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  • In recent years, the need to treat e-discovery as a repeatable, streamlined process has been well-evidenced by a series of U.S. court opinions citing a wide range of e-discovery failures, including those related to preservation of electronically stored information (ESI), document productions and identification of potential custodians.

    November 30, 2014Scott M. Giordano
  • In recent years, as client fee pressure has increased and client loyalty has decreased, law firms are investing significant time and money in business development programs. Some partners receive training to dust off selling skills that were largely unnecessary during a time of plenty. Other partners receive training, then individualized coaching, then more training, then more coaching, in an often-futile attempt to turn everyone into a capable rainmaker.

    November 30, 2014Timothy B. Corcoran
  • President Obama, saying he is fulfilling a promise he made during his 2008 presidential campaign, stepped onto the "net neutrality" battlefield on Nov. 10 by releasing a statement (complete with video) calling on theFCC to adopt rules that prevent Internet service providers from charging more for faster online access and that "protect net neutrality."

    November 30, 2014Steven Salkin
  • Complaint States Direct Infringement Claim Against Fan Websites Operator
    Direct Seller WWE Wins Ex Parte Order for Stopping Merchandise Counterfeiters

    November 30, 2014Stan Soocher
  • The Federal Circuit addressed what activity constitutes a sale or an offer for sale for purposes of 35 U.S.C. '271 and, in an important concurrence, Circuit Judge O'Malley provides a provocative analysis of the standard for enhanced damages under '284 in parallel to recent Supreme Court edicts on the standard for attorneys' fees under '285 and calls upon the Federal Circuit to reevaluate the standard for willfulness.

    November 30, 2014Veronica Mullally Munoz and Andrew J. Cochran
  • Licensor Lacks Standing to Sue Where No Rights in Patent Were Retained

    November 30, 2014Howard J. Shire and Wyatt Delfino
  • Information governance (IG) is how organizations tackle growing data volumes ' identifying what's important, what isn't, and what to do with it all.

    November 30, 2014Rene Laurens
  • In today's digital era where consumers rely heavily on social media for news and entertainment, it has become increasingly common for entertainment companies to join the conversation on popular platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Marketers have found that authentic and meaningful engagement with consumers on Twitter can have a lasting impact.

    November 30, 2014Jesse M. Brody and Suemyra A. Shah
  • A Philadelphia-based litigation funding company is suing a California law firm and its client over the alleged failure to repay funds loaned to help support the client during his copyright suit against musical artist Usher and various record labels.

    November 30, 2014Gina Passarella
  • Movement among franchise attorneys and executives.

    November 02, 2014ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |