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Every Lawyer In Texas Now Has Free Access to Smokeball’s Trust Accounting and Billing Software

Law Sites

Every lawyer in Texas is now eligible for free access to trust accounting and billing software, thanks to an exclusive partnership announced today between the State Bar of Texas and the law practice management company Smokeball.

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Joining The Club

The 10b-5 Daily

In Kolominsky v. Root, Inc. , 2024 WL 1854474 (6th Cir. April 29, 2024) , the plaintiffs brought claims under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (securities fraud) and Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act (misstatements in registration statements and offerings) related to alleged misstatements about the company’s purportedly low customer-acquisition cost.

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How LLMs and Generative AI Can Transform Legal Services

Attorney at Work

LLMs and generative AI are revolutionizing text generation and comprehension, and the legal industry is feeling their impact. The post How LLMs and Generative AI Can Transform Legal Services appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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New Frontiers in Remote Work: From Tech Jobs to eDiscovery and Beyond

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: The latest article from ComplexDiscovery Staff delves into the evolving landscape of remote work within the tech and digital marketing industries. The piece provides valuable insights into high-demand remote roles, the increasing significance of remote document reviewers in eDiscovery, and the growing popularity of digital nomad residency programs.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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Oil trading giant hit with $55M fine for market manipulation

Legal Dive

Trafigura engaged in insider trading to influence prices and misused NDAs to keep employees from coming forward, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission says.

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A SHORT PLEADING POINT: PLEADING FRAUD – A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Civil Litigation Brief

I can’t think of any other case where this blog has featured a case that was decided prior to the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules. However the judgment in Rigby v Decorating Den Systems Ltd [1999] EWCA Civ 986.

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Do I Need An Attorney? Legal Considerations For Business Owners In North Dakota

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Introduction In today’s intricate legal landscape, businesses often find themselves entangled in lawsuits that initially seem straightforward but quickly reveal themselves to be far more complex and challenging than anticipated. From navigating convoluted regulatory frameworks to managing extensive discovery processes, the reality of litigation can overwhelm even the most prepared enterprises.

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THE JUDGE HAD ADJOURNED THE HANDING DOWN OF A JUDGMENT AND RETAINED A DISCRETION OVER PERMISSION TO APPEAL: AN ISSUE LIKE LONDON BUSES – TWO ARRIVE ALMOST AT ONCE

Civil Litigation Brief

I cannot recall a case where, in the space of a week, there have been two cases about the circumstances in which a trial judge can give permission to appeal after judgment has been handed down. The second for the.

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A Mid-Year Check-In: The First Five Months of the Federal Circuit’s 2024 Precedential Rulings

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit continues to shape the patent law landscape each year with its precedential opinions. This year has been no exception, as the court issued a total of 30 precedential opinions on patent issues in the first five months of 2024. In this article, we examine nine significant opinions covering five areas of patent law.

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Stop Speculating on Your Damages Exposure

Your Trial Message

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: As civil jury trials continue to become more scarce, the need to reasonably assess what result a jury would return in trial becomes even more important.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

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

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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Elevate Co-founder Kunoor Chopra Joins Cloud Court

The Cloud Court Blog

Cloud Court, Inc. and Elevate Embark on a Strategic Collaboration to Explore the Practical Applications of AI in Litigation, with Elevate Co-founder Kunoor Chopra Bridging the Companies by Also Joining Cloud Court, Inc. as Chief Strategy Officer. [Minneapolis, Minn., June 19, 2024] – In a move that marks a leap forward in legal technology and services, Cloud Court, Inc.

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Federal court dismisses ExxonMobil lawsuit against activist shareholder

Legal Dive

Judge Mark Pittman said “second time’s the charm” for Arjuna Capital, and ruled the case to be moot following the investor’s pledge to not submit climate proposals to the energy giant.

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SEC Charges Texas Resident with Submitting Bogus Offer to Invest $200 million in Virgin Orbit

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Dallas-Fort Worth resident Matthew Brown and his company, Matthew Brown Companies, LLC, for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to submit and publicly tout a bogus offer to invest $200 million in Virgin Orbit Hol dings, Inc. (“Virgin Orbit”), formerly a public company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol VORB.

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Bundledocs hits milestone of serving over 100 of the UK’s Top 200 law firms

Legal IT Insider

Cloud-based document bundling software provider Bundledocs has reached a significant milestone, now counting over 100 of the UK’s Top 200 law firms as customers, based on Legal IT Insider’s UK […] The post Bundledocs hits milestone of serving over 100 of the UK’s Top 200 law firms appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Nextdoor’s new GC on AI, moving in-house and why outside firms are critical

Legal Dive

The hyperlocal social network promoted Sophia Contreras Schwartz to general counsel this spring amid a management overhaul.

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DeepJudge raises $10.7m seed funding and launches gen AI Knowledge Assistant 

Legal IT Insider

Swiss-founded legal tech startup DeepJudge has raised $10.7m in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by New York private equity firm Coatue. Additionally, the company today (18 June) announced the […] The post DeepJudge raises $10.7m seed funding and launches gen AI Knowledge Assistant appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Need a Health Care Directive? What Would Jesse Solomon Do?

Practice of Law

The Summer House Season 8 officially wrapped last week when castmates reunited with Bravo host Andy Cohen in New York City to rehash their time together in The Hamptons. The reunion revisited relationship issues between married cast members Kyle Cooke and Amanda Batula and took a closer look at Carl Radke’s reasoning for breaking off his engagement to Lindsay Hubbard.

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How Steno’s DelayPay Helps New Law Firm Win $32 Million Verdict

Steno

Shahrad Milanfar spent most of his career as a defense attorney, handling catastrophic personal injury cases in California. Looking for a new challenge after almost two decades in practice, he started Milanfar Law Firm, PC. in 2020 and transitioned to plaintiff’s work. Shortly after starting his firm, Milanfar took on yet another challenge with a plaintiff’s elder abuse case.

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Deposition Prep Like a Pro: Insights from a Paralegals Playbook

Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.

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‘Hot-tubbing’ and more. New terms in Black’s Law Dictionary | Reuters

Securities Docket

Here are some newly added terms that caught my eye. Hot-tubbing. Sure, you could say “witness conferencing” or “concurrent expert evidence hearings” to mean the same thing, but where’s the fun in that? Black’s says it is “the practice of having expert witnesses testify as a panel rather than one by one, answering questions in each other’s presence.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Nvidia Securities Suit On Pleading Standards Issues | The D&O Diary

Securities Docket

While I am sure the plaintiffs are griped that the Court granted cert in this case, the company did make a valid point that it would create quite a mess in the securities litigation arena if there were to be a split between the Second and the Ninth circuits on issues as important as pleading scienter and falsity. The company correctly pointed out in its petition that in fact most of the securities litigation that is filed is filed in either the Second or Ninth Circuits.

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William H. Donaldson, Wall St. Lion Who Led the S.E.C., Dies at 93 – The New York Times

Securities Docket

… President George W. Bush appointed him chairman of the S.E.C. in 2003. The commission was under fire at the time for appearing too lax in its watchdog role. After the stock market boom of the late 1990s, Americans were stunned and angered to learn that the energy firm Enron and telecommunication-services provider WorldCom had used accounting trickery to inflate their reported profits.