Hurricane Irma
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Disasters / Emergencies, Technology
Pour Out Your Money, But Carefully, For Texas And Florida
And escape to Chicago -- which boasts a big, beautiful lake! -
Technology
Irma, Waze, And Watson
Today's technology is truly transformational, but lawyers must use it correctly and appropriately. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Disasters / Emergencies, Justice, Police
LOL-Flori-Duh: Sheriff Who Threatened To Arrest People Seeking Shelter Has Already Been Sued
This spun up more quickly than a category five.
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Intellectual Property, Technology
What Hurricane Irma And The Equifax Hack Have In Common… And What To Learn From It
You cannot predict when (or where) the next data breach will occur, but you can prepare for it. -
Disasters / Emergencies, Pro Bono
After Hurricane Irma, Florida Legal Community Is In It For The Long Haul
The legal issues are just beginning. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.11.17
* “Legal aid is critical after a natural disaster,” so the Florida Bar has raised the income cap for its online legal clinic so Floridians affected by Hurricane Irma can get legal assistance, and the Florida Bar Foundation has set aside $500,000 to support legal aid organizations. How generous! [Law.com]
* Sixteen years have passed since the September 11 attacks, but we’ve yet to try or convict any of the five men who are said to have planned the day that changed America, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged “architect of 9/11.” Some lawyers wonder why this “isn’t a cause for more outrage.” [Al Jazeera]
* In case you missed it, Irell & Manella has elected Ellisen Turner as its first African-American managing partner. Among the many accolades he’s earned over the course of his illustrious legal career, Above the Law once referred to him as a “hottie.” Congratulations on all accounts! [Big Law Business]
* Lawmakers from both parties are interested in holding hearings on the massive Equifax hack, and after outcry from state attorneys general about an arbitration clause that would have prevented those affected by the data breach from suing, the credit reporting agency has changed its terms of service. [The Hill]
* In the wake of Justice Scalia’s death, Justice Kagan says the remaining justices did everything they could to avoid 4-4 split decisions: “[W]e all made a very serious effort to try to find common ground even where we thought we couldn’t. It sort of forced us to keep talking to each other.” [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
* Which Biglaw firm is about to get a lot bigger? It’s Cozen O’Connor, apparently. According to CEO Michael Heller, he’d like to increase the firm’s head count to somewhere between 700 and 1,000 lawyers in the next five years. About 600 attorneys are currently working at Cozen. [Am Law Daily]
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Disasters / Emergencies, Family Law
Hurricane Irma Creates Legal Chaos For Surrogates
It's already legally complicated to be a surrogate, and a natural disaster compounds the complexity. -
Justice, Police
Florida Cops Wants To Use Hurricane To Make Arrests
The lack of humanity will blow you away.