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LexisNexis Acquires Case Law Analytics

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LexisNexis announced the acquisition of Case Law Analytics , a French legaltech company specializing in the modeling of legal risk using artificial intelligence. It provides valuable assistance in defining the best strategy to adopt to resolve a dispute, and easily find the case law closest to the case in question to better defend it.

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How to Write a Case Brief: The Ultimate Cheatsheet

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A case brief is a summary and analysis of a judicial opinion. These are often used as a study aid in law school, but they can be used by practicing attorneys to better understand the implications of case law. Unlike legal briefs , case briefs are not submitted to the court or opposing counsel.

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Justia Legal Guides: Medical Malpractice Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

This document usually affirms that an expert has reviewed the case and believes that malpractice occurred. Failing to provide an affidavit of merit as required may lead to the dismissal of a case. A medical malpractice defendant also may get a case dismissed if the plaintiff failed to file within the applicable statute of limitations.

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“Volitional Conduct” Doctrine Helps DistroKid Defeat Copyright Infringement Claim–White v. DistroKid

Eric Goldman

DistroKid defends against the direct copyright infringement claim using the volitional conduct argument. However, direct copyright infringement is strict liability, so the volitional conduct provides an important “fast lane” to survive cases that otherwise look dangerous to defendants. Case Citation : White v.

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Found Another One: Court Sanctions Both Local and Lead Counsel for AI-Generated Case Citations 

Brett Trout

law to add supporting case law. In the legal field, this can manifest as fabricated case law, incorrect citations, or misleading summaries of legal principles. Being honest and forthcoming about the use of AI in generating the case citations; ?Paying Mr. Ayala had uploaded the motion onto MX2.law

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The 7 Funny and Weird Supreme Court Cases of All Time

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The case illustrated the tensions that courts mustbalance between private rights and public interests. Leonard v PepsiCo (1999) American Case Law on Advertising and Contract PepsiCos promotion allowed customers to redeem Pepsi Points for merchandise, and a commercial offered aHarrier jet for 7 million points.

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Section 230 Applies to Employee’s Post on Government-Operated Internal Message Board–Montanino v. New York City Dep’t of Sanitation

Eric Goldman

The Sanitation Department successfully defended on Section 230 grounds: ICS Provider. Relevant case law has held that an employer who provides employees with access through its internal computer system is an interactive computer service provider and among the class of parties potentially immune under the CDA.”

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