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LJN's <i>Entertainment Law & Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief Stan Soocher is scheduled to appear on Court TV on Tuesday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT on the "Best Defense" segment to talk about Phil Spector's music litigations.
Tony Mauro
In a major patent law development, the Supreme Court on April 30 adopted a new, flexible standard that will make it easier for patents to be denied or challenged on the grounds that the invention at issue is too obvious to deserve patent protection.
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Court Reminds Party Of Its Power to Appoint Computer Forensics Exam
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Hampton Coley
The goal for any e-discovery project is to manage data successfully throughout the process and eliminate any surprises. In the world of electronic discovery, what does this mean? It means that litigation-support professionals, or others in charge of the day-to-day process, must be facilitators to ensure that good, clear documentation is created up front.
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Alan Pearlman
With the advent of Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, the software company has finally specifically targeted the needs of the legal community in a package that is worthy of our praise ' as well as our dollars!
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Adam I. Cohen
For years, technology has been used to improve the efficiency of countless business activities and functions. Recently, a number of technology tools have emerged that enable companies to do the same with their electronic discovery process.
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Justin B. Hectus
Very few firms, even in the legal market ' the industry that pioneered the enterprise use of mobile devices ' have deployed additional applications to their mobile users. According to ILTA's 2006 Technology Survey ' Aggregate Answers from 'Large' and 'Very Large' firms, aggregate usage of PDAs at large firms is pegged at 74%, yet only 5% of those firms offer any of their users a mobile version of one of any lawyer's core applications, time entry.
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Samuel Fineman
A federal appeals court ruling in a case involving an adult publisher appears to have delivered broader legal protections for online service providers against lawsuits claiming privacy violations and other illicit behavior by their users.
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Edward Poll
Confidential client records and work product are the core of any law firm's work product. Most firms understand the necessity of archiving computer and paper files in a safe, off-site location. But what about the active files on a computer? If they are compromised by a hacker, or otherwise threatened by criminal activity, how would it affect a firm's operation?
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Judye Carter Reynolds
New amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ('FRCP') identify electronically stored information, tangible and intangible, as discoverable (relevant, non-privileged) information. This altered landscape, which took shape when the existing rules were amended and the amended rules took effect in December, is one that e-commerce enterprises must size up and become familiar with.
