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Case Dismissed For Failure to Mediate as Agreed
April 20, 2015
When parties agree in advance to mediate any dispute before resorting to litigation and fail to do so, courts may either stay or dismiss the litigation without prejudice. The magistrate did not err in dismissing the case even though plaintiff argued that it had proposed mediation without response from defendant and that a stay was necessary to be able to compel mediation. Hometown Services, Inc. v. Equitylock Solutions, Inc., No. 1:13-cv-00304 (U.S.D.C. W.D. N.C., September 5, 2014)
April 20, 2015
When parties agree in advance to mediate any dispute before resorting to litigation and fail to do so, courts may either stay or dismiss the litigation without prejudice. The magistrate did not err in dismissing the case even though plaintiff argued that it had proposed mediation without response from defendant and that a stay was necessary to be able to compel mediation. Hometown Services, Inc. v. Equitylock Solutions, Inc., No. 1:13-cv-00304 (U.S.D.C. W.D. N.C., September 5, 2014)
Texas Eastern District Tops in Patent Cases, Damages
April 20, 2015
The Eastern District of Texas is officially the nation's most popular patent litigation by far, according to a recent report....
April 20, 2015
The Eastern District of Texas is officially the nation's most popular patent litigation by far, according to a recent report....
The Internet Has Been a Colossal Economic Disappointment
April 19, 2015
The Internet is one of humanity’s greatest technical advances. Yet compared to great technological inventions of the past, it is also a colossal economic disappointment. I’m talking about jobs. Yes, young programmers are getting jobs straight out of college at salaries in the six figures. But I’m referring to jobs in a deep and sustaining sense — employment well beyond the “1 percent.” For all its economic virtues, the Internet has been long on job displacement and short on job creation....
April 19, 2015
The Internet is one of humanity’s greatest technical advances. Yet compared to great technological inventions of the past, it is also a colossal economic disappointment. I’m talking about jobs. Yes, young programmers are getting jobs straight out of college at salaries in the six figures. But I’m referring to jobs in a deep and sustaining sense — employment well beyond the “1 percent.” For all its economic virtues, the Internet has been long on job displacement and short on job creation....
KPMG Expands Collaboration With Microsoft
April 19, 2015
On March 30, KPMG announced the technology consulting firm plans to expand its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to include a global collaboration to deliver new software and services in data and analytics and cloud compliance to businesses. From Legaltech New York, we know law firms and corporate legal departments require software and services from numerous software manufacturers to run the business and practice of law. But the software and services must integrate to simplify its application...
April 19, 2015
On March 30, KPMG announced the technology consulting firm plans to expand its relationship with Microsoft Corp. to include a global collaboration to deliver new software and services in data and analytics and cloud compliance to businesses. From Legaltech New York, we know law firms and corporate legal departments require software and services from numerous software manufacturers to run the business and practice of law. But the software and services must integrate to simplify its application...
What Popular Baby Names Teach Us About Data Analytics
April 19, 2015
A typical big data analysis goes like this: First, a data scientist finds some obscure data accumulating in a server. Next, he or she spends days or weeks slicing and dicing the numbers, eventually stumbling upon some unusual insights. Then, a meeting is organized to present the findings to business managers, after which, the scientist feels disgruntled or even disrespected while the managers wish they could take the time back. When these meetings fail, the main points of contention usually include...
April 19, 2015
A typical big data analysis goes like this: First, a data scientist finds some obscure data accumulating in a server. Next, he or she spends days or weeks slicing and dicing the numbers, eventually stumbling upon some unusual insights. Then, a meeting is organized to present the findings to business managers, after which, the scientist feels disgruntled or even disrespected while the managers wish they could take the time back. When these meetings fail, the main points of contention usually include...
Electrified: Adventures in Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation
April 18, 2015
What does this part of the brain do, again?” I asked, pointing to the electrode on my right temple. “That’s the right inferior frontal cortex,” said Vince Clark, the director of the University of New Mexico Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center, in Albuquerque. “It does a lot of things. It evaluates rules. People get thrown in jail when it’s impaired. It might help solve math problems. You can’t really isolate what it does. It has emotional components.” It was early December,...
April 18, 2015
What does this part of the brain do, again?” I asked, pointing to the electrode on my right temple. “That’s the right inferior frontal cortex,” said Vince Clark, the director of the University of New Mexico Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center, in Albuquerque. “It does a lot of things. It evaluates rules. People get thrown in jail when it’s impaired. It might help solve math problems. You can’t really isolate what it does. It has emotional components.” It was early December,...
Vital Connect Uses Band-Aid-like Wearable Strip to Monitor Vital Signs
April 18, 2015
Vital Connect is a Silicon Valley chip startup that wants to make a vital signs monitoring device in the shape and size of a Band-Aid. It already has one biosensor device called HealthPatch in the market, and it is intent on creating the most accurate health-tracking wearable in the market. Rather than make a consumer-oriented wearable like the Apple Watch or an uncomfortable chest strap, Vital Connect thinks small. It has focused on making a device that is cheaper and more accurate because it is contained...
April 18, 2015
Vital Connect is a Silicon Valley chip startup that wants to make a vital signs monitoring device in the shape and size of a Band-Aid. It already has one biosensor device called HealthPatch in the market, and it is intent on creating the most accurate health-tracking wearable in the market. Rather than make a consumer-oriented wearable like the Apple Watch or an uncomfortable chest strap, Vital Connect thinks small. It has focused on making a device that is cheaper and more accurate because it is contained...
Copyright and Trademark Lawyers Can Now Play ‘Moneyball’ on Lex Machina
April 18, 2015
Lex Machina's Legal Analytics software as a service analyzes copyright and trademark cases as well as patent and antitrust...
April 18, 2015
Lex Machina's Legal Analytics software as a service analyzes copyright and trademark cases as well as patent and antitrust...
‘Invisible Girlfriend’ Founder To Launch Legal Spin-Off ‘Intangible Lawyer’
April 17, 2015
Building on the viral success of his start-ups Invisible Girlfriend and Invisible Boyfriend – services that make it look like you are in a relationship even when you are not – founder Matthew Homann will now launch Intangible Lawyer, a service that will make it look like you have a lawyer even if you cannot afford one. IntangibleLawyer“There are far too many people in this country who cannot get access to a real lawyer,” Homann said. “With Intangible Lawyer, at least they’ll be able...
April 17, 2015
Building on the viral success of his start-ups Invisible Girlfriend and Invisible Boyfriend – services that make it look like you are in a relationship even when you are not – founder Matthew Homann will now launch Intangible Lawyer, a service that will make it look like you have a lawyer even if you cannot afford one. IntangibleLawyer“There are far too many people in this country who cannot get access to a real lawyer,” Homann said. “With Intangible Lawyer, at least they’ll be able...
Susskind on Negotiation Theory
April 17, 2015
“Standard negotiation theory stresses the need to brainstorm value-creating tradeoffs. The study of improvisation adds another step: to create value, don’t just think outside the box; remain attentive to the mood, posture, and unspoken signals your counterpart offers. Improvise questions aimed at maximizing value and opportunities for both of you, then listen carefully to how the other side responds. Winning in this situation means listening for entirely new opportunities. Practice being more...
April 17, 2015
“Standard negotiation theory stresses the need to brainstorm value-creating tradeoffs. The study of improvisation adds another step: to create value, don’t just think outside the box; remain attentive to the mood, posture, and unspoken signals your counterpart offers. Improvise questions aimed at maximizing value and opportunities for both of you, then listen carefully to how the other side responds. Winning in this situation means listening for entirely new opportunities. Practice being more...
