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Hyperlinked Documents: The Latest e-Discovery Challenge

Tue, 2024-09-17 11:19

As courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.

       

Google Taps One of Its Own for Senior Litigation Post

Tue, 2024-09-17 10:50

The appointment comes as the tech giant restructures its legal department and parts ways with Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright and Director of Competition Law Matthew Bye.

       

Scammed Lawyer Gets $450K After Fraudsters Use Bar Number

Tue, 2024-09-17 10:42

"I needed to do everything I could to tell the world, this wasn't me, and that's what I've done," attorney Frank White said.

       

GCs Jettisoning Zero-Based Budgeting in Quest to Be Nimble, More Efficient

Tue, 2024-09-17 08:03

"Traditional corporate budgeting approaches can feel like dinosaurs in a world demanding legal departments perform like gazelles," said Jason Winmill, chair of the Buying Legal Council.

       

UK and US Law Firms in Merger Talks as Demand for Scale Grows

Tue, 2024-09-17 05:30

"There have been a number of direct outreach inquiries from U.K. to U.S. firms," noted a firm consultant.

       

Workday to Acquire Evisort, Bringing AI-Powered Document Intelligence to Finance and HR

Tue, 2024-09-17 00:34

The deal marks the second major acquisition of a CLM company by an enterprise software company in 2024.

       

Relying on Recent Precedent, Judge in Wisconsin Declines to Force Kohl's Into Arbitration, Pay Fees

Tue, 2024-09-17 00:05

"Petitioners in this case filed their arbitration demands before the AAA. Kohl's refused to register its arbitration agreement and pay the requisite fees. In accordance with its rules the AAA declined to administer the cases. Pursuant to Rule 12 of the AAA's Consumer Arbitration Rules, petitioners are free to pursue their substantive claims in court," said U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

       

Tracking Generative AI: How Evolving AI Models Are Impacting Legal

Mon, 2024-09-16 23:00

A running compilation of how the legal landscape continues to be shaped by generative AI tools, from GPT technologies to art generation tools and beyond.

       

Governor OKs Test of Remote Appearances by Court Reporters in 2025

Mon, 2024-09-16 19:54

AB 3013 will temporarily allow court reporters to capture proceedings while working outside the courtroom—and maybe even outside the courthouse.

       

Senate Confirms Federal Prosecutor Kevin Ritz to 6th Circuit

Mon, 2024-09-16 19:41

Ritz, who was confirmed in a 48-46 vote, served as an assistant U.S. attorney before Biden appointed him U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee in 2022.

       

4 Ways Judges Can Start Tackling Deepfake Authenticity Challenges

Mon, 2024-09-16 18:21

In a new paper from the University of Chicago Legal Forum, a panel of judges, legal scholars and technologists offer step-by-step guidelines for judges to tackle an influx of deepfakes into courts—along with potential pitches for Federal Evidence Rule changes.

       

Latham Secures $135 Million Settlement for Client Netgear in Wi-Fi Patent Dispute

Mon, 2024-09-16 17:35

Netgear, which is based in San Jose, California, filed a complaint alleging patent infringement against network equipment manufacturer TP-Link, which was originally founded in Shenzhen, China, and now maintains its headquarters in both Singapore and the U.S., in April 2023 with the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ITC launched an investigation into Netgear's allegations on May 8, 2023.

       

Smartmatic, Newsmax Warned Against 'Fighting Over Everything' Two Weeks From Trial

Mon, 2024-09-16 17:30

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis cautioned counsel for both sides against making jurors feel that their time is being wasted.

       

Defense Counsel Can't Use Unrelated Lawsuit to Impeach Expert Witness Testimony, Judge Rules

Mon, 2024-09-16 17:08

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Hasa Kingo on Friday ruled that a team from Cozen O'Connor could not question medical professionals called to the stand about unrelated and unproven allegations when the case goes to trial.

       

Beasley Allen Sues Co-Counsel Allen Smith for Supporting J&J's Talc Settlement

Mon, 2024-09-16 16:49

Beasley Allen claims Allen Smith owes $1.16 million in talc expenses. 'To allege that I have not performed my share of the work, and not paid my share of the expenses is laughable,' Smith told Law.com. "Looks like the pot is calling the kettle black."

       

Challenge to TikTok Ban-or-Sale Law Faces First Amendment Scrutiny at DC Circuit

Mon, 2024-09-16 16:32

Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan pressed TikTok on whether a company based outside of the United States can bring a First Amendment challenge to a federal regulation.

       

$192 Million Verdict: McKool Smith Wins Against Samsung

Mon, 2024-09-16 15:56

Samsung was given access to multiple Mojo Mobility prototypes with the understanding that would lead to a commercial transaction, but Samsung instead suggested Mojo cut a deal with its suppliers as no cost to Samsung.

       

Judge Rejects ExxonMobil's Challenge to $725M Benzene Verdict, Adds $91M in Delay Damages

Mon, 2024-09-16 15:52

Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' Sept. 13 rulings rejected a multipronged effort from ExxonMobil to challenge the verdict handed up in May in Gill v. ExxonMobil.

       

Fired In-House Lawyer Claims She Lost Job During Miscarriage Recovery

Mon, 2024-09-16 15:31

"The defendants also went to great lengths to invent bogus and pre-textual performance issues in an attempt to justify an otherwise unlawful termination," plaintiffs lawyer Matthew Luber said.

       

Lawyers Eye Expected Rate Cut, Expecting Large Cap M&A Boost as a Result

Mon, 2024-09-16 15:19

With the Federal Reserve widely expected to cut interest rates soon, corporate lawyers are expecting an M&A bounce-back as a result, which could be further helped by other pressures.

       

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