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Online Pretrial Publicity Draws Fire
Lawyers using the Web for pretrial publicity is a growing concern -- many fear that online rantings, blogs and press releases by attorneys are potentially tainting the jury pool. Web sites that give biased, blow-by-blow accounts of pending litigation could spell trouble for your firm.
Appliance Solves Large File Pileup
Foley & Mansfield needed technology to help users send large data sets in a timely, secure manner. Finding software solutions lacking, Litigation Support Manager Laura Danielson selected a secure file transfer appliance that more than satisfied the firm's requirements.
Commentary: The Internet People Are in Control
In online terms, Facebook is the third largest nation in the world. Users of Facebook, Google and Rim are borderless, independent and virtual, something never seen before, writes Reed Smith's Douglas Wood, who says that, to put this tipping point in context, we should look to the Boston Tea Party.
Law Schools Break Out the Books on EDD
Law schools are awakening to a fact known to all practicing electronic data discovery specialists: trained graduates are needed. They're in a position to bridge the EDD knowledge gap, providing students with a competitive advantage in classes that can be taught at little or no cost.
No Lucky Strikes in the Next Online Gold Rush
On June 20, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved a plan for new top-level internet domain names -- an early step in opening up a world of marketing possibilities for URLs. In the new system, anyone can apply to own anything to the right of the dot -- whether it's a company (.canon), a geographical area (.newyorkcity), or a community/concept (.law). But will law firms participate? ... [MORE]
Conn. High Court Dismisses Criminal Case for Discovery Abuse
The next time Connecticut prosecutors come across a defendant's document with the file name "strategy," they might not want to read it. That's a lesson learned by a supervisory assistant state's attorney, who came across privileged computer documents of a man accused of molestation. And the defense cried foul all the way to the state's Supreme Court.
ID Theft Notification: With New Law, N.Y. Joins a National Trend
This year has produced one news account after another concerning security breaches of personal information. Why the sudden avalanche of these reports? One theory is that the breaches were simply never made public until states began passing notification statutes. Stephen V. Treglia reviews New York's new statute, which, although based on California's statutes, has additional requirements that may prove disconcerting for businesses and state agencies whose security is compromised.
Keep Your E-Secrets Well Contained
Lawyers often develop Web sites and put their business online with help from contractors. Attorney Stanley P. Jaskiewicz explains how firms face constant threats to secrecy and challenges to data protection but can benefit from the tools of their own trade.
Super-Powered Web Sites Hit the Jackpot
Once again, attorney and media guru Robert Ambrogi delivers the goods on where lawyers should click on the World Wide Web. You can build memory stronger than an elephant's, have the vision to search across the Internet, and develop the ability to virtually communicate from the afterlife.Trending Stories
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