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	The End of Billable Hours Adrian Dayton The hourly rate exists because lawyers and clients are lazy” -David Boies (David Boies is Chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP and is widely regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers.) Imagine for a second that...... more
	Stop thinking of the Internet As A Place Adrian Dayton [O]ne has to wonder why someone would need to scour social media in search of a lawyer engaged in one of the more common practice areas.” -Scott Greenfield The biggest advantage the tech savvy have today is that they don’t look at the...... more
	Social Media the new wave Adrian Dayton (This post comes from my first ever guest writer, Chanty Lang-Vermaas. She lives in Perth, Australia and offered to write this article as a reply to my recent post: Dear Boomers: Twitter Works Your Just Not Doing It Right. I met her...... more

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	1976 of 2010 - Hemant Goswami vs. Union of India Petition Against Introduction of GM Foods Hemant Goswami The petition reads, “The Ministry of Environment and Forestry issued a notification citing the provisions of Section 6, 8 and 25 of the ‘Environment (Protection) Act’ and brought into existence a Genetic Engineering Approval Committee,...... more
	Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital In a success for plaintiffs, the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down medical malpractice law Larry Bodine In a boon to plaintiff lawyers, the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down medical malpractice law. In 2005, a statute took effect in Illinois that placed limits on awards for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, in medical...... more
	Tebbets et al. v. The Oliver Group, LLC, et al. Court's Memorandum of Decision Denying Motion to Strike Scott Camassar This action for damages was filed on behalf of a Pawcatuck, CT couple who allege claims for negligence, nuisance (public and private) and negligent infliction of emotional distress, arising out the Oliver Group's use of property for...... more

	Civil Procedure and Remedies
	The Future of Aiding and Abetting Liability Lane Powell PC In 1994, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 10(b) does not provide for aiding and abetting liability, and thus held that a private plaintiff may not maintain a secondary liability suit under Section 10(b). Central Bank of Denver v....... more
	Lawsuit Involving Death of Six Year Old Boy Hit by Oxygen Tank While Undergoing MRI Test Settles on Verge of Trial for $2,900,000 John Hochfelder We wrote about this tragic case last August, here, and can now report that the estate of Michael Colombini has settled all of the claims arising out of his death in 2001. Bearing full responsibility, Westchester County Health Care...... more
	Unfair Competition Law Cases Still Occupy Numerous Spaces on the California Supreme Court's Docket Barger & Wolen In November 2004, the voters of California passed Proposition 64, which was intended to rein in certain abuses in and bring some clarity to the Unfair Competition Law, California Business & Professions Code sections 17200 et. seq....... more

	Electronic Discovery
	An interview with Craig Carpenter of Recommind: a discussion on predictive coding The Posse List This interview is part of our new series “Data! Data! Data!” — Cures for a General Counsel’s ESI Nightmares”. Craig Carpenter, Vice President of Marketing for Recommind, oversees all aspects of marketing at Recommind. He has...... more
	An interview with Mary Mack and Dennis Kiker of Fios: collaborative e-discovery technology and services, and putting it all in perspective The Posse List This interview is part of our new series “Data! Data! Data!” — Cures for a General Counsel’s ESI Nightmares”. Mary Mack is Corporate Technology Counsel for Fios Inc. She is one of the leading speakers and authors on electronic...... more
	An interview with Adam Cohen of FTI Technology: Attenex and Ringtail functionality, predictive coding algorithms, and more The Posse List This interview is part of our new series “Data! Data! Data!” — Cures for a General Counsel’s ESI Nightmares”. Adam Cohen, Senior Managing Director at FTI Technology is a nationally recognized expert in electronic discovery and...... more

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	OnLine Legal Services: The Future of the Legal Profession DirectLaw, Inc. This is a statement before the American Bar Association Ethics 20/20 Commission at a Hearing in Orlando, Florida, February, 2010. The statement discusses the delivery of online legal services over the Internet, and how rules of...... more
	Legal Tech NY: Highlights and Postscripts Donna Seyle - Freelance Law Firm Legal Tech NY is over, and for people like me, that’s tantamount to this being the day after Christmas. I was not able to attend, but thanks to dedicated tweeters, interviewers and networkers, I was able to track some of the event...... more
	Take the Pulse of Small Business Clients TopLawyerCoach.com Small Business Report Indicates Credit Still Tight in 2010 The worst of the recession may be behind us, but we're not out of the woods yet. 2009's economic meltdown is still sending shock waves, and hitting people where it hurts...... more

	Legal Marketing
	Overcoming Awkward a Web 2.0 Wrinkle Adrian Dayton I remember the first day of Jr. High like it was yesterday. My new t-shirt was neatly pressed, my only pair of Girbaud jeans cleaned. I carefully walked down the canyon-like halls of Bonneville Jr. High with my red Jansport backpack...... more
	Open Letter to Law Firms Adrian Dayton Dear Law Firms: Why don’t you want your attorneys engaging in social media like blogs, Twitter, and Facebook? Is it because you want to “control the message?” Let’s take a look at why this is a flawed strategy. ... more
	My 1st UK Review Adrian Dayton Adrian Dayton’s timely book on Twitter for the Legal Profession: Social Media for Lawyers:Twitter Edition is a ‘must-read’ for all law firms. Indeed, it should be studied avidly, not only by lawyers, but also by any professional...... more

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