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Why Litigation Risk Assessment is So Darn Important for Lawyers and Mediators
August 28, 2018
Building on their own and others’ research, they developed a simple but comprehensive framework for practitioners and parties to assess litigation risks. It involves identification of factors affecting possible outcomes at trial and probabilities of various events. It also includes careful assessments of both direct and indirect costs of going to trial, which is important because lawyers and litigants often do not carefully consider indirect costs such as litigation stress, damage to relationships...
August 28, 2018
Building on their own and others’ research, they developed a simple but comprehensive framework for practitioners and parties to assess litigation risks. It involves identification of factors affecting possible outcomes at trial and probabilities of various events. It also includes careful assessments of both direct and indirect costs of going to trial, which is important because lawyers and litigants often do not carefully consider indirect costs such as litigation stress, damage to relationships...
Machine Learning in Google BigQuery
August 26, 2018
Google BiqQuery allows interactive analysis of large datasets, making it easy for businesses to share meaningful insights and develop solutions based on customer analytics. However, many of the businesses that are using BigQuery aren’t using machine learning to help better understand the data they are generating. This is because data analysts, proficient in SQL, may not have the traditional data science background needed to apply machine learning techniques. Today we’re announcing BigQuery...
August 26, 2018
Google BiqQuery allows interactive analysis of large datasets, making it easy for businesses to share meaningful insights and develop solutions based on customer analytics. However, many of the businesses that are using BigQuery aren’t using machine learning to help better understand the data they are generating. This is because data analysts, proficient in SQL, may not have the traditional data science background needed to apply machine learning techniques. Today we’re announcing BigQuery...
How AI is Making it Easier to Diagnose Disease
August 25, 2018
Today's AI algorithms require tens of thousands of expensive medical images to detect a patient's disease. What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective? TED Fellow Pratik Shah is working on a clever system to do just that. Using an unorthodox AI approach, Shah has developed a technology that requires as few as 50 images to develop a working algorithm -- and can even use photos taken on doctors' cell phones to provide a diagnosis....
August 25, 2018
Today's AI algorithms require tens of thousands of expensive medical images to detect a patient's disease. What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, making diagnoses low-cost and more effective? TED Fellow Pratik Shah is working on a clever system to do just that. Using an unorthodox AI approach, Shah has developed a technology that requires as few as 50 images to develop a working algorithm -- and can even use photos taken on doctors' cell phones to provide a diagnosis....
Data Analytics And The Importance Of Loser Law
August 25, 2018
In a fascinating presentation entitled The Malpractice of Hunches at the CALIcon 2018 conference, Fastcase founder...
August 25, 2018
In a fascinating presentation entitled The Malpractice of Hunches at the CALIcon 2018 conference, Fastcase founder...
Bexar County by the Numbers: Recent Bexar County District Court Statistics
August 21, 2018
For more than a decade, the San Antonio Lawyer has published statistics on Bexar County courts.[1] This article updates those reports and provides a free online tool allowing users to run customized trendlines and graphical reports on every Texas county in near real-time.[2] In addition to data regularly reported by all district and county clerks to the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) as required by statute since 2010, the Bexar County District Courts (BCDC) have collected additional workload...
August 21, 2018
For more than a decade, the San Antonio Lawyer has published statistics on Bexar County courts.[1] This article updates those reports and provides a free online tool allowing users to run customized trendlines and graphical reports on every Texas county in near real-time.[2] In addition to data regularly reported by all district and county clerks to the Texas Office of Court Administration (OCA) as required by statute since 2010, the Bexar County District Courts (BCDC) have collected additional workload...
Artificial Intelligence And The Evolution of Law
August 18, 2018
The current application of artificial intelligence to the practice of law was a discussion topic at our most recent board of directors meeting for Loyola Law School. The discussion centered around the ability of a computer to perform a task or series of functions that had traditionally been the responsibility of a legal professional or team of professionals. After a lively discussion, I left with the three following questions: • Are machines capable of what would be considered regular social...
