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Eastern District of Texas Adopts Model Order for Focusing Patent Claims and Prior Art
March 4, 2014
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Chief District Judge Leonard Davis, on behalf of the Eastern District of Texas, adopted a model...
March 4, 2014
On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Chief District Judge Leonard Davis, on behalf of the Eastern District of Texas, adopted a model...
Miami Shines as International Arbitration Hot Spot
March 4, 2014
It sounds like international arbitrators are taking a page out of Will Smith’s book (or at least one of his songs), because Miami has become the hot spot for alternative dispute resolution, according to Joseph Mamounas and Jose Ferrer in Bilzin Sumberg’s New Miami blog. Miami is home to the Latin American headquarters for many multinational companies and is the worldwide base of at least five of the Fortune 500 corporations, according to Mamounas and Ferrer, making it a prime corporate...
March 4, 2014
It sounds like international arbitrators are taking a page out of Will Smith’s book (or at least one of his songs), because Miami has become the hot spot for alternative dispute resolution, according to Joseph Mamounas and Jose Ferrer in Bilzin Sumberg’s New Miami blog. Miami is home to the Latin American headquarters for many multinational companies and is the worldwide base of at least five of the Fortune 500 corporations, according to Mamounas and Ferrer, making it a prime corporate...
Ex-MasterCard GC to Lead ADR Group
March 3, 2014
A top in-house lawyer getting a new job: priceless. Noah Hanft, currently the general counsel and chief franchise officer...
March 3, 2014
A top in-house lawyer getting a new job: priceless. Noah Hanft, currently the general counsel and chief franchise officer...
Click Fraud Detection: Adversarial Pattern Recognition Over 5 Years at Microsoft
March 3, 2014
Abstract. Microsoft adCenter is the third largest Search advertising platform in the United States behind Google and Yahoo, and services about 10% of US traffic. At this scale of traffic approximately 1 billion events per hour, amount-ing to $2.3 billion ad dollars annually, need to be scored to determine if it is fraudulent or bot-generated [46], [51], [58]. In order to accomplish this, adCenter has developed arguably one of the largest data mining systems in the world to score traffic quality,...
March 3, 2014
Abstract. Microsoft adCenter is the third largest Search advertising platform in the United States behind Google and Yahoo, and services about 10% of US traffic. At this scale of traffic approximately 1 billion events per hour, amount-ing to $2.3 billion ad dollars annually, need to be scored to determine if it is fraudulent or bot-generated [46], [51], [58]. In order to accomplish this, adCenter has developed arguably one of the largest data mining systems in the world to score traffic quality,...
Shestowsky on Litigation Preferences
March 3, 2014
I am delighted to share a new article from Donna Shestwosky and look forward to reading her findings! NEW STUDY REVEALS HOW PEOPLE WANT THEIR LAWSUITS RESOLVED As court systems throughout the country struggle to deliver civil justice in the face of budget cuts, a new study by a UC Davis law professor finds that people involved in civil lawsuits prefer mediation to nonbinding arbitration and like judge trials more than jury trials. In her study, “The Psychology of Procedural Preference:...
March 3, 2014
I am delighted to share a new article from Donna Shestwosky and look forward to reading her findings! NEW STUDY REVEALS HOW PEOPLE WANT THEIR LAWSUITS RESOLVED As court systems throughout the country struggle to deliver civil justice in the face of budget cuts, a new study by a UC Davis law professor finds that people involved in civil lawsuits prefer mediation to nonbinding arbitration and like judge trials more than jury trials. In her study, “The Psychology of Procedural Preference:...
Analyzing LTNY: Lawyers Want Easy Tech With More Tools – Picture It Settled
March 3, 2014
Donald Philbin, a dispute resolution expert, showed me the latest version of the Picture It Settled website featuring the Settlement...
March 3, 2014
Donald Philbin, a dispute resolution expert, showed me the latest version of the Picture It Settled website featuring the Settlement...
Time for Another Big Bang in Alternative Dispute Resolution – The World Needs a Global Pound Conference
March 3, 2014
ADR is sleepwalking globally. It needs to be shaken out of its slumber. There is a way to do it. A truly Global Pound Conference! Mediation growth has stalled. Mediation is established as part of its dispute resolution structure in a few countries like the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K., but even in these countries the use of mediation is not endemic and there is a huge opportunity for expansion and more effective use of the process. An uncomfortably high proportion...
March 3, 2014
ADR is sleepwalking globally. It needs to be shaken out of its slumber. There is a way to do it. A truly Global Pound Conference! Mediation growth has stalled. Mediation is established as part of its dispute resolution structure in a few countries like the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K., but even in these countries the use of mediation is not endemic and there is a huge opportunity for expansion and more effective use of the process. An uncomfortably high proportion...
Edge: What Scientific Idea is Ready for Retirement?
March 2, 2014
Everything? Well, wait a minute. Questioning A Theory of Everything may be beating a dead horse since I’m certainly not the first to be bothered by its implicit hyperbole but let’s face it, referring to one’s field of study as The Theory of Everything smacks of arrogance and naivité. Although it’s only been around for a relatively short period and may already be dying a natural death, the phrase, though certainly not the endeavour, should be retired from serious scientific literature...
March 2, 2014
Everything? Well, wait a minute. Questioning A Theory of Everything may be beating a dead horse since I’m certainly not the first to be bothered by its implicit hyperbole but let’s face it, referring to one’s field of study as The Theory of Everything smacks of arrogance and naivité. Although it’s only been around for a relatively short period and may already be dying a natural death, the phrase, though certainly not the endeavour, should be retired from serious scientific literature...
The Relationship Between In-House and Outside Counsel
March 2, 2014
What is the most important and misunderstood relationship in the legal profession? Which relationship in the legal profession causes more ill will than any other relationship? The answer is the relationship between in-house and outside counsel. In-house counsel (including attorneys at corporations, nonprofits and governmental entities) serve as the gatekeepers between their clients and their outside counsel colleagues. A harmonious and productive partnership can often be the difference between success...
March 2, 2014
What is the most important and misunderstood relationship in the legal profession? Which relationship in the legal profession causes more ill will than any other relationship? The answer is the relationship between in-house and outside counsel. In-house counsel (including attorneys at corporations, nonprofits and governmental entities) serve as the gatekeepers between their clients and their outside counsel colleagues. A harmonious and productive partnership can often be the difference between success...
ABA Dispute Resolution Section Spring Meeting Announced
March 2, 2014
I have been importuned by the ABA Dispute Resolution Section to remind readers of its upcoming Spring Meeting in Miami,Florida...
March 2, 2014
I have been importuned by the ABA Dispute Resolution Section to remind readers of its upcoming Spring Meeting in Miami,Florida...
