IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2025

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a sharply critical report concluding that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has failed to effectively assess and manage its initiatives aimed at improving patent quality. The April 2025 reportprepared in response to a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Propertyfound that the agency's efforts to improve patent examination are hampered by poor planning, inadequate oversight and mi

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, announced that Patrick Tiernan has been appointed as chief executive officer by the Council of Lloyd’s, succeeding John Neal.

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Expert Witness Blog

MAY 8, 2025

In the case of Anderson v. Jim’s Restaurants, Inc. , filed in January 2022 in San Antonio, Texas, the testimony of a Restaurants Expert Witness played a pivotal role in assessing the safety standards and maintenance practices of the establishment. Background of the Case Chris and Catherine Anderson were dining at a Jim’s Restaurants location when a large plate glass window suddenly shattered near their table.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Connecticut-based Paragon Insurance Holdings announced that its specialty media and contingency platform, Reel Media Insurance Services, has acquired WISE Risk, a wholesaler for event-driven and specialty insurance products.

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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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E-Discovery Team

MAY 8, 2025

In Ralph Losey's May 2025 post, he examines the dualities of innovation and risk in artificial intelligence, likening AI development to the archetypes of the Fool and the Magician. As AI advances from theoretical concepts to practical applications, various dangers emerge, such as bias, mass surveillance, and unemployment. The post references 22 archetypal risks illustrated through historical card symbols that highlight the challenges posed by generative AI technologies.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

As weather-driven catastrophes become more common and severe, commercial property owners and the agents who serve them are reassessing risks and coverage to get more build for their buck.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Aspen Insurance priced its New York initial public offering within its marketed range on Wednesday, raising $397.5 million for the Bermuda-based specialty insurer. The Apollo Global Management-owned insurer sold 13.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2025

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), on Wednesday, May 7, designated a recent Director Review decision issued by Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Coke Morgan Stewart, as informative. The decision clarified that a district courts final judgment of invalidity favors denial of inter partes review (IPR) under the Fintiv framework.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

JEROME, Fla. (AP) Florida wildlife officers have killed three black bears in southwest Florida following a fatal attack on a man and a dog a day earlier, officials said Tuesday.

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Complex Discovery

MAY 8, 2025

Editor’s Note: A major breach has laid bare the inner workings of LockBit, one of the most notorious ransomware groups of the past decade. For cybersecurity, legal, and eDiscovery professionals, the incident is more than just a digital footnoteits a blueprint for understanding the architecture of modern cybercrime. By exposing 60,000 Bitcoin addresses and revealing plaintext credentials of 75 LockBit administrators and affiliates, this leak unlocks unprecedented insight into ransomware ope

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Marsh Taps FERMA’s Beauprin as Client Leader, Risk Management, Europe Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Typhaine Beauprin as client leader, Risk Management, Europe, effective end of June 2025.

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Percipient

MAY 8, 2025

Every contract has risk baked into itsome obvious, some buried in the fine print. From unclear payment terms to one-sided obligations, a single missed clause can lead to delays, disputes, or serious financial consequences. Thats why contract risk assessment is a necessary step in protecting your business. A proper risk review helps you catch problems early, avoid unfair terms, and stay aligned with your companys legal standards.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Zurich Insurance reported higher first-quarter revenue and gross written premiums at its core property/casualty (P/C) business on Thursday, maintaining its targets despite instability in the crucial U.S. market.

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Securities Docket

MAY 8, 2025

BlackRock is ordering senior managers to return to the office five days a week in the latest sign that large financial services groups are tightening their flexible working policies. The worlds largest asset manager is to tell staff as early as Thursday that its roughly 1,000 managing directors globally will be expected to work from the office full time, according to two people familiar with the plans.

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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

MAY 8, 2025

Root Inc. reported first quarter net income of $18.2 million to build off results of 2024its first profitable year. The net profit for the first three months of 2025 is compared to a net loss of $6.

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Securities Docket

MAY 8, 2025

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed a bill into law allowing the US state to keep unclaimed crypto and establish a Bitcoin Reserve Fund that wont use any taxpayer money or state funds. Hobbs signed House Bill 2749 into law on May 7, which allows Arizona to claim ownership of abandoned digital assets if the owner fails to respond to communications within three years.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, promoted Chris Zeilinga to agency manager of the Hancock-Henry-Shelby-Rush Agency. Zeilinga joined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance in 2002 as an agent in Marion County.

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Joseph, Hollander & Craft

MAY 8, 2025

It’s a fact that children sometimes choose sides in a divorce. It is also a fact that parents sometimes say things about their co-parent to their children that they should have kept to themselves. While you can argue that such behavior is out of line, and lament that your child doesn’t see things your way, you likely accept that it happens and move on.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area who were on their way back from a tournament were among eight people killed in a fiery head-on highway crash in eastern Kansas.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 8, 2025

Today we are looking at a case where the judge had considerable reservations about expert evidence called on behalf of a claimant. Not all the problems that occurred were the fault of the expert. However she was the third expert.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. booked consolidated first quarter 2025 net income of about $1 billion, down about 33% from the same period a year ago.

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Practice of Law

MAY 8, 2025

One thing homeowners generally have little to no control over is their neighbors. While a best-case scenario may have the people who moved in next door becoming best friends who feel like found family, it's also possible that the new folks adjacent to you might be a source of headaches, frustration, and even lawsuits. A pair of neighboring families in St.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Cities across the US are sinking,and the problem is most pronounced in Texas, according to a new study.

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Practice of Law

MAY 8, 2025

In 2018, Larry Householder had his eyes on claiming the Speakership of the Ohio House of Representatives. He had a complex scheme in mind to make it happen, but needed a lot of untraceable cash to make it work. FirstEnergy desperately needed a massive influx of taxpayer money to bail out their failing nuclear power plants. After being rejected by the federal government, they hoped to make a deal with a state politician to turn on the money spigot.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

CFC, the London-based managing general agent and cyber specialist, announced the launch of its new simplified intellectual property (IP) product.

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Securities Docket

MAY 8, 2025

As part of our beat here at The D&O Diary, we read all of the new securities class action lawsuit complaints as they come in. As a result, we have become quite accustomed to the reality that, as Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine famously put it, everything, everywhere is securities fraud. But our experience did not quite prepare us for the new complaint filed earlier this week against UnitedHealth Group that works the CEOs murder into the complaints allegations… […] But adding alle

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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.

Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Less than a month before hurricane season, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been fired.

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The Barrister

MAY 8, 2025

This article is intended for law students like me: those whove always wanted a mentor, but who have never had a traditional mentor with whom they might meet regularly over a meal or coffee. To seek out the advice and support we need for our personal and professional growth, I recommend an alternative approachone I call micro-mentorship. By meeting many different individuals for limited one-off conversations about specific topics, Ive benefitted from the mentorship of dozens of people with divers

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed a measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana with purchases permitted only through shops run by the state. The vote, 102-101, was largely along party lines with Democrats prevailing.

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Securities Docket

MAY 8, 2025

White men no longer make up the majority of board seats at the largest US companies, a historic shift reflecting decades of pressure to diversify the upper ranks of corporate leadership. For the first time, women and non-White men hold just over half, or 50.2%, of the more than 5,500 board seats at S&P 500 companies, according to data compiled for Bloomberg by ISS-Corporate.

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