E-Discovery LLC

AUGUST 29, 2024

Covington v. Union Memorial Hospital , 2024 WL 3784539 (D. Md. Aug. 13, 2024)(Chasanow, J.), presented a factually detailed claim of discrimination with ten counts. The opinion fills 38 pages. This blog addresses only one spoliation issue. Defendants moved to dismiss based on spoliation. Id. at *6. The opinion may not explicitly state whether the allegedly spoliated information was ESI or hard copy.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

A US appeals court has struck down a long-standing argument from social media platforms: that a federal law grants them blanket immunity from being held accountable for user harms – even the wrongful death of children.

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Legal Dive

AUGUST 29, 2024

A simple notice can help ensure your company isn’t caught holding the bag if an officer enters into an unauthorized transaction, a legal specialist says.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Paula Cooley joined Graham-Rogers Insurance, headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a transportation new business underwriter. Cooley will focus on garage and transportation commercial auto.

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Insurance 111

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Litigation

Complex Discovery

AUGUST 29, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article provides a detailed analysis of the July 2024 HSR transaction data and key economic indicators, emphasizing their impact on the eDiscovery sector. It explores the implications of GDP growth, personal income trends, and inflationary pressures on legal budgets and strategic spending within various industries. The insights are particularly valuable for legal professionals navigating the complex landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and regulatory compliance.

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Legal Services Retail Healthcare Litigation 82

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

The American Sustainable Business Council sued Texas officials in an effort to block a law that restricts state investments with certain financial firms because of their energy policies.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.

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Insurance 111

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2024

On August 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a nonprecedential ruling in Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Quectel Wireless Solutions Co. Ltd. affirming most aspects of an obviousness ruling issued by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that invalidated radio communications patent claims owned by Philips. The Federal Circuit, however, did agree with Philips that the PTAB erred in concluding that an asserted prior art reference taught the application of an offset t

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Litigation 59

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling several hundred thousand cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions. The 6th U.S.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 29, 2024

In Sahota v Sahota & Ors [2024] EWHC 2165 (Ch) HHJ Rawlings (sitting as a High Court Judge)was critical of an expert witness who, in essence, worked backwards in relation to a valuation. The judge found that having come to.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Millions of people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan with strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday, knocking out power, snarling air traffic and forcing major factories to close.

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Legal IT Insider

AUGUST 29, 2024

Morae Global Corporation today (29 August) announced that it has further extended its partnership network, with CLM vendor ContractPodAi to provide Gen AI contract drafting capability to Morae’s customers. ContractPodAi […] The post Morae partners with ContractPodAi for Gen AI contract drafting appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany before World War II.

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Restitution 106

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2024

On the heels of a judgment from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia earlier this month that found that “Google is a monopolist,” Yelp, Inc. has brought a lawsuit against Google in the Northern District of California under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2, and California’s Unfair Competition Law. The suit alleges that Google is “engaging in various anticompetitive practices designed to monopolize the markets for local search services and local search advertising.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday said it discovered unauthorized access to its information systems. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Dick’s said it made the discovery of the cyberattack on Aug.

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Legal Dive

AUGUST 29, 2024

The organization alleged that the 2021 law violates its members rights to speech and free association, as well as due process, and are seeking an injunction.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International said on Thursday it was seeking approval for a settlement agreement to recover nearly 60% of losses related to wildfires and mudslides in 2017 and 2018.

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Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 29, 2024

There are interesting procedural aspects in the judgment of Simon Gleeson in Carl v Hawkins & Ors [2024] EWHC 2186 (Ch).

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Witnesses Evidence 59

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

A lawyer for Telegram boss Pavel Durov, who is the target of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to suggest the head of a social network was responsible for any criminal acts committed on the …

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Technology 105

Legal Dive

AUGUST 29, 2024

For many years Excel spreadsheets and paper constituted contracting workflows at Hormel, which decided in 2023 to migrate to a CLM platform.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Austal USA, an Alabama-based shipbuilder that makes vessels for the U.S. Navy, has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle an accounting fraud investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

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Practice of Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

Generally, people can fly or display whatever flags they wish. But when you're a judge, there can be consequences. This was news to New York town justice Thomas F. Rathbun. Rathbun has served as the town justice for Salisbury Town Court in Herkimer County since January 1, 2002. It is an elected part-time position, and Rathbun is not an attorney. He is now no longer a judge, either.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

The captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people, decided not to respond to prosecutors’ questions Tuesday, his lawyer said.

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Insurance 105

Legal Dive

AUGUST 29, 2024

Rapid advances in AI outpace efforts to contain the risks from the technology, according to executives and officials.

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Technology 52

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Fermat Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest investors in catastrophe bonds, says anxiety about this year’s hurricane season has already left a meaningful dent on returns.

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Insurance 105

Practice of Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

Good news for the legal industry: Large U.S. law firms had an outstanding first half of 2024. According to a recent report by the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group, revenue jumped by an average of 11.4%, compared to just 4.4% last year. Wells Fargo measured data from 192 law firms, including 81 of the 100 highest-grossing U.S. firms. Both Wells Fargo and Citigroup reported similar findings from independent surveys in August.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has closed two separate probes into Fisker’s Ocean SUVs over an alleged door malfunction and a loss of brake performance, after the electric-vehicle startup issued recalls to fix the problems.

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Practice of Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the world of Big Law, titles are more than mere labels. They are strategic tools wielded to influence clients, motivate lateral moves, and position firms in a hyper-competitive market. And you maybe be familiar with titles like “senior associate,” “partner,” and “of counsel,” – but more recently, there has been a lot more variety in leadership titles at law firms.

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Litigation Evidence 40

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers has been revived by an appeals court.

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Manufacturing 104

Legal IT Insider

AUGUST 29, 2024

In our latest TalkingTech podcast, Legal IT Insider’s editor Caroline Hill spoke with Aderant’s president and CEO Chris Cartrett and chief technology officer Andy Hoyt about the Atlanta-headquartered company’s recent […] The post TalkingTech Podcast: New tech and key Momentum take aways, with Aderant’s CEO Chris Cartrett and CTO Andy Hoyt appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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Technology 52

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Federal appellate judges overturned a Missouri law Monday that banned police from enforcing some federal gun laws. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S.

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Practice of Law

AUGUST 29, 2024

A 9-1-1 caller in Ohio reported the unsafe vehicle in the early hours of the morning. Its movement was erratic, swerving all over the road, crossing the center line into the opposite traffic lane. It posed a real danger to anyone traveling the road in either direction and immediate police intervention was necessary to protect public safety. Calls like this one come in all the time, all across the country, but this one was a bit unusual because the unsafe vehicle was a horse-drawn buggy from Amis

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Romanian government plans to approve an insurance system for agricultural land as part of a series of measures to help farmers whose crops have been ravaged by drought, Agriculture Minister Florin Barbu said on Wednesday.

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Insurance 100

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Two men have been charged with conducting a six-year scheme in which they allegedly scammed a ridesharing company and customers out of $40 million in fraudulent “surge” fees by selling hacked smartphones and fake GPS applications to hundreds of rideshare …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 29, 2024

South Africa-based general insurer Santam Ltd. plans to expand in Asia to diversify its premiums and counter tepid growth at home. The insurer, a subsidiary of financial services group Sanlam Ltd., generates 82% of its premiums in South Africa.

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