Lawmatics

MAY 1, 2025

Its not just about landing the client its about what happens next. For most law firms, the biggest growth opportunities arent in getting more leads, but in doing more with the ones they already have. From intake to invoicing to ongoing engagement, there are countless touchpoints where firms either build long-term value or lose it. In this Lawmatics webinar, Brent Harkins, chief marketing officer at US Legal Marketing Group, laid out seven high-impact ways to strengthen the client journey and i

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Law Sites

MAY 1, 2025

Seattle-based legal technology startup Supio has secured $60 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development and adoption of its AI-powered platform for personal injury law firms. The funding round was led by Sapphire Ventures with participation from Mayfield and Thomson Reuters Ventures, bringing Supio’s total funding to $91 million.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 1, 2025

The UK Court of Appeal today ruled that Apple must pay Optis Cellular Technology LLC $502 million for a worldwide fair reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) license to its 4G standard essential patents (SEPs) patents. With interest and fees, the total amount exceeds $700 million. Optis sued Apple in 2019, and a May 2023 ruling by Mr Justice Marcus Smith at the High Court of England and Wales awarded $56.43 million to Optis as a lump sum reasonable royalty for Apples infringement of the SEPs,

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Law Sites

MAY 1, 2025

Hence Technologies has unveiled Hence Global, an AI-powered platform designed to help businesses and their legal counsel manage geopolitical uncertainties by providing customized risk analysis and insights tailored to specific business roles and needs.

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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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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

American International Group (AIG) reported first quarter net income attributable to shareholders of $698 million, down 41.5% from the same period a year ago.

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Law Sites

MAY 1, 2025

If you follow legal tech at all, you would be justified in suspecting that Tom Martin has figured out how to use artificial intelligence to clone himself.

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Law Sites

MAY 1, 2025

This week on How it Works, we’re joined by Daniel Diamond, Chief Revenue Officer at Alexi, for a brief demonstration of the software’s key features.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Dustin Childs can still describe the best demonstration of a winning hack at an international tournament he’s ever seen. It happened almost a decade ago.

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InHouseBlog

MAY 1, 2025

The 2025 landscape presents challenges for government attorneys. This guide offers a roadmap for navigating this consequential career pivot.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Texas Health and Human Services Commission late Wednesday began notifying another 33,529 recipients of state benefits that their private information had been improperly accessed.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 1, 2025

The RICS has produced a Practice Alert aimed specifically at those acting as expert witnesses in housing disrepair and other high volume cases. It some ways the Alert is surprising in that it says nothing new, that is most of.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Bennett Enterprises Inc., doing business as Ralphie’s Sports Eatery Company, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 1, 2025

We are looking at a case where the entire case was struck out on various grounds. The claimant did not attend the hearing to dispute the issues. However I have isolated one ground of the judgment which relates to a.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Southern Specialty Underwriters, with offices in Tampa and in Macon, Georgia, said it has rebranded to Arbour Specialty, an insurance broker in the Southeast. The company also named Rebecca Roberts as its new president.

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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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Complex Discovery

MAY 1, 2025

Editor’s Note: AI is no longer a support tool, its becoming the engine of entire businesses. This article introduces the concept of the zero-person startup, a company designed from the ground up to run autonomously with minimal human intervention. Powered by agentic AI and supported by blockchain infrastructure, these startups challenge conventional ideas of leadership, staffing, and corporate structure.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N has held up well in a rocky year for stocks, and shareholders this weekend will be seeking reassurance from Warren Buffett that they remain in good hands as tariff turmoil disrupts corporate America.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 1, 2025

Today has been a day for sending out useful links. Here we have a useful link for all those who are involved in inquests. A link to the Chief Coroner’s Guidance for Coroners on the Bench which was revised earlier.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

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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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Securities Docket

MAY 1, 2025

Imprisonment isnt an appropriate civil contempt sanction against an alleged fraudster who failed to pay the SEC under an earlier order because the defendant lacks access to the money, a federal court ruled. At issue is Red Rock Secured LLC account executive Anthony Spencers noncompliance with a February contempt order requiring him to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $1 million within 15 days.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Reinsurance prices have dropped since Florida’s 2022-2023 litigation reform measures were enacted, but the biggest rate reductions are mostly for reinsurance above what the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund provides, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. officials said this week.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 1, 2025

There is a new edition of the King’s Bench Guide. There are some additions and changes. In particular the Guide notes the difference between an application for an anonymity order made at an approval hearing and one that is not.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab prejudice at the Ivy League campus commissioned in the aftermath of last spring’s pro-Palestinian protests.

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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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Practice of Law

MAY 1, 2025

There are many ways for an attorney to make a name for themselves. They can earn a reputation as a ferocious negotiator, a dedicated public servant, or a personal injury lawyer renowned for getting their clients massive settlements. Being known as "the lawyer who puts a watermark of a purple dragon on every page of the legal documents he files" will likely make you famous as well, but it might not be the type of notoriety you want to have.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

California’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a national sanitation company for allegedly using “no-poach” agreements. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit this week against Packers Sanitiation Services, Inc. LTD., doing business as Fortrex (PSSI).

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Practice of Law

MAY 1, 2025

For younger members of the Westhill High School boys' varsity lacrosse team, getting invited to watch a game and get McDonald's with their older teammates probably sounded like a fun time. After what transpired, nobody involved ended up with a Happy Meal. An ill-advised hazing prank and a take-it-or-leave-it offer from a district attorney led to 11 players turning themselves in to avoid possible felony kidnapping charges.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

SmartChoice Names Caldwell CEO Smart Choice, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, restructured its executive leadership, naming Andrew Caldwell as CEO, while founder Doug Witcher has transitioned to the chairman of the board role.

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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.

Securities Docket

MAY 1, 2025

About a month ago, with Teslas stock sinking and some investors irritated about Elon Musks White House focus, Teslas board got serious about looking for Musks successor. Board members reached out to several executive search firms to work on a formal process for finding Teslas next chief executive, according to people familiar with the discussions. Tensions had been mounting at the company.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

First quarter net income for The Hanover Group grew to $128.2 million compared to $115.5 million during the same period a year ago. The Worcester, Massachusetts-based insurer’s Q1 combined ratio was 94.1, and improvement over 95.

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Securities Docket

MAY 1, 2025

Republican lawmakers advanced legislation that would eliminate the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the independent watchdog for firms that audit publicly traded companies, and move those responsibilities under the Securities and Exchange Commission. The House Financial Services Committee voted 30 to 22, along party lines, to advance the PCAOB measure as well as legislation to cut the budget for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 1, 2025

Last year, New York City settled 13,397 claims against it for a total cost of $1.94 billion, the most ever for one fiscal year, up from $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2023, the city’s financial monitor has reported. Police ($309.

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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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