Lawmatics

JULY 15, 2025

SAN DIEGO, July 15 — Lawmatics announced today that it has been named a winner in the 2025 Sammy – Sales and Marketing Awards , presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The company was listed in the Growth Catalyst category for its impact in transforming how law firms attract, retain, and serve clients. “Sales and marketing are now operating as one, which means success demands not just great ideas or great tools, but a team that brings both together,” said Russ Fordyce, CEO of the Business

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My Shingle

JULY 15, 2025

If you’ve been wondering how attorneys are actually using AI—not hypotheticals, but real tools in real practices—this is your chance to see it all in action. The AI Teach-In Recordings are now available for lifetime access. More than 20 practicing lawyers walk through how they’re using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI tools for everything from discovery… The post Want to See What Lawyers Are Actually Doing with AI?

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E-Discovery LLC

JULY 15, 2025

A motion for spoliation sanctions was held to be “premature,” and the motion was denied without prejudice, in Taylor v. Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. , 2025 WL 1758347, at *15 (M.D.N.C. May 28, 2025), report and recommendation adopted , 2025 WL 1755911 (M.D.N.C. June 25, 2025). The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (and the Maryland Rules) are silent on the timing of spoliation motions.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced today that the UK will introduce a captive insurance company regime – a decision that was welcomed by brokers and trade associations across the London market.

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

Join this session to get a fresh look at how AI tools can help you work smarter, faster, and more effectively! Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk you through the complete journey of a legal case—from the first client meeting through the final outcome—while showing you how artificial intelligence can transform your daily work at each important step.

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Complex Discovery

JULY 15, 2025

Editor’s Note: AI-driven “vibe coding” is quickly redefining how software is developed, shifting the paradigm from traditional coding to natural language prompting. This groundbreaking approach, popularized by Andrej Karpathy, empowers non-technical users to build applications rapidly, but it also opens new doors to cybersecurity threats and regulatory scrutiny.

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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

JULY 15, 2025

By John Patzakis Corporate legal departments face ever-increasing costs and risk related to eDiscovery, driven largely by excessive and indiscriminate data collection. Many organizations default to an overbroad “collect everything” approach out of an abundance of caution or due to inefficient workflows imposed by third-party service providers or even outside counsel.

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Practice of Law

JULY 15, 2025

It's easy to understand the temptation. Instead of spending time and money poring through caselaw to find support and precedent for an argument in a filing for a client, a well-crafted request to generative artificial intelligence (GAI) can return a bevy of responses in a flash. Not only do they fit your stance perfectly, it would have taken you forever to find some of the more obscure ones.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Strategic partnerships between re/insurers and alternative investment managers, the use of offshore platforms, and a fourth consecutive record year of annuity sales led to continued reinsurance growth in the U.S. in 2024.

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Practice of Law

JULY 15, 2025

Stanford University Economics Professor Nicholas Bloom conducted a study about remote work last year, and the results make a compelling case for hybrid work. He found that employees working from home two days per week were just as productive (and as likely to be promoted) as their in-office counterparts. Even more striking, employees with hybrid schedules were less likely to quit their jobs, suggesting that flexibility can improve retention.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer.

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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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Practice of Law

JULY 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced plans to shift its MIMF (Market Integrity and Major Frauds) Unit, which had previously focused on money market and procurement fraud, into a new division tentatively called the Market, Government, and Consumer Fraud Unit. This group will focus on policing instances of tariff payment evasion. While ever-shifting tariffs can pose confusion and uncertainty for businesses, the move indicates the DOJ's intent to try to enforce tariffs currently

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

A new Pennsylvania law intended to crack down on AI-powered fraud and financial crimes makes it a felony to use artificial intelligence to produce non-consensual “forged digital likenesses” like deepfakes or voice clones to injure, financially exploit, or scam people.

