Law Sites
MAY 20, 2025
At its Momentum Global conference in Dallas today, legal technology company Aderant unveiled four new cloud-based financial management applications, marking a significant expansion of the company’s AI-powered offerings for law firms.
E-Discovery LLC
MAY 20, 2025
Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Lambert , __ Md. App. __, 2025 WL 1291491 (Appl. Ct. Md. May 5, 2025), addressed the important issue of apex depositions in the governmental context. Plaintiffs, a parent and a school-age minor, in a personal injury claim against a school system sought the depositions of nine high-ranking government employees.
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Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
The U.S. Senate will move this week to block California from enforcing a series of vehicle emissions standards that are tougher than the federal government’s, including first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
IP Watchdog
MAY 20, 2025
The union that represents U.S. actors, journalists and other artists has filed an Unfair Labor Practices complaint against the production company for the popular interactive video game, Fortnite. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), filed the complaint against Llama Productions, which is wholly owned by Epic Games, Inc., charging that the games use of artificial intelligence (AI) to recreate the voice of deceased actor James Earl Jones as Dar
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Insurance industry financial strength rating agency AM Best said today that a decision to stop updating a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disaster database could be detrimental to insurers and may require the rethinking of some products.
IP Watchdog
MAY 20, 2025
Woodward is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative corporate patent agent to join its legal team. This role plays a critical part in protecting the company's innovations by drafting, filing, and managing patent applications in close coordination with its engineers, inventors, and legal professionals. The ideal candidate will combine technical knowledge, legal insight, and exceptional analytical skills to support and advance Woodward's intellectual property strategy.
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Complex Discovery
MAY 20, 2025
Editor’s Note: In 2025, ComplexDiscovery O has expanded its coverage to include staff-driven photojournalistic efforts that highlight key people, events, and objects shaping history and current industry dynamics. This addition aims to offer a more immersive and visual understanding of the subjects under examination and topics covered, enhancing the depth and clarity of the insights provided.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Bayer is preparing a plan to settle some of its mass lawsuits over Roundup weedkiller in Missouri, and may also seek bankruptcy for its Monsanto unit if the effort fails, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
IP Watchdog
MAY 20, 2025
In a previous article, we analyzed the contours of the common law experimental use exemption. Now, we will explore the application of the exemption to common research activities, including those at universities and research institutions, in cases spanning recent decades. These cases illustrate the narrow confines of the experimental use exemption and its limited applicability in scenarios involving activities with direct or indirect commercial or business-related objectives.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announce that it has acquired 360 Underwriting (360), a managing general underwriter specializing in commercial construction.
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Expert Witness Blog
MAY 20, 2025
In the case of Courtland Co. v. Union Carbide Corp. , No. 2:19-cv-00894 (S.D.W. Va. Apr. 29, 2022), the testimony of a Hazardous Materials Expert Witness was pivotal in addressing claims of environmental contamination and evaluating the scientific reliability of expert methodologies in a hazardous materials dispute. Background of the Case Courtland Company filed a lawsuit against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), claiming that operations at UCC’s facility led to the release and migration of
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
An Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer has recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt over concerns they could contain pieces of plastic.
Your Trial Message
MAY 20, 2025
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: America’s civil litigation system can sometimes look a little like class warfare. On one side — often, but not always the defense — there will be an organization and a group of individuals who enjoy substantially more wealth than those on the other side.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
The European Union’s agriculture industry is losing 28 billion ($31.5 billion) a year due to increasing climate risks, such as droughts and flooding, according to a new study.
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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog
MAY 20, 2025
By John Patzakis and Chas Meier Are you tired of wasting hours each week fruitlessly searching across emails, documents, cloud services, and local drives? You’re not alone. Law firms and major enterprises are increasingly recognizing the inherent limitations of legacy enterprise search solutions and turning decisively toward X1 Search. X1 Search delivers a revolutionary user-based search experience that dramatically boosts productivity.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Thoma Bravo-backed Nearmap has agreed to buy insurance technology provider itel from private equity firm GTCR, the companies said on Tuesday, as it looks to expand its offerings across property portfolios. The deal values itel at over $1.
Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank, will soon allow clients to buy bitcoin despite CEO Jamie Dimons persistent criticism of the worlds largest cryptocurrency. Dimon, 69, announced the major U-turn at the banks annual investor day on Monday, where speculation continued to swirl over the future of the veteran banker, who has been in the top job for nearly two decades.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
New Jersey-based World Insurance Associates, one of the larger brokerages in the country, has continued its expansion plans with the recent acquisition of two agencies in South Carolina, the firm announced this week.
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?
Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
French crypto entrepreneurs will receive priority access to emergency police services and heightened security by the countrys government following a meeting with the countrys Interior Minister today. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau reportedly met with crypto industry players this morning and promised them security briefings from elite units, home security checks, privileged access to an emergency police line, and more anti-crypto asset laundering training in the force.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
A multiday severe weather outbreak across the central U.S. caused an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damages and economic loss, according to AccuWeather preliminary estimates. More than 70 tornadoes have been reported since May 16.
Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
What a difference a year makes. On January 20, 2025, the Commission entered a new period in its 90-year history, and SEC Speaks comes at a perfect time to discuss some of those changes. Financial regulatory policy can be a bit like navigating over the oceans. You want a North Star to guide you to your desired direction. You need to be observant of the weather and the seas while avoiding rocky outcrops and other obstacles.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Japan’s three major casualty insurers plan to sell a total of about 1.37 trillion ($9.5 billion) of cross-held shares in the fiscal year started April in a push to reduce strategic holdings in line with government policy.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
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Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
Exactly one month agoApril 19, 2025marked the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution… This little act of rebellion, which foreshadowed his much bigger act of rebellion, helped lay the groundwork for a nation that uniquely values human liberty, celebrates the independent spirit, and welcomes dissenting voices. Mine has been one of those voices over the past several years.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Monday it received approval from California to expand its robotaxi operations in more areas of the San Francisco Peninsula and further south, including San Jose.
Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
The SECs first enforcement action targeting an employees use of nonpublic information to trade in a competitors stock never should have gone to a jury, a former biotechnology executive told the Ninth Circuit. Medivation Inc.’s insider trading policy permitted the transactions at the center of the civil trial, meaning there was no duty not to trade, Matthew Panuwat said May 16 in his opening appellate brief.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Stablecoin legislation overcame a procedural blockade in the US Senate, marking a major victory for the crypto industry after a group of Democrats dropped their opposition Monday.
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Securities Docket
MAY 20, 2025
Thank you very much for coming to our first town hall meeting together. To those of you here with me at our headquarters in Washington, it is so great to see you. And, let me add an especial welcome to you who are joining from our regional offices around the country. I am pleased that we can meet today to discuss the SEC; our important mission on behalf of our fellow citizens, investors, and taxpayers; as well as some of my priorities as your new Chairman. […] We should not overlook the pa
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw has rejected an industry proposal to raise workers’ compensation rates by 7.1%. As a result, existing rates, which reflect a 14.
Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 20, 2025
We will, for the next few posts in this series, be working our way through one case. We have already looked at the judge’s observations in relation to the claimants’ witness statements. We now consider the issue of how much.
Insurance Journal
MAY 20, 2025
Shields Health Care Group has agreed to pay $15.3 million to settle federal and state class actions filed against it by patients over a 2022 data breach.
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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