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By the Data: A Weekly Look at Legal Industry Trends

Mon, 2024-08-12 05:00

Dig into must-see data from the Law.com Newsroom.

       

McElroy Deutsch Asks Judge to Toss Former CFO's Chapter 11 Petition

Fri, 2024-08-09 17:25

Given that John Dunlea has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes, "he has no reasonable expectation of timely or adequately funding any plan of reorganization," McElroy Deutsch said in its motion to dismiss the bankruptcy petition.

       

Will AI Write California's Future Bar Exams?

Fri, 2024-08-09 16:10

A recent survey of those who took the July 2024 exam asked for their thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence in writing and grading future tests.

       

'A Good Day': Florida Bank Linked to Venezuela Is Hit With $800,000 Verdict

Fri, 2024-08-09 16:09

"Any day where you help prevent an illegal authoritarian regime in Venezuela from penetrating the United States banking system and hold those accountable for assisting that regime is a good day," Derek E. Leo n, the plaintiffs' attorney, said.

       

Tesla Shareholders Move to Consolidate Cases Over Musk's Focus on X, AI

Fri, 2024-08-09 15:50

If the motion is granted, the court would go from juggling seven cases against Tesla and Elon Musk to five.

       

2024 US Presidential Election: What the Legal Industry Needs to Know

Fri, 2024-08-09 15:19

Take a look at the ongoing coverage from across the Law.com Newsroom on the potential impact of November's election.

       

Defense Counsel in Brian Benjamin's Bribery Case Seeks Clarity From SCOTUS on Quid Pro Quo

Fri, 2024-08-09 15:18

"This case presents an extreme example of that overreach, in an area of law that demands clarity yet has become perilously muddled," reads the writ from Barry Berke, Dani James and Darren LaVerne of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel.

       

How SMB Law Firms Can Leverage AI In E-Discovery to Generate New Business

Fri, 2024-08-09 14:59

The scale and scope of e-discovery today leaves legal professionals scouring the vendor world for help, which often subjects them to complexity and smoke and mirrors. Yet the introduction of AI and other automation-based technologies may now be cutting through some of that mystery.

       

Willkie Farr Sued Over Unpaid Bills From Legal Tech Company

Fri, 2024-08-09 14:52

The firm allegedly failed to pay more than $350,000 in fees to artificial intelligence provider TransPerfect, according to a suit from a collections agency.

       

Pre-ILTACON Legaltech Rundown: DISCO Debuts Auto Review Gen AI Capability, Litera Launches New Tools, and More

Fri, 2024-08-09 14:21

Need to get caught up on the product releases, industry hires, and new partnerships before ILTACON 2024? Legaltech News has got you covered.

       

'Monopoly Prices'?: Big Pharma Co. Amgen Accused of Anticompetitive Conduct

Fri, 2024-08-09 13:59

"A 50-mg dose of Enbrel now costs patients $7,401.83 per month: 643% more than it cost when launched in 1998," according to the allegations in the antitrust class action filed against Enbrel manufacturer Amgen Inc.

       

'Troubling' Racial Disparities Exist in Manhattan Federal Court's Jury Selection, 2nd Circuit Says

Fri, 2024-08-09 13:42

In dicta, U.S. Circuit Judge Beth Robinson said the "underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic or Latino people in SDNY venires has only increased" in recent decades.

       

Covington, Wilmer Played Roles in the US-Russia Prisoner Swap

Fri, 2024-08-09 10:30

Wilmer was brought in by Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones to work with officials outside Russia to help secure the release of reporter Evan Gershkovich, while Covington aided U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in freeing reporter Alsu Kurmasheva.

       

Disclosure Flip-Flop by Nuclear Reactor Firm Powers Debate Over SEC Reporting Obligations

Fri, 2024-08-09 10:11

NuScale Power found itself having to explain why it stated that it did not believe it was under SEC investigation, even though it had been contacted by the agency seven months earlier and asked to provide a trove of information.

       

University of Massachusetts Faces Retaliation, Age Discrimination Suit From Professor

Fri, 2024-08-09 10:04

Professor George Kelley filed the nine-count complaint against the University of Massachusetts board of trustees and an associate professor at UMass Boston, alleging that he has been the target of ongoing acts of age discrimination and retaliation from university officials since 2012.

       

Judge Says Supreme Court's Gun Ruling Doesn't Demystify 2nd Amendment Test

Fri, 2024-08-09 07:45

"Bruen has proven to be a labyrinth for lower courts, including our own, with only the one-dimensional history-and-tradition test as a compass," wrote Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, adding that Rahimi has provided "little" clarity.

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Fighting an Employee: Here's When Brian Sutherland Says Employers Should Throw in the Towel

Fri, 2024-08-09 06:00

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Brian J. Sutherland of Beal, Sutherland, Berlin & Brown outlines his top litigation considerations for employers faced with discrimination claims.

       

Law Firms' Lobbying Businesses Add New Clients Focused on Tax Policies

Fri, 2024-08-09 00:35

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Holland & Knight, DLA Piper, Phronesis DC, Adams and Reese, BakerHostetler all filed new lobbying registrations since the end of June.

       

Winstead Founding Shareholder Pete Winstead Dies at Age 84

Fri, 2024-08-09 00:27

Pete Winstead, a tax lawyer who helped found the firm in Dallas nearly 50 years ago, moved to Austin in 1987 to open an office there.

       

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