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Litigation Support Information Governance
The treatment of personal identifiable information (PII) is quickly becoming a critical issue and should be on litigation support's risk and information governance agenda. Certain industry sectors that lawyers represent may have a duty to protect PII. For some corporations, such as financial or medical, the duty to protect PII may be highly regulated; while in other industries that compile personal information as statistical information, education or government for example, the duty may be self imposed through Acts or executive order. Where industry does compile personal identifiable information and there is a duty to protect this information, companies are moving to regulate this information within their internal systems. What happens when PII is transmitted to litigation support as part of client information subject to an adversarial action? What is PII anyway? Does litigation support have a duty to protect PII on behalf of the law firm's client? If there is a duty, how should litigation support react to protect PII?
PII Defined
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.
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.