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Modria Closes New Investment Round to Fuel Expansion
July 23, 2013
Modria today announced it has closed a $5 million dollar Series A investment round led by Foundry Group. As part of Modria’s expansion, J. Scott Carr has joined Modria as president and CEO. The Modria platform is the leading online dispute resolution system in the world, enabling businesses and government agencies of any size to resolve customer problems swiftly and fairly. Its proven, scalable cloud-based technology brings all parties involved in a dispute to the table quickly and efficiently,...
July 23, 2013
Modria today announced it has closed a $5 million dollar Series A investment round led by Foundry Group. As part of Modria’s expansion, J. Scott Carr has joined Modria as president and CEO. The Modria platform is the leading online dispute resolution system in the world, enabling businesses and government agencies of any size to resolve customer problems swiftly and fairly. Its proven, scalable cloud-based technology brings all parties involved in a dispute to the table quickly and efficiently,...
Florida’s Economic Loss Rule Limited to Products Liability Cases
July 23, 2013
Florida’s economic loss rule—a state-specific rule that bars tort actions if the only damages alleged are economic—is now limited to products liability cases, a divided Florida Supreme Court held in Tiara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Co., Inc. [PDF]. Issue Presented Tiara came before the Florida Supreme Court on a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The issue presented was whether, under Florida law, the economic loss rule,...
July 23, 2013
Florida’s economic loss rule—a state-specific rule that bars tort actions if the only damages alleged are economic—is now limited to products liability cases, a divided Florida Supreme Court held in Tiara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Co., Inc. [PDF]. Issue Presented Tiara came before the Florida Supreme Court on a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The issue presented was whether, under Florida law, the economic loss rule,...
From the Spring 2013 DR Magazine: Welsh and Lipsky
July 23, 2013
This Spring’s Dispute Resolution Magazine is filled with great articles exploring whether and how we should regulate ADR. Among these articles is a piece by Nancy Welsh (Penn St.) and David Lipsky (Cornell) called, “‘Moving the Ball Forward’ in Consumer and Employment Dispute Resolution: What Can Planning, Talking, Listening and Breaking Bread Together Accomplish?” I found this piece particularly striking as an example of the value of learning conversations. The article starts off with...
July 23, 2013
This Spring’s Dispute Resolution Magazine is filled with great articles exploring whether and how we should regulate ADR. Among these articles is a piece by Nancy Welsh (Penn St.) and David Lipsky (Cornell) called, “‘Moving the Ball Forward’ in Consumer and Employment Dispute Resolution: What Can Planning, Talking, Listening and Breaking Bread Together Accomplish?” I found this piece particularly striking as an example of the value of learning conversations. The article starts off with...
Could Baker & McKenzie Have Saved $150 Million Last Year?
July 23, 2013
Proper technology, process, and training could have saved Baker & McKenzie clients $150 million last year. That is my utterly...
July 23, 2013
Proper technology, process, and training could have saved Baker & McKenzie clients $150 million last year. That is my utterly...
Thoughts on the Constitutionality of the Delaware Arbitration Program
July 23, 2013
This is the final installment in a three-part overview of Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Thomas Stipanowich’s newly published paper entitled “In Quest of the Arbitration Trifecta, or Closed Door Litigation?: The Delaware Arbitration Program,” Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law, Forthcoming; Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/10. Part One provided a brief overview of the Delaware Arbitration Program. Part Two discussed a constitutional...
July 23, 2013
This is the final installment in a three-part overview of Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Thomas Stipanowich’s newly published paper entitled “In Quest of the Arbitration Trifecta, or Closed Door Litigation?: The Delaware Arbitration Program,” Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship and the Law, Forthcoming; Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/10. Part One provided a brief overview of the Delaware Arbitration Program. Part Two discussed a constitutional...
Request for Proposals for the ABA DR Section Spring Conference
July 22, 2013
It seems so early for this announcement, but it is upon us. The ABA Section on Dispute Resolution is seeking proposals...
July 22, 2013
It seems so early for this announcement, but it is upon us. The ABA Section on Dispute Resolution is seeking proposals...
If “Grave Error” Is Not Enough to Vacate An Arbitrator’s Decision, What Is?
July 22, 2013
The recent Sutter decision drives home repeatedly that a court may not vacate an arbitrator’s decision under the FAA just...
July 22, 2013
The recent Sutter decision drives home repeatedly that a court may not vacate an arbitrator’s decision under the FAA just...
U.S. Legal Industry Experiencing Record Year for Mergers
July 22, 2013
The landscape of the legal industry is seeing some pronounced changes, according to a recent analysis by Newton Square, Pa.-based Altman Weil Inc. During the second quarter of 2013, 18 law-firm mergers and/or acquisitions were announced in the U.S., according to the latest Altman Weil MergerLine — which tracks law-firm combinations as they are announced by media outlets and press releases. Over the first six months of the year, there have been a total of 39 mergers. Should the pace of mergers...
July 22, 2013
The landscape of the legal industry is seeing some pronounced changes, according to a recent analysis by Newton Square, Pa.-based Altman Weil Inc. During the second quarter of 2013, 18 law-firm mergers and/or acquisitions were announced in the U.S., according to the latest Altman Weil MergerLine — which tracks law-firm combinations as they are announced by media outlets and press releases. Over the first six months of the year, there have been a total of 39 mergers. Should the pace of mergers...
McDermott and DOJ Embrace Predictive Coding
July 22, 2013
The legal community has been increasingly eager to identify opportunities to leverage review technology to better manage the scope and cost of discovery. McDermott Will & Emery recently took advantage of such an opportunity when members of its antitrust and discovery groups negotiated with the U.S. Department of Justice to develop a win-win predictive coding protocol that met the department's and our client's needs. McDermott is an international firm, with more than 1,100 lawyers and 20 litigation...
July 22, 2013
The legal community has been increasingly eager to identify opportunities to leverage review technology to better manage the scope and cost of discovery. McDermott Will & Emery recently took advantage of such an opportunity when members of its antitrust and discovery groups negotiated with the U.S. Department of Justice to develop a win-win predictive coding protocol that met the department's and our client's needs. McDermott is an international firm, with more than 1,100 lawyers and 20 litigation...
Patent Complaint Does Not Have to Identify Infringing Activity
July 22, 2013
The proper use of a sample complaint form is sufficient for pleading patent infringement, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court noted that the form complaint does not require the plaintiff to identify the infringing device to successfully state a claim for patent infringement when the plaintiff does not have the ability to identify the infringing device or activity. K-Tech Telecommunications Inc. v. Time Warner Cable Inc. [PDF]. Standard for Pleading Patent...
July 22, 2013
The proper use of a sample complaint form is sufficient for pleading patent infringement, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The court noted that the form complaint does not require the plaintiff to identify the infringing device to successfully state a claim for patent infringement when the plaintiff does not have the ability to identify the infringing device or activity. K-Tech Telecommunications Inc. v. Time Warner Cable Inc. [PDF]. Standard for Pleading Patent...
