Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Recently, Attorney at Work asked readers to share their note-taking habits and favorite note-taking tools. Read on for the results. The post Lawyers’ Note-Taking Habits: Analog Attorney Survey Results appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
For some lawyers, tracking time is so tedious and onerous that they leave their law firms for jobs where hourly billing is not required, such as working inhouse at a corporation.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance …
Lawmatics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
You wouldn’t set sail without a course—so why run a law firm without any clear KPIs? Custom dashboards are your navigational charts, guiding you through the sea of data toward smarter, more strategic decisions. In the latest Deep Dive Webinar, Product Manager Devon Roth delves into how these custom dashboard data visualizations can revolutionize your law firm's efficiency.
Advertiser: Trellis
Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Insured losses have surged in the past decade as climate change in Canada sparks wildfires, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities. Insured losses from natural disasters averaged C$2.2 billion ($1.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Both incorporation hubs try to get the right balance of protections for stakeholders but the way they do it leads to different biases.
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IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision affirming a district court’s finding that patent claims directed to “receiving metadata and organizing the display of video content based on that metadata” are abstract. The CAFC also rejected the patent owner’s argument that the district court improperly performed an Alice step two inquiry at Alice step one.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Conifer Holdings announced that it completed the sale of its insurance agency operations for consideration equal to $45 million (subject to transaction expenses and customary purchase price adjustments), plus possible additional earn-out payments of up to $25 million based on …
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Tribe of Two, LLC v. Katherine Vidal affirming the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) dismissal of opposition proceedings filed by Italian luxury handbag designer Tribe of Two. The Federal Circuit agreed with the TTAB’s conclusion that there was no likelihood of consumer confusion due to the visual differences between Tribe of Two’s asserted mark and the challenged mark filed by Eritaj Design Corporation, tossin
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Hewlett Packard said Monday it would continue legal proceedings to seek up to $4 billion in damages from British billionaire Mike Lynch’s estate in the UK. The U.S.
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?
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Last week we hosted our first annual Women’s IP Forum, which was a huge success. During early planning for the program USPTO Director Kathi Vidal was immediately enthusiastic and supportive. We were honored to have Director Vidal join us to kick off the program—a program that featured 100% women. In speaking with Renee Quinn at the program, Director Vidal would go on to discuss how she started down the STEM path and ultimately found herself with a career in law and specifically in the IP field.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Fitch Ratings published midyear underwriting results for 19 non-life reinsurers, finding that the group’s average first-half 2024 combined ratio was 84.2, and forecasting continued profits for the rest of 2024 and 2025 also.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Eighty-five percent of corporate finance professionals now view such scams as an “existential” threat, a Medius study found.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Capital Holdings and Lockton Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Names White as Head of Aviation, Succeeding Wood AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.
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!
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Some customers deposited bad checks and immediately withdrew funds before the checks bounced in a glitch that went viral on TikTok. Now, some users have holds on their accounts.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the European managing general agent Geo Underwriting Europe BV (Geo Europe), part of London-based Ardonagh Group.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The lack of support for environmental and social proposals comes after the nation's second-largest asset manager supported just 2% in 2023.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
AG Equipment Company, a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma compressor packaging manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired 10 employees for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination because of their religious beliefs or medical restrictions, the U.S.
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.
Your Trial Message
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: Every trial lawyer I know believes that they are adapting their communication in order to get the jury — or, for that matter, the judge — to understand. At the same time, they will still try to be concise, correct, and specific.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Oil service company Halliburton on Tuesday said a cyberattack last month has caused “disruptions and limitations” to business applications that support operations.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The company continues to incur expenses related to the attack, but does not expect a material impact.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring 12 people near San Antonio. Emergency responders arrived at the rodeo arena shortly after 9 p.m.
Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas
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
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Illumina will avoid a penalty of 432 million euros after a court ruled the European Commission did not have jurisdiction to challenge the company’s Grail acquisition.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had confirmed the 28th death in the United States stemming from a defective Takata air bag inflator since 2009. The issue has prompted the largest-ever recall in U.S. history.
Practice Panther
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This week, we’re spotlighting Slingbaum Law, a distinguished firm known for its dedication to justice and client care. Founded by Matthew Slingbaum, this growing firm with a team of eight specializes in nursing home negligence and medical malpractice cases. With a strong background in both medicine and law, Matthew has built a practice that combines his passions to help those in need.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Urban expansion, property exposure and climate change could fuel a 40% increase in annual natural-catastrophe losses for the global insurance industry, according to a new report.
Advertiser: Trellis
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
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Florida-based Galois Capital Management LLC, a former registered investment adviser for a private fund that primarily invested in crypto assets, for failing to comply with requirements related to the safeguarding of client assets, including crypto assets being offered and sold as securities.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Product recalls in the U.S. decreased across the automotive, consumer product, food and drink, medical device and pharmaceutical industries in the second quarter, according to a new report from Sedgwick. Sedgwick’s U.S.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing the nation’s broker-dealer regulator, Finra, on its claim that success in kicking bad actors out of the industry explains why enforcement numbers have plummeted in recent years. Fines levied by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority have dwindled to half their recent levels, and the number of enforcement actions last year was the lowest in history, Bloomberg News reported in June.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the property and casualty (P&C) MGUs owned by Ethos Specialty Insurance LLC from Ascot Group Ltd.
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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