Question: Are incarcerated persons in California entitled to in-person court hearings? Short Answer: No, Proposition 57 does not require or imply a right to an in-person hearing. In a 2022 decision, the California Court of Appeal ruled that nonviolent prisoners...
After a two-year decline in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the immediate post-COVID period, U.S. commercial bankruptcies have returned to a more normal level of activity, according to CFO Magazine . Economic uncertainty and technology disruptions in many sectors...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology trained for the legal profession is already changing the way that lawyers work by streamlining and automating time...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of U.S. Legal Markets, LexisNexis Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology trained for the legal profession appears certain to transform the way that lawyers work. Before that can happen, lawyers and their clients...
The arrival of Pride Month in June is an annual reminder of the importance of workforce diversity and creating a safe place for people of all backgrounds to contribute to the success of their organizations. HR experts suggest that this year is especially important...
By Elias Kahn | LexisNexis Practical Guidance The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finally delivered on a long-awaited order when it issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, that bans most noncompete agreements nationwide between employers and employees. “Noncompete...
In-house counsel are faced with a dizzying array of labor and employment law issues on a regular basis, but one of them stands out by far as the source of the biggest headaches that keep them up at night. Employee discrimination complaints are the matters most...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools is an exciting breakthrough in our industry, but it is appropriate to also approach this new technology with caution . We are...
The vast majority of corporate executives at Fortune 1000 companies expect their investment in Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) technologies to increase over the course of the next five years, and they have high hopes for how this investment will ultimately...
By Gerard J. Horgan, CJM, JD | Retired Superintendent Suffolk and Norfolk County, Massachusetts The law regarding an offender’s access to the courts was made clear nearly 40 years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case from North Carolina. In Bounds...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis Corporate legal departments are not standing on the sidelines and waiting to see how the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology plays out. One in two (50%) corporate...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis Every corner of the legal profession has explored the potential uses of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology in the past year, but the fastest adopters have been corporate legal...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The fast adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology illustrates its tremendous potential in the marketplace, but it’s important to be clear-eyed about the data security...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The hottest jobs in the U.S. right now are the ones that involve expertise in the application of artificial intelligence. New AI-related job listings are up 42% since December 2022, according...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Large Markets, LexisNexis The LexisNexis 2024 Investing in Legal Innovation Survey: The Rise of Gen AI at Top Firms & Corporations revealed an intriguing gap in expectations regarding the use of generative artificial...