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Attys Ask 11th Circ. To Affirm Arbitration Denial In ERISA Case
The American Association for Justice has urged the Eleventh Circuit to find that a legal technology company's arbitration clauses are unenforceable, arguing that the company should face workers' Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit in court.
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Legal Nonprofit Accuses AI Startup Of Wrongly Using Its Work
Artificial intelligence-powered legal research startup Caseway wrongfully downloaded work from the nonprofit Canadian Legal Information Institute's website in bulk and is selling it for a monthly subscription fee, according to a lawsuit filed by CanLII, a nonprofit that provides free legal information.
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UK Firm Browne Jacobson Appoints Tech Director As COO
Nottingham, England-based Browne Jacobson LLP promoted its technology and operations director Abby Ewen to the role of chief operating officer.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Disco, Com Pro
The addition of a new sales chief at an e-discovery software company tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms named new leaders and Donald Trump became president-elect. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Dell, Lattice Semiconductor Attys Work Through AI Risks
A Dell in-house attorney picked up errors artificial intelligence made in his daughter's math homework, while a Lattice Semiconductor attorney was surprised that a rough translation AI provided was actually accurate, leading them to encourage a room of patent attorneys on Thursday to be cautious.
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Canada's Competition Bureau Seeks Dye & Durham Docs
Canada's Competition Bureau announced Thursday that it obtained a court order to gather information and advance an ongoing investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct by legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd., which has been scrutinized over the past year by activist investors and other national regulatory bodies.
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Ross Fights Thomson Reuters Bid To Toss Fair Use Defense
Ross Intelligence pushed back on Thomson Reuters's renewed bid to block it from claiming fair use in a suit alleging that Ross ripped off the Westlaw research platform for its artificial intelligence product, saying in a filing unsealed Wednesday that the output of its tool "did not contain or depend on" any copyright materials claimed by Thomson Reuters, the owner of Westlaw.
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Kutana+Brochet Adds Contract Drafting Through Acquisition
A U.K.-based document life cycle technology provider that serves legal and corporate clients announced Wednesday that it has acquired a majority stake in the contract software company Contract Genetica.
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Fed. Circ. Mulls Whether Billable Hour Tech Can Be Patented
The Federal Circuit is set to decide whether a LexisNexis program that helps attorneys track their billable hours is stepping on another company's intellectual property or if that company is simply trying to patent the noninventive concept of keeping time using a computer.
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Federal Courts Warn Attys Of Case Management Email Scam
The federal courts on Wednesday warned attorneys to beware of emails appearing to be official court filing notifications that try to convince recipients to click on a link to a "malicious website" filled with computer viruses.
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The Legal Work Awaiting Attys During Trump's Second Term
Former President Donald Trump's return to the White House following his election victory on Tuesday is sure to bring a series of policy changes that will keep lawyers busy, particularly attorneys working in international trade, immigration, tax and antitrust.
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CEO For Data Management Co. Cellebrite Steps Down
Data management and intelligence company Cellebrite DI Ltd. announced to investors Wednesday that CEO Yossi Carmil will step down from his role and membership from the board by the end of the year.
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Latham Adds Deputy Chief Of SDNY's Criminal Division In NY
Latham & Watkins LLP expanded its capabilities in complex investigations and proceedings with the addition of the deputy chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
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It's Too Early To Say Gen AI Will Kill The Billable Hour
Recent surveys are — again — saying the billable hour is about to go the way of the dodo. This time the predictions forecasting the billable hour's impending doom are because of the rise of generative artificial intelligence in law firms.
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Firm Alleges Damage From Holland & Knight's File Breach
Hitting back at arguments that it had suffered no harm as a result of an ex-Holland & Knight LLP attorney's alleged unauthorized accessing of a client's confidential files, a Philadelphia personal injury firm countered Monday that it had been saddled with litigation costs and increased cybersecurity insurance premiums.
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Patlytics Taps Ex-Netflix Product Legal Director As GC
A former product legal director at Netflix Inc. announced on social media Monday that he was taking on the role of general counsel at Patlytics, a patent intelligence platform powered by generative artificial intelligence.
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Ravel Law Co-Founder Named CEO At Contract Co. Knowable
Contract management company Knowable announced on Tuesday the appointment of its senior vice president of product and research and development as its latest chief executive, with its previous lead officer stepping into the role of chairman.
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Activist Investor Of Dye & Durham Nominates 6 To Board
An activist investor group with a stake in Toronto-headquartered legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. announced Monday the nomination of six candidates for the company's board of directors, which Dye & Durham characterized on Tuesday as a "zero-premium takeover" bid.
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Seattle Startup Aerial Adds DocuSign Deputy GC To Board
Seattle-based legal operations platform Aerial announced Monday that the deputy general counsel of DocuSign Inc. has joined the startup's advisory board, with an eye toward accelerating growth and product development moving forward.
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Georgia Bar Forms 23-Person AI Special Committee
The State Bar of Georgia has announced the formation of a special committee that will explore and make recommendations on how the state's professional conduct rules cover developments in legal technology, particularly tools involving artificial intelligence.
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Data Management Co. Exterro Hires CRO, CMO
Legal governance, risk and compliance software provider Exterro Inc. announced Monday two new additions to its C-suite with the hiring of a chief revenue officer and a marketing chief.
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Latham Launches Academy To Train Lawyers On AI
Latham & Watkins LLP has begun a training program to equip its lawyers with the skills they need to help clients face challenges that are emerging from the rise of artificial intelligence technology.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms made new hires and promoted attorneys to partner. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Legal Tech Roundup: FiscalNote, Transcend
A divestiture of an alternative data company tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.