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New York Law Journal

New York’s Equal Rights Amendment Is a Big Deal

Among the positive far reaching consequences of the Equal Rights Amendment is a fix that makes New York's Bill of Rights self-executing, writes a former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo who was involved in talks to esatablish the terms of the amendment.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Power of Your Inner Circle: Turning Friends and Social Contacts Into Business Allies

Practical strategies to explore doing business with friends and social contacts in a way that respects relationships and maximizes opportunities.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Trade Secret Litigation: How Will AI Innovations Likely Be Litigated?

While perhaps not as attention grabbing as those copyright cases, trade secret law—developed over decades through common law decisions and state and federal statutes—will likely be one of the key areas of law where stakeholders work to protect, or in some cases protect against, evolving AI technology.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Importance of Plaintiffs Not Letting Defendants Dictate Settlement Tax Strategies

When plaintiffs ignore or defer to defendants on settlement language classifying settlement proceeds, plaintiffs lose the opportunity to influence their tax liability.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A New State Law Is a Positive Step Forward for Judicial Security in Pennsylvania—But More Action Is Needed

In recent years, there has been an alarming surge in threats against public officials. During Congressional testimony in February, officials with the U.S. Marshal Service, which is tasked with protecting more than 2,700 federal judges, said threats against that group have more than doubled in the past three years.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Does the FAAAA Preempt State Negligence Claims Against Freight Brokers?

"In issuing what is apparently the first New Jersey court decision on this issue, the Superior Court" has ruled whether the FAAAA preempts state negligence claims. Tyler J. Hall, of RAM Law, explains the decision.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

You Too Can Be a Programmer: How Generative AI Can Upskill Any E-Discovery Professional to Write Code

"In this article, we’ll show you how to use these tools to write your own computer program," write Jay Leib and Ye Chen of Reveal.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Is Arbitration Working?

"In a 2020 national survey, civil litigators and jurists ranked arbitration last on fairness and personal preference," writes Daniela Holmes of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Should It Be Left to the Plaintiffs Bar to Enforce Judicial Privacy Laws?

New Jersey's law, passed in response to the murder of a federal judge's son, allows potential plaintiffs, including judges, police and child abuse investigators, to assign their claims to others. Critics say the law meant to protect judges has created a potential windfall for plaintiffs lawyers.
7 minute read

Law.com

HSF-Kramer Levin Tie-Up Offers 5 Insights Into Modern-Day Mergers

The Herbert Smith Freehills agreement with Kramer Levin follows a set path that is becoming the norm for law firm combinations.
7 minute read

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