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Steno Secures $46 Million in Capital, Launches Gen AI-Powered 'Transcript Genius'

Steno's new tool, Transcript Genius, uses Anthropic's Claude 3 Opus model to generate document summaries, interrogate transcript contents and conduct semantic searches.
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Law.com

Johnson & Johnson Sues Plaintiffs' Talc Experts Accused of 'Widespread Deception'

Their 2020 study found 75 unnamed mesothelioma patients had no exposures to asbestos other than cosmetic talcum powder, but Johnson & Johnson has insisted those claims are false as to six or more of the individuals.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Incredible and Gross Negligence': Pa. Federal Judge Sanctions Ikea for Destroying Evidence

Brody ruled that Ikea's deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company's "conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mezzion Pharma Will Have to Turn Over Udenafil Manufacturing Process Information in Discovery Dispute

"In a ruling from the bench, Judge Hurd concluded that 'at the end of the day it's not a question of admissibility, it's a question of is it reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence under Rule 4:10- 2," the opinion said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Sufficiency of AOM in Med Mal Case

"If we had the 'Ferreira' conference, which this court says is a 'backstop,' this would not have happened," said Christina Vassiliou Harvey of Lomurro Munson, who served as pro bono counsel to the plaintiff. "We would have avoided all of this if there was just a conference and an explanation."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Court Sanctions Bosworth Over Deposition Conduct in Heated Dispute With Kline & Specter

Along with granting the motion, Judge Fletman struck Bosworth's objections to 26 questions.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Takes on Case Involving Discovery of Regular Employees in Union Debate

A pending Second Circuit case will likely decide whether employers facing a preliminary injunction proceeding brought by the National Labor Relations Board can obtain court-sanctioned discovery from rank-and-file employees of their views of the "chilling effect" of particular employer actions on their willingness to support the union seeking to organize them.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Says Amazon Execs Used Messaging App's Auto-Delete, Even as Antitrust Probe Unfolded

"It is highly likely that relevant information has been destroyed as a result of Amazon's actions and inactions," the Federal Trade Commission said in a filing last week.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Former Fox News Host Sanctioned in Defamation Case Against Ghost Writer for Failing to Meet Discovery Demands

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

The Legal Intelligencer

Claims That Bosworth's Posts Spurred Threats Against Kline & Specter Get Cold Reception From Judge Weighing Discovery Dispute

The ruling comes amid broader fighting between the parties over discovery, including a sanctions motion from the firm alleging "Bosworth repeatedly interjected and, on some 46 separate occasions, improperly instructed the witness not to answer questions pertinent to the firm's claims against him."
5 minute read

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