We have all heard by now that job-related stress is common within the legal profession.  An individual’s stress-load, however, is rarely static.  It ebbs and flows as work demands come and go.  Take trial, for example.  Work-related stress often increases for attorneys sharply during trial.  This raises questions – and…

A Connecticut federal court judge dismissed a securities class action against drug manufacturer BioXcel Therapeutics Inc., which uses artificial intelligence to develop medications. However, the court agreed, based on the plaintiff’s allegations, that BioXcel did make misrepresentations. As a result, the court afforded leave to amend the complaint. According to the docket, the…

The Manhattan federal jury mulling the charges against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, adjourned Monday following approximately 10 hours of deliberations without reaching a verdict. The panel, which deliberated for about three hours on Friday, is expected to resume weighing the charges Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday, Thomson Reuters announced the public availability of CoCounsel Drafting, the company’s recently introduced end-to-end drafting solution that functions as a Microsoft Word add-in. The company first introduced the new drafting tool in May, on the heels of a Thomson Reuters survey that found that lawyers spend 40% to…

Italian-born Elisabetta Righini joined Latham & Watkins’ Brussels office in 2015 after a 15-year stint at the European Commission. In an interview with Law.com International, Righini reflected on that shift, as well as on the world’s first AI law and the challenges and rewards of working in Europe’s premier antitrust…

Complex business cases carry an increasing level of exposure to corporate defendants. During 2023 throughout the United States, there were 89 jury verdicts against corporate defendants that resulted in judgments of more than $10 million, a 15-year high. (See the article at  “How Big IP Judgment Winners Are Insuring ‘Nuclear…