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US Department of Education & Mandatory Arbitration
April 18, 2016
Story this morning in Inside Higher Education (here) indicating that DOE is considering rules that would ban universities from including mandatory arbitration clauses as part of students’ enrollment packets. Still in the negotiated rule making process, and it’s not clear to me if this relates to all matters, or just in actions involving alleged consumer loan fraud.
April 18, 2016
Story this morning in Inside Higher Education (here) indicating that DOE is considering rules that would ban universities from including mandatory arbitration clauses as part of students’ enrollment packets. Still in the negotiated rule making process, and it’s not clear to me if this relates to all matters, or just in actions involving alleged consumer loan fraud.
Class Action Spending is Back Up After Four Years of Decline
April 18, 2016
In-house spending on class action defence has rebounded after four years of steady slump, with around 7 per cent more US companies fending off at least one class action lawsuit last year than in 2014. According to the results of law firm Carlton Fields' 2016 Class Action Survey, released on Monday, average legal spend on defending class action lawsuits has lifted in the United States for the first time in four years from $2.03 billion in 2014 to $2.1 billion last year. Of the 391 senior in-house...
April 18, 2016
In-house spending on class action defence has rebounded after four years of steady slump, with around 7 per cent more US companies fending off at least one class action lawsuit last year than in 2014. According to the results of law firm Carlton Fields' 2016 Class Action Survey, released on Monday, average legal spend on defending class action lawsuits has lifted in the United States for the first time in four years from $2.03 billion in 2014 to $2.1 billion last year. Of the 391 senior in-house...
Texas Among Tops in Nation for Technology Jobs
April 17, 2016
The technology industry in Texas added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry report. Texas ranks No. 2 in the nation for number of tech jobs, 585,614, second only to California. And tech companies accounted for 6 percent of the Lone Star State’s private sector jobs, the report by Computing Technology Industry Association found. The Texas technology industry added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry group report. The average wage of a Texas technology...
April 17, 2016
The technology industry in Texas added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry report. Texas ranks No. 2 in the nation for number of tech jobs, 585,614, second only to California. And tech companies accounted for 6 percent of the Lone Star State’s private sector jobs, the report by Computing Technology Industry Association found. The Texas technology industry added nearly 14,000 jobs during 2015, according to an industry group report. The average wage of a Texas technology...
Deep Learning for Robots: Learning from Large-Scale Interaction
April 17, 2016
While we’ve recently seen great strides in robotic capability, the gap between human and robot motor skills remains vast. Machines still have a very long way to go to match human proficiency even at basic sensorimotor skills like grasping. However, by linking learning with continuous feedback and control, we might begin to bridge that gap, and in so doing make it possible for robots to intelligently and reliably handle the complexities of the real world. Consider for example this robot from...
April 17, 2016
While we’ve recently seen great strides in robotic capability, the gap between human and robot motor skills remains vast. Machines still have a very long way to go to match human proficiency even at basic sensorimotor skills like grasping. However, by linking learning with continuous feedback and control, we might begin to bridge that gap, and in so doing make it possible for robots to intelligently and reliably handle the complexities of the real world. Consider for example this robot from...
Could This New App, Debuting at Techshow, Become the Uber of Law?
April 17, 2016
Debuting at ABA Techshow this week is a new iOS app that will allow consumers to locate an available attorney and connect with him or her instantly by video, in much the same way that someone can hail a ride on demand using the app Uber. As of this writing, the app, which is tentatively named 1Law, was awaiting final approval from Apple to be included in the app store. The app’s developer, A. Jason Velez, hoped that the app would be available in the app store by the start of Techshow. I was able...
April 17, 2016
Debuting at ABA Techshow this week is a new iOS app that will allow consumers to locate an available attorney and connect with him or her instantly by video, in much the same way that someone can hail a ride on demand using the app Uber. As of this writing, the app, which is tentatively named 1Law, was awaiting final approval from Apple to be included in the app store. The app’s developer, A. Jason Velez, hoped that the app would be available in the app store by the start of Techshow. I was able...
Law School Applicants From Top Colleges Plunge 42%
April 16, 2016
Back in 2013, I was the first person to notice that students graduating from the top universities in the country were beginning to avoid law school in droves. ... What looked like a leveling off last year was apparently only a brief respite. Graduates from top schools increasingly view law school as a poor option for post-graduate studies. Who knows when this is going to level off. But given that bar passage rates continue to decline across the country, things aren’t looking up for the legal...
April 16, 2016
Back in 2013, I was the first person to notice that students graduating from the top universities in the country were beginning to avoid law school in droves. ... What looked like a leveling off last year was apparently only a brief respite. Graduates from top schools increasingly view law school as a poor option for post-graduate studies. Who knows when this is going to level off. But given that bar passage rates continue to decline across the country, things aren’t looking up for the legal...
Number of Legal Startups Nearly Triples in Two Years
April 16, 2016
Two years ago, in a post here titled, A Time of Unprecedented Innovation in Legal Technology, I noted that Angel List, a site that lists startups of all kinds, included 412 companies identified as legal startups. Today, the number of legal startups included at Angel List is 1,094. That is nearly threefold growth in the number of legal startups in just two years. Perhaps I spoke too soon two years ago. The legal industry continues to see innovation at a pace that far outdistances anything we’ve...
April 16, 2016
Two years ago, in a post here titled, A Time of Unprecedented Innovation in Legal Technology, I noted that Angel List, a site that lists startups of all kinds, included 412 companies identified as legal startups. Today, the number of legal startups included at Angel List is 1,094. That is nearly threefold growth in the number of legal startups in just two years. Perhaps I spoke too soon two years ago. The legal industry continues to see innovation at a pace that far outdistances anything we’ve...
AI We There Yet?
April 16, 2016
A behavior-science perspective on why it's still a long way to human-like AI In Greg Egan(link is external)'s short story Learning to Be Me(link is external), published in 1990 and set in what now feels like a rather near future, every human can have their brain shadowed by a "jewel"—a small computer that fits inside the skull and over time learns the connections among their sensations, thoughts, and actions. Learning is deemed to be complete when the jewel's patterns of implied behavior become...
April 16, 2016
A behavior-science perspective on why it's still a long way to human-like AI In Greg Egan(link is external)'s short story Learning to Be Me(link is external), published in 1990 and set in what now feels like a rather near future, every human can have their brain shadowed by a "jewel"—a small computer that fits inside the skull and over time learns the connections among their sensations, thoughts, and actions. Learning is deemed to be complete when the jewel's patterns of implied behavior become...
Litigation Funders Join Forces Against First Publicly Traded Law Firm
April 15, 2016
The potential claims against Slater and Gordon will stem from statements issued by the company's board of directors in relation...
April 15, 2016
The potential claims against Slater and Gordon will stem from statements issued by the company's board of directors in relation...
Pain and Suffering Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Empirical Study
April 15, 2016
Many jurisdictions award pain and suffering damages, yet it is difficult for judges or juries to quantify pain. Several jurisdictions,...
April 15, 2016
Many jurisdictions award pain and suffering damages, yet it is difficult for judges or juries to quantify pain. Several jurisdictions,...
