Commercial Property Insurance: How Much Coverage Do You Really Have?
November 01, 2024
While in many cases involving a substantial property loss the applicable insurance policy limit is clear, in some cases it is not, and the amount to which the policyholder is entitled is governed by a confluence of policy provisions informed by applicable state law.
Three Ways to Reduce Your External Legal Spend
November 01, 2024
At best, it is difficult to budget for external legal fees. Needs are uncertain at the beginning of the year, and there is constant pressure to hire the best firm possible. Here are three suggestions to help you reduce your external legal spend.
J&J's Bankruptcy Vote Has Some Claimants' Lawyers Calling for a Recount
November 01, 2024
The presidential vote is just a few days away, but the ballots in Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy have lawyers already asking for a recount. At an Oct. 21 hearing, lawyers for thousands of talcum powder claimants clamored to crack open the confidential vote tabulation behind J&J's $9 billion prepackaged bankruptcy plan.
Fifth Circuit Remands Recording Labels' Copyright Suit Against ISP
November 01, 2024
A federal appeals court departed from five sister circuits determining damages in a copyright infringement case, taking a position the Copyright Alliance called "a cruel joke."
Watch Out, GCs — Regulators Using FCPA to Probe for Bribery
November 01, 2024
Many countries where American companies do business have an array of business practices and customs that might be frowned upon in this country, but whether they cross the sometimes-blurry lines of legality isn't always clear. The club enforcers wield is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
How Secure Is Your Firm's AI System?
November 01, 2024
What Law Firms Need to Know Before Trusting AI Systems with Confidential Information
As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionize industries, the legal profession is no exception. Every authority agrees about the transformative impact AI is having on legal services. As law firms and corporate legal departments adopt AI technologies to streamline their practices, they must face the inevitable question: How secure are these AI systems?
Players On the Move
November 01, 2024
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
California Supreme Court to Consider Reach of Two Data Privacy Laws
November 01, 2024
California's Supreme Court will consider the reach of two data privacy laws cited in a recent appellate case that found an education vendor potentially liable for a breach of student information.
Are We Seeing the End of the Single-Tier Partnership Structure?
November 01, 2024
With a growing number of firms moving to a two-tier partnership structure, the question becomes what comes next for the dwindling number of major firms that don't have a nonequity tier. At what point do tradition and culture yield to change and progression?
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