Expert Witness Blog
JULY 31, 2025
In the case of E²G v. Ferrellgas , No. 2:22-cv-01234 (D. Utah Dec. 19, 2023), the testimony of a Vibration Analysis Expert Witness was pivotal in diagnosing and resolving issues related to high vibration levels in vertical pumps used in liquid natural gas (LNG) service. Background of the Case In October 2021, Ferrellgas installed vertical pumps with 25-stage impellers to handle LNG operations.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2025
The SEC should grant no-action relief to firms ready to pilot tokenized equity trading. Let them demonstrate how on-chain markets can provide better price discovery, faster settlement and stronger investor protections than our jury-rigged legacy system. Use these experiments to inform eventual rulemaking, not delay innovation while incumbents fortify their moats.
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Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JULY 31, 2025
FEATURE ARTICLE: Lawyering Ethically in a Time of Uncertainty Author: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Legal Editor: Carrie E. Parker This article is featured in Volume 6, Number 7 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter , published July 31, 2025. Lawyers are used to operating in fluid legal conditions, but adapting can be especially difficult when changes are rapid and sweeping.
Law Sites
JULY 31, 2025
Continuing its “Road to ILTACON” series of product announcements that I wrote about earlier this week, Litera today announced several enhancements to its Litera One platform, adding new workflows designed to integrate knowledge management and client relationship data directly into Microsoft Word and Outlook environments.
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Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2025
Yesterday, the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released the PWG Report with clear recommendations for the SEC and other federal agencies to build a framework to maintain U.S. dominance in crypto asset markets. This report is the blueprint to make America first in blockchain and crypto technology. The President said last week that he wants “the entire world running on the backbone of American technology.
E-Discovery LLC
JULY 31, 2025
Payne v. Geer , 2025 WL 2061651 (D. Neb. Jul. 23, 2025), involved allegations of malicious prosecution. The court cited a local rule that prohibits use of definitions in interrogatories without leave of court. Plaintiff Payne moved to compel discovery from Defendant Herman. In pertinent part, Herman objected to the definitions in Payne’s interrogatories.
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Attorney at Work
JULY 31, 2025
Charity Anastasio | What should you do if ICE comes to your law office asking for information about your client? A quick guide for lawyers. The post Help! ICE Is at My Law Office Asking About a Client appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Legal Research is Easy
JULY 31, 2025
Once upon a time, I was a legal researching God working in a law library. The library in which I worked was, essentially, divided in half with state materials on one side of the wall and federal and general materials on the other. Another key feature of the library in which I worked was that it was not sound-proof. What this means is that if you spoke over a whisper, you could be heard on the other side of the building.
Complex Discovery
JULY 31, 2025
Editor’s Note: Can one person really build and run a billion-dollar business? That’s the provocative question at the heart of this compelling exploration into solopreneurship and the power of AI-driven scalability. For cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals, the implications are striking. As business models trend toward ultra-lean structures, driven by automation and digital frameworks, the foundational assumptions about manpower, oversight, and operational ris
Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog
JULY 31, 2025
By Larry Gill X1 Discovery is having a record-breaking year, with dozens of Fortune 500 companies and leading law firms adopting the X1 Enterprise Platform to transform how they approach eDiscovery collection, early case assessment, and information governance. In an era when overcollection and skyrocketing legal costs strain corporate budgets, these organizations are choosing X1 to gain immediate insight into their data, dramatically reduce costs, and ensure defensible, repeatable processes—all
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Civil Litigation Brief
JULY 31, 2025
We have seen a trend in a number of recent cases of advocates cross examining experts and referring to judicial criticism made in previous cases that experts have been involved in. The judgment here goes one further and indicates that.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JULY 31, 2025
EDITED BY: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Carrie E. Parker , Legal Editor Luzianne Jones, Design & Publishing Editor PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC PUBLICATION DATE: July 31, 2025 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 6, No. 7 FEATURE ARTICLE: Lawyering Ethically in a Time of Uncertainty Lawyers are used to operating in fluid legal conditions, but adapting can be especially difficult when changes are rapid and sweeping.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
Overall numbers of securities class actions filed in the first half of 2025 are in line with last year, but artificial intelligence- and cryptocurrency-related filings are on the rise.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2025
Recently, in the matter of Radian Memory Systems LLC, v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Texas, 2024), a Statement of Interest (SOI) was filed by the United States of America setting forth the views of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, regarding “how to assess whether a plaintiff alleging patent infringement has demonstrated a likelihood of irreparable harm under the four-factor te
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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?
