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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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Here are my prior years’ lists of the most important developments: 2020 , 2018 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013. In 2015, AppFolio, which then owned practice management platform MyCase, went through an IPO , but its primary products were not in legal, but in property management. Given this paucity of U.S. In Gloucester, Mass.,

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Combining these two holdings, it concluded: “we must apply the discovery rule to determine when a copyright infringement claim accrues, but a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed to determine the extent of the relief available.” He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015.

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On LawNext: The Inside Story of the Caselaw Access Project, with Three of the People Who Made It Happen

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Called the Caselaw Access Project , it came about, starting in 2015, through an unusual partnership between Harvard Law School and a Silicon Valley-based legal research startup called Ravel Law. million published cases, some dating as far back as 1658. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.

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No, You Don’t Have to Read Everything

Joshua Gilliland

I have met lawyers who have a crazy idea: They HAVE to read EVERY email, document, Excel file, video, and every other bit of ESI produced in discovery. Pomrenke, 2015 U.S. Counsel for the defendants can use e-discovery software to aid in their review and can enlist the assistance of additional attorneys if necessary.

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Ep 242: The Inside Story of the Caselaw Access Project, with Three of the People Who Made It Happen

LawNext podcast

Called the Caselaw Access Project , it came about, starting in 2015, through an unusual partnership between Harvard Law School and a Silicon Valley-based legal research startup called Ravel Law. million published cases, some dating as far back as 1658. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

The City did not issue a litigation hold until three years AFTER the complaint had been filed. This case did not apply the new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 37(e), because the motion was submitted prior to the December 1, 2015, the day the Rule went into effect. USCS Fed Rules Civ Proc R 37(e). 2, 2016) 2016 U.S.

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Proportionality and Labeling ESI Productions

Joshua Gilliland

Judge Wang took a deep dive into the issue of whether Rule 34(b)(2)(E)(i) and (ii) both apply to electronically stored information. Many courts have treated (E)(i) and (E)(ii) as “supplementary rather than alternative.” Kissing Camels, at *3-4, 7-9. Kissing Camels, at *9. ” Kissing Camels, at *12.