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Lawyer Who Urged Client to Clean Up Facebook Page Paid $544K Legal Bill; Now Faces Ethics Case
July 20, 2013
A Virginia lawyer who ran afoul of discovery requirements in a major wrongful-death trial by allegedly encouraging a client to clean up his Facebook account has paid his $544,000 share of a $722,000 legal fee award to opposing counsel and seen an $8.5 million award to his client and other plaintiffs in the case upheld by the state supreme court. Matthew B. Murray also resigned from the law firm for which he worked and is now facing a legal ethics case over his conduct in the Charlottesville Circuit...
July 20, 2013
A Virginia lawyer who ran afoul of discovery requirements in a major wrongful-death trial by allegedly encouraging a client to clean up his Facebook account has paid his $544,000 share of a $722,000 legal fee award to opposing counsel and seen an $8.5 million award to his client and other plaintiffs in the case upheld by the state supreme court. Matthew B. Murray also resigned from the law firm for which he worked and is now facing a legal ethics case over his conduct in the Charlottesville Circuit...
The Library of Congress is Archiving Legal Blogs
July 20, 2013
On the Internet there is no rule against perpetuities. To the contrary our perpetuation seems assured. Latest case in point: the new Legal Blawgs Web Archive from the Library of Congress. Yes, just as the LOC is archiving all of our tweets, turns out it is also archiving a selection of legal blog posts, and has been doing so since March 1, 2007. Thanks to our tax dollars, future generations of Americans will be assured the opportunity to revisit posts from blogs such as The Volokh Conspiracy, Overlawyered, Slaw, SCOTUSblog, Concurring...
July 20, 2013
On the Internet there is no rule against perpetuities. To the contrary our perpetuation seems assured. Latest case in point: the new Legal Blawgs Web Archive from the Library of Congress. Yes, just as the LOC is archiving all of our tweets, turns out it is also archiving a selection of legal blog posts, and has been doing so since March 1, 2007. Thanks to our tax dollars, future generations of Americans will be assured the opportunity to revisit posts from blogs such as The Volokh Conspiracy, Overlawyered, Slaw, SCOTUSblog, Concurring...
The Next Big Opportunity for Startups
July 20, 2013
There is a lot that is different: An idea can go from concept to creation practically overnight. Red solo cups are more common than red tape. Failure is seen as a bit more inevitable. The ping pong tables and the Kegerator purring quietly in the corner make work at a tech startup look different, too. However, when you strip away those symbols, what's left are rows and rows of people typing away at computers, looking pretty much like any company in America. Every company, even the massive companies...
July 20, 2013
There is a lot that is different: An idea can go from concept to creation practically overnight. Red solo cups are more common than red tape. Failure is seen as a bit more inevitable. The ping pong tables and the Kegerator purring quietly in the corner make work at a tech startup look different, too. However, when you strip away those symbols, what's left are rows and rows of people typing away at computers, looking pretty much like any company in America. Every company, even the massive companies...
Second Life Avatars Class Action Settles
July 15, 2013
A federal judge certified a class at least 57,000 Second Life property owners who lost their virtual property, which led to a settlement of 43 million Linden dollars, or $172,000 according to the American Lawyer. In November 2012 US Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu in the Northern District of California in case of Evans v. Linden Research certified the following class: All persons whose assets, including virtual items, virtual land, and/or currency in lindens and/or U.S. dollars, have been deliberately...
July 15, 2013
A federal judge certified a class at least 57,000 Second Life property owners who lost their virtual property, which led to a settlement of 43 million Linden dollars, or $172,000 according to the American Lawyer. In November 2012 US Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu in the Northern District of California in case of Evans v. Linden Research certified the following class: All persons whose assets, including virtual items, virtual land, and/or currency in lindens and/or U.S. dollars, have been deliberately...
Handling the Oncoming Tide of Generic Top-Level Domain Name Disputes
July 15, 2013
As early as late summer 2013, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit entity that...
July 15, 2013
As early as late summer 2013, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit entity that...
BYOD Policies: A Litigation Perspective
July 14, 2013
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are an emerging solution to a new problem: How can an employer control the movement of company data when employees use their own personal devices instead of company-issued devices? With the growing ubiquity of smart phones and digital appliances, it is more and more common to see employees managing their lives through their personal devices, which are often newer and more user-friendly than company-issued devices. Many employees do not want to carry multiple...
July 14, 2013
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies are an emerging solution to a new problem: How can an employer control the movement of company data when employees use their own personal devices instead of company-issued devices? With the growing ubiquity of smart phones and digital appliances, it is more and more common to see employees managing their lives through their personal devices, which are often newer and more user-friendly than company-issued devices. Many employees do not want to carry multiple...
Google Field Trip – Explore Your World
July 14, 2013
Leveraging the power of Google Maps, the new Field Trip app knows where you are, and pops up guide book style information when you are close to a point of interest. As you get out and about this summer, this is a great way to learn about your world, as you live in it. Very cool. Until the end of July, if you download the app, you will gain free admission to 23 zoos and museums; mostly, located in New York, Chicago, D.C., and San Francisco. The Field Museum in Chicago is my favorite. Check out the list....
July 14, 2013
Leveraging the power of Google Maps, the new Field Trip app knows where you are, and pops up guide book style information when you are close to a point of interest. As you get out and about this summer, this is a great way to learn about your world, as you live in it. Very cool. Until the end of July, if you download the app, you will gain free admission to 23 zoos and museums; mostly, located in New York, Chicago, D.C., and San Francisco. The Field Museum in Chicago is my favorite. Check out the list....
Digging into Words with Wolfram|Alpha
July 14, 2013
Even if you’re a pretty big word nut, you may not think of Wolfram|Alpha as your go-to source for learning more about the English...
July 14, 2013
Even if you’re a pretty big word nut, you may not think of Wolfram|Alpha as your go-to source for learning more about the English...
App Stores In Cars? Are You Joking? No.
July 13, 2013
Okay, I like gadgets and apps and tech. However, in case distracted driving didn't already cause enough accidents, why not put an app store in the dash, so that you can install apps while driving down the road. What? I know, the manufacturers will tell you not to use the console while driving. But, then they put it right in front of your face. We are already looking at GPS data, phones, and God knows what else on our treks to the grocery store. Hey, I have a modest proposal...why not run full length...
July 13, 2013
Okay, I like gadgets and apps and tech. However, in case distracted driving didn't already cause enough accidents, why not put an app store in the dash, so that you can install apps while driving down the road. What? I know, the manufacturers will tell you not to use the console while driving. But, then they put it right in front of your face. We are already looking at GPS data, phones, and God knows what else on our treks to the grocery store. Hey, I have a modest proposal...why not run full length...
Consumer Law Revolution from ReInvent Law Channel
July 13, 2013
This is the video of my “ignite-style” presentation at the ReInvent Law Conference in Silicon Valley a couple months ago. I’m speaking at a super fast pace about branded networks, lawyer advertising, and online delivery of legal services.
July 13, 2013
This is the video of my “ignite-style” presentation at the ReInvent Law Conference in Silicon Valley a couple months ago. I’m speaking at a super fast pace about branded networks, lawyer advertising, and online delivery of legal services.
