No Sanctions Warranted for Failure to Produce "Smoking Gun" Email, Where Email System Did Not Retain Any Sent Emails

No Sanctions Warranted for Failure to Produce "Smoking Gun" Email, Where Email System Did Not Retain Any Sent Emails
Clearone Communications, Inc. v. Chiang, 2008 WL 704228 (D. Utah Mar. 10, 2008) In this case involving claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract and conversion, plaintiff sought sanctions for two claimed wrongs: (1) defendants’ belated production of, and misrepresentations about, source code complete with developer comments; and (2) defendants’ failure to produce “smoking gun” email, which was produced by another party who was the recipient of the email. The so-called “smoking gun” email was written by defendant Lonny Bowers on September 5, 2005. B...
Source: Electronic Discovery Law - March 20, 2008 Tags: Case Summaries

iBrattleboro Victorious!
From the Citizen Media Law Project...read more
Source: Berkman Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: syoung

IISD Report - International Investment Agreements, Business and Human Rights: Key Issues and Opportunities
The paper, International Investment Agreements, Business and Human Rights: Key Issues and Opportunities (PDF, 43 pages), was prepared for the UN and published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). It explores the full range of issues that arise between international investment agreements, business and human rights, focusing on the key duties of states to protect and promote human rights, and the responsibilities of business to respect human rights.
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 20, 2008

Canadian Law and Modern Day Foreign Brides
A new website, Canadian Law and Modern Day Foreign Brides, aims to address issues facing foreign brides about marital relationships and Canadian law. The website was developed by Changing Together: A Centre for Immigrant Women in collaboration with the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta. Funding was provided by the Alberta Law Foundation.
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 20, 2008

New L&C Law Scholarship: Lewis & Clark Law Review Volume 11, Number 4
The latest issue of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Lewis & Clark Law Review is now out. Here are the articles published in Volume 11, Number 4 of Lewis & Clark Law Review, complete with links to the abstracts and full-text articles: Symposium Introduction by John R. Kroger & John T. Parry The Role of Federal Criminal Prosecutions [...]
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 20, 2008 Author: allman Tags: L&C Law Review New L&C Law Scholarship

New L&C Law Scholarship: Animal Law Volume 14, Number 1
The latest issue of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Animal Law is now out. Here are the articles published in Volume 14, Number 1 of Animal Law, complete with links to the abstracts and full-text articles: Articles A Contractarian View of Animal Rights: Insuring Against the Possibility of Being A Non-Human Animal by Julie Hilden Animal Experimentation: Lessons [...]
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 20, 2008 Author: allman Tags: Animal Law Review New L&C Law Scholarship

New L&C Law Scholarship: Environmental Law Review Volume 37, Number 4
The latest issue of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Review is now out. Here are the articles published in Volume 37, Number 4 of Environmental Law Review, complete with links to the abstracts and full-text articles: Symposium Introduction Law, Science, and the Environment Forum: A Meeting of the Minds by Daniel J. Rohlf & Elizabeth [...]
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 20, 2008 Author: allman Tags: Envtl. Law Review New L&C Law Scholarship

Supreme Court Reports Digitization Continues - Thousands of New Judgments To Be Made Available
As noted on Library Boy: The director of the Supreme Court of Canada Library has stated that thousands of new judgments are to be made available."The SCC/LexUM database will be updated with all the older decisions that were already available on CanLII ... (as part of ScanLII - most cited cases 1930-1985 - and Ontario Court of Appeal decisions appealed to the SCC from 1875-1985) as well as the balance of decisions published in the SCRs [Supreme Court Reports] from 1970-1985. This amounts to approximately 4,606 documents (decisions prior to 1970 are only in one language, while 1970 on are available in both official lang...
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 20, 2008

New L&C Law Scholarship: Legal Studies Research Paper Series Vol. 2, No. 2
The latest Lewis & Clark Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series has now been posted. The series, part of the SSRN Legal Scholarship Network, presents papers accepted for publication and working papers of the Lewis & Clark Law School faculty. Volume 2, Number 2 of the Lewis & Clark Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series contains these articles. Follow the links to view abstracts and download the full-text articles: This is Not the Whole Truth: The Ethics of Telling Stories to Clients Steven J. Johansen, Lewis & Clark Law School An Indigenous Lens into Comparative Law: The Doctrine of...
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 20, 2008 Tags: New L&C Law Scholarship

