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The e-Discovery Balancing Act
There are two unstoppable trends in e-discovery. First, corporate executives are becoming acutely aware that they are ultimately responsible for their organization's e-discovery results, which in some instances is a rude awakening since they can no longer claim ignorance or try to put the blame for any missteps on their law firms or litigation-support providers. Second, to lower costs and gain more control of the e-discovery process, enterprises are bringing certain steps of e-discovery in-house. As a result of these two trends, progressive corporations are starting to treat e-discovery as any other standard corporate business process: repeatable, defensible and measurable.
This new dynamic raises an obvious question: What portions of the e-discovery process are best suited to be “in-sourced,” and how do IT professionals within an enterprise work with their partners to ensure effective collaboration/communication?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.