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Eight Ways to Bill For Litigation Support

James McKenna

Litigation support is an increasingly necessary service that helps attorneys and staff do all that they need to do with client data. Many billing options exist, but before we explore them, it might be helpful to identify the various things that commonly fall under the litigation support umbrella.

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Closed vs. Open Compensation Systems

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Our September edition included a report by legal journalist Leigh Jones on the appeal of 'closed' compensation decision-making systems that forego transparency in the interests of peace and efficiency. In the following roundtable discussion, seven present and former members of our Board of Editors comment on half a dozen aspects of this subject.

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Conflict Addiction and Other Barriers to Settlement

Rachel Fishman Green

As a divorce mediator, I find myself in the position of trying to bring divorcing parties to a consensus more often than many family attorneys might, but the techniques used in mediation can help even the attorney handling a more adversarial divorce to help his or her client see the 'big picture' and move toward an optimum outcome. To do this, it is important to understand some of the more common reasons why arguments between couples spiral out of control, and what tools are available to help them get past the obstacles to settlement.

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e-Communications Policies

Jonathan Bick

An electronic communications policy (ECP) is an internal publication for employees outlining a firm's Internet, computer and electronic assets guidelines with the objective of reducing business risks.<br>Along with saving employees time, such publications can improve employee morale, prevent employee/management disagreements and keep users out of court. An ECP, it's easy to see, is an important part of safeguards and employee knowledge base at e-commerce firms.

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<i>Caveat Amicus</i>

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Identity theft has emerged recently as one of the greatest customer risks in e-commerce. Certainly, no one will shop or do business at a site if he or she feels personal and financial information isn't secure on that site.<br>But the truth of it is that from the dawn of the e-commerce era, the identity of the 'other' person in a deal has always been an unknown risk. The identity of the person requesting a customer's personal information, whether the sender of a marketing e-mail or the owner of an e-commerce Web site, may never really be clear, even to those who read the fine-print terms and conditions in disclosures and contracts.

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Case Notes

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest product liability cases from around the country.

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Million Dollar Awards Can Amount to Much Less

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

In August, a San Francisco Superior Court jury awarded $10.3 million in economic and non-economic damages in an asbestos case brought by a 60-year-old man allegedly suffering from mesothelioma. <i>Barnes v. Thorpe Insulation Co.</i>, 446017. It may be one of California's 10 largest compensatory verdicts for asbestos cases in the last 15 years.

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Online Legal Matching

Ed Collar

In the relatively newfangled sector of e-commerce, how often does an entrepreneur or attorney who represents e-commerce clients get to witness the birth of a new industry? <br>Well, there's a new player in the $173 billion legal services industry, and its initials are OLM ' a euphonic moniker for online legal matching.

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Fosamax and the Public Hazards Discovery Doctrine

Timothy M. O'Brien

In September 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ('FDA') approved Merck's compound alendronate for various uses, including the treatment of osteoporosis and Paget's Disease. Alendronate is marketed by Merck as Fosamax'. It is one of Merck's biggest sellers, with approximating $3.5 billion per year in sales.

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Meet & Confer Checklist

Mary Mack

Preparing for the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) will require careful planning and preparation. Following are steps designed to help general counsel more effectively negotiate the scope of electronic discovery at an FRCP Rule 26(f) Meet &amp; Confer conference.

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