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The American Lawyer

AI Will Threaten Law Firm Jobs, But Innovators Will Thrive

"If this technology is going to work the way that we think it will, positions will be eliminated," said Linda Novosel, chief innovation and value officer at Blank Rome.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Relativity Piloting GPT-4, Aiming to Rise Above 'All the Noise' Surrounding Generative AI

"We all want to get [generative AI] out fast, because you feel like if you don't, you have a bit of FOMO, right? But [we said], let's not overtly take the bait. Let's breathe through this and make sure that when we do deliver something, it's of significant value that our customers can use and grow," Phil Saunders, CEO of Relativity, told Legaltech News.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Calling 5pm 'Close of Business' is an 'Anachronism,' Bronx Judge Says in Ruling on Discovery Dispute

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Upholding Sanctions, 11th Circuit Says CFPB Engaged in 'Dramatic Abuse of Discovery'

"The CFPB does not have the power to decide which discovery rules it will abide by and which it will ignore," the appeals court said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Subpoena Fenwick & West, Federal Judge Rules

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Bankman-Fried's proposed subpoena "would serve as a fishing expedition" into records associated with Fenwick, which previously provided legal counsel to FTX and the crypto hedge fund Alameda Research.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Cambridge Analytica Plaintiffs Lawyers Want $181M in Attorney Fees: 'Facebook Fought Tooth and Nail'

Co-lead class counsel Derek Loeser and Lesley Weaver defended their fee request: 'This was a hard-fought litigation over five years that yielded the largest privacy class action recovery to date and the most Facebook has ever paid to resolve a class action.'
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pre-Planning for Data Breach Litigation: Steps and Recommendations

Data breaches are typically a double whammy for companies: first, they are a victim of the breach; then, they must defend themselves against litigation and government investigation. This article summarizes key steps and recommendations for responding to and handling a data breach quickly and effectively.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Lesson in Danny Masterson Trial: Spoken Orders Are Orders Nonetheless

Most judges in criminal and civil cases are unlikely to issue a written protective order for every bit of discovery, so claiming an order isn't an order unless written won't get attorneys too far.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Court Awards Plaintiffs for Hiring Investigator Not Provided by Defendants in Wrongful Death Suit Against Times Square Hotel

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors. 
2 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Gives Nexus Services Until End of Month to Comply With Court Orders Before Issuing Contempt Sanctions

Following more than two years of effort by RLI Insurance Company to compel post-judgment discovery from Nexus Service—and a $3 million judgment against Nexus—the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia is giving Nexus until the end of the month to comply with past orders before ordering new contempt sanctions.
5 minute read

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