May 2022

Share your thoughts in this anonymous survey for a chance to win a $250 gift card! The post How Tech-Savvy Is Your Firm? appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/03/how-tech-savvy-is-your-firm/

While a jury agreed that an insurance company breeched a good faith contract by not covering proton beam therapy, not all agree that the treatment modality actually improves outcomes for cancer patients. The post Zeke Emanuel Weighs In On $200M Jury Verdict In Favor Of Deceased Patient Denied Proton Beam Therapy Treatment appeared first on […]

ShareEach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court marshal digs in on Roe opinion leak (Alexander Ward, Josh Gerstein, & Kyle Cheney, Politico) Search […]

Dukies Would Really Like To Be Done: With Sam Alito, what with the whole demolishing civil rights thing. The Best Story You’ll Read About Cattle Rustling This Year: Because it is 2022 but apparently it’s still a thing! Biglaw’s Good Year: Probs won’t last too much longer. Is Patent Law Ready For The Future? Doesn’t […]

Comparison is the thief of joy. The post When An Increase In Profits Per Equity Partner Doesn’t Look So Great appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/when-an-increase-in-profits-per-equity-partner-doesnt-look-so-great/

State’s top lawyer lying about a court order? No, say it ain’t so! The post FL AG Takes Victory Lap After Eleventh Circuit Dropkicks The State’s Ridiculous Social Media Law appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/fl-ag-takes-victory-lap-after-eleventh-circuit-dropkicks-the-states-ridiculous-social-media-law/

At this point, the news is no longer shocking. The post Law Firms Are Still Promoting More White Men To Partner Than Women And Minorities appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/law-firms-are-still-promoting-more-white-men-to-partner-than-women-and-minorities/

One technology can’t be all things to all people. So build different technologies. The post One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Challenge Of Right-Sizing Legal Tech appeared first on Above the Law. Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/one-size-doesnt-fit-all-the-challenge-of-right-sizing-legal-tech/

If P then Q, where Q is a skyrocket in insurance premiums. The post Will Fracking Advocates And Pollutant Manufacturers Become Bedfellows If Roe Is Overturned? appeared first on Above the Law. Source: <a href=https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/will-fracking-advocates-and-pollutant-manufacturers-become-bedfellows-if-roe-is-overturned/ class="colorbox" title="Will Fracking Advocates And Pollutant Manufacturers Become Bedfellows If Roe Is Overturned?” >https://abovethelaw.com/2022/05/will-fracking-advocates-and-pollutant-manufacturers-become-bedfellows-if-roe-is-overturned/

ShareIn a series of decisions, the Supreme Court has insisted that the Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to put arbitration contracts on “equal footing” with other kinds of contracts. These decisions have often favored companies seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, rejecting rules that give employees or consumers a way out from contract clauses requiring them […]