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January 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

With Scale Top of Mind, More Law Firms Are Willing to Put Merger Option on Table

"People are just more willing to listen about the future and creating connections, than in previous years," noted one Am Law 200 leader.
5 minute read
January 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Jan. 12, 2024—Lamb McErlane, Eckert Seamans

Attorneys and staff from Lamb McErlane filled stockings and gift bags for the Great Valley Food Cupboard this past holiday season.
3 minute read
January 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Year, New Strategy: Stateside Visa Renewal Pilot Program

The goal of the pilot program is to test the State Department's technical and operational abilities to resume state-side visa renewals) and to assess the effectiveness of the program in reducing worldwide wait times, as it would reduce work for embassies and consulates.
5 minute read
January 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Generative AI May Be in the Spotlight, but Search Terms Still Dominate in E-Discovery

While generative AI tools should be researched, studied, and ultimately embraced if proven for their ability to assist lawyers with legal tasks, they first must be properly and accurately trained, tested, and verified.
7 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Law.com

The Value of ALSPs for Optimum Results and Maximum Efficiency in a Dynamic eDiscovery Landscape

Join industry experts as they unravel the evolving significance of ALSPs, moving beyond conventional notions of cost efficiency and scalability.
4 minute read
January 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

There's a Break in Sight for Phila. Lawyers Grappling With Jam-Packed Med Mal Trial Schedules

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' densely packed medical malpractice trial scheduling that took off last year is on track to calm down by the second half of 2024, according to Administrative Judge Daniel Anders.
5 minute read
January 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pedestrian Failed to Use Crosswalk, Driver Alleged

On Feb. 14, 2018, plaintiff Alexa Ponist, 26, a pedestrian, was struck by a vehicle driven by David McMurray in Pittsburgh. Ponist claimed a knee fracture with ligament damage and a back injury.
2 minute read
January 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

It's All Relative! Two Recent Cases Are Examples of This

Two recent cases, Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products and Dinardo v. Kohler, are examples of "relativity" in the law, or perhaps just perspective.
7 minute read
January 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Again Embracing Opioid Alternatives, Court Requires Employer to Reimburse Injured Worker's CBD Oil Expenses

Once again embracing opioid alternatives as treatment for injured workers' pain, the Commonwealth Court recently ruled in Schmidt v. Schmidt, Kirifides and Rassias (Workers' Compensation Appeal Board), that cannabidiol (CBD) oil was a reimbursable treatment under the WCA because it was both a medical "supply" and a "medicine" under the WCA.
9 minute read
January 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Jan. 11, 2024—Kang Haggerty, MacElree Harvey

Kang Haggerty, a business litigation boutique with offices in Philadelphia and Marlton, New Jersey, announced that Kyle T. Garabedian was elected to the firm's membership, effective Jan. 1.
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