#lawfedi — Public Fediverse posts

In one of my 1782 cases, the D. Del. recently denied a motion to vacate when the documents were sought for use in prospective Italian patent infringement litigation. The courts will not allow "fishing," but when you have a basis to bring a foreign claim and you seek evidence needed to plead the case, Section 1782 can be a lifesaver.

#1782 #lawfedi

https://lettersblogatory.com/2026/09/07/case-of-the-day-in-re-biogen/

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I partner with an ABS if my state doesn’t allow them?

An Alternative Business Structure (ABS) is essentially a law firm owned in part by non-lawyers, which is a no-no in most states but not in AZ. SC does not allow ABS structures, but an AZ ABS wanted to find a SC lawyer to take SC lawyer cases. The deal would be that the ABS finds the clients, then gets local counsel to do most, if not ... (cont.)

https://www.scbar.org/for-lawyers/quicklinks/legal-resources/ethics-advisory-opinions/ethics-advisory-opinion-25-02/
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Should I get sanctioned for #AI hallucinations if I clean up my own mess before anyone else has noticed?

A MS lawyer was ordered to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for hallucinated citations in a brief to a federal court. In response, the lawyer stated that he practices alone so his client, “acting in the capacity of paralegal,” drafted the brief, and the lawyer did not properly review the citations. The lawyer ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alnd.198470/gov.uscourts.alnd.198470.36.0.pdf
#law #lawfedi

Today is a good day to remind folk about the Declaration on Free Access to Law (https://falm.info/declaration/).

It declares, among other things that: "Public legal information is digital common property and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge"

#LawFedi #lawyers #inhouse #lawprofs

There is a peculiar tyranny to working without KPIs. #inhouse #LawFedi thoughts?

#LawFedi #inhouse

Looking forward to presenting my forthcoming article, "The Counterfeit Sham" at #IPSC2024 today.

Draft available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909

And I guess now is as good a time as any to share: I'm rebranding!

I'll be publishing this article as "Sarah Fackrell" (FACK-rull).

The best is yet to come.

#DesignPatents #CounterfeitRhetoric #LawFedi

Pre-print of our Open Access Cambridge UP volume, Rhetorical Traditions and Contemporary Law, is up. This volume explores the often-overlooked relationship between law and rhetoric. Twelve case studies examine a diverse range of legal texts and rhetorical traditions
from ancient times to the present. The volume demonstrates the value of rhetoric in understanding and addressing some of today's most pressing legal and social challenges. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4892978 #TeamRhetoric #LegalWriting #Lawfedi

Seemed like this day would never come... https://blog.law.tamu.edu/blog/texas-am-law-confirms-newest-full-professors

#LawProfs #LegalWriting #LawFedi #TeamRhetoric

We have gotten the collection Classical Rhetoric & Contemporary Law: A Critical Reader over the finish line. An accessible text for scholars and students (#LawProfs, #argumentation, #LegalWriting, #TeamRhetoric)—and curious lawyers in #LawFedi. Introduces the complex relationship between ancient western thought and contemporary law and the long history of some rhetorical concepts and practices that advocates and judges are still using today (not always for the better). https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817361396/classical-rhetoric-and-contemporary-law/

Sigh... sloppy lawyering and drafting of #termsandconditions deserves to be corrected so publicly. Wdyt #lawfedi #inhouse?

After overreaching TOS angers users, cloud provider Vultr backs off | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/after-overreaching-tos-angers-users-cloud-provider-vultr-backs-off/

https://missing.csail.mit.edu/
"Classes teach you all about advanced topics within CS, from operating systems to machine learning, but there’s one critical subject that’s rarely covered, and is instead left to students to figure out on their own: proficiency with their tools."

Does any one know if there's an equivalent for #lawyers? #LawFedi #lawprofs #inhouse

#LawFedi #inhouse #AI
Is anyone hearing anything about those #ai provider indemnities? Has anyone had heard of anyone enforcing them?

Listening to Microsoft's apac #inhouse lawyer trying to convince us that 'Copilot' was a deliberate branding choice... tehehe
#AI #LawFedi

#LawFedi #inhouse - are there any books or resources you could recommend for those transitioning from private practice to inhouse?

Excited to share that my newest article, "The Counterfeit Sham," will be published in Volume 138 of the Harvard Law Review.

You can read the current draft here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909

#LawFedi #LegalScholarship #CounterfeitRhetoric

After some life advice #lawfedi, #inhouse #tech - I'm realising that I'll always be replaceable as a legal resource. But I don't know what to do with this information. Don't like the idea of just cruising. Not sure a 'forever' job exists in our industry...

@catandgirl
Thank you for making and sharing. Sorry that the world seems to just take and destroy.

#lawfedi #inhouse - an artists take on recent #ai litigation: https://catandgirl.com/4000-of-my-closest-friends/

Delighted to be able to share a new version of my article on #CounterfeitRhetoric, now with 100% more Zorro content:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4549909

Comments welcome!

#LegalScholarship #LawFedi #LawProfs #PatentFedi #CounterfeitSham #ScheduleA #DesignPatents