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Robots can’t run a law firm — at least not yet. But when it comes to your basic tasks like scheduling and time keeping, you can save a lot of money by putting the computers in charge. (Or at least letting them help you out.) A few simple apps can help you streamline many typical […]

A few weeks have passed since plaintiffs’ attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan negotiated a controversial $100 million on behalf of Uber drivers who sought backpay, benefits, and other damages over their supposed “misclassification” by the company. The settlement has yet to be approved, but many plaintiffs are angered by the settlement, including the suit’s lead plaintiff. Drivers […]Read More

America is obsessed with where transgender people poop. In March, North Carolina made it a crime for anyone to use a bathroom that doesn’t correspond to their sex at birth — ostensibly to fight off the non-existent plague of predatory men in dresses lurking behind the commode. That set off a showdown with the Department […]

In response to requests from The Washington Post, the federal judge in a class action lawsuit against Donald Trump’s Trump University ordered several documents in the case to be unsealed, and then tried to claw some of those documents back from public view. At issue were the university’s “playbooks,” or guides for salespeople on how […]Read More

When it comes to information security and privacy, the law is vast and sprawling. There’s the threat of data breaches and the question of liability over cybersecurity failures. There are federal anti-hacking laws and children’s privacy acts. There are state laws on the use of biometric data and online identity theft. In fact, there’s so […]Read More

According to The Wall Street Journal, BarBri, the ubiquitous bar exam prep program that all law students have considered paying for, has been accused of employing questionable tactics in elbowing out competition. It’s yet another suit the bar prep company has had to contend with in recent years. Class Action Lawsuit LLM Bar Exam LLC […]

It’s been a rough day for Theranos, the blood testing start up, and its once-lauded founder, Elizabeth Holmes. A year ago, Theranos was valued at $9 billion, based on claims that its simple, tiny blood tests could revolutionize medical diagnostics. Holmes, who had a 50 percent stake in the company, topped Forbes’ list of America’s […]Read More

Owing to a recent reversal of a lower federal court decision by the Ninth Circuit, the model networking site Model Mayhem and its parent company Internet Brands must face a previously dismissed case arising out of a casting couch scam. According to the lawsuit, the scam left the plaintiff drugged, raped, and cast as an […]

The ExxonMobile industrial complex in Baytown, Texas is a sprawling place. Stretching over nearly 2,500 acres over five square miles, the complex, the second largest oil refinery in the country, is capable of processing more than half a million barrels of oil a day — along with significant amounts of air pollution. And according to […]

Do law firms need Twitter? Not if they’re one of the most profitable firms in the nation. It seems like everyone has a Twitter account, but remember: looks can be deceiving. For example, you should note that although many small law firms have Twitter accounts and prominently post on blogs and stay connected on Facebook, […]

The ARCHBISHOP Emeritus of Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Caedinal Okogie, yesterday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to return to his inaugural address to the nation, incorporate his ruling party’s blueprint and redirect the ship of state or risk a revolution. While Addressing newsmen in his Archbishop’s Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, as part of preparations for his […]Read More

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA “DIALOGUE NOT VIOLENCE, DEVELOPMENT ACTION, NOT MILITARY ACTION” TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT -BY PASTOR POWER ZIAKEDE AGINIGHAN “If President Muhammadu Buhari must be on the right side of history, he must act as a Statesman by rejecting the counsel of sycophants and jesters […]