CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Overcoming billing and case management challenges for insurance defense firms requires the right combination of strategies, tools, and processes. Insurance defense attorneys are often caught in a unique balancing act, managing the intricate demands of billing and case management while striving to meet client expectations. Getting these processes right is essential for staying profitable and in line with what insurers require.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists and to halt its “crackdown” on human rights organizations. The rights group called on the Philippines’ authorities to amend their current legislation and to implement a suitable environment that allows human rights activists and civil society organizations to carry out their activity.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The nation was transfixed by the December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the subsequent arrest of Luigi Mangione, which seemed to implicate the American healthcare system as a motive for the attack. It also spurred a ton of vitriol against the industry — and UnitedHealthcare specifically. Now the company is fighting back against social media posts it says are inaccurate.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“Indicted Poker-Playing Lawyer Tom Goldstein Says He is More Than $3.3M in Debt”: Connor Richards of PokerNews has this report. And John Woolley of Bloomberg Law reports that “ SCOTUSblog’s Tom Goldstein Fights Release Terms for Tax Charges; Magistrate judge order limits choice of attorney, motion says; US accused Goldstein of misusing his law firm to evade taxes.” You can view the defendant’s motion at this link.

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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Despite the current state of the Supreme Court’s ethical quagmire , the mere appearance of impropriety or lack of impartiality is a real problem for the judiciary. So maybe Petersburgh, New York Town Court Justice Richard T. Snyder is (or more accurately *was*) a fair and impartial jurist, but once he used the excuse that all defendants appearing in court “did something wrong” in order to get out of jury duty, well, he had to go.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

There a bunch of administrative shakeup going on over at LSU. The most discussed aspect was when LSU managed to find a judge that sided with their decision to pull a professor from class over some lightly seasoned language, but it isn’t the only thing. This wasn’t the best time to get involved in protracted legal battles as the school will be on the lookout for a new General Council very soon.

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Day on Torts

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court recently affirmed a premises liability judgment for the plaintiff based on an apartment complex failing to maintain a pedestrian bridge properly. In Trentham v. Mid-America Apartments, LP , No. M2021-01511-SC-R11-CV, — S.W.3d — (Tenn. Jan. 8, 2025), the plaintiff was a tenant in the defendants apartment building.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Never before have borders been blurrier. Goods, services, and, relevant here, art freely circumnavigate the globe with little regard for where one nation ends and another begins. When I listen to a song in my office in New York City, the singer may be Italian and the producer may be Colombian and the song may be streaming via a Swedish platform. That song recording, though, has a single copyright, one that attaches as soon as it is created.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Maya Markovich, a leading figure in legal and justice technology known for her work in advancing accessible, equitable and innovative legal solutions, has joined the American Arbitration Association and its international division, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, as vice president of the AAA-ICDR Institute, the organization’s thought leadership and research arm.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As it is wont to do, the stock market got out a bit ahead of its skis in this whole artificial intelligence craze. When Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek released its latest AI model , R1, with claims that it could match the performance of OpenAI’s platforms at a fraction of the cost, American tech stocks plummeted. Indeed, China has been pouring resources into the artificial intelligence race.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Jenna Bettez, an elementary school teacher, stood before Judge Frank Caprio in Municipal Court in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

* New study suggests that experience may not mean much at the Supreme Court. Almost as though the justices reverse engineer opinions to match their preordained ideological result. Weird. [ National Law Journal ] * Summer associate hiring arms race has gotten out of hand. [ American Lawyer ] * Pam Bondi confirmed as Attorney General. Hide your dogs! [ Law360 ] * The New Orleans Saints are very angry that a lawsuit revealed emails disclosing the football team’s role in softening coverage of

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As I noted on Saturday, last week a New York appellate court vacated Kaitlyn Conley's manslaughter conviction. This was a case in which I provided pro bono assistance after it became clear that there were factual and legal errors that.

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Modern trial practice has evolved beyond basic organization. With technology reshaping courtrooms and attorneys expecting more than ever, paralegals need to elevate their capabilities while mastering the fundamentals of trial excellence. This comprehensive guide from Steno, built from author Joe Stephens' real-world experience as both a practicing attorney and law professor, provides a blueprint for delivering exceptional trial support in today's complex legal environment.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

With its recent launch of CounselLink+ , LexisNexis has provided a highly comprehensive tool to streamline your law departments entire workflow. The + in CounselLink+ refers to integration users of the system now have access to all of their organizations customizable tech stack, as well as all of the additional Lexis products they subscribe to, with one password.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Florida Bar's board of governors could propose an ethics rule change as early as March that would allow lawyers to disclose confidential information to…

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

A jumbo sized episode this week as Thinking Like A Lawyer celebrates its 400th episode with a look back at some big changes in law firms, law schools, and the courts that have unfolded over its last 10 years of podcasting. As a special treat, original co-host Elie Mystal from The Nation joins the gang to share his thoughts. He’s not particularly optimistic.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

by Dennis Crouch The well-worn advice to trial lawyers, famously captured by Carl Sandburg, has long been: "If the law is against you, pound on the facts. If the facts are against you, pound on the law. If both are against you, pound on the table." This traditional dichotomy between law and fact reflects a fundamental principle of American jurisprudence - that certain questions are reserved for judges (law) while others are reserved for juries (fact).

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Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“The Most Indefensible Aspects of DOJs Briefs in the Birthright Citizenship Cases”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Robert Califf addressed a range of issues, including AI, lack of nutrition resources at the FDA and how he evaluates the progress of precision medicine at the Precision Medicine World Conference in Silicon Valley. The post “Precision Med Has Evolved as Badly As I Expected” And Other Takeaways From Former FDA Commissioner At PMWC appeared first on MedCity News.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“Is Colorado’s Supreme Court about to hold oral arguments in secret? The parties to a civil case are asking the court to seal its courtroom next week, but the justices have signaled their discomfort with that request.” Michael Karlik of Colorado Politics has this report.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday easily advanced legislation that would ban kids under 13 from accessing social media and prevent providers from feeding personalized content to users under 17, although the measure faces opposition from advocacy groups that say the proposal would unconstitutionally restrict free speech.

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Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“Delaware Supreme Court eases path for some companies to leave state”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Delaware issued Tuesday.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Ed. No te: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which U.S. Senator and Yale Law graduate has proposed legislation criminalizing the import/export of artificial intelligence products to/from China with up to 20 years in jail, a million dollar fine, or both? The Decoupling Americas Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act contains broad language that would make the actions of average users a crime.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

“Eighteen ‘Pro-Life’ States Demand the Freedom to Persecute American Babies”: Mark Joseph Stern has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For some people, retirement is an opportunity to kick back and finally relax. But for Roger M. Witten, it was a chance to finally tackle that book that he'd been thinking about writing. With a little help from longtime friends and colleagues, Legal Briefs: The Ups and Downs of Life in the Law was born.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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