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Using Generative AI: As the ABA Says, There's a Rule (or Two!) for That!
Formal Opinion 512 does an excellent job of analyzing the rules that are implicated by the use of generative AI.
The General Counsel's Role in Supporting Boardroom Civility
There's little question that today's harsh and divisive public discourse can often extend itself to the corporate boardroom. There's also little question that such divisiveness can impede effective governance. And there should be very little question that the general counsel is well positioned to provide advice on respectful and productive boardroom discourse.
People in the News—Aug. 7, 2024—Hangley Aronchick, Saxton & Stump
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller announced that shareholder Gerald Shoemaker has been named chair-elect of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's family law section.
Pa. Fed Judge Greenlights Negligence Suit Against Medical Center Following Data Breach
According to the judge, the gang had posted "a dataset with over one terabyte of customers' PII and PHI on the dark web."
The Path to Equity Partnership Is Lengthening. Are Firms Making the Change in Good Faith?
While a recent suit against Duane Morris alleges the firm is using the firm's non-equity tier to goose partner profits, some market observers see the ever-extending path to the equity partnership as a recognition of firms' legitimate business needs.
Phila. Jury Hits Temple Hospital With $44.9M Verdict Over Patient's Post-Discharge Choking Injuries
In order to prove the hospital's negligence, plaintiffs counsel had to refute their own client's version of events.
Ben Crump, Seeger Weiss Hit Pa. Pharma Companies With New Suit From Henrietta Lacks Estate
"Mrs. [Henrietta] Lacks's cells were obtained through breach of a relation of trust and confidence," the complaint alleges. "HeLa cells are Mrs. Lacks's cells, taken by physicians in whom she had placed her trust without her consent or knowledge and for no therapeutic purpose."
Where Have We Gone?: The US Supreme Court and the President
What course of action exists to address the actions of an executive who fails to follow our laws and employs "intrigues of ambitions," which aspire to tyranny and threaten the existence of government in the name of democracy?
People in the News—Aug. 6, 2024—Sweet Stevens, Saul Ewing
Casandra K. Blaney has recently joined the law firm of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams as special counsel.Trending Stories
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