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» Carbox -- The Next New Revenue Frontier For Lawyers
03/07/08 17:36 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
Most likely, you've heard of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires companies to disclose to investors any business risks facing the company. Now there's a new hybrid -- Carbox -- which refers to a company's obligation under SOX to disclose a n..

» Adding Contract Lawyers to Your EDD Pool
04/06/08 03:42 from Law.com Newswire
Your case is in the discovery phase and your firm lacks the staff to review millions of pages and meet the production deadline. What to do? Alysia Solow and Alan Schwartz of Constantine Cannon give advice on hiring and maintaining a pool of..

» Mediation - Part 1
18/06/08 00:00 from Lawdit Most Recent Law Articles
A recent Court of Appeal case illustrates the importance of considering ADR and in particular when should the court impose a costs sanction against a successful litigant on the grounds that he has refused to take part in an alternative disp..

» LTWC 2008: Second-Day Thoughts on the Keynote
27/06/08 19:02 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
It's day two of LegalTech West Coast and the bloggers have had a little time to contemplate Thursday's sessions away from the show floor. Things are different out here in LA. Walking from my hotel down to the convention center...

» Open Source Software Shows Its Muscle
03/06/08 06:58 from Law.com Newswire
For-profit companies have new reasons to rethink their use of open source software, says Wolf Greenfield shareholder Edmund J. Walsh. Changed provisions of the General Public License and recent lawsuits to enforce it foreshadow new risks in..

» New Law Books
18/04/08 01:36 from law-information.net
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» Court Affirms Tuition Agreement Called Distinct From Invalid Child Support Pact
25/06/08 02:53 from Law.com Newswire
A divorcing New York couple's agreement regarding their children's college expenses is valid even though its basic child-support provisions are invalid under federal law, a New York state appellate panel has ruled. At the center of the Appe..

» The Top 10 Law Songs
20/06/08 12:52 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
Just in time to load up your iPod for listening on the beach, the blog Above the Law has come out with its list of the Top Ten Law Songs. There was a fierce battle for first place between The...

» Supreme Court Will Again Review $79.5M Punitive Damages Award Against Philip Morris
10/06/08 02:28 from Law.com Newswire
The Supreme Court said Monday it will review a $79.5 million punitive damages judgment against Marlboro-maker Philip Morris for the third time. The justices have twice struck down the award to the family of a longtime smoker of Marlboros, a..

» Surnames as Registered Trade Marks
26/06/08 00:00 from Lawdit Most Recent Law Articles
After the case of Nichols plc v Registrar of Trade Marks, C-404/02, 16 September 2004 the ECJ held that there were no special rules for assessing the distinctive character of signs consisting of surnames.

» Cheap Law Books
18/04/08 01:37 from law-information.net
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» A Rare DOJ Mea Culpa in High Court Child Rape Case
04/07/08 02:07 from Law.com Newswire
The Justice Department has made an extraordinary statement of regret for its handling of the case of Kennedy v. Louisiana , in which the Supreme Court last month ruled that the death penalty for non-homicide child rape was unconstitutional...

» Ropes Lures Longtime Wilmer Cutler Heavy Hitter
13/06/08 02:05 from Law.com Newswire
In a major score for Ropes & Gray, Joan Lukey, considered one of the nation's pre-eminent trial lawyers, will join the firm's litigation department this month, after nearly 34 years at Wilmer Cutler. A First Amendment and complex commercial..

» Fox Rothschild Sees Big Jump in Revenue, Dips in PPP, RPL
11/06/08 02:38 from Law.com Newswire
A "noticeable slowdown" in the real estate market, a continuation of strong lateral recruiting and a fiscal year that ended three months into 2008 made for a year of mixed results for Fox Rothschild. Still, the firm saw yet another year of ..

» When Lawyers Ignore Common Sense
10/06/08 15:25 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
When my colleague Carolyn Elefant isn't posting here at Legal Blog Watch, she of course writes her own blog, My Shingle, where she has a jaw-dropping post about a law-practice "franchise" gone bad. It all started when a Pennsylvania lemon-l..

» Focus on Forensics
27/05/08 15:58 from BBC News | Programmes | Law in Action | UK Edition
How can forensic evidence be challenged by the defence? Are scientists guilty of exaggerating the 'science' in their findings when making statements in court? And does the 'CSI Effect' really exist?

» Punishment Given After Simpsons Broadcast
01/07/08 00:00 from Lawdit Most Recent Law Articles
Televen, a local TV station in Venezuela, is being punished for broadcasting The Simpsons in a morning slot, which was already reserved for children's programmes.

» 2nd Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against Cleary Gottlieb
02/07/08 03:24 from Law.com Newswire
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed sanctions against Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for allegedly trying to convince a non-party witness not to attend a deposition. The circuit's summary order came less than a week ..

» Avaya Hit With $10 Million in Punitives in Age Bias Case
19/06/08 03:51 from Law.com Newswire
A New Jersey jury has returned a $10 million punitive damages verdict in an age discrimination suit against Avaya Inc. Tuesday's verdict, believed to be a record in New Jersey in an age bias case, came a day after the jury awarded $743,000 ..

» LTWC 2008: Nine Innings of E-Discovery
27/06/08 22:13 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
LegalTech isn't just about CLE sessions on outsourcing and information management -- a true power-attendee manages to squeeze in a bit of beer and baseball too. E-discovery 2.0 blogger Kurt Leafstrand pulled off a rare feat Wednesday night ..

» Judge to Jurors: Don't Mess With Me!
02/07/08 18:06 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
We wrote earlier this week about the juror who wrote to a judge expressing concern that a potential criminal sentence would undermine the jury's acquittal. ("Juror to Judge: What Was the Point?") At her blog Deliberations, Anne Reed picked ..

» Ronaldo Wins Damages
20/06/08 00:00 from Lawdit Most Recent Law Articles
Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United's Portuguese winger has accepted an undisclosed amount of damages after a newspaper claimed that he used his mobile phone during a training session.

» Alston Set to Settle Malpractice Suit
10/06/08 05:49 from Law.com Newswire
Alston & Bird and the bankruptcy trustee for one of its former clients, Friedman's Jewelers, are on the verge of settling a suit over allegations that the firm committed legal malpractice. The suit and potential settlement grew out of the i..

» Imposter Could Give Lawyers Bad Name
16/06/08 17:45 from Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Blogs
An Illinois woman who tried to pass herself off as a lawyer will now need a real one after her arrest last week. Police in Joliet arrested the woman, Misty Giblin, Thursday on a charge of impersonating a lawyer, The...

» Supermarket Trade Mark Infringement
27/06/08 00:00 from Lawdit Most Recent Law Articles
Adidas is alleging that Wal-Mart Stores are for the third time selling lookalike striped shoes that amount to trademark infringement.