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Mediator Not Required to Report Lack of Good Faith to Court
April 21, 2014
The court refused to sanction one party for leaving the mediation without notifying the other side or sending a representative without adequate authority because the mediator’s report did not indicate a problem. The court refused to sanction the other side for improperly disclosing confidential mediation information in its motion for sanctions, stating that since the mediator was not required to report lack of good faith the party’s only recourse was to move for sanctions. Freedom Scientific...
April 21, 2014
The court refused to sanction one party for leaving the mediation without notifying the other side or sending a representative without adequate authority because the mediator’s report did not indicate a problem. The court refused to sanction the other side for improperly disclosing confidential mediation information in its motion for sanctions, stating that since the mediator was not required to report lack of good faith the party’s only recourse was to move for sanctions. Freedom Scientific...
Client Successfully Challenges His Counsel’s Authority to Enter Settlement Following Mediation
April 21, 2014
The authority of counsel to settle the case two days after mediation was challenged by his clients; the court reversed a decision to enforce the settlement agreement, concluding that there was no evidence that counsel had explained the terms of the settlement to his clients. Lemoine v. Thornton, No. CA 13-889 (La. App., February 12, 2014)
April 21, 2014
The authority of counsel to settle the case two days after mediation was challenged by his clients; the court reversed a decision to enforce the settlement agreement, concluding that there was no evidence that counsel had explained the terms of the settlement to his clients. Lemoine v. Thornton, No. CA 13-889 (La. App., February 12, 2014)
BofA Reaches $772M Pact With Feds for Card Add-ons
April 21, 2014
It’s a big bill for Bank of America. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it came to a $772 million deal with the bank to settle allegations it deceptively marketed products and illegally billed customers, according to Michael Lacy and Scott Kelly of Troutman Sanders. They report the bank is set to refund $727 million to its customers and pay fines totaling $45 million to the CFPB and the Comptroller of the Currency. Read more: http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202651005792/BofA-Reaches-%24772M-Pact-With-Feds-for-Card-Add-ons#ixzz2ytTZp700
April 21, 2014
It’s a big bill for Bank of America. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it came to a $772 million deal with the bank to settle allegations it deceptively marketed products and illegally billed customers, according to Michael Lacy and Scott Kelly of Troutman Sanders. They report the bank is set to refund $727 million to its customers and pay fines totaling $45 million to the CFPB and the Comptroller of the Currency. Read more: http://www.corpcounsel.com/id=1202651005792/BofA-Reaches-%24772M-Pact-With-Feds-for-Card-Add-ons#ixzz2ytTZp700
Class-Action Defense Costs Jump a Whopping 12 Percent
April 20, 2014
As college classes wind down for the year, there’s another sort of class that’s really taking off, and that’s class-action lawsuits. According to Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s 2014 class-action survey, companies reported a whopping 12 percent increase in their annual class-action spending from 2012 to 2013. In addition, almost 25 percent of corporations anticipate their spending will continue to rise in an attempt to defend and ward off litigants. And they’re not fighting over a few cents....
April 20, 2014
As college classes wind down for the year, there’s another sort of class that’s really taking off, and that’s class-action lawsuits. According to Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s 2014 class-action survey, companies reported a whopping 12 percent increase in their annual class-action spending from 2012 to 2013. In addition, almost 25 percent of corporations anticipate their spending will continue to rise in an attempt to defend and ward off litigants. And they’re not fighting over a few cents....
Google Glass: Insurance’s Next Killer App
April 20, 2014
Whether it's claims adjusters, risk engineers, or customers submitting claims, Glass can help the insurance industry in many ways. For claims adjusters and risk engineers, Glass cuts down the number of devices they need to carry to just one. With Glass, they can take photos and videos, and with voice commands, dictate captions and upload photos and videos instantaneously, while keeping their hands free to perform other tasks. If Glass could also add in a projected full-size keyboard to its capabilities,...
