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Legal Tech: A Deep Dive Into the Tech Upgrades in Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Edge
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The new technology offering from Thomson Reuters features a retooled warning system for questionable law, an expanded litigation analytics offering, and more.
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Behind MGM Suits Against Concert Shooting Victims
Amanda Bronstad
MGM Resorts International's filing of lawsuits against 2,500 victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the country music concert in Las Vegas was an unprecedented move that has plaintiffs' lawyers accusing the entertainment conglomerate of forum shopping and defense lawyers scratching their heads.
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Tenant Liability CERCLA Changes Under 2018 BUILD Act
Nicole TK Moore
One of the significant updates to the law is that now, a tenant at an industrial or manufacturing site can, under appropriate circumstances, claim the “bona fide prospective purchaser” defense to Superfund liability and escape strict, joint, and several owner/operator liabilities when leasing previously-contaminated property.
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“Registration” Means “Registration” … Or Does It?
James A. Trigg
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Chris Bussert
<b><i>Supreme Court Grants Cert to Resolve Circuit Split on Registration Prerequisite for Filing Suit under Copyright Act</b></i><p>Although the term “registration” as used in the Section 411(a) of the Copyright Act does not immediately appear to be ambiguous, courts have reached differing conclusions as to its meaning.
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Lease Rejection in Shiekh Shoes
David Kupetz
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Asa Hami
Store closing or liquidation sales are a routine part of Chapter 11 cases involving retail debtors. These sales are consistently authorized by bankruptcy…
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Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game
Erin Hichman
The Legal Department Is Savvier and Has More Options In the Form of ASPs and Legal Technology. It's Time for Law Firms to Embrace Change. AI Is a Key Ingredient In Doing So.
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ljnstaff
Lease Assignee Can Make Claim that Appears to Concern Only Property's Owners
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IP News
Howard Shire
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Adam Fisher
Federal Circuit Holds That Tribal Sovereign Immunity Cannot Be Asserted in IPR Proceedings<br>Citing 'Steep Burden' on Plaintiffs, Federal Circuit Denies Use of 'Entire Market Value Rule' in Cases Involving Multicomponent Products
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