The fast evolution of artificial intelligence is spurring a new generation of legal tech startups—ones that are not only commanding the attention of major investors, but also turning heads with high profile hires. The latest:  e-discovery startup Fileread, which announced in early-May that it hired the head of legal services…

General Motors has been hit with a consumer class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware that alleges two of the automaker’s vehicles have faulty fuel pumps that put drivers at risk. Berger Montague and Capstone Law filed the suit on Wednesday, claiming GM has known…

A federal judge in Pennsylvania sided with a diagnostic laboratory, Genesis Diagnostics, on its breach of contract claims after a health plan allegedly failed to pay more than $400,000 for the lab testing completed on behalf of its members. Plaintiff Abira Medical Laboratories, doing business as Genesis Diagnostics, is allowed to proceed with…

The Baker McKenzie partner who sued the Internal Revenue Service to obtain information about how the federal agency plans to audit large business partnerships dropped the suit Friday, records in the federal case show. Washington, D.C.-based Baker McKenzie partner George Clarke filed a notice of the case’s dismissal with prejudice…

As we continue to progress from the internet age into the age of artificial intelligence, professionals of all stripes find themselves asking what can be expected from the emerging generation of lawyers. Whether this question is being pondered by a managing partner looking to fill their bullpen with the best…

District Court Judge Gene E. K. Pratter, who oversaw numerous high-profile cases and was actively handling the Ozempic MDL, has died, according to a statement from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She was 75 years old. “Judge Pratter was an outstanding jurist whose skills as a trial judge were universally…