LegalReader

JANUARY 4, 2022

If you repressed your memory of the sexual harassment, you may be able to take legal action even after the statute of limitations has expired.

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Chugh LLP

MARCH 9, 2022

. Under The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), employees can file lawsuits against their employers for certain violations of the labor code. Penalties for PAGA are either: The amount described in statutes, or. Further, even if a plaintiff settles their individual claims, they may still have legal standing to bring a PAGA action. .

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 11, 2022

I made the mistake of going into a deep dive on legal AI the other day and googling “will paralegals be replaced by robots?” In it, they announced the launch of Robo Review, a software that incorporates legal AI to help lawyers research patent applications before filing. Legal Automation. Kind of ironic, I know.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Attorneys hate to think of themselves as ‘salespeople’ – but, if you’re a law firm owner/manager, you’re selling things the same way everyone else who owns a business is selling things. Legal consumers are not like you : They don’t know as many Latin phrases as you do. They don’t care about arcane statutes.

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MyCase

APRIL 24, 2024

AI tools like ChatGPT are creating a buzz in the legal field. According to the Legal Industry Report 2024 , nearly one-quarter (24%) of law firms have adopted legal-specific generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools. GAI can free lawyers from repetitive tasks so they can focus on higher-level legal strategy.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

19, 2022), plaintiff county filed this legal malpractice suit against defendant attorney who had represented the county in an underlying action filed by a former county employee. The dispositive issue on appeal was whether the trial court correctly granted the motion to dismiss based on the statute of limitations. Spining , No.

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MyCase

JULY 14, 2023

According to the ABA , as many as four in five attorneys will face a legal malpractice suit during their career. Facing a legal malpractice case can be disastrous for a law firm, both financially and reputationally. What is Legal Malpractice? What Are the Elements of a Legal Malpractice Case?

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 23, 2023

Change is afoot in a legal sector known for its traditional working practices. The latest in legal technology may seem overstated to some. However, it is abundantly obvious that many legal technology solutions are already significantly improving the lives of attorneys.

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Paralegal-Edu.Org

APRIL 26, 2024

In the intricate scene of the legal sphere, attorneys are the ones who mostly grab all the attention due to famous trials and their outcomes, TV shows, movies, and let’s face it, their income. Yet, behind every successful attorney stands a diligent and indispensable ally: the paralegal.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Lawyers and legal professionals using the AI-powered document drafting tool Clearbrief to create a legal brief or document will now be able to seamlessly view any case law they cite thanks to a partnership with the legal research and intelligence company Fastcase , the companies announced today. million seed round. .

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2021

“Commonwealth’s price-gouging laws exist to protect Kentuckians from bad actors,” Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said in response to the ruling and added that his office saw “markups of up to nearly 2,000 percent from online third-party sellers for products such as masks and hand sanitizer.”

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

55-8-136, which is a Class C misdemeanor, the statute of limitations for plaintiff’s action was extended to two years pursuant to Tenn. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations issue, but the trial court ruled in favor of plaintiff, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Code Ann. § Code Ann. §

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JURIST

JUNE 3, 2023

The statute criminalizes performances on public land or in a location in which the performance “could be viewed by a person who is not an adult.” The District Attorney and Tennessee Attorney General’s Office have not yet commented on the ruling. Parker previously enjoined the AEA in April.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 25, 2022

As society shifts and the need for lawyers to work faster and smarter grows, it becomes increasingly important that lawyers are able to nurture partnerships with freelance paralegals and legal assistants. For one, legal assistants focus solely on administrative work, clearing up time for lawyers to focus on other tasks.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 22, 2021

For a recent Reinventing Professionals podcast, I talked with Jacqueline Schafer, the founder and CEO of Clearbrief , a platform that uses AI to improve the accuracy of legal writing by identifying how well a writer’s sentence is supported by the source document. Legal writing has really specific requirements. seed round.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The news is that Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory is rebranding its flagship Cheetah legal research platform on Monday as VitalLaw, a name that Ken Crutchfield , vice president and general manager of legal markets, told me better reflects the mission of the platform and better resonate with with customers. .

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MyCase

AUGUST 10, 2022

There are even reports that this sentient system may have requested legal representation. . How lawyers can use legal AI . The best legal tools. A few practical uses of legal AI include: Transcribing documents – Save your team tedious hours typing out statements and documents. Three Benefits of Legal AI.