August 18, 2018
The current application of artificial intelligence to the practice of law was a discussion topic at our most recent board of directors meeting for Loyola Law School. The discussion centered around the ability of a computer to perform a task or series of functions that had traditionally been the responsibility of a legal professional or team of professionals. After a lively discussion, I left with the three following questions: • Are machines capable of what would be considered regular social...
Lewis on Tort Litigation Tactics
August 13, 2018
Richards Lewis has posted to SSRN Strategies and Tactics in Litigating Personal Injury Claims: Tort Law in Action. The abstract provides: This article reveals some of the tactics which lawyers may use when conducting personal injury litigation. The research is empirically based by being drawn from structured interviews with a cross section of practitioners. This qualitative evidence helps to place the rules of tort in a wider context and suggests that tactical considerations may affect the outcome...
August 13, 2018
Richards Lewis has posted to SSRN Strategies and Tactics in Litigating Personal Injury Claims: Tort Law in Action. The abstract provides: This article reveals some of the tactics which lawyers may use when conducting personal injury litigation. The research is empirically based by being drawn from structured interviews with a cross section of practitioners. This qualitative evidence helps to place the rules of tort in a wider context and suggests that tactical considerations may affect the outcome...
It Looks Like IBM Is Still Trying To Build A Robot Lawyer One Publicity Stunt At A Time
August 13, 2018
With IBM's Project Debater, the company shows off some impressive tech, but ultimately leaves you wondering if they really understand the market. Now IBM has unleashed Project Debater, their least cleverly named project yet, to compete against a fair of debaters in two short formal debates on telemedicine and space exploration. The format, adapted from the British style that favors smug asides over cold hard facts, allowed Debater to show off its ability to scour the web and turn logic...
August 13, 2018
With IBM's Project Debater, the company shows off some impressive tech, but ultimately leaves you wondering if they really understand the market. Now IBM has unleashed Project Debater, their least cleverly named project yet, to compete against a fair of debaters in two short formal debates on telemedicine and space exploration. The format, adapted from the British style that favors smug asides over cold hard facts, allowed Debater to show off its ability to scour the web and turn logic...
Why Most of Us Fail to Grasp Coming Exponential Gains in AI
August 12, 2018
By now, most of us are familiar with Moore’s Law, the famous maxim that the development of computing power follows an exponential curve, doubling in price-performance (that is, speed per unit cost) every 18 months or so. When it comes to applying Moore’s Law to their own business strategies, however, even visionary thinkers frequently suffer from a giant “AI blind spot.” As Moore’s Law continues to make itself felt, it’s tempting to think at this very moment we’re reaching...
August 12, 2018
By now, most of us are familiar with Moore’s Law, the famous maxim that the development of computing power follows an exponential curve, doubling in price-performance (that is, speed per unit cost) every 18 months or so. When it comes to applying Moore’s Law to their own business strategies, however, even visionary thinkers frequently suffer from a giant “AI blind spot.” As Moore’s Law continues to make itself felt, it’s tempting to think at this very moment we’re reaching...
The Evolving Litigation Marketplace Demands New Ways of Doing Business
August 10, 2018
Artificial intelligence is virtually everywhere. But forget about Alexa, self-driving cars and those pesky pop-up ads that follow you around the Internet. Think litigation tools. As the legal profession adapts to changes in the marketplace, more law firms are looking for alternative ways of doing business. However, there are glimmers of hope. The number of AI products in the marketplace suited for litigation purposes, such as machine-assisted research, document review and analysis tools for trial...
August 10, 2018
Artificial intelligence is virtually everywhere. But forget about Alexa, self-driving cars and those pesky pop-up ads that follow you around the Internet. Think litigation tools. As the legal profession adapts to changes in the marketplace, more law firms are looking for alternative ways of doing business. However, there are glimmers of hope. The number of AI products in the marketplace suited for litigation purposes, such as machine-assisted research, document review and analysis tools for trial...
