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Better e-Billing by Leveraging Experience and Relationships

Justin Hectus

A recent study by the LEDES Oversight Committee reported that 73% of responding law firms find that 'electronic billing is either an additional or huge burden on the firm, from which they gain absolutely no benefit.' More amazingly, these results are similar to ' but worse than ' the results of a LawNet survey done almost five years earlier. Taking note of the lack of progress encouraged me to sit down and seriously evaluate what's working, what's not, and what practical steps we can take to help move this industry in the right direction.

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Sullivan & Cromwell Suit Against Vendor Highlights Problems with e-Discovery

Anthony Lin

Sullivan &amp; Cromwell has sued an electronic discovery company for allegedly missing deadlines and preparing the wrong documents for production in the course of a major litigation.

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Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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Movers & Shakers

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News about lawyers and law firms in the insurance industry.

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Proving Your Insurance Claim

Daniel G. Lentz & Ryan D. Pratt

Many companies have taken lessons from catastrophic events such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and developed business-continuity plans to protect their people and assets and to restore operations as quickly as possible. While these plans are instrumental in restoring a company's operations, many miss an important aspect of any continuity plan &mdash; the programs and protocols that must be in place to prove losses related to the incident and recover funds from an insurance company.

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Navigating State Guaranty Funds: What to Expect When Your Insurer Is Insolvent

Gerald R. Kowalski & Jodi D. Spencer

Your insurance company is insolvent. Now what? Your state guaranty fund may provide some relief, but is it worth pursuing? As explored in this article, that depends.

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The Subprime Mortgage Crisis and D&O Insurance: A New Frontier of Litigation

Nancy D. Adams

Whether a D&amp;O policy will afford coverage for the litigation resulting from the collapse of the subprime mortgage lending industry is yet to be seen. As discussed in this article, there are several policy provisions that are likely to be relevant in the subprime context.

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Movers & Shakers

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Information about the advancement of lawyers in the patent profession.

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Don't Get Caught With Your Patents Down

Terry Ludlow

Part One of this series discussed the history of licensing and the need to prove infringement. This month's installment addresses patent trolls and the rise of the Asian IP powerhouse.

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Searching for BRICS

John H. Hornickel

The worldwide patenting landscape is undergoing slow but inevitable tectonic shifts. During the first half of this century, the oligopoly of the United States, Europe, and Japan as the source of the vast majority of new ideas will be broken with the rise of innovation concentrated in other nations beyond the Trilateral, as the USPTO, EPO, and JPO are known.

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