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.
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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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.
IP Watchdog
JANUARY 17, 2025
This week in Other Barks and Bites: the Copyright Royalty Board announces audits into Section 112 and Section 114 statutory license royalty payments by iHeartMedia and others; the Ninth Circuit finds that kinetic, moveable sculptures may be sufficiently fixed to establish copyright protection; the USPTO publishes findings from economic studies showing that small and micro entity discounts are not doing enough to promote new patent applications; and more.
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Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with General Motors Co. over claims the automaker deceived drivers by collecting their personal data and sharing it with third parties.
SW&L Attorneys Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
I declare, under penalty of perjury, under the law of North Dakota, that the foregoing is true and correct. Does this sound familiar? If youve ever signed a legal document affirming the truthfulness of its information, you might recognize the phrase, which is coined an oath or a formal promise to tell the truth. It is usually written in sworn affidavits and declarations, documents requiring a notary, and applications obligating authenticity.
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Destination Articles Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Billing is one of the most critical aspects of running a successful legal practice. As a lawyer or paralegal, you are ethically obligated to do the bill accurately. The American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly Rule 1.5 , emphasize the importance of reasonable, clear, and transparent fees. Yet, billing remains one of the most common sources of disputes between attorneys and their clients.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
The “gap is closing” between commercial lines and personal lines underwriting results as the insurance industry overall is expected to continue its run of premium growth and improved underwriting results over the next 2 years.
Destination Articles Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Meeting your CLE (Continuing Legal Education) requirements is essential to maintaining your license. But have you ever considered how CLE requirements differ depending on where you practice? Each state in the U.S. has its own rules, ranging from the number of hours you need to complete to specific topics like ethics, diversity, technology, and new challenges like cybersecurity threats and changing data privacy laws.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
CoreLogic announced a preliminary range of insured losses for the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles of $35 billion to $45 billion, but there are a lot of factors that could change the numbers.
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Legal Dive
JANUARY 17, 2025
The agency claims the soda giant gave “unfair” pricing advantages to a larger retailer, forcing consumers to pay more at competing stores. Pepsi “strongly disputes” the allegations.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Two decades after its subsidiaries were deemed insolvent and 155 years after it was founded, one of the oldest insurance companies in the South has officially gone out of business.
Complex Discovery
JANUARY 17, 2025
Editor’s Note: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is transforming the industry at an unprecedented pace, bringing both promise and peril. This article explores the urgent need for standardized governance frameworks to manage the risks of health AI, featuring insights from leaders like Dr. Brian Anderson of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI).
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Badger Mutual Insurance Company, with a combined 227 years of providing farm, commercial, and personal policies, have finalized their affiliation agreement based on regulatory approval from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) …
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?
Legal Dive
JANUARY 17, 2025
The complaint filed Thursday includes the former CEO and CFO of the failed California-based bank, four other ex-executives and 11 former directors.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Deere & Co.
Legal Dive
JANUARY 17, 2025
PFAS settlements remain the biggest money source but privacy and DEI cases are rising and the arbitration defense is eroding, a Duane Morris analysis shows.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
South Korean investigators found feathers in both engines of the Boeing Co.
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Legal Dive
JANUARY 17, 2025
The unanimous ruling means a U.S. ban of the social media site will take effect, but could also press TikTok’s Chinese owner into serious sale talks.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here.
Complex Discovery
JANUARY 17, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article explores Californias proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), a development that is poised to shape the future of AI governance. For professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, understanding these regulations is essential, as they address transparency, fairness, and accountability in algorithm-driven decisions.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
California politicians are rushing to make it easier for residents to rebuild their homes incinerated in the Los Angeles firestorms.
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Destination Articles Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Billing is one of the most critical aspects of running a successful legal practice. As a lawyer or paralegal, you are ethically obligated to do the bill accurately. The American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly Rule 1.5 , emphasize the importance of reasonable, clear, and transparent fees. Yet, billing remains one of the most common sources of disputes between attorneys and their clients.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
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Destination Articles Blog
JANUARY 17, 2025
Meeting your CLE (Continuing Legal Education) requirements is essential to maintaining your license. But have you ever considered how CLE requirements differ depending on where you practice? Each state in the U.S. has its own rules, ranging from the number of hours you need to complete to specific topics like ethics, diversity, technology, and new challenges like cybersecurity threats and changing data privacy laws.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Juniper Re LLC, the specialist reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, announced its entry into the London market, appointing industry veteran Nick Hawke as head of office.
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
JANUARY 17, 2025
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Lyft of defrauding shareholders by waiting too long to correct a mistake in an earnings release that caused the ride-sharing company’s stock price to gyrate wildly. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco said shareholders in the proposed class action did not show why it was unreasonable for Lyft to need 42 minutes to fix its Feb. 13, 2024 release, instead of doing it immediately.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
Homeowners with mortgages who are at risk of flooding from rivers and creeks are more likely to be underinsured for floods than coastal residents, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Securities Docket
JANUARY 17, 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against New York-based investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP (collectively, Two Sigma) for breaching their fiduciary duties by failing to reasonably address known vulnerabilities in their investment models and for related compliance and supervisory failures, as well as for separately violating the Commissions whistleblower protection rule.
Insurance Journal
JANUARY 17, 2025
France has reinforced checks for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and issued alerts to veterinarians after an outbreak of the highly contagious virus was detected in cattle in Germany last week, prompting trade bans from several countries.
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