Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Mark O’Brien, who cofounded the innovative access-to-justice organization Pro Bono Net together with Michael Hertz 25 years ago, and who has been its executive director since 2005, is stepping down from the organization Sept. 1.
Attorney at Work
JULY 31, 2024
David Arato | Blogging can connect your firm with potential clients who are seeking legal representation or advice online. The post How Blogging Can Get Law Firms More Clients appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Technology that helps people do their own legal work should be against the law. That at least is the view of some bar authorities, and the implication of regulatory proposals. Many lawyers think that any form of legal assistance not provided by a licensed attorney is unlawful. One notices the same instinct among law students.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Natural catastrophes caused about $62 billion of insured losses in the first half of 2024 — roughly 70% above the 10-year average — as extreme wildfires, droughts and floods upend historical norms.
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Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Last month, KKR, a major global investment firm, announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Agiloft, the contract lifecycle management company.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277 structures and damaging 29, according to CalFire. The fire covers four counties—Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama—and is 389,791 acres.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2024
X Corp., formerly known as Twitter Inc., was hit with another trademark infringement lawsuit last week out of the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, DB Communications LLC d/b/a Multiply, sued X Corp., claiming trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, among other claims, based on its use of the ‘X’ trademark.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
A global accounting body on Wednesday proposed guidance on how companies can do more to show the impact of climate change on their financial performance, saying standalone disclosures do not give investors the clarity they need.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Abraham Shafi, the founder and former CEO of Get Together Inc., a privately held social media startup known as “IRL,” with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about the company’s growth and concealing his and his fiancée’s extensive use of company credit cards to pay for personal expenses.
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Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) — Two boats collided on a Louisiana river, leaving two people dead and several others hurt, authorities said Monday. The collision happened early Sunday on the Tickfaw River near Kings Point in Livingston Parish.
Legal Dive
JULY 31, 2024
Power dynamics and office politics are blamed for this internal strife, which was found to be common at U.S. companies with legal operations roles.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
New Jersey property owners do not need to show that their home is damaged or decayed in order to qualify for a flood hazard permit to replace it, a state appeals court has ruled.
The Marshall Project
JULY 31, 2024
Stallings was acquitted after an encounter with police during George Floyd protests in 2020, and one officer pleaded guilty to assaulting him.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company and Stonetrust Premier Casualty Insurance Company.
Complex Discovery
JULY 31, 2024
Editor’s Note: The American Bar Association’s (ABA) latest ethical guidelines mark a milestone moment for the legal profession. As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become integral to legal research, drafting, and analysis, the ABA’s Formal Opinion 512 provides crucial directives for maintaining ethical standards amidst this transformation.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
French farmers are calling on the government to provide financial aid as there’s a high risk that this year’s wheat harvest will be the lowest in at least a decade because of heavy rains.
Civil Litigation Brief
JULY 31, 2024
In J Robbins Capital Partners Ltd v Zamsort Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 1990 (Comm) Paul Stanley KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) refused the defendants’ application that the action be stayed pending the claimant’s payment of interlocutory.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information about emerging uses of captives for commercial risks, including trucking captives—a recent focus of his attention.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday issued a precedential decision affirming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) invalidation of Sanho Corporation’s patent based on its finding that a key prior art reference was not exempt under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(2)(B). The so-called prior art exception under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)(2)(B) provides that “[a] disclosure shall not be prior art to a claimed invention under subsection [102](a)(2) if. the subject matter disclosed had
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Written premium for the first quarter of 2024 was 3% lower than the first quarter of 2023, while written premium in 2023 was slightly above 2022, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.
Civil Litigation Brief
JULY 31, 2024
There have been a number of cases recently where the courts have considered whether expert evidence should necessarily be accepted in full. In M (A Child)(Non-Accidental Injuries; Wider Canvas), Re [2024] EWFC 209 HHJ Coffey held that the views of.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A seed planted by South Dakota legislative and higher education leaders four decades ago has blossomed into one of the nation’s top high-tech universities located in a small city in the rural midsection of the state.
Civil Litigation Brief
JULY 31, 2024
A problem with “omnibus” claim forms and subsequent case management was considered in detail in the judgment of Mr Justice Garnham and Master Davison in Adams & Ors v Ministry of Defence [2024] EWHC 1966 (KB). The judgment considered the.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Economic liability associated with the remediation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in U.S. water districts is estimated to be between $120 billion and $175 billion, according to global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman Inc.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JULY 31, 2024
FEATURE ARTICLE: The Problem of the Tyrannical Client Author: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Legal Editor: Carrie E. Parker ; Design & Publishing Editor: Matthew T. Stephens This article is featured in Volume 5, Number 7 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter , published July 31, 2024. The relationship between a lawyer and her client is one of agency—a highly privileged relationship in which the lawyer becomes her client’s fiduciary.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
CrowdStrike has been sued by shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing how its inadequate software testing could cause the July 19 global outage that crashed more than 8 million computers.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JULY 31, 2024
EDITED BY: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Carrie E. Parker , Legal Editor Matthew T. Stephens , Design & Publishing Editor PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC PUBLICATION DATE: July 31, 2024 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 5, No. 7 FEATURE ARTICLE: The Problem of the Tyrannical Client The relationship between a lawyer and her client is one of agency—a highly privileged relationship in which the lawyer becomes her client’s fiduciary.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
International treaties preempt state-based legal actions, giving an air transport company a escape from claims on what a hemp producer said was botched paperwork for an overseas hemp shipment, a federal appeals court said. The ruling by the U.S.
Legal Dive
JULY 31, 2024
The PUMP Act requires employers to offer a lactation space and reasonable break time to pump — but accommodating breastfeeding employees also needs to be addressed at the cultural level.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
In one of the nation’s largest wage recovery judgments, a Pennsylvania federal court has awarded $35.8 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to 6,000 current and former workers in nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities.
Legal Dive
JULY 31, 2024
The company’s lawyers can’t access highly confidential information, though, as part of the lawyers’ work preparing Live Nation’s defense against a DOJ antitrust lawsuit.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
The Tampa Bay Rays received final approval Tuesday for their proposal to build a new ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida, capping a years-long process that had clouded the future of the Major League Baseball team.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2024
With the fall of the Chevron deference standard in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a number of IP practitioners have identified the International Trade Commission (ITC) as a potential agency that might feel the repercussions of that decision. That conversation has focused on the Federal Circuit's ruling in Suprema, Inc. v. ITC, 796 F.3d 1338 (Fed.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Bain Capital Insurance has announced a capital investment in 1970 Group, a New York-based specialized risk financing provider to the insurance industry. 1970 Group offers expertise in structured financing, credit support and risk management.
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