Spellbook, a generative AI-powered contract drafting and negotiation platform provider, announced the release of its legal AI agent on Wednesday. The AI agent, called “Spellbook Associate,” will be available free of charge to all Spellbook subscribers as of now, Scott Stevenson, CEO and co-founder of the company, told Legaltech News.…

Expert Perspectives on Biggest Court Cases Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/litigationdaily/2024/08/22/expect-some-heated-litigation-over-workplace-temperature-regulations/ Jason S. Mills of Morgan Lewis. Courtesy photo Q&A Jason Mills of Morgan Lewis anticipates that proposed rules to protect workers from the heat will generate strong opposition and legal challenges to them might end up before the U.S. Supreme…

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Tokyo-listed Japan Tobacco on the $2.4 billion acquisition and take-private of New York Stock Exchange-listed Vector Group, which owns several prominent tobacco brands in the U.S. Freshfields supported Japan Tobacco on the deal with U.S. corporate partners Sebastian Fain and Paul Humphreys taking charge, according…

Earlier this week, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett became the latest major law firm to find itself on the sharp end of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s push to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering rules. Dentons and Clyde & Co have previously come under the gaze of the SRA’s newfound hawkishness on…

Barry Skolnick and Alvin Eskanazy, co-founders of the nonprofit Community-Police Relations Foundation, formed in 2017 to assist law enforcement communities in South Florida and around the country, are involved in a legal battle. Skolnick accused Eskanazy of misusing funds in mid-June. Now, Eskanazy has filed a $10 million defamation countersuit, alleging…

Broward County prosecutors have dropped felony charges against Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor following his recent arrest related to allegations of failing to comply with conditions as a registered sex offender. Taylor’s longtime attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, praised the prosecutors, particularly Assistant State Attorney Melissa Steinberg, for the…