Sat.Apr 26, 2025 - Fri.May 02, 2025

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Coheso, An AI-Powered ‘Front Door’ for In-House Legal, Rolls Out Universal CLM Connector

Law Sites

Coheso, an AI-powered intake and work management platform that describes itself as a “legal front door” for corporate legal and compliance teams, today announced a significant enhancement to its platform with the addition of a universal contract lifecycle management (CLM) connector, which it says enables seamless integration and granular data mapping with organizations’ CLM systems.

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WV Commissioner Posts Guidelines on Insurers’ Use of Aerial Images

Insurance Journal

After receiving multiple inquiries about the use of aerial images in property insurance nonrenewals, West Virginia’s insurance commissioner has posted guidelines for insurers’ use of the technology.

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Client Communication Tips: The Power of Returning Clients’ Calls

Attorney at Work

Joan Feldman | While it may seem routine to you, and no big deal, hearing their attorneys voice can be a lifeline for a client. The post Client Communication Tips: The Power of Returning Clients’ Calls appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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AI Contract Analysis: Here’s How You Optimize Your Workflow

Percipient

Youve got a stack of contracts to review, deadlines looming, and a dozen other tasks waiting for your attention. Scrolling through pages of legal text and making sure everything lines up takes timetoo much time. Plus, mistakes arent an option, but neither is spending all day on contract reviews. There is one saving grace: AI-powered contract review tools.

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Fresh Out of School: How to Become an Expert Paralegal

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

The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!

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Gauvreau CPA, a Clio Gold Partner, Chooses Universal Migrator

Law Sites

Gauvreau CPA, a recognized Clio Gold Partner, has selected Universal Migrator as their solution for migrating client firms into Clio, significantly accelerating their onboarding processes and expanding their service capabilities.

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Did Florida House ‘Sneak’ Attorney Fee Wording Into Phosphate Mine Bill?

Insurance Journal

A late amendment to a phosphate mine bill has set off alarm bells among some in the Florida insurance industry, with concerns that it could cut out the heart of 2022 and 2023 legislative changes that disincentivized excessive claims litigation.

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The Future of AI in Personal Injury Law: Will You Be Ready?

Attorney at Work

Personal injury lawyers are beginning to use AI tools for case valuation, record review, demand letters, and more. The post The Future of AI in Personal Injury Law: Will You Be Ready? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Seriously? Lawyer Representing the My Pillow Guy – Already Known For Having Been Caught Pantsless on Zoom – Now Faces Sanctions for Hallucinated Cases

Law Sites

This story has all the ingredients of a parody on The Onion. Regrettably, however, it is all true. In federal court in Colorado, Eric Coomer, a former employee of Dominion Voting Systems, is suing Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, for defamation, over Lindell’s claims that Coomer somehow rigged the 2020 presidential election.

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Markets/Coverages: BHSI Updates Private Company Executive Lines Suite in Canada

Insurance Journal

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced an update to its Private Company Executive Lines suite of products in Canada and named Shaun Lue as private company leader.

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Supreme Court Passes on Petition to Clarify On-Sale Bar Post-AIA

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a petition seeking to clarify whether the sale of an end product made by secret use of a claimed process places the process itself on sale, rendering the process unpatentable under the AIAs on-sale provision. The petition was an appeal from the August 12,2024, precedential decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in Celanese International Corp. v.

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Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities

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.

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

FEATURE ARTICLE: Breaking Up is Hard to Do Author: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Legal Editor: Carrie E. Parker This article is featured in Volume 6, Number 4 of the Legal Ethics and Malpractice Reporter , published April 30, 2025. Because of the fiduciary nature of the lawyer-client relationship, beginning and ending representation is a more complex matter than many lawyers expect.

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In-House Counsel Embracing AI for Contracts, but Cautiously, Finds New Survey from SpotDraft

Law Sites

Contract management is emerging as the top use case for generative artificial intelligence in legal departments, according to a new survey of in-house legal professionals released today, the 2025 AI Impact on In-House Legal Teams Survey Report. Conducted by the contract lifecycle management company SpotDraft, the survey finds that a significant majority (70.

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Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report

Insurance Journal

Six weeks after Tampa-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. filed a libel suit against a whistleblower claims adjuster, the adjuster’s lawyer has pushed back, arguing that the suit is an attempt to silence those who question insurers’ damage estimates.

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Ninth Circuit Says Group of Chinese Companies Indicted for Trade Secret Theft Failed Foreign Sovereign Immunity Test

IP Watchdog

A group of Chinese companies struck out for a second time at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday when the court ruled they lacked foreign sovereign immunity and therefore are not shielded from an indictment for economic espionage in connection with their alleged efforts to steal trade secrets from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont).

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The Tech-Savvy Paralegals Playbook: How To Leverage AI

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?

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Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 6, No. 4

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

EDITED BY: Professor Michael H. Hoeflich, PhD , Editor-in-Chief Carrie E. Parker , Legal Editor Luzianne Stafford, Design & Publishing Editor PUBLISHED BY: Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC PUBLICATION DATE: April 30, 2025 READ & DOWNLOAD FULL-TEXT PDF OF LEMR Vol. 6, No. 4 FEATURE ARTICLE: Breaking Up is Hard to Do Because of the fiduciary nature of the lawyer-client relationship, beginning and ending representation is a more complex matter than many lawyers expect.

