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New York Law Journal

Second Department Seeks Termination of Sua Sponte Dismissals of Complaints

While it's well settled law in all four appellate departments that "a court's power to dismiss a complaint, sua sponte, is to be used sparingly and only when extraordinary circumstances exist to warrant dismissal," trial courts continue to disregard this stentorian directive with no end in sight.
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Legaltech News

As Class Action Settlement Fraud Explodes, Legal Tech Sees an Opportunity

While some predict that technology companies will enter the space to help stem the rising tide of fraud in class action settlements, others don't believe this will be a viable market for many new entrants.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Case for DEI Is Still Strong, Experts Say, but Many Companies Approach Topic Clumsily

"A lot of times, those mentoring, sponsorship and leadership development programs are done in these kinds of ad hoc ways that actually benefit people who are already already in privileged positions," UC Davis law professor Afra Afsharipour said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Motion to Reconsider, Attorney Fees Reduced, Religious Discrimination

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Margo K. Brodie denied defendant's motion for reconsideration in a case involving alleged sexual abuse by a priest. Magistrate Judge Lee G. Dunst granted, but substantially reduced, attorney's fees to plaintiffs' counsel. And Judge Joan M. Azrack granted defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's state law discrimination claim under the election of remedies doctrine but allowed plaintiff's federal law discrimination claim to proceed in part.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurer Wins Unanimous Decision in New York Choice of Law Battle

Count a gritty marine insurer as part of the exclusive Supreme Court's 9-0 club; winners by knockout in a hotly contested marine insurance dispute that braved its way from the District of Pennsylvania to the Third Circuit and ultimately landed in the Supreme Court.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AI Isn't Meeting Legal's Expectations, New Research Finds

"Lawyers have a high bar. I strongly believe that there's an amazing use case for AI here, and the bar hasn't been met by the crop of early stage startups that are trying to solve this," said Mary O'Carroll, chief community officer of Ironclad.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Et Tu, EDVA? Why Big Law Is Dodging a Once-Favorable Bankruptcy Venue

"That was the last time anyone files in EDVA," one Am Law 100 bankruptcy partner said of the formerly popular jurisdiction.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Attorneys May Be on the Hook for Advocating Transactions Deemed 'Abusive' by Pending IRS Rule

New regulations casting a closer eye on "basis shifting transactions" could be neutered by the Supreme Court's recent ruling overturning the "Chevron" doctrine.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

$20M and Still Going: Is Partner Pay a Bubble?

According to some industry observers, $25 million to $30 million is the new top rung for valuable laterals, high-performing partners and some Big Law leaders. It's still very rare, but not unfathomable.
6 minute read

International Edition

Is Artificial Intelligence Changing How Lawyers Advise on Private Equity?

Private equity clients are said to be turning down law firms that don't use artificial intelligence on deal work.
4 minute read

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