Complex Discovery

JULY 23, 2025

Editor’s Note: Cyber attacks rarely follow borders—but the Tallinn Mechanism ensures that resilience can. Now with Norway joining twelve other donor nations, this multinational framework, anchored in Estonia, is actively coordinating real-time, civilian-focused cyber defense in Ukraine. For professionals in cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery, the Mechanism is more than a wartime contingency—it’s a working prototype for global, legally compliant cyber resilience.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 23, 2025

In a precedential trademark decision issued today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) ruling that had found no likelihood of confusion between the marks KIST and SUNKIST. Beverage company Sunkist Growers, Inc. opposed Intrastate Distributors, Inc.’s applications to register the mark KIST in standard characters and the stylized mark kist for “[s]oft drinks, namely, sodas and sparkling water; concentrates and syrups for makin

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E-Discovery LLC

JULY 23, 2025

In a case where the plaintiff seeks $24,000,000 in damages, the court stated: “Today we write the next chapter in this litigation, a case which threatens to become an epic of dysfunctional discovery…. The parties have long been embroiled in contentious discovery disputes.” Everlast Roofing , Inc. v. Wilson , 2025 WL 1959345 (M.D. Pa. Jul. 16, 2025).

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

In response to the recent tragic fire at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the state announced new measures to enhance the safety of residents living in the state’s 273 assisted living residences (ALRs).

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

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Case Management

Securities Docket

JULY 23, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission on July 21, 2025, filed settled insider trading charges against Brian M. Kashman, a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, for trading in the stock of US Xpress Enterprises, Inc. based on material, nonpublic information about the potential acquisition of US Xpress learned from a long-time friend who was an insider at the potential acquiror.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Tesla has now seen seven quarterly registration declines reported in California, dragging down the overall zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market in the state, a new report shows.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Shopping slowed, but switching endures. That’s according to a recent report from J.D. Power, assessing insureds’ shopping habits for auto, home and renters’ insurance in Q2 2025.

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Securities Docket

JULY 23, 2025

Federal authorities have dropped a criminal investigation into Jesse Powell, co-founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The FBI investigation, which began in 2023, was looking into the non-profit Verge Center for the Arts’ allegations that Powell hacked its computer accounts and obstructed access to emails. His home was also searched when the investigation began and computers, laptops and cellphones were seized at the time, the New York Times reported last year.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.

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Environmental Services 99

Securities Docket

JULY 23, 2025

Tom Hayes, the first trader ever jailed for interest rate rigging, had his conviction overturned by Britain’s top court on Wednesday after a years-long fight to clear his name. The UK Supreme Court unanimously allowed Hayes’ appeal, overturning his 2015 conviction of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating Libor, a now-defunct benchmark interest rate.

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

The Trump administration called for boosting artificial intelligence development in the US by loosening regulations and expanding energy supply for data centers under new guidelines that also urged the federal government to withhold funding from states determined to have burdensome …

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IP Watchdog

JULY 23, 2025

The Trump Administration on Wednesday released a plan for keeping the United States competitive in the race to number one with respect to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Titled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” the key policies would remove many of the restrictions on AI companies proposed by the Biden Administration’s AI plan, which was scrapped soon after Trump took office.

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Technology 59

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days, according to one research firm.

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Securities Docket

JULY 23, 2025

A cryptocurrency market structure bill advancing through Congress stands to resolve a turf fight between Wall Street regulators, but it presents risks for investors if the perennially overmatched CFTC becomes the industry’s cop on the beat. Most tokens would be defined as commodities rather than securities and removed from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s purview under the “CLARITY Act” (H.R. 3633), which made it through the House in a July 17 vote.

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

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Trial Notebook

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021, including 11 aircraft this year that reported taking evasive action to avoid collisions.

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Securities Docket

JULY 23, 2025

Imagine you’re in the supermarket checkout line. The cashier scans and bags your groceries as usual, then offers you a new way to pay: “Cash, card … or gold?” The scenario may sound far-fetched. But people in Missouri, Texas and other states will be able to buy household items with gold and silver under a series of new laws that treat precious metals like currency.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Competition among European non-life primary insurers is increasing, despite rising claims inflation, according to S&P Global Ratings in a report on the European insurance sector.

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Insurance 71

Practice of Law

JULY 23, 2025

Those of you over 70 (or with relatives of that age) may have seen messages or social media posts about new federal driver's license requirements. Before you panic, know that this is a rumor driven by an AI-generated article. Driver's license requirements are mostly handled at the state level. Some states do have requirements for older drivers to renew their licenses, but there's no federal initiative planned, and states have been creating and modifying such rules for years.

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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 23, 2025

A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board said last week.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 23, 2025

An earlier post looked at a case where the court struck out large parts of a witness statement of a solicitor who was proposing to give evidence at trial. Here we look at what happened to the remaining parts of.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, the National Transportation Safety Board said last week.

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Law Sites

JULY 23, 2025

Adoption of generative artificial intelligence among legal professionals involved in e-discovery is accelerating rapidly, with 37% of them now actively using the technology in their work, compared to 12% two years ago, according to the newly released 2025 Ediscovery Innovation Report by Everlaw.

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

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Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

DUAL Europe announced the launch of its Trade Credit Insurance business, led by Frank Masteling, who joined the company as head of Trade Credit.

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Law Sites

JULY 23, 2025

Universal Migrator has announced its July 2025 update, introducing five new connectors to its migration platform, and expanding its library to more than 130 available connectors. The latest additions include CaseCloud, CityLaw, DocRio, Surepoint LMS, and Vimeo.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Munich Re has named Dr. Christoph Jurecka (50) as chairman with effect from Jan. 1, 2026, succeeding Dr. Joachim Wenning (60), who has decided to retire at the end of the year.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In the latest episode of What’s Brewing, Pete, Jared, and host Nicole return to discuss the ongoing surge in strategic cargo theft.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Santam, the Cape Town, South Africa-based property/casualty insurer, has been granted “in-principle” approval by Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate based in London, which will accelerate the group’s international growth and diversification goals.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Austin, TX., July 23, 2025 — The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of the Restaurant RiskPRO Certification, the latest specialized program in its innovative RiskPRO Certification Series.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2025

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office reached a $600,000 settlement with staffing solution agency Wonolo Inc., resolving allegations the company misclassified workers who were placed in temporary labor positions via the company’s online platform.

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

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