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Thomson Reuters Teases Upcoming Release of Agentic CoCounsel AI for Legal, Capable of Complex Workflows

Law Sites

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of the “next gen” of its CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform, marking what the company describes as a fundamental shift from AI assistants that respond to prompts to intelligent agentic systems that can plan, reason and execute complex multi-step workflows within professional environments.

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Ron Perelman’s Fight Over $410 Million in Art Insurance Goes to Trial

Insurance Journal

Nearly seven years after a fire ripped through Ron Perelman’s Hamptons home, he is asking a New York state judge to force insurers to pay him more than $400 million for five paintings he says were damaged in the blaze.

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Legal Research Startup Midpage Raises $4M, Launches Proposition Search Feature, Channeling the Spirit of Casetext

Law Sites

Earlier today, I wrote about the latest iteration of CoCounsel, the AI product originally developed by Casetext before it was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023 for a whopping $650 million in cash.

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Homeowner’s Failure to Read Doesn’t Clear Agency of Negligence Claim – NC High Court

Insurance Journal

A North Carolina insurance agency cannot escape a lawsuit brought by a homeowner who was denied coverage after a hurricane because key elements of the property were not mentioned in the coverage application.

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Prep with Purpose: How to Build Better Trial Binders

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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DOES EVERY DOG DESERVE ONE BITE? LIABILITY FOR ANIMALS – RECENT CASES CONSIDERED: WEBINAR 6th JUNE 2025

Civil Litigation Brief

It is difficult to find anyone who has a good word to say about Section 2 of the Animals Act, this webinar looks at recent cases relating to liability for animals and the practical steps litigators can take when considering.

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Ron Perelman’s Fight Over $410 Million in Art Insurance Goes to Trial

Insurance Journal

Nearly seven years after a fire ripped through Ron Perelman’s Hamptons home, he is asking a New York state judge to force insurers to pay him more than $400 million for five paintings he says were damaged in the blaze.

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EU Votes to Curb China’s Access to Medical Device Procurement

Insurance Journal

The European Union agreed overwhelmingly to curb Chinese medical device manufacturers’ access to public procurement contracts in the bloc, according to people familiar with the matter.

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[Educational Webcast] Faster Finds, Fewer Files: A Smarter Approach to Email Investigations

Complex Discovery

Editors Note: In the rapidly evolving digital investigation landscape, email remains a central and often complex evidence sourcecritical in legal discovery, cybersecurity incident response, and regulatory compliance audits. However, conventional approaches to email investigations, typically involving full-mailbox acquisitions and manual review, are increasingly unsustainable in light of surging data volumes, privacy concerns, and pressing time constraints.

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People Moves: Former NH Commissioner Nicolopoulos Joins Davis & Towle as CEO

Insurance Journal

Davis & Towle Insurance Group, headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, named former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner, Christopher Nicolopoulos as the agency’s new chief executive officer.

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AI Can Improve Great Lawyers—But It Can’t Replace Them

E-Discovery Team

The article discusses the anxieties surrounding the rise of legal AI and the fear of lawyers being replaced by machines. Despite concerns about automation, the author argues that not all aspects of legal judgment can be encoded in AI. The most valuable legal skills are contextual and emergent, relying on human intuition, creativity, and adaptability.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

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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How to Achieve Audit-Ready Hierarchies in Insurance

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance is a business built on relationships, as anyone will tell you.

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THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF PLEADINGS 14: THE DEFENDANT COULD GIVE EVIDENCE OF MATTERS THAT WERE NOT PLEADED

Civil Litigation Brief

Today we are looking at a case where the judge rejected an argument that evidence could not be given because the particular issue had not been pleaded. The judge held that, on the facts of this case, the evidence was.

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InterWest Acquires Armstrong & Associates Insurance Services

Insurance Journal

InterWest Insurance Services has acquired Armstrong & Associates Insurance Services in California. Martin Armstrong will remain in a leadership role, with all employees coming over to InterWest.

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US Supreme Court turns away challenge by Alpine Securities to FINRA | Reuters

Securities Docket

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge by broker-dealer Alpine Securities claiming that the enforcement power given by the federal government to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street’s self-regulator, is unconstitutional. The justices turned away Salt Lake City-based Alpine’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that allowed FINRA to move forward with an enforcement action against the company for allegedly stealing more than $54.5 million f

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Fresh Out of School: How to Become an Expert Paralegal

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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Demand for Pet Insurance Rises as Majority Owners Underestimate Cost of Care

Insurance Journal

Costs associated with pet care continue to rise, according to consumer financing company Synchrony’s 2025 Pet Lifetime of Care Study, which found an increase of 10% for dogs and close to 20% for cats since 2022.

