Law Sites
MAY 5, 2025
PERSUIT, a technology company that specializes in outside counsel management for corporate legal departments, has acquired Apperio, a spend-management platform for corporate legal. The news comes as the CLOC Global Legal Institute, a conference devoted to legal operations professionals in corporate legal, kicks off today in Las Vegas.
E-Discovery LLC
MAY 5, 2025
In MyPillow Attys Blame Filing Error After Judge Suspects AI Use – Law360 (Apr. 28, 2025), Andrea Keckley reported that: Attorneys representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation lawsuit from a former Dominion Voting Systems Corp. executive have told a Colorado federal judge that a February brief the court suspected of being written with AI was a rough draft filed by mistake.
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Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Spain’s high-voltage electricity grid suffered more power generation disruptions than previously known ahead of the country’s largest ever blackout, the government said.
Complex Discovery
MAY 5, 2025
Editor’s Note: The one-year milestone of the Legal Data Intelligence initiative marks a meaningful step in the evolution of legal operations and information governance. As legal teams continue to face growing volumes of complex data, the LDI model offers a structured and practical approach to managing risk, improving collaboration, and aligning legal work with broader organizational goals.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Allstate Corp. CEO Tom Wilson said he does not expect auto insurers to get more aggressive on pricing as the industry’s increases seem to have leveled off.
Practice of Law
MAY 5, 2025
Fans of the iconic 1986 flick Top Gun were in for a nostalgic treat a few years ago with the release of its very belated sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. The action-packed movie brought back many of the cinematic stunts and the beloved protagonist of the original while introducing a fresh storyline and new characters. But now, the new blockbuster has become entangled in a legal dogfight.
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The Marshall Project
MAY 5, 2025
Joe Sextons sweeping narrative The Hardest Case for Mercy explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city just came true. On Saturday, voters living around SpaceX’s rocket testing and launch facility in South Texas approved a measure to incorporate the area as a new city.
Expert Witness Blog
MAY 5, 2025
In the case of Concho Resources Inc. v. Ellison , No. 13-20-00055-CV (Tex. App.Corpus Christi 2022), the involvement of an Oil & Gas Expert Witness was pivotal in addressing the admissibility of testimony regarding alleged lost production damages in an oil and gas dispute. Background of the Case Concho Resources Inc., an oil and gas company operating in Texas, entered into a dispute with Ellison related to alleged interference with oil production from a particular well.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Money laundering and cyber risks remained high in Switzerland, the head of the country’s financial market regulator said on Monday, while there was an increasing risk of individuals and trying to get around financial sanctions on Russia.
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IP Watchdog
MAY 5, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Cellspin Soft v. Fitbit, a case arguing in part that a district judge should have been recused due to her spouses financial ties to Google and her own ownership of Google stock through heavily managed investment funds. The petition for writ of certiorari, filed by Bluetooth media upload developer Cellspin in April, claimed that Rogers impartiality could reasonably be questioned based on those financial interests, some of which were only disclose
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
CNA Financial Corporation reported first quarter net income of $274 million, down 19% from the same period a year ago.
Planet Depos
MAY 5, 2025
Speakers/Presenters: Mansi Soni, Senior Product Manager Steno Products at Stenograph Dr. Michael Antonio Rodriguez, Court Reporter Paul Smakula, Court Reporter Rob Liefer, Court Reporter The post ASR Unleashed: Transforming Stenography with Expanded Services, Efficiency, and Productivity appeared first on Planet Depos.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
The man who fell from the top of a 21-foot-high wall onto the warning track at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night is awake and alert.
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
Securities Docket
MAY 5, 2025
Elsewhere on the SEC website, it still appears that the last time an SEC ALJ issued an initial decision on the merits of any case was nearly two years ago, on May 17, 2023. (See here: [link] By comparison, as of March 31, 2016, there were 78 cases pending before the SEC’s ALJs, and they collectively cranked out an astonishing 95 initial decisions in just the six-month period between October 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
A former Massachusetts state police sergeant was found guilty Friday of taking part in a scheme to take bribes, including a new snowblower and a driveway, in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests.
Complex Discovery
MAY 5, 2025
Editor’s Note: TikTok’s recent 530 million GDPR fine by the EU marks a defining moment in the global data privacy conversation. This high-profile case highlights the increasing scrutiny multinational tech companies face in safeguarding user data across jurisdictions. For professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, the ruling underscores the need for heightened diligence in cross-border data transfers, transparency in privacy practices, and proactive regula
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Members of a high school lacrosse program in upstate New York are accused of staging an armed abduction of younger players in a stunt that “went way beyond hazing,” prosecutors said this week.
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?
Securities Docket
MAY 5, 2025
The heads of two Congressional panels have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist Chinese groups, including Alibaba, that they say have military links that put US national security at risk. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House China committee, and Rick Scott, the Republican chair of the Senate committee on ageing, wrote to SEC chair Paul Atkins on Friday to ask his agency to take action against 25 Chinese groups listed on American exchanges.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
A senior UK minister [this week] will warn businesses to protect themselves against cyber threats after a spate of attacks on retailers including Marks & Spencer Group Plc.
Civil Litigation Brief
MAY 5, 2025
The principle that insurance payments aresometimes deducted from a claim for personal injury damages is overlooked. Here we are looking at two recent cases where this principle was considered and applied. In one case, at least, the principle does not.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) A record 1,120 people accused of being in the U.S.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Securities Docket
MAY 5, 2025
Arizona will not be investing in bitcoin (BTC), at least not this year. Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on Friday that would have allowed the state to hold the digital asset as part of its official reserves. The legislation, known as Senate Bill 1025, proposed using seized funds to invest in BTC and create a digital assets reserve managed by the state.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
The first three months of 2025 were the slowest quarter for insurance agency mergers and acquisitions since the second quarter 2020, according to investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners.
Securities Docket
MAY 5, 2025
Everything is securities fraud is a big theme around here, and I have mused in the past about how large language models might be securities fraud. One possibility is: You go to a chatbot, you type in is XYZ a good company, and the chatbot hallucinates an answer like yes they just discovered a cure for cancer or no they are doing huge fraud. You buy or sell the stock, relying on the chatbots answer, but its totally false and the stock moves in the wrong direction.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt released data last month on the amount paid by insurance companies for Kansas storm damage claims in 2024.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
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Securities Docket
MAY 5, 2025
Even before the start of the new Trump administration, corporate DEI initiatives faced increasing scrutiny. With the new administration, DEI initiatives face even greater scrutiny. Following Trumps January inauguration, the President and the Attorney General declared that the new administration intends to target what they have called illegal DEI. The administrations approach creates regulatory and enforcement risks for companies and their executives with respect to DEI issues.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. was fined 530 million ($600 million) by the European Union for illegally sending user data to China, and warned that it didn’t do enough to keep that information out of reach from Chinese state services.
IP Watchdog
MAY 5, 2025
In December 2024, the Biden Administration elected to end the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0, better known as AFCP 2.0. The choice to do away with what was a popular program was confusingto say the least. AFCP 2.0 was always touted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as being a part of the agencys desire to promote compact prosecution.
Insurance Journal
MAY 5, 2025
Global insurance broker Hub International Limited reported it has acquired the assets of Allegiant Global Partners, Inc. (AGP) of Boston. AGP is a health, welfare and risk consulting firm serving global employers.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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