Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Gray Robinson | There are many ways to self-motivate, but beating yourself up is not sustainable. The post Becoming the Best Version of Yourself Doesn’t Mean Being Perfect appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
The Marshall Project
OCTOBER 31, 2024
How a person handles a pregnancy loss — and where it occurs — can be the difference between a private medical issue and facing criminal charges.
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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Introduction The primary benefit of a checklist is that it guards against the chance of error and promotes standard approaches for steps that need to be taken in doing projects. An additional benefit is a written checklist creates a format for delegating projects to others on the trial team. Once created is available for future use and improvement. Portions of the projects could be included in a separate checklist for a paralegal or an associate.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Insurtech Lemonade reported a third quarter 20243 net loss of nearly $68 million and a year-to-date loss of $172.2 million. Results were in comparison to a net loss of $61.5 during the same quarter and a loss of $194.
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The Marshall Project
OCTOBER 31, 2024
We investigate the impact of the St. Louis police’s failure to solve murders, and rapper G. Dep talks about healing after turning himself in.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the launch of Howden Safe+, a cyber insurance solution aimed at clients with revenues between $250 million and $2 billion.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a pair of rulings on appeals filed by cybersecurity developer Centripetal Networks, following decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that invalidated its patent claims to network threat detection technologies. Affirming the PTAB’s obviousness findings in both rulings, the Federal Circuit found substantial evidence supporting the Board’s claim constructions underlying those obviousness determinations, despite a
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Insurance carriers are not responsible if a bank improperly cashes a check made out to two insureds and gives the proceeds to only one of them, a federal appeals court decided this week. The U.S.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
OCTOBER 31, 2024
FEATURE ARTICLE: ABA Formal Opinion 513: The Lawyer’s Duty of Investigation 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 10 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter , published October 31, 2024.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced the acquisition of A-One Insurance Group (A-One), a major commercial insurance broker in the south of England. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
OCTOBER 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: October 31, 2024 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 5, No. 10 FEATURE ARTICLE: ABA Formal Opinion 513: The Lawyer’s Duty of Investigation On August 24, 2024, the ABA Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 513 to provide guidance for
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A Dallas pharmacy owner who routinely billed insurance companies for headache sprays, pain creams, and scar creams never dispersed to patients was sentenced last week to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Editor’s Note: This article draws insights from the report “Human Creativity in the Age of LLMs: Randomized Experiments on Divergent and Convergent Thinking” by Harsh Kumar et al., published as a preprint in September 2024. The study provides empirical evidence on the dual impact of large language models on human creativity. It is essential reading for professionals considering the integration of AI in their workflows, highlighting the importance of balancing efficiency gains w
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company, Elmer W. Davis Inc.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Adverse court decisions over the past two years have blocked the SEC from overseeing the $27 trillion private funds industry; criticized its economic justification for new share buyback disclosures; and curtailed its powers to punish bad actors. The SEC has also been affected by Supreme Court decisions curbing federal agencies’ powers to interpret ambiguous laws or issue rules of major importance.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
New York employers will pay 22% less in the annual assessment to run the state’s workers’ compensation system in 2025. The rate assessed on standard premiums will be 7.1% beginning January 1, 2025, down from 9.2% in 2024.
Civil Litigation Brief
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The case we looked at yesterday Corfield v Howard [2024] EWHC 2727 (Comm) provides an important reminder of a basic principle of the computation of time. A hearing was taking place on a Monday. The skeleton arguments were ordered to be.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said last week, repeating findings it made a year ago.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2024
From M&A to a public offering, there are times when a legal department must become all-hands-on-deck to get the job done. Sometimes external help is needed.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Typhoon Kong-Rey made landfall in Taiwan packing dangerous winds, with Shanghai bracing for the heaviest November rain burst since 1981 as the large storm tracks toward mainland China.
Practice of Law
OCTOBER 31, 2024
About 35 years have passed since Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents. But the case never seems to go away from the public spotlight for long. Now, their sentences are being reconsidered. Below is a quick reminder of the case and an explanation of the latest developments. The Case Lyle and Erik Menendez fatally shot their parents. This is not disputed.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental and social matters in recent years even with sustained pressure from conservative politicians, data reviewed by Reuters shows.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Gibson Dunn today announced that Barry Berke, one of the country’s leading trial lawyers and white-collar criminal defense attorneys, has joined Gibson Dunn, where he will serve as Co-Chair of the firm’s global Litigation Practice Group. Barry joins Gibson Dunn’s New York office with an elite team of first-chair trial partners, all of whom are former federal prosecutors: Dani James, Michael Martinez, Darren LaVerne, and Jordan Estes.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Just two days before Halloween, The Hershey Co. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the packaging of some of its candies contains unsafe levels of chemicals known as fluorine and/or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Nishad Singh, who was a top adviser to the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, avoided prison time for his role in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange, after a federal judge on Wednesday lauded his cooperation with U.S. prosecutors. Mr. Singh, 29, was sentenced to three years of supervised release at a hearing in Federal District Court in Manhattan, an unexpected reprieve after Mr.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Exactech Inc., a maker of joint-replacement implants owned by TPG Capital, has filed bankruptcy after being accused in more than a thousand lawsuits of making defective hip and knee implants that hurt patients.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 31, 2024
By the end of 2025, more than half of the largest 30 U.S. accounting firms will have either sold an ownership stake or part of their business to private-equity investors, up from zero in 2020, said Allan Koltin, chief executive at advisory firm Koltin Consulting Group. An auditor’s objectivity, both real and perceived, is critical to the business of accounting firms, which typically also have consulting and tax operations.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state and local governments that have filed lawsuits alleging that its painkiller OxyContin spurred a deadly opioid-addiction crisis in the U.S.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2024
If it is, you’ll want to know that before facing a shareholder lawsuit, Jason Bishara of NSI Insurance Group says.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Abbott Laboratories and a unit of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc were cleared by a jury over claims they hid risks their premature-infant formulas can cause a bowel disease that severely sickened a baby boy.
Optima Juris
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Halloween, a celebration known for its playful eeriness and creative costumes, is embraced by millions around the globe. However, beneath the surface of spooky festivities lies a cornucopia of peculiar laws and regulations that govern how the holiday is celebrated in various countries. Whether you’re planning a Halloween getaway or simply curious about international traditions, exploring these unique legal quirks offers a deeper understanding of how diverse, and sometimes quirky, our globa
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