Law Sites
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Legal automation company Josef has closed what it is describing as a lightning-fast funding round in order to capitalize on market response to Josef Q, the AI-powered product it brought out of beta in November 2023 that enables legal and compliance teams to easily create self-service Q&A tools.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has started to directly monitor financial-technology companies that partner with banks across the US, according to people familiar with the regulator’s supervisory operations.
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Legal Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Gail Slater, who would take over from Jonathan Kanter as the agency’s competition enforcer, is “not known as a friend of big tech” and her choice isn’t “good for Google,” CNBC analyst Jim Cramer says.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Amundi SA is interested in acquiring control of Allianz SE’s asset manager Allianz Global Investors as the French company scouts for deals amid industry consolidation, people familiar with the matter said.
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Civil Litigation Brief
DECEMBER 5, 2024
I am grateful to Amy Birchall of HF solicitors for sending me a copy of the judgment of HHJ Bird in Scully -v- Atherton (& others). The judge found that the claimant (someone who had held a number of jobs.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
An influential coalition of pension funds and insurance companies holding a combined $9.5 trillion of assets called on regulators to mandate corporate disclosures of so-called Scope 3 emissions.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Most major commercial lines premium renewal rates were higher month over month, except general liability, which remained consistent with October and Commercial Property and Workers’ Compensation which saw a decrease, according to the November 2024’s results of the Ivans Index.
MyCase
DECEMBER 5, 2024
From Our CEO: A Message to You As 2024 draws to a close, AffiniPay is proud to reflect on another impactful year for our customers. For 20 years, we have provided professionals with integrated payments, legal practice management software, and embedded fintech solutions. With customers at the heart of everything AffiniPay does, 2024 was a year of celebrating our customers’ success and firm growth.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on Wednesday.
Legal Dive
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Despite the company’s “very compelling arguments,” an antitrust lawyer thinks the case will proceed.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The words “delay” and “depose” were written on a shell casing and a live round recovered in front of the New York Hilton Midtown, where UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Civil Litigation Brief
DECEMBER 5, 2024
In CXC v Clarke & Anor [2024] EWHC 3138 (KB) HHJ Bird dismissed the claimant’s application for permission for an intermediary be appointed to report to the court. The judge held that there was no requirement for permission. The application.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Austin Tanner, a claims adjuster and aspiring country singer from Alabama, has been confined mostly to his home and must wear an ankle monitor after he violated the terms of his bail bond and traveled to the Country Music Awards …
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 5, 2024
We don’t know exactly when the agency’s new chair will be confirmed. This nomination is at least a month ahead of schedule compared to the last couple of go-rounds, when nominations were announced in January, but whether that will affect the Senate’s timeline is still an open question. Back in 2020 when Chair Gensler was nominated, the process went like this: nomination announced in late January, Senate Banking Committee met to approve the nomination in early March and full Senate confirmation c
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Providence Mutual recently notified state regulators that it is exiting the auto insurance business for both commercial and personal lines n the four states where it currently offers the coverages – Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Eckert Seamans, a national, full-service AmLaw 200 firm, seeks a motivated Patent Agent or Attorney with an electrical engineering background in our Pittsburgh, PA office. The firm would also consider hiring the right candidate in any of our offices or remote work-from-home options. This position will work with and support patent attorneys with patent preparation and prosecution matters.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Starting January 1, 2025, Maryland will begin requiring businesses employing security guards or in-house loss prevention personnel to meet new licensing and certification requirements and provide proof of insurance.
IP Watchdog
DECEMBER 5, 2024
On Wednesday, December 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential opinion in Cytiva Bioprocess R&D AB v. JSR Corp. affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) invalidation of Cytiva’s patent claims to chromatography compositions for isolating target compounds. The Federal Circuit also reversed the PTAB findings that Cytiva’s process patent claims were not unpatentable, holding that a reasonable likelihood of success need not be shown when the ch
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
UnitedHealth Group’s investor day turned from an ordinary corporate meeting in a midtown Manhattan hotel to a scene of stunned grief quicker than the health insurer could even react.
Law and Daily Life
DECEMBER 5, 2024
When it comes to sports streaming, fans are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing to enhance their viewing experience. Enter the high-stakes drama surrounding "Venu Sports," a proposed game-changing streaming service from industry giants Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Promising to deliver an unbundled, sports-centric platform, Venu seemed poised to revolutionize how we watch live sports.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
A former state employee in Maryland has pleaded guilty in separate cases involving insurance fraud and felony theft. According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G.
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 5, 2024
I have no crystal ball, but I’m pretty confident that the SEC will shift from trying to make new law by suing crypto and other financial innovators to laying out sensible best practices in multilateral negotiations — with the regulator acting more like an umpire and less like one of the competing teams. If you’re a fan of these innovations, that should lead to more rapid progress and stability.
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Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has dropped below 1 million policies in force for the first time since July 2022, a milestone that officials said reflects an ongoing depopulation program and an improving market in the state.
Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips
DECEMBER 5, 2024
“If you’re trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.”—David Ogilvy advertising expert The Challenge of Current Attitudes The fundamental factors involved in influencing jurors’ verdicts have remained the same over time. They primarily include: (1) juror’s backgrounds – their occupation, education, socio-economic status etc. (2) juror’s past significant experiences that influence their thinking and (3) jurors strong values, opinions
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Regulators, insurance companies and attorneys at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Annual Insurance Summit this week sent a clear message to lawmakers about tinkering with Florida’s property insurance law, two years after major legislative reforms were adopted: “Don’t touch it.
Complex Discovery
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Editor’s Note: South Korea stands at a pivotal juncture as it faces its most significant constitutional crisis since democratization. The recent martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, though rescinded after only six hours, has brought the nation to the brink, exposing deep institutional fault lines and sparking fierce legislative and public backlash.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICRs) of “a+” (Excellent) of the property/casualty (P/C) subsidiaries of CNA Financial Corporation, …
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Donald Trump partisans want to drain the Beltway swamp, but it helps to have nominees with the knowledge and experience to do it. That applies to Paul Atkins, whom Mr. Trump said Wednesday is his choice to replace Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The next chair’s chief task will be returning the SEC to its original mission of investor protection.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Texas’ grid operator warned that the state should prepare for extreme cold this winter but said the state’s main power grid is better equipped than in previous years to withstand a powerful winter storm.
Securities Docket
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Bitcoin traded above $100,000 for the first time late Wednesday, powered by a wave of investors betting that President-elect Donald Trump will turn U.S. government policy into an engine of growth for crypto. The world’s largest digital currency has staged an extraordinary rally since Election Day, surging more than 40% in just four weeks and setting one record after another.
Insurance Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Historically, insurance has had a reputation as an industry slow to embrace change. However, it’s safe to say that technology and customer expectations are leaving insurers with no choice but to adapt.
Ethicking
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Some interesting (if you are me) news came out of Arizona this week: Its Supreme Court approved a rule change limiting the ability of people not directly involved in, or who do not have first-hand knowledge of, a particular matter to pursue ethics complaints. Under the revision to Arizona Supreme Court Rule 53 , clients of the lawyer, judges who learned of the conduct through their judicial role, and others with direct and specific first-hand knowledge of the conduct described in the charge have
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