Law Sites
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws. Modern cars are increasingly equipped with internet-enabled features.
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Law Sites
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Recently, the Everlaw Summit, the annual customer conference of the e-discovery company Everlaw, convened in San Francisco. In his keynote address there, cofounder and CEO AJ Shankar announced the general availability, after a year of beta testing, of a suite of generative AI features for reviewing, coding and analyzing documents in discovery and litigation prep.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The five U.S. metropolitan areas with the biggest drop in home sales are all in Florida, the result of a perfect storm of rising insurance costs, homeowner association fees and repeat storms, a home sales tracking service reported Wednesday.
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
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A year after releasing Lexis+ AI, its generative AI legal research platform, to general availability, LexisNexis Legal & Professional today announced the release of a companion app for the U.S. market, the Lexis+ AI Mobile App, which is now available for download in both the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a 34-10 loss to Houston on …
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
General Mills Inc. is planning to engage federal officials over potential restrictions on food dyes that it uses in some of its cereals, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Practice Panther
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
“Modern consumers demand convenience, security, and flexibility when paying for their goods and services, and like it or not; legal clients are no different.” The American Bar Association (ABA) emphasizes that offering diverse payment options is critical for meeting client expectations and enhancing their experience. Furthermore, the ABA admonishes, “[i]f your firm fails to provide the payment options that modern clients want, you risk falling short of client expectations.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
KBRA downgraded the insurance financial strength ratings (IFSR) of Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Protectors Insurance Co. to BBB+ from A-. The outlooks for both ratings remain negative.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published a final rule announcing across-the-board fee increases of 7.5% but scrapping the most controversial proposals from its April 2024 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The changes will take effect as of January 19, 2025.
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!
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
T-Mobile US Inc. was able to contain a recent network breach before it reached customers’ phones, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Marshall Project
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
After the surprise defeat of one justice, the outcome of the Nov. 26 runoff between another justice and his challenger could change the court’s outlook.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
As the costs of nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts explode in the U.S., organizations are examining ways to predict, prevent and avoid the liabilities that light the fuse on multi-million-dollar court cases.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Avantia is betting that legal clients want a cost-effective law firm with AI-enabled software efficiencies baked into a hybrid legal service-product.
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.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The 22 acquirers that make up the Sica Fletcher Index were involved in 142 agent-broker deals in the third quarter to match the amount of deal from the same quarter last year.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The Trade Desk needed only a simple majority vote to reincorporate in Nevada after a Chancery Court ruling found a supermajority vote wasn’t needed.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The UK’s top financial regulator has spent much of its eleven-year history in combat with the industry it oversees, a tone set by its first chief executive Martin Wheatley, whose zeal for fining banks got him ousted in 2015.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani, executives of Adani Green Energy Ltd., and Cyril Cabanes, an executive of Azure Power Global Ltd., for conduct arising out of a massive bribery scheme. According to the SEC’s allegations, the bribery scheme was orchestrated to enable the two renewable energy companies to capitalize on a multi-billion-dollar solar energy project that the companies had been awarded by the Indian government.
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.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A-G Specialty announced the acquisition of First Agency TPA, A Gallagher Company.
Practice Panther
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Cloud computing is becoming more and more common in the legal world. Also known as “the cloud,” cloud computing supports many core functions for law firms. To quote MIT , attorneys use the cloud for “email management, document management… jurisprudence or legislation databases, and integrated management (ERP)… in sum, almost all software tools can be contracted to the cloud.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Florida’s newest legislative leaders on Tuesday rattled some sabers about property insurance rates and claims but offered no agenda for the upcoming session that begins in March, according to state news reports.
Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
In Samuels t/a Samuels & Co Solicitors v Henry [2024] EWHC 2898 (KB) Deputy Master Marzec found that the claimant failed to prove that the defendant was responsible for adverse online reviews. He also rejected the claimant’s application that the.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Pfizer’s bid to recoup about $75.2 million left over from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading settlement with billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s former hedge fund SAC Capital Management. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan said Wyeth, a drugmaker Pfizer bought in 2009, did not qualify as a victim of the securities violations underlying the SEC case, and therefore was not entitled to the funds.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Prosecutors report that a New York insurance broker has admitted his role in a $38 million employment tax fraud scheme involving nursing homes he owned across the country, U.S. Attorney Philip R.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A Virginia man pleaded guilty today for committing insider trading and making false statements about his trading to his employer, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR). According to court documents, Robert Brian Thompson, 43, of Mosley, worked as a bank examiner and senior manager with supervisory duties for the FRBR. Due to his position, Thompson was privy to confidential information about certain financial institutions under FRBR’s supervision, including confidential supervisory informat
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.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Last month’s catastrophic floods in eastern Spain are likely to have a negative impact of 0.2 percentage points on the country’s gross domestic product in the fourth quarter, the Bank of Spain said on Wednesday.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Executives at many companies are using AI to refine word choice in their prepared remarks, for instance, in deciding whether to say the quarter was “strong” or “solid,” said Dan Sandberg, head of quantitative research and solutions at S&P Global Market Intelligence. The firm’s tool recently preferred “strong,” based on the earnings metrics of other companies that used the word on their earnings calls, he said.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.
Practice of Law
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
You’ve probably heard about the Boy Scouts getting sued; it’s been going on for a while. That’s no surprise, as it involves over 82,000 claims of child sexual abuse. But did anything ever come of the legal battle? Well, the dust hasn’t exactly settled yet. Let’s catch you up on how we got here and where we stand now. Lawsuits Launched Long Ago It started over a decade ago.
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