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e-Sales Doing Well

Michael Lear-Olimpi

Perhaps fueled in part by consumer confidence exhibited in an increase in auto sales, lower gasoline prices, and an apparently recovering construction sector, retail e-commerce rode a rising wave in the Third Quarter, up an estimated 3.7% from the second quarter and 17.3% from the third quarter of 2011, the government revealed last month.

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Less Is More in Database Discovery

Michael Spencer & Diana Fasching

If corporate counsel has good lines of communication and support from internal information technology and/or e-discovery personnel, they likely will not need to maintain an in-depth understanding of specific databases and applications. Counsel should, however, understand several key database principles that can affect the discovery process.

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Online Holiday Shopping Hits New High

Michael Lear-Olimpi

On Nov. 23, this year's Black Friday, online retail sales tipped over the $1 billion spending brim for the first time, with consumers picking up holiday bargains topping out at $1.042 billion on the Internet, according to comScore, a digital-activity measurement company.

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Verdicts

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Analysis of two important rulings.

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Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

A discussion of several key cases.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Second TV "Series Year" Can't Overlap with First Year in Determining Showrunner's Profit Participation<br>Song Copyrights Co-Owner Lil Wayne Not Affected By Prior Court Ruling Against His Co-Owners<br>World of Warcraft Extension Packs May Restart Single-Publication Period

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Med Mal News

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Several items of interest.

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Cameo Clips

Stan Soocher

CONCERT PERFORMANCES/PUBLIC ACCESS BROADCASTS<br>VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS/STATE TAX CREDITS

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HITECH and HIPAA Enforcement Activities

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The OCR is putting new emphasis on enforcing patient privacy rights since the passage of HITECH in 2009. A look at four settlement agreements.

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Counsel Concerns

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Attorney in Film Talks Cannot Transfer Copyright<br>Music Company Files Malpractice Suit over Record Keeping

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