LegalTalkNetwork

MAY 18, 2022

The American Bar Association’s Litigation Section hosts its Section Annual Conference once a year and like so many gatherings, it was on hold during COVID-19. For those not familiar, the Section Annual is a premier gathering for litigators featuring elite professionals discussing trial work, strategies, and the latest innovations.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The USPTO is seeking comment on two proposals that would expand the scope of who may become a “patent attorney” Expanding admission criteria for registration to practice in patent cases before the USPTO. Expanding opportunities to appear before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? The party must identify the third-party funder and whether the third-party funder has the right to approve litigation or settlement decisions. The issue arose as a result of two standing orders issued by Judge Connolly.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 31, 2022

Law firms are enjoying strong and steady market-based tailwinds as 2022 unfolds. Advances in food technology are driving IP, regulatory work, transactions, and capital raising along with litigation. The top growth practices for 2022 include: M&A. Litigation. Subscribe to Attorney at Work. Food/Agritech.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland has re-established the Office for Access to Justice, a Justice Department office that aims to expand services for people who can’t afford lawyers and is part of his broader plan to expand legal services in the federal government for low-income Americans, reports Bloomberg News.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The number of new patent lawsuit filings dipped only slightly in 2022, continuing years of relatively stable litigation activity amid few major changes in the law, while a drop in patent appeals from district courts may be tied to court slowdowns during the pandemic, attorneys say.

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LawTechnologyToday

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report is published in five volumes: Online Research, Technology Basics & Security , Law Office Technology , Marketing & Communication Technology, Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. Only 14% of small firms with 2-9 attorneys and 7% of firms with 10-49 attorneys have fixed fees.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. This blog post analyzes the Supreme Court’s decision and its implications for climate litigation efforts in Spain and beyond. On March 7, 2022, the Supreme Court decided that Greenpeace v. Spain I and Greenpeace v.

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Law 360

JANUARY 31, 2022

2022 will likely see courts grapple with the far-reaching implications of the 2021 decisions in Goldman Sachs v. Slack, and lawsuits related to COVID-19, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and other emerging issues, say attorneys at Willkie. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and Pirani v.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 23, 2022

The idea was hatched in 1989 by two friends, German patent attorney Peter Franck and French patent attorney Frederic Benech. The idea was to have a sailing patent attorney or agent organize in his or her own country a friendly race among IP professionals to showcase local sailing venues that might otherwise not be discovered.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 4, 2022

While employment case filings declined throughout the pandemic to the lowest number in a decade, COVID-19 cases and damages awards have remained robust.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 24, 2022

Luckily for us, the National Law Journal just named its Elite Trial Lawyers for 2022, a top prize for the best plaintiffs attorneys in the country. […]. The post America’s Elite Trial Lawyers (2022) appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

JULY 12, 2022

Today, Fastcase is announcing the 2022 cohort of the Fastcase 50, and it includes a diverse array of legal tech founders, practicing lawyers, law firm professionals, judges, law professors, law librarians, bar association leaders, and investors — not to mention the attorney who is the NFL’s first Black woman team president.

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Above The Law

JULY 5, 2022

PLI's two-day program will provide a solid foundation in accounting fundamentals for attorneys of all levels and roles. The post Top Accounting Issues For Lawyers In 2022 appeared first on Above the Law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In a climate litigation win, the High Court of the Supreme Court of Guyana accepted a settlement between a scientist, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Guyana, and Esso (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) to limit the company’s environmental permits to produce oil from more than 23 years to five years. By Melinda Janki*. She holds an LL.B

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2023

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that pharmacy retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay an $83 million settlement over its opioid distribution practices within an 8-year period. ” In September 2022, Walmart agreed to settle with Morrisey for over $65 million and CVS settled for $82.5

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

2022 has begun – and we are all wondering what will lie ahead in the New Year. This year is no different – and we offer for your review our Broadcaster’s Regulatory Calendar for 2022. Each year, at about this time, we put together a look at highlights of the regulatory dates ahead for broadcasters.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 7, 2022

So we asked our experts: What do you think small law firms should (or should not) be spending their technology dollars on in 2022? For 2022, it is time to review: What works, and what doesn’t? Those who have not started their digital transformations should do so in 2022. What does this mean in practice and for your budget?

