They are a sector of the legal profession that is often misunderstood, but for solo practitioners, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, or AI practice tools, represents a rare opportunity to grow their practices. For solo practitioners, generative AI presents a much-needed extra set of hands, which could lead to…

Cigna Class Action: Algorithm Allegedly Auto-Denies 300,000 Claims | Connecticut Law Tribune Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2024/03/12/cigna-class-action-algorithm-allegedly-auto-denies-300000-claims/ Cigna Insurance Company in Philadelphia. Credit: Alan Budman/Shutterstock NEWS “This action arises from Cigna’s illegal scheme to systematically, wrongfully, and automatically deny its insureds the thorough, individualized physician review of claims guaranteed to them…

Withers KhattarWong, the Singapore practice of U.K. private wealth firm Withers, has appointed Singapore co-managing partners to succeed Deborah Barker SC, who has led the firm’s growth in the city for a decade. White-collar crime and investigations specialist Shashi Nathan and funds expert Daniel Yong will both be taking on…

After the Netherlands overhauled its three-decades-old collective redress system in 2020, it quickly became Europe’s prime class action jurisdiction. International funders and boutique litigation firms piled into the country, and around 50 claims were filed in the first two years after the new, opt-out regime was introduced. But since then,…

Deep in the New York Times’ complaint against Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI, the poster child of artificial-intelligence startups, is Exhibit J, the crux of the copyright-infringement lawsuit that accuses the defendants of using the Times’ copyright-protected content to train its AI model GPT-4. Attorneys tell ALM publication and Law.com affiliate…

U.S. law firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has expanded its lobbying work to back Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project, a significant $500 billion high-tech development along the Red Sea. Brownstein’s role was revealed in compliance with the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), a U.S. law requiring law firms, lobbyists, and…