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Changes Recommended to the Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
April 15, 2014
Based on public comment, the Duke Conference and Discovery Subcommittees to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules have recommended changes to the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as previously published. Too numerous to be discussed in full detail here, some of the more notable recommendations for changes to the proposed amendments include: the withdrawal of proposed new or reduced limitations to interrogatories, depositions, and requests to admit; changes to the proposed...
April 15, 2014
Based on public comment, the Duke Conference and Discovery Subcommittees to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules have recommended changes to the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as previously published. Too numerous to be discussed in full detail here, some of the more notable recommendations for changes to the proposed amendments include: the withdrawal of proposed new or reduced limitations to interrogatories, depositions, and requests to admit; changes to the proposed...
Fulbright Survey: Companies See Sharp Rise in Regulatory Probes
April 15, 2014
In-house legal departments saw the number of regulatory actions increase in U.S. companies for the third year in a row, according to the latest Annual Litigation Trends survey released Tuesday by Norton Rose Fulbright. The survey received responses from 401 in-house lawyers –primarily general counsel, but also litigation chiefs and deputy or associate GCs. Some 66 percent worked at large companies with over $1 billion in revenues, 19 percent at mid-sized companies with revenues between $100...
April 15, 2014
In-house legal departments saw the number of regulatory actions increase in U.S. companies for the third year in a row, according to the latest Annual Litigation Trends survey released Tuesday by Norton Rose Fulbright. The survey received responses from 401 in-house lawyers –primarily general counsel, but also litigation chiefs and deputy or associate GCs. Some 66 percent worked at large companies with over $1 billion in revenues, 19 percent at mid-sized companies with revenues between $100...
Tenth Circuit Clarifies When Trial Is Necessary To Determine Arbitrability
April 15, 2014
In a beautifully written opinion, the Tenth Circuit examined an under-used aspect of the Federal Arbitration Act this week:...
April 15, 2014
In a beautifully written opinion, the Tenth Circuit examined an under-used aspect of the Federal Arbitration Act this week:...
How Do Law Departments Select Vendors?
April 14, 2014
In an era of consolidation, half of the law departments at large companies concentrate their e-discovery spending with two to four outside providers, while another 39 percent spread their work across more than five. Only 11 percent have a single dedicated provider. Although 58 percent would not comment on the companies with whom they work, 42 percent revealed relationships with certain organizations. These were some of the results we found in November 2013 when my company, Ari Kaplan Advisors,...
April 14, 2014
In an era of consolidation, half of the law departments at large companies concentrate their e-discovery spending with two to four outside providers, while another 39 percent spread their work across more than five. Only 11 percent have a single dedicated provider. Although 58 percent would not comment on the companies with whom they work, 42 percent revealed relationships with certain organizations. These were some of the results we found in November 2013 when my company, Ari Kaplan Advisors,...
Moneyball for Lawyers
April 14, 2014
Lex Machina uses predictive analytics to harness data in IP cases, helping lawyers create litigation strategies. A task...
April 14, 2014
Lex Machina uses predictive analytics to harness data in IP cases, helping lawyers create litigation strategies. A task...
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Litigators
April 14, 2014
How to get the best result for your client, at the lowest cost Borrowing from Stephen R. Covey—author of the bestseller, The...
April 14, 2014
How to get the best result for your client, at the lowest cost Borrowing from Stephen R. Covey—author of the bestseller, The...
NSA Exploited Heartbleed Bug for Years
April 14, 2014
A report that the NSA regularly used the Heartbleed bug for years “to gather critical intelligence” but kept “the...
April 14, 2014
A report that the NSA regularly used the Heartbleed bug for years “to gather critical intelligence” but kept “the...
‘Very Modest’ Jobs Growth Seen For Law School Graduates
April 14, 2014
The law school class of 2013 didn’t have much better luck than their predecessors in finding jobs, as entry-level employment data released Wednesday by the American Bar Association revealed that very little changed in the hiring market. Altogether, 57 percent of the 46,776 students who graduated in 2013 found full-time, long-term jobs that required bar passage within nine months of graduation, compared with 56.2 percent the previous year. An additional 10.1 percent landed jobs for which a J.D....
April 14, 2014
The law school class of 2013 didn’t have much better luck than their predecessors in finding jobs, as entry-level employment data released Wednesday by the American Bar Association revealed that very little changed in the hiring market. Altogether, 57 percent of the 46,776 students who graduated in 2013 found full-time, long-term jobs that required bar passage within nine months of graduation, compared with 56.2 percent the previous year. An additional 10.1 percent landed jobs for which a J.D....
A Reality Club Discussion on the Work of Daniel Kahneman
April 13, 2014
Daniel Kahneman turned 80 on March 5th and Edge noted the occasion with a reprise of a number of his contributions to our pages. (See "Kahneman Turns 80"). At that time, Kahneman's longtime colleague, behavioural economist Richard Thaler, suggested that Edge follow up the birthday announcement by doing what it does best, asking Edgies who work in fields including, but not limited to, psychology, cognitive science, behavioral economics, law, medicine, a question. For their responses to...
April 13, 2014
Daniel Kahneman turned 80 on March 5th and Edge noted the occasion with a reprise of a number of his contributions to our pages. (See "Kahneman Turns 80"). At that time, Kahneman's longtime colleague, behavioural economist Richard Thaler, suggested that Edge follow up the birthday announcement by doing what it does best, asking Edgies who work in fields including, but not limited to, psychology, cognitive science, behavioral economics, law, medicine, a question. For their responses to...
Tech-Savvy Litigators Give Advice and Recommend Tools
April 13, 2014
Tech-savvy lawyers should keep two age-old pieces of advice in mind before they decide to take their toys into the courtroom to help them argue a case: Always be prepared, and if something can go wrong, it probably will. The good news for lawyers is that there is no shortage of affordable technological tools and applications at their disposal. During an introductory level session held at ABA Techshow on Thursday, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner William Latham and solo practitionerMarc...
April 13, 2014
Tech-savvy lawyers should keep two age-old pieces of advice in mind before they decide to take their toys into the courtroom to help them argue a case: Always be prepared, and if something can go wrong, it probably will. The good news for lawyers is that there is no shortage of affordable technological tools and applications at their disposal. During an introductory level session held at ABA Techshow on Thursday, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough partner William Latham and solo practitionerMarc...
