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Wall Street Journal Shuts Down Its Law Blog
July 15, 2017
Sad news in the legal blogging world, as the Wall Street Journal on Monday shut down its Law Blog, which has regularly covered and broke legal news since its launch in 2006. The closing came as part of the news organization’s shut down of eight blogs on Monday covering a range of topics, according to the NiemanLab. Ashby Jones, chief of the WSJ’s Law Bureau, wrote: Law Blog was the first of its kind at the WSJ and was an immediate hit, attracting readers from all corners of the legal...
July 15, 2017
Sad news in the legal blogging world, as the Wall Street Journal on Monday shut down its Law Blog, which has regularly covered and broke legal news since its launch in 2006. The closing came as part of the news organization’s shut down of eight blogs on Monday covering a range of topics, according to the NiemanLab. Ashby Jones, chief of the WSJ’s Law Bureau, wrote: Law Blog was the first of its kind at the WSJ and was an immediate hit, attracting readers from all corners of the legal...
Artificial Intelligence in Real Workplaces
July 15, 2017
Beyond the hype and the technical demonstrations, many non-tech companies are already using artificial intelligence to transform their businesses. These FT stories highlight lesser-known case studies of real-world applications of AI around the world
July 15, 2017
Beyond the hype and the technical demonstrations, many non-tech companies are already using artificial intelligence to transform their businesses. These FT stories highlight lesser-known case studies of real-world applications of AI around the world
Increase in P/C Insurers’ Losses in 2017 Will Again Be Driven by Auto: S&P
July 14, 2017
According to the U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance Market Report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, auto losses soared by 13 percent in 2016 due to unfavorable claims experience for the underwriters, leading carriers to broadly pursue rate increases. Those rate increases are expected to lead to higher premiums for consumers in the near term but will also lead to gradual improvement in the profitability of the business. “Though underwriting results in many business lines will deteriorate...
July 14, 2017
According to the U.S. Property & Casualty Insurance Market Report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, auto losses soared by 13 percent in 2016 due to unfavorable claims experience for the underwriters, leading carriers to broadly pursue rate increases. Those rate increases are expected to lead to higher premiums for consumers in the near term but will also lead to gradual improvement in the profitability of the business. “Though underwriting results in many business lines will deteriorate...
Estate Planning Attorneys May Be Held Liable in CA Legal Malpractice Lawsuits
July 14, 2017
Generally, estate-planning attorneys in California who draft wills and trusts can only be sued by the client who hired them. There is a narrow exception to this rule. An attorney may be liable to a beneficiary when the attorney’s error harms the intended beneficiaries of the will or trust. The court will use a balancing test to determine if the attorney should be accountable for a drafting mistake. Among these factors are the extent of harm, foreseeability, and proximate cause. When all the balancing...
July 14, 2017
Generally, estate-planning attorneys in California who draft wills and trusts can only be sued by the client who hired them. There is a narrow exception to this rule. An attorney may be liable to a beneficiary when the attorney’s error harms the intended beneficiaries of the will or trust. The court will use a balancing test to determine if the attorney should be accountable for a drafting mistake. Among these factors are the extent of harm, foreseeability, and proximate cause. When all the balancing...
Conscious and Unconscious Thinking in Mediators
July 14, 2017
The mediation field now has more information in our push to unlock the black box of mediation. A recent study by James Wall and Kenneth Kressl examined the conscious and unconscious thought processes of ten civil case mediators. Their findings do more to confirm what many have long assumed, rather than provide new insights, but they are no less informative because of that. As they discuss in “Mediator Thinking in Civil Cases” (Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Spring 2017), the mediators focused...
July 14, 2017
The mediation field now has more information in our push to unlock the black box of mediation. A recent study by James Wall and Kenneth Kressl examined the conscious and unconscious thought processes of ten civil case mediators. Their findings do more to confirm what many have long assumed, rather than provide new insights, but they are no less informative because of that. As they discuss in “Mediator Thinking in Civil Cases” (Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Spring 2017), the mediators focused...
RoboLawyer Draws Nearer? Contract Analytics Software ContraxSuite Goes Open Source
July 13, 2017
What happens when contract and document legal analytic software goes open source? Is RoboLawyer on the horizon? Are unmet needs to legal transactional services about to be fulfilled? Maybe some of both. LexPredict, a legal software company associated with Chicago-Kent law prof Daniel Katz, announced today that we are about to find out. The results should be of great interest to those of us who follow trends in legal tech. Below are some key paragraphs from the press release on the open-sourcing...
July 13, 2017
What happens when contract and document legal analytic software goes open source? Is RoboLawyer on the horizon? Are unmet needs to legal transactional services about to be fulfilled? Maybe some of both. LexPredict, a legal software company associated with Chicago-Kent law prof Daniel Katz, announced today that we are about to find out. The results should be of great interest to those of us who follow trends in legal tech. Below are some key paragraphs from the press release on the open-sourcing...
Dividing Up Your Estate
July 13, 2017
Many parents have children that reach different levels of monetary success in their lives. This can be a difficult consideration when drafting a will. Should the economically successful child receive less, or should assets be split equally? Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, CFP, recognizes the potential pitfalls associated with unequal asset division. Children oftentimes consider the final gift left by a parent to be a reflection of their love and affection. A child receiving a smaller gift may infer the deceased...
July 13, 2017
Many parents have children that reach different levels of monetary success in their lives. This can be a difficult consideration when drafting a will. Should the economically successful child receive less, or should assets be split equally? Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, CFP, recognizes the potential pitfalls associated with unequal asset division. Children oftentimes consider the final gift left by a parent to be a reflection of their love and affection. A child receiving a smaller gift may infer the deceased...
Mediator Encourages Empathetic Listening
July 13, 2017
At the JAMS blog, Joan Kessler advises mediation lawyers and the parties to engage in empathetic listening: As a mediator and arbitrator for the last 10 years, I’ve seen my share of communication disconnects, especially in emotionally charged disputes. As someone with a Ph.D. in communications, I understand that the root of these problems is often ineffective listening. To avoid breakdowns in communication that can derail settlements, I strongly encourage lawyers and parties participating in a mediation...
July 13, 2017
At the JAMS blog, Joan Kessler advises mediation lawyers and the parties to engage in empathetic listening: As a mediator and arbitrator for the last 10 years, I’ve seen my share of communication disconnects, especially in emotionally charged disputes. As someone with a Ph.D. in communications, I understand that the root of these problems is often ineffective listening. To avoid breakdowns in communication that can derail settlements, I strongly encourage lawyers and parties participating in a mediation...
The Scientific Link Between Popularity And Dishonesty
July 12, 2017
I meet many of these parents when they show up in the courtroom jury box, ready to perform their civic duty. “Do any of you consider...
July 12, 2017
I meet many of these parents when they show up in the courtroom jury box, ready to perform their civic duty. “Do any of you consider...
New Administration Dismantles More Of Obama Arbitration Regulations
July 12, 2017
It was only a few weeks ago that this blog covered the reversal of the CMS regulation on arbitration in nursing homes....
July 12, 2017
It was only a few weeks ago that this blog covered the reversal of the CMS regulation on arbitration in nursing homes....
