Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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Attention Legal Tech Startups: Applications Now Open for the 9th Annual Startup Alley and Pitch Competition at ABA TECHSHOW 2025

Law Sites

Ever since Startup Alley first launched in 2017, the pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW.

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Is a Web Bug a Wiretap?

E-Discovery LLC

In Vita v. New England Baptist Hosp., __ Mass __, __ N.E.3d __, 2024 WL 4558621 (Mass. Oct. 24, 2024), the court held that the Massachusetts wiretap statute does not criminalize interception of web browsing and sale of the intercepted information to third parties. The plaintiff, Kathleen Vita, alleged that she accessed the websites of two hospitals to review public information about physicians, symptoms, and procedures.

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Recorded Live At #ClioCon: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report, with Joshua Lenon, Clio’s Lawyer in Residence

Law Sites

At the recent Clio Cloud Conference in Austin, Texas, Clio released its ninth annual Legal Trends Report, a report that uses both survey responses and anonymized data from Clio users to paint a picture of key trends in law practice and legal technology.

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State Farm Settles Immigration Discrimination Case with Justice Department

Insurance Journal

The Justice Department announced that it secured a settlement agreement with State Farm resolving the department’s determination that one of State Farm’s corporate offices in Richardson, Texas, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it terminated a worker in …

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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?

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Life Sciences Masters Panelists Say USPTO’s Controversial Anti-Pharma Rules are Unlikely to Progress

IP Watchdog

During IPWatchdog’s Life Sciences Masters program, which is taking place this week from Monday to Wednesday, panelists on the one hand breathed a sigh of relief that certain rule proposals considered most destructive to the industry seem unlikely to move forward, but on the other, lamented the overall negative tenor of the public debate around pharmaceutical patents today.

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North Carolina Governor Approves $600 Million in Helene Recovery Funding

Insurance Journal

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding last Friday for western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene after legislators passed the recovery bill the day before.

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Massachusetts Reports 18 Brush Fires; Smoke Blankets Eastern Communities

Insurance Journal

Residents in parts of eastern Massachusetts woke to the acrid smell of smoke Monday as firefighters worked to extinguish several brush fires.

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Video Privacy Protection Act Ruling May Signal Safer Online Browsing

Practice of Law

Companies tracking your online activities to sell targeted ads is nothing new. But an interesting case out of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals may give some companies food for thought regarding what information about your viewing habits they can sell to third parties. The Second Circuit has just revived a dismissed class action suit against the National Basketball Association (NBA) for violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).

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Program Uses AI to Send Cash Payments to 1,000 Households Hit by Hurricanes

Insurance Journal

Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the United States: Giving people rapid, direct cash payments.

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General Counsel Pay Trends

InHouseBlog

General Counsel pay trends are closely watched as what happens at the top reflects changes in legal departments generally.

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

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!

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Global Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses Exceed $102B During Q1-Q3 2024: Aon

Insurance Journal

The third quarter of 2024 saw a number of significant disaster events, which drove year-to date economic losses above at least $258 billion and insured losses of $102 billion, according to Aon plc in its Q3 Global Catastrophe Recap – …

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Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice Rules Infringement Courts Can Hear Invalidity Arguments

IP Watchdog

Over the past decade, Brazil has seen an increase in patent litigation, as the local economy grows and stabilizes. With more companies eyeing Brazil as a strategic country for the protection of IP, the patent system becomes more scrutinized and more complex patent cases are filed. On June 12, 2024, the Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça, or STJ), Brazil’s highest court with jurisdiction over non-constitutional matters, issued a ruling allowing invalidity defenses on an indus

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AI Chatbot Pushed Florida Teen to Suicide, Lawsuit Against Its Creator Alleges

Insurance Journal

In the final moments before he took his own life, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III took out his phone and messaged the chatbot that had become his closest friend.

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Judge erred in dismissing hotel algorithmic pricing case, DOJ says

Legal Dive

It’s enough that Caesars and other Las Vegas hotels used the same software for them to be conspiring to restrain trade, the agency says in a brief.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

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.

