In today’s economy, what’s a savvy technology chief to do to cut firm costs? One answer is to rethink the way the firm deploys its applications and consider a thin client approach. Instead of running an application on each user’s PC, run it on a centralized server all users can access.
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When opposing sides are unevenly matched technologically, the judge often offers a Hobson’s choice: Make your digital exhibits available to the other side, or leave them at the office. Litigator Susan V. Metcalfe says the arguments against sharing technology in court are worth making.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on May 26 granted Merck & Co.’s petition for certiorari, which appeals the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ reversal of dismissal of a shareholder class action alleging that the company inflated the value of its stock by downplaying the risks of its former painkiller Vioxx (Merck & […]
SAN FRANCISCO - Proposition 64 requires neither classwide reliance in representative fraud actions nor that a man exposed to a long-term cigarette advertising campaign plead with an “unrealistic degree of specificity” the alleged misrepresentation that caused his injury, a divided California Supreme Court held May 18 (In re: Tobacco II Cases [Willard Brown, et al. […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Because a fire department is not a direct victim of an arson committed on property not owned by the department and where its economic loss consists of costs incurred to suppress the fire, a trial court exceeded its authority when it ordered a man convicted of insurance fraud to pay restitution to […]
The use of trial technology has exploded. Unfortunately, the variety and affordability of the technology has not always been met with a corresponding improvement in the quality of trials themselves, as lawyers often fail to choose the most appropriate and effective technology.
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STAMFORD, Conn. - Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. will pay $2.4 million to the State of Connecticut to settle claims of bid rigging, price fixing and receiving kickbacks, the state’s attorney general said May 6 (State of Connecticut v. Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., et al., No. X05-CV-05-4004360-S, Conn. Super.).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on May 8 recommended provisional measures restraining the Republic of Ecuador from demanding payments from a company pursuant to a law that required enhanced payments under certain contracts for oil exploration pending arbitration (Perenco Ecuador Ltd. v. the Republic of Ecuador, et al., […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. - In response to a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed by online classified service Craigslist Inc., South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster signed a consent agreement with the Web site on May 22 in a federal court in South Carolina, agreeing to not file his own threatened lawsuit against Craigslist for […]
Feel like you’re drowning in a flood of information? The constant stream of law firm content through stories, press releases, alerts, blogs and tweets can seem a little overwhelming. Consultant Nicholas Gaffney points out some proven shorcuts to help channel the information deluge.
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