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The Indispensable Role of Litigation Analytics in Modern Class Action Practice

As an in-house counsel at a company specializing in litigation analytics, I’ve had a front-row seat to the transformative impact that data-driven decision-making can have in the legal field, particularly in the realm of class action litigation. The world of law, often perceived as steeped in tradition and precedent, is…

Legal Tech’s Predictions for Innovating for Good in 2024

While a bulk of the innovation discussion tends to focus on the business and practice of law, technology’s impact on the legal industry runs deeper, and it’s likely to make an even bigger impact still in allowing legal to help the greater good in 2024. Industry experts have made a number of…

Biden’s AI Executive Order: 6 Actions for Legal Leaders

In October 2023, The Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on artificial intelligence (AI) that calls for federal agencies to develop new guidance around safe, secure, and trustworthy use of the technology. “Artificial Intelligence must be safe and secure. Meeting this goal requires robust, reliable, repeatable, and standardized evaluations of…

The Doctrine of Relation Back: ‘Nemeth v. K-Tooling’

There are occasions in civil litigation when, to the dismay of plaintiff’s counsel, the statute of limitations has expired and it is ascertained that a necessary party defendant has not been brought into the litigation. Under certain circumstances, the doctrine of “relation back” allows the party to be joined, despite…

Davis Polk Lures Another Cravath Partner, Adding M&A Litigator

Davis Polk & Wardwell, continuing to recruit from Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has added Rory Leraris as a partner in its civil litigation practice in New York, the firm said Monday. Leraris had been at Cravath for over 15 years, joining the firm in 2008 after working as a legal assistant…

Too Good to Be True? Ozempic Lawsuit Moves Forward as Gastrointestinal Issues Surface

Too Good to Be True? Ozempic Lawsuit Moves Forward as Gastrointestinal Issues Surface | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/01/22/too-good-to-be-true-ozempic-lawsuit-moves-forward-as-gastrointestinal-issues-surface/ Gregg Goldfarb of Gregg M. Goldfarb. Courtesy photo COMMENTARY Ozempic isn’t without side effects, however, and several patients who have experienced severe complications from the drug are now suing…