Record Highs and Lows in New Jersey’s Uncertain Solar Market by Reed Smith on 5/14/2012 New Jersey’s solar market hit record highs on the development side in the face of record lows in Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) prices during the first quarter of 2012. A record 685 solar projects were installed in...more
Recoverability of e-Discovery Costs in Federal Court: An Update by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 4/18/2012 Last summer, we discussed the split of authority regarding the recoverability of e-discovery costs by a prevailing party in federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1920. Generally, a court may award “[f]ees for exemplification and...more
Let's Be Reasonable: Recent Federal Circuit Actions Follow Trend Toward E-Discovery Reform by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/2/2012 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that expenses associated with a third-party electronic database service can constitute taxable costs. In re Ricoh Co., Ltd. Patent Litig., No. 2011-1199,...more
In re Aspartame: Be Careful What You Ask for — You May Have to Pay for It — District Court Affirms Clerk’s Broad Award of... by Dechert LLP on 10/21/2011 The costs of eDiscovery continue to be a critical concern of clients and their litigation counsel. Even with cost-shifting provisions in federal and state rules, substantial eDiscovery costs continue to fall heavily on...more
Aspartame Assessment Of E-Discovery Costs Largely Affirmed by Dechert LLP on 10/12/2011 Last August we posted about a notable clerk’s order in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that taxed, as costs, several hundred thousand dollar’s worth of e-discovery expenses against the losing party in an antitrust...more
Transcending The Cloud - A Legal Guide to the Risks and Rewards of Cloud Computing by Reed Smith on 6/17/2010 — TABLE OF CONTENTS — Reed Smith Cloud Computing Initiative ...1 Cloud Computing – The Key Risks and Rewards for Federal Government Contractors ...4 Pennies From Heaven – U.S. State Tax Implications Within Cloud...more
Corporate Electronic Data Risk by Albert J. Kassis CPA, Attorney-Potomac MD on 12/1/2008 Hedging Corporate Risk encountered with Electronic Data...more