The growth of international data infrastructures and the explosion of electronically stored information will bring e-discovery to the forefront of international litigation. But no consistent methodology exists for U.S. courts to evaluate whether discovery of ESI abroad is appropriate.
Posts on ‘July 20th, 2009’
Corporate Counsel Are Reducing Ranks of Secondary Outside Firms, Survey Reports
Corporations are using fewer law firms because short-staffed corporate legal departments have little time to manage outside firms, not just because consolidating work is cheaper, according to a new law firm survey by BTI Consulting Group. Also, companies’ increasing demands for flexibility in billing, staffing and communicating create opportunities for smaller firms, and BTI research shows the same companies making a marked migration to smaller firms.
T-Mobile Suit Puts Legal Price on Wireless
Letting employees work remotely with wireless gadgets has a legal price tag tied to it, warn employment lawyers. A recent proposed class action against T-Mobile USA highlights the dangers of not updating policies with new technology and letting employees go home with smart phones.
Houston Lawyer Builds a Defense for Michael Jackson’s Personal Physician
What does a criminal defense lawyer do when the whole world points a finger at his client? If you’re Houston lawyer Ed Chernoff and your client is the King of Pop’s personal physician, you enlist the help of your partners in an effort to redirect the 24/7 news cycle and show how your client cooperated with police — then you hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Employment Woes Fuel Uptick in Lawyer Depression
Depression is increasingly being recognized as a major problem among attorneys, members of a high-stress occupation vulnerable to anxiety even in good times. And these are not good times. More lawyers are calling assistance programs and a greater number are suffering from depression that stems, at least partly, from the decline in their personal and professional prospects brought on by the economic downturn.
Senate Confirmation Hearing Portrays 3 Versions of Sotomayor
At least three Sonia Sotomayors were portrayed before the Senate
Judiciary Committee last week — all three versions born of the
political dynamics of modern-day Supreme Court confirmation hearings,
which seem to require nominees to disavow all emotions and opinions.
Which Sotomayor will take the end seat of the Court reserved for junior
justices after her near-certain confirmation this summer? And what do
the different portraits say about her and about the craft of judging?