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July 01, 2003 | Law.com

The Perfect "Baby-Sitter"

S Kmart Corporation emerged from bankruptcy on May 6, the lawyers who defend the retailing giant in tort liability lawsuits prepared for their workloads to pick up. Many of their cases came to an abrupt halt on January 22, 2002 when Kmart filed for bankruptcy protection. But the bankruptcy's end signaled renewed activity for Kmart's defense team-and for its litigation extranet, the secure, Web-based system the company uses to manage and monitor public liability cases throughout the United States. While Kmar
7 minute read
March 07, 2007 | Law.com

How Small Firms Can Upgrade Hardware While Keeping Costs Down

Small firms may lack the buying power of larger practices, but does that mean they must always fall short when it comes to hardware purchases and upgrades? Technology vendors' "small medium business" (SMB) market is growing, and they're designing products with configurations that focus on networking and productivity, not entertainment and games. David Whelan, director of the Cincinnati Law Library Association, offers six tips to maximize your purchasing power and avoid buying blunders.
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June 26, 2003 | Law.com

The 'Always-On' System

Kmart Corp. emerged from bankruptcy on May 6, signaling renewed activity for its defense team -- and for its litigation extranet, the secure, Web-based system the company uses to monitor public liability cases throughout the country. While Kmart's reorganization plan has its critics, the corporation's extranet wins praise as a model case-management tool that, at its busiest, handled more than 3,500 open cases.
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February 14, 2005 | Legaltech News

Create a Conference Center Showplace

A conference center showplace isn't cheap. The investment can reach seven figures or more. But there are options that enable you to substantially lower the cost without sacrificing important functionality. Just make sure you know what's most necessary and what you can do without. From wireless connectivity to the "security bubble," a law firm CIO takes you through the process.
6 minute read
January 13, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Computer Law

Richard Raysman, a partner at Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, and Peter Brown, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, write that a 2005 study revealed that nearly 80 percent of outsourcing relationships will be renegotiated at some point during the contract term. Not surprisingly, they report, it has been reported that this past fall, some large American companies have begun negotiating discounts of around 3 percent to 7 percent with their Indian service providers, have shelved new projects, and have also sought to redefine the scope of their service level agreements.
12 minute read
November 19, 2002 | Law.com

Put Your Patents Where Your Pants Are

Burlington Industries, a Greensboro, N.C., textile company, is in bankruptcy, but is pinning its hopes for recovery on a revolutionary new line of "smart" fabrics using nanotechnology. The smartest thing about Burlington's strategy is that it won't be actually making these fabrics. The company is weaving IP deals, not cotton, with the help of John Englar, Burlington's vice president of corporate development and law.
4 minute read
October 24, 2005 | New York Law Journal

Tax Tips

The Social Security Administration has announced cost-of-living changes for 2006. These changes affect individuals who are working, businesses and retirees.
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October 03, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Covenant-Lite Loans Rise Again

In their Secured Transactions column, Alan M. Christenfeld, senior counsel at Clifford Chance, and Barbara M. Goodstein, a partner at Mayer Brown, write: Investors' hunger for yield in the post-recession years in U.S. financial markets has led to a number of trends, and as many leveraged lending lawyers can attest, the big one in 2013 has been the proliferation of covenant-lite institutional term loans. It remains to be seen how long this market will remain hot, whether regulators will take steps to reign it in or what effects it could have on the economy if default rates rise in the future.
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February 16, 2010 | New York Law Journal

New FTC Blogging Rules Pose Risks for Corporate Advertisers

Shari Claire Lewis, a partner at Rivkin Radler, discusses the FTC's changes to its formal guidance to advertisers as to the steps necessary to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads from running afoul of the Federal Trade Commission Act and its potential consumer protection liabilities. The most significant and practical issue raised by the updated Guidance is the liability risk corporate advertisers now face when relying on or working through social media, such as blogs in word-of-mouth marketing campaigns.
13 minute read
February 06, 2012 | National Law Journal

Feds paid billions in settlements last year

Lawyers for Uncle Sam shelled out more than $3 billion in taxpayer funds last year to resolve lawsuits against the federal government — more than twice as much as in 2010, and the most in at least five years, an analysis of government records shows.
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