E-Discovery LLC

MAY 19, 2025

In Cooper v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 2025 WL 1416943 (D. Md. May16, 2025)(Coulson, J.), the Court did justice and partially rescued a party that overreached by moving for sanctions under Rule 37(e)(2) while not making an alternative, belts and suspenders request under Rule 37(e)(1). Defendants moved for game ending sanctions under Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(e)(2); however, the United States Magistrate Judge recommended that the motion be denied.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Capital One has agreed to pay $425 million to settle nationwide litigation accusing it of cheating savings account depositors out of much higher interest rates by not telling them they could move their money to higher-yielding accounts.

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Litigation 95

IP Watchdog

MAY 19, 2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday, May 16, reversed a district courts decision granting summary judgment of non-infringement for Apple. The CAFC found that, under the district courts broad construction of the term widget, Fintiv, Inc. had presented enough evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact that a widget exists in the accused products, and therefore potentially infringed.

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Construction Evidence Litigation 67

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Even before Coinbase Global Inc.

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

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Trial Notebook

IP Watchdog

MAY 19, 2025

Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Coke Morgan Stewart issued a Director Review decision Monday, May 19, designated precedential by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and clarifying that a petitioner for inter partes review (IPR) who challenges claims using prior art previously presented to the USPTO on an information disclosure statement (IDS) must provide an analysis of how the Office erred in a manner material to the patentability of challenged claims.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

The EU will propose to G7 finance ministers this week to lower the current $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil as part of the new sanctions package against Moscow, European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday.

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Insurance 92

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

A new task force has been formed to develop standards in California for insurance coverage and clean-up of smoke-damaged homes.

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Insurance 90

E-Discovery Team

MAY 19, 2025

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, emphasizes the urgent need for interpretability in AI technologies, akin to peering into black monoliths representing powerful but misunderstood systems. Unlike traditional software, generative AI lacks transparency, complicating our understanding of its functionality. Amodei advocates for the development of an "AI MRI" to unveil internal AI workings, a task that feels increasingly critical as we approach AGI levels by 2026-2027.

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Technology 59

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

CLP Holdings Ltd.’s EnergyAustralia one of the nation’s “big three” energy companies apologized to customers for the marketing of its carbon offsetting products.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 19, 2025

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with Allison Gaul who serves as legal counsel for Boston Consulting Group. We begin our conversation with me asking about what she believes are the biggest legal issues in the IP world today. Gaul did identify several things that stay top of mind for her, with various issues relating to data front and center as the top issue.

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Advertiser: Trellis

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

When a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, it was maneuvering in turbulent waters. The tide had just turned, and a fast current was heading up the East River as a 10 mph wind set in.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 19, 2025

We go back through your claim in fine detail and if we find that your previous solicitor wasnt thorough enough and your claim was mishandled, well squeeze out all the compensation that youre entitled to, getting you more money, and.

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Evidence 52

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response to claims following hurricanes Milton and Helene.

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Insurance 81

Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 19, 2025

Today we are looking at part of a judgment about costs. Ten claimants had been selected (out of 223) to give evidence challenging a solicitor’s deduction of success fees. In fact only four of the claimants attended court to give.

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Witnesses Evidence 52

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

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Technology

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Protecdiv, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hired David Castillo as executive vice president and national construction practice leader. In this newly created role, Castillo leads the strategic growth and development of Protecdiv’s construction and surety business.

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Construction 81

Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin. Eric Council Jr. of Huntsville pleaded guilty to charges tied to the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions X account, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.

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Pleadings 52

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Hackers have stolen a “significant amount of personal data” from people who received legal aid across England and Wales, the UK’s Ministry of Justice said.

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Insurance 75

Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

A federal judge has rejected a joint request by Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve a proposed $50 million settlement. In a ruling issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said the parties’ motion was not only outside her jurisdiction, as the case is currently on appeal, but also procedurally improper.

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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

MAY 19, 2025

According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the first quarter 2025 rose by 4.

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Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

FTX creditors are set to receive over $5 billion in distributions starting May 30, as part of the second phase of the bankrupt exchanges court-approved recovery plan, the FTX Recovery Trust said Thursday. The estate will pay out to four classes of creditors, with recoveries ranging from 54% to 120% of their original claims. The amounts are based on the U.S. dollar value of customer holdings at the time of FTXs collapse in November 2022.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Britain’s Anglian Water was fined 1.4 million pounds ($1.9 million) over drinking water contamination, in the latest scandal in an industry which is facing a public backlash over environmental failures and rising bills.

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Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

The SEC has been investigating crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) over whether it misstated its user numbers in past securities filings and marketing materials. The probe began under the former presidential administration while the SEC was still under the control of then-Chair Gary Gensler, according to the NYT, which first reported the story, but has persisted under the SECs current, crypto-friendly leadership.

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Speaker: Andrew Klein

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Litigation

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

A month after a costly cyberattack on one of Britain’s best known retailers, Marks & Spencer has yet to restore online shopping as it prioritizes safety over speed, while retailers worldwide race to boost their defenses.

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Retail 66

Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

White noted that there is no law dictating separation between Main Justice and individual U.S. attorneys offices, which has been the norm since Watergate. That distance, she said, is necessary to maintain credibility. Obviously the degree of difficulty is higher now, I think in that regard,” the former SEC chair said. I think its really more the relationship now that is different.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Motor vehicle crashes cost employers $60 billion annually some of which are not actually “accidents.

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Insurance 59

Securities Docket

MAY 19, 2025

Crypto Innovation This brings me to today. The crypto markets have been languishing in SEC limbo for years. Initially, the SEC first pursued what I call the head-in-the-sand approach perhaps hoping that crypto would go away. Then, it pivoted and pursued a shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later approach of regulation through enforcement. The just come in to visit entreaty often meant coming home to a subpoena.

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Subpoenas Technology 52

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

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Technology

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Italy’s data protection agency has fined the developer of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika 5 million euros ($5.64 million) for breaching rules designed to protect users’ personal data, the authority said on Monday.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 19, 2025

Last week we looked at a case where someone was injured in their workplace, but there was no breach. Today we are looking a case where an employee was injured crossing the road and it was held that the employer.

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Evidence 52

Insurance Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Driverless vehicle developer Aurora Innovation Inc. is putting a human back in front of the wheel of big rigs operating in Texas, reversing course less than three weeks after the company began commercial autonomous service there.

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Civil Litigation Brief

MAY 19, 2025

Today we are looking at a case that raises important issues. The judge decided that calling someone gay is not defamatory. However here we are not concerned with the substantive issues but two procedural issues raised in the case. Firstly.

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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.