* Volkswagen settlement clears first hurdle. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* The top 50 litigation firms. Well, this is arguable. [Law360]
* Law firm sues 20-year-old who wrote up her experience on Facebook. [Houston Press]
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
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* Cooley nabs MoFo’s patent team. [The Recorder]
* Having solved every other problem, Alabama has a “cursive writing” law. [ABC3340]
* The number of women making partner suffers a decline in the U.K. [Legal Week]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
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* Libyan fund trying to pry money off Goldman Sachs. I’m sure this’ll end well. [Reuters]