The Oregon jury’s verdict, which included $200 million in punitive damages, followed a month of trial in a case brought by Kyung Lee, diagnosed with mesothelioma after decades of being exposed to Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder.
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11th Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It
In a proposal he said “many will reflexively condemn as heresy,” Judge Kevin Newsom suggests that those who follow an “ordinary meaning” approach to law should consider how AI-powered LLMs such as ChatGPT can “inform the interpretive analysis.”
'Legal Version of Flopping': Judges Spar Over Standing in Blocking Fund for Black Business Women
“At bottom, American Alliance and its members have shown nothing more than flopping on the field when it comes to establishing an injury in fact,” Eleventh Circuit Judge Robin Rosenbaum wrote in dissent.
AI Boom Has Left Employers With Head-Spinning Governance Challenges
Businesses and governments are “grappling with how to set boundaries while staying competitive in the technology transformation race,” FTI Technology Global CEO Sophie Ross said.
21 State AGs Urge ABA to Remove Race-Based Criteria From Accreditation
“Standard 206 seemingly asks law schools to defy the Court’s clear directive,” the AGs said in their letter, adding that proposed revisions “do little to solve these problems.”