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Bus Cameras Show Fatal Injury From New Angle
The Connecticut Law Tribune
While making a legal left turn, a veteran Connecticut Transit bus driver fatally struck a pedestrian crossing against the light. The incident turned into a $3.9 million settlement, thanks to an innovative use of technology that pieced together video from internal cameras on the bus.
President's Corner
California's CompuLaw (www.compulaw.com) has updated its web-based calendar and docket matter management software.
CompuLaw president and CEO David Kalmick says Vision Web Portal 4 adds tools to help legal professionals customize their calendars. The upgrade supports "ethical walls," allowing administrators to restrict data from specific attorneys to avoid conflicts. Users can mark events as "hidden" to reduce clutter. Private and public "to do" items, as well as case notes, can now be added, changed, and deleted via the web interface, he says.
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WEB WATCH
Save a Little, or a Lot
Law Technology News
I am always on the lookout for websites that make lawyers' lives a little easier or save them a few dollars, says attorney Robert J. Ambrogi. Here are three such sites, all recently launched.
BALL IN YOUR COURT
Traffic Jam
Law Technology News
E-mail is seductive and powerful evidence, says attorney Craig Ball. It's personal, plentiful, and candid. No surprise, then, that e-mail traffic is the most sought-after and fought-over content type in electronic discovery.
From The Web
RFx Legal has launched its namesake web-based automated legal services outsourcing program.
Cabinet NG has upgraded its CNG-WEB 6.2 web-based document workflow interface for its CNG-SAFE filing software.
Metalogix Software has reported that its Microsoft SharePoint-based StoragePoint 3 can manage the entire storage lifecycle of SharePoint content.
Litéra has introduced its Innova 6 document automation offering.
CT Corporation, a division of Wolters Kluwer, has introduced its web-based CTProComply corporate regulatory compliance software.
Business Integrity has updated its ContractExpress line of contract management and automation software. ContractExpress 3.6 includes improvements to the ContractExpress DealBuilder, ContractExpress for SharePoint, and Contract Express Author.
CT Corsearch, a division of Wolters Kluwer, has released A2 Beyond, a desktop version of its web-based A2 Corsearch Advantage trademark search review software.
LexisNexis has announced its InterAction Strategic Account Management customer relationship management software.
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell has redesigned its online legal network.
NetSimplicity has released Meeting Room Manager 8.2. The software now features automated meeting request workflows and interactive room booking.
Rebound?
The Cowen Group has released its Q2 Critical Trends Survey, which polled 85 law firms and 33 corporations looking at workload and hiring plans. Among the highlights: 61% of firms reported a Q2 increase in the number of hours worked by lit support, 36% of firms plan to add lit support personnel between Aug. and Oct., 27% of firms have increased training budgets, and 31% have increased budgets for tech purchases.E-discovery concerns hover around Microsoft SharePoint, cloud computing, and legal project management.
-- Monica Bay
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Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, and Erica Greathouse, CIO of Cox Castle, discuss the 2010 LTN Vendor Satisfaction Survey and focus on why customer service ranks higher than product features and why law firm users sometimes prefer a less-competent IT staff member to an aloof expert.
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Use dtSearch Publish for EDD Production
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If you lack the ability or budget to create load files suitable for e-discovery review, or the intended recipient does not have the facilities for document review, dtSearch Publish can create in five easy steps a production set that can be viewed by anyone, says consultant Bruce A. Olson.
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