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Law firms are often faced with the dilemma of deciding how to collect, process and review discovery documents associated with major litigation. Discovery now typically includes the review of hard copies as well as “soft” copies of electronic media files in a variety of formats. It can get so complicated that attorneys sometimes feel they must conduct full discovery just to find out how to manage their discovery efforts.
There's even a nonprofit organization called the Litigation Support Vendor Association (www.lsva.com). Why? Well, there are more than 300 companies that claim to service some sector of the electronic data discovery (EDD) market. The list of vendors begins with 1stlegal Inc. and ends with ZyLAB Technologies. An inventory of all 339 companies in the space is available at Socha Consulting LLC.
According to the 2004 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey, EDD vendors' revenues rose from about $40 million in 1999 to about $430 million in 2003. Based on the popularity of the field ' as suggested by the sheer number of booths at the recent LegalTech 2005 trade show in New York ' those numbers are likely to be higher this year. [Editor's Note: American Lawyer Media, the parent company of Law Journal Newsletters, produces the LegalTech shows.]
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?