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The Power of Redemption Stories
April 13, 2015
The story of redemption is as American as apple pie. It’s there in the Autobiography of Ben Franklin – he went from being a fugitive teen in Philadelphia to the founder of a nation - and the pulp fiction of Horatio Alger, which recount the “rags to riches” tales of working-class boys in the mean city. It’s the narrative that President George W. Bush pitched on the campaign trail - he was “born again” after years of drinking and troublemaking – and what Oprah preached on her show,...
April 13, 2015
The story of redemption is as American as apple pie. It’s there in the Autobiography of Ben Franklin – he went from being a fugitive teen in Philadelphia to the founder of a nation - and the pulp fiction of Horatio Alger, which recount the “rags to riches” tales of working-class boys in the mean city. It’s the narrative that President George W. Bush pitched on the campaign trail - he was “born again” after years of drinking and troublemaking – and what Oprah preached on her show,...
Fifth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Vacating Arbitral Award
April 13, 2015
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Alstom Transportation, Inc. (Alstom) had a Maintenance Agreement that included an arbitration clause. BNSF notified Alstom that it was eliminating locomotives from its active fleet, which triggered a clause in the Maintenance Agreement that required discussions so that an economic adjustment could be made in Alstom's favor. BNSF then terminated the Agreement before any such discussions took place. BNSF sought declaratory relief in a District Court, but the District...
April 13, 2015
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Alstom Transportation, Inc. (Alstom) had a Maintenance Agreement that included an arbitration clause. BNSF notified Alstom that it was eliminating locomotives from its active fleet, which triggered a clause in the Maintenance Agreement that required discussions so that an economic adjustment could be made in Alstom's favor. BNSF then terminated the Agreement before any such discussions took place. BNSF sought declaratory relief in a District Court, but the District...
Your Next Mediation Strategy: Ethical Concerns, Emerging Trends, and Empirical Outcomes
April 13, 2015
Dallas Bar ADR Section for lunch followed by guest lecture at SMU Law.
April 13, 2015
Dallas Bar ADR Section for lunch followed by guest lecture at SMU Law.
Bill Would Create New Level of Chancery Courts in Texas
April 12, 2015
A measure filed in the Legislature would create the first new level of courts in Texas in a century, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Houston) wants to create what are called Chancery Courts, which would have limited jurisdiction to handle complex business litigation. Villalba says issues like mergers and acquisitions, corporate wrongdoing, security law and violations of state incorporation laws are often lengthy matters which overwhelm State District Courts and clog...
April 12, 2015
A measure filed in the Legislature would create the first new level of courts in Texas in a century, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Houston) wants to create what are called Chancery Courts, which would have limited jurisdiction to handle complex business litigation. Villalba says issues like mergers and acquisitions, corporate wrongdoing, security law and violations of state incorporation laws are often lengthy matters which overwhelm State District Courts and clog...
Freescale Launches Quad-Core Processor For Self-Driving Cars
April 12, 2015
Freescale is announcing a processor today that it hopes will be useful in self-driving cars. The big automotive chip maker hopes that its S32V Vision Processor will help steer the auto industry to the first crash-less car. The company unveiled the chip at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. The chip has features such as reliability, safety, and security that are necessary to “co-pilot” a self-aware car, the company said. It’s also their first step toward cars that will drive...
April 12, 2015
Freescale is announcing a processor today that it hopes will be useful in self-driving cars. The big automotive chip maker hopes that its S32V Vision Processor will help steer the auto industry to the first crash-less car. The company unveiled the chip at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. The chip has features such as reliability, safety, and security that are necessary to “co-pilot” a self-aware car, the company said. It’s also their first step toward cars that will drive...
Gartner’s Big Data Predictions Forecast the Future of Legal Work
April 12, 2015
The business space is about to get a lot more reliant on information to accomplish work and make business decisions “Big Data” is everywhere these days and has been attached to concepts in just about every area of business. For legal, access to large volumes of data could streamline work in everything from billing and information management to case strategy and paralegal work. Gartner Inc., which kicked off its Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit conference today in Las Vegas made...
April 12, 2015
The business space is about to get a lot more reliant on information to accomplish work and make business decisions “Big Data” is everywhere these days and has been attached to concepts in just about every area of business. For legal, access to large volumes of data could streamline work in everything from billing and information management to case strategy and paralegal work. Gartner Inc., which kicked off its Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit conference today in Las Vegas made...
The Decline of Law Schools
April 11, 2015
There is a very interesting op ed article in the March 9, 2015 Washington Post written by a law professor that those interested in legal education should read. Law schools are in a death spiral. Maybe now they’ll finally change. In this article, Professor Brown discusses how law schools are declining, how they put too much emphasis on U.S. News and World Reports rankings and the terrible job market new lawyers face. Professor Brown also questions the value of faculty scholarship and student...
April 11, 2015
There is a very interesting op ed article in the March 9, 2015 Washington Post written by a law professor that those interested in legal education should read. Law schools are in a death spiral. Maybe now they’ll finally change. In this article, Professor Brown discusses how law schools are declining, how they put too much emphasis on U.S. News and World Reports rankings and the terrible job market new lawyers face. Professor Brown also questions the value of faculty scholarship and student...
Adobe Officially Launches its All-New Version of Acrobat
April 11, 2015
I wrote last week about Adobe’s impending release of an all new version of its Acrobat PDF software, Acrobat DC, and of the broader...
April 11, 2015
I wrote last week about Adobe’s impending release of an all new version of its Acrobat PDF software, Acrobat DC, and of the broader...
SXSW Panel Asks if Tech is Law’s Friend or Foe?
April 11, 2015
“The world is becoming automated, and law is no exception.” This is an unavoidable reality, according to panelists of the South by Southwest Interactive session “Your Next Lawyer Could be a Machine,” who said that it is a “scary time” for lawyers who don’t embrace the possibilities of a technologically driven future but “an incredible time” for entrepreneurship-minded lawyers who do. Nicole Bradick, owner and chief strategy officer of CuroLegal, began the session with a primer...
April 11, 2015
“The world is becoming automated, and law is no exception.” This is an unavoidable reality, according to panelists of the South by Southwest Interactive session “Your Next Lawyer Could be a Machine,” who said that it is a “scary time” for lawyers who don’t embrace the possibilities of a technologically driven future but “an incredible time” for entrepreneurship-minded lawyers who do. Nicole Bradick, owner and chief strategy officer of CuroLegal, began the session with a primer...
“A Duty to Remember, a Right to Forget? Memory Manipulations and the Law”
April 10, 2015
"A Duty to Remember, a Right to Forget? Memory Manipulations and the Law" Christoph Bublitz Martin Dresler Neuroscience...
April 10, 2015
"A Duty to Remember, a Right to Forget? Memory Manipulations and the Law" Christoph Bublitz Martin Dresler Neuroscience...
