Lawmatics

MARCH 27, 2025

In todays competitive legal market, its not enough to simply have a digital presence your online footprint needs to be fast, credible, and built to convert. In our latest webinar, we teamed up with the experts at Civille to break down exactly how law firms can strengthen their online presence and turn digital interest into real-world results. From the latest changes in search behavior to practical steps you can implement right away, heres a recap of the insights.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 27, 2025

Lack of caregiver support and career opportunities are the top reasons women leave their law firms. What can firms do? The post Leveraging Agile Career Strategies to Retain Women Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

Protecting American innovation from foreign threats is a national priorityparticularly in strategic sectors like semiconductors, AI, and defense technologies. The United States has long relied on robust economic sanctions and export controls to protect national security and safeguard intellectual property (IP) from foreign adversaries. Despite these measures, a significant vulnerability persists: entities from sanctioned or embargoed nations can exploit a critical loophole to access the Patent T

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E-Discovery LLC

MARCH 27, 2025

That was one question in Flores v. Guevara , 2025 WL 790795 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2025). Plaintiff filed a motion to compel in a Monell case involving the City of Chicago. This was one of a series of cases involving Reynaldo Guevara. Guevara was formerly a Chicago police detective. Cruz v. Guevara, 2024 WL 4871369, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 22, 2024). The Chicago Tribune reported that: The Cook County Boards Finance Committee approved $24.1 million in settlements related to interrogations and subseque

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 27, 2025

On Tuesday, the European Patent Office (EPO) published the Patent Index 2024, the latest edition of the EU patent agencys annual snapshot into global innovation through the lens of European patent application filings. The EPOs report shows that total patent filings into the EU remained at recent highs with demand for newly established patents with unitary effect outpacing expectations thus far into the short life of the unitary patent system.

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The Marshall Project

MARCH 27, 2025

Cuyahoga County judges shift puts her seat in jeopardy as a disciplinary hearing and FBI investigation loom, following Marshall Project reporting.

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Legal IT Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

Gloria Lee joined Everlaw last year as chief legal officer. Her career includes senior legal roles at companies such as Google and Fitbit, where she was deputy general counsel. We […] The post TalkingTech: How GenAI is changing eDiscovery strategy appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Miami insurance broker to 41 months in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium financing, then using the loans …

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to end its defense of the rules requiring disclosure of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. […] States and private parties have challenged the rules. The litigation was consolidated in the Eighth Circuit (Iowa v. SEC, No. 24-1522 (8th Cir.)), and the Commission previously stayed effectiveness of the rules pending completion of that litigation.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

In the latest expansion of the alliance between State Farm and U.S. Bank, State Farm customers can apply for U.S. Bank personal loans for up to $50,000 working directly with their insurance agent.

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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.

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

The current commissioners have stressed that they want to make the SEC more responsive to public companies and those seeking to raise capital. For example, Commissioner Peirce has said that the SEC wants Corp Fin and OCA to engage more with public companies on difficult disclosure issues, and to communicate early and often on the timing of reviews of registration statements in order to permit issuers to have increased confidence in their offering timelines.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

The Florida House subcommittee on insurance advanced two hotly debated bills Thursday, one supported by insurance agents but another that was opposed by agents and carriers alike.

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

SimpsonThacher& Bartlett LLP today announced that AdamAdertonhas joined the Firms Washington, D.C. office as a Partner in its Government and Internal Investigations Practice and as a member of the Litigation Department. Source: Simpson Thacher Adds Leading Asset Management Litigation Partner The post Simpson Thacher Adds Leading Asset Management Litigation Partner appeared first on Securities Docket.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

The California Department of Managed Health Care issued an all-plan letter designed to provide flexibility for health plans to assist healthcare providers impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.

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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?

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Complex Discovery

MARCH 27, 2025

Editor’s Note: Legal industry dynamics are shifting with unprecedented speed, and ALMs State of the Industry report, revealed at Legalweek 2025, makes that change impossible to ignore. In a year marked by record financial results for the AM Law 50, the report sheds light on both the forces driving elite firm success and the pressures threatening long-term stability.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Thieves took eight Corvettes from the lot of a Kentucky automobile plant where the legendary muscle car is built, but officers recovered the vehicles and made an arrest, police said.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MARCH 27, 2025

InH&P Advisory Limited v Barrick Gold (Holdings) Limited (formerly Randgold Resources Limited) [2025] EWHC 562 (Ch) Mr Simon Gleeson found that the experts for each party were of no assistance in assessing the value of the work done by.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

The operator of an interstate trucking company who was convicted by a federal jury of making false statements to federal regulators about the company’s safety rating has been sentenced to 45 months in prison.

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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!

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

The breadth and depth of my combined experiences over the decades will inform my approach if I am fortunate to be confirmed by the Senate. It takes industry experience and focused application to ensure that customers and investors of financial-services firms benefit from efficient, effective, and well-designed regulation. Our goal at the SEC should be to facilitate those efforts, analyze their effectiveness, and use our enforcement power to cure and rectify wayward actions.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company and ISMIE Indemnity Company (collectively known as …

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

By allowing users to copy trade that is, follow the successful financial moves of someone like Warren Buffett or Nancy Pelosi Dub is betting that the future of finance will fuse social media with investing. The company, started in 2021 by then 19-year-old Steven Wang, launched as the only regulated copy-trading platform in the United States that lets users mirror trades of politicians and hedge fund managers.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

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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.

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

Robinhood Markets Inc. has moved past its meme stock days to become known as the go-to trading platform for retail investors of all stripes crypto zealots, novice financiers and sophisticated speculators alike. Now its taking it a step further: It also wants to be your bank. Robinhood will roll out checking and savings accounts later this year to its paying Gold subscribers, but with a few twists.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

Delaware is poised to give corporate officers more protections in its courts against shareholder lawsuits after criticism by billionaire Elon Musk and other influential business titans that rattled top public officials in what they call the corporate capital of the …

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Practice of Law

MARCH 27, 2025

When a young man planning to go to graduate school and earn a psychology degree saw a ride request pop up on his Lyft app, he probably figured the fare would get him one step closer to being able to pay for his dream. Instead, it turned out to be a nightmare in the form of a trap that cost him his life. A St. Louis Circuit Judge had dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Andrew Ameer's mother against Lyft.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Music City Baseball is teaming with a property company in hopes of buying land that could one day serve as the home of a Major League Baseball team.

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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.

Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

Attending a panel on optimizing legal and compliance partnerships, and my partner Steve Gannon made a very perceptive and actionable point. We are used to regulatory and enforcement shifts between Administrations but this is a paradigm shift. Regardless of ones views on the merits of the changes, the new Administration through EOs and other organizational and structural changes has put enforcement and oversight bodies on notice of their need to affirmatively justify their expectations and req

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

Pinnacol Assurance announced its 2025 general dividend will return roughly $15 million to more than 47,000 workers’ compensation insurance policyholders across Colorado. Th dividend marks the 10th consecutive year Pinnacol has returned dividends to Colorado businesses.

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Securities Docket

MARCH 27, 2025

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been removed from the federal jail in New York City where he has been held since August 2023, after officials started the process of transferring him to a prison where he will continue serving his fraud sentence. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website showed early Thursday that Bankman-Fried was at a transit facility in Oklahoma City that often houses inmates being moved across the country.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

REUTERS EXCLUSIVE Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has begun an investigation into trading platform Robinhood’s decision to launch a prediction-markets hub that allows users to bet on the outcomes of a range of events, including March Madness college basketball tournaments.

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