IP Outsourcing
November 30, 2014
The growing demand for IP to be at the center of commercial strategy, together with a squeeze on resources and budgets, has resulted in many in-house teams looking for alternative ways to organize and manage their IP work.
New Trends for Managing Privilege In e-Discovery
November 30, 2014
As any corporation or law firm will attest, the cost of litigation continues to rise and with it the need to identify efficient solutions while maintaining transparency and defensibility. Document review, specifically, has long burdened litigation budgets; however, recent trends in the acceptance of technology integration and more advanced managed review workflows is taking root in the legal landscape.
Transforming e-Discovery Into a Standard Business Process
November 30, 2014
In recent years, the need to treat e-discovery as a repeatable, streamlined process has been well-evidenced by a series of U.S. court opinions citing a wide range of e-discovery failures, including those related to preservation of electronically stored information (ESI), document productions and identification of potential custodians.
Strategic Content Management to Maximize Net Revenue
November 30, 2014
Strategic contract management and the deployment of the right supporting technology can help organizations extract maximum value from their contracts. Many organizations are not there yet, however, according to a recent survey.
CA Employers, Heads Up!
November 30, 2014
Beginning in 2015, California employers will be required by law to provide paid sick leave to employees. Because California is often a bellwether state for changes in others, this legislation is of national interest. Will your state be next?
Attorney Fees Under ERISA
November 30, 2014
After broaching the issue in a nonprecedential opinion released last summer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit suggested during arguments on Oct. 21 that it might soon answer definitively whether the catalyst theory for recovering attorney fees applies in ERISA cases.
Case Notes
November 30, 2014
In a recent decision subject to multiple flaws, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts refused to dismiss a suit against the manufacturer of an investigational drug and medical device used in a clinical trial based on the allegedly inadequate warnings the clinical trial investigator provided to patients in obtaining their informed consent to the trial.
The Bumpy Road: Tort Reform in New Jersey
November 30, 2014
In New Jersey, the AOM Statute, although reducing the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed overall, has created virtually as much litigation by way of motion practice and appellate practice; these make up for the reduced number of lawsuits.