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Nominations Open for 2025 American Legal Technology Awards

Law Sites

Nominations are now open for the American Legal Technology Awards, which honor innovation and excellence in the legal industry. Nominations will be accepted through July 31. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner in Boston on Oct. 15, 2025, at Suffolk University Law School.

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New SEC Chair Says Crypto Sector Deserves Clear Regulations

Insurance Journal

The new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said that the agency has stifled innovation for the cryptocurrency sector by fostering “regulatory uncertainty” in prior years.

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CAFC Affirms TTAB’s Genericness Test for Color Marks

IP Watchdog

On Tuesday, April 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in In re: PT Medisafe Technologies affirming the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards (TTABs) application of its test for genericness in color marks. Finding both that the TTABs inquiry properly aligned with Federal Circuit precedent on generic marks and that the TTABs finding was supported by substantial evidence, the appellate court rejected Medisafes challenges to the rejection of its trademark

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Uncovering The Hidden Connections: A Patent Family Survival Guide

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!

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2025 eDiscovery Collection Update: Tasks, Cost Data, and Spending Patterns

Complex Discovery

Editors Note: eDiscovery collection is no longer a quiet first stepits a strategic linchpin in the digital discovery process. As legal, compliance, and IT teams grapple with an explosion of data sources and rising regulatory demands, the cost and complexity of collection are surging. This article from ComplexDiscovery Staff offers a timely and data-rich exploration into how collection functions today, what it costs, and how its share of overall eDiscovery spend is expected to grow dramatically t

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ANOTHER CASE OF SOMEONE BREACHING THE EMBARGO ON A DRAFT JUDGMENT: THE DRAFT SHOULD NOT BE HANDED OVER THE THE LAWYER’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT

Civil Litigation Brief

It is difficult to believe that cases about lawyers accidently breaching a judgment embargo still happen. However the reports keep coming. Prominent firms of solicitors, and barristers’ chambers have, over the years fallen foul of the rules. In particular a.

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People Moves: CEO of Carbon Retires for Health Reasons, Succeeded by Ferrier; Chaucer Taps SCOR’s Brown, Everest’s Cleair as Underwriters for International Property

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting and specialty re/insurer Chaucer. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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AI and the Law: How Companies Can Navigate IP Risk and Seize Opportunity | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IP Watchdog

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation with two shareholders from Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC. Ed Russavage and John Strand were both speakers on our recently concluded AI 2025 program. As the program wrapped up, and in front of a live studio audience, we sat down to discuss the current state of the industry from a clients perspective, and focused our conversation on IP risk facing companies and what they can do to mitigate that IP risk.

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AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know (and How to Use It Safely)

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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Witnesses, Build Your Cross- Readiness on Direct

Your Trial Message

By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination.

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SEC Charges Three Texans with Defrauding Investors in $91 Million Ponzi Scheme

Securities Docket

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Dallas-Fort Worth residents Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh, and Caedrynn E. Conner for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $91 million from more than 200 investors. According to the SECs complaint, between approximately May 2021 and February 2024, Alexander and Welsh operated the scheme through a trust controlled by Alexander called Vanguard Holdings Group Irrevocable Trust (VHG).

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Major Automakers Want Congress to Bar California 2035 Electric Vehicle Plan

Insurance Journal

Major automakers want Congress to bar California’s landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 that has been adopted by 11 other states, warning the rules could begin impacting vehicle shipments in a few months. The U.S.

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PayPal, Apple Succeed in Scrapping Fintiv’s Patent Claims at CAFC

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision Wednesday affirming a district courts finding for PayPal Holdings, Inc. that certain claims of Fintiv, Inc.s patents for a mobile wallet payment system were invalid as indefinite. Fintiv sued PayPal for infringement of its U.S. Patent Nos. 9,892,386; 11,120,413; 9,208,488; and 10,438,196.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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COST BITES 234: A REMINDER THAT A SOLICITORS ACT ASSESSMENT CAN SOMETIMES BE AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS FOR A CLAIMANT

Civil Litigation Brief

A central aim of this series is to look atwhat actually happens when costs are assessed. We see an example in the case we are looking at here. It was the claimant’s application for a Solicitors Act assessment of bills.

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The First 100 Days: SEC Edition : TheCorporateCounsel. net Blog

Securities Docket

With respect to crypto, a variety of actions have been taken: Commissioner Peirce is leading the SEC Crypto Task Force with mission of providing regulatory clarity for crypto assets. The SEC has solicited feedback held several roundtables on crypto regulatory issues. SAB 121 was rescinded by SAB 122. The Staff has issued statements on meme coins, proof-of-work mining and stablecoins.

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Why Restarting a Power Grid After Massive Collapse Is So Hard

Insurance Journal

It’s a worst case scenario that grid operators plan for but hope never to encounter.

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Inside CyberCX’s 2025 DFIR Report: MFA Failures and Espionage Risks Revealed

Complex Discovery

Editor’s Note: Cyber threats aren’t just evolvingthey’re accelerating. The recently released CyberCX 2025 DFIR Threat Report delivers a sobering analysis for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals: session hijacking now bypasses MFA in 75% of BEC attacks, cloud infrastructure is under siege, and threat actors are going quiet and deep.

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The New Way of Conducting Patent Research: Proven Strategies For Efficient Due Diligence

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.