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No Need to Fear E-Discovery, Litigation Support Software
Legal technology is advancing with lightning speed and is changing the way law is practiced. Although legal technology such as e-discovery and litigation support software can make practicing law easier when properly used, it is often the source of frustration...

Business Associations Limerick of the Week: Caremark
In In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation, Chancellor William T. Allen (pictured) set aside the existing Delaware standard governing a Board's duty of oversight, which had been established in the 1963 case, Graham v...

Final autopsy report on SDSU student Andrew Bice in Madrid rules out violence, official says
22-year-old San Diego State Univ. student Andrew Bice was found dead in shallow river after a night on the town

The Android GPS Advantage; ScanSnap S1500 Secret; Flat Fees for Litigation Matters; Top Technology Tip
Today's issue of Fat Friday contains these articles: Eamon Wall, Let's Not Forget Android's Advantage In The GPS Navigation World Stephen Seldin, The Truth About The Scansnap S1500 Series Plus PDF Software William Henderson, A Conundrum: Flat Fees For Litigation...

Smith & Cohen on Graham v. Florida
Robert J. Smith and G. Ben Cohen (The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice and The Justice Center's Capital Appeals Project) have posted Redemption Song: Graham v...

Patents play big role in "clean technology"
from CNNMoney ( Clean Technology Intellectual-Property Claims On The Rise ):[Bob] O'Connor said intellectual-property litigation will become the most prevalent in whatever clean-technology sectors have the most capital investment, as companies seek to protect those investments...

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

Citigroup Smith Barney
Settle Gender Class Action for $33 Million

Align Technology, Inc. ALGN Securities Fraud
Align Technology, Inc. ALGN

$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation
$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation

Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Chinese Drywall Litigation Breakthrough Settlement Reached

Investor Fraud
Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement.