Saturday, 26 May 2012

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  • Expert rebuts previous testimony

    May 22 -- BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) - An expert witness for the defense was on the stand Tuesday, in Dr. James Corasanti's manslaughter and hit and run trial. An accident reconstruction expert was back on the stand for day 16 of the trial. Corasanti's defense attorney ... WIVB

  • Renowned Maritime Security Official To Offer Expert Witness Services

    May 21 -- Due to a dramatic increase in reported assaults and other crimes onboard cruise ships and in seaports, Kim E. Petersen has accepted a position to provide litigation support and expert witness services to the legal and maritime community. PR Web (press release)

  • VIDEO LINK: Expert witness Simon Nadel

    May 20 -- DNA found on Charlene Makaza's clothing and bedding required caution, a Crown witness has advised the Gwaze trial. The High Court in Christchurch is hearing evidence in the trial of George Gwaze, 60, a former vet in Zimbabwe, who is charged with ... Stuff.co.nz

  • A Great Restaurant Business Plan is the First Step to Success, Says CEO of ...

    May 20 -- "It also requires a plan," says Howard Cannon, Restaurant Consultant, Restaurant Expert Witness, and CEO. "Building the restaurant of your dreams requires a sound plan, but creating a business plan is not an easy task. The best way to approach it is to .. PR.com (press release)

  • 5 Safety Features to Look for on Trampolines

    May 19 -- Dr. Mark Rabinoff is a professor at the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has consulted on and served as an expert witness in more than 100 legal cases dealing with trampoline safety and injury. He offered his opinion on the top five things ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness for union favors American Airlines merger with US Airways

    May 17 -- By David McLaughlin NEW YORK -- American Airlines "is in a corner" and has to look to a merger with US Airways Group to turn around the bankrupt airline, an expert witness for the airline's flight attendants union testified Thursday. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • SELLING TIMBER--PROTECT YOURSELF

    May 17 -- By Peter Marchese One of the functions I perform as a Consulting Forester is to act as an Expert Witness when fraud, misrepresentation or damages occur. Three of the most common occurences that I have evaluated as an Expert Witness are; ... Corning Leader (blog)

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
UK allows injunction to be served by tweeting
Oct 26 2009 -- The UK High Court has allowed an injunction to be served on an anonymous person posting messages (tweeting) on the Twitter service. This follows a recent Australian case in which the court allowed the service of an injunction via the Facebook service.
Web browser plug-in for free US federal court records
Aug 17 2009 -- A new web browser plug-in has been released that is designed to make the documents of the US Federal courts' official depository not only free but also provide greater functionality, albeit gradually. The repository already has over one million docume
Google to the (E-Discovery) Rescue?
Jul 11 2009 -- Although Google's search technology may be primarily designed for Intra/Extranet implementations, GSA (Google Search Appliance) could also serve to reduce litigation costs by helping lawyers cull through exabytes of electronically stored information. -- E-DiscBytes
nFlow supports digital dictation from iPhones in UK
Apr 22 2009 -- nFlow users can now send their digital dictation recordings to their offices, for integration into their company's nFlow dictation system, through their iPhone, the company has announced, claiming to be the first dictation system to fully support iPho
Aussie lawyers serve notices on Facebook
Dec 17 2008 -- An Australian Supreme Court judge has granted lawyers the right to serve legally binding documents by posting them on defendant's Facebook sites. The Canberra attorneys claim it as a world first.
VersusLaw unveils free US case law search
Oct 23 2008 -- VersusLaw has launched a free version of its US federal and state case law research service, FindACase. It provides the same federal and state cases as VersusLaw's paid service, but has several features removed, limiting its usefullness for attorneys
LexisNexis Quality Control [sic]
Oct 21 2008 -- When Time Matters SR3 was released, a major problem was immediately discovered: SR3 broke TM Connect. A “fixed” dll was immediately posted, but anybody who updated via the “approved” method didn’t know that. Other problems were also noticed. -- DoesItComp
Tight deadlines and Excel madness
Oct 16 2008 -- Filing under a tight deadline, Barclays Capital's attorneys apparently made an error converting an Excel spreadsheet to PDF, leaving Barclays with 179 contracts involving collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers than it never meant to acquire. -- OrangeRag
Socha-Gelbman electronic data discovery survey
Aug 5 2008 -- Various US (and UK) firms are starting to crow about their rankings in the Socha-Gelbmann electronic data discovery (EDD) survey, but what is it, and does it have any relevance to the UK marketplace? -- OrangeRag
Virtual world Second Life Conducts First CLE program
Jul 21 2008 -- The Second Life Bar Association held the first-ever continuing legal education session July 15. The speaker, David Naylor, partner at Field Fisher Waterhouse, gave a general introduction to virtual worlds legal issues -- SLBA
Onsite3 releases eView 2.0
Jul 9 2008 -- Onsite3 has added multi-role user profiles, customizable batch sizes and flexible review capabilities to eView, the company's document review product for complex litigation and regulatory compliance. -- EDD Update


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