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$25M Verdict Follows A.I.-Influenced Closing Argument

$25M Verdict Follows A.I.-Influenced Closing Argument

Collaborating plaintiff counsel with McArthur Law Firm and Dellacona Law Firm in Macon, Georgia, obtained a record-setting $25 million verdict in Bibb County State Court.       Collaborating plaintiff counsel with McArthur Law Firm and Dellacona Law Firm in Macon,...

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So Much For OCI — See Also

So Much For OCI — See Also

Just Send In Your Resume: This elite Biglaw firm is done with OCI. Is yours? The List Grows In Number!: Over 50 bar associations stand between Trump and the rule of law. About Those Checks And Balances: Republicans want to get rid of federal courts because they’re...

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When The President Went To The Supreme Court

When The President Went To The Supreme Court

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who was the most recent President of the United States to have argued before the Supreme Court? Hint: The relevant case was a First Amendment case, and the Court held that absent a finding of malicious...

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Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

Injunction Junction And Circuit Splits Too

What do five Biden, two Obama, one George W. Bush, one Trump judicial appointee to the district courts have in common? If you guessed that they all issued significant injunctions, many at the national level in the last several weeks then you answered correctly. This...

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Paul Weiss Interview Aged Like Raw Milk

Paul Weiss Interview Aged Like Raw Milk

Back in 2019, most folks in Biglaw couldn’t imagine the all out assault that would come for the legal profession in just six years. But in the year of our lord 2025, the rule of law is facing an existential crisis. In the face of a direct attack by the Trump...

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Morning Docket: 03.26.25

Morning Docket: 03.26.25

* AI bias harder to fight after latest Trump action. [Bloomberg Law News] * “Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants” in case you were wondering where we were on the dystopian hellscape chart. [CNN] * Law school...

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10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing

The key to real productivity is identifying the most essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest. The post 10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Most of us...

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Jenner & Block Latest Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump

Jenner & Block Latest Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump

 Covington, Perkins Coie, Paul Weiss and now Jenner & Block. Those are the law firms that have been subjected to Trumpian Executive Orders designed to bankrupt the firms — or at least bring them to their knees. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)Though the...

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Deep Research

Deep Research

One of the greatest challenges of Generative AI solutions like ChatGPT is hallucination. They create fear in professionals as well as nightmares involving “the lawyer that used ChatGPT” and filed a fictitious case with a judge. Hallucinations are a problem because...

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Elon Musk Sets His Sights On Skadden — See Also

Elon Musk Sets His Sights On Skadden — See Also

Announcing Battle By Tweet: Biglaw firm in the hot seat for challenging conspiracy laden Dinesh D’Souza film. Jenner & Block Joins The Trump Hit List: Let’s see how they respond! Due Process So Bad That Godwin’s Law Showed Up: D.C. Circuit judge says that Nazis...

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Pay Triples for Simon Property Group Legal Chief

Pay Triples for Simon Property Group Legal Chief

The shopping mall giant awarded Steven Fivel $8.1 million in stock under a special bonus program tied to the performance of investments outside of the company's core business.       The shopping mall giant awarded Steven Fivel $8.1 million in stock under a special...

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Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

"Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big Tech overpromising and under-delivering,” said Timothy Giordano, a partner at Clarkson Law Firm, which sued Apple last week.       "Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big...

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Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

Apple Lawsuit Highlights Perils of Making AI Boasts

"Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big Tech overpromising and under-delivering,” said Timothy Giordano, a partner at Clarkson Law Firm, which sued Apple last week.       "Consumers are excited about AI, and unfortunately that's led to Big...

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Ever Use 23andMe? You Might Want To Take Action

Ever Use 23andMe? You Might Want To Take Action

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which state’s Attorney General issued an urgent recommendation that customers delete their data from 23andMe after the genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy? Hint: A spokesperson said the...

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Small Firm, Hard Hits — See Also

Small Firm, Hard Hits — See Also

Boutique Law Firm Punches Back Against The Trump Administration: Paul Weiss should be taking notes. The Story On Saving Hide: Here’s some intel on why Paul Weiss bent the knee. Alina Habba Got A Promotion: Great for her; probably bad for New Jersey. Former Clerks Get...

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Trump, Tariffs, And ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’

Trump, Tariffs, And ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Suppose you’re the chief executive officer of an automobile company. You’ve done precisely what NAFTA (and the slightly revised version of NAFTA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) suggested you should do. To minimize the...

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Legalweek 2025: Put An AI On It!

Legalweek 2025: Put An AI On It!

Portlandia had a bit about Northwest hipsters putting a bird on every knick knack up for sale. “Put a bird on it” involved shoving birds onto everything from tote bags to homemade pillows. I think about that bit every time another vendor announces that they’ve “put an...

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