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Unvacated: 11th Circuit Finds Repeat Arbitrator Not Biased
September 15, 2015
The Eleventh Circuit has a lesson for future litigants: the presence of a repeat player is not enough to show the evident...
September 15, 2015
The Eleventh Circuit has a lesson for future litigants: the presence of a repeat player is not enough to show the evident...
Senators Question Hedge Fund Lawsuit Speculation
September 14, 2015
Hedge funds have been speculating on lawsuits, a new form of financial engineering that some business interests say encourages wasteful courtroom warfare. Now two top Republican senators—Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas—have a few questions of their own. The lawmakers announced a move to start “examining the impact of third-party litigation financing is having on civil litigation.” Their starting point is not one of enthusiasm. “Litigation speculation is expanding at an alarming...
September 14, 2015
Hedge funds have been speculating on lawsuits, a new form of financial engineering that some business interests say encourages wasteful courtroom warfare. Now two top Republican senators—Chuck Grassley of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas—have a few questions of their own. The lawmakers announced a move to start “examining the impact of third-party litigation financing is having on civil litigation.” Their starting point is not one of enthusiasm. “Litigation speculation is expanding at an alarming...
Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training: Be The Best Mediator You Can Be
September 14, 2015
What Users Want – A View of Mediation from the Corner Office Bill Lemons, San Antonio, TX – Co-Facilitator Don...
September 14, 2015
What Users Want – A View of Mediation from the Corner Office Bill Lemons, San Antonio, TX – Co-Facilitator Don...
Whistleblower Cases are Custom Tailored for ADR
September 14, 2015
Various state and federal statutes exist to protect and compensate employees whose employers retaliate against them after they disclose certain fraudulent practices to the employers or government agencies. These are known as Whistleblower statutes. Employment claims under Whistleblower statutes are a complex and growing area of the law. The number of federal statutes authorizing Whistleblower claims has increased in recent years, and Congress, federal courts and the Department of Labor have all recently...
September 14, 2015
Various state and federal statutes exist to protect and compensate employees whose employers retaliate against them after they disclose certain fraudulent practices to the employers or government agencies. These are known as Whistleblower statutes. Employment claims under Whistleblower statutes are a complex and growing area of the law. The number of federal statutes authorizing Whistleblower claims has increased in recent years, and Congress, federal courts and the Department of Labor have all recently...
‘Fitbit for Drivers’ Startup Lands Big Auto Insurance Partner
September 13, 2015
Censio, a Boston startup that has landed investor funding from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, officially launched Wednesday and announced a partnership with Ohio-based Progressive Insurance. Led by a team of former executives of Zipcar and LogMeIn, Censio offers a mobile app that acts as a "Fitbit for drivers" and tracks driving habits in order to help drivers stay safe on the road and save money on car insurance. "Using actual driving behavior to price auto policies allows insurers to be able...
September 13, 2015
Censio, a Boston startup that has landed investor funding from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, officially launched Wednesday and announced a partnership with Ohio-based Progressive Insurance. Led by a team of former executives of Zipcar and LogMeIn, Censio offers a mobile app that acts as a "Fitbit for drivers" and tracks driving habits in order to help drivers stay safe on the road and save money on car insurance. "Using actual driving behavior to price auto policies allows insurers to be able...
Legal Chiefs Address Law Firms’ ‘New Normal’ at ILTACON
September 13, 2015
Law firms are going through a massive shift and, must to adjust their cultures and behaviors and align their products and services with the needs of general counsel. Since the economic crisis seven years ago, the world has recalibrated itself with a “new normal”—in many different ways. In the legal industry, law firms are going through a massive shift and, must to adjust their cultures and behaviors and align their products and services with the needs of general counsel. This was the overarching...
September 13, 2015
Law firms are going through a massive shift and, must to adjust their cultures and behaviors and align their products and services with the needs of general counsel. Since the economic crisis seven years ago, the world has recalibrated itself with a “new normal”—in many different ways. In the legal industry, law firms are going through a massive shift and, must to adjust their cultures and behaviors and align their products and services with the needs of general counsel. This was the overarching...
What About Watson? Cognitive Technology in the Law Office of the Future
September 13, 2015
IBM’s Watson may have won Jeopardy in 2011, but artificial intelligence has taken a bit longer to catch on in the legal world. IBM, however, believes that Watson and similar technologies can revolutionize the legal industry. Kyla Moran, a member of the IBM Watson Group, talked with Ginevra Saylor, national director of knowledge management at Dentons Canada, at ILTACON 2015 about how cognitive technology will drive transformation of society as we know it. Moran told the full room at Caesar’s...
September 13, 2015
IBM’s Watson may have won Jeopardy in 2011, but artificial intelligence has taken a bit longer to catch on in the legal world. IBM, however, believes that Watson and similar technologies can revolutionize the legal industry. Kyla Moran, a member of the IBM Watson Group, talked with Ginevra Saylor, national director of knowledge management at Dentons Canada, at ILTACON 2015 about how cognitive technology will drive transformation of society as we know it. Moran told the full room at Caesar’s...
Riverview Law Acquires CliXLEX To Advance Use of AI in Legal Market
September 12, 2015
Riverview Law has acquired New Jersey-based knowledge automation business CliXLEX in what is described as a “multi-million £pound deal” as its plans to develop the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the legal market gather pace. The deal is a major step towards the creation of ‘virtual assistants’ that will improve the quality and speed of lawyers’ and paralegal work while freeing them to focus on key tactical and strategic matters. It follows the partnership Riverview Law entered...
September 12, 2015
Riverview Law has acquired New Jersey-based knowledge automation business CliXLEX in what is described as a “multi-million £pound deal” as its plans to develop the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the legal market gather pace. The deal is a major step towards the creation of ‘virtual assistants’ that will improve the quality and speed of lawyers’ and paralegal work while freeing them to focus on key tactical and strategic matters. It follows the partnership Riverview Law entered...
Automation in the Newsroom
September 12, 2015
Years of experience, industry standards, and the AP’s own stylebook all help Patterson and her business desk colleagues...
September 12, 2015
Years of experience, industry standards, and the AP’s own stylebook all help Patterson and her business desk colleagues...
Judge Grants California Uber Drivers Class Action Status
September 12, 2015
A US District Judge in San Francisco has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Uber drivers may continue as a class action, throwing Uber into an uncertain future as it argues its drivers are not employees of the company. The lawsuit focuses on whether Uber's arrangement with drivers in California violates the state's labor laws, with drivers in the case arguing that they should be reimbursed for driving expenses and loss of tips. The case could become one of the most high-profile moments in the long-running...
September 12, 2015
A US District Judge in San Francisco has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Uber drivers may continue as a class action, throwing Uber into an uncertain future as it argues its drivers are not employees of the company. The lawsuit focuses on whether Uber's arrangement with drivers in California violates the state's labor laws, with drivers in the case arguing that they should be reimbursed for driving expenses and loss of tips. The case could become one of the most high-profile moments in the long-running...
