E-Discovery LLC

JANUARY 16, 2025

In Digital Forensics Corporation, LLC v. King Machine, Inc., __ So.3d __, 2025 WL 63935 (Ala. Sup. Ct. Jan. 10, 2025), the issue was whether an electronic discovery services vendor, DFC, could compel its former client to arbitrate a breach of contract claim. The Supreme Court of Alabama held that arbitration was compelled. Plaintiffs sued DFC. They alleged that they had hired DFC to perform electronic discovery services.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 15, 2025

There's nothing like meeting in person to help build client relationships. From setup to follow-up, tips for making the most of a client visit. The post Mastering Client Visits: appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 14, 2025

In a never-ending game of cat and mouse, cybersecurity companies are using AI to help combat the worlds increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The post Law Firms Groaning at the Need to Incorporate Generative AI into Cybersecurity appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

LexCheck, a legal technology company specializing in contract review, is launching a new AI-powered contract analysis tool that aims to solve two persistent challenges in contract technology: the ability to handle complex agreements beyond routine contracts such as NDAs, and the creation and maintenance of contract playbooks.

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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

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The Marshall Project

JANUARY 11, 2025

More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.

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E-Discovery LLC

JANUARY 15, 2025

In Zarfati v. Artsana USA, Inc., 2025 WL 50373 (S.D. Fl. Jan. 8, 2025), the court resolved a dispute over an ESI Protocol. Essentially, it adopted the only option provided to it. Plaintiffs sought class certification discovery. They said that they have attempted to negotiate [with Defendant] an ESI protocol that will both efficiently identify relevant custodians, data sources, and search terms to ensure relevant information is produced in a usable format.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 17, 2025

One of my most-read stories last year was The Justice Gap in Legal Tech: A Tale of Two Conferences and the Implications for A2J.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 13, 2025

The State of Texas on Monday filed a lawsuit against Allstate, alleging the insurance company illegally collects driver data through secretly embedded software in mobile apps and then uses the data to justify raising Texans’ insurance rates.

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Insurance 134

E-Discovery LLC

JANUARY 14, 2025

In Ex-Prosecutor Disbarred For Fabricating Harassing Texts – Law360 (Jan. 7, 2025), Thy Vo reported on a fabrication of evidence case. The decision, State of Colorado vs. Yujin Choi , No 24PDJ019,is not yet posted on Recent Disciplinary Decisions – Colorado Supreme Court. The Law 360 article reports that the former prosecutor was terminated in 2022 for creating text messages that made it appear as if a co-worker was harassing her.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 17, 2025

Get To the Point recommends three ways to honor Peter Mark Roget, not just on his birthday but every day you write. The post January 18 Is National Thesaurus Day: Top Three Ways to Use Your Thesaurus appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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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.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 17, 2025

Generative AI presents a generational opportunity for legal aid organizations to address the justice gap, keynote speaker Laura Safdie told the roughly 350 people who convened in Phoenix on Sunday for the inaugural AI for Legal Aid Summit.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 15, 2025

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded emergency insurance protections for Southern California homeowners, adding new ZIP Codes to those already under a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance non-renewals and cancellations.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 14, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released an official Artificial Intelligence Strategy aimed at outlining the challenges faced by the Office both internally and externally, as the reach of AI impacts all aspects of innovation and society. According to the report, AI-related patent applications are up 33% since 2018 and appeared in 60% of all technology subclasses in 2023.

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Technology 104

Attorney at Work

JANUARY 15, 2025

There's a hidden challenge facing successful lawyers: understanding and combating lifestyle creep. The post Build Lasting Wealth: How Law Firm Owners Can Combat Lifestyle Creep appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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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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Law Sites

JANUARY 14, 2025

The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) and the legal technology company Clearbrief today announced a partnership by which AAA-ICDR will provide Clearbrief’s AI-powered writing and document analysis tools to its panel of 5,500 arbitrators and mediators.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 14, 2025

Wildfires that have ravaged swaths of Los Angeles could result in losses of as much as $30 billion for the insurance industry as the blazes rage on almost a week after they ignited.

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Insurance 122

IP Watchdog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The invalidation rate of patents in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings, particularly inter partes reviews (IPRs), has been extremely high since the inception of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Currently, a patent reaching a final written decision in an IPR will on average have 78% of its claims found invalid. Perhaps more surprising, when there is a final written decision, 70% of the time all challenged claims in the patent are found invalid.

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The Marshall Project

JANUARY 14, 2025

Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New Yorks discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.

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Advertiser: Trellis

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

If context switching is the bane of AI adoption in law firms, legal technology company Syntheia may just have the balm.

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Technology 146

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Here’s stark warning in a new report from a group of actuaries: the global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090.

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Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

JANUARY 15, 2025

GOALS OF CROSS EXAMINATION Lawyers sometimes fail to prepare for cross examination in the same way they do other parts of the trial. They just launch off without any particular objective other than an impeachment they have available. They just have a general sense they want to prove the witness is wrong or a liar. Thats why cross examination is often not only unsuccessful but, boring.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In June 2023, as is widely known, more than 50 years of efforts to create a pan-European patent jurisdiction were finally successful and the Unified Patent Court opened its doors. Historically, there were two traditions within Europe, namely, the German principle of separation (often wrongly called also bifurcation), according to which infringement actions and nullity actions were separate and handled at different courts, and the otherwise prevailing principle of unity, according to which infrin

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Advertiser: Trellis

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 16, 2025

Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, has raised $47 million in Series A funding, in a round led by major venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Menlo Ventures. The company says the investment will support its rapid market growth and drive its product development and expansion.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 14, 2025

Units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. charged significantly more than the national average acquisition cost for dozens of specialty generic drugs, bringing in more than $7.

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SW&L Attorneys Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Why Getting Your Estate Plan In Order Is A Worthy New Years Resolution As the calendar turns to a new year, many of us make resolutions to improve our lives. While health, career, and personal development goals often take center stage, one often-overlooked resolution is just as vital: creating or updating your estate plan. Heres why getting your estate plan in order should top your list this year. 1.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2025

My conversation this week with John White was much like any number of conversations we have had over the years over dinner or drinks. What prompted me to ask John to speak with us this week was an article he recently wrote, which we published on IPWatchdog. It was styled as an open letter to Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the incoming co-leaders of the soon-to-be Department of Government Efficiency.

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Law Sites

JANUARY 14, 2025

The contract lifecycle management company Agiloft today said it has acquired Screens, developer of a generative AI contract review and redlining product that uses expert-created and auto-generated playbooks to “screen” and redline contracts.

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Technology 130

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 13, 2025

Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 12, 2025

The in-house counsel resume is key to getting traction in your job search. Making the transition from a law firm position to an in-house counsel position is not usually a quick and easy process! There.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 16, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the findings of two reports conducted by third-party academic economists and submitted to Congress late last year, as required by the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA). One report examined the impact of patent application fees on entry into patenting, while the other focused on the USPTOs fee structure and addressed issues such as the potential impact on small and micro entities, whether fee structure changes are needed

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Law Sites

JANUARY 14, 2025

Epiq Global announced today the launch of Epiq AI Discovery Assistant, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aims to automate significant portions of the document review process, along with the formation of Epiq AI Labs, a research initiative focused on developing advanced AI technologies for legal applications.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 13, 2025

At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week, bringing powerful gusts that will challenge fire crews struggling to contain two destructive blazes and likely force thousands more residents …

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Insurance 115