Best Authority Solves TOA Problem at CA-based Goldfarb & Lipman
In our litigation department, the lawyers and legal staff frequently need to create a Table of Authorities (TOA) ' a list of citations in a legal brief. While creating such a table may sound like a simple task, it is not. In fact, at one time, TOA creation was so problematic for us that it captured the attention of our Managing Director.
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Getting Real in a Virtual World
To "nickel and dime" in the short-term is a recipe for disaster when attempting to create an infrastructure that will answer immediate and future IT demands. With this in mind, when we began looking at virtualization ' heralded as a tech area that can shape the fortunes of an organization ' I realized the initiative would need to be approached cautiously to achieve our goals and ensure strong ROI.
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Prep Before Deployment
Must-have" software, hardware and training seems to come in waves, with peaks and valleys in upgrades. The valleys can be comfortable once the kinks are ironed out and the training has been completed. I believe, relatively speaking that is, that we've been in a valley lately. But not anymore. We're on a peak again, a rather high one at that.
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The Perfect Panel
Whether you're going to moderate a panel, participate in one or help someone prepare to be on a panel, there are a number of simple tips that can help ensure the panel goes well, you get some benefit from participating, and the audience goes home happy.
New Approaches for Defensible Early Case Assessment and Data Culling
Early case assessment (ECA), data culling and e-discovery costs are some of the most widely discussed topics in the legal industry. Yet, the methodologies of how to implement effective ECA and data culling, what's entailed and when implementation should begin, are extremely inconsistent. Plain and simple, ECA is a dynamic process. If utilized correctly, ECA can help legal teams understand their case and dramatically reduce litigation costs.
Lawyer Sued over YouTube Video Can't Use Anti-SLAPP Law
By posting on YouTube a video in which he solicited plaintiffs for a class action, the California First District Court of Appeal ruled that he'd opened himself up to a defamation suit ' and can't use the state's anti-SLAPP law to ward it off.
Regulators Prepare to Examine the Facebook IPO
It's here: The long-time-coming Facebook initial public offering that is expected to be one of the largest in history, seeking to raise $5 billion in capital, on its way to an estimated valuation between $75 and $100 billion. But before the IPO comes the S-1, the IPO's regulatory antecedent.
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Proposed COPPA Amendments Address Geolocation, Behavioral Ads
This article discusses COPPA generally, recent enforcement actions, and the issues surrounding the proposed amendments to the COPPA regulations, including whether COPPA's definition of "personal information" should be expanded to cover geolocation and behavioral advertising data, and what new methods of parental notice should be adopted.
Facebook Persists In PA Family Law Cases
As trial lawyers continue to test the discoverability of information on Facebook without guidance from an appellate court, family law practitioners are reporting that it's becoming a near rarity for a case to get through family court without use of the social media giant, or some other form of online networking, coming into play.
Maryland Introduces Bills to Protect Students' Social Media Privacy Rights
The State of Maryland is leading the way nationally to protect the social media privacy rights of students. Since students have the right to engage or not engage with their coaches, school employees, etc., offline, they should also have this same right online.
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