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What Types of Lawsuits Were Filed Over COVID-19 in 2020?
ABA Journal, Jan 4, 2021
Despite predictions made in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, lawsuits alleging that COVID-19 caused physical or economic harm were limited in 2020.
A Look Back at 2020’s COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Lawsuits
NU PropertyCasualty360, Jan 4, 2021
Most pandemic lawsuits targeted specific industries, such as nursing homes, cruise ships, universities and insurance carriers. For 2021, lawyers expect to see more lawsuits against insurance firms over business interruption claims, and possibly employment class actions focused on the COVID-19 vaccine.
5 (Unforeseeable, Predicable, And Surprising) Legal Tech Trends In 2020
Above The Law, Dec 22, 2020
The momentum of technological change and innovation assured a steady stream of new products. Jean O’Grady has identified five trends, divided into three categories: unforeseeable, continuing and surprising.
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Press Releases
Oct 22, 2020
Lex Machina Launches New State Court Module in New York
Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced an exciting expansion of the company’s state court analytics. The New York County Supreme Court (“New York County”) module consists of more than 119,000 civil court cases, including class action cases and cases that have not yet filed a request for judicial intervention (“Pre-RJI Cases”).
Sept 23, 2020
Lex Machina Announces Updated COVID-19 Tracking Tools
Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, announces updated tracking tools for litigation related to COVID-19, allowing users to gauge and understand the effect of the pandemic. The company has been publishing research on the impacts of COVID-19 on litigation with its COVID-19 Impact Analyzer App (“COVID App”) and blog posts.
Sept 9, 2020
LexisNexis® Announces Fifth Cohort of Legal Tech Accelerator Participants
LexisNexis today announced that ten participants have been selected for its Legal Tech Accelerator program. The program was started to give startups a leg up in the rapidly expanding legal tech industry. In line with the broad LexisNexis vision to transform the way law is practiced, each of the ten accelerator participants … is driving innovation in a distinct area of the law.