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Emerging Internet Telemedicine Issues
March 25, 2008
Internet telemedicine, in use to varying degrees for more than a decade and general technology-assisted telemedicine for much longer than that, is plagued by concern for patients whose physicians prescribe medication without a face-to-face examination. The result has been that state boards of medical examiners and state legislatures throughout the country have initiated disciplinary hearings and legislation to limit a physician's ability to practice medicine without prior hands-on contact with a patient.
Real Property Law
March 25, 2008
Analysis of recent rulings.
Index
March 25, 2008
Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.
Landlord & Tenant
March 25, 2008
Commentary on the latest cases.
IP Storm Awaits Microsoft/Yahoo
March 25, 2008
If Microsoft can conquer Yahoo with its blustery takeover bid, there may still be another storm on the horizon over intellectual property. The two companies' views about what should be shared and what should be kept proprietary have been as different as Yahoo's sunny Silicon Valley and Microsoft's dreary Seattle.
Development
March 25, 2008
A look at recent rulings of importance.
Patent Troll Blogger Sued for Defamation
March 25, 2008
The moral of this story is 'Blogger Beware,' at least when it comes to blogging anonymously about litigation involving your employer. Before Cisco Systems Inc. in-house lawyer Richard Frenkel outed himself in February as the Patent Troll Tracker blogger, he posted blog entries in October 2007 that alleged two East Texas lawyers conspired with the Eastern District Clerk's Office to alter the filing date of an infringement suit. That suit was filed against Frenkel's employer, Cisco.
<b><i>Product Review:</b></i> Abbyy FineReader OCR 9.0: Experience Efficiency
March 25, 2008
One of the basic challenges to law firms since the advent of the PC has always been how to convert paper documents into a searchable or editable electronic format. I have been using a product for many years that has continued to improve itself with each new version. I am speaking of Abbyy FineReader OCR 9.0, which comes in two editions, Corporate and Professional.
Cooperatives & Condominiums
March 25, 2008
In-depth analysis of recent rulings.
<b><i>Product Review:</b></i> Wave Software Enhances Its Trident Suite
March 25, 2008
The upgrades seen with version 4.5 (or the third prong of the Trident) include the 'loose file' handling capability that many electronic discovery professionals have been requesting.

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