A federal judge in Pennsylvania awarded a prevailing attorney $263,356.25 in fees after a jury found two Philadelphia police officers liable for malicious prosecution claims, but the court  reduced the total requested fees by nearly $50,000 for apparently erroneous filings. In a July 25 opinion, U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of…

Rockdale County State Court Still in Need of Judge | Daily Report Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2024/07/29/rockdale-county-state-court-still-in-need-of-judge/ (Credit: xy/Adobe Stock) NEWS The Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia is accepting applications to fill a state court vacancy in Rockdale County. July 29, 2024 at 11:08 AM 4 minute read…

Litera Acquires FileTrail, Seeking to Expand its Information Governance Capabilities | Legaltech News Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2024/07/29/litera-acquires-filetrail-seeking-expansion-into-the-governance-space/ NEWS The FileTrail acquisition adds to the list of over a dozen acquisitions by Litera since 2019. July 29, 2024 at 09:01 AM 3 minute read X Thank you for sharing! Your article…

AI companies are booming, and legal technology is riding the wave as investors search for sectors where generative AI, the latest breakthrough, will have a big impact. This is great news for lawyers and consumers of legal services. Investor interest in legal tech “seems to only be growing” reports Crunchbase .…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/07/29/introducing-the-litigation-daily-contributing-editors/ EDITOR’S LETTER I’ll still be penning the column 80% of the time. But expect to see a handful of new bylines in the next couple of months. July 29, 2024 at 07:30 AM 4 minute read X Thank you for…

“The right of self-representation was guaranteed in many colonial charters and declarations of rights. These early documents establish that the ‘right to counsel’ meant to the colonists a right to choose between pleading through a lawyer and representing oneself … there is no evidence that the colonists and the Framers…