Attorney at Work
MARCH 6, 2025
Process Improvement Tips | Most meetings are a colassal waste of time. Let's fix that. The post Stop Wasting Time: How to Run More Efficient Law Firm Meetings appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MARCH 5, 2025
“My dear Miss Glory, the Robots are not people. Mechanically they are more perfect than we are; they have an enormously developed intelligence, but they have no soul.” With that quote from R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), a 1920 science fiction play by Czech writer Karel apek, U.S. District Judge Kai N.
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Expert Witness Blog
MARCH 4, 2025
In the case of Morris v. Harley-Davidson Motor Company , a jury awarded $287 million to Harold Morris, a 79-year-old Navy veteran, following a tragic accident involving a Harley-Davidson trike motorcycle. The testimony of a Motorcycles Expert Witness played a pivotal role in this litigation. Case Background In 2020, Harold Morris was operating his Harley-Davidson trike with his partner, Pamela SinClair, as a passenger.
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 6, 2025
In In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation , 2025 WL 678543 (Mar. 3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties ESI Protocol. While production issues concerning hyperlinked or modern attachments have been extensively litigated, in this blog I discuss some related evidentiary issues.
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?
Attorney at Work
MARCH 4, 2025
Teddy Snyder | National Grammar Day is a good time to review SCOTUS cases where grammar and usage dictated the outcome. The post Its National Grammar Day! Three SCOTUS Cases Where Grammar Made a Difference appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MARCH 3, 2025
BriefCatch, a legal technology company whose Microsoft Word add-in helps legal professionals improve their writing, has unveiled two new features that use generative artificial intelligence to enhance legal document preparation: AI-driven Bluebook citation correction and a context-aware writing advisor.
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E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 5, 2025
In Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc., 2025 WL 635335 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2025), plaintiffs, the requesting parties, sought to have input in determining search terms to be used by defendant, the producing party. Based on the specter of too many future delays and disputes over methodology and search term formulation, the request was denied. Two subsequent requests were also denied.
Attorney at Work
MARCH 5, 2025
Theres a growing talent gap in the legal industry. Gene Commander points to talent development and career advancement strategies that can propel midsize and smaller firms into the next decade. The post Law Firm Talent Development: Rebooting Career Advancement Strategies appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MARCH 5, 2025
Just last week, I wrote about a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study of legal AI tools, and now comes another, much-different study, that is also the first of its kind.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 3, 2025
Florida insurance regulators have asked companies to hand over extensive amounts of data on people’s pharmacy claims, including personal information and prescription drug usage, an unusual move for a state regulator that’s raising privacy concerns.
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!
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 4, 2025
In Rouse v. H.B. Fuller Co., 2025 WL 573278 (D. Minn. Feb. 21, 2025), the court wrote: The parties negotiated an ESI Protocol that, in relevant part , required Defendants to collect documents from fifty custodians and produce documents and family members that produced a hit on agreed-upon search terms. Pursuant to the ESI Protocol, Defendants produced voluminous ESI that was generated between January 2016 and April 2023 (and, in the case of certain custodians, September 2023).
Attorney at Work
MARCH 3, 2025
A new study by Ari Kaplan Advisors and Opus2 highlights three ways to jumpstart innovation, including ways to inject GenAI into your processes. The post Advancing Litigation Support: 3 Ways to Fuel Innovation Within Your Litigation Team appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MARCH 3, 2025
In yet another case involving the use and misuse of generative AI in legal research, a federal district court judge has declined to impose sanctions on an experienced attorney who submitted a brief containing miscited and misquoted cases generated by artificial intelligence. Although the attorney, Thad M.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 5, 2025
Texas reported 13 new cases of measles Tuesday even as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a team of epidemiologists and doctors to help the state with the growing outbreak.
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.
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 3, 2025
It is an honor to receive the JD Supra 2025 Readers Choice Top Author Award. JD Supra announced that: Now in their tenth year, I am thrilled to announce the 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, recognizing 344 authors from among more than 70,000 who published on our platform throughout 2024! Meet JD Supra’s Top Authors – 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards Are Here!
Attorney at Work
MARCH 7, 2025
Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice. The post ‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MARCH 7, 2025
There has been a significant increase in the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools among law firms, with 30% of respondents now using AI technology compared to just 11% in 2023, according to the just-released 2024 edition of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Survey Report.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 4, 2025
Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students near San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol said in a preliminary report.
Advertiser: Trellis
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
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 3, 2025
Campbell v. Aberdeen Providing Ground Federal Credit Union , 2025 WL 608046 (D. Md. Feb. 25, 2025)(Bredar, J.), is an employment discrimination case. At its most general level, the holding was that a litigant may not invoke the courts to assert their legal rights, then engage in extralegal conduct. At issue was ESI that the employee obtained from an employers computers and attached to her Complaint, in violation of the employers ethics policy.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 4, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today in a precedential decision upheld a mixed Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruling that found some claims of Gesture Technologys patent on camera sensing technology for handheld gaming and other devices to be unpatentable, but others not proven unpatentable. The inter partes review (IPR) was brought by Apple, Inc., which appealed the Boards partial finding of unpatentability.
Law Sites
MARCH 4, 2025
The alternative legal services provider QuisLex today announced the appointment of Sirisha Gummaregula as its president and chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO Ram Vasudevan. “This leadership transition underscores the companys continued commitment to delivering innovative, high-quality legal and compliance solutions to clients around the globe,” the company said in a statement.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 7, 2025
Twenty-five victims of the Palisades Fire victims filed an inverse condemnation lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, alleging the entities failed to maintain an …
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.
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 2, 2025
In Rouse v. H.B. Fuller Co., 2025 WL 573278 (D. Minn. Feb. 21, 2025)(Bryan, J.), the District Judge overruled objections to several rulings of the Magistrate Judge. Rolling discovery was not permitted: In August 2024, the Magistrate Judge decided that continuous rolling discovery after April or September 2023 would be unduly burdensome based on Defendants representations about it.
The Marshall Project
MARCH 7, 2025
The case of a victims mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both endless and rushed.
Law Sites
MARCH 5, 2025
This week on How it Works, Jacqueline Schafer, the founder and CEO of Clearbrief, along with Tim Parker, account executive at Clearbrief, walk me through the software. Clearbrief is a software that has been covered extensively on this blog and on LawNext podcast since it placed as a Startup Alley finalist in 2022.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 3, 2025
A class action lawsuit filed in Texas alleges GEICO doesn’t abide by its Accident Forgiveness program when a driver with an unblemished record gets into a first, at-fault accident. Texas resident Christopher Cude sued GEICO on Feb.
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.
E-Discovery LLC
MARCH 1, 2025
The Sedona Conference has published Navigating AI in the Judiciary: New Guidelines for Judges and Their Chambers , 26 Sedona Conf. J. 1 (Feb. 2025); see also Navigating AI in the Judiciary: New Guidelines for Judges and Their Chambers – EDRM. The publication illustrates the old military maxim that any ship can be a minesweeper once. The authors are Hon.
The Marshall Project
MARCH 5, 2025
Our toolkit helps you report on how the widespread, long-term trend of declining prison staff affects both safety behind bars and state budgets.
Law Sites
MARCH 4, 2025
LexisNexisLegal & Professional said today that it has launched CaseMap+ AI, a new version of its platform for managing litigation matters and evidence that incorporates generative artificial intelligence to enhance the review of deposition transcripts and documents.
Insurance Journal
MARCH 7, 2025
Molly Kelley was stunned to discover in June that someone she knew had used widely available “nudification” technology to create highly realistic and sexually explicit videos and images of her, using family photos that were posted on social media.
Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story
Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.
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