The Utah Supreme Court reversed a district court’s rejection of a suit brought by a woman who sought court records pertaining to her adoption, concluding the lower court failed to properly balance the weight of the woman’s reasons for wanting to see the records and her birth mother’s privacy interests.…

In his Oct. 9 opening statement in a Roundup trial in San Diego, plaintiffs attorney Scott Love told jurors the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion that the pesticide’s key ingredient was safe had been vacated. “This is super important. You’re the first jury to ever see that,” Love, of Houston’s Clark,…

This article briefly analyzes recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions on medical technology incorporating artificial intelligence (AI). Each decision involves reversal of a prior art rejection and contrasts with the other decisions on subject matter eligibility. The innovations at issue relate to a range of medical technologies concerning…

With its focus on continued growth in the Canadian market, Cozen O’Connor has named new managing partners in its Toronto and Vancouver offices. Kathy Tang was named office managing partner in Vancouver, while Steve Weisz takes the same role in Toronto. They replace Brigeeta Richdale and Shane Hardy, who have…

Susan Friedman, senior staff attorney for the Innocence Project, has been named the long-awaited lead attorney for the New York State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. The prosecutorial watchdog announced Friedman as its inaugural administrator, a newly-created position resembling Commission on Judicial Conduct Administrator and Counsel Robert Tembeckjian’s, on Monday.

The winners of the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards were announced on Jan. 29, honoring the most cutting-edge innovation in the legal industry from law firms, in-house legal departments, legal technology providers and ALSPs. This year’s award finalists were our most impressive yet, with the winners truly moving the needle on how…