April 20, 2014
Whether it's claims adjusters, risk engineers, or customers submitting claims, Glass can help the insurance industry in many ways. For claims adjusters and risk engineers, Glass cuts down the number of devices they need to carry to just one. With Glass, they can take photos and videos, and with voice commands, dictate captions and upload photos and videos instantaneously, while keeping their hands free to perform other tasks. If Glass could also add in a projected full-size keyboard to its capabilities,...
Top Laptop Computers for Lawyers
April 20, 2014
While smartphones and tablets grab the headlines, innumerable lawyers still rely on laptop computers to handle an array of demanding legal and business applications that smaller mobile devices with their limited display, input, processing, memory and storage capabilities often struggle with. Like all mobile devices, laptops have improved significantly over the past few years in terms of power, storage and connectivity. Today's top models easily outperform most of their desktop counterparts and even...
April 20, 2014
While smartphones and tablets grab the headlines, innumerable lawyers still rely on laptop computers to handle an array of demanding legal and business applications that smaller mobile devices with their limited display, input, processing, memory and storage capabilities often struggle with. Like all mobile devices, laptops have improved significantly over the past few years in terms of power, storage and connectivity. Today's top models easily outperform most of their desktop counterparts and even...
Judge Orders Bitcoin Mt. Gox CEO in Japan to Come to Texas
April 20, 2014
After filing for US bankruptcy protection in Texas based on a Japanese bankruptcy, the Judge ordered that Mt. Gox CEO Mark...
April 20, 2014
After filing for US bankruptcy protection in Texas based on a Japanese bankruptcy, the Judge ordered that Mt. Gox CEO Mark...
Misdiagnosed: Docs’ Mistakes Affect 12 Million a Year
April 20, 2014
At least one in every 20 adults who seeks medical care in a U.S. emergency room or community health clinic may walk away with the wrong diagnosis, according to a new analysis that estimates that 12 million Americans a year could be affected by such errors. Of those misdiagnosis mistakes, about 6 million could potentially cause harm, according to patient safety expert Dr. Hardeep Singh, who is the first to provide robust population-level data on the impact of the problem in outpatient settings.
April 20, 2014
At least one in every 20 adults who seeks medical care in a U.S. emergency room or community health clinic may walk away with the wrong diagnosis, according to a new analysis that estimates that 12 million Americans a year could be affected by such errors. Of those misdiagnosis mistakes, about 6 million could potentially cause harm, according to patient safety expert Dr. Hardeep Singh, who is the first to provide robust population-level data on the impact of the problem in outpatient settings.
Avvo Gets Another $37.5 Million in Financing
April 19, 2014
It’s a good time to be a legal startup, it seems. Just three weeks ago, wereported here that Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform, had raised $20 million in financing. Now comes news that the lawyer directory siteAvvo has closed $37.5 million in financing. This latest round of financing was led by Coatue Management, with additional investment from Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures, according to Avvo’s announcement. Avvo will use the new funding to accelerate...
April 19, 2014
It’s a good time to be a legal startup, it seems. Just three weeks ago, wereported here that Clio, the cloud-based practice management platform, had raised $20 million in financing. Now comes news that the lawyer directory siteAvvo has closed $37.5 million in financing. This latest round of financing was led by Coatue Management, with additional investment from Benchmark Capital, Ignition Partners and DAG Ventures, according to Avvo’s announcement. Avvo will use the new funding to accelerate...
Review: Microsoft Word for iPad
April 19, 2014
I've been using Word for iPad almost every day since it was released two weeks ago. I really like it, and I've now used it enough to write a full review. (I wrote a first look post while I was at ABA TECHSHOW two weeks ago.) As a litigator who works with Microsoft Word documents throughout the day, it is incredibly useful to have a sophisticated and full-featured version of Word on my iPad. Word for iPad has easily become one of the most important and useful apps on my iPad, and I suspect...
April 19, 2014
I've been using Word for iPad almost every day since it was released two weeks ago. I really like it, and I've now used it enough to write a full review. (I wrote a first look post while I was at ABA TECHSHOW two weeks ago.) As a litigator who works with Microsoft Word documents throughout the day, it is incredibly useful to have a sophisticated and full-featured version of Word on my iPad. Word for iPad has easily become one of the most important and useful apps on my iPad, and I suspect...
