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Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit Financier Tells Judge of Regrets
October 22, 2013
One of the financiers of an environmental lawsuit that led to a $19 billion verdict against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador told a judge that he came to regret funding the case once after learning that it may be a fraud. Burford Capital LLC Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bogart told a Manhattan federal judge yesterday that his firm, which he described as the world’s largest dedicated litigation financing provider, supplied $4 million to the Ecuadorean plaintiffs and later sold the share when...
October 22, 2013
One of the financiers of an environmental lawsuit that led to a $19 billion verdict against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador told a judge that he came to regret funding the case once after learning that it may be a fraud. Burford Capital LLC Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bogart told a Manhattan federal judge yesterday that his firm, which he described as the world’s largest dedicated litigation financing provider, supplied $4 million to the Ecuadorean plaintiffs and later sold the share when...
Heads Up! Here Comes Google Glass
October 22, 2013
Google Glass is a key technology in the Internet services giant's plan to break data away from computers and portable devices, such as phones and tablets, and place information directly in front of users' eyes. Comprising a camera, microphone, display, touch-pad, and battery, all integrated into spectacle frames, Google Glass aims to help users view and share information, conduct searches, record video, and take pictures on the go. Months before the product's release (likely in the first half...
October 22, 2013
Google Glass is a key technology in the Internet services giant's plan to break data away from computers and portable devices, such as phones and tablets, and place information directly in front of users' eyes. Comprising a camera, microphone, display, touch-pad, and battery, all integrated into spectacle frames, Google Glass aims to help users view and share information, conduct searches, record video, and take pictures on the go. Months before the product's release (likely in the first half...
Backward, Forward Book Review: Richard Susskind, Soothsayer
October 21, 2013
Present day commentators, as a rule, have nothing but wonderful things to say about U.K.-based Richard Susskind, whose most recent book is Tomorrow’s Lawyers. We thought it would be fun to take a look backward at Susskind’s earliest book, The Future of Law (1998 – revised in paperback from the 1995 edition). We do so fondly — his predictions were made a long time ago — and we ourselves have eaten so much liberally-salted crow pie with respect to our own predictions that we have practically...
October 21, 2013
Present day commentators, as a rule, have nothing but wonderful things to say about U.K.-based Richard Susskind, whose most recent book is Tomorrow’s Lawyers. We thought it would be fun to take a look backward at Susskind’s earliest book, The Future of Law (1998 – revised in paperback from the 1995 edition). We do so fondly — his predictions were made a long time ago — and we ourselves have eaten so much liberally-salted crow pie with respect to our own predictions that we have practically...
New iPads to be Revealed on Oct. 22
October 20, 2013
Yesterday, Apple announced that it will make an announcement at an event on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Apple did not say what it would announce, but it is widely expected that this is the date on which Apple will reveal the 2013 models of the iPad and iPad mini. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple also used this event to make other iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac announcements (such as more information on the next version of OS X for the Mac and the upcoming and newly designed Mac Pro).
October 20, 2013
Yesterday, Apple announced that it will make an announcement at an event on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Apple did not say what it would announce, but it is widely expected that this is the date on which Apple will reveal the 2013 models of the iPad and iPad mini. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple also used this event to make other iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac announcements (such as more information on the next version of OS X for the Mac and the upcoming and newly designed Mac Pro).
Are We All Virtual Lawyers Now?
October 20, 2013
In my Oklahoma Bar Journal column, The Virtual Law Practice − Are We All Virtual Lawyers Now? I play around a bit with the term virtual lawyers and ask some questions about what the term really means. Does it refer only to online delivery of legal services, to lawyers who sometimes telecommute from home or to lawyers who represent clients without physically ever meeting them? If the latter is the case, then there were virtual lawyers before there was the Internet and we are all virtual lawyers...
October 20, 2013
In my Oklahoma Bar Journal column, The Virtual Law Practice − Are We All Virtual Lawyers Now? I play around a bit with the term virtual lawyers and ask some questions about what the term really means. Does it refer only to online delivery of legal services, to lawyers who sometimes telecommute from home or to lawyers who represent clients without physically ever meeting them? If the latter is the case, then there were virtual lawyers before there was the Internet and we are all virtual lawyers...
New Blog Airs Law Schools’ Laundry
October 20, 2013
A trio of deans this month launched the first group blog written specifically by law school deans, with the intention of driving...
October 20, 2013
A trio of deans this month launched the first group blog written specifically by law school deans, with the intention of driving...
5 Things To Know About Cognitive Systems
October 20, 2013
The growth in big data is increasing dramatically as more and more activity is represented digitally. Now data comes in both structured (identifiable because it organized into a format) and unstructured forms such as video, images, symbols, and natural language. Big data is forcing IT to look for a new computing model in order to help organizations and their decision makers take advantage of all the information available. Here are 5 things to know: 1. Cognitive systems are... 2. Cognitive systems...
October 20, 2013
The growth in big data is increasing dramatically as more and more activity is represented digitally. Now data comes in both structured (identifiable because it organized into a format) and unstructured forms such as video, images, symbols, and natural language. Big data is forcing IT to look for a new computing model in order to help organizations and their decision makers take advantage of all the information available. Here are 5 things to know: 1. Cognitive systems are... 2. Cognitive systems...
What Was the Greatest Speech Ever Given?
October 20, 2013
The Atlantic magazine asks that question to a number of well known, knowledgeable people and gives us their answers. You can find the article here.
October 20, 2013
The Atlantic magazine asks that question to a number of well known, knowledgeable people and gives us their answers. You can find the article here.
What Do kCura and Stanford Law Have in Common? Great YouTube Channels
October 19, 2013
What do Stanford Law School, the Digital Media Law Project, and Nigerian Law Resources have in common? They all have YouTube...
October 19, 2013
What do Stanford Law School, the Digital Media Law Project, and Nigerian Law Resources have in common? They all have YouTube...
Creating YouTube Channels to Promote Your Legal Organization
October 19, 2013
As an educational resource or marketing tool for your firm or other legal organization, a YouTube channel is very much what you make of it. Some legal channels are maximizing this medium and others have a way to go. In part 1, we looked at three legal sites — Stanford Law School, kCura, and Providence, R.I.-based firm Audette, Barzar, Cordeiro & Grasso, and offered three recommendations on how to create an appealing, cohesive legal channel. Even if you can’t bring a large volume of videos...
October 19, 2013
As an educational resource or marketing tool for your firm or other legal organization, a YouTube channel is very much what you make of it. Some legal channels are maximizing this medium and others have a way to go. In part 1, we looked at three legal sites — Stanford Law School, kCura, and Providence, R.I.-based firm Audette, Barzar, Cordeiro & Grasso, and offered three recommendations on how to create an appealing, cohesive legal channel. Even if you can’t bring a large volume of videos...
