A Message From the Editor

Greetings from Legaltech News—we hope you had a great weekend! Below are some top stories from LTN and across the ALM news network that you may have missed this week, along with a podcast to download for your trip to work tomorrow morning. As always, feel free to reach out to me at swilkins@alm.com with your thoughts on trends, developments, and what you're seeing in the legal tech world. Have a wonderful work week, everyone!

– Stephanie Wilkins, Editor-in-Chief, Legaltech News

Capital Markets | Analysis

Did Legal Tech Grow Too Big, Too Fast During the Pandemic?

Automation | News

3 Reasons to Expect Legal Automation to Grow in 2023

Cryptocurrency | Podcast

Don't Be Fooled by the Crypto Crash: Blockchain Still Matters For Lawyers

Artificial Intelligence | Commentary

The Robot Lawyers Are Here, Now What?

By Cat Casey, Reveal-Brainspace

We've been warned for years that "Robolawyers are coming," but DoNotPay's plan to use its AI Chatbot to provide real-time... Read More

Legal Technology | News

Reynen Court President Christian Lang Exits as Platform Announces Free Access in 'Tough Times'

By Stephanie Wilkins

"The new program launched today is a further response to the tremendous headwinds we see persisting for the foreseeable... Read More

Class Actions | News

New Privacy Lawsuits Hit TikTok: 'They're Collecting and Building a Database.'

By Amanda Bronstad

Attorneys have alleged in at least six new class actions that TikTok has inserted JavaScript code into websites of third... Read More

COVID-19 | News

Private Planes, Cars, Jewelry: Lawyer Sentenced to Prison for COVID Loan Fraud

By Michael A. Mora

"Moreover, as a practicing attorney, he certainly knew better," defendant's legal counsel acknowledged when he plead... Read More

Consumer Products

Florida Supreme Court Ruling 'Guts the Impact of Punitive Damages'

By Michael A. Mora

"This ruling will not please the members of the plaintiffs bar but will provide comfort to those concerned about what... Read More

Awards | News

Attorneys Mull Appeal After $24M Punitive Damages Award in Charlottesville Case Is Capped at $350K

By Allison Dunn

"Judge Moon's lengthy opinion reviewing the mountain of evidence we introduced at trial and affirming the jury verdicts... Read More