Law Sites
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
How do AI-driven legal research platforms specifically those that provide direct answers to legal questions stack up against each other? That was the question at a Feb.
E-Discovery LLC
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In Parkin v. Avis Rent a Car System LLC , 2025 WL 484588 (D.N.J. Feb. 13, 2025), defendants waived their right to arbitration by moving to dismiss for failure to state a claim, negotiating an ESI Protocol, and engaging in discovery for 17 months. Plaintiffs rented vehicles from defendants on several occasions. They alleged that, although they purchased supplemental insurance pursuant to defendants promise to procure third-party coverage, defendants retained the fees and, instead, indemnified ren
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FEBRUARY 14, 2025
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara did not approve an emergency, interim 22% rate request from State Farm, instead calling a meeting with the carrier to get some answers about the carrier’s financial situation and more.
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?
The Marshall Project
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
St. Louis activist Khanika Harper found the perfect way to marry her passion for justice with the power of love: She became a prison wedding officiant.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
iink, a provider of technology to streamline the property damage insurance claims process and support faster payments to contractors, property owners, and claim professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Fleszar as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Trial Strategy Today brings together the best content for law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state in a case that’s being watched by advocates concerned about the legal standards …
Expert Witness Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In the case of Ruth Mitchell v. City of Franklin, Tennessee , No. M2021-00877-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. May 25, 2022), the Tennessee Court of Appeals examined the admissibility and impact of expert testimony in a premises liability lawsuit. The involvement of a Human Factors Expert Witness was central to the court’s analysis. Case Background Ruth Mitchell, the plaintiff, filed a lawsuit against the City of Franklin, Tennessee, after tripping over a temporary sign base on a sidewalk and sus
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and a group of state lawmakers are pushing a 10-bill legislative package designed to improve disaster preparedness and help protect wildfire survivors. The bills intended focus are on consumer protection, climate resiliency and market strength.
Civil Litigation Brief
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In South Bank Hotel Management Company Ltd v Galliard Hotels Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 3544 (Ch) Mr Justice Richards considered the arguments as whether it was “unjust” for the normal provisions of a Part 36 offer to apply. He.
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 14, 2025
A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that three prominent litigators, Jason Linder, Glenn Vanzura and Sonali D. Patel, have joined the Firm as partners. Jason Linder is based in both Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Glenn Vanzura is based in both Los Angeles and Palo Alto, and Sonali D. Patel is based in Washington, DC. Jason is a former senior federal prosecutor and nationally recognized trial lawyer known for defending boards, multinational companies and executives in high-profile w
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Convex Group Ltd., the international specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced it has received in-principle approval to launch Lloyd’s Syndicate 1984, which will commence underwriting in April 2025.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Per LinkedIn, the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, is now the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit. Though the SEC issued no press release nor made any other kind of official announcement, Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda likely ordered the name-change in order to begin the dismantling of SEC crypto-enforcement, leaving no remnants, fragments or artifacts of what once was.
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
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Civil Litigation Brief
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
In Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc & Anor [2025] EWHC 283 (Comm) Mrs Justice Cockerill found that an application had not been properly served. The applicant had served the respondent on solicitors who had acted for him in.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles late Thursday and early Friday, as authorities ordered evacuations and warned of potentially dangerous conditions across land burned by last month’s devastating wildfires.
Practice of Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Fans of the Cleveland Browns and the Seattle Seahawks working together to right a perceived wrong committed against the New England Patriots may seem far-fetched, but love of football can make for strange bedfellows. The National Football League (NFL) finds itself facing an antitrust lawsuit that seeks to make its teams available on social media platforms other than X (formerly Twitter).
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.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
PG&E Corp. wants California to promptly shore up the state’s $21 billion insurance fund for utilities that is at risk of being drained following the recent devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.
Practice of Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
When it comes to raising expectations, few products have been presented with as much relentless hype as generative artificial intelligence (AI). Those touting AI have promised it will do everything from driving our cars for us to writing amazing movie scripts for Hollywood in seconds. For the most part, AI results haven't yet provided the lofty returns some prognosticators had hoped.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating a “sophisticated cyberattack” that struck the Richmond offices of Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares on Wednesday.
Complex Discovery
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Editor’s Note: AIs rapid advancement has led to groundbreaking technological achievements, but its environmental impact is becoming harder to ignore. As data centers expand to support AI workloads, energy and water consumption are rising at an alarming rate, prompting concerns over sustainability. This article explores how AIs growing infrastructure is straining global resources, the regulatory efforts being introduced to mitigate its impact, and the role of corporate responsibility in ens
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Sompo Holdings Inc., the Tokyo-based insurance holding company, announced it is restructuring its business into two global segments: Sompo Property and Casualty re/insurance (Sompo P&C), and Sompo Wellbeing, effective April 1, 2025.
IP Watchdog
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the European Commission discards a draft proposal on standard essential patent regulation in a move heralded by R&D firms; former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal challenges Section 101 jury instructions in Eastern Texas; US Inventor endorses former Rep.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Two North Dakota nonprofits have settled their lawsuit against a white nationalist hate group that alleged it intimidated immigrant business owners, though the details are unclear.
Practice of Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Whether or not making false claims is covered by the First Amendment was one of the topics of contention argued in District Court in California on February 7, 2025. Also discussed was if one of the sides had the right to be part of the discussion at all. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (represented by Erica Connolly) and Culture of Life Family Services Inc.
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Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Texas’ main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state’s growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
FCPA lawyers anticipated change, but few expected a complete freeze. Numerous year-end roundups, including from Gibson Dunn, WilmerHale, and Debevoise, stressed that FCPA enforcement remained robust during Trumps first term, even if he was on record calling it a horrible law as early as 2012. Just last week, Bondi issued a memo stating that the Justice Departments FCPA unit should prioritize cases involving cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
Insurance Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Premium renewal rates increased year over year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to the January 2025 results of the Ivans Index.
Securities Docket
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
White-collar defense and litigation partners throughout Big Law are bracing for potential disruptions to business, as the Trump administration signals changes in enforcement priorities, including through executive orders and memos from Attorney General Pam Bondi. White-collar practices seem poised to see a slowdown from federal enforcement activity, particularly in light of President Donald Trumps executive order pausing enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
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