ABA TECHSHOW.blogThe Latest Information About ABA TECHSHOW - The World's Premier Legal Technology ConferencePoor e-Discovery Deciding Case Outcomes- February 28, 2006 Recently I spent some time with a Kroll forensic expert who is speaking for the Utah State Bar today. We talked about various trends in e-discovery and agreed we were both seeing three noteworthy trends. 1) PoorSloppyLazy e-discovery practices by lawyers are determining case outcomes. Traditionally discovery practices have always impacted case outcomes, but given the complexity of electronic information, the impacts of poor practices are becoming dramatic. A simple notice to preserve...http://www.techshow.com/blog/022806.html Blogger's Identity Protected- February 23, 2006 Last October, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that, if any elected official claims he has been defamed by an anonymous blogger, he cannot use a lawsuit to discover the bloggers identity unless he has substantial evidence to prove his claim. That standard, the court said, will more appropriately protect against the chilling effect on anonymous First Amendment Internet speech that can arise when plaintiffs bring trivial defamation lawsuits primarily to harass or unmask their critics. At issue...http://www.techshow.com/blog/022306.html New from Google- February 22, 2006 Whenever I need a tech tip, I go see what Sergey and Larry are doing out in the garage at Google. Now they're giving away and selling video clips at Google Video (http:video.google.com). If you got a video Ipod for Christmas, Hanukah or as a kickback from Jack Abramoff, you'll find a bunch of free content. For those with a Sony PSP handheld entertainment platform, video will download in the PSP's video format, too. And, of course, you can watch it on any computer. Did I say Google is selling.http://www.techshow.com/blog/022106.html Employee Training: Guaranteed to Be One of Your Firms Best Investments- February 1, 2006 A Technolawyer exchange late last year prompted this writing. The exchange started out with a post regarding case management software. It morphed into a diatribe regarding the complexity of CMS and various other kinds of software. Ultimately, one attorney pronounced that in his opinion well written and designed software should be usable without need of any training. Yeah, right. He went on to say he would not buy or keep software which did not meet this benchmark. I sure hope he enjoys using...http://www.techshow.com/blog/020106.html |