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How Secure Is the AI System Your Law Firm Is Using?

In a profession where confidentiality is paramount, failing to address AI security concerns could have disastrous consequences. It is vital that law firms and those in related industries ask the right questions about AI security to protect their clients and their reputation.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Evolving Landscape of Joint and Several Liability in Pa.: A Post-'Spencer' Analysis

The Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision in Spencer v. Johnson and its “alternative” holding cast uncertainty around the commonwealth’s Fair Share Act’s application to all tort actions and the apportionment of damages among multiple tortfeasors. Subsequent judicial decisions and proposed legislative changes create a complex landscape for legal practitioners, plaintiffs and defendants alike.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Distribution of Dangerous Products Via Online Marketplaces

The balance of power has shifted so heavily toward corporate interests and internet commerce that, with a decentralized supply chain, consumer protections against dangerous products are now considerably weakened. Civil litigation in a court of law is the best way consumers can hold the sellers of dangerous products accountable and keep us all safe.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Products Liability Case Against Tianeptine: The Deadly ‘Dietary Supplement’ Found at Your Local Store

The FDA warns that both Neptune’s Fix and tianeptine have been associated with severe adverse events including seizures, loss of consciousness and death. As tianeptine is highly addictive, abuse and withdrawal from it can mimic opioid toxicity and withdrawal, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Deep Dive Into the Product-Line Exception in Pennsylvania

Imagine as a product manufacturer being held liable for defects in a product that you did not make, have never made, and have no plans to make. This very real possibility exists in Pennsylvania under what is commonly referred to as “the product-liability exception” to the general rule of successor nonliability. Although it has been around for close to 50 years, the exception is not well-developed in Pennsylvania.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Personal Injury and Family Law Collide

Personal injury and family law are complicated areas and become even more so when they overlap, as when during a divorce settlement one or both spouses is victim of a personal injury accident.
9 minute read

The Recorder

How a Second Trump Presidency Could Shape IP

From leadership changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shifts in biopharmaceutical patent policy to regulation of rapidly evolving fields like artificial intelligence, here’s what the IP community can expect from a second Trump presidency.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

It's Not About You: Lessons of the Mock Trial

A trial is not about the lawyer’s performance. It is about the case and the client. It is ego that gets in the way.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Can The Threat of a Bar Complaint Be a Settlement Tool?

By being aware of certain limitations, lawyers can ensure that they do not engage in behavior relating to bar grievances that could give rise to a unique bar grievance of its own.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Are Forbidden Sexual Relations With Clients?

All “sexual relations” with clients are forbidden under Rule 1.8(j), unless a consensual relationship existed between the attorney and the client when the attorney-client relationship commenced. However, what constitutes “sexual relations” was previously not defined at all in the rule, and that has led to some interesting questions in our increasingly remote and virtual world.
5 minute read

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