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May 28, 2013 | Legaltech News

Judicial Perspectives on E-Discovery at CEIC

A panel of federal judges gave attendees of the Computer Enterprise Investigations Conference their perspectives on e-discovery, and got a few in return.
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September 08, 2008 | Legaltech News

Testing Martindale-Hubbell's Über-Network

Attorney Robert J. Ambrogi takes an early glimpse at the beta version of Martindale-Hubbell Connected, launching late 2008 or early 2009, to evaluate the potential power of a networking site built by a company with extended roots in the business of building lawyer directories.
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January 23, 2006 | Legaltech News

Feds' Subpoena of Google Raises New Concerns About Online Privacy

Already on the defensive about domestic spying, the Bush administration has alarmed privacy and free-speech advocates by demanding information from millions of Internet users. Google is fighting a DOJ subpoena, but Yahoo and Microsoft have confirmed that they complied, at least partially, with similar subpoenas. America Online said it provided a list of search requests already available from other sources. The administration is defending its surveillance as crucial to confronting pornography and terrorism.
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January 20, 2011 | Legaltech News

Can Artificial Intelligence Ease the EDD Burden?

Welcome to the age of legal informatics, a fusion between artificial intelligence and the law. For consultant Nick Brestoff, it presents the question "Will AI put information management, that process to the far left of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, in the e-discovery spotlight?"
6 minute read
March 15, 2013 | Legaltech News

Next! LTN's Picks for Upcoming Programs, Webinars & Events

On Thursday ALM's Virtual LegalTech, among other things, will be "Addressing the Big Data Dilemma: Deletion, Automation, and Managing Legal Risk. Speakers: Consultant Ronald Hedges, Jason R. Baron, director of litigation at the National Archives and Records Administration, Barry Murphy, principal analyst, eDJ Group. Moderator: Brian Weiss, vice president information governance of sponsor Hewlett-Packard Corp. Autonomy.
4 minute read
March 29, 2013 | Legaltech News

New Research Reveals Information Governance Gets No Respect

A new research report on e-discovery from 451 Research, an analyst and data company focused on enterprise IT, indicates that although lawyers are bullish about the prospects of information governance to reduce litigation risks, executives, and staff of small and medium-size businesses, are bearish.
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June 17, 2011 | Legaltech News

Book Review: 'This Book Is Overdue!'

Consultant Joseph Howie finds Marilyn Johnson's "This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All" to be an engaging, upbeat account of librarians who are at the forefront of dealing with the explosion of digital information in an era of shrinking budgets. Even if the praise for librarians is a little overdone at times.
4 minute read
May 13, 2013 | Legaltech News

Kirkland, Wachtell Lead on $6.9 Billion BMC Software Sale

A year after waging a proxy battle with an activist investor over exploring a possible sale, BMC Software has agreed to be bought by an investment consortium led by buyout firms Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in a cash deal worth $6.9 billion.
5 minute read
June 27, 2012 | Legaltech News

Federal Judicial Center Updates E-Discovery Pocket Guide

The Federal Judicial Center has updated its Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges to reflect significant changes in case law and trends, writes LTN Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay.
7 minute read
September 26, 2013 | Law.com

Tightening the Reins on Personal Data Privacy (Part 1)

When using social media, read the terms of service and take precautions when you use social media. (Part 1 of 2).
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