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Are Facebook Photos More Discoverable In Litigation Than Other Social Media Content?
March 7, 2015
Social media posts often play an important part in litigation. Posts can provide more insight into the truth than a litigant’s “official” story in court. A 2009 case stands out: a woman was accused of illegally racing on a freeway and causing the other driver’s death. She claimed that she wasn’t racing but merely sped up to get out of the driver’s way. However, just the day before, she posted to MySpace: “If you find me on the freeway and you can keep up I have a really bad habit of racing...
March 7, 2015
Social media posts often play an important part in litigation. Posts can provide more insight into the truth than a litigant’s “official” story in court. A 2009 case stands out: a woman was accused of illegally racing on a freeway and causing the other driver’s death. She claimed that she wasn’t racing but merely sped up to get out of the driver’s way. However, just the day before, she posted to MySpace: “If you find me on the freeway and you can keep up I have a really bad habit of racing...
Self-Driving Cars: The Future of Motoring [Infographic]
March 7, 2015
Google is well on its way to producing a commercially available self-driving vehicle. Apple has a similar vehicle in design, so realistically, two of the biggest names in technology are throwing their weight into making autonomous vehicles a reality. Of course, there will be plenty of uproar — or perhaps salivating — from the plaintiff’s bar about the legality and safety of these vehicles. And while there are some obvious concerns, arguably, self-driving vehicles add one more element into...
March 7, 2015
Google is well on its way to producing a commercially available self-driving vehicle. Apple has a similar vehicle in design, so realistically, two of the biggest names in technology are throwing their weight into making autonomous vehicles a reality. Of course, there will be plenty of uproar — or perhaps salivating — from the plaintiff’s bar about the legality and safety of these vehicles. And while there are some obvious concerns, arguably, self-driving vehicles add one more element into...
LegalAnalyticsCourse.com — Now Online (but still in beta)
March 6, 2015
This intro class is designed to train students to efficiently manage, collect, explore, analyze, and communicate in a legal profession that is increasingly being driven by data. Our goal is to imbue our students with the capability to understand the process of extracting actionable knowledge from data, to distinguish themselves in legal proceedings involving data or analysis, and assist in firm and in-house management, including billing, case forecasting, process improvement, resource management,...
March 6, 2015
This intro class is designed to train students to efficiently manage, collect, explore, analyze, and communicate in a legal profession that is increasingly being driven by data. Our goal is to imbue our students with the capability to understand the process of extracting actionable knowledge from data, to distinguish themselves in legal proceedings involving data or analysis, and assist in firm and in-house management, including billing, case forecasting, process improvement, resource management,...
Everything You Know About Lawyer Selection is Wrong
March 6, 2015
Big data uncovers surprising facts about litigation. How do attorneys and law firms compare? Do some lawyers drag out cases? Are partners really better than associates ? Do you get what you pay for in law? Artificial Intelligence takes a revealing look at a hidden profession. The Brad Pitt film, Moneyball, portrays Billy Beane baseball team manager of the Oakland A’s struggling against accepted dogma in player selection. Beane’s insight was to use already available player data to pick athletes....
March 6, 2015
Big data uncovers surprising facts about litigation. How do attorneys and law firms compare? Do some lawyers drag out cases? Are partners really better than associates ? Do you get what you pay for in law? Artificial Intelligence takes a revealing look at a hidden profession. The Brad Pitt film, Moneyball, portrays Billy Beane baseball team manager of the Oakland A’s struggling against accepted dogma in player selection. Beane’s insight was to use already available player data to pick athletes....
Chen: Modeling Citation and Download Data in Legal Scholarship
March 4, 2015
James Ming Chen of Michigan State University has posted a newly revised version of Modeling Citation and Download Data in Legal Scholarship. This revised version of the paper covers data through 2014. Here is the abstract: Impact factors among law reviews provide a measure of influence among these journals and the schools that publish them. Downloads from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) serve a similar function. Bibliometrics is rapidly emerging as a preferred alternative to more...
