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In Case of ‘Real Lawyers Against A Robot Lawyer,’ Federal Court Dismisses Law Firm’s Suit Against DoNotPay for Unauthorized Law Practice

Above the Law - Technology

“While the complaint asserts that DNP has provided poor customer service at times, leading to adverse legal consequences for DNP’s customers, the complaint fails to cite any instance where DNP’s failures were imputed to MK specifically or lawyers generally.” District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel.

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The Clock is Ticking: How to Miss Fewer Court Deadlines

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After one of the clients notified him of the dismissal, the alarmed attorney filed a motion to reconsider and reinstate the case, attributing his failure to respond in a timely manner to “new filtering rules in his email inbox,” which moved the dismissal order to his junk mail folder. The firm had filed a voluntary dismissal back in 2014.

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Angi Can’t Dismiss Lawsuit Over Failed Vendor Authentication–Everyspace v. Encor

Eric Goldman

” Angi responded that “its alleged failure to vet the accuracy of third-party content is immunized by Section 230,” which is absolutely true. .” ” Angi responded that “its alleged failure to vet the accuracy of third-party content is immunized by Section 230,” which is absolutely true.

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Five Reasons Lawyers Avoid Retirement

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Failure to succession plan. According to the 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession , the COVID-19 pandemic prompted one-third of senior lawyers to change retirement plans — but that doesn’t mean they decided to retire. Instead, 53% of those lawyers decided to push the pause button. The mere mention of the change causes discomfort.

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Misidentified Person Loses Defamation Claim Against Tabloid–Bloom v. A360

Eric Goldman

But that is insufficient to raise an inference of actual malice, as all that those allegations plausibly suggest is a negligent failure to uncover the truth rather than a subjective awareness of falsity Nor can defendant’s alleged failure to investigate whether the photograph was of Zilis save plaintiff’s claim from dismissal.

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IOLTA 101: Tips for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers

Attorney at Work

The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account, commonly called IOLTA, is one of the most valuable tools for expanding legal representation to appear in recent decades. The post IOLTA 101: Tips for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work. Moreover, the penalties for mismanagement can be severe, including disbarment.

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Section 230 Preempts Product Design Claims–Lama v. Meta

Eric Goldman

The court concludes that this as a surprisingly easy Section 230 dismissal: ICS Provider. “Courts within the Second Circuit have routinely found that social media websites and online matching services are interactive computer services.” ” Cites to Mosha v. Facebook , Herrick v. Grindr , Cohen v. Third-Party Content.