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USPTO Outlines Possible Pitfalls For Attorneys Using AI
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

USPTO Outlines Possible Pitfalls For Attorneys Using AI <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1823860?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Ryan Davis The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday detailed risks facing attorneys using artificial intelligence, warning that they must ensure that filings are accurate and humans played a role in inventions, which attorneys say illustrates that ethical rules are unchanged in the AI era. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1823860?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1823860?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Varsity Blues' Judge Won't Recuse From Bid For Plea Redo
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Varsity Blues' Judge Won't Recuse From Bid For Plea Redo <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824147?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Chris Villani The Boston federal judge overseeing the waning "Varsity Blues" college admissions case said Wednesday he should be the one to decide whether a parent who pled guilty in the scandal's early days should be able to have the conviction erased, calling her recusal bid "fraught with judge-shopping." Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824147?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1824147?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Price-Fixing Cartel Self Reporting On 'Steady Uptick,' Panel Says
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Price-Fixing Cartel Self Reporting On 'Steady Uptick,' Panel Says <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824401?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Bryan Koenig U.S. and European antitrust enforcers touted a turnaround Thursday in the number of companies self-reporting price-fixing, bid-rigging and market allocation schemes in the search for "leniency" from financial and criminal penalties over the last three years. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824401?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824401?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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OJ Simpson's Jury Was Sequestered. Why Not Trump's?
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

OJ Simpson's Jury Was Sequestered. Why Not Trump's? <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824356?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Phillip Bantz Unlike jurors in the murder case of O.J. Simpson, the 12 Manhattanites picked to hear criminal charges against Donald Trump likely won't be sequestered during the trial — easing psychological and financial burdens but potentially exposing them to outside pressures. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824356?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1824356?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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CFPB, EU Say Teamwork 'Critical' As Fintech Bridges Atlantic
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

CFPB, EU Say Teamwork 'Critical' As Fintech Bridges Atlantic <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824405?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Aislinn Keely The consumer protection watchdogs in Europe and the U.S. said Thursday that their ongoing dialogue has yielded three shared focuses — the expansion of technology firms' payment services, the use of artificial intelligence in consumer markets and buy now, pay later products. Statement attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824405?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824405?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Odebrecht Exec Details Bribes To Ex-Ecuador Comptroller
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Odebrecht Exec Details Bribes To Ex-Ecuador Comptroller <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824364?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Carolina Bolado The former director of Odebrecht SA's operations in Ecuador told jurors Thursday that he paid millions in bribes to "Miami" — a code name for Ecuador's former comptroller — related to various infrastructure projects the Brazilian conglomerate was building in the country. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824364?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1824364?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Software Co., NC Officials Want Out Of Digital Courts Row
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Software Co., NC Officials Want Out Of Digital Courts Row <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1823600?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Travis Bland Software company Tyler Technologies, North Carolina court administrators and two sheriffs have asked a federal court to release them from a proposed class action alleging the state's new digital filing system has led to unlawful arrests and detentions. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1823600?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1823600?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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Insurer Says Firm Not Covered For Bogus Check Scheme
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Insurer Says Firm Not Covered For Bogus Check Scheme <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1823707?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Rose Krebs An insurance firm has filed a complaint in Washington federal court seeking a declaration that it doesn't owe coverage to a Seattle-area firm and its sole attorney, who are embroiled in litigation with a bank after the firm fell prey to a counterfeit check scheme. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1823707?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1823707?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Ex-Atlanta Worker Says City's Missing Docs Merits Sanctions
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

Ex-Atlanta Worker Says City's Missing Docs Merits Sanctions <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1824406?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Chart Riggall Counsel for a former city of Atlanta department head who says she was fired after blowing the whistle on failures in its immigrant outreach services urged a Georgia federal judge on Thursday to hit the city with sanctions for reportedly destroying communications related to her termination. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1824406?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1824406?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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BNY Can't Nix Suit Alleging Mutual Fund Conflict Of Interest
by Gunnar Larson 12 Apr '24

12 Apr '24

BNY Can't Nix Suit Alleging Mutual Fund Conflict Of Interest <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824153?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Sydney Price The Bank of New York Mellon must face most of the remaining claims in a proposed self-dealing class action alleging it failed to disclose conflicts of interest when funneling client assets into mutual funds and other investment vehicles that favored the bank. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824153?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1824153?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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