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Ninth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify

Eric Goldman

” Purposeful availment can occur if a “defendant (1) commit[s] an intentional act, that is (2) expressly aimed at the forum state, and (3) which causes harm that the defendant knows will be suffered in the forum state.” The first factor is sometimes further subdivided into three subfactors reflecting the Calder v.

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Legal AI Assistants vs. Human Assistants: Best Uses for AI Assistants

Colin S. Levy

The heuristic of assistant is useful to convey that this category of software tools has a ton of capabilities. For other tasks, the software may serve as a collaborative partner; that is, taking portions of the work but not entirely completing the task. Some tasks the AI may even be able to entirely handle through delegation.

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What is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

Eric Goldman

” Florida’s statutory definition: Social media platform means any information service, system, Internet search engine, or access software provider that: 1. The drafters added search engine to the terms information service, system, or access software provider, and otherwise left those terms alone. Quite the contrary.

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New Privacy Software Helps Lawyers Defend Against Rising Pixel, Tracker, and Session Recording Lawsuits

Law Technology Today

Using tech to defend against (or hopefully avoid) these issues for clients One way that law firms can get a handle on all of this activity is to leverage privacy software that automates the discovery of the online data at the core of these concerns.

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Opt-Out Approaches to AI Training: A False Compromise

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Until this course of litigation is resolved, the parties remain categorically opposed: defendants seek to maximize the training data available to their algorithms, while plaintiffs livelihood depends on exclusive ownership and control of their IP.

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Akin Gump Loses Bid To Dismiss Legal Tech Company’s Counterclaims In Suit Over Ownership Of Bill-Drafting Software

LawSites

The law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has lost its bid to dismiss four of five counterclaims filed by the legal technology company Xcential Legislative Technologies in a lawsuit over ownership rights to legislation-drafting software that each side says was its idea.

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Best Practices in Invoice Management for Criminal Defense Law Firms

Clio

In this post, well explore common billing challenges for criminal defense lawyers and share practical tips to help you get paid fasterplus how invoicing software can simplify the process. Having proper systems in place, including legal billing software, is essential. This can make it difficult to estimate and communicate fees clearly.