Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Karin Conroy | AI marketing plans offer tremendous potential, but they also come with challenges law firms can't afford to ignore. The post The Truth About AI Marketing Plans: What Law Firms Need to Know Before They Dive In appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Romanian President Iohannis Klaus resigned from his post on Monday to avoid what he called a political crisis due to alleged Russian election interference. President Iohannis issued a press statement announcing his resignation. He will leave office on February 12, 2025. As the decision to suspend the Romanian president has been set in motion in Parliament, Iohannis argues that a possible referendum to dismiss the president would cause a political crisis in Romania.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which billionaire and former finance chair of the RNC is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its actual malice standard, in an attempt to revive his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press and one of its journalists over a 2018 article? Hint: Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already signaled theyre very much open to undoing this pillar of the First Amendment.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Libyan authorities found nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert Monday, demonstrating the persistent dangers faced by migrants seeking passage to Europe through the conflict-ridden nation. Officials reported that the first mass grave, containing 19 bodies, was found on Friday at a farm in Kufra. The second grave, discovered following a police raid on a suspected human trafficking site, held at least 30 bodies, though survivors claimed as many as 70 people
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) Money isn’t easy to come by. With public meltdowns over the prices of eggs, the coming tariff price hikes and the like, increasing costs of living mean that folks are limiting their spending to the things that really matter. Like making sure that Luigi Mangione — innocent until proven guilty — gets a fare shake at due process.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
When I wrote earlier today that government attorneys suspected Tom Goldstein, co-founder of SCOTUSblog and Supreme Court litigator, was lying about his financial condition, I didn’t expect this would happen. Goldstein was arrested again today for violating the terms of his pretrial release. According to reporting by Law360, the government alleges since Goldstein’s release he’s made millions of dollars worth of crypto transactions, a fact he kept hidden.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
by Dennis Crouch Over the past decade, the rate at which applicants file a Notice of Appeal (NOA) following a Final Office Action has steadily declined. This chart presents a quarterly snapshot of appeal activity by dividing the count of NOAs filed by the number of final rejections issued in that same period. Unlike a cohort analysis that tracks the fate of individual applications, this approach provides a broad view of how frequently applicants are choosing to challenge examiners' decisions via
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
When Professor Daniel Schwarcz talks about AI in law, its clear youre hearing from someone deeply passionate and incredibly informed. A leading voice at the University of Minnesota Law School, Schwarcz bridges the academic and practical worlds of AI, insurance law, and legal technology. In a recent conversation, he shared his insights into the profound ways generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the legal profession — and why experimentation and data-driven approaches are essential for lawyers
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Lawyers from plaintiffs law firm Morgan & Morgan are facing possible sanctions for a motion that cited eight nonexistent cases, at least some of which…
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
In news that will shock absolutely no one, Milbank absolutely killed it in 2024, hitting record financial results across the board. As noted by the American Lawyer , the firm posted some pretty unbelievable gains in gross revenue, profits per equity partner, and revenue per lawyer. Here are some additional details on Milbank’s money moves: The firm hit new highs, including a 23% rise in revenue to $1.86 billion, a 33% surge in average profits per equity partner to $6.8 million, and 36.5%
Day on Torts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
In a case about the demise of a family business, the Court of Appeals reversed trial court rulings for the plaintiff on tort claims of intentional interference with business relationships and conversion. In Grubb v. Grubb , No. E2023-01358-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 8, 2025), the plaintiff and the defendant were brothers who ran several companies as a family business before their relationship deteriorated.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Referee Ron Torbert (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) Ron Torbert is no stranger to high-pressure situations. The Harvard Law grad was a Biglaw partner of the equity variety at Dykema Gossett, described as a star trial attorney by colleagues. As Dykema CEO Leonard Wolfe told Bloomberg Law , Ron consistently demonstrated a level of knowledge and excellence that led to a successful legal career.
Patently O
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
by Dennis Crouch In a recent batch of Rule 36 summary affirmances, the Federal Circuit disposed of several complex patent cases without written opinions. This continues to raise serious questions in my mind about the court’s ongoing reliance on this practice. While some judges defend Rule 36 affirmances as appropriate for easy to see “losers,” an examination of these recent cases reveals sophisticated legal issues involving millions of dollars in dispute.
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LawSites
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
At its inaugural Future Contracts Miami conference today, Law Insider announced the launch of oneSaaS, a standardized template for cloud services agreements, developed through a community-driven process that drew on input from more than 300 legal professionals and software-as-a-service providers and that analyzed nearly 1,000 public SaaS agreements.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
People hate what they dont understand.
LawSites
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Legal research startup Midpage has reached a critical threshold in its commercialization, its founder believes, as it achieves full data coverage of key U.S. case law and prepares to launch its own citator in the coming weeks.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
A Georgia judge has tossed the charges against a prosecutor accused of favoring a former white investigator in her office before he was charged in…
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“123. What Vice President Vance Did — and Didn’t — Say About Judicial Power: A weekend tweet provides a useful opportunity for articulating some nuance in understanding what federal courts can — and can’t — do when reviewing the executive branch.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
A lawyer in Coral Gables, Florida, was charged with aggravating stalking Thursday for allegedly harassing another attorney who was so concerned that he sent his…
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“DOGE Runs Amok & Originalisms Ahistoricism”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
An amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 804(b)(3) took effect in December 2024. With this image, we can see the change that was made to this hearsay exception for statements against interest: So, what does this change mean, and what.
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HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“Goldstein Rearrested After Feds Say He Hid Millions In Crypto”: Law360 has this report (subscription required for full access). And Holly Barker of Bloomberg News has an updated report headlined “ Tom Goldstein Arrested for Allegedly Violating Release Terms.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Crowdsourced Funds Help Cover Legal Costs : Luigi has a lot of supporters ! Bill It To The NFL : Did you know this fun fact about the Super Bowl’s referee ? Following The Rules Is Unfair! : The snowflakes in office hate being restrained by the law. Goldstein Strikes Again! : Those secret crypto transactions weren’t all that secret ! Milbank Spreads The Bank Around!
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“Texas Court’s Unexpected Jurisdiction Invites Shopping, Deluge; Lawmakers created court to handle business, state matters; Recent decision could lead to judge shopping, overworked court”: Ryan Autullo of Bloomberg Law has this report.
L4SB
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Starting a business with a Limited Liability Company (LLC) structure provides major benefits, such as personal asset protection and limited liability. However, deciding to shut down your LLC doesnt mean.
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