| Legal Sector Added 1,000 Jobs in January |
| The legal sector kicked off 2012 on an upbeat note by adding 1,000 jobs in January, according to the preliminary employment report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The gains mark a near-complete reversal from December 2011, when legal employers cut 1,100 positions. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Judge John Facciola on E-Discovery Training at a Crossroads |
| D.C. District Judge John Facciola speaks with LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how e-discovery training is at a crossroads, constrained by limited financial resources at the governmental level. He proposes several solutions to address these challenges, particularly when individuals are unable to meet face to face. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Herbert Smith Confirms Merger Discussions with Freehills |
| U.K. firm Herbert Smith has confirmed that it is in merger talks with Australian firm Freehills. A tie-up between the two firms would create an international giant with nearly 2,000 lawyers and give Freehills an opening into Asian markets. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Attorney Sanctions Upheld in 9/11 Conspiracy Case |
| Sanctions against two attorneys who insist that former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld caused the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have been upheld by a unanimous 2nd Circuit panel that refused to disqualify itself from the case. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Tracing the Effects of Oil and Gas Industry Political Donations |
| As millions of dollars flow from corporations and individuals into presidential campaigns, money also continues to influence members of Congress. In a recent two-year time frame, contributions to current House members from individuals and PACs connected to the oil and gas industry totaled nearly $12 million. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| DLA Piper's Browning Marean on E-Discovery Proportionality |
| Browning Marean, senior counsel at DLA Piper, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about the challenges of fashioning responses to discovery requests that are appropriate -- and proportional -- to a case. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Weathering the Storm |
| A rising tide may lift all boats, but not all law firms rose with the swells in 2011's choppy waters. A few California-centric firms saw large gains in revenues or profits in 2011, while at the other end, firms like Orrick and Pillsbury spent the year mostly treading water. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| A.G. Sues Banks Over Their Use of MERS Electronic 'End-Around' |
| In his latest broadside against the banking industry, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is alleging that the nation's largest banks use the Mortgage Electronic Registration System to evade public filings, shortchange localities of $2 billion in fees and compromise homeowners' interests. A complaint filed on Friday describes MERS, a Virgin... | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Intel's Jerone English on Leveling the EDD Playing Field |
| Jerone English, director of e-discovery for Intel, speaks to LTN magazine's editor-in-chief, Monica Bay, about how rank-and-file lawyers can get up to speed on the latest electronic data discovery policies and procedures. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Was Penn State's GC Counsel for University Officials? |
| In-house lawyers understand that they're hired to represent the entity that issues their paychecks, not the executives and staff. But as evidenced by the testimony of two Penn State University officials, a company's lawyers and constituents can understand the relationship differently. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| CNN Doesn't Get Far in Fight Against Closed Captioning |
| In a hearing Thursday, a federal magistrate judge seemed to agree with disability advocates that forcing CNN to provide closed captioning on its Internet videos doesn't violate the First Amendment, since closed captioning doesn't require the news organization to summarize, distill or change its content. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| What Causes Lawyers to Over-Preserve? |
| Irrational fear of sanctions and spotty tech familiarity have conditioned lawyers to over-preserve, says e-discovery special master Craig Ball, but there are options to "right size" the approach.Visit Law Technology News | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| The Am Law 100, the Early Numbers: Weil's Profits Jump 8 Percent |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges is on the rebound. After seeing revenues and profits slip in 2010, the firm enjoyed moderate growth in 2011, with all financial metrics ahead of where they were in 2009. Litigation stemming from fallout over the financial crisis remained a strong spot. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Defense wins $1.1M in suit over contract |
| A breach of contract battle between copier products companies that began three years ago with a Chinese conglomerate suing a family-owned Atlanta company for more than $4 million has concluded with the defendant winning $1.1 million for counterclaims. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| State Justices Overturn Another Death Sentence |
| For the fourth time in a little more than two months, the California Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence. Because the jury couldn't reach a verdict on a second special circumstances charge of torture, the high court said it was forced to reverse the sentence. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| FINRA and Schwab Lock Horns Over Arbitration Agreements with Brokerage Customers |
| In the wake of a complaint by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Charles Schwab has lawyered up and gone to court to seek an unprecedented declaratory judgment, asking a federal district court to block the agency's action and to rule that its class-action waiver agreements are enforceable. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Cain sued over book cover photo |
| An ad agency is suing former presidential candidate Herman Cain and the publisher of his biography, claiming that its copyright of the book's cover photo has been infringed. The agency seeks an injunction to halt sales of the book, and is asking a Georgia federal court to impound all copies for destruction. | | 2/3/2012 11:57:42 PM |
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| Colibri gets heart valve patent |
Colibri Heart Valve LLC plans to hold its first human clinical trial in Europe after receiving $5 million in new funding and a new patent. | | 2/3/2012 8:33:14 PM |
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| Best Refinance Lenders - How to Find the Pro's? |
| During the past couple years in which the mortgage market has been in turmoil, determining who are the best refinance lenders has become a real challenge. While current interest rates are still at historic lows, the fact remains that the lending guidelines have tightened up to a degree that is unprecedented. | | 2/3/2012 5:06:09 PM |
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| HR 3915 - Will It Put Mortgage Brokers Out of Business? |
| As I'm sure most of you know, HR 3915 is the Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007. And it is amazing the amount of misinformation out there regarding the true understanding of this bill. I just received an email that stated, "Hey Deryck, please sign this petition, if HR 3915 actually passes then mortgage brokers will b... | | 2/3/2012 4:51:17 PM |
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| Google Acquires Fiber Optic Networking Patents |
A few days ago, I asked the question, Is Google Aiming at Building Faster Networks and Data Transmissions? Google had acquired some interesting patent applications that have the potential to increase the speed and quality of data transmissions. | | 2/3/2012 4:28:33 PM |
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