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Report on Oral Argument in the CAV
Effective July 1, 2025, Code Section 17.1-403(ii)(c) expanded the CAV’s authority to dispense with oral argument. Before that date, the statute directed the Supreme Court to adopt rules allowing the CAV to dispense with oral argument “if the parties agree...
'My dad is shooting my mom!': Man blew wife away in front of their kids with .380 as payback for making him live with brother, now he's headed to prison
Left inset: Cecil Mains (Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department). Right inset: Jeri Mains (GoFundMe). Background: The Indiana home where Jeri Mains was shot and killed by her husband in front of their four children (WTHR). An Indiana man is headed to prison for...
Phonorecords V Cannot Be Another Rate Freeze by Another Name
Phonorecords V Cannot Be Another Rate Freeze by Another NameThe Copyright Royalty Judges’ September 10th Order (Order 10) in the Phonorecords V proceeding suggests that the proposed settlement governing statutory mechanical royalties for physical phonorecords...
California Extends Bereavement Leave to a “Designated Person”
Effective January 1, 2027, California employees will have the right to take bereavement leave for a chosen family member. SB 1149 will amend the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to add “designated person” to the definition of family member for...
Cigna and OpenAI Collaborate on AI Support for Cancer Care
On September 23, the Cigna Group announced a collaboration with OpenAI to develop more personalized support for patients with complex conditions, initially focusing on cancer care. The initiative will integrate OpenAI’s artificial intelligence capabilities into...
$500 Million Fraud Case Highlights Continued Scrutiny of COVID-19 Testing
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 24 that the Chief Operating Officer of Fast Lab Technologies, LLC pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with a nationwide COVID-19 billing scheme that resulted in more than...
Law School In The Age Of AI: Rethinking It From The Ground Up
We have all heard it. AI is creating a generation of mindless lawyers who won’t know how to think. They won’t know how to write. They won’t know how to do research. They’ll just type a question into AI, copy whatever they get back and merrily send slop on its way. And...
These Days, The First Monday In October Only Means One Thing
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! What year did the Supreme Court begin its tradition of starting the Term on the first Monday in October? Hint: Before that, the Court would meet Februarys and Augusts. See the answer on the next page....
AI Can Never Give Lawyers All Their Time Back
8am spent its Kaleidoscope conference in Las Vegas last week promising lawyers their time back. CEO Jeff Hughes opened with the company’s “Admin Misery Index” — 1,600 lawyers surveyed, 73 percent calling busywork a substantial problem,...