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Closing the Expectation Gap With e-Discovery Technology
Chief Justice John Roberts recently said in the 2015 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary that the new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) should “achieve the goal of Rule 1 ' 'the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding' ' only if the entire legal community, including the bench, bar, and legal academy, step up to the challenge of making real change.”
But, according to a recent survey of 14 federal judges and 22 attorneys, each weighing in on the state of e-discovery, an expectation gap still exists between what judges expect and what attorneys think is appropriate. Three themes arose from the results of this survey: 1) the impact of the recent FRCP amendments; 2) e-discovery attorney competency; 3) and emerging legal technology. All of these show that until the legal community invests more into e-discovery practices, attempts to solve efficiency and cost problems won't fix a whole lot. See, Exterro's “2016 Federal Judges Survey.”'
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.
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.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.