April, 2025

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Three Months After Its Acquisition of Playbook Builder Screens, Agiloft Completes Its Initial Integration

Law Sites

Three months after announcing its acquisition of Screens, Agiloft has completed the integration of the AI-powered contract review and no-code playbook technology into its contract lifecycle management platform, the company says.

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Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Legal Practice: How Lawyers Can Leverage Legal Service Plans

Attorney at Work

Wayne Hassay | No-nonsense insight on how legal service plans work and how they deliver for solo and small law firms. The post Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Legal Practice: How Lawyers Can Leverage Legal Service Plans appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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California Bill Seeks to Beef up Consumer Privacy Protections for Insurance

Insurance Journal

A new bill introduced in California aims to increase transparency and accountability in California’s insurance market by bolstering consumer privacy protections and establishing a privacy rights framework for insurance licensees and their third-party service providers.

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Fox Succeeds in Scrapping Machine Learning Claims at CAFC Under 101

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday addressed an issue of first impression in the patent eligibility context, holding that claims that do no more than apply established methods of machine learning to a new data environment are not patent eligible. Recentive Analytics, Inc. sued Fox Corp., Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC, and Fox Sports Productions, LLC for infringement of four U.S.

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Fresh Out of School: How to Become an Expert Paralegal

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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Looks Prehistoric

The 10b-5 Daily

An ongoing issue in securities litigation is to what extent a short seller’s report can act as a corrective disclosure for purposes of establishing loss causation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had the opportunity to address that issue for the first time last week. In Defeo v. IonQ, Inc. , 2025 WL 1035292 (4th Cir. April, 8, 2025) , the plaintiffs alleged that a short seller report had revealed to investors that IonQ, which makes quantum computing systems, did not have a

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Discovery of Litigation Hold Notices Ordered

E-Discovery LLC

In U.S. EEOC v. Aspire Regional Partners, Inc., 2025 WL 1115300 (S.D. Oh. Apr. 15, 2025), the court ordered discovery of litigation hold notices. In my opinion, and while I agree with the result, the legal issues governing the discovery of litigation hold notices and implementation need clarity and national uniformity. In Aspire , Mr. Ayers-Banks asserted discriminatory termination by his former employer.

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Attorneys: Compassion Is Your Superpower

Attorney at Work

Gray Robinson | The quality of your life is impacted deeply by the compassion you offer and the way you support and advocate for others. The post Attorneys: Compassion Is Your Superpower appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Rising Civil Unrest, Political Violence Remain Top 10 Risk for Global Businesses: Allianz

Insurance Journal

Soaring levels of civil unrest and political violence are a key concern for businesses of all sizes as well as their insurers, according to report published by Allianz Commercial.

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Why Creativity and Ownership Are Crucial to Innovation | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, we speak with James Edwards, a property rights advocate, lobbyist and now also the author of the forthcoming book To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership,which addresses the disconnect between the attributes of creativity and ownership and human innovation, technological progress, and practical benefits from human creativity and ownership in combination.

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How to Leverage Contract Workflow Automation in 2025

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Handling contracts manually is a headachelost documents, endless email threads, and approvals that take way too long. If your team is stuck chasing signatures and fixing errors, its time to rethink your process and apply contract workflow automation. Automated contract management workflows take the stress out of contract handling by keeping everything organized, moving, and error-free.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

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Possession, Custody, and Control of Third-Party Personal Devices Determined by Information Governance Policies

E-Discovery LLC

Sports Rehab Consulting LLC v. Vail Clinic, Inc., 2025 WL 1144559 (D. Col. Apr. 18, 2025), has a tortuous procedural history. The case turned on allegations of a monopoly over physical therapy services. Both sides objected to a report and recommendation of a special master. In the portion of the decision pertinent to this blog: Plaintiffs demand that Vail Health produce text messages from the personal devices of three individuals who are not parties to this action: Michael Shannon, who formerly

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Modernizing Large Law Firms: The Fully Private AI Advantage

Law Sites

When I speak with leaders at large law firms, the conversation often turns to the unique challenges they face in todays complex legal landscape. These firms, managing massive litigation portfolios and handling intricate, high-stakes cases, are under increasing pressure to deliver faster results while maintaining exceptional quality and meeting stringent security and compliance standards.

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The Curse of Knowledge: Effective Communication When You Know Too Much

Attorney at Work

Teddy Snyder | More effective communication with clients starts with understanding you know too much. The post The Curse of Knowledge: Effective Communication When You Know Too Much appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Crime Syndicates in Southeast Asia Go Global, Defying Crackdowns

Insurance Journal

Cyber crime syndicates that run multi-billion-dollar scam operations across Southeast Asia are still expanding despite recent law enforcement crackdowns, building links from Ireland to Mexico and reaching a potentially irreversible global spillover, the United Nations warned.

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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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Senate Judiciary Committee to Consider Bills Targeting Pharma Patents and Pricing

IP Watchdog

On Thursday morning, the full U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will convene an executive business meeting to consider several pieces of proposed legislation aimed largely at regulating patent-related activities in the pharmaceutical sector. Although one proposed bill would call for a study into the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain, the remaining drafts are meant to address perceived issues related to drug patents, many of which have been made more menacing by data reports

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5 Best Contract Collaboration Software For Better Teamwork

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Managing contracts shouldnt be a constant struggle. Yet, for many teams, long email threads, version confusion, and slow approvals make it harder than it needs to be. When multiple people need to review and finalize an agreement, keeping everything organized can feel impossible. Collaboration-focused contract software changes that. By bringing edits, approvals, and tracking into a single system, teams can move contracts forward without the usual delays or miscommunication.

