Law Sites
AUGUST 8, 2024
The Supreme Court of Texas this week gave preliminary approval to rules that would allow the delivery of legal services in certain circumstances by licensed legal paraprofessionals and licensed court-access assistants who are not lawyers.
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 8, 2024
Invoicing is one of the most important processes to get right. The post Want to Get Paid Faster? 5 Ways to Fix Law Firm Invoicing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 9, 2024
In Federal judge who ruled against Google is ‘taken aback’ by its efforts to avoid paper trail (abajournal.com) (Aug. 8, 2024), Debra Cassens Weiss reported on an information governance issue: “A federal judge who ruled that Google is a monopolist declined to sanction the search engine for failing to preserve internal chat messages, even though he criticized its policies intended to keep bad evidence out of litigation.” Ms.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 4, 2024
By William Rabb Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with only moderate rate increases and more availability.
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Law Sites
AUGUST 5, 2024
Ever wonder how much coffee gets consumed at a week-long legal tech conference? Well, with ILTACON, the annual conference of the International Legal Technology Association, set to convene this weekend in Nashville, organizers plan to serve some 1,500 gallons of the caffeinated brew.
The Marshall Project
AUGUST 3, 2024
Whistleblower laws have advanced in public and private sectors, but protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind.
Trial Strategy Today brings together the best content for law professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 5, 2024
Firefighters have increased containment on the 627-square-mile Park Fire near Chico, California, which is now 34% contained. The fire, now the fourth largest wildfire in history, is 401,740 acres. It was 24% contained on Friday.
Law Sites
AUGUST 7, 2024
For decades, one product, Thomson Reuters Westlaw, has dominated the legal research market. A core foundation of that dominance has been Westlaw’s claims of copyright in several elements of its legal research service, particularly its headnotes and Key Number System.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 7, 2024
Editor’s Note: The launch of Core Intelligence AI by HaystackID marks a significant advancement in the field of eDiscovery, offering a blend of generative AI and traditional review methods to enhance efficiency and accuracy. This development is especially relevant for professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and data discovery, as it addresses the increasing complexities and volumes of data in modern legal contexts.
E-Discovery LLC
AUGUST 8, 2024
In Linet Americas, Inc. v. Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., 2024 WL 3425795 (N.D. Ill. Jul. 15, 2024), the court held that “attachments to attorney client communications may be withheld as privileged without an independent basis for privilege.” For example, if a client sends a privileged email to counsel seeking legal advice, and attaches several files, neither the email nor the attached files need to be produced in discovery.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 9, 2024
Insurers face millions of dollars in claims after a foiled attack forced three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria to be canceled, though several providers will share out the hit, two people involved in insurance for her tour told Reuters.
Law Sites
AUGUST 5, 2024
Within the span of five days recently in Chicago, I attended two somewhat different conferences, and at each, I found evidence that we are moving the ball forward on developing and implementing practical applications for generative AI in law. You may wonder why I even needed evidence.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 5, 2024
If you are an inventor of a consumer product there are reputable companies looking for inventions and ideas to bring to market, and their business model is built on taking products to market over and over again, and they are in constant need of new products and improvements. They also realize litigation is wasteful when you are dealing with products that often have a 1-, 2- or 3-year shelf life, so they are willing to do deals that allow them to quickly get products onto shelves and into the str
Legal Dive
AUGUST 9, 2024
Some deals are on the FTC and DOJ's radars, but for now Microsoft and Apple are among those buying their way into key technology, an antitrust specialist says.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 6, 2024
Google illegally monopolized the search market through exclusive deals, a judge ruled Monday, handing the government a win in its first major antitrust case against a tech giant in more than two decades.
