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Facebook “Tagging” Adds a New Wrinkle to Social Media Discovery
August 13, 2013
More litigants are requesting that their adversaries produce social media evidence during litigation. Often this information...
August 13, 2013
More litigants are requesting that their adversaries produce social media evidence during litigation. Often this information...
Recent Survey of Pre-Law Students Finds That Nearly 80% Want Legal Education to be More Practical
August 12, 2013
That's according to a survey in June of 750 prospective law students who took Kaplan Test Prep's LSAT course. The same survey also showed that more than half of those students contemplating law school plan to use their J.D. in a "non-traditional" legal field. The National Jurist's preLaw blog has the story: Pre-law students want legal education to change The vast majority of prospective law students — 79 percent — believe law schools need to make changes to better prepare students to practice...
August 12, 2013
That's according to a survey in June of 750 prospective law students who took Kaplan Test Prep's LSAT course. The same survey also showed that more than half of those students contemplating law school plan to use their J.D. in a "non-traditional" legal field. The National Jurist's preLaw blog has the story: Pre-law students want legal education to change The vast majority of prospective law students — 79 percent — believe law schools need to make changes to better prepare students to practice...
Federal Court Doesn’t ‘Like” Service of Process via Facebook — Joe Hand Proms. v. Carrette
August 12, 2013
People have mused about the inevitability of service of process via Facebook, but a recent decision shows that it may not be so quick...
August 12, 2013
People have mused about the inevitability of service of process via Facebook, but a recent decision shows that it may not be so quick...
The 2013 GC Compensation Survey
August 12, 2013
General Electric Company didn't mince words in its most recent proxy statement. Summing up general counsel Brackett Denniston III's performance, it says: "Mr. Denniston had a strong year in 2012." It must have been a very strong year indeed. In fact, Denniston, GC of the Fairfield, Connecticut–based company since 2004, took home $10.9 million in total cash compensation in 2012. After a three-year absence from Corporate Counsel's GC Compensation Survey, Denniston returned in style — finishing...
August 12, 2013
General Electric Company didn't mince words in its most recent proxy statement. Summing up general counsel Brackett Denniston III's performance, it says: "Mr. Denniston had a strong year in 2012." It must have been a very strong year indeed. In fact, Denniston, GC of the Fairfield, Connecticut–based company since 2004, took home $10.9 million in total cash compensation in 2012. After a three-year absence from Corporate Counsel's GC Compensation Survey, Denniston returned in style — finishing...
Ethical Breach by Class Counsel Does Not Defeat Certification
August 12, 2013
An ethical breach by class counsel does not automatically render counsel inadequate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g)(1)(B). To preclude certification, class counsel's misconduct must either prejudice the class or undermine the integrity of the judicial proceedings, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.Reliable Money Order, Inc. v. McKnight Sales Co. The Original Class Actions A law firm filed four class actions alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer...
August 12, 2013
An ethical breach by class counsel does not automatically render counsel inadequate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g)(1)(B). To preclude certification, class counsel's misconduct must either prejudice the class or undermine the integrity of the judicial proceedings, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.Reliable Money Order, Inc. v. McKnight Sales Co. The Original Class Actions A law firm filed four class actions alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer...
Texas Courts Like Arbitration – Nationsbuilders Part II
August 12, 2013
Last week we profiled the Nationsbuilders case, an opinion from the Dallas Court of Appeals that touched on a number of post-employment covenant issues. The underlying case was an attempt by a group of defendants to undo an arbitration award entered against them. They were successful with the trial court but reversed by the court of appeals. Last week we discussed the anti-planning provision that was in the agreement between the parties. The arbitrator made the following finding with respect...
August 12, 2013
Last week we profiled the Nationsbuilders case, an opinion from the Dallas Court of Appeals that touched on a number of post-employment covenant issues. The underlying case was an attempt by a group of defendants to undo an arbitration award entered against them. They were successful with the trial court but reversed by the court of appeals. Last week we discussed the anti-planning provision that was in the agreement between the parties. The arbitrator made the following finding with respect...
“Private” Postings Nevertheless Discoverable
August 11, 2013
A judge ordered the parties in a personal injury lawsuit to retain a neutral forensic computer expert, at defendants’ expense, to review plaintiff’s private Facebook postings for evidence of activities inconsistent with her alleged injuries. In Perrone v. Rose City HMA, LLC [PDF], plaintiff Grace Perrone claimed to have suffered severe, life-altering, and disabling injuries as a result of a fall at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center (LRMC). Perrone alleged that her injuries made it impossible...
August 11, 2013
A judge ordered the parties in a personal injury lawsuit to retain a neutral forensic computer expert, at defendants’ expense, to review plaintiff’s private Facebook postings for evidence of activities inconsistent with her alleged injuries. In Perrone v. Rose City HMA, LLC [PDF], plaintiff Grace Perrone claimed to have suffered severe, life-altering, and disabling injuries as a result of a fall at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center (LRMC). Perrone alleged that her injuries made it impossible...
White House Hobbles Samsung, ITC in Apple Patent Fight
August 11, 2013
The Obama Administration's decision on Saturday to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple Inc., and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung Electronics Co. It could also weaken the lure of the U.S. International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards. Samsung's lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivanpersuaded an ITC panel to rule in June that that certain older...
August 11, 2013
The Obama Administration's decision on Saturday to veto a looming import ban on some iPhones and iPads was a huge relief for Apple Inc., and a big setback for its arch IP rival, Samsung Electronics Co. It could also weaken the lure of the U.S. International Trade Commission as a venue for picking patent battles, especially in cases involving industrywide technical standards. Samsung's lawyers at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivanpersuaded an ITC panel to rule in June that that certain older...
Webinar: Getting Your Online Content Read: Best Editorial Practices
August 11, 2013
In this webinar, JD Supra co-founder Adrian Lurssen will talk about why some legal content is more popular than others — and how we can develop our own best editorial and content marketing practices to make sure we are well-read online. When: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT Speaker: Adrian Lurssen, co-founder and VP of strategic development at JD Supra Click here to register Adrian will walk through a case study of recent legal coverage (to do with a change to the U.S....
August 11, 2013
In this webinar, JD Supra co-founder Adrian Lurssen will talk about why some legal content is more popular than others — and how we can develop our own best editorial and content marketing practices to make sure we are well-read online. When: Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT Speaker: Adrian Lurssen, co-founder and VP of strategic development at JD Supra Click here to register Adrian will walk through a case study of recent legal coverage (to do with a change to the U.S....
Debating the Health and Future of BigLaw
August 11, 2013
I've never really used the term BigLaw. It seemed a bit pejorative and I tend to think lawyers are lawyers, no matter their practice setting. In a recent New Republic article “The Last Days of Big Law - You can't imagine the terror when the money dries up” author Noam Scheiber defined them as the largest 150 and 250 law firms in the United States. In these firms PPP (Profits per Partner) are often in the 7 figure range. As you might assume from the title, this piece was controversial and generated...
August 11, 2013
I've never really used the term BigLaw. It seemed a bit pejorative and I tend to think lawyers are lawyers, no matter their practice setting. In a recent New Republic article “The Last Days of Big Law - You can't imagine the terror when the money dries up” author Noam Scheiber defined them as the largest 150 and 250 law firms in the United States. In these firms PPP (Profits per Partner) are often in the 7 figure range. As you might assume from the title, this piece was controversial and generated...
