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October 13, 2011 | Legaltech News

The data consumers share with Google pales in comparison to the data companies have on employees and customers. Ryan McConnell and Katharine Southard, of Haynes and Boone, and Margaret Cox Mousoudakis, of LyondellBasell, ask: What are employers doing to protect it?

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February 25, 2013 | Legaltech News

Smartphone News Leads Mobile World Congress

Samsung Electronic's new Galaxy S4 smartphone will be revealed March 14 and will have security features that Apple's iPhone lacks, officials claim via Twitter at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday.

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August 07, 2008 | Legaltech News

The Buzz on Buzzword for Law Firms

Consultant Brett Burney sees Web-based word processor Buzzword as a rich collaboration platform for the legal crowd. Lawyers can create a draft of a document in Buzzword and immediately share it online, instead of creating it in Word and sending it as an attachment via e-mail.

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August 13, 2008 | Legaltech News

Prosecuting ID Theft Is Now Easier in New York

Governor David A. Paterson last month signed into law an act that will have a significant effect in New York on privacy rights, consumer rights and grand jury practice and facilitate the prosecution of identity theft cases by changing how business records are submitted into evidence.

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March 23, 2012 | Legaltech News

N.Y. Appellate Court Ruling Brings Clarity to Cost-Shifting in E-Discovery

Ganfer & Shore's Mark Berman examines the New York Appellate Division, 1st Department's ruling on which side should bear the costs of ESI production in litigation.

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January 01, 2010 | Legaltech News

Litigation Support

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March 25, 2011 | Legaltech News

Cary Berger of eHarmony: Cupid's General Counsel

As eHarmony's first general counsel, Cary Berger has been helping to grow the company's international endeavors and to address data concerns. He sees that eHarmony faces more unique challenges, due to its consumer focus and international expansion: "Data privacy is a hot issue for all companies. When focused on consumers, it's much more magnified."

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September 06, 2006 | Legaltech News

Computer Voir Dire

Does software that weeds out jurors put lawyers in a dilemma between the database and their gut instinct? JuryQuest scores potential jurors as prosecution- or defense-friendly. A computer won't replace voir dire, but might be a good gamble for a lawyer stuck between two jurors.

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