Attorney at Work
AUGUST 19, 2024
Danielle DavisRoe | By using Outlook’s advanced features you can build a system that lets you handle emails efficiently and keep your inbox clean. The post Managing Email Overload: 5 Quick and Easy Outlook Tricks for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Legal IT Insider
AUGUST 19, 2024
Welcome to the July/August Orange Rag, which is a compendium of all of the significant legal tech stories from across the month but also specifically at ILTACON 24. We went […] The post The July/August Orange Rag is out here! appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Ardonagh Advisory, Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform, has agreed to acquire UK chartered insurance broker R.K. Henshall & Co. Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Established in 1976, R.K.
Ball in Your Court
AUGUST 19, 2024
The integration of Generative Large Language Models (GLLMs) into the discovery process is transforming how documents are reviewed for relevance … Continue reading →
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has invited public input as he begins the final phase of approving a “first of its kind” catastrophe modeling and ratemaking regulation that “will help restore options for all Californians and prepare for the reality …
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 19, 2024
Editor’s Note: Staying informed is crucial for professionals navigating the complex realms of eDiscovery and information governance. The newly released Q3 2024 edition of Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Buyers Guide, presented by ComplexDiscovery OÜ in collaboration with EDRM, continues to be an indispensable tool for industry practitioners.
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Practice Panther
AUGUST 19, 2024
Did you know that a staggering 76% of people check a company out online before they even think about walking through the door? Our society has reached a point where a business almost doesn’t exist if they don’t have an online presence. As a lawyer, you know that clients want to see who they’re dealing with before they make a move. They want to know your experience, your track record, and, quite frankly, if you’re the kind of person they can trust.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Total reconstruction costs in the U.S. rose by 5.2% from July 2023 to July 2024. That’s a large increase from the cost growth from July 2022 to July 2023 (4.0%) and over the cost growth in the second quarter (1.
SW&L Attorneys Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Introduction In the Red River Valley, it is common for family members to live on opposite sides of the North Dakota – Minnesota state line. Generally, this situation is problem-free since it’s neither difficult nor time-consuming to move between the states. Yet problems may arise when a family member in one state becomes concerned about the welfare of a family member in the other state to the extent they need to ask the court to establish a guardianship, a conservatorship, or both.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Flooding caused by heavy rains is being blamed for the deaths of two women, major damage to roads and other infrastructure, and substantial residential and vehicle flooding over the weekend and Monday in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
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IP Watchdog
AUGUST 19, 2024
What makes the ITC such an important venue for intellectual property rights owners is the ability to rather quickly obtain injunctive relief in the form of an exclusion order. This is an important tool for patent owners because since the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in eBay v. MercExchange in 2006, it is has been increasingly difficult, in fact absolutely impossible for many patent owners to obtain any form of injunctive relieve against infringers even after the infringer has been
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) released a bulletin this month addressing the growing use of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry.
E-Discovery Team
AUGUST 19, 2024
Ralph Losey showcases the capabilities of DALL-E, OpenAI's generative image model. His article inciudes a demonstration by creating optical illusions and paintings. DALL-E's evolution, from its initial release in January 2021 to ongoing refinements, has significantly advanced image generation. The tool's technical enhancements, interface improvements, industry-specific features, and legal considerations underscore its rapid development, emphasizing the importance of hands-on experience with gene
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest U.S. poultry processors, agreed to pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with rivals to underpay chicken farmers, the final and by far the largest settlement in the seven-year-old antitrust case.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 19, 2024
On July 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Softview LLC v. Apple Inc., Nos. 2023-1005, -1007. In that decision, the court construed an estoppel provision in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) regulation promulgated under the America Invents Act (AIA). That regulation provides that a patentee is precluded from “taking action inconsistent with [an] adverse judgment, including obtaining in any patent…. a claim which is not patentably
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
A powerful U.S. committee that scrutinizes foreign investment for national security risks fined T-Mobile $60 million, its largest penalty ever, for failing to prevent and report unauthorized access to sensitive data, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Legal Dive
AUGUST 19, 2024
The grocer claims the agency’s administrative proceeding alongside its federal lawsuit challenging the deal is “an inappropriate attempt to receive multiple opportunities to litigate the same issues.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for the parents of a Texas student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting near Houston told trial jurors Friday that they didn’t know their son would have a psychotic breakdown.
