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LawNext Podcast: Damien Riehl on the SALI Alliance and Setting Data Standards for the Legal Industry

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In his day job, Damien works at Fastcase , where he is VP for litigation workflow and analytics content. He is also an appointee to the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Connected and Automated Vehicles, where he has helped recommend changes to Minnesota statutes, rules, and policies — all related to connected and autonomous vehicles. .

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Ford v. Montana: Supreme Court on the Scope of Personal Jurisdiction

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The plaintiff alleges that Ford designed, manufactured & sold a defective product (and failed to warn), but none of those actions – with respect to this particular vehicle – were directed to the state of Minnesota. And, there is nothing fundamentally unfair about having Ford litigate these cases in the state.

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New York State Court Holds Upholds Local Law 97

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While the preemption claim rang hollow to observers from the start, the idea that the ambitious climate laws passed in states like New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and California could limit local authority on climate was troublesome.

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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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Also last year, the Minnesota Supreme Court approved a pilot project to permit “legal paraprofessionals” to provide legal services in certain matters. The Autonomy acquisition turned into a fiasco for HP due to alleged accounting improprieties by Autonomy, resulting in both litigation and a write-down of nearly $8.8

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. On November 23, GM announced that it was withdrawing from the litigation. In Minnesota v. and non-U.S. 19-1189 (U.S.).

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

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E&E News reports that similar legislation may soon be introduced in California and Minnesota. No federal statutes explicitly preempt state Climate Superfund laws, and different U.S. It is of note that the precedent concerns common law claims and courts may approach state statutes differently.

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How to Use Legal Data Analytics to Run Your Firm Efficiently

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Whether getting familiar with certain statutes or reviewing former cases, you’re investing a lot of hours into this process. For instance, if you’re working on a civil litigation case in Minnesota, you can use the legal analytics software to identify other similar cases (and their outcomes) to inform your approach for your client.

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