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Golden Oldie #6 – Four Historical Search Decisions

E-Discovery LLC

There are countless decisions, law review articles, books, and guides written on search, search design, search methodology, search tools, and search metrics. See, e.g., EDRM Search Guide ; The Sedona Conference Best Practices Commentary on the Use of Search and Information Retrieval Methods in E-Discovery The following are a few exemplar decisions that set the stage: In Re Seroquel Prod.

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Olga Mack Named CEO of TermScout to Lead Its Development Of AI-Driven ‘Certified Contracts’

Law Sites

TermScout, a company that uses technology to certify contracts as fair by verifying them against market standards, has named Olga V. Mack as chief executive officer. Mack succeeds Otto Hanson, who remains on the company’s board after joining Agiloft in January.

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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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Easing a Client’s Transition When Lawyers Leave or Retire

Attorney at Work

Sally Schmidt | A lot of baby boomer lawyers have plans to retire. What happens to their clients? The post Easing a Clients Transition When Lawyers Leave or Retire appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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China Bans ‘Smart’ and ‘Autonomous’ Driving Terms From Vehicle Ads

Insurance Journal

China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and it will tighten scrutiny of such technology upgrades.

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New USPTO Group to Crack Down on Threats to U.S. Patent System

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday announced a new working group dedicated to broadening the Offices efforts to mitigate common threats to the U.S. patent system. The group has been dubbed the Patent Fraud Detection and Mitigation Working Group and it represents the agencys continued commitment to limit improper activity in patent applications and reexamination proceedings at USPTO and reduce patent application pendency, according to todays press release.

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How to Take Advantage of Legal Workflow Automation for 2025

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Legal work comes with a lot of moving partscontracts, approvals, compliance checks, and more emails than you can count. If your team is constantly chasing documents or dealing with slow processes, its time to make things easier. Workflow automation software helps cut out the busywork so you can focus on what actually matters. Legal professionals dont have time to waste on manual tasks that could run themselves.

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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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TAR Decision

E-Discovery LLC

Doug Austin’s blog, Informal Discovery Dispute as to TAR Implementation Resolved by Court (Apr. 17, 2025), provides an excellent description of a recent TAR protocol case. In re Insulin Pricing Litigation, 2025 WL 1112837 (D.N.J. Apr. 11, 2025).

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Mark Cohen and Dierk Schindler On The Union Of the Digital Legal Exchange and the Liquid Legal Institute

Law Sites

As I reported yesterday in an exclusive at this blog, two leading international legal transformation organizations, the Digital Legal Exchange (DLEx) and the Liquid Legal Institute (LLI), have joined forces in a strategic union that brings together more than 1,500 members representing more than 140 multinational corporations, organizations, institutions and agencies across more than 20 […]

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Law Firm Cyberinsurance and Cyberattacks: Evolving Trends for Coverage in 2025

Attorney at Work

Expect to see insurers start to switch to dynamic-based pricing models. The post Law Firm Cyberinsurance and Cyberattacks: Evolving Trends for Coverage in 2025 appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Consultant Sheds Some Light on Hot-Potato MGA Fee Report at Florida Legislative Hearing

Insurance Journal

A Florida House of Representatives panel went straight to the source of a consultant’s report that has caused widespread concern among lawmakers about insurance company profit-shifting.

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

Speaker: Andrew Klein and Jennifer Vandenplas

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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NO FAKES Act Reintroduced to Support from Both Big Tech and Creators

IP Watchdog

Today, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced the NO FAKES Act, which would create a federal IP right to an individuals voice and likeness. In September 2024, U.S. Representatives Mara Elvira Salazar(R-FL), Madeleine Dean(D-PA), Nathaniel Moran(R-TX),Joe Morelle(D-NY),Rob Wittman(R-VA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the bill in the House of Representatives, two months after Coons, Blackburn, Klobuchar and Tillis had in th

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These States Have Investigated Miscarriages and Stillbirths as Crimes

The Marshall Project

A recent arrest in Georgia highlights the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in several states, experts say.

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Golden Oldie #5 – Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(g) and the “Discovery Budget”

E-Discovery LLC

Mancia v. Mayflower Textile Servs. Co., 253 F.R.D. 354 (D. Md. 2008), was an early decision on cooperation, boilerplate objections, waiver by failure to object properly, and a court-ordered meet-and-confer. The case was a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Maryland wage and overtime law. The Court outlined a process to resolve discovery issues, and wrote that [t]he goal is to attempt to quantify a workable discovery budget that is proportional to what is at issue in the cas

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Universal Migrator Automates Data Migrations into SimpleLaw

Law Sites

Universal Migrator has announced that its data migration platform now integrates with SimpleLaw, a practice management solution for small- and mid-sized law firms. The new connector enables seamless migration of firm data into SimpleLaw’s platform, dramatically reducing the time required for law firms to make the transition.

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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