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OpenAI Says Ga. Defamation Suit Fails Without 'Actual Malice'
OpenAI seeks summary judgment in a conservative talk radio show host's defamation lawsuit in Georgia state court, arguing, in part, that he can't prove there was actual malice when the company's ChatGPT software falsely claimed he was the defendant in another lawsuit.
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Plaintiffs Ask To Seal $8.5M Data Breach Deal With Gunster
Plaintiffs in a proposed data breach class action asked a Florida federal court Thursday to let them file under seal an $8.5 million settlement agreement to resolve accusations that Florida corporate law firm Gunster failed to safeguard the personal information of nearly 10,000 clients, employees and other individuals from cybercriminals.
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Ga. Law Firm Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
Atlanta-based personal injury law firm Montlick & Associates PC has been hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over an August data breach that compromised the private information of clients and employees.
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Legal Tech Roundup: Writer, FiscalNote
A mega capital raise for an enterprise tool tops this roundup of legal technology industry news.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments and Milbank kicked off BigLaw bonus season. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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With Rise Of Gen AI, Firms Advised To Rethink Billable Hours
As legal professionals continue to use generative artificial intelligence tools in their work, law firms need to reconsider billable hours and how they train associates, legal industry consultant Jordan Furlong said during an American Bar Association webinar Thursday.
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RI-Based Personal Injury Atty Expands His Legal Services Co.
Rhode Island personal injury attorney Rob Levine announced Wednesday that he would consolidate several of the legal services companies he's founded under his consulting and legal support service Rob Levine Legal Solutions.
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UA Law School To Name Legal Tech Group As Changemaker
The University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law announced Wednesday that the nonprofit Justice Technology Association will be the first group honored with its inaugural Changemaker Award, which highlights organizations actively engaged in improving access to justice in their communities via innovative solutions, services or policy reform.
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Gowling Taps Norton Rose Innovation Head To Lead AI Efforts
Gowling WLG said Wednesday that it has tapped the former director of strategic innovation and legal design at Norton Rose Fulbright to lead its efforts around the use of artificial intelligence.
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Axiom Launches Services To Tackle Corporate Litigation
Alternative legal service provider Axiom announced Tuesday it is launching two new litigation services for large-scale businesses and smaller operations offering lower-cost options for dealing with contract issues, unpaid invoices and other routine business disputes.
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Live Nation Ruling Chills Modern Arbitration, 9th Circ. Told
The Ninth Circuit's recent decision invalidating Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster's choice of a digital arbitration startup for consumer antitrust claims has created "massive uncertainty" and undermines innovative approaches for dealing with abusive mass arbitrations, the live event companies argued in a rehearing petition Tuesday.
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Corporate Legal Offices May Double Technology Spend By '27
Leaders in legal, risk and compliance functions are so intrigued by automation that they will double their departments' technology spend by 2027, Gartner Inc. predicted on Wednesday.
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Calif. Bar Latest To Offer Smokeball Billing Software For Free
Legal practice management software provider Smokeball furthered its plan to provide state bar associations with free access to its trust accounting billing software, adding the California Lawyers Association to its growing list of partnerships, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Inside Legal Tech Companies' Chicago Offices
While office vacancies nationwide have been steadily increasing since the pandemic, legal tech companies in Chicago have continued to gradually expand their office spaces as their businesses grow. Here is a look at five of the biggest legal tech company offices in Chicago.
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Robin AI Raises $25M, Adding To Earlier 2024 Funding
Contract software company Robin AI Ltd. on Tuesday announced an additional raise of $25 million earlier this year to go along with the $26 million Series B it secured in January.
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In-House Counsel Less Wary Of Making BigLaw Jump
While most in-house counsel aren't actively looking to shift to private practice, a survey out Tuesday found there may be an increasing openness to that career lane shift if certain conditions — such as better salaries, work-life balance, and firm culture — are met.
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Thompson Coburn Hit With Suit Over Healthcare Data Breach
Thompson Coburn LLP was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday in Missouri federal court alleging the firm did not do enough to safeguard data provided to a healthcare provider client, resulting in a data breach that compromised individuals' personal information.
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Dye & Durham Nominates 7 To Board Amid Proxy Fight
The legal technology company Dye & Durham Ltd. on Tuesday introduced a slate of seven nominees, a blend of returning members and fresh candidates, for its board of directors election.
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E-Discovery Co. Consilio Opens 2 Data Centers In Australia
E-discovery and document review company Consilio LLC announced Monday that it has further expanded into Australia with the completion of two new data centers in Sydney and Melbourne, along with the establishment of a local team led by its Asia-Pacific regional director.
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Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Billable Hours Patent Against RELX
The Federal Circuit won't undo a New York federal judge's finding that a Realtime Tracker Inc. patent for tracking billable hours was invalid as an abstract idea, backing a win for LexisNexis parent company RELX.
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q3
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the third quarter of the year.
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Legal Payments Startup Talli Emerges With $4M Seed Round
A startup that developed a digital payments platform for the legal industry secured a $4 million seed funding round on Monday.
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Texas Bar Eyes Ban On Revenue Sharing With Non-Atty Cos.
A proposed ethics opinion from the State Bar of Texas says lawyers shouldn't pay revenue percentages to nonlawyer-owned businesses that provide legal support services, though attorneys may own equity interests in such companies under certain conditions.
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Judiciary Advisers Back Development Of AI Evidence Rules
The federal judiciary's advisory panel for evidentiary issues agreed Friday to develop rules aimed at strengthening scrutiny of testimony and materials derived from artificial intelligence systems, saying AI-generated information should meet the same reliability standards that apply to expert witnesses.
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Fla. Law Firm Gunster To Pay $8.5M Over 2022 Data Breach
Florida corporate law firm Gunster has agreed to shell out $8.5 million to resolve a proposed class action alleging it failed to properly safeguard the personal information of nearly 10,000 clients, employees, and other individuals from cybercriminals, according to a motion to preliminarily approve the deal filed in Florida federal court.