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Soldiers Hurt in Iraq Copter Crash Settle Product Claim for $13.5 Million
The Boeing Co. and three other companies have agreed to pay $13.55 million to settle a claim by two soldiers injured in a 2003 Army helicopter crash in Iraq. The settlement was approved by a Los Angeles federal judge. The suit claimed that a gearbox failed during a maintenance flight, causing the chopper to plunge 800 feet. One plaintiff, who was left a quadriplegic, lost a finger and suffered head injuries, will receive $11.2 million; the other, whose spine was shattered, will receive $2.3 million.SNR Denton Confirms Three-Way Merger in Canada, Europe
Partners at the 1,140-lawyer global firm created via the 2010 merger of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and British firm Denton Wilde Sapte will vote later this month on a three-way merger with European firm Salans and Canadian firm Fraser Milner Casgrain.Nuix E-Discovery Review Tool Made Faster
Nuix announced version 3.4 of its eponymous e-discovery software this week, with a new focus on improving the speed of its early case assessment tool. Nuix, in Sydney, Australia, accomplished the speed increase by moving its ECA and export functions onto a parallel processing platform.SNR Denton Confirms Three-Way Merger With Canadian, European Firms
Nuix E-Discovery Review Tool Made Faster
Nuix has announced version 3.4 of its e-discovery software, with a focus on speeding up its early case assessment tool. The software's processing and review features now work several times faster than before, as does the export tool, CEO Eddy Sheehy said. The Australian company accomplished the speed increase by using a parallel processing platform.After the 2010 BP oil spill, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups used a federal statute to challenge the Interior Department's approval of 16 drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday dismissed the challenges, persuaded in part by arguments made by lawyers at Covington & Burling who represented oil industry trade groups in the case.
Digital Dialogue Revs Up at Top Firms
The 12th AmLaw Tech Survey finds it's collaboration time at top law firms. With IT spending up 16 percent, Am Law 200 firms are ratcheting up their use of online collaboration tools, letting more lawyers go mobile with wireless devices and increasingly relying on VoIP.Trending Stories
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