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Mondaq

MAY 6, 2022

On April 21, 2022 the Attorney General of British Columbia gave twenty directives to Provincial crown counsel in the Directives on Civil Litigation Involving Indigenous Peoples (the "Directives").

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 4, 2022

With pressures from the complicated patchwork of privacy regulations and growing data volumes involved in civil litigation to the twin business imperatives of efficiency and cost savings, it’s no wonder that legal departments depend on technology more today than ever before.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

While Judge Albright and the Western District of Texas continued to hold onto their leads with the highest numbers of filed patent cases, the data revealed distinct drops in their cases in 2022.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

This month , Jacob Elkin joins the Sabin Center as the 2021-2022 Climate Law Fellow. Prior to the Sabin Center, she was a senior attorney at the Environment Program of the Cyrus R.

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LexForti

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The Surana & Surana & Shaastra IIT Madras, Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition shall be held on 13th, 15th & 16th January 2022 virtually (online). Any clarification sought in respect of the case should be addressed by email to mootcourt@lawindia.com before 2nd January 2022. Orientation : 13th January 2022.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Rather, any new grant this term will very likely be pushed back to the October 2022 Term for hearing and decision. 21-746 (CVSG requested February 22, 2022). The parties settled the litigation before the IPRs were complete, but agreed that the IPRs could continue. 2022)(forthcoming). Lets talk them through. 35 U.S.C. §

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The results of the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Resource Center’s Legal Technology Survey are in. Forty-five percent of respondents identify themselves as primarily litigation attorneys, 32% as primarily transactional and 12% as both, while 7% of respondents identified themselves as regulatory/compliance lawyers and 5% as other. .

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Patently O

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is time to pick-up our consideration of Supreme Court patent cases for the 2022-2023 term. A quick recap: Despite dozens of interesting and important cases, the Supreme Court denied all petitions for writ of certiorari for the 2021-2022 term. 2022) (written description). by Dennis Crouch. American Axle (cert denied).

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 15, 2022

The State Bar of Texas 2022 Annual Meeting was truly one for the books. Listen to all you might have missed at the 2022 State Bar Meeting on the State Bar of Texas Podcast. State Bar of Texas 2022 Annual Meeting Episodes: Should We Be Able to Reclaim a Racist Slur – as a Registered Trademark?

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Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2023

Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2022, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Circuit’s July 2022 ruling in National Association of Broadcasters v. The draft NPRM is slated for consideration at the FCC’s October 27, 2022 regular monthly open meeting. Construction was apparently completed in 2018 but no license application was filed until 2022, a year after the construction permit for the new facilities expired.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2022 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

With great sadness, we announce that our firm’s co-founder, leader, colleague and friend, Jim Phelps passed away on April 2, 2022, at the age of 83. Jim was an exceptional litigator, a great teacher and an inspiration to all of us in the firm. Attorney for the District of Columbia. In 1967, Jim became an Assistant U.S.

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Law 360

MARCH 27, 2022

the state of Michigan and USA Gymnastics settled for millions of dollars in high-profile litigation involving opioids, lead-tainted water and sexual assault. Such cases and many others were led by a group of attorneys whose accomplishments helped them earn a spot on Law360's annual Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2022.

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The Estrin Report

MARCH 30, 2023

Also, as attorneys (and by extension paralegals) we are taught that our job is to win – and often that leads to the misconception that every conversation or subject is a battle to be won. As a litigation paralegal the gravity of correct documents, order, and cadence plays toward a successful presentation for the attorney.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Slowly but surely” may be an apt phrase to describe the results from the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report covering Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. Many Years and Much Litigation. The rest of the respondents (33%) are at firms with more than 50 attorneys (13% have more than 500 attorneys).

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At the Lectern

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vannucci to decide which statute of limitations applies in a malicious prosecution action against an attorney who sued the plaintiff, the one-year period of Code of Civil Procedure section 340.6 is limited to actions brought by a party suing their own attorney, Division One followed the First District, Division Five, decision in Connelly v.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

” However, the Ugandan Attorneys General Office countered his claim. Amendments to a different section the Computer Misuse Act in 2022 are currently under litigation. The office stated all potential prosecutions under section 25 would proceed only if evidence was available. The court rejected this idea. .”

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LegalReader

AUGUST 12, 2022

Before you sign any contract with a personal injury lawyer, discuss the attorney's fees.

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