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From Deep Fakes to Discrimination: Lawyers Weigh in on A.I. Landmines

Tue, 2024-03-26 11:21

"I'm a huge proponent of AI, but it must be used with guardrails, and too many are rushing to use it," said attorney Francisco Ramos Jr. of Clarke Silverglate.

       

The American Lawyer Industry Awards Open for Nominations

Tue, 2024-03-26 05:30

Industry Award categories are due June 12 and Law Firm Corporate Practice categories are due June 26.

       

'I Was Kind of Dumb-Founded': J&J Lawyers Testify in Talc Disqualification Hearing

Tue, 2024-03-26 05:00

Johnson & Johnson's worldwide vice president of litigation, Erik Haas, and Jim Murdica, outside counsel at Barnes & Thornburg, testified on Monday that they were shocked to find out a former member of their team had been working with plaintiffs' lawyer Andy Birchfield as early as April 2023.

       

Nonequity Partner Growth Kicks Into High Gear

Tue, 2024-03-26 05:00

Several Am Law 100 firms grew their income partner ranks by double-digit percentages in 2023. Multiple factors are pushing firms to rapidly expand this tier of partners, observers say.

       

Nominations Now Open for Corporate Counsel's Best Legal Departments 2024!

Tue, 2024-03-26 05:00

It is that time of year again! We are excited to again begin the process to honor in-house legal departments and legal department leaders in our Best Legal Departments issue.

       

'Building Guardrails': Adobe's AGC on Legal's Responsibility in Generative AI

Tue, 2024-03-26 00:59

In a conversation with Corporate Counsel, Adobe's Senior Director and Associate General Counsel J. Scott Evans talks about the importance of building AI guardrails to protect against the misuse and how Adobe is helping artists protect their work from being copied through the use of AI and used for commercial use.

       

NCAA's Policy Changes Allegedly Leads to $5M Profit Loss for Digital Trading Card Company

Tue, 2024-03-26 00:04

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FTC Must Take 'Vigilant' Approach Toward AI in Contrast to Earlier Technologies, Khan Says

Mon, 2024-03-25 20:03

"Across the board, there is a realization that we can't allow that same trajectory to evolve this time around," said FTC Chair Lina Khan.

       

What to Watch for at Ex-DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark's Ethics Hearing This Week

Mon, 2024-03-25 18:29

The D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel has accused Clark of attempting to engage in conduct involving dishonesty that would interfere with the administration of justice for his alleged role in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

       

SEC Says Terraform Labs and Its Founder Built 'House of Cards' as Civil Fraud Trial Opens

Mon, 2024-03-25 17:41

Terraform's attorneys at Denton and founder Do Kwon's attorneys at Kaplan Hecker & Fink maintained, during their own opening statements, that their clients did not lie.

       

$900M Judgment: King & Spalding's Big Win for Unsecured Creditor

Mon, 2024-03-25 17:06

The parties have been in litigation for nearly a decade.

       

Landmines In Bankruptcy Appellate Practice, Part III

Mon, 2024-03-25 16:34

When courts have made important exceptions in the past year, they have either added a gloss on the Judicial Code, corrected lawyers' errors, filled in statutory gaps, or clarified the relevant statutory language.

       

Hospital's Big Law Firm Says AG's Subpoena for Medical Records a 'Fishing Expedition'

Mon, 2024-03-25 16:16

Two obstretics patients said they falsely tested positive for illegal opioids at Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County, New York because they had consumed poppy seeds, the hospital's lawsuit in state court by Bryn Goodman of Fox Rothschild states.

       

University of Baltimore Law Hires First Woman Dean

Mon, 2024-03-25 15:51

"I am excited to join the University of Baltimore as the dean of the School of Law as the university celebrates its centennial anniversary," LaVonda Reed said in a statement. "The school's commitment to excellence in teaching, impactful research and service to the legal academy and the profession is as inspiring as the people who make up this wonderful academic community."

       

Apple in Hot Seat: Crop of Class Actions Piggyback on Feds' Antitrust Suit

Mon, 2024-03-25 15:33

Like the Department of Justice suit, the consumer class actions claim Apple engages in exclusionary conduct to shut competitors out of the markets for revenue from areas such as its App Store, Apple Pay and music streaming.

       

JetBlue Legal Chief's Pay Took Flight in 2023, Even as Challenges Grounded Airline's Stock

Mon, 2024-03-25 15:32

General counsel Brandon Nelson received more in compensation in 2023 than he did in 2019 through 2022 combined, the company's proxy statement shows.

       

European Commission Investigates Apple, Meta, Alphabet Under New Digital Markets Act

Mon, 2024-03-25 15:28

The commission has opened its first investigations under the new Digital Markets Act as big tech faces regulatory scrutiny across the globe.

       

Mintz Sees Revenue Hit All-Time High as Profits Dip Amid Office Expansion

Mon, 2024-03-25 15:07

"Our profits per equity partner were down, but we baked that in," said Robert Bodian. "That reflects a significant investment in Toronto and Miami, and we finance everything through our profits."

       

Insurer Hit With Over 340% Surge of Lawsuits in Florida Federal Courts

Mon, 2024-03-25 14:27

Among the lawsuits is a civil RICO action over allegations that the insurer and 10 other carriers have operated as a "cartel."

       

Breyer Makes His Case Against Textualism and Originalism

Mon, 2024-03-25 14:25

"Those theories will not bring about the advantages that their advocates hope to achieve. They will not bring certainty to the law," the retired justice writes in his forthcoming book, ""Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism."

       

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