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10 Things Attorneys Look For in a Paralegal

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Things Attorneys Look For In a Paralegal. Do you want to know what things attorneys look for in a paralegal? The easiest way to find out what attributes and skills your attorney values the most is to ask them. The easiest way to find out what attributes and skills your attorney values the most is to ask them.

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Federal judge rules Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid epidemic

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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sued Walgreens for public nuisance on behalf of the people of California. The court ruled this burden was met at trial. The court ruled this burden was met at trial. The court ruled that Walgreens dispensed these pills without adequate due diligence.

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San Francisco reaches $229M settlement with Walgreens after opioid epidemic lawsuit win

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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a $229 million settlement with Walgreens on Wednesday after winning a lawsuit against the company in 2022. The case was in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. I am proud our office was able to prove in court that the opioid industry perpetuated this problem.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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Karlen Jonathan Karlen, who is not an attorney, filed a pro se appeal in the Missouri Court of Appeals. His initial filing was deficient in several respects, but after the court gave him several deadline extensions, he ultimately filed an appellate brief and a reply brief. The court was not sympathetic.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attorneys involved. The role of attribution is also receiving increasing focus as attorneys begin to rely more heavily on AI outputs for their legal documents. In the case of White v.

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Can Lawyers Ethically Store and Transmit Client Info in the Cloud?

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Before we invest in training our attorneys and staff, how do we know what companies are secure and trustworthy? As you know by now, especially if you live in one of the over 30 states that has adopted it, ABA Model Rule 1.1 requires attorneys to keep abreast of changes in law and its relation to technology. Due Diligence.

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Due Process and the No-Extrinsic-Evidence Rule: Challenges to Default Judgments When Service Was By Publication

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The attorneys handling the case charge a flat fee per account to handle the matter and are responsible for trying to locate and serve the defendants with the lawsuit. The court appointed an attorney ad litem to represent the defendants served by posting who had not appeared or answered.