Now Watch the Lawyers Blitz -- The NFL destroyed the tapes. But it still hasn't escaped the sack.
Appearing in this week’s Legal Times, an article by K&L Gates partner Thomas J. Smith entitled: Now Watch the Lawyers Blitz -- The NFL destroyed the tapes. But it still hasn’t escaped the sack. (Free registration required to view.)In the game of football, the greatest quarterbacks share some common traits. Perhaps chief among them is an uncanny ability to anticipate the blitz. Sensing the onrush of defenders, the savvy quarterback will sometimes throw the ball away to avoid a loss of yardage. When legal counsel anticipate a blitz, in the form of a lawsuit or an investigation, &ld...
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Electronic Discovery Law - March 3, 2008 Tags: News & Updates
Attorneys Who Erroneously Relied on Client's Defective Search Methods Were Merely Negligent and Not Acting in Bad Faith; Monetary Sanctions Imposed Against Client Only
Finley v. Hartford Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 2008 WL 509084 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 22, 2008)
In this case, plaintiff claimed that defendant wrongfully terminated her disability benefits in violation of ERISA. Plaintiff also alleged that Hartford violated her right to privacy by causing its agent Dempsey Investigators to trespass onto her land and videotape her and her roommate through the kitchen window of plaintiff’s home.
When Hartford served its Rule 26(a)(1) initial disclosures, it indicated it was disclosing a copy of the administrative record related to plaintiff’s disability claim, and produced among ...
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Electronic Discovery Law - March 3, 2008 Tags: Case Summaries
Oregon Supreme Court Visits Campus
Lewis & Clark Law School today welcomes the Oregon Supreme Court for their annual visit to campus. The Court will be hearing oral arguments in the following two cases, beginning at 9:00 a.m.:
Gafur v. Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, S055175, A130070
Defendants Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, et al., employers, seek review of a Court of Appeals decision reversing in part a trial court decision that dismissed the complaint brought by plaintiffs Elizabeth Gafur, et al., employees, based on defendants’ failure to provide plaintiffs with statutorily-required rest and meal br...
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BoleyBlogs! - March 3, 2008 Tags: General
Superdelegate Showdown
Curious about the Superdelegates who will in part help to determine the next United States Democratic presidential candidate? OffTheBus, a project of the Huffington Post, helped to organize hundreds of citizen journalists in a pursuit for the back stories on the people casting these influential votes.Their Superdelegate Investigation is an ever growing resource on which to find names, profiles, interviews, and more, compiled by people on and close to the ground across the country. You'll find a map of the good ol' U.S.of A. where you can click through to learn more about each state.You can co...
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Berkman Blog - March 3, 2008
"WSJ: 'Mediating Elder-Care Disputes'"
Posted by StephanieWestAllen: Excerpt from "Mediating Elder-Care Disputes": It's hard enough for families to navigate the complicated and emotionally charged...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Mediation
"Podcast on Mediation, ADR & Marketing"
Posted by Justin Patton: I have just conducted an interview with Cole Silver. His profile is here but as he...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Mediation
"Introducing a New Web Based Case Management for Solo and Small Law Firms"
Posted by Grant Griffiths: Like many of you, I have been frustrated with the lack of law office specific case...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Tech - Software
"Writing Tip: Using Footnotes in Early Drafts"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Most agree with the idea that in legal briefs, you should cut the footnotes to a...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Writing
"Data Breach Notification Laws, State By State"
Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: Data Breach Notification Laws, State By State, by Scott Berinato, "More than five years...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Privacy
"Disrupting the Lawyer Ratings Paradigm"
In the news: The Internet enables clients to opine on lawyers in a rapid fashion, opening new channels of information...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"The Most Important Button on Your Mobile Phone"
Posted by Jim Calloway: Well, maybe I should say instead "the most important button that you may not be able...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Technology Tips
CaseMap - Lexis Case Management Software
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novalawcity - March 3, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Tax Rebates
The USA.gov blog details the amount taxpayers can expect under the new Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. Article
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novalawcity - March 3, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
New Books at the Law Library - March 3rd, 2008
HF1479 .C3633 2007 Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on International Trade, Building Closer Economic Ties Around the World: Improving Canada’s Trade and Investment Relations with the Arab States, the EU and Southeast Asia : Report of the Standing...
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Law Library Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: New Books
BC Legislation Manuals - February Updates
The following BC Legislation Manuals from Quickscribe were updated in March:BC Local Government LegislationProvincial Court Family LegislationBC Family LegislationBC Environment LegislationRCMP LegislationCrown Counsel Motor Vehicle LegislationProvincial Court Motor Vehicle LegislationAnd please don't forget to visit Quickscribe's new BC Legislation Portal for daily updates to BC statutes & regulations. The best quote from the site's launch came unexpectedly via the Beyond Robson blog: "Finally, internet porn for policy wonks." Too funny! ;)
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Opening: Associate Director and Head of Public Services, University of Colorado Law School Library
The William A. Wise Law Library at the University of Colorado Law School invites applications for the full-time, non-tenure track faculty position of Associate Director and Head of Public Services. The position reports to the Library Director and carries the...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
Librarians Without Easily Granted Permission to use Without Borders
Check out the latest issue of Compass, the offical newsletter of Librarians Without Borders. Download compassjanuary20081.pdf This once small student group now numbers over 500 members. The group, however, is still too small to resist bullying from Doctors Without Borders,...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Library Associations
EFF, ACLU Move to Intervene in Wikileaks Case
From the EFF press release: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California (ACLU-Northern California) has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit where a federal...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Litigation in the News
New GlobaLex Articles
New legal research articles and guides from from GlobaLex: Legal Information Institutes and the Free Access to Law Movement by Graham Greenleaf Guide to Legal Research in Belarus By Nadia Shalygina Legal Research in Germany between Print and Electronic Media:...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Legal Research
Open Minds, Open Books, Open Source
Interesting article from Inside Higher Ed: "Libraries are starting to embrace technologies developed in-house or by other universities. Will they eventually replace third-party vendors?" See also, Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation. [RJ]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
Fair Warning to Law Schools ... Deadwood Investigators Coming to Your Website
Many (most?) but not all law schools simply cannot stand to be what they are, namely run of the mill. Not as in diploma mill fashion, but just down right ordinary. Enter the marketing component of law school publications, the...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
Building Libraries in the Age of Google
Slate has an interesting piece concerning the architecture of public libraries and how the communal meeting place that libraries have always been, enhanced by unique and often historical styles, maybe the salvation of disappearing libraries in the Age of Google....
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: LawLibrarian Blogger Tags: Administration
Judge Reconsiders WikiLeaks
Judge White of WikiLeaks fame has thoughtfully reconsidered his earlier opinion, and decided that perhaps he got it wrong. It takes a courageous soul to admit one's mistakes so publicly. Wired has a copy of Friday's order and quotes from...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 3, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Court Opinions
