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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Listeria Outbreak Tied to Yu Shang Food Leaves California Infant Dead and 10 People Sick

Insurance Journal

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal …

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SCOTUS Invites SG to Weigh in on Cox/ Sony Cases, Denies Petition Charging Newman’s Removal from CAFC Harms Patent Owners

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court today invited the Solicitor General (SG) to weigh in on a case about internet service provider (ISP) liability for infringement and denied another petition for certiorari asking the Court to clarify U.S. patent eligibility law. The latter petition also asked the Court to consider whether Judge Pauline Newman’s effective removal from the U.S.

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Justice Department Finds Pattern of Misconduct by Trenton Police

Insurance Journal

Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops, the Justice Department said last Thursday, in a report documenting arrests without legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggression and unnecessary …

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COST BITES 196: COSTS IN A FAMILY CASE: “EVERY POUND THEY SPEND FIGHTING EACH OTHER IS A POUND THAT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN”

Civil Litigation Brief

In LI v FT (Maintenance Pending Suit: Costs) [2024] EWFC 342 Deputy District Judge Harrop made some important remarks in relation to the amount spent in bringing, and defending, an application for maintenance spending suit. “I am dismayed by what.

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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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Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Gold Winner: Prestige

Insurance Journal

Finding insurance coverage for trucking firms could be considered a high-stress occupation. With the rise of nuclear lawsuit verdicts and “big-truck attorneys,” escalating premiums, and new state laws and regulations, it’s a lot to think about.

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The delusions behind a bitcoin strategic reserve

Securities Docket

The bill lays out a mechanism for paying for the reserve. Any surplus the Federal Reserve returns to the Treasury would be spent instead on bitcoin. The Fed doesn’t currently return any money to the Treasury. No matter. The bill also proposes that Fed banks mark all their gold certificates to the current market price of gold, then remit the difference to the Treasury to buy bitcoin.

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Missouri Insurance Department Cautions Drives to Look Out for Deer

Insurance Journal

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and other wild animals as temperatures drop and nights become longer.

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Musk Ducks Sanction for Choosing Rocket Launch Over SEC Meeting

Securities Docket

A judge declined to sanction Elon Musk for skipping a meeting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to watch one of his rockets launch. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said Friday there is no need to sanction Musk because he already agreed to reimburse the SEC $2,923 to cover airfare for the trio of agency lawyers he stood up in Los Angeles in September.

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Best Agency to Work For – West Gold Winner: Morris & Garritano

Insurance Journal

Want a simple, yet effective agency management tip for making your employees happy? Treat them like customers. That mindset stood out among comments from employees who nominated Morris & Garritano in Insurance Journal’s 2024 Best Agency to Work For survey.

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Criminal Investors

Securities Docket

This Article reassesses the culpability of those of who invest in law-breaking firms. Prosecutors currently treat investors as victims of corporate wrongdoing rather than as actors who might bear responsibility for it. One explanation for this tendency is that corporate law’s doctrine of limited liability creates so strong a presumption of investor blamelessness that it permeates other spheres, including criminal law.

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Viewpoint: As Insurance Losses Outpace Premiums, State Regulators Play a Critical Role

Insurance Journal

Along with the rising cost of living in many facets of families’ daily lives, property insurance availability and affordability continue to be a challenge across the U.S. Inflation has been persistently increasing repair, labor, and medical costs.

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SEC Announces Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2024

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed 583 total enforcement actions in fiscal year 2024 while obtaining orders for $8.2 billion in financial remedies, the highest amount in SEC history. The 583 enforcement actions represent a 26 percent decline in total enforcement actions compared to fiscal year 2023. Of those cases, the Commission filed 431 “stand-alone” actions, which was 14 percent less than in the prior fiscal year; 93 “follow-on” administrative proceedi

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FTC, Meta Face April Trial Over Suit to Break Up Company

Insurance Journal

Meta Platforms Inc. faces an April 14 trial in the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running antitrust lawsuit to break up the company. US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the trial will take place in Washington next year.

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Keeping your skilled workers in the face of stepped-up immigration enforcement

Legal Dive

Expect to face higher costs and more compliance complexity but if your employees’ visas are in order, your company should be fine, a specialist says.

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