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No Good Morning for Aniston Stalker as He's Found Unfit To Stand Trial

Practice of Law

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle believed God had made it his divine mission to court actress Jennifer Aniston and win her heart. Due to his ill-conceived actions, he found himself engaging in an entirely different type of courting - the criminal kind. Much like his plans to be with Aniston, his day in court has been delayed beyond his control. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge, on the recommendations of two court-appointed psychiatrists, ruled on May 29, 2025, that Carwyle was currently unfit for a trial d

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U.S. Lawmakers Unveil CLARITY Act Regulating Digital Assets – “The Defiant”

Securities Docket

A bipartisan group of House members has introduced a draft bill regulating the broad cryptocurrency market. As expected, the CLARITY Act of 2025 grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) broad authority over most crypto assets, significantly reducing the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) role in overseeing digital assets. The bill originated from the House Committee on Agriculture, which oversees the CFTC, underscoring the authority the agency will have.

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Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025

Civil Litigation Brief

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 30th May 2025 that there is to be areduction in the interest rates paid on funds in the Court Funds Office. Photo bymicheile hendersononUnsplash THE ANNOUNCEMENT The announcement can be found here. “In.

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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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‘AI washing’: regulatory and private actions to stop overstating claims | Reuters

Securities Docket

The SEC recently reaffirmed that AI was one of its examination priorities for fiscal year 2025. In recent remarks an SEC attorney explained that the SEC is focused on “rooting out” the misuse of artificial intelligence by brokerage firms and publicly traded companies. Madiha Zuberi, an enforcement attorney working on the SEC’s newly constituted cybersecurity and emerging technologies unit, said that the agency is focused on both how public companies and startups discuss their u

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Referee Suggests COVID-19 'Brain Fog' Responsible for Attorney's Courtroom Transgressions

Practice of Law

Coronavirus disease 2019, better known as COVID-19, hit the entire world in 2020. Effectively shutting down the planet as scientists and researchers sought means to counteract its deadly touch, the highly contagious illness is determined to have claimed more than seven million lives since the outbreak. As it mutates into new strains, COVID-19 remains a health threat and a political hot button.

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Winston & Strawn LLP Announces Former U.S. Attorney Matt Graves Joining Washington, D.C. Office as Partner | Winston & Strawn

Securities Docket

Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Matt Graves has joined the firms Litigation Department as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Matt brings more than 20 years of high-profile litigation experience to Winston, further strengthening the firms White Collar & Government Investigations Practice. Source: Winston & Strawn LLP Announces Former U.S.

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Deep Strike: Ukraine’s Drone Offensive Shakes Russia’s Strategic Core

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: This narrative summary of the Institute for the Study of War’s June 1, 2025, campaign update captures a significant escalation in Ukraines use of asymmetric warfarespecifically, its unprecedented drone strike campaign deep inside Russian territory. It reflects Ukraine’s shifting strategy from defensive resilience to strategic offensive disruption, revealing new vulnerabilities within the Russian militarys rear-area infrastructure.

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Smarter Patent Family Research: The Tools And Tactics You Need Now

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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Rear Seat Reminders: A Simple Alert That Can Save a Child’s Life

SW&L Attorneys Blog

Contributors: Nathan Severson and Kylee Carlin As the summer season approaches in North Dakota and Minnesota, routines shift, school drop-offs become daycare runs, and road trips and family outings increase. Amid these changes, it’s crucial to remain vigilant about child safety in vehicles. One often-overlooked danger is the risk of inadvertently leaving a child in a hot car, which can lead to tragic consequences.

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LA City Council Passes Budget That Trims Fire, Police Spending

Insurance Journal

The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor Karen Bass’s plans to increase public safety spending, in an effort to reduce layoffs amid a nearly $800 million deficit.

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Quantum Computers and the Evolution of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

The topic this week is quantum computers. It is quite a niche topic and finding people who actually know what they're talking about is not particularly easy, but this is an enormously important topic that we should all know something about because for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve all its full potential, we are going to need much better and much faster computers.

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Skechers Shareholder Sues Footwear Maker for Details on $9.4B 3G Buyout

Insurance Journal

A Skechers USA shareholder has sued the footwear maker for more details about its $9.4 billion buyout by private equity firm 3G Capital, saying the decision by Skechers’ founder and controlling shareholder to sell raises “red flags.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

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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Elon Musk’s Smashup of the SEC Won’t Be Soon Forgotten – Barron’s

Securities Docket

For nearly 31 years, I was what President Donald Trump would call a corrupt, incompetent and unnecessary deep state bureaucrat. The Securities and Exchange Commission was my professional home under leadership appointed by both parties. Before my retirement this year, I watched with alarm as the agency was being damaged by people who havent the vaguest clue what public service means.

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People Moves: Lloyd’s Makes Executive Team Changes

Insurance Journal

Lloyd’s, headquartered in London, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance market for global risk, made several new appointments and updates to its executive team.

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The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients – WSJ

Securities Docket

At a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the countrys biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that arent afraid of a fight. Cucinella, head of litigation and regulatory inquiries at the business headed by Republican megadonor Ken Griffin, made no mention of politics.

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Google to Spend $500M Revamping Compliance in Shareholder Settlement

Insurance Journal

Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the search engine company of antitrust violations, settlement papers show.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

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.