Florida E-Discovery Rules Coming Soon! by Lawrence Kolin on 9/1/2011 This summer, the Florida Bar Civil Rules committee finally approved draft rule amendments of its longstanding E-Discovery subcommittee. The Florida Bar Board of Governors recently gave its blessing to the Expedited Submission...more
Electronic Document Retention And Storage Gives You The Edge In Litigation by Christopher Burgon on 7/13/2011 An article that gives practicle advice on how to prepare for electroic dislosure within civil court proceedings and how to gain an edge in court actions....more
Changes Come to Confidentiality of Florida Court Filings by Lawrence Kolin on 1/31/2011 As the judicial branch transitions toward acquiring, maintaining, and distributing court records electronically, the Supreme Court of Florida has viewed the confidentiality of a narrow set of records as a...more
Hacking of CBI Website Cyberspace-A new front of war by Neeraj Aarora on 12/6/2010 The incidents of war happened in the real world is mirrored in cyber space, given the recent incidents of hacking of government websites by state or non state group of hackers for political, military, espionage purposes. As...more
Are Stipulations Part of Your Discovery Plan? by Katherine Gallo, Esq. on 9/29/2010 A useful tool that is too often overlooked is stipulations. Discovery is a very expensive process, especially in complex cases, but there are ways to streamline the process and be more cost effective. Below are some of the...more
Using Ipad for lawyers and mediators by Steve Mehta on 9/29/2010 For several months, I have been using the IPad during my mediations and I thought I would report the results of how it is going. I must say that the IPad has and will continue to revolutionize the way that we as mediators...more
Product Liability Update - August 2009 by Foley Hoag LLP on 8/31/2009 IN THIS ISSUE: * Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds Sale Terms Mandating Individualized Arbitration of Claims Violate Public Policy of Unfair and Deceptive Practices Statute Favoring Classwide Resolution of...more
Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration by Rob Robinson on 11/1/2008 Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration" is now published in The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management V 74, N 4, Nov 2008, ISSN 00037877 (The...more
Limits on Discovery to Arbitrators and Mediators by David Wilson II on 7/1/2005 This article, originally published in The Critical Path construction law newsletter, addresses the limits place upon a party's ability to use the discovery process or the court's subpoena power to obtain information and...more