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e-Discovery Compliance: Using Technology for Keyword Transparency and Defensibility
As a consultant and solutions provider, I see the issues arising from keyword search use becoming more of an issue for lawyers and legal professionals each day. With the recent decision in Victor Stanley v. Creative Pipe, 2008 WL 2221841 (D. Md. May 29, 2008), corporations and law firms need to be concerned about ensuring that proper searching is done on electronically stored information (“ESI”) more than ever before. (For more details on the Victor Stanley decision, see, “The Future of Search in e-Discovery: What IT Needs to Know About the State of the Law,” in the Sept. 2008 issue of LJN's Legal Tech Newsletter, available at www.ljnonline.com/issues/ljn_legaltech/26_6/news/150932-1.html.) However, most e-discovery software today, designed for processing and/or review, was designed more for enterprise search rather than for the specific use as an electronic discovery search tool.
The Evolution of Keyword Searching
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.