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Examples of Good and Bad Cross-Examination From Movies and TV
May 2, 2014
The blog Lawyerist has a post here in which Professor Lisa Needham (William Mitchell) has compiled what she feels are thebest and worst examples of cross-examination from the movies and TV. The first three video clips in her post are the "good" examples followed by four "bad" ones. Perhaps some of our readers can make use of these in class. And please feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments below. For my money, I've always thought the courtroom scene in "The Verdict"...
May 2, 2014
The blog Lawyerist has a post here in which Professor Lisa Needham (William Mitchell) has compiled what she feels are thebest and worst examples of cross-examination from the movies and TV. The first three video clips in her post are the "good" examples followed by four "bad" ones. Perhaps some of our readers can make use of these in class. And please feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments below. For my money, I've always thought the courtroom scene in "The Verdict"...
Patent Cases Rise, With Two Courts Leading the Nation
May 2, 2014
Over the last two years, filings of patent cases in federal courts have risen 12 percent to 6,401. While many districts show...
May 2, 2014
Over the last two years, filings of patent cases in federal courts have risen 12 percent to 6,401. While many districts show...
Fifth Court Tosses Suit Against Lawyers, Arbitrator
May 2, 2014
In 2011, Dallas' Fifth Court of Appeals vacated a $22 million arbitration award after finding that an arbitrator failed to disclose...
May 2, 2014
In 2011, Dallas' Fifth Court of Appeals vacated a $22 million arbitration award after finding that an arbitrator failed to disclose...
How IBM, Google and Microsoft Hire In-House Lawyers
May 2, 2014
How do law departments hire and train their new lawyers? We'd never really examined this issue, but conversations with top managers at several companies in recent years had piqued our interest. It seemed clear that some very successful departments had adopted very different approaches—yet each seemed to be yielding the desired results. So we asked the general counsel at International Business Machines Corporation, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corporation if we could interview some of the people...
May 2, 2014
How do law departments hire and train their new lawyers? We'd never really examined this issue, but conversations with top managers at several companies in recent years had piqued our interest. It seemed clear that some very successful departments had adopted very different approaches—yet each seemed to be yielding the desired results. So we asked the general counsel at International Business Machines Corporation, Google Inc. and Microsoft Corporation if we could interview some of the people...
General Counsel for Microsoft Wants Better Skills Training for Young Lawyers
May 1, 2014
As the National Law Journal reports, Microsoft's GC Brad Smith told the audience during his keynote address at yesterday'sNALP conference that law schools need to provide students with more real world legal skills training during the third year. And he urged recent grads to take jobs that offer the best training opportunities since the first few years of practice are so formative: “If you don’t get good training in the first four years, you will dig yourself into a deep hole.” Mr. Smith...
May 1, 2014
As the National Law Journal reports, Microsoft's GC Brad Smith told the audience during his keynote address at yesterday'sNALP conference that law schools need to provide students with more real world legal skills training during the third year. And he urged recent grads to take jobs that offer the best training opportunities since the first few years of practice are so formative: “If you don’t get good training in the first four years, you will dig yourself into a deep hole.” Mr. Smith...
The New York Bar Takes Lead in Challenging Law Schools to Produce “Practice Ready” Graduates
May 1, 2014
This article from The New York Law Journal is by Fordham Law School Professor Bruce A. Green who is the Director of the Louis...
May 1, 2014
This article from The New York Law Journal is by Fordham Law School Professor Bruce A. Green who is the Director of the Louis...
Unsend Email? Two Harvard Law Students Have a Way
May 1, 2014
It has happened to all of us, I’m sure. You hit “send,” only to realize autofill has provided the wrong address. Or, you “reply...
May 1, 2014
It has happened to all of us, I’m sure. You hit “send,” only to realize autofill has provided the wrong address. Or, you “reply...
Fifth Circuit Holds Issue of Arbitrability Must be Decided by an Arbitrator in Pharmacy Dispute
May 1, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered that a dispute between numerous independent pharmacies and CVS Caremark Corporation and three of the company’s related business entities (“CVS”) be submitted to arbitration. In Crawford Professional Drugs, et al. v. CVS Caremark Corp., et al., No. 12-60922 (5th Cir. April 4, 2014), 23 drugstores that participated in a pharmacy benefit-management network offered by CVS claim the corporation inappropriately used...
May 1, 2014
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered that a dispute between numerous independent pharmacies and CVS Caremark Corporation and three of the company’s related business entities (“CVS”) be submitted to arbitration. In Crawford Professional Drugs, et al. v. CVS Caremark Corp., et al., No. 12-60922 (5th Cir. April 4, 2014), 23 drugstores that participated in a pharmacy benefit-management network offered by CVS claim the corporation inappropriately used...
Contractual Waivers of Investment Arbitration: Wa(I)ve of the Future?
May 1, 2014
Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law has publishedContractual Waivers of Investment Arbitration: Wa(I)ve of the Future?, 29 ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-13. In her article, Professor Strong analyzes whether a contractual waiver of investment arbitration may be enforceable. Here is the abstract: In late 2013, the Republic of Colombia made...
May 1, 2014
Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law has publishedContractual Waivers of Investment Arbitration: Wa(I)ve of the Future?, 29 ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-13. In her article, Professor Strong analyzes whether a contractual waiver of investment arbitration may be enforceable. Here is the abstract: In late 2013, the Republic of Colombia made...
Online Dispute Resolution: An Amorphous Concept, Yet An Effective Tool Part V
April 30, 2014
The rise of Online Dispute Resolution has lead to some debate over its effectiveness and the benefits of its use. According to some scholars, computer-mediated communication (CMC), which is inextricably linked with ODR, facilitates the interaction process through the use of computers; however, with e-negotiation, for example, it is also believed that [CMC] can undercut the effectiveness of negotiation and lead to “misunderstandings, sinister attributions, and ultimately, negotiation impasse.”[1] Research...
April 30, 2014
The rise of Online Dispute Resolution has lead to some debate over its effectiveness and the benefits of its use. According to some scholars, computer-mediated communication (CMC), which is inextricably linked with ODR, facilitates the interaction process through the use of computers; however, with e-negotiation, for example, it is also believed that [CMC] can undercut the effectiveness of negotiation and lead to “misunderstandings, sinister attributions, and ultimately, negotiation impasse.”[1] Research...
