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<i>Legal Tech:</i> Four Lessons Learned from Exterro's 4th Annual Federal Judges Survey
April 01, 2018
For the fourth time, Exterro has conducted an in-depth survey of federal judges in order to understand better how they see e-discovery law and practice changing.
IP News
April 01, 2018
Claim Preclusion Requires Analysis that Claims in Newly Asserted Patents are Patently Indistinct from Claims in Previously Adjudicated Patents<br>Claim Elements Taught by Prior Art for Purposes of Novelty and Obviousness are not Necessarily 'Well-Understood, Routine, and Conventional' Under §101
Hotline
April 01, 2018
Arkansas State Senator Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Money Laundering
On the Move
April 01, 2018
Movers and shakers in bankruptcy law.
Landlord & Tenant
April 01, 2018
Denial of Remaining Family Member Status Upheld<br>Occupant Entitled to Succession Rights to Stabilized Apartment Even If Named Tenant Continued to Sign Leases After Moving Out<br>Tenant Entitled to Succession Rights to Rent-Controlled Apartment<br>Landlord Did Not Establish Use of Apartment to Facilitate Drug Trading<br>421-G Buildings Subject to Luxury Deregulation<br>Incarcerated Son Note Entitled to Succession Rights
Bit Parts
April 01, 2018
Essence of the Ninth Circuit's Decision in the “Blurred Lines” Copyright Infringement Case<br>Trademark Cancellation Claim Can't Proceed Against Marilyn Monroe Brand Manager
Case Notes
April 01, 2018
Suit in Second Jurisdiction Is Duplicative<br>Mailing Rent Check While Doing Unauthorized Acts Is Not Mail Fraud
'Sales Speak:' Savvy Salesmanship is a Hallmark of Successful Business Development
April 01, 2018
At its core, business development is about making authentic connections that grow into meaningful relationships. Rainmakers recognize that principle and apply an array of techniques to fuel their careers.
Finally Finishing Unfinished Business?
April 01, 2018
<i><b>How the Recent </i> Heller Ehrman <i>Case Impacts Lawyer Mobility and Clients Choice of Counsel</i></b><p>The law of unfinished business, as applied to cases billed on an hourly basis, has been the subject of much commentary and case law. In <i>Heller Ehrman</i>, the high California court, like the New York Court of Appeals, found that a dissolved law firm did not have a property interest in hourly matters for work performed after dissolution. The case is worth exploring as it impacts, among other things, lawyer mobility and clients choice of counsel.
Who Owns e-Discovery's Largest Companies?
April 01, 2018
A rundown of the owners of 14 large e-discovery companies. Here's a hint: A whole lot of private equity.

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