Percipient

JANUARY 22, 2025

Keeping track of contracts can quickly become overwhelmingevery deadline, clause, and renewal demands attention. Yet, research shows that 81% of businesses plan to implement automation to their contract management processes. Why? Because its not just about saving timeits about avoiding costly mistakes and improving outcomes. AI-powered tools are reshaping the way organizations handle contracts, from automating routine tasks to identifying risks and providing actionable insights.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Last week, patent data tracking firm IFI CLAIMS published its annual rankings of the Top 50 U.S. Patent Assignees and the Top 10 Fastest Growing Technologies of 2024, providing a snapshot of the worlds most innovative companies and rapidly advancing tech sectors by analyzing U.S. patent grants totals over the last calendar year. Although U.S. patent grants increased overall last year, pointing to the strength of the domestic market, foreign economic rival China continued to make significant gain

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

The U.S. Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office last week released what it called the “most comprehensive data on homeowners insurance in history.” Weeks after a U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Dear Howard Lutnick [the Trump Nominee for Commerce Secretary]: In this busy transition season from one administration to the next, I am here to help! Lucky you! I have already penned an open letter to [the Department of Government Efficiency] DOGE regarding patents and America. I understand you are now interviewing candidates for the job of Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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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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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 22, 2025

Website trends have shifted dramatically over the past year, driven by the rapid rise of AI and evolving user expectations. The post Law Firm Website Design Trends for 2025: Elevate Your Online Presence appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

After Hurricane Milton swept through parts of southwestern Florida in October, aerial drone images showed condominium buildings with large sections of their roof membranes peeled back like blankets on a beach, exposing the buildings to water intrusion.

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Newport Beach California Business Litigation Law B

JANUARY 22, 2025

In California, trade secrets can include anything from customer lists and devices to business plans, programs or special recipes. Protecting your company’s valuable information is crucial in today’s competitive business world. The California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) provides legal protection to such information, as long as the company takes reasonable steps to keep it secret.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

New estimates peg insured losses to property from the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angels together will fall between $28 billion and $35 billion, which includes losses to the California FAIR Plan.

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Legal Dive

JANUARY 22, 2025

“We’re pleased to resolve this matter,” a BlackRock spokesperson told ESG Dive. The agreement dismisses the state’s 2023 lawsuit and does not find that the investment firm violated any laws.

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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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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion and $45 billion.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JANUARY 22, 2025

In Kington SARL v Thames Water Utilities Holdings Ltd (Rev1) [2025] EWHC 84 (Ch) Mr Justice Trower rejected the applicant’s application to rely on expert evidence. The proposed expert report was to “uncertain” and, in any event, unlikely to assist.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

India widened backing for Russian insurers as the largest buyer of Moscow’s seaborne crude strives to keep discounted barrels flowing, after the US imposed fresh sanctions earlier this month.

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Valdosta Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Shared custody is the standard outcome in most divorce scenarios. When parents decide they can no longer live together, they have to find a way to divide parental rights and responsibilities. The ideal in such scenarios is typically co-parenting. Co-parenting occurs when two parents work together closely to meet the needs of their children as consistently and effectively as possible.

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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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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly account for the increasing impact of climate change.

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Valdosta Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Most people get married with the expectation of staying with their spouses forever. However, a variety of challenging circumstances can force people to compromise that goal. Adultery, abuse, addiction, differing values and other factors can make a marriage unsustainable. People considering divorce often think of marital dissolution as a sign of personal failure.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models.

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Complex Discovery

JANUARY 22, 2025

Editors Note: This article delves into the critical insights from the AI and Cybersecurity: Balancing Risks and Rewards report, released by the World Economic Forum in partnership with the University of Oxford. It offers a detailed exploration of AI’s transformative role in industries while addressing the cybersecurity challenges that accompany its adoption.

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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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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Travelers Cos. said fourth quarter 2024 and full year net income increased 28% and 67% on string underlying underwriting results. Travelers posted fourth quarter net income of about $2.1 billion compared to about $1.

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Legal Dive

JANUARY 22, 2025

By treating the in-house team’s work as scalable product that aligns with business needs, general counsel can put to rest the idea of legal as only a cost center.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

AXA XL is partnering with London GreenCity, the UK’s first accelerator for development-stage climate tech entrepreneurs, to offer expertise in insurance and risk management to the accelerator’s members.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JANUARY 22, 2025

This post is another in the series of repeats of the series on advocacy. This blog has many posts that record cases where judges have been critical of the contents (and usually length) of skeleton arguments. A remedy for most.

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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!

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JANUARY 22, 2025

Every year this blog covers numerous cases where claimants (and occasionally defendants) come to grief in relation to service of the claim form. The frustrating issue in relation to service issues is that most (if not all) of the problems.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years.

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Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

By Chas Meier and John Patzakis In our recent blog post , we outlined the challenges associated with inactive mailboxes in Microsoft 365. The response was very positive, and this post dives a bit deeper into the specific challenges with MS Purview in addressing inactive mailboxes, including some hidden pitfalls and risks that many enterprises may not be aware of.

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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!

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

Average workers’ compensation loss costs for the voluntary market in Tennessee will drop by 3.6% starting March 1, marking the 12th straight year for decreases in the state.

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Primafact

JANUARY 22, 2025

If your team has upgraded to Primafact 6, taking the time to update your Case Templates is a smart move. While you can continue using your existing templates, adapting to the new format in Primafact 6 can significantly streamline your workflow and boost efficiency.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 22, 2025

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who were victimized. U.S.

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Complex Discovery

JANUARY 22, 2025

Editor’s Note: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) finds itself navigating another cybersecurity challenge, as allegations emerge of a breach by the hacker “IntelBroker.” While the validity of these claims remains under investigation, the incident highlights the ongoing vulnerabilities faced by even the most sophisticated enterprises.

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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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