The RAND Modified Hypothetical Negotiation
May 31, 2013
On April 25, 2013, Judge James L. Robart of the Western District of Washington publicly issued his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law from the November 2012 bench trial in <i>Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc., et al.</i>
Taming the Beast
May 31, 2013
Corporate law departments acknowledge the need to manage and control the unabated and explosive growth of digital information, yet understand that the traditional approach will not work.
Language-Based Knowledge Extraction Can Reform Document Review
May 31, 2013
An emerging market trend ' language-based knowledge extraction ' holds the promise of greater strategic insight, improved efficiencies and cost-saving advantages during document review. Knowledge extraction achieves the objective of identifying relevant documents and understanding what those documents actually say at the beginning of the review process as opposed to the end.
Counsel Concerns
May 31, 2013
Naming Non-Party Witness as Defendant Leads to Disqualification of Copyright Plaintiff's Counsel
Cameo Clips
May 31, 2013
Online Infringement/Class Action Issues<br>Trademark Infringement/Fictional Products<br>True-Life Depictions/In TV Programs
Depositions in Arbitration
May 31, 2013
This is the second in an ongoing series of articles that provide franchise attorneys with practical advice about conducting arbitrations.
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