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
Willis Towers Watson beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by a strong performance in its risk and brokerage business.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2025
The White House released a report on Wednesday calling for U.S. agencies to promote cryptocurrency trading and craft new regulations for the industry, the latest step in President Trump’s wide-ranging embrace of the crypto world. The report was largely an elaboration of policy proposals the White House had already backed, crystallizing the Trump administration’s permissive approach to crypto regulation.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is taking legal action against the California FAIR Plan Association for reportedly denying and limiting smoke damage claims from wildfire survivors.
Practice of Law
JULY 31, 2025
The Justice Department’s recent misconduct complaint against Chief Judge James E. Boasberg has set off a storm in the legal world. The move marks a clash between the executive branch and the judiciary, which has become fairly common during the second Trump administration. The dispute is deeper than any one case or single instance of misconduct; it sheds light on Judge Boasberg’s career, his approach to high-profile cases, and his ongoing battles with former President Donald Trump.
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Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
A federal judge temporarily blocked on Monday Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation law that would have prohibited pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in the state. U.S.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2025
Allegedly unrealized artificial intelligence promises and cryptocurrency issues helped drive a surge in high dollar securities suits in the first half of 2025, according to a litigation report published Wednesday. The first half of the year has seen a steady rise of lawsuits related to the emerging technologies as companies struggle with disclosures, compliance, and volatile markets, according to lawyers who talked to Bloomberg Law about the report published by Cornerstone Research and the Stanf
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
Markel Insurance is running off its global reinsurance business and selling renewal rights to the $1.2 billion book to Nationwide, according to Markel Group and Nationwide in separate announcements on Wednesday. Neither company disclosed financial terms of the deal.
IP Watchdog
JULY 31, 2025
A Strong Team Starts with the Right People. What if your next patent role gave you remote flexibility, consistent work, and a team that truly values excellence?A full-time, fully remote role is available at Thompson Patent Law for an experienced Associate Patent Attorney with a background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
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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.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Managing General Agents (MGAs) in the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance space are under increasing pressure to scale, comply, and remain competitive.
Securities Docket
JULY 31, 2025
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Coinbase Global Inc. signed an agreement to directly link customers’ bank accounts to their cryptocurrency wallets, as banks and fintechs clash over who has access to consumer data and at what cost. […] In addition to linking bank accounts, customers will be able to fund Coinbase accounts with their Chase credit cards for the first time — an option expected to be active this fall, the firms said in the statement.
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European companies to reduce their CO2 footprints.
Joseph, Hollander & Craft
JULY 31, 2025
Many people find that their financial commitments to a spouse extend past the length of the actual marriage. In some cases, alimony can be ordered between divorcing spouses in Kansas. While spousal maintenance orders are final, they may be adjusted due to new factors in your single life after a marriage. An Overland Park divorce attorney can help you understand what may precipitate a change in this court-ordered financial support.
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
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
The air-traffic control outage that disrupted UK flights on Wednesday afternoon was caused by an unspecified radar-related issue, leading to more than 150 canceled flights in one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
Practice of Law
JULY 31, 2025
The new Justice Department has gone further than Trump’s first term in cracking down on immigration, making denaturalization a top enforcement priority. This has resulted in a dramatic spike in the number of cases brought against naturalized citizens. What exactly is denaturalization, and why should you be concerned that it’s becoming a household name?
Insurance Journal
JULY 31, 2025
Even today, more than five years later, residents still talk about the fire.
Practice of Law
JULY 31, 2025
There are few works of fiction more well-read and highly lauded than Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." First published in 1960, the Southern Gothic tale of prejudice, injustice, and the loss of innocence won a Pulitzer Prize and became a staple of U.S. high school English class curricula. It also found success as a movie in 1962. The residents in Lee's hometown of Monroeville began staging a production as a play in 1990, which is performed again every May.
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