Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
Looking to shine at your next conference? This series is for you. The post The Playbook Strategy: Drafting Your Game Plan For Conference Success appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
MAY 24, 2024
The United States government, and dozens of states, sued Live Nation Entertainment, a multinational entertainment company, in an antitrust suit Thursday, alleging they monopolized the live entertainment space, harming artists, venues, and concertgoers. The US Government alleges that Live Nation violated § 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act , an 1890 US antitrust law that prescribes the rules of free competition and prohibits unfair monopolies. § 1 of the Sherman Act states that contracts that limit trad
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Patently O
MAY 24, 2024
by Dennis Crouch On May 22, 2024, the day after the Federal Circuit’s en banc LKQ v. GM decision, the USPTO issued a memorandum to its examiners providing updated guidance and examination instructions in light of the court’s overturning of the long-standing Rosen-Durling test for determining obviousness of design patents. The memo, signed by USPTO Director Kathi Vidal, aims to immediately align USPTO practices with the more flexible approach outlined by the Federal Circuit, which eli
JURIST
MAY 24, 2024
A 64-year-old man, identified as Howard Michael Phillips, was charged by the Metropolitan Police with offenses under the National Security Act 2023 , according to a police press report issued Wednesday. He appeared at Westminister Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to confirm his address and date of birth. Judge Daniel Sternberg denied Phillips bail and ordered him to appear at the Old Bailey, the UK’s Central Criminal Court, on June 14.
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Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
Consider the Venn diagram. The post Federalist Society Honcho Also Flying Insurrectionist Fave Flag appeared first on Above the Law.
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Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
The rise of virtual and augmented reality creates new intellectual property challenges and opportunities for real estate owners, but certain steps, including conducting a diligence investigation to develop an understanding of current obligations, can help companies mitigate IP issues in the metaverse, says George Pavlik at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
JURIST
MAY 24, 2024
The Norwegian government on Thursday shared its plans to restrict the entry of Russian citizens on tourist visas issued before Spring 2022 by Norway or by another European country. This measure is the latest in a series of ‘sanctions’ imposed by Norway in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, according to Emilie Enger Mehl, the Minister of Justice and Public Security.
Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.
JURIST
MAY 24, 2024
The ICJ unanimously ruled on Thursday that there is no urgency to declare the preventive measures requested by Mexico against Ecuador, following the forcible entry into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador last April. According to the resolution, Ecuador’s representative said that the Ecuadorian government notified Mexico through a Note Verbale on April 9, 2024, confirming its commitment to respect and protect the premises, property and archives of the Mexican Embassy in Quito.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
From the the-land-of-magical-thinking dept The post Congress Wants A Magic Pony: Get Rid Of Section 230, Perfect Moderation, And Only Nice People Allowed Online appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
MAY 24, 2024
The harassment and criminalization of justice operators and human rights defenders by Guatemalan government officials include multiple forms of gender-based violence and discrimination, according to a report published by Amnesty International on Thursday. The report analyzes the criminalization of female justice operators and human rights defenders in the country, highlighting any instances of human rights violations these individuals might have suffered in retaliation for their activities.
Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
Live Nation and Ticketmaster were hit with a consumer antitrust proposed class action Thursday accusing them of monopolizing concert promotion and ticketing for major concert venues following their 2010 merger, which comes on the heels of the U.S. Department of Justice's own lawsuit.
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
In many instances, working a case up can actually hurt a party’s settlement position. The post Lawyers Should Sometimes Work Cases Up Less If They Are Going to Settle appeared first on Above the Law.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
Claims that companies in the same industry are using software middlemen to fix prices are percolating in federal courts around the country, with cases targeting major operators in residential real estate, hospitality and health insurance, among other areas.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 24, 2024
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court rules in South Carolina gerrymandering case (Nina Totenberg, NPR) Supreme Court throws out race claim in South Carolina redistricting case in win for GOP (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) Supreme Court Conservatives Add New Minority Voter Roadblocks (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law) Tired, testy and fractured: The S
Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
Enbridge Inc. fired back at an antitrust suit accusing it of intentionally killing a pipeline terminal project that would have resulted in the company losing its monopoly power over crude oil transportation in the Chicago area, calling for an Illinois federal judge to dismiss the claims.
ABA Journal
MAY 24, 2024
We’re in the midst of a seismic technological shift that will reinvent workflows and radically alter the practice of law.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
Law 360
MAY 24, 2024
A split Second Circuit panel backed workers — and joined three other circuits — when it rejected an attempt to force a proposed class action Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit into individual arbitration, but employers are seizing on a dissent from the recent ruling to try to turn the tide.
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
This lawyer is key to the history of Memorial Day. The post Lawyers Love Long Speeches appeared first on Above the Law.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MAY 24, 2024
A long-standing conundrum of international environmental law is that the territorially-based, sectoral legal structures we have created to address environmental issues do not match the interconnected, interdependent nature of ecosystems. For many, this problem is writ large in the climate context. Whereas the science—synthesized in recent assessments and special reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘IPCC’)—emphasizes the deep interlinkages between issues of climate ch
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
It’s not all fun and games. The post ‘Legal Tech Lists’: 5 Things I Hate About Hosting Legal Tech Panels appeared first on Above the Law.
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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
At the Lectern
MAY 24, 2024
The Spring/Summer 2024 Review of the California Supreme Court Historical Society is available online and should be arriving in the mail soon for Society members. (I’m on the Society’s board.) Here are the contents: Reckoning With Our Rights: The Evolution of Voter Access in California, Part I by Alisa Belinkoff Katz, Izul de la Vega, Saman Haddad, Jeanne Ramin, and Zev Yaroslavsky Forum for the Common Man: How Robins v.
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
The richest Biglaw firms are paying their partners like it. The post Massive Partner Paydays Are The New Hotness In Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
MAY 24, 2024
Rocket Matter Product Spotlight | Gain a bird’s-eye view of all projects with Rocket Matter's Kanban boards for law firms. Manage projects like never before. The post The Must-Have Lean Tool for Flexible Law Firm Project Management appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
MAY 24, 2024
* This will be the final LSAT with logic games, a section of the test that managed to be both entirely useless and so "ridiculously coachable" that it undermined the whole test. [ Reuters ] * Deepfake political ad leads to criminal charges for Dean Phillips operative. Wait, for who? [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Former Biglaw attorney remorseful over $10 million theft.
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