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If You're Not on Facebook, You're Committing Malpractice
August 02, 2014
Imagine you're cross-examining a witness about a phone call, but you've never used a telephone before. Ridiculous, right? But is it any different than wading into a new client matter where social media communications are at issue without having ever used social media?
Supreme Court Opinion Calls into Question Hundreds of NLRB Rulings
August 02, 2014
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited <I>Noel Canning</I> decision, and invalidated President Obama's January 2012 appointments of three individuals to the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board).
The DNA of an In-House Corporate e-Discovery Project Manager
August 02, 2014
What is the DNA of an in-house e-discovery project manager ' and how can you become one, whether you are a lawyer or a technician? Let's define an in-house e-discovery project manager, examine in-house corporate hiring trends and endeavor to understand what the corporate appetite is for grooming talent or, conversely, for hiring experienced e-discovery professionals.
Phila. Bar Association Issues Guidelines on Social Media Use
August 02, 2014
A recent Philadelphia Bar Association ethics opinion detailing how lawyers may instruct their clients on the use of social media provides greater clarity to lawyers caught in the middle of a constantly "evolving" digital landscape, some attorneys said.
The EU 'Right to Be Forgotten' Google Judgment
August 02, 2014
In mid-May, the European Union's highest court, the European Court of Justice, handed down a controversial landmark ruling in a matter commonly referred to as the "right to be forgotten" case, concerning Google. Here's what it means to U.S. businesses.
Case Notes
August 02, 2014
Discussion of an interesting case from New York
Workplace Bullying
August 02, 2014
There is currently no law, either at the federal or the state level, targeted to fight workplace bullying. Thus, the laws available to victims of bullying are the traditional protections against harassment and discrimination based on membership in some protected category.
John Travolta Denied Dismissal of Suit By His Former Pilot
August 02, 2014
It will take more than an anti-SLAPP motion to bring down a suit filed against John Travolta by the movie star's former pilot, the California Court of Appeal, Second District ruled.
Entitlement to a Credit for a Settlement Reached in Another Jurisdiction
August 02, 2014
This article addresses the dynamics of New Jersey's Collateral Source doctrine and defendant physician's entitlement to a credit for a settlement that a plaintiff reached in another jurisdiction.
New Capabilities Allow More TAR Use In e-Discovery Tasks
August 02, 2014
Recent advances in technology assisted review (what I call "TAR 2.0") include the ability to deal with low richness, rolling collections, and flexible inputs in addition to vast improvements in speed. These improvements now allow TAR to be used effectively in many more discovery workflows than its traditional "TAR 1.0" use in classifying large numbers of documents for production.

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