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August 23, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two former aides to one-time state House Speaker John Perzel pleaded guilty on Aug. 18 to reduced charges in exchange for their cooperation with state prosecutors on pending public corruption cases.

By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2 minute read

August 17, 2007 | Legaltech News

Have you tried presenting electronic evidence to a jury through the testimony of a computer forensic expert? If you have, it's likely you relied on the talking head to present opinions to the jury. Attorney Bruce Olson warns that without demonstrative evidence you run the risk of putting the jury to sleep.

By Bruce Olson

6 minute read

October 23, 2002 | Law.com

In between innings -- and litigation -- Karl Olson ponders some fundamental similarities between law and baseball, as well as possible reasons for the sport's hold on many lawyers. Among the uncanny likenesses: Both endeavors offer an organized way to resolve disputes; both have judges -- and winners and losers; both consume inordinate amounts of time; and both exalt trivia to a degree unmatched by other professions.

By Karl Olson

5 minute read

March 29, 2005 | National Law Journal

Theodore B. Olson writes that Grokster-type file-sharing operations enable users to obtain thousands of copyrighted works without paying for them. They are created for the purpose of taking for nothing what one would otherwise purchase. Not only do these enterprises steal from the creators of music and movies the property that they have invested capital and labor to create, says Olson, they convert thousands of citizens -- especially children -- into accomplices in the theft.

By Theodore B. Olson

5 minute read

August 01, 2007 | Legaltech News

New to e-discovery? Here's how to help your expert effectively explain electronic evidence to jurors.

By Bruce Olson

7 minute read

October 18, 2002 | The Recorder

With the Giants entering the World Series for the first time since the Loma Prieta earthquake, it's the perfect time to ask: Why does baseball hold such allure for some lawyers? Are there some fundamental similarities between law and baseball that can teach us some deep inner truths about either -- or both?

By Karl Olson

5 minute read

March 29, 2005 | Law.com

Theodore B. Olson writes that Grokster-type file-sharing operations enable users to obtain thousands of copyrighted works without paying for them. They are created for the purpose of taking for nothing what one would otherwise purchase. Not only do these enterprises steal from the creators of music and movies the property that they have invested capital and labor to create, says Olson, they convert thousands of citizens -- especially children -- into accomplices in the theft.

By Theodore B. Olson

5 minute read

April 29, 2011 | The Recorder

The Supreme Court held that, in securities litigation, whether a statement is material is determined by its substance and context, explain Morrison & Foerster attorneys.

By Erik J. Olson, Stephen B. Thau and Stefan J. Szpajda

8 minute read

September 18, 2002 | Law.com

Two branches of California government, wrestling with a complex series of legal and political issues, have made sense of the state's pioneering anti-SLAPP law and made major steps to ensure that it is used by its intended beneficiaries and not abused in ways not intended by the law's framers. If the third branch -- in the person of Gov. Gray Davis -- signs legislation to amend the law this month, the law can continue to function as the major free-speech bulwark it was intended to be.

By Karl Olson

9 minute read

July 02, 2010 | The Recorder

Robert Olson outlines steps trial counsel should take to ensure an evidentiary ruling and avoid waiver of issues on appeal.

By Robert Olson

7 minute read