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Lex Machina’s “Law Machine”
November 10, 2013
IEEE Spectrum has a lengthy profile about the magic going down at Lex Machina. Here, a small group of patent lawyers and computer...
November 10, 2013
IEEE Spectrum has a lengthy profile about the magic going down at Lex Machina. Here, a small group of patent lawyers and computer...
New York Gets Specialist Judge for International Arbitration Matters
November 10, 2013
In an Administrative Order dated September 16 , 2013, the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State, Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, designated Hon. Charles E. Ramos, Justice of the Supreme Court, New York County, to handle all international arbitration cases before the Commercial Division, New York County, including those brought under CPLR Article75 or under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. There is an exception for matters with no transnational component arising entirely...
November 10, 2013
In an Administrative Order dated September 16 , 2013, the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State, Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, designated Hon. Charles E. Ramos, Justice of the Supreme Court, New York County, to handle all international arbitration cases before the Commercial Division, New York County, including those brought under CPLR Article75 or under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. There is an exception for matters with no transnational component arising entirely...
Plaintiffs Lawyers Form New Group, Disavow Competition With TTLA
November 9, 2013
Two years ago, Houston plaintiffs lawyer Steve Mostyn led the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA). Now, Mostyn and some other prominent Texas trial lawyers have formed a new advocacy group, the Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers. Mostyn, who resigned from the TTLA in 2012 because he wants his money to go toward a "cause" and to affect legislation, believes the two groups have similar goals. However, he says, the new organization has a single focus: advocacy for the rights of consumers. "A...
November 9, 2013
Two years ago, Houston plaintiffs lawyer Steve Mostyn led the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA). Now, Mostyn and some other prominent Texas trial lawyers have formed a new advocacy group, the Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers. Mostyn, who resigned from the TTLA in 2012 because he wants his money to go toward a "cause" and to affect legislation, believes the two groups have similar goals. However, he says, the new organization has a single focus: advocacy for the rights of consumers. "A...
Robotic Cars: Road Hazard or Help?
November 9, 2013
Developers of self-driving car technology are using smaller and cheaper sensors to drive down prices, and car companies like Nissan Motor Co. are lining up to buy, with plans to deploy "driverless" cars in the next decade. But lobbying for legislation to allow such technology on the road could take longer.
November 9, 2013
Developers of self-driving car technology are using smaller and cheaper sensors to drive down prices, and car companies like Nissan Motor Co. are lining up to buy, with plans to deploy "driverless" cars in the next decade. But lobbying for legislation to allow such technology on the road could take longer.
Big Data and Pharmacovigilance: Using Health Information Exchanges to Revolutionize Drug Safety
November 9, 2013
Data on individual patients collected through state and federal health information exchanges has the potential to usher in a new era of drug regulation. These exchanges, produced by recent health care reform legislation, will amass an unprecedented amount of clinical information on drug usage, demographic variables, and patient outcomes. This information could aid the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with post-market drug surveillance because it more accurately reflects clinical practice outcomes...
November 9, 2013
Data on individual patients collected through state and federal health information exchanges has the potential to usher in a new era of drug regulation. These exchanges, produced by recent health care reform legislation, will amass an unprecedented amount of clinical information on drug usage, demographic variables, and patient outcomes. This information could aid the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with post-market drug surveillance because it more accurately reflects clinical practice outcomes...
May Mediated Settlement Agreements Bypass a Child’s Best Interests?
November 9, 2013
May a family court in Texas legally refuse to enter judgment on a mediated settlement agreement because the agreement is not in the best interest of the child? This cutting edge webcast will explore what results when two strong public policies collide (protection of children versus preference for alternative dispute resolution). We will explore what you need to include in your mediated settlement agreements to improve the chances that judgment will be entered on them. Find out what tools Texas...
November 9, 2013
May a family court in Texas legally refuse to enter judgment on a mediated settlement agreement because the agreement is not in the best interest of the child? This cutting edge webcast will explore what results when two strong public policies collide (protection of children versus preference for alternative dispute resolution). We will explore what you need to include in your mediated settlement agreements to improve the chances that judgment will be entered on them. Find out what tools Texas...
Gamification: Coming Soon to Training, Document Review Near You
November 9, 2013
OK — fess up. How many of you play Angry Birds on your iPhone? What if you could play a game that improves the productivity, collaboration, compliance, or expertise of your legal practice? Within a few years, you may be routinely doing just that. Corporations like Cisco Systems and Google's Motorola Mobility have embraced gamification, and analysts say the trend is gaining steam. Now, software vendors, law firms, and general counsel are starting to experiment to see just how gamification might...
November 9, 2013
OK — fess up. How many of you play Angry Birds on your iPhone? What if you could play a game that improves the productivity, collaboration, compliance, or expertise of your legal practice? Within a few years, you may be routinely doing just that. Corporations like Cisco Systems and Google's Motorola Mobility have embraced gamification, and analysts say the trend is gaining steam. Now, software vendors, law firms, and general counsel are starting to experiment to see just how gamification might...
Deans: Cornell Tech is Redefining Tech Education
November 8, 2013
The goal of the nascent Cornell NYC Tech campus is a simple one: be the pre-eminent graduate school for digital disciplines in the information age, the campus’s founding dean, Dan Huttenlocher, said during an Oct. 25 “University Spotlights” campus talk on “Iteration and Innovation in the Cornell Tech curriculum.” Huttenlocher and Cornell Tech associate dean Rajit Manohar spent an hour with trustees, alumni and others, peppered with questions about Cornell Tech’s approach to everything...
November 8, 2013
The goal of the nascent Cornell NYC Tech campus is a simple one: be the pre-eminent graduate school for digital disciplines in the information age, the campus’s founding dean, Dan Huttenlocher, said during an Oct. 25 “University Spotlights” campus talk on “Iteration and Innovation in the Cornell Tech curriculum.” Huttenlocher and Cornell Tech associate dean Rajit Manohar spent an hour with trustees, alumni and others, peppered with questions about Cornell Tech’s approach to everything...
Artificial Intelligence and ODR
November 8, 2013
Lodder and Zeleznikow (2005) have considered how to provide useful decision support for those attempting to resolve disputes online. Useful techniques include the provision of advice about BATNA s, communication facilities and the ability to receive advice about trade-offs. In this webinar we elaborate upon the Lodder-Zeleznikow model by giving practical examples.
November 8, 2013
Lodder and Zeleznikow (2005) have considered how to provide useful decision support for those attempting to resolve disputes online. Useful techniques include the provision of advice about BATNA s, communication facilities and the ability to receive advice about trade-offs. In this webinar we elaborate upon the Lodder-Zeleznikow model by giving practical examples.
Smartsettle:Debt Resolution with Smartsettle One
November 8, 2013
Smartsettle One is our simple edition optimized for cases that can be easily reduced to a single numerical issue. In this webinar we will describe how negotiators can use Visual Blind Bidding to virtually eliminate the tedious negotiation dance that characterizes ordinary negotiations. We will explain a unique algorithm that rewards collaboration and encourages parties to settle sooner and more often. Parties that do not settle can still opt for Dampened Pendulum Arbitration in order to still come...
November 8, 2013
Smartsettle One is our simple edition optimized for cases that can be easily reduced to a single numerical issue. In this webinar we will describe how negotiators can use Visual Blind Bidding to virtually eliminate the tedious negotiation dance that characterizes ordinary negotiations. We will explain a unique algorithm that rewards collaboration and encourages parties to settle sooner and more often. Parties that do not settle can still opt for Dampened Pendulum Arbitration in order to still come...
