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February 28, 2011 | Legaltech News

Sanctions Ordered Against Ga. Developer for Wiping Evidence

In what could be the largest award for spoliation of electronic data in state history, a Georgia judge has ordered sanctions against a defendant, Pulte Home Corp., for destroying e-mails and other electronic evidence in an environmental lawsuit. "We expect that attorney fees and costs will be in the range of $400,000," said the plaintiffs lawyer.
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April 01, 2005 | Legaltech News

The DNA of Data

To understand EDD's progress, start with Zubulake.
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September 27, 2011 | Legaltech News

Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?

While the latest background screening tool -- the social media background check -- is considered new, it has actually been in use for awhile. And with companies such as Social Media Intelligence popping up, according to corporate paralegal Vivian Luckiewicz, it's more important now than ever to consider how prospective employers may perceive social media content.
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May 04, 2011 | Legaltech News

Lawsuit: Rental Firm Spies on Customers

A major furniture rental chain has software on its computers that lets it track the keystrokes, screenshots, and even webcam images of customers while they use the devices at home, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of a Wyoming couple. They said they learned about the PC Rental Agent "device and/or software" inside the computer from a store manager who had come to repossess it.
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May 01, 2009 | Legaltech News

Keep It Private

Lawyers, whether in-house or outside counsel, are critical partners to organizations that are coming under increasing scrutiny from government regulation of information technology.
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April 11, 2012 | Legaltech News

Evidence Suppressed in Light of Supreme Court GPS Ruling

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November 04, 2009 | Legaltech News

Government Funding, Just a Click Away

Nine months after passage of the stimulus bill, there are hundreds of ways to get government money for renewable energy companies. To simplify the process, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati launched a Web site that helps navigate state and federal government funding opportunities.
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June 01, 2009 | Legaltech News

Gerald Howard

Seeking a paralegal/legal research position.
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December 07, 2010 | Law.com

E-Filing Holds Promise and Peril for Appellate Attorneys

Sooner or later, e-filing will lead appellate judges and their staffs to read briefs in PDF on computers rather than on paper. With this shift, attorney Martin J. Siegel asks: Does a PDF brief offer appellate advocates new opportunities to improve the persuasiveness of their product?
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April 06, 2009 | Legaltech News

Open Source After 'Jacobsen v. Katzer'

Before Jacobsen v. Katzer, commercial software developers often avoided incorporating open source components in their offerings for fear of being stripped of ownership rights. Following Jacobsen, commercial software developers should be even more cautious.
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