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LawNext Podcast: Filevine CEO Ryan Anderson on His Company’s $108M Raise and the Future of Practice Management

LawSites

Founded in 2014 with an original focus on litigation and personal injury law, the company has been steadily expanding its platform into other areas of law practice — including larger firms, insurance defense, corporate legal, and government — and it plans to use this funding to further fuel that expansion.

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Supreme Court limits homeowners’ ability to sue their lenders in tort

At the Lectern

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings.

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That's gonna hurt

Legal Research is Easy

Of course, this is probably why states around the country have enacted things like Tort Claims Acts which are written in favor of government entities and whose sole purpose is to limit liability and protect government employees and the departments they work for. Sounds like a racket so you gotta stay on your toes.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

A perfect example might be to compare the interpersonal skills required of a litigation paralegal working in family law or personal injury compared with someone who works in commercial or construction litigation. Criminal law, family law, corporate law – each comes with unique demands and rewards.

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4 Facts to Know About Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant

Blackstone Career Institute

Some LNCs choose to work in law firms, insurance companies, healthcare organizations, and government organizations, or provide consulting services working with a specific attorney. Working as an independent consultant offers you the flexibility of setting your work hours and having more personal time. Where do LNCs Work?

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Walking Solo – A New Path for the Conflict of Laws in England

Conflict of Laws

They allow the enforcement of foreign default judgments based only on the defendant’s temporary presence in the foreign jurisdiction at the time of service, while treating as irrelevant much more substantial factors such as the place of performance of a contractual obligation or place of commission of a tort (even in personal injury cases).

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The New Zealand Court of Appeal on the cross-border application of New Zealand consumer and fair trading legislation

Conflict of Laws

More generally, the judgment provides a useful analysis of the interrelationship between statutory interpretation and choice of law, and lends weight to the proposition that product liability is properly governed by the law of the place of supply (or injury).