Features
Effectively Mitigating The Cost of Data Back-Up
As any business grows, so does the volume of data that its IT staff must back-up and store. Storing back-up data off-site is critical and becomes particularly important when a crisis occurs and access to on-site data back-up is impossible. There is no benefit to creating a back-up file of valuable data if this information is not transferred via a secure method and stored in an off-site data storage center with foolproof protection. And with the increase in data that requires storage, off-site storage facilities are in even more demand.
How Technology Can Help Reduce e-Discovery Costs
Economists rarely agree on anything. But, if the Fed's recent actions are any guide, most believe the U.S. is already in a recession (defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth). This downward economic outlook for the country will soon begin impacting corporate budget discussions, forcing every department ' including legal and the law firms that serve them ' to re-examine their expenses. When companies are struggling to grow the top line, every cost gets scrutinized. Legal expenses are no exception, especially given the sharp increase in spending and dollars going towards e-discovery.
Features
Customizing Office 2007
The default settings of software applications can impact your productivity and accuracy. Taking the time to address those that are annoying or counter-intuitive place the control for formatting your documents back in your hands.
Features
Specialists Should Be Diligent When Acquiring ESI Through LAW
As the courts are clarifying the new FRCP, good e-discovery specialists must diligently review the options, configurations and protocols of e-discovery products to ensure that the proper options are selected to match these new rules. One of the products available for ESI acquisition is Legal Access Ware PreDiscovery ('LAW').
In the Marketplace
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Strategic IT Decisions: The Backroom Brawl
This article discusses the business issues and challenges that are driving the need for lessors to reassess their IT strategy and approach. The focus of this discussion is on the factors management should consider as it examines the company's IT strategy for core leasing operations, <i>i.e.</i>, front-end and back-end systems.
Features
What Lessors Need to Know About Antitrust : Competitors of Copier Equipment Provider Entitled to a 'Kodak Moment' in Alleging a Single Provider Relevant 'Aftermarket'
The Ninth Circuit recently examined an antitrust issue with significant relevance to the equipment leasing industry. In <i>Newcal v. IKON Office Solution</i>, competitors of a copier equipment provider, IKON Office Solution, alleged that defendant IKON used 'fraudulent practices' to secure and lengthen its customer contracts, thus reducing the ability of competing copier equipment providers to contest for 'aftermarket' business.'
Attorneys Awarded $218 Million for Work in Overturned Smokers' Class Action
On tax day, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge David C. Miller awarded $218 million in legal fees to Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt for years of work they put into now-defunct class action litigation against the nation's biggest cigarette makers.
Need Help?
- Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
- Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
- Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About ItWhy is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?Read More ›
- The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year LaterThe DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.Read More ›
- 'Insurable Interest' and the Scope of First-Party CoverageThis article reviews the fundamental underpinnings of the concept of insurable interest, and certain recent cases that have grappled with the scope of insurable interest and have articulated a more meaningful application of the concept to claims under first-party property policies.Read More ›
- Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand OwnersBlockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.Read More ›
- A Lawyer's System for Active ReadingActive reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.Read More ›