e-Discovery is a much more robust field than when it started, and that expansion can be seen in the growth in the number of different tools, ways they can be combined and options that can be used throughout each stage. It's a burgeoning field, but the pool of talent has not always kept up with expansion, and it remains a difficult industry to enter without experience.
With my mom probably one of only a handful of people who haven't made an Internet purchase, I think it is fair to say that we have all seen certain online retailers almost bragging that there is no sales tax on merchandise ordered from their e-store. The first question this raises is whether the "qualifying order" language refers to the shipping, the sales tax or both.
The power of big data was dramatically illustrated in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. Within 24 hours, investigators had compiled more than 10 terabytes of data related to the incident. By meticulously combing through it all, they were able to identify suspects in relatively short order.
The future has already happened. During the past five years, the legal industry has been going through a dramatic transformation that is driven by a number of changes. This restructuring in the way legal services are delivered affects all law firms. As a result, developments that law firms did not expect are impacting the industry.
Every law firm is a business and every business should know where it's going. Lawyers who understand statistical analysis of their firm's operation can explore operating efficiencies, gauge the firm's performance relative to its financial goals, and better assess and reflect value to clients in their bills.
Apple violated antitrust laws when it orchestrated a conspiracy to fix e-book prices with five major publishers, Southern District Judge Denise Cote ruled on July 10.
Several of the largest technology and Internet companies have joined forces with conservative and liberal organizations in a show of solidarity for a proposed amendment to The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA).
California Federal Court Decides It Lacks Diversity Jurisdiction over Company that Garth Brooks Started in Tennessee
Depositions of NBC Defendants in Dream Machines Case in Louisiana Occur in New York and Los Angeles
Platters Case in Nevada Ended by Sanction Against Defendant
Attorneys for Viacom International Inc. told the Delaware Supreme Court in oral arguments in July that their client did not breach the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it failed to renegotiate an agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) to distribute the video game Rock Band, thereby reducing the earn-out payments to shareholders of the game's developer, Harmonix Music Systems Inc., which merged with the Viacom entertainment conglomerate in 2006.
Elton John Song "Nikita" Not Substantially Similar to Plaintiff's Composition "Natasha"
Use of Faulkner Quote in Woody Allen Film Isn't Copyright Infringement