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Securities Docket

JULY 15, 2025

SEC stated enforcement priority under this administration: Insider trading Number of new SEC insider trading actions filed since Chairman Atkins was sworn in back in April: One… and this was filed last week. There are a lot of rational explanations for this, including: (1) SEC investigations take a long time, so the current administration has barely had time to scratch the surface on new insider trading matters; and (2) older insider trading investigations have been caught in the logjam of

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Helvetia Holding AG and Baloise Holding AG hired strategy consultant McKinsey for advice on Europe’s biggest insurance deal this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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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

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IP Watchdog

JULY 15, 2025

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision in Shockwave Medical, Inc. v. Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. dismissing cardiovascular health company Shockwave Medical’s appeal arguing that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erroneously relied on applicant admitted prior art (AAPA) in finding its patent claims obvious.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The best way to tell that the California homeowners insurance market has been a bear is to see where buyers facing higher rates and lack of options in traditional markets are going for alternatives.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 15, 2025

Thirty-one artists from across Europe posted videos today urging the EU Commission to “Stay True to the [AI] Act.” The slogan is part of a campaign that criticizes the EU’s implementation of the European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which the campaign’s website says “should protect artists” but that the EU is instead “watering down the legislation – failing to hold AI companies to account.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it would cut funding for a national network of centers that have supported thousands of small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses.

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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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Securities Docket

JULY 15, 2025

Vanguard, the $10 trillion asset manager known in crypto circles for blocking client access to bitcoin ETFs, has emerged as the largest institutional shareholder of Strategy (MSTR), a company whose business model is built around buying and holding bitcoin. According to Bloomberg, Vanguard now owns more than 20 million shares of MSTR — over 8% of the company — surpassing Capital Group as the top institutional holder.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

British farmers are facing increased fire risks to both their fields and harvesting machines, following a long spell of hot, dry weather.

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Securities Docket

JULY 15, 2025

Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Jason Spitalnick has joined the firm’s Denver office as Partner in the Litigation, Investigations, & Trials Practice Group. Spitalnick focuses his practice on securities enforcement defense, white collar defense, internal investigations, and commercial litigation. Source: Snell & Wilmer’s Denver Office Welcomes New Partner, Jason Spitalnick – Law Offices of Snell & Wilmer The post Snell & Wilmer’s Denver Office Welcomes New Pa

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The European Central Bank’s next stress test will ask lenders to come up with hypothetical situations in which risks like trade disruptions or wars could hit their financial strength.

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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!

Technology

Securities Docket

JULY 15, 2025

We are pleased to share that Jeremy Gellis has joined Harper Grey as Associate Counsel in our Securities Group. With over twenty-five years of experience, Jeremy is a recognized leader in securities litigation. During his tenure, Jeremy has established a reputation as knowledgeable and reliable, with strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, and an adept understanding of complex corporate finance and securities regulations.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Leaders at one of the largest national insurance defense firms believe they have identified the causes of nuclear verdicts—and developed a comprehensive litigation strategy that negates them.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 15, 2025

We are returning to the issue of non-party disclosure, indeed to the same case as the previous post. That post highlighted the Master's concerns about the way in which claimant's application had been conducted.  The same judgment also contains a.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

The Texas Department of Insurance shared a bulletin on flooding disaster guidance in light of the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country.

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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!

Litigation

Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 15, 2025

The “Proving things” series has proven to be very resilient and very long lasting. It started in February 2016 and, as of today, there are 267 posts under this heading.  More often than the matters covered relate to “not proving.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence, a study found, suggesting the new technology is accentuating a slowdown in the nation’s labor market.

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Securities Docket

JULY 15, 2025

I think there are two meanings of the word “tokenization”: One idea is that there are some technical benefits to wrapping various financial instruments in tokens that trade on a blockchain. […] Another idea is that if you say the word “blockchain” then regulators will get confused, traditional securities laws won’t apply, and you’ll be able to sell financial assets — private-company stock, real estate, etc. — without complying with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s registration a

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Worker safety regulators in Washington are warning businesses that temperatures and wildfire smoke are making for hazardous conditions for outdoor workers.

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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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