Attorney at Work
JUNE 20, 2024
Analog Attorney | Our top-tier list of the best fountain pen stores in five cities. The post The Best Fountain Pen Store in Your Town appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
JUNE 20, 2024
If you, like me, missed Legaltech Week last Friday, here is the recording. I was away, as were several of our other regulars, but panelists Victor Li, Isha Marathe, Joe Patrice, and Stephanie Wilkins held down the fort. Among the topics they covered: Robot lawyer DoNotPay back in the news. The hype behind Harvey.
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Lawmatics
JUNE 20, 2024
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Law Sites
JUNE 20, 2024
We have just added a new feature to LawSites that enables readers to explore more about the products and product-categories I cover here. Now, when you are reading a post, the sidebar provides direct links to related product listings in the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.
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Civil Litigation Brief
JUNE 20, 2024
As part of the 11th anniversary process I am looking at a blog that was written in June 2014. “WITNESS STATEMENTS ARE FOR FACTS: KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EVIDENCE AND SUBMISSIONS (AND WHY IT MATTERS)” It is very interesting to.
Complex Discovery
JUNE 20, 2024
Editor’s Note: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has chosen not to adopt a proposed amendment aimed at regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) by attorneys. This ruling, following significant opposition from the legal community, underscores the complexities and challenges of integrating AI into legal practice.
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IP Watchdog
JUNE 20, 2024
As we near the halfway mark of 2024, we look back on some of the most prominent patent verdicts that have made the headlines. In 2020, 2021, and 2022, several patent owners obtained billion-dollar damages awards, whereas last year the largest award was $470 million. There have been several colossal nine-figure patent verdicts already this year—in a variety of district courts— although we have yet to see one in the ten-figure range.
Legal Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The company was cited for allegedly discriminating against 277 Black and Hispanic job applicants at facilities in Illinois and Iowa.
The Marshall Project
JUNE 20, 2024
A new state law will allow more people in jails and prisons to cast absentee ballots, but many obstacles remain.
Legal Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
A PE firm shouldn’t be sued for the alleged anticompetitive actions of its operating company because it sold most of its stake and is now a minority owner, a federal judge ruled.
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Securities Docket
JUNE 20, 2024
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined approximately $2.2 million (18.82 crore INR) for providing services to Indian clients without adhering to the nation’s anti-money laundering rules, India’s anti-money laundering unit announced Thursday. Binance and several other offshore cryptocurrency exchanges were issued showcause notices by Indian authorities and subsequently removed from India for “operating illegally” in January 2024.
Legal Dive
JUNE 20, 2024
The grocery store chain must also address disability discrimination, after allegedly forcing the harassed employee to participate in an employee assistance program.
Securities Docket
JUNE 20, 2024
US accounting firms want more flexible rules for how they disclose details about their own finances, operations, and audit performance, calling proposals to expand mandatory reporting too rigid and costly. Firms want to continue reporting details about major changes in their business and their financial results as part of routine audit inspections to ensure sensitive or competitive details remain confidential, according to comment letters submitted to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Boar
Legal IT Insider
JUNE 20, 2024
By Maryam Salehijam, PhD On March 13, 2024, the European Union Parliament voted to approve the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, known as the AI Act. The EU AI Act will […] The post Guest post: It’s Time to Start Preparing Your Company for the European Union’s AI Act appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Securities Docket
JUNE 20, 2024
Today he’s enjoying the fruits of that epiphany. The duo went ahead and constructed one of the hedge fund industry’s first assembly lines of top talent — in Cohen’s words by taking people you’d rank as a “nine” and making them perfect 10s. The result is a conveyor belt of polished high-performers who’ve helped him rebuild after a costly insider-trading scandal and to emerge on the other side with an empire whose coffers now boast $34 billion of client cash.
Practice of Law
JUNE 20, 2024
There are tough, no-nonsense judges. And then there are judges that dislike your arguments so much they order you removed from the courtroom and handcuff you to a chair. The latter type includes Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kathy Flanagan. On May 7, Judge Flanagan and attorney Brad Schneiderman got into an argument at a motion hearing. Schneiderman ended up briefly handcuffed to a chair, and Judge Flanagan now faces misconduct allegations and a state investigation.
Securities Docket
JUNE 20, 2024
Although the flurry of Supreme Court opinions issued last Thursday and Friday did not include the one most anticipated by securities practitioners (i.e., SEC v. Jarkesy), decisions involving two other agencies could have significant ramifications for the Securities and Exchange Commission. One of them could further insulate legacy SEC disclosure rules from First Amendment challenges, while the other threatens an eventual end to the agency’s historical practice of routinely demanding (and usuall
E-Discovery LLC
JUNE 20, 2024
It is not auspicious when a court writes: “The court notes that, from time to time, in contentious cases like this one, courts have ordered that the parties record – by video or court reporter – their Local Rule 37.2 meet-and-confer sessions for the court’s review. Given the history of this case, and the tone of some of the briefs over the course of that history, it does boggle the mind to imagine what must go [on] during these sessions.
Complex Discovery
JUNE 20, 2024
Editor’s Note: Major players in the real estate technology landscape, Zillow Group Inc. and RealPage Inc., are grappling with significant legal challenges that underscore the intricate balance between innovation and regulatory compliance. Zillow’s preliminary settlement in an antitrust lawsuit highlights the ongoing conflicts surrounding its ShowingTime tool, an important asset in its tech arsenal.
E-Discovery LLC
JUNE 20, 2024
In U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Physician Partners, LLC , 2024 WL 2846007 (M.D. Fla. June 2, 2024), the court held that a categorical privilege log was insufficient , even after an apparent agreement to that logging process. The role of a privilege log is to “trust, but verify.” In other words, “play, but cut the cards.” [1] I have long been in favor of categorical privilege logs, when they are appropriate, as one tool in a litigator’s toolkit.
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