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Blumberg

MAY 25, 2021

Blumberg announces an important update to their New York State Power of Attorney Forms. This update complies with amendments to the Power of Attorney Statute that takes effect June 13, 2021. For over 100 years courts have relied on Blumberg Powers of Attorney forms. BlumbergExcelsior, Inc.,

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert Thursday warning New Yorkers of deceptive gambling advertisements ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. It is the first major sporting event New Yorkers can bet on since the state legislature legalized online sports betting last month.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 28, 2022

I have been in the legal field for over 30 years and a paralegal going on eight years. In my office, we have had several cases we had to give to contract attorneys because of conflicts with co-defendants. In my office, we have had several cases we had to give to contract attorneys because of conflicts with co-defendants.

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Day on Torts

MAY 13, 2022

Where plaintiff submitted no expert proof to support his legal malpractice claim, summary judgment for defendant was affirmed. April 26, 2022), plaintiff was represented by defendant attorney in an underlying case in which plaintiff asserted several claims, including malicious prosecution. Rogers , No.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Eckerstrom agreed with Planned Parenthood that “Arizona courts have a responsibility to attempt to harmonize all of this state’s relevant statutes.” Eckerstrom said that, if the court would have allowed the 1901 ban to go into effect, healthcare providers, prosecuting agencies and the public would lack legal clarity on the issue of abortion.

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Day on Torts

APRIL 25, 2022

Where the person who executed an arbitration agreement in connection with decedent’s admission to a nursing home had a power of attorney for decedent, but that power of attorney did not mention the ability to make health care decisions, the arbitration agreement was unenforceable. Code Ann. § internal citation omitted).

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The push follows a significant uptick in the number of active FCA investigations, the level of resources the government is putting into them, the number of agents that are working them, and the level of teamwork and coordination between US attorneys and Main Justice. In fiscal 2021, DOJ obtained $5.6

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MyCase

DECEMBER 15, 2022

That’s where legal docketing comes into play. What is Legal Docketing? When looking up a docketing definition, you’ll probably read something general like “the process of tracking dates and deadlines related to legal proceedings.” Legal calendaring software uses technology to streamline and automate calendar-related tasks.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

India Staff Correspondent Sambhav Sharma and India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist offer their perspective on the legal issues surrounding the recent high-profile arrest and detention of Bollywood celebrity heir Aryan Khan on illegal drug charges. They file this for JURIST from New Delhi.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For him, the history and design of the statute strongly suggest a focus on whether workers are, or are not, working in the transportation industry. Why, when we look at the common legal context that connects those terms, isn’t that the correct way to look at it?” Several of the justices seemed much less sure of the result.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all. In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! law schools and the law school admissions process.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

After the ruling, the Attorney General for India, the National Commission for Women and the State of Maharashtra filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. Therefore, interpreting the statute to require skin to skin contact would be “narrow and pedantic” and would “lead to an absurd interpretation of the said provision.”

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse. President and CEO Dr. Regina Davis Moss stated: [Watts’ experience] is a grave example of how Black women and their bodies face legal threats simply for existing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Meta has previously faced legal challenges due to its data privacy practices. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul commented on the lawsuit, “Our children are in crisis, and we need to act.” ” The 33 states seek an injunction to curb Meta’s alleged exploitation of young users.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2024

Although the industry-funded model ended two years after its inception and the agency offered 100 percent reimbursement to the companies, the importance of this debate is centers around how the branches of government balance the interpretation of ambiguities in agency statutes. Natural Resources Defense Council.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2023

Jean Francois Pugin has been living in the United States since 1985, when he came to the country as a legal permanent resident. Fernando Cordero-Garcia has been living in the United States since 1965, when he entered as a legal permanent resident. An immigration judge agreed and ordered Pugin removed.

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JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

Former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal passed Law Enforcement Directive 2018-6 , also called the Immigrant Trust Directive (“the Directive”), in November 2018 to allay undocumented immigrants’ fears about being turned over to immigration authorities when reporting a crime.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

During the rally to protest the removal of a statute of Confederate Gen. It’s going to be hard to get 11 people to agree,” said attorney Joshua Smith, who represented three defendants. The jury concluded that the organizers engaged in conspiracy to intimidate, harass or harm prior to the rally. Lee, James Alex Fields Jr.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

” Under rational basis review, a court will uphold the law as constitutional if the government has a legitimate interest in enacting the statute and the law is rationally related to that interest. The court noted that, under this standard, legislation has a “strong presumption of validity.”

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LDA PRO

JULY 29, 2021

Only an attorney may provide legal advice, not a paralegal or a notary with process server Sacramento service. Many attorneys need their paralegals to have become notaries so that they may execute notarization’s into it when necessary and appropriate. A power of attorney is very much different from a will.

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