Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In the first two posts in this series, I have talked about the consolidation of ownership that has occurred in recent years for law practice management technology. Whereas this market was once characterized by a variety of competing companies, virtually all of the major products are now owned by one of six ownership groups.
The Marshall Project
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
He was convicted in his daughter’s death. Those who believe he’s innocent argue his diagnosis helps explain how he ended up facing execution.
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Law Sites
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
BARBRI, one of the leading companies in the field of legal education, has acquired SkillBurst Interactive, a company that provides on-demand learning programs for law firms and corporations.
E-Discovery LLC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In Faulkenberry v. Austin , 2024 WL 4056761 (D. Md. Sept. 5, 2024)(Coulson, J.), the Court addressed two important discovery issues. Ms. Faulkenberry sued her employer for alleged employment discrimination. First , where the plaintiff designated her therapist as an expert witness on emotional distress damages, her disclosure of privileged attorney-client communications in otherwise privileged therapy sessions waived the privileges.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Hannah Whyte is one of thousands of Californians who have struggled to insure their property in the event of wildfire.
Legal IT Insider
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Legal consulting and eDiscovery provider Consilio today (18 September) announced the launch of Guided AI Review; a technology + services offering for customers that want to use AI tools but […] The post Legal IT Latest: Consilio unveils guided AI review, Reveal launches Logikcull in Europe, Kira spin-off Zuva launches gen AI contract review tool appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
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IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday told the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware that it “misapprehended its role in adjudicating the issue of patentability” when it sua sponte determined claims of Astellas Pharma’s patent invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as directed to an ineligible natural law. The opinion was authored by Judge Lourie.
Complex Discovery
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Editor’s Note: The Summer 2024 eDiscovery Review, Task, and Cost Data Points report offers essential insights for eDiscovery providers navigating a complex and competitive market. As document review continues to be one of the most significant cost components in eDiscovery, understanding the latest data on review tasks, spending, and costs is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Texas Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company and its affiliates, Farm …
DAPHNE ALABAMA CRIMINAL DEFENSE BLOG
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Driving under the influence (DUI) charges are relatively common in Alabama. Despite how frequently people end up accused of impaired driving, many people only have a basic understanding of DUI rules in Alabama. The following are the basics that drivers need to know about DUI offenses. DUIs are possible in many scenarios People tend to imagine that DUI arrests occur after police officers spot someone driving very dangerously.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A trade group representing Japan’s biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The ruling poses a hurdle to shareholders hoping to sue board members for how they tweaked equity valuations when Raytheon and United Technologies merged.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A federal whistleblower investigation has found a Virginia subsidiary of one of the world’s largest building materials manufacturers fired a truck driver in September 2023 illegally after the employee raised safety concerns.
IP Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Tuesday affirmed a district court’s decision to grant a motion to dismiss a patent infringement case against Meta and Instagram due to patent ineligibility. The CAFC also granted Meta’s motion to partially dismiss the appeal for mootness because the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) separately invalidated all of the asserted claims except for one.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
An environmental group is suing Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and marketing climate-friendly beef without meaningful plans to achieve those goals.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
State mandates, an EEOC guidance update on workplace harassment and the end of Chevron deference have injected uncertainty into employment law.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
AT&T Inc. agreed to pay $13 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission into whether the telecommunications company failed to protect customer data that was stolen when a cloud vendor was hacked last year.
Legal Dive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
A judge dismissed claims that agricultural chemical companies such as Syngenta and Corteva purposefully avoided e-commerce sites as a tactic to skirt price competition.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The US sued the owner and the operator of a Singapore-flagged ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge in March, the most aggressive action to date in response to a disaster that killed six workers and threw the region’s transportation …
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
We have looked recently at a number of cases in relation to witness credibility. The judgment of HHJ Martin Picton in Palmer v Timms [2024] EWHC 2292 (KB) is a case where the primary issue at trial was the credibility.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Volunteers and emergency personnel worked through the night to fortify the Polish city of Wroclaw against approaching flood waters, while Hungary opened a dam as the prime minister warned a “crucial period” was approaching.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
An issue I have seen periodically came up on LinkedIn yesterday. A defendant was complaining that there was a lack of co-operation by the claimant’s solicitor in failing to show them counsel’s Advice in relation to a claim brought by.
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Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Generali has reached an agreement to sell its 99.99% stake in its Turkish business, Generali Sigorta A.Ş., in a deal struck with four buyers in Turkey. Kiler Holding A.Ş.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Every time it does these cases, the SEC talks about how important it is not to text about work on personal cell phones, but that case is undermined a bit by the fact that every single firm, and also the SEC, does it. They should start putting out press releases about firms that don’t. “Today the SEC is bringing an enforcement action saying that XYZ Securities, an investment banking boutique founded in 2023, has been very very good and none of its employees ever text about work on their personal
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Insurance technology provider Zywave said Martin Simoncic is its new chief executive officer and Christian G. Kasper has joined as chief financial officer. Simoncic most recently served as president of PROS Holdings, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions company using artificial intelligence.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 12 municipal advisors for failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve certain electronic communications. The firms agreed to pay combined civil penalties of more than $1.3 million to settle the SEC’s charges.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Alabama’s wind-mitigation grant program has resulted in 50,000 fortified homes over the last decade, outpacing most other coastal states that offer similar programs.
Securities Docket
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged five entities and three individuals in connection with two relationship investment scams involving fake crypto asset trading platforms NanoBit and CoinW6, respectively. The SEC’s two complaints allege that the defendants solicited investors via social media apps, lied to them to gain their trust and confidence, and then stole their money.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Severe rains bucketed down on central Europe, Africa, Shanghai and the US Carolinas this week, underscoring the extreme ways in which climate change is altering the weather.
Civil Litigation Brief
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Many cases emphasise the importance of social media in litigation. It has become an essential tool in the armoury of many litigators. An example can be seen in the judge of Mr Justice Mould in Wye Valley NHS Trust v.
Insurance Journal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1.7 million wage theft settlement for 550 workers in an alleged scheme in which the owner of multiple Wingstop locations in Bakersfield created separate corporate entities to circumvent labor laws.
Practice of Law
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down an important decision on gun rights. In what’s mostly a win for Second Amendment rights, the court has clarified the appropriate analysis to evaluate bans on guns being carried in certain places. Hawaii and California both have laws that restrict the carrying of firearms in various "sensitive places," and both states are part of the Ninth Circuit of federal appellate courts.
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