By now, most corporations and law firms understand the complexities and realities of eDiscovery, and many organizations are re-examining their e-discovery processes and tools to gain efficiencies and reduce costs across the Electronic Data Reference Model (EDRM). With more options than ever before, litigation support professionals, lawyers and IT staff are grappling with these questions: Can my organization better manage costs and increase control over discovery by bringing e-discovery tools in-house or in-firm? Which components of the…
ESI discovery disputes have become protracted for one common reason: The parties do not sufficiently prepare for ESI discovery. Enter the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program.
Last month, the authors discussed the fact that proxy access remains a "hot-button" corporate governance issue and the outcome of the debate remains uncertain. This discussion continues herein.
Automatic orders are particularly vexing because the "binding" quality is almost secondary to its service with the summons. What if the plaintiff does not serve them? Is the action a nullity? Would the plaintiff be in contempt?
The state legislature has directed the courts to flag misdemeanor convictions involving domestic violence, the latest among several kinds of data legislators demand from the judiciary.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.