March 4, 2015
James Ming Chen of Michigan State University has posted a newly revised version of Modeling Citation and Download Data in Legal Scholarship. This revised version of the paper covers data through 2014. Here is the abstract: Impact factors among law reviews provide a measure of influence among these journals and the schools that publish them. Downloads from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) serve a similar function. Bibliometrics is rapidly emerging as a preferred alternative to more...
Legal Analytics – Introduction to the Course – Katz + Bommarito
March 2, 2015
Here is an introductory slide deck from “Legal Analytics” which is a course that Mike Bommarito and I are teaching this semester. Relevant legal applications include predictive coding in e-discovery (i.e. classification), early case assessment and overall case prediction, pricing and staff forecasting, prediction of judicial behavior, etc. As I have written in my recent article in Emory Law Journal – we are moving into an era of data driven law practice. This course is a direct response...
March 2, 2015
Here is an introductory slide deck from “Legal Analytics” which is a course that Mike Bommarito and I are teaching this semester. Relevant legal applications include predictive coding in e-discovery (i.e. classification), early case assessment and overall case prediction, pricing and staff forecasting, prediction of judicial behavior, etc. As I have written in my recent article in Emory Law Journal – we are moving into an era of data driven law practice. This course is a direct response...
How Long Does a Divorce Last in Orlando?
March 2, 2015
Premonition recently completed a study of 24,507 divorce cases, the results are very interesting, the answer is in the choice...
March 2, 2015
Premonition recently completed a study of 24,507 divorce cases, the results are very interesting, the answer is in the choice...
Why We Judge Algorithmic Mistakes More Harshly Than Human Mistakes (via NPR)
March 1, 2015
In many areas, algorithms make fewer mistakes than humans. But new research suggests that we distrust algorithms when they make mistakes, in ways we do not distrust humans who make mistakes. This feels like a time - doesn't it? - when we might want to consider how much computers direct our lives. Computer programs, or algorithms, decide so much for us already. An algorithm is basically this set of instructions for a computer, kind of like the one in your thermostat. If the temperature falls below,...
March 1, 2015
In many areas, algorithms make fewer mistakes than humans. But new research suggests that we distrust algorithms when they make mistakes, in ways we do not distrust humans who make mistakes. This feels like a time - doesn't it? - when we might want to consider how much computers direct our lives. Computer programs, or algorithms, decide so much for us already. An algorithm is basically this set of instructions for a computer, kind of like the one in your thermostat. If the temperature falls below,...
Better Together: Constitute, Google Docs, & the National Constitution Center
March 1, 2015
This post comes to us from Zachary Elkins, Director of the Constitute Project. The Constitute Project was launched in 2013 as a way for constitution-makers, scholars, and everyday people to explore alternative ideas in constitutional design. -Ed. Constitutional reform happens more often than you might think. On average, countries around the world replace their constitutions every 19 years and amend them every two years. It’s not an easy task, even if it’s common. Constitutions are often the result...
March 1, 2015
This post comes to us from Zachary Elkins, Director of the Constitute Project. The Constitute Project was launched in 2013 as a way for constitution-makers, scholars, and everyday people to explore alternative ideas in constitutional design. -Ed. Constitutional reform happens more often than you might think. On average, countries around the world replace their constitutions every 19 years and amend them every two years. It’s not an easy task, even if it’s common. Constitutions are often the result...
Facebook & [1/3 of] Divorces
March 1, 2015
From ABC Action News: Logging onto Facebook numerous times daily has become a common routine for many people. "There's so much conversation going back and forth on Facebook," St. Petersburg resident Janet Landt said. For married couples, some of that conversation could lead to divorce. "I can see where a lot of people would get themselves in trouble," Landt said. New research from Lake Legal, a law firm in the UK, shows Facebook is being cited in a third of all divorces.
March 1, 2015
From ABC Action News: Logging onto Facebook numerous times daily has become a common routine for many people. "There's so much conversation going back and forth on Facebook," St. Petersburg resident Janet Landt said. For married couples, some of that conversation could lead to divorce. "I can see where a lot of people would get themselves in trouble," Landt said. New research from Lake Legal, a law firm in the UK, shows Facebook is being cited in a third of all divorces.
