Natalie K. Mitchell—Senior Attorney
The law in Virginia, as with most states, is that a business owner and its invitees have a special relationship in the law, in that the business owner has a duty to its
The Business Law Legal Research Blog, published by the National Legal Research Group, covers a range of topics relevant to business law practitioners. It addresses emerging issues such as the ethical and practical implications of artificial intelligence use in legal practice, including ABA guidance on AI competency and confidentiality. The blog also explores corporate law matters like shareholder derivative actions and standing rules, bankruptcy topics including preference litigation and creditor defenses, and employment law issues such as disparate-impact claims under the ADEA. The content focuses on legal analysis of recent case law, statutory interpretation, and procedural nuances affecting business law practice.
Natalie K. Mitchell—Senior Attorney
The law in Virginia, as with most states, is that a business owner and its invitees have a special relationship in the law, in that the business owner has a duty to its…
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: It’s Hard to Attack an Arbitration Award
Paul Ferrer—Senior Attorney
Attacking an arbitration award is never an easy task. The Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16, which serves as a model for…
Lawletter Vol. 49. No. 4
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ABA Guidance on AI Use for Lawyers
Cassidy Crockett-Verba—Senior Attorney
The American Bar Association (ABA) has recently released Formal Opinion 512 addressing the increased use of Artificial Intelligence…
Lawletter Vol 48 No. 3
ChatGPT, LLMs, and Legal Research
Brett R. Turner—Senior Attorney
What Is ChatGPT? What Are LLMs?
ChatGPT is one particular brand of a large language model, or LLM. LLMs are a recent technological…
Charlene Hicks, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
Bankruptcy preference litigation involves situations in which the plaintiff (normally the trustee) tries to claw back substantial monetary payments debtors make to creditors within 90 days of…
Nadine Roddy, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In a most unusual case recently before the federal district court sitting in Nevada, Barnes v. Kijakazi, No. 3:18-cv-00199-MMD-WGC, 2023 WL 3007904 (D. Nev. Apr. 19, 2023),…
Anne Hemenway, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group, Inc.
It is not uncommon for a debtor who filed a Chapter 11 or 13 bankruptcy case to die or become incapacitated during the life…
Lee Dunham—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
It can be frustrating for creditors when a debtor files for bankruptcy, especially when the creditor has put time and expense into successfully litigating a claim in court…
Fred Shackelford—Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group
In a case of apparent first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided when a cause of action in admiralty for wrongful death accrues. In Deem v. William Powell…