Law Sites
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
In a coincidence of timing that reflects how legal professionals are wrestling with issues around generative artificial intelligence, the supreme courts of Delaware and Georgia issued orders within a day of each other last week relating to the use of AI in the courts and by legal professionals. On Oct.
MyCase
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Despite their practice area, size, or location, all law firms have one thing in common—they want less non-billable work. The Thomson Reuters’ 2023 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Report revealed that spending too much time on administrative tasks is a top challenge for 77% of lawyers. Legal billing and invoicing can be especially time-consuming due to the documents, communication, and level of detail needed to keep everything on track.
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E-Discovery LLC
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
I’ll give the defendant in Orlando Health , Inc. v. HKS Architects, Inc., 2024 WL 4625727 (M.D. Fl. Oct. 30, 2024), credit. It was candid with the court. Despite several extensions of time, the defendant essentially told the court that it had been too busy to respond to discovery. While candor is commendable, sanctions were imposed. Plaintiff Orlando sought discovery from defendant HKS.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Allstate said it sees opportunity where others may not — in homeowners insurance. And the insurer plans to use all three distribution channels to do it.
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Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Corporate obedience to the law is mandatory, which means aggressive lawyering that aids misconduct should be reframed as client betrayal, a Michigan State law professor argues.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
AM Best’s population of global reinsurance companies posted a return on equity (ROE) of 22% in 2023 – a five-year high that was driven mainly by favorable investment income and strong underwriting performance.
Trial Strategy Today brings together the best content for law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Aviva Plc and Allianz SE are among potential bidders for Britain’s home and motor insurance firm Esure Group Plc, according to people familiar with the matter.
SW&L Attorneys Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Chiropractic care is a common form of treatment for musculoskeletal issues, especially for back and neck pain. However, in some rare cases, chiropractic neck adjustments can lead to serious injuries, including strokes. If you or a loved one has experienced a stroke after a chiropractic manipulation, you may be wondering how this type of injury occurs and whether legal options are available for you.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Jack Stinnett got life-changing news in 2020 when he learned the lump that appeared on the side of his neck was tongue and mouth cancer.
E-Discovery Team
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, presents an optimistic vision of AI's potential in his essay "Machines of Loving Grace." Unlike other tech leaders, Amodei, an experienced scientist, predicts that advancements in AI could significantly accelerate medical progress, enhance mental health treatments, alleviate poverty, and improve governance within a decade.
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?
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Ed Sheeran, his record label Warner Music WMG.O and music publisher Sony Music Publishing 6758.T persuaded a U.S.
Complex Discovery
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Editor’s Note: Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to pose severe risks to organizations, often resulting in significant financial repercussions and reputational harm. HaystackID’s webcast, “Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise,” will offer crucial insights from seasoned cybersecurity professionals into how these attacks unfold and how they can be countered.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Alphabet’s Google should lift its block on Russian TV channels broadcasting on YouTube and said it hoped huge legal claims racking up against the U.S.-based company would jolt it into action.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
As the U.S. presidential election looms, cybersecurity remains a bipartisan focus, experts said during a joint CFO Dive and CIO Dive live event.
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
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a state-created layer of reinsurance, expects to pay out about $4.6 billion to help cover insurers’ losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton. But that won’t trigger a surcharge on premiums.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The general counsel workshop is seen as a way to help corporate counsel advance their careers while they build relationships with law firms.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Big data centers in Ohio will have to pay a minimum of 85% of the energy they need to cover the costs of grid improvements under a settlement submitted Wednesday by one of the state’s largest utilities.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
“For better or for worse, applying pressure to payments organizations to ferret out bad-merchant actors seems to be an effective way for the FTC to make private industry police the merchant marketplace,” writes an industry lawyer.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance services firm, announced it is in final discussions to acquire Innovisk Capital Partners from Abry Partners and BHMS Investments LP.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued five enforcement actions against the bank, including allegations that some JPMorgan advisers’ recommendations went against the best interests of clients.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did not violate the law.
E-Discovery Team
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Ralph Losey announces a podcast featuring his recently published article on the EDRM Global Podcast Network. Titled "Echoes of AI: Episode 6," the podcast is generated by Google's Gemini AI, which he directs and verifies. He notes the AIs often provide valuable insights he might miss. The full article is forthcoming.
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.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
IQUW, the London-based property and specialty re/insurer, has announced that its financial institutions (FI) product, FortiFI, has launched new wording for the Australian insurance market.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMIM) – both affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JP Morgan) – in five separate enforcement actions for failures including misleading disclosures to investors, breach of fiduciary duty, prohibited joint transactions and principal trades, and failures to make recommendations in the best interest of customers.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Ardonagh Advisory announced it has agreed to acquire Rowett Insurance Broking Ltd. in the UK. Rowett specializes in commercial, and personal insurance from its offices in St. Austell and Plymouth, England. Its subsidiary company, AGRi Insurance Facilities Ltd.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Web3 gaming firm Immutable has been issued a Wells Notice by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said in a statement on Friday. The company said the notice was received hours after the company’s “first interaction” with the SEC, and “cited statutory provisions and contained limited meaningful detail about the nature of the investigation”.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
VibraLife of Katy, LLC, a rehabilitation and assisted living facility in Katy, Texas, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Willow Grove, Pennsylvania resident Carlos Sacanell with insider trading ahead of an announcement that CVS Health Corporation, Inc. had agreed to acquire Oak Street Health, Inc. According to the SEC’s complaint, Sacanell was in a long-term relationship with a senior executive at Oak Street, who shared with Sacanell material nonpublic information about the CVS/Oak Street transaction in confidence.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Several regional lenders allocated loan-loss provisions in the third quarter to cover potential defaults by borrowers grappling with recent hurricanes, primarily in Florida, highlighting the risks extreme weather and climate change pose to banks.
Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
This series continues the recap of the views from judges around the world and the advice they give to advocates. Here we look at the article from J.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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