Court Approves Retention of Independent Technology Expert to Build, Maintain and Operate Discovery Database to Ensure Consistency, Reliability and Accessibility of Information
In re World Trade Ctr. Disaster Site Litig., 2008 WL 793578 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2008)
This litigation concerns claims relating to respiratory injuries suffered by rescue and clean-up workers as a result of exposure to toxins and other contaminants in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Approximately 10,000 cases are before the court.
In this decision, the court approved the Special Masters’ recommendation that Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. ("TCDI") be retained to build, maintain and operate a database, to store the “Core Discovery” that the parties had ...
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Electronic Discovery Law - March 28, 2008 Tags: Case Summaries
Berkman Buzz: Week of March 24, 2008
BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations. If you'd like to receive this by email, just sign up here.The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law SchoolWeek of March 24, 2008* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *What's going on...take your pick or browse below.read more
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Berkman Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: lkoss
GPO Authenticates Online Content
Beginning with the 110th Congress, the Public and Private Laws on GPO Access have been digitally signed and certified. GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are official and authentic.
"To help meet the challenge of the digital age, GPO has begun implementing digital signatures to certain electronic documents on GPO Access that not only establish GPO as the trusted information disseminator, but also provide the assurance that an electronic document has not been altered since GPO disseminated it." Read more at GPO Access' authentication efforts.
Source: FDLP-listserv via...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 28, 2008 Tags: Data & Databases
Madison Screening of Anatomy of a Murder
This Saturday, Cinematheque is screening the legal classic, Anatomy of a Murder.
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
Anatomy of a Murder
USA, 1959, 35mm, b/w, 161 min.
Directed by Otto Preminger
With James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden
The Cinematheque is located at 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, immediately South and East of the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue. All screenings are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis.
The Cinematheque is a coalition of UW-Madison academic departments and student film groups dedicated to showcasing films which would otherwise never re...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 28, 2008 Tags: Miscellaneous & Odd-ball
Authentication of Online Documents
As noted on beSpacific:
Beginning with the 110th Congress (2007-08), GPO Access, the U.S. Government Printing Office's online service, has digitally signed and certified all PDF files of Public and Private laws. Implementation of digital signatures will not only serve to verify GPO as the disseminator of the document but will also provide assurance that the document has not been altered.
Read more on GPO's authentication initiative.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 28, 2008
Lessig v. Valenti on the future of intellectual property online
Gather the family, make some popcorn, turn off the TV. As part of the Berkman Center’s ongoing tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10, we’re retrieving some classics from our multimedia archive and adding them to our new YouTube channel.read more
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Berkman Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: Berkman@10
Supreme Court of Canada Cases: Procedural Fairness and Production Orders
The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decisions today:
Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec v. Cyr, 2008 SCC 13; File No. 31657 (Government Bodies - Discretionary Decision Making Processess - Procedural Fairness - Accreditation of Mechanic)
Tele-Mobile Co. v. Ontario, 2008 SCC 12; 31644 (Production Orders - Exemption from Compliance - Third Party Arguing Compliance without Compensation Unreasonable)
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 28, 2008
"Ten More Favorite Software Programs from Ed Bott"
Posted by Jim Calloway: Last week I highlighted Ed Bott's Ten Favorite Windows Programs of All Time. Well, lots of...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Tech - Software
"Unmasking the Patent Troll Tracker Blogger"
From the site: What are the implications of a blogger writing about someone anonymously? Last month, the burning question on...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"E-Filing Resources for Newbies"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Those who don't practice regularly in federal court might still be in the dark about e-filing....
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips
"Where the Law Stands on Virtual Property"
In the news: Last year's decision by a Pennsylvania federal district court in a case involving the online virtual world,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Court Action
"Tip: What to Do with Those Stacks of Legal Magazines"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Every month, the legal magazines keep piling up. Some might actually contain some useful information. But...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"It Really Is All About Satisfied Clients"
Posted by Tom Kane: Okay, every lawyer knows that, right?... Why then are clients unsatisfied even when the result is...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Public Relations
For Your Clients - "FindLaws Expanded Real Estate Center"
From the e-newsletter: FindLaw for the Public's Real Estate Center has been expanded and re-designed, with 12 new sections --...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Your Firm ' s Website
"LinkedIn Adds Company Profiles, More"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: LinkedIn, a social networking site for business professionals, recently enhanced its service with company profiles and...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Websites worth a look
Opening: Librarian (Business/Legal), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
This job posting closes April 8, 2008 Position Level: GS 11/12 Position Reports To: Judith M. Weiss, Library Manager Partial listing of job duties: Provides comprehensive reference, research and instructional services to individuals and groups within PBGC. Responds accurately and...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
Very Creepy Widget From Huffington Post
The Huffington Post's FundRace2008 widget is creepy. Plug in a person's name, a zip code, a profession, or an employer, and you can retrieve all the individual federal political donations that cross the $200 threshold by each person's name with...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
The Charms and Challenges of Wikipedia
Check out Nicholson Baker's review of Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton [our post] in the March 20, 2008 issue of The New York Review of Books. Here's a snip from The Charms of Wikipedia: In his introduction, Broughton,...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
The Religion Clauses in the 21st Century: Symposium Papers
From the press release: "ACS and the West Virginia Law Review are pleased to announce that papers written for “The Religion Clauses in the 21st Century” symposium held at the West Virginia University College of Law are now available. Video...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Digital Collections Legal Research Professional Readings
OSU's Douglas Whaley Reflects on the Professional Side of a Teacher's Life
An interesting thought piece from retired OSU law prof Douglas J. Whaley: Teaching Law: Thoughts on Retirement, 68 Ohio St. L.J. 1387 (2007) [Westlaw]. From the introduction: In 1982, I published an article entitled Teaching Law: Advice for the New...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Jarmon's List of Resources for Visual Learners
Many students have higher scores for visual learning than verbal learning when they take learning style assessments. Amy Jarmon (Texas Tech) provides a list of resources for visual learners on Law School Academic Support Blog. [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Education Technology
Friday Fun: Help Prevent Legal Research Stress Toy Abuse
We'll end Spring Break month with this reminder from Westlaw. This is last chance for academic law librarians to drum some legal research principles and techniques into the heads of 3Ls before they are dumped into the laps of our...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Friday Fun
US News 2009 Law School Rankings Now Online
Background Information by US News How to Use the Rankings Wisely Methodology Used to Rank Law Schools Additional Information The 2009 US News Law School Rankings is now online in a substantially redesigned web format. The rankings cover 195 law...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 28, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
Video of the Week: Nooooooo!
Do you need to say no more often? This selection of famous Hollywood "no!"s may provide some inspiration!
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novalawcity - March 28, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
