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Class Arbitration on the Ropes Again
April 22, 2013
Last week, Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, published a timely article entitled, Round Five and Down for the Count? Class Arbitration on the Ropes – Again, 6 Preview of Supreme Court Cases 270 (March 18, 2013). In her article, Professor Mullenix examines the upcoming United States Supreme Court decision in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter (No. 12-135). Oral argument regarding the case was held on Monday, March...
April 22, 2013
Last week, Professor Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, published a timely article entitled, Round Five and Down for the Count? Class Arbitration on the Ropes – Again, 6 Preview of Supreme Court Cases 270 (March 18, 2013). In her article, Professor Mullenix examines the upcoming United States Supreme Court decision in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter (No. 12-135). Oral argument regarding the case was held on Monday, March...
Legal informatics papers at We Robot 2013 Conference
April 21, 2013
Some legal informatics papers or panels are included in the program for the 2013 We Robot Conference, to be held 8-9 April 2013 at Stanford Law School, in Stanford, California, USA: Panel: Law as Algorithm Speakers: Peter Asaro, Lisa Shay, Woodrow Hartzog Moderator: Harry Surden Related Papers: On Implicit and Explicit Legal Requirements for Human Judgment Do Robots Dream of Electric Laws? An Experiment in Law as Algorithm Panel: Designing Values Speakers: Ergun Calisgan, AJung Moon, Aneta...
April 21, 2013
Some legal informatics papers or panels are included in the program for the 2013 We Robot Conference, to be held 8-9 April 2013 at Stanford Law School, in Stanford, California, USA: Panel: Law as Algorithm Speakers: Peter Asaro, Lisa Shay, Woodrow Hartzog Moderator: Harry Surden Related Papers: On Implicit and Explicit Legal Requirements for Human Judgment Do Robots Dream of Electric Laws? An Experiment in Law as Algorithm Panel: Designing Values Speakers: Ergun Calisgan, AJung Moon, Aneta...
Your Brain is More Than a Bag of Chemicals
April 21, 2013
Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications — that work better and avoid side effects. How’s he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry.
April 21, 2013
Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more nuanced view of how the brain functions. He illuminates new research that could lead to targeted psychiatric medications — that work better and avoid side effects. How’s he doing it? For a start, by making a bunch of fruit flies angry.
What’s the Point of Being a Polo Tycoon If You Can’t Adopt Your Girlfriend?
April 21, 2013
All these restrictions on polo tycoons are starting to make me rethink this as a lifelong ambition. First, they get on you for leaving the scene of a fatal accident, and then they won't let you adopt your 42-year-old girlfriend. It's really starting to seem not worth it. A Florida appeals court ruled yesterday that John Goodman (not the actor John Goodman, the Florida polo tycoon John Goodman, who founded something called the International Polo Club) committed a fraud on the court when he failed...
April 21, 2013
All these restrictions on polo tycoons are starting to make me rethink this as a lifelong ambition. First, they get on you for leaving the scene of a fatal accident, and then they won't let you adopt your 42-year-old girlfriend. It's really starting to seem not worth it. A Florida appeals court ruled yesterday that John Goodman (not the actor John Goodman, the Florida polo tycoon John Goodman, who founded something called the International Polo Club) committed a fraud on the court when he failed...
TyMetrix Leadership Team Adds Two Executives to Drive Growth in Legal Technology Solutions
April 21, 2013
Key Leadership Additions Support Innovation and Operational Excellence to Help Fast Growing TyMetrix Client Base Better Manage the Business of Law HARTFORD, CT, Apr 17, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- TyMetrix, the global leader in intelligent enterprise legal management solutions for managing the business of law, today announced it has appointed Deepthi Bathina as vice president of product management and marketing, and Andre K. Jett in a newly created role as vice president of global...
April 21, 2013
Key Leadership Additions Support Innovation and Operational Excellence to Help Fast Growing TyMetrix Client Base Better Manage the Business of Law HARTFORD, CT, Apr 17, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- TyMetrix, the global leader in intelligent enterprise legal management solutions for managing the business of law, today announced it has appointed Deepthi Bathina as vice president of product management and marketing, and Andre K. Jett in a newly created role as vice president of global...
‘Nanny-cam’ app allows clients to track lawyer billing
April 21, 2013
More and more lawyers are using apps for legal research, trial work and client management. But there have been few low-cost options for clients who want to keep tabs on their lawyers. That's changing. Clients increasingly will have access to apps that promise to help them track billing, draft documents, find lawyers and "add transparency and a measure of convenience" to dealings with lawyers, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The WSJ looked specifically at Viewabill, which the paper...
April 21, 2013
More and more lawyers are using apps for legal research, trial work and client management. But there have been few low-cost options for clients who want to keep tabs on their lawyers. That's changing. Clients increasingly will have access to apps that promise to help them track billing, draft documents, find lawyers and "add transparency and a measure of convenience" to dealings with lawyers, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. The WSJ looked specifically at Viewabill, which the paper...
TechStars Cloud Class of 2013 Shines at Demo Day
April 21, 2013
TechStars Cloud Demo Day is like a debutante ball in which each company is formally introduced into society in a formal “debut” presentation. On Thursday, the founders of 11 tech startups donned their finest hoodies, t-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes and took to the stage of Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in downtown San Antonio. More than 300 people turned out for the event including Mayor Julián Castro and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. “There’s a tech renaissance happening in San Antonio...
April 21, 2013
TechStars Cloud Demo Day is like a debutante ball in which each company is formally introduced into society in a formal “debut” presentation. On Thursday, the founders of 11 tech startups donned their finest hoodies, t-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes and took to the stage of Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in downtown San Antonio. More than 300 people turned out for the event including Mayor Julián Castro and City Manager Sheryl Sculley. “There’s a tech renaissance happening in San Antonio...
ABA Releases Class of 2012 Employment Data Showing Slight Improvement From 2011
April 21, 2013
The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar today released comprehensive employment datafor the 46,364 graduates of the law school class of 2012: Law schools reported that 56.2% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage was required, compared with 54.9% for the class of 2011 — a 1.3 percentage point increase. In addition, 9.5% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time JD Advantage positions,...
April 21, 2013
The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar today released comprehensive employment datafor the 46,364 graduates of the law school class of 2012: Law schools reported that 56.2% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage was required, compared with 54.9% for the class of 2011 — a 1.3 percentage point increase. In addition, 9.5% of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time JD Advantage positions,...
Rocket Matter Updates Include iPhone App, Email and QuickBooks Integration
April 20, 2013
Rocket Matter has been furiously updating its software over the last 6 months or so. I mentioned the new Rocket Matter iPhone appwhen it launched, back in September. TheiPhone app is native, so it works whether or not you are connected, so you can access your matters, bill time, and see your calendar. Mobile access to your practice management software is pretty crucial, but I’m more excited to see Rocket Matter’s clever email integration. Email is the one feature that is always either missing...
April 20, 2013
Rocket Matter has been furiously updating its software over the last 6 months or so. I mentioned the new Rocket Matter iPhone appwhen it launched, back in September. TheiPhone app is native, so it works whether or not you are connected, so you can access your matters, bill time, and see your calendar. Mobile access to your practice management software is pretty crucial, but I’m more excited to see Rocket Matter’s clever email integration. Email is the one feature that is always either missing...
A Book is a Start-Up
April 20, 2013
The world of digital publishing start-ups brings to mind blogging in its nascent stages. The guiding principle seems to be: if anyone...
April 20, 2013
The world of digital publishing start-ups brings to mind blogging in its nascent stages. The guiding principle seems to be: if anyone...
