E-Discovery LLC

JULY 25, 2025

The order in Bouie v. Alzayadi , 2025 WL 2042261 (E.D. Mich. Jul. 21, 2025)(Stafford, J.), clearly sets out a series of rules governing discovery disputes. At a status conference, each party asserted that the other had not adequately responded to discovery requests. Judge Stafford wrote: “The Court’s efforts to resolve the disputes informally during the status conference were unsuccessful, so the parties’ discovery disputes must be resolved through motion practice.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, has entered the digital asset market, launching a combined cyber and financial institutions (FI) crime product that provides robust protection to the rapidly growing, yet historically underserved sector.

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Insurance 115

Complex Discovery

JULY 25, 2025

Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note: Innovation in European AI is no longer a future aspiration—it’s a present momentum reshaping global tech dynamics. As 2025 unfolds, Europe emerges as a critical frontier where fintechs like Lightyear and platforms like Lovable are redefining market accessibility through generative AI. Bolstered by transatlantic capital and robust policy frameworks, this surge reflects not only opportunity but also the nuanced balance between acceleration and caution.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

A Kentucky tobacco warehouse manager at the center of a long-running crop insurance fraud scheme has agreed to pay millions in restitution for his role in enabling the fraud.

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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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Expert Witness Blog

JULY 25, 2025

In the landmark case of Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. , 59 Cal. 2d 57 (1963), the California Supreme Court addressed critical issues in product liability law, particularly concerning the role of expert testimony in establishing manufacturer responsibility for defective products. Background of the Case In 1957, Mr. Greenman purchased a Shopsmith, a combination woodworking tool manufactured by Yuba Power Products.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services this week announced the suspension of two title insurance agents after an investigation found they allegedly mismanaged customers’ escrow funds.

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Insurance 85

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users’ ages.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2025

This week on Other Barks & Bites: President Trump issues an AI Action Plan limiting states from engaging in “burdensome” regulatory action against the nascent AI industry; the Ninth Circuit reverses a summary judgment ruling for Yuga Labs on trademark infringement and cybersquatting claims against a satirical version of its Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token collection; Intel’s recent earnings report indicates that the company’s 15% workforce reduction is almost complete; the Federal C

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Tesla is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in San Francisco as soon as this weekend, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal staff memo.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 25, 2025

Should lawyers take a page from the coders' book and embrace "vibe lawyering?" Paul Walker of iManage has three great tips for giving into the vibes. The post Should You Be ‘Vibe Lawyering’ with Generative AI? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp.

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The Marshall Project

JULY 25, 2025

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Cross-Examination Precedent Witnesses Education 63

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. shares plunged the most in more than five years after the bank agreed to combine with Synovus Financial Corp. in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion.

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Practice of Law

JULY 25, 2025

Recently, the State Bar of Wisconsin agreed to strip all race, gender, and religion-based criteria from its programs, marking a dramatic end to years of DEI policies that critics called unconstitutional. The move comes after a lawsuit brought a major attack on the inclusivity policies by bringing the state’s bar association to court. Wisconsin’s Diversity Program In 1993, the State Bar of Wisconsin established its Diversity Clerkship Program to address what it saw as a lack of racial (and other)

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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?

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port in the Baltic Sea, is insisting that ships’ hulls are inspected before the vessels are allowed to enter the facility, a sign of how a string of mystery blasts involving tankers that went to Russia are …

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Insurance 59

Practice of Law

JULY 25, 2025

A sure way to start a heated discussion is to mention the role of guns in our society. Arguments over interpreting the Second Amendment will bring passion on both sides, with any accord unlikely to surface. With recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court favoring the rights of gun owners, any legislation mentioning firearms draws attention, debate, and contention.

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Precedent Objections 40

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

French insurer AXA won a London court ruling on Friday worth nearly 675 million pounds ($908 million) against Santander over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance more than two decades ago.

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Court Rules Insurance 71

Practice of Law

JULY 25, 2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee didn't seem inclined to confirm her. The New Jersey senators were going to withhold their blue slips. In the past, that amount of opposition would likely have spelled doom for an appointee seeking a U.S. attorney's position. However, both President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi were determined to see Alina Habba as the U.S.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. said it has started a new insurance agency, Honda Insurance Solutions, to address the insurance needs of Acura and Honda owners of cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, homes, and more.

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Insurance 66

Law Sites

JULY 25, 2025

OpenAI just dropped a game-changer: ChatGPT Agent can now access your calendar, communicate with external systems, and perform tasks autonomously on your behalf.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

The California FAIR Plan has increased commercial coverage limits and is now offering a commercial high value policy for condominiums, farms, wineries and other businesses in the state that cannot find insurance through the voluntary or excess and surplus insurance …

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Insurance 71

Law Sites

JULY 25, 2025

Join us live at 3 p.m. E.T. today for Legaltech Week — our weekly breakdown of the top stories in legal tech — as we have not one, not two, not three, but four new stories about AI hallucinations in legal matters, including one where the fictitious filing was by a federal judge.

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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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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by deliberately polluting U.S.

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Pleadings 66

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this month.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to show more restraint in probes involving artificial intelligence and stand down on cases that put “AI innovation” at risk.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Importers and exporters based in Texas have so far avoided the harshest effects of the trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from a host of countries, but they could be in for a rude awakening come …

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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

JULY 25, 2025

Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) for allegedly abusing its dominant position, after a London tribunal on Thursday certified the cases could proceed.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

The insurance agency franchise Freeway Insurance is now operating in 28 states with the opening of its newest office in Danbury, Connecticut.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2025

Foreign oil tankers are being temporarily barred from loading at Russia’s main Black Sea ports following new regulations, two industry sources said on Wednesday [July 23], effectively blocking exports from Kazakhstan handled largely by a consortium partly owned by U.S.

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