Law Sites
JULY 30, 2024
In its first major pronouncement on the ethics of using generative AI in law practice, the American Bar Association has issued an opinion saying that lawyers need not become experts in the technology, but must have a reasonable understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the specific generative AI technology the lawyer might use.
Attorney at Work
JULY 31, 2024
David Arato | Blogging can connect your firm with potential clients who are seeking legal representation or advice online. The post How Blogging Can Get Law Firms More Clients appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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IP Watchdog
JULY 30, 2024
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today introduced a bill to restore the presumption of injunctive relief to patent owners facing infringement. The Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2024 would essentially abrogate eBay v. MercExchange, a case that many patent owners argue has played a key role in weakening the value of patents in the decades since the ruling.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Natural catastrophes caused about $62 billion of insured losses in the first half of 2024 — roughly 70% above the 10-year average — as extreme wildfires, droughts and floods upend historical norms.
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Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Mark O’Brien, who cofounded the innovative access-to-justice organization Pro Bono Net together with Michael Hertz 25 years ago, and who has been its executive director since 2005, is stepping down from the organization Sept. 1.
Attorney at Work
JULY 30, 2024
Gray Robinson | How do you quiet the mental chaos so you can hear what your intuition is trying to tell you? The post Tuning Into Your Intuition Can Change Your Life appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Insurance Journal
JULY 29, 2024
The U.S. homeowners insurance segment suffered a $15.2 billion underwriting loss in 2023, more than double the loss seen in the previous year and the line’s worst underwriting results since at least 2000, according to a new AM Best report.
Law Sites
AUGUST 1, 2024
I recently wrote here about an American Bar Association survey of law schools that offer AI classes. The survey found that 55% of responding law schools offer such classes. A Reuters news story picked up on that and reported, “More than half of law schools now offer classes on AI.
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 1, 2024
I have spent a good deal of my career trying to get lawyers to spend less time with other lawyers and more time with clients and prospects. In many cases, a lawyer’s business development and networking efforts are more effective when spent in industry or business-related organizations than bar association groups. However, there are certainly times when relationships with other lawyers can lead to client development opportunities, especially when those lawyers don’t do what you do.
The Marshall Project
AUGUST 1, 2024
California's Proposition 36 is one effort to return the U.S. to "tough-on-crime" tactics despite declining crime rates. Can reformers stop rollbacks?
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Insurance Journal
AUGUST 2, 2024
Former reality TV star Fredrik Eklund zips up and down Miami in a lilac Rolls-Royce with a turquoise interior, hunting for multi-million-dollar homes for the rich and powerful. That is, when he’s not stuck in the gridlock.
Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Technology that helps people do their own legal work should be against the law. That at least is the view of some bar authorities, and the implication of regulatory proposals. Many lawyers think that any form of legal assistance not provided by a licensed attorney is unlawful. One notices the same instinct among law students.
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 1, 2024
Teddy Snyder | Listicles’ unique format conveys a message more effectively than clutter on the page. Even for legal arguments. The post Get Your Point Across With a Listicle appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2024
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today officially introduced the “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024” (NO FAKES Act). A discussion draft of the bill was first introduced in October 2023 with the stated goal of “protect[ing] the voice and visual likenesses of individuals from unfair use through generative artificial intelligence (GAI).
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
Damaging earthquakes that rocked West Texas in recent days were likely caused by oil and gas activity in an area that has weathered tremors for decades, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Law Sites
JULY 30, 2024
With hallucinations continuing to haunt applications of generative AI in the legal field, Paxton AI, a startup for contract review, document drafting and legal research, today released results of a benchmarking study that showed its product achieved 93.82% average accuracy on legal research tasks.
The Marshall Project
AUGUST 1, 2024
Courts are increasingly sending children to private youth care centers, spending millions while detention center overcrowding persists.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 1, 2024
On the same day that a group of senators introduced a bill—the “NO FAKES Act”—to create a right for individuals to control digital replicas of their voice and likeness, the U.S. Copyright Office issued a report addressing digital replicas created by artificial intelligence (AI). This is part one of the agency’s broader report on issues related to the exploding use of generative AI platforms.
Insurance Journal
JULY 30, 2024
Delta Air Lines has hired a law firm and will seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike over a global cyber outage earlier this month that disrupted flights around the world, CNBC reported on Monday.
Law Sites
JULY 29, 2024
The global legal technology company Litera said today that it has acquired FileTrail, a leading provider of information governance and records management software for law firms, corporations and highly regulated industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Marshall Project
JULY 30, 2024
Turn Key Health Clinics has quickly expanded to jails in 10 states. Some of its policies and practices have endangered patients.
Ball in Your Court
AUGUST 1, 2024
Yesterday, I sought to defend the value of my law school course on E-Discovery & Digital Evidence to a law Dean who readily conceded that she didn’t know what e-discovery was or why it would be an important thing for lawyers to understand. It was a bracing experience.
Insurance Journal
JULY 28, 2024
Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are nonrenewing some 33,000 condominium unit policies over the next several months, delivering another blow for beleaguered condo owners across the state.
Law Sites
AUGUST 1, 2024
For a law firm, choosing and deploying software raises many questions. How do I protect client confidentiality? Where does artificial intelligence fit in? What is the best software for my firm’s needs? How do I drive staff training and adoption?
Legal Dive
JULY 30, 2024
The bank is said to have interviewed diverse candidates for jobs that were already filled or for which they weren’t qualified to polish its DEI credentials.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2024
X Corp., formerly known as Twitter Inc., was hit with another trademark infringement lawsuit last week out of the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, DB Communications LLC d/b/a Multiply, sued X Corp., claiming trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, among other claims, based on its use of the ‘X’ trademark.
Insurance Journal
JULY 29, 2024
HOUSTON (AP) — The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left …
Law Sites
JULY 31, 2024
Last month, KKR, a major global investment firm, announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Agiloft, the contract lifecycle management company.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Abraham Shafi, the founder and former CEO of Get Together Inc., a privately held social media startup known as “IRL,” with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about the company’s growth and concealing his and his fiancée’s extensive use of company credit cards to pay for personal expenses.
Complex Discovery
JULY 28, 2024
Editor’s Note: In a significant and unexpected move, Google has announced a shift in its approach to third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. This decision has major implications for the digital advertising industry, which has been preparing for a cookieless future. Google’s new plan involves introducing a user-choice prompt, allowing individuals to select their preferred level of web tracking.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
The Park Fire near Chico, California, at 609 square miles is now the fifth largest wildfire in history, destroying 277 structures and damaging 29, according to CalFire. The fire covers four counties—Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama—and is 389,791 acres.
Law Sites
AUGUST 2, 2024
Last week, as the law practice management company Clio announced a record $900 million funding round, the largest ever for a legal technology company, I published an exclusive LawNext podcast interview with Jack Newton, Clio’s founder and CEO, recorded a few days ahead of the announcement.
IP Watchdog
AUGUST 1, 2024
In a precedential decision today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) upheld a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determination that all claims of a patent on voice command technology were unpatentable, but clarified that arguments not raised in a PTAB request for rehearing are not necessarily forfeited on appeal.
Complex Discovery
JULY 29, 2024
Editor’s Note: In a strategic move to ensure top-notch performance and user satisfaction, Apple has decided to delay the rollout of its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features to October. This delay, affecting the launch of iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, allows Apple to address critical stability issues and refine the functionalities before their public release.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2024
A global accounting body on Wednesday proposed guidance on how companies can do more to show the impact of climate change on their financial performance, saying standalone disclosures do not give investors the clarity they need.
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