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  • Jason Krause

iPads and Macs for Power Litigators
iPads and Macs for Power Litigators 150 150 Jason Krause

The iPad is now the primary computer for many people, and is rapidly growing up as a business tool. According to the new 2012 ABA Legal Technology Survey, over 28 percent of all litigators now use a tablet device in the courtroom, mostly for checking email, although roughly 10 percent use it for presentation and…

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  • Jason Krause

Saving the Jury Trial from Extinction
Saving the Jury Trial from Extinction 150 150 Jason Krause

It’s hard to think of anything more dramatic, more compelling, or exciting than lawyers, judges, and witnesses squaring off in a courtroom. Think of every episode of Law & Order, movies like A Few Good Men or To Kill a Mockingbird, or read the cover of this month’s ABA Journal, Theater’s 12 Greatest Courtroom Dramas.…

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  • Jason Krause

Forget Defensible Deletion. Think Defensible Storage.
Forget Defensible Deletion. Think Defensible Storage. 150 150 Jason Krause

Defensible deletion is one of those topics lawyers have been hearing about a lot lately. Unfortunately, it’s also a subject that just means headaches for lawyers. Just this week, a poorly run deletion policy has had an enormous and possibly devastating affect on a major lawsuit. A Federal judge has hit Samsung with an adverse…

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  • Jason Krause

Small Firms Can Compete in eDiscovery
Small Firms Can Compete in eDiscovery 150 150 Jason Krause

Get Our Free White Paper to Learn How. Small firms might imagine eDiscovery is like a John Grisham movie, where a plucky young attorney practicing law in a rundown office is hopelessly outgunned by a large, well-heeled law firm. There certainly was a time when big law firms could count on bigger budgets and staff…

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  • Michael Beumer

CEO of CMP.LY Talks Social Media Disclosure
CEO of CMP.LY Talks Social Media Disclosure 150 150 Michael Beumer

Nextpoint’s Expert Witness is a feature offering insights from lawyers, technologists, law enforcement, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people influencing our industry and world. Check back regularly for thought-provoking expert opinions.   Tom Chernaik Tom Chernaik is CEO of CMP.LY. The company’s unique disclosure solution is built on a foundation of Tom’s experience and insights in…

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  • Jason Krause

eDiscovery Pricing: A Great Example of Lawyers Wasting Money
eDiscovery Pricing: A Great Example of Lawyers Wasting Money 150 150 Jason Krause

eDiscovery pricing and technology services in litigation is not a straightforward matter. But it should be. Unfortunately, many lawyers and corporations don’t know much about eDiscovery pricing or what services a vendor provides until after litigation begins. Thanks to a recent ruling, In re Aspartame Antitrust Litig., 416 Fed. Appx. 208 (3d Cir.2011), we have…

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  • Rakesh Madhava

Avoiding Damage From Patent Trolls
Avoiding Damage From Patent Trolls 150 150 Rakesh Madhava

” A recent study completed at Boston University School of Law concluded that the cost of defending against patent trolls in 2011 totaled $29 billion in the U.S. According to the participants of the Article One’s Napa Summit, a single NPE (N.B. this is a euphemism for patent trolls) lawsuit can cost a company an average of $1.1 million.”…

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  • Jason Krause

Robots Are Not Replacing eDiscovery Lawyers
Robots Are Not Replacing eDiscovery Lawyers 150 150 Jason Krause

Somehow, editors across the country have gotten the idea that computers will replace lawyers in litigation. The Wall Street Journal asked, Why Hire a Lawyer? Computers Are Cheaper, and The New York Times promised a world of Armies of Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software. Columnist Paul Krugman even picked up the theme to discuss the economy. Most recently, the New…

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  • Nextpoint

Sensationalism and Cloud Computing
Sensationalism and Cloud Computing 150 150 Nextpoint

By this point, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of sensationalist news about cloud computing. That’s to be expected, as cloud computing represents a huge technological shift and will continue to demand a lot of attention. Yesterday, the Washington Post published this gem of an article based on a power outage that impacted one of…

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  • Nextpoint

Apps that Supercharge Cloud Computing
Apps that Supercharge Cloud Computing 150 150 Nextpoint

Cloud computing has clearly changed the technology landscape. Most users are familiar with the decreased storage costs and productivity gains found in cloud solutions, but there are other, more subtle ways cloud platforms take advantage of the efficiencies of the Internet. One of the most liberating aspects of adopting a cloud solution for hosting your…

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