Digital Dilemmas: A Multi-stakeholder Response to Internet Censorship and Surveillance
Tuesday, March 25, 6:30-8 PMNYU Law School, Vanderbilt Hall 21440 Washington Square South, New York, NYFree and Open to the Public When national governments want to block particular Internet activities or content—or see what users are doing—they typically turn to the private companies that manage pieces of the Internet, including Internet Service Providers, search engines, blogging and news portals, and even hardware providers.read more
Source: Berkman Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: syoung

Make Your Marketing Pitch in a 30-Second Elevator Speech: CBA Practice Link Article
The Canadian Bar Association?s Practice Link page has a new article: Make Your Marketing Pitch in a 30-Second Elevator Speech by Ann Macauley. The author discusses ways to create a positive, focused and interesting elevator speech and provides tips and sample speeches.
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 20, 2008

Supreme Court of Canada Case: Conditional Sentence
The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision today: R. v. McIvor, 2008 SCC 11; File No. 31642 (Requirements for Establishing Breach of Conditional Sentence Order)
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 20, 2008

Access (still) Denied
Yesterday, OpenNet Initiative Principal Investigators Ron Deibert, John Palfrey, and Jonathan Zittrain spoke about their book, Access Denied, on Public Radio International's The World. The piece, from technology correspondent Clark Boyd, is available online here. *** If you missed last week's book release talk and party for Access Denied, stay tuned for video of the event coming soon to our Interactive section, and, in the meantime, check out:read more
Source: Berkman Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: syoung

"Rainmaking With A Firm Newsletter"
From the e-newsletter: Michael L. Goldblatt writes, "A firm newsletter can be an effective tool for marketing the services of...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Marketing

"Roundup of Free Case Law Web Sites"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: ...Bob Ambrogi summarizes free sources of court opinions and case law research. While efforts are in...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Research

"The Supreme Court on Legal Writing"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Bryan Garner's interviews about legal writing with eight U.S. Supreme-Court justices In 2006-2007, Bryan Garner interviewed...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Writing

"New Collaborative Web Sites for Legal Market"
Ron Friedmann blogs about Two relatively new web sites offer the legal market a way to market services, share documents,...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Websites worth a look

"Creating a Connection Culture in the Law"
Posted by Arnie Herz: One of the resonant complaints I hear from lawyers is that they feel very disconnected...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Job Satisfaction

"What Cases Do You Take?"
Posted by David Swanner: I was talking with a friend recently about case selection. He said he was taught to...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips

"The Project Manager's Guide to Getting it Done"
From the e-newseltter: We live in a time when everything keeps getting faster. That means your projects need to move...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips

Advice for visual learners
If your strongest learning style is visual, take a look at this post from the Law School Academic Support blog
Source: novalawcity - March 20, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble

Opening: Library Associate Senior, University of Akron Law Library
Library Associate Senior - 4987 The University of Akron Law Library Conduct receipt, distribution and maintenance of library serials in on-line environment and provide administrative support for library. Required qualifications: minimum of two years experience with library policies and procedures,...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties

NABL and Thomson West Sponsor Seminar for Blind and Visually Impaired Attorneys
The National Association of Blind Lawyers (NABL) will be conducting a day-long training seminar for blind and visually impaired attorneys and law school students in Baltimore on April 10, 2008 as part of the 2008 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium:...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Meetings

Public Comments on Proposed Revisions to Code of Conduct for US Judges Due by April 18, 2008
From the press release: "The Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States seeks public comments on proposed revisions to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. The proposed revisions are based in large...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News

ABA's Antitrust Handbook for Franchise and Distribution Practitioners
Antitrust Handbook for Franchise and Distribution Practitioners List Price: $169.00 Publisher: ABA Publication Date: March 2008 Page Court: 250 ISBN: 978-1-60442-048-7 Book Description: Franchising forms a major sector of the economy, and businesses engaged in selling goods and services through...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications

How to Do Russian Legal Research
The Law Library of Congress has prepared a Legal Research Guide for Russia. The Russian Guide includes an introduction to the legal system, official sources of law, print resources, and web resources. Check it out. [JH]
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Legal Research

Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq
The War in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, there have been 772 coalition deaths — 483 Americans, four Australians, 89 Britons, 81 Canadians, two Czech, 12 Danes, 14 Dutch, two Estonians, one Finn, 12 French, 22 Germans, 11 Italians, three Norwegians, three...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 20, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News