Complex Discovery

AUGUST 6, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article is based on Tallinn Paper No. 15 by Dr. Nataliya Tkachuk, published by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). The CCDCOE, based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multinational and interdisciplinary hub of cyber defense expertise. It supports NATO and allied nations with research, training, and policy development across legal, strategic, operational, and technical aspects of cyber security.

Government and Public Sector

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2025

In the latest slew of Director Discretionary Denial decisions issued last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart largely delivered wins for patent owners, denying or partially denying institution on dozens of inter partes review (IPR) petitions. In one representative case, Stewart extended her increasingly important “settled expectations” doctrine to a patent that has been in force for only six years.

Law Sites

AUGUST 8, 2025

When Jean O’Grady retired from writing her Dewey B Strategic blog late last year, she also stepped away as a regular panelist on our Friday live podcast Legaltech Week. But this week brought news so big that it drew Jean out of retirement and back on our panel — at least for today.

Optima Juris

AUGUST 7, 2025

Legal technology is no longer a luxury—it’s a standard. As deadlines tighten and caseloads grow, today’s legal professionals need tools that help them stay organized, work faster, and support lawyers more effectively. Legal tech isn’t here to replace human expertise, it’s here to back it up, giving you more time for high-value work and fewer headaches from repetitive tasks.

Depositions

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Case Management

Securities Docket

AUGUST 5, 2025

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Monday it would allow trading of spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on a futures exchange registered under the regulator. The CFTC, which regulates U.S. derivatives markets, will enable immediate trading of digital assets at the Federal level in coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Project Crypto”, CFTC acting chairman Caroline Pham said.

Complex Discovery

AUGUST 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: As legal, compliance, and cybersecurity professionals work to navigate mounting data volumes, emerging technologies, and global procurement demands, the second half of 2025 offers no pause in complexity. In this context, Andrew Haslam’s eDisclosure Systems Buyers Guide continues to provide vital clarity. Building on the work of industry legend and leader Andrew Haslam, this edition represents the ongoing collaboration between Haslam, ComplexDiscovery OÜ, and EDRM—bringing to

Discovery

Law Sites

AUGUST 6, 2025

With the legal research startup Casetext now kaput, having been killed off after its acquisition by Thomson Reuters, a newer legal research startup, Descrybe, has secured its spot in the widely used curriculum of the National Society for Legal Technology, joining established players including Lexis+, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law as one of six core research […]

Legal Research

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 6, 2025

In a recent ruling with significant implications for patent licensing disputes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's decision in Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. v. Alkermes Pharma Ireland Ltd., No. 2023-2374 (Fed. Cir. July 25, 2025), demonstrates just how critical proper jurisdictional framing is when contesting patent-related arbitration awards.

Arbitration

The Marshall Project

AUGUST 7, 2025

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Precedent

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 6, 2025

Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$80 billion in the first half of 2025, which is almost double the 10-year average between 2015 and 2024 and marks the fifth year in succession when H1 losses have exceeded $US50 billion, …

Insurance

Advertiser: Trellis

Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.

Litigation

E-Discovery Team

AUGUST 4, 2025

The article discusses the human propensity for pattern recognition, an evolutionary trait that has shaped our intelligence and decision-making processes. Ralph Losey explores the concept of apophenia, the tendency to perceive false patterns, and contrasts it with the potential of advanced AI, particularly ChatGPT, to uncover genuine insights across various fields.

Technology

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2025

Several sources have confirmed to IPWatchdog that Harold “Hal” C. Wegner passed away several days ago. Dubbed a “patent law protoblogger,” Wegner was well-known in intellectual property (IP) circles, having created one of the first dedicated IP email newsletters.Wegner was a partner with Foley & Lardner for 20 years, focusing on appellate patent cases as well as U.S.

Attorney at Work

AUGUST 4, 2025

Marc Lauritsen | Intelligent machines will be increasingly competitive substitutes for human lawyers. But they can also help us do our best work — if we focus on augmentation rather than competition. The post Will AI-Based Legal Services Become a Legitimate Substitute for Human Lawyers? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

Legal Services

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 8, 2025

Tesla Inc. has been granted a rideshare license in Texas, paving the way for the electric-vehicle maker to operate its robotaxi service under new regulations governing autonomous vehicles in the state.

