Attorney at Work
MAY 6, 2025
Susan Cohodes | Don't allow AI to replace your crucial "lawyer's voice." The post AI Is No Substitute for a Lawyer’s Voice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Law Sites
MAY 6, 2025
Vals AI has put out an open call for legal technology vendors to participate in its legal AI benchmarking studies, including its upcoming evaluation of U.S. legal research tools. Readers may recall that, in February, Vals AI issued the first-of-its-kind benchmark study of legal AI tools.
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Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Florida lawmakers late last week gave final approval to a long-debated condominium bill, one designed to give condo owners a little relief on the high cost of bringing structures up to code.
Complex Discovery
MAY 6, 2025
Editors Note: Processing electronically stored information (ESI) is no longer a back-office utility in the eDiscovery workflowits a strategic pivot point that defines both risk and readiness. In this data-rich update from ComplexDiscovery O, industry professionals gain an in-depth look at the evolving role, cost dynamics, and future trajectory of eDiscovery processing.
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Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on May 3 rejected a resolution requiring the company to report on risks from its subsidiaries’ race-based initiatives, one of seven proposals tied to diversity, artificial intelligence and other issues that were voted down.
Your Trial Message
MAY 6, 2025
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: These are trying times for those of us who are looking to see whether American rule of law can survive its current challenges.
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Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 6, 2025
This blog celebrates its 12th anniversary next month. Civil Litigation Brief started as a column in the Solicitors Journal 35 years ago. Over that time many people have helpfully sent me and pointed me me to cases of interest. In.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
(THE CONVERSATION) The National Hurricane Center‘s forecasts in 2024 were its most accurate on record, from its one-day forecasts, as tropical cyclones neared the coast, to its forecasts five days into the future, when storms were only beginning to come …
IP Watchdog
MAY 6, 2025
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has come under fire from patent owners since virtually the beginning of its existence. Once predicted to handle between 450 to 500 challenges a year, between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, the PTAB received 1,395 petitions. At this level, the number of challenges is roughly triple the number of challenges predicted at the dawn of the PTAB era.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has secured a $4.93 million judgment against Planet Zaza of East Haven and its owner, Mohamed Alraishani, following “persistent illegal cannabis sales in spite of a court order and repeated law enforcement visits.
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IP Watchdog
MAY 6, 2025
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation that was recorded at the end of our AI 2025 program in front of a live studio audience. Joining me were Stephanie Curcio, Clint Mehall, and John Rogitz, who make up the new IPWatchdog Advisory Committee. They have all been long-time attendees at our events, they often speak on panels, they often written articles for us, and now they will help advise me with respect to programs and continue to provide content for IPWatchdog.com.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Aon Promotes Lyons to Bermuda CEO of Reinsurance Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Amanda Lyons had been appointed CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions Ltd. in Bermuda, effective July 1. The appointment is subject to regulatory and immigration approvals.
Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 6, 2025
How far should leading counsel, or counsel generally, be involved in the preparation of expert reports and witness statements? One obvious reply is “not at all”, given that the evidence should come from the expert or witness. These issues were.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a high-speed line traveling south from Madrid to Seville were stolen at five locations, authorities said Monday.
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Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 6, 2025
There are many ways in which a court can approach a claim for loss of earnings. There are as many ways in which a claim for loss of earnings can go wrong. In recent weeks I have written about cases.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
DoorDash Inc. is committing $5 million to back political candidates in New York City and state-level races in New Jersey this year, becoming the latest technology company to disclose its lobbying efforts ahead of local elections in the tristate area.
Complex Discovery
MAY 6, 2025
Editor’s Note: Skype’s retirement in May 2025 marks the end of a transformative era in global communicationand the beginning of a broader conversation about digital evolution and resilience. Born from Estonias fertile tech ecosystem, Skype didnt just revolutionize how we connect; it showcased the Baltic nation’s outsized influence in shaping the modern digital landscape.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, hired Ramu Lingala as the successor to Tony Laska, executive vice president and chief information officer. Laska announced his plans for retirement at the end of 2025 last year. Lingala joined Encova in February.
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?
E-Discovery Team
MAY 6, 2025
The article discusses a competitive evaluation of AI models, particularly focusing on the latest release, ChatGPT o3, in a series of bot battles. Following previous assessments, where ChatGPT 4o (Omni) was the leading AI, ChatGPT o3, named Scorpio, is now pitted against existing models, including a newer contender, ChatGPT 4.5 (Orion). Scorpio completes a Florida Bar exam essay, showcasing improved legal reasoning and structure, including an executive summary and thorough analysis of contract is
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Alphabet Inc.’s Google should be forced to sell off two of its businesses that help websites buy, sell and serve online advertising after a judge found the company illegally monopolized those markets, the Justice Department said.
IP Watchdog
MAY 6, 2025
Dr. Stephen Thaler, who has been fighting to have his AI machines recognized as both inventors and creators on several fronts for the last few years, has petitioned for rehearing of his case in Thaler v. Perlmutter by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which in March affirmed the denial of a copyright application filed by one of Thalers generative AI systems.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to first quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index. Compared to fourth quarter 2024, all lines experienced a decrease in average premium renewal rates except umbrella.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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SW&L Attorneys Blog
MAY 6, 2025
Contributor: Adam Justinger Introduction Have you ever applied for a concealed weapons license (CWL)? Have you ever been denied a CWL? Being denied a CWL in North Dakota can be frustrating especially if you believe the decision was wrong or based on outdated or incomplete information. Fortunately, North Dakota law provides a process to appeal a denial or revocation of a CWL.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Gallagher announced it has acquired Turkey-based Aspera Sigorta ve Reasrans Brokerlii A.. (Aspera). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2022, Aspera is a boutique insurance and reinsurance broker specializing in industrial property, power & energy, plus construction.
Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 6, 2025
The case we are looking at today involves the consequences, for the solicitors, of failing to serve a claim form. In an earlier case extensions of time for service of a claim form were set aside. The client instructed new.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. In a decision on Monday, U.S.
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!
E-Discovery Team
MAY 6, 2025
The article by Ralph Losey explores the symbolic parallels between a 500-year-old Tarot deck and modern AI challenges. It outlines the dangers of AI, emphasizing themes like reckless innovation, black-box opacity, environmental impacts, and social isolation, illustrated through traditional Tarot archetypes. Each card depicts a specific fear, linking historical symbolism to contemporary issues, such as bias in decision-making and emotional manipulation.
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
A net 30,000 New Yorkers fled the city for Florida’s Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties in the five years through 2022, taking with them a combined $9.2 billion in income, a new report shows.
Securities Docket
MAY 6, 2025
Today, the SEC filed its brief opposing Supreme Court review of a First Circuit opinion, openly attacking the Second Circuit’s decision in Govil, which properly held that disgorgement requires proof of pecuniary harm to actual victims. Despite changes in the Commission’s makeup, the “new” SEC is doubling down on the same flawed legal position it pursued unsuccessfully in Govil: that it can extract disgorgement from defendants (on top of civil penalties designed to punish
Insurance Journal
MAY 6, 2025
Insurtech Lemonade reported a first quarter 2025 net loss of about $62.4 million compared to a loss of $47.3 million a year ago during the same time.
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