DoNotPay has reached a settlement in a class action alleging that the AI startup illegally claimed to practice law while billing itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer.” The original lawsuit was filed in March 2023 in the Superior Court of the State of California County of San Francisco. It alleged that DoNotPay flouted the State Bar…

Hours after conducting an emergency hearing, Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Rachel Krause declined to stay certification of prevailing candidate Jeff Davis’ May 21 election to the Georgia Court of Appeals on grounds the request had become moot. In an order issued just after 5 p.m. Friday, Krause dismissed the pre-election challenge…

Following a virtual two-hour hearing Friday morning, a Georgia judge is expected to decide whether to stay certification of prevailing candidate Jeff Davis’ May 21 election to the Georgia Court of Appeals. After taking arguments made by petitioner and respondent under advisement, Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Rachel Krause announced her…

Among the dozen proposed disciplinary rules approved by voting members of the State Bar of Texas is a conflict-of-interest rule the members hope will put a stop to drive-by disqualifications. The rule, titled Duties to a Prospective Client, is modeled after an American Bar Association counterpart that most other states have…

Legislation asking to lift the population-based cap that determines the number of judges in state Supreme Court, New York’s trial court system, cleared its first hurdle following Thursday’s approval by the Assembly. The Senate had approved the No Cap Act in March, a proposed constitutional amendment that must pass the Legislature…

The Georgia Court of Appeals has determined that health care providers, not staffing companies, have a duty to credential their independent licensed practitioners. The plaintiffs, represented by Felicia and Anton Rowe of Rowe & Rowe, are the surviving family members of a patient who died under the care of a…