Law Sites
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
E-Discovery LLC
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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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Law Sites
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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 Marshall Project
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The diverse group of jurors shared how their favorite films have shaped their perspectives on community and life behind bars.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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 – …
Legal IT Insider
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Transatlantic legal services consultancy Harbor has announced the acquisition of Ascertus in a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the UK and expand its service offerings in the document […] The post Harbor acquires Ascertus to expand content management business and grow UK presence appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Legal IT Insider
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Kevin Harris has been appointed as chief information officer at Ashurst. He was previously CIO for EMEA at Norton Rose Fulbright. Commenting on LinkedIn, said: “Congratulations Kevin, Ashurst are extremely […] The post Kevin Harris appointed as CIO of Ashurst appeared first on Legal IT Insider.
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Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Six months after a North Carolina captive insurance firm for nursing homes around the country accused its managers of poaching proprietary software and forming a competing management company, a federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit.
Your Trial Message
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Clear Group, the UK independent insurance broker that is owned by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has entered the wholesale Lloyd’s broker space with the acquisition of Lilley Plummer Risks Ltd., a London-based marine and property specialist.
Legal Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Five related entities operating Culver’s restaurants in Michigan violated federal law when they fired a transgender employee and three of his colleagues after they complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.
IP Watchdog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ron Novak joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president and producer within its employee benefits group. Novak, based in Greater Fayetteville, Arkansas, works with employers across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Editor’s Note: This recent €310 million fine imposed on LinkedIn by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) marks a powerful moment in GDPR enforcement, underlining the regulatory rigor facing global technology companies in the EU. Sparked by an investigation into LinkedIn’s data practices related to behavioral analysis and targeted advertising, this decision highlights essential compliance considerations for cybersecurity, data governance, and eDiscovery professionals.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Brookfield Wealth Solutions, has entered the reinsurance business in Japan and has hired Tomohide Yokooka, formerly of Barclays Plc, as managing director and country head, according to people familiar with the matter.
Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank, has begun suing customers for check fraud, saying they improperly withdrew funds by taking illegal advantage of a temporary technical glitch that went viral on TikTok.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance Justin Zimmerman has approved a 6.9% statewide average decrease in rates for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance. The new rates will apply to new and renewal policies effective January 1, 2025.
Complex Discovery
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 29, 2024
But a fourth model is something like “Tether is a US dollar-denominated alternative to the US dollar financial system: It works a lot like dollars, except that, unlike the rest of the dollar system, it is not subject to the whims of the US government.” This model seems … interesting. This model, I think, describes a niche that could provide a lot of value, and that a lot of people want.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Civil Litigation Brief
OCTOBER 29, 2024
In Ahmad v Ouajjou & Anor [2024] EWHC 2213 (Comm) HHJ Pelling KC found it was appropriate to make a peremptory order following the defendants’ failure to pay interlocutory costs orders. (This decision was considered in Ahmad v Ouajjou & Anor.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 29, 2024
With a change in administration forthcoming, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has an opportunity to institute a hard fork of its own with respect to its approach to crypto regulation. Although legislation is necessary to establish a fulsome legal framework for crypto, the SEC can abandon its regulation-by-enforcement playbook in favor of a pro-innovation regulatory framework that scales to accommodate novel markets.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A new lawsuit accuses Subway of “grossly misleading” customers by advertising sandwiches that contain at least three times more meat than it delivers.
Securities Docket
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Cleary Gottlieb announced today that Matthew Yelovich, most recently the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, has joined the firm’s Bay Area offices as a partner in its Americas litigation practice.
Insurance Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
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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