Expert Witness Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Introduction In the recent case of Johnson v. FedEx Freight, Inc. , No. 21-1456 (E.D. Mo. 2023), the testimony of a Black Box/Data Recorder Expert Witness was pivotal. This case involved a severe vehicular accident where the plaintiff, Johnson, claimed that the truck driver employed by FedEx Freight was negligent and that data from the truck’s black box would support this claim.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
An employee of a rural Kansas school district repeatedly shoved a teenager with Down syndrome into a utility closet, hit the boy and once photographed him locked in a cage used to store athletic equipment, a lawsuit claims.
Destination Articles Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
At Destination CLEs, we combine the thrill of travel with the necessity of earning Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits. Our upcoming 2025 Dubai CLE trip is a perfect example of this unique blend. Set against the backdrop of one of the world’s most dynamic cities, our Dubai CLE conference promises a luxurious and enriching experience for all attendees.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the exodus to continue near-term in the largest pot market in the United States.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 19, 2024
On August 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a nonprecedential ruling in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. K.Mizra LLC vacating the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) determination that Cisco failed to show a motivation to combine a pair of prior art references in arguing that K.Mizra’s challenged patent claims were obvious. The Federal Circuit faulted the PTAB for its rigid application of motivation to combine analysis, and found that the Board lacked substantial evidence in
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced Friday that the state has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies that provided design, construction and inspection services related to the troubled Washington Bridge.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Carl C. Icahn and his publicly traded company, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP), for failing to disclose information relating to Icahn’s pledges of IEP securities as collateral to secure personal margin loans worth billions of dollars under agreements with various lenders. IEP and Icahn agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, to settle the SEC’s charges.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an emergency declaration Saturday after severe thunderstorms knocked down power lines in the northwestern part of the state.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 19, 2024
In January 2024, we issued the report “2023 Enforcement Activity Involving Auditors,” in which we analyzed enforcement activity brought against auditors by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) during 2018– 2023. Our analysis featured enforcement trends and a comparison of activity under the SEC’s and PCAOB’s current leadership to activity under the prior administrations.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 19, 2024
Additionally, a couple of years ago, I published Fact or Fiction: Flawed Approaches to Evaluating Market Behavior in Securities Litigation, which identified still more rules of thumb that judges have developed over time. For example, when addressing loss causation, courts often require revelation of the fact of falsity (rather than a revelation of problems traceable to the fraud), and will further hold that notice of an investigation, without more, categorically cannot cause a loss.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
Senior figures in the insurance industry are calling on the UK to restart work on a potential new market worth billions of pounds as part of a drive to boost competitiveness.
Civil Litigation Brief
AUGUST 19, 2024
In Finnan v Candey Ltd [2024] EWHC 2157 (Ch) HHJ Cadwaller dismissed an appeal against a finding that a solicitor and client had entered into a valid contentious business agreement. The judge held that the finding below, that the appellant.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
To achieve net-zero emissions, where emissions and removals of greenhouse gas pollution balance each other out, governments and corporations must do two things: cut emissions as much as possible and remove any residual pollution from the atmosphere.
Securities Docket
AUGUST 19, 2024
Asset managers and rating agencies are preparing for possible fines and sanctions as the Securities and Exchange Commission expands its probe into employees texting about company business on personal devices and other unofficial channels. The years-long probe, which started with investment bankers, is not finished yet: BlackRock, Blackstone, Invesco and Moody’s all have disclosed that they were contacted in relation to the SEC’s texting investigation.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people, The Baltimore Sun has reported.
Civil Litigation Brief
AUGUST 19, 2024
The judgment of Ms. Pat Treacy (setting as a judge of the Chancery Division) in Parsons v Convatec Ltd [2024] EWHC 2111 (Pat) contains a reminder of the importance of a party notifying the other side immediately if they are going.
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