Law Sites
AUGUST 5, 2024
Law practice management company LEAP recently announced the launch of three major AI features built directly into the platform, including LawY, a new legal AI assistant backed by human verification. In this latest installment in the LawSites video series How It Works, you get to see LEAP’s new AI assistant in action.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 4, 2024
The European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act officially came into force on Thursday, August 1, with most provisions of the regulation applying as of August 2, 2026. However, the regulation states that compliance for prohibited practices should be in effect by February 2, 2025, considering “the unacceptable risk associated with the use of AI in certain ways.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 4, 2024
Editor’s Note: The adoption of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act by the European Union (EU) marks a significant milestone in global AI regulation. Effective August 1, 2024, this legislation introduces a risk-based classification system for AI technologies, ensuring tailored guidelines for each risk category. This framework aims to balance innovation with risk mitigation, crucial for sectors such as law firms, legal tech, and corporate entities.
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 8, 2024
Despite the dangers and expense associated with living in high-risk areas, large numbers of people are still moving to parts of America most impacted by wildfires, flooding and extreme heat.
Law Sites
AUGUST 5, 2024
When it comes to big names in legal operations and legal innovation, it is hard to think of one bigger than David Cambria, who has long been described as the godfather of legal operations, including for his trailblazing work as COO and head of global operations for Fortune 50 company Archer Daniels Midland and then […]
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 8, 2024
In an ongoing effort to reduce the backlog of patent applications, Brazil has introduced new appellate stage guidelines that significantly impact how applicants should respond to office actions and file appeals. These changes emphasize thorough and strategic responses to ensure all objections are properly addressed, paving the way for a more efficient patent granting process.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 6, 2024
Editor’s Note: In a landmark ruling, Google has been found guilty of antitrust violations, signaling a seismic shift in the regulatory landscape for tech giants. This milestone decision by Judge Amit Mehta not only underscores Google’s extensive market dominance but also sets a significant precedent for future antitrust cases against major technology firms.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 5, 2024
CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said.
Law Sites
AUGUST 7, 2024
For at least two decades, artificial intelligence has been used in e-discovery to help surface and prioritize review of potentially responsive documents from large document collections.
Practice Panther
AUGUST 9, 2024
Pro bono work allows attorneys to give back to their communities, fostering personal growth and enhancing professional reputations. It’s a powerful way to connect with and make a difference in people’s lives. But to truly see the impact of your efforts, it’s important to track your pro bono services. Keep reading to explore how pro bono cases work and how tracking your pro bono cases can amplify your contributions and elevate your practice.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 3, 2024
Editor’s Note: This report provides an in-depth analysis of the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict as of August 2, 2024. It focuses on key strategic movements, military operations, and geopolitical implications based on the detailed assessments by the Institute for the Study of War. It also elaborates on the strategic use of propaganda, legislative actions, and military operations by Russia to achieve it’s special operation aims.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 5, 2024
A woman in north Georgia has been charged with insurance fraud after she claimed that a “personal care device” caused injuries that cost as much as $350,000 to treat.
Law Sites
AUGUST 8, 2024
Earlier this year, I wrote about the beta launch of davinci, an AI tool to assist intellectual property practitioners throughout the patent prosecution process. Today, that tool emerges from beta for general availability under a new name, DeepIP, and with a new direct integration within Microsoft Word.
Ball in Your Court
AUGUST 4, 2024
Twenty years ago, I dreamed up a website where you would submit a list of eDiscovery keywords and queries and the site would critique the searches and suggest improvements to make them more efficient and effective.
Complex Discovery
AUGUST 9, 2024
Editor’s Note: The recent exposure of a potentially record-breaking data breach involving Jerico Pictures Inc., operating under the name National Public Data (NPD), is a sobering reminder of the critical importance of data security in today’s digital age. With the personal information of nearly 2.9 billion individuals allegedly compromised, this incident underscores the far-reaching implications of lax data protection measures.
Insurance Journal
AUGUST 8, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, Borel and Gold Complex fires.
Law Sites
AUGUST 7, 2024
Universal Migrator has added two new extractors for helping law firms migrate their data from one platform to another, bringing its total number of migration extractors to 114. It has also enhanced several of its existing extractors with additional backup options.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 5, 2024
On Thursday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit published an opinion in Compulife Software, Inc., v. Newman, a copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation case that has been winding through the courts for some time. The original claim alleged that the defendants, consisting of multiple individuals, obtained access through improper means to the data used by Compulife in its software.
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