The Docket
- Kimberley Orcullo
- Mar 19
- 3 min read
BRINGING YOU THE LATEST IN LEGALTECH NEWS
TLTF & Friends in the News
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News from the World of Law
Lawmakers propose banning the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from government devices, citing national security risks and potential data access by the Chinese government.
Vals AI found Harvey Assistant excelled in Document Q&A (94.8%) and Chronology Generation (80.2%), while CoCounsel led Summarization (77.2%), surpassing the Lawyer Baseline.
Thomson Reuters' victory over Ross Intelligence underscores the complexities of fair use in AI copyright cases, particularly generative vs. nongenerative AI.
The ALSP market expanded 38% to $28.5B from 2021 to 2023 as corporate law departments embraced tech-driven outsourcing for cost efficiency.
Companies face growing data challenges with 85% expecting rising risk, 59% citing extreme data concerns, and 65% feeling unprepared amid AI and regulatory pressures.
The General Counsel Report 2025 found 85% of in-house lawyers feel unprepared, with 65% struggling to secure data, while breaches (21%) and privacy violations (18%) persist.
Arizona lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting AI from denying medical claims, mandating provider review, similar to California’s law.
EU digital regulations targeting big US tech companies have dramatically increased, from 27 pages (2015) to 931 pages (2024), costing $430M annually per covered company.
Spain will impose fines up to $38 million USD or 7% of turnover on companies that do not label AI-generated content.
Listen
Terra Nevitt, WSBA executive director, and Craig Shank, Supreme Court Practice of Law Board member, discuss Washington’s pilot expanding legal service access. (38 mins)
Jared Coseglia, founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners, shares how technological innovation is shaping the legal tech talent market and future job demands. (23 mins)
Hillary Gerzhoy, a legal ethics and malpractice litigator, shares insights on AI’s ethical risks, confidentiality, supervisory obligations, billing challenges, and its role in making legal services accessible. (40 mins)
Stephanie Clerkin, Korein Tillery’s Director of Litigation Support, shares insights on legal tech adoption, data management, and workplace adaptation challenges. (31 mins)
Tanner’s Other Page Turners
Manus AI, an AI agent developed in China is gaining popularity in private testing with use cases ranging from creating interactive games, to podcast editing, research and more.
AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years: superbugs spread using viral "tails" to jump between species.
AI reasoning models will autonomously cheat to avoid losing, raising concerns about their reliability beyond controlled environments.
Body goo becomes superglue: fast, bacteria-blocking, waterproof adhesive for biomedical applications.
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