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Wait a Minute: AI Early Adopters Face New Hurdle

Mon, 2025-09-08 00:24

As more litigators actively implement artificial intelligence into their practices, at least one early adopter is now suggesting lawyers pump the brakes to avoid being outpaced by the rapid evolution of AI technology.

       

Businesses Challenging Tariffs Back Trump's Request for Speedy Supreme Court Hearing

Fri, 2025-09-05 17:53

"Because of the importance of the issues and the harms that Respondents are experiencing every day the unlawful tariffs are in place, Respondents acquiesce in the government's petition for certiorari and its motion for expedited consideration," the companies stated in their high court filing.

       

Anthropic Agrees to Pay Record $1.5 Billion to Settle Author Class Action

Fri, 2025-09-05 17:52

Mary Rasenberger, CEO of The Authors Guild, called the deal “a vital step in acknowledging that AI companies cannot simply steal authors' creative work to build their AI just because they need books."

       

Litigation Trends to Watch: Cases Center on Second Job Bans, Salesforce Cyberattack and Amazon Refund Fraud

Fri, 2025-09-05 17:13

Employment litigation heats up in Washington.

       

'In the Dark': Supreme Court's Emergency Orders Can Leave District, Appellate Judges Frustrated

Fri, 2025-09-05 16:53

“I look back to the order in this case and say, what, if any, guidance can we find in it?" said Judge William Kayatta of the First Circuit. "There's none that's expressed except the bottom line. So I think, well, what possible reasons could there be for the court's decision?

       

Florida Judge Dismisses Newsmax Antitrust Suit Against Fox News on Procedural Grounds

Fri, 2025-09-05 16:48

Legal experts say the real battle over market definition and antitrust theory still lies ahead.

       

Google Hit With 3 Billion EU Antitrust Fine, Says It Will Appeal

Fri, 2025-09-05 16:29

Google has already paid over 8 billion ($9.37 billion) in fines in the European Union—and has now received both the largest and the second-largest EU antitrust fine to date.

       

Legal Leadership 2.0: The Skills Lawyers Need for the Next Decade

Fri, 2025-09-05 16:17

This complimentary webcast will provide legal professionals with the practical insights needed to adapt and succeed in this era of change.

       

Latham & Watkins Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Wind Farm Stop-Work Order

Fri, 2025-09-05 14:26

"If unabated, the Stop Work Order will inflict devastating and irreparable harm on Revolution Wind," counsel for Revolution Wind LLC wrote in a complaint challenging the legality of a Trump administration stop-work order impairing the development of a wind farm project near Long Island, New York.

       

Law Firm Disrupted: Amid Big Law Race for AI Investment, Fears and Growing Pains Persist

Fri, 2025-09-05 13:46

It appears some firms may be getting ahead of themselves, with training and basic technology upgrades sometimes falling by the wayside.

       

‘Screams 90s Retro': Lisa Frank Goes After Target for Similar Halloween Costume

Fri, 2025-09-05 13:05

As spooky season quickly approaches, Halloween costumes are just another sector driving copyright litigation.

       

Hinckley Allen's Jim Tuxbury on Winning the Largest SOX Settlement Ever and How It Took a Decade to Cut Through the Red Tape

Fri, 2025-09-05 11:25

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Patrick Smith speaks with Hinckley Allen litigator Jim Tuxbury about his groundbreaking SOX whistleblower case and the long ride to get a resolution.

       

How I Made Partner: 'Network, Network, Network,' Says Fleming Ware of Vedder Price

Fri, 2025-09-05 10:59

"I would advise my younger self to network, network, network, both with internal attorneys and outside potential clients. I cannot underscore how important this is in one's career."

       

AI Disruption Left Judge in Google Antitrust Case Wary of Lowering Boom

Fri, 2025-09-05 10:25

"These are very dynamic, rapidly changing markets, and judges would basically be out of their element if they tried to redesign them," said Herbert Hovenkamp, a University of Pennsylvania law professor.

       

Willkie Private Wealth Co-Chair Dies in E-Bike Accident

Fri, 2025-09-05 09:33

Michele Mulrooney a founding member of the firm's Los Angeles office.

       

SEC Wiped Gensler's Phone, Loses Trove of Texts Due to 'Avoidable' Errors

Thu, 2025-09-04 18:40

“This wasn't some oops' moment, Paul Grewal, chief legal officer of Coinbase, alleged on social media. He called the deletion a “destruction of evidence relevant to pending litigation.

       

Trump Administration Plans to Appeal 'Broad and Powerful Relief' Granted to Harvard in Federal Lawsuit

Thu, 2025-09-04 18:19

"To any fair-minded observer, it is clear that Harvard University failed to protect their students from harassment and allowed discrimination to plague their campus for years," White House spokesperson Liz Huston said in a statement. "Harvard does not have a constitutional right to taxpayer dollars and remains ineligible for grants in the future."

       

Is the Rise of AI a Real Threat to Associate Jobs?

Thu, 2025-09-04 18:04

One in five pre-law students fear artificial intelligence could replace their jobs in the future. Is that fear unfounded?

       

'No Further Action': NY Attorney Grievance Committee Repeatedly Declined to Investigate Emil Bove

Thu, 2025-09-04 18:01

The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Appellate Division, First Department has told multiple complainants that concerns about Bove's conduct are being transferred to the DOJ.

       

Former AbbVie Sales Rep's Fraud Claims Tossed in Whistleblower Suit, 7th Circuit Rules

Thu, 2025-09-04 15:55

“Because Lewis only complained of regulatory, rather than fraudulent, violations in his internal communications with AbbVie, the company had no reason to think Lewis's concerns revolved around the False Claims Act. More simply, AbbVie could not have retaliated against Lewis as a fraud whistleblower because he never blew the whistle on fraud, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Joshua P. Kolar said.

       

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