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Using Relativity As an Information Governance Application

Richard Lutkus & Tushar Vaidya

Using Relativity to gather, review and produce documents in response to discovery requests has historically been its core use. However, one of the most effective ways in which Relativity can be creatively used by competent operators is as an Information Governance (IG) application.

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The Key to ELM Success Is Creating A Great User Experience

Linda Hovanec

The tasks involved in managing legal, risk and compliance functions aren't simple. But when they take place with the support of a comprehensive Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solution with a well-designed and holistic user experience, it can all be executed with confidence and efficiency.

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Twitter Faces Privacy Suit over Direct Messages

David Ruiz

Twitter Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that the company's handling of direct messages between users violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).

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Significant UK Court Ruling on Data Protection Liability

Andre Bywater & Gayle McFarlane

The UK's Court of Appeal gave a very important judgment earlier this year in the so-called Vidal-Hall case concerning Google's Internet behavior tracking through a browser. The court found that: first, misuse of private information is now classified as a tort; and, second, financial compensation for distress caused by breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 may now be claimed, despite there being no monetary loss.

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Peering Into Copyright Office's Report on Orphan Works

David M. Kohane & David S. Gold

What happens when a party wants to use a photograph, image, writing or other work that may be subject to copyright protection, but cannot identify or locate the original author to secure permission? The dilemma these "orphan works" poses was the subject of a recent 106-page report by the U.S. Copyright Office. The report has left the creative world abuzz and, in many cases, aghast at the implications of proposed legislation some believe would effectively overhaul the U.S. Copyright Act.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Attorney Fees Award to Victor Willis in Song Termination-Rights Litigation<br>New York Federal Court Supports Descendibility of Lanham Act False Endorsement Claims

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NLRB Changes Rules for Determining Joint Employers

Charles G. Miller

The long-awaited decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in <i>Browning-Ferris Industries of California</i> set forth new guidelines under which a company could be determined to be a joint employer so that it would be subject to collective bargaining.

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Restaurant Chain Accuses CT BBQ Restaurant of Trademark Violation

Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

A Bridgeport, CT, restaurant's use of a logo with the letters BBQ against a flame backdrop has an out-of-state restaurant chain fired up.

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Ninth Circuit Insulates Corporate Insider from Preference Liability

Michael L. Cook

"A corporate insider who personally guaranteed" the debtor's loan was not liable on a bankruptcy trustee's preference claim when the corporate debtor repaid its lender, held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 6, 2015. Here's an in-depth analysis of the ruling.

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2015 Trends: Balancing Judicial vs. Corporate e-Discovery Practices

Bill Piwonka

The changing data landscape and prevalence of new data sources continues to impact how e-discovery is addressed. I had the opportunity to discuss these impacts with Andrea D'Ambra, senior counsel for Norton Rose Fulbright, as part of a recent webcast. We compared and contrasted findings from Norton Rose Fulbright's Litigation Trends Annual Survey of in-house counsel and Exterro's 2015 Federal Judges' Survey. Following are the takeaways we discussed.

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