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J&J’s $8.2 Billion Talc Settlement Faces January Court Test

Insurance Journal

The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to its iconic baby powder now hinges on a high-stakes trial in January.

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Automation and the Court Reporting Industry

Planet Depos

As technology continues to advance, fears of robots replacing humans has increased across many industries as corporations look to automate certain job functions to reduce costs and stay on top of trends. This McKinsey report detailed which professions have the most potential for automation, and it may surprise you that court reporting and the legal industry only had a 16% chance.

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Markets/Coverages: Hartford and Coalition Announce Cyber Capacity Partnership in UK

Insurance Journal

The Hartford and cyber-MGA Coalition announced a strategic, long-term capacity partnership in response to growing customer and broker demand for Coalition’s active cyber insurance approach in the UK market.

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Employer’s denial of worker’s monthlong leave request to attend religious retreat not discrimination, court holds

Legal Dive

The New York State Unified Court System established that letting a clerk take more than a week’s annual leave for the retreat would have burdened its operations, the court held.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

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.

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AI Weapons Scanners in NYC Subway Found Zero Guns in Month Test

Insurance Journal

A pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms — but falsely alerted more than 100 times, according to newly released police data.

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Boeing monitor will be chosen only on merit, DOJ tells court

Legal Dive

Responding to a judge’s DEI query, DOJ and Boeing say their compliance monitor selection will be based on qualifications, and not status in a protected class.

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Chubb Continues ‘Record’ Year With 13.8% Jump in Q3 Net Income

Insurance Journal

Chubb recorded an 11.7% increase in P/C underwriting income with a combined ratio of 87.7 as part of third quarter net income of about $2.2 billion, up 13.8% CEO Evan G.

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JPMorgan Chase sues customers who exploited viral ‘glitch’

Legal Dive

With four nearly identical lawsuits, the nation’s largest bank wants users to return hundreds of thousands of dollars taken in a scheme promoted on TikTok.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

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

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Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Adept Benefits in Washington

Insurance Journal

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Snoqualmie, Washington-based Adept Benefits LLC. Adept Benefits is a health and benefits consulting firm serving clients in the greater Seattle area.

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Trial Soon? Expect Some Jurors to Have Electoral Stress

Your Trial Message

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: I know, I know, there’s a very good chance that every election in your lifetime has been billed as the “most important election in your lifetime.

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Washington Drafting New Ergonomic Rules for Airline Ground Crews

Insurance Journal

Scheduled airline ground crews, including baggage handlers and maintenance workers, file injury claims for work-related musculoskeletal disorders at more than 10 times the statewide average, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

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Microsoft Copilot Explains Why X1 Search is Far Better than Windows Search

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

By Chas Meier We’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI chat bot. So, we asked Copilot the following prompt: “Is X1 Search better than the standard Windows Search? Here is Copilot’s reply in full: “Yes, X1 Search offers many advantages over standard Windows Search, especially if you’re dealing with large volumes of documents and emails.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

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.

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McDonald’s sued by consumers in proposed class action over E.coli outbreak

Insurance Journal

McDonald’s was sued on Tuesday by consumers in a proposed class action stemming from the E.coli outbreak linked to onions in the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounders.

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Convicted Ozy Media founder argues US judge conflicted due to hedge fund investments | Reuters

Securities Docket

Ozy Media and its founder Carlos Watson want a federal judge to step aside from their case and throw out their securities fraud convictions, saying the judge had a financial stake in four companies alleged to have been victims of their offenses through his investments in hedge funds managed by his former employer. Watson, a former cable news anchor and investment banker, and Ozy in a motion filed on Friday, opens new tab pointed to U.S.

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WTW Launches Insurance Brokerage Service in Japan

Insurance Journal

WTW announced the expansion of its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) business in Japan with the launch of an insurance brokerage service.

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Meta’s Strategic Shift: Developing an AI Search Engine to Rival Google and Bing

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Meta Platforms is making a significant move to reshape the AI search landscape by developing its own AI-based search engine, signaling a step toward independence from existing search giants Google and Microsoft Bing. As Meta integrates this AI-powered feature into WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, the company underscores a strategic commitment to innovation, user experience, and market competition.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

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.