US Federal Judge Uses ChatGPT in Appeal Case
Snell v. United Specialty Insurance Company, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 22-12581. U.S. Appeals Judge Kevin Newsom of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance Co. a concurring opinion whose express purpose was to offer ideas about how judges might use generative AI. Throughout a 32-page […]
Novo Nordisk Files Multiple Lawsuits in the U.S. for Trademark Infringement
Novo Nordisk files multiple lawsuits in the U.S. for trademark infringement and false advertising. Novo Nordisk filed a series of lawsuits across the country last week, accusing a number of companies, including weight loss clinics and medical spas, of infringing its trademark rights and improperly promoting its semaglutide products Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus. The pharmaceutical […]
Clifford Chance joins competitors in raising NQ salaries to £150,000
Effective as of 1 May, A&O Shearman has raised NQ pay by 20%, and the newly merged firm’s trainees will also see an increase of over 10%, with first-year salaries at £56,000 and second-year at £61,000. Likewise, Clifford Chance has adjusted its NQ and trainee solicitor salaries to match those of its rivals. As of […]
International law and power-politics: Israel, Russia, Turkey
Legal and international relations theorists are often puzzled. They come face to face with empirical realities that are complex and contradictory, imbued with double standards and differing courses of action, although the cases can be very similar and involve violation of international humanitarian law. Thus, they soon come to realise that power, not law, is the element that governs social and political relations. Some examples in the European theatre will suffice to demonstrate this.
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Expert Witness – Stuart G Levy, PhD
Please introduce yourself to the readers of Lawyer Monthly & what is your professional background and education? Hello there, I am Stuart Levy, a chemistry and chemistry, manufacturing, and controls consultant to the biotech and Pharma industry, based in Arlington, MA, a “collar suburb” very close to Cambridge and Boston. I am a sole-proprietor, independent consultant, with 29 years of industrial experience […]
The Dental Expert Witness – Professor Paul Tipton
When did you start proving expert opinion (medico-legal) reports and evidence and how did this come about? I started in 1987 and was asked by a physiotherapist to help with an accident report where there had been dental injuries. I have been involved in Expert Witness work ever since. In my role as a lecturer, […]
Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Brazil
How common is commercial litigation as a method of resolving high value complex disputes in Brazil? Litigation remains the predominant method for resolving commercial disputes in Brazil. This preference can be attributed to its cost-effectiveness, a well-established appellate system, and the creation of specialized courts dedicated to Business Law issues in regions experiencing high demand, […]
Expert Evidence In Clinical Negligence Litigation
Introduction I am Nicholas Vyner Todd. I am a Consultant Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon. I retired from the NHS in 2011 and from private practice in 2014. I continue to work in academic neurosurgery in personal injury and medical negligence litigation as an expert witness. My undergraduate training was at Guys Hospital. My postgraduate training […]
Atlanta Appeals & Appellate Law
What distinguishes the appellate skill set from the talents of a top-notch trial lawyer? When I decided to focus on appellate advocacy, I realized that what I wanted was to be “a lawyer’s lawyer”—the person trial lawyers would turn to when a judgment needed fixing. In other words, I view myself as the law person […]
Family Law in Germany
Please introduce yourself to the readers of Lawyer Monthly. We are specialized lawyers for family law and partners of the law firm Pilati + Fritz Rechtsanwälte. For many years, we have passionately defended the rights and interests of our clients, particularly in complex and often emotionally stressful matters involving family law. With our extensive experience […]
Biomechanical Engineering and Personal Injury
Dr. Thomas Jenkyn, PhD, PEng at TLS Forensic, London, ON uses advanced collision stimulation to evaluate and reconstruct different accidents along with offering injury analysis. Lawyer Monthly recently caught up with Dr. Thomas to explain… Many thanks for taking the time to talk with Lawyer Monthly Dr. Thomas. Firstly could you provide our readers with […]
Intellectual property in Venezuela
What different types of intellectual property rights exist to protect, inventions, brands and other creations, technology, and proprietary interests in Venezuela? Since Venezuela withdrew from the Andean Community in 2006, intellectual property rights are regulated by the Industrial Property Law of 1955 (implemented in 1956), which provides protection for trademarks, patents and commercial names and […]