Tips on How To Do a Structured Settlement | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/07/22/tips-on-how-to-do-a-structured-settlement/ Photo: Wutzkoh via Adobe Stock ANALYSIS Often, when larger personal injury or wrongful death cases are resolved, the plaintiff’s counsel will be asked “Would your client be interested in a structured settlement?” The…

Nearly half of the National Basketball Association has been hit with copyright infringement claims filed by Beverly Hills firm Johnson & Johnson for their use of several popular songs in videos posted online and in social media. The separate complaints were filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the…

Adele Maloney, formerly a corporate partner at Kirkland & Ellis who became its deputy assistant general counsel in 2018, has joined Paul Hastings in New York, where she will serve as its general counsel, the firm said Monday. Maloney will replace Mark Pollack, who will retire from the firm. He…

On Monday, LexisNexis announced that it has completed its acquisition of Belgian contract drafting startup Henchman. The legal research provider first announced an agreement to acquire Henchman, which provides generative AI-powered contract drafting and negotiation technology, in early June. At the time, Lexis noted that it moved to acquire Henchman…

Blockchain analysis claims to be able to break through the supposed anonymity of blockchain transactions and identify the individuals involved. But when such analysis is proffered in litigation, can it meet the Daubert gatekeeping test for reliable, admissible evidence under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence? Even under…

On Monday, the American Arbitration Association (AAA), in partnership with Suffolk University Law School, announced the launch of an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Innovation Clinic that will develop a number of digital tools for unrepresented litigants in low-contest divorces and family law cases in Massachusetts. The clinic will run for…