Law Sites
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
It was a year ago last month that I wrote here about the launch of Clarra, a cloud-based case management platform designed to be optimized for docket-driven litigation practices.
E-Discovery LLC
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
In Stuart v. County of Riverside , 2024 WL 3086634, at *3 (C.D. Cal. Jun. 14, 2024), the District Court found a relationship between work product designations and triggering of the common-law duty to preserve. The point at which the duty to preserve has been triggered is central to any subsequent spoliation issue. See, e.g., Documenting When the Duty to Preserve Potentially Responsive Information Was Triggered (Jan. 17, 2021).
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Boeing Co. has dismantled its global diversity, equity and inclusion department, making it the latest high-profile corporation to make changes to its DEI policy as its new top leader oversees a broader revamp of the company’s workforce.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
We invited Judge Newman to speak at our annual Life Sciences program at IPWatchdog Studios, which gave Judge Newman a platform to tell her side of the story in her own words and to discuss what the Federal Circuit is doing. So powerful were her comments that at least several in the audience were seen shedding a tear, and she received a hearty standing ovation.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Fenton, Michigan-based Peabody Insurance Agency, Inc. (Peabody Insurance). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Your Trial Message
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: As I write this, it is finally and mercifully Election Day, 2024. For many of us on the edges of our seats awaiting the returns, we might be considering the question, “What brought us to this?
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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. Solicitor General leave to participate in oral arguments for Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc., a case asking the nation’s highest court to determine the proper scope of profits disgorgement awards in trademark infringement cases involving defendant’s profits flowing to non-party corporate affiliates.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined Massachusetts fire service leaders in asking residents to refrain from outdoor activity that could cause or contribute to the state’s recent rash of brush and wildland fires.
Legal IT Insider
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
As we draw towards the end of Jenn McCarron’s first year as president of CLOC (the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium) what are her key learnings from the year? In this […] The post Podcast: Jenn McCarron, head of CLOC, on the ever-changing nature and future of legal ops appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based specialist insurance intermediary that is majority-owned by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, announced the acquisition of specialist reinsurance firm NW Re. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The government acknowledges payment volumes are rising, in part because of fintech growth. This competition wouldn’t be happening if a single entity, like Visa, controlled the ecosystem.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Rescue workers in Tennessee have recovered the body of the final person still missing after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene hit a plastics factory there.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Wisconsin Bell says it shouldn’t be subject to False Claims Act damages because the subsidies it took advantage of weren’t provided by the federal government.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Hawaiian Electric Industries formalized a $2 billion agreement to settle damage claims from a wildfire that razed the historic town of Lahaina and killed more than 100 people.
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Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
There are over a hundred posts on this blog about the subject of bundles. Problems occur everywhere, from the Supreme Court to the Employment Tribunal. We see another example in the judgment of Mr Justice Ritchie in Mok v Fitzmaurice.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
All major commercial lines premium renewal rates were lower in October than in August, according to the latest monthly Ivans Index. Premium renewal rate change by line of business for October 2024 highlights include: Commercial Auto: 9.
Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
We have seen some interesting cases on loss of earnings claims this year, with a claimant being found fundamentally dishonest, because of the way the claim for loss earnings was presented, an “unreliable” schedule leading to a claim for loss.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where a Nevada county tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on high alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby.
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Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Margaret Graham has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice and as a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. Graham joins following 11 years of service as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Southern District of New York, where she most recently served as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division and Co-Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Working Group.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Novatae Risk Group, a managing general agency, program manager and wholesale brokerage, said it has launched its new miscellaneous professional liability program with a focus on fast quoting for brokers and exceptional claim service for insureds.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
On Monday, they filed a motion to dismiss an amended complaint submitted by the SEC last month. Their filing argues that the amended complaint pays “lip service” to an earlier court ruling that crypto assets are not in and of themselves securities but “refuses to accept the logical conclusion of that ruling—that secondary market resales of the assets long after they were first distributed by their developers are not ‘securities’ transactions.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, promoted 11 members of its North American team to new roles. The promotions include: Rich Gobler, promoted to executive vice president, Burns & Wilcox; from senior vice president.
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Destination Articles Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
In family law, how you handle digital evidence can really make or break your client’s case, especially in high-conflict scenarios. For example, almost 50% of marriages in the U.S. that involve children ultimately end in divorce. This situation impacts about 21.9 million children under 21, most of whom end up living primarily with one parent. Such a high rate of divorce frequently results in custody disputes, highlighting the increasing complexities in family law.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The region of Valencia is asking Spain’s central government for rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods last week destroyed homes and left more than 200 dead. The Valencian government agreed to ask Madrid for €31.4 billion ($34.
Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
In Bond & Anor v Webster & Ors [2024] EWHC 989 (Ch) Master Bowles (sitting in retirement) granted an application to strike out parts of a witness statement that referred to an offer made at a without prejudice meeting. The.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog agency on Friday said it had reached a settlement in a long-running lawsuit with a Chicago mortgage lender over alleged racial discrimination.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The High Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could have implications for employers nationwide.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A section of Interstate 96 in southeast Michigan remained closed Sunday after a semitruck crashed into more than a dozen vehicles overnight, killing 4 people and injuring 17 others, according to state police.
Practice of Law
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The law firm Major, Lindsey & Africa has recently published another Partner Compensation Survey , the eighth in a series of biennial surveys since 2010. The survey aims to provide comprehensive insights into partner compensation ranges. Survey responses were collected via an online questionnaire administered by a third party to protect confidentiality and anonymity.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that up to $20 million is available for eligible homeowners in flood-prone areas to make proactive flood mitigation and energy-efficiency improvements to their homes.
Practice of Law
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Orthodox Jewish families residing in areas served by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and two schools in California recently filed an interesting lawsuit. The families all have school-aged children and say that their faith compels them to enroll their children in Orthodox Jewish religious schools to fulfill their religious duty to transmit Jewish beliefs and practices to their children.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Finland’s coastal waters were hit by hurricane-force winds for the first time, as more extreme weather batters Europe. Storm Lyly brought an average wind speed of 33.
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