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The National Law Journal
Two recent decisions should help guide parties to avoid costly case outcomes due to certain e-discovery miscues by collaborating on search methodology. An agreed-upon plan provides control and predictability over one of the most significant and potentially expensive aspects of discovery.
The New Media & Technology law blog has spotted a ruling by the Federal Circuit that lends support to the open source community to enforce and control the use of code according to the terms of the Artistic License. Jacobsen v. Katzer, No. 2008-1001 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2008).
Law Technology News
Can computer applications advance electronic discovery by automatically detecting deception in e-mails? According to recent research, the application of linguistic cues of deception to analysis tools, such as keyword searches, may help identify where authors are writing deceptively.
The Recorder
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton associate Shawn Foust once dreamed of creating his own video games, then he went to law school. But Foust is returning to his first love, heading up the firm's new video game industry group. Old gamers don't die; they change their game plan.
Pennsylvania Law Weekly
Many jurors expect a case to be presented in the visually stimulating, computer-generated manner they receive information daily. Accordingly, in civil litigation, computer-powered presentations are on the rise at mediations, binding arbitrations, and federal and state court trials.
New Jersey Law Journal
Questions continue to emerge regarding aspects of electronically stored information, especially the discoverability of metadata. Despite amendments to the FRCP, the Sedona Guidelines and court decisions, many practitioners still wonder how to best advise clients about metadata.
The National Law Journal
Most litigators will probably need to hire an electronic data discovery or computer forensics expert as a witness one day. To ensure an effective witness takes the stand, counsel should take care to determine what kind of expert is needed and how their credentials add up.
Legal Times
Professional networking sites, both legal-industry specific and not, can help in-house counsel connect with peers in ways never before possible. Question peers about which networking sites they prefer, investigate what experts and legal associations have to say, and then try the sites.
Law Technology News
What exactly will it mean to be an IT leader of the future, and how do we get there? Towards answering that question, Judith Flournoy, CIO of Loeb & Loeb, looks at what legal IT faces immediately, what potential challenges lie ahead and what she believes IT leaders can do.
