The Marshall Project

MAY 21, 2025

Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, dont provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air even when their own policies require it.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted before being rejected and agreeing to an interim deal …

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IP Watchdog

MAY 21, 2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday in a precedential decision affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision finding that the mark VETEMENTS for clothing items is generic and merely descriptive without acquired distinctiveness under the doctrine of foreign equivalents.

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Litigation 67

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

A federal judge on Monday rejected Vanguard Group’s $40 million settlement with investors who claimed the mutual fund giant stuck them with inflated tax bills in its popular target-date funds. U.S.

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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

Trial Notebook

Complex Discovery

MAY 21, 2025

Editor’s Note: ComplexDiscovery staff were on-site in Tallinn for Latitude59s 2025 Thinking in Billions event, where defense, innovation, and investment leaders tackled the urgent question of how Europe can strengthen its technological and strategic autonomy. Co-hosted by Estonias Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and NATO DIANA, the event highlighted Estonias leadership while framing its initiatives as a scalable model for broader European action.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

A Republican proposal to block states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years drew opposition on from a bipartisan group of attorneys general in California, New York, Ohio and other states that have regulated high-risk uses of the technology.

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Technology 99

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Marks & Spencer Group Plc is facing a 300 million ($403 million) hit to operating profit this fiscal year from a cyberattack that’s still disrupting the company’s sales and operations.

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Retail 96

Securities Docket

MAY 21, 2025

A California bill aims to throw a wrench into plans by KMPG and law firms backed by outside investors to operate in the state from their perches in Arizona. The measure (A.B. 931), already passed by the state Assembly, would ban California lawyers and firms from sharing legal fees with out-of-state alternative business structures. It was introduced less than two weeks before KPMG won approval to launch a law firm in Arizona under the states alternative business structure program, positioning it

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Legal Services 52

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

The owner of a San Jose-based security company was sentenced after a California Department of Insurance investigation reportedly uncovered a multiyear scheme to underreport payroll and avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance premiums.

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Pleadings Insurance 92

Securities Docket

MAY 21, 2025

Haliey Welch, better known as Hawk Tuah Girl, is now distancing herself from last Decembers failed HAWK memecoin despite previously calling it a fully compliant, fan-focused token she was proud to launch. In a new episode of her Talk Tuah podcast, Welch claimed she was questioned by the FBI and handed over her phone to the SEC, but was ultimately cleared of wrongdoing.

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Global loss of tropical and boreal forests surged to a record high last year as unprecedented temperatures fueled fires, releasing more than four times the emissions of all air travel in 2023.

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Securities Docket

MAY 21, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Unicoin, Inc. and three of its top executivesCEO and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board chairwoman, and current board member; and former Chief Investment Officer Alex Dominguezfor false and misleading statements in an offering of certificates that purportedly conveyed rights to receive crypto assets called Unicoin tokens and an offering of Unicoin, Inc.s common stock.

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Real Estate 52

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

A software company that handles sensitive data for nearly every US federal agency was the victim of a cyber breach earlier this year due to a “major lapse” in security measures, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 21, 2025

Today we are taking a rare trip into the criminal courts, the Court of Appeal Criminal Division. However we are looking at an issue that affects most, if not all, lawyers. A client can attempt to blame their lawyer for.

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Witnesses Evidence 52

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Technology

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a Florida grower whose tainted cucumbers were linked to more than 550 illnesses last year.

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Insurance 84

Practice of Law

MAY 21, 2025

Laws surrounding marijuana cultivation, distribution, and use rank as some of the most diverse and confusing legislation around. Perhaps that's to be expected when they involve a substance that's either decriminalized or fully legal in the majority of states, yet remains classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on the federal level.

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Court Rules 40

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Amazon.com Inc.’s Zoox is expanding testing of its autonomous driving technology to Atlanta, moving in on a market where Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is expanding with Uber Technologies Inc.

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Technology Insurance 80

IP Watchdog

MAY 21, 2025

Earlier today, John Squires, who is President Trumps pick to become the next Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), had his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. For better or worse, the panel today also included nominees Stanley Woodward, Jr. for Associate Attorney General; T. Elliott Gaiser for Assistant Attorney General; and Joseph Edlow for Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, all of whom attracted more attention and que

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Technology 67

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?

Technology

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Corner Bar, which operates on South Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas, will pay $42,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.

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Securities Docket

MAY 21, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commissions new leader said May 20 that hes taking the regulator in a different direction and is prioritizing work on a cryptocurrency framework. SEC Chair Paul Atkins also said in testimony before Congress that the agency has sufficient resources to oversee the nations capital markets despite losing more than 600 employees this year roughly 15% of its staff to the Trump administrations buyout and early retirement offers.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

More than two months after a tornado demolished his Mississippi home, Brian Lowery still sifts through the rubble, hoping to find a tie clip his mother gave him, made from the center stone of her wedding band.

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Insurance 76

Securities Docket

MAY 21, 2025

… We have talked a couple of times recently about the latest thing, which is that he announced he would have a dinner party where he invited whoever bought the most Trumpcoin. The democratization of bribery, I called it. There was, as it were, a record date for the dinner: Whoever owns the most Trumpcoins as of May 12 gets to go to the dinner.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Washington’s insurance commissioner issued more than $500,000 in fines for insurance law violations, including $250,000 against an unlicensed insurer and $30,000 for illegal pet insurance sales.

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Insurance 72

Practice of Law

MAY 21, 2025

In the shadowy world of U.S. intelligence, a quiet revolution is underway. After former President Bidens administration spent years putting in place protections to safeguard Americans personal data, recent policy shifts under the Trump administration may have just undone all of that work. Data's Role in National Intelligence Even if just from spy movies, youll be aware of some of the big players in the U.S.

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Government and Public Sector Objections Technology 40

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Direct written premiums in the U.S. homeowners insurance market rose more than 13 percent in 2024, and the net combined ratio for the line fell below breakeven for the first time in five years.

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Insurance 72

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Russia will defend its vessels in the Baltic Sea by all legal means, the Kremlin said, days after briefly deploying a fighter jet as Estonian officials tried to halt a so-called shadow fleet tanker in their economic zone.

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Insurance 66

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

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Technology

Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

The Mexican navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge was underway for less than 5 minutes before its masts crashed into the historic span, and radio calls indicating it was in distress went out only 45 seconds before the …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

A British aviation firm contends in a lawsuit that a Florida aircraft management company failed to properly inspect a Learjet, botched repairs to landing gear which allegedly caused a tire blowout on landing then failed to verify inspection …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) One of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants has been damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning. Union Fire District Steve Pinch says firefighters arrived at 3:45 a.m.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Cyber insurers are offering tools that could significantly reduce your identity riskbut most organizations aren’t using them. One of the most significant advancements in the sector is the increased emphasis on loss control services.

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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.