Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

LexCheck, a legal technology company specializing in contract review, is launching a new AI-powered contract analysis tool that aims to solve two persistent challenges in contract technology: the ability to handle complex agreements beyond routine contracts such as NDAs, and the creation and maintenance of contract playbooks.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T Inc.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

If context switching is the bane of AI adoption in law firms, legal technology company Syntheia may just have the balm.

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Technology 174

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state.

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Insurance 132

Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, has raised $47 million in Series A funding, in a round led by major venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. The company says the investment will support its rapid market growth and drive its product development and expansion.

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E-Discovery LLC

JANUARY 16, 2025

In Digital Forensics Corporation, LLC v. King Machine, Inc., __ So.3d __, 2025 WL 63935 (Ala. Sup. Ct. Jan. 10, 2025), the issue was whether an electronic discovery services vendor, DFC, could compel its former client to arbitrate a breach of contract claim. The Supreme Court of Alabama held that arbitration was compelled. Plaintiffs sued DFC. They alleged that they had hired DFC to perform electronic discovery services.

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Why Getting Your Estate Plan In Order Is A Worthy New Years Resolution As the calendar turns to a new year, many of us make resolutions to improve our lives. While health, career, and personal development goals often take center stage, one often-overlooked resolution is just as vital: creating or updating your estate plan. Heres why getting your estate plan in order should top your list this year. 1.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit stopped making toxic PCBs a half century ago, but the legal fallout lingers even as many of the building materials made with the chemicals are no longer used in US homes, schools and factories.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the findings of two reports conducted by third-party academic economists and submitted to Congress late last year, as required by the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA). One report examined the impact of patent application fees on entry into patenting, while the other focused on the USPTOs fee structure and addressed issues such as the potential impact on small and micro entities, whether fee structure changes are needed

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and let them work past 7 p.m. during the regular school week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

Litigation

Legal Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

The ruling is a “win” for businesses, partners at a law firm said, and “sets a consistent national standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

There has been some question about whether California’s insurer of last resort the FAIR Plan has enough cash on hand to pay for its share of wildfire claims.

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Insurance 105

Legal Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

The payments were made over a three-year period beginning in 2020, and were not listed in some filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, the company agreed to pay a fine under a settlement last week.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

While 2024 brought record-breaking data-breach costs and evolving cyber risk, all signs point to stable rates and ample capacity in 2025.

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Insurance 105

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

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

Legal Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

The credit card giant misrepresented features of some credit cards targeting small businesses and entered false information on card applications, the Justice Department alleged.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Thursday.

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Legal Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

As part of a regulatory crackdown on “chronically” late flights, federal transport regulators are suing the carrier after reaching deals with two others.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Industry analysts’ early estimates of insurance industry losses for the January 2025 California wildfires have already grown from $8 billion to $40 billion-pluswith many noting that it’s too early for precision in the numbers.

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Insurance 105

Speaker: Andrew Klein

Patent due diligence processes take too long. The information you need is publicly available but accessing it is often tedious & inefficient, requiring you to wade through dozens of PTO websites or for-free tools to gather what you need. Plus, it frequently occurs late in the game, leaving professionals under pressure, sifting through chaotic 100-page PDFs, and frustrated with poorly formatted information & patent numbers.

Legal Dive

JANUARY 16, 2025

It’s inefficient for DOJ to share duties with the FTC, it leads to interagency conflict and makes it harder for companies to know what standard to follow, critics say.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

TKO Construction Services, a Minnesota-based staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy industrial and energy construction companies, will pay $300,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.

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Complex Discovery

JANUARY 16, 2025

Editor’s Note: Googles expanded partnership with The Associated Press to deliver real-time news through its AI chatbot, Gemini, marks a significant milestone for the future of AI-driven journalism. By integrating APs trusted reporting into Gemini, this collaboration not only improves the accuracy and timeliness of AI-generated news but also sets a precedent for the ethical and effective use of journalistic content in AI applications.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

With freezing temperatures projected to hit Texas in the coming days, the Insurance Council of Texas is offering instruction on how residents can prepare for and handle winter weather, ensuring their homes and vehicles are ready.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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

Litigation

Securities Docket

JANUARY 16, 2025

The story behind a lawsuit against the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board that was dismissed last week after a related PCAOB investigation into an unnamed Texas accounting firm was droppedspotlights recent challenges mounted against the audit watchdog. The complaint, John Doe Corporation v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board filed March 27 by the accounting firm using a pseudonym, sought injunctive and declaratory relief from the boards investigation into the firms practices, asser

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its hometown barrel-making plant in Louisville.

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Destination Articles Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Are you overwhelmed by the number of emails you receive daily? As a lawyer, it can be tough to keep up with client messages, court updates, and team coordination, all while staying organized and meeting deadlines. The constant flood of emails can make it hard to focus on what truly mattersproviding excellent service to your clients. According to a recent survey by the American Bar Association, over 70% of law firms are now using technology to help manage their workload and work more efficiently.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023. In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

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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.

Litigation

Securities Docket

JANUARY 16, 2025

Pension funds are dipping their toes into buying bitcoin, in a sign that even typically staid corners of finance are finding it hard to ignore the potential outsized returns from cryptocurrencies. Pension schemes for the states of Wisconsin and Michigan are among the top holders of US stock market funds devoted to crypto, while some pension fund managers in the UK and Australia have also made small allocations in recent months to bitcoin using funds or derivatives.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

A Massachusetts man who sued his ex-girlfriend over her sharing an unflattering nude photo of him and accessing his personal online accounts without permission has had his $10,280 court award upheld.

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Securities Docket

JANUARY 16, 2025

As discussed in our prior columns, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pursued a multitude of enforcement actions concerning the purchase and sale of crypto assets. These matters have expanded to encompass a broad swath of activity and have engendered substantial uncertainty and criticism from members of the digital asset industry and beyond.

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Litigation 52

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

King Risk Partners, a major U.S. brokerage and insurance agency based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Bruce Hendry Insurance in Immokalee, Florida, southeast of Fort Myers.

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Insurance 98

Advertiser: Trellis

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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