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

Trial Notebook

The Marshall Project

AUGUST 6, 2025

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Witnesses

Securities Docket

AUGUST 8, 2025

Paxos Trust Company will pay $26.5 million in fines to New York after the state’s financial regulator found it failed to conduct enough due diligence when it partnered with Binance on the BUSD -0.58% stablecoin. The regulator also cited shortcomings in Paxos’ anti-money laundering program. The financial technology company settled with the New York State Department of Financial Services on Thursday, according to a statement.

Technology

Attorney at Work

AUGUST 8, 2025

Marin McCall | If you're spending time creating social media content for your law firm, it's worth understanding which numbers actually matter and what to do with them. The post 5 Social Media Metrics That Actually Matter for Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2025

Floods that damaged hydropower dams in Nepal and destroyed the main bridge connecting the country to China show the vulnerability of infrastructure and need for smart rebuilding in a region bearing the brunt of a warming planet, experts say.

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

IP Watchdog

AUGUST 4, 2025

I invited McNish to join us for a conversation about PTAB practice and how it has evolved over the last several months, and to specifically discuss one of the more intriguing criteria being used by the USPTO to discretionarily deny institution of IPR challenges—the settled expectations of the patent owner. And, according to McNish, “by all appearances, ‘settled expectations’ decisions are converging toward a bright-line rule warranting discretionary denial starting six years after issuance, whic

Complex Discovery

AUGUST 4, 2025

Editor’s Note:Editor’s Note: The sharp pushback from 39 European creative industry organizations over the EU AI Act’s implementation spotlights a growing fault line between innovation and protection in the digital age. Their collective dissatisfaction—centered on Article 53 and the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice—underscores the mounting urgency to reconcile artificial intelligence development with the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

Technology

Securities Docket

AUGUST 7, 2025

Two SEC enforcement actions from earlier this month, each including charges against a firm’s Chief Compliance Officer in their personal capacity, underscore the importance of maintaining accurate records and upholding transparency during regulatory examinations. While the cases differ in detail, both focus on allegations that the CCO provided misleading information to regulators during an exam—highlighting one of the principal ways that individual liability can arise.

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 4, 2025

United Risk has acquired specialized property/casualty managing general agent Verita CSG, Inc. from global risk advisor WTW and rebranded the venture as Verist LLC.

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Technology

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

AUGUST 7, 2025

A significant number of substantial jury verdicts are being obtained in trials lasting only a short time compared to the length of previous jury trials in major damage cases. Two recent examples involve a Washington federal jury case for wrongful termination resulting in a $5 Million dollar jury verdict that lasted less than three days. The federal judge, in that case, limited the lawyers to thirty minutes for voir dire, fifteen minutes for opening statements and closing arguments to twenty minu

Voir Dire

Newport Beach California Business Litigation Law B

AUGUST 6, 2025

Competition is the lifeblood of the free market. People with new ideas can compete with existing companies by offering better products or lower prices than their established competitors. Many business leaders appreciate the challenge of a competitor and may try to rise to the occasion by innovating. Unfortunately, some business leaders have the opposite reaction.

Litigation

Securities Docket

AUGUST 6, 2025

Two points here. One is that this seems to me to be the substantively correct approach: Many crypto projects are securities-ish, so investors should have securities-ish protections, but they are not quite the same thing as stock, and those protections should be tailored to what they are. Under Gensler, the SEC occasionally hinted that it might help token issuers to register their offerings, but its actions were pretty resolutely hostile.

The Marshall Project

AUGUST 4, 2025

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Expert Testimony

Speaker: Andrew Klein

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!

Litigation

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 3, 2025

Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder.

Insurance

Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 5, 2025

Here we look at a decision not about the conduct of experts but the way in which the experts were instructed and failure to comply with pre-action protocols. On the face of it this is a decision of major importance.

Evidence

Securities Docket

AUGUST 4, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that its Crypto Task Force will host a series of roundtables across the country to provide opportunities for additional stakeholders to meet with Commissioner Hester Peirce, who leads the Crypto Task Force. “We want to hear from people who were not able to travel for the roundtables that took place this past spring in Washington, D.C. and may not have had a voice in past policymaking efforts,” said Commissioner Peirce.

Attorney at Work

AUGUST 6, 2025

Jay Harrington | Practical ways associates can show they’re ready to take the next step to partnership. The post Want to Make Partner Someday? Start Acting Like One Now appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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

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