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Latham and Finnegan Win Sanctions for Clients in Nasty Patent Fight
Latham & Watkins and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner were recently able to convince a Northern District of California judge to award heavy sanctions, including more than $339,000 in costs, to their clients, Monolithic Power Systems and ASUSTek Computer, on the grounds that an adversary, O2 Micro International, had engaged in vexatious litigation and misconduct.
Beware of Export Law Violations
Lawyers working on international transactions should beware of exports that include services, software and technical data. The U.S. government is stepping up its enforcement of export laws and ratcheting up related penalties. Dilworth Paxson's Margaret Gatti and David Laigaie offer 10 tips to fend off costly fines.
Courts Still Wary of Hard Drive Review Requests
While motions to review data stored on an opponent's hard drive are being granted more frequently, courts remain circumspect in granting them. Attorney Mark Berman looks at recent decisions, highlighting one that suggests a step-by-step protocol to protect private and privileged material.
The Price of Privilege: Protective Orders and E-Discovery Costs
Irell & Manella's Elizabeth Iglesias and Claire O'Sullivan demonstrate how a protective order to guard against the inadvertent waiver of privileged documents might work against efforts to limit e-discovery costs.
AppFolio Acquires MyCase Practice Management as a Service, More News
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'Pippins' and the Proportionality Debate
Pillsbury's Wayne Matus, John Davis, and Peter Ostovski ask: Should the concept of proportionality apply to preservation obligations? And, if so, how do you apply it? They add that a Southern District of New York judge recently added her views to the debate.
Kirton & McConkie Faces E-Mail Pains
Joel Woodall, network administrator for an 87-attorney firm, faced a critical issue caused by a "save everything" e-mail policy and its "super-sized" mailboxes. Because his staff heavily relied on e-mail service, the risk of losing pertinent information was high. What to do?
The Social Age of Evidence Collection
Are today's law firms ready for the social age of evidence collection? Distribution of information across various online services leads to a frightening lack of visibility and control for organizations. Forensically sound evidence with a provable chain of custody is crucial in making, breaking, or even avoiding a case. Most organizations and supporting legal firms have previously cracked the code for collecting this information, using tried and true, and typically well-known, processes, tools, and services to secure emails and hard drives as evidence. Most firms will use ... [MORE]Trending Stories
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